Gilston Electrical Contracting, a subsidiary of Electra USA, completed a project working on train platform improvements at Penn Station in New York. The goal was to upgrade six existing platforms, including recoating of platforms and vertical surfaces, replacing wayfinding signage, removing lighting and associated wiring throughout each platform. The scope of the project included providing new LED lighting along both sides of the 1,000-foot-ling platform edges where passengers load onto the trains and providing new LED lighting at stairways and escalators leading up to the station’s concourse, one level above where passengers access the city’s streets.
There were several challenging aspects to this project. These include close coordination with the general contractor for the sequence of work, carrying out work behind barrages separated from the public, early focus and coordination with fixture manufacturer to keep pace with a very aggressive project schedule as well as a visit to light fixture manufacturer’s factory and review of scheduled partial shipments to maintain job progress. Gilston Electric also had to notify the owner at early stages of the project regarding code concerts related to existing wiring, which was shown to be reconnected to the new LED fixtures and had to face quick establishing of entitlement for a change order and then needed to incorporate the added scope while remaining on schedule.
Deployed tools, technologies and work methods included suggesting, together with the owner, retrofitting of existing fixtures with new LED components rather than complete replacement to help expedite the work and enable the owner to avoid paying for additional raceways based on existing conditions.
This project carried out design of circulating as part of the change order to replace the existing platform wiring in order to comply with current codes. This project is an example of how teamwork led to a quality, on-schedule profitable project and an appreciative owner.
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