3B.B(2024.11.01)ASRs dated 10-30-2020-8MO2355.pdf

Special Requirements Package

Social Security Administration

July 30, 2020

St. Louis, MO (745)

This Special Requirements Package will provide guidance to meet minimal government space requirements. These requirements only represent the government needs and do not provide full design information.

I. LOCATION REQUIREMENTS

Offered space must be serviced by sidewalks and street lighting maintained by the city.

Offered space must be located within two (2) blocks of public transportation and within one mile of restaurants and shopping. Space offered must be located within the equivalent of two city blocks from a primary or secondary street. The route of travel from the primary or secondary street must be direct. Locations that have obscure or difficult access, as judged by the government, will not be considered.

Sites which are located directly on a highway or six-lane thoroughfare will not be considered if the office is not immediately accessible from both directions of traffic, and traffic devices are not located to control left turning traffic.

Office space must not be located near bars, nightclubs, liquor stores, dry cleaners, beauty salons, bingo parlors or other business that produce large fluctuations in traffic or injurious odors detectable within the office space.

Offered space must meet Government requirements for fire safety, accessibility, seismic and sustainability standards per the terms of the lease. A fully serviced lease is required.

Offered space cannot be in the one hundred year flood plain.

Buildings containing warehouse, residential or manufacturing facilities or buildings located in or near industrial or manufacturing zones or complexes will not be acceptable.

Locations without T1 availability will not be considered.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Updated: September 17, 2021

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II. BUILDING

Buildings offered must be Class A space or Class B space modified to meet Class A standards.

Co-tenants within the building must be professional office environments as determined by the government. Multi-tenant buildings must be effectively managed throughout the life of the lease to prevent conflicts of interest with regard to co-tenants in neighboring space within the same building. A conflict of interest occurs when the Lessor leases space in the same building as the Government to a tenant seeking to either profit from Government customers or employees, or a tenant that interferes with the Government’s mission. Co-tenants considered inappropriate for the intended Government use of the building include, but are not limited to, law firms representing SSA claimants and retail locations that sell alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives products and related paraphernalia.

The Government reserves the right to select space(s) that will be acceptable, and reject other space(s) when multiple spaces within the same building are offered.

Buildings must have windows comprising 25-50 percent of the exterior perimeter walls.

Lessor will add windows at no cost to the government to meet this requirement. These windows will be a shell cost.

All exterior windows require vinyl blinds. If skylights are part of the space, provide blinds and/or shades with electronic operators to diffuse light.

Provide measures to prevent unauthorized access to service entrances for electrical and gas utilities. Measures may include fencing, locking devices, etc.

A vestibule is required at the public entrance and at the employee entrance when entry to the SSA space is directly from the outside. The vestibules will be considered non-occupied building support space.

The government may require lessor to provide bollards and/or parking blocks at the customer entry to the building for enhanced security.

III. SITE CONDITIONS

A. Parking—

A minimum of 40 spaces are required for employee and customer parking located onsite, at the street level, or in commercial pay parking locations with rates at or below the city average of the city. Onsite and street parking must be available within two blocks of the proposed space. Restricted or metered parking of one hour or less within the two-block area of the space does not meet parking requirements.

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The building parking to square foot ratio available onsite must meet current local code requirements. In the absence of local code requirements, onsite parking must be available at a ratio of at least three (3) spaces for every 1000 rentable square feet of building rentable space. Parking area may not function as a storm-water detention area. ABAAS parking distance from edge of parking lot to entrance must not be greater than 200 feet.

When onsite parking is provided, two separate access points to the street is required.

Disabled Parking Requirements: In locations where onsite parking is not available, disabled parking must meet whichever of the following conditions is greater:

1. Provide five additional parking spaces in addition to existing disabled parking in an adjoining parking lot or garage with a fully accessible route to the office; or along city streets, by having the city provide a minimum of disabled spaces, in addition to any planned or required spaces within ½ block from the accessible entrance.

2. Provide five additional parking spaces in addition to code requirements in an adjoining parking lot or garage with a fully accessible route to the office; or along city streets, by having the city provide a minimum of disabled spaces, in addition to any planned or required spaces within ½ block from the accessible entrance.

B. Flag Pole

If the government is the sole tenant of the building, Lessor will provide a flag and pole.

The flag will be lit up after dark to comply with flag display requirements.

The flag will be replaced as needed or at the request of the agency.

C. Signage

If the entrance to the office is not from a main thoroughfare, directional street signage will be required.

If a multi-tenant monument sign is available at the proposed facility, the Lessor will provide a panel in the monument stating “Social Security Administration”.

The Lessor will provide, install and maintain a street level monument sign with the agency name, address, and our website name in a location, design, and type to be determined by the agency based on awarded site. The design will be identified during the DID phase.

The sign will use a minimum of 6-inch to 8-inch block letters, or of such size that is easily readable from the street. The sign may conform to signs used by adjoining properties. In addition, in locations with street-side marquees, Lessor will install another sign or lettering on the marquee to identify the office. The sign will be made of quality, building matching materials. The Lessor will be responsible for any permits for the sign, and/or any recurring annual permit, inspection or maintenance fee. Monument signage must be lighted between dusk and dawn.

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In a multi-story, multi-tenant building, provide a directory in the lobby indicating direction to the SSA office and room number.

D. Exterior Lighting

1. Exterior lighting is required for onsite parking lots, surrounding building perimeter, building entrances and exits, and building walkways. Lighting must meet current IESNA requirements or a minimum of 5 FC for entrances and exits, 3 FC for building perimeters and walkways, and 5 FC for exterior parking areas. Exterior lighting must be LED or metal halide to support security camera functions.

2. Exterior lighting will adhere to additional requirements included in the Lease document. The agency will periodically review lighting FCs to ensure lease compliance.

IV. OFFICE SPACE

Space must be contiguous. Space must be no more than twice as long as it is wide. It must have open areas where columns and other obstructions do not hinder the development of efficient space layouts and office workflow.

Columns must be at least 20 feet from any structural wall and from each other. Some deviance may be acceptable to the government when at least 80% of the columns meet this requirement, as judged by the government. Columns must not be greater than 24 inches square in size.

The government will not consider space containing interior ramps or steps.

Contiguous space on first floor locations will be considered most efficient. If upper level space is considered, elevator service must consist of a minimum of two accessible elevators serving the floor proposed for SSA. Both elevators must be directly accessible to the public and the SSA lobby. One of the accessible elevators may serve as a freight elevator.

Space considered inefficient by the government will not be acceptable.

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Rooms within the office space will be configured as follows:

Space Description Usable Square Feet

Reception Area 811 USF

Customer Service Booths 1294 USF

Public Restroom(s) 192 USF

Shared Services Room 200 USF

Open Office 2273 USF

Manager’s Office 100 USF

Assistant Manager’s Office (if required) 100 USF

Data Communications Room (LAN Room) 130 USF

Multi-Purpose Room (Break Room) 350 USF

Interactive Video Training Room 340 USF

Focus Room 164 USF

Break Room 92 USF

Storage Room 295 USF

Total Usable SQ FT 6341 USF

The Lessor will provide employee restrooms. The Lease document will provide requirements related to quantity, size and type.

Interior Lighting

1. Exit signs and emergency lighting to comply with applicable codes and the GSA Lease.

2. Light fixtures

a) The demographic of people served by SSA offices are older and necessitate a higher quality lighting scheme, so the lighting quality and the uniformity are critical. The light fixtures for different spaces will be selected to provide a uniform lighting level.

b) The lessor will provide lighting calculations for each space in the office for SSA review. Demountable wall product/Customer Service Booths must be factored into the lighting calculations.

c) SSA may field verify the lighting level after installation to ensure that the lighting levels are attained as per the calculations provided by the lessor.

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d) New light fixtures must lay flat on the ceiling system to eliminate unwanted noise travel between adjacent spaces through the ceiling plenum. Light fixtures will not have return air slots into the ceiling plenum. Guidelines on lighting selection are included in the GSA lease language.

e) In the SSR, lighting in existing locations may remain. For new locations, lighting requirements will be coordinated and installed as referenced in Appendix B, under ODAR COV Example Lighting Layout.

f) The table below reflects the option in the GSA Lease of 50 foot-candles or 30 foot-candles for the targeted lighting level.

Light Level Recommendations

Space Type Target Foot-candles

(30”AFF)

Avg/Min Max/Min

Reception Area 25 2:1 15/5

Customer Service Booths 30 or 50 2:1 30/15 or 50/25

Open Office Area (Employee Work Area)

30 or 50 2:1 30/15 or 50/25

Multipurpose Room MPR) 30 or 50 2:1 30/15 or 50/25

Interactive Video Training 30 or 50 2:1 30/15 or 50/25

Shared Services Room

(SSR)

30 or 50 2:1 30/15 or 50/25

Managers Offices 30 or 50 2:1 30/15 or 50/25

Storage/Mail Room 30 or 50 2:1 30/15 or 50/25

Data Communications Room (DCR)

50 3:1 50/20

Restrooms – General 5 2:1 5/3

Restrooms – at Vanity 15 2:1 15/20

Circulation/Hallways 5 2:1 5/3

3. Lighting Controls

a) Lighting controls must adhere to the GSA Lease requirements and applicable codes. The exception is lighting controls in all public areas must be manually controlled by wall switch.

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b) Controls of emergency lighting must be in accordance with applicable codes and standards, such as UL 924.

V. BID PROPOSAL INFORMATION

As part of the bid proposal, the Lessor will provide an AUTOCAD drawing of the the Space(s) being offered to the Government which shall include the locations of the following elements.

• obstructions, columns, existing walls, exterior access points, adjacent tenant walls;

• architectural elements such as windows, docks, elevators, stairs;

• utility service entrance and equipment location; and

• Existing infrastructure such as electrical closets, telephone closets, electrical power panels, janitorial closets, restrooms, drinking fountains, existing sinks mechanical closets and other space used for building support functions.

VI. GENERAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION

This section explains work descriptions related to minimal, generalized requirements for electrical, data, plumbing, mechanical, HVAC, lighting, wall types, ceilings, windows, life and safety, and maintenance conditions. Note that detail drawings at end of this document are for clarity only. Architect will modify and complete details as necessary for design documents and test fits.

A. Standard Clauses

1. In this document, ‘provide’ means to provide, install and maintain.

2. All materials must be installed per manufacturer recommendations.

3. Installers must be certified by manufacturer, where manufacturer requires such certification.

4. All work must be designed and installed to meet the most current national standards and local codes.

5. All work must meet professional, industry standard details (e.g. mitered joints for millwork, caulk at joints, etc.).

6. All existing materials to remain must be in ‘like new’ condition, unstained, un-faded and in working condition. The Lessor will identify all existing materials to remain.

Existing materials to remain must be unaltered from manufacturer’s initial construction.

7. All finishes must be commercial, office quality.

B. Electrical

The government has specific requirements that exceed National Electrical Code (NEC) requirements. Guidance on electrical requirements for the LAN and Data system will be

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provided by the agency after award. Below is a synopsis of these requirements that will affect the Shell and Tenant Improvement (TI) requirements.

The Lessor will design an electrical system to include lighting, data, and telephone. The government requires a Technical Power (TP) panel for computer loads and a Non- Technical Power (NTP) panel for non-computer loads. A separate house panel will be provided for lighting, HVAC, and other building loads. Existing sites will continue to require existing IG panel in-lieu of TP panel.

In bid proposal, Lessor will confirm capacity of 6 watts per USF for SSA cord and plug equipment.

Unless otherwise noted, all outlets will be placed at 18” AFF.

All abandoned electrical must be filled and painted to a level four finish. Covers are not acceptable in lieu of filling and finishing.

Surface mounted electrical devices or conduit are not acceptable.

1. Voltage Transformation: Any transformation of voltage is recommended to occur outside of the space. The preference of the configuration is 120/208 volt, 3-phase, 4-wire wye power. Where 120/208 volt, 3-phase power is not available, 120/240 volt, 1-phase power is acceptable.

2. Panel boards: It is recommended to locate panel boards in an electrical closet. If space does not allow a designated electrical closet or this is an existing site, panel boards may be located in the DCR room.

a) General Purpose Power Panel board: The Lessor will provide a house or general-purpose power panel, identified as Panel A. The power feed to Panel A is to be provided from the building electrical closet. For single tenant, freestanding buildings, the power feed may come directly from the utility company transformer to Panel A, with Panel A serving as the power distribution panel. Panel A will provide power to general power receptacles, lighting, mechanical loads, or any other miscellaneous loads.

b) Technical Power Panel board: The Lessor will provide a Technical Power panel, identified as Panel TP. The power feed to Panel TP is to be provided from the building electrical closet. Panel TP will provide power to computers, associated peripherals, LAN racks, and systems furniture. Lessor will provide technical power connections from Panel TP to technical power duplex receptacles as identified in construction drawings and power branch circuiting for each systems furniture location.

c) Non-Technical Power Panel board: The Lessor will provide a Non-Technical Power panel, identified as Panel NTP. The power feed to Panel NTP is to be provided from the building electrical closet. Panel NTP will provide power to faxes, associated

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office equipment and systems furniture. Lessor will provide non-technical power connections from Panel NTP to non-technical power duplex receptacles as identified in construction drawings and power branch circuiting for each systems furniture location.

3. Systems Furniture and Demountable Wall Product

Systems furniture is located in the open office area of the space. These are typically referred to as home workstations. Home workstations are the non-public workstations where employees process cases and conduct phone interviews. Either Unicor (OEI) or Herman Miller can supply systems furniture. The furniture provider can determine the wiring configuration described herein.

Demountable Wall Product is located in the front, public areas of the office. These are referred to as Customer Service Booths. Demountable Wall Product is supplied by Unicor (OEI) only.

Technical power receptacles from the manufacturer of the systems furniture will be dark grey and of the non-isolated ground type (except in current locations where IG power is existing)

The 120/208 volt furniture system will be 10-wire, 6/2/2 system with whip (government provided) of 6 phases, two neutrals and two grounds. Furniture System wiring harness contains three general power circuits (switched as required) to be connected to Panel A and three technical power circuits (non-switched) to be connected to Panel TP. There is to be no more than 10 workstations per each 10-wire feed.

The 120/208 volt furniture system will be 8-wire, 4/2/2 system with whip (government provided) of 4 phases, 2 neutral and 2 grounds. Furniture System wiring harness contains two general power circuits (switched as required) to be connected to Panel A and two technical power circuits (non-switched) to be connected to Panel TP. There is to be no more than four workstations per each 8-wire feed.

Demountable Wall Product will be 10-wire, 6/2/2 system with whip (government provided) of 6 phases, two neutrals and two grounds. Furniture System wiring harness contains three general power circuits (switched as required) to be connected to Panel A and three technical power circuits (non-switched) to be connected to Panel TP. There is to be no more than 10 workstations per each 10-wire feed.

a) The locations of the power feeds to furniture system whips must be coordinated with furniture system drawing provided by SSA.

b) Existing office with the existing furniture: If the existing office is wired for 8-wire 4/2/2 systems furniture and contains isolated ground receptacles, the office will remain the same wiring configuration including the isolated ground. The isolated

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ground receptacles correlate to the electrical power requirements as described in the paragraphs related to the Technical Power Panel.

c) New site with existing furniture: If this is a new site with relocated existing systems furniture which is 8-wire 4/2/2 with an isolated ground, SSA will provide 8-wire 4/2/2 feed (power poles) with an isolated ground except that isolated ground circuit will be defeated in the junction box by connecting it to the equipment ground.

d) New site with new furniture: If this is a new site with new systems furniture, new furniture will follow the new 10-wire 6/2/2 systems furniture configuration with general purpose power receptacles, and technical power receptacles.

e) The exception to this guidance is where the new furniture is supplied by Herman Miller. Herman Miller product is wired for 8-wire 4/2/2 systems furniture.

f) Existing office with new furniture: If this is an existing office with new furniture, new furniture will follow the new 10-wire 6/2/2 systems furniture configuration with general purpose power receptacles, and technical power receptacles.

g) Double duplex outlets located at transaction windows are to be fed from two different circuits on separate phases with a breaker tie.

4. Technical Power Receptacles

Private offices will contain two technical power duplex receptacles on two separate walls for computer equipment.

The Multi-Purpose Room (MPR) and Interactive Video Training (IVT) Room will have a technical power duplex receptacle adjacent to each data outlet as shown on the DID.

Wall-mounted phones with a data outlet do not require a technical power duplex receptacle.

For security equipment, coordinate power requirements with the government.

Security equipment will be powered from the technical power panel board.

Reference the Security Systems Requirements for further information.

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Maximum number of technical power receptacles per branch circuit and connection criteria:

Equipment Criteria Load (in Amps)

Maximum per Circuit

Allowable Connection

Computer (including PC, docking station, monitor, etc.)

2.0 6 Only with other computers

Laser Printer 7.8 2 Only with other printers

Digital Copier 12 1 Dedicated Circuit

Multi-Function Device 7.8 2 Dedicated Circuit

LAN Rack 12 1 Dedicated Circuit

The loads above will be considered a continuous load for purposes of sizing the Technical Power Panel and main circuit breaker. In addition, loads must be confirmed with the government to reflect current loading and receptacle requirements.

5. General Purpose Receptacles

a) Private offices, Shared Services Room, Storage Room, MPR, and IVT Room will contain at a minimum four general-purpose power duplex receptacles with one located on each wall.

b) Each technical power location will require adjacent general power receptacles.

c) Provide general-purpose receptacles throughout the space for housekeeping needs as appropriate.

6. Products

a) Provide products, for which quantities of two or more are to be furnished, from the same manufacturer and of the same product or model series.

b) Provide product components designed to be used together and which are physically and electrically compatible. Where component products are added to existing assemblies, provide products that electrically match existing (e.g., provide

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circuit breakers added to existing panel boards with voltage, Amps Interrupting Current (AIC) rating, and mounting style to match existing).

c) Provide products that do not contain any amounts of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) compounds or any amounts of asbestos.

d) Panel boards

1. Provide a panel board each for General and Technical Power panel with the following features:

a. 208Y/120 volt, 3-phase, 4-wire with copper bus bars, fully rated neutral bus and separate copper equipment grounding bus bars with a minimum capacity of 42 poles;

b. Short circuit rating equal to or greater than the available short circuit current;

c. Main circuit breaker, sized by applicable code;

d. Bolt-on type, 20 ampere, molded case branch circuit breakers; provide the appropriate number of breakers plus 10 percent spare breakers and 10 percent spare space; and

e. Typed circuit directory card matching the installed circuit layout

2. For existing Field Offices with isolated ground panel boards, the neutral and ground bar may be bonded together to defeat the isolated ground. In these existing applications, this panel board was referred to as the “IG” panel. New Field Offices will not require an isolated ground system.

e) Wiring

1. Provide building wire, THHN/THWN insulation, solid or stranded copper wire for No. 10 AWG and smaller; stranded copper wire for sizes No. 8 AWG and larger. Provide minimum size of No. 12 AWG. Aluminum wiring is to be limited to only panel feeders/service entrance conductors and not branch circuits.

2. Provide compression type or set screw type fittings for all conduit unions.

3. Type MC Cable is allowed only if the cable contains all the conductors specified above including the equipment ground (EG) conductor. Sheath must be galvanized steel or aluminum. SSA does not consider any conduit or sheath a suitable grounding path.

f) Receptacles

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1. For systems furniture and demountable wall product, electrical receptacles and faceplates will be part of the package furnished by the government.

2. Technical Power

a. The color of the receptacle to be dark grey, NEMA 5-20R.

b. The color of the faceplate may be white, ivory, or gray and must be coordinated with government. The color will be coordinated with data faceplates.

c. At existing field offices, receptacles and faceplate color will match existing.

3. General Purpose Power

a. The color of the receptacle and faceplate will be white or ivory, to be coordinated with the government.

b. The color must be coordinated with data faceplates.

eceptacles to be NEMA 5-20R.

d. At existing Field Offices, receptacles and faceplate color will match existing.

g) Interior Lighting

1. Lighting to be 4100 Kelvin (K) color temperature, with a Color Rendering Index (CRI) of at least 80.

2. For existing Field Offices, lighting is to match existing.

3. Point-by-point interior lighting calculation criteria:

a. Provide calculations based on maintained lamp illumination levels in a 2.5

ft. x 2.5 ft. point-by-point grid pattern at the correct height. Include full height walls in addition to workstation partitions as part of calculation.

Calculations must note light loss factor used in the calculations and elevation used for each calculation grid.

b. All target foot-candles stated in this document are target horizontal illuminance average, unless stated otherwise, and are to be designed with a tolerance of +/- 10 percent.

c. Calculations must also be included to confirm emergency lighting applicable code compliance.

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7. Execution

A. National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Compliance:

1. Install products in accordance with NECA's National Electrical Installation Standards (NEIS) unless otherwise specified or indicated.

B. Wet, Damp, or Dry Location Work:

1. Provide products as appropriate for wet, damp, or dry locations as defined by the NEC.

C. Manufacturer Installation Instructions:

1. Install equipment in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions and recommendations.

D. Panel boards:

1. May not be used as junction boxes, auxiliary gutters, or raceways for conductors feeding through or tapping.

2. Fire and Smoke Barrier Penetrations

a. Drill wall and floor openings for penetrations as needed.

b. Install raceways and electrical equipment, which penetrate fire rated or smoke barrier surfaces, in a manner which maintains the surface rating or barrier intent.

3. Technical Power

a. Install the technical power panel board, Panel TP, within SSA controlled space.

b. Provide a power feeder to the technical power panel board consisting of three phase conductors, one full size neutral, and one equipment ground (minimum No. 6 AWG).

c. Provide one technical power duplex receptacle and technical power branch circuiting for each DCR room LAN rack shown on the approved floor plan.

d. Label each technical power receptacle with the panel board designation and circuit breaker number it is connected to (e.g. TP-14). Place typed, self-adhesive label on receptacle faceplate. Handwritten labels are not acceptable. Identify each breaker at the panel board and the devices it serves on the circuit directory.

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4. General Purpose Power

a. Install the general-purpose power panel board, Panel A, within SSA controlled space.

b. Connect general-purpose power receptacles to Panel A. Connect not more than six general-purpose power receptacles per branch circuit.

c. Provide general-purpose power branch circuits and install general-purpose power receptacles as shown on the approved floor plan.

d. Other building general-purpose power receptacles, mechanical loads and lighting may be connected to Panel A.

e. Label each general power receptacle with the panel board designation and circuit breaker number it is connected to (e.g. A-14). Place typed, self-adhesive label on receptacle faceplate. Handwritten labels are not acceptable. Identify each breaker at the panel board and the devices it serves on the circuit directory.

E. Conduit / Cabling

1. Wiring for power feeders, branch circuits and communications systems must be in separate raceways unless otherwise indicated.

2. Type MC Cable may be installed in concealed areas per the NEC and properly color coded if all neutral wires, and equipment ground wires as listed above are contained in the cable. Type MC Cable must be supported and run parallel and perpendicular to building lines.

3. Provide color-coding on 208Y/120 volt feeders and branch circuits as follows:

a. Phase A - black

b. Phase B - red

c. Phase C - blue

d. Neutral - white

e. Ground – green

4. Provide color-coding on 480Y/277 volt feeders and branch circuits as follows:

a. Phase A - brown

b. Phase B - orange

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c. Phase C - yellow

d. Neutral - white

e. Ground - green

F. Systems Furniture

1. All the power wiring to the furniture system whip will be provided under lessor contract from the Panels A and TP.

2. The final connection of power feed to the furniture system will be the responsibility of the lessor for a complete working system.

G. Field Painting

1. In a manner satisfactory to the Contracting Officer, touch up or refinish factory applied paints or finishes which are chipped, defaced, scratched, or in any other way disturbed due to handling, installation, or general construction work.

H. Project Closeout

1. Submit as-built drawings to Contracting Officer’s representative prior to final acceptance of system. Scaled floor plans of DCR rooms showing exact placement of LAN racks and termination hardware.

2. Scaled floor and overhead plans of DCR Rooms showing exact placement of all overhead cable support routes, and any installation details.

3. After project completion, at a date and time specified by the Contracting Officer, the Government or the Government’s Representative will conduct an electrical inspection visit and testing of the completed site. The lessor will attend this inspection visit and be prepared to effect corrections if deficiencies are found.

4. Provide one electronic copy of cable test results documentation appropriately formatted for retrieval by the Contracting Officer. Printed, hard copy is suitable if electronic copy is not available.

5. Provide GSA and SSA with a written form of acceptance for signature. All corrections must be completed before acceptance is given.

C. Data

Lessor will install Cat 6 (blue) cabling for data connections at the computer workstations, printer, copiers, and paging system. Copiers require one cable for network connectivity

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described above, and one cable for analog capabilities. Additional cabling to be provided as part of the Video Surveillance System elsewhere herein.

Unless otherwise noted, all outlets will be placed 18” AFF.

Provide stub-ups for all data within office. Pull string will be provided in stub-ups containing data and phone cabling. Unless otherwise specified, all stub-ups will be minimum ¾” EMT stubbed to 6” above the wall with ring, string, and bushing.

Provide an equal number of 7’ patch cables relative to the number of data drops shown on the floorplan for installation at the patch panel. Provide a second set for use at end user locations at computer, copier, printer, etc., locations.

Provide an additional twenty (20) patch cables that are 7’ in length for use as designated by the agency.

Provide fifteen (15) patch cables that are 12’ in length for use as designated by agency.

Lessor will install patch cables in the LAN racks as part of project.

This office uses type T568-A termination configuration.

Provide data faceplates and all parts for mounting for all data drops in systems furniture.

Government will designate which furniture manufacturer is being used from the following:

• Unicor - AMP SL Series 1-1375006-1 furniture faceplate with OEI adapter plate OR Ortronics OR-42100054 plate with OR-40700073 bezel

• Herman Miller – Leviton 49910-HG2

Provide Lucent data jacks compatible with government-provided Lucent Tech Cat #LT309 faceplate for the demountable wall product at Customer Service Booths.

Where data jack is required, provide cabling, cover plates, begin and ending termination and labeling. All cabling will be terminated at the LAN rack and/or the phone board.

D. Telephone and Analog Infrastructure

Lessor will ensure T1 service is available from the Local Exchange Provider (LEC) as well as conduit path to the building Demark. SSA will order and install T1 lines to Government space. The Lessor will provide connectivity to telephones, faxing devices and other peripherals as needed.

This office will use Voice over Internet Protocol for telephone communication. VoIP connections utilize Cat 6 (blue) cabling. Most telephone locations share connectivity with a computer’s data outlet. Wall-mounted phones require a separate data outlet and a keystone faceplate at approximately 48” AFF.

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This office will use Cat 6 (blue) cabling for analog phone line communications for fax capability, 9-1-1 emergency phone and conferencing connectivity. Cabling will route through an Amphenol patch panel at the LAN rack to a punch-down block on the phone board. The Lessor will provide cross connecting between telephone demark and the LAN rack.

Lessor will provide a 25 pair (FACILITIES DETERMINE TOTAL FROM PHONES NEEDED PLUS NUMBER OF T1 LINES TO DETERMINE ACTUAL NUMBER OF PAIRS) telephone cable from building demark to SSA phone board that is punched down and cross-connected at both ends. Lessor will provide cross connect between SSA field and utility side 110/66 blocks.

Lessor will label all numbers on the 110/66 block. Lessor will be responsible for installing all field inside wiring for telephone and data. All analog telephone lines for SSA will terminate in the DCR room patch panel.

Terminate phone lines with:

• RJ21 25pair, 26AWG, Category 3 UTP copper cable with heavy duty metal back shells and male to female RJ21 50 pin connector.

• The Voice Data Patch Panel with the corresponding pin connector on the backside.

The Government will have its own vendor to install VOIP telephone equipment and the lessor will be obligated to coordinate with the Government’s vendor to allow for such installation of equipment during the construction period.

Where jack is required, provide cabling, cover plates, begin and ending termination, and labeling. All cabling will be terminated at the LAN rack and/or the phone board.

Provide stub-ups for all telephone/analog within office. Pull string will be provided in stub-ups containing phone cabling. Unless otherwise specified, all stub-ups will be minimum ¾” EMT stubbed to 6” above the wall with ring, string, and bushing. The Lessor will be responsible for the installation of ring and string as well as a ¾” EMT stub-up with bushing 6” above ceiling for all analog telephones.

E. Lighting

Lighting levels must meet the levels indicated in the latest edition of “The Lighting Handbook” published by the Illuminating Engineering Society unless addressed in the sections below.

Interior light levels will be 50 FC maintained at the work surface (30” AFF) unless otherwise specified below. The maximum to minimum of 1.5.

Unless otherwise specified provide the following throughout the space:

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• Recessed 18 cell, 3” deep, 3 lamp parabolic fixtures. Lamps are to be T8 or T5 with a minimum 2850-lumen output, minimum CRI of 82, and 3500K color temperature.

Newer technology lighting (LED, etc.) will be considered.

• Specialty lighting may be required in Customer Service Booths to meet space limitations in the ceiling grid. Specialty lighting may include CAN fixtures and/or 2 x 2 fixtures.

Lighting controls for public areas will be located in SSA controlled space. Occupancy sensors cannot be used in public areas.

Provide emergency lighting with battery backup in all rooms. Emergency light must function for a minimum of 15 minutes.

Exterior lighting will be LED or metal halide to support security cameras.

All exit signs will have back-up battery that will operate for 30 minutes.

F. Plumbing Fixtures

Where plumbing is required, the Lessor will be responsible for providing plumbing to the point of hookup. Restroom faucets will be Sloan Optima EFT 80, or equal. Multipurpose room faucet will be American Standard Heritage (gooseneck and paddle handle), or equal.

All toilets and urinals will have automatic flushometers with courtesy flush feature.

Drinking fountains are required in the public and employee areas.

G. Life and Safety

Any code-required fire alarm systems will be provided with central station monitoring at no additional cost to the Government. Lessor will be responsible for providing and maintaining all fire extinguishers within SSA space.

Fire extinguishers will be placed according to NFPA requirements. Additionally, the agency requires fire extinguishers in the Storage Room, Data Room and Multipurpose Room. No point of travel within the space will be greater than 75’ from any fire extinguisher. If allowed by code, the Agency prefers to refrain from installing a fire extinguisher in any public area.

Fire extinguishers will be placed in recessed locked cabinets. Provide 2A10BC-type fire extinguishers in the open office area, Storage Room, and Multipurpose Room. Provide a 10-pound ‘BC’ Carbon dioxide (CO-2) fire extinguisher in the DCR room.

Customers should not be allowed to exit through SSA controlled (secured) space as part of an emergency egress path. Minimum aisle widths for the employee area (halls, furniture, etc.) will be no less than 44”. Minimum aisle widths for the customer area (halls, desks, etc.) will be no less than 60”.

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The agency requires emergency lighting in all rooms.

H. Maintenance

Daytime cleaning during normal office hours is required. The Office Manager will determine the exact time during normal office hours.

Clean, vacuum, and perform other janitorial functions that would present a hazard or obstacle to the visiting public before or after the office is open to the public. The hours of operation are:

• Employees -- 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM.

• Public -- 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (M-T-TH-F); and 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Wednesdays.

Hours are subject to change throughout the life of the Lease.

Janitorial staff will not be granted access to the space outside scheduled times without prior agreement from the SSA office manager.

The Lease document will provide a detailed list of janitorial and maintenance requirements, and the schedule of said requirements.

I. Walls

All walls, existing and new will receive a Level 4, or better finish treatment.

Unless stated otherwise, all walls will be constructed slab-to-slab (floor to roof deck) with sound batting and caulking where the wall meets the floor and ceiling to reduce sound transmission.

Walls are required to meet a minimum STC rating of 45 unless otherwise specified.

The government may request 48-inch high corner guards on walls and columns. Corner guards will be 90 degree, 1.5” wing, 2mm thick rigid vinyl.

Provide backing for all wall-installed equipment such as TVs and designated monitors as indicated on construction drawings. This also includes system furniture product that are secured to the wall. Backing will be sized for the weight of the equipment to be installed.

Provide a single layer of drywall on each side, on 3-5/8” studs with 3” batt insulation, and sealed to the underside of the structure with flexible acoustical caulk for the Manager’s office, Assistant Manager’s office, Multipurpose Room, Interactive Video Training, Shared Services Room and Data Communications Room (DCR) room.

If partitions constructed from floor to underside of structure are not feasible, one of the following alternate options may be considered to maintain speech privacy:

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• Alternate Option 1: Install drywall partitions to a minimum of 6” above the Acoustic Ceiling Tile (ACT). Use a ceiling tile with the highest Ceiling Attenuation Class (CAC) rating available to limit sound transmission into the ceiling plenum. The ACT will still meet the absorption recommendations for the rooms as discussed in this section.

Install 6” batt insulation or mineral wool above the ACT extending 4’ beyond the partition wall below on both sides, and cut out around lighting fixtures. This will provide a decreased level of privacy from recommended partitions constructed from floor to underside of structure, or from the Alternate Option 2 below.

• Alternate Option 2: Provide a drywall ceiling above the finished ACT ceiling. Extend drywall partitions to the height of the drywall ceiling, sealing all joints airtight with flexible acoustical caulk. The drywall ceiling will be constructed using a single layer of drywall with 6” batt insulation or mineral wool above. This option will require the addition of metal framing in order to suspend the drywall ceiling.

Provide a single layer of drywall on each side, on 3-5/8” studs with 3” batt insulation, secured to the ceiling plane for entrances/exits/vestibules, Storage Room, and Electrical Closet when present.

Partitions for the restroom(s) and perimeter walls of the SSA controlled space must be per applicable codes and the GSA Lease requirements.

J. Demountable Wall Product

Partitions that make up the Customer Service Booth and Barrier Wall will be provided and installed by the Government. Partition wall product encompass the distance between the floor and the ceiling, simulating a gypsum board wall. It is installed on a finished floor, and attaches to the ceiling grid.

Lessor provides data cabling and power to all Customer Service Booths. The Lessor’s construction schedule will accommodate the timeline for ordering and installing Customer Service Booths. Most projects require an 8-month lead for submitting furniture design packages.

K. Ceilings

Office ceilings will be 9 to 10 feet above the finished floor.

Provide lay-in ceiling tile where required in this package (white, 24” x 24”, or 24” x 48” non-tegular style). Tile is to have a minimum NRC of .70 and minimum light reflectance of .90.

1. Product details for acoustical ceiling tiles:

• Size: 24” x 24” or 24” x 48” non-tegular, or an equivalent pre-approved by the government.

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• Content: Mineral based acoustical panel

• Pattern: Fine textured, non-directional, monolithic

• Color: White

2. Product details for acoustical ceiling grid:

• Size: 15/16” (9/16” grid will not accommodate lay in tiles)

• Content: painted galvanized steel

• Color: White

L. Flooring

Floors must be level with no more than 3/16” deviation over 10 and 1/16” over one foot.

Skim coat floors as necessary to meet manufacturer installation recommendations.

Concrete slab is the typical substrate in most office buildings. The condition of the floors will be inspected prior to signing of lease agreements to ensure that they are suitable for new finishes without significant repair or modification.

The lessor will test concrete slabs for alkalinity and moisture per Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) 104. Lessor will provide written compliance certification and test results prior to execution of the lease. Tolerances must meet or exceed industry standards for office building construction in relation to: level, hardness, uniformity of surface, uniformity of color, free of old finishes and adhesives, etc.

Acceptable flooring product for office space is included elsewhere in this document.

M. HVAC System

The Lessor will be responsible for developing the mechanical and plumbing requirements necessary to support the SSA requirements detailed in this package.

HVAC system will be provided with isolation on duct hangers and equipment to reduce HVAC noise.

A. Acoustics

1. The design goal is to provide appropriate background noise levels to allow for good speech intelligibility between employees, and between the employees and the public.

2. Recommended HVAC Background Noise Level by Room Type:

a. NC-40: Corridors, waiting area, open office area, restrooms.

b. NC-35: Interview stations including SIS, SHPC area, private offices, MPR and IVT rooms, SSR.

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c. N/A for the DCR and Storage/Mail Room.

3. The designer will use sound attenuation methods including prefabricated, pretested absorptive silencers at fans and air handling systems discharge as well as anywhere needed along the ductwork to insure noise levels in each and all spaces are within acceptable levels per this document.

4. Return air grilles must be carefully located to eliminate the possibility of transferring noise between adjacent spaces through the ceiling plenum. Generally, they should be located in access corridors or in the customer seating area. Where the ceiling cavity is being used as return air plenum, it is recommended to provide return air sound attenuators, in order to reduce room-to-room sound transmission.

5. In case of re-use of existing systems and units at the perimeter of the spaces (such as radiant heaters and fan coils) and where partition walls happen to meet these units at the middle, this must be coordinated with the project architect for a detail showing how to construct around the unit for sound control purposes. Detail must be such to eliminate transferred sound from one space to adjacent spaces.

B. General HVAC Design Considerations: Due to the varying nature of HVAC designs, it is not feasible to provide a detailed design as part of this specification. General considerations include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:

1. HVAC equipment should be located above general occupancy areas, such as the Reception Seating Area, or above access corridors. Avoid locating noisy equipment over spaces that necessitate quiet, see Space Layout sheets for notes on those locations. HVAC Equipment must comply with noise level criteria listed in Acoustics above.

2. Ventilation rates must be per local building codes. If local building code does not include ventilation requirement for HVAC design, the engineer is recommended to follow the latest and current version of ASHRAE 62.1. Ventilation rate is to be calculated based on maximum occupancy for each space.

3. Building air balance must provide proper positive pressure inside the facility during occupied hours avoiding infiltration. Negative pressure within the facility must be avoided at any time of the day. Facility may remain neutral for unoccupied hours.

4. Air flow design must reduce significant pressure differentials between spaces, such as the interview windows and the customer space.

5. Fully ducted return air system will be considered where possible.

6. Air supply ductwork, supply diffusers, return air grilles and return air ductwork are to be sized appropriately to ensure that air velocities in the system do not become

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noise generators. In addition to recommended and approved noise criteria listed in ASHRAE standard, HVAC design and construction must support all acoustical recommendations listed for all rooms and spaces listed in this document.

7. Design must consider use of economizer for air handling system as applicable to the climate zone.

C. HVAC Zoning Design Considerations

1. Perform cooling/heating load and ventilation air calculations based on maximum occupancy for the space.

2. A multi-zone simultaneous cooling and heating system for the entire facility is recommended. However, if using existing systems in the building, which are not capable of a complete multi-zone system, some spaces may necessitate a dedicated thermal zone or system. Due to the nature of these spaces, there are dissimilar load characteristics and the internal load may significantly vary during the day or from day to day.

D. Specific HVAC Design Considerations

1. The HVAC unit or zone serving the mailroom may be required to comply with the International Security Conference (ISC) Risk Management Process for Federal Facilities. One compliance option may be an emergency shutoff device. Upon activation, the device would terminate operation the air handling system.

2. Toilet exhaust must always be ducted and discharged outside the building.

3. Provide supply air diffusers and return air grilles in enclosed offices to ensure adequate air circulation.

4. The DCR must be provided with an independent dedicated HVAC unit to serve the room 24/7 and for the entire year, regardless of facility operating hours. Design of the system will follow these recommendations:

a. HVAC design per ASHRAE TC-9 guidelines.

b. HVAC system maintain temperature between 72-75 °F.

c. A ceiling mounted Precision Cooling Unit is recommended. Do not position unit above LAN racks, telephone board, building alarm system, fire alarm system (where applicable) or electrical panels.

d. System include humidity control for the room maintaining 50% RH with acceptable range of maximum of 60% RH and minimum of 35% RH.

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E. HVAC Load Calculation & Performance

1. All HVAC systems must be equipped with Direct Digital Control (DDC) Automatic Temperature Control (ATC) system. Control system must be programmable for system operation and temperature set points during occupied and unoccupied hours in a day and…