The University of Hawaii Board of Regents has authorized reallocation of $3 million in revenue bond proceeds to expedite construction and completion of the overdue Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Complex on campus.

The money, which was surplus from a bookstore project, is calculated to allow Ching Field to be completed by Dec. 31, 2014, according to UH officials.

At a price of $10 million, the expansion and renovation of the former Cooke Field facility, which is expected to be used by UH football, sand volleyball, soccer, track and intramurals as well as ROTC, band, high school sports and community groups, was originally scheduled for completion in 2011.

UH officials have talked of expanding grandstands, adding locker rooms and offices for coaches, building two sand volleyball courts, a press box, a scoreboard and, possibly, a concessions plaza. Seating capacity could be raised from the present 1,500 to as much as 3,500.

Sand volleyball, the latest addition to UH sports, debuts next month with Queen’s Beach as the temporary home court.

Plans were finalized this week and a request for bids is scheduled to go out next week, with construction tentatively scheduled to begin in May or June, according to Vassilis Syrmos, associate vice chancellor overseeing the project.

The facility was dedicated to Ching, a late developer and UH fan, in 2008 and money allocated by the Legislature in 2009. The $5 million gift from Ching’s foundation remains the largest in UH athletic history and came with the understanding that the school and state would be responsible for coming up with the remainder of the funding for the project. So far $5 million has been allocated to match the Ching gift.