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Improvement of Sports Field
Description and Scope: The
essence of this project is the upgrading and improvement of four existing
playing fields and construction of new facilities primarily to accommodate
baseball for adult males. The project seeks to bring all fields up to regulation specifications for
baseball, soccer, softball, cricket, football and track & field together
with the appropriate facilities for assembly during events. Each facility will
accommodate at least 2,000 fans seated comfortably with associated clubhouses,
maintenance facilities, management areas, concessions and special areas for
field health care. In
order to protect the investments, fields will be securely fenced and maintained
with purpose-built equipment. The playing fields will be accessible almost 24 hours per day because of
lit playing surfaces and contracted out maintenance. The facilities will be site managed and users will be required to use
permits in accordance with facilities calendars developed in collaboration with
sporting associations and other interests. Background: Presently,
there are four-multi-purpose and not so well maintained playing fields in the
following areas: Road Town, Capoons Bay, Long Look and South Valley.
These fields meet regulation specifications for only one or two sports
and quite often there is continuous competition for access by the various users.
Two of the existing four fields are lit poorly and are considered unsafe
for young athletes. In addition the fields playing surfaces are presently poor due to design
and erosion over time. The drainage is poor, the grassy areas are often
overgrown and stray animals sometimes gain access to the playing surfaces with
resultant severe damage. In
addition, only two of the playing fields have bathroom facilities and they are
substandard due in part to poor maintenance, inappropriate specification and
user abuse. None
of the facilities can accommodate more than 300 persons seated and (very
uncomfortably) without proper sanitation and concessions on site. Due
in part to the poor state of facilities, spectator interest is low and
consequently, management of these facilities has been very poor over the past
decade. Only
two of the facilities have portable water and none have shower and other health
(hygienic) facilities for athletes. All of the facilities require expansion and rehabilitation.
Luckily there is room for expansion at all except in Road Town. With
respect to the new facility to accommodate adult baseball, this is sorely needed
as boys beyond the age of 12 have no regulation facility in which to continue
the development of their baseball skills. The facilities at Capoons Bay, Long
Look and South Valley can be extended to accommodate regulations size in all the
outdoor sports played in the British Virgin Islands. Project Rationale The
upgrading of the four existing facilities and construction of a fifth sports
field is expected to benefit athletes and the British Virgin Islands community
in the following ways: The upgrading of the four existing facilities and construction of a fifth sports field is expected to benefit athletes and the British Virgin Islands community in the following ways: 1. Increase the number of international sporting events in the British Virgin Islands. 2. Enhanced the domestic and external commercial value of sports for us. 3. Improve the comfort, safety and security of spectators and athletes. 4. Extend the opportunities in sports for athletes and provide more and better quality events for spectators. 5. Expose more young and potential athletes to international sports in world-class conditions. 6. Improve the opportunity to take advantage of the commercial aspects of sports. 7. Contribute to the balanced development of sports infrastructure throughout the British Virgin Islands. Summary of Related Studies: While there have been no studies specifically targeted at sports infrastructural development in a formal way, there have been many pronouncements on the need to improve the present facilities. Common knowledge and observation tells us that the sports fields are not up to par with the rest of our development, neither are they in keeping with the upscale tourism image or the per capita income levels of the British Virgin Islands. Recently some upgrading has been done on two of the facilities but there is much more to be done to bring these facilities to international standards. Government is presently using Johnsons of Canada and Onions, Bouchard & McCulloch Ltd., a local architectural/engineering firm, to conduct a feasibility study into the construction of a world-class indoor sporting facility at the HL Stoutt Community College for public use. Expected Output: Upon phased completion of this project, it is expected that there will be 5 complete sport specific regulation playing fields which offer comfort, safety and security (to the athletes and spectators alike): To accommodate at least 2,000 fans each with concessions and bathroom facilities. Well, lit, maintained and managed facilities with good playing surfaces. With first class facilities to attract international and local events. Fenced with appropriate walls, proper drainage and access. With facilities for entertainment of spectators and instruction for athletes. With information facilities in touch with the Rest of the World. Associated Risks: The
major issue involved is the management and maintenance of this amount of
capital. The issue is whether the
appropriate type of management which will ensure that one of the Government of
the British Virgin Islands broad strategies – the enhancement of human
resources development – will be facilitated. A further risk is that the Government of the British Virgin Islands
will be creating a substantial package of assets and that the appropriate
strategies, mechanisms and structures might not be in place to effectively
manage this package of assets. LOGICAL
FRAMEWORK
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the sporting capacity of the British Virgin Islands
