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Council approves interim expansion of convention center program management amid oversight questions
Summary
Council approved Amendment No. 1 to expand Conventional Wisdom's program management contract for the $125 million convention center modernization, increasing availability from $150,000 to $300,000 with an additional $150,000 drawn from Measure J funds (reimbursable by project debt). Council questioned pacing, oversight, and transparency of consultant layers.
Council unanimously approved an amendment to the city's program management agreement for the Palm Springs Convention Center modernization project, expanding the not-to-exceed funding available to Conventional Wisdom from $150,000 to $300,000.
Wayne Olson, the city's chief economic development officer, told the council that the expansion reflects a surge in oversight needs as the project moves from concept to design and includes oversight of three design teams,…
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