It's Worse Than We Thought
posted by Scott Hood on Friday, June 22, 2007
Well, that's what I was told by USC's Facilities and Construction office. It appears the information given to me was incorrect. Unfortunately, the $28 million project is not that far along.
I received an e-mail from the State's Engineering Office late Thursday afternoon containing the following language:
"I was sent your 6/19 posting yesterday (see below), and I would like to correct your first sentence. The architectural plans for the new ballpark have NOT been delivered to the State Engineer's Office for review and therefore, are not in the review process. There have been delays associated with the design process and I am told that I should be getting the plans in a couple of weeks."
Based on this e-mail, it's evident the timeline suggested in my blog earlier this week was a little optimistic. After the engineering review is completed, bids will then be advertised for 30 days in accordance with state law before they can be opened.
As of today, I will predict construction of the new ballpark won't begin until late September, at the earliest.
I have contacted Wayne Griffith, USC's project manager, for an interview to find out the status of the ballpark but he had not yet returned my call as of late Friday afternoon. Hopefully, I'll have a chance to talk with him Monday. Stay tuned.
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A couple of days ago I told you the architectural plans for the new baseball stadium had been submitted to the State's Engineering office for approval and that construction would likely begin in late August or early September.
Well, that's what I was told by USC's Facilities and Construction office. It appears the information given to me was incorrect. Unfortunately, the $28 million project is not that far along.
I received an e-mail from the State's Engineering Office late Thursday afternoon containing the following language:
"I was sent your 6/19 posting yesterday (see below), and I would like to correct your first sentence. The architectural plans for the new ballpark have NOT been delivered to the State Engineer's Office for review and therefore, are not in the review process. There have been delays associated with the design process and I am told that I should be getting the plans in a couple of weeks."
Based on this e-mail, it's evident the timeline suggested in my blog earlier this week was a little optimistic. After the engineering review is completed, bids will then be advertised for 30 days in accordance with state law before they can be opened.
As of today, I will predict construction of the new ballpark won't begin until late September, at the earliest.
I have contacted Wayne Griffith, USC's project manager, for an interview to find out the status of the ballpark but he had not yet returned my call as of late Friday afternoon. Hopefully, I'll have a chance to talk with him Monday. Stay tuned.
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