The SEC has been sized up by the Army and NHS as a temporary emergency hospital - to help fight the war against coronavirus.
The site, which normally hosts exhibitions, shows, conferences and gigs, was closed to the public earlier this month because of the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 strain.
And now the Army and the NHS believe the Glasgow complex, which is on the banks of the River Clyde and boasts a helipad, is the perfect place for a makeshift hospital - as the Scottish death toll rose to 25, from 894 confirmed cases.
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: "The Army have gone along today to provide advice to NHS Scotland and the Scottish Government about potentially setting up an NHS Facility there.
"It would not be a Field Hospital but an NHS Facility run by NHS Scotland with support from the Army."
It came after Dr Catherine Calderwood, Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer, said there had been "detailed discussions very recently" about establishing a site to allow extra NHS capacity for coronavirus patients in Scotland.
On Thursday, she said that the true number of infections in Scotland is likely to be between 40,000 and 50,000.
This came after the latest figures showed three coronavirus patients died to bring the total to 25 while the number of people who tested positive for Covid-19 rose by 175 to 894.
A Scottish Government spokesperson said: "We are working hard to maximise the capacity of the NHS in Scotland to meet the challenge of COVID-19.
"That includes both our existing estate and, as Chief Medical Officer Dr Catherine Calderwood said this morning, looking closely at potential locations for emergency provision.
"We welcome the assistance of the Royal Engineers in carrying out today’s visit at the SEC in Glasgow. Their work will inform our active contingency planning."
The latest development follows plans by the NHS in London to use the ExCeL Centre to treat up to 4,000 people.
The owners of a former Scots factory have also offered the facility to be used as a hospital.
Sandy and James Easdale, as well as Seamus Shields, have put forward the vacant IBM site near Greenock for free to assist with the pandemic.
The vacant 65,000sq ft building at Spango Valley has a canteen, toilet and office facilities in place together with a network of utilities.
The Easdales, owners of McGill's Buses, said: "The NHS and the Scottish Government are looking at potential options for field hospitals in Scotland, similar to what is being facilitated at the Excel in London.
"We know there will be specific criteria required by the NHS but this is a vacant, large capacity building which is easily accessed in the west of Scotland.
"Contact has already been made with local politicians and Scottish Government regarding its availability and should it be required then we can make progress rapidly on its handover.
"The NHS staff and Government are doing brilliant work to get us through this unprecedented crisis and we are willing to help them in any way we can."
Mr Shields, joint owner of the site and owner of Advance Construction, said: "As a business we are navigating ourselves through these challenging times and can only imagine the pressures that the NHS and Scottish Government are under during this crisis.
"We are delighted to be able to assist in any way possible and my team are ready and willing to help prepare the site if required to enable access and infrastructure requirements of the NHS."
