Specifications - City of Montpelier, Vermont

Title:Montpelier District HeatingCity of Montpelier, VT01250 – Product Options & SubstitutionsIssue Date:September 28, 2012Page #:2 of 3B. All bidders, contractors, suppliers, and manufacturers herein agree that, where aparticular product or manufacturer is indicated, followed by a description ofmaterials, special features, or performance criteria, the bidder, contractor,supplier, or manufacturer shall make all necessary modifications to their“Standard or Custom Products” to fully comply with the description of materials,special features, or performance criteria specified.C. Submit to the OWNER’s Representative a complete list of all subcontractors,suppliers, and products proposed to be used, with the name of the manufacturerand the installing subcontractor.D. Reference Standard Specifications: Where products or materials are specifiedonly by reference standard, provide any product meeting that standard. If thereference standard is followed by a description of materials, special features, orperformance criteria, make all necessary modifications to “Standard or CustomProducts” to fully comply with the description of materials, special features, orperformance criteria specified.E. Descriptive Specifications: Where products, materials, or pieces of equipment arespecified by indicating a detailed description of the required properties, minimumattributes, special features, or performance criteria required, provide any productmeeting that description. If descriptive specification is followed by a list ofspecified manufacturers and/or specified products, select product from only thosemanufacturers and specified products.1. If manufacturer’s standard product is listed in the specification and doesnot comply with the minimum description indicated, make all necessarymodifications to “Standard or Custom Products” to fully comply with thedescription of materials, special features, or performance criteria specified.2. If a list of specified manufacturers includes the following statement“Comparable Products of Other Specified Manufacturers”, then selectproduct only from manufacturers listed in the individual Project Manual orRFQ for individual projects complying with the minimum attributes,special features, or performance criteria.3. If list of specified manufacturers includes the following statement,“Comparable Products of Other Manufacturers”, then select product fromany manufacturer and product complying with the minimum attributes,special features, or performance criteria.F. Proprietary Specifications: Where the desired products, materials, or equipmentare indicated by specific manufacturer’s name, brand name, model number, typePRODUCT OPTIONS AND SUBSTITUTIONS012502