Stadia - Specialist fields
Directors of football clubs who build a new stadium will do this once in their lifetimes. Although knowledgeable about their own existing stadium, which will have evolved over the last 50 - 100 years, most football club Directors are 'naïve clients' when they begin the new stadium project. It's not just knowing the answers, sometimes its predicting the questions!
Paul Fletcher has developed vast experience in the key Stadia Specialist fields detailed below. There is probably an additional 100 other items of less importance to add to this list:
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Commercial |
Special Purpose Company Creation
Business Planning
Professional Team Selection
Architect Selection
Structural Engineers Selection
M & E Contractor Selection
Project Management Selection
Legal Project Management
Cost consultant Selection
Funding and Bankers
Interior Design
Legal Considerations
Main Contractor Selection
Tender Process
Pre Opening Costs
Employers Requirements Documents
Pitch design
Building Contract
Project team creation
OJEC requirements
State Aid issues
Site Planning
Planning/section 106
Design of Corporate facilities
Design of Exhibition space
Design of Executive Box Bedrooms
Design of Disabled facilities
Pitch Technology
Community Facilities
Rock Concert requirements
Rugby Union/League requirements
Closure of Existing stadium
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Naming Rights Agreements
Stand Sponsorship Agreements
Executive Boxes Licenses
Private Seat licenses
Club Seat Sales
Catering Projections & agreements
Kitchen Design & operation
Brewery Projections & agreements
Exhibition design and operation
Health & Fitness
Hotel design and operation
Car Parking/Barrier control systems
Office Accommodation
Rock Concerts
Casino Requirements/legislation
Restaurants and bars
IT and telephone requirements
Conference & Banqueting
Fit out budget (over 450 items)
Electronic scoreboards
Legal documentation
Green Travel Plan
Local residents considerations
Rock event contracts
By Official Appointment
Bond Schemes
Ticketing and entry systems
Perimeter Advertising
Naming sponsors signage
Utilities requirements
Management team structure
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Often, it's not just knowing the tasks, but knowing in what order the tasks should be completed. Like all things in life, it's all down to timing. A very comprehensive 'prioritised action checklist' is essential before any project commences. After years of practice, you start to understand which chicken comes before which egg.
An action list is available which runs alongside this brief Commercial/Construction checklist.
