Rogers awards contract for multipurpose turf facility

The Rogers City Council has awarded a $4 million contract for construction of the city’s indoor multipurpose turf facility to Legacy Building Solutions of South Haven, Minnesota, one of two bidders on the project.

The multipurpose year-around synthetic turf athletic facility will be used for soccer, baseball, lacrosse, football, hockey dryland training, walking and exercise, according to Public Works director Doran Cote.

The project is expected to eventually include a future second sheet of ice, Cote said.

“The total project cost is anticipated to be $14 million and will utilize the full amount of the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) budget for the facility, which is $10 million,” Cote said. “Additional funding sources will need to be identified or additional design scoping will be done.”

Legacy previously constructed the Rogers Tennis Center, as well as a fieldhouse in New Ulm, and a facility at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Cote said.