Freestore Foodbank Distribution Center
North Shore Construction & Development Services served as the Owner’s Representative Project Manager Consultant for Freestore Foodbank. This nearly 200,000 sf facility serves as Freestore’s hub for serving over 33 million meals each year to those in need in over 20 counties in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, including food kitchens, homeless shelters, emergency food pantries, social service centers, and program sites.
The distribution center houses over 20,000 sf cold storage, 20,000 sf freezer storage, over 90,000 sf warehouse, professional training kitchen, training and meeting rooms, 20,000 sf office space, corporate fitness center, staff kitchen and cafe. North Shore served as the primary entity responsible to the client for the following:
Project Coordination
Site Analysis
Preliminary Site Design
Architectural/Engineering Consultant RFP/Selection/Management
Initial Budgeting
Construction Manager/Design Build Team RFP
Bid Package Preparation
Construction Cost Qualification
Worked with the design team to ensure the program and design spec met operations needs in the most cost-effective manner.
Worked with the design team to balance program and design specs with total cost of ownership.
Provided guidance on constructability during design.
Reviewed design for adherence to project requirements, schedule and budget.
Oversaw project scheduling including breakdown structure and critical paths.
Provided expertise, analysis and advised client in review of proposals.
Monitored project costs and progress to ensure compliance with budget and schedule.
Change Order and Payment Request management.
Performed and coordinated project close-out services.