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The long-planned restoration of Balboa Park’s storied Botanical Building finds itself on unsure footing with the city of San Diego failing to secure a construction firm to complete phase one improvements.
Thursday evening, Christina Chadwick, assistant deputy director for the parks department, told Balboa Park Committee participants that the city had rejected all bids for work and would need to rebid the project. No reason was provided.
“Following a thorough review, all proposals (for the Botanical Building construction contract) submitted were rejected,” Chadwick said during the meeting. “The city is now working as quickly as possible to reissue the bid solicitation ... . While this isn’t the outcome the city had hoped for, the project remains on track and timelines remain uninterrupted.”