Case In Point

The project summaries below explain typical S&A project implementations.  Each depicts the value we deliver to our clients.

WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION

For over 20 years, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission—the 8th largest water and wastewater utility in the nation– has relied on S&A to provide electrical engineering services to every single water and wastewater plant they operate. S&A’s work for the WSSC encompasses reliability, load demand, construction management, substation design, underground distribution, UV disinfection, security improvements, plant upgrades and expansions, and more to ensure consistent water quality and delivery. S&A power systems keep clean water flowing to the millions of residents in the WSSC service area.

THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL

At one of the busiest, most high-profile buildings in the world, power outages are unacceptable and security is paramount. The Architect of the Capitol, relies on S&A for generator, UPS, security protection, and reliability of its electrical systems. Understanding the value S&A delivers on all projects from the simple to the complex, the Architect of the Capitol has entrusted S&A to design the electrical systems for almost every building on the Capitol Complex. A thorough evaluation and assessment of the electrical system’s vulnerability to explosive devices was conducted to ensure proper protection was put in place. With an understanding for minimizing disruption to critical schedules as integrity of historical building code, S&A provided detailed construction timelines and work sequence orders to minimize downtime and schedule disruption, as well as detailed design drawings for review by the architectural review board.

NEW MEADOWLANDS STADIUM

With a crucial project and a short timeline, the new Meadowlands Stadium turned to S&A for expert guidance and analysis to improve electrical system reliability and comply with regulations. S&A conducted a number of services at the stadium, including short circuit, coordination, and arc flash analysis. As a major public facility, strict legal standards for coordination of emergency power supply required rigorous and comprehensive analysis of the entire electrical system. S&A’s work provided much improved reliability to all electrical power systems and ensured compliance with National Electric Code requirements.

THE U.S. BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING

When upgrading the entire electrical systems of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, S&A was called in for the task. The large-scale project involved monitoring and metering of the entire building and creating a system to provide electrical consumption and demand data throughout the system, improving communication and integrating the system management into the BEP’s Intranet. New substations and switchgears that improved efficiency and reliability, as well as a new UPS for the security systems, were designed. During the course of the project, S&A uncovered energy saving opportunities, so air handler units, new VFDs and other measures were installed, resulting in significant savings for the BEP.