Denver, US-based developer Craft DeLay has secured the contract to project manage a new US$55m (£34.7m, EUR42.1m) sports complex development in the US Virgin Islands.

The Paul E Joseph Stadium and sports complex will be built in the Frederiksted on the island of St Croix and will provide a new 'sanctioned' venue for baseball, tennis, swimming and volleyball events.

Heath DeLay, principal at Craft DeLay, said the scheme is to be delivered in phases, the first of which will comprise the redevelopment of the stadium.

A second stage of work will focus on the design and construction of the new complex, while the plans also including the construction of an athletic village and two hotels.

DeLay said: "Our appointment to project manage this facility includes the design, entitlement and construction, which could begin as soon as 2013.

"It's an important project for the U.S. Virgin Islands and will pump a new life-blood into the economy offering a sustainable economic engine for years to come."

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