EMCOR Subsidiary Awarded Contract For Modernization Of MTA New York City Transit Vent Plants

Norwalk, CT - EMCOR Group, Inc., a Fortune 500 leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that its Welsbach Electric Corp. subsidiary has been awarded a contract to modernize the communications, controls, and mechanical systems for 11 Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) New York City Transit vent plants in Queens, New York.

Welsbach Electric is responsible for providing a new fiber optic communications network that will integrate Ethernet circuits from multiple vent plants to existing fiber nodes at local station communication rooms for remote controls and monitoring. The project also includes the development of control software, servers, and programmable logic controls developed and installed in NYC Transit's Rail Control Center and engineering offices in Manhattan and its maintenance center in Brooklyn. This system is the prototype for future vent plant and pump room projects. In addition, instrumentation and controls will be developed and installed at each vent plant location, new damper controls, supervisory control panels, and tunnel ventilation fans will be provided, and vibration testing will be performed to insure the integrity of the new tunnel ventilation fans installation. Welsbach Electric is also responsible for the electrical, architectural, and civil/structural work on the project.

"For over 100 years we have been working with many agencies within New York City and state, including New York City Transit, to provide electrical and mechanical construction services to power the infrastructure that makes the city run smoothly. We look forward to getting started on this latest project," said Keith Carney, President and CEO of Welsbach Electric.

SOURCE: EMCOR Group, Inc.