Dan Whelan
The contractor signed a £253m deal to build Oak View Group’s events venue last week, its second major Eastlands scheme having completed Manchester City’s £115m training ground in 2015.
Place North West last year, but the value of the construction contract exceeds early estimates by around £100m.
“This is the largest value project that Bam has done in the UK. We just picked up the [£192m contract] for Sky’s studios in Elstree, but this is a bit bigger,” said Ian Fleming, Bam’s North West regional director.
Bam has built arenas in Hull, Leeds and Abu Dhabi, but Fleming said OVG’s Manchester venue, designed by architect Populous, would be “the best” it had worked on, both in terms of how modern it will be and its sustainability credentials.
By Dave Rogers2021-05-05T05:00:00+01:00
Construction due to finish in 2023
Bam has formally signed on the dotted line for its largest ever contract by value, a £250m scheme to build a new arena in the shadow of Manchester City’s Etihad stadium.
Called Co-op Live, the 23,500-capacity venue is being built on a derelict plot, owned by City Football Group, the holding company of the Champions League finalists, on the approach to the Etihad stadium originally built by John Laing.
Skanska has begun piling work on the site with Severfield fabricating the arena’s 9,000 tons of steelwork from its structural steelwork plant at Lostock in Bolton while Wates-owned SES is the M&E contractor. Prater has been appointed façade and roofing contractor.
McConaughey sees the partnership as a natural extension of his role as minister of culture at the University of Texas. He said that position’s focus should encompass youth, sports, tourism and music. The UT professor and regular presence on the burnt orange sidelines has already checked those first two boxes, and the Moody Center gives the bongo enthusiast and Austin cheerleader a chance to expand his role.
McConaughey said he and the team focused on how they could cultivate energy and engage music and basketball fans alike, with consideration given to sound design and lighting; the pitch of the seating that would allow fans to feel close to the action; and the location of the student section for games.
Knoxville Biz Ticker: Tailgating Against Cancer’s Golf Tournament raises funds for the Stephen Y. Coleman Fellowship in Medical Oncology
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Tailgating Against Cancer’s 10th Annual Golf Tournament raises funds for the Stephen Y. Coleman Fellowship in Medical Oncology
KNOXVILLE, TENN. (April 30, 2021) – Tailgating Against Cancer is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for a fellowship in medical oncology with The University of Tennessee Medical Center’s Cancer Institute and the UT Graduate School of Medicine. On Friday, May 14, they will host their 10th Annual Tailgating Against Cancer Golf Tournament at Egwani Farms Golf Course. Founded in memory of Stephen York Coleman, Tailgating Against Cancer finds inspiration in supporting other cancer patients, their families and physicians who take on the battle against cancer.