The £17 million scheme has been altered due to the withdrawal of Dundee FC from the original proposal. Plans include relocating the performance centre facilities to the south end of the Caird Park site, where the Dundee FC training ground was to be located.
The changes will form the basis of an amended planning application, which is expected to be considered by the development management committee.
In addition, due the nature of the proposals the existing tender process has been collapsed and will instead be pursued through the SCAPE Framework.
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The council also intends to seek further screening direction from the Scottish Government as to whether the amended proposal would require an Environmental Impact Assessment.
Further public consultations will be undertaken on the amended proposal before the development management committee meets in the summer.
Cllr Ken Guild said: "The football club withdrawing its interest has given us an opportunity to take another look at the site and see if there is another way to lay out the facilities that we want to have there in a more efficient and effective way.
"It will also offer an opportunity to locate the new facilities further away from potentially sensitive areas within the park.
"We are working hard with our partners in sportscotland to provide a top-class facility that can be open for both performance and community use and will be an exciting addition to the city’s superb range of sporting facilities."
The proposed changes will be outlined at the city council’s policy and resources committee on Monday, 13 February.
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