Mission Critical
BCE has over 20 years of experience in all phases of mission critical projects.
Pre-Design
- Assistance with site selection
- Selection of electrical utility company, redundant feeds and rate negotiation
- Tier selection
Design
- Evaluation of different technologies for UPS power distribution, generation and energy storage
- Reliability analysis of different topologies
- Assistance in selection of major equipment
- Prepare RFP for purchase of major equipment
- Underground feeder sizing
- Prepare construction documents using the latest Building Information Modeling (BIM) software
Construction
- Assistance in contractor selection and fee negotiation
- Submittal reviews
- Factory witness testing of major equipment
- Construction progress reviews
- Short-circuit, coordination studies and arc flash risk assessment
- Active participation in commissioning
Post-Construction
- Management of critical circuits and capacity
- Arc flash risk assessments
- Prepare Methods of Procedures (MOPs) for operation and maintenance of the electrical systems
- 24×7, on-site or over the phone assistance during emergencies
- Prepare MOPs and participate in periodic integrated systems testing
Upgrades to existing facilities
- Evaluation of existing facilities
- Increase reliability and Tier rating
- Increase capacity
- Increase efficiency
- Prepare cutover plans
- Maintain redundancy level to IT equipment throughout the upgrade