The Kansas City Chiefs have named Clark | AECOM, a joint venture of Clark Construction Group and AECOM, to the construction team for the club’s new stadium. The 70,000-person, fixed-roof venue in Wyandotte County, Kansas, is set to open in 2031.
The Chiefs’ release calls the pair two of the sports industry’s premier venue builders. Ken Johnson of AECOM Hunt went a step further, calling his firm “the leading sports venue builder in the United States,” so confidence won’t be in short supply on this job.
Builders at the Drawing Table
Clark | AECOM is joining while design firms MANICA and HNTB are still refining the plans, including:
The seating bowl
Premium spaces
Back-of-house operations
Site infrastructure
That gives the builders a voice before the drawings are locked. Its input is aimed at improving constructability, functionality and operational flexibility, along with recommendations on material availability and procurement, installation and construction timelines.
The goal, per the release, is to turn the concept into a project that is “buildable, permitted, budgeted, and constructible.” Chiefs President Mark Donovan said the joint venture will help move the project forward by “identifying more certainty around project scope, budget, and scheduling.”
Lining Up the Subs
Clark | AECOM will also lead the strategy and schedule for competitively bidding the work. That includes:
Establishing market interest
Identifying qualified subcontractors and suppliers
Evaluating their experience, resources and availability to perform the work
For subs and suppliers eyeing this project, Clark | AECOM is the team doing the vetting.
Dirt to Doors: Sitework is set to begin in 2027, which leaves roughly four years to go from first dirt to opening.
