Birmingham Ice Sports Arena Renovation/Addition Project

Upcoming Meetings

Learn and ask questions about Parks and Recreation Bond projects at the virtual Parks and Recreation Board meeting on Tuesday, April 6 at 6:30 p.m. Attend and learn about the Birmingham Ice Sports Arena general contractor award recommendation for the ice arena renovation and addition construction project.

 Also mark your calendar for the City Commission meeting on Monday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. The Birmingham Ice Arena construction contract award will go before the City Commission and if approved, work on the arena will begin later this spring.

Birmingham Ice Sports Arena City Commission Workshop
Download the presentation from the Birmingham Ice Sports Arena workshop on March 8, 2021.

Ice Arena Financial Forecast - Download the Ice Arena Financial Forecast presentation by Plante Moran Cresa during the Long Range Planning meeting on Saturday, January 23, 2021.

Ice Arena Renovation/Addition Project Awarded to Andrus Architecture
The City of Birmingham recently awarded the Birmingham Ice Arena Architectural and Engineering Services project to Andrus Architecture in the amount not to exceed $288,900.00. Ice Arena improvements will include the following:
1)  Locker Room Expansion and Remodel of Existing Locker Rooms
2)  Adding a Female and Team Locker Room
3)  New Observation Area and Meeting Room Space
4)  New Concession Area Upgrades

Background Information
Capital Planning and Consultant Services for Ice Arena Memo 11-4-20
Plante Moran Cresa’s Facilities Assessment Update 1-25-20
Capital Planning and Consultant Services for Ice Arena Memo 12-6-19 
Facilities Assessment Update 1-26-19
Parks and Recreation Improvement Funding Update Presentation 1-26-19
Plante Moran Cresa’s (PMC) Facility and Operational Assessment 12-11-18 
Capital Planning and Consultant Services for Ice Arena Memo 6-12-18  
2018 Parks and Recreation Ice Arena Survey Results 

 
Ice Arena Safety Protocols 
The safety of our employees and guests is our No. 1 priority.  Therefore, we ask you adhere to the following rules and regulations set forth by the City of Birmingham as part of the reopening plan.

• Below are the following action items along with the diagram of how to enter/exit the building in order to access the building and ice safely.

• Stay home if you are sick or have been exposed to an infected individual.

• You must arrive no more than 15 minutes before your scheduled ice session and fully dressed for your on-ice activity.

• Social distancing staging areas will be available only for participants to put on their skates and helmets.
• Upon entering the facility you must sign in.  Include date, time, name and phone number.
• All skaters, coaches, parents and spectators are mandated to wear a facial covering at all times while indoors as well as on the ice.  Failure to wear facial coverings will shall result in discontinued access to the Birmingham Ice Sports Arena.
• Bags may be left in the locker rooms.

• For the Figure Skating Club of Birmingham (FSCB), staging will be in front of the concession stand.

• Only the one (1) water filler station near Section A bleachers will be available.  Bring your own water bottle.

• Showers/bathrooms in the locker rooms will be locked and unavailable to all.

• At the conclusion of your ice time, you will have approximately 10 minutes to remove your skates and exit the building, as we need time to properly clean between each group.
• There will be no lost and found, as all items will be discarded.
• There will be no skate rental.
• Concession stand will remain closed.