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1. Project Highlights
McKenney’s turnkey HVAC services
and Mentor-Protégé partnership Project Team
paint an efficient picture for žž Prime Contractor:
Willis Mechanical
Warner Robins Air Logistics Center žž Owner: WRALC
B
uilding 89 at the Warner Robins Ten years prior, McKenney’s was the prime
žž Engineer: McKenney’s Inc.
Air Logistics Center (WRALC) is contractor responsible for the design and
used for depainting and painting construction of the large, custom-built air The Challenge
large military cargo aircraft. Monitoring and handlers. As such we were called in by
regulating temperature and humidity in the the Maintenance Wing Energy Manager žž Identify Bldg. 89 HVAC issues
hangar is critical during the painting process for WRALC to evaluate existing equipment
žž Offer solutions and budgets to
to meet the technical order and ensure the and controls in order to provide recommen- repair equipment and controls
žž Provide an opportunity for our
protégé by offering a turnkey
solution for the hanger repairs
The Solution
žž An initial audit under a govern-
ment credit card purchase
žž Offered a turnkey design/build
solution that met the base’s
tight schedule and budget
žž Leveraged a mentor-protégé
affiliation to expedite repairs
žž Trained base maintenance staff
to minimize future malfunctions
The Results
žž Returned the HVAC systems
back to their original functioning
quality of the surface finish. In the winter dations for restoring the HVAC system
states, including controls
of 2009, temperatures were well below to its original functioning state. The initial
normal. The chilled water and heating coils evaluation was performed under a govern- žž Allowed uninterrupted painting
in the 300,000 cfm, 100 percent outside ment credit card purchase. of planes in Bldg. 89 while
air handling units serving the hanger froze continued on reverse providing optimal temperature
and burst. and humidity during the process
žž Continued our successful
protégé relationship by providing
For more information contact McKenney’s at 404-622-5000. an introduction to WRALC
info@mckenneys.com  www.mckenneys.com

2. Project Highlights
“T he project at Building
89 highlights the
technical, execution and
contract administrative
skills that McKenney’s
can bring to the table
to support the missions
and mandates facing
government installations
across the Southeast.”
McKenney’s began by assembling a highly done quickly to allow the building
qualified team composed of in-house engi- to continue being productive,
neers, service personnel and controls techni- the base negotiated directly with
cians to conduct a one-day compre­ ensive
h Willis Mechanical, a member
assessment of existing conditions, operations of the SBA 8(a) program and
and functionality of the Building 89 HVAC M
­ cKenney’s official SBA-approved
s
­ ystems, including pressure testing the coils. protégé team partner. Repair of the
It wasn’t easy. With such a short schedule and heating and cooling system, the air handler WRALC to bring Building 89’s HVAC system
with so much system damage it was difficult unit coils and controls became a turnkey back to acceptable operation.
to pinpoint the most likely failure scenario out design/build project. As prime contractor,
According to the Director of Government
of all the possibilities. McKenney’s produced our protégé performed over 50 percent
Facilities at McKenney’s, “The project at
a detailed report of the findings and made of the work with McKenney’s performing
Building 89 highlights the technical, execu-
several recommen­ ations on equipment and
d the remainder.
tion and contract administrative skills that
control system repairs, operator training and
Not only did McKenney’s offer a turnkey McKenney’s can bring to the table to support
long-term maintenance strategies to ensure
s
­ olution including analysis, recommendations, the missions and mandates facing govern-
system integrity over the long term. The report
budgetary cost estimates, design, controls, ment installations across the Southeast.
also included cost estimates for the recom-
execution, commissioning and owner training, Our plan is to continue to serve them from
mendations offered.
we also met our responsibilities to our protégé, a position of expertise and knowledge.”
Time and budget constraints only complicated Willis Mechanical. This mentor-protégé part-
things for the base. In order to get the repairs nership provided the contract vehicle to allow
The information contained here is not intended as an Air Force endorsement.
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