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Member News<br />
Mortenson Completes Enclosure of<br />
Halas Hall Addition for NFL’s Chicago<br />
Bears<br />
The current project follows the 2013 Halas Hall renovation<br />
led by Mortenson that upgraded the Bears’ business offices<br />
and added a state-of-the art media and broadcast center,<br />
viewing suite and cafeteria. One of the top three national<br />
sports builders, Mortenson has completed more than $8<br />
billion in professional and college sports facilities in the past<br />
decade.<br />
“We want to use every advantage to help our players and<br />
coaches succeed, and a first-class training and recovery center<br />
is key to our team development plan,” said Bears President<br />
and CEO Ted Phillips. “Mortenson has worked closely<br />
with us to complete the expansion and remodeling of Halas<br />
Hall as quickly as possible, even as the team and business<br />
office staff continue using the building.”<br />
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Mortenson is on track to complete its expansion and renovation of Halas<br />
Hall before the start of next year’s football season.<br />
Chicago — Mortenson has completed the enclosure of the<br />
major new addition to Halas Hall, putting it on track to complete<br />
the expansion and renovation of the home of the Chicago<br />
Bears National League Football team before the start<br />
of next year’s football season. The modernization, including<br />
the 162,500 square foot addition that more than doubles<br />
the size of the Bears’ headquarters, will deliver an expansive,<br />
state-of-the-art training center for players, coaches and the<br />
entire football operation.<br />
“The Chicago Bears are investing for now and the future<br />
with this world-class facility. The Bears are providing all of<br />
the tools, equipment, technology and amenities to help its<br />
players and coaches prepare and perform at their best,” said<br />
Lori Leber, Mortenson design phase executive who is overseeing<br />
the project.<br />
Improvements include:<br />
• 13,000 square foot indoor turf field with projection screen,<br />
virtual reality room and adjacent classrooms for learning<br />
and practicing plays<br />
• Expanding the weight room by 2,000 square feet<br />
• Doubling the size of the equipment room, recovery space,<br />
and nutrition and fuel station<br />
• Building new locker rooms, players lounge<br />
• Expanding coaches’ offices, position meeting rooms, and<br />
draft room<br />
• Increasing by four times the hydrotherapy and sports medicine<br />
space<br />
Meeting the ambitious construction schedule while the<br />
building is occupied requires careful staging and coordination<br />
of work supported by innovative Lean construction<br />
techniques. The Bears organization brought in Mortenson<br />
from the start, so the builder could play a key role in informing<br />
the building plan, design and layout. Mortenson<br />
worked with the design team and the Bears to optimize the<br />
floor plan so that it would provide the least disruption to the<br />
Bears’ ongoing operations. For example, Mortenson advised<br />
on the ideal location for the demolition of the north addition<br />
to occur. This allowed for optimal construction phasing<br />
which made it possible for the Bears to remain in their<br />
existing locker room until the first phase of construction was<br />
completed. Mortenson also used prefabricated wall panels<br />
to reduce installation time, enabling the team to meet the<br />
accelerated construction schedule.<br />
Mortenson and its subcontractors are using the Lean approaches<br />
of 5S and Pull Planning to increase productivity<br />
and safety. 5S, which stands for sort, straighten, shine,<br />
standardize and sustain, makes construction sites cleaner and<br />
more efficient. With Pull Planning, Mortenson and its trade<br />
partners collectively determine the best work sequences and<br />
durations, identify conflicts and develop solutions. These<br />
strategies are especially effective at the Lake Forest, Ill. site,<br />
where the team has minimal space onsite to stage and store<br />
materials and must rely on just-in-time deliveries.<br />
Mortenson broke ground on the addition in March.<br />
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