2018_MacDill_Design_Guide.pdf

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE

GENERAL DESIGN GUIDELINES

FOR

FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION

AUGUST 2018

MacDill AFB Design Guide August 2018

MACDILL DESIGN GUIDE

REVISION SUMMARY SHEET

Document: 2018 MacDill Design Guide

Superseding: 2016 MacDill Design Guide, Revision 2

Description of Changes: This document is a complete update to 2016 MacDill Design

Guide, Revision 2 to continue to maintain uniformity across MacDill and DOD components. Formatting, titles, and font have been changed to align with UFC formatting.

Reasons for Changes: This document provides minimum unified requirements, and guidance for planning, designing, constructing, renovating, and maintaining structures, roadways, and other components at MacDill Air Force Base. Updates are to keep within changing regulations and conditions. The new formatting will allow for future updates to be incorporated.

Impact: Improved mission capability though:

Enhanced building and installation performance, maintenance, and sustainability

Promoting sustainable resource and environmental stewardship

Improving cohesive designs

Record of Changes:

Change No. Date Location

N/A 01 Oct 2017 Throughout; Reissuance of MacDill Design Guide

1 01 Aug 2018 Throughout: Reissuance of MacDill Design Guide

NOTE: It will be the guide user’s responsibility to carefully review the General Design

Guidelines for verification of deleted / or revised information.

FOREWARD

MACDILL AFB GENERAL DESIGN GUIDELINES

The MacDill Design Guide provides information regarding facility and infrastructure planning, design, and construction at MacDill Air Force Base (MAFB). It is not intended to be all encompassing. This is a living document and will be periodically reviewed, updated, and made available. There are additional documents that determine project specific final design and construction requirements. This document does, however, provide guidance for frequently asked questions as well as basic design elements and concepts that have evolved at MAFB. Brand names, or the basis of design (BOD) products, are often used in order to establish a minimum acceptable level of quality, finish, size, thickness, durability, testing agency compliance, and code compliance. Equally qualified, alternate products will be considered if the products meet or exceed all the salient characteristic attributes of the BOD. Salient characteristics shall be defined as those particular characteristics that specifically describe the essential physical and functional features of the material or service required. They are features that are identified in the construction documents as a mandatory requirement that a proposed “equal” product or material must possess for the bid to be considered responsive. Where color is shown as being specific to one manufacturer, an equivalent color by another manufacturer may be submitted for approval. Manufacturers and materials specified are not intended to limit the selection of equal colors.

NOTICE TO DESIGNERS: The designer shall be aware that any information (including information marked as as-built or record drawings) provided to the contractor or the contractor’s engineer will require independent verification. The government cannot confirm that all documentation has been completed. All information provided will require independent field verification to include: field surveys, soft-dig investigation, ground penetrating radar (GPR) or other means. Further, in the older developed area of the base it is highly recommended that the engineer execute a GPR survey to detect abandoned foundations that have been terminated below grade, the location of abandoned utilities or even verify the location of existing utilities. The aforementioned references are not to be an inclusive list, and burden of proof remains on the Design-Build Contractor and the engineers of record (EoR).

The General Design Guidelines are applicable unless otherwise noted (UON) in the specific project’s documents and drawings.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

APPLICABILITY

REFERENCES

NOTED REFERENCES

ENERGY REQUIREMENTS

BUILDING CODES FOR DOD FACILITIES

MACDILL AFB REGIONAL REQUIREMENTS

RESTRICTED DOCUMENTS

CIVIL

GENERAL

SURVEYING STANDARDS AND CLASSIFICATIONS

AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS

SITE DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER PAVEMENTS

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

GENERAL

PLANT SELECTION

SOIL QUALITY, GROUND COVER, AND MULCHING

IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

ARCHITECTURE: INTERIOR

GENERAL

COLOR BINDER

WOOD & PLASTICS

SOUND ATTENUATION MATERIAL

INTERIOR PARTITION CONSTRUCTION

INTERIOR DOORS

CERAMIC AND PORCELAIN TILE

VINYL COMPOSITION TILE

LUXURY VINYL TILE

CARPET

PAINT

SUSPENDED CEILINGS

RESTROOM ACCESSORIES

TOILET PARTITIONS

SIGNAGE

ARCHITECTURE: EXTERIOR

GENERAL

COLOR BINDER

BASE STANDARD COLORS

EXISTING BUILDINGS, GENERAL

NEW CONSTRUCTION

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

WALL SURFACE TREATMENT

SPLIT-FACE CONCRETE MASONRY UNIT

ROOFING AND ACCESSORIES

DOORS, EXTERIOR

WINDOWS, EXTERIOR

HVAC EQUIPMENT

GUARD AND HAND RAILS, EXTERIOR

GENERAL LEVELS OF IMPROVEMENT FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS

FIRE SUPPRESSION

GENERAL

PLUMBING

GENERAL

PLUMBING FIXTURE TYPES

MECHANICAL (HVAC)

GENERAL

ENERGY CONSERVATION

EMCS (ENERGY MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM)

GENERAL

FRONT END

COMMUNICATION

DDC HARDWARE (CONTROLLER) REQUIREMENTS

GRAPHICS

ACCESSIBILITY

POINTS TO MONITOR OR CONTROL

UTILITY PRIVATIZATION

GENERAL

WATER AND WASTEWATER

NATURAL GAS

ELECTRICAL

GENERAL

POWER ANALYSIS AND REQUIRED CALCULATIONS

UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION

PRELIMINARY TERMINATION/SPLICES

OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION

VAULT TYPE PAD-MOUNTED DISTRIBUTION SWITCHES

VAULT TYPE PAD MOUNTED SECTIONALIZING CABINETS

ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION MANHOLES

SERVICE ENTRANCES

METERS

PRIMARY TRANSFORMERS

LOW VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS

MOTORS/EQUIPMENT

GROUNDING

SECONDARY LIGHTNING/SURGE PROTECTION

CONDUIT

SECONDARY CONDUCTORS

DISTRBUTION SWITCHBOARDS

BRANCH/SUB ELECTRICAL PANELS

LIGHTING

EMERGENCY GENERATORS

HANGARS

ENERGY CONSERVATION

FIRE DETECTION/MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS:

COMMUNICATIONS

GENERAL

CABLING

CABLE TAGS

CONDUIT INSTALLATION

FIBER OPTIC CABLE TYPE

GENERAL TESTING REQURIEMENTS

FIBER OPTIC CABLE TESTING

COPPER TELEPHONE CABLING

SERVICE OUTAGES

SECURITY FORCES

GENERAL

SAFETY

GENERAL

GENERAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

BIOENVIRONMENTAL

GENERAL

BASE ENVIRONMENTAL

COMPLIANCE

GIS AND CADD DELIVERABLES

GENERAL

CONTRACT SERVICES

MINIMUM DRAWING REQUIREMENTS

GIS DATA

CADD DATA

DELIVERABLE FORMAT

GLOSSARY

ACRONYMS

APPENDICES INCORPORATED AS SEPARATE DOCUMENTS

INTRODUCTION

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

MacDill AFB (MAFB) provides the information below as design guidance and serves the minimum requirements. Unless more stringent / restrictive design and construction requirements have been called for in the specific project design package documents provided by MAFB, the references below shall be used to establish a minimum level of performance.

This document, as well as all codes and other references, will change over time. It is incumbent upon the designers to verify they have the current applicable references for the particular project. Designers must visit the appropriate web sites in order to verify applicability. UFC are effective upon issuance and are distributed only in electronic media from the following source: Whole Building Design Guide website http://dod.wbdg.org/.

APPLICABILITY

This Design Guide applies to planning, design, and construction for new and renovation projects at MAFB. These criteria serves as the minimum standards for projects. This Design Guide applies to all types of construction regardless of funding, including properties listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic

Places, as well as National Guard and Reserve projects constructed on military installations or non-military DoD property, UON.

REFERENCES

The following requirements are listed in order of relevant priority. If there is a conflict, then the requirements will be considered in the order listed below with the highest priority listed first. See UFC 1-200-01, “DoD Building Code (General Building

Requirements)” section 1-6, “UFC Hierarchy”, for more information.

1. Unified Facility Criteria (UFC)

2. Facility Criteria (FC)

3. Engineering Technical Letters (ETL)

4. Air Force Instructions (AFI)

5. Unified Facility Guide Specifications (UFGS)

6. Air Force Manuals (AFMAN)

7. Air Force Handbooks (AFH)

8. Air Force Design Guides, Occupancy Specific (AFDG) http://dod.wbdg.org/

9. Other relevant references. Other technical criteria may apply and must be followed as appropriate for each project.

NOTED REFERENCES

The following references will be strictly enforced:

UFC 4-021-01 Design and O & M: Mass Notification Systems

UFC 4-010-01 DOD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings

UFC 4-020-01 DOD Security Engineering Facilities Planning Manual

UFC 4-023-03 Design of Buildings to Resist Progressive Collapse

DCI Director of Central Intelligence Directive No. 6/9 –

Physical Security Standards for Sensitive Compartmented Information

Facilities (SCIF)

MacDill AFB Traffic Control Standards, revised Nov 2009 (see APPENDIX

4)

ENERGY REQUIREMENTS

For compliance to energy related design guidelines, meet applicable standard requirements in the following order of priority:

Energy Policy Act 2005

Applicable USAF UFCs and ETLs

Florida Building Code, latest version, Chapter 13.

MacDill Air Force Base Energy Management Policy

UFC 1-200-02, “High Performance and Sustainable Building

Requirements” including Guiding Principles Compliance (GPC) certification using either the United States Green Building Council

(USGBC) or Green Building Initiative (GBI) GPC Certification, when specific criterion and thresholds are met as outlined in UFC 1-200-02. See

APPENDIX 12 for guidance and minimum program requirements.

BUILDING CODES FOR DOD FACILITIES

The Department of Defense (DoD) has established the International Building Code

(IBC), 2015, International Existing Building Code (IEBC) 2015, and all associated references as the overall general code. UFC 1-200-01, “DoD Building Code (General

Building Requirements)” clarifies air force modifications to the IBC and IEBC for military construction. The architect/engineer designing on military installations must review the modifications/exclusions listed in UFC 1-200-01.

Certain specialized facilities, such as health facilities and child care centers, carry more stringent requirements. See UFC or other criteria that are applicable to the respective specialized facility that is being designed.

MACDILL AFB REGIONAL REQUIREMENTS

MAFB, due to its location and unusually severe climate conditions, requires the design and construction to comply with the following in order to reduce long term repair and maintenance costs:

The latest edition of the Florida Building Code (FBC), Chapter 13, Energy.

The latest edition of the FBC, Exterior claddings, attachments, and appurtenances shall meet Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (Miami-Dade

NOA) requirements. This includes openings such as doors, louvers, and windows.

RESTRICTED DOCUMENTS

Some documents referenced are marked “For Official Use Only” (FOUO). If restricted documents are needed for the particular design, please notify the designated point of contact (POC) for assistance.

CIVIL

GENERAL

The Contractor performing the construction or any party performing any field work that involves any type of excavation shall process a Civil

Engineering Work Clearance Request (AF Form 103) prior to performing any work that requires excavation. All base utilities shall have been marked by the Base CE Shops and Utility Companies. The utility marking shall be protected and any required remarking may result in additional cost to the requestor of the markings.

In order to schedule and properly request Base CE Support for items such as utility outages and support for Base associated equipment use complete the attached request for CE Support Request. The request must be submitted 14 days prior to the action. All outage request must be accompanied with a Public Service Announcement (PSA) and shall include impacts to the base populace and facilities with any work arounds in place.

Projects on the airfield need to obtain / coordinate a Temporary Airfield

Construction Waiver through Planning prior to start of the project, preferably at least 60 days prior to construction start.

Projects utilizing a crane need to have a Federal Aviation Administration

( FAA) Form 7460-1 completed prior to crane mobilization. An aeronautical determination by the FAA is mandatory for all cranes, and should be coordinated through the Planning Department at 6CES at least 45 days prior to mobilization.

Vibratory compaction is prohibited within MacDill AFB, all compaction requirements shall be met via oscillating type equipment and/or static rolling.

SURVEYING STANDARDS AND CLASSIFICATIONS

This section specifies two categories of existing condition land surveys and the minimum content and standards of care to be executed for each, including the description and intent of possible sub classifications where such exists. These categories are ‘Topographic Surveys’ and ‘Property and Encumbrance Surveys’.

Where a survey work element identifies more than one possible sub classification, this shall intend a single deliverable containing the combination of all identified content. Multiple deliverables will be explicitly identified within the project scope of work along with their respective content sub classifications.

Deliverables shall comply with the Tri-Service Standards

(Architect/Engineer/Construction (A/E/C) Computer-Aided Design (CAD)

Standards, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) /

Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) TR-09-2), as well as other minimum drawing requirements contained in the project scope of work.

Resource website: https://www.wbdg.org/ffc/army-coe/cad-bim-technology-center

The submission of all deliverables shall include at least one physical copy bearing the original signature and seal of a State of Florida, Licensed

Professional Surveyor. The conditions and limitations placed on a deliverable’s endorsement shall not diminish the specified standard of care.

Property and Encumbrance Surveys

a. Standard of care reference is American Land Title Association /

American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ALTA/ACSM) https://www.wbdg.org/ffc/army-coe/cad-bim-technology-center https://www.wbdg.org/ffc/army-coe/cad-bim-technology-center

“Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title

Surveys”, latest date.

b. This survey category contains no sub-classifications. Minimum content shall include elements of work marked on ALTA/ACSM Table A

“Optional Survey Responsibilities and Specifications”, which is to be made a part of the project scope of work.

Topographic Surveys

a. Standard of care reference is United States Army Corps of Engineers

(USACE), Engineering Manual (EM) 1110-1-1005, “Control and

Topographic Surveying” (EM 1005), latest date.

b. The project scope of work may include detailed specifications for survey deliverables, which shall take precedence over any other stipulated minimum requirement or referenced standard. If no detailed specification is provided in the project scope of work, then EM 1005

Appendix D-2, “Generic Topographic Survey Specifications for a Task

Order (Military Project)” shall govern.

c. Sub-classification of this survey category, including description of intended content, shall be as specified in EM 1005 section I “Types of

Surveys”.

d. Resource website: http://www.publications.usace.army.mil/USACE-

Publications/Engineer-Manuals/

e. When stipulated, Subsurface Utility Investigation and Exploration (SUIE) surveys shall include physical exposure of each utility at sufficient intervals to determine the full vertical traverse of utility. When observation is complete, every opened pit shall be backfilled with Florida

Department of Transportation (FDOT) flowable Fill to existing grade, or to bottom of existing pavement structure. Where pits occur in existing pavement, the horizontal extent of observation pits shall be minimized to the maximum extent possible. Asphalt concrete pavement shall be filled to grade with either hot-mix or cold patch asphalt concrete.

Portland cement concrete (PCC) pavement shall be filled to grade with

PCC of f'c 3000 psi minimum.

AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS

Airfield Asphalt Concrete Pavement (ACP) shall be U.S. Dept. of

Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), AC 150/5370-10

Standards for Specifying Construction of Airports, Item P-401 Hot Mix

Asphalt (HMA) Pavements over Item P-208 Aggregate Base Course.

http://www.publications.usace.army.mil/USACE-Publications/Engineer-Manuals/ http://www.publications.usace.army.mil/USACE-Publications/Engineer-Manuals/

Airfield Portland Cement Concrete pavement (PCC) shall be FAA AC

150/5370-10, Item P-501 Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Pavement over

Item P-208 Aggregate Base Course.

All design, construction, materials, means and methods shall be in accordance with U.S. DoD, Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG), Unified

Facilities Criteria (UFC) and Unified Facilities Guide Specification (UFGS) including but not limited to;

a. UFC 3-260-01 Airfield and Heliport Planning and Design

b. UFC 3-260-02 Pavement Design for Airfields

In the event that UFC and/or UFGS do not provide sufficient instruction, then design, construction, materials, means and/or methods shall be in accordance with U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) manuals and circulars including but not limited to;

a. AC 150/5300-13 Airport Design

b. AC 150/5320-6 Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation

c. AC 150/5370-10 Standards for Specifying Construction of Airports

All marking paint shall be lead free water-borne paint in accordance with

Federal Specification TT-P-1952, Type II 'Fast Dry, High Humidity

Formula'.

All markings shall be treated with glass beads in accordance with Federal

Specification TT-B-1325 'Beads, Retroreflective', use Type I Gradation A for all markings.

SITE DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER PAVEMENTS

The requirements and instruction of the MacDill AFB Traffic Control

Standards, made an appendix hereto shall take precedence over any other instruction.

All design, construction, materials, means and methods shall comply with

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) standards including but not limited to;

a. Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction

b. Design Standards for Design, Construction, Maintenance and Utility

Operations on the State Highway System

c. Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction and

Maintenance for Streets and Highways (Greenbook)

d. Construction Project Administration Manual (CPAM)

e. Drainage Design Guide

f. Drainage Manual

g. Traffic Engineering Manual

h. Manual on Uniform Traffic Studies

i. Minimum Specifications for Traffic Control Signals and Devices

All roadway and parking lot traffic control devices, markings and signage shall be in accordance with the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution

Command, Transportation Engineering Agency (SDDCTEA), Pamphlet 55-

14 Traffic Engineering for Better Signs and Markings. In the event that

SDDCTEA Pamphlet 55-14 does not provide sufficient instruction, then same shall be in accordance with U.S. Dept. Of Transportation, Federal

Highway Administration (FHWA), Manual on Uniform Traffic Control

Devices (MUTCD). Note all marking and signage materials are to be in accordance with FDOT standards.

All traffic control signage shall be in accordance with the MacDill Traffic

Control Signage Policy.

Work on any new or existing impervious surface (rooftop, pavement, etc.)

shall provide retention of runoff from first 0.5 inches of rainfall (first-flush volume). Provisions shall be incorporated to infiltrate to ground and/or filter this retained volume in accordance with Watershed Management District specifications.

Construction of any new impervious surface (rooftop, pavement, etc.) shall require storm water runoff detention so that the FDOT 5 and 25 year, 24 hour, frequency event post development peak runoff rates do not exceed pre development rates.

Construction of any new structure or addition thereto upon completion of lowest floor rough surface shall require the submission of an Elevation

Certificate (FEMA Form 086-0-33) in accordance with the instructions of the

U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA). The certificate shall be signed and sealed by a State of Florida

Professional Land Surveyor. No further building work may be executed until a completed Elevation Certificate has been submitted to and approved by the Government.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

All pavements shall have a design life of FDOT Standard Specifications

Section 334, Traffic Level C.

All roadway gutters and inlets shall be designed for an FDOT 10 year frequency event minimum peak runoff rate.

All cross culverts, open ditch and canals shall be designed for an FDOT 25 year frequency event minimum peak runoff rate.

All storm water conveyance networks and ponds shall provide one foot freeboard minimum at their design frequency.

All storm water network structures and conduit shall be cement concrete.

Structures, frames, grates and covers shall be capable of supporting

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

(AASHTO) H-20 loads. Cement concrete pipe with three or more feet of cover shall be FDOT Class III. Cement concrete pipe with less than three feet of cover shall be FDOT Class V.

All storm water structure covers shall have the text 'STORM' integrally cast into the top.

All storm water outlet control structures shall be fitted with a skimmer in accordance with Watershed Management District specifications, as well as a four (4) inch thick PCC ground skirt extending the full horizontal limit of skimmer.

Inverted roadway crowns are prohibited.

Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) content shall be limited to 30 percent.

Open cutting of utility pathway through existing roadway pavements is prohibited. Whenever open cutting of an existing pavement (roadway, parking, or other) is specifically permitted, then backfill shall be completed entirely with FDOT Flowable Fill.

New curb work shall be FDOT Type F, A (mountable), or Valley according to location unless work is part of and/or integral to an existing other type, in which case work shall match existing.

New sidewalks shall be provided with FDOT compliant curb ramps and detectable warnings. Detectable warnings shall be black in color.

Partial demolition of existing pavement and sidewalk shall follow existing pavement joints to the maximum extent practical.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

GENERAL

Refer to the MAFB ACP for landscaping requirements at MAFB. See

APPENDIX 3 and APPENDIX 5.

UFC 4-010-01, page B-7 B-1.2 Standard 2 for unobstructed space: It is assumed that aggressors will not attempt to place explosive devices in areas near buildings where these explosive devices could be visually detected by building occupants observing the area around the building.

Therefore, ensure that obstructions within 10 meters (33 feet) of inhabited buildings or portions thereof do not allow for concealment from observation of explosive devices 150 mm (6-inches) or greater in height. This does not preclude the placement of site furnishings or plantings around buildings. It only requires conditions such that any explosive devices placed in that space would be observable by building occupants.

For existing buildings where the standoff distances for parking and roadways have been established at less than 10-meters (33-feet) IAW paragraph B-1.1.2.2, the unobstructed space may be reduced to be equivalent to that distance.

Plant growth should not allow for the concealment of explosive devices for up to three years from the planting date. Selected plant growth should be such that quick visual detection of a potential explosive device is possible through the plant growth. Also, remember everything around a facility becomes part of the blast when it occurs.

PLANT SELECTION

See the list of plants suitable for MAFB compiled as part of the ACP

Take into consideration the MAFB guidelines as described in the document titled: Landscape Theme and Design Procedures (APPENDIX 5).

The Florida Cooperative Extension Service (University of Florida) publications website (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topic_landscape_plants) is a good source of information for landscaping in Florida. Utilize xeriscape plantings using Florida native plants where possible.

White House memorandum #W50737 (dated 26 April 1994) mandates the use of regionally native plants at federal installations. Exotic species are not authorized.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topic_landscape_plants

Plants must be tolerant and capable of withstanding the full range of potential climate conditions located in south, central Florida.

Select plants that require little or no maintenance (trimming/shaping).

Consider the sun and shade conditions where each plant is to live—most plants have very specific sun and shade requirements.

Poisonous plants and plants with thorns are not authorized in Military

Family Housing areas.

Take into account the plant’s mature size.

Avoid planting vegetation in medians, UON.

Plant selections for child development centers and youth centers will require additional guidance. Coordinate with CES for project specific information.

SOIL QUALITY, GROUND COVER, AND MULCHING

Soil quality is fairly consistent across the base. It is very sandy, which means excellent drainage and little organic content. Remember that shoreline areas have increased soil salinity and saltwater spray.

All rock beds shall be treated with a pre-emergent herbicide and then top-dressed with 10 ml of weed fabric.

All plant beds and tree rings shall be treated with a pre-emergent herbicide and then top-dressed with 3-inches cypress mulch. All new trees shall have a tree ring with a minimum of 24-inch radius. All new trees and palms shall be staked. All existing trees to remain shall have a 6-foot radius mulch ring at a depth of 3-inches.

Shredded cypress mulch is normally installed in a 3-inch layer in all plant beds, except in certain areas near the flight line because of Foreign Object

Debris (FOD). Coordinate with Airfield Operations for landscaping near the airfield perimeter.

Provide an 18-inch wide mulch area between a building and its foundation planting.

Mowing strips installed around new construction shall be concrete.

Grasses

a. Argentine Bahia grass (preferred, UON):

i. Excellent drought tolerance

ii. Requires little or no maintenance after it is established

iii. Poor salt tolerance

b. St. Augustine grass:

i. Requires irrigation

ii. Highly tolerant to soil salinity

c. Seashore Paspalum

i. For ditch banks, shoreline and wet areas

ii. Excellent salt tolerance

d. Site areas disturbed as a result of construction shall be re-sodded with

Argentine Bahia sod unless the site has special sod requirements.

e. Seeding with grass and cover crop seed may be permitted in remote locations if prior approval is obtained from the contracting officer. The contractor shall assure good growth and at least 90% coverage after 3 months. In order to prevent erosion the contractor shall provide mulch in potential erosion prone areas. Any site erosion within a 3 month period following the installation shall be repaired and the area reseeded (or sodded).

IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

Irrigation Systems: Install only temporary irrigation system to establish sod, tree, and/or flowers initial growth. Only install a permanent irrigation system if required per the project statement of work. All irrigation systems will require a backflow device.

Irrigation meters: Install water meter on the irrigation systems to measure the amount of potable water used. Meters must meet the same requirements as for potable water services and shall be remote readable from Emergency Management and Control System (EMCS) or automated meter reading program.

ARCHITECTURE: INTERIOR

GENERAL

Government provided project documents are not assembly drawings or instructions.

The sample list below outlines the many items a successful design/build or design/bid/build contractor is expected to be able to expertly perform. In addition to

UFC 3-101-01, “Architecture”, UFC 3-120-10, “Interior Design”, and Architectural

Barriers Act (ABA) Standards, every project may not require each item listed below:

Install all items or elements level, true, plumb, square, true to line without warping, binding, kinking, bends, or twisting.

Anchor and adhere items or elements securely.

Sealants and weatherproofing must be appropriate for substrates, joints, and specific conditions.

Clean and protect items or elements from damage.

Equalize margins.

Scribe and trim neatly eliminating burrs, snags, and splits.

Protect existing elements from damage.

Protect new work and ‘existing to remain’ from damage, soiling, or pilfering.

Verify that substrates are in appropriate condition prior to installing new materials such as moisture content, cleanliness, primer, and temperature.

New material shall be acclimated to jobsite conditions.

Verify that room temperature and humidity are correct for intended work.

Fill and seal all annular spaces around pipes, ducting, and various penetrations with appropriate materials such as behind plumbing escutcheons, trim, and flanges. Underwriter Laboratories (UL) listed foams/sealants are required where penetrations of rated assemblies occur.

Final cleaning, dusting, polishing, touch up, and adjustments are required.

Use the correct type and length of fasteners for any particular application.

When a fastener is used to anchors an item located in an area subject to moisture exposure, the hole into which the fastener is installed shall be filled with sealant prior to fastener insertion and the fastener system shall be stainless steel.

Install appropriate solid blocking in walls and ceilings to support various attachments.

Properly brace tops of walls where door jambs are located to provide solid, vibration-free door operation.

Fill, seal, finish all gaps, cracks, and seams with appropriate materials such as filling the gap between the suspended ceiling perimeter angle and the wall, the gap between the water closet and the floor, the gap between the door frame and the wall, and the gap between cabinetry and the wall, perimeter joint at windows, grills, louvers and so forth.

Removal of any existing slab on grade requires the treatment of the exposed soil with properly applied termidor termiticide, and installation of a minimum 6 mil vapor barrier prior to slab replacement.

New door openings in existing concrete masonry unit (CMU) walls shall require new precast lintels for support of the remaining wall, and the new lintel must be tied into the existing wall with filled cells and #5 rebar continuous vertically minimum. The designer of record shall provide specific requirements.

All visible surfaces, except concrete walkways, roofs, factory finished items and glazing, shall require, as a minimum, a painted finish (i.e., appropriate prime and preparation with a minimum three brush applied coats of paint).

Install transition strips of appropriate material at all floor finish changes.

Tile to tile may require an accent tile to accommodate color transitions.

Wax, buff, polish, and burnish all vinyl composite tile (VCT) flooring as part of final cleaning and protect until final acceptance.

All demolition of existing materials for access to concealed or obstructed elements, such as plumbing, will require that the demolished material be replaced with matching or like-kind material (i.e., CMU with CMU or plaster with plaster), UON.

Prior to any demolition (e.g., saw cutting), a thorough investigation and verification of existing conditions must be performed in order to avoid damage to concealed elements such as electrical, plumbing, fire sprinklers, and gas lines.

Typically, the distance from a gypsum board wall 90 degree corner to the edge of a door frame/trim should be 2 to 3-inches.

All edges of visible elements are expected to be finished and sealed even though that particular edge may not be readily visible such as tops and bottoms of doors.

The exterior perimeter envelope of the building must be completely sealed and air tight in order to prevent infiltration of warm humid air or exfiltration of interior air.

The exterior thermal envelope of the building must be continuous and uniform, from floor slab to insulated roof deck. As needed, UL rated foamed insulation with comparable R-value must be installed in order to fill and seal gaps, cracks, and annular rings. When project work disturbs existing envelopes, the new work must comply with these requirements.

Materials, assemblies, and products shall be American made, and shall comply with all appropriate requirements of the Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR).

As appropriate for any given material, finishes shall be of maximum coating thickness, durable, scrubbing tolerant, cleanable, soiling resistant, low maintenance, and mold and mildew resistant.

All materials are to be asbestos and lead free.

All interior window sills should be solid surface (BOD: Dupont Corian, price group “F”), UON.

COLOR BINDER

For all designs, the design/build team must prepare complete finish/color/material schedules as well as presentation binder. They must review with the Government / user at the 65% design stage, at the latest.

Interior and Exterior finish material color binders displaying actual samples of all proposed finishes are required during the design of the project. The creation of the color binder will require a pre-design meeting scheduled by the contractor prior to the 65% design meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to approve all color selections prior to the color binder submission.

The word "color", as used in this document, include surface color and pattern. When color is not designated for items, propose a color for approval in the Color Binder. Where color is shown as being specific to one manufacturer, an equivalent color by another manufacturer may be submitted for approval.

All colors selections are from the manufacturer’s full range. Manufacturers and materials specified are not intended to limit the selection of equal colors from other manufacturers.

IAW UFC 3-120-10, Interior Design, interior and exterior finish color binders must display actual samples of proposed finishes required in the design of a project. Submit SID information and samples in separate three ring binders with pockets on the inside of the covers. When samples are numerous or thick, use more than one binder. Large D-ring binders are preferred to O-ring binders. Fold out items must have a maximum spread of 25 1/2”. Finish Color boards must be in 8 1/2” x 11” format and sturdy enough to support samples. Use page protectors that are strong enough to keep pages from tearing out. Anchor large or heavy samples with mechanical fasteners, Velcro, or double-faced foam tape rather than rubber cement or glue. Label finish samples with the material codes used in the contract documents. Samples that are difficult to attach, or large samples, such as ceiling tiles or flooring samples can be provided separately in a loose sleeve.

Samples must be labeled with the finish code so they can be identified independently if removed from the binder.

Material and finish samples must indicate true pattern, color and texture.

Photographs or colored photocopies of materials or fabrics to show large overall patterns are required in conjunction with actual samples to show the actual colors.

Finish samples must be large enough to show a complete pattern or design where practical. For example, if the specified carpet has a large pattern, provide a color photograph showing the overall pattern in addition to the carpet sample with representative colors.

The Contractor’s Engineer of Record (EoR) certifies, by submission, that the color samples have been reviewed in detail, and that the color samples are IAW contract drawings and specifications, except as may be otherwise explicitly stated. Submittal of color samples does not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility to submit samples required elsewhere herein.

Each binder must be labeled on the outside spine and front cover with the following information: Phase %, Date, Architectural-Engineering (A-E) firm, Project Title and Number, Location and Volume number. Include the Color

Schedule or the Room Finish Schedule and Finish Color Schedule from the drawings. The contractor must coordinate the binder format with the installation design guides where applicable.

Any color selection changes after approval of the color binder must be resubmitted. Individual pages may be submitted for substitution in the binder. Substituted pages must be clearly marked with the revision date, phase %, and project title and number.

The Contractor must submit a scanned copy of the Color Binder in its entirety with the material’s manufacturer, color name, color style/number, and identifier which correlates to the Finish Schedule for the project. All information must be legible.

WOOD & PLASTICS

Custom built cabinetry shall be all plywood construction. Wet location approved particle board may be used for cabinet doors only if laminate selection dictates. Cabinets shall, as a minimum, be constructed as specified, and shall meet the requirements of Architectural Woodworking

Institute’s Architectural Woodwork Quality Standards (AWI AWS) latest edition for premium grades of interior architectural wood work, construction, finishes, and other requirements, and shall be test report verifiable.

Wall and base cabinet assemblies shall consist of individual units joined into continuous sections. Fastenings and anchorage shall be accomplished to permit removal and replacement of individual units without affecting the remainder of the installation.

Drawers shall be removable, equipped with extra heavy duty, full extension guides, and shall be equipped with position stops to avoid accidental complete withdrawals. Shelves shall be ¾-inches thick minimum and be fixed or adjustable as indicated. Cabinetry construction is typically flush overlay.

Cabinet door hardware shall be premium grade and allow for multi directional adjustments.

Countertops and 4-inch high back splashes are to be Corian, price Group

“F” or equivalent.

Solid surface, granite, and/or quartz shall be chosen from manufacturer’s full range of colors, UON.

Conference rooms shall have a wood chair rail at the perimeter of the space. The chair rail is a minimum 5-inches high with a 1 ½ -inch projection. Wood shall be premium grade with a site applied stain. Color will be determined per project basis.

SOUND ATTENUATION MATERIAL

Gypsum board walls required to be sound attenuated shall be filled with mineral wool batts, 2.0 pcf density, UON. Fiberglass batts are not acceptable due to density deficiencies.

Specific Sound transmission Coefficient (STC) requirements shall dictate exact construction.

INTERIOR PARTITION CONSTRUCTION

Typically, interior gypsum board walls shall be floor to deck above, and be constructed of one layer of 5/8-inch, Type X gypsum board on each side of

3-5/8-inch, 24 gauge, galvanized steel studs at 16-inches on center maximum. Attachment must be according to the US Gypsum Association as well as the building code, minimum.

Walls which do not extend to the deck above shall terminate at 12 inches above the highest adjacent wall.

Gypsum board wall finish shall be Level 5, UON. American Society for

Testing and Materials (ASTM) requirements must be followed in order to achieve the specified STC.

Gypsum board shall be installed according to manufacturer specifications and ASTM C 840-99.

Imported board is not allowed. All wet areas subject to water build up, splashing, condensate, or tile require Dense Shield or cement board.

Green board can be allowed when not subject to the preceding conditions.

Surface mounted conduit is not permitted on new construction, excluding mechanical/electrical rooms, UON. Recess fixtures as permitted by code.

INTERIOR DOORS

Typically, interior wood door slabs shall be 1 & ¾-inch thick, solid core, particleboard core, 1LD2, 32 lbs/cu ft, hardwood rails & stiles, birch veneer, white birch, (all sapwood), custom grade, stain grade, and book matched.

The BOD for interior steel doors shall be as manufactured by Steelcraft.

Slabs to be 16 gauge, cold rolled G60 galvannealed steel, seamless with appropriate foamed insulated core to enhance sound control. Doors shall be factory primed / American Nation Standards Institute (ANSI) a224.1.

Hardware must be able to accept the Best cores that are MacDill standard requirements. All proposed hardware schedules must be reviewed by the base locksmith for compliance as well as keying. The base is to receive two finished keys and three blank keys per lock. The designer and the user must review all functions and determine master keying requirements. The review cannot occur later than the 65% design review.

Hinges must be heavy duty, 5 knuckle, stainless steel base metal and finish with NRP. Best hardware: 45H Series; interchangeable cores; stainless steel base metal lever style 14; escutcheon J; compatible strike; 630 satin stainless steel.

Lock sets and cores shall be purchased by the contractor. The contractor shall install lockable construction cores to be used during the construction phase. After the facility is accepted by the base, the base locksmith will remove the construction cores and install the Best cores, which have been provided under the construction contract. UON, the final cores are to be sent directly to the base locksmith from the manufacturer. For projects with

80 or more doors, the contractor must supply a certified hardware installer under the employ of an Architectural Hardware Consultant (AHC).

The BOD for steel frames shall be as manufactured by Steelcraft, 16 gauge, G60 galvannealed steel, and primed for jobsite finishing. Reinforce at all hardware locations with galvannealed steel: 7 gauge at hinges; 14 gauge at strike. Kerfed frames for gasketed sound and air infiltration control.

The designer must provide a complete door hardware and accessories schedule as well as cut sheets for all items. This information must be carefully reviewed with the user no later than the 65% design stage.

CERAMIC AND PORCELAIN TILE

All tile work shall be performed only by companies that are members of the

Tile Council of America and shall comply with the latest Tile Council of

North America (TCNA) installation handbook.

Do not install porous surfaces in high traffic areas.

Use lower absorption level tiles to have a greater resistance against stains.

Install larger tiles, 12-inch x 12-inch in high traffic areas to minimize grout lines.

All floor tile grout shall be pigmented Laticrete Spectralock Pro Grout

(epoxy grout), UON or approved as equal.

BOD for public areas shall be Daltile 12-inch x 12-inch. Continental Slate, color Asian Black, UON. The base should typically match the tile and be

4-inches tall.

Restroom floor tile BOD shall be Daltile Mosaics Unglazed Porcelain

Keystones, 2-inch x 2- inch top range of cost chart, UON. Exact color TBD.

Restroom wall tile BOD shall be Daltile 4 inch x 4 inch wall tile, semi-gloss, Biscuit K175 with cove base and bullnose tiles. A three tile accent border/band consisting of three additional, different color tiles installed in checker-board fashion will be required starting at 5 feet above the finished floor, UON.

VINYL COMPOSITION TILE

The BOD for Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT) shall be Armstrong World

Industries 12” x 12” Excelon SDT, thickness not less than 0.125 inch, and color and patterns to be determined.

Provide static-dissipative, VCT complying ASTM F 1066 (non-asbestos formulated), class 2 (thorough-pattern tile)

Provide floor coverings with static-control properties indicated as determined by testing identical products per test method indicated by an independent testing and inspecting agency.

LUXURY VINYL TILE

BOD shall be Shaw Industries Group Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT)

The wear layer (protective clear layer) and polyurethane coating of 28 mil and above are appropriate for use in heavy-use traffic environments.

The wear layer and polyurethane coating provides resistance to stains, scratches, and scuffing. There is no need for waxing, polishing, and chemicals for cleaning and maintaining.

CARPET

All work to be performed by contractors/installers who are Certified Floor covering Installers (CFI) from the International Certified Flooring Installer

Association or manufacturer approved installer.

All carpeted areas must conform to CFR Part 1630, Standard for the

Surface Flammability of Carpets and Rugs (FF 1-70) (pill test) and performance characteristics.

Federal agencies are required by law, Executive Orders (EO), FAR, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR), and Air Force Policy to consider environmentally preferable products ETL 07-04: Air Force Carpet

Standard.

Provide low volatile organic compound (VOC) products for carpet, adhesives, sealants, and carpet cushions.

Install solid colored carpets only in commanders’ suites, chapels, Distinguished Visitor (DV) suites, and family housing units or as borders.

BOD shall be Shaw Connect Tile, Style 59342, color; Harbouring Desire, color 40485, multi- level pattern loop, with SSP monolithic installation. The wall base should typically be Johnsonite 1/8- inch thick vinyl and be 4-inches high.

Static free Carpet: Computer Room, etc.

PAINT

New paints and coatings BOD shall be low VOC as manufactured by

Sherwin Williams.

All surfaces exposed to view must be properly primed and painted. This includes some items which may be factory finished, but not be of the appropriate color. Dark bronzed finishes are specifically excluded as well as any Kawneer exterior doors.

Partial or spot painting is not acceptable. If part of a surface requires painting, then the entire surface will have to be painted or repainted in order to reach a corner or a different material.

Typically, interior paint colors should be a subtle off white (Sherwin

Williams Divinity White) or light grey (Sherwin Williams Bradley Gray) depending on the interior color scheme. Trim colors are Sherwin Williams

Harbor Grey, Rodin Grey, Worsted Tan, and Architectural Brown. Exact color must be verified with user via color submittals.

Paint categories are listed below (drawdowns to be submitted for all paints/colors):

P1: Interior gypsum board walls, both new and patched, interior gypsum board soffits, ceilings, except in wet areas, and interior exposed concrete elements. Three coats, brush or roller, minimum over properly prepared and primed substrate with color to be determined by exact location.

Eg-Shel Finish

a. 1st Coat: S-W ProMar 400 Zero VOC Latex Primer, B28W04600 (4.0 mils wet, 1.1 mils dry)

b. 2nd Coat: S-W ProMar 400 Zero VOC Latex Eg-Shel, B20-4600 Series

c. 3rd Coat: S-W ProMar 400 Zero VOC Latex Eg-Shel, B20-4600 Series

(4.0 mils wet, 1.3 mils dry per coat)

P2: Interior wood trim, wood shelves, wet area gypsum board walls, ceilings, janitor closets, storage rooms, electrical, mechanical, communication, interior steel doors, interior steel door frames, and interior steel window frames. Three coats, brush, minimum over properly prepared and primed substrate with color to be determined by exact location.

Single-Component Acrylic Epoxy System, Semi-Gloss Finish

a. 1st Coat: S-W ProMar 200 Zero VOC Latex Primer, B28W2600 (4.0 mils wet, 1.0 mils dry)

b. 2nd Coat: S-W Pro Industrial Pre-Catalyzed Water based Epoxy Semi-

Gloss, K46-150

c. 3rd Coat: S-W Pro Industrial Pre-Catalyzed Water based Epoxy Semi-

Gloss, K46-150 (4.0 mils wet, 1.5 mils dry per coat)

P3: Three coats, brush applied, minimum over properly prepared and primed substrate, color to be determined by exact location. This application includes elements/areas such as exterior sheet metal, flashings, and parapet caps.

Acrylic High Performance System, Semi-Gloss Finish

a. 1st Coat: S-W Pro Industrial Pro-Cryl Universal Primer, B28W08111

(5.0-10.0 mils wet, 2.0-4.0 mils dry)

b. 2nd Coat: S-W Pro Industrial Acrylic Semi-Gloss, B66-650 Series

c. 3rd Coat: S-W Pro Industrial Acrylic Semi-Gloss, B66-650 Series (6.0-

12.0 mils wet, 2.5-4.0 mils dry per coat)

P4: Cement stucco, exposed concrete, and generally the exterior of the entire building vertical and horizontal appropriate surfaces. Three coats, brush or roller, minimum over properly prepared and primed substrate with color to be determined by exact location.

Acrylic System, Flat Finish

a. 1st Coat: S-W Loxon Concrete & Masonry Primer/Sealer

Interior/Exterior Latex, A24W8300 (8.0 mils wet, 3.2 mils dry)

b. 2nd Coat: S-W Resilience Exterior Latex Flat, K42 Series

c. 3rd Coat: S-W Resilience Exterior Latex Flat, K42 Series (4.0 mils wet,

1.56 mils dry per coat)

P5: Exterior steel doors, exterior steel frames, interior & exterior steel railings, exterior steel grills/louvers, downspouts and brackets, and miscellaneous steel. Three coats, brush only, minimum over properly prepared and primed substrate with color to be determined by exact location.

METAL (Steel Doors & Frames, Steel Railings, Steel Grills/Louvers, Downspouts & Brackets, Steel Miscellaneous), Single-Component Water based Urethane System, Gloss Finish

a. 1st Coat: S-W Pro Industrial Pro-Cryl Universal Primer, B28W08111

(5.0-10.0 mils wet, 2.0-4.0 mils dry)

b. 2nd Coat: S-W HydroGloss Single Component Water based Urethane, B65W181

c. 3rd Coat: S-W HydroGloss Single Component Water based Urethane, B65W181 (6.0-12.0 mils wet, 2.0-4.0 mils dry per coat)

STEEL (Doors, Frames, Window Frames)

Single-Component Acrylic Epoxy System, Semi-Gloss Finish

a. 1st Coat: S-W Pro Industrial Pro-Cryl Universal Primer, B28W08111

(5.0-10.0 mils wet, 2.0-4.0 mils dry)

b. 2nd Coat: S-W Pro Industrial Pre-Catalyzed Water based Epoxy Semi-

Gloss, K46-150

c. 3rd Coat: S-W Pro Industrial Pre-Catalyzed Water based Epoxy Semi-

Gloss, K46-150 (4.0 mils wet, 1.5 mils dry per coat)

WOOD (Trim, Shelves)

Single-Component Acrylic Epoxy System, Semi-Gloss Finish

a. 1st Coat: S-W Premium Wall & Wood Latex Primer, B28W08111 (4.0 mils wet, 1.8 mils dry)

b. 2nd Coat: S-W Pro Industrial Pre-Catalyzed Water based Epoxy Semi-

Gloss, K46-150

c. 3rd Coat: S-W Pro Industrial Pre-Catalyzed Water based Epoxy Semi-

Gloss, K46-150 (4.0 mils wet, 1.5 mils dry…