NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION, CHINA LAKE, CALIFORNIA
Contract Value: $3,100,000.00
Category: Fire Life Safety – Design Build
- Project managed the design and build of new fire protection and alarm system utilizing Viking grate nozzle technology for AFFF distribution within Hangar 1 at NAWS China Lake. The overhead deluge water sprinkler system was demolished and replaced with an overhead wet sprinkler system. The existing 16” thick hangar floor was demolished and replaced with a new monolithically cast-in-place concrete hangar floor to accommodate the new AFFF grate nozzle system. A new static grounding system was installed within the new hangar floor. A new underground, high-pressure water distribution system was installed for the flow control and alarm valves within the newly built and customized AFFF building. Within the AFFF building, both overhead and AFFF support equipment including piping, fittings, valves, and AFFF tanks were installed within an environmentally controlled environment.
- The new underground drainage system was designed and integrated with the new AFFF grate nozzle system from the hangar floor to a retention basin approximately 1,500 feet away. A new fire alarm with base reporting, AFFF releasing panel, and triple IR/UV flame detection was installed. The complete system was showcased for NAVFAC SWDIV Fire Protection Engineering and tested for FM Global and UL certification and approval. This project was performed during full hangar operations in two phases, in which only half of the 40,000 SF hangar was available for construction. Communication, coordination, and scheduling with hangar representatives were absolutely critical to the success of the project.
Relevant Project Experience:
- Design Build, Fire Sprinkler, AFFF Grate Nozzle Technology, Fire Alarm, Triple IR/UV Technology, Basewide Alarm Dispatch and Connectivity, New Building Construction, New Concrete Floor with Coating, and Underground Water Distribution.
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