Firms from across Europe are being invited to come up with plans to turn the Stadium into a multi-use venue with a 60,000 capacity for football matches, 74,000 for athletics meets and 90,000 for concerts.

West Ham and the London Borough of Newham have together set up Legacy Stadium Partnership LLP as a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for the project, which is expected to cost £100 million ($166 million).

Work will include extending or replacing the roof so that it covers most of the seating, installing hospitality facilities and corporate boxes and office/retail accommodation.

A warm-up track and field facility is also to be built alongside the stadium.

The successful bidder will be expected to be responsible for all aspects of design, take it through planning and supervise delivery of works on site for completion by May 2014.

This deadline will allow for a series of test events before the start of the next football season in August 2014.

West Ham hope to make a further announcement at the end June about the project.

The award of the contract still depends on the SPV completing a deal for the stadium with the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC).

Tottenham and League One Leyton Orient have both appealed against the decision to award the Stadium to West Ham.

But their appeals are expected to fail.

Sir Robert McAlpine is a clear early favourite to take the job after successfully completing the original London 2012 Olympic stadium ahead of budget.

Firms have been given until May 12 to pre-qualify.

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