Specifications include, but are not limited to: provide Pflugerville Independent School District (known herein as PfISD or the district), Pflugerville, Texas, with district requirements for Data Center Design Consultant. The Consultant shall provide at a minimum two (2) Conceptual Design Options with a report of the associated Pros and Cons of each design. This deliverable will include diagrams, narratives, and recommendations depicting a conceptual physical design. The design should balance security, system administration, budget, high availability, and redundancy, taking into account the current environment, PfISD requirements, and industry current best practices. Detailed Design Plan PfISD will choose or modify the Conceptual Design Option to be further designed into a Detailed Design Plan. The Detailed Design Plan will include: Electrical/Power Quality Design Mechanical/Cooling Design Data Center White Space Design Security & Access Control Design Fire Protection Design NOC & DC Management Design Etc. Electrical/Power Quality Design Design of system room power starting from the building distribution transformer, including main distribution switchgear, power factor compensation equipment, cable routing, system room distribution switchboards, cables and sockets. Design drawings for electrical, automation and data lines. Design of protection system including proper circuit breaker selection and coordination. Earthing/Grounding conforming to the protection system design, covering the entire grounding network. LED Lighting design drawings of the system room. UPS installation and alignment of the electrical installation (connector room, system room distribution board and shaft, system room distribution cabinet and feeder cables, sockets) with the related standards. Generator system design including sub base fuel tank and remote fuel tank along with fuel delivery system design for diesel generator or design for existing natural gas utilities. Power distribution and redundancy level details per the Tier standard followed. Simulation of the entire design to ensure safety and desired redundancy. Sizing of equipment such as fuses and cables used in electrical panels. Design parts related with Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) rating for the facility. Energy Consumption, Peak Demand and Energy Installation Designs. Etc.
