PC Construction, based in South Burlington, has been awarded a $4.9 million construction contract for an expansion project at Oxford Networks Data Center in Brunswick, Maine. Located in a 52,000-square-foot former secure data and communications center for the now decommissioned Brunswick Naval Air Station at Brunswick Landing, the project involves the modernization and renovation of the 1980s building.
PC Construction has been on site since mid-March deconstructing a portion of the building, removing walls and electrical systems to create an expansive 6,500-square-foot data room. Teams are now beginning to install extensive electrical components to comply with the redundancy requirements for the data center’s electrical distribution system.
Aspects of the project also include the construction of a 3,200-square-foot electrical area to house electrical and mechanical systems away from data servers, as well as upgraded plumbing, fire suppression and alarm systems.
Designed by Integrated Design Group, the renovated building will increase the data center’s offerings for advanced and secure data storage and backup, cloud computing, and disaster-recovery services.
“Our decision to work with PC Construction was driven by their experience with data center construction and their deep understanding of the challenges associated with working in a high-security facility,” said Mike Tompkins, executive vice president of operations at Oxford Networks.“We have been very impressed with their professionalism and responsiveness throughout the construction process.”
The Oxford Networks expansion will help secure PC Construction’s position as a leading data center contractor in the State of Maine.
This will be the fourth multi-million dollar data center project the firm has worked on in Maine over the past eight years. PC Construction completed a LEED Silver, 18,000-square-foot facility to serve as L.L. Bean’s primary operations center, followed by data and call centers for both IDEXX Laboratories and TD Bank, respectively. Last year, the employee-owned construction firm completed a data center renovation project for the State of Maine in Augusta.
“It has been a pleasure working with the Oxford Networks team, helping guide them through the construction process while collaborating with them at every step,” said Dan Noblet, project manager at PC Construction. “To see their vision for a secure and modern data center come to fruition is very rewarding.”
Construction at the Oxford Networks data center is on track for completion in August 2014.
About PC Construction
PC Construction offers general contracting, construction management and design-build services to private companies and public entities of all sizes. The company manages projects up and down the East Coast and in the southeastern United States from its corporate headquarters in South Burlington, Vermont and regional offices in Portland, Maine and North Carolina. A construction industry leader for 56 years, PC Construction (formerly Pizzagalli Construction) is guided to success by its more than 900 dedicated employee-owners.