City officials and private developers are gearing up to build new links and new hotel rooms, part of the next round of construction at La Quinta's SilverRock golf resort.

City readies for next round of SilverRock projects.

 La Quinta has been negotiating with an architect for SilverRock's second and final golf course, and the City Council will likely review that contract on Sept. 18, Assistant City Manager Doug Evans said.

Evans would not reveal the architect's identity but said the person was relatively well-known in the golf world. La Quinta opened the Arnold Palmer-designed Classic Course at SilverRock in February 2005.

The City Council also will review floor plans for SilverRock's future clubhouse in either September or October, Evans said.

Lowe Destination Development will build its 200-plus room boutique condo-hotel, dubbed La Solana, at the same time the city builds its clubhouse.

Lowe is expected to break ground in spring 2008, and both the boutique hotel and the city-owned clubhouse should open late 2009 or early 2010.

Lowe is developing a second hotel at SilverRock to be built following the boutique hotel. The city plans to build its second golf course at the same time. Both are tentatively scheduled to open in 2012.

The city is also designing the roadways that will extend through SilverRock, weaving from the northern end at Avenue 52 to Avenue 54 at the south.

Evans said the city has a good rapport with Lowe, since many of the public and private employees have worked together on past projects.

City consultants estimate La Quinta will spend $140 million in redevelopment funds to purchase SilverRock's 525 acres and develop its portion of the mixed-use golf, hotel and retail project.