CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield Area School District will receive bids for upgrades to its high school athletic facilities next month, according to Superintendent Dr. Thomas B. Otto, who notified school board members at Monday night’s committee meetings.
The district will receive its bids April 12, and the board plans to vote on the athletic facilities upgrades at its meeting April 23. In February, District Architect J. Greer Hayden of HHSDR Architects/Engineers said he wanted construction to begin in May and wrap up in August.
Then, he presented bid packages for improvements to the tennis courts, the football field and stadium complex and the soccer field.
According to the bid packages, the district would be considering two options for the tennis facilities. Bids are going to be accepted for repairs to the six existing tennis courts with an alternative bid for adding a storm system on the north and west sides.
The district would also be considering the construction of four brand new tennis courts. These courts would be located at the existing location. However, an alternative bid for drainage wouldn’t be necessary, as it’s already incorporated in this option, Hayden said.
So far as the football stadium improvements, the district would be considering either renovating with natural turf and irrigation, or installing new artificial turf and converting it into a multi-sport facility. Both options include new track and field events and renovations to the stadium’s walkways and fencing.
The natural turf option also lists two alternative bids for installing drainage and irrigation for the soccer field. The artificial turf option only seeks an alternative bid for the installation of drainage at the soccer fields, according to the bid packages.
Hayden listed bid packages for seven manufacturers of artificial turf, including Field Turf, Sportexe, A-Turf, Prograss, Sprint Turf, Tiger Turf and Astro Turf. He left an eighth package open as “other” for any alternative manufacturers that submit bids for the athletic upgrades.
According to him, the district would be awarding bleacher and electrical contracts as well. The first is for the renovation of the home and visitor bleachers with alternative bids for new seat boards, a new closed deck and riser system and the addition of sidewall and rear wall skirting under the home bleachers.
The electrical contract would be for a new football field sound system with alternative bids for adding concession stand speakers, a new football scoreboard and a new soccer field sound system. This contract also includes a new soccer field lighting system.
