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Re: New Video Board out to bid

Post by coloradocat » Wed May 10, 2023 9:34 am

GoCats18 wrote:
Wed May 10, 2023 1:20 am
coloradocat wrote:
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We asked about the old board potentially being reused in some fashion as suggestion here have said in a recent meeting. From what we were told the old board is (not quite literally, but not far off of) being held together and kept running with bailing twine and duct tape. The feeling was it would not be able to be reused for anything else. For those that attended games last season you can probably remember several games where parts of the screen didn't work properly and parts of the scoreboard (scores, time, etc.) didn't completely work. Note we have the super cool permanent "Visitors" on the scoreboard cause they can't set the away team name anymore. Sounds like it is time to put it out to pasture.
Was the bailing twine and duct tape applied by the ag and engineering students? If so, I'm sure it's got plenty of good years left.

Will the new board be set to "Visitors" for the last home game of the regular season every other year?

We should just leave it blank. Not even worth wasting letters on them.
Or use the tennis team spelling.


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Re: New Video Board out to bid

Post by allcat » Wed May 10, 2023 9:42 am

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I am in the gray hard hat supervising the testing of a helical pier.

https://www.foundationrepairidaho.com/f ... ey-id.html
What is with the hair netting.


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Re: New Video Board out to bid

Post by St George » Wed May 10, 2023 12:48 pm

allcat wrote:
Wed May 10, 2023 9:42 am
St George wrote:
Wed May 10, 2023 7:24 am
Image

I am in the gray hard hat supervising the testing of a helical pier.

https://www.foundationrepairidaho.com/f ... ey-id.html
What is with the hair netting.
The hair and beard netting was required as it was in a food processing facility. It was fully operational while we had the piers installed. Once the piers were tested they installed rebar along with base plates for new columns. They basically rebuilt the plant from the inside out while it was 100% operational.



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Re: New Video Board out to bid

Post by Bobcat4Ever » Fri May 12, 2023 10:20 am

AFCAT wrote:
Tue May 09, 2023 1:36 pm
kennethnoisewater wrote:
Tue May 09, 2023 1:03 pm
St George wrote:
Tue May 09, 2023 12:59 pm
chadtothebone wrote:
Fri May 05, 2023 4:57 pm
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I'll admit, I'm not very savvy with the construction industry and timelines. This seems like a fairly small project, would this be completed in time for the 2023 season?
Being in construction wholesale and distribution as well as 30 years in construction, if they have not started by now there is little chance it will be done by the start of the season
Any delay would be in the building and shipment of the video board itself. The steel should be readily available. I have had a crew of 3 set 8 helical piers inside a factory in a single day. Concrete and rebar are readily available. Electrical should be just an upgrade of the existing, but could be an issue not knowing if it is fed with fiberoptics or hardwired. The biggest problem I see is this is a relatively small job and large contractors wont bother bidding, I hope I am wrong on this portion.
That concerns me too. But I'm hopeful that one or more contractors will see this as a high-enough profile job that they'll want their name on it, even if it's not a big money project. Not sure if that's a motivation for them or not. But MSU is a nice revenue stream for the Dick Andersons, Martels and Swanks of the world, so maybe you want to be in their good graces.
Yup, MSU is probably near the top on priority for construction projects in the area. Lots of money being pumped into the university over the past decade and even more to come. Reminds me when I had an electrician come out to one of my properties a while back. He bailed on me after an hour to go work on a higher profile job and I had to wait a day for him to come back.
You are lucky he came back at all! I had a signed agreement with a well-established local Bozeman-area company, and they never showed up and never came back and never returned my phone call …



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Re: New Video Board out to bid

Post by St George » Fri Jun 02, 2023 1:56 pm

Martel was the one and only bidder at $1,960,000.00. I hope that was within the budget.



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Re: New Video Board out to bid

Post by tetoncat » Fri Jun 02, 2023 3:50 pm

St George wrote:
Fri Jun 02, 2023 1:56 pm
Martel was the one and only bidder at $1,960,000.00. I hope that was within the budget.
And that is just for support structure or does it include some electrical?


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Re: New Video Board out to bid

Post by AFCAT » Fri Jun 02, 2023 3:53 pm

tetoncat wrote:
Fri Jun 02, 2023 3:50 pm
St George wrote:
Fri Jun 02, 2023 1:56 pm
Martel was the one and only bidder at $1,960,000.00. I hope that was within the budget.
And that is just for support structure or does it include some electrical?
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Re: New Video Board out to bid

Post by St George » Fri Jun 02, 2023 7:13 pm

I didn't read the documents but I did see substantial electrical included. I also didn't read them close enough to see if it included setting the video board. I am just hoping the project moves forward and we see it happen this year.



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Re: New Video Board out to bid

Post by vike_king » Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:16 pm

The mock up of the scoreboard is totally bogus. It only shows the Cats with 84 yards rushing in the first half!!!????


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Re: New Video Board out to bid

Post by tdub » Fri Jun 02, 2023 11:30 pm

vike_king wrote:
Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:16 pm
The mock up of the scoreboard is totally bogus. It only shows the Cats with 84 yards rushing in the first half!!!????
Those are just Tommy’s yards since he’s scoring a TD on the board. Prolly like 235 as a team. Especially against SLO.

Edit: But 28-24 against them in the 4th is slightly embarrassing. :lol:


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Re: New Video Board out to bid

Post by BelligerentBobcat » Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:45 am

Cats92 wrote:
Tue May 09, 2023 9:30 pm
rivercat wrote:
Tue May 09, 2023 8:44 pm
St George wrote:
Tue May 09, 2023 7:05 pm
kennethnoisewater wrote:
Tue May 09, 2023 1:03 pm
St George wrote:
Tue May 09, 2023 12:59 pm
chadtothebone wrote:
Fri May 05, 2023 4:57 pm
RobertCats wrote:
Fri May 05, 2023 9:37 am
I'll admit, I'm not very savvy with the construction industry and timelines. This seems like a fairly small project, would this be completed in time for the 2023 season?
Being in construction wholesale and distribution as well as 30 years in construction, if they have not started by now there is little chance it will be done by the start of the season
Any delay would be in the building and shipment of the video board itself. The steel should be readily available. I have had a crew of 3 set 8 helical piers inside a factory in a single day. Concrete and rebar are readily available. Electrical should be just an upgrade of the existing, but could be an issue not knowing if it is fed with fiberoptics or hardwired. The biggest problem I see is this is a relatively small job and large contractors wont bother bidding, I hope I am wrong on this portion.
That concerns me too. But I'm hopeful that one or more contractors will see this as a high-enough profile job that they'll want their name on it, even if it's not a big money project. Not sure if that's a motivation for them or not. But MSU is a nice revenue stream for the Dick Andersons, Martels and Swanks of the world, so maybe you want to be in their good graces.
Maybe put Sletton on that list too.
I think of big civil construction with Sletton. Like setting big objects on pilings...kinda like this project. Good addition.
I’m an electrician by trade and one of my cousins owns a crane outfit in the valley. Blue-collar cat fans are not hard to come by. I’m thinking we put our own rag tag team together and get this thing done before Gold Rush.
Handful of farmers and ranchers, some payloaders, ladders, and the absence of OSHA operatives and it’ll get done in a morning. May or may not be crooked.



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Re: New Video Board out to bid

Post by Bozeman42 » Sat Jun 03, 2023 3:26 pm

From the bid sheet:

Time of Completion
Bidder agrees to commence work immediately upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed and
to substantially complete the project AUGUST 1, 2023.



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Re: New Video Board out to bid

Post by TomCat88 » Sat Jun 03, 2023 4:47 pm

Bozeman42 wrote:
Sat Jun 03, 2023 3:26 pm
From the bid sheet:

Time of Completion
Bidder agrees to commence work immediately upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed and
to substantially complete the project AUGUST 1, 2023.
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Re: New Video Board out to bid

Post by Bobcatsinmso » Sun Jun 04, 2023 11:29 am

TomCat88 wrote:
Sat Jun 03, 2023 4:47 pm
Bozeman42 wrote:
Sat Jun 03, 2023 3:26 pm
From the bid sheet:

Time of Completion
Bidder agrees to commence work immediately upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed and
to substantially complete the project AUGUST 1, 2023.
🤣🤣🤣
Laugh all you want, Tony will have it up and running by Gold Rush.


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Re: New Video Board out to bid

Post by mslacatfan » Sun Jun 04, 2023 12:10 pm

Bobcatsinmso wrote:
Sun Jun 04, 2023 11:29 am
TomCat88 wrote:
Sat Jun 03, 2023 4:47 pm
Bozeman42 wrote:
Sat Jun 03, 2023 3:26 pm
From the bid sheet:

Time of Completion
Bidder agrees to commence work immediately upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed and
to substantially complete the project AUGUST 1, 2023.
🤣🤣🤣
Laugh all you want, Tony will have it up and running by Gold Rush.
I sure hope you are right! I’m pretty excited to see this thing, it’s totally going to change the stadium. :thumbup:


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Re: New Video Board out to bid

Post by damnyoutuesday » Sun Jun 04, 2023 12:11 pm

I have a feeling that the public university with multiple construction projects going on at any given time knows what they're doing by giving a deadline like that



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Re: New Video Board out to bid

Post by Cat Grad » Sun Jun 04, 2023 12:35 pm

damnyoutuesday wrote:
Sun Jun 04, 2023 12:11 pm
I have a feeling that the public university with multiple construction projects going on at any given time knows what they're doing by giving a deadline like that
Me too! Reminds me of when I was a Butterbar and was told "Lieutenant, this mission has the potential to be a real cluster f*ck and I have every confidence in you." Kind of like what's always gone on if Helena was somehow involved clear back to the state not being able to decide where to put the state capitol (what was 8th Avenue going to be used for instead of a Land Grant school?) In fact, something like getting the erector set out to put up a t.v. set in a football stadium reminds me of this:

https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-r ... elebration



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Re: New Video Board out to bid

Post by catsrback76 » Sun Jun 04, 2023 12:48 pm

Bobcatsinmso wrote:
Sun Jun 04, 2023 11:29 am
TomCat88 wrote:
Sat Jun 03, 2023 4:47 pm
Bozeman42 wrote:
Sat Jun 03, 2023 3:26 pm
From the bid sheet:

Time of Completion
Bidder agrees to commence work immediately upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed and
to substantially complete the project AUGUST 1, 2023.
🤣🤣🤣
Laugh all you want, Tony will have it up and running by Gold Rush.
Less than 2 months to complete it seems a bit optimistic. But, hey, I want to be pleasantly surprised.



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Re: New Video Board out to bid

Post by Cataholic » Sun Jun 04, 2023 2:03 pm

catsrback76 wrote:
Sun Jun 04, 2023 12:48 pm
Bobcatsinmso wrote:
Sun Jun 04, 2023 11:29 am
TomCat88 wrote:
Sat Jun 03, 2023 4:47 pm
Bozeman42 wrote:
Sat Jun 03, 2023 3:26 pm
From the bid sheet:

Time of Completion
Bidder agrees to commence work immediately upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed and
to substantially complete the project AUGUST 1, 2023.
🤣🤣🤣
Laugh all you want, Tony will have it up and running by Gold Rush.
Less than 2 months to complete it seems a bit optimistic. But, hey, I want to be pleasantly surprised.
Why only two months? The first game isn’t until Sept 2.



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