The project includes a 400A 208Y/120V panelboard in a metal-enclosed switchgear building that feeds a 100A panelboard for low-voltage devices and lighting.
The project also includes excavation, paving, concrete, and metal structure to support the generators and new switchgear building and the installation of a new underground 50,000-gallon oil tank with new oil piping and controls.
Landscaping is included with new trees and regrading of the area following construction.
VA Sioux Falls: Generator Upgrade
The project includes the partial refurbishment of an existing 13.8kW 2MW diesel generator, removal of an existing 12,000-gallon fuel oil tank and associated piping and controls, and the removal of the primary conductors.
Apogee is providing two medium voltage 13.8kW 2MW Generators, one 13.8kV 1,200-amp paralleling switchgear, one 13.8kV 1,200-amp automatic throw switchgear, MV duct banks, and cabling.
- Client: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Location: Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Services: Project Management, MEP Engineering, Landscape Architecture
- Size: Two Generators
- Construction Cost: $7.4M (est.)
- Year Constructed: 2020
