Owner Name:
Detroit / Wayne County Stadium Authority

Architect / Engineer of Record:
SmithGroup, Detroit, MI

Associate Architects:
KMD Architects, San Francisco, CA
Hamilton Anderson Architects, Inc., Detroit, MI
Rossetti Associates Architects, Birmingham, MI

Structural Engineers:
Thornton-Tomasetti, New York, NY

Size / Type:
Indoor Stadium
65,000-80,000 seats

Prime Consultant:
NTH Consultants, Ltd.

Project Construction Cost:
$500,000,000

NTH Project Budget:
$1.8 Million
 
Start Date: 
1997
 
Completion Date: 
2002

Ford Field
Multi-faceted Engineering Services Deliver on Fast-Tracked Project

Project Description

Settled into the City of Detroit landscape, Ford Field, home to the Detroit Lions, is a magnificent addition to the city’s revitalization efforts.   

NTH was there every step of the way, providing Environmental, Construction Materials Testing, and supplemental testing and inspection services to keep the project on track and structurally sound for visitors to enjoy.

Environmental Services
  • Phase I Environmental Site Assessments on 50+ parcels
  • Phase II ESAs and Baseline Environmental Assessments (BEAs) on selected parcels 
  • Soil testing and monitoring during removal
  • Lead based paint, asbestos, and PCB testing

Construction Materials Testing Services
  • Reinforcing steel placement 
  • Roofing
  • Concrete
  • Waterproofing
  • Density testing for backfill 
  • Bituminous paving
  • Soil bearing verification for shallow foundations
  • Underground paving
  • Masonry
  • Underground utility
  • Concrete restoration for warehouse structure   
  • Precast fabrication/installation
  • Structural steel fabrication and erection
  • Fireproofing installation 

Supplemental Services
  • Pile cap remediation documentation and testing
  • Fire damage investigation and observation of repairs
  • Embedded dowel inspections
  • Warehouse core documentations
  • Raker beam and kicker pull-out testing 
  • Raker beam load testing
  • Sheet piling wall movement investigation
  • Tunnel design for utility installation