EMR Helping Rebuild American Embassy
in Afghanistan
Firm will provide commissioning and
reliability centered maintenance support on project in war-torn country
ARLINGTON, Va. - Enviro-Management & Research, Inc. (EMR) has been selected
to provide commissioning authority services and reliability centered
maintenance (RCM) support to the U.S. Department of State, Overseas
Buildings Operations (DOS/OBO) as it rebuilds the U.S. Embassy in Kabul,
Afghanistan.
The project was awarded as a subcontract by prime contractor Brown &
Root Services (BRS). The complex includes a variety of building types,
including office, staff quarters and apartments, utilities (including
generators, water treatment, central heating and cooling, and waste
treatment) and the site perimeter and compound security system.
EMR will provide commissioning services
in the design, construction, acceptance, and post-acceptance phases
of the construction project. Systems to be commissioned by EMR include:
security door and key hardware; sectional operating doors; elevators;
HVAC/plumbing systems and control systems; building management systems
controls; plumbing hot and cold water systems; valves and fixtures;
lighting control systems (indoor and outdoor); electrical generating
systems and paralleling equipment; electrical switchgear, grounds
and medium voltage circuit protection; electrical standby equipment;
automatic transfer switches; electrical connection testing; lightning
protection system; fire alarm system operation; ground fault protection
systems; elevator operator maintenance; air filtration systems; cleaning
equipment; lubrication records for all moving parts; non-automatic
instrumentation; refrigeration systems; chilled and heating water
systems; coil fins, domestic water; building temperature and lighting
controls; water treatment systems; wastewater collection and treatment
systems.
EMR will also develop a maintenance
strategy for the facilities and utilities systems being constructed.
The strategy will incorporate an analysis of systems and equipment
being designed and a mix of maintenance procedures to optimize the
equipment reliability. EMR will integrate RCM into the design of facilities
and equipment as well as equipment commissioning and maintenance programs.
Specific criteria are to be developed based upon the requirements
of the DOS Reliability Centered Maintenance Manual for each building
and system used.
"This is one of the most high-profile
and important projects we have ever undertaken at EMR," says EMR president
Naresh Khosla. "The project gives us the opportunity to apply our
expertise in commissioning and reliability centered maintenance to
a complex facility overseas. The challenges will be great, and we
look forward to meeting them."
For additional information on this or
other EMR projects, contact Kate Kelly at (323) 874-3458, or at kkellyemr@aol.com.
