{"id":35777,"date":"2026-06-24T18:29:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T01:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/gilbane-turner-jv-hands-off-2-1b-stadium-to-buffalo-bills\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T18:29:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T01:29:33","slug":"gilbane-turner-jv-hands-off-2-1b-stadium-to-buffalo-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/gilbane-turner-jv-hands-off-2-1b-stadium-to-buffalo-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilbane-Turner JV hands off $2.1B stadium to Buffalo Bills"},"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?313321260226\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<\/p>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <\/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\/823688\/2026-06-24_15.25.12\/gilbane-turner-delivers-stadium-buffalo-bills.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<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Brief:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Just over three years after its ceremonial groundbreaking, Highmark Stadium is open and ready for business. A Gilbane-Turner joint venture delivered the keys to the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turnerconstruction.com\/insights\/gilbane-turner-buffalo-bills-and-officials-mark-completion-of-new-2-1-billion-highma\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>finished $2.1 billion stadium<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> this week, per an announcement Tuesday.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The project\u2019s delivery represents the conclusion of a massive public-private partnership and the completion of the largest construction project in Western New York history, according to the announcement from Turner.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Construction of the 1.6 million square-foot Orchard Park, New York, NFL stadium was <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/gilbane-turner-miss-diversity-mwbe-goals-new-york-bills-stadium\/689020\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>not without controversy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. However, the ceremonial ribbon cutting represented a victory lap for the project, which crossed its goal line for <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/buffalo-stadium-surpasses-contracting-goals\/820699\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>minority- and women-owned business<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> contracting.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Insight:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Nearly 6,000 craft workers logged about 5 million labor hours to build Highmark Stadium, according to Turner.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>That crew worked to construct a 60,108-seat stadium with a 360-degree canopy, designed to mitigate exterior wind factors, that covers 64% of the seating bowl. Some Bills fans may appreciate heated concourses, radiant heating above some seats and the world\u2019s largest snow-melt system, which will abate accumulation during the infamous Buffalo-area winters, per Turner\u2019s release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cDelivering a stadium of this scale and significance required extraordinary collaboration, innovation, and commitment from thousands of people over several years,\u201d Carl Stewart, Turner vice president, said in the release. \u201cFrom the earliest planning stages through construction, our team worked alongside the Buffalo Bills, Gilbane, New York State, Erie County, trade partners, and the local community to create a world-class venue that reflects the passion of Bills fans and the strength of Western New York.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In the equivalent of the project\u2019s first quarter, the project came under fire when Erie County, New York, then-Legislature Chairperson April Baskin, who is now a state senator, called out the project team for not meeting initial minority business hiring goals.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>But meeting those goals was a major highlight of Tuesday\u2019s ceremony, and something spotlighted by the project team earlier this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In the end, the project paid over <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/touchdown-governor-hochul-buffalo-bills-and-erie-county-announce-completion-new-21-billion\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$490 million to MWBE participants<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, as well as over $250 million to regional, Western New York MWBE firms. The shares of those contract amounts reflect percentages agreed upon in the project\u2019s Community Benefits Agreement, which used $1.5 billion as the stadium\u2019s cost, since that was the estimated price at the time of the agreement in 2023.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>With the Orchard Park stadium complete, the next major NFL stadium eyeing the end zone is Nashville, Tennessee\u2019s $2.1 billion Nissan Stadium, the future home of the Tennessee Titans.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The construction team \u2014 which consists of Turner; AECOM Hunt; Brentwood, Tennessee-headquartered Polk &amp; Associates Construction; and Nashville-based ICF Builders &amp; Consultants \u2014 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/tennessee-titans-stadium-tops-out-turner-aecom-hunt\/806199\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>topped out on the stadium<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in November. The group is eyeing <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/titans-new-enclosed-stadium-on-track-february-2027-completion\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>February 2027 for completion<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Highmark Stadium will host its first official event Aug. 8: a scrimmage for the Bills.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/gilbane-turner-delivers-stadium-buffalo-bills\/823688\/\" 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 3 min This audio is auto-generated. 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