Power Solutions, LLC<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProject Name:<\/strong> Host Hotels and Resort HQ, Bethesda, MD
Architect:<\/strong> Gensler
Engineer:<\/strong> KTA Group
General Contractor:<\/strong> rand* construction corporation
Power Solutions completed a tenant fit-out at the Host Hotels & Resorts headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. The 4-floor build out was different from your typical office\/tenant fit-out in that the design team included high end finishes such as wood ceiling framing panels, stretched ceiling fabric, and pre-assembled glass walls. Lighting installations throughout the space were particularly challenging due to the complex layout requirements associated with these cutting-edge ceiling designs. Linear fixtures running through the wood panel ceiling were installed to appear as continuous runs even through the top lit glass walls. This required a high degree of precision. There was little room for error. Prior to installation, the fixtures and walls were laid out on the floor to ensure that all lengths and mitered angle cuts were exact.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nDwight Bennett, Mike Conlon, Rick Curl, Adonaldo Jacob Martinez, Daniel Swing, Josh Young – Dynalectric Company<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProject Name:<\/strong> General Dynamics Headquarters, Reston, VA
Architect:<\/strong> LSM
Engineer:<\/strong> WSP
General Contractor:<\/strong> HITT Contracting
The new state of the art facility contains all high efficient LED lighting and complete control by a very elaborate Lutron Dimming and Control System. The lighting system is automated with daylight sensors to control lighting levels. Every office and conference room has occupancy sensors, task lighting, and dimmed control of all fixtures. The building contains multiple board rooms and an auditorium with specialized lighting and controls for presentations and meetings. The site also consists of LED bollards and LED pole fixtures throughout the sprawling site. The site lighting is also controlled by the Lutron lighting control system.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nJason Courtney, Charles DePhillip, Eric Figueroa, Matthew Hallahan, Francis L. Martin, Aaron Steppler-Krieg – JE Richards<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProject Name:<\/strong> Kennedy Center The REACH, Washington, DC
\nArchitect:<\/strong> BNIM
Engineer:<\/strong> ARUP
General Contractor:<\/strong> The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Star Award Winner for Technical Excellence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nPower Generation, Distribution and Switchgear<\/h4>\n\n\n\nDerek Clark, Dave Maus, Mark McDaniel, Travis Repass, Brian Seiss, Dave Williams – VarcoMac LLC<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProject Name:<\/strong> Cyxtera DC2 Reliability Upgrade, Sterling, VA
Architect\/Engineer:<\/strong> SIGMA7 Design Group
General Contractor:<\/strong> HITT Contracting
This 4-month project was conceived to provide more reliable emergency power for the client’s data halls, involving installation of a new 2.5MW generator, Load Bank switchboards, ATS, and (2) new switchgears, as well as the replacement of existing UPS’s with (2) new 1000KVA units. The space has extremely high decks and existing conduits which heavily congest the ceiling space, making installation of new work extremely difficult. To add to the complexity of the project, site delays pushed the installation of the new generator two months. This resulted in the installation of permanent provisions to tie in a temporary generator to complete startup, testing and commissioning of other equipment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nJohn Jenkins Jr., John Jenkins III, Francis Stransky, Andy Vega, Robert Walker, Anthony B. Wilson – Power Solutions, LLC<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProject Name:<\/strong> RagingWire VA4, Ashburn, VA
Architect:<\/strong> Corgan
Engineer:<\/strong> KW Mission Critical Engineering
General Contractor:<\/strong> Holder Construction Company
This project was a 32 MW build with 20 critical electrical rooms that serve 8 data halls housed in a 284,000 sq. ft. 2-story building. This project also included installation of nearly 23 acres of Fiber and Power infrastructure that was also completed in the 10 month construction and 14 month project schedule. This build began with “VE” Drawings and endured 9 additional revisions packages that were incorporated into the already aggressive schedule. Almost 6 weeks worth of weather delays at the onset of the project along with equipment delays were some of the hurdles that were overcome to energize outdoor MV equipment 12 weeks after the building was erected. 2-12 hour shifts were used to alleviate the crowded work areas, aggressive deadlines and numerous equipment delays.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nJason Jenkins, Tim McDaniel, Ted Sparshott, Charlie Sutton – Singleton Electric Company, Inc.<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProject Name:<\/strong> FDIC Electrical Upgrade, Arlington, VA
Architect\/Engineer:<\/strong> Perkins and Will
General Contractor:<\/strong> Singleton Electric Company, Inc.
The FDIC VASQ 1 Building is a fully occupied and operational facility that must remain in service 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The project involved building a new electrical equipment room in the parking garage to house a new 4,000A 480V switchboard, (2) new 3,000A 480V ATS’s, (2) new 3,000A 480Vswitchboards, and (2) new 1,000A 480Vmotor control centers. This equipment serves mechanical equipment that is critical to building operations. Singleton also installed (2) new 400A main switchboards served by the Utility Company as well as replacing a motor control center on the rood that also serves critical mechanical equipment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBarry Brittingham, Mark Carter, Bill Eaton, Chuck Renwick, Chris Smith, Don White – Singleton Electric Company, Inc.<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProject Name:<\/strong> Ft. Belvoir Secure Administration\/Operations Facility, Ft. Belvoir, VA
Architect\/Engineer:<\/strong> Benham
General Contractor:<\/strong> Manhattan Construction
The SAOF project was a new building attached to an existing building that was occupied for the duration of the construction. The new construction is powered by (3) 4,000A 480V switchgears, (1) 3,200A 480V switchgear, over 2,000 feet of feeder busduct and 900 feet of Starline bus. The unique aspect of the project was the installation, testing, and commissioning of a Ring Bus UPS system.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nAndrew Bean, Jose Orlando Cordova Cubias, Bob Esteppe, Eric Harbour, Gerry Knight, Matt Tomsko – Singleton Electric Company, Inc.<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProject Name:<\/strong> Corbalis Treatment Plant Electrical Improvements, Herndon, VA
Architect:<\/strong> Jacobs
Engineer:<\/strong> Fairfax Water
General Contractor:<\/strong> W. M. Schlosser Company
Singleton Electric craftsmen replaced the 5kV feeders and control wiring to 9 finished water pumps ranging from 1,000 to 1,750 horsepower as well as replacing and reconfiguring the plant wide 5kV distribution feeders totaling over 65,000 feet of new medium voltage cable. In addition to the major work performed under the low demand periods, Singleton performed the equipment upgrades to 13 other production critical buildings during the peak demand season. Many of the areas on this project required the new equipment and raceways to be installed before existing equipment and raceways could be demolished. This required countless hours of planning, coordination and investigation of existing in-service equipment to successfully complete this major upgrade with minimal disruption to plant operations.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nDerek Bumgardner, Sam Bumgardner, Steve Crim, Ronnie King, Mark R. Miller, Kyle Pullen – Dynalectric Company<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProject Name:<\/strong> Loudoun Center Building 1A, Ashburn, VA
Architect:<\/strong> DVA Architects
Engineer:<\/strong> Morrison Hershfield
General Contractor:<\/strong> Holder Construction Company
The electrical installation on this project is more of an industrial installation than a normal commercial project using conduit and wire. The entire power distribution system was coordinated and put in a Revit model to verify constructability and clearances. More than 4,000 man hours were spent in the coordination process before any material was ordered or installed. All of the relevant layout points in the entire project, both inside the building and on the site, were laid out using a GPS locating system tied to the coordination drawings. Using the GPS layout equipment the accuracy of the field layout allowed us to install multiple underground conduits in walls and eliminate rework which would have damaged the polished concrete floor surfaces.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nAlton Bare, Joseph Eells, James Lusby, Roy Meyer Sr., Joseph Stakem, Fu’a Ta’Amai – Dynalectric Company<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProject Name:<\/strong> Capitol Crossing, Washington, DC
Architect:<\/strong> Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Engineer:<\/strong> STV Incorporated
General Contractor:<\/strong> Balfour Beatty
The Capitol Crossing project is very unique project with degree of difficulty that is not common on projects in the Washington Area. The power comes from an existing gear room with added drawout switchboards and ATS switches. New feeders and conduit runs feeding the 300 HP fans span from near New York Avenue to E Street NW through the east concourse. This also includes the infrastructure across the highway for 4 additional buildings. This work is intertwined with the new 200 and 250 Mass Avenue office building projects that sit on top of the new tunnel. There are approximately 160,000 feet of feeder conduit between the different services. In addition, new feeders were pulled in existing manholes and ductbanks to different fan rooms on K Street.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nAdam J. Boles, Philip H. Buhler IV, Matthew S. Knotts, Kyle S. Murray, Randy A. Sansbury, Jeremy A. Woodall – Merical Electrical Contractors, Inc.<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProject Name:<\/strong> Central Utilities Plant Modernization and Upgrade Project, Washington, DC
Architect:<\/strong> Hord Coplan Macht, Inc.
Engineer:<\/strong> Mueller Associates, Inc.
General Contractor:<\/strong> The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
The Georgetown University Central Utilities Plant Modernization & Upgrade Project scope included installing a 3,700 ton cooling capacity Chiller, installing a 100,000 LB\/HR water-tube Boiler, retrofitting (3) existing 100,000 LB\/HR water-tube boilers and running all new feeders for the primary and secondary equipment. Merical Electrical Contractors faced various challenges throughout this project which included navigating\/routing feeders through a multi-level utility plant, extensive phasing of work to achieve the necessary shutdowns, as well as working with the spatial constraints of an active college campus in Washington, D.C.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nWilliam Brandenburg, Rodney Holcomb, Gary Lee, Joshua Martin, Todd Stephens, Jeffrey Woodson – JE Richards<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProject Name:<\/strong> Washington Adventist Hospital, Silver Spring, MD
Architect:<\/strong> CallisonRTKL
Engineer:<\/strong> TLC Engineering Solutions
General Contractor:<\/strong> Turner Construction Company
Installation of power distribution included several hundred thousand feet of exposed conduit along with additional hundreds of thousands of feet of underground conduit resulting in over a million feet of wire being installed for both branch circuits and power distribution. Key distribution components of the overall electrical system for the entire campus included a 1200A 13.2KV Medium voltage distribution board, (6) 13.2 KV transformers, (2) 13.2 KV Distribution selector switches, (4) 1.5 Megawatt emergency generators, 1 state of the art Co-Generator, (4) 4000A normal power switchboards, (2) 4000A emergency power switchboards, (2) 6000A Emergency paralleling switchboards, (3) individual UPS systems and (14) Automatic Transfer Switches. JER installed 354 total electrical panels for both branch circuit and power distribution.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nSpecial Systems<\/h4>\n\n\n\nJustin Bond, Jim Downing, Herb Hollar, Tim McDaniel, Joe Robertson, Brian Shaw – Singleton Electric Company, Inc.<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProject Name:<\/strong> Corbalis Treatment Plant Electrical Improvements, Herndon, VA
Architect:<\/strong> Jacobs
Engineer:<\/strong> Fairfax Water
General Contractor:<\/strong> W. M. Schlosser Company
On this project there are various control systems throughout the plant ranging from basic motor controls to a complicated 5kv automatic transfer scheme between (3) new 5kv switchgear lineups, fed from (2) new 35kv substations. Many of the systems are connected to the plant\u2019s existing SCADA system. All work was completed while maintaining the plant\u2019s production throughout the project. Many of the control wire runs are in excess of 500\u2019 ranging from 14AWG to 6AWG control wiring. New controls were connected to various existing instruments and pump systems in multiple buildings throughout the plant. Existing conduits were reused in many areas. This required countless hours of research, investigation of existing in-service systems, planning and coordination to perform the work during minimal outage durations. We pulled over 500,000 feet of control wire and cable to perform this work.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nWilliam Artis, Jeff Baggarly, Marvin Barnett, Tanya Filkins, Kevin Hagan, Doug Leggat – Dynalectric Company<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProject Name:<\/strong> Loudoun Center Building 1A, Ashburn, VA
Architect:<\/strong> DVA Architects
Engineer:<\/strong> Morrison Hershfield
General Contractor:<\/strong> Holder Construction Company
Dynalectric installed over 70,000 feet of fiber optic cable in raceways and more than 340,000 feet of Ethernet cable to tie the 37 CP\u2019s from the electrical and mechanical systems back to a central workstation center in the building. All of the terminations were made in the field by Dynalectric technicians who also performed all of the testing on every individual cable and verified all wiring from point to point before any of the equipment was energized or placed in service. The EPMS conduit and system work was performed by a crew of 38 skilled and dedicated union craftsmen who worked over more than 46,000 hours of overtime due to delays in equipment delivery and setup that prevented them from doing their work in a 40 hour workweek. The quality of work that was installed was apparent during the commissioning process where no system failures or improper wiring issues found.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nRobert Cooksey, Ryan Gouveia, Keven Sotherd Jr., Ed Smith, Justin Stone, Romain Whyte – Limbach Company, LLC<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProject Name:<\/strong> SICPA, Springfield, VA
Engineer:<\/strong> ITAC
General Contractor:<\/strong> The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
This project consisted of a new power feed from DVP along with a new electrical room with power, heat trace, and lighting controls throughout the building, as well as process control System from our two newly installed PLCs. The two PLC cabinets, one for intrinsically safe, and the other for non-intrinsically safe devices are the highlight of this project as there are over 400 controlled valves that stem out from these two PLCs. This entire system is controlled by (3) HMI stations two in the control room and one on the production floor. These head end units control the PLC outputs. The (2) PLC have over 1600 terms with in the PLC\u2019s and another 1600 in the field that are identified with in the EC Drawings from ITAC.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nJonathan Armstrong, Rodney Holcomb, Martin Lang, Joshua Martin, Shawn Sperry, Jonathan Spivey – JE Richards<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProject Name:<\/strong> Washington Adventist Hospital, Silver Spring, MD
Architect:<\/strong> CallisonRTKL
Engineer:<\/strong> TLC Engineering Solutions
General Contractor:<\/strong> Turner Construction Company
The fire alarm system is integrated throughout the entire campus which is made up of 9 levels of administration, patient care rooms, 8 operating rooms, 8 Cath labs, 9 state of the art imaging rooms, and an additional 45 emergency department rooms, a parking garage and the attached central utility plant. The hospitals 9 levels are divided into 36 smoke zones. The fire alarm initiating devices and audio visuals are supported by 44 speaker circuits, 29 booster panels which control a total of 112 strobe circuits and 35 signaling line circuits all of which never cross smokes zones outside of a 2-hour fire rated raceway. A total of 1,740 signaling devices were installed throughout the campus including 205 duct detectors.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nCharles DePhillip, Eric Figueroa, Matthew Hallahan, Richard Henry, Kenneth Higgins, Michael Simonds –