36E77620R0008-079.pdf

Statement of Work: NTX LAB UPGRADE 549-17-103

Transaction number: 549-20-1-5283-0001 Dallas VA Medical Center

I. Project Identification: 549-17-103: Lab Domino

II. Overview: At the Dallas VA Medical Center, the main blood draw lab must be upgraded to provide privacy and a healing environment for patients, employees, and visitors.

Several dominoes must take place prior to this.

III. Scope:

a. The purpose of this project is to upgrade the patient care experience for the first-floor lab of Building 2J at the Dallas VA Medical Center, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, Texas 75216. Work will include, relocating two services:

Ambulatory Care & MAS down to the basement, moving PAS out of their current space and then expanding and renovating the lab.

This must be done in multiple phases:

i. Rooms BB116, BB117, BB118 and BB118B must all be renovated first. The plan is for this to become shared space for Ambulatory Care and MAS.

1. These services will be moving from 1B221-2J-D and 1C182-2-D

ii. After successful completion and relocation of said services 1B221 will have finish upgrades (NIC) and we will move discharge center out of 1B220.

iii. 1B220-2J-D and the lab will be turned over to the contractor for complete renovation.

b. All contractor work on this project shall be performed in accordance with the attachments, VA design guides, VA specifications listed on this SOW, all federal, state, and local laws and regulations, industry standards and practices, and manufacturer recommendations and requirements. Special attention is directed to Section 01 00 00 “General Requirements.” Any exceptions to the requirements or conflicting information in this SOW must be requested by Request for Information (RFI) writing to the Contracting Officer and receive prior approval.

c. The Contractor is responsible for the location and verification of all measurements, dimensions, and utilities. Any discrepancies shall be identified by the Contractor in an RFI to the Contracting Officer for clarification.

d. All work will be performed in active patient areas, and hospital operations shall continue during construction. The Contractor shall complete all during normal business hours unless otherwise identified. If water, electrical or other system outages need to be performed, the GC must coordinate this for off hours, evenings and weekends. This should be reflected in initial bid. The Contractor

Transaction number: 549-20-1-5283-0001 Dallas VA Medical Center shall submit a phasing plan with a general schedule for approval prior to starting work.

e. NOTE: If another active construction project is ongoing in the area of work, the

Contractor is required to coordinate activities through the VA and all other contractors in the area to minimize conflicts.

f. The Contractor shall follow all safety and infectious control regulations and requirements in the performance of this work, including but not limited to trash removal and dust containment. The Contractor shall secure the active work areas from patients, providers, visitors, and other personnel at all times. All work that causes loud noises (including but not limited to coring, grinding, jack-hammering, etc.) shall be performed after hours to minimize interruptions in patient care.

IV. Construction

a. The Contractor shall provide and install finishes according to construction package attachment page 5.

b. Areas of work are in the basement and hatched out in page 1 of construction package.

c. Proper flooring transitions should be executed in all areas, submittals should show the different transitions applications should be approved by the COR, refer to manufacturer’s specifications.

d. Interior Walls all interior walls are to be steel stud framing. Walls are to be noise attenuated with sound batting. All sheet rock is to be fire rated type X 5/8 and wall finish to receive vinyl wall covering. Existing walls are to be prepared to receive wall covering or paint per finish plan provided by designer. with a 15yard minimum.

i. All finishes shown in page 5 are general finishes, i.e. carpet laminate paint etc. designer shall specify exact colors once project is awarded.

1. In the pony walls of the lab you can base price off of Amber Cherry finished walls – Johnsonite 259 Terra Firma rubber base, 6-in height

a. Glass decorative panels shall be ¼” safety glass etched on both sides, exact pattern to be selected by designer.

2. Vinyl wall covering will be a Class A Type two vinyl.

3. Johnsonite 31 Zephyr rubber base, 6-in height is a standard wall covering but does not reflect the accent selected.

4. Ultra spec scuff x for paint throughout walls should reflect specified design colors, matching to our Sherwin Williams standard will be necessary.

Transaction number: 549-20-1-5283-0001 Dallas VA Medical Center

5. We need our standard handrail (Spectrim), corner guards and crash rail (C/S Acrovyn) installed in the corridors.

6. In the restrooms our tile will go the full length of the wall, for pricing purposes quote American Olean Bright and Matte Group 1, we will us the 6”x8” size and we will American Olean Legacy Glass Mosaic Blends for an accent band around the perimeter.

Exact colors and sizes will be identified by designer.

7. The Contractor shall be responsible for all conduit and wiring within the walls, as well as electrical and telecommunication connections to the designated main panels. Some relocation may be required once designer sets drawing for individual blood draw stations, however one data typical and one quad electrical are the minimum for each one of the stations.

8. TV’s will be VA provided but will need to be hung by the contractor in the TV niche within the DIRTT walls. We want all TV’s hung on TV mounts that will be contractor provided and fastened with tamper proof screws. Exact locations shall be determined by designer. We will require coax, electrical and network cables where designated by designer.

e. Interior Doors/Frames all interior door frames are steel one-hour fire rated. All interior doors are hardwood solid core wooden doors with best locksets.

f. Ceiling the new ceiling is to be a suspended grid 2’X2’ceiling. The upper original ceiling is to be maintained without any openings for energy conversation.

g. Flooring Concrete floor is to be prepared and leveled to receive carpet for the offices, luxury vinyl plank for public corridors, waiting rooms and conference rooms, epoxy floor for lab draw area. Hospital standard is Shaw Carpet “Praire” style, color TBD, rubber base in offices to be Johnsonite Wall Base. Vinyl wood patterned blanks for the remaining areas, hospital standard is Armstrong Diamond 10.

h. Lighting LED new hospital standard throughout all project

i. Life Safety/Security/Signage

i. Building is equipped with fire suppression system and fire alarms. Adapt fire suppression system to new layout. Fire Suppression system must be operable every day after end of day work.

ii. Door buzz entries will be needed at several doors

iii. Signage will be specified by va design standards must be procured and installed by contractor.

iv. Contractor will address life safety signage.

V. Attachments:

a. ATTACHMENT 3 - Section 01 00 00 “General

Requirements”

Transaction number: 549-20-1-5283-0001 Dallas VA Medical Center a1. ATTACHMENT 4 - Local Safety Requirements

b. ATTACHMENT 5 - Section 01 32 16.17 “Project Schedules”

c. ATTACHMENT 6 - Section 01 33 23 “Shop Drawings, Product Data, and Samples”

d. ATTACHMENT 7 - Section 09 05 16 “Subsurface Preparation for

Floor Finishes”

e. ATTACHMENT 8 - Section 09 65 13 “Resilient Base and Accessories”

f. ATTACHMENT 9 - Section 26 05 11 “Requirements for Electrical

Installations”

g. ATTACHMENT 10 - Construction Package attachments:

1. AREAS OF WORK PAGE 1

2. DEMOLITION PLANS PAGE 2

3. BUILD BACK AND DIMENSIONS PAGE 3

4. ELECTRICAL AND DATALOCATIONS PAGE 4

5. GENERAL FINISHES PAGE 5

VI. Safety and ICRA Requirement

a. Contractor's superintendent is required to have a 30-hour OSHA training card and all Workers must have 10 hour card. Contractor and employees must attend required training provided by VA.

VII. IT Security statement:

a. This project has been determined to be low security risk to the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

b. Certification and authorization requirements do not apply, and security accreditation is not required.