St. Joseph, Mo. —Dec. 22, 2014—The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University has approved the selection of Ellison-Auxier LLC to provide architectural and design services on the Spratt Stadium project.

Jeff Ellison of Ellison-Auxier provided some preliminary conceptual drawings and layouts for fundraising efforts and the public announcement of the plan to make approximately $7.8 million in improvements to Spratt Stadium, including the construction of a new concourse, concessions are, restrooms, club level (including suites) and press box on the home side.

In moving beyond the preliminary phase, board policy requires that the university issue a Request for Qualifications on projects over $1 million. Five architectural firms responded to the RFQ, which was issued Dec. 1. A selection committee comprised of two governing board members and six university administrators reviewed the proposals and voted 8-0 to recommend Ellison-Auxier based on:

• Prior experience working with similarly sized institutions.
• Significant prior experience with building design on Missouri Western’s campus and with all aspects of the university’s facilities, grounds and fiscal constraints.
• Direct experience with similarly sized stadium renovation projects, in particular Northwest Missouri State University’s football stadium renovation.

Ellison-Auxier can now move forward to finalize design plans and prepare bid specifications.