UC  Davis  Chiller  and  Cooling  Tower  Replacement  

 One  Shield  Ave  Davis,  CA  95616  

 Completed  June  2009  

 

 

 

Owner:   The  Regents  of  the  University  of  CA  -­‐  Davis  

            255  Cousteau  Place             Davis,  CA  95616             Morgan  Meier  (530)  757-­‐3127          Architect:           Turley  &  Associates             1914  S  Street             Sacramento,  CA  95814             Brian  Provencal  (916)  325-­‐1065                      General  Contractor:       Perryman  Mechanical,  Inc.             514  Glide  Ave.             West  Sacramento,  CA    95691             John  Eldeen  (916)  371-­‐8888    Electrical  Engineer:       Ken  Rubitsky  &  Associates             1910  S  Street             Sacramento,  CA  95814             Ken  Rubitsky  (916)  447-­‐4477                  Building  Size:         N/A  Project  Type:         Design  Assist  /  Build  LEED  Qualification:       None    Job  Narrative:    The   UC   Davis   Central   Chiller   and   Cooling   Tower   Replacement   project   was   a  design  assist  project  which  consisted  of  the  demolition  of  two  steam  absorption  chillers,   one   steam   driven   centrifugal   chiller,   and   one   three   cell   cooling   tower.  Schetter   Electric   provided   electrical  materials   and   installation   for   the   UC   Davis  Chiller   and   Cooling   Tower   Replacement.   Along  with   the   demolition   the   project  also   consisted   of   the   installation   of   one   2,500   ton   centrifugal   water   electric  driven  chiller  and  the  connection  via  a  new  12kV  medium  voltage  electrical  duct  bank.   Installation   of   the   12kV   duct   bank   required   extensive   research,  coordination,  and  timing  to  maintain  all   roadways,  parking   lots,  and  facilities   to  keep   them   active   during   construction   due   to   the   extensive   amount   of   utilities  (marked   and   unmarked)   that   were   involved   in   the   routing   of   the   ¼  mile   duct  bank  from  the  existing  switching  station  to  the  central  utility  plant.      Installation  of  the  plant  included  utility  receptacles,  interior  and  exterior  lighting,  connection  to  the  cooling  tower  and  chiller,  supplying  and   installation  of  a  new  4,160v  switchgear,  two  12kV  transformers,  and  two  12kV  circuit  interrupters.    

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CA  License  No.  245778   • NV  License  No.  B-­‐54453  •  NV  License  No.  C2-­‐54454