The Minutemen fan's home on the Net
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?? You've bought 116 lockers before??? lolnjumass08 wrote: Thu Mar 29, 2018 8:54 am While checking the construction procurement site to see if there was anything new listed about an IPF, I noticed that the Men's Soccer, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, and Women's Field Hockey are all getting new millwork lockers. 116 lockers in total. That's probably about $175,000, but I could be off since I'm used to NYC prices. haha.
After checking out that proposal I can see why there'd be opposition from neighbors.Crank wrote: Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:45 am Interesting to see the different barriers schools have to overcome to get sports facilities built. Temple is trying to move forward with an on-campus stadium but is facing serious opposition from the surrounding community while they seem to have the financial part taken care of. On the other hand, UMass has plenty of space in an isolated location away from residential neighborhoods but the finances appear to be quite a ways off.
The Temple proposal actually looks pretty nice; not an easy feat squeezing a stadium into such a congested area: https://sway.com/cZvJU3FggQspJHzs
BUBBLE BUILDING — Bamford said UMass is in the early stages of soliciting donations for an indoor practice facility. It’s primary tenant would be football, but all outdoor teams could benefit from it.
The project ranges from a temporary bubble, which can be inflated and deflated based on weather, or a permanent facility.
Costs range from $5 million for a temporary bubble to $35 million for a higher-end permanent structure. How much money UMass is able to fundraise will likely determine the caliber of structure.
“If I had to guess, we’ll be somewhere in the mid-$20s,” Bamford said. “If we can’t get the funding right, we’re not opposed to a season bubble like BC and Harvard have, but I’d like to build something fixed if we could.”
Bamford said there’s preliminary interest among donors.
“We have a couple of soft (donation) commitments on it that we feel pretty good about,” he said. “We’re going to go through a quiet phase over the next three or four months and figure out who’s in. That’ll dictate what we do with the indoor facility and the stadium.”
http://www.gazettenet.com/Contract-exte ... g-16754878ACADEMIC SPACE — The athletic department is completing a $750,000 overhaul of its academic support center in Boyden.
I told you I had a very good source for this info about the IPF that I posted in February : )McKinney wrote: Mon Apr 09, 2018 10:03 pmBUBBLE BUILDING — Bamford said UMass is in the early stages of soliciting donations for an indoor practice facility. It’s primary tenant would be football, but all outdoor teams could benefit from it.
The project ranges from a temporary bubble, which can be inflated and deflated based on weather, or a permanent facility.
Costs range from $5 million for a temporary bubble to $35 million for a higher-end permanent structure. How much money UMass is able to fundraise will likely determine the caliber of structure.
“If I had to guess, we’ll be somewhere in the mid-$20s,” Bamford said. “If we can’t get the funding right, we’re not opposed to a season bubble like BC and Harvard have, but I’d like to build something fixed if we could.”
Bamford said there’s preliminary interest among donors.
“We have a couple of soft (donation) commitments on it that we feel pretty good about,” he said. “We’re going to go through a quiet phase over the next three or four months and figure out who’s in. That’ll dictate what we do with the indoor facility and the stadium.”http://www.gazettenet.com/Contract-exte ... g-16754878ACADEMIC SPACE — The athletic department is completing a $750,000 overhaul of its academic support center in Boyden.