September 21, 2018
Golden Leaf Rural Broadband Project
North Carolina
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION TEAM
General Contractor: Commscope
Owner: MCNC
Precaster: Oldcastle Infrastructure
Manufacturing Facility: Oldcastle Infrastructure, Newnan, Georgia
New fiber build installation of approximately 2,000 miles of fiber optic cables throughout a 69 county area in the state of North Carolina. As part of the BroadbandUSA Initiative once complete the project will greatly increase the broadband capacity and stabilize bandwidth and Internet access costs for public school systems, community college campuses, libraries, universities, and other community anchor institutions.
Phase 1 required (2) two turnkey Co- Location Shelters to house the headend fiber network system.
Phase 2 required an additional (18) eighteen turnkey Co-Location shelter sites.
CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGE
In collaboration with MCNC, Commscope and the State of North Carolina Oldcastle Infrastructure provided a “turnkey” solution for (20) different sites. Oldcastle’s scope of work consisted of the manufacturing, outfitting and installation of (20) twenty RCS1020 shelters along with foundations, fencing, power service, dc installation, racking and generators.
PRECAST SOLUTION
The turnkey project involved the manufacturing and complete out-fitting of Oldcastle Infrastructure’s RCS1020 Precast Equipment Shelters with all specified equipment. In addition, the fully out-fitted shelters were shipped, installed and made fully functional at (20) twenty different locations in North Carolina. The RCS1020 shelters were manufactured at our Newnan, GA facility and foundations were installed in the field by our Oldcastle Services Group.
CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE
Start Date: January 2012
Completion Date: Scheduled for September 1, 2012
SCOPE OF WORK
Precast Structure
A. STRUCTURE ENGINEERING
Drawings: Detailed engineering and drawings
B. PRECAST CONCRETE SHELL
Size: (1) RCS 1020 concrete shelter with waffled floor
Concrete: 5000 psi concrete
Outside Dimension: 20′-0″ Long x 10′-0″ W x 10′-1″ H
Finished Inside Dimension: 19′-0″ Long x 9′-0″ W x 9′-0″ H
Weight: Approximate finished weight: 48,432 pounds
Specifications: Floor load: 200 PSF
Roof Load: 60 PSF
Wind Load: 150 MPH, Exp “C”
Bullet Resistance: UL752 Level 4 equivalent
Fire Rating: 2 hour
Seismic Zone: Up to 50% gravity acceleration
C. FINISHES
Exterior Walls: Exposed aggregate finish with tan trim
Interior Walls & Ceiling: 1/8″ FRP mounted on 1/2″ board
Insulation: R-11 on walls and ceiling
Telco Board: (1) 4’x4′ telco termination board; white
Floor: Vinyl composition tile
Roofing: Dura-cool coating
D. DOORS AND OPENINGS
Doors: (2) 3’-0” x 7’-0” heavy duty steel door & frame
Locks: (2) Kaba – 5 key combination locksets
Door Hardware: NRP Stainless steel hinges, closer, pick plate, holder, weather stripping, door shoe & aluminum threshold.
Door Drip Caps: (2) Door drip caps – 2 ½” wide
Door Canopy: (2) Standard 3070 door canopies
E. POWER
Power Service: 200A, 1Ø, 120/240V
Main Distribution Panel: 200A, 1Ø, main breaker w/ 42 positions “SQ D”, breakers
Exterior Disconnect: 200A, 1Ø, exterior disconnect
Surge Suppression: (1) AC Data surge suppressor – AC2100NA
Convenience Outlets: (8) 120v/20A duplex outlets
Exterior GFI Outlets: (1) 120/20A outlet
Twistlock Receptacles: (4) 120v/20A twistlock receptacles
Automatic Transfer Switch: (1) Automatic Transfer Switch – Asco 300 Series
Fiber Termination Panel: (2) Fiber Termination Panels
Battery Plant: (2) 100A, Eltek Valere DC Battery Plants
Standard Racks: (2) Standard racks
Invertor: (1) 2000 Watt invertor
F. ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM
HVAC: (2) 3 ton, 1Ø – Marvair HVAC units with 5kw heater, no economizer
Controls: (1) Lead / Lag controller
G. ALARMS
Alarms: (1) 25 pair alarm terminal box with Intrusion, smoke, power failure, HVAC fail and high/low temperature
H. LIGHTING
Interior: (4) 4’, double tube fluorescent light fixtures with lexan covers
Exterior: (2) Exterior lights, 70 Watt HPS with photocell
Emergency: (1) Emergency fixture with dual flood lights
Switches: (2) 20 amp light switches
I. CABLE LADDER
Cable Ladder: 60 linear feet of 18” wide gold chromate cable ladder with supports and brackets
Cable Brackets: 22 each cable brackets – Central Steel Part #ACB2ZY
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