Owner: LAWA/LADWP
Client: Arup
Sub: Kewo Engineering
Project Duration: 2019 – 2021

Kewo Engineering Corporation (KEC) is responsible for designing a new high-voltage substation for Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and the Los Angles Department of Water and Power (LADWP).

KEC teamed with Clark/Arup and is designing all electrical aspects of the substation and the 230kV underground duct banks intercepts to the substation.

Kewo Engineering provided LADWP with the following services:

• Develop a basis of design and design narrative report.
• Develop electrical lighting design on the various stage (30%, 60%, 90%, 100%).
• Perform lighting engineering calculation, designs and analysis using various software such as CDEGS, ETAP, and DIALux.
• Perform voltage drop and short circuit analysis in lighting circuits.
• Develop distribution and transmission ductbank design.
• Conducting weekly project review meetings with the Owner, Utility and the other team members.
• Prepare request for information to be submitted to the utility and owner.
• Develop Title 24 Calculation for permitting purposes.
• Design two new control rooms with two battery rooms.