THE CHALLENGE
The FAA’s Air Route Traffic Control Center in Anchorage wanted to replace a 900-ton chilled water plant with a more energy-efficient solution. But carrying out this project would present some unusual challenges. Although the FAA did not select the controls system vendor to perform this project, administrators wanted to continue using that vendor’s controls. That meant whoever headed up the project would have to coordinate construction and installation efforts with subcontractors and the third-party vendor. Harsh environmental conditions would also confine digging efforts to six months during the year. Pipes would have to be buried 10 feet deep so they were below the frost line. And all new equipment would have to be earthquake-proof. The FAA put the project out for bid, using design specifications from a government contractor. TAC won the bid to oversee construction and installation of the new cooling system.
