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esno Bee 15$ Construction Next Month FINAL EDITION Go-Ahead For FSU Stadium By bob McCarthy Bee Sports Writer After years of planning and months of redesigning, Fresno State University's 30,000-seat campus football-soccer stadium is about to become reality. Leon Peters, co-chairman of the 'Stadium Steering Committee, made that announcement Thursday amid a chorus of cheers during a press conference at the Smuggler's Inn. The committee voted to accept the low bid, submitted by Robert G. Fisher Co. of Fresno, for construction of the stadium on a 60-acre site south of Barstow Avenue, between Cedar and Millbrook Avenues, and adjacent to Beiden Field, FSU's campus baseball park. FSU President Dr. Norman Baxter, calling it "a great day" for Fresno and the university, said construction should start next month and the contractor has 540 days, or 18 months, for completion by late 1980. Baxter said he is "hopeful" the stadium will be completed in time for the Pacific Coast Athletic Association-Mid-American Conference bowl game, which received NCAA sanction last week and is tentatively scheduled for the second Saturday in December, 1980. The Fisher bid, one of six submitted by contractors, totaled $6,234,000. That figure included the base bid, $5,482,000 for a 20,000-seat stadium; alternate bid No. 1, $512,000 for an additional 10,000 seats to raise capacity to 30,000, and alternate bid No. 2, $240,000 for end zone restrooms and concession stands. No locker room facility was included in the bid. The $6.2 million bid contrasted sharply with one made by the same company last September, when the Fisher figure was $10.3 million for a 30,000-seat stadium, complete with an adjacent lockerroom. The first bid exceeded the estimate of the project architect, Robert Stevens Associates, by $3 million. After that stunning setback, the Stadium Steering Committee directed Stevens to redesign the stadium in an effort to reduce costs. The results, as revealed Thursday, were gratifying., Peters said the total cost will be $7,197,843, which includes an additional $873,843 in project costs and an estimated $90,000 for sewer connection fees. Included in those project See Stadium, Page C1 :. jx. j^i m' !j).;aw.'j..: jii ; mm ■ ■ ■'' 'Wft^-^i W'A'WL S;.yffji'-v'-'i-g' ih»h;mjm» •■•'^*y* >n." Stadium Site From Above The dotted lines indicate the location of the $7,2 million, 30,000-seat Fresno State University football- soccer stadium, which will be built on 40 acres just Bee Aerial Photo by Richard J. Darby to the west of Beiden Field. The facility will be bounded by Barstow Avenue on the north and San Jose Avenue on the south, and will be surrounded by turfed parking areas. Construction is expected to begin next month with completion due in 18 months. for "Of cS"we toSHo build a complete facility if funds become available. FSU Athletic Director Gene Bourdet said he has juggled the Bulldogs F Peters reported his committ "The ^timf^^fofth7bdld through a fund drive which inclu that we can get he she 1 of the buiia major donations and a seat-opt ing, which would include just tne plan plus the proceeds from the J basic showers.^nd Jo^s, of Ratcliffe Stadium to the St around $490,000, he ^oteo. Center Community College Disti has accumulated $7,030,000 tow the project. "We're very, very close to the bid we received," he said. "So c that the committee met this al noon and elected to award the tract with the confidence that small amount still needed will raised by June 1." Peters, who served as committee chairman along with Lewis Eaton and Russell Giffen, praised the efforts of those who spearheaded the fund-raising drive and had a special accolade for Stevens. "I want to commend Bob Stevens," said Peters. "The (stadium) quality was not reduced; in many $6 367 000 for the base plan and the two alternatives. Others bids were received from Nielsen and Nichols of Sacramento, $6 760,000; ^obbeten /, Construction of Sacramento, $^st>9,- f3 790' Harris Construction Co. of Fres- / no,'$6,970,000 and; Donald M. Drake jo of Portland, Ore., $7,650,000. } ; The bids will be taken under ad-4,fl visement by the California Stat/ o det said he nasjuggiw uic ^ -a^ isement Dy tne \a"10™* fT? 1980 home schedule to Pg™* the University and Colleges Board i * school to play in the new facility as Tn|gteeSf which has 60 days to a 4 soon as it becomes available. However, Baxter said he expects^ / "We've rearranged our schedule contract to be awarded in 30 day^ £ * 3 _ nccuw oflli^nTfin. lor tne earth berm portions of the stadium. That cost had been estimated at $1 million in the original plans. "We also eliminated two light towers and adjusted the locations of the others, which also saved a lot of money," he noted. "The lights will be .Aiv't/M •we stf* $ pair in the $750 category a^« in the $500 sections." Sa*^ seats would bring an ad<%^j 000 to the fund drive. The seat-option sec stadium's west side, in tion between the 18-ya; See St 's&»m
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Title | Scrapbook |
Object type | Photo album |
Physical collection | Leon S. Peters papers |
Folder structure | Biographical_information |
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Title | Page 19a |
Physical description | 35.8 cm. x 30.2 cm. |
Full text search | esno Bee 15$ Construction Next Month FINAL EDITION Go-Ahead For FSU Stadium By bob McCarthy Bee Sports Writer After years of planning and months of redesigning, Fresno State University's 30,000-seat campus football-soccer stadium is about to become reality. Leon Peters, co-chairman of the 'Stadium Steering Committee, made that announcement Thursday amid a chorus of cheers during a press conference at the Smuggler's Inn. The committee voted to accept the low bid, submitted by Robert G. Fisher Co. of Fresno, for construction of the stadium on a 60-acre site south of Barstow Avenue, between Cedar and Millbrook Avenues, and adjacent to Beiden Field, FSU's campus baseball park. FSU President Dr. Norman Baxter, calling it "a great day" for Fresno and the university, said construction should start next month and the contractor has 540 days, or 18 months, for completion by late 1980. Baxter said he is "hopeful" the stadium will be completed in time for the Pacific Coast Athletic Association-Mid-American Conference bowl game, which received NCAA sanction last week and is tentatively scheduled for the second Saturday in December, 1980. The Fisher bid, one of six submitted by contractors, totaled $6,234,000. That figure included the base bid, $5,482,000 for a 20,000-seat stadium; alternate bid No. 1, $512,000 for an additional 10,000 seats to raise capacity to 30,000, and alternate bid No. 2, $240,000 for end zone restrooms and concession stands. No locker room facility was included in the bid. The $6.2 million bid contrasted sharply with one made by the same company last September, when the Fisher figure was $10.3 million for a 30,000-seat stadium, complete with an adjacent lockerroom. The first bid exceeded the estimate of the project architect, Robert Stevens Associates, by $3 million. After that stunning setback, the Stadium Steering Committee directed Stevens to redesign the stadium in an effort to reduce costs. The results, as revealed Thursday, were gratifying., Peters said the total cost will be $7,197,843, which includes an additional $873,843 in project costs and an estimated $90,000 for sewer connection fees. Included in those project See Stadium, Page C1 :. jx. j^i m' !j).;aw.'j..: jii ; mm ■ ■ ■'' 'Wft^-^i W'A'WL S;.yffji'-v'-'i-g' ih»h;mjm» •■•'^*y* >n." Stadium Site From Above The dotted lines indicate the location of the $7,2 million, 30,000-seat Fresno State University football- soccer stadium, which will be built on 40 acres just Bee Aerial Photo by Richard J. Darby to the west of Beiden Field. The facility will be bounded by Barstow Avenue on the north and San Jose Avenue on the south, and will be surrounded by turfed parking areas. Construction is expected to begin next month with completion due in 18 months. for "Of cS"we toSHo build a complete facility if funds become available. FSU Athletic Director Gene Bourdet said he has juggled the Bulldogs F Peters reported his committ "The ^timf^^fofth7bdld through a fund drive which inclu that we can get he she 1 of the buiia major donations and a seat-opt ing, which would include just tne plan plus the proceeds from the J basic showers.^nd Jo^s, of Ratcliffe Stadium to the St around $490,000, he ^oteo. Center Community College Disti has accumulated $7,030,000 tow the project. "We're very, very close to the bid we received," he said. "So c that the committee met this al noon and elected to award the tract with the confidence that small amount still needed will raised by June 1." Peters, who served as committee chairman along with Lewis Eaton and Russell Giffen, praised the efforts of those who spearheaded the fund-raising drive and had a special accolade for Stevens. "I want to commend Bob Stevens," said Peters. "The (stadium) quality was not reduced; in many $6 367 000 for the base plan and the two alternatives. Others bids were received from Nielsen and Nichols of Sacramento, $6 760,000; ^obbeten /, Construction of Sacramento, $^st>9,- f3 790' Harris Construction Co. of Fres- / no,'$6,970,000 and; Donald M. Drake jo of Portland, Ore., $7,650,000. } ; The bids will be taken under ad-4,fl visement by the California Stat/ o det said he nasjuggiw uic ^ -a^ isement Dy tne \a"10™* fT? 1980 home schedule to Pg™* the University and Colleges Board i * school to play in the new facility as Tn|gteeSf which has 60 days to a 4 soon as it becomes available. However, Baxter said he expects^ / "We've rearranged our schedule contract to be awarded in 30 day^ £ * 3 _ nccuw oflli^nTfin. lor tne earth berm portions of the stadium. That cost had been estimated at $1 million in the original plans. "We also eliminated two light towers and adjusted the locations of the others, which also saved a lot of money," he noted. "The lights will be .Aiv't/M •we stf* $ pair in the $750 category a^« in the $500 sections." Sa*^ seats would bring an ad<%^j 000 to the fund drive. The seat-option sec stadium's west side, in tion between the 18-ya; See St 's&»m |