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City Wants Assessment of Qualcomm Stadium

The City of San Diego today (June 10) sent out a request for a proposal (RFP) for a "qualified consultant" to assess the practical value of Qualcomm Stadium. The consultant is supposed to analyze the path of the sports and entertainment industries over the next five years, and forecast profit or loss based on a local market analysis. The consultant should be able to make recommendations for additional revenue streams. "The City requests that each of these findings be analyzed as 1. Having the San Diego Chargers as primary tenant and 2... Not having the Charges as primary tenant," says the RFP. The City also wants "a complete evaluation and recommendation of the stadium's structural integrity and estimation of longevity. Within that evaluation will be earthquake readiness, conditions of interior and exterior components, roofing, and code compliance." The stadium is 42 years old. There were expansions in 1986 and 1997. Some of the most famous college stadiums are a century old. But professional teams, since they get their money from taxpayers, generally consider a stadium's life as far less than that. Consultants, particularly in professional sports, are notorious for telling clients what they want to hear. Thanks to Matt Potter for alerting me to this RFP.

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The City of San Diego today (June 10) sent out a request for a proposal (RFP) for a "qualified consultant" to assess the practical value of Qualcomm Stadium. The consultant is supposed to analyze the path of the sports and entertainment industries over the next five years, and forecast profit or loss based on a local market analysis. The consultant should be able to make recommendations for additional revenue streams. "The City requests that each of these findings be analyzed as 1. Having the San Diego Chargers as primary tenant and 2... Not having the Charges as primary tenant," says the RFP. The City also wants "a complete evaluation and recommendation of the stadium's structural integrity and estimation of longevity. Within that evaluation will be earthquake readiness, conditions of interior and exterior components, roofing, and code compliance." The stadium is 42 years old. There were expansions in 1986 and 1997. Some of the most famous college stadiums are a century old. But professional teams, since they get their money from taxpayers, generally consider a stadium's life as far less than that. Consultants, particularly in professional sports, are notorious for telling clients what they want to hear. Thanks to Matt Potter for alerting me to this RFP.

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