Bottling Plant

Site Renovations Expand Capacity for New Production System

Installation Completed without Downtime for Existing Operations

SilMan was engaged by a leading engineering firm to support a national beverage producer at their bottling plant in Northern California. This multi-phase project repurposed 3k sqft of production space to accommodate the bottling line and packaging system.

The primary challenge for the SilMan Team was to seamlessly provide the infrastructure, mechanical, electrical, and intra-logistics for the new system without interrupting ongoing operations. Including demolition.

The undertaking required the coordinated deployment of SilMan’s Civil, Structural, Mechanical, and Electrical teams.

This “from the ground up and walls in” project is a perfect showcase of the efficiency and cost-savings provided by SilMan’s self-performance.

“Under One Roof” – as it is known by team members – is a strategic management approach that directs a broad range of in-house skilled teams and minimizes third-party contractors. This capability allows SilMan to deliver unique value to clients beyond simply “on time and under budget.”

Beverage Producer Capitalizes on Growth

In an effort to continue their expanding market share, the beverage maker sought to expand the capacity of their existing, without new construction.

Specifically, the new production line provides a bottling operation for 96oz cartons for multiple products, dairy and non-dairy.

Coordination of Trades

Project Management Methods Deliver Successful Outcome for Client

SilMan’s “one-stop-shop” structure allowed our teams to continuously coordinate with stakeholders throughout the entire project. Powered by a single management team and SilMan’s cloud-based project management platform.

This proven approach provides a smooth hand-off from phase to phase and between trades, with updates on a daily – even hour to hour – basis.

Since our trade teams share a single management resource, tangible benefits accrue to our clients:

• Reduced Change Orders resulting from inefficiencies and out-of-sync contractors.
• Increased efficiency from streamlined communication with a point of contact for all trades.
• Maintain the schedule by mitigating slowdowns and bottlenecks from multiple contractors.

In the end, however, there is only one real measurement of success: being invited back!

In this case, the value of the SilMan approach is borne out by the fact that both the Construction Manager and end-user continue to engage SilMan on a nearly continuous basis:

• Maintenance and repair of equipment
• Installation of updating of equipment and controls
• Updates to facilities and infrastructure

In essence, SilMan has become an extension of the client’s in-house resources.

SilMan provides a cost-effective pool of highly skilled trades to keep their people, plant, and equipment operating at maximum productivity.

As Jeff Piazza, leader of the Site Services teams, says “we’re the easy button. One call and the whole thing is handled.”

Enough said! Let’s take a closer look at the scope of work.