Pacers To Get New $3.6M Roof At Banker's Life Fieldhouse Prior To '16-17 NBA Season

The Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board yesterday "unanimously voted" to pay South Bend-based Midland Engineering $3.6M to "replace the barrel-shaped roof" of Banker's Life Fieldhouse, according to Anthony Schoettle of the INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL. CIB Exec Dir Barney Levengood said that the original roof on the 16-year-old building "had sprung several minor leaks." He said, "I don’t want to suggest this is anything but routine maintenance. This is something we had planned on.” Schoettle noted since the CIB "handles major capital expenses for the fieldhouse as part of its agreement" with the team, the municipal board -- which owns the arena -- "is on the hook to pay the bill." The roof project "likely will begin April 1 and be completed Aug. 31." Levengood stressed that the work "shouldn’t affect any Pacers games or other events taking place in the venue." He added that the roof "isn’t more expensive due to the structure’s shape" (IBJ.com, 12/14).