Owner: WKU Completion: 2008 Scope: AES was proud to complete this high-profile athletic facility project and help the Hilltoppers transition from Division 2 to Division 1-A in NCAA College Football with an innovative 20,000-seat stadium. The renovation/addition to L.T. Smith Stadium features a new locker room, weight room, training room, equipment room and meeting areas, along with an expanded academic advising area. The stadium also features club seats and a $1.5 million video replay scoreboard. In addition, AES installed 150’ High Sport Lighting Poles along with lighting controls for the facility. Value: $3,800,000.00
University of Louisville
Owner: University of Louisville Completion: 2003 Scope: Serving as the front lawn for the University of Louisville campus, Cardinal Park is seen by millions. With I-65 bordering the site, thousands of people traveling the road get a glimpse of what U of L has to offer. The project was fast-paced with numerous restraints surrounding residing on campus and working in an active campus setting. Underground electrical power and lighting was provided through various underground duct bank routings. In the middle of Cardinal Park is the Track and Soccer Stadium, which features a state-of-the-art track encircling a playing field for the Cardinals' soccer teams. The lighted stadium provides bleacher seating for approximately 2,200 fans and is complete with a 25' x 35' Daktronics scoreboard (connected to a multicamera Finishlynx timing system for track events), locker rooms, a fully-equipped training room and a climate-controlled press box. Value: $1,500,000.00
Shelby County Athletic Complex
Owner: Shelby County Board of Education Completion: 2004 Scope: AES helped complete this architectural award-winning project on time by working with the engineering firm to re-route and combine duct banks to maintain redundancy, but eliminate unneeded routings. The site consisted of three regulation-size, fully lighted playing fields, allowing sanctioned sporting events in baseball, softball and soccer for the entire school district. The five support buildings, constructed of concrete masonry, slab on grade, provide locker rooms for male and female home and visiting teams with individual restrooms, coaches’ offices and storage. The site also has a concession area with a fully operational kitchen, an enclosed practice/batting area, a press box and associated dugouts and bleachers. Value: $1,550,000.00
UPS Worldport Ramp 9 & 11 Expansion
Owner: UPS Completion: 2009 Scope: Theexpansion of a taxi and ramp for new plane positions required relocating five high-voltage transformers and powering four new buildings from a different electrical source. Pre-planning and coordination was the key to this project’s success. The project consisted of re-feeding and relocating the high voltage line that originally fed the four buildings from a new HVL Line-up. This additional line-up had to be installed and tied in between a facility that had a four-hour down time for the entire week. AES installed more than 8,000’ of duct banks across the ramps, pulled in more than 200,000’ of cable and installed seven 120’ high mast lights around UPS Operations. A new 750 KW generator was installed to back up the reworked feed for the Fuel Farm. AES also reworked the feeder and transformer for the Glycol Facility. This work area encompassed more than 10 acres. Value: $2,450,000.00
