Mountpark Logistics Unit A

Mountpark Logistics, Baldonnell Business Park, Dublin.

Located at the original Baldonnell Business Park which was developed by SIAC in the late 1990s, the 35-acre site is home to Mountpark Baldonnell. The project was a speculative development and Mountpark’s first ever development in Ireland. The objective was to deliver a first in class industrial warehouse logistics building. The total area of landscape is circa 13 acres.

The building is a structural steel double portal frame design founded on reinforced pad foundations on lime and cement stabilised ground.

Phase 1 of the project involved the Design and Build of Unit A and preparation of the building plateau levels for Phase 2.

The site areas involved a full ground solution offered by mac group for lime & cement stabilisation achieving a CBR of 15%. The earthworks and ground improvement works were circa 18000m3 of material being reengineered to achieve building and external works plateau areas. The stabilisation works involved the removal of made ground and reengineering of site won material excavated from on site borrow pits. External Landscaping involved a site area of circa 6 acres for the provision of new public open space and walkways including the provision of green gym equipment. During the excavation works there was an archaeologist in attendance and in total 13 sites of Archaeological interest were discovered during the earthworks. The most significant finds were a stone spear head dating to 4000BC and a 40m diameter ring fort.  The works also involved directional drilling under the River Camac to bring electricity and foul drainage connections to the site.

Project Works:

• The construction of single-storey warehouse distribution unit (Unit A).
• 116,648 sq. ft. gross internal area.
• The site infrastructure/preparation works for futures phases.
• Design and Build of a Shell & Core Warehouse with 5000 sq. ft. office and welfare area comprising of steel frame double portal frame founded on pad foundations.
• Unit A consists of 111,341 sq. ft. of industrial space.
• An office block of 5,307 sq. ft. with a clear internal height of 12.5m.
• 10 dock levellers and shelters including 4 euro docks.
• Full Mechanical installation to office and welfare areas including thermal dynamic air to heat pumps and full VRF heating and ventilation system.
• Full Electrical installation to office and welfare areas including the construction of a new ESB substation serving the building.
• Kingspan composite wall and roof cladding.
• AOV’s to warehouse roof.
• External works included general hard-standing, car-parking, landscaping, mains services and drainage.
• Siphonic drainage system.
• Metal deck & concrete office 1^st & 2^nd floor slabs.
• FM2 laser warehouse floor slab.
• Concrete service yard.
• Permeable asphalt carpark area for 120 cars.
• Electrical vehicle charging for 4 vehicles.
• Asphalt access roads and grasscrete fire tender route.

Key Challenges:

• Working adjacent to the Casement Aerodrome.
• Archaeological discoveries during earthworks.
• Managing on site Japanese Knotweed.
• Working adjacent to the River Camac (engagement with Inland Fisheries).
• Inclement weather conditions during construction.

Sustainability:

The completed project achieved BREEAM Very Good certification and EPC A.

Award Winning:

This project was awarded Excellence in Sustainability at The Fit Out Awards 2019.

Unit A was awarded a Gold Considerate Constructors Scheme 2019 National Site Award and was a finalist in the Irish Construction Excellence Awards 2019.

Read about how we achieved this award on our blog.

After the success of Phase 1 mac were awarded the fit out of Unit A by the new client moving into the building read more on this fit out here.

Phase 2:

• Unit B 10,967 sq m (118,048 sq ft)
• Or potentially, a combined unit of up to 22,300 sq m (240,000 sq ft)

Gary and his team in Baldonnell have shown a commitment from the outset of the project to deliver a top-quality product for their Client. They have had an engaged and positive approach to the design and delivery of the scheme; overcoming some significant challenges, from the archaeological finds from almost day 1, to working adjacent a live airport as well as the river Camac. As Unit A nears completion and Unit B now underway on site, we look forward to continuing this relationship and ultimately the delivery of Units we can all be proud of. – Ian Morgan, Associate Director, Projex Building Solutions