Project Use Type: Industrial, Cold Storage / Meat and Seafood Processing
Client: Halperns’ Steak & Seafood (Gordon Food Service)
Location: College Park, GA
Property Size: 10.43 total acres
Building Scale: 120,000 SF Existing with a 47,000 SF Expansion Planned

Services Provided:
– Civil Engineering Design
– Infrastructure Planning Management
– Utility Verification Services
– Stormwater Analysis Management
– LDP Permit Management
– Mass Grading Design
– Power Routing Coordination
– Vehicle Flow Mapping

Unique Solution:
 We integrated a new railroad spur and managed a $27 million expansion immediately adjacent to active railroad switchyards without disrupting 24-hour delivery cycles.

Case Study - Seamless Integration: Expanding Cold Storage Capacity Amidst Active Rail Logistics

Context & Services

As an innovative partner for Halperns’ Steak & Seafood, we managed the civil engineering and infrastructure planning for their critical facility expansion in College Park. Our “bread and butter” services included Utility Verifications, Stormwater Analysis, and LDP permit management to ensure the 120,000 SF distribution hub met all municipal standards. We provided a comprehensive Civil Construction Design Plan, including Mass Grading and Power Routing to support the extreme energy demands of high-volume cold storage systems.

The Unique Solution

Expanding a mission-critical food distribution center requires more than just technical drawings; it demands an advocate who anticipates the friction between construction and ongoing operations. The primary challenge involved building new facilities immediately adjacent to active railroad switchyards and integrating a new railroad spur.

By collaborating with operations experts, we developed specialized work zone plans that prioritized safety without sacrificing momentum. We acted with precision, mapping out Throughput Vehicle Flow to ensure construction equipment never hindered the 24-hour delivery cycles of the existing plant. This craftsmanship optimized costs by minimizing the movement of raw materials, effectively shielding the client’s “as-built” reality from the chaos of a live construction zone.

Success & Impact

The result was a seamless $27 million expansion that tripled seafood capacity while maintaining dependable uptime. By integrating the new rail spur, we secured long-term logistical resilience. Halperns’ now operates a future-proofed ecosystem, ready to serve the region’s culinary industry with zero operational slippage.