Blog Layout

Airport Hangar Electrical Upgrade Project
November 6, 2019

Balpara was engaged to complete an electrical distribution design and area survey for the upgrade of a major Airport Hangar. This stage of the project was used to assess the most efficient way to supply electricity to the building. The client also requested Balpara’s 3D laser scanning services to accurately survey the hangar rooftop and its surrounding area.

 

Project Overview

 

Through utilising Balpara's electrical design services, our client wanted to achieve a well-designed electrical distribution network that would assist in establishing and managing the underground electrical network alongside the embedded network utility. Balpara also performed 3D laser scanning works to establish a survey of the hangar rooftop to allow for further works.

 

Balpara’s contribution to this project ensures accurate electrical design and supply, and provides detailed surveys from the 3D laser scanning work.

 

Project Scope

 

  • Assessing the energy supply requirements, site constraints and conditions as the first step of the distribution design.
  • Conducting an above-ground electrical feature survey to assess the surrounding site.
  • Performing a below-ground survey and asset location to determine possible obstructions of the planned electrical route.
  • Providing project management for the Non-Destructive Digging component of the project, in order to determine suitability of electrical route.
  • Developing preliminary design plans for electrical route.
  • Drafting final comprehensive designs to enable initiation of hangar refurbishment.
  • Completing an accurate 3D Scan of the hangar roof.

 

Value Add

 

Through Balpara's thorough surveying and asset locating services, Balpara has created a valuable pool of underground asset drawings, which can be drawn upon during future construction on this site. This will result in significant financial saving for the client.

 

Relevant Accreditation/Quality Standards

 

  • All work was conducted by persons with necessary training as laid out by the VESI Training Matrix.

 

Similar Projects

 

  • Suncorp building complete design.


You may also like

March 28, 2025
Balpara was engaged by civil constructor, Directbor, to provide detailing and drafting services to connect the Kerang Solar Plant to the nearby Kerang Terminal Station. Project Overview The Kerang Solar Plant in Victoria is a BSR Energy project, which aims to generate enough clean and reliable energy to offset the annual consumption of approximately 16,000 homes, contributing to a more sustainable future while reducing reliance on traditional power sources. Construction commenced in March 2024, and is projected to save 66,380 tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions annually. The land parcel is over 64 hectares in size, with the plan to visually integrate into the surrounding agricultural landscape with extensive planting of native flora around the entire project perimeter. The bell-mouth intersection off Lodden Valley Highway will be upgraded for improved accessibility and safety as part of this project. Scope Balpara’s involvement in the project was undertaken over the course of a month starting in August 2024, with Directbor engaging the team on behalf of Powercor. The Balpara team completed detailing and drafting of assets connecting the new Kerang Solar Plant to Powercor’s distribution network. Balpara employed GPS technology to accurately capture underground asset locations and create a comprehensive plan of assets within the short timeframe required. The project scope included: Capturing new underground asset locations to required standard using GPS equipment. Creating as-built plans of relevant assets to current Powercor standards. Providing captured 3D data to Powercor for future asset relocations. Value Add Balpara provided timely and accurate drawings and was able to quickly meet the needs of client variations. The Balpara team is well versed in working with all utility standards, including Powercor, which helped to streamline the project. Accreditations Powercor Standards
technician looking at a substation
March 19, 2025
Balpara was engaged by Powercor to conduct a turnkey solution at the Echuca Zone Substation. This included Project Management of Feature Surveying, Geotechnical Services and Contaminated Soil Testing.
Glen Waverley Substation
February 24, 2025
Balpara was engaged by United Energy to carry out feature surveying, incorporating ground penetrating radar surveys for the Glen Waverley Zone Substation.
Share by: