Basketball practice facilty

[The1BigWillie]

If M&W is awarded the bid, then the construction bids came in over $2.4 million under budget.    Those who would know have told me that if this bid had come out a few years ago, during much better times for construction companies, that the specs on this bid likely would have driven bids in the $15-$16 million plus range. 

M&W did get awarded the bid.

[sonofdaxjones]

If M&W is awarded the bid, then the construction bids came in over $2.4 million under budget.    Those who would know have told me that if this bid had come out a few years ago, during much better times for construction companies, that the specs on this bid likely would have driven bids in the $15-$16 million plus range. 

M&W did get awarded the bid.

I guess it's just MW, not M&W.   From what I hear they are very good.

[jtksu]

Seems like a facility somewhere around 20mil would compare very favorably with just about any facility in the nation and certainly in the conference.

[CNS]

Seems like a facility somewhere around 20mil would compare very favorably with just about any facility in the nation and certainly in the conference.

I built a two story YMCA not too long ago with a huge pool, lazy river, hot tub, full sized court, elevated running track, and all the other crap a huge Y has and it only cost $14.7M(total cost, hard and soft). 

$20M should be a pretty decent facility. 

[fr@ck me]

Seems like a facility somewhere around 20mil would compare very favorably with just about any facility in the nation and certainly in the conference.

I built a two story YMCA not too long ago with a huge pool, lazy river, hot tub, full sized court, elevated running track, and all the other cac a huge Y has and it only cost $14.7M(total cost, hard and soft). 

$20M should be a pretty decent facility. 

where at? location has a lot to do with it too.

[CNS]

Seems like a facility somewhere around 20mil would compare very favorably with just about any facility in the nation and certainly in the conference.

I built a two story YMCA not too long ago with a huge pool, lazy river, hot tub, full sized court, elevated running track, and all the other cac a huge Y has and it only cost $14.7M(total cost, hard and soft). 

$20M should be a pretty decent facility. 

where at? location has a lot to do with it too.

Parkville, MO.  pretty expensive land, iirc.

[fr@ck me]

If M&W is awarded the bid, then the construction bids came in over $2.4 million under budget.    Those who would know have told me that if this bid had come out a few years ago, during much better times for construction companies, that the specs on this bid likely would have driven bids in the $15-$16 million plus range. 

Quotes on the restrooms were around $1 million.  they will be getting both for what they were planning on for the bball.  they can either keep themselves from going further in debt or use the left over money to get started on the west side entry.

[Dugout DickStone]

IS there going to be a ribbon s-hitting ceremony for the upstairs crappers?  I'd love to be one of the first ones to take a long, whiskey fueled whizz up there.

[BMWWcat]

If Nebraska is paying more for that turd than we are they're getting hosed.

[BigCat]

but with courts on top and the exterior is all plasma screens and with spaceports for each player and a nightclub district

[Andy]

http://www.huskers.com//pdf8/703792.pdf?&SPSID=20&SPID=24&DB_OEM_ID=100

 

should definitely lead to their 1st ncaa tournament win someday

[ArchE_Cat]

 at some of you.

Nothing was cut out, or dumbed down that I am aware of.   It's just a buyers market in the construction market right now.   The Oklahoma NBA team had their practice facility come in $2 million under budget and they got exactly what was originally designed.  

Unless something has changed radically in the last month, we're getting a facility exactly as it appears on the kstate website.

Definitely a buyers market right now on the construction side right now. We haven't seen much change in design fees on the engineering side and we are super busy right now. What we are seeing is a faster pace for the production of 80% complete design drawings so contractors can have tighter pricing. This is a change to more coordination on the front end instead of waiting to address things in the field.  All that being said the bid numbers being thrown around doesn't raise any concern about what the finished product will be.

[bigDcat]

will be at the groundbreaking saturday morning 

[Dugout DickStone]

will be at the groundbreaking saturday morning 

Gold shovel pak.

[wes mantooth]

will be at the groundbreaking saturday morning 

Gold shovel pak.

Will there be gold shovels for everyone, or should I just plan on bringing my own?  every man a bearded cat

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

Saturday is also an exciting day for our basketball programs as we officially break ground on our training facility. The ceremony is at 9 a.m. on the east lawn of Bramlage prior to our 11 a.m. game against Missouri.

I hope to see you Saturday. Thanks again for your support, and Go Cats!

Coach Martin

 

[Dugout DickStone]

will be at the groundbreaking saturday morning 

Gold shovel pak.

Will there be gold shovels for everyone, or should I just plan on bringing my own?  every man a bearded cat

Do you think we got rich by bringing gold shovels for everybody?  Ok, so we did but we are stopping now.



On another note, due to this downturn and the terrific deals available in the construction field, goEMAW is opening up submittals for it's North American headquarters.  Post renderings here.

And let's keep it fair.  Do not offer bribes or kickbacks for this project that will ultimately dwarf NBAF in size, scope and security.

[The1BigWillie]

[AbeFroman]

yes.

[Gooch]

Needs a giant Katpak head on it.

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

only with a basketball where the book is

[CNS]

Where did you pull this from?  Where/what is it actually?

[Joker]

Where did you pull this from?  Where/what is it actually?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Central_Television_Headquarters

[CNS]

Where did you pull this from?  Where/what is it actually?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Central_Television_Headquarters

Actual pic looks really lame.

Lessons to be learned here about managing customer expectations when it comes to making your renderings too cool.

[The1BigWillie]

This was my other idea... Trying to figure out the KatPak head...