Case Study • Food Manufacturing
Golden West Food Group Co-Packing Plant Relocation
18M facility delivered in just 10 weeks
From groundbreaking to Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) with absolutely zero customer supply-chain disruption. Complete de-rigging, cross-country logistics, and validation managed entirely by DPS.
Successful Execution Sequence: Feb 1 – Apr 8, 2025
USDA • SQF • BRC First-Pass
100% compliant sanitary zoning design
National Logistics
Co-packing distribution coverage across 50 States + Canada
Zero Supply Gap
Production preserved with continuous customer distribution
Total Fast-Track
End-to-end design-build scope validation
Project Metric Successes
Delivered on Time. Delivered on Promise.
18 M
USD Total Investment
Total facility capital evaluation including mechanical integration.
10 Wks
Permit to TCO
Aggressive, double-shifted execution path from groundbreaking to closeout.
100 %
USDA First-Pass Approval
Passed all food safety compliance and regulatory parameters instantly.
0 Gaps
Supply Disruptions
Zero commercial distribution or store-level delivery incidents reported.
Case Context
The Challenge: Transitioning Multi-State Co-Packing Facilities without Operational Disruption
Golden West Food Group required a complete relocation of their active value-added food processing and co-packing operation from Los Angeles to a new facility in Fort Worth under high-density commercial deadlines.
Any physical gap during the cross-country dismantle, rigging, transportation, installation, and final clean-in-place sanitary validation phase would result in missed retail deliveries and damage corporate client agreements.
DPS METHODOLOGY
Design • Build • Manage – Executed Flawlessly
Stage One
DESIGN
Detailed process engineering, utility planning, and regulatory strategy developed in parallel with the client’s commercial goals. Every system was optimized for speed and future scalability.
Stage Two
BUILD
DPS acted as the single point of accountability — managing all civil, mechanical, electrical, and process contractors while simultaneously coordinating the cross-country equipment move.
Stage Three
MANAGE
Real-time project controls, daily stand-ups, and proactive risk mitigation ensured the project stayed on the critical path. Every decision prioritized both schedule and long-term operational excellence.
CHRONOLOGICAL TIMELINE
10 Weeks of Precision Execution
February 1 — April 8, 2025
Week 0
Permit & Mobilization
Building permit secured Feb 1. Full design-build force mobilized, material staging grids established inside the Fort Worth facility.
Weeks 1–4
Site & Utilities Setup
Civil structural edits, sanitary drains, and robust process water, mechanical steam, and air lines constructed in parallel.
Weeks 4–7
Machine Relocation
Dismantling cooking and packing segments in LA and shipping across regions. Relocated components positioned and leveled on-site.
Weeks 7–9
Validation
Underfloor pipe insulation check, control terminations, SCADA controls dry run, temperature mapping, and Clean-In-Place validations completed.
Week 10 🎉
TCO & Go-Live
Temporary Certificate of Occupancy granted April 8. First official production runs completed with zero material waste or customer delay.
DETAILED DELIVERABLES
Core Facility Buildout Details
CLIENT VOICE
“DPS didn’t just build a facility — they engineered a solution that kept every customer supplied while we moved our entire operation across the country in record time. Zero delivery defaults.”
Michael Torres
VP of Operations, Golden West Food Group
Impact Highlights
- Uptime during relocation
- 100%
- Customer retention rate
- 100%
- Time Saved vs. Standard Path
- 6–8 Mo.
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