The successful design-build contractor will be contracted to design and construct the updates based on the design criteria described within the Request for Proposals (“RFP”) that will be issued by the University to prequalified design-build contractors. Planned construction start for each of the project is Summer 2025. The Caesar Uyesaka baseball field is located on the west edge of Main Campus in the Core Recreation area. Surrounding uses include Parking Lot 30, adjacent to the west, former FM site, to the north, the Lacrosse Field, softball field and Pauley Track to the south, and the SoCal Edison electrical substation, tennis courts and Recreation Center to the east. The existing scoreboard located behind the leftfield fence is obsolete and in need of repairs to function as designed, and the new video scoreboard will enhance the spectator experience of the game. The new scoreboard includes a video component that is capable of displaying live action of the game from various perspectives, depending on the number of cameras deployed around the stadium, close up shots of players or plays, and replay of action on the field. The video component also provides the baseball program the ability to sell advertising that could be displayed on the video screen, providing the baseball program additional income to support UCSB baseball. The LED light source for the scoreboard and video component is an energy-efficient source of light that is capable of producing a full spectrum of color, and is focused or directional rather than less efficient lighting technologies that can spill beyond the desired target. The proposed video scoreboard would be installed behind the right field fence, between the fence and a service road, between two stadium light poles. The Project includes a 44 feet x 60 feet University-Furnished/Contractor-Installed (“UFCI”) video score board panel that the contractor will install on four steel I-beam columns. The I-beams would be supported by four concrete piers, and a concrete pad will be installed beneath the scoreboard, between the paved service road and the right field fence. The video scoreboard also includes amplified speakers that would augment the stadium’s public address (PA) system. The existing scoreboard would be removed and recycled. Equipment and materials staging are located in close proximity of the proposed video scoreboard location.
