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GR 7 SCHEDULING AND CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRAINTS
GR 7.1 ARCHITECT/ENGINEER RESPONSIBILITY
In coordination with the Project Manager, the A/E shall identify all scheduling and
construction constraints. Particular consideration is warranted for projects in or around
areas of healthcare facilities, research laboratories, and classrooms.
The A/E, in coordination with the Project Manager, shall incorporate specific
requirements of The Joint Commission concerning construction in occupied patient care
facilities. These owner-initiated measures require contractor actions related to Interim
Life Safety Measures and Environment of Care, including Infection Control Risk
Assessment, and are available at Internet website link
http://www.fm.virginia.edu/fpc/HealthSystem/ICRADocuments.htm under Facilities
Information/Directives (FM).
The A/E, in coordination with the Project Manager, shall determine and convey in the
contract documents the limitations, availability or lack thereof for construction staging,
site access, construction trade vehicle parking. Parking for contractor’s employees on
University premises typically is not available, except permit parking arranged with the
University Department of Parking and Transportation at the contractor’s expense.
GR 7.2 NOISE, VIBRATION, DUST, AND FUMES
Noise, vibration, dust and volatile fugitive emissions with the potential to adversely
affect the University community shall be minimized to the extent feasible. See the
Division 1 Specification, available at:
http://www.fm.virginia.edu/fpc/HealthSystem/ICRADocuments.htm.
The A/E in coordination with the Project Manager shall identify all such requirements in
the bid documents, including, but not limited to:
1) Designated hours, off-hours or days for the execution of work disruptive to
occupied areas.
2) Dust barriers for all renovation projects where tenants occupy portions of the
project area or adjoining areas.
3) Exhaust fans where determined applicable by the A/E and/or the University
Office of Environmental Health and Safety. This is a critical application for health
care patient areas.
4) Procedures for stopping work when requested for valid reasons.
5) Dust barriers shall be located to maintain required exit ways. When blocking an
exit way is required, alternative exiting will be provided.
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