Riverside, CA – January 8, 2019 – Morongo Band of Mission Indians has selected Hal Hays Construction Inc, (HHCI) as the Prime Contractor for the new site improvements and expansion project at the AAA Four-Diamond Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa in Cabazon, CA.
On January 8, HHCI and the Morongo Tribal Chairman Robert Martin, members of the Morongo Tribal Council and a host of dignitaries gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking ceremony for this exciting expansion project.
(left to right) Hal Moorefield of Yates-Moorefield Construction; Jeff Wilhelm of Sage Mountain Construction; Morongo Chief Executive Officer Titu Asghar; Morongo Tribal Council Member Brian Lugo; Tribal Vice Chairman James Siva; Tribal Council Member Anne Robinson; Tribal Chairman Robert Martin; John James, chief operating officer of the Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa; Kirby Hays of Hal Hays Construction; Chris Holecheck of Yates-Moorefield Construction.
HHCI is ranked as one of the Top Native American-Owned Businesses in the U.S. by DiversityBusiness.com and is proud to be one of the partners amongst the other Native American-owned companies working on this project. “We’ve put together a top-notch construction team that brings together the best in the business,” Chairman Martin said.
“We applaud Morongo’s leadership in adhering to the ‘Buy Indian’ initiative and hope the tribe’s actions inspire other Indian Tribes to support diversity in hiring firms for their projects. Personally, I am so grateful to the tribe for giving HHCI an opportunity to perform on this beautiful project while showing their dedication to Indian Country,” said CEO Kirby Hays.
The 8 Acres of site improvement expansion and renovation work includes:
- Modifications to the Porte Cochere and Main Entrance Area
- Construction of a Temporary Valet area at the east entrance
- Development of a new valet parking structure with 750 spaces, including premier parking and charging stations for more than 70 electric vehicles.
- Site improvements: Demolition of existing roads, site grading, installation of new concrete curb & gutter and sidewalk, new retaining walls, asphalt paving and striping, removal of existing drainage structure and installation of new inlets, manholes and piping.
- West Detention Basing berm and new CMP outlet riser pipe and discharge pipe.
This new expansion will create more than 1,000 construction jobs and it will power the economy by bringing new jobs and revenue to the region.
Hal Hays Construction looks forward to providing our award-winning services to our client Morongo Band of Mission Indians. Congratulations to HHCI’s stellar team members for providing the Best Value technical and price proposals for the win!