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5/20/25
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Work has been completed on the $1.3 bil Gaylord Pacific Resort and Convention Center project located at the Chula Vista Bayfront in Chula Vista. The nearly 2 msf development was built by a joint venture between M.A. Mortenson and McCarthy Building Companies Inc, along with RIDA Development, the City of Chula Vista, Port of San Diego, Marriott International and HKS Architecture.
The project, located at 1000 H St in Chula Vista, broke ground in August 2022. It includes a 22-story Marriott resort will have 1,600 rooms.
Located seven miles from Downtown San Diego, the resort provides expansive oceanfront and city views alongside a standout 4.25-acre water paradise, featuring multiple pools, an action-packed waterslide, a lazy river, wave pool, poolside bars, private cabanas and lounging options. Additionally, visitors also have access to a state-of-the art, 800k sf convention center that boasts an enormous open-floor exhibit hall with meeting rooms, elevated ballrooms and areas to host large-scale events. The property also features multiple restaurants, an unforgettable sports bar with a 75’ TV screen, a major atrium and a nine-story parking garage with 1,600 stalls.
The development of Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center required Mortenson I McCarthy to leverage several construction techniques. While creating this project, Mortenson | McCarthy implemented an Auger Cast Pile foundation system, using 1,744 piles alongside over 2.5 miles of glass handrail and privacy screens and 110,500 cubic yards of concrete. Additional early site activities included but were not limited to the rerouting of utilities, demolition and rough grading of the entire site.
The development of the project created approximately 3,000 jobs annually during the construction phase and will create an estimated 3,900 permanent jobs both at the resort and in the surrounding city. The resort has already been an ideal job opportunity for many in Chula Vista, with over 35,000 job applications received to date.
Mortenson | McCarthy earned the Liberty Mutual Workers Compensation Gold Award for exceptional safety measures implemented on the Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center. The award honors teams with a DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred) 80% better than the industry benchmark and at least 200,000 work hours performed on a project.
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