San Isabel Telecom

At Issue

Isom & Associates approached BGCE to provide mechanical and electrical design and construction administration services for a wireless telecommunications facility. The project was challenged by the Owner's construction schedule which provided a strict timeline for the special electronic equipment installation.

BGCE's Work

BGCE provided mechanical and electrical design and construction administration services for a building that included:

• Gas fired heating


• Electric direct expansion cooling units


• Supplementary humidification for the telecom room


• FM-200 fire suppression system to protect the $4 million Lucent telephone switching system


• 150 kVA back-up generator


• Building lightning protection systems


• Four month construction schedule dictated by Owner required close coordination throughout construction

Client Benefits

• Mechanical and electrical systems that insure continuous operations.


• Protection of expensive hi-tech equipment


• Project was delivered on time so that Owner could initiate operations as scheduled


• Owner was able to begin offering service to customers who were otherwise unable to get telephone service in remote areas of Eagle County