Mo go for it, the last one reached its size limit. Hopefully we can condense the good stuff into the first page here.

Mo, how is the bad weather CT is experiencing affecting construction?

When I last visited SA, i read somewhere that the new owners of the Waterfront were considering building a paedestrian boulevard running from the stadium into the Waterfront. Does anyone know if this is still on the cards?

its all to do with the sale of the somerset hospital site, once thats resolved then the logical ink to the V&A will be clearer

But is it wise to sell the somerset hospital site to the same developer as the waterfront? surely that will lead to too much monopoly power

Mo, how is the bad weather CT is experiencing affecting construction?

I am sure it would have. if the rain has been so heavy and constant for a week that 50 000 people have been washed out in flooding then i am sure a sandy construction site that is fully open to the hectic winds would be affected.

Grangery Bay Boulevard will link the stadium to the waterfront as per the 1998 Green Point Framework. Funding sources will include the city, new owners of the V&A and the developers of the Somerset Hospital Site.

Quite good news that Dubaiworld and L&R are in town this week or next week along with Atkins. The 2010 stadium to city and back transport planners have also been approached by L&R and Dubaiworld to carry out the traffic assessment and to advise accordingly resulting in an intergrated pedestrian and public transport plan from the city to the stadium and waterfront.

31 international firms have already put their names in the hat to carry out the plans and vision for the V&A over the next three years and beyond.

The first image below indicates the planned Granger Bay Boulevard.
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^^ Great pics. I hope the transport planners are seriously considering a tram network for Cape Town. Would be great to catch a tram from central Cape Town through to Green Point, Waterfront, Sea Point, along Granger Bay, Woodstock.....

But is it wise to sell the somerset hospital site to the same developer as the waterfront? surely that will lead to too much monopoly power

Agreed. That may be a conflict of interest given the controversy of Ebrahim Rasool in Dubai and whether he accepted a kickback from Dubai World. Also the ANC is getting criticism from it's Africanist and Communist factions about last year's decision to privatise the V&A Waterfront by selling it to a foreign consortium. The Somerset Hospital site will likely now be sold to a BEE group that has no connections to Dubai World and the developments on it could be of a totally different nature too. There has been talk of low cost housing units on it similar to N2 Gateway.

31 international firms have already put their names in the hat to carry out the plans and vision for the V&A over the next three years and beyond.


That is great to hear. Who are these firms?

^^ Great pics. I hope the transport planners are seriously considering a tram network for Cape Town. Would be great to catch a tram from central Cape Town through to Green Point, Waterfront, Sea Point, along Granger Bay, Woodstock.....

That an uneccessary cost and I would not support it. A bus shuttle system will use western boulevard and will the boulevard will only be open to public transport and other accredited vehicles.
A more pressing issue would be finding the funds to pay for the airport to city rail link. Trams are far from top priority in my opinion.

An inner city bus shuttle system will be used within the CBD area and include the waterfront pre and post 2010. These busses were recently ordered in South America.

Agreed. That may be a conflict of interest given the controversy of Ebrahim Rasool in Dubai and whether he accepted a kickback from Dubai World. Also the ANC is getting criticism from it's Africanist and Communist factions about last year's decision to privatise the V&A Waterfront by selling it to a foreign consortium. The Somerset Hospital site will likely now be sold to a BEE group that has no connections to Dubai World and the developments on it could be of a totally different nature too. There has been talk of low cost housing units on it similar to N2 Gateway.

lol. low cost housing units similar to the N2 will certainly not be built on a R1 billion site. I actually support the Dubaiworld plans for the site, which will maximize its potential, of course with a large BEE component.

lol. low cost housing units similar to the N2 will certainly not be built on a R1 billion site. I actually support the Dubaiworld plans for the site, which will maximize its potential, of course with a large BEE component.

I agree with that as Gateway is a disaster, but Rasool's government owns the site and he may have no choice but to give in to political pressure from ANC party leaders Mcebisi Sckwatcha and James Ncqulu who mastermined Gateway and are determined to award the site to ANC cronies that help them.

^^ Great pics. I hope the transport planners are seriously considering a tram network for Cape Town. Would be great to catch a tram from central Cape Town through to Green Point, Waterfront, Sea Point, along Granger Bay, Woodstock.....

Tram plans already exist from 2002. The document is online when I find it ill post it here but please remind me if you can.

I agree with that as Gateway is a disaster, but Rasool's government owns the site and he may have no choice but to give in to political pressure from ANC party leaders Mcebisi Sckwatcha and James Ncqulu who mastermined Gateway and are determined to award the site to ANC cronies that help them.

Don't get me wrong. Homes will be built. But "affordable" homes, not low cost housing. two different things. will add a few things soon.

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Don't get me wrong. Homes will be built. But "affordable" homes, not low cost housing. two different things. will add a few things soon.

That's good to hear. At least they have to meet the new guidelines from the national housing minister regarding incorporating affordable housing into new residential development.

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2010 stadium plans given the green light

By Lindsay Dentlinger

All but one city councillor present at Monday's special council meeting to consider the final buildings of Cape Town's Green Point Stadium voted in favour of them.

Councillor JP Smith, representing the Atlantic Seaboard where a number of residents are opposed to the building of the stadium, abstained from voting, much to the irritation of the African National Congress caucus.

The ANC called for a vote of no confidence in Smith and said he should not be allowed to sit in on proceedings pertaining to the 2010 stadium.

In the public gallery, members of the Cape Town Environmental Protection Association (Cepa) cried foul that the building plans approved by the council were not the ones advertised for public comment and said the results of wind tunnel and noise tests should have been made available for comment.

The council did not uphold any of the objections it received to the building plans.

With wind tunnel and noise tests now completed, the city's 2010 team is ready to begin building the main structure and it is soon expected to rise above ground level.

Until now, the foundations of the stadium have been under construction on the basis of two provisional building plan authorisations.

The design of the stadium had to be revised slightly in January, decreasing its footprint and its height, to cut costs but remain within Fifa regulations for a 68 000-seater stadium.

Bulk excavation is complete and a large number of foundations have already been poured.

Cepa's High Court case, scheduled to get under way in August to challenge the building of the stadium, was postponed on Friday following agreement by all the legal parties concerned for more time to work on the complex case.

In her address to council, Mayor Helen Zille on Monday said the city believed it had answered Cepa's legal challenges substantively and would proceed with the court case.

"This project has extremely tight deadlines. We cannot afford any delay, but we must apply due process and apply our minds," said Zille.

But Zille appeared to have all but thrown in the towel on Cape Town's hopes to host the international broadcast centre for the 2010 event, saying it was seldom that Fifa reneged on its decisions.

The cabinet last week endorsed a decision by Fifa's local organising committee that Johannesburg host the centre.

The final decision will be taken next week.

But Zille said if Cape Town was unsuccessful in this bid, thousands of journalists would still throng here during the event, and many had already started reporting on the city.

Meanwhile, the city is assessing three tenders it has received to operate the stadium after the 2010 event.

The operator, Zille said, would be expected to produce income for the maintenance of the sport, recreation, park and walkway precinct proposed for the reconfigured Green Point Common.



* This article was originally published on page 6 of The Cape Argus on July 31, 2007

The Argus

Published on the Web by IOL on 2007-07-31 12:14:00
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That's good to hear. At least they have to meet the new guidelines from the national housing minister regarding incorporating affordable housing into new residential development.
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Mo, how is the bad weather CT is experiencing affecting construction?

im not an expert but since earthworks are done and the bedrock is not far from the layer of sand i dont expect too many issues or significant delays, nothing out of the ordinary. on schedule and on budget.

damn i aint got laid in a minute.

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Mo, those 3 pictures you aliased from the http://web.capetown.gov.za website, are taking much longer to download onto this page (i suspect the guys are running their site web server on dial-up, LOL) . Don't you want to upload them on Flickr or somewhere else for speedy download. I have not even managed to see all three of them even after making 5 attempts.

well u could upload them and repost them.
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was bored so I did a search for pics on Green Point stadium & see if I could find pic's that we didnt have, so found this one, it was from some SA World Cup website: http://worldcuptravelguide.com

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SWEET!

Looks a bit like the Colosseum

(the 1st photo)

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13 cranes im impressed

13 cranes im impressed

its already at 14

its already at 14

Great pic earlier MO...
You guys need 14 or more cranes!

On SABC news last night they said Cape and PE's stadiums are behind schedule...

It was part of a sports news package on 2010 city names in a LOC news conference...
they also annouced Telkom as the latest national sponsor for 2010 FIFA WC....

Great pic earlier MO...
You guys need 14 or more cranes!

On SABC news last night they said Cape and PE's stadiums are behind schedule...

It was part of a sports news package on 2010 city names in a LOC news conference...
they also annouced Telkom as the latest national sponsor for 2010 FIFA WC....

yes, the final building plans include 16 cranes. I have posted that diagram in this thread earlier.

Lets just say that the City of Cape Town is not too happy with the report of being behind schedule when its stadium has already begun to rise compared to others e.g. nelspruit, polokwane.

yes, the final building plans include 16 cranes. I have posted that diagram in this thread earlier.

Lets just say that the City of Cape Town is not too happy with the report of being behind schedule when its stadium has already begun to rise compared to others e.g. nelspruit, polokwane.

Maybe that's because Green Point is a much bigger project with longer timeframes than stadiums to be built in these provincial towns that may take only a year to build at a fraction of the cost.

Dysan,

Greenpoint is two words so please make change on thread title. Thanks
Mosi

Maybe that's because Green Point is a much bigger project with longer timeframes than stadiums to be built in these provincial towns that may take only a year to build at a fraction of the cost.

true. but work has been progressing at the same pace since the announcement that construction was five weeks ahead of schedule.

true. but work has been progressing at the same pace since the announcement that construction was five weeks ahead of schedule.

Then why are they saying these things when in fact only the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth is behind schedule?

yes, the final building plans include 16 cranes. I have posted that diagram in this thread earlier.

Lets just say that the City of Cape Town is not too happy with the report of being behind schedule when its stadium has already begun to rise compared to others e.g. nelspruit, polokwane.

Cape Town denies being behind schedule for 2010
Greepoint, Cape Town

The City of Cape Town says they are on schedule for 2010
August 08, 2007, 21:15

The City of Cape Town has denied suggestions by FIFA that the 2010 Greenpoint Stadium is behind schedule. This comes after the general secretary of FIFA, Jerome Valcke, said the Cape Town and the Port Elizabeth stadiums were behind schedule.

The city's 2010 team spokesperson, Pieter Cronje, says they are on track and have completed phase one of the development. He attributed the confusion to the city's late start in construction.

Seventy percent of South Africans believe the country will be ready to host the 2010 Soccer World Cup. According to a survey by African Response, Johannesburg residents are slightly more optimistic, with 76% of them believing South Africa will be ready. Sixty percent of Capetonians agree.

The director of African Response, Anina Maree, says lower income groups appear to be more positive. However, there has been a notable decline in the confidence that South Africa will be able to meet the electricity demands of the World Cup. This has dropped to 52%, from 69% last year.
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Next phase of stadium construction approved

Construction of the main structure of the new 2010 Green Point Stadium will soon get under way and rise above ground level, after the City of Cape Town approved the revised final building plans for the stadium.

The excavation of the site is complete and most of the foundations have been poured. This was done under provisional building plan authorisation. But as the final stadium design was altered in order to make it more cost efficient, new building plans were needed.

These revised building plans were made available for inspection and public comment during May and June 2007. This period has now ended, and comments from members of the public who inspected the plans have been submitted.

“The City followed this route to make sure it remained legally compliant as the construction progressed. We have stayed within these authorisations at all times,” Mayor Helen Zille told a special Council meeting.

Council approved the revised plans after the mayoral committee set aside the objections which arose from the public comment period.

These included objections about the size and height of the stadium, which were rejected as the stadium has been reduced in size, as well as objections relating to the aesthetics of the stadium, which was found to be subjective and could apply to any stadium. Two independent property valuation reports found that property prices would not be negatively affected, and in fact, the regeneration of the Green Point Common would have a positive impact on property prices in the area.

The approval also follows the completion of wind tunnel tests, the rezoning of Fritz Sonnenberg Road, and obtaining environmental authorisation for the project.

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mo are there corporate boxes ion this stadium like at Newlands?

mo are there corporate boxes ion this stadium like at Newlands?

If im not mistaken, they are located just above the first tier. Compared to Newlands corporate boxes you will actually be able to see the action better from the boxes at the new stadium.

The stadium is organized into six principal levels, broadly containing the following functions
and zones:
• Level 0
Sports team rooms, VVIP and VIP reception, lowest parking level, medical and police
facilities, waste collection and compaction.
Level 1
Media areas, TV and radio studios, FIFA offices and sports event staff offices, and
upper parking level.
• Level 2: Public Plaza
Main concourse pedestrian access down to lowest tier and up to second tier, disabled
person’s seating, fan shop, VIP welcome zone, concession stands.
• Level 3
Lower level of business club, multi-purpose hall, security and police offices, operator’s
storage spaces, smaller food kitchens.
• Level 4
Upper level of business club, larger food preparation kitchens, stadium administration
(operator’s) offices.
• Level 5
VIP lounges and private corporate boxes.
Level 6
Upper concourse, concession stands and access onto third tier of seats.
• The roof
Is located above the highest level of seats, and contains an accessible roof including
the ‘Ring of Fire’ lighting and media zone, with catwalk access into and through the
roof structure.

To be more specific, 101 corporate boxes during 2010 and potential for 217 after the upper tier is removed.

The first and second tiers are separated by a concourse, while the second and third tiers are separated by a full floor of private suites, TV
studios and the Venue Operating Centre (VOC).

An idea of the urban park and stadium including the new tennis centre.

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well done again for the updates.. looking good

well done again for the updates.. looking good

its not very difficult when you live in south africa's most photographed city.

so, are they going to just leave half of the old green point up? maybe they can make it like an amphitheatre.

thats actually not such a bad idea (just have to make it more amphitheatry)

thats actually not such a bad idea (just have to make it more amphitheatry)

R120 million will be spent on the park as a whole, I do think that about R20 million spent on creating an amphitheatre would be great.

From what I know the rest of the stadium will have a grass embankment for spectators ala Sydney Athletics Centre.

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Big MO!!!! ur the best.....when i come to SA in 2010 we can have some beer together and u show me around :D

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This is a very classy stadium.

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By Lindsay Dentlinger

The award of the tender to run Green Point Stadium after the 2010 World Cup has been delayed for at least another month to allow the city time to interview the three bidders.

The 30-year lease, which has an estimated R260 million present day value, was originally scheduled to be awarded this month.

But the tender evaluation committee has decided that it wants to meet the bidders face-to-face to clarify their bids.

The city is however remaining mum on exactly what the bidders are proposing to ensure the stadium produces an income and how it will manage the adjacent urban park.

By the end of the July 10 extended deadline, three submissions involving seven companies had been received.

City 2010 spokesman Pieter Cronje said yesterday all three submissions complied with the tender criteria and were now being weighed up against each other.

The city has also declined to name the companies involved.

"We need to see how they foresee generating an income not just to sustain the stadium and not burden the ratepayers, but also to produce an income stream for the urban park," said Cronje.

Cronje said the successful bidder would also have to show it would engage the community in the management and running of the urban park.

He said the city was running behind schedule in awarding the tender because it had to make fair comparisons and wanted to be thorough.

"Every tender differs and how they respond to the requirements. They have different strengths," said Cronje.

The zoning of the stadium precinct for community facilities does not allow for commercial enterprises to be operated from the area.

Earlier reports said a major hotel group had approached the city proposing to run a casino, while major retailers are also reported to have shown an interest.

The zoning rights include using the area as a place of assembly and instruction as well as for recreation.

This could include show or exhibition halls, cinemas, theatres or an indoor sports arena.

The tender evaluation committee consists only of city and provincial government officials and no politicians are permitted input.

Controversy was sparked last month when the city approached David Polovin of the Green Point Common Association to help assess the tenders, after residents of the Atlantic Seaboard questioned the extent to which he represented their interests.

Cronje said yesterday that the city had decided not to invite outsiders to help assess the tenders.

Once the tender evaluation committee has made a recommendation on which company should be awarded the contract, the bid adjudication committee will take the final decision.

Published on the web by Cape Argus on August 21, 2007.

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you forgot this pic Inertia

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Didn't forget, just not that great :)

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oh dear...


Green Point 2010 workers strike
27/08/2007 14:40 - (SA)

Cape Town - Construction work on a new stadium for the next Soccer World Cup in South Africa ground to a halt on Monday after hundreds of builders went on strike in a pay dispute, organisers said.

"The entire workforce has downed tools," Andrew Fenton, project director for the Green Point stadium in Cape Town, said.

Talks were taking place with union representatives, added Fenton, who was confident that the dispute would be resolved "in the next day or so".

Around 800 construction workers are involved in the building of the 68 000-seat stadium which is expected to host one of the two semi-finals when the tournament is staged in Africa for the first time in 2010.

The Green Point project has been dogged by controversy, running into opposition from environmentalists and seeing the cost soar from an initial estimate of R2.5bn to over R3.7bn.

A total of five stadia are due to be built from scratch in time for the tournament while another five are to undergo major revamps.


Hope this isn't contagious.

oh dear...



Hope this isn't contagious.

much ado about nothing. at the pace these workers have been working i'd have given them a few days off too.

lol, 800 workers dancing around the stadium, get some pic's of that.

oh dear...



Hope this isn't contagious.

Workers agree to start working on Cape Town arena
August 28, 2007, 13:15

Hundreds of workers, who downed tools at the construction site of Cape Town's 2010 World Cup stadium yesterday, have agreed to resume working. About 800 workers went on strike demanding to be paid travel allowances, backdated from March.

The workers met with union representatives at the construction site this morning and resolved to resume their duties. But Cosatu provincial secretary, Tony Ehrenreich, says if the issue is not addressed and a solution found by Friday, workers will embark on protracted strike action.

"The main grievance of the workers is the travel allowance and the fact that people have to walk for miles to get to the site while some workers are being transported. So workers demands are absolutely justified and we have appealed to government, who is funding this project, to make sure that the contractors comply with decent labour standards."

17 cranes, 1050 workers



Full steam ahead on 2010 stadium

By Helen Bamford

In spite of finds of human remains, ammunition and old wagon wheels while excavating the site of the new 2010 stadium in Green Point, construction is steaming ahead, with part of the stands already visible.

Health and safety manager Russell Nicolson said a partial skull was found during excavations of the site, which were overseen by the Cape Archaeological Society, but nothing would pose a threat to the development.

Bucket-loads of golf balls were also plucked out of the ground, hardly surprising considering it was the site of the old Metropolitan Golf Course.

In 2003 the discovery of 3 000 human skeletons during construction works at Prestwich Place in Green Point brought that development to a halt.

But at this stage it is unlikely that anything, not even the pending legal action by a local civic group, will stop the controversial R2.85 billion, 68 000-seater stadium, which is fast taking shape.

Approximately 1 050 people are working flat-out on the site, which is divided into four distinct areas.

Each one has its own self-contained section with a shop, administration areas, site offices, locker rooms and "chill-out" areas. They are colour-coded and each has a soccer theme.

Walkways and roads have also been constructed to enable people to negotiate the site with ease.

One engineer told Weekend Argus the stadium site was as organised and sophisticated as any they had worked on abroad.

Seventeen state-of-the-art cranes, shipped from Germany, tower over the site, with the largest looming 79.5m skywards.

Each crane operator, including a first-ever female one, has two "banksmen" to direct operations.

Nicolson said the banksmen were responsible for all the rigging and making sure it was safe.

He said it was also a good plan for a crane operator to be on good terms with his banksmen to ensure their lunch and snacks were hoisted up.

He added that each crane had its own radio frequency so operators could only ever talk to their own banksmen, to avoid any potential confusion.

The old, partially demolished stadium is being used as a construction yard where concrete is mixed and all the re-inforcing material manufactured.

Nicolson said that most of the concrete and steel from the old stadium had been recycled in a huge crusher and some of it was being used on the new site.

Most of the expertise on site is local, apart from a few international specialists.

The stadium's exterior will be covered with cladding to reduce noise levels, while the roof will be designed in such a way that noise will be reflected back into the stadium.

Nicolson said a number of smaller local contractors had combined forces in joint ventures because of the scale of the project.

So far there had been no serious incidents on site, just a few minor "finger injuries".

And the only problems with theft had been from journalists visiting the site who had made off with their hard-hats and reflective safety vests, he added.

The first sod on the project, which is a joint venture between Murray & Roberts and Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO), was turned by Premier Ebrahim Rasool and Cape Town Mayor Helen Zille on March 20.

Weekend Argus learned that when Fifa president Sepp Blatter later visited the site in June with Rasool and Zille, a special road had to be built for their motorcade, which comprised some 140 people.

A viewing platform was also hastily constructed for the party taking pictures of the site with Table Mountain in the background, before heading on their way.

The City of Cape Town's 2010 spokesman, Pieter Cronje, said Fifa wanted to inspect the stadium by the end of October 2009 but the entire project would be finished in mid-February 2010.

The World Cup takes place between June 11 and July 11, 2010, and Cape Town expects to host a semi-final.

Cronje said they were looking for an operator to run the site as a commercial venture after the World Cup, which would generate income for the city.

This would include managing the urban park and common surrounding the stadium.

The end-product will comprise a number of plush VIP areas, medical and police stations, offices, a soccer and rugby museum and fan shops.

It will also have its own generators - in case of blackouts.

Published on the web by Cape Argus on August 25, 2007.

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Green light for construction of Cape 2010 stadium
Computer graphic of Greenpoint Stadium

The go-ahead has been given for the construction of the Greenpoint Stadium
August 29, 2007, 16:30

The 68 000 seater Green Point stadium for 2010 soccer World Cup in Cape Town has received the green light to go ahead with construction from the department of labour.

The department expressed it's satisfaction with the standard of safety at the construction site after a full on-site evaluation and inspection. Earlier it was reported that the department had shut down several areas of the construction site of the 2010 soccer stadium being build in Durban because of safety reasons.

The provincial executive manager of the department of labour, Mthobeli Lamati, says apart from two minor adjustments needed, they are very happy.

Risk assessment
The main focus of the inspectors was on whether the building of the stadium complies with the Occupational Health and Safety Act. A full evaluation of all areas used by personnel and environment was performed including risk assessments. The stadium currently has more than 1 000 workers on site, including 146 managers. Inspectors say in general they are happy with the safety management practices at the site.

A full written inspection report will be released on Friday.

Helen Zille :

We are also ahead of schedule on construction of the 68 000 seat Green Point Stadium in preparation for the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup.

By the end of June this year, 13% of the stadium had been completed, exceeding our target of 10%.

Work has continued rapidly ever since Council gave its approval for the building plans, and the two day strike on the building site has ended.

I must, however, repeat a concern that I have regularly raised, and that is the inadequate budget provision for cost escalation on the stadium. I raised this in my meeting with President Thabo Mbeki yesterday, and stressed the urgency of a national approach to this serious risk factor that all of the host cities face. The National Treasury must address this issue.

From this image we get some idea of the scale of the columns of the stadium facade. :)

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The vertical column(about 8-10m) will be followed by an angled column ranging from 26-40m.

Great pics. I think this is going to be a magnificent stadium with one of the best views in teh world... mountain backdrop, ocean... amazing. For me, certainly the best stadium, maybe apart from Soccer City which looks rather impressive as long as they green the area around it. :banana:

Great pics showing great progress as usual.. Just wish they had an aerial - o well atleast the municipality is actually giving regular updates, unlike the rest. Congrats again

This comes close tho:

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There are some aerials of August 20.

Great pics. I think this is going to be a magnificent stadium with one of the best views in teh world... mountain backdrop, ocean... amazing. For me, certainly the best stadium, maybe apart from Soccer City which looks rather impressive as long as they green the area around it. :banana:

R120 million in greening and planning.

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I hope it's as green as your picutres :lol:

I hope it's as green as your picutres :lol:

Thats the job of the private operator of the new stadium who will need to prove to the city that they can generate enough income to maintain the entire urban park including the promenade area.

big mo where do u get all ur pix....do u drive by the stadium?

big mo where do u get all ur pix....do u drive by the stadium?

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Have seen great pics of the stadium renders and construction to date. Does anyone have a picture of what the main entrance of this stadium will look like?

Have seen great pics of the stadium renders and construction to date. Does anyone have a picture of what the main entrance of this stadium will look like?

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Thank you Mo. You are certainly a wealth of information!

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Beckenbauer to inspect Green Point Stadium

All hands on deck

Ramatsiyi Moholoa
7 September 2007
15000 volunteers needed

The 2010 World Cup Local Organising Committee yesterday announced they will sign up 15000 volunteers to assist in staging a successful tournament.

This was announced by Danny Jordaan, LOC chief executive at a media briefing to announce their plans for the World Cup’s ‘1000 days’ countdown on September 15.

Jordaan said the volunteers will be divided into two categories, general and specialised, adding that they were delighted with the preparations for the tournament.

Dealing with the stadiums, Jordaan said they were happy that the construction of the Greenpoint Stadium in Cape Town was on track.

“Peter Mokaba and Mbombela, which are smaller stadiums, are doing well in terms of the time frame. Soccer City, as you can see, there is tremendous progress,” he said.

“Issa Hayatou, who is the chairman of the Fifa 2010 World Cup Organising Committee, went to Nelson Mandela Bay to inspect the stadium on Tuesday.

“He was happy with the progress. Ellis Park, Royal Bafokeng, Free State and Loftus, these are completed stadiums.”

Contractors are on site at Ellis Park, Royal Bafokeng, Free State and Loftus to upgrade the stadiums, which along with Nelson Mandela Bay, will also host the 2009 Confederations Cup.

“Nelson Mandela Bay has to be completed with 24 months because it is the only new stadium that will also host the Confederations Cup.”

Jordaan said they were delighted with the continued support from the South African government, adding that the support of the corporate sector was highly appreciated.

Jordaan said there was a need for more luxury buses for the World Cup as they are expecting about 500 000 tourists.

“As you read in the media today [yesterday], Acsa [Airports Company South Africa] is spending R19,4 billion on improving the airports in South Africa.”

Tim Modise, the LOC’s head of communications, said the 1 000 days countdown celebrations will take place in all the host cities on September 15, with the main one in Tshwane.

Germany World Cup chief executive Franz Beckenbauer, who is an executive member of Fifa, is in Cape Town where CAF’s 50th celebrations are taking place. He will also inspect Green Point Stadium today.

Beckenbauer impressed with SA's 2010 progress

Cape Town, South Africa

07 September 2007 04:02

German soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer visited the construction site of Cape Town's 2010 Soccer World Cup stadium on Friday and declared himself "very, very impressed" with preparations.

"I am very, very impressed with the construction going on in Cape Town and it's fantastic what the people in South Africa are doing in preparing themselves for the World Cup in 2010," he said.

Speaking after the site visit, Beckenbauer said he was extremely confident South Africa would be ready to host the global football showpiece.

"I am definitely convinced that the 2010 Fifa World Cup will be a success. It's the biggest opportunity for South Africa. The whole world will be watching this country in 2010. And as far as I can see they're on time and I have no doubt all the stadiums will be ready," said Beckenbauer.

Now a Fifa executive member, Beckenbauer was in South Africa for the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Confederation of African Football.

Along with chairperson of the Fifa World Cup organising committee Issa Hayatou, and the chief executive of the 2010 local organising committee Danny Jordaan, "Der Kaiser" visited the site of the picturesque Green Point Stadium on the slopes of Table Mountain and alongside Cape Town's Table Bay.

"Cape Town is one of the most exciting and beautiful cities in the world. The place could not be better. And South Africa is a wonderful country," said Beckenbauer.

Germany was still basking in the success of a World Cup last year in which Beckenbauer played a major role, but he advised South Africans to put their own stamp on what would be the first Soccer World Cup on the African continent.

"The best thing is not to copy the German World Cup. South Africa must ensure it's an African World Cup, with all the continent's culture and flair. I am sure it will be a great success," said Beckenbauer.

He was also joined in South Africa by two of his vice-presidents from the Germany 2006 organising committee, Horst Schmidt and Fedor Radmann.

Hayatou, who was last at the Cape Town construction site with Fifa president Joseph Blatter in June this year, was also extremely impressed with the progress made.

Jordaan said it was clear to Beckenbauer and Hayatou that much hard work was being done and that the country was on track and on schedule.

"Leading up to the preliminary draw ... in Durban on November 25 this year the message they will take to the rest of their colleagues on the Fifa executive is that a lot of work is being done.

"The progress made clearly shows we're on track for a wonderful World Cup. They [Beckenbauer, Hayatou] are getting very excited about Africa's first World Cup.

That's very evident when talking to them. The period of doubt from anyone about South Africa's ability to host 2010 is long gone. People are now only interested in dealing with operational issues," said Jordaan.

Beckenbauer has written his name over and over again in football as a Fifa World Cup-winning player in 1974, a coach in 1990 and an administrator as chairperson of the Germany 2006 Fifa World Cup organising committee. -- Sapa

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A look INSIDE Greenpoint, a walkthrough with CAF President Issa Hayatou and Frans 'The Kaiser' Beckenbauer.

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Where the beautiful game meets our beautiful city

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Strike riot hits stadium
Violent rampage shuts down Green Point site

September 19, 2007 Edition 2

Jade Witten and Henri du Plessis

The Green Point Stadium site was shut down today after hundreds of striking construction workers went on a violent rampage, damaging offices, terrorising staff and clashing with police.

It is the second time Green Point site workers have gone on strike since construction began a few months ago.

The contractor, a joint venture between Murray & Roberts and WBHO, said construction was expected to resume "by Tuesday".

The trouble erupted soon after workers gathered at around 7am to discuss their grievances.

They chanted, toyi-toyied, blew whistles and intimidated staff on site. They battered steel barriers with pangas, hammers and pliers.

Some jumped over fences and smashed the windows of offices on site.

Staff were sent home as a safety precaution, and a heavy police contingent was on hand, armed with rifles loaded with rubber bullets.

Strikers threw stones at police, injuring one officer, who had blood gushing from his head.

They had stopped work at 3pm yesterday, demanding changes to transport arrangements.

Workers said they were angry because a shuttle service that was meant to bring them to the site from the city centre had not started operating until today although it had been scheduled to begin on Monday.

They complained that the number of buses supplied was inadequate to carry all the commuting workers. And they wanted the pickup point to be moved to Cape Town Station from Buitengracht Street.

At midday today, union officials arrived on site to calm protesters. Eugenia Peter of the Building Construction and Allied Workers Union (Bicawu) said management had failed to follow through on promises to resolve the transport issue.

But she said the union did not not condone the behaviour of the strikers.

On site project director Andrew Fanton said: "Every day we lose is a day we have to make up."

He gave an assurance that construction would be finished by 2010.

But he said he was "extremely disappointed" at the outcome of three w ek-long negotiations between union representatives and the management.

"Their approach is more of a demand than a request. This is an other wildcat strike," Fanton said.

The shuttle service had been arranged to transport workers arriving from Cape Town Station to the site.

They had a five minute walk to the pick-up and drop-off zone.

He explained that anywhere closer to the station was on recognised taxi routes. The service was free.

Fanton confirmed the shuttle service had begun two days late.

"It was initiated this morning but we kept unions up to date with proceedings. We have bent over backwards to help them."

He said that if strikers did not go back to work immediately, management would take legal action.

"I am meeting with an industrial lawyer this morning to seek legal advice."

Fanton said the management was "not compelled" by law to pay extra transport costs for workers.

This does not sound good, didn't they sign stringent employment contracts for all the construction workers considering that this is a high profile and time constrained project?

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This does not sound good, didn't they sign stringent employment contracts for all the construction workers considering that this is a high profile and time constrained project?

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whats the common denominator between this and the security guard strike....violence.

News reports today stated that work wont start on the stadium again until at least tuesday next week... not good considering the amount of time lost during the winter period and the fact its a tiny bit behind where it should be.

News reports today stated that work wont start on the stadium again until at least tuesday next week... not good considering the amount of time lost during the winter period and the fact its a tiny bit behind where it should be.

time lost during the winter? not what ive heard from the contractor. that first tier structure did not rise by itself during the winter. the stadium remains 3 weeks ahead of schedule unless uve heard from the contractor urself.

^^ well i'm just going on what the LOC said when touring the stadia around the country. they stated that CT and PE were both behind schedule. there was even a quote from someone from the greenpoint team saying they were working around the clock to make up the time.

but anyway...they need to get this problem sorted.

^^ well i'm just going on what the LOC said when touring the stadia around the country. they stated that CT and PE were both behind schedule. there was even a quote from someone from the greenpoint team saying they were working around the clock to make up the time.

but anyway...they need to get this problem sorted.

the LOC were misinformed along with a german. the city replied by stating that it was well on track. PE was behind schedule and are now on track.

solve the problem by getting workers in from china. they certainly should have used more than rubber bullets, if these hooligans arent put in their place they go on a crazy run through the city centre damaging public and private property as well as civilians. and like the security guard strike, they eventually start killing the ones who do actually want to work.

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the LOC were misinformed along with a german. the city replied by stating that it was well on track. PE was behind schedule and are now on track.

solve the problem by getting workers in from china. they certainly should have used more than rubber bullets, if these hooligans arent put in their place they go on a crazy run through the city centre damaging public and private property as well as civilians. and like the security guard strike, they eventually start killing the ones who do actually want to work.

thats a disgusting comment mo and no way to solve any problem. it will make things far far worse

thats a disgusting comment mo and no way to solve any problem. it will make things far far worse

the bullets comments def disgusting but the rest of my comment stands.

I really think some of these people do need to be put in their place. They strike over everything these days when plenty of people are unemployed and would do almost anything to be employed.

Thought this was over, but it continues...

2010: No end in sight to strike
25/09/2007 12:53 - (SA)

Cape Town - A strike over travel allowances by workers at the site of the 2010 Soccer World Cup stadium outside Cape Town entered a fourth day on Tuesday after weekend talks with the stadium contractors failed to produce a breakthrough.

Hundreds of workers went on strike at the site of the 68 000- seater Green Point stadium on September 19 claiming they had not been paid travel allowances owed to them.

Time is tight for the Cape Town stadium to be built by an inspection deadline of the ruling football body Fifa in October 2009 after legal challenges and budget wrangling delayed the start of work earlier this year.

"If work resumes soon we foresee that we can make up lost time. We are still on programme," said Cape Town municipality 2010 spokesperson Pieter Cronje.

Asked what "soon" meant, he replied: "Within the course of this week."

Non-payment of travel allowances already prompted a one-day work stoppage in August.

A spokesperson for the Building Construction and Allied Workers Union (BCAWU), Eugenia Peters, claimed travel allowances included in the workers' contracts had never been paid.

At the weekend talks the contractor, a joint venture between Murray & Roberts and WBHO construction companies, had failed to give written assurances the allowances would be paid, she said.

The stadium is 2.5km from central Cape Town. The contractor has agreed to lay on a shuttle service between the city centre and the site, according to Cronje.

If transport was provided, the travel allowance requirement would fall away, said the BCAWU's Peters. But no start date for the shuttle service has been given as yet, she added.

South Africa is anxious to host a successful World Cup in 2010, the first on the African continent. Over 400 000 overseas visitors are expected to attend the tournament.

The Green Point Stadium is being built at a cost of close to R3bn. Entry-level workers at the site earn about R12.50 an hour, according to BCAWU.

R12,50 an hour? shoo....

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This strike at Green Point is pathetic as SA has had too many strikes this year, including the automotive sector last week and the notorious public sector strike earlier this year. More strikes this year than since 1987 and it doesn't seem to end here.

Thought this was over, but it continues...

so whats the latest news on the strike?

Work at Green Point stadium to resume tomorrow


Construction work is expected to resume tomorrow at the Green Point soccer stadium

September 26, 2007, 16:45

Workers at the 2010 Green Point soccer stadium are expected to resume their duties tomorrow following a six-day strike over travel allowances. The workers and the employer signed an agreement over the impasse this afternoon.

A shuttle service will be operational and the employer will give a back pay travel allowance of R96 every fortnight to the workers. Spokesperson for the National Union of Mineworkers, Patrick Hlengisa, says they do not expect any repercussions from the illegal strike.

"We never discussed any repercussions after the workers have gone back to work. If that happens… it would mean that we are dealing with employers who are not reliable and responsible," said Hlengisa.

^^ no repercussions? love how people always believe they can strike with no blame to lay at their feet. its the feeling of entitlement that is growing which is scary.

Glad the problem seems solved. lets hope it is

Towards 2010: Why the Green Point site is just right

It was with a certain amount of incredulity and sadness, as a patriotic South African, that I perused the contents of Peter de Tolly's ("White elephant looms at Green Point", September 18) self-serving and factually depleted take on the decision making surrounding the development of the new Green Point stadium and its sustainability going forward.

I will accept, for the moment, that this self-styled Olympic planning expert (bid planning and event planning are somewhat different), was not actuated by the fact that he is probably not providing urban planning services to the City of Cape Town in respect of the city's 2010 preparations. However, I believe that a consideration of the facts set out below will bring some balance to what has been (and still appears to be) an emotional issue for some in the Mother City.

Almost half of the article focused on the espousing of IOC Olympic Games sustainability philosophies and how its author and his 2004 Olympic bid team's approach which was ultimately unsuccessful to the attracting of mega-sporting events to Cape Town is somehow superior to that of the professional team that has been assembled by the City of Cape Town to meet its 2010 Fifa World Cup SA Host City obligations.

That being said, one was at pains to understand the (contradictory) and selective reference by the author to the 30-year pay off by the citizens of Montreal in respect of the 1976 Summer Olympics. What the author conveniently fails to mention is that, in more recent times, Olympic host cities such as Barcelona and Sydney have proven to be success stories from a financial and legacy perspective for its citizens.

The author's submission that the ageing Newlands Rugby Stadium should have been upgraded instead of the construction of the new Green Point stadium, for my money, displays a naivete as contemporary approaches to risk management in mega-sporting events are concerned.

The elevated global security environment since 9/11 aside, one must appreciate the behavioural profile of football supporters, rugby supporters and attendees at rock concerts is somewhat different to that of spectators to athletic events.

The bottom line is that Newlands Stadium, hemmed in by narrow streets, a railway line, and a mixed residential commercial node, is not, for example, conducive to the deployment of internationally benchmarked safety and security strategies designed to protect the most important stakeholder who attend sporting events at Newlands - the general public.

For example, the deployment of multiple concentric rings of security strategies at such events requires space as spectators who exited Newlands Stadium immediately after the Tri-Nations test against Australia in July can attest to.

Furthermore, as any historical analysis of soccer attendance figures at Newlands Stadium will bear out, the venue does not appear at all to be a popular venue from a Cape Town soccer "constituency" perspective.

The reasons for this are evident. The facility is, inter alia, not serviced by a primary public transportation node and neither is the layout of its precinct conducive to spectator friendly transport management planning, such as having ample public parking, drop-off and holding areas for buses and taxis.

Which brings me to the reasoning which appears to have underpinned the decision by the authorities that the new Green Point stadium was, all factors taken into account, the most ideal site as a 2010 venue for Cape Town.

The preferred site is within walking distance of the city's primary accommodation node. In order to ensure accessibility of all of the citizens of Cape Town, it is located a short distance from the largest transportation hub in the city.

One can also safely assume that many of our visitors during the event will enjoy the world-class entertainment facilities that the extended V&A Waterfront will offer prior to, and post, World Cup matches. Similarly, the Granger Bay and Green Point entertainment nodes will also play pre and post match host to one of Cape Town's primary currencies tourism.

From a legacy perspective, the footprint of the new stadium and the Common that will be developed around it, the road network that surrounds it and multiple vehicular and pedestrian access points that will service this world-class multi-purpose sports and recreational facility will leave a lasting legacy of general public convenience.

The historical stressful parking and traffic management challenges, such as at Newlands, will be significantly addressed by the new stadium.

The new facility has been designed to meet international safety and disaster management standards.

It meets the requirements of impending sport and recreational event safety legislation, which was recently introduced to Parliament.

Unfortunately the facts are indisputable no manner of upgrading of the Newlands (or Athlone stadium for that matter) would have addressed these issues.

De Tolly cites our country as being "very much a Third World country" as a motivation as to why the various tiers of government have failed its citizens in not negotiating with Fifa to "water down" its technical requirements as far as the co-hosting of the event in Cape Town is concerned. There were similar views and calls during our country's preparations for the hosting of the 2003 ICC cricket World Cup.

And what did our country and, in particular, Cape Town, which hosted the opening ceremony and opening match, do? We staged an event that surpassed, in every respect, England's hosting of that event in 1999 and, for that matter, the West Indies' hosting of this year's cricket World Cup.

The unfortunate and inaccurate use of the phrase "very much a Third World country aside" (we are one of the leading developing countries in the world), one would have expected De Tolly's exposure to the IOC to have taught him one thing international mega-sporting events are all about "big business". They are, among others, about selling as many tickets as possible for the event.

International sponsors who pay hundreds of millions of rand to be associated with these events "want their pound of flesh" hence the required contractual delivery on Fifa requirements.

In any event, is the author attempting to argue that because the 2010 event is being hosted in Africa we must use this as an excuse to downplay our country's and Cape Town's internationally benchmarked delivery capability in order to satisfy practically untested academic and philosophical contra-2010 Green Point stadium views?

I hope not.

In this regard, much is made of the seating capacity of the new stadium. The facts in this regard are as follows:

The stadium will seat 55 000 - the 68 000 for the 2010 World Cup will be achieved by use of temporary seating which will be scaled back after the event.

So it does appear, contrary to De Tolly's assertions that the city's 2010 planners are considering sustainability issues going forward.

Likewise, are we also going to argue that one of the most pressing social economic challenges in the Western Cape unemployment is not being addressed by the development of the required infrastructure for the 2010 event ? Surely not.

Finally, and here I appeal to De Tolly and all citizens of Cape Town who are still in two minds about the city's participation as a host city during the 2010 event this is an opportunity of a lifetime.

Sure, there is going to be inconvenience and we are not always going to agree with all of the decision-making around the event.

Our country and Cape Town will (and, in fact, are already) on the world stage as far as our hosting of arguably the largest sporting event (by TV viewership anyway) in the world.

We must attempt to leverage every benefit possible from this - direct or indirect.

However, to achieve this, all of the citizens of Cape Town must coalesce and play their role (no matter how small) in unequivocally supporting this event.

After all the Commonwealth Games, the 2015 IRB rugby World Cup and, yes, Mr De Tolly, the Olympic Games, beckon in the decade after the 2010 World Cup.

# Patrick Ronan is a leading private sector international major event risk management and safety and security legislation specialist based in Johannesburg.

Published on the web by Cape Argus on September 27, 2007. © Cape Argus 2007. All rights reserved.

Bloody well said! South Africa is not a second rate country and Cape Town far far far from a second rate city. According to Lonely Planet on their reader-voted top 200 cities worldwide, Cape Town achieved 9th, in the ranks of London, New York, Sydney and Paris... Cape Town is a global player and a clutural, events and tourism capital. Wake up to the naysayers, we're not second rate 3rd world, we're worldclass and far ahead of our time (as far as 13 years of democracy is concerned).

im confused by those who say durban, cape town etc will be paying for their stadia for years to come when gvt has basically paid for the entire thing from funds that are available, and cities and provincial gvt's have covered the rest..there is no loan or debt involved.. it is money we have..

Stadium bidders face city grilling Lindsay Dentlinger 28 September, 2007 Cape Argus

Stadium bidders face grilling

By Lindsay Dentlinger

Three bidders vying for the 30-year lease to run the Green Point stadium after the 2010 World Cup are to face another round of interviews by the city council's tender committee next week.

The council had earlier hoped to award the tender by mid-August but delayed it to interview each of the bidders separately earlier this month to clarify their bids.

City 2010 spokesperson Pieter Cronje said on Thursday a second round of meetings was necessary before the bid evaluation committee could make a recommendation to the bid adjudication committee on whether to award the tender to one of them.

'We regard these as the final interviews'
"We regard these as the final interviews and don't anticipate another round," he said.

Key for the city is that the successful bidder is able to generate an income and make the stadium self sustainable.

If the three bidders fail to make the grade, the city could put the contract out to tender again.

After it is used for the 2010 semi-final, the top layer of seating will be removed, reducing capacity from 68 000 to 55 000 seats and freeing a huge area for development.

The tender has been estimated to carry a present-day value of R260-million.

By the end of the extended deadline on July 10, the city had received only three submissions involving seven companies to run the stadium and the adjacent urban park until 2040. All are now in the running for the contract.

One of the tenders is from a single company, another from two companies working in partnership, and a third from a consortium of four companies. It is not known whether the companies are South African or international.

The city is keeping mum on the kinds of proposals the consortia have submitted or the names of the companies.

Cronje would not say how much longer the bid evaluation committee would mull over the proposals, saying the city wanted to be thorough.

Originally, the city said it wanted to complete the tender procedure within a month to give the successful bidder a say in the design of the stadium, within Fifa specifications, to suit its future business needs.

The current zoning of the stadium precinct for community facilities, does not allow for commercial enterprises to be operated from the area.

These zoning rights include using the area as a place of assembly and instruction as well as for recreation.

This could include show or exhibition halls, cinemas, theatres or an indoor sports arena.

Inside Green Point Stadium - image soon.

Mouille Point prices soar
30 September, 2007
Cape Argus

The fear that the new 2010 World Cup sports stadium at Green Point would lower property values throughout the precinct was widely publicised a few months back, but has proved completely groundless, said Lanice Steward, MD of Anne Porter Knight Frank.

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Thats a hectic site

Thats a hectic site

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WP Rugby have to move here!

WP Rugby have to move here!

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go for the top 1 ya wp hav to move there then i can just walk to the matches

yeh the top one looks better

Mo please explain how they will remove the upper seats of the stadium? the roof looks very connected to that level

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Mouille Point prices soar
30 September, 2007
Cape Argus

The fear that the new 2010 World Cup sports stadium at Green Point would lower property values throughout the precinct was widely publicised a few months back, but has proved completely groundless, said Lanice Steward, MD of Anne Porter Knight Frank.

WAYYYYYY too early to try make statements like that

Mo please explain how they will remove the upper seats of the stadium? the roof looks very connected to that level

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With the billions being invested in the waterfront, 20 billion plus in the CBD, lower property values due to a world class stadium is groundless. the stadium is essentially a waterfront stadium once connected by granger bay boulevard..property prices are unlikely to drop.

The roof is separate from the upper tier.
Consisting of 55,000 permanent stadium seats, 13,000 seats of which circa 7,000 are located on permanent concrete seating tier and the remaining circa 6,000 seats are supported on temporary platform, with associated toilets and concessions areas at level 06 will be provided as
temporary overlay.

The private operator will use the areas/spaces above the remainder of the third tier after the reduction in capacity. Basically panoramic views across the atlantic, table mountain, the waterfront and the common.

Telkom stadium?
Dubaiworld stadium?
L&R stadium?
mtn stadium?
vodacom stadium?
investec stadium?
standard bank stadium?

we'll know soon enough

Us Capetonians need to have more faith in our city. I think we're so sceptical about anything new, large and ambitious. Waterfront in 1988... "It'll never work, it's too much, who will support it?" Now... Look, one of the most ambitious developers in the world owns it! Monex in 2000... "Century City, it's too much, Canal Walk is too big, nobody will support it, it's a white elephant." Now! Incredibly successful, Canal Walk's highly profitable, it's a new satellite CBD in Cape Town in just a few years! The Velodrome has been very successful. I think Cape Town is better at creating some magical massive projects and sustaining them than we even give ourselves credit for. I personally think Green Point Stadium will become an asset to the city.

Us Capetonians need to have more faith in our city. I think we're so sceptical about anything new, large and ambitious. Waterfront in 1988... "It'll never work, it's too much, who will support it?" Now... Look, one of the most ambitious developers in the world owns it! Monex in 2000... "Century City, it's too much, Canal Walk is too big, nobody will support it, it's a white elephant." Now! Incredibly successful, Canal Walk's highly profitable, it's a new satellite CBD in Cape Town in just a few years! The Velodrome has been very successful. I think Cape Town is better at creating some magical massive projects and sustaining them than we even give ourselves credit for. I personally think Green Point Stadium will become an asset to the city.

Cape Town International Convention Centre...many doubts..too much money..the numbers speak for themselves

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^^ BIG MO did u take that pix by urself?

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man fuck u Mo.....i asked u a damn question asswipe.

man fuck u Mo.....i asked u a damn question asswipe.

why the foul mouth? jeez.

lol dont ignore me ...its a simple question....why u so arrogant

lol dont ignore me ...its a simple question....why u so arrogant

i think ure either drunk or having a bad day, so im gonna ignore the random outburst.

lol Big Mo...u still my homie.

Some people are just strange i guess...

after listening the noise at the roofless velodrome..i can just imagine the atmosphere inside Green Point stadium, the roof designed to keep the noise in, by reflecting noise back inside the stadium bowl with its downward sloping hanging roof. cant wait till we see world cup matches being played inside this stadium.

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wont help when they cant even make the semis!!!!:banana: :banana:

Dennis stop the insults and language, this forum is not the place

im sorry mike...my apologies

wont help when they cant even make the semis!!!!:banana: :banana:

but the cheetahs have.

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Why do u keep reposting the same images =/

That roof is really stunning. I think the architects are inspirred by the cloud blanket of table mnt rolling into the bay.

is greenpoint better than the allianz arena in germany?

That roof is really stunning. I think the architects are inspirred by the cloud blanket of table mnt rolling into the bay.

At the moment, a thick greyish-white ribbon of cloud is hovering once again over Cape Town’s famous landmark, the monumental Table Mountain. When a new structure has been completed at the end of 2009 echoing this natural phenomenon – light, elongated, with flowing contours – then a group of German architects will have achieved their aim. Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have in fact dubbed their stadium design “The Cloud” which is currently under construction in the north-west of Cape Town. At the moment, the site is still a huge empty expanse, but this is where football fans from around the globe will be cheering the international teams during the 2010 World Cup. World Cup matches will be taking place in a total of three new stadiums designed by gmp. This is hardly surprising since the group of architects are among the handful of internationally acclaimed designers with considerable experience in the design of stadiums on this scale.

Link: http://www.magazine-deutschland.de/magazin/DA-Stadien_3-07_ENG_E6.php

is greenpoint better than the allianz arena in germany?

Yes. Was told by the architect that it removes the flaws of Allianz and adds the signature style of GMP architects..i.e. the translucent suspended roof.

No 10,000 parking garage which takes 3 hours to get out of after matches. (city is just a 8 minute walk)
No boring interior with imperfect sightlines in the corners.
and others.

Beckenbauer: "
The soccer legend also thinks that the Green Point Stadium will be great, and that it is a combination between the Berlin and Munich stadiums. According to Beckenbauer, those two are ‘one of the best in the world’."

Fifa gives Green Point stadium thumbs up

By Lindsay Dentlinger

A Fifa technical delegation pronounced itself satisfied by progress made on the Green Point Stadium and 2010 World Cup preparations after a brief visit to the city on Tuesday.

Fifa's media operations manager Alain Leiblang said they had not identified any shortcomings in the project preparations and it appeared the city's 2010 project teams had understood well what they were required to produce - not only to make the event a success but also to ensure it left a legacy for the city.

Leiblang said he was particularly impressed by the city's urban park plans to retain the sporting precinct around the stadium.

'So far things are perfect'
The plan has, however, yet to be approved by Environment MEC Tasneem Essop.

The delegation of more than 40 technical experts in IT, competitions, marketing, media, accommodation, security, stadium construction and transportation was briefed by city and provincial officials following an on-site inspection of construction work.

Said Leiblang: "From what we've heard so far, there are no alarm bells that have been rung. We have a level of confidence in what we've been presented with. So far things are perfect.

"We are on time and everything is on track."

Leiblang would not be drawn into commenting on recent work stoppages at the stadium, saying he had experienced worse situations in the run-up to other World Cups, including that in France in 1998.

'We are on time and everything is on track'
Cape Town is the second of four World Cup host cities to be visited by this technical team this week as part of standard procedure to get a status update on preparations.

The Fifa team will visit Cape Town again at least twice next year.

Recent labour unrest and bad weather cost the city its five-week lead in construction, but 2010 spokesperson Pieter Cronjé said the construction team hoped to build a fresh lead again soon.

"We are on programme, but we are confident that we can make up lost time. We want to get ahead again," he said.

The Fifa delegation's inspections of four of the host cities ends in Durban today, where the preliminary draw is set to be held on November 25.

The Local Organising Committee is expected to announce the successful bidder for the International Broadcasting Centre next month.

Cape Town has already been voted out of contention by the committee.

Cabinet endorsed the recommendation of the committee that Johannesburg be the location of the centre, but the decision is still to be approved by Fifa's international executive structures.

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Good progress.

Are those old pictures? Cause it looks like they've done nothing for the past 3 months.

They've done quite a bit actually. Most of the work was concentrated on the one side of the stadium (mountain side), but it looks like they've started erecting the stadium structure on the other sides too.

Are those old pictures? Cause it looks like they've done nothing for the past 3 months.

they did have a good 2 week strike action which would have had an effect

Are those old pictures? Cause it looks like they've done nothing for the past 3 months.


www.capetown.gov.za click on the 2010 fifa world cup link
work is divided into four sections.

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They have moved really fast, but ive been told they city are no longer allowed to claim that they are ahead of schedule..who knows why..even if the stadium is 2 weeks ahead of schedule they cant advertize it like before.

True, the workers will start slacking off then

FIFA inspection finds Cape Town 'on track'

FIFA delegation visitA FIFA delegation has visited Cape Town to monitor progress in the construction of the Green Point stadium and get an update on the city’s operational plans for hosting the tournament. The visit was part of a three-day inspection tour of South Africa.

The delegation was made up of mostly technical and operational officials, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) and other interested parties, such as Sentech, Telkom and the SABC. FIFA Media Operations Manager Alain Leiblang told a press conference that FIFA was “satisfied with the progress that has been shown”.

“All things are on track, and we like the reaction of the LOC and the host cities,” he said. “There are no shortcomings.” Leiblang said the visit was arranged to meet the architects and organisers that FIFA operations officials were dealing with, and look into discrepancies between the FIFA requirements and the design of the stadium, and fine-tune the details.

“We need to find a balance between what we need and what will stay after the World Cup.”The one-week strike by construction workers at the Green Point stadium site was not a concern to FIFA, and building remains on schedule. Leiblang said he had seen “much worse”, when a general strike crippled France in the run-up to the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

LOC Chief Competitions Officer Dennis Mumble said the inspection visits were important. “The World Cup takes place in living, breathing spaces and we can’t tell just by looking at a piece of paper.” Leiblang also said the plan for the Green Point Common, including the new stadium, sports clubs and golf course, and with views of the Waterfront and Table Mountain, “looks great” and will be a feature for the city.

FIFA delegation visitThe delegates visited the stadium construction site before a detailed presentation by City of Cape Town officials as well as the architects of the stadium, on the planning for the event. The presentation looked at issues such as the historical aspects of the site which need to be retained; the three security zones around the stadium site; the final stadium design, transport and safety and security.

A detailed architectural presentation was also given, looking at the plans for parking, concourse, roof design, pitch specifications, change rooms, hospitality suites, and seating. The questions of what exactly FIFA’s requirements are, and what exactly must be delivered by what timeframes, were also dealt with.Issues such as progress with plans for telecommunications, information technology, media, marketing, hospitality and security were also examined.

Dave Hugo, director, Service Delivery Integration, said Cape Town must “host the best semi-final ever” and said the plan was to turn the city into the “party capital” for 2010.The FIFA delegation also visited Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and Durban as part of their three-day inspection tour. Visits will be made twice a year to inspect progress and gain a better understanding of the country’s preparedness to host the 2010 event.

LOC Chief Executive Danny Jordaan said the inspection tour was “an important component of the state of readiness programme”. He said a lot of progress had been made since the previous tour, including stadium construction, transport and airport expansion, and preparations for the Preliminary Draw in November. “We are confident they will find the project well on track,” he said.

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Thanks Inertia. You really can get an idea of the type of progress being made now and can see where the likes of FIFA and Angela Merckel are coming from.

its very big..apparently the field of play is larger than wembley stadium.

Sweet! This monster is really coming alone.

21 cranes

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I've seen the earlier plans and the operator might have the option of adding the retractable membrane roof option if they provide funding after 2010.

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After 2010, it will be tricky give the shape & slant of the roof, but will cool to see.

After 2010, it will be tricky give the shape & slant of the roof, but will cool to see.

No the plan was in place with the current roof design. The height of the roof around the centre ring is equal.

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Stadium bidders get the boot

22 October 2007

GREEN POINT STADIUM OPERATOR TENDER TO BE RE-ADVERTISED


22 OCTOBER 2007
GREEN POINT STADIUM OPERATOR TENDER TO BE RE-ADVERTISED



The City of Cape Town will restart the bidding process to find a long-term operator for the Green Point Stadium.



The City's Bid Adjudication Committee (BAC) decided today not to award any of the three bids submitted to operate the stadium after 2010. According to the report before the BAC, the three tenders were found not to comply with some of the elements of the bid document.



The City will readvertise the Request for Proposals (RFP) in due course, either in its original form or as reformulated. It will be open to both the original bidders as well as any new bidders.The City is confident that it will receive acceptable proposals when readvertised, whereupon these will be duly considered.The second round will not delay the stadium project in any way.



The process in respect of the RFP will continue notwithstanding the challenge by the Cape Environment Protection Association (CEPA) to the approval processes and resultant decisions for the construction of the stadium at Green Point.



The tender committee report listed the bidders as Facilities Management Africa (Pty) Ltd., Green Point Western Cape Consortium (Bustque 0115 (Pty) Ltd.) and a consortium consisting of four parties, Investec, Venfin, SAIL and Western Province Rugby Football Union.



“This decision was not taken lightly and only after the professional evaluation team made a careful analysis, took legal advice and had personal meetings with the bidders, “says Mike Marsden, Executive Director: Service Delivery Integration for the City.



“This is a major contract for a R3 billion asset and we must make absolutely certain that we find the right operator with the best long-term management pan, track record and success recipe. The bid elements we assessed included , inter alia , their events programmes, operational management plan, environmental management system proposed processes and structures for involving the community, as well as compliance with the detailed Record of Decision which determines all the environmental conditions for the stadium.



“We also studied factors such as their track record and company profile, expertise , business plan, financial contributions to the stadium itself and the surrounding Green Point sport and recreation precinct as well as how much money the City would get in terms of rental and a share of projected revenue.



“We continued with the assessment of all these aspects while also briefing a senior legal team to advise the City on certain legal aspects. The final view of the Bid Evaluation team was that the tender could not be awarded on the basis of current submissions.



“We have been encouraged by some elements of the bids. The prime location of the stadium, walking distance to key support, business, transport and tourism services, the Central Business District, and the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront has a clear attraction for would-be operators and investors,” says Marsden.



END


ISSUED BY:

DIRECTORATE: COMMUNICATION
CITY OF CAPE TOWN
TEL: 021 400 2201


MEDIA ENQUIRIES:

PIETER CRONJE - 082 465 4965

Cool, just noticed in that pic that they started casting the side facade columns, you can clearly see them at a slant

Inertia please add the new images that have been added to the city of Cape Towns website. It appeared on a computer at UCT but even after I have refreshed this computer a million times it doesnt appear anymore.

Which new pics? The one's i added are the latest according to capetown.gov.za. It claims there are pics from the 18th of October but we'll have to wait for the webmaster to realize he didn't actually add the photo's to the gallery.

Which new pics? The one's i added are the latest according to capetown.gov.za. It claims there are pics from the 18th of October but we'll have to wait for the webmaster to realize he didn't actually add the photo's to the gallery.

he did add them..i opened them and saw them earlier today on a computer at uct. then moved to another computer at uct and it wasnt there..then came home and it wasnt there..but i bet u its avail at that one computer room at uct..strange

Well if you can't see it and i cant see it, then it probably isn't there.. Might have been doing a prelim upgrade of the site when you saw it, quite a freak occurrence, and then he messed up while doing the propper upgrade. Anyway im pretty sure it'll be there tomorrow.

Well if you can't see it and i cant see it, then it probably isn't there.. Might have been doing a prelim upgrade of the site when you saw it, quite a freak occurrence, and then he messed up while doing the propper upgrade. Anyway im pretty sure it'll be there tomorrow.

nope. it happened before and i emailed them to fix it. if i head over to uct right now those images will be there..its weird

Aaah man when will developers ever learn how to code??
Just as i thought they only show up in IE, not firefox and i presume all the other open sourcies.. Sigh, here u go:

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jeez that site is sloooooooow.. upgrade ur links cape town :(
but i would put up with a slow site anyday and get updates, unlike joburg, durban, etc, etc.. wd again to ct for being on form again

^^Durbans is worse, freeken slow & no updates :bash:

Aaah man when will developers ever learn how to code??
Just as i thought they only show up in IE, not firefox and i presume all the other open sourcies.. Sigh, here u go:



jeez that site is sloooooooow.. upgrade ur links cape town :(
but i would put up with a slow site anyday and get updates, unlike joburg, durban, etc, etc.. wd again to ct for being on form again

im sure durbans site will be up soon..there was a tender for an entire marketing and communications team..so we can certainly expect 3-d visuals of construction progress? :) maybe?

^^I told you, those peeps incharge are using the money for booze & chops, we aint gonna have no website :(

Cool, just noticed in that pic that they started casting the side facade columns, you can clearly see them at a slant

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The CEPA's website says: "and will vigorously defend the preservation of their environment."
From this image I'm not sure which "green lung" or space they are trying to preserve?...

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^^Its that tiny patch in the middle, they shouldnt worry, Im sure they'll water it now & then.

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lookin at ur sign Big MO....why does it have to take a rugby world cup win to feel good to be a south african.....u should be proud to be a south african no matter what.

Source: FIFA 2007, Football Stadiums, Technical recommendations and requirements

Stadium location

1.A stadium should be situated in a location which is sufficiently large to provide spacious and safe external public circulation/activity areas and marshalling space for service vehicles and functions. While it is normal for the arrival of spectators at the stadium to be spread over a sufficiently lengthy period to prevent undue congestion near the turnstiles, the majority of spectators will seek to leave the stadium at the same time, resulting in significant space requirements.
Green Point stadium: yes

2.The availability of sufficient external space will also allow for future extension or redevelopment.Many famous stadiums around the world are in heavily developed locations with roads, buildings and canals immediately adjacent on all sides (Newlands stadium). Their renovation and redevelopment possibilities are restricted by their limited site size and this is not a desirable situation. (Newlands stadium). Large sites reduce the probability that the site may have to be abandoned in the long term, or even in the short term, because of its inability to accommodate some unforeseen development requirement.(newlands in the not too distant future) Larger sites also increase the possibility of providing adequate on-site parking areas – a requirement which will probably remain for the foreseeable future. (Newlands)
Green Point stadium: sufficient external space? check

3. As a site becomes more suburban and isolated from public transport, it will have to become larger to accommodate the required additional parking. In this situation, convenient and multiple access to major roads and motorways is essential. In an ideal world, the ultimate location would probably be a large city-centre site with good access to public transport, major roads and motorways and parking that can be used by others when games are not being played. This reduces the possibility that large parking areas will be used for as little as 100 to 200 hours per year. A stadium with ambitions to host international events is more attractive to event holders if it is within
comfortable reach of hotels and active commercial environments and at least one international airport.

Green Point stadium: close to hotels, direct access to major motorways..public transport will need to be sorted out..

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Construction update: 2 November 2007

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Aah, it so nice to see the stadium is finally rising! Good job.

The stadium is organized into six principal levels, broadly containing the following functions and zones:

• Level 0 Sports team rooms, VVIP and VIP reception, lowest parking level, medical and police facilities, waste collection and compaction.

• Level 1 Media areas, TV and radio studios, FIFA offices and sports event staff offices, and upper parking level.

• Level 2: Public Plaza Main concourse pedestrian access down to lowest tier and up to second tier, disabled person’s seating, fan shop, VIP welcome zone, concession stands.

• Level 3 Lower level of business club, multi-purpose hall, security and police offices, operator’s storage spaces, smaller food kitchens.

• Level 4 Upper level of business club, larger food preparation kitchens, stadium administration (operator’s) offices.

• Level 5 VIP lounges and private corporate boxes. • Level 6 Upper concourse, concession stands and access onto third tier of seats.

• The roof Is located above the highest level of seats, and contains an accessible roof including the ‘Ring of Fire’ lighting and media zone, with catwalk access into and through the roof structure.

Aha I think I see the beginning of the second tier.

lets just say that the operator for the stadium will be re-advertized for international interested and not because of some tax certificate not provided.

Dubai sports city and the stade de france team will be in cape town shortly.
hopefully international tenders for the private operator.

International interest for Cape Town's World Cup Stadium

From white elephant to roaring success


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The city can learn from other countries how to market the 2010 stadium, writes Laurine Platzky. Fortunately we can learn from the lessons of others. From the early Green Point debates, naysayers have loudly proclaimed the stadium would be a "white elephant".

Some claimed it was being built for a single match Cape Town's 2010 Fifa World Cup semi-final. In short, this would inevitably be a costly mistake. They predicted an expensive eyesore built on the wrong side of town would haunt ratepayers forever.

Even in the government some harboured doubts about the long-term viability of the Green Point stadium.

The recent termination of the city's bid for private operators fuelled the overall negativity.

But emerging evidence from further afield begins to show Cape Town a different outcome is quite possible.

Without a doubt the most successful turnaround of any world-renowned "white elephant" is the rebranding of London's Millennium Dome to the giant sports and entertainment centre now known as "The O2".

Announced in May 2006, this multi-million pound sponsorship with the US Anschutz Entertainment Group and a leading British cellphone company, headed a £1 billion turn-around of the Dome.

A year later and four months after opening, The O2 has hosted the Rolling Stones, Justin Timberlake, Prince, the reunification of the Spice Girls, Disney on Ice, and soon, the only Led Zeppelin concert in 25 years, as well as the Tutankhamen exhibition.

Even Wembley has turned the corner. Notorious for its escalating costs this ambitious stadium accommodating 90 000 spectators, has secured the rights to hosting the Football Association Cup finals and both semi-finals, Rugby League Challenge Cup Finals, the first ever NFL game outside the US, among many others.

Open only eight months, Wembley has hosted the Live Earth Concert and Concert for Diana, plus at least 20 other significant events so far.

The financial and marketing teams have generated impressive income streams, have renegotiated the debt and brought Wembley into the black.

A third new stadium was opened in July 2006 in London. The Emirates Home of Arsenal seats 68 000 close to the original 38 000 North London Highbury stadium. This model is not directly comparable with Cape Town as it was built as a home base for one of the richest football teams in the world. With 180 000 members, the Arsenal club sold naming rights to their stadium for £90 million over a 15-year period three years ago.

In the more genteel St Johns Wood, even the hallowed Lords, "Home of Cricket" and the game's "spiritual headquarters", as ventured into the corporate market with the innovative Investec Media Centre, with tours, a museum, visits to the boys' changing rooms, dinners and conferences in the historic buildings and Lords is planning commercially funded expansions.

And London is now very busy constructing another new stadium for the 2012 Olympics.

Clearly Cape Town does not generate the international buying power of London. Cape Town ventured into the stadium market somewhat reluctantly.

Eager to host a semi-final for the 2010 Fifa World Cup, in order to showcase this great city and its beautiful surroundings to billions of TV viewers, we needed to build a stadium to accommodate 68 000 spectators.

We are not alone. From China to Poland and the Ukraine, from Perth to Belfast to Buenos Aires new stadia are being debated, designed, constructed and financed. Unless owned by wealthy sports clubs, most stadia used to be municipal facilities. Today stadium finance is a professional speciality.

Stadiums the world over experience similar problems, but specific solutions are designed from an innovative range of revenue streams, including selling naming rights, suites and boxes, hospitality and conferencing, match day hospitality packages, retail and sport-related office and hotel accommodation, as well as entertainment.

Some stadiums are built and occupied by one or more anchor tenants, for example, Barcelona's football club has the luxury of its own Camp Nou stadium, about to be upgraded for 100 000, where they have no need for other events as their team and brand are so strong. The Allianz Stadium in Munich hosts two Bavarian clubs, Bayern Munchen and TSV 1860.

On the other hand Paris' Stade de France, built for the 1998 Fifa World Cup and recent host of the 2007 Rugby World Cup Final, hosts numerous events and sports, including the Race of Champions, operates an upmarket restaurant offering mainly business lunches from Monday to Friday.

Despite all the technology available to sports and popular entertainment fans, nothing beats the excitement and energy of attending a live event, of sharing with thousands of others the delight or despair of watching your team win or lose, and afterwards of sharing with your friends and colleagues the experience of having actually "been there".

The focus on encouraging the youth to frequent stadiums is not only about encouraging customers for the future, but about engaging them in positive activities, interested in high-performance role models and keeping them off the streets, away from drugs and focused on healthy sport and entertainment.



At a recent Stadium Revenue Summit held in London, the Cape Town team was a little overwhelmed with interest from potential operators from the UK, France, the Netherlands, Dubai, Germany and others.

Linking stadia into international entertainment and sporting circuits has become one of the ways of ensuring sustainability and Cape Town, along with London, Paris, New York, Frankfurt, Dubai, Moscow and Beijing, is seen as a jewel in the global string of attractions.

Once again Capetonians were found underappreciating their not inconsiderable value and spectacular location.

Lessons learned for Cape Town at the conference include:

* Partnerships are essential.
* The operators of the Green Point Stadium will need to bring both rugby and football matches.
* Other sports will be attractive.
* Events large and small.
* International content is essential.
* Premium seating sales strategies required.
* Restaurants and conferencing.
* A museum.
* High performance facilities.
* Limited sport-related retail outlets.
* Market research and sponsorship evaluation are key.
* Our opportunity needs global marketing.
* Ensure enough time for consortia to link up, prepare their bids in order to ensure depth and breadth.

Naming rights may be offered separately or part of the overall operation. Naming rights for Arsenal meant that Emirates paid up front, contributing to the capital cost of the stadium, whereas other models offer revenue over the contract period.

The urban park would be best operated as part of the full package as it would give the opportunity to attract other world-class events such Cape Town's Wimbledon. As well as a regional recreation facility for the people of Cape Town, the urban park can become a spectacular connector from the sea, to the V&A Waterfront, to the historic site of Fort Wynand, to the stadium and the urban fabric of Green Point, linking into the CBD and the Table Mountain National Park. What an opportunity for locals and visitors alike!

Global interest in investing in Cape Town is growing. Already the Stade de France team has visited Cape Town. Dubai Sports City will follow in December. After the Soccerex exhibition in Johannesburg there will be a public briefing of interested potential operators on November 28. Thereafter a Request for Proposals will be issued and the adjudication for the successful consortium with local and international players is planned to be complete by March 2008.

More information can be found on the www.capetown.gov.za or by emailing 2010@pgwc.gov.za

- Dr Laurine Platzky is deputy director-general for Governance and Integration in the Western Cape Premier's Department. She is the Western Cape provincial co-ordinator for the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

Published on the web by Cape Argus on November 20, 2007.

Two South Africa stadiums still a concern as World Cup draw approaches
By George Burns
Durban, South Africa (dpa) - Organizers are looking forward to the preliminary draw for the 2010 World Cup in Durban Sunday content in the knowledge that construction is now well under way at the nine stadiums where the tournament's 64 games will be hosted.

However, there are still some areas of concern such as the recent two-week strike by construction workers at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban and rumours of labour unrest at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, although both projects remain on time.

With just over two years to go until the final FIFA inspection visit in the first week of December 2009, the expected completion dates for Port Elizabeth's Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town are the only two causing headaches at the moment for the World Cup organizing committee, albeit for differing reasons.

Construction on Green Point began in March of this year but environmental worries over noise and light pollution, and its visual impact have hampered progress and increased costs on the 2.857- billion-rand project, leading officials to concede that the new 63,691-seater stadium won't be finished until in or around FIFA's final visit.

With an estimated completion date of March 2009, there are certainly no worries about Port Elizabeth being ready for the main event in 2010 but the 1.243-billion-rand stadium has also been pencilled in as one of the stadiums to be used in the two-week long Confederations Cup, which begins on June 14, 2009.

Should the completion deadline for the Confederations Cup prove too tight, there is always the possibility that the event will be held in the other four stadiums: Free State in Bloemfontein, Ellis Park in Johannesburg, Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria and Royal Bafokeng in Rustenburg.

"The World Cup is about the stadiums. If you don't have the stadiums complete, you cannot have tickets, you don't know how many tickets you can have. That is the heart of the matter," conceded South African Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan ahead of the preliminary draw.

"So at the moment we're focusing on the completion of each and every one of our stadiums."

In total, the South African government is spending 17.4 billion rand on World Cup infrastructure between 2006 and 2010 with over 8 billion going on stadiums and the rest on transport.

Jordaan said that stadium investment in South Africa will be slightly more than the 1.5 billion euros shelled out by Germany when it hosted the 2006 event.

Green Point takes up the largest chunk of stadium investment followed by the new 70,000-seater arena in Durban, which has a budgeted cost of 2.551 billion rand. Part of the reason for the high cost of the Durban venue is that city officials need it fit for purpose as an Olympic stadium in case they bid for the 2020 Summer Games.

The Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, which will host eight matches, including the opening game and final, is undergoing a total renovation at a cost of 2.15 billion rand with an expected completion date of April 2009.

Sid Clark, project management director for the 87,600-seater arena, said this week that everything remains on schedule with 2,100 workers on site at present.

The other World Cup stadium in Johannesburg, the 62,567-seater Ellis Park, is undergoing a 230-million-rand upgrade, which is due to be completed by July of next year while both the new 45,553-seater Peter Mokabe Stadium in Polokwane and the 45,014-seater stadium in Nelspruit have completion dates of March 2009 with construction costs of 906 and 974 million rand, respectively.

The 49,598-seater Loftus Versfeld stadium, which is due to be ready in October 2008 will cost a lot less, just 98 million rand for a new roof, while the 147-million-rand upgrade of the Royal Bafokeng Stadium is expected to be completed by December 2008.

The Bloemfontein stadium is also undergoing an upgrade which has a completion date of August 2008 and a budget of 221 million rand.

Each team will play in three separate stadiums in the pool matches while every city will get at least one match involving a top seed.
SOURCE: http://www.bangkokpost.com/sportsplus/sportsplus.php?id=123863

As before, officials on site have told me December 2009 deadline will be met.
Fantastic to see you peeking into this forum p2bsa and hope you will participate more.

63,000 seater?
visual, noise,light hampering progress? lol. that was part of the design phase. a short strike has hampered progress.

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Cape Town to host 2010 World Cup final

November 23 2007 at 07:51PM
Cape Town was named on Friday as the host city for the 2010 World Cup finals draw, on condition it fulfilled financial guarantees, organisers said.

The city was the preferred bidder for the event, scheduled for December 2009, but would have to agree to a number of conditions, local organising committee chairperson Irvin Khoza said. He gave no further details.

On Sunday, Durban hosts the draw for the 2010 World Cup preliminaries.

There are 170 countries involved in preliminary matches up to November 2009 when the 32 finalists for the World Cup will be decided.

UPDATE
After successfully hosting the 50th canniversary celebrations of CAF and the international match betwen South Africa and Zambia, Cape Town 2010 is again focusing on the construction of the new Green Point stadium.

The R429-million contract to construct the roof of the stadium was awarded to Birdair Pfeifer - a joint venture between US company Birdair, and German firm Pfeifer -which will now become a subcontractor to Marray & Roberts/WBHO, the main building contractor of the 72000-capacity semi-final venue.

The spectacular high-tech roof will resemble an enormous bicycle wheel, with the rim resting on 72 raking columns, all designed to comply with the aesthetic and acoustic requirements of the EIA.

The roof will be completed by September 2009, in time for the final Fifa inspection the following month.

its nice to see we get the draw any news on whos getting the opening of the worldcup

^ joburg of course.

I know this is prob a mistake, but during yesterdays Prelim draw, they said that Ellis Park & Durban will host the Semi's because both hold 70 000 & CT will host the 3rd place playoffs. any truth in this? I personally think it would be pretty dumb to have it at Ellis Park , but they said they want higher capacity than be worried about the location :dunno:

I know this is prob a mistake, but during yesterdays Prelim draw, they said that Ellis Park & Durban will host the Semi's because both hold 70 000 & CT will host the 3rd place playoffs. any truth in this? I personally think it would be pretty dumb to have it at Ellis Park , but they said they want higher capacity than be worried about the location :dunno:

I definitely hope that is a mistake. But then again, why are we having this kind of stupid mistakes!!! :ohno:

I thought Cape Town was promised a semi?

I know! but as I said Im pretty sure it was a mistake, but at times it didnt, the way they said they wanted both semi venues to seat 70 000 or more. I hope its not true. No official confirmation yet, so I hope nothing of the sort will happen.

Not giving CT a semi would be ridiculous. I'm sure it's a mistake.

Anyway, more good news. I hope the other stadiums go this route too.

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Green Point naming rights to be up for grabs

November 28 2007 at 12:33PM

By Lindsay Dentlinger

The City of Cape Town will be selling the naming rights of the 2010 World Cup stadium in Green Point to national and international bidders.

The naming rights process is to begin on January 15 when the tender documents are made available.

A marketing agency is to be contracted to facilitate the bid.

The announcements were made from the Soccerex 2007 International Soccer Expo at the Sandton Convention Centre on Tuesday.

Over the weekend it was announced that Cape Town was the preferred bidder for the World Cup 2010 final draw in December 2009, six months before the global event.

The city also announced on Tuesday that it would again be putting out to tender the 30-year-long contract to run the stadium and the adjacent urban park after 2010.

The tender is to go out on February 18, with the city hoping to finalise the appointment by June, more than a year after it would first have put the contract out to tender.

Earlier this month, the city's bid adjudication committee found all three tenders it received for the contract were legally non-compliant.

City director for communication Pieter Cronjé said the city was looking for a consortium with the skills and experience needed to run a 55 000-seater stadium. The number of seats would be reduced after the event from the 68 000 used for the World Cup.

Deputy Mayor Grant Haskin said he was confident the interest shown at the international expo in Johannesburg would be translated into positive results for Cape Town.

The Green Point Stadium will host more matches than any of the other stadiums used during the 2010 event nine games, including a semi-final.

The R430-million contract for the roof of the stadium was awarded on Tuesday to Birdair Pfeifer a joint venture of two companies, one from America and the other German. Birdair Pfeifer will be a sub-contractor to the main building contractor Murray and Roberts/WBHO.

The roof is a major component of the stadium project and the city's 2010 project and professional team travelled to Germany for intensive negotiations with roof tenderers to assess their manufacturing capabilities and inspect similar stadium roofs in that country. The roof will cover spectators, but the pitch will be open.

According to the city's executive director for service delivery integration, Mike Marsden, the roof is to be a double parabolic shape and will not protrude above the supporting columns. It will have a translucent glass surface and a lower fabric covering.

The shape and material are expected to reduce the noise level of the stadium by about six decibels, compared with that of the old Green Point Stadium.

The roof will be like a large flat bicycle wheel, with the rim resting on 72 raking columns and the hub in tension which, with the spokes, will create a stable structure.

It will incorporate the flood-lighting for the pitch in the hub to avoid unsightly structures such as flood-lighting masts.

The city says the stadium construction is on track for an official Fifa inspection in October 2009 and completion by December 15 of that year.

This article was originally published on page 4 of Cape Argus on November 28, 2007

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So you saying that its name wont necessarily be The Greenpoint Stadium

As the final FIFA match schedule points out. Cape Town will host 8 matches including a semi-final.

GREEN POINT STADIUM MILESTONE REACHED WITH ROOF TENDER


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GREEN POINT STADIUM MILESTONE REACHED WITH ROOF TENDER

The contract for the roof of the new Green Point Stadium, worth some R430 million, has been awarded to Birdair Pfeifer a joint venture between an American company, Birdair, and a German company, Pfeifer. Birdair Pfeifer will be a sub contractor to the main building contractor Murray & Roberts/WBHO.

The awarding of the roof contract is a major construction milestone for the project. Stadium construction is on track for an official FIFA inspection by October 2009 and final completion by 15 December 2009. The stadium will host nine World Cup matches including a semi-final.

The award follows a visit to Germany by members of the City’s 2010 project and professional team for intensive negotiations with the roof tenderers, an assessment of their manufacturing capabilities and inspections of similar stadium roofs in Germany.

The high-tech roof will be installed by September 2009 ahead of FIFA’s scheduled inspection at the end of October 2009.

Mike Marsden, Executive Director: Service Delivery Integration, said the roof will comply with FIFA guidelines for the World Cup to provide cover for spectators, as well as with the aesthetic and acoustic requirements of the Environmental Impact Assessment.

The roof will have a double parabolic shape and would not protrude above the supporting columns. It will have a translucent glass surface and a lower fabric covering. The shape and material will reduce the noise level of the stadium by about six decibels, compared to the old Green Point Stadium.

The roof will be like a large flat bicycle wheel with the rim resting on 72 raking columns and the hub in tension which together with the spokes will create a stable structure. The roof will incorporate the flood lighting for the pitch in the hub thereby avoiding unsightly structures such as flood lighting masts.

International bidding process - Green Point Stadium

SOCCEREX 2007: CAPE TOWN ANNOUNCES BIDDING PROCESS FOR NAMING RIGHTS AND OPERATOR FOR GREEN POINT STADIUM

The City of Cape Town has announced that it will sell the naming rights of its 68 000 seater, multi-purpose world-class stadium on Green Point Common to national or international bidders.

It has also started an international process to find the best long-term operator for the stadium with world-famous Table Mountain as a backdrop after the World Cup 2010 event. The processes will start formally with international Requests for Proposals at the beginning of 2008.

The news, released from its stand at the Soccerex 2007 International Soccer Expo in the Sandton Convention Centre, follows FIFA’s weekend announcement that Cape Town is the preferred bidder for the World Cup 2010 Final Draw in December 2009, six months ahead of the global event.

Bidders for naming rights and the operator contract will have to meet specific requirements. The naming rights process will start on 15 January 2008 when tender documents will be made available on the City of Cape Town’s website www.capetown.gov.za or the City’s Tender Office. The City would be looking for a marketing agency to facilitate the bid.

In the case of the operator proposal, the City is looking for a consortium with the skills and experience needed to operate such a facility successfully. Documentation for the operator will be available from 18 February 2008. The City hopes to finalise the appointment of the operator by June 2008, subject to how much time and effort negotiations will take.

According to Deputy Mayor Grant Haskin, Cape Town is confident that the lively interest shown at the international expo will translate into positive results.

“This stadium has the finest visual setting in South Africa and is close to the heart of downtown Cape Town, the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, the Cape Town International Convention Centre and within walking distance of some of the finest hotels, restaurants, entertainment and business facilities. Green Point stadium has a splendid view of Table Mountain, Robben Island, Table Bay, the Boland mountain ranges and the City Bowl," Haskin said.

The Green Point Stadium will host more matches than any other single South African stadium, namely nine which includes a semi-final. The multi-purpose stadium, suitable for football and rugby, music concerts and major events will have 55 000 seats after 2010. Some 13 000 seats needed for the World Cup semi-final will be replaced to create more usable facility space. The stadium is set in 85 hectares of green space to be developed as a sport and recreation precinct.

Walkways will link the Green Point Park and stadium precinct to the Atlantic Ocean walkways, the historical Mouille Point lighthouse and the booming Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, the most successful development in Africa.

Stadium construction is on track for an official FIFA inspection by October 2009 and final completion by 15 December 2009. The tender for the high-tech roof worth 430 million South African Rand has just been awarded to an American German consortium, Birdair Pfeifer.

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I thought one of the drawbacks of Greenpoint (from a soccer / rugby point of view) was the city's requirement to have an athletics track included to make it more functional. Doesn't seem to be included.....?

Has that been withdrawn now?

I thought one of the drawbacks of Greenpoint (from a soccer / rugby point of view) was the city's requirement to have an athletics track included to make it more functional. Doesn't seem to be included.....?

Has that been withdrawn now?

The athletics track idea was withdrawn in September 2006.

There is not need for a 60,000+ athletics venue. The idea is to milk the revenue and ticket sales and naming rights by providing a world class venue for football and rugby over the next 30 years and construct a temporary athletics stadium if need be for an olympic bid.

To ensure the venue is sustainable in the medium to long term excluding an athletics track is the right way to go and including a retractable seating option would cost too much.

Green Point Stadium gets Sunday Times 2010 special report front page

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After reading through all the Green Point Stadium affidavits(sjoe!!) related to the CEPA court case I must say I'm impressed by Tasneem Essop, what a bitch. She really put the CEPA in their place.

Design challenges and results:

Challenge:
The roof of the stadium had to ensure that it avoided water collection (which could arise from a flat roof structure)
Result:
Accordingly, the high and low points of the roof permitted natural run-off.

Challenge:
The stadium had to be designed to avoid the casting of shadows over the
pitch, which would compromise the viewing of matches. In respect of the latter issue, I should mention that in or about July 2006, the design team was specifically advised that this had caused a problem with some of the stadia in Germany, and that a retractable roof with a suspended cable structure, as has previously been envisaged for the Green Point stadium was unacceptable.
Result:
Double membrane hanging roof suspended from 72 columns. No affordable retractable roof option.

Challenge:
Public's (and the City's) resistance to a box structure that would stand in stark competition to Table Mountain.
Result"
The roof will have a double parabolic shape and would not protrude above the supporting columns creating a sweeping silhouette to complement its location.

Challenge
The design had to take account of a number of concerns raised by the
public in respect of the noise element
Result
The double membrane roof will have a translucent glass surface and a lower fabric covering, both sloping downwards towards the centre of the stadium. The shape and material will reduce the noise level of the stadium by about six decibels, compared to the old Green Point Stadium.

Challenge
Cost
[/b]Result[/b]
A structure approximately 2 metres lower and with a smaller overall footprint.

Adapted: AFFIDAVIT IN RESPECT OF THE DESIGN
PROCESS OF THE GREEN POINT STADIUM

Wow impressive. Mo have you heard when this court case between the city and CEPA will happen and if it will happen because it was postponed from the August date and nothing more has been heard?

Not sure. but the city seems to have a good case.. essop had an excellent response for all of the bullshit the 12 members of the CEPA came up with.

Im gonna be staying so near to this place, hope to get tons of pics.

An idea of the ETFE membrane to be used to wrap the Green Point Stadium

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2 December 2007

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Public urged to have say on urban park on Greent Point Common


By Lindsay Dentlinger

A long-awaited decision on the development of the urban park on the Green Point Common could be influenced by further information to be presented to Environment MEC Tasneem Essop on Monday.

Essop is to hold a public hearing at the Woodstock Town Hall, having invited 25 interested and affected parties to make representations.

The city submitted development plans to her in early July after two months of meetings were held across the metropole to give the public a say in the development of the 60-hectare sports precinct that is to surround the new Green Point stadium being built in preparation for the 2010 World Cup.

Most of the meetings were poorly supported, however, and in some areas no one attended.

Essop said in a statement that although she was not required by law to conduct a public hearing, it was important to give the citizens of Cape Town a "final chance" to make inputs and comments on what she said would become Cape Town's newest icon.

"The public knows that the current Green Point park looks tired and does not really justify the concept of a public open space.

"We know that Cape Town is a global icon and we cannot afford to miss this final opportunity to hear from the public about how we can transform Green Point into a world-class open public space that links up to Table Mountain and Signal Hill."

Essop said she believed the Green Point urban park could be developed into a truly "African" park that would rival other parks, such as Central Park in New York, Hyde Park in London and Stanley Park in Vancouver.

Among those listed to attend and make representations at the meeting are the ratepayers' associations of Green Point, Sea Point, Bantry Bay and Mouille Point, the sports clubs housed on the common, the informal traders' associations, the tourism and hospitality industries, the City of Cape Town, provincial government, the heritage council and the South African National Defence Force.

The proposed park would comprise a sports precinct for cricket, rugby, soccer, tennis, golf, bowls and athletics, and a public pedestrian network linking the historic sites of the Mouille Point Lighthouse on the beachfront promenade and Fort Wynard.

The Metropolitan Golf Club has the greatest risk among the sports clubs in awaiting Essop's decision.

The club agreed to dig up its golf course to have the stadium built in its place in exchange for the biggest single portion of land in the urban park.

Monday night's meeting is open to the public and is to start at 6pm.

Published on the web by Cape Argus on November 30, 2007.

OFFICIAL OPENING OF GREEN POINT STADIUM VISITORS CENTRE

Soccer celebrities and key people involved in 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa TM will attend the official opening of the Green Point Stadium’s Visitors Centre at 15:00 on Tuesday, 4 December 2007 by Executive Mayor Helen Zille.

Guests will include Andrew Fanton, Project Director: Green Point Stadium Project, Murray and Roberts/WBHO and Western Cape 2010 ambassadors Lennie Kleintjies, Duncan Crowe, Roger Links, Ray Ellis and Achmat Sallie.

All media are invited to attend.

As from 7 January 2008 the Visitors Centre, housed at the rear of the old Green Point Stadium grandstand, will be open to the public from 10:00 -17:00 on week-days and 10:00 - 14:00 on Saturdays.

Visitors will be able to see the construction site and progress with the 68 000 multi-purpose stadium from a viewing platform. There will also be an audio-visual and industrial theatre presentation, an exhibition of soccer related items and a model of the stadium. The Centre has a 150-seater auditorium and a boardroom.

The Centre will run a schools programme in partnership with the Department of Education, allowing learners to see the project.

The facility will also be used to provide induction training to new staff on site after which they will receive special soccer-themed overalls.

DATE: Tuesday, 4 December 2007
TIME: 14:30 -15:30: opening programme
15:00: ribbon-cutting photo opportunity
15:35 -16:30: auditorium presentation

VENUE: Green Point Stadium Visitor Centre behind Old Green Point Stadium. From MacDonalds take Vlei Road and park at the Cricket Club.

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Those things around the facade columns look so cool, like something from a sci fi movie.

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Urban Park plan decision soon

By Leila Samodien

Environment, Planning and Economic Development MEC Tasneem Essop is to decide by next week whether to make last minute amendments to the plan for the recreation park surrounding the Green Point Stadium.

While the public participation process for the building plan of the Green Point Urban Park development has already been completed, Essop held a meeting last night to gather final suggestions from the public.

In contrast to the poorly attended public participation meetings held by the city this year, about 200 people came to the meeting at the Woodstock Town Hall.

Their biggest concern centred on the golf course, which is proposed to take up most of the space surrounding the stadium.

The remaining land will be set aside for a tennis arena, sports fields, informal traders, open recreational space and walkways.

While some said the golf course was a historical landmark that had to be included in the plan, others argued it was an "elitist" club that took up too much space.

After hearing suggestions and concerns, Essop said she would make a decision by December 15 over whether further adjustments would be made to the park plan.

"This is a wonderful opportunity to create a new legacy and future for our children.

Not every single club or group will get exactly what they want in creating this new legacy, but it will be done with sensitivity to all," she said.

Essop added, however, that if changes were made to the plan, it would have to undergo another public participation process, which could take months.

Bokaap Civic Association chairman Osmond Shaboodien attracted jeers from the crowd when he raised concerns that previously disadvantaged sports clubs were not being considered.

"Sports clubs in areas like Bo Kaap and District 6 have had to play on the Cape Flats for years … The lease of the golf course should be reviewed.

"We should look at that little Urban Park to make it viable and accommodate all sports codes," Shaboodien said.

Other residents in Green Point and Sea Point proposed that parts of the Park's outskirts be made "greener", to make the park more attractive.

The representative of the Metropolitan Golf Club, Milton Seligson, said that while there had been many objections to a golf course at the meeting, 73.2% of the public had approved the golf course during the official public participation process.

Published on the web by Cape Argus on December 4, 2007.

04 December 2007


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04 DECEMBER 2007


MAYOR OPENS GREEN POINT STADIUM VISITOR CENTRE

Executive Mayor Helen Zille today, 4 December 2007, officially opened the Green Point Stadium’s new Visitor Centre. The centre is situated behind the Old Green Point Stadium in Vlei Road, Green Point.

The Centre will be open to the public from 7 January 2008 from 10:00 to 17:00 on week-days and 10:00 to 14:00 on Saturdays. Visitors will be able to see the construction site and progress with the 68 000 multi-purpose stadium from a viewing platform. There will also be a multi-media theatre performance, soccer themed exhibitions and an architectural model of the stadium on show. The Centre has a 133-seater auditorium and a boardroom.

The facility will provide an ideal venue for media briefings and FIFA inspection visits and will also be used to provide induction training for new staff on site.

Mayor Zille said: “This centre is the outcome of a partnership between contractors Murray & Roberts/WBHO and the City of Cape Town.

It will be available for the people of Cape Town, and will also serve as a tourist attraction, especially given the international prominence that the Green Point stadium has achieved.

Where previously the construction site was closed from the public eye, the centre will now enable residents, and particularly the youth, to view and learn about building progress in a safe and innovative manner.

I hope the impressive structural work on the stadium will encourage more of our learners to study civil engineering and related fields where skills are currently needed in South Africa.”

The centre will be funded through the sale of advertising on the hoarding surrounding the construction site. The approvals are in line with the City of Cape Town outdoor advertising by-law. A small entry fee will be applicable to assist with operational costs of the facility.

Andrew Fanton, Project Director: Murray & Roberts/WBHO said: “The Green Point Stadium Visitor Centre is a vehicle for us to provide an understanding to all who come through the doors of what Team Green Point are trying to achieve out there at the coal face. The Centre is a tool for us to create enthusiasm and positive energy around the delivery of a successful 2010 World Cup. It is a place for learners of all ages to come and experience the excitement of building a project of this size and complexity, first hand. It is now time to put pen to paper about the positives associated with the Green Point Stadium and the 2010 World Cup”.


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Stadium on schedule, says project director

By Staff Writer

The project director of the Green Point 2010 World Cup stadium has dismissed concerns that the multi-million rand development would not able to meet its timelines, boldly claiming construction would be finished by 2009.

Andrew Fanton, project director of building Cape Town's soccer venue for the 2010 soccer tournament, told the Cape Argus that, despite construction delays, the development was on schedule.

To ensure that all stakeholders, especially the workers, understand the need to complete the project on time, Murray & Roberts WBHO, the joint venture company tasked with building the stadium, has established a training centre at the construction site. The centre also provides skills training opportunities for the workers.

Meanwhile soccer fever is building ahead of the 2010 World Cup in Cape Town, with the opening of a visitors' centre at the Green Point stadium construction site.

Called "The Green House" the centre will offer daily tours to visitors around the construction site.

"The Green House is a tool for us to create enthusiasm and positive energy around the delivery of a successful 2010 World Cup," Fanton said.

Cape Town Mayor Helen Zille yesterday officially opened the visitor centre. She said the centre would serve as a tourist attraction.

"Where previously the construction site was closed from the public eye, the centre will now enable residents, and particularly the youth, to view and learn about building progress in a safe and innovative manner," Zille said.

Published on the web by Cape Argus on December 5, 2007.

View from the City Centre

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wow what a shot.

That pic makes V & A look very over crowded

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now thats an awesome picture!

International Bidders for operating and naming rights visit stadium

Green Point stadium under constructionSouth African and international parties who are interested in becoming the long-term operator for the new Green Point Stadium, or buying the naming rights for it, have visited the stadium construction site to gain a better sense of what the finished stadium will look like.

The groups also had a detailed presentation on the design of the 68 000-seater multi-purpose stadium. City of Cape Town 2010 spokesperson Pieter Cronje said the site inspection and presentation “went very well”. The groups who attended, who cannot be named, were from both South Africa and a variety of other countries, including Germany, France and the United Kingdom. “They wanted to know more about the stadium, its situation, and what it will look like when complete, and how they can use the space,” said Cronje.

The visit to the stadium follows the Soccer Expo held in Johannesburg, which most of the groups visited. FIFA announced at the Expo that Cape Town is the preferred bidder for the World Cup 2010 Final Draw in December 2009.

The City said it will sell the naming rights to the new stadium to national or international bidders, and the process will start in early 2008. This will happen separately from the process to find the best long-term local or international operator for the stadium. Bidders for both will have to meet specific requirements.

Deputy Mayor Grant Haskin said the lively interest shown at the Soccer Expo means he is confident of positive results from the processes. “I’m very positive that when we go into the new round of tendering in January, we will get a highly qualified and able stadium operator, and the best naming rights.

“This stadium has the finest visual setting in South Africa and is close to the heart of downtown Cape Town, the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, the Cape Town International Convention Centre and within walking distance of some of the finest hotels, restaurants, entertainment and business facilities," Haskin said.

Tender documents for the naming rights process will be available on 15 January 2008 on the City’s website www.capetown.gov.za or the City’s Tender Office. A marketing agency will be sought to facilitate the bid.

For those bidders seeking to become the stadium operator, documentation will be available from 18 February 2008. A consortium with the skills and experience needed to operate the multi-purpose stadium is being sought. The City is hoping the operator will be appointed by June 2008.

The stadium will also host nine 2010 FIFA World Cup matches – more than any other single South African stadium.

Once the 2010 FIFA World Cup is over, the stadium will have 13 000 seats from its upper tier removed to create usable facility space. The multi-purpose stadium will still have 55 000 seats, and will be suitable for football, rugby, music concerts and other major events.

Construction of the stadium is on track, with final completion due for 15 December 2009.

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