This project is intended to upgrade the current conveyor system in the Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) warehouse to improve efficiency, accuracy, and employee health and safety. The upgraded system would automate the checking process to confirm accurate picking and selection of products, which will allow for continuous flow before orders are loaded on up to six trucks at a time for delivery versus its current maximum of three trucks. The new system will also establish the ability to create hybrid routes in the future which would allow ABS to combine all three available product lines (liquor/wine, beer, and kegs).

The upgrade will take place over approximately 40 weeks during FY26 and FY27 with a break from Memorial Day to Labor Day to avoid disrupting warehouse operations.

Cost increase due to receiving final bids that were higher than budgeted and phased implementation to avoid disrupting warehouse operations.

The current conveyor system's design, which was not built for beer, liquor, and wine distribution, has been in use since ABS acquired the warehouse in 2014. The limitations of the current conveyor system include frequent repairs and maintenance to restore the system in response to stoppages, backups, and product damage. ABS is limited in its efficiency due to the conveyor system design and how trucks are loaded.

This project will be debt financed with a term of 10 years.

Department of Finance