The University of South Alabama will move forward on development of an on-campus football stadium to be ready for the 2020 season, following a trustee vote on Thursday.
The executive committee of the USA board of trustees authorized President Tony Waldrop to open the bidding process on Phase II work on the stadium. That includes "the shell of the press tower, the shell of the operations building, and the lower-bowl cast-in-place concrete for seating." Phase I, already under way, consists of site preparation.
The vote leaves some significant questions unanswered. While it authorizes Waldrop to begin taking bids, no date has been set for when those bids will be opened and a contract awarded.