Clientele

LSI LOGIC Facility Type: Clean Room, Class I Client: NCR Microelectronics Size: 13,000 square feet plus utility buildings
Numerous special features can be attributed to the success of this negotiated project. Clean room power requirements necessitated the installation of two 4,000-amp electrical services subfeeding K-rated transformers for non-linear loads. The status of critical loads is monitored by a Square D power logic system. The cutting edge technology of an 8-inch fab is enhanced with an addressable fire alarm, evacuation system, upgraded grounding system, and a new 600-kw generator.


		SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Facility Type: 3-Story Hospital Addition Client: San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center Size: 50,500 square feet
Existing facilities and new construction of an emergency room and intensive care unit at this major healthcare facility required upgrading the service to 2,000-amp, 480-volt, 3-phase. Other key features of this negotiated project include an addressable fire alarm system, addressable nurse call, site lighting and an upgraded telephone system.


TARGET DISTRIBUTION CENTER Facility Type: Warehouse Expansion for Distribution Client: Target Distribution Center Size: 429,500 square feet Expanding the storage, shipping and receiving capabilities of this mass merchandiser required a complete power upgrade to include two 3,000-amp, 480-volt, 3-phase services. Other special features of the negotiated project were installation of a new security/CCTV system; an addressable fire alarm system; HID high bay lighting; and dock levelers and controls.


"We had done several projects over the years in Colorado Springs and had heard very good things about Berwick Electric. It was our first experience working with Berwick Electric, and they proved to us through the course of the project that they were the true professionals that we had heard about. They were the quiet, unsung heroes during the project." Darrell Eastwood Vice President, Operations Saunders Construction, Inc.		FOCUS ON THE FAMILY Building Focus on the Family's Welcome Center demonstrated Berwick's professionalism to Saunders Construction Company, general contractor. Based in Englewood, Colorado, Saunders Construction Company has built projects up and down the Front Range, but Focus on the Family's Welcome Center was their first experience working with Berwick Electric Company. Considered the "crown jewel" of Focus on the Family's campus, the 30,000 square foot building houses an auditorium, bookstore, and extensive multimedia displays. Its communications and electrical systems are linked to the rest of the campus and controlled from the headquarters building. A special children's area, which was added late in the project, made completing the facility in time to welcome summer visitors a special challenge.


SHEPARD'S/McGRAW-HILL Facility Type: Office Building Client: Mc-Graw-Hill, Inc. Size: 197,000 square feet Indirect lighting serves as the primary light source in this large design/build corporate office building. Twelve 1,000-watt metal halide fixtures illuminate the top lantern. The project also features a 3,000-amp, 3-phase, 480-volt service, standby generator, technical ground system, site lighting, addressable fire alarm and large computer room.


MIDNIGHT ROSE HOTEL & CASINO Facility Type: Casino with Restaurant and Hotel Client: Midnight Rose Hotel & Casino; Rick Holland, Owner Size: 30,150 square feet The Midnight Rose Hotel & Casino in historical Cripple Creek, Colorado, opened for business less than 100 days after groundbreaking. The project utilizes a 2,500-amp, 3-phase service. The lower level houses a Wendy's Old-Fashioned Hamburgers Restaurant and children's arcade; the first and second floors sport 395 slot machines, two bars, elegant chandeliers, security surveillance, a 50-KW standby generator and data/communications system; the top level hosts 19 hotel rooms with cable television and telephone service.


COLUMBINE HALL/CU COLORADO SPRINGS Berwick Electric Company's pre-construction and cost estimating expertise were put to the tests before the contract for this sophisticated structure at the University of Colorado's Colorado Springs campus was even awarded. Working with general contractor Gerald H. Phipps, Incorporated, Berwick Electric prepared estimates that helped Phipps budget the project. Then Berwick successfully bid for the job against three other electrical subcontractors. Columbine Hall features 22 general classrooms with PC and high speed network connection, video/data projector and screen, telephone, media distribution from a central technology center, and network connections. Seven fully computerized classrooms have all of the above plus a computer for each seat. A 50 station computer lab and a multimedia development and distribution center complete the teaching technology while faculty and staff offices are connected to a state-of-the-art switched network.		"Working with Berwick really made my job a lot easier. It took a big load off my shoulders. It was very good working relationship." Mark Mykol Building Superintendent Gerald H. Phipps, Inc. "Berwick Electric's unique capabilities are in all aspects of electrical sub-contracting. They have strong pre-construction capabilities, excellent power quality people, strong field supervision and technically competent journeymen. Their quality control is second to none. They do it right and do it right the first time." James D. Shirley Project Director Gerald H. Phipps, Inc.

"With a job of this magnitude, you're going to have emergencies. You're going to have field changes. And what really differentiates a Class A group is how they handle those field changes. Throughout the whole job these guys were champs... they did not have any issues that they could not resolve." "Without a doubt, Berwick's reputation is one of the leaders in the industry. They've been in town for better than 75 years. Clearly, if you have a difficult job, they will be on your bidding list." Devin Hartley Operations Manager, The Citadel		THE CITADEL Opened in 1972 and expanded in 1984, The Citadel underwent its most extensive renovation in 1996. Berwick Electric Company gave the mall a complete electrical makeover, inside and out. Keeping the mall and its shops open while totally revamping their electrical system, lighting and HVAC controls demonstrated Berwick Electric's ability to coordinate a big, complicated job. Working three shifts with as many as 30 electricians on site, Berwick was able to complete the project on schedule with minimal inconvenience to the shopping center, its tenants and customers. Among Berwick's responsibilities were bringing the entire electrical system of the 25-year-old mall up to current code, installing and fine-tuning a distinctive new indirect lighting system, and replacing the mall's parking lot and roadway lighting. The latter project involved creating a lighting scheme to comply with modern codes and replacing existing 35-foot light poles with 60-foot poles. This necessitated the purchase of a special high-rise boom truck for installation and future service of these lights.