TA-53-62 Cooling Tower Replacement Project #1
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Owner: Los Alamos National Laboratory

Architect: Chavez-Grieves Engineers

Project Size: 14,160 Square Feet

Contract Amount: $1,348,045

Completion Date: June 2000

MSR was responsible for the installation of the structural steel, miscellaneous metal, steel handrail and aluminum grating on the project, installing approximately seven tons of structural steel; three tons of miscellaneous metals; five hundred feet of handrail; 1000 square feet of aluminum grating; and the pre-engineered metal building.

TA-53-64 Cooling Tower Replacement Project #2
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Owner: Los Alamos National Laboratory

Architect: Chavez-Grieves Engineers

Project Size: 14,160 Square Feet

Contract Amount: $2,390,473

Completion Date: March 2002

Cooling Tower TA-54-64 replacement project was the last of two cooling tower replacements for TA-53. The existing cooling tower had been in operation for many years and exceeded its design lifetime. The structure was at risk of failing. Cooling Tower TA-54-62 project was comprised of a concrete cooling tower basin (40’ x 120’) with a Marley Cooling Tower, one equipment building (96’ x 35”) with recalculating pumps, boiler and heat exchanger, water treatment system, electrical distribution system with motor control center.

As with Cooling Tower #1, MSR, Inc. was responsible for the installation of the structural steel, miscellaneous metal, steel handrail and aluminum grating and successfully supervised subcontractors for the installation of the pre-engineered metal building, mechanical and electrical systems.