Project Details

As the prime consultant, WFT Engineering acted as the mechanical/electrical liaison between the prospective building owner and building owner at the time of the proposed facility sale. WFT Engineering provided a detailed system inspection, study and evaluation for this continuously operating monumental hotel facility located in downtown Washington, DC. The project scope included the detailed inspection and system modification recommendation for all building mechanical, electrical, and life safety systems. WFT Engineering then provided an estimated cost of construction for all required equipment and system upgrades and replacements to the building systems. Phasing of the required system improvements was crucial to implementation of the plan, as the building needed to remain in operation to allow the project to remain financially viable. As part of this project, WFT Engineering worked with a local contractor to remove selected sections of piping as required to perform a destructive test and evaluation of the building’s piping systems. Sections of pipe were then evaluated by a specialty laboratory to determine the extent of the piping replacement required and to assist in the development of the phasing plan.