Archive for November, 2009
Site Dedication and call for RFPs
Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center
Site Dedication Event Celebrates Infrastructure Completion
Phase Two Underway – Request for Proposals Issued
Prosser, WA – Progress continues at the site of the future home of the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center with completion of the first phase of construction and on-going installation of landscaping and lighting.
In recognition of this milestone, a site dedication event was held on the 24th of October. On hand to celebrate were Nancy Dexter and her daughters – the late Dr. Walter Clore’s daughter and granddaughters, and Jake and Helen Holland – owners of an early vinifera grape test site used by Dr. Clore on the Wahluke Slope in the 1960s. In addition, representatives from the City of Prosser, Port of Benton, Benton County, U. S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, the Washington Wine Commission, Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers, Washington State University and members of the Clore Center Board of Directors attended.
Phase two is underway with the issuance of Request for Proposals to design, create plans and specifications and provide construction management services for a proposed Outdoor Event Facility building. This facility will include an assembly area, a kitchen, an office, rest rooms and a storage area. Proposals are due by November 20, 2009. It is anticipated that construction will begin this spring with the Outdoor Event Facility available for usage late summer 2010.
By year end 2009, the Board of Directors expects a decision on a pending $2.5 million public works grant application with the Federal Economic Development Administration. If the grant is awarded, it will complete the funding required for phase three – construction of the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center.