Standard commercial diligence will not tell you that the refrigeration plant has four years left, that the vapour barrier is failing quietly behind the panels, or that the floor has a heave history. Those are construction findings, and they are worth real money in a price negotiation. This is the checklist our GC partner works through on a building walk.
What is in it
- Refrigeration plant: age, condition, remaining life, and service history
- Envelope: panel condition, joint integrity, and vapour barrier continuity
- Floor: slab condition, sub-slab heating, and heave history
- Electrical service capacity and expansion headroom
- Dock condition, seal and leveller inventory
- Fire suppression suitability for the temperature regime
- Licensing and certification status, and what it would take to reinstate
- The questions to ask the vendor, and the documents to request
Who it is for
Owners, developers, occupiers, and investors testing whether a cold storage project or acquisition works before committing professional fees to it. If you are further along than that, skip the download and call us and we will work through your actual numbers.
How to read it
A checklist supports a professional inspection. It does not replace one.