Oat Milling Facility Expansion
- DESIGNED 120,000 SF FACILITY OVER 60 ACRES
- PROVIDED LONG-TERM MASTER PLANNING THAT KEPT EXISTING PLANT OPERATIONAL
- IMPLEMENTED BUILD IN PHASES OVER 8 YEARS
VAA designed a 120,000 SF phased facility expansion over 60 acres while providing long-term master planning allowing the plant to remain operational during the 8-year build.
VAA provided complete multi-discipline design services for the expansion of an oat milling facility. The project design fulfilled the client’s strategic business plan to implement industry-leading food safety, site security, warehousing, material management, employee welfare, and finished product shipping. VAA worked closely with the contractor and the plant to carefully plan the project phases, ensuring production and food safety were not sacrificed while building the new facilities.
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Partners
- Dean Snyder Construction
Shuttle Train Facility
- DESIGNED 8,000 FT LOOP TRACK TO ACCESS NEW FACILITY
- INTEGRATED FUTURE EXPANSION FLEXIBILITY INTO DESIGN
- CREATED 110-CAR TRAIN AND 80,000 BUSHELS/HR CAPACITY
VAA designed a shuttle train facility capable of handling 3.8 million bushels of corn or soybeans with a loadout capacity of 80,000 bushels/hour.
The project required skilled coordination within the team and between the four separate clients involved. The team designed a unique truss to strengthen and support the below-grade boot pit and 210-foot tower, and a new loop track (stretching over 8,000 feet) that allows shuttle trains to easily access the facility without disrupting the existing Union Pacific main line. Flexibility was integrated into the facility’s storage and processing design to meet the owner’s desire for future growth and expansion.
Grain Facility Expansion
- ADDED 6.2 MILLION BUSHELS OF STORAGE CAPACITY
- INTEGRATED NEW STORAGE WITH EXISTING SYSTEMS
- COORDINATED SOIL CORRECTION METHODS
- REDUCED RAIL LOADING TIME
- DESIGNED WET HOLDING AND DRYING CAPABILITIES
VAA planned and designed the expansion and integration of grain storage at two existing sites, adding 6.2 million bushels of storage while also reducing rail loading time.
VAA was contracted to maximize additional storage on two existing sites and integrate the new storage with existing distribution, reclaim, and shipping system. This included designs and planning for storage tanks, screeners, receiving pits, truck scales, and future wet holding and drying capabilities. The project needed to be completed in five months and be fully operational before harvest. Using point cloud data to model exact “as-built” drawings allowed the VAA team to add equipment and structures without interference.
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Partners
- Walt Johnson Construction and Crane Service
- Braseth Sales and Construction