Complete Compiled Specification.pdf - Peck Ormsby Construction

SECTION 15043 - BALANCING
PART 1.00 - GENERAL
SCOPE OF WORK:
The mechanical contractor shall employ an independent technical firm to perform the checking, adjusting, and
balancing (CAB) of the HVAC systems. This firm shall be one whose operations are limited to the field of
professional CAB, and this firm shall meet the following qualifications:
1. The firm shall be a member of AABC and/or NEBB.
2. The firm shall be one which is organized to provide professional services of this specific type.
3. The firm shall have completed projects of similar scope within the past 12 months and shall be capable
of performing the services specified at the location of the facility described within the time frame
specified, and following up the basic work as may be required.
As a part of this contract, the mechanical contractor shall make all changes in the sheaves, belts, and dampers,
including the addition of dampers required for correct balance as required by the CAB firm, at no additional cost
to the Owner.
The mechanical contractor shall provide and coordinate services of qualified, responsible subcontractors,
suppliers, and personnel as required to correct, repair, or replace any and all deficient items or conditions found
during the testing, adjusting, and balancing period.
In order that all systems may be properly checked, balanced, and adjusted as required by these specifications,
the mechanical contractor shall operate said systems at his expense for the length of the time necessary to
properly verify their completion and readiness for the CAB and shall further pay all costs of operation during the
CAB period.
The project completion schedule shall be coordinated with the CAB work to provide sufficient times to permit the
completion of CAB services prior to Owner occupancy.
DOCUMENTS:
The Owner's representative will furnish, without charge to the CAB firm, one set of mechanical specifications, all
pertinent change orders, and the following:
1. One complete set of plans less the structural sheets.
2. One set of mechanical floor plans of the conditioned spaces.
These sheets should be ozalid type (blue or black on light background) reproductions to facilitate marking.
Approved submittal data on equipment installed to accomplish the test procedures outlined in paragraph
"Services of the CAB Firm" of this specification will be provided by the mechanical contractor.
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SEGO LILY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM ADDITION March 2, 2009
BALANCING 15043-1