{"id":831,"date":"2017-02-02T15:05:40","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T20:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cjseng.com\/SSE\/?p=831"},"modified":"2017-02-17T15:03:31","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T20:03:31","slug":"monfort-hot-box-additions-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjseng.com\/SSE\/monfort-hot-box-additions-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Monfort Hot Box Additions &#8211; USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"textCel1\" style=\"width: 50%; vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"298\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">$200 Million Specialty CoolerAdditions constructed over a 2 year period under the name of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Monfort Inc<a href=\"http:\/\/www.answers.com\/topic\/monfort-inc\">.<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong>and consisted of 4 separate Additions in the USA<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">The facilities in 2002 were owned by Swift and Company which is a Subsidiary of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.conagrafoods.com\/index2.jsp\">ConAgra<\/a> and an investor group led by Hicks, Muse, Tate &amp; Furst, Inc. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Swift and Company History<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Monfort Inc. History<\/span> <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\">Monforts Vice President of Engineering: Don Determann <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\">Monforts Project Manager:\u00a0 Dick Greene<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\">Engineer of Record : Schneider Structural Engineering<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\">Plumbing Engineer :\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/midmechinc.com\/\"> Midlands Mechanical<\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/midmechinc.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\">, Inc.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\">Refrigeration Engineer:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prestonrefrigeration.com\/\">Preston Refrigeration Co.<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Schneider Structural Engineering was very proud to have been chosen as the Engineer of Record for the 4 separate additions in 4 separate States in the USA.\u00a0 All 4 additions were Fast Track Projects and each was unique in their own way.\u00a0 The Specialty Cooler Additions are also known as &#8220;Hot Boxes&#8221;.\u00a0\u00a0 Hot Boxes in the meat processing industry are specialized coolers in which the freshly slaughtered cattle are transported from the kill floor area via rail systems.\u00a0 Inside the Hot Boxes the carcasses are supported by a unique beamless cooler rail system which was previously invented by Schneider Structural Engineering.\u00a0 The beamless cooler rail system utilizes light gauge structural elements to support and brace the rails.\u00a0\u00a0The Hot Boxes are specially designed to chill the carcasses quickly without condensation and shrinkage of the meat.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">The Monfort Hot Box Additions were at the following locations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cjseng.com\/SSE\/monfort-dumas-tx-hot-box.html\">Dumas Texas<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cjseng.com\/SSE\/monfort-grand-island-ne-hot-box.html\">Grand Island, NE <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cjseng.com\/SSE\/monfort-garden-city-ks-hot-box.html\">Garden City, KS<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cjseng.com\/SSE\/monfort-greeley-co-hot-box.html\">Greeley, CO<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cjseng.com\/SSE\/projects-experience-index.html\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Back to Project Title Listing<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;\">Keywords: Architectural, CMU-Concrete Block, Cast-in-Place Concrete, Component Design, Concrete, Construction Administration, Design Bid, Food Processing, Foundations, Industrial, Insulated Metal Panels, Masonry,Observation-Inspection-Investigation, Pile Foundations, Prestressed\/Prestressed Concrete, Retaining Wall, and Steel.<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"textCel2\" style=\"width: 50%; vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"355\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-837\" src=\"http:\/\/cjseng.com\/SSE\/wp-content\/uploads\/page0001resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjseng.com\/SSE\/wp-content\/uploads\/page0001resized.jpg 336w, https:\/\/cjseng.com\/SSE\/wp-content\/uploads\/page0001resized-132x90.jpg 132w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-621\" src=\"http:\/\/cjseng.com\/SSE\/wp-content\/uploads\/page0001edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjseng.com\/SSE\/wp-content\/uploads\/page0001edited.jpg 336w, https:\/\/cjseng.com\/SSE\/wp-content\/uploads\/page0001edited-134x90.jpg 134w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-622\" src=\"http:\/\/cjseng.com\/SSE\/wp-content\/uploads\/page0001resized_000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjseng.com\/SSE\/wp-content\/uploads\/page0001resized_000.jpg 336w, https:\/\/cjseng.com\/SSE\/wp-content\/uploads\/page0001resized_000-133x90.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-623\" src=\"http:\/\/cjseng.com\/SSE\/wp-content\/uploads\/page0001resized_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjseng.com\/SSE\/wp-content\/uploads\/page0001resized_002.jpg 336w, https:\/\/cjseng.com\/SSE\/wp-content\/uploads\/page0001resized_002-125x90.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; 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