Bowling alley renovation completed, scheduled to open in Nov.
Joel Ebert
Issue date: 10/20/08 Section: News
Media Credit: Heather KaufmanThe freshly-rennovated UIC Student Game and Bowling Center will open Nov. 3 with new lanes, carpet, bowling balls, shoes and more.
After nearly a month of work, the renovation of the bowling alley was completed last week.
Previously named UIC Bowling, Billiards and Arcade Center, the facility now known as the UIC Student Game and Bowling Center is scheduled to open on Nov. 3. The facility has yet to open due to the employee training that will take place in the next two weeks.
Ruby Vega, the Bowling Center manager, said the renovation would "change the entire way the facility functions." She explained key aspects of the renovation included the installation of new lanes, along with a new seating arrangement and automatic scoring. Vega also explained that all lanes would be handicap accessible and will have bumper bowling capabilities.
Some of the other aspects of the renovation include replacing the pin spotters and ball returns, as well as adding new carpet, bowling balls, shoes and pins, according to Rob Rouzer, the executive associate director of Campus Auxiliary Services.
The total cost for the bowling alley's renovation is estimated at $675,000. The amount was determined after a bid was placed between bowling companies including Brunswick, Murrey and AMF. According to Rouzer, the renovation will be "funded through a repair and replacement fund that all the auxiliary service facilities pay into annually."
The contract was awarded to AMF after they gave the lowest price of the competing companies for the renovation. AMF is replacing Brunswick, the company that was previously contracted with the facility.
The renovation project comes nearly 10 years after it was initially introduced, when synthetic lanes were put down to replace the lanes that were installed in 1965, when the facility opened.
Much of the rest of the facility, including several of the pool tables, has been untouched since it originally opened, causing the state of the facility to deteriorate over time. The facilities' deterioration affected the number of bowlers, according to Vega, including a bowling league that has seen its membership diminish over time due to concerns with the quality of the lanes.
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Previously named UIC Bowling, Billiards and Arcade Center, the facility now known as the UIC Student Game and Bowling Center is scheduled to open on Nov. 3. The facility has yet to open due to the employee training that will take place in the next two weeks.
Ruby Vega, the Bowling Center manager, said the renovation would "change the entire way the facility functions." She explained key aspects of the renovation included the installation of new lanes, along with a new seating arrangement and automatic scoring. Vega also explained that all lanes would be handicap accessible and will have bumper bowling capabilities.
Some of the other aspects of the renovation include replacing the pin spotters and ball returns, as well as adding new carpet, bowling balls, shoes and pins, according to Rob Rouzer, the executive associate director of Campus Auxiliary Services.
The total cost for the bowling alley's renovation is estimated at $675,000. The amount was determined after a bid was placed between bowling companies including Brunswick, Murrey and AMF. According to Rouzer, the renovation will be "funded through a repair and replacement fund that all the auxiliary service facilities pay into annually."
The contract was awarded to AMF after they gave the lowest price of the competing companies for the renovation. AMF is replacing Brunswick, the company that was previously contracted with the facility.
The renovation project comes nearly 10 years after it was initially introduced, when synthetic lanes were put down to replace the lanes that were installed in 1965, when the facility opened.
Much of the rest of the facility, including several of the pool tables, has been untouched since it originally opened, causing the state of the facility to deteriorate over time. The facilities' deterioration affected the number of bowlers, according to Vega, including a bowling league that has seen its membership diminish over time due to concerns with the quality of the lanes.
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