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Archive: 2022

10.05.22

Tooele Public Safety

Harris was selected by Big-D Construction to perform the mechanical, plumbing and HVAC controls scopes as the Design-Assist subcontractor for the new Tooele Public Safety building. Located in Tooele, this 23,000-square-foot building is a new, state-of-the-art facility that houses the city’s law enforcement administration, records, patrol, investigations, secure detainee processing and evidence storage. This facility also included a 2,000-square-foot multi-purpose training/community event space, victim services facility, health and fitness facilities and a centralized server and ...Read More
10.04.22

Hill AFB Fire Crash Rescue Building

The Hill Air Force Base located in northern Utah is the sixth largest employer in the state and home of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex which manages a wide range of aircrafts. The Hill AFB Fire Crash Rescue Facility supports the base’s flight line operations and is a critical life safety facility. Harris took a Design-Build role on the project, working closely with Colvin Engineering to design and install the plumbing, piping and HVAC systems in ...Read More
10.03.22

Martin Bostetter Courthouse

The Martin Bostetter Courthouse is a historic building located in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. The project presented many challenges from design to completion. The project was completed one-hundred percent during the night hours. This alone made it difficult to manage but location was key. Harris had seven tractor trailers loaded with equipment parked in an area that was barely large enough for a passenger vehicle to pass. Noise was also an issue during the night hours. Other ...Read More
09.30.22

Atherton Town Center

The Atherton Town Center project is comprised of a new city hall, library, police ancillary and remodel of the old existing town hall. Harris provided complete mechanical and plumbing systems, including controls and balancing on all structures. The main buildings are tied together through a 17K+ lb. mechanical heat pump system with a 118-ton heating/cooling capacity and interlocking BAS controls. The new City Hall building includes 3 air handing units, 4 mechanical pumps, VRF ...Read More
01.13.17

East Valley Bus Operations Center

This project included the renovation of the existing East Valley Bus Operations Center. Scope of work included removing and replacing 34 existing under-floor air distribution terminal boxes located in the administration building. This work was completed in phases to accommodate staff working in the building during construction. Scope also included overhead work to install four new supply air ducts and new controls for the under-floor terminal units. All units were tied in to existing BAS and test and ...Read More
04.28.16

Central Arizona Project (CAP) Chiller Project

Harris, in coordination with the Central Arizona Project (CAP), replaced the existing water-cooled chillers with air-cooled chillers at the Brady, Picacho and Red Rock Pumping Plants on the CAP Aqueduct. Harris operated in a prime contracting role and self-performed the mechanical scope. This project included the removal of the existing chillers, installation of new chillers, replacement of piping and specialties, and HVAC renovations. Subcontracts were let for electrical power wiring to serve the new equipment, temperature controls, ...Read More
06.05.14

Minnesota Correctional Facility – Faribault

The Minnesota Correctional Facility – Faribault is a medium-security, level-three facility. Harris provided mechanical services for the multi-phased expansion and renovation. The project included the addition of three new living units, program buildings (psychological, religious, volunteer and education services), dining/kitchen area and the renovation of the senior care/special needs facility. Both the expansion and renovation occurred on a fast-track with multiple bid packs allowing prison operations to continue during construction. Harris provided plumbing, heating piping and ...Read More
09.03.13

Arizona Supreme Court Central Plant

The Arizona Supreme Court building’s outdated chillers needed an upgrade. Harris was awarded the project to demolish and install a new central plant alongside MS Square Construction. The new plant required a highly scheduled and implemented phasing plan to tie-in two temporary chillers to provide the cooling load for the facility during construction. The scope of work involved demolition of all existing central plant equipment including the existing ice chillers, water chiller, pumps, piping, ...Read More