Facing higher than expected bids for James Segrest Stadium, Odessa College has made proposed modifications to the project.
The stadium plans was one of the items the Odessa College Board of Trustees reviewed during a workshop Wednesday at the Wood Math and Science Building. They will be taken up at the regular board meeting at 6 p.m. Dec. 1 in the Electronics Technology Building.
Vice President for Administrative Services Ken Zartner said the revised proposed value is $4.9 million. They were planning for $3.5 to $4 million, but that didn’t include items like a digital scoreboard.
Zartner said the companies they are currently using for other projects didn’t bid because of worker and construction superintendent shortages.
Delaying putting in lights, reducing some of the turf and reducing the number of shade structures from 13 to five were some of the value engineering measures taken.They can add shade structures as more funds become available.
Some of the turf that was going to be put in will be concrete.
They won’t be waterproofing the brick around the buildings. They already have water-resistant technology, Zartner said.
Plans are to put in a digital scoreboard.
There is still fundraising to be done, but the project is expected to be complete in fall 2023.
Board Chair Gary Johnson said once the stadium is being used by the community, that could entice people to contribute to it.
President Gregory Williams said they will have some usage fee income.
In other business, the board:
>> Discussed renewal of terms for directors of the Odessa College Foundation and appointment of new directors for the OC Foundation.
>> Vice President of Advancement, Business and Governmental Relations Jacqui Gore discussed a pending contribution to the OC truck driving program. She hopes to share more information in January.
