Project Description:
After many years of project budgeting, Offutt Air Force Base decided to build a new state-of-the-art Fire / Crash Rescue Station to replace the oldest and smallest station within the Air Force command throughout the world. The 48,000 square foot facility required the coordination of several trades to complete the project. To complete the project on time an aggressive schedule was developed to allow all trades to complete their work. Creative and innovative methods of prefabrication were adopted. Nearly fifty percent of the project was prefabricated so that when our allotted installation time came up on the schedule we were able to reduce the time allotted which helped the project to move along at a faster pace.
Autocad coordination drawings were critical for the success of this project. All sub-contractors participated in this process so that at the time of construction everyone knew what location their work would be installed. Seismic and Force Protection requirements were another hurdle for such items as ceilings, lights, HVAC equipment, pipe, and duct. Careful coordination of cable installation was critical to protect all contractors from being blocked away from completion of their work.
An HVAC commissioning team was developed for the final phase of the project. The task of this team was to verify that all equipment performed per the specification and at completion of the fourteen day Performance Verification test it was agreed that the HVAC system for this project was a success.
Project Team and Statistics
- Architect: Corp of Engineers
- Mechanical Engineer: Corp of Engineers
- General Contractor: Corp of Engineers
- Completion Date: April 2005
- Bid Type: Hard Bid Plan and Spec
Major Program Spaces
- New construction
- 8,000 square feet
Project Responsibilities
- Hot water heat Piping
- Chilled Water Piping
- Domestic Water Piping
- Waste and Vent
- Compressed Air
- Mechanical Equipment Setting
- Insulation
- Sheetmetal / Air Distribution
- Temperature Controls
- Balancing
