Stadium Megaprojects: Which Contractors Won Big This Summer

Major league franchises handed contractors more than $11 billion in stadium and arena work this summer, with deals spanning Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association and the National Football League.

Construction Dive rounded up the six biggest wins, announced between June and September 2026. Several firms — notably Mortenson, Turner and AECOM Hunt — appear on multiple projects, consolidating sports venue work among a small pool of experienced builders.

The largest reported deal is the Washington Commanders' new NFL stadium. On Aug. 11, 2026, the team picked a joint venture that includes Clark Construction and Mortenson to collaborate on the 65,000-seat venue in Washington, D.C., with a reported price tag of $3.8 billion.

The Tampa Bay Rays follow close behind. An AECOM Hunt-Turner-Horus joint venture was selected on Aug. 18, 2026, for a $2.3 billion stadium. The deal depends on approval of a financing plan by the city and Hillsborough County, Florida, expected over the coming weeks, per the Tampa Bay Times.

Kansas City's MLB franchise awarded Mortenson and McCownGordon Construction a $1.9 billion contract on Sept. 15, 2026. The joint venture will serve as construction manager at risk on a 34,000-seat ballpark. JE Dunn will work on the surrounding neighborhood development.

Mortenson scored again in August, pairing with Bartlett Cocke on the San Antonio Spurs' new $1.3 billion NBA arena. Announced Aug. 26, 2026, the venue will anchor the city's sports and entertainment district, which includes a new convention center and infrastructure improvements.

College football generated the summer's other nine-figure deal. Manhattan Construction and AECOM Hunt will manage the $1.45 billion renovation of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium — known as "The Swamp" — at the University of Florida, announced June 16, 2026. The team will expand concourses, upgrade spaces and improve accessibility.

The smallest contract in the roundup went to Turner, which won a $282 million modernization job on July 6, 2026, at a minor league hockey rink in South Carolina — the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. The award extends the firm's sports venue win streak.

The timing underscores a broader shift in the sector. Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York — the most recently completed NFL venue — hosted its inaugural regular season game on Sept. 17, 2026, while MLB enters the playoffs and the NBA and NHL prepare to launch their 2026 campaigns. With the Rays deal still awaiting public financing approval, and groundbreaking timelines ahead for Kansas City, San Antonio and Washington, sports megaprojects will keep contractors' order books full into 2027.