LocationOcean City, Maryland
MarketWater Treatment Plants
PROCUREMENT AND EQUIPMENT COORDINATION FOR A NEW 1,500-KILOWATT DIESEL STANDBY GENERATOR, PORTABLE-GENERATOR AND LOAD-BANK CONNECTION CABINET, INDOOR DAY TANK, OUTDOOR BULK-FUEL STORAGE TANK, GENERATOR CONTROLS, EXHAUST COMPONENTS.
Johnston Construction Company
- Johnston Construction Company procured and coordinated major standby-generator equipment for the 14th Street Water Treatment Plant in Ocean City, Maryland.
- The equipment package included a Caterpillar Model 3512C diesel standby generator rated at 1,500 kilowatts, 277/480 volts, and three-phase power.
- Furnished a UL 2200-certified generator package upgraded for NFPA 110 requirements and certified for applicable seismic conditions.
- Furnished a generator-mounted Caterpillar EMCP 4.2B digital control panel with local monitoring, Ethernet telematics, generator-running indication, remote annunciation, and remote emergency-stop functionality.
- Provided a 2,500-amp electrically operated generator circuit breaker with long-time, short-time, instantaneous, and ground-fault protection.
B & R Electrical Contractors
- B & R Electrical Contractors, Inc. performed the electrical installation associated with the 14th Street Water Treatment Plant standby-generator upgrade.
- Performed electrical demolition of existing conduit, conductors, and connections required to remove the existing generator and install the new standby-power equipment.
- Installed Schedule 40 PVC conduit to match the existing electrical raceway system.
- Furnished and installed THHN copper conductors for the new generator power-distribution connections.
- Installed six 4-inch conduits containing four 600-kcmil conductors between the generator junction box and the triple-switch equipment.