# Tampa Advances Rays Stadium Plan

Tampa City Council approved an agreement requiring the Tampa Bay Rays to provide **$21 million** for community initiatives as the city advances plans for a new stadium. The stadium-related relocation plan for Hillsborough College could lead to construction and support-service procurement needs; extracted planning details place construction of new college facilities in 2028–2030. No active solicitation, contract award, or procurement contact is identified. St. Petersburg is separately seeking to retain the team at Tropicana Field, so the stadium’s final location and related project scope remain unsettled.

- The potential opportunity is in future construction and support services associated with the stadium and college relocation; companies should not treat it as an active solicitation based on this signal.
- The planned 2028–2030 construction timeframe offers an early planning horizon for firms that may be positioned to compete for related work, once procurement details are released.
- The $21 million agreement concerns community initiatives, not an identified construction award. Contractors should distinguish that commitment from future project procurements.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** November 08, 2026

### Government Entities
- City of Tampa
- City of St. Petersburg
- Hillsborough College

### Vendors
- Tampa Bay Rays (Funding party under community initiatives agreement)

### Sources
- [
        USA:  Another step towards a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium – StadiumDB.com    ](https://stadiumdb.com/news/2026/11/usa_another_step_towards_a_new_tampa_bay_rays_stadium) - StadiumDB.com