Cover Story Chandler Mall Rod Brown is a clock watcher. He has to be. As Kitchell Construction s project manager for the new Chandler Fashion Mall in Chandler, Ariz., it is Brown s job to juggle a host of contractors and subcontractors, all the while maintaining a taut schedule to complete the project by October, 2001. Timing is everything. Maintaining a schedule is by far the toughest thing to do, said Brown, a longtime employee of the Phoenix-based Kitchell Construction, the construction manager on the new Fashion Mall.
Performance is a huge factor.
We can t afford to not let the mall open on time. The upscale mall, located on 320 acres of former hay field, has been in the works for more than 12 years. The Fashion Mall is one of four developments in the area, with work continuing on the Chandler Gateway, Chandler Festival and the Boulevard shops. Harkins Theaters is also planning to construct a 20-theater movie house near the mall. One of the first subcontractors on the site was Chandler-based Tri City Mechanical, which provided much of the mall s mechanical systems and plumbing.