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Owner's Advisory Services
Gain trusted advice and proven strategies to maximize value, reduce risks, and prepare your facility for long-term success
Guidance and tools at every stage of the development process
In owner’s advisory services, our team provides the tools and guidance to move your project from planning to the development and construction to project completion.
We align design with real programming needs, guest experience standards, and long-term operations, from surfaces and equipment to supplier selection and pricing. Along the way, we represent your interests through A/E/C and contractor procurement, then stay with you through closeout and commissioning—so your facility opens ready to perform.
What you can do with owner’s advisory services
- Right-size your concept, scope, schedule, and budget with targeted consulting before you commit.
- Align design to real operations through programming-driven support and guidance on equipment and surface specifications.
- Coordinate technical choices by standardizing equipment, surface specs, and vendor information to match the operating model.
- Leverage supplier and partner insights to inform pricing, availability, and integration — without taking on day-to-day procurement admin.
- Reduce delivery risk with best-practice reviews of submittals, change orders, and RFIs to protect schedule and cost.
- Navigate approvals and delivery through entitlement and project delivery consulting that aligns methods with risk, budget, and timeline.
- Strengthen A/E/C procurement with advisement on scope, cost, schedule, contractor selection, and oversight recommendations.
- Maintain fiscal control using assistance with pay applications, schedules of values, and cost reporting.
- Keep FF&E on track through submittal/sample reviews, value engineering, and CO guidance, as well as install scheduling and coordination support.
- Open operationally ready with closeout, commissioning, and turnover advisement aligned to your operating plan.
Our other development services
Our owner’s advisory services complement our full development services, from architect selection to procurement, ensuring projects and owners are supported at every stage.
Why choose the Sports Facilities Companies
Owners choose SFC because we deliver insights, processes, and results that consistently exceed expectations.
Proven cost savings
We identify every item required for day-one operations, from athletic equipment and furnishings to janitorial supplies and storage, so nothing critical is overlooked.
Proven track record
SFC has experience in guiding 3,500+ communities. We are equipped for third-party management, delivering measurable results and earning a 95% Net Promoter Score.
Tailored procurement strategy
Our team develops a budget-conscious procurement plan that reflects your programming needs, compliance policies, and sustainability goals.
Sport-specific knowledge
With deep understanding of sports rules, equipment, and programming needs, we ensure facilities are built to industry standards and optimized for athletes.
Operational readiness
We verify the quality of products, coordinate installations, and deliver manuals, warranties, and maintenance information to support efficient operations.
Operational Insight
As both operators and developers, we understand which products staff actually use and which ones break down. Our recommendations are grounded in real operational data.
Browse our portfolio of world-class facilities
Sand Mountain Park & Amphitheater
- Albertville, AL
Project hero
- Client: City of Albertville, AL
- Sand Mountain Park and Amphitheater generated $22 million in economic impact for 2024, catalyzing a wave of commercial development in the area, including a Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott.
Facilities & Amenities
- 130-acre sports, entertainment, and recreation campus
- Amphitheater with 8,000-Seat Capacity
- RV Park & Campground
- 4 Basketball Courts or 8 Volleyball Courts
- 8-Lane Indoor & Outdoor waterpark
Hoover Met Complex
- Hoover, AL
Project hero
- Client: City of Hoover, AL
- Hoover Met Complex generated over $101 million in economic impact in 2025, solidifying its role as a leading hub for sports tourism and community engagement.
Facilities & Amenities
- 155,000 sq-ft Finley Center (11 basketball or 16 volleyball courts)
- Hoover Met Stadium (10,000+ seating)
- 5 baseball/softball fields, 5 multipurpose fields, 16 tennis courts
- 170-site RV park, inclusive playground & splash pad, indoor climbing center
Pelican Bay Aquatic Center
- Edmond, OK
Project hero
- Client: City of Edmond, OK
- 17-acre, state-of-the-art aquatic center with two 150-foot water slides, a current channel, splash pool, interactive playground, and family amenities.
Facilities & Amenities
- 60,000+ seasonal visitors in 2025
- Family-friendly programming and community events
- Private event and cabana rentals
- Voted a Local Family Favorite in a survey by Sports Destination Management two years in a row
Advent Health Sports Park at Bluhawk
- Overland Park, KS
Project hero
- Client: Price Brothers
- Positioned as a core attraction in the larger Bluhawk district, this mixed-use development support surrounding retail, dining, and hotel developments.
Facilities & Amenities
- 420,000 square foot multi-sport complex
- 1 NHL Regulation-size Ice Rink
- 8 Basketball Courts
- 16 Volleyball Courts
Publix Sports Park
- Panama City Beach, FL
Project hero
- Client: Visit Panama City Beach CVB
- Named National Complex of the Year for 2023 by the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) and generated an economic impact of $153 million in 2023
Facilities & Amenities
- 13 configurable multi-purpose turf and natural fields
- 2 championship fields with seating for up to 1,500 spectators
- Hosts soccer, lacrosse, rugby, football, baseball, and softball tournaments
See why we’re trusted by communities nationwide
“Working with SFC has been a game-changer. There are lots of operators out there, but SFC is clearly head and shoulders above them for many reasons.”
Kevin Matocha
Founder and CEO
Stonehenge Companies, LLC
“We definitely feel like the pro forma and feasibility report is going to help impact our community by providing our constituents and our elected officials with the information they need to make an informed evaluation of how to move forward.”
Gumaro Martinez
Executive Director of Parks and Leisure Services
City of Waxahachie, TX
“When we went out looking for a partner, we couldn’t have found a better one than SFC- with the knowledge to operate these facilities, operate them efficiently and effectively, and be willing to take on all kinds of new partners. This is a huge project, The Sports Empire, to the extent that it will take many different cooks in one single kitchen, which demands that we all get along and that we all have a common vision. When SFC was willing to make that commitment to the city of Ontario, it made it so much easier to be able to work with them and other partners to pull together this vision.”
Scott Ochoa
City Manager
City of Ontario, CA
“It gave us data to back up what we’re doing. It shared information from what’s happening across the country with new trends and what other destinations are doing and finding success in and so it really has impacted the community, because it’s open city leadership’s eyes in terms of how we can really support new initiatives.”
Ben Snyder
Executive Director
Grand Junction Sports Commission
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