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Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:24 pm
by AFCAT
Leon said that once the money is in, they will start moving dirt, so the project could start any day. I figured they’d have to put out the project for bids, but maybe they’ve already done that.
Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:20 pm
by Slackjaw
https://nevadasportsnet.com/newsletter- ... e-facility
Lots of references to Montana State in this article. It also goes to show that when compared to some Mountain West programs, our fundraising and $$$ spent on athletics at Montana State isn't as far behind as some people try to make it seem.
Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:29 pm
by AFCAT
Slackjaw wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:20 pm
https://nevadasportsnet.com/newsletter- ... e-facility
Lots of references to Montana State in this article. It also goes to show that when compared to some Mountain West programs, our fundraising and $$$ spent on athletics at Montana State isn't as far behind as some people try to make it seem.
But MSU is way ahead by not having multi-million dollar deficits in football every year like UNR has right now. I like it that way.
Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:49 pm
by lutecat
So our facility is hard sided correct?
Those folks over with the canvas wall tent to the east think it's steel frames with cloth walls. For the cost I don't think so.
Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:54 pm
by AFCAT
lutecat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:49 pm
So our facility is hard sided correct?
Those folks over with the canvas wall tent to the east think it's steel frames with cloth walls. For the cost I don't think so.
Originally, the facility was going to have a steel frame with a PVC material wall, not cloth, but now it's all hard sided. BTW, the gris bubble is also made out of a plastic structural fabric-type material.
Even if the Cats had gone with their original plan, it would have still been much better than a bubble structure. Obviously, the full hard shell the Cats are building is even better than both.
Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:53 pm
by CodyCat
AFCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:54 pm
lutecat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:49 pm
So our facility is hard sided correct?
Those folks over with the canvas wall tent to the east think it's steel frames with cloth walls. For the cost I don't think so.
Originally, the facility was going to have a steel frame with a PVC material wall, not cloth, but now it's all hard sided. BTW, the gris bubble is also made out of a plastic structural fabric-type material.
Even if the Cats had gone with their original plan, it would have still been much better than a bubble structure. Obviously, the full hard shell the Cats are building is even better than both.
I totally missed that it will now be hard sided. That’s excellent news.
Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:13 pm
by TomCat88
CodyCat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:53 pm
AFCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:54 pm
lutecat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:49 pm
So our facility is hard sided correct?
Those folks over with the canvas wall tent to the east think it's steel frames with cloth walls. For the cost I don't think so.
Originally, the facility was going to have a steel frame with a PVC material wall, not cloth, but now it's all hard sided. BTW, the gris bubble is also made out of a plastic structural fabric-type material.
Even if the Cats had gone with their original plan, it would have still been much better than a bubble structure. Obviously, the full hard shell the Cats are building is even better than both.
I totally missed that it will now be hard sided. That’s excellent news.
MSU’s IPF is nearly three times the cost of the UM IPF. $28 million vs $10.3 million. I know construction costs are higher in Bozeman vs Missoula but I gotta believe MSU’s will be significantly nicer in a variety of ways.
Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:39 pm
by AFCAT
TomCat88 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:13 pm
CodyCat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:53 pm
AFCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:54 pm
lutecat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:49 pm
So our facility is hard sided correct?
Those folks over with the canvas wall tent to the east think it's steel frames with cloth walls. For the cost I don't think so.
Originally, the facility was going to have a steel frame with a PVC material wall, not cloth, but now it's all hard sided. BTW, the gris bubble is also made out of a plastic structural fabric-type material.
Even if the Cats had gone with their original plan, it would have still been much better than a bubble structure. Obviously, the full hard shell the Cats are building is even better than both.
I totally missed that it will now be hard sided. That’s excellent news.
MSU’s IPF is nearly three times the cost of the UM IPF. $28 million vs $10.3 million. I know construction costs are higher in Bozeman vs Missoula but I gotta believe MSU’s will be significantly nicer in a variety of ways.
Besides being hard sided, the Bobcat facility has a 300m oval track around the football playing surface and the gris facility only has a straight line sprint track.
Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:48 pm
by CodyCat
TomCat88 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:13 pm
CodyCat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:53 pm
AFCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:54 pm
lutecat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:49 pm
So our facility is hard sided correct?
Those folks over with the canvas wall tent to the east think it's steel frames with cloth walls. For the cost I don't think so.
Originally, the facility was going to have a steel frame with a PVC material wall, not cloth, but now it's all hard sided. BTW, the gris bubble is also made out of a plastic structural fabric-type material.
Even if the Cats had gone with their original plan, it would have still been much better than a bubble structure. Obviously, the full hard shell the Cats are building is even better than both.
I totally missed that it will now be hard sided. That’s excellent news.
MSU’s IPF is nearly three times the cost of the UM IPF. $28 million vs $10.3 million. I know construction costs are higher in Bozeman vs Missoula but I gotta believe MSU’s will be significantly nicer in a variety of ways.
I agree with that. But, I thought the first rendition of the IPF was a steel frame with inflatable walls.
Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:10 pm
by Montanabob
AFCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:39 pm
TomCat88 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:13 pm
CodyCat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:53 pm
AFCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:54 pm
lutecat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:49 pm
So our facility is hard sided correct?
Those folks over with the canvas wall tent to the east think it's steel frames with cloth walls. For the cost I don't think so.
Originally, the facility was going to have a steel frame with a PVC material wall, not cloth, but now it's all hard sided. BTW, the gris bubble is also made out of a plastic structural fabric-type material.
Even if the Cats had gone with their original plan, it would have still been much better than a bubble structure. Obviously, the full hard shell the Cats are building is even better than both.
I totally missed that it will now be hard sided. That’s excellent news.
MSU’s IPF is nearly three times the cost of the UM IPF. $28 million vs $10.3 million. I know construction costs are higher in Bozeman vs Missoula but I gotta believe MSU’s will be significantly nicer in a variety of ways.
Besides being hard sided, the Bobcat facility has a 300m oval track around the football playing surface and the gris facility only has a straight line sprint track.
ours was built with the indoor track team in mind.
Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:25 pm
by Hawks86
They took a big dump on their track team for 20 more yards of turf.
Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:55 pm
by AFCAT
Montanabob wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:10 pm
AFCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:39 pm
TomCat88 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:13 pm
CodyCat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:53 pm
AFCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:54 pm
lutecat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:49 pm
So our facility is hard sided correct?
Those folks over with the canvas wall tent to the east think it's steel frames with cloth walls. For the cost I don't think so.
Originally, the facility was going to have a steel frame with a PVC material wall, not cloth, but now it's all hard sided. BTW, the gris bubble is also made out of a plastic structural fabric-type material.
Even if the Cats had gone with their original plan, it would have still been much better than a bubble structure. Obviously, the full hard shell the Cats are building is even better than both.
I totally missed that it will now be hard sided. That’s excellent news.
MSU’s IPF is nearly three times the cost of the UM IPF. $28 million vs $10.3 million. I know construction costs are higher in Bozeman vs Missoula but I gotta believe MSU’s will be significantly nicer in a variety of ways.
Besides being hard sided, the Bobcat facility has a 300m oval track around the football playing surface and the gris facility only has a straight line sprint track.
ours was built with the indoor track team in mind.
It is now, but the first version they depicted last year, with the fabric siding, was football only.
Look how much the design , size, and location have changed since just last November.
Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:36 pm
by Cataholic
AFCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:55 pm
Montanabob wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:10 pm
AFCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:39 pm
TomCat88 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:13 pm
CodyCat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:53 pm
AFCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:54 pm
lutecat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:49 pm
So our facility is hard sided correct?
Those folks over with the canvas wall tent to the east think it's steel frames with cloth walls. For the cost I don't think so.
Originally, the facility was going to have a steel frame with a PVC material wall, not cloth, but now it's all hard sided. BTW, the gris bubble is also made out of a plastic structural fabric-type material.
Even if the Cats had gone with their original plan, it would have still been much better than a bubble structure. Obviously, the full hard shell the Cats are building is even better than both.
I totally missed that it will now be hard sided. That’s excellent news.
MSU’s IPF is nearly three times the cost of the UM IPF. $28 million vs $10.3 million. I know construction costs are higher in Bozeman vs Missoula but I gotta believe MSU’s will be significantly nicer in a variety of ways.
Besides being hard sided, the Bobcat facility has a 300m oval track around the football playing surface and the gris facility only has a straight line sprint track.
ours was built with the indoor track team in mind.
It is now, but the first version they depicted last year, with the fabric siding, was football only.
Look how much the design , size, and location have changed since just last November.
I saw a recent layout that part of the email for parking and tailgates. It actually has the IPF parallel to the stadium and intersects at a 90 to the track. They have it fitting between the irrigation pond and the track/stadium.
Found it:
https://ats.eccmp.com/ats/msg.aspx?sg1= ... nD7J_LAsS4
Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:14 pm
by AFCAT
Cataholic wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:36 pm
AFCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:55 pm
Montanabob wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:10 pm
AFCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:39 pm
TomCat88 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:13 pm
CodyCat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:53 pm
AFCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:54 pm
lutecat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:49 pm
So our facility is hard sided correct?
Those folks over with the canvas wall tent to the east think it's steel frames with cloth walls. For the cost I don't think so.
Originally, the facility was going to have a steel frame with a PVC material wall, not cloth, but now it's all hard sided. BTW, the gris bubble is also made out of a plastic structural fabric-type material.
Even if the Cats had gone with their original plan, it would have still been much better than a bubble structure. Obviously, the full hard shell the Cats are building is even better than both.
I totally missed that it will now be hard sided. That’s excellent news.
MSU’s IPF is nearly three times the cost of the UM IPF. $28 million vs $10.3 million. I know construction costs are higher in Bozeman vs Missoula but I gotta believe MSU’s will be significantly nicer in a variety of ways.
Besides being hard sided, the Bobcat facility has a 300m oval track around the football playing surface and the gris facility only has a straight line sprint track.
ours was built with the indoor track team in mind.
It is now, but the first version they depicted last year, with the fabric siding, was football only.
Look how much the design , size, and location have changed since just last November.
I saw a recent layout that part of the email for parking and tailgates. It actually has the IPF parallel to the stadium and intersects at a 90 to the track. They have it fitting between the irrigation pond and the track/stadium.
Found it:
https://ats.eccmp.com/ats/msg.aspx?sg1= ... nD7J_LAsS4
Yeah, just go back to pages 25 and 26 of this thread, the new location is posted there. I just posted above where they had the facility going last November. Obviously, it has changed a lot since then.
Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:20 pm
by TomCat88
AFCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:14 pm
Cataholic wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:36 pm
AFCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:55 pm
Montanabob wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:10 pm
AFCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:39 pm
TomCat88 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:13 pm
CodyCat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:53 pm
AFCAT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:54 pm
lutecat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:49 pm
So our facility is hard sided correct?
Those folks over with the canvas wall tent to the east think it's steel frames with cloth walls. For the cost I don't think so.
Originally, the facility was going to have a steel frame with a PVC material wall, not cloth, but now it's all hard sided. BTW, the gris bubble is also made out of a plastic structural fabric-type material.
Even if the Cats had gone with their original plan, it would have still been much better than a bubble structure. Obviously, the full hard shell the Cats are building is even better than both.
I totally missed that it will now be hard sided. That’s excellent news.
MSU’s IPF is nearly three times the cost of the UM IPF. $28 million vs $10.3 million. I know construction costs are higher in Bozeman vs Missoula but I gotta believe MSU’s will be significantly nicer in a variety of ways.
Besides being hard sided, the Bobcat facility has a 300m oval track around the football playing surface and the gris facility only has a straight line sprint track.
ours was built with the indoor track team in mind.
It is now, but the first version they depicted last year, with the fabric siding, was football only.
Look how much the design , size, and location have changed since just last November.
I saw a recent layout that part of the email for parking and tailgates. It actually has the IPF parallel to the stadium and intersects at a 90 to the track. They have it fitting between the irrigation pond and the track/stadium.
Found it:
https://ats.eccmp.com/ats/msg.aspx?sg1= ... nD7J_LAsS4
Yeah, just go back to pages 25 and 26 of this thread, the new location is posted there. I just posted above where they had the facility going last November. Obviously, it has changed a lot since then.
Great location for it. Easy access to the track and football stadiums. Also worth wondering how much it will help the blossoming track programs (men currently ranked 25th in the country).
Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:38 am
by Joe Bobcat
How cool would it be if they could hold the groundbreaking in conjunction with the Sonny Holland Classic?
You could hardly get a day this spring that you could get a larger group of rabid Bobcat football fans in attendance.
Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:38 am
by stevo
Standy by for an update on this.
I am sorting thru some plans.
AFCAT stand by your email.
Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:00 am
by stevo
The plans for the indoor have now gone out to bid. A couple of things to know.
Langlas looks to be the general contractor and they are taking bids for the work.
Bids are due Tuesday April 23rd.
I do not see a construction schedule yet.
114,428Sf
Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:04 am
by AFCAT
stevo wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:38 am
Standy by for an update on this.
I am sorting thru some plans.
AFCAT stand by your email.
Re: Indoor facility
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:20 am
by AFCAT
