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City of Santa Ana - Fire Stations # 3 and # 8 <br />Project Approach & Schedule <br />APPROACH <br />Dahl, Taylor & Associates understand the work scope as described in the request for proposal and have <br />successfully completed similar projects. Our understanding of the work scope is as follows: <br />1. Task 1 - Program Analysis: <br />a) Meet and walk through the fire station with City Staff to review existing assumptions and the <br />following project objectives. <br />• Increase main electrical service panel capacity to allow for current and future electrical <br />demands <br />• Upgrade existing stand-by generator and automatic transfer switch to match new load <br />requirements <br />• Upgrade sub -panel serving kitchen, garage, shop, living quarters and apparatus room, <br />providing for additional use of computers and other harmonic producing equipment <br />• Increase and locate number of new power outlets in the apparatus rooms, kitchens, <br />dormitories, day room, utility room, workout room, locker room, bathroom, meeting areas, <br />parking area, and building exterior <br />• Identify and design station lighting improvements such as types, styles, number of fixtures and <br />illumination capacity for the apparatus rooms, kitchens, dormitories, day room, utility room, <br />workout room, locker room, bathroom, meeting areas, parking area, and building exterior per <br />Title 24 Guidelines <br />Review and discuss project budget and design schedule <br />b) Visit the fire stations to: <br />• Assess existing conditions. <br />• Identify locations for all new equipment. <br />• Identify unique issues and problems that should be addressed. <br />c) Obtain pertinent information from the City, namely, existing building site plan, building plans, <br />design criteria, standards, processing requirements and construction procedures from agencies <br />having jurisdiction. <br />2. Task 2 -Design Development: <br />a) Generate schematic drawings based on the existing electrical prints obtained from the City of <br />Santa Ana and existing conditions gathered in the fire stations. <br />b) Calculate new electrical load and compare it to the electrical peak demand obtained from <br />Southern California Edison. <br />W <br />