Empire Field: Temporary Home for Leos and Caps

[johnnybluenose]

So when BC Place is getting the business with a new roof the Lions and Caps have to move elsewhere.

PavCo released an RFP that states the following:

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]BC Pavilion Corporation

Temporary Stadium Grandstand Seating


Pavco, the crown corporation responsible for BC Place, is seeking proposals for the
construction of temporary grandstands to facilitate the formation of a stadium suitable for
the playing of Canadian football or soccer.

Specific requirements are:

- Capacity of 30,000 to 32,000 with at least 75% of the seats covered

- Individual and seating preferred (to at least 85% of capacity)

- Other facilities required include:

- 24 private boxes
- Media facilities (press box)
- Broadcast boxes

The location in the Greater Vancouver area is to be determined.

Facilities which may be included in the proposal or which may be provided under other
contracts include:

- Washrooms
- Concessions
- Stadium lighting
- Scoreboards and video boards
- Sound

The proposal must be priced by item i.e. seating, roof, lighting, etc.


[/FONT]RFP closes Nov 20th 2009
Winner announced Dec 5th 2009
Work complete June 15th, 2010

Apparently there are companies that specialize in this stuff

That .pdf is pretty cool.

sweet that they built a new park for that team on pages 20-30...

4 months, 13,000 people with suites and everything...

another question that could be answered... I wonder if Kerfoot will answer the RFP and donate the land he owns on the waterfront?... It would look a lot better there than at Hastings..

 

[Regs]

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How can a company bid properly w/o knowing the location?

 

[peter]

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in 4 days...

 

[johnnybluenose]

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welcome to the wonderful world of doing business with PavCo...

This is them putting out the "feelers" for companies that specialize in this stuff...

I'd imagine the folks that put together the Swangard arrangement for the FIFA youth World Cup will be involved...

 

[trece verde]

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All the rumours I have heard about this so far involve Hastings Bowl. The latest one is that there will be an artificial turf surface to replace the grass currently there, and that since it will cost so much to put together, it is likely to stay put for a while after the Lions and Caps are done with it.

All unsubstantiated, and without any basis, of course.




Of course.

 

[johnnybluenose]

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trece, I have heard similar things.

I was told by a community stakeholder in the area that I know from the business community I am in living there that there is a movement amongst some residents to change the PNE and everything out and turn the area into a greenspace... Think no PNE, No Agridome, No Playland, no Hastings track & casino...

The Hastings Bowl area to get this "temporary" stadium is a red herring, they will build it, then "gift" it to Vancouver Parks board to give them more reason to keep the PNE area alive...

Obviously the park wouldn't remain 30k or so in total seating, unless... the Whitecaps lease is with PavCo and Not BC Place per se, in which case this could be a permanent home of the Whitecaps, which would leave everyone wondering why the roof upgrade is going on BC place anyways...

interesting.

 

[Regs]

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I was told by a community stakeholder in the area that I know from the business community I am in living there that there is a movement amongst some residents to change the PNE and everything out and turn the area into a greenspace... Think no PNE, No Agridome, No Playland, no Hastings track & casino...

Ummmm, you do know it's 2009, right JBN?

 

[johnnybluenose]

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I do, that is what is so surprising.

This guy I am talking about actually said to me: "I know you will have a tough time believing what I am telling you... but..."

It's the same folks that blockaded the casion for all those years... He has been attending these meetings on the other side of the coin.

I don't need to sit here and name the guy or go on about his resume, just rest assured that he is "in the know" and a resident in Vancouver close to that neighborhood, who has participated in these advocacy groups etc...

At the very least they are trying to ccok-block any more development at that site.

As to the thought that it is 2009...
-Whitecaps Waterfront Stadium
-Olympic Village and New T&CC fiasco's
-Bear Creek Park not getting the road through it
-The Thought that the Viaduct could be turned into a "Skypark" by not re-opening to vehicle traffic following the 2010 games
-Closing a lane on the Burrard Street bridge
-Critical Mass Bike Rides
-Need I say more?

 

[Bronco]

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-Need I say more?

No, but you probably will!

 

[bergamascho]

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^^^^^^^^
Snap!

 

[Regs]

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Fcuk me, what I was trying to get at is that residents 'around' that area wanted to turn the whole thing into greenspace 10-15 years ago and they got 1/2 their wish back then

 

[Polska]

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Isnt it the 100th anniversary of the pne this year?

 

[italian_stallion21]

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Fcuk me, what I was trying to get at is that residents 'around' that area wanted to turn the whole thing into greenspace 10-15 years ago and they got 1/2 their wish back then

You have to understand that not all of us are as old as you Regs. We wouldn't remember that

 

[Regs]

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Walked right into that one, didn't I?

 

[Jinky]

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Walked right into that one, didn't I?

Walked?

 

[Regs]

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I will see you in hell, Jinky.

 

[Captain Shamrock]

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No, but you probably will!

Boo yah.........

 

[dirtydiggler]

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Should have bought the Silverdome. It was bought for just over half a mill....

 

[johnnybluenose]

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December 22, 2009

BC Lions and Vancouver MLS 2011 to play home games at a temporary stadium at Empire Fields during roof construction at BC Place

The Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) and BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo) today confirmed the BC Lions will play all of their home games during the 2010 season in a temporary stadium to be built at the PNE site.

In addition, Vancouver MLS 2011 will open their inaugural season as a Major League Soccer franchise with their first few home games at the site.

BC Place will be closed from the spring of 2010 until the summer of 2011, in order to permit the construction of its new retractable roof. Temporary grandstands accommodating approximately 27,500 fans are to be erected by mid-June 2010.

PavCo, the Crown corporation which owns and operates both BC Place and the Vancouver Convention Centre, today announced Nussli has been awarded the contract to build the temporary stadium at a cost of $14 million including site preparation, with the cost to be covered by BC Place’s operational budget.

The approximate capacity of 27,500 seats will consist of approximately 7,400 bench seats, with the remaining 20,100 being individual seats. Sideline seating areas will be covered. In addition, a limited number of private boxes will be created, as well as media facilities, concessions, stadium level lighting, scoreboards, video board, and washrooms.

The PNE site selected for the temporary stadium is the old Empire Stadium site, well known as the former home of the BC Lions, before they moved to BC Place in 1983. It was also the original home of the Vancouver Whitecaps.

“We started working on a temporary stadium plan and public bid process once it became clear the closure of BC Place would be necessary for safety reasons during the roof construction.” explained David Podmore, chair of PavCo, “BC Place has always had a good working relationship with the BC Lions and Vancouver Whitecaps, and looks forward to continuing that relationship in the years ahead. We’re also excited to provide a special venue for the PNE’s 100th anniversary next year.”

“We are excited to be playing outdoors for the first time in 27 years and the stadium at Empire Fields will provide the perfect setting for Lions football in 2010,” said Lions’ vice president, business, George Chayka. “In addition to celebrating our own long and rich history of Canadian football by returning to this historic site, we are also very proud to be part of the PNE’s 100th anniversary celebration next year. I know our fans will have plenty to cheer about over the next two years, as we return to the birthplace of Lions football and then move back into Canada’s premier sports facility, BC Place, in 2011.”

“The site is where the Whitecaps kicked off their inaugural season in 1974, so it’s a unique coincidence that we’re beginning our new era in Major League Soccer here too,” said Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzzi. “With the final part of the construction at BC Place likely to overlap with the beginning of our 2011 MLS season, we’re making plans to play our first few home games at the temporary stadium.”

For the PNE, the temporary stadium at Empire Fields provides a new venue during its 100th anniversary.

"Today's announcement will allow the Pacific National Exhibition to utilize the temporary Empire Fields facility during arguably the most significant year in our organization's history, our centennial in 2010," says PNE president and CEO Michael McDaniel. "The return of professional football and soccer to this storied site is incredibly exciting."

About The Pacific National Exhibition
Owned by the City of Vancouver, the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) is a healthy and vibrant non-profit charity organization dedicated to providing over three million visitors a year with first-class cultural, sporting, and family entertainment events. Founded in 1910, the PNE operates from a 114-acre site at Hastings Park, a multi-facility venue in Vancouver where the organization operates four activity streams: an annual 17-day Fair, Playland Amusement Park, operations and care of the Hastings Park site, and management of the site’s year-round facilities. These facilities are utilized to celebrate a variety of hockey, amateur sporting, music, community, social, cultural, and commercial events throughout the year.

About BC Place
BC Place opened in 1983 and averages more than 200 event days a year, generating an economic impact of $60 million to the Province of British Columbia annually. With its new retractable roof to be completed in 2011, BC Place will attract an additional 41 event days per year. These additional events will increase the annual economic impact of BC Place to $100 million per year.

An icon on the Vancouver landscape, BC Place will also be the site of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

BC Place has a tradition of bringing the province's events and fans together, and over the past 26 years, has welcomed hundreds of national and international visitors such as Queen Elizabeth, David Beckham, Pope John Paul II, President Bill Clinton, the Rolling Stones, U2, and Madonna. The 55,000-seat multi-use facility is a division of PavCo (BC Pavilion Corporation), a Crown corporation reporting to the Province of British Columbia through the Hon. Kevin Krueger, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts.

Funny stuff, in my original post I actually linked to the site of the company that was awarded the deal... creepy.

Temporary stadium set for PNE site

 

[Polska]

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so i can get this for 20 million?

looks good.. why not save the 450 from the reno and blow bc place up?