The city issued the biggest permit yet for the transformation of EverBank Stadium into the Jacksonville Jaguars “Stadium of the Future.”
On Sept. 11, the city issued a permit at a project cost of $532.14 million for the “SOTF Stadium of the Future - IFC 3 Permit.”
The AECOM Hunt Construction + Barton Malow joint venture is the construction manager.
The total $1.4 billion project will remake and modernize the city-owned stadium. Plans call for the work to be completed by the start of the 2028 NFL season.
It will add features including a partial roof cover, expanded and elevated concourses, a park-like entrance, corner openings to improve airflow and a reflective outer coating to reduce interior heat.
Jacksonville Jaguars Director of Business Communications Lyndsay Rossman said by email Sept. 11 that the work included in the issued permit is for IFC 3 packages A-C and will begin after the season is over without affecting game-day activities this season.
"As construction is ongoing throughout the season, we have been actively communicating any changes to how ticket holders experience game day, including to parking, ingress/egress and movement within the stadium as necessary through email, push notifications, on our website (jaguars.com/stadiumofthefuture) and media briefings to our sports journalists to ensure those attending the upcoming game will be informed ahead of their arrival," she said.
The IFC 3 Permit work is described as an addition. Work on the Downtown stadium comprises:
• Cast-in-place concrete
• Interior demolition
• Bowl seating removal
• Precast concrete (structural)
• Electrical – Fire alarm base building
• Electrical – General (back of house), clubs, food service build-out
• Electrical – (13.2 KV) infrastructure
• Electrical – (480V/208V) distribution
• Electrical – Sports lighting/lightning protection
• Structured cabling (including security)
• Audio visual (including audio, broadcast, IPTV)
• Fire protection base building
• Plumbing infrastructure
• Plumbing – General (back of house), clubs, food service build-out
• Mechanical (HVAC) infrastructure
• Mechanical (HVAC) distribution
• Mechanical (HVAC) – General (back of house), clubs, food service build-out
• Mechanical (HVAC) BMS
• Unit masonry
• Subroof
• Stairs
• Railings
• Ornamental metals
• Waterproofing (above ground)
• Joint sealants/bowl caulk removal
• Expansion joints (integrated in structure)
• Overhead doors
• Fluid applied flooring
• Multiple seating (including retractable)
More work underway
The city issued a permit April 25 for the $43.13 million “Stadium of the Future” project known as IFC #2B for “underground & blindside waterproofing, expansion joints, and vertical transportation.”
The permit application described the work as structural cast-in-place up to the main concourse; select division sections and sheet waterproofing; and a major electrical underground duct bank, which is an underground reinforced container used for laying utility lines such as electric and telecommunication cables.
Additional work has been underway and continues to be bid out.
Deal approved
The NFL owners’ group gave final approval Oct. 15 to the Jaguars’ deal with the city to modernize the stadium.
The deal includes $775 million in public funding from the city of Jacksonville and $625 million from the team. A 30-year lease is part of the package.
The deal with the team included a 30-year lease, a nonrelocation agreement and $56 million in spending on riverfront parks and the stadium-adjacent flex field.
The Jaguars are playing at EverBank Stadium this year with a slightly reduced capacity, then will return to the stadium in 2026 with a seating capacity of about 43,500.
In 2027, the Jaguars will play their home games in Orlando or Gainesville, but with the possibility of playing three home games in London.