By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT A more than 600,000-sq.-ft. (55,741 sq m) regional distribution center is under construction in Macon, Ga., and is expected to be operational by the end of 2013. Tractor Supply Company, the largest retail farm and ranch store chain in the United States, said the facility will serve stores throughout the Southeast. “We evaluated numerous sites in several states and chose Macon as the best location,” said Gregory Sandfort, president and COO of the Tennessee-based Tractor Supply Company. “We’re espe- cially pleased that this new facility will be built in Georgia, where we have a substantial and growing presence. This new, state-of-the-art distribution center will replace a smaller, leased facility in Braselton. This new facility will better support our growth require- ments and enable us to continue to grow in Georgia.” Work on the site began in July 2012, and the structure should be completed by summer. H&M Construction Company, headquar- tered in Jackson, Tenn., and one of the largest design-builders of distri- bution facilities in the country, serves as the general contractor. “We’re responsible for the full design and construction of the facility, with about 40 people employed in our architect and engineering office,” said Senior Project Manager James Kirkland. “Beginning with concept develop- ment and designed around the material handling system designed and installed by Hy-Tek, H&M provided full-service design serv- ices for all the major trades, includ- ing civil, architectural, structural, electrical and mechanical. H&M then competitively bid out the trades for Tractor Supply, and is currently managing all construc- tion sub-contractors on the site.” According to Kirkland, “Our first priority is always safety, and ensuring a safe project site for all construction personnel is always an important and primary task. As with most other projects these days, the schedule is the biggest challenge. All critical path activi- ties must be carefully and thought- fully coordinated from the begin- ning to the end. We rely heavily on all team members on the project making reliable commitments to one another, and we track the time- ly completion of these tasks on a daily and weekly basis. “The facility is a conventional steel building with a single-ply TPO roof and cast on-site tilt-up concrete walls. It’s designed struc- turally to accommodate all equip- ment needs, and has state-of-the- art ventilation, including HVLS fans. It incorporates windows in the warehouse walls for day light- ing, and it utilizes energy efficient lighting and HVAC motors. It also includes support offices, and park- ing for nearly 400 trailers,” stated Kirkland. The project involves moving more than 200,000 yds. (182,880 m) of dirt, with more than 20,000 cu. yds. (15,291 cu m) of concrete placed. Several hundred workers have been on the job throughout construction, with a peak of more than 150 during the busiest sequences of construction. “Early on, a number of days were lost due to rain during the major site work operations,” said Kirkland, “but the lost days have not affected the overall project schedule. Once the pad is stabi- lized, much of the weather risk is minimized. Once the roof is on, nearly all of the weather risk is avoided.” Kirkland added, “It’s really hard to grasp the size of these modern distribution facilities — 650,000 square feet is about 15 acres under roof. Modern distribution facilities allow tall storage and multiple lev- els of workers in pick modules, which makes the footprint of the buildings a lot smaller than they could be otherwise, or would have been prior to the advancement in technology.” Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, the chairmen of the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority and the Bibb County Board of Commissioners joined Tractor Supply executives at groundbreak- ing ceremonies for the new facility, which will be located in the I-75 Business Park along Frank Amerson Jr. Parkway. The distri- Tractor Supply Company Distribution Center Under Way GEORGIA STATE EDITION A Supplement to: Your Georgia Connection: Rich Olivier, Atlanta, GA • 1-800-409-1479 “The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.” Bainbridge Macon Albany Athens Atlanta Augusta Columbus Rome Savannah Valdosta Thomasville Moul- trie Tifton Blakely Cuthbert Cordele McRae Douglas La Grange Ameri- cus Milledgeville Dublin Oak Park Lyons Dorchester Waycross Bruns- wick Pearson Statesboro Swainsboro Griffin Madison Cornella 75 75 75 16 16 20 20 85 59 185 95 85 27 19 441 441 441 441 19 19 27 82 27 82 82 341 341 1 301 301 84 84 84 319 82 1 129 1 see DISTRIBUTION page 6 December 26 2012 Vol. XIV • No. 26 “This new, state-of-the-art distribution center will replace a smaller, leased facility in Braselton. This new facility will better support our growth requirements and enable us to continue to grow in Georgia.” Gregory Sandfort Tractor Supply Company Photo courtesy of Tractor Supply Company Work on the site began in July 2012, and the structure should be completed by summer. H&M Construction Company, headquartered in Jackson, Tenn., serves as the general contractor.
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By Cindy RileyCEG CORRESPONDENT
A more than 600,000-sq.-ft.(55,741 sq m) regional distributioncenter is under construction inMacon, Ga., and is expected to beoperational by the end of 2013.Tractor Supply Company, thelargest retail farm and ranch storechain in the United States, said thefacility will serve stores throughoutthe Southeast. “We evaluated numerous sites in
several states and chose Macon asthe best location,” said GregorySandfort, president and COO ofthe Tennessee-based TractorSupply Company. “We’re espe-cially pleased that this new facilitywill be built in Georgia, where wehave a substantial and growingpresence. This new, state-of-the-artdistribution center will replace asmaller, leased facility inBraselton. This new facility willbetter support our growth require-ments and enable us to continue togrow in Georgia.”Work on the site began in July
2012, and the structure should becompleted by summer. H&MConstruction Company, headquar-tered in Jackson, Tenn., and one ofthe largest design-builders of distri-bution facilities in the country,serves as the general contractor.“We’re responsible for the full
design and construction of thefacility, with about 40 peopleemployed in our architect andengineering office,” said SeniorProject Manager James Kirkland.“Beginning with concept develop-ment and designed around thematerial handling system designedand installed by Hy-Tek, H&Mprovided full-service design serv-ices for all the major trades, includ-
ing civil, architectural, structural,electrical and mechanical. H&Mthen competitively bid out thetrades for Tractor Supply, and iscurrently managing all construc-tion sub-contractors on the site.”According to Kirkland, “Our
first priority is always safety, andensuring a safe project site for allconstruction personnel is always
an important and primary task. Aswith most other projects thesedays, the schedule is the biggestchallenge. All critical path activi-ties must be carefully and thought-fully coordinated from the begin-ning to the end. We rely heavily onall team members on the projectmaking reliable commitments toone another, and we track the time-
ly completion of these tasks on adaily and weekly basis.“The facility is a conventional
steel building with a single-plyTPO roof and cast on-site tilt-upconcrete walls. It’s designed struc-turally to accommodate all equip-ment needs, and has state-of-the-art ventilation, including HVLSfans. It incorporates windows in
the warehouse walls for day light-ing, and it utilizes energy efficientlighting and HVAC motors. It alsoincludes support offices, and park-ing for nearly 400 trailers,” statedKirkland.The project involves moving
more than 200,000 yds. (182,880m) of dirt, with more than 20,000cu. yds. (15,291 cu m) of concreteplaced. Several hundred workershave been on the job throughoutconstruction, with a peak of morethan 150 during the busiestsequences of construction.“Early on, a number of days
were lost due to rain during themajor site work operations,” saidKirkland, “but the lost days havenot affected the overall projectschedule. Once the pad is stabi-lized, much of the weather risk isminimized. Once the roof is on,nearly all of the weather risk isavoided.”Kirkland added, “It’s really hard
to grasp the size of these moderndistribution facilities — 650,000square feet is about 15 acres underroof. Modern distribution facilitiesallow tall storage and multiple lev-els of workers in pick modules,which makes the footprint of thebuildings a lot smaller than theycould be otherwise, or would havebeen prior to the advancement intechnology.”Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle,
the chairmen of the Macon-BibbCounty Industrial Authority andthe Bibb County Board ofCommissioners joined TractorSupply executives at groundbreak-ing ceremonies for the new facility,which will be located in the I-75Business Park along FrankAmerson Jr. Parkway. The distri-
Tractor Supply Company Distribution Center Under Way
GEORGIA STATE EDITION A Supplement to:
Your Georgia Connection: Rich Olivier, Atlanta, GA • 1-800-409-1479
“The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.”Bainbridge
Macon
Albany
Athens
Atlanta
Augusta
Columbus
Rome
Savannah
ValdostaThomasville
Moul- trie
Tifton
Blakely
Cuthbert
CordeleMcRae
Douglas
La Grange
Ameri- cus
Milledgeville
DublinOak Park
Lyons
Dorchester
Waycross Bruns- wickPearson
Statesboro
Swainsboro
Griffin
Madison
Cornella75
75
75
16
16
20
20
85
59
185
95
85
27
19
441
441
441
441
19
19
27
82
27
82
82
341
341
1301
301
84
8484319
82
1129
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December 262012
Vol. XIV • No. 26
“This new, state-of-the-art distribution center will replace asmaller, leased facility in Braselton. This new facility will bettersupport our growth requirements and enable us to continue togrow in Georgia.”
Gregory SandfortTractor Supply Company
Photo courtesy of Tractor Supply CompanyWork on the site began in July 2012, and the structure should be completed by summer. H&MConstruction Company, headquartered in Jackson, Tenn., serves as the general contractor.
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Golfers Come Together Full Swing for GUCA TournamentGeorgia Utility Contractors
Association (GUCA) members hitthe greens on Sept. 17 at theOrchard Hills Golf Course inNewnan, Ga., for the 2012 GUCALarry S. McReynolds GolfTournament to raise money forGUCA educational programs. GUCA has the opportunity to
give back to the industry by pro-viding scholarships to college stu-dents in construction degree pro-grams as well as other educationalendeavors that include school-to-work programs for high school stu-dents, high school trade shows andcareer fairs, HEO programs forthose seeking career opportunitiesin utility construction, CEFGA andthe Go Build Georgia initiative.With 172 players in attendance,
27 holes sold out in the morningand 18 sold in the afternoon, thiswas a successful golf tournamentfor GUCA. This year’s eventincluded a morning tournamentand an afternoon tournament with43 teams total. The morning tournament win-
ners include third place team Rod
Allmond, Flint EquipmentCompany; Robert Shiflett, ShiflettEnterprises; Denver Taylor, DennisTaylor & Co. Inc.; and JoshMcGee, Flint EquipmentCompany, with a score of 56. The second place team consist-
ed of Lauren Atwell, Layne HeavyCivil Inc.; Steve Sabol, Layne
Heavy Civil Inc.; Ashley Quinn,Layne Heavy Civil Inc.; and JasonStanley, Layne Heavy Civil Inc.,with a score of 56. The team taking home first
place honors included TimVanEgmond, Fortiline; JeffDavenport, Fortiline; RussMcConnell, Layne Heavy Civil
Inc.; and Shane Patterson,Fortiline, with a score of 55.The afternoon tournament win-
ners included third place team RickStewart, Jason Stewart, JeremyStewart and Derek Cox, all ofAction Tire Company, with a scoreof 55. The second place team con-sisted of Brad Harden, Kyle Grant,
Lawton Wilson and EdwinNuscher, all of FergusonWaterworks, with a score of 55. The first place team included
Trey Lewis, and Chris Brannon,both of Consolidated Pipe &Supply; Terry Parker, FirstNational Bank Griffin; and HarrisStokes, Crawford Grading &Pipeline Inc., with a score of 52.This team also was the overall
winning team for the tournament.They get the privilege of keepingthe GUCA golf trophy cup.The winners of the longest drive
competition for the morning tour-nament were Ron Raper, ElectricalWiring and Tim Vanegmond,Fortiline, and the winner for thelongest drive competition for theafternoon tournament was CraigBradford, Tindall Corp.The closest to the pin winners
for the morning tournament wereRandy Glossar, Walker Concreteand Joel Reeder, Hayes PipeSupply, and the winner for theclosest to the pin for the afternoontournament was Josh McGee, FlintEquipment.
Team Crawford & Grading Pipeline Inc. takes home the Overall 1st Place Winning Team Trophy atthe 2012 GUCA Larry S. McReynolds Memorial Golf Tournament presented by GUCA President AngelaLance., Peed Bros Inc.
bution center is expected to employ a significant number ofworkers when fully operational, and represents a capitalinvestment of more than $50 million. “It’s an exciting project that’s taking shape in our com-
munity at this time,” added Maceo Rogers, executive direc-tor of the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority. “Whatthis distribution center will mean to Macon/Bibb County andthe middle Georgia region, including Bibb, Crawford, Jones,Monroe and Twiggs counties is jobs. The project will bring$58 million in new investment, and create 200 new jobs.Tractor Supply Company has already created many con-struction jobs, followed by those for the actual operations ofthe center itself. Rogers said, “The ripple effect will create jobs in other
local businesses such as food, clothing, health care, services,etc., which will be a great financial boost for the economy.Once the facility is operational, a minimum of 332 direct andindirect jobs are expected to be created as a result of thisinvestment.“Macon/Bibb is well positioned to attract new investment
opportunities because of its excellent location, transportationinfrastructure, colleges and universities, cost of doing busi-ness and its available workforce. We focus on targeted indus-tries — advanced manufacturing, aerospace, food process-ing, shared services, distribution/warehousing, automotive,etc. — that studies show are right for this community, andthat will have a sustainable economic impact for this area.
It’s important that companies like Tractor Supply Companytake a look at areas such as middle Georgia, because of ourindustrial parks, our creative approach towards incentivedesign, ease of doing business, proximity to major markets,such as Atlanta, Warner Robins Air Force Base and theuniqueness of the community as a whole.”Sandfort added “We appreciate the hard work of the coun-
ty and state officials who helped us through the process.Macon’s central location offers many benefits to the compa-ny and our vendors, now and in the future. We anticipate avery productive business partnership with the community.”Tractor Supply Company operates more than 1,100 stores
in 44 states. Its stores supply products to recreational farm-ers and ranchers. It also serves the maintenance needs oftradesmen and small businesses. Tractor Supply Company’sstores are located in the outlying towns in major metropoli-tan markets and in rural communities. The business, whichoffers merchandise for the care of horses, livestock and pets,also supplies agricultural products and sells light truck equip-ment, work clothing and a line of lawn and garden powerequipment products.
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Center Expected to Bring Jobs, Represents $50M Investment
Photo courtesy of Tractor Supply CompanySeveral hundred workers have been on the job throughout construction, with a peak of more than 150 duringthe busiest sequences of construction.
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