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Reducing Time, Money and Stress
FOR TURNKEY ATHLETIC CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
STA Stadium, formerly known as
Millionaire Stadium, was home for Williamsport
Athletics and the local community for over 40
years. It was evident to school officials
and community members that it was time for
renovations and safety upgrades. Through
donations and community driven efforts,
$2.3 million was raised in under two years.
Due to early successes of fundraising
efforts, administrators quickly contracted with a
local architectural firm to develop the plans and
specifications to meet the requirements of the
WASD. Once the architect had developed the
plans the project was " let to bid " that winter with a
budget of $3.5 million. All the bids came in
higher than budgeted and were rejected by the
WASD. The architect worked on a revised scope
to reduce the cost of the project. The plans were
revised and released for bid again by the spring.
Once more, all the bids were higher than budget
and rejected by the school.
Realizing that a new direction was
required, district administration contacted ELA
Sport, an athletic facility design division within the
ELA Group, Inc., a multidiscipline engineering
and landscape architectural firm, for a fresh
approach.
ELA Sport was able to quickly develop
alternative solutions that met the desired program
goals while significantly reducing project costs.
Working closely with the Keystone Purchasing
Network (KPN) premium sports specific vendors,
including FieldTurf USA, Beynon Sports
Surfaces, Musco Sports Lighting, and GT
Grandstands, ELA Sport facilitated a co-operative
design/build project effort between the District,
these vendors, and their construction
subcontractors to deliver a turnkey proposal for
consideration by the Board by the close of
October. Final contracting was quickly completed
and by early December, the vision for the
campaign was " back in focus " .
Thanks to the dedicated work of the
construction team and scheduling efficiency
of the design/build process, the Williamsport
Millionaires opened their football season in the
renovated STA Stadium Facility with their first
home game in front of a proud and appreciative
community that had supported and made this
vision a reality.
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PRODUCT DIRECTORY
" During a two year period our new athletic complex was publicly bid - twice. Both times only a few
bidders participated and the bids came in over budget. In frustration we sought a KPN proposal. The
KPN proposal came in under budget and the project was finished in less than one year. The KPN team
really came through. " -Bryan McCaffery, Director of Operations , WASD
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Overcome budget constraints with pre-negotiated
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KPN eliminates time consuming consumer bid processes
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Using the KPN Contract, schools can work with industry
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