Award Of Merit: Small Project Under $10 Million - Honor Health
Replacing boilers, chillers, generators and other major elements of the medical center’s central plant was not only seamless for patients and staff, but also came in under budget and ahead of schedule with no safety incidents. Construction of the $7-million facility began in June 2014 and was completed in March.
Crews removed three 300- ton chillers and installed three 450-ton chillers. Six chilled water pumps with energy-efficient and variable frequency drives, two 1-MW generators and three steam boilers with 119 horsepower and a 5-million BTU rating were also installed. A new 1,300-gallonper- minute Marley tower replaces two preexisting towers. The new tower uses approximately 60% of the hospital’s daily water supply.