Site Steam Upgrade Project - Principal Contractor & Installation Package

The purpose of this project is to increase the Institute’s sustainability (both environmental & financial), reduce carbon emissions and safeguard the steam supply to all buildings utilising steam generated at Pirbright.

This will be achieved by a combination of the following three factors:

• New steam main & condensate recovery system to steam users currently served by the end of life Western Boiler House.

• Removal of inefficient and end of life Western Boiler house & increasing load on the currently underutilised, efficient, EC1 steam generation plant by 450kWh (585 kg/hr).

• Upgrading 2 of 4 EC1 steam boilers with burners capable of 10:1 turndown ratio to enable more efficient operation at low production rates during summer months.

Contract Scope

The contract is for a single supplier to act as the Principal Contractor and complete all works as follows:

• Supporting the Stage 4 design with client nominated designer and Project Manager

• Supply and Installation of EC1 steam boiler burners (x2).

• Steam connection & packaged steam – LTHW interface to Engineering workshop

• Enabling works for new steam & condensate return connections located on EC1 steam distribution and WBH.

• Supply and installation of steam and condensate equipment.

• Facilitate installation & commissioning of EC1 boiler burner replacements.

• Supply and installation of new steam connection & condensate return including all required equipment.

• Deliver a phased changeover of steam delivery from the WBH to the newly installed connection fed from EC1.

• Decommission, removal and disposal of WBH and associated redundant equipment.

• Disconnection and isolation of gas, compressed air and mains water.

• Commissioning and handover including Project Information Folder (PIF) is provided to the client Project Manager.