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Fargo committee outlines two‑phase RFP and financing options for proposed convention center
Summary
At a committee meeting (date not specified), Fargo city staff and Visit Fargo Moorhead leaders reviewed a two‑phase request for proposals, scoring and site criteria, and financing options including taxable bonds, with HVS market data and outside advisors to guide selection.
A Fargo committee focused on a proposed convention center began shaping a two‑phase request for proposals and discussed financing and selection criteria at a meeting (date not specified) in Fargo.
The committee said the initial RFP will emphasize proposers' teams, site control and conceptual plans, while a later, narrowed round will require detailed designs and business plans. The work will use an HVS market assessment and outside financial and legal advisers to frame possible funding choices, scoring and timelines.
Charlie Johnson, President and CEO of Visit Fargo Moorhead, opened the discussion and said the committee would "spend a little time going over the RFP outline" and move the process forward. City staff described an online submittal and scoring system Jim Gilmore, City staff, said, "The system does allow for if we want to have a numerical scoring system, people can go in individually and score their things prior to our discussion." Gilmore said the…
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