NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that its J.C. Higgins subsidiary has been awarded a contract for the installation of the mechanical systems for the Children’s Hospital Boston, located in Boston, Massachusetts.
J.C. Higgins will be responsible for installing the HVAC, plumbing and fire protection systems in a new, 100,000 square-foot addition to Children’s Hospital Main Building. The addition will consist of ten new stories, with a two-level penthouse and two levels below grade. The addition will permit increased patient beds, expansion of the emergency department, increased radiology capacity, additions to surgical areas, and new inpatient support spaces.
Scope of work for HVAC will include installation of a new heating system and a 20,000-gallon fuel oil tank serving the emergency generators, and installation of an additional 1,000-ton chilled water plant in the penthouse mechanical room as a backup to the main system. Plumbing scope of work will include performing major infrastructure upgrades to the building, such as installing a new domestic water booster system and heating plant, lower level ejector pumps, new medical vacuum equipment, and a pre-treatment water system including a chlorine injection system. Fire protection scope of work will include designing and installing fire sprinkler systems throughout the entire 100,000 square foot addition, and minor renovations to the existing system.
"Children’s Hospital Boston is one of the oldest and most respected pediatric medical centers in the U.S., and it’s extremely gratifying to be able to increase the comfort and safety of the hospital’s patients, and the doctors and staff who help them, through the work we perform in creating precise, systems rich environments,” stated Ron Ledoux, President and CEO of J.C. Higgins.
About EMCOR Group, Inc.
A Fortune 500 company with estimated 2010 revenues of $5.0 billion, EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME) is a global leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services. A leading provider of critical infrastructure systems, EMCOR gives life to new structures and sustains life in existing ones by its planning, installing, operating, maintaining, and protecting the sophisticated and dynamic systems that create facility environments---such as electrical, mechanical, lighting, air conditioning, heating, security, fire protection, and power generation systems---in virtually every sector of the economy and for a diverse range of businesses, organizations and government. EMCOR represents a rare combination of broad reach with local execution, combining the strength of an industry leader with the knowledge and care of 170 locations. The 26,000 skilled employees of EMCOR have made the company, in the eyes of leading business publications, amongst the “World’s Most Admired” and “Best Managed”. EMCOR’s diversity---in terms of the services it provides, the industries it serves and the geography it spans---has enabled it to create a stable platform for sustained results. The Company’s strong financial position has enabled it to attract and retain among the best local and regional talent, to undertake and complete the most ambitious projects, and to redefine and shape the future of the construction and facilities services industry. Additional information on EMCOR can be found at www.EMCORGroup.com.
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