The Portland Oregon branch of EMCOR’s Dynalectric Co. subsidiary has been awarded a contract for the replacement of the electrical systems at the Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building located in Portland, Oregon. Dynalectric will be responsible for replacing the entire electrical, fire alarm and tele/data systems in the 18-story, 500,000 square foot Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building.
To-date, Dynalectric has been closely involved in the Integrated Project Delivery process, including on-site project management and Building Information Modeling (BIM). To be completed in 2013, the Edith Green building is being built to LEED Platinum standards and will be home to innovative, sustainable technologies. Its construction is the largest American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) project in Region 10 of the U.S. General Service Administration. Details
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EMCOR’s Dynalectric Wins Bid for ARRA Courthouse Job in Portland
Siemens nails $38.5 million contract for green retrofits of federal buildings
Siemens Government Services, Inc. (SGS), Buffalo Grove, Ill., a subsidiary of Siemens AG (SI) and an integrator of Siemens’ products, services and solutions to the federal government, got a $38.5 million task order award from the General Services Administration (GSA) to retrofit 39 federal government facilities in the southwestern United States. Siemens will deliver renewable energy and building automation systems, including solar photovoltaic generating technologies and sophisticated heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), advanced irrigation and lighting control systems. Details
Schneider Electric wins $9.6 million in government contracts
More than $12 million in electrical contracts were awarded under the federal government’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 in the past month. Schneider Electric, Palatine, Ill., was the big winner, with $9,603,254 in contracts for the installation of advanced metering equipment at three different installations operated by the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs awarded the other electrical contracts.
Quanta to install fiber-optic cable for North Carolina communications network
An article in the Triangle Research Journal said Quanta Services (PWR), Houston, will be one of two companies installing approximately 200 miles of fiber-optic cable for a communications network that will link schools, universities and research facilities in western North Carolina. North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) is being funded in part by $28.2 million in federal stimulus money.
Cree among latest stimulus grant recipients
The U.S. Department of Energy announced more awards for promoting energy-efficiency research and development, and Cree Inc., Durham, N.C., won $3.7 million in funding for grid scale power conversion modules. The silicon carbide power modules “will develop advanced transistors for electrical substations that can make the electrical grid more flexible and controllable” said the website for DOE’s Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy program. “Using silicon carbide material, these transistors will achieve record high voltage (15-20kV). With these advanced transistors, electrical substations could replace today’s massive (8,000 lb) distribution transformers with much smaller, suitcase-sized electronic transformers (100 lbs).”
Eaton Wins $20 Million Bid for Turnkey Solar Installation for New Mexico VA System
Eaton Corp., Cleveland, will design and install a turn-key photovoltaic (PV) system for the Albuquerque, N.M., Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System. The scope of the $20 million contract includes designing and installing a 3.2MW PV system throughout the site, including car port and roof-mounted arrays, as well as implementing a building-integrated system to help reduce demand from the local utility grid. This will be the largest PV system in New Mexico.
“Eaton is now fully engaged in the sustainable energy market,” said Paul Cody, vice president and general manager of Eaton’s Electrical Service and Systems Division. “This major project will combine our expertise in electrical components and power distribution with comprehensive solar power system design and installation.”
This contract is one of several recent agreements that Eaton has reached with government organizations, including $8 million in electrical products and services for the San Antonio Military Medical Center on the Fort Sam Houston Army base in Texas, supplying hybrid electric power systems for 35 fuel-efficient shuttle buses purchased by the U.S. General Services Administration for use on U.S. military bases and providing energy conservation at the United States Postal Service (USPS) Eastern Facilities Service Office at postal facilities in North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.
Eaton press release
Federal Buildings Go Green with $4 Billion in Recovery Act Funds
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) recently reached the milestone of investing $4 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for energy efficiency in federal buildings nationwide. Since the passage of the Recovery Act in 2009, the GSA has awarded construction projects to more than 500 companies, creating jobs in all 50 states, two territories, and the District of Columbia. To accomplish this feat, the GSA streamlined operations to quickly award contracts and begin construction on hundreds of green projects.
The GSA Recovery Act projects include: construction of a new energy-efficient courthouse in Austin, Texas, incorporating innovative features such as high-efficiency heating and cooling systems, extensive use of natural light, and a efficient “green” roof; the installation of solar panels and insulation on the roof of the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Regional Office and Insurance Center in Pennsylvania; and renovation of the Goodfellow Federal Center in St. Louis, Missouri, modernizing the 1941-vintage structure with advanced lighting systems, maximum daylight, a high-performance heating and cooling system, and solar hot water. The GSA was given $5.5 billion under the Recovery Act to create green federal facilities.
Siemens Signs Contract to Provide Navy with Power Metering Equipment
Siemens Industry Inc., Atlanta, will provide power metering equipment and services for the U.S. Navy’s Southwest Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project by teaming with American Systems, Chantilly, Va., a provider of systems engineering, technical, and managed services to government customers. The contract to furnish and install advanced electrical metering infrastructure at various locations throughout the Navy’s Southwest Region is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Siemens is supplying advanced electrical power meters, WinPM.Net energy monitoring software as well as implementation engineering services. Siemens also received orders for project management services along with gas, water and steam flow meters that provide data to the WinPM.Net systems. Details