Recent Projects

Presbyterian Hospital Central Energy Plant, Charlotte, NC

Challenge:

• Add new boilers and cooling towers, reroute the chilled water pipe, replace pumps and add generators

Scope:

• Demolish the existing steam and chilled water plant and construct ion new steam and chilled water plants without downtime
• Install a boiler plant featuring three 700-horsepower boilers and new associated specialties, and a chilled water plant that included two new 1,500-horsepower chillers, new pumping systems and cooling towers
• Re-route chilled water supply and return pipe with limited shutdown time to the functioning hospital central energy plant
• Add three new generators and all associated fuel piping, exhaust piping, air intake and cooling air

Project Highlights:

• Added new piping and components before disconnecting and removing the existing systems
• Piping systems were fabricated off-site and delivered for installation due to the lack of a laydown area and workspace
• Shutdown time was limited to ensure that the hospital activities were not impacted
• Project was a guaranteed maximum price project, with a profit share component
• Project was delivered seven percent below the estimated cost