News: New Stadium for Regina

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  1. Moaca

    Moaca Member

    Mar 8, 2006
    Meet the man behind Regina's new stadium design
    English architect Dipesh Patel explains concepts for new stadium
    Sarah Mills Sept 20, 2012

    How did the City of Regina and other partners in the stadium project find an Englishman, with limited knowledge of the CFL, to come up with a facility for the prairies with all that that entails - snow, wind, summer and winter storms?

    The people who have been a driving force behind the stadium project found architect and stadium designer Dipesh Patel to draw some conceptual designs for the stadium. (See some of Patel's past stadium designs.)

    Before going to the drawing board, Patel came to a Rider game to get a feel for the prairie game and get a true taste of the Riders, their fans and what they want.

    Given the 50,000 plus seat stadiums that litter the United Kingdom, you can imagine what an eye opening experience Mosaic Stadium must have been for him.

    Speaking to reporters at the unveiling of the drawings Wednesday at City Hall in Regina, Patel commented on what stood out to him at Mosaic. One of the points he made was to look at the stairs and ramps which he says are “not much fun in Mosaic now.”

    "That sort of directly made me think that we need make that whole idea fun right, and part of the experience of going to a game in a good way rather than just getting yourself up and down," he said.

    Patel designed Manchester's Commonwealth stadium roughly ten years ago, and the Barbados cricket ground. He even has an architect from Regina working in his London office so aside from the experience of the game he also has been given a kind of first hand take of what fans want.

    "Getting a beer and a bite to eat is quite tricky at Mosaic, so the space standards of this are well beyond the CFL minimums. We are using our international standards for that. What we call events with an interval where you've got 15 minutes to go to the loo, grab a beer and get back to your seat and it all happens seamlessly and smoothly and without stress," he explained.

    Patel says he wants to create an experience for people far beyond simply going to a game.
     
  2. Moaca

    Moaca Member

    Mar 8, 2006
    Tks to Migs at SkyscraperPage Forum

    Everything you wanted to know about the new Regina stadium (350 page report for city council) Lots of FIFA references.
     
  3. Moaca

    Moaca Member

    Mar 8, 2006
    Stadium is a go; Regina council finalizes funding and preliminary design
    Vanessa Brown, Leader-Post January 29, 2013

    REGINA — The offseason keeps getting better for Jim Hopson of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

    As the city continues buzzing over the team’s recent acquisition of Geroy Simon, a new football stadium has now become a reality.

    Regina city council on Monday finalized the stadium project’s funding agreements and conceptual design. Similar to previous votes, the motions passed through council 10-1. Coun. Shawn Fraser opposed.

    Hopson, the Roughriders chief executive officer, sat in the gallery for more than three hours awaiting the results.

    “I get tingles in my spine thinking about all the things going on,” Hopson said minutes after councillors voted in favour of the deal. “There’s just so much positive energy right now … I’m pragmatic, and I know there’s a lot of work to be done on the stadium, but this is a big step.”

    Construction is to begin in earnest in spring 2014, and it is expected the Roughriders will start their 2017 season in the new facility to be built on Evraz Place grounds.

    Monday’s widely anticipated meeting saw about 50 people in attendance, 17 of whom addressed council regarding the $278-million facility. Most voiced their opposition to the project.

    Three police officers also stood in council chambers throughout the session. Before it got underway, a small group of about 15 people gathered outside City Hall protesting the plan.

    “We’re here to voice concern about the process that was essentially rubber-stamped from the beginning,” said Danny Johnston, who argued council has not been receptive to some of its constituents’ concerns.

    “This is an effort to reach out to citizens, and hopefully they’ll wake up and understand the issues that affect them … We have much more pressing needs in this city, and this issue obviously illustrates (council’s) priorities.”

    It has been six months since Premier Brad Wall announced plans for a new football stadium. The same period became fraught with debate as more details emerged.

    While football fans across the province heralded the decision to replace the 76-year-old stadium, some in Regina began to criticize the deal. Referendum supporters pushed for a public vote, arguing Reginans will be hamstrung by 30-year maintenance and debt repayment costs projected at $261 million.

    Marc Spooner, an associate professor at the University of Regina, followed that vein in an address before councillors Monday night.

    Spooner questioned why the current council is binding future councillors to the deal, arguing the majority of the stadium will be paid off long after today’s council is gone.

    “You are the council who is so proudly pushing this new stadium deal, why not have it be you who proudly stands behind the major tax increases while you are still on council, rather than strapping some future council with the burden of carrying the brunt of your decision — thus tying their hands in the future?” Spooner said.

    But the majority of councillors don’t see it that way. Through impassioned speeches made near the end of Monday’s meeting, they believe the endeavour is something future Reginans will be proud of.

    “It’s important we leave this place a better place for future generations,” said Coun. Terry Hincks. “And the way we do that is to build things to make it better for our children and grandchildren.”
     
  4. Moaca

    Moaca Member

    Mar 8, 2006
    Game plan for new stadium advances
    The City of Regina has narrowed the field and three groups have been shortlisted to submit bids to design, build and partially finance the new stadium.
    Pamela Cowan, Leader-Post May 3, 2013

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    REGINA — The City of Regina has narrowed the field and three groups have been shortlisted to submit bids to design, build and partially finance the new stadium.

    Bouygues Construction Graham Community Partners, Clark Builders — Turner Construction, and PCL Construction Management have been selected to move into the Request For Proposal (RFP) process to design, build and provide partial interim financing of the stadium project.

    The process is slated to begin in July.

    The evaluation team worked with a contracted adviser, P1 Consulting, to evaluate each proposal in the following categories: proponent team, design capability and experience, construction capability and experience and financial and financing information.

    In January, city council approved the funding and conceptual design of the 33,000-seat, roof-ready stadium at Evraz Place.

    Construction of the stadium is expected to begin in spring 2014, and it is expected the Saskatchewan Roughriders will start their 2017 season in the new facility.

    “We are extremely pleased with the responses we received from this competition, which includes some of the top stadium designers and construction firms in the business,” deputy city manager and CFO Brent Sjoberg said in a news release. “The diversity and mix of submissions were very strong and will put us in a great position to move forward to the RFP stage.”

    Check back later for updates ...
     
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  5. Moaca

    Moaca Member

    Mar 8, 2006
    Headline doesn't seem to match story - Moaca

    Regina stadium plan weeks away, manager says
    3 companies still fine-tuning bids for $278 million stadium at Evraz Place
    John Weidlich, CBC News Dec 04, 2013

    City Council has approved a design concept. The final look of the stadium will depend on what the builder can deliver for $278 million. (City of Regina)

    Brent Sjoberg, the lead official for Regina's new $278-million stadium says the final selection of a design and builder for the project will not happen until some time in the first three months of 2014.

    Sjoberg, the deputy city manager for Regina, said that should still allow enough time for construction to begin in the spring of 2014 with an opening date three years later, in early 2017.

    "It's a fairly fluid process," Sjoberg told CBC News Tuesday. "Looking at our timeline, our goal was to have that final selection in place to allow for the 2014 construction season."

    However, about a year ago — in the fall of 2012 — in a video posted to the city's website promoting the stadium as part of a revitalization initiative, Sjoberg predicted a final design and builder would be in place by now.

    "The design might be very similar to what's been put forward in the concept," Sjoberg said in October of 2012. "That should be complete by November of 2013, with a final selection of a bidder and then, from there, we'll move into the construction project."

    Sjoberg said the November 2013 date was never a firm objective. He added that the project remains on schedule.

    "We'll take just slightly longer but [it] won't really impact the schedule at all," he said, about the additional time to select a winning bid. "Our focus is really to make sure that we go through a really solid process. Each of the teams has to submit a significant amount of information."

    There are three finalists working with city officials on a final plan for the stadium. The process, as approved by Regina City Council, has city officials selecting the final design and builder.

    "Council's not part of the actual review and final decision-making process," Sjoberg explained. "They basically set out all the criteria, ahead of time, that we need to evaluate."

    Sjoberg said the most important deadline is the target for opening the stadium in time for the 2017 football season.

    "The key issue for us is meeting the early 2017 time line," he said. "We're still on track to meet that [and] don't anticipate any issues at all. We're still working towards that."

    While some site preparation is already underway, formal construction awaits a final decision on the builder, who must line-up sub-contractors and materials.

    Sjoberg said the actual start of construction, in 2014, will be influenced by the weather. He noted work is underway at Evraz Place, the location of the new stadium, for the site to be ready for construction crews in the spring.

    When pressed for when the announcement on the final design would take place, Sjoberg said that date is not set.

    "We don't have a specific day that's set out," he said, but added officials were aiming for an announcement in the first three months of 2014. "We're right on track for that."
     
  6. cflsteve

    cflsteve Member

    Jul 21, 2013
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    The 14 to 17 million dollars of renovations at Mosaic in 2012 which included some first class theatre style seating and enlcosed suites in each end zone to go along with a main video board with a sponsor screne alongside, A smaller screen hanging from the sideline stads for those who are unable to see the main scoreboard, along with a modern electronic sponsor strip along the sideline seats, rasing the seating capacity to 32K plus has enabled Regina to not have to rush the new stadium. Instead getting it right the first time.

    Although the roof at this time is seen as something to be added later than the 2017 date would be well worth a year dealy if able to get it in place during the original build.

    As for soccer in the Province of Saskatchewan, right now the Riders are the only game in the province and an NHL team will not be happening anytime soon.

    Could Rider Nation wlecome a second pro sports franchise, NASL to be an extension of CFL rivals in EDM and maybe WIN and CAL in the future, as well as some National team, men and Women matches, and international soccer.
    Could team Canada wear green when they play in Regina to keep with the provencial theme of Green.
     
  7. Moaca

    Moaca Member

    Mar 8, 2006
    This is where I'm coming from, glad to see you agree (or at least I think you do :) ).

    Instead of people bitching about artificial turf and temp football lines (that can be erased with water) try looking at the possibilities.

    This will be another great potential venue for our NTs and yes a special green Canada shirt would be a great idea to raise money and awareness. Can't wait to see the women there and contrary to popular belief we'll see progress when we see the men there as well, regardless of their reluctance to play on the constantly improving artificial turf.

    That's why I post this stuff, think outside the box, they're great facilities and our NTs need to be seen there.
     
  8. cflsteve

    cflsteve Member

    Jul 21, 2013
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    I am there with you. At least for the WWC FIFA has realized that if they want to expand into new places then they are going to have to conform to the times and modern tech. Canada is building a great stadium infrastructure and the high grade artificial turf in the winter conditions in the West makes sense and yes the modrn artificial turf is as good as if not better than some levels of natural fields.
    Getting the National teams playing in places like Sask and Winnipeg will only spread its popularity.
     
  9. Moaca

    Moaca Member

    Mar 8, 2006
    Builder of Regina’s new stadium to be revealed tomorrow
    The Leader-Post March 13, 2014

    REGINA — The City of Regina’s preferred choice to build the new $278-million football stadium at Evraz Place will be revealed Friday at City Hall.

    Brent Sjoberg, deputy city manager and project lead, will identify the preferred bidder before city councillors and Mayor Michael Fougere at the executive committee meeting.

    In terms of funding the $278 million project, the city is investing $73.2 million and has borrowed $100 million from the province. As well, the province is providing the city with an $80-million grant and the Saskatchewan Roughriders are contributing $25 million.

    Construction on the stadium is expected to begin this year and be completed by 2017.

    At an executive committee meeting in May, three bidders were shortlist to design, build and provide partial interim financing for the 33,000-seat, open-air stadium:

    Bouygues Construction Graham Community Partners
    Bouygues Building Canada (construction)
    Graham Design Builders (construction)
    Stantec (prime consultant/executive architect)
    NBBJ (design architect/interiors)
    Buro Happold (design engineer)
    Gracorp Capital Advisors (finance team lead)

    Clark Builders/Turner Construction
    Clark Builders (construction)
    Turner Construction (construction)
    360 Architecture Canada Inc. (design lead)
    Arndt Tkalcic Bengert (architect of record)
    Hochtief (finance team lead)

    PCL Construction Management
    PCL Construction Management (construction)
    HKS (lead design and sports architect)
    B&H Architects (architect of record)
    TD Securities (finance team lead)
     
  10. Moaca

    Moaca Member

    Mar 8, 2006
    Tks to Migs at riderfans.com for headsup

    The rumour mill is suggesting something along the lines of Red Bull Arena home to RB Leipzig. We shall soon see.

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  11. Moaca

    Moaca Member

    Mar 8, 2006
    PCL named city’s preferred choice to build new Regina stadium
    The Leader-Post March 14, 2014

    REGINA — PCL Construction Management has been chosen by the City of Regina as the preferred company that will build, design and provide interim financing for the new $278.2 million football stadium.

    Brent Sjoberg, deputy city manager and stadium project lead, informed the city’s executive committee of the successful bidder this morning.

    PCL was chosen over two other bidders: Bouyges Construction Graham Community Partners and Clark Builders/Turner Construction.

    Construction is scheduled to begin this year and be finished in 2017.

    The 33,000-seat, open-air stadium is to be funded through $73.2 million from the city, the $100 million the city borrowed from the province, $80 million from the provincial government and $25 million from the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
     
  12. Moaca

    Moaca Member

    Mar 8, 2006
    Get ready for the big announcement coming this week on the new Regina stadium. Rumoured to be a combination of Dublin's Aviva Stadium and Leipzig's Red Bull Arena. Horseshoe design speculated as well.

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  13. Moaca

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    Mar 8, 2006
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  17. Moaca

    Moaca Member

    Mar 8, 2006
    We recently had an opportunity to chat with Mark Williams, Principal at HKS Architects, the designer of the New Mosaic Stadium.

    Below are excerpts from our interview with Mark Williams.

    Mark can you tell us what types of sports projects HKS has worked on?

    We have recently worked on the Dallas Cowboys new stadium, the Indianapolis Colts stadium and are currently working on the New Minnesota Vikings new stadium.

    How long have you been working on the new Mosaic Stadium project?

    I first came to Saskatchewan five years ago and attended a Rider game and came away realizing there was something very special here and gained a great appreciation for the fan base, the city and province. We have been working on the design for this project for over a year. We have fully embraced the challenge of bringing the energy and excitement of Rider Nation into a new design that will be the greatest stadium in the Canadian Football League.

    Can you tell us about your relationship with PCL?

    We have had an incredible relationship with PCL. Having a partner with the expertise that PCL has is an incredible benefit. They have built some of the most incredible buildings, all over the world. These are very difficult projects so having a partner like PCL is a terrific advantage.

    This stadium has been referred to as an “iconic stadium”, can you elaborate on that?

    Many stadiums have a similar look and feel but when people see images of this stadium, they will know this is Mosaic Stadium, home of the Roughriders in Regina, Saskatchewan. It is a very unique design. It not only looks iconic but delivers an incredible fan experience.

    Can you tell us more about stadium access and what is unique with the new Mosaic Stadium?

    We have designed the stadium to provide 360 degree access and the entry points are at grade which means we have lowered the majority of the seating area into the ground. The benefit of that is that 68% of fans will be walking into the stadium and then going down to their seats instead of up. This also means that the height of the stadium will be lower.

    How did the climate impact the design?

    The climate was one of the biggest design drivers on this project. We took into account wind, snow and sun. We then sculpted the design to reduce the impact of extreme climate conditions.

    What are some of the differences that fans will notice?

    The first thing they will notice is the added room, additional amenities and ease of access. The seats are individual and wider, there will be more concessions and obviously more modern washrooms and easy access to those concessions and washrooms.

    Mosaic Stadium will include a General Admission Lounge, can you tell us about that?

    You don’t frequently see a lounge like this in stadiums for general admission ticket holders. The Roughriders wanted to ensure that their ticket holders had access to premium areas. This is a comfortable lounge with great food, drink and washroom amenities for everyone. It’s a great space for fans to hang out in prior to or during the game and its located directly behind the general admission seating on the west side with easy access to the park.

    What is the capacity of the New Mosaic Stadium?

    We designed the seating bowl to meet a capacity of 33,000 spectators but design allows for flexibility to increase the seating capacity to over 40,000 for events such as the Grey Cup. The south end zone is specifically designed to provide flexibility to increase capacity as desired. We have also created multiple configurations for smaller events such as concerts that might bring in smaller crowds.

    What types of premium seating areas have you included?

    Mosaic Stadium will include 38 luxury suites for Rider Corporate partners. It will also include an expanded Club Suite area and a premium Club Lounge. We also have a popular new offering that is most often referred to as Loge Seating. Loge seating is exterior seating with a private premium space configuration for parties of 4-8.
     
  18. Moaca

    Moaca Member

    Mar 8, 2006
    Regina stadium design unveiled
    Regina's $278-million stadium to be ready for 2017 football season
    CBC News May 22, 2014

    After months of anticipation, the design for the new home of the Saskatchewan Roughriders has been unveiled. The stadium does not have a full roof, but the building features sweeping lines and a design that architects say will cut down dramatically on wind.

    The new city-owned building will continue to carry the name Mosaic Stadium for the next 20 years.

    Slated to open in 2017, it will be double the size of the old stadium at 48,483 square metres, but will seat slightly fewer people. The features include:

    - A total capacity of 33,000 seats, expandable to 40,000 (the current stadium seats 33,327).
    - 50 cm seats in the stands, about 5 cm wider than those in the old stadium.
    - Nine elevators.
    - Five entry points,
    - 200 concessions.
    - 38 bathrooms (the current stadium has 22).

    Architects say the design, which features a curved roof designed to handle Saskatchewan snowfalls, will also cut down on the effects of prevailing winds.

    "We have opened the last three very successful stadiums in the NFL and I will put this design pound for pound with anything that we have done," Mark Williams of HKS Sports and Entertainment, a U.S.-based architectural firm, said Thursday at the unveiling event in Regina.

    Officials at the unveiling said they expect positive reactions to the design.

    "Once we get into this stadium, people are going to say 'I love it,"' predicted Roughriders president and CEO Jim Hopson. "I love the fact that it is outdoors still, but we're getting some protection from the wind, from the driving rain and so on."

    Construction is to begin in June with a completion target of August 2016. Officials said a number of trial events would be held in the building before being put into full operation, at full capacity, in 2017.

    Cost of stadium remains fixed

    The $278-million stadium was announced in July of 2012 and will be built on the city's exhibition grounds, known as Evraz Place.

    Money for the 33,000-seat facility will come from:

    - $80 million grant from the province of Saskatchewan.
    - $73 million from the city of Regina.
    - $25 million generated by such things as naming rights, to be coordinated by the Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club.
    - $100 million loan, from the province, to be paid down over 30 years through a $12 per ticket facility fee tacked onto each football game or any other event at the new stadium.

    Regina taxpayers will see regular annual increases to their property taxes in order to generate money for the city's contribution to the construction tab.

    Officials have repeatedly promised the stadium will be built on time and within the construction budget.

    Deputy city manager Brent Sjoberg says if costs rise, some elements of the stadium design will be adjusted to keep within the budget.

    Officials have also insisted the facility be roof-ready. They said Thursday that adding a retractable roof, at a later date, would cost $350 million. A fixed roof would cost $200 million.

    Marlene Stanicky, a long time Rider fan who checked out the design Thursday morning, liked what she saw and was hopeful a roof would be added.

    "I won't have to put up with as much wind and I'll have an individual seat," Stanicky noted. "And hopefully before it's finished being built they'll have a roof on it."

    The current facility, Mosaic Stadium, will be demolished once the new facility is open. The city plans to redevelop the land into a mix of residential and other uses.
     
  19. Moaca

    Moaca Member

    Mar 8, 2006
    Regina’s new stadium to put city "on the international stage" (with video)
    Natascia Lypny, The Leader-Post May 22, 2014

    REGINA - There’s at least one similarity between Regina’s new football stadium and the city’s current facility: the name.

    On Thursday, the City of Regina released the first look at the designs for the new $278-million stadium, which will be called Mosaic Stadium after the company that shares its name extended its 20-year naming rights deal.

    Outside of that carry-over, the new stadium will be a “completely different experience,” said Mayor Michael Fougere.

    The design involves a sunken lower bowl (which will cover 68 per cent of the stadium’s 33,000 seats), a translucent spectator roof, an open south end zone, individual seats (with backs, armrests and cup holders) and a general admission lounge on the west side.

    Climatic response is a key component of the design, with the building constructed to cut down on cold northwest winds that can sweep the current stadium with a bitter chill.

    Seating will be expandable to 40,000, and lounges and concourses will be available on non-event days. For the first time, people will be able to walk the entire concourse in one loop.

    The designer behind the new stadium, Mark Williams of HKS Architects, said the stadium compares “pound for pound” with the company’s other projects, which include three NFL stadiums: Lucas Oil, AT&T and the under-construction Minnesota Multipurpose.

    Williams said he was introduced to Rider Nation five years ago when he attended a Saskatchewan Roughriders game in Regina. While designing, he kept the interests and passion of the fan base close at heart, hoping to convey the “raw energy” of Rider Nation in the build.

    Although the Credit Union EventPlex, where the design announcement was made, was speckled with the green and white garb of eager Rider fans, Fougere was quick to emphasize that the stadium is more than the home of the Riders; it’s the “catalyst” of the Regina Revitalization Initiative, the city’s largest redevelopment project to date.

    “This is the first in the larger puzzle of developing all of downtown.”

    Kevin Doherty, minister of parks, culture and sport, was singing the same tune. He extolled the stadium’s role as a premier event-hosting location that will hopefully act as a tourism magnet.

    “It puts us on the international stage.”

    It’s the kind of transformation for Evraz Place CEO Mark Allan never thought he’d see on the grounds.

    Allan said the facility is not only aesthetically pleasing but also offers loading docks and space for catering. He is also encouraged by the improvements to the parking lots — including 100 more spaces — and lighting on the property.

    The Riders won’t be the only ones featured on the stadium turf. In July, Sask Sport signed a $75-million, 30-year lease agreement with the city for 10,000 square feet of office space and access to the field for 600 hours a year.

    “It’s just going to be a real treat to be in a first-class facility like that and give our amateur athletes a real good opportunity to perform their best,” said Paul Barnby, assistant general manager at Sask Sport.

    Not everyone was thrilled with the stadium announcement, though. Colin Craig, prairie director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, denounced the project’s $278-million cost. That’s $80 million from the provincial government; $73 million from the City of Regina; another $100 million covered through a provincial loan to the city; and $25 million from the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

    “Governments can always spend taxpayers’ money and come up with wonderful-looking designs for projects,” Craig said. “Our concern is always in terms of the process. And in this case, taxpayers weren’t given the opportunity to, at the very least, vote on the stadium proposal.”

    The City of Regina has signed a fixed price contract with PCL Construction, meaning that cost overruns and delays will fall on the company.

    Because of this contract and the strict financing and schedule conditions of the project, the detailed plans for the construction will be made concurrently with the build.

    Excavation and piling is set to begin in the next two months. The stadium is expected to be mostly completed by August 2016.

    By the numbers, and compared to other new Canadian stadiums:

    Mosaic Stadium (Regina)

    Cost: $278.2 million
    Seating capacity: 33,000 (expandable to 40,000)
    Construction timeline: 2014 to 2017
    Restrooms: 38 (861 fixtures)
    Elevators: 9
    Sunken playing field: 11 metres deep; 300,000 cubic metres of excavated soil (equivalent to 110 olympic sized swimming pools).
    Canopy: covers 50 to 60 per cent of seats
    Stadium size: 48,483 square metres
    Video boards: 2
    Longest row of seats: 28
    Entrance points: 5
    Sets of ramps: 2
    Concession points of sale: 200
    Seat size: 50 to 60 centimetres wide
    Luxury suites: 2 levels (38 suites, 610 seats in total)
    Field orientation: North-south

    Investors Group Field (Winnipeg)

    Cost: $205 million (could climb to $208 million)
    Seating capacity: 33,500 (expandable to 40,000)
    Construction timeline: 2010 to 2013
    Restrooms: 28
    Elevators: 6
    Sunken playing field: 7 metres deep
    Canopy: Covers 80 per cent of seats

    Tim Hortons Field (Hamilton)

    Cost: $145.7 million
    Seating capacity: 24,000 (expandable to 35,000)
    Construction timeline: 2012/2013 to 2014
    Restrooms: Number unknown
    Elevators: 6
    Sunken playing field: No
    Canopy: No
    Entrance points: 4
    Field orientation: North-south
     
  20. Moaca

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  21. Moaca

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    Mar 8, 2006
    Stadium on time, on budget (Video)
    Natascia Lypny Leader-Post September 18, 2014

    REGINA — The new Mosaic Stadium is plowing ahead on time and on budget despite heavy summer rainfall that muddied the site.

    “There’s no question the excitement in our city is real when you see the cranes in the air, you see the bowl being dug, the cement going in, and the structure going up,” said Mayor Michael Fougere.

    “I’m very confident that the public is behind this,” he added.

    The stadium’s fast-track simultaneous design and build process has kept the project moving at a steady pace, with U.S. design team HKS Architects providing detailed plans in segments as the construction team in Regina tackles the heavy lifting.

    Aside from excessive rain, which forced the team to bring in pumps and special equipment that can handle mud, the project hasn’t met any challenges so far, said PCL district manager Sean Hamelin.

    “It’s been boring, which is great for us.”

    Construction will continue through the winter.

    “We’re hoping for a mild winter as I think we all are, but we’ll forge through whatever the winter brings,” said Hamelin.

    The stadium will be substantially complete by August 2016.

    Once the current stadium is torn down, the city will begin on its residential and commercial redevelopment plans for Taylor Field.

    Quick Facts:

    - On any given day four excavators are on site. They’ve removed 160,000 cubic metres of material so far, or 55 per cent of what’s going to be removed in total. About 75 per cent of the excavation will be complete by the end of 2014.

    - Four rigs on site have completed 70 per cent of the piling work. That task is expected to be complete in October.

    - Eighty per cent of the main floor foundation work on the east side of the stadium site is finished, said Hamelin. Soon, crews will install columns and suspended slabs. It won’t be long before people walking on Elphinstone Street will be able to see a structure rising above the construction fence.

    - The construction site hole, for the stadium’s sunken bowl, is currently six metres deep. The west side will eventually be 10 metres deep to accommodate two additional levels: A floor for events and a mezzanine with locker rooms, kitchens and storage.

    - Between 90 and 100 tradespeople are working on the site daily. That will jump to 180 by November. About 80 per cent of workers are local.

    - The two cranes towering over the site are 65.5 metres and 61 metres, respectively. Two more cranes will be erected in October.
     
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  22. fuzzx

    fuzzx Member+

    Feb 4, 2012
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    Club:
    Montreal Impact
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    I wonder if they'll try opening it late 2016.

    The risk in a Hamilton situation, but if they are done I'd be great.
     
  23. Moaca

    Moaca Member

    Mar 8, 2006
    The facility is scheduled to open in June 2017.
     
  24. Moaca

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    Mar 8, 2006
    New Regina stadium update - October 29/2014

     

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