Located in the Central Administration Building in Downers Grove,
Ill., Bowa Construction is providing construction management
at risk services for the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Data
Center project. The multi-phased, 5,300 SF computer room is
comprised of five separate phases including the renovation and
expansion of the existing data center server room. Each phase
includes the construction of temporary dust partitions, demolition
of existing partitions and the construction of new drywall
separation partitions within the existing raised access flooring
of the data center. Additional scope includes the addition of
server racks within the expanded data center, replacement of
existing UPS systems, installation of 11 new Computer Room
Air Handling (CRAH) units in order to replace the existing, a new
1250Kw / 1563 KVA diesel generator with paralleling gear to
sync up to the existing 1250Kw / 1563 KVA diesel generator, the
addition of new automatic transfer switches in the newly
created switch gear room, as well as new generator and air
cooled chillers.