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Dive brief:
- Barton Malow will no longer serve as the general contractor for the $340 million University of South Florida football stadium project, Larry Arndt, the company’s vice president of the southern region, confirmed to Construction Dive in a statement.
- At the school’s Dec. 5 board meeting, USF pushed back the project’s new completion goal by a year to 2027, due to unnamed supply chain issues, and moved to a construction manager agreement at risk compared to the original design and build delivery. method As a result, the school and the Southfield, Michigan-based contractor have parted ways with the project.
- “Barton Malow understands the owner’s decision, as it gives USF the opportunity to control both the design and the budget directly without an intermediary,” Arndt said, adding that both parties look forward to working together again. USF did not respond to Construction Dive’s inquiries about whether it has selected a new contractor.
Diving knowledge:
In a statement showing new representations of the stadiumUSF said the later completion deadline will give the university time to manage supply chain issues and give a few months before the first launch to set up the facility’s operation.
The project, designed by Kansas City, Missouri-based Populous, will include:
- A section dedicated to students.
- An open concourse runs around the majority of the venue, offering views of the field from the concession and restroom areas.
- A large space to the north of the stadium.
- Premium seats, suites, poles and club areas.
The university hopes to release more detailed renderings of the stadium in the spring of 2024 and break ground on the project next fall.
The project illustrates the importance of the choice of delivery method in a project. With a design-build method, the project builder and designer work together on a bid as a team, so the project owner only needs to connect with one entity to communicate about the project.
However, under a construction manager-at-risk arrangement, the owner hires the designer and the contractor separately. In his statement, Arndt said he understands USF’s decision to switch because it “gives the school the opportunity to control both the design and the budget directly without any intermediaries.”
