Attachment- 34 00 General Narrative.pdf

VA PROJECT NUMBER

PROJECT NAME

549A4-21-700 (2216) EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades - Bonham, TX

SUBMITTAL Bid Documents SUBJECT Architectural Narrative

Architecture 1

Project Overview and Background

Spur Design is providing professional A/E services to design an expedited, compliant, and complete construction and activation of a new Electronic Health Record Modernization

(EHRM) system at the VA North Texas Healthcare System, Bonham (VHANTX). The scope includes upgrading facility fiber throughout the buildings to each TR room, provide a redundant fiber run throughout the facility to each TR room, provide redundant fiber mains to the new demarcation rooms inside new TR’s from the provider point, design a new Data Center on the

5th Floor of building 1, design or remodel 20 TR rooms, locate spaces for 3 TE enclosures throughout the facility, upgrade facility HVAC and electrical distribution as required, physical security assessment and upgrades and hazardous material abatement in new TR’s and new

MCR locations as needed. All new design must adhere to the EHRM guidelines or have variances in place to defer requirements.

A site visit was conducted from 10/26/22 – 10/28/22. The following items were reviewed and verified:

• Existing Room Names and Numbers to ensure our existing plans were true to what was currently on site.

• Existing floor areas served by each TR room.

• Existing building functions and departments surrounding each TR room.

• Number of existing racks currently in each TR room.

• Existing telecommunication cabling types.

• Verification of adjacent spaces to ensure that the required TR expansions would be able to be accommodated within that space.

• Existing room dimensions to ensure our as-builts were accurate in size and location

• Existing electrical outlet layouts in each TR room.

• Existing Data drop locations for all buildings within scope.

549A4-21-700 (2216) EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades - Bonham, TX

Architecture 2

Occupancy & Classifications

At the VA North Texas Healthcare System, Bonham (VHANTX) the following Buildings fall under the Healthcare Occupancy under NFPA 101-2021.

• 1, 24, 29sd

The following buildings fall under the Business Occupancy under NFPA 101-2021.

• 2, 3, 4, 10, 12

The following buildings fall under the Service Occupancy under NFPA 101-2021.

• 8, 9, 11

Construction Phasing

Project to be phased to not interrupt current health care services provided throughout the existing facility. Plans to be developed by the Contractor and approved by the VA to eliminate interruptions or kept to an absolute minimum. Emergency egress shall not be compromised during construction. Contractor parking and staging areas have not been identified. Staging for construction materials will be available as close as possible to affected buildings, if necessary, during construction. Contractor is responsible for building remediation, demolition and construction throughout construction process until the work is accepted by the VA. Contractor to coordinate with VA COR prior to all construction phasing and staging while on station.

549A4-21-700 (2216) EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades - Bonham, TX

Architecture 3

Applicable Codes, Standards, and Guidelines

The following codes, standards, and guidelines will be followed throughout the design of this project:

• Design Manuals (By discipline) PG-18-10

• Design and Construction Procedures PG-18-3

• A/E Submission Instructions, PG-18-15, Minor and NRM Projects Vol. C

• Standard Details and CAD Standards PG-18-4

• Equipment Guide List PG-18-5

• Equipment Guide List Index

• Architectural Barrier Act (ABA) Standards

• VA Barrier Free Design Standard (A Supplement to the ABA) PG-18-13

• Asbestos Abatement Design Manual

• VA Signage and Wayfinding Design Manual PG-18-10

• Master Construction Specifications PG-18-1

• VA Design Alerts

• VHA Fire Protection Design Manual

• VHA National BIM/CAD Standards

• VA Physical Security and Resiliency Design Manual, July 2022 Revision

• Whole Building Commissioning Process Manual

• VA Sustainable Design Manuals

• VHA Directive 1061 – Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Legionella Disease and

Scald Injury from Potable Water Distribution Systems

• National Codes and Standards: (Most recent Editions, at signing of contract) o NFPA o IBC o NEC o EPA o NSPC o OSHA