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In 2012 the State Government of Western Australia committed to build a 60,000 seat multi-purpose stadium on a contaminated brownfield site in the state capital Perth , close to the banks of the Swan River . Whilst the site has some environmental and geotechnical challenges for design and construction of the new stadium , it ’ s location on the Burswood Peninsula with stunning views across the river to the city is postcard perfection . This was the culmination of a long period of deliberation during which different sites had been considered , including the location of Perth ’ s existing Domain Stadium , also known as Subiaco Oval .
The new stadium will be the third largest venue in Australia and , it is hoped , will establish the state and city in the international consciousness where sport and event tourism is concerned , as well as hosting AFL ( Australian rules football ), and major rugby union and league , football ( soccer ), cricket and entertainment events .
Perth Stadium sits in a surrounding Sports Precinct , which is being developed concurrently with the new stadium , and will incorporate cafes , alfresco dining , playgrounds , community spaces and other infrastructure that can be utilised on both event and non-event days . Construction of both the Stadium and Sports Precinct is on schedule to open in March 2018 , in time for the start of the AFL season . There has been considerable speculation over which sport may open the stadium , however with construction of the stadium at just over 66 percent complete in early December 2016 there have been no commitments made for an early opening as yet .
The contract to build the Perth Stadium and Sports Precinct was awarded via a two stage tender process in which three major consortia participated , Westadium ( led by Brookfield Financial Australia Securities and John Laing Investment ), Confidem ( led by Capella Capital ) and Evolution Stadium ( led by Plenary Origination and Bouygues Construction Australia ). Westadium was awarded the contract in August 2014 . The contract model taken to
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