Westar Energy Topeka, Kansas Maintaining efficient and sound buildings and plants for this Kansas energy enterprise is of utmost importance.  Bartlett & West has been Westar’s on-call consultant for their mechanical, electrical, plumbing and structural engineering needs since 2005 for both the Facilities and Generation and Marketing Group divisions of the company. Projects have included ventilation and air conditioning systems for electronic equipment rooms, office remodels, lighting, power and emergency generator systems for operations centers. Bartlett & West has also assisted Westar with their analyses, administration oversight, remediation options and condition assessment of existing operation facilities. Hill’s Pet Nutrition Topeka, Kansas The Hill’s Pet Nutrition facility is a complex set of structural, mechanical and electrical systems. In order to best serve our client, Bartlett & West housed a full-time employee at Hill’s who was dedicated to this on-call contract. Projects have varied greatly in size and are generally related to facility maintenance or upgrades.  Projects have included platform and ladder additions, equipment supports, foundation design, existing structure evaluations, mechanical and electrical system upgrades, structural additions and remodeling.