The Port of San Diego is offering naming rights to help fund the new cruise ship terminal that will be built on Broadway Pier. Port staff will move forward with a nationwide Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit firms that may be interested. The RFP would offer a sponsorship opportunity with brand name recognition focused on the new terminal building. The board of port commissioners also approved capital development funds for the project’s construction. Originally the cost was estimated at $23.65 million, but the increasing costs of construction materials combined with the terminal’s refined concept have pushed the estimate to nearly $28 million.
The public art element of the project was also approved. New York artist Leni Schwendinger of Leni Schwendinger Light Projects Ltd. was selected to incorporate art into the project. She will also work on the North Embarcadero Visionary Plan, a joint project between the port, Centre City Development Corp. and the City of San Diego. The materials for the Broadway Pier Cruise Ship Terminal artwork include acrylic and glass panels in a sea foam green color. Artistic lighting will enhance the building’s architecture by casting reflections of dancing water on the concrete. Carnival Corp. has provided the port with a $12 million loan to help with construction costs.
The port’s Capital Development Program (CDP) budget will also help pay for construction. This will be accomplished by using about $10 million from the Carnival loan and allocated funds from the CDP budget.
The port also will implement shore power for use at either the B Street or Broadway piers. This type of power, termed “cold ironing,” allows a cruise ship to turn off its diesel engines and plug into clean power on the shore. The port was awarded $2.4 million in grant funding to assist with paying for the shore power equipment. To comply with the grant funding, it must be implemented by 2011. Over the past 12 months, the port worked with various city, state and federal agencies as well as the cruise lines and other stakeholders to refine the design concept. The terminal building was streamlined to incorporate energy-conserving components and additional public access. The sawtooth roof design will be the foundation for solar panels. The port intends to make this project a silver-level LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) project and will be seeking grant funding through the Port’s Environmental Grants Program. For more information, visit www.portofsandiego.org.
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