A’s President Dave Kaval Introduces Vegas Baseball Stadium Construction, Design Teams To Potential Vendors During Thursday Meeting In Las Vegas; Groundbreaking Set For 2025 2Q
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By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — A’s team president Dave Kaval Thursday introduced the Athletics stadium construction company leaders and ballpark designers to a room of potential vendors and sub-contractors at the Rio hotel-casino.
The Mortenson/McCarthy construction team, the combo that built the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium in 2020, made an appearance at the stadium meeting with talk at the meeting of creating an “iconic” stadium at the former Tropicana hotel-casino site at the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue.
“We’re thrilled with such an incredible turnout for this event,” Kaval said before introducing the construction and design team.
The meeting revealed the stadium groundbreaking will take place in the second quarter of 2025, either in April, May or June.
Keep in mind that Clark County commissioners will likely vote in the first quarter in 2025 on whether to approve $120 million in bonds to help finance the $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat domed stadium. In all, the public contribution under a state law can be as high as $380 million, though the A’s said it will be closer to $350 million.
The procurement schedule was also displayed. Meeting photos are supplied by lawyer Jeremy Koo, who is following the A’s Vegas stadium project.
Keep in mind that the A’s stadium, which is scheduled to open in 2028, will be a big tourist attraction because of its location on the Strip.
There was no civic organization in Las Vegas lobbying for a Major League Baseball team like you see in other cities, but the A’s came to Nevada because the state Legislature provided the $380 million government assistance package to help build the stadium. The A’s are playing their final season at the Coliseum in Oakland in 2024 before playing in 2025, 2026 and 2027 at a Triple-A minor league ballpark in Sacramento.
The stadium level layouts were also revealed during the meeting. Check out the lower suite. Kaval told LVSportsBiz.com earlier that the stadium would be packed with premium seating.
