[labnetwork] HVAC damage and repair advice

[DeVito, Richard]

Kevin

This seems like something your facilities dept. at LSU should spearheading?
When I was running a university fab all the control systems  and subsequent drives and FFU were "owned" by facilities.
I was not allowed to pursue contractors independent of what facilities allowed or pointed me to


Rich DeVito
Principle Member Technical Staff
Group Leader Microfabrication Lab
Draper
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-----Original Message-----
From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Kevin McPeak
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 12:52 AM
To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
Subject: [labnetwork] HVAC damage and repair advice

Dear Colleagues,

Recently several of the variable frequency drives and controls used to drive the air handlers in the LSU cleanroom were damaged by a major water leak in the adjoining synchrotron facility.  Luckily, LSU is self-insured and willing to help us out to some degree on the repairs.
We have already replaced all the damaged filters and are now turning to fix the VFDs and controls.

We had 14 VFDs which were all Toshiba Tosvert 130-H1 and H2 models (I believe these are from the 90s). As for the controls, the manufacturer is no longer in business nor does it appear to be supported by other 3rd parties, so we need to start over there. About 3 out of the 14 VFDs still work, but they are very old.

I initially contacted the company that installed the cleanroom 20 years ago. They are still in business but do not reply to any of my messages. So that is a no go.

Per LSU risk management guidelines I need to put together an RFQ to replace the entire system (e.g. VFDs and controller) and send it out for bid to at least 5 companies. The cleanroom here is 2000 sqft and in the past was Class 100 rated.

I welcome your advice on all aspects of this challenging project. To start, I would greatly appreciate suggestions on companies to contact for the bidding process. Thank you!

Regards,
Kevin

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Kevin M. McPeak
Assistant Professor
Louisiana State University
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
3307 Patrick Taylor Hall
Baton Rouge, LA  70803
email: kmcpeak at lsu.edu
phone: 225-578-0058

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