Sysco Foodservice
ATLANTA, GA Sysco, which operates 24/7 with limited site space, needed a firm to design and manage the logistics of their facility expansion without interruption to daily operations. The existing facility was a pre-cast system built in the mid-1960s which had undergone numerous renovations. Sysco selected Primus Builders to design and build their 52,000 SF Freezer/ Cooler expansion and renovate key areas of the facility.
Scope of work included the following: Rail spur removal; electrical room re-distribution; maintenance/support space reconfigured in old engine room; new receiving dock offices; five new underpinned dock positions (providing 1,500 SF additional dock space); employee welfare areas (including locker room and restrooms); new 17,000 SF variable temperature cooler expansion over rail pit; new 60’ dock apron extension; complete truck site paving overlay restoration; and a new refrigeration system for the entire facility.
The refrigeration system included a new engine room, a structural steel edifice with relocated cooling towers above, rebuilt compressors fitted with variable speed drives and current Quantum LX controllers, new and reused air units fitted with variable speed drives, and a new freezer penthouse. The complete ammonia refrigeration overhaul replaced an antiquated system with a modern, energy-efficient, state-of-the-art system.
Premium quality features included a shrink-compensating slab, T8 fluorescent lighting systems, and variable speed drive technology for the refrigeration equipment.
