Home Our Projects Mt Lawley Hospital
HEALTHCARE · 2021 AWARD WINNER
Mt Lawley Hospital
Replacement of the site main switchboard.
THE PROJECT
Replacement of the site main switchboard
Foster’s Services were commissioned to replace the existing aged electrical switchboard infrastructure and the auto transfer switch assembly for the site generator, and to install a large generator set to provide for future capacity and meet licensing guidelines.
All aspects of the changeovers onto the new switchboard were completed with a special focus on patient care, staffing needs and minimising outage durations.
Thanks to detailed, future-proof planning, the final product is an installation that will support the needs of the hospital for decades to come.
PROJECT DETAILS
What we delivered
- Installation of new site switchboard and infrastructure
- No unplanned outages to site power and little disruption to hospital operations
- Detailed investigation of the existing electrical installation
- Installation and commissioning of the hospital-supplied 700 kVA diesel standby generator
- Supply and installation of new site main switchboard
- Disconnection and disposal of the existing generator, co-generator and site main switchboard
- New automatic source transfer facilities for transition from mains to generator supply
- Liaison with Western Power for changeover of switchboard and metering facilities
- New submains power supplies to locations including medical clinics, and rising mains changes
- Extension of existing submains cabling
- Builders works to achieve a 2-hour fire rating for the existing electricians’ storeroom to become the new LV main switch room
- Testing and commissioning
At a glance
Client
St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital
Award
MEA Commercial Project of the Year (WA) 2021
Generator
700 kVA diesel standby
Outages
No unplanned outages to site power
“What stood out about this project was the attention to detail, planning and risk mitigation needed for such an important project. The relationship with all parties, the communication and consultation had this project as a leader in this award.”
Judging panel, 2021 Electrical Industry Excellence Awards, Master Electricians Australia
GALLERY
Project photos
More projects
HEALTHCARE · COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL
Armadale Hospital
A $2 million electrical modernisation for Armadale Hospital on behalf of East Metro Health Service, upgrading the entire power infrastructure for campus-wide resilience against total mains failure.
HEALTHCARE · COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL
Bethesda Hospital
Working with Stantec Engineering and Price Trandos Switchboards, a complex main switch room replacement and relocation project for Bethesda Hospital.
HEALTHCARE · COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL
Peel Health Campus
An essential services switchboard upgrade and generator replacement project for the Peel Health Campus.
SERVICING WESTERN AUSTRALIA
From Broome to Perth to Esperance and everywhere in between
Our highly skilled team has the skills, experience, equipment, workforce and network to support your project across our vast state.
We work across the Perth metro area, Peel, the South West, Great Southern, Wheatbelt, Goldfields-Esperance, Mid West, Gascoyne, Pilbara and Kimberley.
Head office · 19 Parkinson Lane, Kardinya WA 6163
Statewide · metro, regional and remote sites across WA
24/7 after hours · 1300 19 19 42
Got a project you’d like to discuss?
Tell us about your site and our team will be in touch.