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The New NIS Headquarters Under Construction
The NIS embarked on a construction project to build a modern facility to enhance its service delivery. This facility will provide suitable accommodation to its staff and generate rental income. Construction commenced on June 7 2004 at the former Arrowroot Industry Association site.
Project Structure -- NIS employed Gibson Contractors Ltd to construct the three-storey steel framed headquarters building and Moulton Mayers Architects as lead consultant. The other members of the consulting team are Sylvester Engineering (mechanical/electrical engineers), Stewart Engineering Ltd. (structural engineer) and Design Collaborative (quantity surveyor).
Features of the Building-- The proposed building will have the following features:
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Electricity supply (derive at 11 kV 3 phase, 50 Hertz from a Ring Main Unit (RMU)) located at the southeast corner of the compound. A step-down transform 11kV/420V will provide the usable power.
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Standby Diesel generator rated for supplying electrical power in the event of a power failure. A diesel pump and tank will provide the standby fuel system.
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Switchgear equipment will provide the power distribution to the building and will be located in the equipment room on the rooftop.
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Local security/surveillance system will be located in the Admin Block to monitor general areas.
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Central fire protection system will have smoke detectors, sounders, fire water pump and fire hose reel (automatic type).
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Lightning Protection will protect the building from lightning.
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Public Address System will combine a state-of-the-art multi-channel audio bus with a robust, industry proven speaker system for manifold public address applications, background music (BGM), voice evacuation and paging.
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The building will be air-conditioned. It will be centrally distributed through ducts. However, some areas will have separate system depending on the needs.
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State-of-the-art conference facility with specialized Conference Audio Equipment, Conference Video screen (projection screen, plasma display).
The project is more than 78% complete and expects to be completed by September 2006
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