Install New 38 KV Power Line

The largest NRM project for the VA Caribbean Healthcare System in San Juan, PR. Project consist of designing, coordinating and constructing a 7 kilometer underground electrical cable rated at 38 KVA line from the Hato Rey Switch Yard to the substation that provides electrical energy to the VA Hospital in San Juan. It will be the first underground electrical distribution project to service a public institution in Puerto Rico.

The basis of design (BOD) comes from an engineering study document prepared by the firm Mendez, Brunner, Badillo Architects and Engineers in a previous assignment from VA. The study was a feasibility study for an underground service cable to the VAMC in San Juan, in coordination with the AEE, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico utility company. SDPM and Mendez, Brunner, Badillo Architect, along with other firms are working together in the design phase and construction phase to include Environmental Permits and construction permits with the municipal authorities, state and other Federal Agencies. This is not typical of VA projects because all the work is off campus. The goal is to provide redundant reliable energy to the Hospital. The Design Team also performed electrical distribution specific studies like SCADA, ground tracking and short circuit studies. Design is 100% complete. Cost of Design: $2M Cost of Construction: $10.9