RI Manufacturing Expansion

Project Overview

New construction of 28,800 sqft facility to house automated equipment for a Rhode Island manufacturing company. The project included multiple scopes to support the building and the state-of-the-art production line for packaging, labeling, medical, and industrial applications.

Mechanical / HVAC

• Installation of new rooftop AHU’s, indoor gas unit heater, natural gas, and chilled water connections to the units.
• A new underground drainage system was implemented, and a water heater for eyewash stations and domestic water feeds for processing equipment.
• Process Piping systems were installed for building comfort, process cooling, various gas lines (N2, CO2, NG), plant air, hot oil system, and purified water.
• Various pneumatic piping for conveying systems for the movement of product throughout the facility.

Fire Protection

Furnished and installed a new automatic wet pipe fire sprinkler, two preaction systems, and a new nitrogen generation system for pressurization of preaction system piping.

• 1200 sprinkler heads
• 16,000 ft of pipe fabrication
• CO2 system installed within the hot oil boiler

Electrical

• Install electrical systems for process line systems and equipment
• Grounding package for foundations
• Underground electrical and grounding connections

Sheetmetal Ductwork

Unique Metal Works was the sheet metal subcontractor under Arden’s project scope. They fabricated and installed 10 AHUs, 4 exhaust fans,
all supporting ductwork and accessories to support the new rooftop equipment – 3,260 LF of spiral duct, 1,046 LF of custom fabric duct as
well as an additional 37,000 pounds of galvanized rectangle duct to support the 10 AHUs.