Second Contractor Outreach Meeting

Small business enterprise companies were guests March 12 at a special outreach meeting sponsored by Hunt/Moss LV, the construction manager of the Marlins stadium. More than 160 people were present to learn more about jobs coming up for the fast-track project during an afternoon session at Florida Memorial University. Sixty to 70 different bid packages will be offered to Miami-Dade County Community Small Business Enterprise (CSBE) companies interested in bidding on the project. The bids will go to contract in June, according the Bill Edwards of Hunt/Moss.

Photos from the March 12, 2009, contractor information meeting

The Marlins, including team owner Jeffrey Loria, joins fans at the Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Center Feb. 12 for a day of fun.

Photo credit: Florida Marlins, Robert Vigon

A live radio broadcast on Feb. 11 at a Calle Ocho restaurant in Miami attracted television crews, fans and citizens interested in a hearing more about the Marlins ballpark.

Talk show hosts Ninoska Perez-Castellon and Pedro Milian on Radio Mambi (710 AM) interviewed Rebecca Sosa, Miami-Dade County commissioner, and Juan Martinez of the Marlins.

Sosa expressed support for the ballpark and clarified the fact that funding will be taken from tourist dollars and not from the pocket of taxpayers. The event took place at La Palma Restaurant.

Members of the Marlins family were hosts for a community coffee hour on Feb. 4, 2009, at Versailles Bakery, 3501 SW 8th St., Miami.

Photos from the Feb. 4, 2009.

Marlins players team up with Habitat for Humanity to help construct a home in Homestead, Fla. The activity is representative of the many contributions the Marlins make to our community.

Photos from Feb. 3, 2009

More than 500 contractors turned out Jan. 28 for an information meeting conducted by Hunt/Moss JV, construction manager for the Marlins ballpark.

The event was so well attended it was standing-room only during presentations by Marlins and Hunt/Moss representatives. Contractors at the meeting heard about design-assist packages related structural steel, concrete, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, operable roof mechanization, special systems, glass curtainwall, metal panel and exterior stucco systems. More contractor meetings will be scheduled.

Photos from the Jan. 28, 2009, contractor information meeting

Major League Baseball, the Marlins and city of Hialeah have agreed to build MLB's second Urban Youth Baseball Academy, providing free baseball and softball instruction to South Florida youth as a component of the new Marlins stadium project.

The announcement was made Jan. 7 at the future site of the Academy, at the intersection of NW 36 Avenue and West 87 Street in Hialeah. MLB President and Chief Operating Officer Bob DuPuy, MLB Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Jimmie Lee Solomon, and Florida Marlins President David Samson joined city of Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina for the announcement.

Photos from the Jan. 7, 2009, announcement