Savoring Sandia/New Hotel to Give Gamblers More Time to Enjoy Gaming , Dining

摘要

The Sandia Pueblo Casino in northern Albuquerque is hoping to cash in on even more gamblers and visitors with the construction of a new 280-room hotel, 38,ooo-sq.-ft. convention center, golf course and clubhouse. If the project is successful, plans call for another 220 rooms to be added in the future. The- Albuquerque office of McCarthy Building Cos. picked up the project with Phoenix-based 3D International acting as the owner representative. The project is east of Interstate 25 on Tramway Boulevard. Work on the seven-story building started in April 2004 with sitework and utilities. Contractors are aiming for a November completion on the 80 million dollars project. The Sandia Pueblo planned the 400.000-sq.-ft. project several years ago, but everything was delayed after Sept. 11. "It's a fast-track, but we have most of the same subcontractors that we did on the casino," said McCarthy project director Jim Brandt. "It's not a design-build, but we are building it as fast as a design-build project."