Subcontractors on Minnesota Vikings Stadium Project Rely on Skyjack Lifts

Subcontractors on Minnesota Vikings Stadium Project Rely on Skyjack Lifts
Subcontractors on Minnesota Vikings Stadium Project Rely on Skyjack Lifts

Skyjack expects to have more than 200 Skyjack aerial work platforms on the project to complete the new Minnesota Vikings stadium in time for the 2016 football season. “Construction on the stadium is just starting, so we do not have all units on site yet but we anticipate having well over 200 by fall 2015,” said Don Beaupre, owner of Beaupre Aerial, the rental company working with subcontractors on the new Viking Stadium project.

Construction on the stadium is just starting so we do not have all units on site yet but we anticipate having well over 200 by fall 2015,” said Don Beaupre, owner of Beaupre Aerial, the rental company working with subcontractors on the stadium project.

The new glass-centric covered stadium in Minneapolis will replace the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, which was torn down in early 2014. The nearly $1 billion new stadium will be home to the 2018 Super Bowl. The 1.75 million sq.-ft. stadium will feature moveable front windows, 65,400 seats, 800 hi-definition televisions, WiFi, and a translucent roof to let in natural light.

Subcontractors Harris Mechanical, Parsons Electric and Gephart Electric are using more than a dozen Skyjack vertical mast lifts, 38 DC electric scissor lifts, and two rough terrain scissor lifts to help install the plumbing, HVAC, and electric components. The Skyjack units currently work eight-hour shifts five days a week. Beaupre anticipates extending the aerial work platforms’ shift as the final deadline approaches.

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