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Showing up just fine here.

^That's a few more interiors than I recall, and they look pretty tolerable. All in all I'm glad to see some progress and I hope the county will sign off forthwith.

pattimagee wrote: ↑

Mar 01, 2022

Do we think the convention center upgrades will break ground this year? 

They already did, should be half done this year.

pattimagee wrote: ↑

Mar 02, 2022

Okay, so then half (85M) of the permits have been issued, so we’ll have another 125M this year?

If the county commits the money

$75M building permit application submitted for boiler room and park

Must be one hell of a boiler. 

framer wrote: ↑

Mar 25, 2022

Must be one hell of a boiler. 

I was thinking the same thing.

Not sure if much is added with Post Dispatch article noting pending vote, cost concerns.   Of course any delay now would mean that any increase in upfront costs will be just replaced with inflationary costs further down the road.   

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... ed76c.html

Are Rams settlement funds going to fill the shortfall?

StlToday - City, county move ahead with lone bidder as convention center project costs balloon

https://www.stltoday.com/business/local ... 9730c.html

^ Not surprised on the increasing costs, from materials to tight labor market so on.   However, a little surprise only one bidder on a project of this scale or scope considering you got a few fair sized general contractors in the region that could  easily perform the work from Clayco to McCarthy  to Alberici and a few smaller contractors who could probable team up on bonding the work.  Article behind paywall so not sure who is lone bidder. 

^ STL based Ben Hur Construction Co

Thanks, still a head skratcher to me on the lone bidder.  I'm I missing something because a project like this is decent backlog for the bigger contractors? is the schedule fast tracked? Local hire requirements?

I think this is going to eat up more and more of the Rams money.

StlToday - No bids submitted for second half of St. Louis convention center project

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... 0e167.html

With funding still TBD due to politics, this shouldn't be surprising. I absolutely see why no contractor wants to submit a binding bid for $70M+ if funding might be delayed into the distant future and cost of materials goes up. 

^ all of the funding is in place now, city and county $105m each

dbInSouthCity wrote:^ all of the funding is in place now, city and county $105m each

If this is true it is greats news!!


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dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑

May 05, 2022

^ all of the funding is in place now, city and county $105m each

Right - was approved by the country on April 19th, correct? I should have written my previous comment a bit differently... With RFP responses due on Tuesday (May 3rd), I'm just saying that timing was not exactly great to expect many or any bids.  I'm sure they'll re-post the RFP and get better traction now that the financing pieces are settled.

sc4mayor wrote: ↑

May 07, 2022

Dome authority may get new powers to spend Rams settlement money
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... 45d6b.html

Here is some the draft language proposed.   The thought on how Ram's settlement funds or at least not a portion of it is not subject to politics at state level is ignoring that RSA was created under state law and therefore very much subject to change coming from Jeff City.   But my question to the crowd based on draft language, assume part of it in part is driven to help cover convention funds? and their must be some backroom discussion between city and county

 According to a draft of the language, the settlement money the RSA receives would be put into a separate fund and be limited to “economic development” or “convention and tourism development.” Economic development would be confined to job training in St. Louis and St. Louis County or infrastructure projects in low-income areas.

The language would require a two-thirds vote from the 11-member RSA board to spend any of the settlement money it receives, or eight votes, rather than the simple majority the RSA needs to take action now. The most recent version, circulated among board members Friday morning, would also require a supporting vote from one of the city’s three appointees and a vote from one of the county’s three board members. The other five members are appointed by the Missouri governor.