Anyone hear about any stadium updates today?

[Bull Matrix]

21 minutes ago, USFBulls12 said:

All he said was that they did it the right way. That’s objectively true. That’s nothing to shame him for, he’s allowed to point out factual information. That fact is why UCF was invited to the Big 12 and USF treaded water for more than a decade. Just accept it, we were bested by Central Florida in football program development. 

To CJL’s credit he knew USF had to outperform UCiF and he sure made sure of it while he was HC. Going 4-0 including a 64-12 rout that still will haunt O’Leary. 

[bull2saintleo]

20 hours ago, Cat941 said:

It won't let me read the article so maybe someone can tell me what it says. 

 

Try copy/paste the link into incognito mode on Chrome, it works 50/50 for me that way.

[79 Bull]

32 minutes ago, bull2saintleo said:

Try copy/paste the link into incognito mode on Chrome, it works 50/50 for me that way.

MODS -  Delete this post if it's considered paid content from TBT.  Here's the article...

 

The construction team chosen to build USF football’s on-campus stadium touted its budget control, local ties and experience, including the ongoing renovation of Florida State’s Doak Campbell Stadium. Those selling points are among the details in the 55-page proposal submitted to USF by Manhattan Construction Co., H.J. Russell & Co., and DuCon LLC. Last week, the Bulls announced they were moving forward with that trio to build the $340 million, 35,000-seat stadium just north of the current football practice facilities on the Tampa campus.

“This is a powerful combination of local relationships and national buying power with specialty vendors associated with sports projects,” the companies wrote. “ … We are thrilled to support your vision to transform USF Athletics into a modern, elite, and innovative athletic department in delivering a state-of-the-art stadium and sports performance facility for the development of the football and women’s lacrosse programs, creating a sense of community and shared experience among students, staff, alumni, supporters, and faculty.

The proposal, obtained Tuesday through an open-records request, offers some financial estimates and construction details. The Manhattan group had the lowest fee for overhead/profit among the bidders: 2.25%. It projected $488,000 in preconstruction fees and $16.1 million in general conditions or indirect costs.  The total construction budget ($324 million) was the same in the proposals from Manhattan and two competitors (Austin Commercial L.P. and the M.A. Mortenson Co.). USF previously authorized up to $22 million for design.

The winning bidders wrote they “have confidence that the project timeline is attainable.” They’ve also already spoken with a consulting group about an approach that would speed up the arrival of steel by at least two months.

The proposal broke the project into three groups. The first is the operations center — the day-to-day home for football and women’s lacrosse. Its project manager, Rachel Bauer, has that same role with the football center being built at Texas Tech. The bid vows to have USF’s facility ready in May 2026, a year before the stadium opens.  “We understand the importance of ensuring the early delivery of the (operations center) to support USF’s strategic goal for recruiting and retaining athletics staff, attracting athletes, player performance development, and developing the women’s lacrosse program,” the bid reads.

The second is the stadium itself. Management includes David Steger, who helped build Houston’s 40,000-seat stadium, and Ed Martin, who worked on recent renovations to Raymond James Stadium and 20-plus projects at USF. They’ll build the stadium counterclockwise with two concurrent crews — one starting on the southwest corner, the other on the northeast. “This effort will prioritize the south tower providing ample time for suites, concessions, and press box construction,” the bid reads.

The third group involves utilities and the site while being “accountable for the safety of students, faculty, and guests of USF.”

Manhattan’s bid listed 53 staffers, including 24 project managers and 15 superintendents.  It also has at least two engineering interns from USF. Manhattan and DuCon both have Tampa offices.  The firms highlighted their stadium experience. Manhattan built North Texas’ 30,850-seat DATCU Stadium in 2011; that venue helped the Mean Green join the Bulls in the American Athletic Conference a decade later. The partners’ portfolio advertised $1.2 billion worth of work with Populous, the architecture firm designing USF’s stadium. Populous and the builders reached final budgets on two projects in the past year. The portfolio also counts the recent installation of more than 864,741 athletic seats and more than 18 million square feet of athletic space.

Their ongoing projects include the Bradenton Area Convention Center, a utility maintenance facility in Plant City and the nine-figure overhaul to the west and south sides of Doak. More than $65 million in work remains at FSU, but the companies wrote that it’s still on track to be ready in July 2025.  They said they saved $4 million and two months of work by pivoting to a different foundation system for Tallahassee’s sandy clay soil.  The firms’ top priority is staying on budget. That means creating detailed estimates, having “honest, professional, and tough conversations when needed” and pausing if necessary to run the numbers.

“This is how we guarantee to you that we can achieve the early deliverable for the Sports Performance Center on May 29th, 2026 and ready for game day on March 31st, 2027,” the companies wrote. “We never miss a game!!”  Groundbreaking is scheduled for October.

[Triple B]

52 minutes ago, 79 Bull said:

MODS -  Delete this post if it's considered paid content from TBT.  Here's the article...

Brad will make the call but I already pulled out the important stuff earlier in this thread ...

17 hours ago, Triple B said:

Just a little deeper dive into the companies and the build process they'll be doing .... but all we really care about is in the last two paragraphs:

The firms’ top priority is staying on budget. That means creating detailed estimates, having “honest, professional, and tough conversations when needed” and pausing if necessary to run the numbers.

“This is how we guarantee to you that we can achieve the early deliverable for the Sports Performance Center on May 29th, 2026 and ready for game day on March 31st, 2027,” the companies wrote. “We never miss a game!!”

 

[SilverBull]

1 hour ago, 79 Bull said:

They said they saved $4 million and two months of work by pivoting to a different foundation system for Tallahassee’s sandy clay soil. 

What kind of foundation did they recommend for a curse-free athletic facility at USF?

 

[USFBulls12]

On 4/16/2024 at 6:33 PM, Cat941 said:

It won't let me read the article so maybe someone can tell me what it says. 

 

 

3 hours ago, bull2saintleo said:

Try copy/paste the link into incognito mode on Chrome, it works 50/50 for me that way.

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[Bullrush33]

Sad about 35000. Was hoping for at least 45000 with 5000 standing room. This is Wake Forest level 

[Cat941]

20 minutes ago, Bullrush33 said:

Sad about 35000. Was hoping for at least 45000 with 5000 standing room. This is Wake Forest level 

 

[hm101]

why do we have to find this stuff out from the media digging through it? 

this is one of the biggest projects in USF history and we can't get a single person from the USF Athletic department to just share what's happening with us donors? 

[Brad]

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