REGINA – Regina is one step closer to making the stadium a reality in the city – a contractor has been selected.

The city announced on Friday that PCL Construction Management Inc. has been chosen as the builder, with HKS Sports & Entertainment as the lead design engineer. Sports architect B+H Architects will be the architect of record, and TD Securities will be the financial advisor.

“We are extremely pleased to be moving to the next stage of the procurement process with PCL Construction Management Inc.,” said Deputy Chief Manager & COO Brent Sjoberg, who is responsible for the project.

“They are a world class team with a dynamic proposal to deliver the facility our community deserves on budget and ready in 2017. We look forward to releasing the design details that everyone is anxious to see once financial close is complete.”

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“To be chosen as the preferred proponent for the Regina Revitalization Initiative Stadium project brings great pride to our organization, which has roots in Saskatchewan going back to 1906,” said Sean Hamelin, District Manager, PCL Construction Management Inc.

“We are excited to bring our team’s expertise to the city of Regina, Province of Saskatchewan, Evraz Place and the Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club, and we are looking forward to the opportunity.”

Financial close and finalizing the project agreement can take up to eight weeks to finish, and once that is done the city will reveal what the stadium will look like.

The stadium project is the first of three phases in the Regina Revitalization Initiative and it is expected that construction will start later in 2014.