By Darren DaRonco | Arizona Daily Star
Rio Nuevo took the first, formal steps Monday toward fixing up the dilapidated Tucson Convention Center.
For the past few months, the board has bounced around ideas about what, or what not to repair at the TCC. The talk has touched on seats, scoreboards, restrooms and other features. But before reaching a final decision, the board first wants to see how it can get the most bang for its buck. All $6 million of it.
To get things rolling, the board is turning to some outside help for guidance, unanimously approving $204,278 in consultant fees.
Most of that amount is slated for architectural fees. The district will pay Phil Swaim, of Swaim Associates, up to $150,000 for design costs for improvements, which includes $51,348 Swaim already has anticipated will be needed for pre-design costs.
The board also will pay an outside company $49,518 for a three-dimensional scan of the TCC arena and adjacent restrooms.
