About Project
The new $30 million dollars state of the art Emergency Siren Alert and Notification System included but not limited to a complete replacement of computers, related software, and installation of 172 sirens and related components. These sirens were located within a 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) that included the following counties in the state of New York: Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Orange. The federal government set the 10-mile radius as the area that required emergency plans for protecting health and safety of the public in radiological emergencies.
Services Provided
MADERO provided Project Integrator, Project & Construction Management, and Engineering Consulting Services. Responsibilities included but were not limited to:
MADERO’s scope of work included Installation and Relocation of Emergency Alert Siren Systems, Site & Installation Permitting, Negotiations and Interfacing with Contractors / Utilities / Municipalities, and all levels of Government Offices; acted as the Entergy Representative in Public Meetings; Proposals Preparation; Conceptual and Feasibility Evaluations; Project Controls (Planning, Cost Estimating, Scheduling); Supervision; and Contract Administration.
The execution of MADERO’s responsibilities were extremely challenging due to the aggressive milestones, tremendous amount of work in a relatively very short period of time, bureaucratic and public constraints, emergent design / build and technological challenges, and extensive permitting requirements as imposed by the applicable government agencies or private owners that owned or lived nearby the real estate where the Emergency Alert Siren system was to be installed. MADERO interfaced and provided daily project reports to IPEC’s top executive officer, the Site Vice President.
Result
MADERO was highly successful in completing the Siren Installation and Relocation activities ahead of schedule and in a quality manner. The early completion was critical to the success of the project as it allowed barely enough time for trouble shooting, testing and final commissioning of the new Emergency Alert Siren System to comply with NRC’s imposed operational due date of August 15th, 2008. On August 27th, 2008, the new system was successfully approved for operation by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
