Regina seeks contractor to tear down old Mosaic Stadium

The City of Regina has starteditssearch for a qualified contractorto tear down the old Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field.

Tender documents posted by the city Thursdaystate thestadium will continue to host community events until its decommissioningin mid-July.

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After that, memorabilia and other assets will be removed from the venue and put up for sale, according to the city.

Actual demolition will start in September, with the city-owned portion of the building to be taken down by Decemberand the site restored to a usable condition by April 30, 2018.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders previously announced the seats and structure in both end zones are being donated to eight communities and organizations that applied to receive them.

Taylor Field, which seats approximately 33,000 fans, has been replacedby thenew, $278-million Mosaic Stadium, located at Evraz Place.

The city says demolishing the stadium will free up 20 acres of land intended to be redeveloped into a mix of community and housing space as part of the Taylor Field Neighbourhood project.

The new Mosaic Stadium officially opens Canada Day.