Hotel Del Sol in downtown Yuma seeks more money

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Arizona State Historic Preservation Office is requesting another change of order worth $214,030 for pre-construction services for Hotel Del Sol.

“The Arizona State Historic Preservation Office has requested that in order to maintain the historic element of the building like the Spanish colonial arches outside of the building they’re requesting this change order to preserve that aspect of the building,” said City Councilmember Art Morales.

The city's director of engineering goes into further detail.

“We had on the agenda for a change order to increase the design budget for the elements of the environmental clearance the requirements that we’ve been working with SHPO for the last ten months which includes elements that will be on display in the lobby and what items we will preserve in the hotel,” said Dave Wostenberg.

Yuma has also received a grant of $10.6 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the hub.

The city council has already approved a contract worth $1,015,000 in 2020 for design-build services.

They also approved $633,306 to rebuild the interior structure in 2022.

Wostenberg talks about the timeline they're working with.

“We’re expecting to have a good solid schedule in by May of this year and then hopefully the construction drawings will be done by the end of this calendar year twenty-four,” said Wostenberg.

Construction is set to begin in 2025.