Titan Machinery Inc., West Fargo, N.D.
Posted
10/3/2011
One of North America's largest agricultural and construction
equipment dealers, Titan Machinery Inc., dedicated its new
corporate headquarters building in West Fargo, N.D., in December
2010. Founded in 1980, the publicly traded company has a network of
87 facilities that sell and service Case IH, Case Construction, New
Holland and New Holland Construction brands, along with some
short-line equipment and consumer products in Iowa, Minnesota,
Montana, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, and Wyoming.
The $8.2 million building responds to the Titan business model
that empowers management at each "local" store to maintain the
continuity of personal relationships essential in America's
Heartland. The 48,000-square-foot Shared Research Center provides
centralized support from corporate, accounting, information
technology, marketing, training and limited warehouse operations
for critical parts that otherwise require long lead time for the
local dealership facilities to order from factories. Although not
formally certified by the USGBC, the new facility was designed to
meet LEED Silver criteria.
Using the construction management method for the project
delivery, Alexandria, Minn.-based Butler Builder C.I. Construction
served as the CM and provided Titan with single-source oversight on
multiple building programs for new and upgraded dealership projects
in various communities.
The project incorporates a hybrid combination of metal building
systems structurally integrated with conventional steel and precast
concrete components. Based on favorable experience with its earlier
buildings, Titan wanted Kansas City, Mo.- based Butler
Manufacturing's MR-24 standingseam metal roof system on this
mission-critical facility. Butler also supplied its Widespan
structural system with X-bracing in the transverse direction,
TexturalWall pre-insulated metal wall panel system, the second
floor beam support, metal roof deck and roof purlins. The building
plan provides 30,400 square feet on the first floor, 17,300 square
feet on the second floor and 31,000 square feet of below grade
parking. This provides 40 percent, or 14,300 square feet, for
offices, 30 percent for common areas and the cafeteria, along with
multiple conference rooms. Another 15 percent, or approximately
5,900 square feet, supports training, including an area that holds
two 17-ton tractor units. The final 5,000 square feet may be used
for critical parts inventory. Provisions for future expansion are
engineered into the south and west corners over the cafeteria and
human resources space.
Construction manager: C.I. Construction,
Alexandria, Minn.
Architect: MBA Architects,
Fargo
Structural engineer: Solien & Larson
Engineering, Fargo
Metal building, roof and wall panels:
Butler
Manufacturing, Kansas City, Mo.,
www.butlermfg.com