East Orange VA Medical Center

Upgrade Air Handling Units & Water-Cooled Equipment

East Orange, NJ

$4,144,000 Construction Value

Construction In Progress

• As the prime contractor, Charlotte Engineers designed the replacement of multiple air handling units (AHU’s), split-systems, water-cooled equipment, walk-in refrigerators and freezers; all in poor condition and located in Buildings 1 and 7. Charlotte Engineers performed a complete evaluation of the deficient HVAC equipment and provided recommendations to the VA for approval. Upon approval, we developed and prepared the complete construction package. Equipment replaced incudes:

• • AHU’s: 7, 11, 12, 13, A level Lab (custom air handling unit), Canteen 10A (Ceiling Hung Unit), MSDS, Morgue, Mailroom, DX Packaged Unit for Bldg. 7 (B&C units)
  • Walk-in Boxes: (Mechanical Equipment Only): Dietary (Milk, Thaw, Produce), Canteen, Morgue (Demolish and Rebuild): Dietary (Thaw Box) and Canteen
  • Miscellaneous Equipment: Medical Vacuum System in Building 1
• Because the contract was executed during the pandemic, it was modified to include COVID elimination devices for each AHU.