Miller Electric Company took home three Eagles for projects in multiple categories at this year’s Associated Builders and Contractors Florida First Coast Chapter Excellence in Construction Awards. The Excellence in Construction awards program is the industry’s leading competition that honors both general and specialty contractors for innovative and high-quality merit shop construction projects. The award honors all construction team members, including the contractor, owner, architect and engineer. The winning projects, selected from entries submitted from across the nation, were judged on complexity, attractiveness, unique challenges, completion time, workmanship, innovation, safety and cost.
You can view pictures from the event here.
Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center – Electrical All Projects – More than $10 million
Baptist Health, which serves North Florida and South Georgia, and MD Anderson, the largest freestanding cancer center in the world, joined forces in 2015 to create a new joint cancer program in North Florida.
The new 330,000-sq.-ft. freestanding building and associated 250,000-sq.-ft. parking structure situated across the street from the existing facility will increase Baptist MD Anderson’s capacity to deliver cutting edge cancer treatment to those in the Jacksonville area and beyond.
Miller Electric Company Headquarters – Electrical: Commercial – Less than $2 million
The new 123,000 square foot building utilizes smart building technology and the latest in energy efficiency. It also features an 800 square foot innovation area, 7,000 square feet of event space, and a state-of-the-art fitness center.
With approximately 200 work spaces, 7 meeting rooms, 3 training rooms, and 14 acres of parking/walking areas, the space not only brings all of Miller Electric employees together, it allows ample room for future growth.
Project Unity UPS Refresh Project – Electrical: Commercial – $2 to $10 million
Miller Electric replaced four legacy Eaton 9315-625-750 UPS Modules with four 9395HP-900/750 Modules and SCADA System in a live production data center. This effort required an extremely reliable self contained 1.2MW UPS System with self-contained CRACs, switchgear, ATS, and battery system that was capable of monitoring with the existing BMS system. This project originated based on the necessity to replace the client’s 20 year old systems.