Things are looking “down” at the Seaside Civic and Convention Center. Workers installed 12,000 square feet new flooring and carpet in the Necanicum Room, as part of the center’s $15 million renovation.

“We are fully under construction,” the center’s General Manager Russ Vandenberg said at meeting of the Seaside Downtown Development Association.

“It is a dust bowl,” Vandenberg said. “There are workers sanding the concrete floors, installing carpet, putting light fixtures up. Plumbing is being installed. It is definitely a hard-hat zone everywhere inside the building.”

The new floor will be placed to include all public spaces, with the exception of the Pacific Room, which has a concrete floor. The Pacific Room floor will receive a complete sanding, charcoal staining and lacquered finish, Vandenberg said.

Five phases of construction are underway, including work on the kitchen and storage areas; east side addition; north west addition; the administrative office and new restroom addition; and the mezzanine and meeting room upgrade. On April 18 crews are scheduled to begin phase six, with work on the main lobby and stairway relocation.

The 14-month expansion is expected to be completed by mid-July.