Blocka Construction Inc Home Latest News Completed Projects Estimating Contact Us SCVWD – Rinconada Water Treatment Plant Electrical Improvements The Rinconada Water Treatment Plant is the 2nd largest of the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s 3 water treatment plants. With up to 80MGD of treatment and delivery capacity, the SCVWD services residential and commercial users in the west valley. Faced with aging electrical infrastructural, SCVWD needed to upgrade critical distribution and backup-power supply equipment in order to maintain plant reliability. Originally 3 separate contracts, this combined contract consisted of 3 major portions of work: 1. Primary Electrical System Improvement 2. Standby Power System Upgrade 3. Trunk Cables Replacement The Primary Electrical System Improvement portion of work consisted of demolition of (E) electrical distribution equipment, UPS’s, and installation of new 12kV Metal Clad Switchgear, 1,500kVA 12kV – 2.4kV Liquid Filled Transformers, 1000/1333kVA 12kV – 480V Dry Type Transformers, 480V Metal Enclosed power circuit breaker switchgear, and power monitoring equipment. The Standby Power System Upgrade portion of work consisted of site work, concrete foundations & footings to allow for relocation and reconfiguration of an (E) standby 2,000kW generator into a permanent application. Work included relocation of the existing fuel tank and transformer, as well as underground piping, ductbanks, installation of a sound wall, and landscaping. The Trunk Cables portion of work consisted of demolition of (E) trunk and drop cables from (E) Plant PLC’s to RIO cabinets, installation of a new PLC cabinet, trunk and drop cabling, and relocation of (E) PLC’s into the new cabinet. This project was completed in 2012 and was valued at approximately $4,000.000. Share this: TwitterFacebook Loading... BCI Main Office NEW ADDRESS: 445 Boulder Ct. Pleasanton, CA. 94566 Phone: (510) 657-3686 Fax: (510) 657-3688 License and DIR CSLB: 679326 DIR: 1000000447 Certifications WBE – VON:12050167 WOSB – DUNS NO.: 82-637-3193 Alameda County Transportation Commission LBE: BLO20170707-01 Categories Electrical (38) General Contracting (22) Mechanical (14) Recent Posts New Main Office SFPUC Southeast WPCP Disinfection Upgrades BART Substation RRY Project EBMUD Rate Control Station Rehab Gilroy WWTP Preanoxic Basin Project SFPUC Groundwater Supply Well Stations SJWPCP Digester Gas Compressor Project BART Transformer Replacement Projects Folsom Dam Project Update San Jose Water Company – Vickery Tank Project BCI Featured in SMW Local 104 Fall Newsletter Emergency Ventilation Fans Rinconada WTP Residuals Management Project SFPUC San Antonio Pipeline (Sunol) Warm Springs tunnel ventilation VSFCD Influent Pump Station VTA Milpitas / Barryessa Extension Update VTA BRT Improvements nearing completion BART 19th Street Station Entrance Enclosure Pilot SSF WPCP Demolition Activities Archives May 2020 (1) November 2016 (9) January 2016 (1) August 2015 (2) July 2015 (1) February 2015 (4) January 2014 (1) September 2013 (1) June 2013 (1) April 2013 (2) January 2013 (2) October 2012 (2) March 2012 (3) December 2011 (1) November 2011 (2) October 2011 (5) September 2011 (1) July 2011 (1) June 2011 (1) May 2011 (1) April 2011 (5) March 2011 (5) Blocka Construction Inc Website Powered by WordPress.com. Follow