Industrial Refrigeration Procurement for capex-grade projects
Industrial refrigeration procurement demands the correct refrigerant strategy, the right compressor architecture and defensible safety design. The ColdMatch wizard covers ammonia, CO₂ transcritical, cascade and HFO systems with the fields each architecture requires, plus the safety and regulatory context that separates a viable tender from a non-starter.
Refrigerant strategy first
Refrigerant choice cascades into charge, safety, monitoring, ventilation, training and lifecycle cost. The wizard captures refrigerant preference alongside the constraints — ATEX zones, occupancy classes, national codes — that make some refrigerants unviable in a given country.
Safety design that suppliers respect
Fields for ammonia detection, ventilation strategy, emergency stop philosophy, machinery room classification and toxic-release response. Suppliers reading the tender see immediately that the buyer knows what a defensible industrial refrigeration project looks like.
How to procure an industrial refrigeration system
Refrigerant-first workflow for capex-grade projects.
- 1Define the project envelopeEnter project country, industry, facility type (new build, expansion, retrofit), storage temperature bands, ambient conditions, capacity in m³ or tons, and daily throughput.
- 2Specify the refrigeration systemSelect system type (ammonia, CO₂ transcritical, cascade, HFC/HFO), refrigerant preference, and target components: compressors, evaporators, condensers, and control system.
- 3Describe the building envelopeAdd insulated panels, doors, flooring, loading docks, racking systems, and required standards (HACCP, BRC, GDP, ATEX, IFS) with regional certifications.
- 4Attach drawings and BOQUpload architectural drawings, single-line diagrams, tender BOQ, and any existing technical specifications. The AI assistant flags gaps in real time.
- 5Set commercial termsChoose Incoterms, payment terms, warranty period, delivery deadline, installation and commissioning scope, training, spare parts and maintenance SLA.
- 6Generate and distributeExport the RFQ, RFP, tender document, SOW, BOQ, evaluation matrix and executive summary as PDF, DOCX or XLSX. Share a secure link with qualified suppliers worldwide.