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DOW BAY AREA FAMILY YMCA INDOOR SPORTS FACILITY <br />dAY Ul I Y, IVIIL;HIUA <br />In 2019, CSL was engaged by the Dow Bay Area Family YMCA in Bay City, Michigan to conduct a feasibility analysis <br />for the potential development of an indoor sports complex. Since opening in 2011, the DBAF YMCA has well <br />exceeded its capacity of membership, despite only having two courts in its gymnasium. With Bay City experiencing <br />significant growth, completion of the first phase of a master planned mixed -use development adjacent to the YMCA <br />(uptown Bay City) and the commencement of phase two (including additional housing and corporate space), <br />members of the YMCA Board of Directors felt the need to study the market potential and financial implications of <br />developing a multi -sport indoor facility with up to four (4) courts and two (2) 12,000-square foot indoor turf fields. <br />We benchmarked nearly 50 competitive and/or comparable indoor sports and recreational facilities, completed <br />telephone interviews with current and potential users of new indoor sports space and conducted an online survey of <br />over 500 YMCA members and community stakeholders to gauge interest levels in new facilities. Based on the <br />research, we projected utilization levels at the potential new facility, developed order -of -magnitude construction cost <br />estimates, projected the financial implications of operating the complex and highlighted the potential economic and <br />community benefits associated with being able to offer this new space. <br />CSL International -Indoor Amateur Sports Facility Qualifications • Page 7 CSL <br />