{"id":411383,"date":"2026-01-14T02:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T02:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/411383\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T02:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T02:59:13","slug":"tasmania-begins-hunt-for-1-13bn-afl-stadium-builder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/411383\/","title":{"rendered":"Tasmania Begins Hunt for $1.13bn AFL Stadium Builder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Contractors have a month to express interest in building Hobart\u2019s $1.13-billion Macquarie Point Stadium but Tasmania\u2019s government expects to take a year to decide which company or consortium gets the job.<\/p>\n

Plans for the contentious stadium approved by the Tasmanian Parliament in December 2025<\/a> comprise a 23,000\u2011seat, fully roofed colloseum on the city\u2019s waterfront.<\/p>\n

Expressions of interest in finalising the design and building the stadium opened on January 10 and are due to close on February 11.<\/p>\n

Minister for Macquarie Point Urban Renewal Eric Abetz said the process was likely to shortlist one or possibly two suitably qualified contractors to progress to a request for tender stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe EOI seeks to attract contractors with demonstrated experience in the delivery of large-scale, complex infrastructure projects, strong financial capacity, proven governance and risk management frameworks and a track record of delivering major construction projects safely, on time, and within budget,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cInherent in this, and importantly, at every stage of this construction process, local benefits must be considered.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Rendering\u25b2 A rendering of the $1.13-billion Macquarie Point Stadium at Hobart.<\/p>\n

Abetz said a local benefits test would make up 30 per cent of the project\u2019s assessment criteria.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is vital\u2014this project will be distinctly Tasmanian and the cultural beating heart of our state\u2014it is integral that Tasmanians are at the heart of building it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said work to determine the successful applicant would be \u201cconducted over the year to come\u201d.<\/p>\n

The stadium\u2019s projected cost has ballooned from initial estimates in 2022 of $715 million to a current price tag of about $1.13\u202fbillion.<\/p>\n

Backed by the state and with contributions from the Federal Government and Australian Football League, the finances behind the stadium had been central to debates over its merit.<\/p>\n

Under the deal, the AFL will chip in $15\u202fmillion and the Commonwealth $240\u202fmillion, but most of the bill will be footed by Tasmanian taxpayers.<\/p>\n

Along with AFLW games, cricket and concerts, the stadium is intended to host the much-vaunted Tasmania Devils side due to enter the AFL in 2028.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Contractors have a month to express interest in building Hobart\u2019s $1.13-billion Macquarie Point Stadium but Tasmania\u2019s government expects…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":411384,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,44,85,217658],"class_list":["post-411383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-news","tag-sports","tag-undefined"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=411383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/411384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=411383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=411383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=411383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}