Appendix - GSA

Construction Documents
The construction documents must be complete,
coordinated between disciplines, biddable, readable and
buildable, with no room for unreasonable additional
interpretation.
The A/E firm shall provide a signed and dated
professional seal on all final contract documents. The
cover sheet should also include a statement by the design
A/E, certifying the design meets the listed design criteria.
Exceptions and waivers to the design criteria should also
be listed on the cover sheet of the contract documents,
including the name and date of the individual providing
authorization.
Site Planning and Landscape Design
Cover Sheet. Provide code clarification statement for
compliance with specified codes and standards by each
discipline with professional seals and signatures. In
addition, include a drawing index.
Drawings. General: The plans listed below, except the
demolition plans, may be combined on small projects.
1. Demolition plans.
2. Site layout plan.
– Location of all buildings, roads, walks, accessible
routes, parking and other paved areas and planted
areas.
– Limits of construction.
– Locations of fire protection water supply lines, fire
hydrants, fire apparatus access roads, and fire
lanes.
3. Grading and drainage plan, showing:
– Existing and new contours [use 500 mm (2 foot)
interval minimum in area around buildings].
– Spot elevations at all entrances and elsewhere as
necessary.
– Elevations for walls, ramps, terraces and plazas.
– All surface drainage structures.
4. Site utilities plan, showing:
– All underground utilities, including inlets,
manholes, clean-outs and invert elevations.
5. Planting plan, showing:
– Building outline, circulation, parking and major
utility runs.
– Size and location of existing vegetation to be
preserved (include protection measures during
construction).
– Location of all new plant material (identify
function, such as windbreak or visual screen
where appropriate).
6. Planting schedule, showing:
– Quantity of plants, botanical names, planted size
and final size.
7. Irrigation plan, if applicable.
– Include schematic of irrigation control system.
8. Construction details, profiles and sections and notes
as necessary to fully describe design intent.
9. Construction phasing, if part of project.
Calculations.
1. Final drainage calculations, including stormwater
detention.
2. Final parking calculations, if applicable.
3. Pipe sizing calculations for water and sewer pipes.
4. Pavement design calculations.
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F A CILI TIES S T AND ARDS FOR THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS SER VICE
Alteration Projects – Construction Documents
Revised March 2005 – PBS-P100