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Alice ISD trustees hear detailed update on new stadium progress; transformer installed, team targets August opening
Summary
Weaver & Jacobs project manager Tim Blinder and PBK architect briefed trustees March 16 on steady progress at the Alice ISD stadium: block work, press-box steel and roofing are advancing, the primary transformer has been installed and turf is expected mid-month; the team said they are pressing to meet an August target but gave no firm completion date.
Weaver & Jacobs project manager Tim Blinder told Alice ISD trustees March 16 that construction on the district's new high‑school stadium is progressing across multiple buildings and site systems, and that a major power milestone—the primary transformer—was installed last week.
"The AUP transformer was installed and completed last week," Blinder said, describing active work on exterior CMU, electrical and plumbing rough‑ins, structural steel and roofing across the concessions, press box and fieldhouse. He said press‑box structural steel was about 98% complete and interior sheetrock finishing had begun.
The project team also described site work: bleacher foundations, track and turf earthwork, speaker pole foundations and an underground detention system are underway. Blinder said the turf delivery is expected "middle of next month," after the contractor completes asphalt and related prep work.
District staff and the architect said brick delivery delays that had slowed parts of the project are resolved and the contractor has added labor to regain schedule. "They've provided additional manpower to get the block up as quickly as possible," a district representative said.
Trustees pressed for a firm completion date. Project staff declined to give an exact day but reiterated the goal of being ready for the first football game and identified August as the planning target. "We're still pressing to try to get done as quickly as possible," Blinder said. "Weather permitting, by the first football game is the plan." He cautioned, however, that weather and remaining exterior finishes could affect timing.
Board members asked about intermediate milestones. Blinder pointed to upcoming bar‑joist and decking installs for concession buildings, final curtain‑wall windows and elevator CMU work in the press box, and the pending asphalt for track and turf installation as actions that will accelerate the visual and functional completion of the site.
Athletics staff also briefed trustees on equipment planning for the new stadium, saying the district will salvage usable items (for example, soccer goals and some padding) for practice fields and purchase new stadium‑grade equipment—goalpost padding, sideline benches, starting blocks and timing systems—where needed.
The presentation closed with the project team noting ongoing coordination meetings and furniture/graphics selection tasks that remain. District leaders said regular progress updates and site visits will continue as work advances toward the summer and early‑fall athletics schedule.
