Description
Find?a?mission?critical?facility?to?use?as?your?final?customer.?You?are?responsible?for?finding?your?own?facility?to
research.?Prepare?a?PROPOSAL?that?would?help?with?efficiency?and?reliability?of?the?facility.
Required?sections?of?the?proposal?include:
1,Background???This?section?of?your?proposal?should?have?all?relevant?information?about?your?facility?and
customer.?This?should?include?facility?location,?size,?use,?load?requirements,?future?expansion,?etc.
2,Interview???Customer?requirements?garnered?from?the?interview?process.?Include?questions/results?as?an
appendix.
3,Proposed?changes/upgrades???Technical?upgrades?to?increase?any?of?the?following?based?on?project
requirements.
Reliability?
Redundancy?(example:?reaching?a?Tier?III?Plus?design)?
Security?
Protection?(example:?fire
protection)
4,Design?Approaches???Include?passive?and?non?passive?facility?design?and?layout?changes.?Include?how?the
new?designs?will?aid?flexibility.
5,Distributed?Generation/Storage?Potential???On?site?or?local?production?and?storage.
6,Phasing???Include?phases?so?that?there?is?no?interruption?(e.g.,?cooling,?power)?to?any?part?of?the?facility?while
the?new?equipment?/technologies?are?being?installed.?
7,Estimate???Detailed?cost?estimates.?Include?the?initial?cost?of?the?project?and?long?term?operating?costs/savings.
8,Operations?and?Maintenance???Discuss?requirements?and?issues?for?future?O&M?practices.
9,Applicable?Codes?and?Regulations?Appendix