Overview

This design build project involved the design of a one-story Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) building and Slab-On-Grade (S.O.G) foundation, approximately 2,200 square feet. The project is located on the Naval Air Station Pensacola base in Pensacola, Florida. This substation will upgrade the existing infrastructure on base and provide essential redundancy to prevent a base wide power outage. The main purpose of the building is to provide storage for electrical equipment such as switchgears.

Timmons Group’s structural team was tasked with designing the CMU building and ancillary structure foundations for transformers, overhead BUS structures and light poles. Timmons Group’s civil site development, survey and environmental teams also conducted work on this project.
Timmons Group worked closely with the architect (RQ Construction), electrical (Selah Group), geotechnical engineers (Tierra) and site development to deliver this project. There were a few challenges associated with the project including duct bank routes to avoid existing structures on the base. This project design documents have been approved by the government and construction should start in the Summer of 2024.