The $3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf project in Brisbane’s CBD.Credit:Rhett Hammerton
Multiplex filed a claim in Brisbane Supreme Court late last month against the Destination Brisbane Consortium,a joint venture behind the resort consisting of Star and two Hong Kong companies,alleging breaches of contract and deceptive conduct.
Multiplex claimed it had not been compensated adequately for 23 “excusable delay events” that resulted in more than 1000 days of lost productivity and about $313 million in losses.
Those alleged losses included almost $1 million in costs from the public holiday in response to the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 22.
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Multiplex claimed it was hit by nearly $1.2 million in additional costs due to lost work days from Brisbane’s heavy rainfall in May 2022 and had to spend more than $800,000 to remove a resuming mould infestation at the building site.
The lawsuit also claimed the consortium failed to communicate over 54 design variations at the project that allegedly cost Multiplex at least $38 million over changes to door frames,locks and keys as well as the ballroom,riverside facade and atrium escalator.
Multiplex also demanded more than $66 million in claimed additional costs from accelerating work on the project including on its signature Sky Deck that runs between multiple towers at the site.