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West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Jan, 2021

CASE STUDY

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

SERVICES

Electrical

CONTRACTOR

Ceetech

DATE

Jan, 2021

OVERVIEW

Chesterwell is a new community of 1600 homes in north Colchester. A Co-op premium format store, with a barista bar, opened in December 2021 after a twelve-month construction period.

Ceetech was engaged in October for the project management, design and installation of electrical work for refrigeration cases, and CCTV and security systems.

The deadline for completion was fully committed with no room for delays, at a time when supply chains were struggling and once again covid was on the increase. To manage this, supplies were ordered immediately and held in stock to ensure no delay was experienced. Extra resources were placed on the project at early stages to get ahead and fast track.

Project

The project took place over 24months, including a short shut-down due to covid.

Working in an operational building is always a challenge. When that building is providing patient care, and coping with unprecedented clinical demand during the global pandemic, the challenge goes up a level.

After a six-week project shut-down during Lockdown 1, we restarted with various protective measures in place. We had undertaken our Health and Safety risk assessments in line with covid guidance and worked to those practices introduced by the NHS.

Areas were closed off via barriers and at times, pedestrian flow around the hospital was re-routed to allow for corridors to be shut to allow internal works to take place.

Throughout the project, we were aware of the impact of our work on patient care, and the general public. Shutdowns

were planned to suit the various hospital departments which included undertaking work at nights, weekends and early mornings. When the work produced loud and intrusive noise levels, we limited it to a 20-minute on and 20-minute off routine.

Our interview and presentation, as part of the tender process, had given the client confidence that we were competent and experienced at not only undertaking the work but doing so in a clinical environment. Intensive programming, planning and extensive preparatory works in collaboration with the hospital Trust team enabled all of the changeovers and shutdowns to be completed as planned without any detriment to the hospital. Our team are highly skilled at successful project planning with the client and understand that any changes need to be discussed and agreed.

Result

CeeTech acted as the main contractor. The project was the decommission and removal of an electrical panel and the installation of a new panel. A new BMS system was installed, along with a new fire suppression system and upgrade to the fire alarm system. Also the HV system was upgraded.

Alongside the electrical and mechanical work, general. building work was undertaken. A summary of the work included is listed below:

• Decommission & removal of 2 existing HV transformers and Installation of 3 New HV transformers and associated HV works via planned shutdowns and preparatory works

• Decommission & Removal of existing LV panel and installation of 3 x new 2000A LV Panels via planned shutdowns and preparatory works.

• Diversion and extension of existing submain circuits to new LV panels via planned shutdowns and preparatory works.

• Decommission & Removal of existing Generator Switchboard and installation of New Generator Switchboard panel and associated control panels.

• Divert and extension of existing generator cables to new Generator Switchboard via planned shutdowns and preparatory works.

• Installation and connection of new Generator control cables between existing Generators and new Generator Switchboard, Generator Control Panels, LV Panels and BMS system.

• Upgrade to existing site CHP system.

• New BMS system and upgrade to the existing system

• New Fire Suppression System and addition to an existing system.

• Addition to the existing fire alarm system

• New switch room, transformer compound and system earthing.

• Addition to the existing lightning protection system.

• New power factor control system and reconnection of 2 x existing units.

• Access control system to new HV transformer compound.

• Additions to existing Data/Telephone system.

• Installation of AC system to new switch room.

• Installation of new general electrical items including Mains Distribution, Lighting, Power, Heating, motorised dampers and control etc

• New building extension to create a larger switch room, alteration to HV transformer compound to allow the installation of the 3rd Generator.

• Various other additional builders work.

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