The meeting room expansion of the Harbor Center in Slidell is moving forward.
The Harbor Center Board of Commissioners awarded the self-funded contract to Voelkel McWilliams Construction, LLC at their June 1st meeting.
The $3.5 million award includes the meeting room base bid and alternates for cove lighting, restroom fixtures and an enhanced second entrance canopy.
The meeting room expansion will feature 9,000 square feet of state-of-the-art meeting and pre-function space. Meeting rooms will range in size from 1,360 to 2,210 square feet. Movable walls will provide maximum flexibility of the space by allowing rooms to be combined to create multiple space sizes up to 6,580 square feet.
This new space will serve as the perfect setting for meetings, trainings, social events and much more.
Additional space will also enable the heavily booked Harbor Center to host simultaneous events with ease, increasing availability and existing events to grow.
The second entrance will provide convenience and separation when simultaneous events take place.
General Manager Kathy Lowrey called it an exciting and long-awaited expansion and said they look forward to its projected completion in early Fall 2024.
