Hillsborough County authorizes Tampa Sports Authority to negotiate $70M field house contract

The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners on June 17 authorized the Tampa Sports Authority to negotiate the final construction manager-at-risk contract for an indoor field house project with a $70,000,000 guaranteed maximum price and an 18-month construction schedule, county communications staff said. "Commissioners authorized the Tampa Sports Authority to negotiate the final construction manager at risk contract for the indoor field house project for a $70,000,000 guaranteed maximum price and an 18 month construction schedule," Katie of Hillsborough County Communications and Digital Media stated.

County staff described the project as a new 178,000-square-foot field house plus about 46,000 square feet of repairs, replacement and renovation to the adjoining Mosey West Building to provide public spaces. Officials said a majority of funding will come from the renewed community investment tax; the exact funding breakdown was not specified.

The authorization was recorded as an approved board action in the June 17 meeting recap; the transcript does not specify who moved or seconded the motion, nor does it include a vote tally. Details on the procurement timeline, contractor selection criteria and who will serve as the construction manager at risk will be addressed in subsequent procurement and negotiation steps.

The county said the board’s next meeting is July 15 at 9 a.m.; staff did not provide a target date for bringing the final contract back to the board for approval.