Owner:

Dakota Cold Storage, L.L.C.

Facility Description:

AS/RS Facility

Building Type:

AS/RS FACILITY - FREEZER

Building Size:

42,000 S.F.

Aproximate Cost:

CONFIDENTIAL

Gleeson Constructors, Inc. teamed with Dakota Cold Storage, L.L.C. to design and build this AS/RS Freezer. Gleeson was brought on board in the early stages of this project to complete and provide all aspects of this project. Gleeson team members assisted the owner with the selection of a crane storage, retrieval system, and provided complete structural design and construction of the facility.

Due to the limited number of SKU's, a high density system was selected providng 10-deep storage on each side of the aisle, 15 levels high. Two (2) cranes were included to provide some redundancy in the system. The case conveying systems, palletizing and warehouse management systems were also selected and installed.

Gleeson worked with Dakota Cold Storage to install systems well suiting the needs of this new, totally automated environment.

Dock doors were designed to enable the trucks to back up to the dock with their doors closed and sealed. The dock door is then opened when the truck is ready to be loaded and the truck doors swing inside the building, thus providing better temperature and cleanliness controls.

Though building a 12,000 pallet, high density freezer presents interesting challenges, Gleeson's construction personnel met that challenge and completed a quality facility. The interesting aspects of this project include the 360 plus, 60-feet long auger cast piles on which the structural slab is placed, as well as the box conveyor bridge over three (3) highly used railroad lines. This project has become a highly recognized facility in the state of Nebraska and the great Missouri River Valley.