More Subcontractors File Legal Claims Against Obama Presidential Center
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Three subcontractors have filed legal claims against the Obama Presidential Center.
The subcontractors claim they are owed almost $900,000.
They filed mechanics liens, which is a tool to recover unpaid construction costs.
Here is a breakdown of what each subcontractor is seeking.
Structural steel subcontractor Area Erectors: nearly $620,000
Minority Business Enterprise: around $236,000
Gymnasium flooring specialist Floors Incorporated: almost $25,000
Three more subcontractors that worked on the Obama Presidential Center have filed legal claims saying they are owed nearly $900,000, adding to a growing list of payment disputes surrounding the project.
The companies each filed mechanics liens against the Obama Presidential Center property, a routine legal tool used on construction projects to recover unpaid construction costs. The subcontractors claim they are owed money for structural steel, excavation and concrete, and gymnasium flooring work performed on Home Court, the Center’s 60,000-square-foot basketball and events facility.
Structural steel subcontractor Area Erectors is seeking nearly $620,000, excavation and concrete subcontractor CSI 3000 — the only Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) of the three — claims it is owed about $236,000, and gymnasium flooring specialist Floors Incorporated says it is owed nearly $25,000.
The Home Court claims are the latest in a series of subcontractor payment disputes previously reported by Fox News Digital involving the broader Obama Presidential Center project, located in Chicago’s historic Jackson Park. The disputes add to a growing list of challenges during construction, including the project’s ballooning cost — from an initial estimate of about $350 million to more than $1 billion — and legal challenges over contracting practices and diversity requirements.
A different subcontractor announced they were closing their doors after claiming they were owed money from the Obama Presidential Center.
They laid off several dozen workers.
Weeks after the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, a Chicago area subcontractor closed his doors, claiming he’s owed millions in unpaid bills tied to the project.
While Americans watched celebrations and celebrities at the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, Mike Owen was crushed by the loss of millions of dollars.
“The whole thing is just surreal to me and I can’t believe I’m in this position,” Owen said.
According to Owen, he laid off several dozen workers and officially shut down his business, Adamson Plumbing, this month.
