substitution request - Alliance Construction Solutions

A. Applicable Codes and Standards:
1. The International Building Code (IBC) as published by the International
Conference of Building officials.
2. All State and Local Codes.
3. ASHRAE HVAC Applications Handbook, Sound and Vibration Control.
1.05 MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSIBILITY:
A. Manufacturer of vibration isolation equipment shall have the following responsibilities:
1.06 RELATED WORK:
1. Determine vibration isolator sizes and locations.
2. Provide vibration isolation units as scheduled or otherwise specified.
3. Provide installation instructions, drawings and trained field supervision to ensure
proper installation and performance.
A. Housekeeping Pads: Details and design of housekeeping pad reinforcement and
monolithic pad attachment to the structure shall be prepared by the contractor if not
already indicated on the drawings.
B. Supplementary Support Steel: Contractor shall supply supplementary support steel for all
equipment, piping, ductwork, etc., including roof mounted equipment, as required or
specified.
PART 2 – PRODUCTS
2.01 ACCEPTABLE MANUFACTURERS:
A. Manufacturer: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products by the
following:
1. Mason Industries, Inc.
B. Alternate Manufacturer: All vibration isolators described in this Section shall be the
product of a single manufacturer. Mason Industries’ products are the basis of these
specifications; products of other manufacturers are acceptable provided their systems
strictly comply with these specifications and have been reviewed by the Engineer.
Submittals and certification sheets shall be in accordance with Section 1.03.
2.02 PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:
A. The following product descriptions are listed by a letter, which is used as the identifier in
the Equipment Vibration Isolation Schedule and elsewhere in Part 3 of this Specification.
1. Mountings:
Project No.: 10145
550 15 th Street Dual Brand Hotel
03/16/2012
a. Specification “A”: Double deflection neoprene mountings shall have a
minimum static deflection of 0.35”. All metal surfaces shall be neoprene
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CONTROLS FOR HVAC PIPING
AND EQUIPMENT