Watson T. Comly
Elementary School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Project Details
- Project Cost: $1.64 million
- Design Awarded: Novemeber 2009
- Design Completed: March 2010
- Contract Award: April 2010
- Construction Completed: December 2011
Scope of Services
• Steam Heating Boilers
• Fuel-Oil Storage Tank
• Automatic Temp Controls
• Central Fan Rehabilitation
• Steam to HW Heat Exchanger
• New Egress Door and Stair
• Electrical Power and Lighting
Key Services Provided
• Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Design
• Construction Administration Services
Mechanical Plant Replacement
Princeton Engineering Services provided Mechanical, Plumbing and Electrical Engineering Design Services at Comly Elementary School for the School District of Philadelphia. This school is one of many full-scale Mechanical Plant Replacements that PES has performed for the School District. The project consisted of replacing the existing heating plant consisting of (3) new 200BHP steam heating boilers, boiler feedwater unit, chemical and water treatment, underground fuel-oil storage tank and oil transfer pumps, steam to hot water heat exchanger, sump pumps, and new Automatic Temperature Controls. Electrical work was limited to providing power for all new equipment and new lighting for the Boiler Room, and adjacent Mechanical Spaces. The existing central fans were rehabilitated with new steam control valves, automatic controls, and new steam coils. The project also involved close coordination with gas, electric, telephone, and water companies to ensure proper sequencing of the work throughout construction.