What defence procurement teams should look for in a critical infrastructure contractor
Defence procurement teams should prioritise four things when assessing a critical infrastructure contractor.
Operational cooling for data centres, telco exchanges, and facilities where temperature is a direct system requirement.
In a data centre, a telco exchange, or a defence facility, cooling is not a comfort consideration. It is part of the system design. The temperature and humidity requirements of the equipment dictate what the HVAC system must deliver, and a cooling failure in those environments is a critical incident.
DCE’s critical HVAC capability was developed alongside its critical power work – the two disciplines are closely related, and in most DCE projects they are designed and delivered by the same team.
DCE designs, installs, and maintains critical HVAC systems built to the same standard as its electrical and power scope, managed in-house from design through to ongoing maintenance.
Close-control air conditioning for server rooms, data centres, and exchange environments designed to the load requirements of the equipment.
N+1 and N+2 redundant HVAC design for facilities where a cooling failure is a critical incident.
Central chilled water plant for large facilities requiring scalable, efficient cooling infrastructure.
Full system commissioning, load testing, and seasonal performance verification.
HVAC integrated into building management systems via Leopard Controls for centralised monitoring and control.
Preventative, corrective, and reactive maintenance by the DCE team that installed the system.
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Defence procurement teams should prioritise four things when assessing a critical infrastructure contractor.
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