The aim of the project is to provide all required Civil, Architectural, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering services for the construction of a new Chaff & Flare Operating Facility in order to meet the current functional requirements of the user, to improve physical building, site conditions and to provide a safe / pleasant working environment for the building occupants. The design services of the project are completed in November 2018.
New building is designed with 2 bays complete with blast wall between, IDS (intrusion detection system) for bays, 4 roll up doors (2 at each side), permanent eyewash stations and chemical shower in bays, 2 bathrooms with shower, water fountain and internet capability in bays. The design and construction methods are suitable for a permanent facility and conform to current DoD, Air Force, and industry explosives safety standards; and protected against seismic events and local weather conditions at the site. Building included a collocated administrative area. All pavements and access roads accommodate the turning radii and maneuvering requirements of the largest piece of munitions material handling equipment (MMHE) assigned to the installation.
The facility is designed to be complete with new domestic hot/cold and waste water piping system in accordance with UFC 3-420-01, UPC-Uniform Plumbing Code, UMC, Uniform Mechanical Code and Air Force Munitions Facilities Standard Guide, new HVAC system in accordance with ASHRAE, MIL HNDBK 1190, ETL 01-1, UFC 3-410-01 and Air Force Munitions Facilities Standard Guide, new fire protection system for new building in accordance with UFC 3-600-01, International Building Code (IBC), NFPA10, NFPA13, NFPA20, NFPA101 and Air Force Munitions Facilities Standard Guide.
Design covered new interior and exterior lighting system IAW latest UFC 3-530-01 new power system complete with new main feeder and ducting between the facility and transformer substation and new lighting protection and grounding system IAW latest UFC 3-575-01 and AFI 321065. During the execution of work topographical survey is conducted as well as underground survey and geotechnical investigations. Necessary detection equipment is used to locate all underground utilities (e.g. electric and communication cables, fuel lines, water lines, sewer lines, storm drainage, abandoned utilities and buried construction debris, etc.) both horizontally and vertical, indicating depth of the top of the utility and the utility’s dimensions Soil boring tests are conducted and reports are prepared in accordance with, IAW TSE CEN ISO/TS 17892 and TS EN 1997.
Design Completion Year : 2019
Client : Vectrus 39 CES/CECED