$532.14 million permit for ‘Stadium of the Future’ in city review

The Jacksonville Jaguars are working to remake EverBank Stadium by the 2028 NFL season.


An aerial rendering of the Jacksonville Jaguars Stadium of the Future at the site of its current facility Downtown along the St. Johns River.
An aerial rendering of the Jacksonville Jaguars Stadium of the Future at the site of its current facility Downtown along the St. Johns River.
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The biggest permit yet for the transformation of EverBank Stadium into the Jacksonville Jaguars  “Stadium of the Future” is in city review.

At a job cost of $532.14 million ($532,142,725.79 to be precise), “SOTF Stadium of the Future - IFC 3 Permit” is in city review. 

The $1.4 billion project will remake and modernize city-owned EverBank Stadium by the 2028 NFL season.

Construction equipment and pipes are stacked in Lot J near EverBank Stadium on March 10. Demolition work is under way at the stadium, including removing the escalator towers.
Photo by Monty Zickuhr

It will add features including a partial roof cover, expanded and elevated concourses, a park-like entrance, corner openings to improve airflow and a reflective outer coating to reduce interior heat.

The IFC 3 Permit work is described as an addition. Work on the Downtown stadium comprises:

• Cast-in-place concrete

• Interior demolition

• Bowl seating removal

• Precast concrete (structural)

• Electrical – Fire alarm base building

• Electrical – General (BOH), clubs, food service build-out

• Electrical – (13.2 KV) infrastructure

• Electrical – (480V/208V) distribution

• Electrical – Sports lighting/lightning protection

• Structured cabling (including security)

• Audio visual (including audio, broadcast, IPTV)

• Fire protection base building

• Plumbing infrastructure

• Plumbing – General (BOH), clubs, food service build-out

• Mechanical (HVAC) infrastructure

• Mechanical (HVAC) distribution

• Mechanical (HVAC) – General (BOH), clubs, food service build-out

• Mechanical (HVAC) BMS

• Unit masonry

• Subroof

• Stairs

• Railings

• Ornamental metals

• Waterproofing (above ground)

• Joint sealants/bowl caulk removal

• Expansion joints (integrated in structure)

• Overhead doors

• Fluid applied flooring

• Multiple seating (including retractable) 

More work underway

The review comes after the Jaguars sought a $43.13 million building permit in February for Bid Package IFC #2B, “underground & blindside waterproofing, expansion joints, and vertical transportation.”

A construction fence blocks blocks off an area in Lot J west of EverBank Stadium on March 10.
Photo by Monty Zickuhr

The permit application describes the work as structural cast-in-place up to the main concourse; select division sections and sheet waterproofing; and a major electrical underground duct bank, which is an underground reinforced container used for laying utility lines such as electric and telecommunication cables.

More work on the Stadium of the Future is seeking bids, according to the jaguars.com/stadiumofthefuture/ website. It is seeking bids for:

• IFC #3A scopes: Interior building demolition, bowl seating removal, cast-in-place concrete, pre-cast concrete (structural), fire alarm (base building), electrical, telecom & low voltage, AV.

• IFC #3B scopes: Fire protection (base building), plumbing, mechanical.

• IFC #3C scopes: Unit masonry, waterproofing, subroof, stairs, railings, ornamental metals, joint sealants, joint sealants, expansion joints (integrated in structure), overhead doors, fluid-applied flooring, multiple seating (including retractable).

The website says Hunt Construction - Barton Malow, a joint venture, will receive bids for those packages, which are due in April and March. 

The Jaguars say at jaguars.com/stadiumofthefuture/employment that requests for prequalification and bidding documents can be sent to MJ Fratianni at [email protected].

The south and west elevations of the Jacksonville Jaguars "Stadium of the Future."

Deal approved

The NFL owners’ group gave final approval Oct. 15 to the Jaguars’ deal with the city to modernize the stadium.

The deal includes $775 million in public funding from the city of Jacksonville and $625 million from the team. A 30-year lease is part of the package.

The deal with the team included a 30-year lease, a nonrelocation agreement and $56 million in spending on riverfront parks and the stadium-adjacent flex field. 

 

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