Client
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank
Scope
LV Main Switchboards and Distribution Boards
Value
$7,000,000
Time Frame
12 Months
Delivered
PSG Boffa & Russo
Comments
This project was for an office tower to be built above the Rundle Place Retail Podium on the former Harris Scarfe site at 80 Grenfell Street.
The office tower is a 15 story building which will achieve a 5 star Green Star Rating.
This building will now become the new Adelaide headquarters for Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and will accommodate approx. 1000 staff.
This project consisted of a main switchboard rated at 3200A with a fault level of 50kA and included a closed transition transfer switch for seamless transfer from generator back to mains in the event of a power failure.
Lai Industries were awarded the contract for the tower from PSG Electric for the supply of the following Switchboards:
•3200A Main Switchboard.
•700kVAr Power Factor Correction Unit.
•1250A Generator Distribution Board.
•2500A Distribution Board c/w 2500A Automatic transfer switch.
•21x Tenancy distribution boards c/w load shedding controls & separately metered essential & non-essential, light and power sections.
•5x Proprietor distribution boards c/w load shedding controls & separately metered essential & non-essential, light and power sections.
•27x Fused Tee Off boxes.
Lai Industries were also awarded the contract for the switchboards of the fitout for Bendigo and Adelaide Bank which comprised the following switchboards:
•1250A Generator Control Switchboard.
•800A UPS Input switchboard.
•800A UPS Output Switchboard.
•9x Distribution Boards.
•3x Tee Off Boxes.
The project duration was 12 months for the office tower and 6 months for the fitout component.
