Request For Tender – Mechanical And Electrical Subcontractor Services For The Ubc Earth Sciences Building District Energy System (Des) Connection And Energy Transfer Station (Ets)

Request For Tender – Mechanical And Electrical Subcontractor Services For The Ubc Earth Sciences Building District Energy System (Des) Connection And Energy Transfer Station (Ets) . The University Of British Columbia Is Converting The Earth Science Building (Esb) At 2207 Main Mall From Three Existing Gas-Fired Boilers To The Ubc Academic District Energy System (Des) Through A New Energy Transfer Station (Ets). The Esb Is A Five-Storey Occupied Academic Teaching And Research Building That Will Remain Fully Operational, With Classes Running, For The Duration Of The Work. Heat To The Building Must Be Maintained At All Times. The Building Was Constructed With Des Provisions: Des Supply And Return Piping Is Stubbed Into The Basement Pipe Entry Room And A Welded Des Riser Runs From The Basement To The Fifth-Floor Boiler Room 5041A. The Work Connects The Existing Stub-Outs To The Existing Riser In The Basement, Installs Three Plate Heat Exchangers (Hex-01, Hex-02, Hex-03), Three In-Line Circulating Pumps With Vfds (P-Hx01, P-Hx02, P-Hx03), Control Valves And Accessories In Boiler Room 5041A, Demolishes The Three Existing Boilers And Boiler Pumps, And Completes The Associated Controls And Electrical Work. The Existing Thermenex Header, Expansion Tanks, Chemical Treatment And Flow Meters Are Retained. Ubc Has Appointed Vpac Construction Group Ltd. (Vpac) As Construction Manager Under A Ccdc 5A Agreement And Vpac Is Issuing This Tender On Ubcs Behalf. The Project Is Funded Through Ubcs Carbon Neutral Capital Program And Is Tied To Fiscal-Year Funding: Substantial Completion Is Scheduled For March 19, 2027 And The Project Must Be Fully Complete By March 31, 2027.