Engineering – Planned Electrical Outages - From 05/20/2024 to 07/11/2024

Impact notification:

To: Engineering Building Users

From: Sarah Abdellatif, Substation A Communication Specialist/Program Analyst

Please be advised that Planning, Design & Construction will be performing a project that may impact you. Below are the details of the scope of work and anticipated impacts:

Scope of Work: Install temporary power and upgrade the electrical infrastructure throughout the building.

Reason for Project: Work associated with the Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades project in support of current campus needs and future growth.

Anticipated Impacts: As part of the campus electrical upgrades project, a series of electrical outages for the building is required.  Each electrical panel will undergo three 2-hour electrical outages during off-hours throughout the Summer 2024 semester. There will be periodic construction personnel traffic in and around the building throughout the entire duration of the work. Additionally, a temporary power skid will be set up in front of Engineering Room 120 to support the ongoing electrical upgrades.

The outages will entail a total loss of power for the durations specified below, affecting systems such as heating and air, lighting, receptacle convenience power, card/access/access control, elevators, etc. It is highly recommended that sensitive equipment unable to withstand an outage should be powered down the day before to avoid unanticipated impacts to the equipment during the outage window.  

After each outage, users will be able to re-enter their space and confirm that power is restored and fully functional. Any issues should be promptly communicated to the project team using the contact information provided below.

**Please also note that the building will be closed to the public throughout the 2-hour outage windows. **

Duration of Impacts:  The outage schedule is as follows:

• Between Monday, May 20th, 2024, and Friday, June 7th, 2024, from 4:00 AM to 6:00 AM each workday.
• Between Friday, June 28th, 2024, and Wednesday, July 10th, 2024, from 4:00 AM to 6:00 AM each workday.
• On Thursday, July 11th, 2024, from 4:00 AM to 6:00 AM.

Contact:  Please direct any questions or concerns to Sarah Abdellatif, Substation A Communication Specialist/Construction Program Analyst at (858) 888-3215 or [email protected]. For questions about health and safety measures, please contact Gillian Marks, Senior Director of Environmental Health & Safety at (619) 594-2853 or [email protected].

For more details about this impact, please visit the website.  This notification along with all other notices regarding the Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades (EIU) Project will be posted and archived for ease of reference on the EIU website.