For members of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority and executives of the Oakland Raiders, the grind is over.
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Las Vegas Stadium Authority Chairman Steve Hill and Oakland Raiders President Marc Badain on Wednesday signed all the documents needed to fund a $1.8 billion indoor football stadium that will house the NFL team and the UNLV Rebel football team beginning in 2020.
If Wednesday’s Las Vegas Stadium Authority agenda brings about a sense of deja vu, you’re not imagining things.
When the Las Vegas Raiders take the field once they begin playing at their new 65,000-seat indoor stadium, they’ll pass through a field-level club where they’ll be cheered by the team’s fans before going into battle.
The Las Vegas Stadium Authority late Wednesday posted three documents on its website outlining the guaranteed maximum price negotiated by the Oakland Raiders with general contractor Mortenson Construction Co.
When the Las Vegas Stadium Authority considers a lease agreement with the Oakland Raiders Thursday, it could vote on a newly introduced section of the document that spells out authority access to a stadium luxury box suite.
A guaranteed maximum price, the all-important final estimated cost of the Las Vegas stadium the Raiders are building, is expected to be discussed Thursday by the Las Vegas Stadium Authority.
The NFL team has identified land capable of accommodating 27,000 parking spaces within 1.5 miles of the stadium site, far more than the 16,250 required by Clark County for games and other events.
The Las Vegas Stadium Authority on Thursday unanimously approved a series of documents to put the financing in place to build a $1.9 billion indoor football stadium for the Oakland Raiders.