Cagliari stadium tender approved as Giulini hails 'decisive step'

What happened

Cagliari's long-planned new stadium has moved into its operational phase after the city council formally approved the tender for its construction and management, Corriere dello Sport reported. The decision followed a green light from the Giunta led by mayor Massimo Zedda, with the Comune formalising the determina that officially launches the contract. According to the report, the tender notice will be publicly available within 48 hours, subject to the technical time needed to publish the documents.

Report details

The procedure will be an open tender, with the concession awarded under the criterion of the most economically advantageous offer, rewarding the proposal with the best balance of quality and price. The entire operation will be coordinated by the municipal Centrale di Committenza through the Appalti, Contratti, Provveditorato ed Economato service.

Cagliari president Tommaso Giulini welcomed the development in a message on his social channels, saying the decisive step had been taken. He stressed it was not an announcement or a promise but a fact, citing years of hard work, invested resources and many people who never stopped pushing. He added that the new stadium was now entering its crucial phase and that this time the future had to become reality. The report describes the move as a long-awaited milestone that opens the operational phase aimed at turning the project into a construction site.