I know many of you on here are fans. It looks like Florida is a favorite of many this year. SEC should still be far and away the strongest conference.

One of my favorite times of the year...

Tailgating at Olsen on a nice 70 degree day is one of my favorite pasttimes. Speaking of, Olsen Field as we know it right now is in its last year.... A&M broke ground on their new $24 million baseball park last week, and it will be completed before the 2012 season.

Here's some tidbits...

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The Olsen Field Renovation Project, Texas A&M University, College
Station, Texas, is approved for construction subject to approval of the project
by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
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Under the current schedule, the Olsen Field Renovation Project will begin construction in February
2011 and be substantially complete in February 2012. The total project budget is $24,000,000.
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SCHEDULE

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1. Project Initiation ........................................................................................................ June 2010
2. Complete Programming and Concepts .............................................................. August 5, 2010
3. Schematic Design 100% Review Meeting ................................................ September 23, 2010
4. Schematic Design Approval ...................................................................... September 30, 2010
5. 75% Construction Document Review (Package #1) ...................................... October 28, 2010
6. Design Development 100% Review and 100% Construction Document
Review (Package # 1) ................................................................................... December 9, 2010
7. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Approval ............................ December 14, 2010
8. Guaranteed Maximum Price Submission ....................................................... January 14, 2011
9. Board of Regents Approval for Construction ................................................ February 4, 2011
10. Issue Construction Notice to Proceed ............................................................. February 7, 2011
11. 65% Construction Document Review .......................................................... February 28, 2011
12. 100% Construction Document Review ................................................................ April 1, 2011
13. Construction Substantial Completion ................................................................. February 2012
14. Owner Occupancy .............................................................................................. February 2012
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BUDGET

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1. Amount Available for Construction Contract ......................................... 20,634,870
2. Owner’s Contingency.................................................................................... 780,349
3. A/E Fees and CMAR Pre-Construction Fee ................................................. 872,000
4. FP&C Project Management and Inspection Fees .......................................... 619,581
5. Movable Furnishings and Equipment ........................................................... 350,000
6. Site Survey, Utility Research, and SUE .......................................................... 16,105
7. Soils Investigation ........................................................................................... 28,515
8. Energy Management Systems ....................................................................... 100,000
9. Environmental Systems Balancing ................................................................. 80,000
10. Fiber Optic Interface ....................................................................................... 85,000
11. Commissioning ............................................................................................... 50,000
12. A/V Devices/Security ................................................................................... 195,735
13. Construction Testing ....................................................................................... 89,845
14. Physical Plant Services ................................................................................... 20,000
15. Exterior Graphics ............................................................................................ 10,000
16. Hazardous Material Survey and Abatement ................................................... 25,000
17. Advertising, TAS/ADA Review and Other Project Costs .............................. 43,000
18. TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF PROJECT ........................................ $24,000,000
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This post was edited on 2/11/11 at 9:09 am