Turner Selected To Provide Pre-Construction and Construction Services for the $160 Million Future Home of Major League Soccer’s Kansas City Wizards

NEW YORK, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Turner Construction Company, the nation's largest builder of sports facilities, has been selected by OnGoal, LLC, the ownership group of Major League Soccer's Kansas City Wizards, to provide pre-construction and construction services on a $160 million stadium to serve as the Wizards future home in Kansas City, Kan. Construction is underway and completion is scheduled for the summer of 2011.  

The 365, 000 sq. ft., 18,000-seat stadium will be located at the Village West retail development and adjacent to the Kansas Speedway.  The facility will be a multi-use venue to accommodate Major League Soccer games and other field sports. In addition, the stadium will host concerts for up to 27,000 people. An ascending spiral roof canopy will cover all seating. The stadium will also feature 34 suites and a bluegrass natural turf playing field that will include a SubAir ® heating and moisture management system.

The future home of the Wizards represents the fourth Major League Soccer-specific stadium Turner has constructed, more than any other builder. Turner also managed the construction of Dick's Sporting Goods Park, home of the Colorado Rapids; Rio Tinto Stadium for ReAL Salt Lake; and Toyota Park, home of the Chicago Fire.

"We are proud to manage the construction of the future home of the Kansas City Wizards for the benefit and enjoyment of the residents of Kansas City and Wizards' soccer fans," said Paul Neidlein, General Manager of Turner's Kansas City operations.

About Turner

Turner is the leading general builder in the U.S., ranking first or second in the major segments of the building construction field.  During 2008, Turner completed $10.7 billion of construction. Turner is the only builder offering clients a nationwide network of offices across the U.S. Founded in 1902, the firm is a subsidiary of HOCHTIEF, a publicly traded company and one of the world's leading international construction service providers. For more information, visit Turner's website at www.turnerconstruction.com.

HOCHTIEF is one of the leading international providers of construction-related services. With more than 64,000 employees and a sales volume of EUR 18.70 billion in FY 2008, the company is represented in all the world's major markets. The Group's service offering in the fields of development, construction, services, concessions and operation covers the entire life cycle of infrastructure projects, real estate and facilities. In the USA, the biggest construction market in the world, HOCHTIEF is the No. 1 general builder via its subsidiary Turner and, with Group company Flatiron, ranks among the most important players in the field of transportation infrastructure construction. With its subsidiary Leighton (HOCHTIEF share around 55 percent), the group is market leader in Australia. Because of its engagement for sustainability, HOCHTIEF has been listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes since 2006. Further information is available at www.hochtief.com/press.

SOURCE Turner Construction Company