Yes 70,000, this is not the final design, that will be completed by the german architects, BMP, these renderings indicate the location, the retractable roof will also be more visible in the final stadium design, the current stadium is the generic stadium.
thats such a fantastic setting for a stadium, its a shame they couldnt utilise those views onto table mountain more, for instance the wavy corners could be made more open like at the emirates stadium just to have some sort of view, i know you should probably be concentrating on the game but its just a nice touch they could add as those views really are fantastic
thats such a fantastic setting for a stadium, its a shame they couldnt utilise those views onto table mountain more, for instance the wavy corners could be made more open like at the emirates stadium just to have some sort of view, i know you should probably be concentrating on the game but its just a nice touch they could add as those views really are fantastic
They design has not yet been completed. I have always believed that the upper tiers need to have a transparent facade to allow for views, but don worry this might still happen..why?? After the world cup the third tier will be removed to reduce capacity to 55,000. The upper tier will consist of offices and conference space, space which will need views and windows, so im sure it would be incorporated into the intial design. The current stadium in picture is just an illustration of the magnitude of the stadium in terms of height, space etc.
The architects are GMP, and the final design should be released by october when the stadia are presented to FIFA for a final time.
CAPE TOWN - World Cup Stadium (68,000) - 2010 FIFA WC
Location: Green Point, Cape Town
Cost: $385 million
Capacity: 68,000
Construction period: March 2007 - October 2009
Firms win $385 mln World Cup stadium contract
South African construction firms Murray & Roberts and WBHO have won a 2.85 billion rand ($385.2 million) contract to build Cape Town's 2010 soccer World Cup stadium, the city of Cape Town said on Tuesday.
The city said in a statement a joint venture of the two companies would build the 68,000 seat stadium in Green Point, near Cape Town's Victoria & Alfred Waterfront tourist attraction.
The stadium is expected to be finished in January 2010, just in time for the World Cup that year but much later than an initial target for November 2009.
That falls short of world soccer body FIFA's deadline for the end of October 2009 but the city said it was confident FIFA could have access to the stadium by that date.
South Africa hopes the World Cup will stimulate growth by attracting hundreds of thousands of soccer fans and tourists, but sceptics have questioned whether it can finish the huge project on time.
South Africa has pledged 17.4 billion rand for World Cup preparations, including stadium construction and refurbishment and the upgrade of a crumbling transport system.
Officials in Cape Town, a tourist hub and the only major city not run by the ruling African National Congress, said they had secured private funding for the stadium.
Shares in Murray & Roberts closed 2.68 percent lower at 54.01 rand on Tuesday while WBHO dropped 2.45 percent to 79.60 rand. The Johannesburg Mid-cap index dipped 0.34 percent.
According to the City of Cape Town press release on the WBHO/Murray & Roberts Green Point stadium contract being approved by the city's bid-adjudication committee, the stadium will not be finished until the end of January 2010. You might want to change your info about it in your introductory post. This timeframe was changed due to the recent delays regarding the budgeting for the project by the city and the Finance Ministry. When the contractors were named preferred by the city two months ago it was originally scheduled to be finished in November 2009. I think the FIFA deadline of October 2009 is wishful thinking especially considering the possibilities of delay during construction that are likely to occur due to shortages of skilled people and even certain materials that will arise for a major project for this nature. The only way that the completion date can be accelerated to October 2009 is if the contract is changed which would cost both the city and government more money than the R.2.85 billion agreed and I do not think that they would want to do that. They have enough issues to worry about right now with regard to cost escalations caused by inflation over the course of the contract agreed.
According to the City of Cape Town press release on the WBHO/Murray & Roberts Green Point stadium contract being approved by the city's bid-adjudication committee, the stadium will not be finished until the end of January 2010...........etc.
From what i've read, there can be not athletics track fitted into this stadium, right? But what if the field was lifted? The lower tier doesnt seem to be very steep, so this could be done without loosing too much seats, in case of a big event like the commonwealth games or olympics. Does anyone have a clue whether this is possible or not? Nice stadium btw :cheers:
City allocates R530m to ensure the World Cup goes green
By JOHN YELD
Environment & Science Writer
Cape Town is looking to spend R530 million over the next five years to ensure that the 2010 World Cup and its aftermath will be a "green event" that is environmentally and socially sustainable.
The biggest share - R315m - is for an integrated waste management programme.
The balance of R215m includes a R90m budget to ensure that construction of the stadium is eco-efficient; R40m for a landscaping and biodiversity plan for the stadium and other event venues; R30m for an event greening communications programme; R20m for "green procurement" of materials; R8.6m for an alien invasive plant eradication project at one of the venues; and R9m for a sustainable tourism-sports development programme.
This budget forms part of the broad-based business plan for 2010 that includes aiming to build a "Green Goal" programme for Cape Town and the Western Cape.
The business plan assumes a starting date of January 1 this year and a completion date of December 31, 2011 - 17 months after the World Cup event to ensure the "legacy" aspects of the greening pro-cess.
When the City of Cape Town signed a "Host City Agreement" with Fifa and the Local Organising Committee in March last year, it included a commitment to sustainable development and environmental protection.
One of the clauses of this agreement reads: "In particular, the concept of sustainable development shall include concerns for post-competition use of stadia and other facilities and infrastructure."
A document used by the city to compile the business plan points out that the now accept-ed term for the process of making an event environmentally and socially sustainable is "event greening".
But it stresses: "'Event greening' does not equate to tree planting or landscaping options alone. Rather, it represents the total package of interventions in an event to ensure that it is implemented along sustainable guidelines which minimise negative environmental impacts."
Referring to the R90m budget for the green build-ing/eco-efficiency programme, the document states that consideration of green building principles and practice in the development of the new Green Point stadium is "vital".
"Buildings that consider 'green'/eco-efficiency or sustainability issues in their design use significantly less energy and other resources over their lifetimes … Green principles need to be brought into the construction process from the very beginning."
The budget for this programme will include research and consulting services, as well as the supplementary capital cost of buying more expensive, eco-efficient building materials and fittings such as double-glazing, recycled plastic seating and energy-efficient lighting and appliances.
R20m is allocated to supplement a "green procurement" programme - for example, by making sure purchases are linked to the international "Fair Trade" initiative.
The landscaping and biodiversity budget will be spent on the event venues at Green Point (the stadium) and at public viewing facilities - "Fan Parks" - planned for Athlone, Bellville and Swartklip (near Mitchell's Plain and Khayelitsha).
It includes the cost of 60 000 plants, establishing and running a nursery at Green Point, and employing a landscape design team and 20 gardeners over the set-up phase and five gardeners over the maintenance period.
Published on the web by Cape Argus on March 14, 2007.
Construction of the semifinal venue can start this week.
'We will work double shifts and do whatever is necessary'
Budgetary discrepancies delayed the much-anticipated official awarding of the contract that was due to be signed on Monday.
But the City's Bid Adjudication Committee (BAC), which on Tuesday approved the awarding of the stadium contract to Murray & Roberts, said Fifa's construction deadline of October 2009 "was not negotiable".
Dave Hugo, BAC chairperson, said: "The completion date is just not negotiable. We will work double shifts and do whatever is necessary."
There are concerns that delays in awarding the contract could push the completion date of the project to January 2010.
But Hugo said it was possible that the changes in the complexity of the stadium structure would make it possible for the contractors to finish by the end of October 2009.
Hugo said that, despite incentives for the contractor to complete the work within budget, it was possible the project could run over this limit.
Murray & Roberts will this week begin removing trees from the Metropolitan Golf Course so that the earthworks can start.
The partial demolition of the existing stadium is expected to start in the next few days.
More than R30-billion will be spent on public transport and infrastructure in the next three years, with R11-billion being used for 2010-related projects.
A further R12-billion will be spent by municipalities on bulk infrastructure and roads, while R1,2-billion has been set aside to upgrade the railway system.
Marius Fransman, MEC for Transport and Public Works, announced the "immediate funding" for the multibillion-rand strategic infrastructure plan (SIP) on Wednesday at an official launch attended by government and private sector representatives and tertiary institutions.
Fransman said the bulk of the money would go to public transport, housing, hospitals, and schools. "There is strong consensus that a modern and safe and well-run public transport system will play a crucial role in ensuring shared growth and integrated development."
The strategy, a joint effort between the departments of the provincial government, municipalities and the private sector, will run until 2014.
Public transport plans included in the strategy are the improvement of the road-based public transport system, an improvement and extension of the railway network, upgrades of Cape Town and Saldanha ports, a public transport link for Cape Town International Airport and the development of provincial freight networks. A R100-million inner city transport system has been listed as a top-priority project.
The strategy also calls for the regulation of charges on metered taxis.
The City of Cape Town has a new policy to manage attacks on tourists, with tourist safety becoming an ever more critical issue ahead of the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
The plan does not attempt to stop crime, which remains the job of the police.
Instead, it seeks to warn of the potential dangers and then co-ordinates the efforts of all tourism-related bodies and communication with emergency services after any incidents.
"It's about who deals with what, when what happens," explained Simon Grindrod, mayoral committee member for Economic Development and Tourism.
"Visitor safety and support is one of the key issues impacting on sustainable tourism."
The City's tourism department has developed this strategy in conjunction with the Western Cape's Economic Development and Tourism department, as part of a broader provincial initiative.
Grindrod said awareness remained "our greatest weapon".
This was "warning tourists in a way that is not frightening, but practical".
This was done by distributing brochures containing safety tips and by training local residents to be aware of the safety of tourists in their midst.
"The simple act of helping a tourist who is lost can often prevent something from happening," Grindrod suggested.
The plan calls on Capetonians to work with Cape Town Tourism to:
# Alert the protection services to areas of concern regarding safety and security.
# Assist a victim to contact the relevant protection or emergency services where required.
# Ensure that victims are treated with respect and dignity at all times.
# Work with Cape Town Tourism's local offices to create a safer environment for visitors.
* This article was originally published on page 3 of The Cape Argus on March 15, 2007
Mo, do you know if the field could be lifted to accomodate an athletics track? It doesnt seem to fit in the stadium as it is on the renders. Wouldnt it be stupid not to have this option keeping Cape Town's olympic ambitions in mind?
As far as I know they will be working day and night 24hrs a day to complete the stadium before November 2009. The bid ajudication committee who awarded the contract to Murray and Robert and WBHO said the October 2009 date was not negotiable.
Millennium Stadium took just 2 years to construct(with the space,time and budgetary constraints not forgetting the retractable roof, so its def possible.
Army of workers set to start on stadium Basics begin this week
By LINDSAY DENTLINGER
Metro Writer
As many as 2 000 construction workers will descend on the site of the 2010 Green Point stadium once construction goes into full swing.
Contractors are expected to move on site later this week to prepare for construction.
For the first time since the award of the tender last week to the joint venture of Murray and Roberts and WBHO, the consortium has spoken out on the R2.85billion project.
Murray and Roberts general manager Andrew Fanton told the Cape Argus that the consortium was still formalising design elements of the stadium before construction could start.
"We are extremely excited. We are very confident that we can deliver a world-class project. It's a fantastic project not only for ourselves but for South Africa."
He said they would take possession of the site as soon they had finalised the tender offer and acceptance documents with the city early this week.
"We are dotting our i's and crossing our t's," he said.
Tomorrow, Mayor Helen Zille and Premier Ebrahim Rasool will officiate at a sod turning and blessing of the soil ceremony at Green Point, signifying the start of the construction phase of the project.
The city's 2010 spokesman Pieter Cronje said a number of religious leaders from various faiths had been invited to deliver either a short message, scripture or prayer at the event.
Fifa's local organising committee and national and provincial government officials connected to the project have also been invited.
At the weekend, members of the Metropolitan Golf Club officially enjoyed their last rounds on the course after three weeks of reprieve. Saturday's St Patrick's Day Open was the last competition to be played there.
A new golf course will be built by the city at a cost of R25 million.
Fanton said actual construction of the new stadium would only start in a few weeks' time.
Immediate tasks included hoarding off the site, mobilising equipment and staff and setting up offices.
Once on site, existing services would have to be deviated, trees and grass on the golf course would be removed as well the area prepared for earthworks and the laying of the foundation. Fanton said it may not be necessary to start the partial demolition of the existing stadium immediately.
He stressed that time was a crucial element in the project and that skilled resources might have to be sourced from abroad to complete it according to the strict timelines.
Between 1 500 and 2 000 workers will be involved in the project once construction hits its peak.
"We have to deliver on time. There is no such thing as an extension of time.
"We will be sticking to our programme and if we can shave off some time, we will."
According to the tender award, the consortium has agreed to completing the project by January 2010. Fifa requires that all 2010 stadia be completed by October 2009.
Construction of the stadium was originally supposed to start by the end of January, but the award of the tender was delayed while the city negotiated down the building cost of the stadium and sourced additional funding.
Murray and Roberts and WBHO originally tendered an amount of R3.7bn to build the new stadium.
Published on the web by Cape Argus on March 19, 2007.
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