Snow Cat Shelter

Project Details

Industry

Transportation

Location

Wenatchee, WA

Scope of Work

Conceptual Designs Through
Construction Administration

Project Size

800sf

Project Cost

$435,000

Completion Date

2023

Project Overview

The WSP Electronic Services Division (ESD) provides statewide public safety telecommunications, land mobile radio, microwave, and engineering services to the WSP, its partner agencies, and customers. A major component of this vital system are the radio and communication relay stations typically located high atop mountain peaks in remote areas of the state. Access to these sites must be maintained throughout the year and during the winter, it can be severely impacted by snow. The ESD maintains several tracked snow vehicles to address this problem. As there is no available garage at the Wenatchee District HQ, this critical vehicle is currently parked outside in un-secured lot with no weather protection. This leads to rapid deterioration of an expensive asset, lost time due to the need to prepare the vehicle prior to use, and exposure to possible theft and/or vandalism.

Our team designed a 40-ft x 20-ft pre-engineered metal storage building on concrete foundation and slab to create a conditioned space for the storage of weather-sensitive critical equipment. The building will have manual overhead doors on two sides to allow drive-through of trailered equipment. It will be provided with convenient power outlets, general lighting, and heating to maintain interior temperature above freezing. In floor drainage and ventilation will be included.