You knew this was coming.

The Star has reported that the project cost of the Sprint Center may be as much as $40 Million over original estimates. One of the original complaints waged about the selection of S.A. Mortenson to be the project construction manager was that they would get to bid on their own project. Now the bids are coming in "higher than expected?" So the project manager was surprised by their own bid? This is the kind of thing that makes me an advocate for the design-build philosophy. Get things locked down up front. You know the old saying. A million here, a million there. Pretty soon you're talking real money.