NWTC 5MW Dyno Paving Project; NREL Tracking No. 17-011 Award Number: DE-AC36-08GO28308 CX(s) Applied: DOE/EA 1914 National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Date: 04/24/17 Location(s): CO Office(s): Golden Field Office
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NWTC 5MW Dyno Paving Project; NREL Tracking No. 17-011
Award Number: DE-AC36-08GO28308
CX(s) Applied: DOE/EA 1914
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Date: 04/24/2017
Location(s): CO
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to conduct site improvement activities around and adjacent to the 5-MW Dynamometer building located at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) in Jefferson County, Colorado. The NWTC is a federally-owned facility that consists of 305 acres and is primarily utilized for wind energy research, development, and testing.
Several planned activities constitute the whole of this project. Activities include:
• Installation of asphalt pavement over the approach and parking area on the west side of the 5 MW Dyno building
• Reformation of a swale in the area south of the paved area;
• Extension of water and sanitary sewer lines for future use;
• Installation of a trench drain in the new concrete paving area;
• Installation of a paved roadway on the east side of the building;
• Relocation of the fire hydrant at the southeast corner of the 5 MW Dyno building; and
• Installation of new bollards and replacement of culverts around the building construction areas.