Georgia State athletic director Charlie Cobb said he hopes to have the new strength and conditioning center built and ready to use by Aug. 1.
The university put out a request for proposal on Tuesday for the construction of the building. The RFP has to stay out for at least two weeks. As soon as the bids are in, one can be selected. The decision will be made jointly between athletics and the university’s design and construction department. The bid-opening will occur before March 1. It shouldn’t take more than a few days to select a winner and begin discussing the project with that company.
Cobb said it will be a modular building, approximately 7,000 square feet. The size may be adjusted depending upon the cost. The building will be integrated into the side of the football team’s practice facility on MLK Dr. The land has been roped off for several weeks. Cobb said there is $1 million in the budget for the construction, but he hopes the cost doesn’t exceed $700,000. The budget doesn’t include the cost of the equipment that will be used in the building.
Coach Trent Miles said the building is needed to improve player development and as recruiting tool.
Fund-raising for the building has been going on for more than a year, and started under Cobb’s predecessor, Cheryl Levick.
Construction would need to be completed by Aug. 1 because that is when the football team will likely start practicing for the upcoming season.
All of Georgia State’s 15 men’s and women’s teams lift weights in a room that is in the Sports Arena. Because of its small size, the football team works out in shifts.
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