In an article from The Toledo Blade, the Port of Toledo announces that it is in the final stages of expanding its capabilities with a new 50,000-square-foot warehouse.
The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority board of directors authorized Thursday a design-build contract for a 50,000-square-foot warehouse at the Port of Toledo to support its construction of a new liquid-bulk terminal there.
The warehouse won’t just be for liquid-bulk commodities, however. Joe Cappel, the port’s vice president of business development, said it will be flexible enough to handle anything that might need indoor storage at the port.
“Indoor storage is in high demand at the Port of Toledo,” Mr. Cappel said after the directors’ unanimous vote to authorize port President Thomas Winston to enter a contract with a design-build venture chosen through an ongoing selection process.
The project’s budget includes $4,692,393 from an Ohio Department of Transportation Maritime Assistance Program grant, which is the amount the port board authorized. The board also authorized a 10 percent contingency, which would be drawn either from “previously appropriated port authority funds” or from Midwest Terminals of Toledo International, the port operator.
Mr. Cappel said the warehouse will be built along the southwest side of John Q. Carey Drive, the international cargo docks’ southerly entrance road. The liquid bulk transload facility is nearly complete, with only final construction cleanup remaining.
“Qualifications have been received and are in final review and selection, consistent with standard port authority process,” a staff report to the board of directors stated.
Along with being near the liquid-bulk facility, Mr. Cappel said, the new warehouse will offset the recent removals of several old storage buildings.
The new building is to be built on a concrete slab and include dock doors, fire protection, electrical and mechanical systems, and site improvements. Mr. Cappel said construction could begin next spring after design is completed this winter.
“It should go fairly quickly” considering it’s a relatively simple project, he said.
Source: This blog post is based on the article by David Patch, Blade Staff Writer, titled “Port board authorizes 50,000-square-foot warehouse project,” published in The Toledo Blade.