Tag: Infrastructure

August Bioservices – Building 2 Expansion (Phase 2)

Written by Cyma Builders & Construction Managers on February 12, 2025. Posted in Infrastructure, Manufacturing & Process, News & Events.

August Bioservices – Building 2 Expansion (Phase 2) Cyma Builders proudly announces the successful completion of Phase 2 at August Bioservices, marking a milestone in our commitment to construction excellence and client satisfaction. Expanding GMP Production Spaces and cGMP Warehouse Capacity The primary objective of Phase 2 was to augment the existing GMP production spaces and cGMP warehouse capacity at the facility. This involved constructing and finalizing the cGMP warehouse, completing CNC and Process corridors, and installing necessary MEP infrastructure. The culmination of Phase 2...

Almac Groundbreaking Ceremony

Written by Cyma Builders & Construction Managers on January 12, 2024. Posted in News & Events.

Cyma Builders, Almac, & the design partners gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Almac North American Headquarters Expansion Project (Souderton, PA). This transformative initiative will enhance the existing campus by adding an impressive 113,410 square feet, increasing parking capacity, and implementing substantial site and utility infrastructure improvements. Read Almac’s announcement of the ceremony here.

Johnson & Johnson – Central Utility Plant Expansion

Written by Cyma Builders & Construction Managers on October 1, 2021. Posted in Infrastructure, News & Events.

Cyma Builders was contracted to build an expansion to an existing Central Utility Plant in Jacksonville, FL. Not only did this project present technical challenges based on the complexity of the MEP systems and controls being implemented, but the COVID-19 pandemic created manpower, shipping, and fabrication issues that contributed to difficulties faced in completing this project. Those challenges were ultimately overcome, and the systems installed were tied-into production utility lines. The building construction included a 15,000 square foot building erection with pre-tensioned,...

ALZA – Hot & Cold

Written by Cyma Builders & Construction Managers on October 9, 2015. Posted in Infrastructure, News & Events.

The ALZA plant in Vacaville, CA is an active manufacturing facility critical to this Fortune 500 Pharmaceutical company’s global supply chain. Project Hot & Project Cold were energy efficiency upgrade projects designed to optimize plant efficiency and reduce the overall cost of operational utilities. Current and future loads were examined to incorporate additional capacity required by an ongoing Master Plan. The work was funded by the Fortune 500 Pharmaceutical company as part of a corporate programs to authorize any potential projects that could illustrate a 10 year return on...

Confidential Client – Cooling Towers 5 & 6 Replacement

Written by Cyma Builders & Construction Managers on August 4, 2015. Posted in Infrastructure, News & Events.

Following replacement of the four (4) original cooling towers, this Fortune 500 Pharmaceutical company proceeded with assessment of the remaining cells. These units were also determined to be operating well below original design capacity. Replacement was deemed the best option as the towers were located in a more accessible location. Two (2) new 3,000 GOM Baltimore Air Coil Units were received and rigged into place. The scope include re-installation of all supply/return header piping and heat tracing, along with installation of new fan VFD’s. Spring House, PA

Confidential Client – Cooling Towers 1, 2, 3 & 4 Refurbishment

Written by Cyma Builders & Construction Managers on August 4, 2015. Posted in Infrastructure, News & Events.

This Fortune 500 Pharmaceutical company’s Spring House campus condenser water loop is supported by six (6) cooling towers, four (4) of which were original construction to the CUP Plant. Due to dropping efficiency and overall age of wearable components, cooling tower overhaul was necessary. The refurbishment option was chosen in lieu of full replacement due logistical difficulties. Replacement of all existing cooling tower wearable parts including PVC fill, sheaves, bushings, shafts, bearings, belts, nozzles, and motors to provide 95% efficiency. Cells 1 & 2 and 3 & 4 were isolated...

Confidential Client – M4 Cooling Tower Upgrades

Written by Cyma Builders & Construction Managers on August 4, 2015. Posted in Infrastructure, News & Events.

This Fortune 500 Pharmaceutical company’s high volume, pharmaceutical production facility had ongoing issues with their 20 year old 800 ton cooling towers breaking down, which not only impacted the comfort of building occupants but also the supply of process chilled water to manufacturing equipment. Working in conjunction with both the cooling tower manufacture’s rep and Genesis Engineers, Cyma was contracted to provide an expedited refurbishment under an EPCM platform. Due to the 24/7 operations of the facility, a shutdown of chilled water supply was intolerable. A set of 500 ton...

Confidential Client – B42 Waste Neutralization

Written by Cyma Builders & Construction Managers on August 4, 2015. Posted in Infrastructure, News & Events.

In 2008, this Fortune 500 Pharmaceutical company completed construction on a new R&D facility (B42 – Research Center 1) at their Spring House campus. This building was designed with standalone utility and waste systems that operated independent of the existing site CUP. In 2012, the site started experiencing issues with high levels of copper in effluent being let from the site. It was determined that improperly designed HVAC system were the culprit; however, the issue prompted the site to consolidate their Process Waste Neutralization to the existing Plant located onsite, rather than...

Confidential Client – B42 Boiler Upgrades

Written by Cyma Builders & Construction Managers on August 4, 2015. Posted in Infrastructure, News & Events.

This Fortune 500 Pharmaceutical company’s B42 in Spring House, PA was supported by three (3) boilers equipped with burners that had become obsolete. Additionally, one of the burners failed due to consistently operating at extremely low turn-down, below what the equipment was designed to support. These boilers supported several central utilities critical to building operation, including humidification, hot water reheat, lab hot water and domestic hot water. Cyma Builders furnished and installed new Johnson Burners on the boilers during controlled shutdown to limit operation risk to the...

Johnson & Johnson – Office AHU Infrastructure Replacement

Written by Cyma Builders & Construction Managers on November 4, 2014. Posted in Infrastructure, News & Events.

Cyma Builders & Construction Managers was contracted to manage the strategic replacement of packaged air handling equipment for a group of office buildings in Horsham, PA. Each air handling unit had reached its projected life expectancy, and was beginning to experience continuous maintenance issues. Seven (7) units were replaced in total ranging from 20,000 – 30,000 CFM (Approx. 175 Tons/EA). All buildings were fully occupied during normal business hours, meaning that any shutdown of the HVAC system or crane picks could not occur during that time. In order to mitigate this issue, the...

Confidential Client – Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades

Written by Cyma Builders & Construction Managers on June 19, 2013. Posted in Infrastructure, News & Events.

Cyma has been a strategic partner to this Fortune 500 Pharmaceutical company for over 10 years and has completed over 200 projects at their Spring House, PA campus. Recently, Cyma upgraded the electrical infrastructure through a multi-phase staged switchover of prime power. The primary electrical service and emergency back-up systems were nearly 25 years old and had reached the end of their useful life. Cyma was retained during preliminary design to assist the design team in developing effective strategies for seamless power transitions. Stage 1 consisted of the replacement of the sites...