DETROIT (AP) Seven demolition firms have submitted bids with hopes of being selected for the job of razing most of Tiger Stadium.

The Detroit Free Press reports demolition work could begin in early 2008 if the city’s Economic Development Corp. votes to award a contract at its next meeting on Dec. 11.

Whichever firm wins the contract will have to comply with Detroit’s plans to preserve a corner of the old ballpark as a community center, memorial or museum.

The playing field and dugouts also will be saved. The bulk of the stadium will be redeveloped for retail and residential use.

Estimates place the cost of demolition at around $2 million to $3 million.

The stadium has been empty since the Tigers moved to Comerica Park in 2000.

Today's top stories

Crews Orchestrate $41.3M Randy Owen Center for Performing Arts Project

NAPA Ends 2024 On High Note

ABC To Celebrate 75 Years of Building America at ABC Convention 2025 in Las Vegas

$954M Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project Continues

Ten Civil-War Era Bridge Piers Over Susquehanna River in Maryland Demolished by Amtrak

Texas A&M Board Approves More Than $500M for Construction

TxDOT Launches Strategic AI Plan

Electric, Hybrid Equipment in Construction Reducing Emissions On Job Sites