{"id":33070,"date":"2025-11-03T21:35:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T05:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/clark-d-a-everett-score-800m-carolina-nfl-stadium-rehab\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T21:35:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T05:35:25","slug":"clark-d-a-everett-score-800m-carolina-nfl-stadium-rehab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/clark-d-a-everett-score-800m-carolina-nfl-stadium-rehab\/","title":{"rendered":"Clark, D.A. Everett score $800M Carolina NFL stadium rehab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/804566\/2025-11-03_16.54.58\/clark-everett-jv-nfl-stadium-carolina.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ed-secondary-content-box\" data-source=\"snorkel-form\">\n<p><strong>Award:\u00a0<\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Stadium renovation<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Value:\u00a0<\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>$800 million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Charlotte, North Carolina<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Client:\u00a0<\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Tepper Sports &amp; Entertainment<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>A joint venture of Clark Construction and D.A. Everett Construction will lead the $800 million renovation of Bank of America Stadium, according to a press release shared with Construction Dive. Work to upgrade the NFL\u2019s Carolina Panthers home stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, will begin in 2026, team owner Tepper Sports &amp; Entertainment announced Oct. 30.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In addition to the stadium renovation, an indoor field house will be constructed on the team\u2019s existing, 9-acre practice field near the stadium.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>While Bethesda, Maryland-based Clark and Charlotte-based D.A. Everett are slated to deliver the stadium renovations \u2014 set to finish in 2030 \u2014 two local firms, Rodgers Builders and R.J. Leeper Construction, will handle construction at the practice site, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Construction work next year will focus on electrical, plumbing, mechanical and HVAC. In following years, the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.panthers.com\/stadium\/renovation\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>project team will upgrade<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> audio and video systems, install new lighting, replace all seats, upgrade concessions and concourses, create a group viewing area in the upper bowl and add exterior video boards for community gathering outside the stadium.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>CAA Icon, a sports and entertainment venue development firm, will serve as project manager and owner\u2019s representative for Tepper Sports &amp; Entertainment. St. Louis-based HOK, the architecture firm that <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/charlotte\/news\/2025\/10\/30\/tepper-sports-entertainment-panthers-nfl-stadium.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>originally designed the stadium<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in the mid-1990s, will once again provide designs for the stadium renovation, per the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Tourism taxes will fund 80% of the project. The Charlotte City Council originally approved the project in June 2024. Last week, the council voted to approve <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/charlottenc.legistar1.com\/charlottenc\/meetings\/2025\/10\/1832_A_City_Council_Business_Meeting_25-10-27_Meeting_Agenda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$650 million of debt to start work<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In addition, the city set targets for 15% of construction work to be done by minority-owned small businesses and 12% by women-owned companies, according to the Charlotte Business Journal. Both D.A. Everett Construction and R.J. Leeper Construction are minority-owned companies.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The stadium is also home to Major League Soccer team Charlotte FC.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/clark-everett-jv-nfl-stadium-carolina\/804566\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award:\u00a0Stadium &#8230; <a title=\"Clark, D.A. Everett score $800M Carolina NFL stadium rehab\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/clark-d-a-everett-score-800m-carolina-nfl-stadium-rehab\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Clark, D.A. 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