Illinois Renaissance
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It started in March 2016, with the hire of coaching icon Lovie Smith. It continues now, with dramatic upgrades coming soon to the Fighting Illini football facilities. Plans call for a brand-new 107,650 square foot, $79.2 million Illinois Football Performance Center to be constructed next to the Irwin Indoor Practice Facility, and adjacent to Memorial Stadium. Future Phase 2 plans call for expansions of Memorial Stadium's south and east sides.
Make no mistake: before the nation’s best and brightest student-athletes are competing for us, we are competing for them.
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This item is on the BOT agenda for their meeting 7/13-
INCREASE PROJECT BUDGET, APPROVE DESIGN, AND AMEND CONSTRUCTION MANAGER CONTRACT FOR SOUTHEAST ADDITION AND RENOVATION, MEMORIAL STADIUM, URBANA
Action: Increase Project Budget, Approve Design, and Amend Construction
Manager Contract for Southeast Addition and Renovation, Memorial
Stadium
Funding: Institutional Funds Operating Budget and Auxiliary Facilities System
Revenue Bonds
Based upon a feasibility study completed in July 2014, in September 2016, the Southeast Addition and Renovation for the Memorial Stadium project was approved with a budget of $4,673,470 to initiate the schematic design and design development phases of the project. At that time, it was expected that the project would consist of significant improvements to the existing east side of the stadium, removing the existing “horseshoe” seating area and building a new football operations addition at the south end of the stadium. The schematic design phase confirmed the need for the updates, but revised the plans to include a new Football Performance Center immediately east of the Stadium for Phase 1. Phase 2 would consist of other Stadium renovations and the potential replacement of the south “horseshoe”. Based on the completed schematic design phase, the cost to successfully complete the Football Performance Center (Phase 1) of this project, including the design and construction, will require a budget increase of $74,526,530. To recognize the new composition of the project, the intent is to rename the project Memorial Stadium Renovation and Football Performance Center.
Accordingly, the Chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Vice President, University of Illinois with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers recommends that the Board approve the increase in project budget for Phase 1 to $79,200,000, an increase of $74,526,530.
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