Local suppliers interested in providing materials, equipment and other supplies for the proposed sports complex project will have an opportunity to meet with the project’s developer Saturday.

The Sports Force Parks of Vicksburg will hold a supplier procurement forum from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Magnolia Room at the Ameristar Casino, 4116 Washington St. The forum will introduce the construction-related services needed for the complex, which will be built on city property on Fisher Ferry Road.

“They’ll let everybody know what’s available in terms of contracts and the work they’re going to need,” Mayor George Flaggs Jr. said. “The Sports Force is going to pick their own workers, so anyone who’s interest in that project, they need to be at that meeting. They’re in charge of construction, design and operation.”

According to the project agreement, the company will provide its own financing for the estimated $20 million project, plan and design it, build it and manage and market the sports complex and its other attractions.

The Sports Force will lease the site for the sports complex on Fisher Ferry Road from the city, build the facility and lease it back to the city, which will pay rent to the developer and allow it to recover its costs for designing and building the complex.

Money for the lease will come from the revenue raised by the special 2 percent tax on hotel room rentals and food and beverage sales.