This document provides an agenda and background information for a presentation on electrical distribution reliability improvements, physical security upgrades, and on-site power generation projects at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant and Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant in Baltimore, Maryland. The presentation will be given by representatives from engineering firm Burdette, Koehler, Murphy & Associates and will include introductions, information about BKM's qualifications and experience, and an opportunity for questions.
1. City of Baltimore - Electrical Distribution Reliability
Improvements, Physical Security and On-site Power
Generation at BRWWTP and PWWTP
Presented by:
Jim Barrett, PE, AIA Associate, LEED AP
Dave Wetzel, PE
Qayyum Abdul, PE, LEED AP BD+C January 10, 2013
2. Agenda
» Introductions
» About BKM
» Responses to Questions
» Questions
3. Who is BKM?
» Burdette, Koehler, Murphy & Associates, Inc.
Established in 1968
» 40-person firm providing
mechanical / electrical / plumbing engineering
» 17 PEs / 13 LEED APs
» Market Sectors
» Government
» Mission Critical
» Corporate
» Healthcare
» Higher Education
» K-12 Schools
4. Who are our Clients?
» 60% of our work consists of federal, state,
and local government projects
» 80% of our work consists of renovation
work within occupied buildings
» Our government clients include the following:
• Baltimore City DPW
• Maryland Department of General Services
• Baltimore County Government
• Carroll County Government
• NOAA
• NASA
• EPA
• USDA
5. Project Team Members
» Burdette, Koehler, Murphy & Associates, Inc.
Electrical Engineering
» KES Engineering, Inc. (MBE)
Electrical Engineering (Ronaldo Mojica, PE)
» Phoenix Engineering, Inc. (MBE)
Cost Estimating (Malini Gupta Glueck, PE)
» Additional Team Members as Needed
6. BKM Project Personnel
James L. Barrett, PE, Principal-in-Charge
» 28 years in the industry
» Extensive experience with project contractual issues
» Numerous occupied / phased renovations
» Experience working with Department of Public Works for Baltimore County, Carroll
County, and Montgomery County
» Experience working for Baltimore City:
• Current contracts include a Baltimore City school renovation at Bentalou
• Current on-call contract for Baltimore City Public School System
7. BKM Project Personnel
David M. Wetzel, PE, Project Manager/Lead Electrical Engineer
» 21 years in the power systems design industry
» BS and MS in electrical power systems engineering
» Former waste/stormwater electrical engineer, while at JMT
» Former power system field service engineer, while at ABB
» Former power system engineer while at BGE
» Experience in waste/stormwater, substations, power utility, airports, marine terminals,
industrial, healthcare, laboratories, and other general building facilities
» Project Manager for numerous prime contracts
8. BKM Project Personnel
Qayyum Abdul, PE, Electrical Engineer
» 7 years of electrical design experience in the industry
» BS in electrical and electronics engineering
» MS in electrical power systems engineering
» Former electrical design engineer for waste/stormwater systems while at JMT
» Former electrical engineer while at Interstates Engineering
» Over 5 years experience in design of electrical systems for wastewater treatment plants
and industrial facilities
» Extensive experience in power system modeling and analysis of industrial facilities
9. Team’s Wastewater/Stormwater Experience
• Patapsco WWTP, ENR Modifications (Contract No. • Greenhill Cove WWPS, Pump Station
855), City of Baltimore, MD – new 400kW generator - Improvements, Baltimore County, MD – new 100kW
$20 M. generator.
• Throop WWTP, Nutrient Reduction and Expansion, • Masseth Avenue WWPS, Pump Station
Lackawanna River Basin Sewer Authority – new Improvements, Baltimore County, MD – new 100kW
800kW generator, 2 new 65kW cogenerators - $ 23 M. generator.
• Mystic Harbour WWTP, Upgrade and Expansion, • Maple Avenue SWPS, Pump Station
Worchester County, MD – new 550kW generator. Renovations, Norfolk, VA – new 450kW generator.
• Throop WWTP, Headworks Wet Weather • First View SWPS, Pump Station Renovations, Norfolk, VA
Improvements, Lackawanna River Basin Sewer – new 550kW generator.
Authority - $7 M. • Pump Station #1 SWPS, Pump Station
• Emporia WWTP, Modifications to Solids Handling Renovations, Norfolk, VA.
Facilities, Emporia, VA – generator system evaluation • Brambleton Avenue SWPS, Pump Station
and modifications . Renovations, Norfolk, VA.
• Chesapeake Terrace WWPS, Pump Station • Monticello Avenue SWPS, Pump Station
Improvements, Baltimore County, MD – new 125kW Renovations, Norfolk, VA.
generator.
• Virginia Beach Boulevard SWPS, Pump Station
Emergency Generator, Norfolk, VA.
WW/SW experience was performed by Dave Wetzel, PE
and Qayyum Abdul, PE, LEED AP BD+C while at JMT.
10. Experience in investigations, evaluations, repairs, renovations
and new construction of electrical systems. Question 1
Johns Hopkins Keswick Campus, Switchgear Replacement Projects,
Baltimore MD - $6 M
• Prime consultant (North Building)
• 500,000-square-foot campus facility
• Two-source medium voltage primary-secondary-
selective system
• Replace two 13.2kV BGE service entrance
switchgear line-ups
• Replace/upsize two 13.2kV-480V double-ended
unit substations
• Replace/modify 13.2kV underground feeder
system
• Evaluate/reconnect 1.9MW existing on-site
2012 Craftsmanship Award
generation for Electrical Work for
Keswick North Building from
• Phased occupied construction – 12 construction
phases The Building Congress & Exchange
11. Experience in investigations, evaluations, repairs, renovations
and new construction of electrical systems. Question 1
911 Call Center, Baltimore County, MD - $7 M
• New 20,000-square-foot call center in existing
300,000-square-foot courthouse building
• New 13.2kV-480V medium voltage primary
selective unit substation
• Existing two-source medium voltage primary-
secondary selective system
• New mission critical 900kW generator and
uninterruptible power supply (UPS) facility
• Phased occupied construction
12. Experience in investigations, evaluations, repairs, renovations
and new construction of electrical systems. Question 1
I-95 Travel Plazas, Maryland House and Chesapeake House, Maryland
Transportation Authority - $45 M
• Two new facilities combined 80,000-square-
feet
• Includes building, site, and 12 restaurants
• Two major 2,500 A utility service entrances
• Combined 1.5MW on-site generation
• Design team includes approximately 20 design
consultants in 10 states and 3 countries
13. Manpower availability to complete the project on-time and within budget for
prime-consultant and sub-consultants, including performing quality control/
quality assurance tasks at critical stages. Question 2
» Combined team of 120 design professionals
» 20 licensed mechanical and electrical engineers
» 5 dedicated professional electrical engineers
» In-house quality peer review and budget
analysis at every milestones
» Coordination/constructability review for quality
assurance
14. Experience and knowledge in the design of on-site standby power generating
facilities with an equivalent capacity equal to or great than 2.0 Mega Watts. Question 3
Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC), Emergency Generator
Installation, Baltimore, MD - $ 4M
• Prime consultant (MEP) additional consultants
include architectural, structural, and
geotechnical
• 1,000,000-square-foot facility
• 8MW on-site generating capacity – single
facility
• Two new 3MW generators and one existing
2MW generator
• New paralleling switchgear
• Existing two-source medium voltage campus
distribution system with three primary selective
substations
• 17 automatic transfer switch (ATS) generator
starting commands
• Phased occupied construction – 21
construction phases
15. Experience and knowledge in the design of on-site standby power generating
facilities with an equivalent capacity equal to or great than 2.0 Mega Watts. Question 3
Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC), Emergency Generator
Installation, Baltimore, MD - $ 4M
• Entire facility electrical load evaluation
• Generator starting sequence
• Generator capacity calculations
• Short circuit study
• Coordination study
• Generator control design
• Underground feeder system design
• Fuel system design/modifications
• Exhaust system design
16. Experience and knowledge in the design of on-site standby power generating
facilities with an equivalent capacity equal to or great than 2.0 Mega Watts. Question 3
Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC), Emergency Generator
Installation, Baltimore, MD - $ 4M
Lessons Learned:
• Short circuit study – impact on existing system
• IBC seismic requirements
• Feeder separation
• Factory witness testing
• Generator controls
17. Experience in design of medium voltage secondary selective
sectionalized power distribution centers. Question 4
Medium Voltage Secondary Selective
• Main-tie-main breakers • Open-tie breaker
• Closed main breakers • Supplied by two incoming sources
18. Experience in design of medium voltage secondary selective
sectionalized power distribution centers. Question 4
Two-Source Primary – Secondary Selective
19. Experience in design of medium voltage secondary selective
sectionalized power distribution centers &
Experience in design of underground redundant power systems to
maintain power in the event of a single feeder fault. Question 4 & 5
Relevant Experience:
BWI Airport, Substation and Distribution Johns Hopkins Keswick Campus, Switchgear
System Upgrades Replacement Projects
• Two new 34.5kV BGE service entrance switchgear • Two new 13.2kV BGE service entrance switchgear
line-ups, four new 13.8kV double-ended switchgear line-ups, two new 13.2kV-480V double-ended unit
line-ups, and medium voltage distribution system substations, and medium voltage distribution system
BWI Airport, Terminal A/B Expansion Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Building
• Three new 13.2kV-480V double-ended unit A and AA Switchgear Replacement Projects
substations and medium voltage distribution system • Two new 13.2kV-208V double-ended unit
substations
BWI Airport, Central Utility Plant Upgrades
• Two new 13.2kV-480V double-ended unit
substations, one new 13.2kV-4,160V double-ended
unit substation, and medium voltage distribution
system
20. Experience in design of special systems for security systems, including CCTV
systems, access control systems, and perimeter fencing systems. Question 6
Relevant Experience:
• AACPS Waugh Chapel Elementary School • Johns Hopkins Hospital - Meyers 8th Floor
Addition Medical Library
• Carroll County Public Schools -Main Data • Johns Hopkins Medical Institute - Graduate
Center Feasibility Study Student Housing High Rise
• Baltimore County Public Schools - West • MdTA Travel Plazas - MD House &
Towson Elementary School Chesapeake House
• Baltimore County Public Schools - • VAMC Martinsburg - Consolidated Dispatch
Administrative Office Relocations Center
• Baltimore County Courthouse 4th Floor • VAMC Wilmington - Building #5 Medical
Court Renovation Training Center
• Baltimore County Courthouse Electrical & • VAMC Wilmington - Site Enhancements -
Telecom Upgrades Site Security
• Baltimore County 911 Center Relocation • VAMC Perry Point Community Living Center
• Johns Hopkins University - Health &
Counseling Center
21. Experience in geotechnical, civil, mechanical, electrical, structural, architectural, sound
attenuation, and landscape design for power generation system buildings. Question 7
Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC), Emergency Generator
Installation, Baltimore, MD - $ 4M
• BKM Prime (MEP) Consultant for 8MW On-site Generating Station. Consultants
include:
• Architectural Sub-consultant
• Structural Sub-consultant
• Geotechnical Sub-consultant
BKM has extensive experience utilizing additional specialty consultants on previous
projects including civil, sound attenuation, and landscape design.
22. Experience in designing facilities in compliance with NEC, NFPA, NFPA 70E Arc
Flash, OSHA standards. Question 8
NEC: National Electrical Code
• NEC Articles 500, 501, and 502: Hazardous (classified) Locations
• NEC Article 504: Intrinsically Safe Systems
• NEC Articles 700, 701, and 702: Emergency, legally required and optional standby
generator power systems
NFPA: National Fire Protection Association
• NFPA 820: Standard for Fire Protection in Wastewater Treatment and Collection Facilities
• NFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace (Arc Flash)
• NFPA 101: Life Safety Code
• NFPA 110: Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems
OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Act
• OSHA Trained Professionals
• BKM standard procedures are to follow OSHA Guidelines during site investigation
23. Experience in overall team approach with MBE/WBE consultants participation. Question 9
KES Engineering, Inc. (MBE) Phoenix Engineering (MBE)
Electrical Engineer Cost Consultant
• Dundalk Marine Terminal, Maryland Port • Urgent Needs WW Engineering Services,
Administration, Sanitary Sewer Baltimore City, MD
Replacement • Back River WWTP, Blower Building
• Midshore Regional SW Facility II, Rehabilitation, Baltimore, MD
Maryland Environmental Service at • Leakin Park Pumping Station Renovations,
River Road, Ridgely, MD Baltimore, MD
• Garrett A. Morgan Water Works Plant • Earth Dam Rehabilitation, Baltimore City, MD
Filter/Administration Building
• Montebello Filtration Improvements,
Modifications, Cleveland, Ohio
Baltimore City, MD
• Baltimore Grand Prix, Camden Yards
• Solid Waste Storage Facility,
Sports Complex
Baltimore City, MD
• Earth Dam Rehabilitation, Baltimore City, MD
• Stoney Run Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation,
Baltimore, MD
24. Experience in BG&E system coordination and evaluation of incoming power
service feeders and switchgear. Question 10
Relevant Experience:
Johns Hopkins Keswick Campus, GBMC, Coordination Study for New
Switchgear Replacement Projects Generator Panelboards
• Coordination/evaluation for load increase, • Coordination/evaluation of BGE feeder fault
medium voltage switchgear replacement current for coordination study.
and construction outages.
BWI Airport, Substation and Distribution
911 Call Center, Baltimore County System Upgrades
• Coordination/evaluation for load increase, • Coordination/evaluation for load increase,
medium voltage substation addition and new medium voltage service supply feeder,
construction outages. new medium voltage service entrance and
equipment, circulating current study for
I-95 Travel Plazas medium and low voltage closed transition
• Coordination/evaluation for new schemes and construction outages.
construction, load increase, and new
service entrances for campus medium
voltage distribution system.
25. References
GBMC, Emergency Generator Installation
Project
• Mitchell Scholtes, GBMC Construction
Manager, 443-849-2149
Johns Hopkins Keswick Campus,
Switchgear Replacement Projects
• Nick Farrell, Senior Director Facilities,
Design & Construction, 443-997-3735
911 Call Center, Baltimore County
• Mike Smith, Project Manager, 410-887-
2946
26. City of Baltimore - Electrical Distribution Reliability
Improvements, Physical Security and On-site Power
Generation at BRWWTP and PWWTP
Questions?