LOS ANGELES -- R. D. Olson Construction, an Irvine-based firm specializing in hotels, restaurants and retail complexes, has been awarded the contract to build its fifth Morton’s of Chicago steakhouse this year. The restaurant will be housed in the Ernst & Young building located at the corner of 7th and Figueroa in Los Angeles, a few blocks north of the Staples Center. It is owned by Morton’s Restaurant Group, Inc., a popular worldwide chain.

Olson will provide pre-construction and general contracting services for the 9,000-square-foot steakhouse designed by Shea Architects. As with other Morton’s, its décor will be of rich mahogany wood paneling, custom lighting and plush furnishings reminiscent of Chicago’s days of long ago.

"It is always rewarding when a company like Morton’s recognizes our high quality workmanship and continues to hire us for new projects," said Dennis Reyling, president, R. D. Olson Construction.

R. D. Olson Construction is a national general contractor and construction management company. Founded in 1979 by Robert Olson, the company has since built such well-known establishments as Marriott’s Newport Coast Villas, Newport Beach; Oak Creek Village Center, Irvine; Morton’s of Chicago, Vancouver, BC Canada and Seattle; and Southern Highlands Golf Club, Las Vegas, Nev. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., R.D. Olson Construction is the twelfth largest company of its kind in Orange County with offices in Honolulu, Hawaii and Las Vegas, Nev.