Improved Football Field & New Fieldhouse

The football stadium will remain where it is, but the natural grass surface will be replaced with FieldTurf. The current bleachers on the north side will be removed, and replaced with a new grandstand and press box. The areas behind the two end zones will be turned into asphalt, partly to improve safety for high jumpers. Bleachers will be added on one end. During the fall sports season, those bleachers will be the home of the Northwest band. The visiting bleachers will remain as is. Plans also call for new lights and a new ticket booth, giving the stadium one main entrance. The track surrounding the football field will be unchanged. The fieldhouse will be built on the east side of the football field. It will be used as a basketball and volleyball practice facility for high school, and seventh- and eighth-grade teams. It will have a synthetic, all-purpose floor. Baseball and softball players will be able to bounce balls off of the surface without causing any damage. In the fieldhouse will be a full basketball court, or two courts running sideways. The wrestling room will be big enough for two full-sized wrestling mats. Also included will be men’s and women’s locker rooms. Called team rooms, they will have a multipurpose setting, Edwards said. The fieldhouse will include a training room, lobby, public restrooms, storage and a mechanical room. The lobby will look out over the football field. A digital scoreboard on the side of the fieldhouse will serve the athletic field.

Athletic Facility, New Construction.

Division 01 -	General Requirements, Construction Facilities.
Division 03 -	Concrete, Concrete Forming, Concrete Accessories, Cast-in-Place Concrete, Precast Concrete.
Division 07 -	Thermal and Moisture Protection, Dampproofing and Waterproofing, Thermal Protection.
Division 08 -	Openings.
Division 09 -	Finishes, Painting.
Division 21 -	Fire Suppression.
Division 22 -	Plumbing, Plumbing Piping, Plumbing Equipment, Plumbing Fixtures, Drinking Fountains and Water Coolers.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Site Clearing, Earth Moving.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Bases, Ballasts, and Paving, Athletic and Recreational Surfacing, Fences and Gates.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Water Utilities.