Owners of Hard Rock Lake Tahoe respond to contractor's legal action

On Monday, a story hit local media about legal papers filed in Douglas County court by SMC Construction, Inc against Neva One, LLC, the owners of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe.

In that suit, SMC alleged Neva One failed to pay them over $9 million on the remodeling of the old Horizon Casino. This amount represents expenses over the original contract according to SMC who was the contractor for renovations to the casino low-rise portion of the hotel/casino complex.

Today, Jon and David Park, the owners of Neva One and the Hard Rock Lake Tahoe, gave South Tahoe Now their response to the subject of Monday's article:

“We understand that change orders will occur on any major construction project,” said Jon Park, manager of Neva One, LLC. “Our contract requires that supporting documentation must be provided in this situation. There are certain things that we need to see, including the backup information, in order to process the change orders.”

David Park, also a Neva One manager, said that he and his brother Jon have been personally involved in discussions aimed at resolving the matter. “Our preference has been to resolve this directly with the parties involved, rather than airing this dispute in the media,” he said. “Because of our respect for business confidentiality, as well as legal considerations, we have been hesitant to make public statements on the matter.” Park said that Neva One felt compelled to issue today’s statement because of the continued public statements by SMC.

The dispute will not affect hotel/casino operations. “We look forward to putting this matter behind us, and moving on with this historic property’s exciting new chapter,” said Jon Park.