The vice president of a company hired to install temporary seating at Cowboys Stadium said Tuesday his crew worked until two hours before kickoff the day of Super Bowl XLV to finish the job, but bad weather ultimately led to the fiasco that left 400 ticket holders without seats.
Scott Suprina of New-York based Seating Solutions told WFAA-TV (Channel 8) that his company lost four days' worth of access to the stadium because of snow, ice and cold weather. "There were many things that went wrong," he said. "I accept some responsibility."
But he said he did not abandon the job well before the Super Bowl began, despite earlier reports from Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck and a company hired to help.
"I've worked for 20 years to build my business," Suprina said, admonishing Cluck to "get your facts straight."
NFL and Cowboys officials initially asked Manhattan Construction to bring in a crew of 25 workers early Saturday to help Seating Solutions with the installation of handrails in several sections of temporary seating.
John Dixon, Manhattan's executive vice president, had said that Seating Solutions gave up on the work at midnight before the game. But reached by WFAA-TV on Tuesday, Manhattan said it was mistaken to have said Seating Solutions didn't work on Sunday. Seating Solutions has not responded to several requests for comment from The Dallas Morning News.
Manhattan, the general contractor for the construction of Cowboys Stadium, continued working on seats until 4 p.m. Sunday, Dixon said. But workers couldn't quite finish, and with kickoff looming at 5:30 p.m., Arlington fire officials declared six sections of seats unsafe.
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