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Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority

Friday, February 8, 2013

Mortenson Construction Named as Finalist for Vikings Stadium Contract

The Golden Valley-based business remains in the running to lead construction for the new Minnesota Vikings Stadium, according to the Star Tribune.

From initial interest to bidding, the new construction company to lead building the Minnesota Vikings stadium has quickly been narrowed down to two businesses – including one from Golden Valley. Mortenson Construction, according to a Star Tribune report, along with Arizona-based Hunt Construction, have both been named as finalists to build the $975 million sports venue in Minneapolis. "They're both really strong firms and really good proposals," Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority Chair Michele Kelm-Helgen told the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. As one of the biggest construction contractors in the Minnesota, Mortenson has a history of leading construction on projects such as Target Field and TCF Bank Stadium, the Minneapolis/St…

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Golden Valley Construction Firm Attends Vikings Stadium Meeting

Mortenson Construction was one of six firms showing interest in possibly building the new Minnesota Vikings stadium.

Six construction firms, including one from Golden Valley, met with the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (MSFA) and the Minnesota Vikings Jan. 11 in a pre-proposal meeting about the new stadium.  Golden Valley-based Mortenson Construction was among the firms to attend.  The firm is “widely considered the favorite to land the job,” according to a Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal post.  “The meeting was held to answer any questions the construction firms had about the Construction Manager RFP which was released on December 7, 2012,” according to a MSFA press release. “The pre-proposal meeting served as a question and answer session for the firms who have expressed interest in developing a proposal to be the construction manager on …

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