Governmental Project Profiles
- Indiana Finance Authority - Wabash Valley Correctional Facility
- Indiana Finance Authority - Indiana Government Center North
- Indianapolis Department of Public Works
Indiana Finance Authority
Wabash Valley Correctional Facility
J Dorm HVAC and Electrical Renovations
Applied Engineering Services was retained to prepare design drawings, project
scheduling and construction administration for a $1,368,303 HVAC, bathroom and
electrical renovation of a 17,080-square-foot level 1,200 bed, minimum security
dormitory at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility (WVCF) in Carlisle,
Indiana. Timely completion of the project in accordance with the master schedule
was critical to the WVCF as the prisoners were temporarily relocated to an
unheated facility while the project was constructed. Applied facilitated
pre-purchase of the HVAC units and the transformers, and they expedited the shop
drawing reviews to ensure the project remained on schedule. The project achieved
substantial completion ten days ahead of schedule.
The original building was only designed for heating and ventilation, so it
needed to be brought up to code standards which required a minimum level of
outdoor air. In addition, the large number of people in the facility presented
humidity problems that were causing the building toilet shower room to
deteriorate and promoting mold problems. The new HVAC design incorporated five
natural gas-fired modulating hot gas reheat roof-top units ranging in size from
4 to 25 tons of cooling (75 tons total) to dehumidify the building. The new HVAC
units are located on new structural steel service platforms adjacent to the
building.
The dormitory’s original electrical service was inadequate for the
addition of the HVAC roof top units and required the addition of one
480V 150 kVA normal electric pad mount transformer and one 480V 75
kVA emergency power pad mount transformer. The emergency power
transformer was smaller than the normal transformer because the
facility’s emergency generator lacked available capacity and the
facility chose to not provide air conditioning during emergency
power periods.
The building’s toilets and showers were gutted and replaced. The
walls, floors and ceilings were prepared and coated with a Prime
Coat seamless epoxy wall, floor and ceiling system. The building
walls and ceilings were painted and the concrete floors were ground
to a smooth finish and coated with a glossy concrete floor hardener.
The building’s water softeners were replaced with larger units to
alleviate hard water scaling of the water heaters and fixtures. A
heating hot water heat exchanger and circulating pump was added to
decouple the domestic hot water from the heating hot water system. A
new underground natural gas service was installed to run to the new
platform-mounted HVAC units.
Indiana Finance Authority
Indiana Government Center North
Heating Hot Water System Upgrades
Applied was retained by the Indiana Finance Authority to upgrade the existing
steam-to-hot-water heating system serving floors 2 through 13. The system in
place utilized district steam for heating and had to operate without outside air
ventilation during periods of cold weather in the past. Several deficiencies in
heat exchanger capacity, hot water system pumping and pressure reducing valve
capacity were discovered.
Applied addressed the problem with the heating system generating capacity by
adding two new steam-to-hot water heat exchangers and abandoning the former
generator, increasing PRV capacity from 12,000 PPH to 25,000 PPH and by adding a
third heating hot water pump. Several piping changes and AHU heating coil
changes were added to improve the performance of the heating system. The central
heating system controls were also upgraded as part of the design.
The project went from the study stage to the bidding stage in a five-month
period to implement the upgrades for the next heating season, and was added to
an existing contract in place to upgrade the penthouse air handling systems. The
design was completed in July 2008. The project is currently under construction
and is scheduled to be in service by March 2009. The construction cost for the
project is estimated to be $765,000. Applied will also be retained to complete
the commissioning phase of the project.
Chilled Water System Upgrades at the Indiana Government Center
Applied was retained by the Indiana Finance Authority to convert the existing site chilled water system to a district chilled water building connection on Citizens Thermal Energy district system. The existing system utilized two 800-ton chillers with a chilled water storage tank. The storage tank was open to the atmosphere and was a source of hydraulic upsets and pipe corrosion. The chilled water storage tank was also connected to a computer room system and was utilized as emergency back-up for the normal cooling system.
Upgrades required for the chilled water system include new cooling towers, the decommissioning of the chilled water storage tank and connection to the district system so the site chillers can operate in unison with the district chilled water system in a load shedding pattern. Engineering included the installation of 300 tons of emergency back-up computer room chillers, a complete replacement of South building chilled water system, new VSD pumping arrangement, new cooling towers, and control system modifications that will allow the site chillers to operate in a load shed scenario with the district chilled water system. The project was broken down into two separate bid packages, with construction starting 
in September 2001 and completed in June 2003 for a construction cost of $2,702,000.
Applied was also retained to complete the commissioning for both phases of the project.
This project was awarded an Honor Award from ACEC Indiana in its 2004 Engineering Excellence Awards Competition.
Air Handling Unit Replacement Project
Indiana Government Center South-Phase I
The Indiana Government Center South is an existing 1,017,505-square-foot,
five-story building located in downtown Indianapolis. Applied was retained for
this project which consisted of the design and construction of multiple AHU
replacements for the IGCS. This project was the first that would begin the
replacement of all the AHUs in the Government Center South building. It included
a new control network infrastructure capable of interconnecting and monitoring
the Government Center South and North buildings, the Capitol, Library, and other
facilities owned by the State. It was important to keep the areas served by the
three new air handling units operational during the construction. This was
achieved with a short construction timeline for the removal and installation of
the new AHUs.
Air Handling Unit Replacement Project
Indiana Government Center South-Phase II
This project was the 2nd project continuing the replacement of all the AHUs
in the Government Center South building. This project included replacement of
two AHUs and the CO monitoring system for the facilities underground dock. It
included connecting those systems and other miscellaneous systems to the new
control network infrastructure. It was important to keep the area served by the
two new air handling units operational during the construction. This was
achieved with a short construction timeline for the removal and installation of
the new AHUs.
AHU and VAV Upgrades
Indiana Government Center North
The Indiana Government Center North is an existing 900,000-square-foot,
14-story building located in downtown Indianapolis. Applied has been retained
for this project, which consists of the design and construction of renovations
to the existing three AHUs in the building penthouse. It includes the upgrade of
approximately 540 air terminal units that serve approximately 685,000 square
feet of the building on 12 floors to convert the building to a dual duct
variable air volume system. This project will include upgrades of the
controls for the HVAC equipment and connection to the control network
infrastructure installed in the first AHU replacement project for IGC South.
The cost for this project is $4,100,000 and it will be substantially completed
in August 2009.
Indianapolis Department of Public Works
AWT Plant-wide Electrical Upgrades
Applied was retained to upgrade the electrical systems at the Belmont and
Southport Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plants. Phase I of this project
involved the replacement of obsolete and corroded electrical service equipment for the
two treatment plants. This included the replacement of seven indoor 480V switchgear line-ups, 12 outdoor 480V switchgear line-ups in environmentally controlled buildings, two 2400V unit substations, two 480V unit substations, four indoor motor control centers, and two outdoor motor control centers in environmentally controlled buildings. Applied also designed the addition of two new 13.8 kV switchgear line-ups and two new 13.8 kV interrupter switch line-ups to provide automatic transfer and isolation capabilities to the primary distribution system. Work involved medium and low voltage switchgear, protective relaying, transformers, low voltage switchboards, motor control centers, motor control schematics, and temporary power planning. Equipment arrangements and specifications were developed to be included in a switchgear bid package. Submittal drawing review was performed to assure compliance with the specifications.
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temporary power planning was extensive and was developed to maintain service to
critical buildings with minimal downtime and interruption. Engineering support
was provided to the owner for the bidding and construction phases of the
project. Construction for Phase I of this project was completed in late 2005.
The estimated total construction cost of Phase I was $5,815,000.
Phase II of the project represents a continuation of the design innovations developed in Phase I and bundles a diverse variety of electrical projects under one design contract. The project scope includes bus duct replacements, switchgear replacements, instrumentation upgrades, HVAC scrubber installations, and SCADA monitoring system installation. Construction has begun on the early design phase documents and will continue through 2010.
