07 01 50.19 SF - Preparation for Reroofing.pdf
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- Pueblo County, Colorado
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This is a specification document for the Lamar Community College Repair Roof and Ceiling, Indoor Arena, and Stalls project (Project Number: 2024-077M23), detailing preparation requirements for reroofing work. The project involves full and partial tear-off of existing metal panel roofing (standing seam and lapped seam products), removal of flashings and counterflashings, and preparation of substrates for new roofing installation. The specification requires a preliminary roofing conference before work begins and mandates that contractors provide photographic or videotape documentation of existing conditions prior to commencing operations. The contractor must coordinate daily with the college, provide a minimum of 72 hours' written notice of activities affecting operations, and ensure that occupants are evacuated from areas below work zones. Weather limitations restrict tear-off operations to only the amount of roofing that can be made watertight within the same workday, and the contractor must maintain roof drainage and prevent debris from blocking drains throughout the project.
The specification establishes an allowance of $4,000 for removal of existing wet insulation and replacement with new insulation, with costs for additional moisture remediation to be adjusted through the Contract Sum or covered under this allowance. The contractor must survey exposed substrates using infrared color thermography per ASTM C1153 and electrical capacitance/impedance testing per ASTM D7954/D7954M to identify entrapped moisture before proceeding. Installer qualifications must be approved by the warrantor of the existing roofing system, and all auxiliary materials must be recommended by the roofing system manufacturer and compatible with both existing and new roofing components. The specification requires contractors to maintain building access, protect adjacent structures and landscaping, maintain existing warranties as non-applicable, and coordinate air-intake equipment shutdown to prevent contamination or activation of smoke detectors during removal operations.
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Lamar Community College Repair Roof and Ceiling, Indoor Arena, and Stalls Project Number: 2024-077M23
PREPARATION FOR REROOFING (Bid & Const. Set) 070150.19 - 1
SECTION 070150.19 - PREPARATION FOR REROOFING
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 SUMMARY
A. Section Includes:
1. Full tear-off of roof system at areas indicated on Drawings.
2. Partial tear-off of roof areas indicated on Drawings.
3. Removal of flashings and counterflashings.
B. Work Sequence and Planning: See Division 1 Specification Sections and 02 41 19 Selective Demolition for additional information on the requirements for careful work sequencing, work performance and planning.
1.2 ALLOWANCES
A. Provide an Allowance in the amount of $4000 for removal of existing wet insulation, and replacement with new insulation, is specified under Section 012100 "Allowances."
1.3 PREINSTALLATION MEETINGS
A. Preliminary Roofing Conference: Before starting removal Work, conduct conference at [Project site] .
1.4 INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS
A. Photographs or Videotape: Show existing conditions of adjoining construction and site improvements, including exterior and interior finish surfaces, that might be misconstrued as having been damaged by reroofing operations.
1. Submit before Work begins.
1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Installer Qualifications: Approved by warrantor of existing roofing system to work on existing roofing.
1.6 FIELD CONDITIONS
A. Existing Roofing System: [Metal Panel Roofing, both standing seam and lapped seam products. The lapped seam products have a coating applied.] roofing.
B. Owner [will] occupy portions of building immediately below reroofing area.
1. Conduct reroofing so Owner's operations are not disrupted.
2. Provide Owner with not less than [72] hours' written notice of activities that may affect
Owner's operations.
3. Coordinate work activities daily with Owner so Owner has adequate advance notice to place protective dust and water-leakage covers over sensitive equipment and furnishings, PREPARATION FOR REROOFING (Bid & Const. Set) 070150.19 - 2 shut down HVAC and fire-alarm or -detection equipment if needed, and evacuate occupants from below work area.
4. Before working over structurally impaired areas of deck, notify Owner to evacuate occupants from below affected area.
a. Verify that occupants below work area have been evacuated before proceeding with work over impaired deck area.
C. Protect building to be reroofed, adjacent buildings, walkways, site improvements, exterior plantings, and landscaping from damage or soiling from reroofing operations.
D. Maintain access to existing walkways, corridors, and other adjacent occupied or used facilities.
E. Conditions existing at time of inspection for bidding will be maintained by Owner as far as practical.
1. Partial Construction Drawings for existing roofing system are provided for Contractor's convenience and information, but they are not a warranty of existing conditions. They are intended to supplement rather than serve in lieu of Contractor's own investigations.
Contractor is responsible for conclusions derived from existing documents.
F. Limit construction loads on existing roof areas to remain, and existing roof areas scheduled to be reroofed.
G. Weather Limitations: Proceed with reroofing preparation only when existing and forecasted weather conditions permit Work to proceed without water entering existing roofing system or building.
1. Remove only as much roofing in one day as can be made watertight in the same day.
1.7 WARRANTY
A. Existing Warranties: Are not in effect.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.1 AUXILIARY REROOFING MATERIALS
A. General: Use auxiliary reroofing preparation materials recommended by roofing system manufacturer for intended use and compatible with components of existing and new roofing system.
PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.1 PREPARATION
A. Seal or isolate windows that may be exposed to airborne substances created in removal of existing materials.
B. Coordinate with Owner to shut down air-intake equipment in the vicinity of the Work.
1. Cover air-intake louvers before proceeding with reroofing work that could affect indoor air quality or activate smoke detectors in the ductwork.
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C. During removal operations, have sufficient and suitable materials on-site to facilitate rapid installation of temporary protection in the event of unexpected rain.
D. Maintain roof drains in functioning condition to ensure roof drainage at end of each workday.
1. Prevent debris from entering or blocking roof drains and conductors.
a. Use roof-drain plugs specifically designed for this purpose.
b. Remove roof-drain plugs at end of each workday, when no work is taking place, or when rain is forecast.
2. If roof drains are temporarily blocked or unserviceable due to roofing system removal or partial installation of new roofing system, provide alternative drainage method to remove water and eliminate ponding.
a. Do not permit water to enter into or under existing roofing system components that are to remain.
3.2 ROOF TEAR-OFF
A. Notify Owner each day of extent of roof tear-off proposed for that day.
B. Lower removed roofing materials to ground and onto lower roof levels, using dust-tight chutes or other acceptable means of removing materials from roof areas.
C. Roof Tear-off: Where indicated on Drawings, remove existing roofing and other roofing system components as indicated.
1. Remove fasteners from deck.
D. Partial Roof Tear-off: [Where indicated on Drawings, remove] existing roofing down to [existing insulation] and immediately check for presence of moisture.
1. Survey exposed substrate that is to remain using infrared color thermography according to ASTM C1153.
a. Prepare survey report of initial scan indicating locations of entrapped moisture, if any, and area calculations of locations of entrapped moisture.
2. Survey exposed substrate that is to remain using electrical capacitance/impedance testing according to ASTM D7954/D7954M.
a. Prepare survey report indicating locations of entrapped moisture, if any, and area calculations of locations of entrapped moisture.
3. Remove wet or damp materials below existing roofing and above deck as directed by Architect.
a. [Removal is paid for through the use of the Allowance or by adjusting the Contract Sum according to the Contract Documents.]
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3.3 BASE FLASHING REMOVAL
A. Remove existing base flashings.
1. Clean substrates of contaminants, such as asphalt, sheet materials, dirt, and debris.
B. Do not damage metal counterflashings that are to remain.
1. Replace metal counterflashings damaged during removal with counterflashings of same metal, weight or thickness, and finish as existing.
END OF SECTION 070150.19
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