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Board tables proposal to accept donated digital scoreboards, asks for competitive bids and cost estimates
Summary
The board considered a vendor-funded digital scoreboard package valued at about $153,000 and a revenue-sharing advertising model but voted to table the item pending competitive proposals and clearer cost estimates for installation, power and data cabling.
The Gateway School District board on July 14 tabled consideration of a vendor-funded digital scoreboard system for the district gym after members requested competitive bids and clearer estimates for installation and power upgrades. Administrators described a proposal from a vendor to install ScoreVision-style digital scoreboards and provide associated software with no upfront equipment cost. The district would receive a share of advertising revenue; the vendor proposed keeping 75 percent of advertising sales and giving the district 25 percent. The company estimated the equipment value at approximately $153,000. Under the proposal, if the vendor failed to sell sufficient advertising, the district could be responsible for an annual software license fee of $7,500 (the vendor described a multi-year arrangement in which advertising income could offset…
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