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County of Santa Clara
Salas O'Brien Engineers was awarded the contract with The County of Santa Clara for professional services for various and minor renovation projects for
Building Operations. Salas O'Brien Engineers, Inc. will provide Engineering and Architectural Services to assess existing conditions of facilities and
utility systems, develop architectural & engineering recommendations, consultation, feasibility studies, designs, cost estimates, field investigations
and evaluations of existing systems and facilities, project development support, design and development of bid documents, ADA evaluations, LEED and
sustainability studies, energy consumption analysis, coordination with State Historical Preservation Office, and other support for various repair and minor renovation projects.
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New central plant
at CSUMB
California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) is located on the
old Fort Ord Army base just outside of Monterey, CA. The University
is comprised of both older Army facilities and newly constructed campus facilities. Heating is currently supplied by mostly older distributed boilers, which contribute to high heating and maintenance costs. CSUMB secured the services of Salas O'Brien
Engineers, Inc. to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a central combined heating and power plant. The study included both technical and financial analyses and determined that the project was feasible. Our role also included
numerous presentations at the CSU Chancellor's Office to secure funding for the at the CSU Chancellor's Office to secure funding for the project, which totals $8 million in direct "energy project" funding, $12 million in State-provided infrastructure
funding, and $1.1 million in State-provided, scheduled maintenance funding. A portion of the $21 million package evolved from taking a "total impact" approach, which resulted from Salas O'Brien Engineers, Inc. integrating this project with the overall
Campus Master Plan and with already programmed (and funded) Campus projects. The funding includes a new Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Plant, as well as all associated piping, distribution, and controls. The physical plant is sized for eventual build-out
to 3 mW, with Phase 1 funding the first 1mW engine. Because of Salas O'Brien Engineers, Inc.'s capabilities in the areas of planning, design, and construction oversight, the firm was selected to design the entire $21 million project. The project also
includes coordination of all utilities and infrastructure for the new 200,000 square foot library, project management associated with CEQA, Air Quality permits, utility interconnection, design (schematic, design development and construction drawings),
and construction administration.
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Cupertino Union School District
Salas O'Brien Engineers, Inc. has been selected as Engineer/Architect for Cupertino Union School District's
next 5 years of Modernization Projects listed in their 10 Year Facilities Master Plan. The District developed the ten-year facility
master plan which requires engineering and architectural services for deferred maintenance, modernization, new structural design, ADA
requirements, and Division of State Architect approvals. Some of the projects will include; replacement of campus water piping,
replacement of most interior finishes, partitions, accessories for various school restrooms, modifications to existing facility to
accommodate HVAC replacement, the addition of a new 10,000 SF Central Kitchen facility and equipment, a gymnasium expansion project,
the modernization and repair of several of the school's athletic fields and the remodel of an existing administration space. The
Design Phase will begin in the Summer of 2006.
We are also working with CUSD on other projects concurrently; such as HVAC Replacement at Nan Allen School.
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Santa Clara Valley Med
Project entails the expansion of the Central Plant M&E building from it’s current 2400 Tons to
3600 tons with sufficient added interior space to handle future expansion to 6000 tons. This expansion consists of a new
1200 ton steam-fired absorption chiller. The chiller is sized to handle the long-term goal of using waste heat from a
combined heat and power plant and to also provide sufficient capacity to serve the new Valley Specialties Center building.
The expansion includes upgrades to the Energy Management System.
The picture above shows the
Valley Medical Center 1200 ton chiller. It uses steam to provide chilled water to the hospital campus. Steam will be made from
waste heat from future cogeneration plant.
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