Successful Large Scale Biotech Project Nearly Complete Thursday July 7, 12:25 pm ET
ROCKVILLE, Md., July 7 Human Genome Sciences awarded their Large Scale Manufacturing Facility process piping contract to Kinetics in February, 2004. The project is located within the Belward Research Center in Rockville, Maryland and will greatly increase Human Genome Sciences' capacity for production of protein and antibody drugs discovered through genomics-based research. Piping systems in the contract scope include purified water, two WFI loops, process, clean-in-place, clean steam, CIP chemicals, ethanol, process vents and condensate, biowaste and process waste drains. The $20 million contract is currently 99% complete. Engineering design of process piping by Lockwood Greene Engineers was released for construction in stages beginning in January and completed in October 2004. Coordination and teamwork between the owner, engineer, and construction manager Gilbane Building Company, Kinetics and project trade contractors was phenomenal and key to the successful completion of the project. As with most projects undertaken by Kinetics, off-site prefabrication was maximized to reduce over-crowding and trade stacking in the field. This is particularly important on such a large biotech project. Modeled isometric piping drawings issued to Kinetics were field verified, submitted, and approved by the owner before being prefabricated at Kinetics fabrication shop in New Berlinville, PA. Kinetics' jobsite manpower eventually peaked at 128 pipefitters through UA Local #602, plus supervision, draftsmen, QA/QC and management personnel. In March, 2005 Kinetics was awarded the 2004 Trade Contractor Award by Gilbane Building Company "In Recognition of Excellence in Performance" on the HGS Large Scale Manufacturing Facility project. About Kinetics: Kinetics is a global provider of process and mechanical solutions to the electronics, biopharmaceutical and general industries. Kinetics combines support equipment assembly, design, global installation capability and on-going service and support for complete process system installations around the world. The company has 32 offices and over 3000 employees, located strategically in high-technology areas where semiconductor fabs and biopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities are built. Kinetics is based in Union City, California. For more information, visit http://www.kineticsgroup.com . --------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- Source: Kinetics http://www.arizonabiotech.com/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biotech-news/ http://www.arizonaentrepreneurs.com/ http://www.azhttp.com/ http://www.arizonabiotech.com/index.php http://www.arizonabiotech.com/ <a href="http://www.arizonabiotech.com/";>Arizona Biotech</a> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biotech-news/ <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biotech-news/";>Biotech News</a> http://www.arizonaentrepreneurs.com/ <a href="http://www.arizonaentrepreneurs.com/";>Arizona Entrepreneurs</a> http://www.azhttp.com/ <a href="http://www.azhttp.com/";>Arizona High Tech</a> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biotech-news/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
