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2. Building 89 at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WRALC) is used
for depainting and painting large military cargo aircraft.
Monitoring and regulating temperature and humidity in the hangar is
critical during the painting process to meet the technical order and
ensure the quality of the surface finish.
In the winter of 2009, temperatures were
well below normal. The chilled water and
heating coils in the 300,000 cfm, 100 percent
outside air handling units serving the hanger
froze and burst.

4. Ten years prior, McKenney’s was the prime
contractor responsible for the design and
construction of the large, custom-built air
handlers.
As such we were called in by the Maintenance
Wing Energy Manager for WRALC to evaluate
existing equipment and controls in order to
provide recommendations for restoring the
HVAC system to its original functioning state.
The initial evaluation was performed under a
government credit card purchase.

7. McKenney’s began by assembling a
highly qualified team composed of in-
house engineers, service personnel and
controls technicians to conduct a one-
day comprehensive assessment of
existing conditions, operations and
functionality of the Building 89 HVAC
systems, including pressure testing the
coils.

8. It wasn’t easy. With such a short schedule
and with so much system damage it was
difficult to pinpoint the most likely failure
scenario out of all the possibilities.
McKenney’s produced a detailed report of the findings and made
several recommendations on equipment and control system repairs,
operator training and long-term maintenance strategies to ensure
system integrity over the long term.
The report also included cost estimates for the recommendations
offered.

9. Time and budget constraints only complicated
things for the base. In order to get the repairs
done quickly to allow the building to continue
being productive, the base negotiated directly
with Willis Mechanical, a member of the SBA
8(a) program and McKenney’s official SBA-
approved protégé team partner.
Repair of the heating and cooling system,
the air handler unit coils and controls
became a turnkey design/build project.
As prime contractor, our protégé
performed over 50 percent of the work
with McKenney’s performing the
remainder.

10. Not only did McKenney’s offer a
turnkey solution including analysis,
recommendations, budgetary cost
estimates, design, controls, execution,
commissioning and owner training, we
also met our responsibilities to our
protégé, Willis Mechanical.
This mentor-protégé partnership
provided the contract vehicle to allow
WRALC to bring Building 89’s HVAC
system back to acceptable operation.

11. According to the Director of Government
Facilities at McKenney’s, “The project at
Building 89 highlights the technical,
execution and contract administrative skills
that McKenney’s can bring to the table to
support the missions and mandates facing
government installations across the
Southeast. Our plan is to continue to serve
them from a position of expertise and
knowledge.”

12. Project Team
Prime Contractor: Willis Mechanical
Owner: WRALC
Engineer: McKenney’s Inc.
The Challenge
Identify Bldg. 89 HVAC issues
Offer solutions and budgets to repair equipment and controls
Provide an opportunity for our protégé by offering a turnkey solution for
the hanger repairs
The Solution
An initial audit under a government credit card purchase
Offered a turnkey design/build solution that met the base’s tight
schedule and budget
Leveraged a mentor-protégé affiliation to expedite repairs
Trained base maintenance staff to minimize future malfunctions

13. The Results
Returned the HVAC systems back to their original functioning states,
including controls
Allowed uninterrupted painting of planes in Bldg. 89 while providing
optimal temperature and humidity during the process
Continued our successful protégé relationship by providing an
introduction to WRALC

14. Atlanta Office: 1056 Moreland Industrial Boulevard
Atlanta, Georgia 30316
P: 404-622-5000
Charlotte Office: 3601 Performance Road
Charlotte, North Carolina 28214
P: 704-357-1200
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