David,
Sounds like a perfect solution to me. The UL website lists 14 pages of
Listed Installers for lightning protection, about 70% located in the
Southeast, and the closest to WA State in Utah or SoCal. Do you recall
the name of any such firm you liked to work with and were reasonable
with their bids? It would be nice not to have to cold call from such a
large list.
Kelly Keilwitz, P.E.
Whidbey Sun & Wind
Renewable Energy Systems
987 Wanamaker Rd.
Coupeville, WA 98239
ke...@whidbeysunwind.com
PH & FAX: 360.678.7131
NABCEP Certified PV Installer
WA Electrical Administrator
On Aug 1, 2010, at 8:24 AM, David Brearley wrote:
Kelly,
When I came across language like this in an RFP, my assumption was
that we needed to work with a specialty lightning protection
subcontractor, a firm listed by UL. I would call them up, give them
a project description and request a quote, which I would build into
our cost estimate for the project. Included in their scope of work
is providing a “UL Listed Lightning Protection Certificate.” You can
include that scope of work as a line item in our proposal. If the
proposal requires that you include resumes for key team members, you
might also include the lightning company’s bio as it shows you’ve
done your due diligence.
On the projects that I managed in this fashion, the lightning
protection company always came in after our construction was
substantially complete. There may be cases where you want to
coordinate the that scope of work differently and get them on site
earlier. They should be able to tell you what will work best, based
on the general project description and your specific equipment
grounding scheme.
David Brearley, Senior Technical Editor
SolarPro magazine
NABCEP Certified PV Installer ™
david.brear...@solarprofessional.com
On 7/31/10 3:28 PM, "Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind" <ke...@whidbeysunwind.com
> wrote:
Hi All,
I'm working on the design for a PV & Wind power system for a
military installation. The specs call for Lightning Protection as
follows:
"Provide a complete lightning protection system with a UL
Lightning Protection Inspection Certificate.
including, but not necessarily limited to, strike termination
devices, conductors, ground terminals,
interconnecting conductors, surge suppression devices, and other
connectors and fittings required for
a complete and usable system. "
Anyone have an idea of what qualifies? Is there a package product
that has the "UL Lightning Protection Inspection Certificate"?
Thanks,
-Kelly
Kelly Keilwitz, P.E.
Whidbey Sun & Wind
Renewable Energy Systems
NABCEP Certified PV Installer
ke...@whidbeysunwind.com
360.678.7131
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