The Allen Independent School District in Texas may have to spend up to $2 million to repair a two-year-old $60 million high school stadium after “engineering failures” were discovered in June, the Dallas Business Journal reported.
Inadequate concrete columns supporting the press box, weak connections at the base of the main scoreboard and a retaining wall without sufficient steel reinforcement were among the deficiencies uncovered in a recent report.
The Allen Eagle Stadium will remain closed through this football season and until the repairs are made. That work is set to begin soon, with the architectural firm, PBK, paying about $280,000 to repair the scoreboard, the Journal reported. The construction company, Pogue Construction, will do the repairs without profit, the Journal reported.
"Both PBK and Pogue have committed to getting the stadium up and running at no cost to the district,” Superintendent Lance Hindt said in a statement published in the Journal. “The payment from PBK demonstrates that commitment.”
The school board has authorized up to $2 million of bond money for the repairs should PBK and Pogue disagree over who is responsible for the repairs, but so far, the two parties have said they plan to resolve the issues.
"We are continuing to work with the district and its engineers as they complete plans for other issues that need to be addressed at the stadium,” Pogue said in a statement published in the Journal. “Our goal remains to stand by our client and our work."
