Data Center Cooling Water Utility Construction in Central NY

What We Do

Cooling is the single biggest non-IT load at a data center, and the buried piping that supports it has to be installed before the building envelope closes. Backwell installs cooling water utilities in Central New York for chilled-water loops, condenser water runs, cooling tower make-up, and the pump house infrastructure that ties them together.

Cooling water utility work in Central New York is a tight coordination job. We trench and install large-diameter ductile iron or HDPE supply lines, set thrust blocks at every bend, run condenser water and chilled-water loops to the mechanical contractor's tie-in points, and hydrostatic test every segment before backfill. Cooling tower pads and basins are built to mechanical drawings with the embeds the tower contractor needs.

• Cooling water supply line installation
• Chilled-water and condenser-water utility runs
• Cooling tower basin and pad construction
• Make-up water service from municipal main
• Pump house pad and underground piping
• Thrust block and restraint installation
• Hydrostatic pressure testing and disinfection
• Coordination with mechanical contractor

Why Owners and GCs Choose Backwell

Backwell self-performs the heavy civil work that data center and industrial builds depend on. We own the fleet, run our own crews, and bid the market. For data center projects we coordinate directly with the GC and EPC, work to civil and MEP drawings, and turn the site over with full QA documentation for commissioning.

Contact us for a scope review or budget number. Ron responds personally, usually within hours.