The process of selecting a developer to build a $150 million headquarters hotel for the expanded Oregon Convention Center is nearing the finish line as the Portland Development Commission recently received five responses to its Request for Proposals to develop the hotel.

We are delighted to receive five significant proposals for development of the headquarters hotel, said PDC Executive Director Don Mazziotti.

The RFP was issued on Oct. 1, with proposals due back by Dec. 20. The RFP process required written proposals detailing the financing, design, construction and operation of a headquarters hotel in close proximity to the Oregon Convention Center.

The five firms submitting responses were: ...