EXPERT SOLUTIONS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL FACILITIES
From DEA compliant high hazard storage to advanced photo beam smoke detection systems, ARCO understands the specialized requirements of pharmaceutical distribution and manufacturing facilities. We work closely with clients to ensure the completed facility not only meets FDA regulations, but also leads the way in industry innovation.
Pharmaceutical facilities are notoriously complex due to the FDA compliancy, hazardous storage specifications, and code requirements often associated with these project types. As an industry leading design-build general contractor, ARCO simplifies these complexities, while reducing costs and providing integrative and intelligent solutions that are right for clients’ businesses.
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Want to learn more about how to design and build your next facility?
ARCO’s design-build delivery method provides customers with go to contract pricing based on in-house preliminary design at no cost. Contact us today for more information: [email protected]
SAMPLE PROJECTS
DHL | BAYER
340,000 SF Pharmaceutical Distribution Facility
EXPRESS SCRIPTS
252,000 SF Pharmaceutical Distribution Facility
LONZA
315,000 SF Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility
DIRECT RELIEF
157,000 SF Pharmaceutical Distribution Facility
DESIGN-BUILD CASE STUDY
DHL | BAYER | GSK
1,000,350 SF Pharmaceutical Distribution Facility | East Manchester Township, Pennsylvania
The Challenge: Rocky site with utility constraints, as well as unprecedented rainfall and snowfall during construction.
ARCO’s Design-Build Solution: Significant rock blasting and 50′ – 60′ grade changes, utility upgrades, and precise schedule sequencing resulting in completion of the project within an 11-month accelerated schedule.
RECENTLY COMPLETED
SCANNELL PROPERTIES | MILLIPORESIGMA
120,450 SF Hazardous Storage & Distribution Facility | Visalia, California
ARCO recently completed this hazardous storage and distribution facility for repeat developer client, Scannell Properties, and end-user, MilliporeSigma. Located in Visalia, California, the facility features six hazardous storage spaces with H2, H3, and H4 classifications, freezer/cooler space, and a 3,620 SF office.
THE ARCO ADVANTAGE
ARCO’s extensive preconstruction services address the crucial elements of pharmaceutical facilities in the earliest stages of a project, allowing for decisions to be made with full knowledge of their impact on cost, schedule, and scope. Our unique design-build process removes the risk of overspending on design and construction by providing clients with a firm price proposal and yields an average overall delivery speed 33% faster than that of traditional plan-and-spec construction.
ARCO is recognized by Engineering News-Record as the #1 largest domestic builder of distribution and warehouse facilities in the United States, having built 47.4 million square feet worth $1.7 billion dollars of industrial space for clients nationwide in 2020 alone. Contact us today to learn more about how we can provide creative solutions and alternatives to make your pharmaceutical construction project feasible, regardless of complexity or scale.
GET IN TOUCH
Want to learn more about how to design and build your next facility?
ARCO’s design-build delivery method provides customers with go to contract pricing based on in-house preliminary design at no cost. Contact us today for more information: [email protected]
