Facility Expansion, Kraft Foods / Capri Sun
Design/build mechanical contractor for a Kraft Foods/Capri Sun expansion, prefabricating overhead piping to keep production running while adding a new assembly line.
- Owner
- Mark Anthony Brewing
- Value
- $40,000,000
- Construction Manager
- Clayco
- Industries
- Commercial
- Food & Beverage
- icon's role
- Engineering
- Fabrication & Modular
- Mechanical Construction
- HVAC & Sheet Metal
A surge in demand for White Claw hard seltzer put the owner in immediate need of new capacity, and the answer was a one-million-square-foot, $400 million grass-roots brewery, fast-tracked for a six-month completion in early 2021. The general contractor engaged icon Mechanical for the facility's MEP system design and components, including the central utility plant (CUP).
icon began fabricating CUP components just 15 days after award, then shipped them to the site timed to arrive exactly when needed. icon delivered on schedule, clearing the way for the brewery to open inside its six-month window.
Scope of Work
Central Utility Plant — Chilled Water
- (4) 950-ton centrifugal, water-cooled chillers and associated cooling towers
- (3) large pump skids — primary chilled water, secondary chilled water, and condenser water
Steam & Process Hot Water
- (2) 1,200-BHP steam boilers rated at 41,400 lb/hr
- (2) 600-BHP steam boilers rated at 20,700 lb/hr
- (3) 125 GPM / 4,000-gallon steam-fired process hot water heaters
- Combination deaerator / surge tank
Compressed Air
- 1,400 CFM, 335-HP oil-free VSD air compressor
- 1,000 CFM, 250-HP oil-free fixed-speed air compressor
- Desiccant air dryers delivering a −40°F dew point
Delivering on the Fast Track
Day 1: Project Awarded
Day 15: Equipment released, VDC proceeding, then modularization
Day 90: CUP ready on site
Day 180: Start-up
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