The Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde are preparing to invest in an overhaul of their casino, hotel and entertainment complex at the foothills of the Coast Range.

Spirit Mountain Gaming Inc. on Monday issued a from firms to renovate and upgrade dozens of hotel rooms as well as other amenities. The work is part of a push to upgrade the Spirit Mountain complex following the debut last year of the Ilani Casino Resort in Southwest Washington, , Smoke Signals.

“Right now, we don’t have as many suites as we could be filling with customers,” Tribal Council member Kathleen George said in March during a Tribal Legislative Action Committee hearing. “This is really part of our sustainability plan at the casino.”

Project plans call for improving 156 guest rooms. These include 105 rooms on the first through third floors of the West tower, 14 suites and 29 rooms on the fifth floors of the East and West towers, and eight rooms on the second through fifth floors of the East tower.

The first phase of construction will also include upgrades of the lodge lobby and all lodge corridors, elevator lobbies and elevator interiors on all five floors of both the East and West towers. The Hall of Legends exhibit area will be remodeled.

The architect for the project is I-5 Design of Lacey, Washington. The firm specializes in casino and gaming projects.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will take place at the casino at 11 a.m. on Oct. 9.

Sealed bids for the upcoming project must be received by 3 p.m. on Oct. 24. They can be sent to: Ron Reibach, Spirit Mountain Gaming facilities director, at 27100 S.W. Salmon River Highway, Grand Ronde, OR 97347.

Bid documents may be purchased for the cost of reproduction from the Contractor Plan Center in Milwaukie by calling 503-650-0148. Direct questions or requests for clarification to Project Manager Michael Marino of MMarino Consulting at 541-325-1510 or mike@mmarinoconsulting.com.

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