Covering 68 acres, the MGM City Center is the largest privately funded building in the history of the United States, and we are proud to be a part of it. Our fireproofing and waterproofing materials were used to protect its approximately 500,000 square feet of commercial buildings. In addition, our fireproofing was used to protect an adjacent commercial building, the LEED Gold-certified Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, featuring nearly 3,000 rooms, two 50-story towers, three distinct pool environments and an 110,000 square foot casino.

No fewer than eight world-class architectural firms were involved with the City Centre's construction, which made it important to select high-performance materials. In addition, they needed an experienced support team which could coordinate the delivery and installation of this material over a vast job site with thousands of workers.

Clayton National, the largest fireproofing contractor in North America and a UL Qualified Spray-Applied Fire-Resistive Materials (SFRM) Contractor, was selected to deliver our fireproofing products. They shipped and spray-applied over 500,000 bags of material, comprising three different products:

• MONOKOTE® MK-6® was used wherever structural steel would be concealed.

• MONOKOTE® Z-146® high-density cementitious fireproofing material was used in high-traffic areas.

• MONOKOTE® Z-106® medium-density fireproofing was used in the parking garages, mechanical rooms and electrical rooms.

Six-full-time quality control personnel monitored the thickness, density, and coverage of these products. In the end, the combination of high-quality materials and high-intensity organization allowed all parties to meet stringent quality control requirements and challenging project deadlines. Lastly, two other GCP products were used in the construction of the MGM complex.