ORLANDO, Fla. — Comprehensive Energy Services Inc. (CES) received two ABC Eagle Awards for outstanding design-build HVAC, plumbing, and special effects work on Transformers: The Ride 3D at Universal Studios Florida, named 2014 Project of the Year by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) - Central Florida Chapter. CES received Eagle Awards for HVAC, Entertainment ($1 million to $5 million category) and Plumbing, Entertainment ($1 million to $5 million category). The awards were presented at ABC’s 28th Annual Excellence in Construction Awards Banquet held at the Royal Pacific-Universal Orlando Resort.

Under its contract with general contractor Hensel Phelps, CES performed the HVAC, plumbing, building automation, and special effects systems work for the 80,000-square-foot fast-track project, working two 62-hour weekly shifts to meet the schedule. The HVAC, plumbing, and special effects piping were pre-fabricated offsite, and sheet metal ductwork was pre-fabricated in CES’s fabrication shop in Longwood and delivered daily. As a systems integration provider for Tridium, CES also engineered, pre-assembled, and pre-programmed the state-of-the-art Tridium building automation system in Longwood before installation. By heavily engaging CES field personnel in the design-coordinate-build process and building information modeling (BIM), CES successfully performed within the existing footprint of the previous attraction.