The University of Tasmania Stadium playing field is in need of a complete reconstruction and the council will vote on the purchase of turf stabliser at Monday’s meeting.
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The exact cost of the project is being discussed in a closed session of council but it will be at least $250,000.
The council is being asked to waive the requirement to call public tenders for the supply of materials associated with the reconstruction of the playing surface “based on the unavailability of competitive alternate suppliers able to provide the required product”.
About 22,000 square metres of turf stabiliser is required as a reinforcement material which acts as a binding sub-structure holding large turf segments together.
It will form part of a turf farm project to be run by the City of Launceston, which minimises the venue’s downtime while the reconstruction takes place.
The turf stabiliser will allow a new grass sporting surfaces to be grown remotely and then be harvested in sections to be transported and placed on site while maintaining healthy and viable turf.
Using the proposed approach, the field can be used within days of the new playing surface being laid.
According to Monday’s council agenda, by the time the University of Tasmania Stadium surface reconstruction is complete the current playing surface will have been in use for 20 years.