Douglas J. Tobin - ARC International Associates Inc

ARC International Associates Inc.
Aerofloral - Aerokool / Frontier Airlines Cargo SA
Cargo Cooler Terminal Building - Miami International Airport Cargo Area, Miami
FL, USA
ARC was commissioned to develop and implement the Master Plan for the Aerofloral
Cargo Cooler Terminal. ARC acted in the position of Project Director, Master Planner,
Project Architect and Engineer, and Construction Manager. The project called for the
ability to handle a projected 747 Cargo Aircraft load 7 times per day with customs
clearance through X-Ray machines at 10 Breakdown Workstations. The Material
Handling Systems were engineered by ARC and incorporated automated queuing to the
breakdown stations. The entire facility was developed as a number of segmented
Cooler and Freezer Rooms. Future implementation of automated sortation and flower
automated pre-cooling were also developed in the Master Plan. The Cooler Facilities
incorporated 15,300 sm (165,000 sf) of controlled atmospheric conditions for the large
quantities of flowers and perishable goods processed through the terminal by the
various freight handlers utilizing the facility. The systems incorporated 1 degree C. (34
deg. F.) controlled humidified atmospheres for approximately 80% of the terminal with
the remaining space developed as a controlled temperature freezer wherein
temperatures could be brought as low as -10 degrees C. (15 deg. F.). The low
temperature freezer was developed to provide precooling or accelerated cooling of the
flowers after arriving from the aircraft to prolong flower shelf life. ARC acted as the
Construction Manager for the overall project organizing and controlling the Building
General Contractor, the Material Handling Systems Contractor and the Cooler Room
Contractor.
! ARC responsible for Master Plan Development, Cooler Room Design, X-
Ray Systems Implementation, Building Architecture and Engineering
Construction Management, Material Handling Systems Engineering
! Cargo Terminal Area of Operations : 15,300 sm (165,000 sf)
! Phase 1D - Cooler Room Value : $ 1,250,000
! Total Project Value : US$ 6,500,000
! Project Completion : 1998 - Beneficial Use and Occupancy 9/1998
Phone: 001-203-426-0146
e-mail: arc-djt@worldnet.att.net
Fax: 001-203-426-3213 web: http://home.att.net/~arc-djt
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