(KNOX) –At Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting, Grand Forks City Council members talked about some display options for the Alerus Center’s new scoreboard. During the meeting, it was brought up that some of the options could lead to the project go over its approved budget.
The council took over the scoreboard project after a contract for a new display with Daktronics was terminated in March. The contract ended because the project did not get locally bid for.
City Engineer Christian Danielson presented three different options. The council can choose a display board that could be the same size as the current one, which is 62.5 feet long. There are also options for a scoreboard that could be 85.6 or 100.8 feet long.
Each board size also comes with two options for digital pixel pitch, which affects the quality of video that will be shown on the scoreboard.
A 4 millimeter density is considered to be a higher quality display, and it would be more expensive than a lower density option. Danielson says the lower option would provide better quality than what the current display for the scoreboards are.
The council gave preliminary approval to bid both the 85.6 and 100.8 foot options, but did not give approval to the options for a smaller ribbon board option and vomitory boards.
There are two ribbon board display options that can come with a choice of either 88.7 or a 185.8 foot long ribbon board. The current long ribbon board is 88.7 and there are also options for a higher or lower pixel display.
A possible addition is 16 new supplemental boards that are called vomitory boards. These boards would be located over the entrances into the main event space.
The project has a baseline cost of $2 million, which also features costs for items such as engineering, control room updates, and system integration.
The pixel pitch display could be a bid alternative that can also be awarded, but that would be determined on the bids that are received. The pixel pitch displays could cost from $4.4 million up to $6.1 million.
Danielson also says projected costs could be five to ten percent lower than when the actual bids come in.
City Administrator Todd Feland says the council would have the option to amend the budget, and the more expensive bid options could determine how much in additional funds would be needed for those options after the bids return.
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