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Practice Facility opening bids

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I read that as of Jan 30th, they are opening bids on the practice facility, with estimates somewhere between $23 million and $25 million. Mention of something like 75,000 sq ft and site work in the late summer or early fall. Refer to the men's site for better and more in depth info.
 

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Just checked on the Men's board and the final cost is more like $25-$28 Mil. The design is still in process - the site prep to start late summer/fall, but design is not completed until late in the year and actual construction is 12-14 months starting next year.
Still nice that the ball is rolling.
 

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totally agree UCMiami. it's over due, but not too late. UCONN still has JC and Geno and it's a great thing to be able to tell recruits who will be here for 4 years that they will get to practice in a state of the art facility probably first semester they are here in 2013 (sept-december). of course i'm sure there will be delays and it probably wont' be ready before summer of 2014, but it's coming and that's great news for the coaching staffs...
 

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So this means the final cost will probably be $40M when all is said and done ... I have never seen a high profile project like this come in anywhere near the initial estimates
 

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  • Wonder if UConn names the court after JC since most likely he'll be retired when the facility is completed. Do they sell the naming rights to the court to a commercial entity for the dollars? Do they come up with an acronym that combines Geno and JC's name?
 
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