Builder Revealed for $3.6bn Brisbane Olympic Stadium

Under the first phase of ECI, the two teams worked independently to “rigorously test buildability, sequencing, risk and opportunity” alongside the stadium design team and GIICA. 

BESIX Watpac and John Holland will now move on to the next stage of ECI, finalising the process before starting the build in 2027.

Between them, the pair has delivered Queensland’s Suncorp Stadium, the Gabba and the Queensland Country Bank Stadium, as well as the Marvel Stadium, Penrith Stadium and Sydney Football Stadium. 

The joint venture will now work with GIICA to finalise the detailed design and construction methodology. 

▲ BMD has started work at the Victoria Park site which will be home to the new stadium.

The 63,000-seat Victoria Park stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2032 Olympics and Paralympic Games, as well as the athletics, before becoming the home of the Brisbane Lions AFL, Brisbane Heat and Queensland Bulls. 

The stadium, part of the $7.1-billion Games infrastructure program and estimated to cost between $3.6 billion and $3.8 billion, will also have a concert capacity of 70,000. 

GIICA said the stadium design is “progressing well” with Cox, Hassell and Azusa Sekkei teaming up for the project. 

Early works have already commenced, after Queensland contractor BMD was appointed earlier this year.

GIICA chairman Stephen Conry said the stadium was a “much needed and long overdue investment”. 

“It will enable Brisbane to be a serious player in a nationally and globally competitive market for major events,” Conry said. 

The Victoria Park masterplan was also released in August this year, detailing a new civic heart with an amphitheatre and sports hubs and a long-term vision for the site.