Value Delivered
Forest Electric New Jersey provided electrical design, construction, and installation services for Merck’s new 220,000-square-foot Biologics Development Center.
We worked closely with the general contractor and architect from the onset of the project as part of the integrated project delivery process, developing designs for electrical infrastructure, substations development, and branch level design.
Additionally, we also provided a number of other practical, value-added solutions including offsite prefabrication, full-service BIM modeling solutions, engineering, and more to help ensure any design issues or construction challenges were quickly resolved.
Client Objectives
Merck wanted to construct a new, state-of-the-art facility for product development. The new facility featured a number of unique environments, including good manufacturing practice (GMP) and non-GMP pilot plant spaces, as well as laboratory areas to accommodate analytical chemistry, biologics testing, mass spectrometry, protype research and development, and other pharmaceutical science applications.
Solutions
Our scope of work included:
- BIM modeling and design
- Project design and budget development
- Continuous estimating for design development
- Coordination of electrical activities as part of Takt planning
- Development of panel schedules and branch level circuiting
- Electrical infrastructure design, including the one-line diagram
- Substation design
- Cost and schedule savings solutions, such as interlocking armored feeders
- Wireless networked lighting control system featuring embedded fixture controls for intruder tracking, rezoning capabilities, and integration into the campus control system
- Cabling solutions for branch level power and lighting in alignment with lean construction practices
- Layout and development of very early smoke detection apparatus
- Furnish and installation of electrical and power systems, including:
- Substation
- Emergency genset
- Uninterruptible power supply systems
- Branch power distribution equipment and associated wiring
- Lighting
- Security
- Fire alarm
- IT wiring
Client Background
Among the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, Merck develops and produces medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and animal health products. We have a long-standing relationship with Merck and have completed more than 25 projects with them over two decades.