Specifications - Lord and Son Construction, Inc.

SECTION 01001 HVAC COORDINATION COMMISSIONING AND CLOSE-OUT
1.0 HVAC PROJECT COORDINATION MEETINGS:
The General and/or Prime Contractor shall send his Mechanical Foreman to all Tuesday morning project
coordination meetings. These meetings shall be held in the Civil Engineering Building (B.4705) every
Tuesday morning at 7:30 am unless notified otherwise. The contractors’ representative shall be the point of
contact for the project and the most familiar with the project progress and details. The purpose of these
meetings shall be for project update and coordination purposes.
2.0 PROJECT CLOSE-OUT SEQUENCE:
The General Contractor and Mechanical Contractor are required to coordinate the following sequence with
the CSC STM, Designer/Engineer and CSC CEOM shop supervisor one month prior to the beginning of the
Certified Factory Start-Up for all equipment. All coordination requests must be submitted in writing or e-
mail to the STM. The Contractor shall submit proof of Factory Technician Start-Up Certification and
Factory Start-Up Report for approval in the submittal process. All of the following procedures are
sequential and must therefore be coordinated and executed in sequential order. The Contractor will be
allowed to proceed to each sequential item based on successful completion of each item as approved and
directed by the STM.
1. Controls Commissioning with Commissioning Reports for all Devices: The Contractor shall not
proceed to item #2 until all controls commissioning reports for all devices are submitted to the STM and
approved. Controls commissioning reports shall be submitted upon the immediate completion of controls
commissioning so as not to delay the project. The Contractor shall begin delivery of all Close-Out materials
at this point (see item #7).
2. Operational Test: After completion of installation, all mechanical systems shall be started and operated
to prove proper functioning of each item of equipment. All operating test shall be scheduled with the STM
and performed to the satisfaction of the STM. The contractor shall coordinate the controls contractor to be
present. Should any element or individual piece of equipment not perform properly, the Contractor shall
make all required corrections and repeat the operational test for the equipment in question and/or any other
related equipment that must operate in unison to the satisfaction of the STM before proceeding to item #3.
3. Certified Factory Start-up with Certified Factory Start-up Report: After equipment installation and
operational test are completed; the Contractor shall provide the services of a manufacturer certified field
representative for starting the unit and training for the CSC CEOM operator(s) and or technician(s) at no
additional costs. Training can occur sequential to Certified Factory Start-Up if successful and the STM is
provided the Certified Factory Start-Up Report immediately upon completion, approved, and Certified
Factory Training has been previously coordinated. Uncertified vendor field representatives are not allowed.
Factory certified vendor field representatives are only allowed if they are approved during the submittal
process. The contractor shall coordinate the controls contractor to be present. The Contractor shall present
CSC STM with all required copies of the O&M manuals upon completion of Factory Start-Up and prior to
Training.
4. Test and Balance: The contractor shall provide complete Test & Balance service as dictated by the
specifications. Any deviations from the Test & Balance specification shall be requested in writing to the
CSC STM and approved by the Designer/Engineer. The Contractor shall request in writing all pertinent
information required for Test & Balance if additional or any information is needed. The Test & Balance
Report shall be presented to the Designer/Engineer within 48 Hours for approval by the Designer/Engineer.
The Designer/Engineer shall have 1 week to review upon receipt thereof. Additional details of the Test &
Balance requirements are presented specifically in the Test & Balance section of the specifications.
SECTION 01001
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