Life sciences facilities demand infrastructure that is precise, reliable, and highly coordinated. At the Bristol Myers Squibb facility in San Diego, Baker Electric is supporting the delivery of critical building systems that help power a complex environment designed for performance.

A recent site visit offered a closer look at the scale of work behind this advanced facility. From underground infrastructure to full-building backup power, the project reflects the technical planning required to support pharmaceutical and life sciences operations where reliability and control are essential.

Key areas of work include underground chiller and boiler rooms, where extensive conduit installation supports systems responsible for regulating building temperature. These systems are critical to maintaining controlled environments and supporting the facility’s long-term operational needs. Routing infrastructure beneath active and future-use spaces requires careful planning, clean execution, and accessibility for ongoing maintenance.

The facility also includes full-building backup generators designed to support uninterrupted operations. In life sciences environments, power continuity is essential to protecting systems, equipment, and processes that cannot afford unnecessary downtime.

Another important feature is the steam boiler system used for cleaning and sterilization. In pharmaceutical settings, sterilization infrastructure plays a direct role in supporting clean, controlled, and compliant operations. Additional systems, including the central control room and on-site weather station, further demonstrate the level of integration required across the facility.

This project also required coordination around rooftop areas, including garden spaces, where building systems and site features must work together without compromising function or access. The result is a highly coordinated infrastructure effort that supports both operational performance and long-term maintainability.

Project insights were shared by Senior Project Manager Ian Faulk, General Foreman Todd Bush, and Ares General Foreman Ruben Marquez, who provided a closer look at the planning, field execution, and system integration behind the work.

From underground conduit to backup power and sterilization support systems, Baker Electric’s work at Bristol Myers Squibb reflects the level of precision required to power mission-critical life sciences facilities.