Siemens was awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, to perform infrastructure upgrades at the Corpus Christi Army Depot in Texas.
Corpus Christi is the leader in repair and overhaul for helicopters, engines and components for the U.S. Army and the largest rotary wing repair facility in the world.
Siemens was notified September 30, 2015 that it had been awarded the $24M Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) by the U.S. Army.
In addition to infrastructure upgrade, the contract will also help improve energy efficiency at the Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD).
By redirecting current budgeted operating costs for energy and water into infrastructure upgrades, this initiative alleviates some of the long-term burden on installation operating funds at CCAD, Siemens said.
The upgrade will also support the Army’s efforts to meet its White House mandate as outlined in Executive Order (EO) 13693 that Federal facilities reduce their energy consumption by 2.5 percent per year and potable water consumption by 2 percent per year by fiscal year 2025.
The USACE has been one of the most active users of ESPCs in the Federal Government. The cost of the project is being funded by energy savings generated through energy conservation measures being installed and operated by the Building Technologies division of Siemens Industry.
Most of the infrastructure upgrades at CCAD will be performed by Siemens’ small business partners on this contract, the company said.
For example, MCB Lighting and Electrical Inc., Siemens’ protégé company under the DoD Mentor-Protégé Program, will improve the lighting at approximately thirty facilities across the installation affecting two million gross square feet of manufacturing, assembly and support structures.
The Siemens team will perform other infrastructure upgrades that together with the lighting improvements will result in a total energy reduction at the installation of nearly 20 percent and overall energy cost reductions of 14 percent.
Rajani Baburajan