River Gulf Grain Intermodal Facility

Bettendorf, IA

Client: Alter and Sons

Designer: Various Designers

Contract Amount: $11,200,000

Delivery Method: Design-Build

Summary:

Design and build an intermodal grain transfer facility to handle the transfer of corn or beans from truck to barge. The project included the construction of the following:

  • Pre-Engineered Buildings: Control houses and a masonry building for electrical equipment and unloading.
  • Maintenance Warehouse: For facility upkeep.
  • Grain Storage: Two grain storage bins and a natural gas grain drying bin.
  • Off-Specification Grain Bin: For collecting non-standard grain.
  • Truck Scales: Two scales (inbound and outbound).
  • Conveyor Systems: Complete systems to move grain from the offloading area to storage bins or barges.
  • Office Building: A 2,000 square foot office.

Additionally, the project featured a docking system in the Mississippi River with three barges serving as an offshore working dock. Several mooring piles and steel foundations were installed in the water to support this system.