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The City of Bemidji is seeking a Request for Proposals for the following:
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Construction
Management - / Owner's Representative for the BREC Project (See
also attached Questions & Answers from the meeting on 9/11/08)
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Hotel
Partner- The project will be a 120-room or greater, full-service, quality-branded
headquarters hotel
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Legal
Services - Lake Bemidji South Shore Development.
The Bemidji Regional Event Center will be the hub of social, cultural and
recreational events in north-central Minnesota. It will serve the broader
regional community, and will have an estimated $13 million annual impact
on the economy of north-central Minnesota. Click here to go to the
BREC website.
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Over the long-term, the economic benefits of the events center and redevelopment
of the south shore will be significant.
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Direct and indirect spending impacts are estimated at $7.5 million to $13.1
million annually.
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Construction of the facility will employ an average of 150 to 200 workers
over a two-year period.
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Long-term employment of between 126 and 219 full and part-time workers
will contribute an estimated $3.3 million to $5.8 million annually in additional
personal income.
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Additional sales tax revenues should be from $326,000 to $599,000 annually.
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A new arena will secure the future of the Bemidji State University hockey
program, which contributes an estimated $4.1 million annually to the local
economy.
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Completion of the Paul Bunyan Trail, stretching from Brainerd to Bemidji,
will be another attractive amenity to draw tourists and visitors to northern
Minnesota.
The Events Center will be a multi-purpose building with the following components:
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A 4000-seat arena with 25 event suites, club seating and lounge to not
only accommodate Bemidji State University's Division I hockey programs,
but also provide an attractive venue for trade shows, concerts, convocations
and other events.
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A lakeside conference facility with an adjacent privately funded hotel.
More information can be found at the City of Bemidji�s (Minnesota)
website (http://www.ci.bemidji.mn.us/).
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