Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe Stadium Roofing System

Queens, NY

TRAUNER evaluated project delays on the $100M roofing system addition to Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, NY. The Arthur Ashe Stadium is the largest outdoor tennis stadium in the world and home to the U.S. Open tennis tournament.

Issues on the project surrounded the addition of a 236,000 sq. ft., free-standing structure over the stadium that included a lightweight retractable roofing system capable of being closed in under 10 minutes. The project was planned to be constructed over three construction periods with two-month non-work windows in between each construction period during which the owner, USTA, hosted the U.S. Open. However, delays resulted in the project being shifted into an additional construction period.

After the steel fabricator submitted a $21.7M claim to the design-build contractor, the designers were brought into a lawsuit. The steel fabricator alleged that delays in the fabrication and erection of the key elements of the structural steel were due to design-related issues.

TRAUNER was engaged by WSP, the structural designer, to analyze the allegations against it. Our services included the analysis of the claimed delay and impact damages alleged by the steel fabricator. We also coordinated our efforts with an outside design expert who evaluated the standard of care used during design.

TRAUNER provided WSP with a delay analysis that identified the source and magnitude of the project delays, as well as an analysis of the claimed damages, and presented its findings on behalf of WSP at mediation.

The case couldn’t be settled in mediation. TRAUNER helped WSP prepare for trial.