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BALLROOM

  • Grand Ballroom of 26,000 square feet
  • Separates into 5 individual rooms

CATERING

  • Full catering available on site.

CATWALKS

  • Access via freight elevator

CHAIRS

  • 4,000 Clarin Inter-locking folding chairs
  • 2,000 Virco Padded stack Chairs
  • 1,000 Virco stack chairs

CONCESSIONS

  • (2) Event level
  • (6) Concourse level (3 on East/3 on West concourse)
  • (1) Suite level
  • Food Court on East Concourse

DRESSING ROOMS/LOCKERROOMS

  • (2) Locker Rooms (that can be divided into (8) locker rooms with 25 lockers each.)
  • (8) Coach’s/dressing rooms with separate baths
  • (2) Official’s/star dressing rooms with private baths

ELECTRICAL

North Show Power

  • 800 amp 120/208 volt 3 phase, 5 wire
  • 600 amp 120/208 volt 3 phase, 5 wire
  • 400 amp 120/208 volt 3 phase, 5 wire
  • 400 amp 120/208 volt 3 phase, 5 wire

East Show Power

  • 800 amp 120/208 volt 3 phase, 5 wire
  • 600 amp 120/208 volt 3 phase, 5 wire
  • 400 amp 120/208 volt 3 phase, 5 wire

Loading Dock

  • 200 amp 120/208 volt 3 phase, 5 wire
  • 200 amp 120/208 volt 3 phase, 5 wire

Catwalk

  • 400 amp ( Located Center of house East Side) 120/208 volt 3 phase, 5 wire

Shore Power

  • (3) Towers Consisting of

(3) 50 amp 120/208 volt

(8) Phone lines


East/West Field Wall

  • (6) Locations on each side

(1) 100 amp 120/208 volt 3 phase, 5 wire

(1) 60 amp

(2) 20 amp

(2) Phone Lines

South Field Wall

  • (1) 100 amp 120/208 volt 3 phase, 5 wire

Cables/Accessories

  • (8) 50’ 5 wire 4 OT with cam loc ends
  • Assortment of 20 amp extension cords available in 15’, 25’, 50’, 100’ lengths
  • (70) 3’ 5 wire Cable Guards
  • Assortment of 50 amp cords

ELEVATORS

  • (4) Passenger
    • (2) Main Entrance
    • (1) Entrance #2
    • (1) Entrance #3
  • (1) Service
    • 71 ½” wide by 141” in length

FOOTBALL/SOCCER EQUIPMENT

  • Astro Turf Magic Carpet
  • Gilman Gear Field Equipment

FORK TRUCKS

  • (1) 8,000 lbs. Clarklift w/ side shift, 72” tines, man basket, and 15’6” lift.
  • (1) 7,000 lbs. Clarklift w/ side shift 48” tines, 72” extensions, and 16’6” lift.
  • (2) 6,000 lbs. Riding Pallet Jacks
  • (2) 5,000 lbs. Manual Pallet Jacks
  • (1) 16’ Scissor lift
  • (1) 40’ one man lift

HOUSE CURTAINS

  • West Curtain is 65’ off the west field wall and runs length on arena.
  • North Curtain is on the first rigging beam and the width of the field.
  • Curtains are operated by a UHF remote and are a fixed system.
  • 200’ of Portable truss curtain also available with 40’ high black curtain

INTERCOM

  • (14) Clear Com 2 channel w/ head sets
  • Dry lines run through out building
  • (10) Telex wireless w/ head sets for football

LIGHTING

  • Sterner Lights in Arena
    • (596) 1,000 Watt Metal Halide
    • (32) 1,000 Watt Quartz Lighting
  • Computer Controlled by Douglas Lighting

LOADING DOCKS

  • (1) Dock With Dock Leveler
  • (1) Dock at Low bed height
  • (1) Normal Dock
  • (2) Over head doors with direct access onto arena floor

North Door 26’ wide by 17’ 9 ¾” high

South Door 24’ wide by 17’ 8” high

MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

  • Cooling
    • Air-cooled chilled glycol

1,200 Tons at stadium; 500 Tons at convention center

340,000 CFM airflow in main arena

• Heating

Natural gas fired boilers with fuel oil back up

59 million BTU’s/hour

1,400-boiler horsepower

MEETING ROOMS

  • (12) Rooms total

Sizes range from 620 square feet to 1330 square feet

MERCHANDISING

  • (4) Permanent Stands Located in corners of the Concourse
  • Temporary stand located in a variety of places through out.

PARKING

  • 4,198 parking spaces
  • 13 Bus spaces
  • 16 secured parking spaces located on north end of building.

PRESS/SUPPORT

  • Working Press

(30) Stations at 50-yard line on suite level

• (2) Radio Broadcast Booths on suite level

• (2) Coaches booths above suite level

RIGGING

  • North Grid

120,000 lbs. Total capacity

Beams are rated for 20,000 lbs.

74’ From Floor to bottom of beam

10’ x 8’ 6” Box Grid

(Half way between North grid and Center grid is about 86’ from floor)

• Center Grid

120,000 lbs. Total capacity

Beams are rated for 20,000lbs.

91’3” From Floor to bottom of beam

10’ x 8’ 6” Box Grid

SEATING

  • Full Arena Set - 21,000
  • Half Arena Set - 11,000
  • Theater Set - 4,600
  • Football - 13,500
  • Basketball - 9,500

SOUND SYSTEM

  • BOSE Quality Systems powered by Crown Amplification in arena & ballroom

SPOTLIGHTS

  • (16) Locations on catwalk level with power and communications
  • (10) Gladiator III 3k spotlights

STAGING

  • (1) 40’ x 60’ x 4-6’ Stage with 20’ x 16’ x 4-6’ wings
  • (2) 16’ x 8’ x 18-24” Stage
  • (1) 24’ x 24’ x 16”-32” Stage
  • (1) ADA ramp to 0-24”
  • (1) ADA ramp 0-72”
  • (10) Lighted Stair Units 48”-78”
  • (30) Mesh Barricade (totaling a 120’)
  • (2) 30’ x 30’ Dance floors
  • All staging Stageright brand

STRUCTURAL

  • Foundations

16’’ diameter concrete filled driven pipe piles to approximately 160’ in depth

• Main Roof

4 concrete/steel “Super columns” at each corner

36’ deep steel box trusses span length of field each side

10’ deep steel joists span width of field between box trusses

  • Structural Steel

4,100 Tons

  • Arena Floor dimensions

North to South 415’

East to West 240’

• Alerus Center Size

Building Square footage 447,000

TELEPHONE/DATE ACCESS

  • Phone Lines available in any room.
  • High Speed Internet access also available in any room.

TICKETS

  • (8) Windows in Entrance #1 (SE Corner)(Main Lobby)
  • (3) Windows in Entrance #2 (SW Corner)
  • (3) Windows in Entrance #3 (NW Corner)
  • Ticketmaster is our ticketing company

VIDEO BOARDS/SCOREBOARDS

  • (2) Scoreboards - (Daktronics) Located at North/South ends of the arena.
  • (2) Video boards - 30’ X 15’ (Daktronics) Located at North/South ends of the arena.
  • Full Production Capability
    • Sony DXCD35WSL Digital Cameras (1 wireless)
    • Fuginon A20x8.6ERM Lens
    • Remote camera from south Video Board
    • Pinnacle Character Generator
    • Ross Synergy 1 Digital Switcher
    • (12) Camplex Locations
    • Betacam SP, DVCAM, VHS, DVD
  • (2) Outdoor Marquis
  • (4) Concourse Matrix Boards

 




 
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