Our Team - Wesley Breckenridge

Current/Recent Projects:

Airport Terminal Electrical Upgrades and Conversion Gates 1 & 2, Lindberg Field - San Diego, California

Lopez Engineering (LEI) was retained under a fixed price contract with Pierce Goodwin Alexander & Linville (PGAL) for the Airport Authority at Lindbergh Field in San Diego to design all electrical, lighting, public address systems, special systems, telephone/EVIDS, and security systems for Terminal upgrades gates 1 and 2 conversion. The project entailed assessment and field documentation of existing conditions and evaluation of electrical distribution to include both 480 and 208-volt loads. Design encompassed Electrical, Lighting, Public Address System, Special Systems Telephone/EVIDS, and Security Systems. The project was recently completed. LEI provided engineering support during bidding and then provided construction administration services during construction. Total estimated project cost was $5 million.

Additional Security Light Project - San Diego International Airport Lindbergh Field, San Diego, California

Project provided additional security lighting along the fence for three different areas at Lindbergh Field: 1. the East End of the runway extending approximately 3,200 feet; 2. area to the north of the runway extending west from the Federal Express area to Jim’s Air area, a distance of approximately 4,200 feet; and 3. area near the fuel farm extending approximately 300 feet.

Light standards were located adjacent on the airport side of the security fence. Light standards were 20 foot or 40 foot in height depending on the area. Others were approximately 10 feet high to allow airplane passage through gates. Each light standard, except for two near the Crash and Rescue Building, utilized FAA approved obstruction light. Some light fixtures were mounted on the blast fence or on the structure referred to as the Summer Cottage where the road narrowed, which prohibited pole installation adjacent to the fence.

Existing electrical points of connection belonging to the Port District will be utilized. The electrical circuits will be placed underground in concrete encased duct.

Electrical distribution utilized several different voltages depending on the area and whether existing service was available. Some existing service was utilized and some new service was required. Other project elements included panelboards, meters, new SDG&E service, trenching underground duct banks, and dig alert (identification of existing crossings by other utilities).

Lighting levels complied with the Illumination Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) recommended criteria.

Install Temporary Engine Generators; Design; San Diego Unified Port District, San Diego, California.

Project provides engine generators for the entire San Diego International Airport - Lindbergh Field. It connects seven, trailer mounted, 2 MW engine generators to seventeen (17) electrical switchgear via seventeen Project complies with the California Electrical Code for permanent installations, investigates equipment alternatives to permit rapid installation and does this in electrical equipment rooms, some of which are older with very tight room constraints.

10th Avenue Marine Terminal; San Diego Unified Port District, San Diego, California

The San Diego Unified Port District engaged Lopez Engineering (LEI) to upgrade the underground telephone and signal manhole system at 10th Avenue Marine Terminal. The new system was installed throughout the existing manhole layout before the existing system was removed to keep the clients up and running with no down time. We created as-builts of the existing TMH system. Field work supplied the routing of the cables providing the basis from which to develop telephone and fire alarm system single line diagrams. With these, demolition and installation phases were developed to keep the port phone system up and running. Removal and installation began from the Main Point of Entry (MPOE) at 980 Gull Street and terminated at the MPOE at each building. After the telephone system was converted from the old to new, the demolition of the old system took place. Also included were new telephone manholes, underground duct banks, and pipe sleeves under existing railroad tracks.