$2,000 for one window?

if the windows have compound bends they are more expensive, but 2000 for each unit is high.

Asbestos, Lead Paint...............

80 - 100 feet in the air.

(I wonder if they can do it from inside the rooms?)

I'm going to guess that over half of that is for the "permanent recognition around Tiger Stadium"

Window World - $189 each

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I'm going to guess that over half of that is for the "permanent recognition around Tiger Stadium"

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this is a lot more likely.

thanks for the info lsu711. it makes sense but its not exactly re inventing the wheel. i've dealt with companies in the past that specialize in unique windows or frames. there prices vary but the savings is eye popping when you buy in bulk so it just surprised me when i heard 2 grand per unit. with the correct machining centers once they got the spects they could produce the windows in a matter of minutes that includes assembly. it a much needed project in my mind so if thats what its gonna cost to improve the cosmetic appearance of the staduim i say go for it.

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and they'll be double pane, insulating glass with argon, etc.

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Really? Where did you get this from? That doesn't make a whole lot of sense if the existing windows aren't nor does it make a lot of sense of the rooms aren't meant to be habitable. You cite the contractor won't send his guys into the room as part of the logic for the cost, which means the rooms aren't habitable and the installation has to be done from the outside.

If the rooms are part of the old dorms used by the Athletic Dept. as offices I would be surprised if they were broken, and more surprised at paying for scaffolding (since interior entry would work).

Since I recently had a bid on six completely custom, large (larger that the stadium windows), double pane, insulated, argon filled cantilever (that add to the cost) windows in Baton Rouge, I have some idea what the cost is.

Granted it was ground level, and accessible from both inside and outside, but it was less than half of $2000 (more like one-fourth) per window.

$2000 per window sounds inflated and sounds like it has turned into a money-raiser. I don't have a problem if that is the case as long as it is known what the money will be used for (a trust fund for continuing improvements to TS for example).

i hope whomever got the bid already has this equipment to do the job, but yeah i understand what you are saying.

I had an office in tiger stadium for several years. The office right next to mine was boarded up with caution tape and asbestos signs on it.

That is the problem with the windows. My office had a window ac unit but it was jerry rigged so it wouldnt fall through as the window frame was unattached from the cinder block wall.

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That doesn't make a whole lot of sense if the existing windows aren't nor does it make a lot of sense of the rooms aren't meant to be habitable.

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I think LSU intends to make those rooms habitable one day. If they install low quality windows now, when the rooms are renovated 5/10/20 years down the road, replacing the windows installed today will be as much of a deal breaker as the asbestos removal.

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I have some idea what the cost is. Granted it was ground level, and accessible from both inside and outside,

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Was it residential? Bonds/insurance required? A lot of factors in play besides elevation and access. State projects are inherently expensive because of the special requirements placed on bidders.

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$2000 per window sounds inflated and sounds like it has turned into a money-raiser.

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The money raised has to cover total project costs. Architect fees are ~10% of construction costs. If TAF is raising the money, they have salaries and overhead to pay. That all has to be built into the cost per window.

Obviously, they are going to raise more money than they need. Otherwise, the project will never happen. I think $2,000/window is low, but $2,000 plus a $2,000 match would get the job done and I am sure the leftover money will be used for improvements to the stadium. Alleva seems really passionate about the North Stadium area.