Brutus

GD87 nobody on this board disagrees with you.

 

But outside personal donations where is the money going to come from?

 

It took over a decade waiting for Stadium and track funds.

 

Lets hope they move the pressbox and stands from soccer, that could be a solid improvement but (I like you) would much rather see a real baseball structure.

 

Just remember always double the cost because of Title IX Softball DESERVES equal facilities.

The former pressbox and bleachers were moved and re-assembled at the baseball field last week. The stadium construction paid for the moving and drop-off at the ball field - Athletics bore the financial responsibility to hire a bleacher company to re-assemble the systems. Don't worry, all facilities are targeted for an upgrade based on the Sasaki Athletic Master Plan, but the quesion is when and how will it be paid for.

Brutus, you seem like a knowledgeable guy. Quick question, what's a ball park number to complete the lower bowl with permanent seats? $10M or so?

The stadium portion itself is roughly $13-14M - right on the budget estimates prepared by Heery.

 

 

That's an extra $13M to $14M to finish it off, correct? That seems pretty reasonable especially if it can be done in sections... say $5M spread over three phases.

 

I may be speaking out of turn...but I think you guys may be missing each other on comments.

 

SoCal wanted to know how much it would take to put in permanent seats on the East (temp side), North (student grass berm), and south sides of the Stadium to complete the LOWER BOWL. Brutus, I think, answered $13 to $14m...but I think that is what was the estimate to complete the CURRENT deliverables for the stadium.

 

I highly doubt to complete the stadium, which would require: more concessions on the East Side, more bathrooms on the East side, a second level of club boxes/seating/suites on the west side, upper decks on the East, North and South Sides, lower bowls on the East, North and South Sides, electrical throughout, sound system additions for speakers on the finished product, and more than likely the movement of the scoreboard to above the stadium or in the corners, related punch list items and related landscaping would come to a mere $13-$14 million.

 

I gave an estimate somewhere on this board based on the numbers we have seen, plus the costs for ancillary stuff such as signage, lettering, carpet, etc. I think to finish the lower bowl itself, if all the conduit is indeed laid now for both plumbing and electrical, would be likely 2-3 million per end zone...and 4-6 million for the East side (without new bathrooms or concessions, which wouldn't have to be built until the upper deck is put down.

 

So...lower bowl alone would be $8-12 million...and that's without a field house and lockerooms. My guess is any lockerroom facility, training room, etc. would be placed in the South endzone or the East side...but likely the south.

 

Upper decks with concessions, bathrooms, etc...would probably be another $8-14 million...and the athletics building probably at least another 3-8 million depending on how high tech the training and meeting rooms are, e.g. in-ground whirlpools, hyperbaric chambers, high tech computer imaging for meetings, x-ray facility, etc.

 

My guess is that to complete the stadium on the cheap would cost around $18-21 million dollars. High end $27-$34 million.

Yes - I was referring to the current stadium configuration, no build-outs on the east, south or north sides. Sorry if I misunderstood the original question. Danes 96 has an accurate assessment on the costs for further expansion phases. Team/locker rooms are slated for behind the south endzone.

Brutus, you seem like a knowledgeable guy. Quick question, what's a ball park number to complete the lower bowl with permanent seats? $10M or so?

The stadium portion itself is roughly $13-14M - right on the budget estimates prepared by Heery.

One game in the new stadium at the very end of this year's football season?

I'll pass on that idea.

 

I'll be happy to see the structure sitting there, at whatever stage, knowing its

a reality, and have a HUGE grand opening for the 2013 season. - uofalbany

 

I am with you - lets open it at the beginning of a season and do it right!!!!

IMO, I'd like to see it done that way also.

Build-out of the stadium cannot begin until the soil consolidation of the site is complete and approved by the design consultant. The construction schedule allows up to five months for the site to be stabilized. Once that occurs, contractually the contractor has roughly 300+ days to complete the work. That being the case, any game (scimmage or otherwise) in the stadium is highly unlikely for the 2012 season.

How do you post photos (uploaded from your PC)?

There was an Athletic Master Plan developed several years back by Sasaki Associates with many new and upgraded facilities as part of the overall development of the south side of the campus over the next 20 plus years. Again, it takes time, commitment and funding to bring any project together. It started with the two artifical turf fields, addition of the pressbox and seating at Fallon Field, and now the Stadium and new track. All these projects in just about 8 years worth of effort - I think that's pretty good. Softball and baseball improvements are in the mix in the overall plan, but so are other athletic amenities that the campus does not currently have at the moment. Atheltics is going in the right direction, so please be patient.

what is this about the soccer team also playing in the stadium? Does this mean there's going to be a thousand lines on the field? Don't get me wrong, I am a huge soccer fan but I hate seeing a ton of lines from different sports on turf. It looks bush league.

Yeah, that's the "Multi-" in the name.

 

Tend to agree on the lines, would've preferred they put soccer in the T&F stadium if it'd fit, then put in temporary soccer lines in the big stadium if needed. But waddya gonna do?

Only the lines that are outside the football field of play will be stitched into the field turf - all other soccer lines will be painted on as needed before a soccer match and be removed afterwards.

I took some shots yesterday with my phone...if I get to it I'll post them this evening. I didn't have a high vantage point so not sure how they will look but I'll post them.

 

Clack, where are the photos?

 

In this picture they appeared to have dug a foot in or so maybe the site for one of the drill...

Trees are cut down in this pic...

What's being dug is a small retention pond area which will serve as the runoff location for the underfield drain system of the new turf field.