Look what I found.....(A Football Stadium)

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For those of you who do not know what you are looking atā€¦this is an association of Builders and developers that lists project available for bidding.

This is for architectural services to design the new sports complex.

Architectural Design Services - Football Stadium and Sports Complex, UNCC / 481318
Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC

Project Basics
Project Stage: Bidding
Contract Type: Pre-Qualification

Architectural Design Services
Bid Date: 03/19/2009; Time: TBD; Bid Date Set
Bids To: Owner - University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Notes: Submit Letters of Interest and Current SF-254 to: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Capital Projects, Facilities Management, Attn: John Neilson, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223
Bid Bond: None Perf/Pay Bond: None

Facility Type: Education, Sports/Entertainment
Ownership: Government-Fed/State/Local
Classification(s): Building

Job Description:
Consists of Football Stadium, 15,000 seat stadium expandable to 40,000 seats. Sports Complex will consists of a stadium field and two practice fields. Current authorized funding is for advance planning only. The selected design firm may be retained through full design and construction at the Universityā€™s option. Project budget is $45,000,000.

Owner/Design Team
(added: 02/22/2009) Owner: BIDS TO
University of North Carolina At Charlotte,
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223
Phone: (704) 547-2773 Fax: (704) 547-3171

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:slight_smile:

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Nice little find. Unfortunately it would have been better if it was the accepted bid for the stadium

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The bid date is coming up soon. I hope we hear who gets it.

I personally hope itā€™s an architect that works with the consulting engineering firm I used to work for, Iā€™ve still got some ins over there and I could see whatā€™s going on.

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Very nice find!

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15k expandable to 40k? That sounds a heck of a lot better than 12k expandable to 20kā€¦ :x:

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[QUOTE=upperdeck;386404]For those of you who do not know what you are looking atā€¦this is an association of Builders and developers that lists project available for bidding.

This is for architectural services to design the new sports complex.

Architectural Design Services - Football Stadium and Sports Complex, UNCC / 481318
Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC

Project Basics
Project Stage: Bidding
Contract Type: Pre-Qualification

Architectural Design Services
Bid Date: 03/19/2009; Time: TBD; Bid Date Set
Bids To: Owner - University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Notes: Submit Letters of Interest and Current SF-254 to: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Capital Projects, Facilities Management, Attn: John Neilson, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223
Bid Bond: None Perf/Pay Bond: None

Facility Type: Education, Sports/Entertainment
Ownership: Government-Fed/State/Local
Classification(s): Building

Job Description:
Consists of Football Stadium, 15,000 seat stadium expandable to 40,000 seats. Sports Complex will consists of a stadium field and two practice fields. Current authorized funding is for advance planning only. The selected design firm may be retained through full design and construction at the Universityā€™s option. Project budget is $45,000,000.

Owner/Design Team
(added: 02/22/2009) Owner: BIDS TO
University of North Carolina At Charlotte,
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223
Phone: (704) 547-2773 Fax: (704) 547-3171

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On this Youngling, an eye I shall keep. I sense great things in the Force for him.

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Wasnā€™t there a report recently that they are likely to build it in the intramural fields in front of duke? I canā€™t see a 40k capacity stadium going there

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[QUOTE=contemptor;386427]Wasnā€™t there a report recently that they are likely to build it in the intramural fields in front of duke? I canā€™t see a 40k capacity stadium going there[/QUOTE]

BoA Stadium will fit in the oval and yes, Judy said it will be built there. 3D structures are often hard to envision fitting into a 2D landscape.

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This was probably mentioned when it was on the siteā€¦ but just in case it wasnā€™t

[URL=http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:qDyXtAg65gMJ:facilities.uncc.edu/Capital/default.asp+charlotte+%2240000%22+stadium+15000+bid+football&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us]http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:qDyXtAg65gMJ:facilities.uncc.edu/Capital/default.asp+charlotte+ā€œ40000ā€+stadium+15000+bid+football&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us[/URL]
Thatā€™s googles cache of what was on the uncc facilities website. Itā€™s removed now.

"Accepting submittals for Advance Planning and Schematic Design of the [B]15,000[/B] seat [B]stadium[/B] expandable to [B]40,000[/B] seat [B]Football[/B] [B]Stadium[/B] and Sports Complex consisting of a [B]stadium[/B] field and two practice fields.

Click on this link for more information."

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[URL=http://www.northcarolina.edu/content.php/apps/finance/vendors/des_solicit_public.php?DES_ID=8126]Stadium Bid[/URL]

Its still up on the system site. Dang I wish I owned a design firm!

Anyone besides me notice $45 M is the budget but a football center wasnā€™t listed with the other stuff?

[B][COLOR=Green][I]Things that make you go Hummmmmm?[/I][/COLOR][/B]

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I donā€™t understand why we are putting a limit on expandability. Would it be possible after reaching 40K to expand further or would it be structurally unfeasible?

EDIT: Pretty much answered in shoutbox.

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I don't understand why we are putting a limit on expandability. Would it be possible after reaching 40K to expand further or would it be structurally unfeasible?

EDIT: Pretty much answered in shoutbox.

Well, I think 40k would be plenty. By the time we have the need for more than 40k seats, it will be time to build a new stadium. BTW, Iā€™d be extremely surprised if we ever need more than 40k.

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Wasn't there a report recently that they are likely to build it in the intramural fields in front of duke? I can't see a 40k capacity stadium going there
A 70,000 seat stadium will fit on that spot.
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BTW, I'd be extremely surprised if we ever need more than 40k.
Why not? I'm almost afraid to ask what (or who) gave you that idea.

The Mine Shaft became too small for our basketball programā€¦ and I hope Halton will one day be too small for us too. Viewing a 40,000 seat stadium as all weā€™ll ever need is limiting our advancement.

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[QUOTE=49RFootballNow;386531][URL=http://www.northcarolina.edu/content.php/apps/finance/vendors/des_solicit_public.php?DES_ID=8126]Stadium Bid[/URL]

Its still up on the system site. Dang I wish I owned a design firm!

Anyone besides me notice $45 M is the budget but a football center wasnā€™t listed with the other stuff?

[B][COLOR=Green][I]Things that make you go Hummmmmm?[/I][/COLOR][/B][/QUOTE]

Hah! Not even our own school system knows our name. ā€œUNC at Charlotteā€.

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[QUOTE=Over40NINER;386579]Why not? Iā€™m almost afraid to ask what (or who) gave you that idea.

The Mine Shaft became too small for our basketball programā€¦ and [B]I hope Halton will one day be too small for us too.[/B] Viewing a 40,000 seat stadium as all weā€™ll ever need is limiting our advancement.[/QUOTE]

Well it may be getting too small for us now if a majority of our alums werenā€™t ā€œprotestingā€ by staying home.

One of the Oakland playerā€™s parents wanted to go with his kid on Saturday and asked if tickets were hard to get. Damn, it would have been nice to be able to say ā€œYeah, they are.ā€

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Check this outā€¦

[URL=http://facilities.uncc.edu/FileManager/files/Capital/Football%20RFP%20for%20AP%20%20%28rev%20%202-16-09%29.doc]http://facilities.uncc.edu/FileManager/files/Capital/Football%20RFP%20for%20AP%20%20(rev%20%202-16-09).doc[/URL]

Evaluating bids by April, then contacting firms for interviews

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[LIST]
[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Apply building design standards to become a LEED Certified building.[/FONT]
[/LIST][FONT=Times New Roman]let me tell you, that is a load of crap. LEED means $$$$ compared to conventional construction. Some greeny tree hugger will tell you it will pay for itself in 20 years, but wonā€™t be around in 20 years when it turns out to be false. The vast majority of LEED buildings have been funded by public money because it is a concept that is not feasible to private developers. Donā€™t waste money on crap. Build us a football stadium, not a freakin sideshow. Take your ā€œcarbon footprintā€ and shove it.[/FONT]

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Check this out...

http://facilities.uncc.edu/FileManager/files/Capital/Football%20RFP%20for%20AP%20%20(rev%20%202-16-09).doc

Evaluating bids by April, then contacting firms for interviews


all this is a wash if the $$ donā€™t show up