EXHIBIT G - Seismic Form C Building Retrofit or New Construction Pre-Award Commitment.pdf

SEISMIC FORM C

CERTIFICATE OF SEISMIC COMPLIANCE

EXHIBIT I

RLP OFFER ATTACHMENT - SEISMIC OFFER FORMS

SEISMIC FORM C – BUILDING RETROFIT OR NEW CONSTRUCTION PRE-AWARD COMMITMENT

Form C must become an Exhibit to the lease, if applicable.

Part 1 only applies to planned retrofit of an existing building. The Offeror shall identify the engineer in charge of the seismic retrofit and commit that the retrofit’s design and construction will conform to the requirements of ASCE/SEI 41, Basic Safety Objective.

The commitment must also include a Tier 1 report with supporting documentation, a narrative, scope, and schedule of the proposed renovations.

Part 2 only applies to new construction. The Offeror shall identify the engineer in charge of the design of the building and specify which building code he or she is using to design and construct.

DEFINITIONS - The following definitions apply to the completion of the above-referenced forms:

1. Engineer means a professional engineer who is licensed in Civil or Structural Engineering and qualified in the structural design of buildings. They must be licensed in the state where the property is located.

2. ASCE/SEI 31 means the American Society of Civil Engineers standard, Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings.” ASCE/SEI 31 can be purchased from ASCE at (800) 548-2723, or by visiting https://www.asce.org/publications/.

3. ASCE/SEI 41 means American Society of Civil Engineers standard, Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings.” ASCE/SEI 41 can be purchased from ASCE at (800) 548-2723, or by visiting https://www.asce.org/publications/.

4. Seismic Certificate means a certificate executed and stamped by an Engineer on the appropriate Certificate of Seismic Compliance form included with this solicitation together with any required attachments.

5. RP 8 means “Standards of Seismic Safety for Existing Federally Owned and Leased

Buildings ICSSC Recommended Practice 8 (RP 8),” issued by the Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in Construction as ICSSC RP 8 and the National Institute of Standards and Technology as NIST GCR 11-917-12. You can obtain RP 8 from the Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, or download copy at https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/SeismicRP8-map-lg-508c.pdf & https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ICSSC_RP8_December_2011_508c.pdf

PART 1

BUILDING RETROFIT OR NEW CONSTRUCTION PREAWARD

COMMITMENT

PREAWARD COMMITMENT TO RETROFIT BUILDING:

Date:

This affirms that shall serve as the engineer in charge of the seismic retrofit of the building located at . The retrofit must be designed to meet the Basic Safety Objective, as set forth in ASCE/SEI 41 Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings.

In accordance with the requirements of this Standard and the seismic paragraph in the Request for Lease Proposals (RLP), our offer includes a commitment to retrofit the building to satisfy all of the Basic Safety Objective requirements of ASCE/SEI 41. The offer includes a Tier 1 report with all supporting documents, a narrative explaining the process, scope of renovations, and a schedule for the seismic retrofit.

Documentation shall be provided before award that demonstrates the seismic retrofit will meet the seismic standards and be completed within the time frame required.

PART 2

PREAWARD COMMITMENT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW BUILDING:

Date:

This affirms that will serve as the engineer in charge of the structural design of the building located at . The criteria for design must be the edition of the building code.

In accordance with the requirements of this code, we prepared a quality assurance plan that included requirements for testing and inspecting critical elements of the structure and also periodic observation by our staff. We reviewed special inspection and testing reports prepared by the inspection agency and contractor submittals. On the basis of this, and to the extent permitted by this level of construction surveillance, it is my opinion that the Building was designed and constructed in conformance with the requirements of the above code.

The building has the following characteristics:

Building Type: Building Height: Approx. Area:

Building Design Code: Year of Design Code: Year of Construction:

OFFEROR

SIGNATURE NAME OF SIGNER