25.099 Brooklyn Senior Center Renovations BID V2 10.15.26.pdf

PROJECT MANUAL

TOWN OF BROOKLYN

CONNECTICUT

RENOVATIONS

SENIOR CENTER

69 SOUTH MAIN STREET

BROOKLYN, CT 06234

S/P+A PROJECT #25.099

VOLUME 2 OF 2

(Section 096513 – Appendix)

Issued for Bid: October 16, 2026

Architects | Engineers | Interiors Silver Petrucelli + Associates, Inc.

3190 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT 06518 311 State Street, New London, CT 06320

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS

Senior Center Renovations – Brooklyn

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RENOVATIONS

SENIOR CENTER

69 SOUTH MAIN STREET

BROOKLYN, CT 06234

S/P+A PROJECT #25.099

DIVISION 00 – PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS PAGES

Supplementary Instructions to Bidders 5 Supplementary General Conditions 7 Project Application and Project Certificate for Payment (AIA G702) 1 Project Application Continuation Sheet (AIA G703) 1 Drawing List 2

DIVISION 01 – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Section 011000 Summary of Work 2 Section 011001 Hazardous Materials General Conditions 4 Section 011600 Hazardous Materials Scheduling and Phasing 2 Section 012100 Allowances 3 Section 012200 Unit Prices 1 Section 012300 Alternates 2 Section 012500 Substitution Procedures 4 Section 012600 Contract Modification Procedures 3 Section 012900 Payment Procedures 4 Section 013100 Project Management and Coordination 9 Section 013200 Construction Progress Documentation 6 Section 013233 Photographic Documentation 2 Section 013300 Submittal Procedures 9 Section 014000 Quality Requirements 9 Statement of Special Inspections 10 Section 014200 References 7 Section 015000 Temporary Facilities and Controls 5 Section 016000 Product Requirements 5 Section 017300 Execution 7 Section 017700 Closeout Procedures 5 Section 017701 Hazardous Materials Contract Closeout 2 Section 017823 Operation and Maintenance Data 7 Section 017839 Project Record Documents 3 Section 017900 Demonstration and Training 4

DIVISION 02 – EXISTING CONDITIONS

Section 020750 Selective Demolition for Hazardous Materials Abatement 4 Section 020800 Asbestos Abatement 29 Section 020820 Universal Waste Reclamation 4 Section 020900 Lead Based Paint Renovation 15 Section 021100 PCB Remediation 20 Section 024119 Selective Demolition 6

DIVISION 03 – CONCRETE

Section 033000 Cast-In-Place Concrete 18

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Section 035416 Hydraulic Cement Underlayment 3 Section 037000 Concrete Restoration 6

DIVISION 05 – METALS

Section 051200 Steel Framing 11 Section 055000 Metal Fabrications 7 Section 055213 Pipe and Tube Railings 7

DIVISION 06 – WOOD, PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES

Section 061000 Rough Carpentry 5 Section 061600 Sheathing 3 Section 062013 Exterior Finish Carpentry 4

DIVISION 07 – THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION

Section 070150.19 Preparation for Reroofing 5 Section 072100 Thermal Insulation 2 Section 072713 Modified Bituminous Sheet Air Barriers 5 Section 073113 Asphalt Shingles 5 Section 074213.19 Insulated Metal Wall Panels 5 Section 075323 Ethylene-Propylene-Diene-Monomer (EPDM) Roofing 8 Section 076200 Sheet Metal Flashing and Trim 10 Section 077100 Roof Specialties 6 Section 077200 Roof Accessories 4 Section 078413 Penetration Firestopping 4 Section 079200 Joint Sealants 7

DIVISION 08 – OPENINGS

Section 081113 Hollow Metal Doors and Frames 7 Section 085123.13 Hot-Rolled Steel Windows 6 Section 085200 Wood Windows 5 Section 087100 Door Hardware 14 Section 088000 Glazing 11 Section 089000 Louvers and Vents 5

DIVISION 09 – FINISHES

Section 092116.23 Gypsum Board Shaft Wall Assemblies 4 Section 092216 Non-Structural Metal Framing 4 Section 092900 Gypsum Board 6 Section 095113 Acoustical Panel Ceilings 7 Section 096513 Resilient Base and Accessories 4 Section 096516 Resilient Sheet Flooring 5 Section 096519 Resilient Tile Flooring 5 Section 096566 Resilient Athletic Flooring 4 Section 096723 Resinous Flooring 6 Section 099113 Exterior Painting 5 Section 099123 Interior Painting 7

DIVISION 10 – SPECIALTIES

Section 101400 Signage 5

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Section 102800 Toilet, Bath, and Laundry Accessories 4 Section 104413 Fire Protection Cabinets 5 Section 104416 Fire Extinguishers 2

DIVISION 14 – CONVEYING EQUIPMENT

Section 142400 Hole-less Hydraulic Elevators 13

DIVISION 22 – PLUMBING

Section 220100 General Conditions for Plumbing Trade 15 Section 220513 Common Motor Requirements for Plumbing Equipment 2 Section 220516 Expansion Fittings and Loops for Plumbing Piping 6 Section 220517 Sleeves and Sleeve Seals for Plumbing Piping 4 Section 220518 Escutcheons for Plumbing Piping 2 Section 220519 Meters and Gages for Plumbing Piping 7 Section 220523.12 Ball Valves for Plumbing Piping 3 Section 220523.14 Check Valves for Plumbing Piping 4 Section 220529 Hangers and Supports for Plumbing Piping and Equipment 11 Section 220533 Heat Tracing for Plumbing Piping 10 Section 220548 Vibration and Seismic Controls for Plumbing Piping and Equipment 12 Section 220553 Identification for Plumbing Piping and Equipment 7 Section 220719 Plumbing Piping Insulation 18 Section 221116 Domestic Water Piping 13 Section 221119 Domestic Water Piping Specialties 11 Section 221316 Sanitary Waste and Vent Piping 12 Section 221319 Sanitary Waste Piping Specialties 8 Section 221319.13 Sanitary Drains 3 Section 221416 Storm Drainage Piping 10 Section 221423 Storm Drainage Piping Specialties 5 Section 221623 Natural-Gas Piping 16 Section 223400 Fuel-Fired, Domestic-Water Heaters 8 Section 224213.13 Commercial Water Closets 5 Section 224216.13 Commercial Lavatories 6 Section 224716 Pressure Water Coolers 4

DIVISION 23 – HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITIONING

Section 230000 Basic Mechanical Requirements 4 Section 230517 Sleeves and Sleeve Seals for HVAC Piping 5 Section 230518 Escutcheons for HVAC Piping 3 Section 230519 Meters and Gages for HVAC Piping 9 Section 230529 Hangers and Supports for HVAC Piping and Equipment 11 Section 230548 Vibration and Seismic Controls for HVAC Piping and Equipment 13 Section 230553 Identification for HVAC Piping and Equipment 4 Section 230593 Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing for HVAC 17 Section 230713 Duct Insulation 18 Section 230719 HVAC Piping Insulation 21 Section 230926 Automatic Temperature Controls 10 Section 232113 Hydronic Piping 14 Section 232300 Refrigerant Piping 11 Section 233113 Metal Ducts 13 Section 233300 Air Duct Accessories 11 Section 233600 Air Terminal Units 6 Section 233713 Diffusers, Registers, and Grilles 4 Section 236313 Air-Cooled Heat Pump Units 6

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Section 237313 Modular Indoor Central-Station Air-Handling Units 10 Section 237435 Condensing Split System 4 Section 238219 Indoor Heat Pump Units 12

DIVISION 26 – ELECTRICAL

Section 260500 Common Work Results for Electrical 4 Section 260509 Electrical Demolition Requirements 2 Section 260519 Low-Voltage Electrical Power Conductors and Cables 5 Section 260526 Grounding and Bonding for Electrical Systems 5 Section 260529 Hangers and Supports for Electrical Systems 5 Section 260533 Raceway and Boxes for Electrical Systems 9 Section 260553 Identification for Electrical Systems 10 Section 260923 Lighting Control Devices 6 Section 262416 Panelboards 10 Section 262726 Wiring Devices 5 Section 262816 Enclosed Switches and Circuit Breakers 9 Section 265119 LED Interior Lighting 8 Section 265219 Emergency and Exit Lighting 8

APPENDICES

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END OF TABLE OF CONTENTS

RESILIENT BASE AND ACCESSORIES

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SECTION 096513 - RESILIENT BASE AND ACCESSORIES

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY

A. Section Includes:

1. Resilient base.

2. Resilient molding accessories.

1.3 ACTION SUBMITTALS

A. Product Data: For each type of product.

B. Samples: For each exposed product and for each color and texture specified, not less than 12 inches long.

C. Product Schedule: For resilient base and accessory products. Use same designations indicated on Drawings.

1.4 MAINTENANCE MATERIAL SUBMITTALS

A. Furnish extra materials that match products installed and that are packaged with protective covering for storage and identified with labels describing contents.

1. Furnish not less than 10 linear feet for every 500 linear feet or fraction thereof, of each type, color, pattern, and size of resilient product installed.

1.5 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

A. Store resilient products and installation materials in dry spaces protected from the weather, with ambient temperatures maintained within range recommended by manufacturer, but not less than 50 deg F or more than 90 deg F.

1.6 FIELD CONDITIONS

A. Maintain ambient temperatures within range recommended by manufacturer, but not less than 70 deg F or more than 95 deg F, in spaces to receive resilient products during the following time periods:

1. 48 hours before installation.

2. During installation.

3. 48 hours after installation.

B. After installation and until Substantial Completion, maintain ambient temperatures within range recommended by manufacturer, but not less than 55 deg F or more than 95 deg F.

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C. Install resilient products after other finishing operations, including painting, have been completed.

1.7 WARRANTY

A. Provide manufacturer's written limited warranties against defects in materials and against premature wear prior to warranty expiration for the materials as follows:

1. Resilient Base: Two (2) years.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

A. Conform to Class I rating with a flame spread of 0 to 25 in accordance with the requirements of Class A material in accordance with ASTM E 84. Rubber products shall be Class I, 0.45 watts/sq. cm in accordance with ASTM E 648 and NFPA 255.

2.2 THERMOPLASTIC-RUBBER BASE

A. Basis-of-Design:

1. Johnsonite; A Tarkett Company; Duracove

B. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Burke Mercer Flooring Products, Division of Burke Industries Inc.

2. Flexco Corporation

3. Mannington Mills, Inc.

4. Roppe Corporation, USA

5. Substitutions: Under provisions of Section 012500 “Substitution Procedures”.

C. Product Standard: ASTM F 1861, Type TP (rubber, thermoplastic).

1. Group: I (solid, homogeneous).

2. Style: B, Cove.

D. Thickness: 0.125-inch, unless otherwise noted.

E. Lengths: Coils in manufacturer's standard length.

F. Outside and Inside Corners: Pre-formed.

G. Height and Colors: RB, as indicated on the Drawings.

2.3 RUBBER MOLDING ACCESSORY

A. Basis-of-Design:

1. Johnsonite; A Tarkett Company

B. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following:

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1. Burke Mercer Flooring Products, Division of Burke Industries Inc.

2. Roppe Corporation, USA.

3. Substitutions: Under provisions of Section 012500 “Substitution Procedures”.

C. Description: Rubber transitions strips, moldings, edge guards, and reducers.

D. Profile and Dimensions: As indicated on Drawings and as required for installation.

E. Locations: Provide rubber molding accessories in areas indicated and where required between flooring material changes.

F. Colors and Patterns: FTS, as indicated on Drawings.

2.4 INSTALLATION MATERIALS

A. Trowelable Leveling and Patching Compounds: Latex-modified, Portland cement based or blended hydraulic-cement-based formulation provided or approved by resilient-product manufacturer for applications indicated.

B. Adhesives: Water-resistant type recommended by resilient-product manufacturer for resilient products and substrate conditions indicated.

1. Adhesives shall have a VOC content of 50 g/L or less.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 EXAMINATION

A. Examine substrates, with Installer present, for compliance with requirements for maximum moisture content and other conditions affecting performance of the Work.

1. Verify that finishes of substrates comply with tolerances and other requirements specified in other Sections and that substrates are free of cracks, ridges, depressions, scale, and foreign deposits that might interfere with adhesion of resilient products.

B. Proceed with installation only after unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected.

1. Installation of resilient products indicates acceptance of surfaces and conditions.

3.2 PREPARATION

A. Prepare substrates according to manufacturer's written instructions to ensure adhesion of resilient products.

B. Fill cracks, holes, and depressions in substrates with trowelable leveling and patching compound; remove bumps and ridges to produce a uniform and smooth substrate.

C. Do not install resilient products until they are the same temperature as the space where they are to be installed.

1. At least 48 hours in advance of installation, move resilient products and installation materials into spaces where they will be installed.

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D. Immediately before installation, sweep and vacuum clean substrates to be covered by resilient products.

3.3 RESILIENT BASE INSTALLATION

A. Comply with manufacturer's written instructions for installing resilient base.

B. Apply resilient base to walls, columns, pilasters, casework and cabinets in toe spaces, and other permanent fixtures in rooms and areas where base is required.

C. Install resilient base in lengths as long as practical without gaps at seams and with tops of adjacent pieces aligned.

D. Tightly adhere resilient base to substrate throughout length of each piece, with base in continuous contact with horizontal and vertical substrates.

E. Do not stretch resilient base during installation.

F. On masonry surfaces or other similar irregular substrates, fill voids along top edge of resilient base with manufacturer's recommended adhesive filler material.

G. Pre-formed Corners: Install pre-formed corners before installing straight pieces.

3.4 RESILIENT ACCESSORY INSTALLATION

A. Comply with manufacturer's written instructions for installing resilient accessories.

B. Resilient Molding Accessories: Butt to adjacent materials and tightly adhere to substrates throughout length of each piece. Install reducer strips at edges of floor covering that would otherwise be exposed.

3.5 CLEANING AND PROTECTION

A. Comply with manufacturer's written instructions for cleaning and protecting resilient products.

B. Perform the following operations immediately after completing resilient-product installation:

1. Remove adhesive and other blemishes from exposed surfaces.

C. Protect resilient products from mars, marks, indentations, and other damage from construction operations and placement of equipment and fixtures during remainder of construction period.

D. Cover resilient products subject to wear and foot traffic until Substantial Completion.

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RESILIENT SHEET FLOORING

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SECTION 096516 - RESILIENT SHEET FLOORING

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY

A. Section Includes:

1. Vinyl sheet flooring with backing.

B. Related Requirements:

1. Section 035416 “Hydraulic Cement Underlayment” for leveling materials and installation.

1.3 ACTION SUBMITTALS

A. Product Data: For each type of product.

B. Shop Drawings: For each type of resilient sheet flooring.

1. Include sheet flooring layouts, locations of seams, edges, columns, doorways, enclosing partitions, built-in furniture, cabinets, and cutouts.

2. Show details of special patterns.

C. Samples: For each exposed product and for each color, texture, and pattern specified in manufacturer's standard size, but not less than 6-by-9-inch sections.

1. For heat-welding bead, manufacturer's standard-size Samples, but not less than 9 inches long, of each color required.

D. Welded-Seam Samples: For seamless-installation technique indicated and for each resilient sheet flooring product, color, and pattern required; with seam running lengthwise and in center of 6-by-9-inch Sample applied to a rigid backing and prepared by Installer for this Project.

E. Product Schedule: For resilient sheet flooring. Use same designations indicated on Drawings.

1.4 INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS

A. Qualification Data: For Installer.

1.5 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS

A. Maintenance Data: For each type of resilient sheet flooring to include in maintenance manuals.

1.6 MAINTENANCE MATERIAL SUBMITTALS

A. Furnish extra materials, from the same product run, that match products installed and that are packaged with protective covering for storage and identified with labels describing contents.

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1. Resilient Sheet Flooring: Furnish not less than 10 linear feet for every 500 linear feet or fraction thereof, in roll form and in full roll width for each type, color, and pattern of flooring installed.

1.7 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Installer Qualifications: An entity that employs installers and supervisors who are competent in techniques required by manufacturer for resilient sheet flooring installation and seaming method indicated.

1. Engage an installer who employs workers for this Project who are trained or certified by resilient sheet flooring manufacturer for installation techniques required.

1.8 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

A. Store resilient sheet flooring and installation materials in dry spaces protected from the weather, with ambient temperatures maintained within range recommended by manufacturer, but not less than 50 deg F or more than 90 deg F. Store rolls upright.

1.9 FIELD CONDITIONS

A. Maintain ambient temperatures within range recommended by manufacturer, but not less than 70 deg F or more than 85 deg F, in spaces to receive resilient sheet flooring during the following time periods:

1. 48 hours before installation.

2. During installation.

3. 48 hours after installation.

B. After installation and until Substantial Completion, maintain ambient temperatures within range recommended by manufacturer, but not less than 55 deg F or more than 95 deg F.

C. Close spaces to traffic during resilient sheet flooring installation.

D. Close spaces to traffic for 48 hours after resilient sheet flooring installation.

E. Install resilient sheet flooring after other finishing operations, including painting, have been completed.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

A. Fire-Test-Response Characteristics: For resilient sheet flooring, as determined by testing identical products according to ASTM E 648 or NFPA 253 by a qualified testing agency.

1. Critical Radiant Flux Classification: Class I, not less than 0.45 W/sq. cm.

2.2 VINYL SHEET FLOORING WITH BACKING

A. Basis-of-Design:

1. Mannington Mills, Inc.; Attune

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B. Products: Subject to compliance with requirement, available products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Altro USA

2. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

3. Forbo Industries, Inc.

4. Johnsonite; a Tarkett company

5. Substitutions: Under provisions of Section 012500 “Substitution Procedures”.

C. Product Standard: ASTM F 1303.

1. Type (Binder Content): Type I, minimum binder content of ninety percent (90%).

2. Wear-Layer Thickness: Grade 1.

3. Overall Thickness: As standard with manufacturer.

4. Interlayer Material: None.

5. Backing Class: Class B (non-foamed plastic).

D. Wearing Surface: Embossed with embedded abrasives.

1. Slip resistant with a minimum Coefficient of Friction of 0.8 (dry) and 0.9 (wet) on level surface.

E. Sheet Width: As standard with manufacturer.

F. Seamless-Installation Method: Heat welded.

G. Colors and Patterns: RSF, as indicated ” on Drawings.

2.3 INSTALLATION MATERIALS

A. Trowelable Leveling and Patching Compounds: Latex-modified, Portland cement based or blended hydraulic-cement-based formulation provided or approved by resilient sheet flooring manufacturer for applications indicated. Comply with requirement of Section 035416 “Hydraulic Cement Underlayment”.

B. Adhesives: Water-resistant type recommended by flooring and adhesive manufacturers to suit resilient sheet flooring and substrate conditions indicated.

1. Adhesives shall have a VOC content of 60 g/L or less.

C. Seamless-Installation Accessories:

1. Heat-Welding Bead: Manufacturer's solid-strand product for heat welding seams.

a. Color: Match flooring.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 EXAMINATION

A. Examine substrates, with Installer present, for compliance with requirements for maximum moisture content and other conditions affecting performance of the Work.

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1. Verify that finishes of substrates comply with tolerances and other requirements specified in other Sections and that substrates are free of cracks, ridges, depressions, scale, and foreign deposits that might interfere with adhesion of resilient sheet flooring.

B. Proceed with installation only after unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected.

3.2 PREPARATION

A. Prepare substrates according to resilient sheet flooring manufacturer's written instructions to ensure adhesion of resilient sheet flooring.

B. Concrete Substrates: Prepare according to ASTM F 710.

1. Verify that substrates are dry and free of curing compounds, sealers, and hardeners.

2. Remove substrate coatings and other substances that are incompatible with adhesives and that contain soap, wax, oil, or silicone, using mechanical methods recommended by resilient sheet flooring manufacturer. Do not use solvents.

3. Alkalinity and Adhesion Testing: Perform tests recommended by resilient sheet flooring manufacturer. Proceed with installation only after substrate alkalinity falls within range on pH scale recommended by manufacturer in writing, but not less than 5 or more than 9 pH.

4. Moisture Testing: Perform tests so that each test area does not exceed 1000 sq. ft., and perform no fewer than three (3) tests in each installation area and with test areas evenly spaced in installation areas.

a. Relative Humidity Test: Using in-situ probes, ASTM F 2170. Proceed with installation only after substrates have a maximum eighty percent (80%) relative humidity level measurement.

C. Fill cracks, holes, and depressions in substrates with trowelable leveling and patching compound; remove bumps and ridges to produce a uniform and smooth substrate. Expect and include in the Base Bid the requirement to apply and machine level at least two (2) coats of leveler in all spaces. Comply with requirements in Section 035416 “Hydraulic Cement Underlayment”.

D. Do not install resilient sheet flooring until materials are the same temperature as space where they are to be installed.

1. At least 48 hours in advance of installation, move flooring and installation materials into spaces where they will be installed.

E. Immediately before installation, sweep and vacuum clean substrates to be covered by resilient sheet flooring.

3.3 RESILIENT SHEET FLOORING INSTALLATION

A. Comply with manufacturer's written instructions for installing resilient sheet flooring.

B. Unroll resilient sheet flooring and allow it to stabilize before cutting and fitting.

C. Lay out resilient sheet flooring as follows:

1. Maintain uniformity of flooring direction.

2. Minimize number of seams; place seams in inconspicuous and low-traffic areas, at least

6 inches away from parallel joints in flooring substrates.

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3. Match edges of flooring for color shading at seams.

4. Avoid cross seams.

D. Scribe and cut resilient sheet flooring to butt neatly and tightly to vertical surfaces and permanent fixtures including built-in furniture, cabinets, pipes, outlets, and door frames.

E. Extend resilient sheet flooring into toe spaces, door reveals, closets, and similar openings.

F. Maintain reference markers, holes, and openings that are in place or marked for future cutting by repeating on resilient sheet flooring as marked on substrates. Use chalk or other non-permanent marking device.

G. Adhere resilient sheet flooring to substrates using a full spread of adhesive applied to substrate to produce a completed installation without open cracks, voids, raising and puckering at joints, telegraphing of adhesive spreader marks, and other surface imperfections.

H. Seamless Installation:

1. Heat-Welded Seams: Comply with ASTM F 1516. Rout joints and heat weld with welding bead to fuse sections permanently into a seamless flooring installation. Prepare, weld, and finish seams to produce surfaces flush with adjoining flooring surfaces.

3.4 CLEANING AND PROTECTION

A. Comply with manufacturer's written instructions for cleaning and protecting resilient sheet flooring.

B. Perform the following operations immediately after completing resilient sheet flooring installation:

1. Remove adhesive and other blemishes from surfaces.

2. Sweep and vacuum surfaces thoroughly.

3. Damp-mop surfaces to remove marks and soil.

C. Protect resilient sheet flooring from mars, marks, indentations, and other damage from construction operations and placement of equipment and fixtures during remainder of construction period.

D. Cover resilient sheet flooring until Substantial Completion.

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RESILIENT TILE FLOORING

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SECTION 096519 - RESILIENT TILE FLOORING

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY

A. Section Includes:

1. Vinyl composition floor tile.

B. Related Requirements:

1. Section 035416 “Hydraulic Cement Underlayment” for leveling materials and installation.

1.3 ACTION SUBMITTALS

A. Product Data: For each type of product.

B. Shop Drawings: For each type of floor tile.

1. Include floor tile layouts, edges, columns, doorways, enclosing partitions, built-in furniture, cabinets, and cutouts.

2. Show details of special patterns.

C. Samples: Full-size units of each color and pattern of floor tile required.

D. Product Schedule: For floor tile. Use same designations indicated on Drawings.

1.4 INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS

A. Qualification Data: For Installer.

1.5 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS

A. Maintenance Data: For each type of floor tile to include in maintenance manuals.

1.6 MAINTENANCE MATERIAL SUBMITTALS

A. Furnish extra materials, from the same product run, that match products installed and that are packaged with protective covering for storage and identified with labels describing contents.

1. Floor Tile: Furnish one (1) box for every fifty (50) boxes or fraction thereof, of each type, color, and pattern of floor tile installed.

1.7 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Installer Qualifications: An entity that employs installers and supervisors who are competent in techniques required by manufacturer for floor tile installation and seaming method indicated.

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1. Engage an installer who employs workers for this Project who are trained or certified by floor tile manufacturer for installation techniques required.

1.8 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

A. Store floor tile and installation materials in dry spaces protected from the weather, with ambient temperatures maintained within range recommended by manufacturer, but not less than 50 deg F or more than 90 deg F. Store floor tiles on flat surfaces.

1.9 FIELD CONDITIONS

A. Maintain ambient temperatures within range recommended by manufacturer, but not less than 70 deg F or more than 95 deg F, in spaces to receive floor tile during the following time periods:

1. 48 hours before installation.

2. During installation.

3. 48 hours after installation.

B. After installation and until Substantial Completion, maintain ambient temperatures within range recommended by manufacturer, but not less than 55 deg F or more than 95 deg F.

C. Close spaces to traffic during floor tile installation.

D. Close spaces to traffic for 48 hours after floor tile installation.

E. Install floor tile after other finishing operations, including painting, have been completed.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

A. Fire-Test-Response Characteristics: For resilient floor tile, as determined by testing identical products according to ASTM E 648 or NFPA 253 by a qualified testing agency.

1. Critical Radiant Flux Classification: Class I, not less than 0.45 W/sq. cm.

2.2 VINYL COMPOSITION FLOOR TILE

A. Basis-of-Design:

1. Armstrong World Industries, Inc; Standard EXCELON Imperial Texture

B. Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, available products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Mannington Mills, Inc.

2. Tarkett, Inc.

3. Substitutions: Under provision of Section 012500 “Substitution Procedures”.

C. Tile Standard: ASTM F 1066, Class 1, solid-color tile.

D. Wearing Surface: Smooth.

1. Slip resistant with a Coefficient of Friction of 0.6 on level surface (dry).

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E. Thickness, Size, Colors, and Patterns: VCT, as indicated on Drawings.

2.3 INSTALLATION MATERIALS

A. Trowelable Leveling and Patching Compounds: Latex-modified, Portland cement based or blended hydraulic-cement-based formulation provided or approved by floor tile manufacturer for applications indicated. Comply with requirements in Section 035416 “Hydraulic Cement Underlayment”.

B. Adhesives: Water-resistant type recommended by floor tile and adhesive manufacturers to suit floor tile and substrate conditions indicated.

C. Floor Polish: Provide protective, liquid floor-polish products recommended by floor tile manufacturer.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 EXAMINATION

A. Examine substrates, with Installer present, for compliance with requirements for maximum moisture content and other conditions affecting performance of the Work.

1. Verify that finishes of substrates comply with tolerances and other requirements specified in other Sections and that substrates are free of cracks, ridges, depressions, scale, and foreign deposits that might interfere with adhesion of floor tile.

B. Proceed with installation only after unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected.

3.2 PREPARATION

A. Prepare substrates according to floor tile manufacturer's written instructions to ensure adhesion of resilient products.

B. Concrete Substrates: Prepare according to ASTM F 710.

1. Verify that substrates are dry and free of curing compounds, sealers, and hardeners.

2. Remove substrate coatings and other substances that are incompatible with adhesives and that contain soap, wax, oil, or silicone, using mechanical methods recommended by floor tile manufacturer. Do not use solvents.

3. Alkalinity and Adhesion Testing: Perform tests recommended by floor tile manufacturer.

Proceed with installation only after substrate alkalinity falls within range on pH scale recommended by manufacturer in writing, but not less than 7 or more than 10 pH.

4. Moisture Testing: Proceed with installation only after substrates pass testing according to floor tile manufacturer's written recommendations, but not less stringent than the following:

a. Perform anhydrous calcium chloride test according to ASTM F 1869. Proceed with installation only after substrates have maximum moisture-vapor-emission rate of that indicated in manufacturer’s written recommendations.

b. Perform relative humidity test using in situ probes according to ASTM F 2170.

Proceed with installation only after substrates have a maximum relative humidity level per manufacturer’s written recommendations.

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C. Fill cracks, holes, and depressions in substrates with trowelable leveling and patching compound; remove bumps and ridges to produce a uniform and smooth substrate. Expect and include in the Base Bid the requirement to apply and machine level at least two (2) coats of leveler (underlayment) in all spaces. Comply with requirements in Section 035416 “Hydraulic Cement Underlayment”.

D. Do not install floor tiles until they are the same temperature as the space where they are to be installed.

1. At least 48 hours in advance of installation, move resilient floor tile and installation materials into spaces where they will be installed.

E. Immediately before installation, sweep and vacuum clean substrates to be covered by resilient floor tile.

3.3 FLOOR TILE INSTALLATION

A. Comply with manufacturer's written instructions for installing floor tile.

B. Lay out floor tiles from center marks established with principal walls, discounting minor offsets, so tiles at opposite edges of room are of equal width. Adjust as necessary to avoid using cut widths that equal less than one-half tile at perimeter.

1. Lay tiles in pattern of colors and sizes indicated.

2. Lay tiles with grain running in one (1) direction.

C. Match floor tiles for color and pattern by selecting tiles from cartons in the same sequence as manufactured and packaged, if so numbered. Discard broken, cracked, chipped, or deformed tiles.

D. Scribe, cut, and fit floor tiles to butt neatly and tightly to vertical surfaces and permanent fixtures including built-in furniture, cabinets, pipes, outlets, and door frames.

E. Extend floor tiles into toe spaces, door reveals, closets, and similar openings. Extend floor tiles to center of door openings.

F. Maintain reference markers, holes, and openings that are in place or marked for future cutting by repeating on floor tiles as marked on substrates. Use chalk or other non-permanent marking device.

G. Adhere floor tiles to flooring substrates using a full spread of adhesive applied to substrate to produce a completed installation without open cracks, voids, raising and puckering at joints, telegraphing of adhesive spreader marks, and other surface imperfections.

3.4 CLEANING AND PROTECTION

A. Comply with manufacturer's written instructions for cleaning and protecting floor tile.

B. Perform the following operations immediately after completing floor tile installation:

1. Remove adhesive and other blemishes from exposed surfaces.

2. Sweep and vacuum surfaces thoroughly.

3. Damp-mop surfaces to remove marks and soil.

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C. Protect floor tile from mars, marks, indentations, and other damage from construction operations and placement of equipment and fixtures during remainder of construction period.

D. Floor Polish: Remove soil, adhesive, and blemishes from polyester resin composition floor tile surfaces before applying liquid floor polish.

1. Apply number of coats recommended by the manufacturer.

E. Cover floor tile until Substantial Completion.

END OF SECTION 096519

RESILIENT ATHLETIC FLOORING

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SECTION 096566 - RESILIENT ATHLETIC FLOORING

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY

A. Section Includes:

1. Rubber floor tile.

B. Related Requirements:

1. Section 035416 “Hydraulic Cement Underlayment” for leveling materials and installation.

2. Section 096513 "Resilient Base and Accessories" for wall base and accessories installed with resilient athletic flooring.

1.3 ACTION SUBMITTALS

A. Product Data: For each type of product.

B. Shop Drawings: Show installation details and locations of the following:

1. Floor patterns.

2. Layout, colors, widths, and dimensions of game lines and markers.

C. Samples: For each exposed product and for each type, color, and pattern specified, 6-inch-square in size and of the same thickness indicated for the Work.

1.4 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS

A. Maintenance Data: For resilient athletic flooring to include in maintenance manuals.

1.5 MAINTENANCE MATERIAL SUBMITTALS

A. Furnish extra materials, from the same product run, that match products installed and that are packaged with protective covering for storage and identified with labels describing contents.

1. Floor Tile: Furnish no fewer than one (1) box for each fifty (50) boxes or fraction thereof, of each type, color, pattern, and size of floor tile installed.

1.6 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

A. Deliver materials in original packages and containers, with seals unbroken, bearing manufacturer's labels indicating brand name and directions for storing.

B. Store materials to prevent deterioration.

1. Store tiles on flat surfaces.

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1.7 FIELD CONDITIONS

A. Adhesively Applied Products:

1. Maintain temperatures during installation within range recommended in writing by manufacturer, but not less than 65 deg F or more than 95 deg F, in spaces to receive flooring 48 hours before installation, during installation, and 48 hours after installation unless longer period is recommended in writing by manufacturer.

2. After post-installation period, maintain temperatures within range recommended in writing by manufacturer, but not less than 65 deg F or more than 95 deg F.

3. Close spaces to traffic during flooring installation.

4. Close spaces to traffic for 48 hours after flooring installation unless manufacturer recommends longer period in writing.

B. Install flooring after other finishing operations, including painting, have been completed.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 RUBBER FLOOR TILE

A. Basis-of-Design:

1. Altro USA; Ollero

B. Products: Subject to compliance with requirement, available products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Encore International

2. Flexco Corporation

3. Roppe Corporation

4. Tarkett North America

5. Substitutions: Under provisions of Section 012500 “Substitution Procedures”.

C. Description: Athletic flooring consisting of modular rubber tiles with smooth edges for adhered application.

D. Material: Recycled-rubber compound.

E. Traffic-Surface Texture: Textured.

F. Size, Thickness, Color, and Pattern: RAF, as indicated on Drawings.

2.2 ACCESSORIES

A. Trowelable Leveling and Patching Compound: Latex-modified, hydraulic-cement-based formulation approved by flooring manufacturer. Comply with requirements in Section 035416 “Hydraulic Cement Underlayment”.

B. Adhesives: Water-resistant type recommended in writing by manufacturer for substrate and conditions indicated.

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PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 EXAMINATION

A. Examine substrates, with Installer present, for compliance with requirements for installation tolerances, moisture content, and other conditions affecting performance of the Work.

1. Verify that finishes of substrates comply with tolerances and other requirements specified in other Sections and that substrates are free of cracks, ridges, depressions, scale, and foreign deposits that might interfere with adhesion of resilient products.

B. Proceed with installation only after unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected.

3.2 PREPARATION

A. Prepare substrates according to manufacturer's written instructions to ensure adhesion of flooring.

B. Concrete Substrates: Prepare according to ASTM F710.

1. Verify that substrates are dry and free of curing compounds, sealers, and hardeners.

2. Alkalinity Testing: Perform pH testing according to ASTM F 710. Proceed with installation only if pH readings are not less than 7.0 and not greater than 8.5.

3. Moisture Testing: Perform tests so that each test area does not exceed 1000 sq. ft. and perform no fewer than three (3) tests in each installation area and with test areas evenly spaced in installation areas.

a. Anhydrous Calcium Chloride Test: ASTM F 1869. Proceed with installation only after substrates have maximum moisture-vapor-emission rate of that per manufacturer’s written recommendations.

b. Perform relative humidity test using in situ probes according to ASTM F 2170.

Proceed with installation only after substrates have a maximum relative humidity level per manufacturer’s written recommendations.

C. Remove substrate coatings and other substances that are incompatible with adhesives and that contain soap, wax, oil, or silicone, using mechanical methods recommended in writing by manufacturer. Do not use solvents.

D. Use trowelable leveling and patching compound to fill cracks, holes, and depressions in substrates.

Expect and include in the Base Bid the requirement to apply and machine level at least two (2) coats of leveler (underlayment) in all spaces. Comply with requirements in Section 035416 “Hydraulic Cement Underlayment”.

E. Move flooring and installation materials into spaces where they will be installed at least 48 hours in advance of installation unless manufacturer recommends a longer period in writing.

1. Do not install flooring until it is the same temperature as space where it is to be installed.

F. Sweep and vacuum clean substrates to be covered by flooring immediately before installation.

After cleaning, examine substrates for moisture, alkaline salts, carbonation, and dust. Proceed with installation only after unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected.

3.3 FLOORING INSTALLATION, GENERAL

A. Comply with manufacturer's written installation instructions.

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B. Scribe, cut, and fit flooring to butt neatly and tightly to vertical surfaces, equipment anchors, floor outlets, and other interruptions of floor surface.

C. Extend flooring into toe spaces, door reveals, closets, and similar openings unless otherwise indicated.

D. Maintain reference markers, holes, and openings that are in place or marked for future cutting by repeating subfloor markings on flooring. Use nonpermanent, non-staining marking device.

3.4 FLOOR TILE INSTALLATION

A. Lay out tiles from center marks established with principal walls, discounting minor offsets, so tiles at opposite edges of room are of equal width. Adjust as necessary to avoid using cut widths that equal less than one-half tile at perimeter.

1. Lay tiles square with room axis in pattern indicated.

B. Discard broken, cracked, chipped, or deformed tiles.

C. Tile Matching: Match tiles for color and pattern by selecting tiles from cartons in same sequence as manufactured and packaged if so numbered.

D. Adhered Floor Tile: Adhere products to substrates using a full spread of adhesive applied to substrate to comply with adhesive and flooring manufacturers' written instructions, including those for trowel notching, adhesive mixing, and adhesive open and working times.

1. Provide completed installation without open cracks, voids, raising and puckering at joints, telegraphing of adhesive spreader marks, and other surface imperfections.

3.5 CLEANING AND PROTECTION

A. Perform the following operations immediately after completing flooring installation:

1. Remove adhesive and other blemishes from flooring surfaces.

2. Sweep and vacuum flooring thoroughly.

3. Damp-mop flooring to remove marks and soil after time period recommended in writing by manufacturer.

B. Protect flooring from mars, marks, indentations, and other damage from construction operations and placement of equipment and fixtures during remainder of construction period. Use protection methods recommended in writing by manufacturer.

1. Do not move heavy and sharp objects directly over flooring. Protect flooring with plywood or hardboard panels to prevent damage from storing or moving objects over flooring.

END OF SECTION 096566

RESINOUS FLOORING

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SECTION 096723 - RESINOUS FLOORING

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY

A. Section includes resinous flooring systems for floors.

1.3 PRE-INSTALLATION MEETINGS

A. Pre-installation Conference: Conduct conference at Project site.

1.4 ACTION SUBMITTALS

A. Product Data: For each type of product. Include manufacturer's technical data, application instructions, and recommendations for each resinous flooring component required.

B. Samples:

1. For each resinous flooring system required, 6 inches square, applied to a rigid backing by Installer for this Project.

1.5 INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS

A. Installer Certificates: Signed by manufacturer certifying that installers comply with specified requirements.

B. Material Certificates: For each resinous flooring component, from manufacturer.

C. Material Test Reports: For each resinous flooring system, by a qualified testing agency.

D. Sample Warranties: For special warranties.

1.6 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS

A. Maintenance Data: For resinous flooring to include in maintenance manuals.

1.7 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Installer Qualifications: An authorized representative who is trained and approved by manufacturer.

1. Engage an installer who is certified in writing by resinous flooring manufacturer as qualified to apply resinous flooring systems indicated.

2. Installer Letter of Certification: Installer to provide letter stating that they have been in business for at least ten (10) years and listing five (5) projects in the last two (2) years of similar scope. For each project provide project name, location, date of installation, 096723-2 contact information, size of project, and manufacturer of materials with system information.

1.8 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

A. Deliver materials in original packages and containers, with seals unbroken, bearing manufacturer's labels indicating brand name and directions for storage and mixing with other components.

B. Store materials to prevent deterioration from moisture, heat, cold, direct sunlight, or other detrimental effects.

1.9 FIELD CONDITIONS

A. Environmental Limitations: Comply with resinous flooring manufacturer's written instructions for substrate temperature, ambient temperature, moisture, ventilation, and other conditions affecting resinous flooring application.

1. Maintain material and substrate temperature between 65- and 85-degrees Fahrenheit during resinous flooring application and for not less than 24 hours after application.

B. Close spaces to traffic during resinous flooring application and for 24 hours after application unless manufacturer recommends a longer period.

C. Concrete substrate shall be properly cured for a minimum of thirty (30) days. A vapor barrier must be present for concrete subfloors on or below grade. Otherwise, an osmotic pressure resistant grout must be installed prior to the resinous flooring.

1.10 WARRANTY

A. Special Warranty: Manufacturer agrees to replace the product, refund the purchase price, or give credit to the purchaser for products that fail in conformity to their published specifications, excluding color, within specified warranty period.

1. Warranty Period: One (1) year from date of Substantial Completion.

B. Special Warranty: Installer agrees to repair or replace resinous flooring system that fails in workmanship within specified warranty period.

1. Failures include, but are not limited to, the following:

a. Misuse, abuse, alteration, or improper storage or handling of the products.

b. Bonding of the system to the substrate.

2. Warranty Period: Ten (10) years from date of Substantial Completion.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

A. VOC Content of Liquid-Applied Flooring Components: Not more than 100 g/L when calculated according to 40 CFR 59, Subpart D (EPA Method 24).

B. Flammability: Self-extinguishing according to ASTM D 635.

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2.2 MANUFACTURERS

A. Source Limitations: Obtain primary resinous flooring materials, including primers, resins, hardening agents, grouting coats, and topcoats, from single source from single manufacturer.

Obtain secondary materials, including patching and fill material, joint sealant, and repair materials, of type and from manufacturer recommended in writing by manufacturer of primary materials.

B. Basis-of-Design:

1. Sherwin-Williams Company, The; Hybri-Flex EB

C. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. BASF Construction Chemicals, Inc.

2. ProREZ Coatings, LLC

3. Stonhard, Inc.

4. Substitutions: Under provisions of Section 012500 “Substitution Procedures”.

2.3 RESINOUS FLOORING

A. Resinous Flooring System: Abrasion-, impact-, and chemical-resistant, aggregate-filled, and resin-based monolithic floor surfacing designed to produce a seamless floor.

B. System Characteristics:

1. Wearing Surface: Textured for slip resistance.

2. Overall System Thickness: 3/16-inch.

3. Color and Pattern: EF, as indicated on Drawings.

C. Patching and Fill Material: Resinous product of or approved by resinous flooring manufacturer and recommended by manufacturer for application indicated.

D. Primer: Type recommended by resinous flooring manufacturer for substrate and resinous flooring system indicated.

1. Resin: Polyurethane.

2. Formulation Description: Three-component, high build.

3. Application Method: Squeegee and roller.

4. Number of Coats: One (1).

E. Base Coat:

1. Resin: Urethane.

2. Formulation Description: Three-component, one hundred percent (100%) solids.

3. Application Method: Squeegee and roller.

4. Number of Coats: One (1).

a. Thickness: 1/8-inch nominal.

F. Second Broadcast:

1. Resin: Epoxy.

2. Formulation Description: Two-component, high solids.

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3. Application Method: Squeegee and roller.

4. Number of Coats: One (1).

H. Grout Coat:

1. Resin: Epoxy.

2. Formulation: Two-component, high solids.

3. Type: Clear.

4. Application Method: Squeegee and roller.

5. Finish: Standard.

6. Number of Coats: One (1).

I. Broadcast Media:

1. Type: Colored or translucent quartz (ceramic-coated silica).

2. Finish: Standard.

3. Number of Coats: One (1).

J. Topcoats: Sealing or finish coats.

1. Resin: Urethane.

2. Formulation Description: Two-component, high solids.

3. Type: Pigmented.

4. Application Method: Roller.

5. Number of Coats: One (1).

a. Thickness: 3 mils.

6. Finish: Standard Gloss.

K. System Physical Properties: Provide resinous flooring system with the following minimum physical property requirements when tested according to test methods indicated:

1. Compressive Strength: 12,500 psi minimum according to ASTM C 579.

2. Tensile Strength: 2,600 psi minimum according to ASTM C 307.

3. Flexural Strength: 4,500 psi minimum according to ASTM C 580.

4. Water Absorption: 0.1 percent maximum according to ASTM D 570.

5. Impact Resistance: No chipping, cracking, or…