Specs

Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC
PROJECT MANUAL
Version: January 2012
SECTION 15050
BASIC MECHANICAL MATERIALS AND METHODS
PART 1 GENERAL
1.01 RELATED DOCUMENTS
A. Drawings and general provisions of Contract, including General and Supplementary
Conditions and Division 1 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.
B. Requirements specified in Division 15, Section "Supplementary Mechanical Conditions"
apply to this Section.
1.02 DEFINITIONS
A. Pipe, pipe fittings, and piping include tube, tube fittings, and tubing.
B. Finished Spaces: Spaces other than mechanical and electrical equipment rooms, furred
spaces, pipe and duct shafts, unheated spaces immediately below the roof, spaces above
ceilings, unexcavated spaces, crawl spaces, and tunnels.
C. Exposed Interior Installations: Exposed to view indoors. Examples include finished
occupied spaces and mechanical equipment rooms.
D. Exposed Exterior Installations: Exposed to view outdoors, or subject to outdoor ambient
temperatures and weather conditions. Examples include rooftop locations.
E. Concealed Interior Installations: Concealed from view and protected from physical
contact by building occupants. Examples include above ceilings and in duct shafts.
F. Concealed Exterior Installations: Concealed from view and protected from weather
conditions and physical contact by building occupants, but subject to outdoor ambient
temperatures. Examples include installations within unheated shelters.
1.03 SUBMITTALS
A. General: Submit the following in accordance with Conditions of Contract and Division 1
Specifications Section 01300.
1.04 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Qualify welding processes and operators for structural steel according to AWS D1.1
"Structural Welding Code - Steel."
B. Qualify welding processes and operators for piping according to ASME "Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code," Section IX, "Welding and Brazing Qualifications."
1. Comply with provisions of ASME B31 Series "Code for Pressure Piping."
2. Certify that each welder has passed AWS qualification tests for the welding
processes involved and that certification is current.
C. Equipment Selection: Equipment of greater or larger power, dimensions, capacities, and
ratings may be furnished provided such proposed equipment is approved in writing and
connecting mechanical and electrical services, circuit breakers, conduit, motors, bases,
and equipment spaces are increased. No additional costs will be approved for these
increases, if larger equipment is approved. If minimum energy ratings or efficiencies of
the equipment are specified, the equipment must meet the design requirements and
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