Planning the Intrust Bank Arena, Sedgwick County, Kansas

Planning the Arena

Milestones to Completion

Develop Arena Plan: June to September 2004
Vote Yea Campaign & Vote: September to November 2004
Approval by Legislature to implement sales tax: November 2004 to April 2005
Site Selection: April to November 2005
Sales tax collections: July 2005 to December 2007
Arena Design Programming Phase: September 2005 to February 2006
Public meetings on Arena Design - Exterior Design Concepts: February to May 2006
City’s arena neighborhood redevelopment plan: February 2006 to November 2007
Naming Rights, Sponsorships and Premium Seating Evaluation: February to October 2006
Real estate acquisition and demolition: March 2006 to November 2007
Exterior Design Concept Selection: May 24, 2006
Arena Design Schematic Phase: May to Sep. 2006
Arena Design - Design Development phase: September to December 2006
Public vs. Private (contract) Arena Management Evaluation: May to December 2006
Pavilions - Kansas Coliseum renovation: October 2006 to September 2007
Document Phase: Dec. 2006 to July 2007
Construction bid period: July to September 2007 - Dondlinger and Sons Construction and Hunt Construction won the bid.
SMG Management Agreement: August 2007
Groundbreaking: December 4, 2007
Sales tax ended: December 31, 2007
Spire raising: January 6, 2009

Naming Rights, Sponsorships and Premium Seating Sales & Marketing: October 2006 to arena opening
Integrated/Comprehensive mobility (parking) plans for Downtown Wichita: January 2007 to opening
Pre-opening services, SMG: May 2007 to arena opening
Construction Period by Dondlinger and Sons Construction and Hunt Construction: November 2007 to January 2010
Determine future of Britt Brown Arena - Kansas Coliseum: March 2008 to present
SMG assumes management of pavilions: January 2009
Arena Opens: January 2010
SMG assumes management of new arena: January 2010