b'62 BHM CARGOThe new cargo facility provides 50,000 square feet of warehouse space.That prompted about a three-month pause while CHA redesigned the building, pivoting from a structure initially intended to handle small parcels for UPS to one that will handle large freight containers. One of the facilities we toured at Rickenbacker was exactly what was needed and provided the foundation for our design, Puckli comments. Daunting DeadlineAround that time, the projects completion deadline was only 300 days away. That was a challenge, given how long it takes to construct such a large structure, much less obtain building materials amid supply-chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Lima notes. The solution was a two-pronged approach: Using a pre-engineered metal building system, which reduced construction time, and issuing a bid for building materials as soon as the design process was far enough along to allow it, rather than waiting until plans were complete. Larry Kalousek, a CHA planner who Fueling Forward, Together. managed the construction project, estimates Our trusted and experienced fuels specialists providethat construction would have likely taken comprehensive engineering, construction, asset integrity,about six months longer if the project had and professional services to design, build and maintainbeen bid out as a single bid package, the systems that move and store your traditional andprimarily because of the inherently long alternative fuels. lead time needed to manufacture the pre-engineered building components.LARRY KALOUSEKExplore our 100% employee-owned firm. ARGUSCO.COMNovember | December 2024AirportImprovement.com'