RE Field Office REV.pdf

Revised 6/1/2023

1.17 RESIDENT ENGINEER'S (RE) FIELD OFFICE

A. The Contractor shall, within seven (7) days after contract award provide a submittal for approval of the new RE field office.

B. The Contractor shall, within ninety (90) days after receipt of

Notice to Proceed, provide where shown on the drawings the new RE field office ready for use. Office and furniture shall be new.

C. The field office shall provide not less than 720 gross square feet of floor area in one unit. Provide four units totaling 2,880 gross square feet of floor area for the entire addition to the existing RE Office. Installation of the office shall meet all local codes.

D. Provide office with two, 900 mm (three foot) wide exterior doors, including hardware and OSHA approved platform and stairs leading to grade. Include a 300 square foot (12 feet x 25 feet) deck between the existing RE trailer and the new RE field office. The area between the exterior doors of the existing RE field office and the new RE office and half of the 300 square foot deck shall be covered with a canopy.

E. Enclose the entire perimeter of the office from the floor to the ground and finish to match exterior. Provide R7 insulation and seal tight to ground with a painted 19 mm (3/4 inch) exterior grade plywood skirt.

F. Exterior finishes shall be manufacturer's standards. Provide one

VA logo (36 inch x 60 inch minimum) on the building exterior.

G. Provide floor, wall, and roof with not less than R5 insulation.

H. Interior finishes shall consist of resilient flooring, plywood paneling or painted wallboard on walls, and acoustical tile ceilings. Interior doors may be either painted or stained.

I. Interior shall be subdivided with full height partitions to provide five (140 square foot) offices, one (180 square foot) office, one (90 square foot) storage room, two separate (50 square foot) toilet rooms. Provide each space with 900 mm (three foot) wide door with master keyed locks.

J. Provide 750 mm (2-1/2 feet) wide by 900 mm (3 feet) high operable windows; two in each room, except provide only one 600 mm (2 foot) high window in toilet room(s). Window openings shall be fitted with security bars to prevent any forced entry. The doors of field office shall have deadbolts keyed from both sides.

K. Provide sufficient LED lighting in each room to deliver 750 lux

(70 foot-candles) of light at desk top height without the aid of daylight. Provide one light switch in each room.

L. Provide one duplex receptacle in each wall of each room. If a wall is 3.0 m (10 feet) long or more, provide two receptacles for each 3.0 m (10 feet), or portion thereof, of wall.

M. Provide a minimum of 2 data cables per outlet. All cables must have a minimum 6 foot service loop. Terminate cables in a new patch panel in the existing telecom room in the existing RE field office. Test and label all cables at the wall and patch panel.

N. Provide electrical, data, and HDMI connections for two 65”

(minimum) wall mounted HDMI monitors. One to be placed in the new RE field office above the plan table and the other to be placed in the existing conference room in the existing RE field office.

O. The Contractor shall provide the following:

1. Electricity, hot and cold water, sanitary, and necessary utility services (except telephone).

2. All necessary piping, power circuits network cabling, cat 6A or better cabling for phones and computers, electrical fixtures, lighting, and other items necessary to provide a habitable structure for the purpose intended. The number of network and electrical receptacles will be as per attached drawing of the field office.

3. Thermostatically controlled, centralized heating and air conditioning system designed to maintain the temperature between 21 and 27 degrees C (70 and 80 degrees F) with 50 percent relative humidity maintained during the air conditioning season.

4. One water closet, lavatory, mirror, toilet paper dispenser, paper towel dispenser, soap dispenser, towel bar, and two-prong coat hooks for each toilet room.

5. The contractor to extend the existing alarm system from the existing RE field office to the new RE field office.

6. The contractor to install new the phone and computer cabling from the existing IT closet in the existing RE field office to the new RE field office.

P. Contractor shall, for the duration of the COR occupancy, provide the following:

1. Satisfactory conditions in and around the field office and parking area.

2. Maintenance of surfaced area, including the area for parking, in an acceptable condition for vehicle and foot traffic at all times.

3. Daily janitorial services and supplies (toilet paper, soap, etc.).

4. Potable water, fuel and electric power for normal office uses, including lights, heating and air conditioning.

5. Bottled drinking water with two dispensers and disposable drinking cups.

Q. The Contractor shall provide, assemble, and install the following new items:

1. Twenty-four (24) L-shaped desks (size 6’ x 5’) with one locking pedestal

2. One (1) Conference table (size 3' x 14'), rounded at corners

(Goes in existing RE field office and existing conference table to be relocated to new RE field office in open area)

3. One (1) Built in place plan table (size 4’ x 12’) with pencil ledge and 4’ compartmented storage below

4. Twenty-four (24) High-back swivel office chairs with casters

(1 per desk)

5. Fourteen (14) Mid-back conference chairs with arms (conference room in existing RE field office)

6. Eighteen (24) Guest arm chairs (two per office, 10 per conference room in existing RE field office)

7. Twelve (12) Dry erase boards (size 3’ x 5’), two per office and 2 in common space

8. Eight (8) Shelving units for samples (size 36’ x 18” 72”), 7 adjustable shelves each

9. Two (2) Storage cabinets with double doors and shelves (size

36”w x 24”d x 36”h)

10. One (1) Bookcase (size 12”d x 36”w x 72”h), adjustable shelves

11. Two (2) Electric water coolers (one in existing RE field office and one in new RE field office)

12. Twenty-seven (27) Trash cans

13. Six (6) Free-standing mobile partitions (size 5’ x 5’)

14. Two (2) monitors (65” minimum) with wall mounting bracket for conference room in and plan table with associated HDMI cable and wall connection (one in existing RE field office and one in new RE field office)

15. Roll up walk off mats inside each entrance door.

16. One (1) Refrigerator/freezer (18 cubic foot or greater)

17. Two (2) Treated lumber picnic tables (size 2’-6” x 6’)

18. Fire extinguishers as required per applicable safety codes.

19. Eleven (11) cubicles to have 60” high furniture partitions.

R. At the completion of all work, including the punch list, the COR field office (including furniture) and facilities shall become the property of the Government and be left intact, including utility connections, for future use by Department of Veterans

Affairs.