Dutch Bros Stores: Multi-state Rollout

Five drive-thru coffee stores in three states make a small program on paper and five separate engineering problems in practice. Dutch Bros sites in Topeka, Kansas; Edwardsville, Illinois; and Daytona Beach, North Port, and Fort Myers, Florida each bring their own utility service, site layout, and local permit review. What the rollout needs is a scope that holds from one site to the next.

G&W works alongside the project architect under a master proposal that defines the MEPFP Engineering scope once, then opens each store with a site-specific work letter. From 2024 into 2025, every letter carried that scope forward without changes and on the same terms, so the design team knew the engineering effort for a new site before it started. Each store receives its own set of construction documents, fitted to local conditions.

Location:
Multiple locations: KS, IL, FL

Client Type:
Architect

Size:
5 stores in 3 states

Market:
Retail

Services Provided:
MEPFP Engineering

ROLL-OUT PROCESS

Master Scope

Defined one MEPFP scope for every store under a master proposal.

Site Authorization

Opened each new location with a site-specific work letter.

Site Adaptation

Fit the store systems to each site's utilities and layout.

Site-Specific Documents

Issued a separate construction document set for each store.

Permit Review

Carried each set through local permit review.

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