The Project
Known for its quality, innovation and industry leading service and support, APC has received multiple awards and public recognition for its achievements. It’s not a surprise then, that APC would turn to Innovative Technology Group (ITG) to design and install their facility audiovisual solutions when they built the new Schneider Electric Technology Center in St. Louis. Midway through the project, Schneider Electric bought APC. With a change in scope and key contacts, ITG had to refocus direction to keep the project on track, while still meeting the new owners’ expectations and budget restraints. Tasks such as construction drawings and project timelines had to be revised and coincide with a new scope and construction timeline. “We updated construction drawings and proposals a number of times, but these changes were not as much a concern to us as maintaining the cost versus performance issue for APC,” explains George Brosie, Director of Engineering for ITG. “With this change in scope, we also had to give them a foundation of what they would need for APC’s long-term technology strategy. As a result, we have a conduit infrastructure in place and pipes installed for future expansion to reduce the amount of money and time it would take for reconstruction in the future.”