The third and final phase of the Oakmead Engine Replacement project was recently awarded to BCI. This $650,000 project will replace the final 2 engines at the Oakmead Storm Pump Station. Below are before and after pictures of an engine recently replaced under the Phase II contract.
This $6,000,000+ project includes replacement of aging electrical distribution panels and switchgear at 18 BART stations throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Work includes de-energizing power to each station, which is only allowed during non-revenue hours. With work at 15 stations now completed, construction is entering it’s final phase.
Construction is in it’s last year for the Vineyard Surface Water Treatment Project. This project, involving construction of a brand new 50MGD Water Treatment Plant, has been underway since 2008. This $34 million contract consists of underground ductbanks, 4160V Distribution, 4160V Generators, 4160V VFD’s, controls, instrumentation, fiber optics, low voltage systems, lighting systems, etc.
To learn more about the Vineyard Surface Water Treatment Plant, visit the Freeport Water Project website by clicking here. Below are some pictures of some of the work performed to date.
Work continues on the Devil’s Slide Tunnel Project. Below are recent pictures showing the ventilation and supports in the equipment chamber, as well as some FRP ductwork being off-loaded and staged for installation for a fresh-air supply system.
Work is now fully underway on the BART 34.5kv Cable Replacement project. This contract, in excess of $9,000,000, is the first phase of a series of projects planned for the replacement of aging power cables throughout the entire BART system. Work includes replacement of 50’000′ of 6″ GRS conduit, supports, and replacement of 160’000′ of 34.5kV cabling.
BCI was recently awarded a $3.8 million dollar contract to upgrade the aging primary electrical, standby power, and PLC systems at the Rinconada WTP in Los Gatos, CA. Originally 4 separate projects, this larger, combined project allows BCI the ability to coordinate and execute work that involves all 4 aspects of of work simultaneously during limited shutdown windows. The work includes:
1. Replacement of reconfiguration of 12kV, 2.4kV, and 480V distribution switchgear, transformers, cabling, and conduits.
2. Replacement of various smaller “dowstream” UPS units with (4) New 50kVA “upstream” UPS units with Static Bypass Cabinets, Battery Cabinets, and associated conduit and wiring.
3. Reconfiguration of a 1500kW 480V Standby Generator and 480-12kV Step Up Transformer. This work includes various civil aspects, including concrete foundations, footings, construction of a sound wall, landscaping, as well as underground piping and electrical ductbanks.
4. Replacement of PLC cabinets with (N) centralized PLC control cabinets, along with associated “trunk” cabling between PLC cabinets and Remote I/O cabinets throughout the plant.
BCI was recently awarded a $1.4 million dollar contract to replace several of the existing ventilation systems for the Harry Tracy WTP. The upgrades are part of a $174 million contract that was awarded to Kiewit Infrastructure West in February. The Harry Tracy WTP serves as the emergency back-up and supplementary water supply system for the entire San Francisco Peninsula. Local watershed runoff, along with water from Hetch Hetchy and East Bay sources, is stored in the reservoir system, then fed into the Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant, and subsequently delivered to customers. The purpose of this project is to improve delivery reliability and provide seismic upgrades at this regional water treatment plant to achieve a sustained capacity of 140 million gallons per day (mgd) for at least 60 days, and to provide 140 mgd within 24 hours following a seismic event on the San Andreas Fault.
BCI was recently awarded a $5 million+ project with the Department of Water Resources to rehabilitate (3) pumping plants along the Sutter Bypass Canal and East Borrow Canal, located near Yuba City, CA. Work includes the installation of (E) 12kV Switchgear Lineups, (3) Custom Built Walk-in MCC buildings, (3) Standby Generators, CMU Buildings, Grounding Grids, new SCADA systems, and associated underground infrastructure. The pumping plants are to remain in operation during construction, therefore temporary power equipment will be installed and maintained during rehabilitation of the (E) electrical systems. This fast-track project will begin in April of 2011, and be complete by December 2011.
BCI was recently awarded a contract with GSE Construction, for the electrical and instrumentation work associated with the renovation of Boyce Road Lift Station. The (E) lift station will remain in operation, continuously receiving and treating sewage, duration construction. An entirely new lift station directly adjacent to the (E) lift station will be constructed, and once completed, all pumping operations will be cutover from the existing pump station to the new pump station. BCI is expected to mobilize the site in May 2011, and construction is expected to extend into 2012.
BCI was recently awarded a contract to provide and install the new electrical systems, seismic instrumentation, and analytical instrumentation systems for the Los Vaqueros Dam Expansion Project. This contract worth $1.3 million is a fast track project, expected to be completed by the end of 2011.
