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Council approves RFQ for Ellensburg Fieldhouse developer, seeking public-private delivery under RCW 35.42
Summary
The council authorized publication of a request for qualifications (RFQ) for a developer to build an Ellensburg Fieldhouse using a public-private model; staff estimated a 50,000–60,000 sq ft facility and a developer-delivered build cost near $15–16 million under the proposed lease/leaseback model, with off-ramps if funding is not secured.
The Ellensburg City Council on Sept. 15 approved publication of a request for qualifications for a developer to deliver a proposed Ellensburg Fieldhouse using a public-private delivery model authorized by state law.
City Manager Heidi Baron Sternaway told the council the city previously explored traditional design-bid-build alternatives after the loss of a prior recreation facility and that staff now believe a public-private, lease/leaseback approach under RCW 35.42 offers a path to build a multiuse fieldhouse affordably. “This is a model where the developer takes on design and the development risk and the city may lease the facility with potential purchase…
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