As a subconsultant, SI Engineering, P.C. (SIE) provided construction administration, inspection, design oversight, and support services for Design-Build Project RK-66, Design-Build of Electrical Upgrades at the RFK Facility. The intent of the design-build contract was to provide each of the Open Road Tolling (ORT) locations with redundant sources of power to allow them to operate when primary service is impacted, as well as under emergency conditions. This work included upgrading equipment, installing generators, switchgear, distribution panels, replacing substations, and installing service feeders from separate sources to each of the substations associated with the tolling operations at RFK. Work also involved installing new boilers for the Robert Moses Building and relocating them to the exterior of the building above the 500-year flood plain.
Work was performed at five (5) primary locations: the Robert Moses Building, the Manhattan and Bronx Service Buildings, and the Bronx and Queens Meter Rooms. Key elements of the project included construction of a new 5kV substation at the southwest corner of the Robert Moses Building inside a prefabricated enclosure. This included a new fuel tank generator with a 36-hour primary fuel tank and transformer, as well as the decommissioning and removal of existing substation equipment. At the Robert Moses Building, the scope also included construction of new boilers, piping, and boiler room above the 500-year flood plain, as well as the demolition of existing boilers. Other key items consisted of replacing the existing generator and fuel tank at the Manhattan Service building, installing a new 5kV switch, adding a second power feeder from the Bronx Meter Room for ORT operations, and demolishing the existing 5kV substation and relocating all associated conduits and junction boxes.
At the Bronx Meter Room, work involved construction of a new, prefabricated, standalone, fully enclosed 5kV substation. This required installation of a new secondary 5kV feeder; decommissioning, demolition, and removal of all existing equipment in the Meter Room; and relocation of all associated conduits and junction boxes.
SIE was responsible for comprehensive construction inspection, testing, and support services necessary to coordinate and independently monitor the construction work from start through completion and final acceptance.
