Typical situation no. 21
A developer is completing the preliminary design studies for a 16 MW site. Its future tenant requires an Uptime Institute Tier III design certification. The engineering firm says the architecture is compliant, but no one on the team has been through a certification before.
WHAT IS BLOCKING
- Concurrent maintainability requires that every piece of equipment can be taken offline without shutting down the data halls: a single common point is enough to fail the certification.
- Corrections cost little at the design stage and a great deal once construction has started.
- Cooling, monitoring and the power supplies for control systems are often left out of the analysis.
WHAT WE DO
- Review of the electrical and mechanical drawings against the requirements of the target tier.
- Identification of single points of failure and uncovered maintenance scenarios.
- Recommended corrections, with their impact on cost and schedule.
- Preparation of the certification file.
WHAT YOU GET
- A review report with gaps ranked by criticality.
- The changes to incorporate before the tender documents are issued.
- A roadmap through to certification.
Typical format: Design review, two to three weeks. Every assignment is scoped in writing before it starts.
THE EXPERT FOR THIS
Typical situation, based on real enquiries and anonymised. Figures are illustrative.
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