516-25-610-Drawings 66 Pages.pdf

This document is a 66-page set of architectural and engineering drawings for the Upgrade Fire Pumps & Fire Sprinkler Systems project at Bay Pines VA Medical Center. The project encompasses work across five buildings (2, 20, 35, 37, and 103) at 10000 Bay Pines Boulevard, Bay Pines, Florida 33744, with a project number 516-25-610. The scope includes replacing an obsolete fire pump in Building 103 with a new diesel-driven pump and controller, adding a complete wet pipe sprinkler system to Building 35 (which currently has no sprinkler protection) and the auditorium of Building 20, and upgrading existing fire sprinkler systems in Buildings 2 and 37 to include quick-response sprinkler heads. The work also involves asbestos abatement in select areas where existing pipe insulation and cementitious stucco contain asbestos, coordinated with the fire protection system installations.

The drawings establish project requirements including compliance with 2023 Florida Building Code, NFPA 13 (2025 Edition) and NFPA 20 standards, and VA-specific infection control and life safety protocols. Work is organized into six construction phases, with Phase 1 addressing Building 103, Phase 2 the first floor of Building 2, Phase 3 the second floor of Building 2, Phase 4 Building 20 (attic/penthouse), Phase 5 Building 35, and Phase 6 Building 37. The contractor must implement Class II infection control precautions including negative air pressure systems with HEPA filtration, proper barrier construction, and thorough decontamination procedures. Civil work includes installation of a new 4-inch fire water line to Building 35 from an existing water source. All work must coordinate with occupied healthcare facility operations, be performed primarily during standard 8 AM to 4:30 PM shifts with potential after-hours work, and maintain continuous operation of the existing facility throughout construction. Electrical work involves installing new feeder circuits from existing panels to the new fire pump controller and monitoring systems, while fire alarm modifications include adding tamper and flow switches to tie new systems to existing fire alarm control panels.