Attachment 9 - Front Narrative 508-25-107.pdf

Atlanta VA Health Care System Project #508-21-107 HEPA Filter Installation Pharmacy Cleanroom Suite

Contract Number:

36C24721C0147

100% Construction Document

Narrative

September 27, 2024

Project #508-21-107 HEPA Filter Installation Pharmacy Cleanroom Suite 100% Construction Documents

Index

DESIGN ELEMENTS:

Codes, Standards and Design References Structural Architectural Interiors Fire Protection Plumbing Mechanical Electrical Low Voltage

APPENDICES:

Appendix A ................................................................. Statement of Probable Cost Appendix B .................................................................................. Meeting Minutes Appendix C ...................................................................................... AE Checklists Appendix D ......................................................... Specifications Table of Contents Appendix E ............................................................................................ Cutsheets Appendix F ......................................................................................... Calculations Appendix G ........................................................................... Commissioning Plan Appendix H ................................................................................. Client Comments

September 27, 2024

Codes, Standards and Design References (As of effective contract date: June 29, 2021)

1. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME):

A. B31.9, Building Services Piping, 2020

2. American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE):

A. Handbooks:

1) Fundamentals, 2021

2) HVAC Applications, 2019

3) HVAC Systems and Equipment, 2020

4) Refrigeration, 2022

B. Standards:

1) ANSI/ASHRAE/ISE Standard 90.1 – 2022, Energy Standard for Buildings Except

Low-Rise Residential Buildings

2) ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170-2021, Ventilation of Health Care Facilities

3) ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2022, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality

4) ASHRAE Standard 15-2022, Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems

3. American National Standards Institute (ANSI):

A. ANSI/TIA/EIA 568-2019 Commercial Building Cabling Standards

B. ANSI/TIA/EIA 569-C-2015 Commercial Building Standards for Telecommunications

Pathways and Spaces

C. ANSI/TIA-1179-2017, Telecommunications Spaces for Healthcare Facilities

4. Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI):

A. Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual, 2020

5. Department of Justice (DOJ):

A. ADA Standards for Accessible Design, 2010

6. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA):

A. Design and Construction Procedures (PG 18-3):

1) Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS), 2015, including VA supplement, Barrier Free Design Guide (PG-18-13)

2) Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete, American Concrete Institute and Commentary (ACI 318)

3) Manual of Steel Construction, Load and Resistance Factor Design Specifications for

Structural Steel Buildings, American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)

B. Design Manuals and Guides (PG-18-10, PG-18-12):

1) Electrical Design Manual, December 1, 2019

2) Fire Protection Design Manual, June 1, 2021

3) Office of Information & Technology Design Guide, February 2011

4) Infrastructure Standard for Telecommunications Spaces Design Guide, July 1, 2021

5) HVAC Design Manual, January 1, 2023 (Dated November 1, 2022)

6) Interior Design Manual, November 1, 2020

7) Lighting Design Manual, January 1, 2022

8) Parking Design Manual & Demand Model, November 1, 2016

9) Pharmacy Service Design Guide, July 1, 2022

10) Physical Security and Resiliency Design Manual, July 1, 2022

11) Plumbing Design Manual, January 1, 2023)

12) Signage Design Guide, December 2012

13) Site Design Manual, April 1, 2021

14) Sustainable Design Manual, August 18, 2017

C. Design Criteria (PG 18-13):

1) Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Design Criteria, August 1, 2021

2) Barrier Free Design Standard, November 1, 2022

D. Program Guide (PG 18-14):

1) Room Finishes, Door, and Hardware Schedule Program Guide, July, 01, 2022

E. Directive 1061, Prevention of Health Care-Associated Legionella Disease and Scald

Injury from Water Systems, February 16, 2021

F. H-18-8 Seismic Design Requirements, November 1, 2019

7. Facilities Guidelines Institute (FGI):

A. Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Hospitals, 2022

B. Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Outpatient Facilities, 2022

8. Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy and Joint Accreditation Committee

(FACT-JACIE):

A. International Standards for Hematopoietic Cellular Therapy Product Collection, Processing, and Administration, Eighth Edition.

9. Illuminating Engineering Society (IES):

A. Lighting Handbook, 10th Edition

10. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) – with the exception of NFPA 5000 and NFPA

900:

A. NFPA 13, Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 2022

B. NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 2023

C. NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code, 2022

D. NFPA 90A, Installation of Air Conditioning and Ventilating Systems, 2021

E. NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code, 2021

F. NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2021

G. NFPA 220, Standard on Types of Building Construction, 2021

11. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST):

A. FIPS 201-3, Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors, January 2022

12. Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA):

A. HVAC Duct Construction Standards, Metal and Flexible, 2020

B. HVAC Air Duct Leakage Test Manual, 2020

13. United States Pharmacopeia (USP):

A. USP <797> Nov. 2022 - Pharmaceutical Compounding – Sterile Preparations

B. USP <800> Nov. 2022 - Hazardous Drugs —Handling in Healthcare Settings

Structural Design Elements (Reference Codes, Standards and Design References section on Page 1)

1. Roof Loads

Roof live loads shall be based on geographical location and local governing building code requirements; however, shall not be less than 20 psf. Where roof elevations of adjacent structural elements vary, snow drift loading shall be considered.

2. Snow Loads

a. Ground Snow Load, pg = 28 psf

b. Low-slope Roof Snow Load, pr = 22 psf

c. Snow Exposure Factor, Ce = 0.9

d. Thermal Factor, Ct = 1.2

3. Wind Loads

a. Basic Wind Speed (3-second gust), V = 118 mph

b. Wind Exposure = B

c. Risk Category: IV

4. Seismic Load Design Data (assumed values shall be verified with geotechnical report)

a. Short Period Spectral Response, Ss = 0.25

b. 1-Second Spectral Response, S1 = 0.094

c. Seismic Importance Factor, Ie = 1.5

d. Risk Category = IV

e. Seismic Design Category = C

f. Site Classification = D

g. Short Period Spectral Response Coefficient, Sds = 0.21

h. 1-second Spectral Response Coefficient, Sd1 = 0.13

i. Analysis Procedure Utilized = Equivalent Lateral Force Procedure

j. Basic Structural System/Seismic Resisting System = Building Frame

System/Steel Systems Not Specifically Designed for Seismic Resistance

k. Response Modification Coefficient, R = 3

5. Roof and Floor Framing

Roof shall be light gauge wide-rib metal deck supported by conventional structural steel frame.

6. Lateral Load Resisting Systems

Seismic and wind shall be transferred to the structure by use of a combination of moment and braced steel frames.

7. Foundations

Foundations shall be designed per the recommendations of the geotechnical engineer after a site-specific exploration.

Architectural Design Elements

Statement of Work

This narrative is to describe the revisions necessary to convert the existing Buffer Rooms at the Atlanta VA in Atlanta, GA to meet the criteria of the current USP 797/800 requirements. As the original intent of the project was to replace only the existing HEPA filters within the Ante Room, Non-Hazardous, Air Lock and Hazardous Buffer Rooms in the existing pharmaceutical sterile process areas for IV Compounding and Chemo processing at the Pharmacy within Building No.

C at the VA Medical Center in Atlanta, GA. The existing floor area for the compounding pharmacy is 598 SF.

During the initial site review, the Apogee design team found that many current USP requirements were not met. A list of non-conforming items was presented to the facility and several MODs were provided for a revision of the scope of the project to include conformance renovations to meet the current USP 797/800 requirements.

The Apogee design team, the VA staff and VA National input confer to revise the MOD using the following parameters:

1. The original floor area considered was 598 SF. It is now 939 SF. The project was to keep the renovation work within the original Buffer Rooms perimeter. It has been extended to include the great general Pharmacy bulk storage area.

2. The extent of work within the original Buffer Rooms area was to revise, but maintain, the BSC and laminar hoods within their current general area. The hoods are now relocated to different and distinct areas that requires a complete revision to the floor plan. This will also include extensive re-working of the exhaust duct systems and HVAC engineering.

3. Exhaust ducting now must meet endemic requirements to comply with VA HVAC requirements imposed on Nov. 1, 2022. This requires the exhaust discharge to be at a minimum of 10 feet above the highest and nearest portion of the building. This change instigated another MOD to replace the AHU servicing the pharmacy. The existing chiller package was replaced by the VA in 2023, but will be removed and replaced to meet the larger design capacity requirements. Due to additional new VA guidelines, this mechanical equipment is to be designed to be inside a new penthouse.

4. The mechanical penthouse is designed around the existing steel mechanical platform and is to meet the existing building construction type I (332). This requires the structural steel for the walls to be 3hr rated, and the floor and roof to be 2hr rated. The walls of the new penthouse will extend to the existing roof deck, which is already designed to meet a 2hr rating. The roof steel and underside of the roof deck will be fireproofed to 2hr rating as well.

5. The expected duration of the renovations has been extended due to additional work required for construction for the current project to 6-8 months versus the previous 2-3 months.

Components of this project will be an Ante Room, Hazardous Storage, Hazardous Buffer and Non-Hazardous Buffer Rooms. These modifications will be included:

• Since the HEPA filters are located within and above the existing hard ceilings consisting of gypsum wallboard and suspended metal framing. The ceilings will need to be removed in the buffer rooms area and the area of the general Pharmacy being converted to Hazardous Storage to allow access for modifications. Some existing utilities located above the ceilings will need to be modified to make space for the taller fixtures proposed to be installed.

• To improve air modulation within all spaces, existing walls which do not extend to the underside of the floor above will be extended to the underside of structure above while the ceilings are removed. This will include the walls at the airlock, between hazardous drug compounding and the hazardous drug storage room and the ante room and the non- hazardous drug compounding and the ante room.

• Reconfiguration of the walls within the pharmacy areas will be completed to meet the current USP 797/800 requirements.

Due to the extensive modifications caused by the removal of the ceilings within the buffer rooms an alternate location to provide compounding services will need to be provided. The expected duration of the project work is about 6-8 months. Costs to provide a temporary trailer outfitted with buffer rooms for hazardous and non-hazardous drugs is not included within the Apogee design or construction estimate. Outside of our project budget, the VA will either procure a mobile unit manufactured for IV Compounding medication preparation or initiate an agreement with a nearby hospital (e.g.: Emory) to prepare the IV Compound medication. These options (and perhaps other options) are being considered by the Chief of Pharmacy. The temporary pharmacy should be in place before the construction of this project. The VA pharmacy staff agrees all existing equipment to be used for the temporary pharmacy or to not be handled by the contractor will be on the VA to be relocated/stored prior to construction.

As noted in previous correspondence to the Atlanta VA, existing features within the buffer room area are not in compliance with the current USP 797/800 mandates and this remediation will be completed within this project scope. These include:

1. Wall paint appears to be common paint (egg-shell or flat) and low gloss not non-shedding, although original drawings specify epoxy (some epoxy paint is not non-shedding). (Section 5.3.1-USP 800). Walls will be repainted with epoxy paint.

2. Pass-thru’s are sliding door type, not interlocking. (Section 5.3.2-USP 800) Interlocking, non-vented pass-thru’s will be provided per VA National’s direction.

3. Air Lock to Chemo Buffer is unnecessary. Direct access from Ante Room preferred as described in VA TIL when designed to meet ISO Class 7. The airlock will be removed.

4. Equipment is designed to be 10 inches from the walls as there isn’t enough space to clean walls behind equipment required at 6-month interval maximum (Section 6-USP 800). Hoods should be a minimum 10-12” from walls.

5. Existing air returns are high, not low wall. (Section 4.2-USP 797). Low wall returns will be provided.

6. All surfaces within the Ante Room, HD Storage and Buffer Rooms to be smooth and impervious with no ledges. (Section 4.3-USP 797)

a. Existing doors are wood composite. The doors will be replaced with metal glazed swing or sliding doors. New doors’ basis of design are designed to meet USP 797/800 requirements. The sliding doors have been chosen by the VA and do not have a floor track for cleaning purposes.

b. Flooring is resilient sheet vinyl with integral base. Resinous flooring with integral base will be provided

7. Existing doors are hinged, swing type. VA TIL prescribes auto opening sliding clean room aluminum doors. See VA PG 18-12 Pharmacy Services Design Guide 4.3.14 Sterile Hazardous Drug Buffer Room Floor Plan. Due to space constraints, sliding doors will be provided. Where space does not allow, auto opener swing doors will be provided.

8. Existing vent stacks at roof are not 25’ (minimum) from RTU air intake. Per ASHRAE 170:

9. 6.3.1 Outdoor Air Intakes. Outdoor air intake for air handling units shall be located a minimum of 25 ft (8 m) from cooling towers and all exhaust and vent discharges.

Interior Design Elements

Statement of Work

• Ante Room/Non-Hazardous Buffer/Hazardous Buffer/Hazardous Chemo Storage will have resinous flooring with 5” integral cove base, two different colors will be utilized to differentiate the dirty side from the clean side creating the demarcation lines. Walls to have a resinous wall system applied. Ceilings to be gyp with white high gloss epoxy paint.

• Pharmacy Bulk Storage will remain existing with new resilient base to match existing to patch as required from wall changes, and new wall paint along the wall separating

Pharmacy and the Compounding area, paint color to match existing walls.

• Mechanical Penthouse will have an epoxy floor system with 5” integral base. Walls to be painted with neutral color epoxy paint.

Fire Protection Design Elements

Statement of Work

The intent of the project is to remove the existing HEPA filters from the AHU and install fan-filter units in the existing pharmaceutical sterile process areas for IV Compounding and Chemo processing at the Pharmacies within Building No. C at the VA Medical Center in Atlanta, GA.

The project will include these modifications:

• The ceilings will need to be removed to allow access to installed pipes to be relocated for installation of the new fan-filter units.

• Sprinkler heads will be demolished and new ones will be installed where ceiling is removed and replaced.

Design MOD

Layout new sprinkler heads based on new floor plan rather than just remove and replace heads in same location.

A new sprinkler zone will be extended from the first floor up to the penthouse on the first-floor roof. The riser in the nearest stairwell is to be used.

Plumbing Design Elements

Statement of Work

Provide plumbing fixtures per USP requirements. There was no plumbing work in the original scope of work.

Design Mod:

• Locate scrub sink with integral eyewash per architectural plan.

• Route new hot and cold water along with sanitary to new sink location.

• Provide domestic cold water in the penthouse for steam generation, chilled water make-up, and general cleaning use with hose bibb.

Mechanical Design Elements

Statement of Work

The intent of the project is to remove the existing HEPA filters from the AHU and install fan-filter units in the existing pharmaceutical sterile process areas for IV Compounding and Chemo processing at the Pharmacies within Building No. C at the VA Medical Center in Atlanta, GA.

The project will include these modifications:

• The existing HEPA filters are located within the air handler on the roof. Duct downstream of HEPA filters must be welded stainless steel per the VA HVAC Design Manual and that is not feasible for this project. The solution is to relocate the filters into the ceiling air terminal; however, this causes a problem for the static pressure the AHU supply fan can provide. Fan-filter units have a fan integrated into the HEPA filtered diffuser to overcome the additional static pressure of the filters.

• The ceilings will need to be removed to allow access to installed pipes, duct, and conduit to be relocated for installation of the new fan-filter units.

Additional scope added with Mod:

• Low return for Hazardous Drug Storage and for the Ante Room.

• Removable duct collar connection from hazardous drug fume hoods to exhaust duct to move for cleaning.

• Exhausting the new pass through from Hazardous Buffer to Hazardous Storage.

• Rearranging locations of fan filter units to match new layout.

• Relocating exhaust fan on roof to meet the new required distance from intakes and elevation on roof.

Corrected Mod after meetings with the VA:

• No removable duct collar mentioned above.

• Calculate new airflows based on the new floor plan with heat loads, air change requirements, and hazardous drug biosafety cabinet exhaust rate.

• Layout ductwork with terminal units sized properly for new layout.

• Select new exhaust fans to overcome additional static pressure of the longer run of ductwork (roughly 200 feet) to locate the fans on the third-floor roof of the ambulatory addition. There will be dual-redundant exhaust fans to serve the hazardous drug biosafety cabinet.

• Adding three new lab airflow control valves, one for each hazardous Biosafety Cabinet.

• Non-vented, pass-thrus from the Hazardous buffer room.

Additional scope with most recent Mod:

• New AHU on the roof to be enclosed in a penthouse.

• Chiller package that was replaced in summer of 2023 will be removed and turned over to the VA.

• A new modular chiller with remote condenser will be installed to meet the expanded design capacity requirements of the new AHU. By utilizing a remote condenser, the existing platform does not need to be expanded to support the chiller. The condenser will be installed on the roof with equipment rails.

• Pumps and a buffer tank will be provided to have a complete system. Piping connections will be provided for emergency connections or future connection to the campus chilled water loop. Glycol percentage selected to closely match campus ratio to minimize operational changes if switched over.

• The steam generator for humidification that is installed in the corridor east of the pharmacy in the basement will be relocated to the penthouse and used for humidification at the AHU.

• To avoid unnecessarily utilizing the 100% OA from the new AHU, a fan coil will be installed in the penthouse and connected to the local chilled water loop.

HVAC Systems

All systems shall be monitored and controlled for optimal energy efficiency and performance by a BACNet direct digital control building automation system with it integrated into the building IT/IS system.

Outdoor design conditions for Atlanta, GA will be based on ASHRAE Weather Data. The ASHRAE 0.4% design cooling and 99.6% design heating conditions were utilized:

• Winter: 21.5°F dry bulb.

• Summer Cooling: 93.9°F D.B.; 74.2° F W.B.

• Dehumidification: 77.3°F Wet Bulb

Indoor design conditions for the building will be based on criteria published in ASHRAE Standard-170 and criteria established in the HVAC Design Manual.

Systems shall be tested to confirm proper operation and function in accordance with the construction documents and control sequence of operations.

All exhaust will be through roof fans located away from the AHUs to eliminate potential re-entrainment into any air intakes. Contaminated exhaust from hazardous rooms will route to the adjacent higher roof.

Chemical feed tanks will be provided for water treatment. Redundant hydronic circulation pumps operating in a lead/standby arrangement will be provided.

Backup mechanical room heat will be provided by a unit heater using steam.

Ductwork and Ductwork Insulation

All ductwork shall be formed from G90 galvanized steel and shall conform to the requirements of the SMACNA’s Duct Construction Standards, and NFPA Standard 90A. Duct is sized based on velocities and pressure drops listed in the HVAC Design Manual.

All supply ductwork shall be medium pressure seal class A 3” wg minimum between the unit discharge and terminal box and shall be externally wrapped in min. R-6 fiberglass insulation with FSK vapor barrier. Supply ductwork downstream of boxes is low pressure seal class A 1” wg minimum and insulated per the medium pressure specification above.

General exhaust ductwork from non-hazardous spaces shall be seal class A 2” wg minimum and galvanized metal. Contaminated exhaust ductwork shall be the same pressure class but welded stainless steel.

Fan filter units will be used for the supply air. There are Heavy-duty, aluminum exhaust registers will be provided for low sidewall mounting in Isolation Rooms and similar spaces. Sidewall supply, exhaust, and return registers in utility spaces such as Mechanical and Electrical rooms shall be of aluminum construction. All registers and diffusers shall be provided in a white finish.

Piping Systems

Cold condensate piping shall be Type L copper.

Cold condensate lines shall be insulated with ½ inch of fiberglass insulation. All exposed piping shall be finished with a vapor barrier of mastic embedded in a fiberglass mesh, painted and identified in accordance with VA standards.

Heating water systems shall be schedule 40 welded steel for above 3” and Type “L” soldered copper 2-1/2” and below. Victaulic style fittings are permitted in equipment rooms and rooms without ceilings. Heating water piping shall be insulated with fiberglass insulation with the thickness per the ASHRAE energy code.

Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing

The complete air and water systems will be tested, adjusted and balanced by an independent certified testing and balancing firm to ensure system performance in accordance with design criteria.

Electrical Design Elements

Statement of Work

The intent of the project is to remove the existing HEPA filters from the AHU and install fan-filter units in the existing pharmaceutical sterile process areas for IV Compounding and Chemo processing at the Pharmacies within Building No. C at the VA Medical Center in Atlanta, GA.

The project will include these electrical modifications:

Power will be provided to the new fan-filter units in the existing pharmaceutical sterile process areas. The sizing of conductors will be considered to limit the voltage drop for feeders to 2% or less, and to limit the voltage drop for branch circuits to 3% or less to ensure compliance with

ASHRAE 90.1.

All feeders and branch circuit conductors will be copper. The existing circuiting to the pharmacy was, in the process of surveying, discovered to be originating in a life safety panel. A new critical emergency source was located and a new critical emergency panel was located in a pharmacy storeroom which will be utilized to power the pharmacy renovation. An existing 480V Critical Emergency panel, located on the floor above the pharmacy level is being utilized to serve a new transformer and panel which ultimately serves the pharmacy with critical emergency power.

A new AHU located in a new roof penthouse will be powered utilizing the existing power extended from an existing electrical room, to two new panels located within the penthouse.The power is being reworked from the existing MCC-D, an Equipment Emergency switchboard which served the existing AHU. The existing power to the existing chiller will be extended and relocated to serve the new chiller equipment located on the roof.

Ceilings will have to be removed to accommodate the fan-filter units and new LED lighting will be provided in the pharmacy area to meet required light levels.

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Telecommunications Design Elements

(Reference Codes, Standards and Design References section on Page 1)

DATA SYSTEMS

The Data system will consist of two types: hardwired data jacks, and hardwired wireless access points.

1. Existing telecommunication data outlets will remain where walls are not affected. New standard data jacks will be wired to the existing TR room

GC107 with 4 PR UTP Category 6A cable and connected to the existing

24 or 48 copper patch panels in the existing data racks.

2. Four (or as directed by the VA) Cat 6A cables will be run from the existing TR room to each new telecommunications outlet box and terminate on CAT 6A RJ45 jacks in the face plate for each location in each room.

3. Copper jacks will be CAT 6A RJ 45 Type. (8 position, 8 contact, 8P8C)

4. Face plate will be a six (6) or four (4) port unit as directed by the VA.

5. Telephone cable color will be white with white jack.

6. Data cable color will be blue with blue jack.

7. Wireless access point cables will be red with red jack.

8. Cover plates will be Ivory in color.

9. Wiring will be based on TIA 568-A or TIA 568-B as selected by the VA IT staff.

10. Existing wireless access points and cabling will be bagged and protected during construction.

11. Data switches, wireless access points, routers and active equipment will be provided by VA.

TELEPHONE SYSTEM

The Telephone Cabling system will connect to the hospital Voice Over IP Telephone system if required. Coordinate with the COR.

1. One telephone Cat 6A cable will be run from the existing TR room GC107 to each new telecom outlet in the room and terminate on CAT 6A RJ45 jack in the face plate.

2. The new cables to connect to spare port(s) in the existing patch panels in the TR room.

3. The Cat 6A cable will be terminated on patch panels.

4. IP Telephones will be provided by VA.

RACEWAYS

1. Provide 1 ¼ -inch conduit from each new data outlet location to above accessible ceiling then cables to be run to the existing IT room supported with J-Hooks.

2. Each new telecommunication outlet/box will be 4-11/16 inch square and 2 ½ inch deep, with 1 gang or 2- gang raised mud ring.

3. If existing conduit is going to be used, clean conduit, remove unused cables before new cable is pulled.

ENTRY INTERCOM

The entry intercom system includes the following:

1. Master intercom station with video display at a location as directed by the VA to release doors.

2. Door Intercom station with camera at each entry door to buzz in the master station.

3. Door intercom equipment with PoE to be housed in the TR room.

4. Cat 6A cabling to each station.

5. Tie into the PACS and CCTV systems.

SAFETY AND SECURITY DESIGN ELEMENTS

VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (CCTV or VSS)

Where new cameras are required, these cameras shall match the current campus standard

Avigilon and be connected to the existing CCTV cabinet in the area. Cables to be extend as needed.

The new video surveillance system includes the following:

1. IP dome ceiling mounted cameras

2. Each camera shall be fed with CAT 6A cable if less than 300 feet to the existing CCTV head-end equipment in room GA200. If distance is over 300 feet, provide fiber with fiber to ethernet converter.

PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM

The Physical Access Control System shall be Software House iStar eX system. This system includes the following:

1. New door controllers shall be provided to control the doors that will have PIV access.

2. Card readers with door switch, electric strike and request for doors as directed by the

VA.

3. The door controller shall be installed in the IT room on 4/8 fire retardant plywood.

4. Door release shall be provided.

PHARMACY INTERLOCKING DOORS

The pharmacy interlocking doors includes the following:

1. Anteroom room.

2. Hazardous compound room.

3. Non-hazardous compound room.

4. Each door shall have an automatic door operator.

5. Each automatic door operator shall have a wave hand plate.

6. Each door shall have either a mag lock or electric strike.

7. Each door shall have door position switch.

8. Each door shall have a hospital push/pull latch. (if no ADO is present)

9. Request for exit shall be provided in each room for exit.

10. Connection to fire alarm shall be included for emergency egress. (override). Door release to be provided.

11. Connection to fire alarm and PACS systems.

12. Conduit and wire.

13. Pharmacy shall have PLC interlock controller to control all doors, ONLY one door shall be open at any time. B.O.D. ASSA ABLOY series controller with power supply.

FIRE ALARM SYSTEM (FA)

The existing fire alarm system devices in the renovated pharmacy area will remain and be relocated as necessary for the renovation. If new devices are required, the devices will match the existing Siemens Desigo XLS MLE6-ADPT system. New smoke, heat, and duct mounted smoke detectors, audio/visual, and a manual pull station will be added to the new areas of work as needed.

The fire alarm system shall match the existing system and shall include the following:

1. Existing Fire Alarm control panel to remain.

2. Strobe light with a minimum of 15 candelas shall be provided as required. (Strobes shall be adjustable from 15 to 195 cd)

3. Notifications appliances shall be 15 feet from end of corridor and 100 feet apart.

4. Provide visible notifications devices in all public spaces such as corridors, break rooms, lounges, waiting rooms, conference rooms and public restrooms.

5. Fire alarm raceways (conduit, boxes) shall be factory painted RED.

All cabling shall be run to the existing fire alarm panel.

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