Burns & McDonnell Upgrading Climate Control Systems for Nuclear Security Facilities

KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Burns & McDonnell has secured two agreements extending the firm's work in support of federal facilities and operations that enhance U.S. national security through the military application of nuclear science:

• The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) recently awarded Burns & McDonnell a five-year agreement to perform architectural, engineering, and at-risk construction management work on the agency's heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems at its eight national Department of Energy laboratory sites. The Cooling & Heating Asset Management Program (CHAMP) will reduce operating costs, increase energy efficiency and improve air quality while addressing failing or end-of-life HVAC systems.
• Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies (FM&T) recently contracted with Burns & McDonnell Facility Engineering Services (FES) to provide engineering, architectural and utility management services for operations in Kansas City and New Mexico. Honeywell FM&T manages and operates the Kansas City National Security Complex and the Bannister Federal Complex, both in Kansas City; and a smaller operation at the NNSA Office of Secure Transportation in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The facilities are involved in manufacturing and transportation of components critical to the maintenance of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile.

The agreements are designed to boost efficiency and effectiveness within the federal programs. The CHAMP agreement, for example, will enable investment of an estimated $75 million through a single contract, rather than splitting up five years of efforts across eight sites, to reduce administrative burdens and leverage purchasing power.

Modern supply-chain management techniques will benefit NNSA through lower prices and reduced time necessary for repairs, replacements and modernization of HVAC components. Design work began this month.

"I'm proud of the CHAMP team," says Mark Martinez, LLNS' principal associate director of operations and business. "The selection of Burns & McDonnell is a crucial milestone in our efforts to modernize HVAC infrastructure complex wide in order to further NNSA's mission and perform cutting-edge science."

Burns & McDonnell FES, a subsidiary of Burns & McDonnell, has supported Department of Energy operations in Kansas City for more than a decade — providing utility system management, engineering/design support and construction oversight for Honeywell FM&T plant management operations. When NNSA decided to relocate from a 3 million-square-foot facility into a new one measuring 1.5 million square feet, the FES group served as owner's representative for NNSA and oversaw the successful move of the complex's 3,000 pieces of equipment and 40,000 moving crates.

"We are proud to support NNSA in its effort to address its critical infrastructure needs in protecting our nuclear enterprise," says Dave Barr, vice president and director of federal projects at Burns & McDonnell.

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