City of Bothell Public Works Facility, Bothell, WA

Tres West Engineers is providing mechanical, electrical and telecommunications engineering services for the City of Bothell Public Works Facility. This facility includes a 15,000 square foot two-story administration building, targeting LEED silver certification, and a 21,500 square foot single-story shops/storage/parking structure with a 7,100 square foot mezzanine level that will house workshops.

The administration building will be a steel-frame structure clad with metal roofing and siding. It will contain offices, locker rooms and a lunchroom designed to serve as a back-up emergency operations center and public meeting room.

The shops building will be a pre-cast concrete structure with steel trusses, clad with metal roofing and siding. It will have enclosed parking for city maintenance vehicles.

The mechanical / electrical systems costs are approximately $2.1 million. Construction is expected to begin in August of 2009 and finish in June of 2010.

City of Kent - East Hill Operations Center, Kent, WA

Providing mechanical and electrical engineering services for a new maintenance facility with an overall budget of $17 million. The project is currently in design development.

Northshore School District Maintenance Facility , Bothell, WA

The Northshore School District is a large district that is centered in Bothell, and serves much of the surrounding area between Seattle proper and Everett.  The District has outgrown the transportation/maintenance facility and has contracted for its replacement.  The new facility has space for over a hundred busses, and the indoor “covered” maintenance area is approximately 41,000 square feet of which 33,000 is shop space.  There are a number of specialized mechanical and electrical systems.  The mechanical systems include compressed air and grease/oil supply.  Floor slab radiant heating provides space temperature control.  An underground fuel storage system provides both gasoline and diesel service.  This system is equipped with both a leak detection system and a fuel management system.  The fuel management system accounts for all of the fuel usage by any vehicle, and can assign costs to different “clients”, such as the City of Bothell.  A vehicle wash facility is provided that recycles the water in order to eliminate discharge to sanitary/storm sewers or the surrounding area.  Task lighting for the shops and for the exterior fueling/washing spaces is provided.

Wenatchee Public Works - New Maintenance Center,                            Wenatchee, WA

Providing electrical engineering services for a new 54,000 square foot maintenance facility. The total project cost is $9.1 million with electrical costs at $1.4 million and as of early 2008 construction is 30% complete.