A controversial Gabba rebuild for the 2032 Olympics has not been finalised but the Queensland government has dismissed talk the upgrade will reduce capacity.
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The Brisbane Games' maligned venue plan has gained momentum, with the green light given for projects worth more than $560 million in contracts to go to tender.
Expressions of interest to build three Sunshine Coast venues and revamp the Chandler Indoor Sports Centre and pool in Brisbane's south will be released from Monday.
It ensures almost a quarter of the $1.87 billion minor venues program will be out in the market in the coming months, with almost half due by the end of the year.
Gabba rebuild plans are ongoing after premier Steven Miles ignored an independent 2032 infrastructure review's key findings and opted to revamp the ageing stadium.
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner reportedly said there was an alternative government plan to spend more than $1 billion on a Gabba rebuild that would remove 4000 seats, describing it as "crazy".
But Infrastructure Minister Grace Grace on Friday said the Gabba's validation report was still being finalised, dismissing the lord mayor's claim.
"Can I categorically say there is no proposal to spend $1.1 billion and reduce seating - not going to happen," she told reporters.
"We've always known that the Gabba requires work, and we are working through a balanced process about what that work will entail.
"The premier always said it will take some time for us to land on exactly what that is going to look like but we'll be well and truly prepared for 2032."
The independent venue review this year recommended a new $3.4 billion, 55,000-seat stadium be built at Victoria Park in inner Brisbane as the 2032 centrepiece.
The premier copped criticism for disregarding it, instead opting for the Gabba, Suncorp Stadium and the 49-year-old Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre to be upgraded.
It is believed about $1 billion has been set aside for Gabba-Suncorp Stadium improvements.
Mr Schrinner on Friday said he had "held out hope" that other 2032 stadium options would be considered but claimed he would now make the best of it, rejoining a Brisbane Olympic leaders forum.
Brisbane 2032 organising committee president Andrew Liveris was on Friday asked if he had been frustrated by the ongoing debate about the Gabba.
"The word 'frustrated' is not in my vocabulary. What I do is solve problems," he told reporters on the Sunshine Coast.
"We don't have a problem right now. We are waiting for the result of the detailed studies that the minister (Ms Grace) talked about."
Mr Liveris said he had been in constant contact with the International Olympic Committee about Brisbane's progress.
"What I keep getting from people like (IOC president) Thomas Bach ...is no master plan at bid resembled the master plan at implementation," he said.
"So please be ready for the ebbs and flows of changes that are necessary for the most important part of all of this ...the legacy for the community well beyond any Olympics or Paralympics."
Australian Associated Press
