Okay, we hired the plumber, but what about that pesky naming rights issue?

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I’m still puzzled about all these press conferences about RFP’s and plumbers, yet no announcement on who’s name is going to be on the side of the building;

The site fence will go up July 24 and construction on the events center, which will eventually seat 12,000 people, will begin in August.

Midwestern Mechanical was recommended through what’s known as a best-value selection process for fire suppression services, including sprinkler systems. Tessier’s was recommended to do the HVAC and plumbing work.

The city will host another news conference today to identify the electrical contractor that will begin contract negotiations with Mortenson. Then, on Friday, a third news conference will be held to announce more key subcontractors.

“Yeah, and we hired Acme Brothers to deliver light bulbs to the construction site and ABC Pottie Pals to manage human waste from the construction workers.”

So when and if the naming rights deal is announced before ground breaking, will we get to the see the details of the negotiations? Will we get to see a list of competitors and their offers? I think hiring a construction risk manager was a fantastic idea to keep costs down. But will the public get the same deal with the naming rights? One wonders after you terminate your naming rights marketing evaluator half way through the process and hire a company that has a reputation to inflate ticket prices.

 

Posted in: Event Center, Sioux Falls

6 Thoughts on “Okay, we hired the plumber, but what about that pesky naming rights issue?”

  1. Scott on June 21, 2012 at 6:43 am said:

    A press conference for every hiring?

  2. l3wis on June 21, 2012 at 6:49 am said:

    “Today we are announcing Bill Brown as our official door greeter. When Bill isn’t working at the Sanford Events Center he is either playing with his grandkids or tinkering in the garage.”

  3. Shrimp Taco on June 21, 2012 at 8:40 am said:

    Nah, I think door greeters will be announced at a later date. I’m sure Smitty and Kendra are hard at work putting that schedule together.

    Today’s press conference is for the electrical contractor: http://www.siouxfalls.org/news/2012/June/21/rem-ec-contractor.aspx. Like they couldn’t throw that in with the others yesterday?

    Must be a “big win for Sioux Falls and for South Dakota”. MMM is making a personal appearance.

  4. l3wis on June 21, 2012 at 8:41 am said:

    Gee, I wonder who will get this contract . . .

  5. Alice15 on June 21, 2012 at 10:30 am said:

    I am sure this what the Mayor thinks transparency in government constitutes – a frickin’ press conference for a plumber, an electrician, and the reopening of the dog park – just to name a few. Transparency of government comes down to the guy/gal calling the shots. Sorry Mr Mayor – you receive a below average grade as I know some day someone in the media is going to actually grow a pair and expose the emails and other information they have on hand to inform the public of what is truly going on behind closed doors. I wonder how many “F” bombs the Mayor has dropped already today at City Hall?

  6. l3wis on June 21, 2012 at 2:36 pm said:

    Are any of these contractors union? I wonder if any of the contractors used will be union? Does anyone know?

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