The Atlantic School Board entered into an agreement with Urbandale based Rochon Corporation on Wednesday night for the athletic facilities upgrade project. The agreement came during a special meeting at the Atlantic High School Media Center, following a public hearing in which no one spoke.

The contract approved was the low bid received for the project, with a base bid of $8,615,000. The board also discussed three separate alternative bids received from Rochon for some extra project items at the Trojan Bowl. The first alternative bid was for the entry set up for the Trojan Bowl with two different options being given to the board. One of the options was included in the base bid with lettering and lighting on the building. The other option included an archway entrance that would have added $105,000 to the project price tag. Many members of the board were unsatisfied with elements of both options and ultimately decided to not approve that bid. The plan will be to work with the contractor to come up with a solution that achieves the desired aesthetics within a reasonable budget.

The other two alternative bids were approved by the board. Alternative bid #2 was for the Trojan Bowl center-field logo on the turf for $12,300. Alternative Bid #3 was for the Trojan Bowl turf end zone lettering for $31,200.

With the addition of the two alternative bids, the total contract agreement with Rochon comes to the sum of $8,658,000.

Base bid Trojan Bowl entry option

Alternate bid Trojan Bowl entry option