Project description

Hanson has provided various services for the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Ill., through two indefinite delivery contracts.  Service highlights of the vehicle maintenance facility, diesel engineman training facility, applied training building and ship mock-up, combat training pool, and recreation center renovation are presented below. 

Vehicle maintenance facility

• provided programming, space planning, complete AE design and construction documents and consultation services during construction;
• contained work bays for highway and construction vehicles, emissions, tire changing and mounting, and wheel alignment;
• included three vehicle lifts, a lube storage and distribution area, a tire storage area, a parts storage area, a body shop, a paint booth, an engine exhaust removal system, and a mechanical steam clean and car wash;
• incorporated an EPDM roofing system; and
• relocation and extension of overhead and underground electrical systems to the building, including poles, ducts, cables and transformers.

The complete utilities extension and site improvement design were included. 

Diesel engineman training facility 

• prepared pre-design planning (Form 1391); programming; design and construction documents; research analysis; and equipment and space requirements and site evaluations for this 54,000-square-foot facility;
• coordinated efforts with several different Navy commands while providing complete design and construction documents;
• provided equipment installation and fit-up documents for the shipboard propulsion equipment and building mechanical equipment installation; and
• included classrooms, five computer-simulated equipment operating console training rooms, and a 28-inch-high bay area.

Applied training building and ship mock-up

• supplied planning and design for the construction of this 11,492-square-foot facility;
• worked with the Great Lakes Naval Training Center on architectural and engineering design and construction documents for the ship mock-up "USS Neversail," used to support apprentice seamen;
• prepared equipment layout and fit-up documents for the mock-up ship and the building mechanical equipment installation; and
• included classrooms and a 40-foot-high bay area for the mock-up.

Combat training pool facility

• construction documents, construction administration and site observation for 53,000-square-foot training facility;
• 21-by-50 meter survival pool and 9-by-20 meter remedial pool with support systems for water filtration and humidity control;
• two 160-student classrooms for academic training, student and staff shower and locker room areas, a staff control area, recruiting facilities, and break areas; and
• parking lot, landscaping and utility extensions.

Humidity control was a big factor in designing the systems of this facility. 

Recreation center renovation

• construction documents, construction administration and site observation for the remodeling of the third floor of building 2A into a recreation area for sailors; and
• 22,000-square-foot floor layout, including a living room for table games, reading and relaxation; video and computer game rooms; three meeting rooms for miscellaneous events; four sound booths for vocal and instrumental play; and a food service area.