After reading the thread, “bad pools” I can relate! My swim team has been cut to two lanes-making it difficult for 10-15 people to lap swim. We have had several problems including swimming against bugs who swim faster than we do, pool temperature at a constant 86 degrees, and a difficult club manager. We have tried talking with the club; however, it is the only pool in town. We have discussed the idea of building a pool; however, we have no idea where to begin. Our goal is to build a competitive pool that the high school, age group, and masters teams could use for practices and competitions. We are in a great location—a city of 250,000 and several small towns in the surrounding area. We would like to bring several new “aquatics” ideas to this area. We are only 10 years behind the rest of the world! We are having a difficult time finding a “ball park” estimate of what it would cost for a 50m pool with a diving well. Does anyone have some suggestions of where we should start? Thanks!!
Check out Marshall & Swift as a starting point. As a Commerical Real Estate Appraiser I use them occassionally to check against figures I've obtained from other sources. You won't get accurate figures the way you would if you got competitive bids from several pool contractors, but it will be a starting point. Note that in their section on Commercial Swimming Pools they state that Olympic competition or municipal pools may run 100% above listed costs. Also be aware that if you use their data you need to use their current cost multipliers as well as their local multipliers to adjust for your particular location in the Country. Their data is not free. They can be found on the web at www.marshallswift.com/index.asp
Check out Marshall & Swift as a starting point. As a Commerical Real Estate Appraiser I use them occassionally to check against figures I've obtained from other sources. You won't get accurate figures the way you would if you got competitive bids from several pool contractors, but it will be a starting point. Note that in their section on Commercial Swimming Pools they state that Olympic competition or municipal pools may run 100% above listed costs. Also be aware that if you use their data you need to use their current cost multipliers as well as their local multipliers to adjust for your particular location in the Country. Their data is not free. They can be found on the web at www.marshallswift.com/index.asp
