Blalock Buidling Company approved to build new Trussville Stadium
By Gary Lloyd
Posted by: admin(banhammer) Posted date: July 08, 2013
The Trussville City Board of Education on Monday approved Blalock Building Company to build Hewitt-Trussville Stadium, the new football stadium to be located behind the Trussville Civic Center.
The Trussville-based building company was revealed as the project’s low bidder last month, with an adjusted
base bid — after a $240,000 deduct — of $13,353,900. After six alternate bids for aspects of the project — precast concrete visitor seating, multipurpose field lighting package and overflow parking, kitchen equipment upgrade for the visitor concession, precast concrete for a home side and visitor side expansion and soccer concessions/restroom building — Blalock’s bid totaled $14,626,550.
Blalock Building Company and a letter of intent to the company were approved contingent upon release by the Army Corps of Engineers to begin the stadium project. The letter serves as an official letter of intent to execute a contract agreement for the new stadium and sports complex.
Hewitt-Trussville Stadium rendering
photo courtesy of Trussville City Schools
According to the letter, upon receipt of Blalock’s signature, the building company will be notified to proceed with construction. The contract schedule of 12 months shall commence from the contract approval date and release from the Corps of Engineers.
An estimated completion date for the new stadium could be Aug. 20, 2014, which is about nine days before the 2014 high school football season begins. Should the stadium’s completion affect a home game, the school system could ask the Alabama High School Athletic Association for an exemption to play a scheduled home game on the road. |
