36C10F19R0086-0006003.pdf

A/E Replace Boiler Plant & Steam Distribution System

Alexandria VA Health Care System

Pineville, LA

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

VHA MASTER SPECIFICATIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 00 01 10

DIVISION 00 - SPECIAL SECTIONS DATE

00 01 15 List of Drawing Sheets 07-15

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 00 00 General Requirements 11-15 01 32 16.15 Project Schedules (Small Projects – Design/Bid/Build) 04-13 01 33 23 Shop Drawings, Product Data, and Samples 07-15 01 35 26 Safety Requirements 09-16 01 42 19 Reference Standards 05-16 01 45 29 Testing Laboratory Services 06-16 01 57 19 Temporary Environmental Controls 01-11 01 74 19 Construction Waste Management 09-13 01 81 13 Sustainable Construction Requirements 09-15 01 91 00 General Commissioning Requirements 10-15

DIVISION 02 – EXISTING CONDITIONS

02 21 13 Site Surveys 08-16 02 41 00 Demolition 02-15 02 65 00 Underground Storage Tank Removal 08-16 02 82 11 Traditional Asbestos Abatement 02 82 13.19 Asbestos Floor Tile and Mastic Abatement 09-15 02 83 33.13 Lead-Based Paint Removal and Disposal 08-16

DIVISION 03 – CONCRETE

03 30 00 Cast-in-Place Concrete 12-15

DIVISION 04 – MASONRY

04 05 13 Masonry Mortaring 02-16 04 05 16 Masonry Grouting 02-16 04 20 00 Unit Masonry 02-16

DIVISION 05 – METALS

05 12 00 Structural Steel Framing 02-16 05 21 00 Steel Joist Framing 03-10 05 31 00 Steel Decking 02-16 05 40 00 Cold-Formed Metal Framing 05 50 00 Metal Fabrications 07-14 05 51 00 Metal Stairs 10-15

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DIVISION 06 – WOOD,PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES

06 10 00 Rough Carpentry 10-15 06 20 00 Finish Carpentry 08-16

DIVISION 07 - THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION

07 11 13 Bituminous Dampproofing 04-13 07 13 00 Sheet Waterproofing 04-13 07 13 52 Modified Bituminous Sheet Waterproofing 04-13 07 21 13 Thermal Insulation 02-16 07 21 19 Foamed-In-Place Insulation 07 22 00 Roof and Deck Insulation 02-16 07 24 00 Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems 02-16 07 32 13 Clay Roof Tiles 02-16 07 40 00 Roofing Panels 07 54 19 Polyvinyl-Chloride (PVC) Roofing 02-16 07 60 00 Flashing and Sheet Metal 07-14 07 71 00 Roof Specialties 10-15 07 72 00 Roof Accessories 10-15 07 84 00 Firestopping 02-16 07 92 00 Joint Sealants 10-15 07 95 13 Expansion Joint Cover Assemblies 02-16

DIVISION 08 - OPENINGS

08 11 13 Hollow Metal Doors and Frames 08-16 08 14 00 Interior Wood Doors 02-16 08 17 10 Integrated Door Assemblies 02-16 08 33 00 Coiling Doors and Grilles 02-16 08 51 23 Steel Windows 02-16 08 52 13 Aluminum-Clad Wood Double-Hung Windows 02-16 08 56 53 Blast Resistant Windows 02-16 08 71 00 Door Hardware 01-16 08 80 00 Glazing 10-15 08 90 00 Louvers and Vents 05-15

DIVISION 09 – FINISHES

09 05 16 Subsurface Preparation for Floor Finishes 02-15 09 22 16 Non-Structural Metal Framing 05-16 09 24 00 Portland Cement Plastering 10-15 09 29 00 Gypsum Board 11-14 09 30 13 Ceramic/Porcelain Tiling 09-15 09 51 00 Acoustical Ceilings 08-16 09 65 13 Resilient Base and Accessories 02-16 09 65 19 Resilient Tile Flooring 12-15 09 67 23.20 Resinous Epoxy Base With Vinyl Chip Broadcast (RES 2) 07-14 09 91 00 Painting 01-16

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DIVISION 10 – SPECIALTIES

10 14 00 Signage 10-15 10 21 13 Toilet Compartments 12-15 10 26 00 Wall and Door Protection 10-15 10 28 00 Toilet, Bath, and Laundry Accessories 02-16 10 44 13 Fire Extinguisher Cabinets 08-14 10 51 13 Metal Lockers 08-14

DIVISION 11 – EQUIPMENT

11 05 12 General Motor Requirements for Equipment 11-11 11 12 00 Parking Control Equipment 02-16

DIVISION 12 – FURNISHINGS

12 24 00 Window Shades 09-15 12 36 00 Countertops 12-15

DIVISION 13 - SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION

DIVISION 14– CONVEYING EQUIPEMENT

DIVISION 21- FIRE SUPPRESSION

21 08 00 Commissioning of Fire Suppression System 05-15 21 13 13 Wet-Pipe Sprinkler Systems 06-15

DIVISION 22 – PLUMBING

22 05 11 Common Work Results for Plumbing 07-16 22 05 12 General Motor Requirements for Plumbing Equipment 09-15 22 05 19 Meters and Gages for Plumbing Piping 09-15 22 05 23 General-Duty Valves for Plumbing Piping 09-15 22 07 11 Plumbing Insulation 09-15 22 08 00 Commissioning of Plumbing Systems 06-13 22 11 00 Facility Water Distribution 09-15 22 11 23 Domestic Water Pumps 22 13 00 Facility Sanitary and Vent Piping 09-15 22 13 23 Sanitary Waste Interceptors 09-15 22 15 00 General Service Compressed-Air Systems 09-15 22 33 00 Electric Domestic Water Heaters 09-15 22 40 00 Plumbing Fixtures 09-15

DIVISION 23 – HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR

CONDITIONING (HVAC)

23 05 10 Common Work Results for Boiler Plant and Steam

Generation 02-15

23 05 11 Common Work Results for HVAC

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23 05 12 General Motor Requirements for HVAC and Steam Generation Equipment

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23 05 41 Noise and Vibration Control for HVAC Piping and Equipment

23 05 51 Noise and Vibration Control for Boiler Plant 02-15 23 05 93 Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing for HVAC 02-15 23 07 11 HVAC and Boiler Plant Insulation 02-15 23 08 00 Commissioning of HVAC Systems 06-13 23 08 11 Demonstrations and Tests for Boiler Plant 02-15 23 09 11 Instrumentation and Control for Boiler Plant 02-15 23 09 23 Direct-Digital Control System for HVAC 09-11 23 10 00 Facility Fuel Systems 02-15 23 11 23 Facility Natural-Gas Piping 02-15 23 21 11 Boiler Plant Piping Systems 02-15 23 22 23 Steam Condensate Pumps 02-15 23 23 00 Refrigerant Piping 02-15 23 31 00 HVAC Ducts and Casings 03-13 23 34 00 HVAC Fans 02-15 23 37 00 Air Outlets and Inlets 02-15 23 40 00 HVAC Air Cleaning Devices 02-12 23 50 11 Boiler Plant Mechanical Equipment 05-11 23 51 00 Breechings, Chimneys, and Stacks 05-11 23 52 39 Fire Tube Boilers 23 74 13 Outdoor Make-Up Air Units 23 81 00 Decentralized Unitary HVAC Equipment 02-11 23 82 16 Air Coils 04-11

DIVISION 25 – INTEGRATED AUTOMATION

DIVISION 26 – ELECTRICAL

26 05 11 Requirements for Electrical Installations 01-16 26 05 13 Medium-Voltage Cables 12-12 26 05 19 Low-Voltage Electrical Power Conductors and Cables 07-13 26 05 26 Grounding and Bonding for Electrical Systems 12-12 26 05 33 Raceway and Boxes for Electrical Systems 05-14 26 05 41 Underground Electrical Construction 12-12 26 05 73 Overcurrent Protective Device Coordination Study 12-15 26 08 00 Commissioning of Electrical Systems 06-13 26 09 23 Lighting Controls 05-14 26 12 19 Pad-Mounted, Liquid-Filled, Medium-Voltage Transformers 12-15 26 13 29 Medium Voltage Pad-Mounted Switchgear 26 22 00 Low-Voltage Transformers 12-15 26 23 00 Low-Voltage Switchgear 12-12 26 24 16 Panelboards 05-14

26 27 26 Wiring Devices 01-16 26 29 11 Motor Controllers 08-14 26 29 21 Enclosed Switches and Circuit Breakers 12-12 26 32 13 Engine Generators 07-15 26 33 53 Static Uninterruptible Power Supply 12-12

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26 36 23 Automatic Transfer Switches 12-12 26 41 00 Facility Lightning Protection 12-12 26 43 13 Surge Protective Device 12-12 26 51 00 Interior Lighting 08-14 26 56 00 Exterior Lighting 05-14

DIVISION 27 – COMMUNICATIONS

27 05 11 Requirements for Communications Installations 06-15 27 05 26 Grounding and Bonding for Communications Systems 06-15 27 05 33 Raceways and Boxes for Communications Systems 06-15 27 08 00 Commissioning of Communications Systems 06-15 27 10 00 Control, Communication and Signal Wiring 06-15 27 11 00 Communications Equipment Room Fittings 06-15 27 15 00 Communications Structured Cabling 01-16

DIVISION 28 – ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

28 05 00 Common Work Results for Electronic Safety and Security 09-11 28 05 13 Conductors and Cables for Electronic Safety and

Security 09-11

28 05 26 Grounding and Bonding for Electronic Safety and Security

09-11

28 05 28.33 Conduits and Backboxes for Electronic Safety and Security

09-11

28 08 00 Commissioning of Electronic Safety and Security Systems 06-13 28 13 00 Physical Access Control System 10-11 28 16 00 Intrusion Detection System 10-11 28 23 00 Video Surveillance 09-11 28 31 00 Fire Detection and Alarm 10-11

DIVISION 31 – EARTHWORK

31 20 00 Earthwork 07-16 31 23 23.33 Flowable Fill 04-05

DIVISION 32 – EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

32 05 23 Cement and Concrete for Exterior Improvements 08-16 32 12 16 Asphalt Paving 09-15 32 17 23 Pavement Markings 08-16 32 31 40 High Security Fences and Gates 08-16 32 90 00 Planting 08-16

DIVISION 33 – UTILITIES

33 08 00 Commissioning of Site Utility Systems 06-13 33 10 00 Water Utilities 01-14 33 30 00 Sanitary Sewer Utilities 06-13 33 40 00 Storm Sewer Utilities 10-11

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33 63 00 Steam Energy Distribution 06-13

DIVISION 34 – TRANSPORTATION

DIVISION 48 – Electrical Power Generation

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

VHA Boiler and Associated Plant Safety Device Testing

Manual

Geotechnical Report Geotechnical Report Addendum #1 GPRS Report Lead Based Paint Testing Report Oil Tank Soils Analysis Report Air Quality Study Water Analysis

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SECTION 08 51 23

STEEL WINDOWS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 SUMMARY

A. Section Includes:

1. New steel project-out ventilators and fixed windows to fit within existing openings.

2. Refurbished steel project-out ventilators and fixed windows to be refitted into existing openings.

3. Crating existing windows to be stored for future use.

4. Operating Hardware.

1.2 RELATED REQUIREMENTS

A. Sealing Joints: Section 07 92 00, JOINT SEALANTS.

B. Glazing: Section 08 80 00, GLAZING.

1.3 APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

A. Comply with references to extent specified in this section.

B. American Architectural Manufacturers Associations (AAMA):

1. AAMA/WDMA/CSA 101/I.S.2/A440-11 - Windows, Doors, and Skylights.

C. American Society of Civil Engineers/Structural Engineering Institute

(ASCE/SEI):

1. 7-10 - Minimum Design Loads For Buildings and Other Structures.

D. American Welding Society (AWS):

1. D1.1/D1.1M-15 - Structural Welding Code - Steel.

E. ASTM International (ASTM):

1. A123/A123M-15 - Zinc (hot-Dip Galvanized) Coatings on Iron and Steel

Products.

2. E283-04(2012) - Determining Rate of Air Leakage Through Exterior

Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under Specified Pressure

Differences Across the Specimen.

3. E330/E330M-14 - Structural Performance of Exterior Windows, Doors, Skylights and Curtain Walls by Uniform Static Air Pressure

Difference.

4. E331-00(2009) - Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors, and Curtain Walls by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference.

F. Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA):

1. A156.18-12 - American National Standard for Materials and Finishes.

G. Master Painters Institute (MPI):

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1. No. 18 - Primer, Zinc Rich, Organic.

H. Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC):

1. SP 5/NACE NO. 1-07 - White Metal Blast Cleaning.

1.4 PREINSTALLATION MEETINGS

A. Conduct preinstallation meeting at project site and by conference call at a minimum of 30 days before beginning Work of this section.

1. Required Participants:

a. Contracting Officer's Representative.

b. Architect/Engineer.

c. Inspection and Testing Agency.

d. Contractor.

e. Installer.

f. Manufacturer's field representative.

g. Glazer.

h. State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Field Representative, if authorized by VA-COR.

2. Meeting Agenda: Distribute agenda to participants minimum 3 days before meeting.

a. Removal procedures.

b. Reconstruction and reinstallation.

c. New steel window construction.

d. Installation schedule.

e. Installation sequence.

f. Preparatory work.

g. Protection before, during, and after installation.

h. Installation.

i. Transitions and connections to other work.

j. Other items affecting successful completion.

3. Document and distribute meeting minutes to participants to record decisions affecting installation.

1.5 SUBMITTALS

A. Submittal Procedures: Section 01 33 23, SHOP DRAWINGS, PRODUCT DATA, AND SAMPLES.

B. Submittal Drawings:

1. Layout and installation details, including anchors, support framing and sheet metal trim members.

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2. Elevations of continuous work at 1:50 (1/4 inch) scale and typical window unit elevations at 1:20 (3/4 inch) scale.

3. Full-size section details of typical composite members, including reinforcement.

4. Hardware.

5. Accessories.

6. Glazing details.

7. Color charts for standard finishes and sealants.

C. Manufacturer's Literature and Data:

1. Description of each product.

2. Installation instructions.

3. Warranty.

D. Samples:

1. Typical sash corner 300 mm (12 inch) long each leg.

2. Typical muntin section 300 mm (12 inch) long.

3. Window frame with each specified finish on 300 mm (12 inch) long section.

4. Hardware, each item.

E. Test reports: Certify products comply with specifications.

1. Windows.

F. Certificates: Certify each product complies with specifications.

1. Factory finish:

a. Stating steel members have been given specified thickness of prime coat and finish.

G. Qualifications: Substantiate qualifications comply with specifications.

1. Manufacturer / Refurbishment Company with project experience list.

2. Installer with project experience list.

3. Welders and welding procedures.

H. Operation and Maintenance Data:

1. Care instructions for each exposed finish product.

1.6 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Manufacturer Qualifications:

1. Regularly manufactures specified products.

2. Manufactured specified products with satisfactory service on five similar installations for minimum five years.

a. Project Experience List: Provide contact names and addresses for completed projects.

B. Installer Qualifications:

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1. Regularly installs specified products.

2. Installed specified products with satisfactory service on five similar installations for minimum five years.

a. Provide contact names and addresses for completed projects when requested by Contracting Officer's Representative.

3. Approved by manufacturer.

1.7 DELIVERY

A. Deliver products in manufacturer's original sealed packaging.

B. Mark packaging, legibly. Indicate manufacturer's name or brand, type, color, production run number, and manufacture date.

1. Use padded blankets or other approved protective wrapping for glass, decorative metal work, and other exposed elements.

C. Do not deliver steel window units until work is ready for installation.

D. Before installation, return or dispose of products within distorted, damaged, or opened packaging.

1.8 STORAGE AND HANDLING

A. Comply with applicable recommendations of Steel Window Institute (SWI).

B. Store products indoors in dry, weathertight facility.

C. Protect products from damage during handling and construction operations.

D. For industrial steel windows including large window replaced by Louver

4 and existing windows on West Elevation, crate windows in sturdy, protective solid wood crates for extended storage. Crate windows using

Steel Window Institute recommendations. Deliver to Hospital campus storage location as directed by VA-COR. Wrap and crate windows using standards GSA Schedule 81 I B, SIN 617 4 and 617 12.

1.9 WARRANTY

A. Construction Warranty: FAR clause 52.246-21, "Warranty of

Construction."

B. Warranty: Warrant refurbished and new windows against material and manufacturing defects.

1. Warranty Period: Five years.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 SYSTEM PERFORMANCE

A. Design <product> complying with specified performance:

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1. Load Resistance: ASCE/SEI 7; Design criteria as indicated on

Drawings.

2. Thermal Transmittance: U-0.65, maximum.

3. Condensation Resistance: NFRC 500, Minimum.

4. Water Resistance: ASTM E331; No uncontrolled penetration at 160 Pa

(2.86 psf), minimum, pressure differential.

5. Air Infiltration Resistance: ASTM E283; 2.06 cubic meter per hour per meter (0.37 cubic foot per minute per foot) of crack length, maximum at 300 Pa (6.24 psf), minimum, pressure differential.

2.2 PRODUCTS - GENERAL

A. Basis of Design: refurbish existing windows and match new window construction to existing windows.

B. Provide each product from one manufacturer.

1. Provide each product exposed to view from one production run.

2.3 STEEL WINDOWS

A. Operation: project-out ventilators.

B. Window Members: Hot-rolled steel from new billet steel.

C. Heavy Intermediate Windows:

1. Combined Weight: 5.21 kg/m (3.5 lb./ft.) minimum.

2. Depth: 34 mm (1-5/16 inches) minimum.

D. Mullions and Transom Bars: Designed to withstand uniform wind load of

960 Pa (20 psf) of window area without deflecting more than 1/175 of span.

2.4 GLAZING

A. Glass and Glazing: As specified in Section 08 80 00, GLAZING.

1. Factory glaze windows.

2. Weep holes through glazed areas are not acceptable.

2.5 NOT USED.

2.6 INTERIOR METAL WINDOW TRIM

A. Form window trim of zinc-coated sheet steel.

1. Minimum Thickness:

a. Heads and Jambs: 1.2 mm (0.05 inches).

b. Stools: 2.33 mm (0.19 inches).

c. Moldings: 1.0 mm (0.4 inches).

2. Fabricate trim as welded assembly with hairline mitered corners, dressed flush and smooth.

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3. Provide trim used for plaster key with expanded or perforated flanges including attachments for anchoring.

4. Slightly round exposed edges. Coat back side of trim attached to masonry. Make provisions for fastening of metal plastering base.

2.7 BALANCES (SPIRAL AND EXTENSION SPRING BALANCES)

A. Balance Springs: Oil tempered steel.

B. Balance Arms: Spiral and extension spring sash balance.

1. Balances: Rigid, zinc-coated casing assembled within helically coiled spring with hanger at one end and slotted ferrule at opposite end, and cadmium plated metal spiral rod, equalizing lifting power of spring, operating through ferrule.

2. Encase balances in jambs (two each sash) and attach to sash through slot in inside and outside grooves of jambs.

3. Attach end of spiral rod at end of casing to head of frame and bottom of sash.

2.8 HARDWARE

A. Weather-stripping: Pile weather-strip.

B. Pulls: Standard bronze lift handle.

C. Sweep Locks: Provide manufacturer’s standard locks at center of ventilator head. Provide two sweep locks for ventilators exceeding

950 mm (38 inches) in width.

D. Pulls: Manufacturer’s standard design two pulls at sill rail of ventilator securely attached to windows with brass or other corrosive-resisting screws, and two pull down bars on underside of upper-sash meeting rail except as otherwise specified.

1. Fit, test and adjust hardware for each window at factory to ensure satisfactory operation and security.

E. Weatherstripping: Manufacturer's standard.

F. Provide manufacturer’s standard extension pole with hook for opening windows at high window locations. Provide hook receptacle factory attached to ventilators for use with extension poles.

1. Extension Pole Operators: Provide one pole operator and pole hanger for every room with operable windows more than 1500 mm (60 inches) above floor.

2. Fabricate pole of tubular anodized aluminum with rubber cap at lower end and standard push-pull hook to match hardware design at top end.

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Provide sufficient length for window operation without reaching more than 1500 mm (60 inches) above floor.

G. Window Cleaner’s Bolts: Provide window cleaner’s bolts of standard design, complying with governing regulations. Fabricate bolts of stainless steel or bronze. Reinforce window units or mullions to receive bolts, and provide additional anchorage of units at locations of bolts.

H. Hardware Finish:

Hardware Finish Symbols

US BHMA 156.18 Description

USP 600 Primed for high performance painting and field touch-ups.

1. Complying with ANSI/BHMA A156.18 600.

2.9 FABRICATION

A. General:

1. Fabricate and reconstruct steel windows according to SWI requirements and approved shop drawings.

2. Remove existing glazing and sealant.

3. Sandblast existing windows to bare metal.

4. Weld portions of new billet steel from “draw windows” into existing frames. “Draw windows” are windows removed from the west elevation that provide necessary stock for refurbishing existing windows to remain.

5. Factory assemble and paint windows.

6. Form sections in one piece, straight, true and smooth.

7. Provide drips and weep holes according to manufacturer’s standard.

8. Attachment of manufacturer's metal nameplates is not acceptable on window surface.

B. Frame: Modified channel shapes with welded miter or coped corners.

Fabricate head and jamb members with integral screen-stops. Integrally roll continuous flange at jambs and heads to form a caulking stop between facing and backing masonry.

1. Exposed and Contact Surfaces: Finished smooth, flush, with adjacent surfaces.

C. Sills: Stepped rabbeted to receive lower sash bottom rail, allowing rail to be kept clear of sill wash. Perforation of sills at any point

08 51 23 - 8 is not acceptable. Weld strap anchors to underside of sill, or screw to tapped lugs welded to sill.

D. Sash:

1. Rails: Tubular shape, formed in one piece from single strips.

2. Stiles: Tubular or modified channel shape formed in one piece from single strips.

3. Sash Rebates: Minimum 15 mm (19/32 inch), with interior horizontal top surfaces of both meeting rails flat and in same plane.

E. Muntins: Steel tee sections, tenoned and welded to perimeter frame.

1. Muntin Intersections: Slotted and cross notched.

F. Glazing: Design windows for interior glazing. Provide continuous removable snap-in metal glazing beads to suit specified glazing.

G. Mullions: Provide manufacturer's standard or structural shape mullion at multiple unit openings. Make mullions full height of opening and embed to minimum depth of 125 mm (5 inches) into sill, or securely anchor at head and sill with zinc-coated sheet steel extensions, standard bent-clips or offset shapes of 1.7 mm (0.07 inch) thick zinc-coated steel.

H. For windows and interior metal trim installed as complete units, anchor mullions at head with 5 mm (3/16 inch) steel plate clip bolted to mullion and welded to lintel. Support at sills with 2.3 mm (0.09 inch) thick zinc-coated steel bent clips welded to mullions.

I. Closures: Miter or cope closure corners and fit with tightly closed joints. Secure closures to window frames with non-corrosive machine screws or expansion rivets, and to masonry with fasteners specified.

J. Reinforcing: Reinforce window frames for attachment of screens, screen hardware or travel-limit lug. Weld full or limited length 3 mm

(1/8 inch) thick reinforcing plates to back of frames, ensuring sufficient width to securely hold fasteners.

K. Welding: Dress exposed welds and joints, flush and smooth.

L. Install weatherstripping at head, jambs, sill, and meeting rails of sash and of impost. Apply weather-strip to both integral weather-strip grooves of aluminum weather-strip adapter. Secure weather-strip adapter to frame surface.

M. Install window hardware.

N. Fabricate anchor clips and mullions necessary for installation of windows and hardware for operation of ventilators, including fasteners

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2.10 FINISHES

A. Surface Preparation: Comply with SSPC-SP 5/NACE No. 1.

B. Apply finishes immediately after cleaning and pretreating.

C. High-Performance Paint Finish:

1. Fluorocarbon Finish: 70 percent fluoropolymer resin, 2-coat system.

2. Color: match original existing color.

2.11 ACCESSORIES

A. Welding Materials: AWS D1.1/D1.1M, type to suit application.

B. Galvanizing Repair Paint: MPI No. 18.

C. Screws, Shields, Plugs, and other Fasteners: according to manufacturer’s instructions.

D. Fasteners for Anchoring: Where type, size or spacing of fasteners for securing windows and accessories to building construction is not shown or specified, use expansion or toggle bolts or screws, instructed by manufacturer to suit application.

1. Provide expansion shield and bolt assemblies having holding power beyond tensile and shearing strength of bolt.

2. Power actuated drive pins is acceptable for securing anchors to concrete if recommended by manufacturer.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 PREPARATION

A. Examine and verify substrate suitability for product installation.

1. Verify window openings are correctly sized and within allowable tolerances.

B. Protect existing construction and completed work from damage.

C. Correct substrate deficiencies.

D. Clean adjacent masonry before window installation to prevent damage to window finish by masonry cleaning materials.

3.2 INSTALLATION

A. Install products according to manufacturer's instructions and approved submittal drawings.

B. Install steel windows according to manufacturer’s instructions and approved submittal drawings.

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C. Install steel windows ensuring units are square, plumb, and true to line without racking.

D. Anchor units securely to surrounding construction with a minimum of three adjustable, asphalt coated or galvanized steel anchors with approved fasteners according to manufacturer's instructions.

1. Bolts or screws: Minimum 6 mm (1/4 inch) diameter and spaced maximum

600 mm (24 inches) on centers.

E. Seal exterior joints between sash, trim and mullions watertight with sealant as specified in Section 07 92 00, JOINT SEALANTS, and neatly pointed.

F. Upon complete installation of windows and accessories, and before acceptance of work, adjust movable sash and operating mechanism for free and easy operation, and defects.

3.3 CLEANING

A. Remove excess sealant.

B. Clean exposed steel and glass surfaces. Remove contaminants and stains.

3.4 PROTECTION

A. Protect windows from construction operations.

B. Remove protective materials immediately before acceptance.

C. Repair damage.

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