Work to upgrade the Manteca, East Union and Lathrop high school stadiums will take another step closer to starting on Tuesday.
That is when the Manteca Unified board meets to consider awarding pre-construction as well as lease-leaseback services contracts for the renovation projects. The board meets at 6 p.m. at the district office, 2271 W. Louise Avenue.
Trustees are also being asked to approve notices of exemption for all three projects in regards to the California Environmental Quality Act.
The contracts will allow the exact costs to be determined. Once that is done, the projects will come back to the board for final approval along with a construction start date. Depending upon costs, some of the lower priority items may not be addressed.
The board in November approved moving forward with the design of upgrades for the football stadiums. The design phase is costing $1.35 million.
Funding for the three high school stadium projects will draw from some of the remaining $159 million in the 2014 Measure G bond proceeds and the $260 million Measure A bonds approved in November 2020.
The first projects to move forward will be at East Union and Lathrop High schools. The Manteca High stadium work will follow those two campuses due to more code compliance needs attributed to the age of some of the facilities being addressed that date back to 1959.
Both Manteca and EU require upgrades to the storm water system to allow their use during and after inclement weather.
All three high schools will get 8-lane all-weather tracks. The turf, although in excellent repair, requires significant and ongoing maintenance. The project will allow the installation of hybrid Bermuda turf that increases the durability of the turf.
Irrigation systems will be replaced to address ongoing issues and to align with standards for water conservation, adequate coverage, and controls.
The turf will be designed to accommodate both football and soccer.
The three stadiums will be brought up to current building codes. That includes Americans with Disabilities Act compliance concerns and providing for lighting upgrades to emergency egress requirements.
Work specific to the Manteca High stadium includes:
*Replacing the stadium lighting.
*Replacing the main electrical service for the stadium due to the age and condition of the infrastructure.
*Replacing or upgrading the fire alarm system, audio visual system and emergency egress lighting for the stadium.
*Installing emergency backup battery storage to support the emergency egress lighting.
*Replacing the 1,000-seat visitors’ bleachers.
*A possible alternate add-on of 22 feet of netting over an 8-foot chain link fence between the southern end of the stadium and an adjoining mobile home park.
*Installing 650 linear feet of 8-foot chain link fence elsewhere with a possible alternative to that of a masonry wall instead.
*Installing 1,145 linear feet of linear chain link fence or the alternate of a wrought iron security fence.
*Proposed replacement facilities for high jump, triple/long jump, pole vault, shot put and discus.
*An existing building on the northeast edge of the stadium to be repurposed as team rooms.
*New ticket booth/restroom building as well as a picnic/pop up tent area.
*Proposed storage containers.
*Installing ADA parking and an accessibility path.
*Demolishing a building in the southeast corner of the stadium.
*Proposed scoreboard and flag pole.
Work specific to East Union High’s stadium includes:
*Proposed ADA parking stalls.
*New flag pole.
*New improvements for triple jump/long jump, pole vault, shot put, and discus.
*Proposed storage containers.
Work specific to Lathrop High includes:
*Upgrades to existing ADA parking.
*Proposed storage containers.
*New triple jump/long jump, discus, shot out, pole vault, and high jump areas.
The school board meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the district office complex, Airport Way and Louise Avenue.
To contact Dennis Wyatt, email dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com
