API GROUP COMPANIES WORKED TOGETHER ON THE NEW CABELA'S STORE IN ROGERS, MN

 
Cabela's - Rogers, MN
One of the world's largest outfitters of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear opened its newest retail outlet in Rogers, Minnesota in October 2005 after breaking ground only eight months earlier. Behind the merchandise and impressive displays at Cabela's is the work of Larson Electric Systems, Inc., LeJeune Steel, Doody Mechanical, Inc., API Supply, Inc. and Viking Automatic Sprinkler Company.

The new location is Cabela's 3rd and largest store in Minnesota and is located on approximately 40 acres about 10 miles northwest of Minneapolis near the intersection of I-94 and MN Highway 101. The 185,000 square feet store also serves as an educational and entertainment attraction that is expected to draw more than 6 million visitors annually.
 
Lighting
Larson Electric Systems, Inc.
Larson Electric worked over 30,000 man hours of labor on this "fast track" 6 month project with a contract value of 4.5 million dollars. They installed over 3900 light fixtures and nearly 2000 120 volt receptacles on the project. At the peak of activity there were 44 electricians on the site.

Most of the retail area floor was poured complete before final plans were issued. The entire project was turned over 2 weeks ahead of schedule at the Owner's request.

For more information visit Larson Electric's web site at: www.lar-elec.com

 
Structural Steel Fabrication
Steel Fabrication
LeJeune Steel
LeJeune Steel Company was selected to do the structural steel fabrication, detailing and erection.

LeJeune led an aggressive steel erection schedule due to their early project involvement and engineering efforts. Proactive project management allowed for continuous and accurate steel delivery. LeJeune performed extensive value engineering resulting in reduced field man-hours and increased site erection productivity.

For more information visit LeJeune Steel's web site at: www.lejeunesteel.com  
 
Ductwork
Ductwork
Doody Mechanical, Inc.
Doody Mechanical participated in the construction of its seventh Cabela’s project.

Doody Mechanical was awarded the full mechanical contract. Due to the construction schedule, they only had six months to complete the project. With such a condensed construction timeline, both their sheet metal and piping divisions were put to the task.

Doody Mechanical provided the following for the project:

  • 17 rooftop units
  • 2 air cooled chillers for the aquarium and mountain
  • 2 boilers (hot water) for store snow melt system
  • Piping and equipment for the 55,000 gallon aquarium
  • Commercial kitchen
  • DDC controls
  • Plumbing fixtures

For more information visit Doody Mechanical's web site at: www.doody-united.com

 
Fire Sprinkler Lines
Fire Sprinkler Lines
Viking Automatic Sprinkler Company
Viking Sprinkler was brought on board to install the fire sprinkler systems. Work included installing 3 wet systems, 1 dry system and a 1500 gpm fire pump. In total there were 2360 sprinkler heads installed.

The owner was very particular about the appearance of the exposed piping under the wood timber construction so all of the exposed piping above the main sales floor was painted prior to the installation.

A notable challenge was the installation of the piping above the "mountain" on the main sales floor. Viking used a variety of special lifts supplied by API Supply, Inc. to meet those installation challenges.

For more information visit Viking Sprinkler's web site at: www.vikingsprinkler.com and API Supply, Inc.'s web site at: www.apisupplyinc.com
 
APi Group, Inc. This Cabela's project was very fast-paced, with no margin for design errors in the field. The key element to the project's success was the tremendous cooperation between the APi Group companies involved.

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