I've spent the last 30 minutes looking through the construction prints of...

[Xenomorph]

Alabama's upcoming addition to the south endzone of Bryant-Denny. New club level, 2 levels of luxury suites, at least 10K seats (my estimation). A $47M project... just for one endzone. I haven't gone to look for any artists renderings.. and I don't think I want to.

Damn.

 

[RebelBruiser]

Definitely makes me jealous. However, you didn't post the most important piece of information. How big is their TV? I'll bet the ones we have in Mississippi are bigger.

 

[ScoobaDawg]

tough economic times, equal cheaper projects.

Was this what you were looking at?
500 drawings you can download for EVERYTHING going into the expansion

 

[Shmuley]

Of course, their behavior may have something to do with the fact that I've only been in there when they were beating the ever-living **** out of hapless MState teams.

 

[myusernamesucks]

i was there for the Bama-LSU game in 2007, as you can imagine the atmosphere was not very boring.

 

[Sarc Dawg]

nm

 

[Roy Munson.sixpack]

on part of the job. Yes, they did it perfectly. It looks incredible on paper.

Thing was cleared for 65 million and went for 47ish....there was a 5 or so million dollar difference from #1 to #2...</p>

 

[vhdawg]

....you should be there when we're beating them by two touchdowns. It's great fun.

 

[JohnRocker]

Wew somebody just took a hit. 5 million dollar difference between # 1 AND #2 ? I bet a estimator right now is getting his *** chewed. Leaving that much on the table in this economy is really bad. When they bid it they probably left something out. Like maybe the concrete? ha</p>

 

[Agentdog]

I attended our game from 97 to 01 there. As well as others in the early 90s and a couple in the 80s. I have never seen that place as dead as in 97. Empty seats everywhere, fans quiet. They were not doing great that year and it was a cold day. However, in 99, the place was rocking. It was one of the best, most intense atmospheres I have ever experienced for a game involving State on the road.

Wish I could have been there for 05 and 07.

 

[wrhodestider]

Here's a link to some drawings from the Bryant-Denny expansion site. One thing you have to remember is that the expansion is that it's at least 6 or 7 seven stories off the ground and is being constructed in a pretty tight physical space. While it won't have video screens as large as those in Starkville or Oxford, it will have four - one in each corner of the stadium.

Bryant-Denny Expansion

 

[gtowndawg]

would make all the difference in the world.

 

[Roy Munson.sixpack]

they didnt leave it out but the winner of the concrete probably wishes they did because he was, percentage wise, left WAYYYYY more than that 5 mil on the table which was about 10% or so of the job. Concrete dude was WAYYYYY more than that.

As for the estimator of the GC, the first comment when i got a call back happened to be from the #2 bidder, and he said i wouldnt have a job right now even if i could justify it to my boss and even if i was right...they would fire in spite. He said that guys ******* couldnt squeeze a bb through it. I concured, was told i wasnt low and was then told the low bid...i started lauging and said now THAT guys ******* is even tighter than the GC's. Crazy ****...