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· Championships - The NCAA conducts 81 national championships each year
(Appendices C1-C2) and a large number of preliminary competitions. The
headquarters' city may provide an appropriate setting for events as the
Association's championships committees plan their activities. Please
describe the venues available that might be used for fall, winter and spring
championships and examples of volunteer networks that have supported
similar community activities. Also note how these events might be
accommodated in your community's calendar of activities.
· Hall of Champions - The Hall of Champions represents a unique
opportunity for communicating and experiencing the excitement of
collegiate sports--a significant destination attraction with state of the art
multi-media and participatory displays (please refer to Appendices D1-D3
for marketing pamphlets from the Hall of Champions). While the current
Hall of Champions serves as one model, it is anticipated that a more creative,
exciting and magnified version will better advance our message and be self-
supporting.
Proposal Submission
If interested, we request receipt of your proposal by November 7, 1996. Proposals
should be sent to Mr. Stephen Stoner at Arthur Andersen, 33 West Monroe Street -
Room 758, Chicago, IL 60603-5385. To facilitate our review and evaluation, we request
twenty-five (25) copies of your written response. Single copies of any supporting
exhibits will be sufficient.
Proposer Conference
You are invited to send a maximum of four representatives from your community to a
facili .ty tour and orientation meeting on September 7, 1996 at the NCAA's current
headquarters, 6201 College Boulevard, Overland Park, Kansas. The meeting will take
place from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (casual attire). Please contact Mr. Stoner at 312/507-4480 by
August 28 if vou wish to attend.
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Dear Mr. Thornton: ..
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (",NCAA") has retained the Business
Location Services practice of Arthur Andersen to assist in considering strategic
alternatives for its headquarters and Hall of Champions. The NCAA is also interested
in exploring opportunities related to facilities for committee meetings, conventions,
seminars and championships.
Th~s letter introduces the process of evaluating where the NCAA should be located to
best serve its vision of the future and the achievement of its goals. Accordingly, after an
extensive analysis, we have been authorized to request proposals from a select number
of communities that potentially have the right mix of desired attributes.
Key Location Selection Factors
Appendix A includes background information about the NCAA and its current
activities. Our goal is to provide you with the necessary information for a
comprehensive response should you decide to submit your community for
consideration. Please note that the NCAA is interested in future and anticipated
attributes in your community, as w.ell as the conditions that exist today. The more
quality information you can share about vour future, the more informed our assessment
will be.
In particular, please address the following factors:
· Air travel access - The NCAA staff travels extensively and university
administrators and coaches attend meetings at the headquarters' city.
Airport plans, trends in air service and future prospects are of special
interest to the NCAA.
· Professional staff recruitment - Professional staff members of the NCAA are
recruited nationally. To assure that high quality candidates continue to be
interested in working at the NCAA, it is important that the quality of life for
their families in your community is attractive, particularly considering:
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· Housing costs
· Schools
· Crime rate
· Varietv of career opportunities for accompanying individuals
· Participatory and spectator cultural and recreational options
· Demonstrated receptivity to diverse ethnicitv
· Support staff recruitment - We anticipate that a number of NCAA support
staff may elect not to relocate if the ,Association chooses to move from its
current location. Replacing the support staff positions does not appear to
pose any special problems in your community, given your labor market's
characteristics. However, the NCAA desires to have a workforce that reflects
the current and future diversity of the U.S. and its member campuses.
Please describe how other organizations in your community, particularly in
the private sector, have established and met similar goals.
· Economics - The NCAA represents colleges and universities that have many
needs in relation to their resources. The NCAA's operating revenue is
primarily used to assist member schools in funding their broad based sports
programs and to operate 81 National Championships in 22 different sports.
Accordingly, the organization seeks to minimize its operating costs, as well
as the costs associated with a relocation, in order to have additional funding
available for campus activities. (Please refer to Appendix B for a current
financial statement of the NCAA). One practical wav to achieve this
reduction in operating costs is through the provision of a real estate solution
at minimal or no cost. Other wavs mav be appropriate as well. Our analysis
of the potential economic impact of having the NCAA in a community
indicates that this impact could substantially offset potential real estate
solutions. Accordingly, we have advised the Association to be creative and
consider arrangements that may include bringing a limited number of
championships, conventions or meetings to its headquarters' communitv.
· Meetings - The NCAA conducts numerous meetings and seminars
throughout the year. It has an interest in adjacent or connected meeting
facilities at its headquarters location. Facilities that have flexibility with size,
configurations and access to advanced technologies as well as hotel
accommodations with desirable rates are important considerations.
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Conclusion
Thank you for your consideration of this request. For response to clarifying questions,
please call Mr. Stoner or me at 212/708-8750. As additional information becomes
available in the proposal process, we will keep you reformed.
Very truly yours,
Daniel Malachuk