Cultural

Project Profile: Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences, VA

Project: Museum and Performing Arts Security

Construction Cost: $75 million

Scope of Work: The Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences is one of the most ambitious cultural and educational projects in the history of West Virginia. It is a culmination of two decades of planning and construction in the state’s capital city. The Clay Center includes a premier art museum, a first-class performing arts center featuring a performance hall, a state-of-the-art science center with two floors of exhibit space, a planetarium, a 70-mm large-format film theater, as well as virtual and hands-on educational programs.

While security is the central focus, its visual prominence blends with the aesthetic to avoid out-of-place disharmony. The result is a safe, welcoming place for young and old alike to enjoy its many offerings.

Professional Systems Engineering, LLC designed the security system on a fast track schedule. The following engineering services and tasks were included in this project.

Planning:

• Secure site analysis
• Physical and electronic security recommendations
• Security report with basis of design guidelines
• Inconspicuous security to assure aesthetic blend
• Coordination with interiors/architectural needs
• Secure planning for varied exhibits and performances

Services:

• Assisted owner during bidding process and aided in evaluation of bids
• Reviewed all schedule of values, subcontractors, shop drawings, product data, samples, applications for payment, and change orders
• Preformed job-site inspections during progress meetings
• Determined the dates of substantial and final completion
• Prepared punch lists
• Conducted closeout project site walk-through

Security:

• CCTV surveillance
• Digital recording systems
• Card Access control
• Museum grade CCTV design
• Complete door security/control
• Full motion/heat acoustical detection systems