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Design and Construction – Renovation to Rural Hospital ID-36624 Dubasarii Vechi, Moldova

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EUCOM Humanitarian Assistance Program

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

DUBASARII VECHI

HOSPITAL RENOVATION

Dubasarii Vechi, Criuleni District, Moldova

OHASIS MD-HA-2018-00036624

Dec 2019

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Contents

1. TAXATION

2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

2.1. LOCATION OF PROJECT

2.2. LEGAL AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

2.3. GENERAL CONTRACT DESCRIPTION

2.4. GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK – STRUCTURE OF THE CONTRACT

2.5. CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR AUTHORIZATION – CONSTRUCTION PERMIT

2.6 MEASUREMENTS AND QUANTITIES

3. GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK OF BASE-BID

3.1 Design Phase - General

3.1. DEMOLITIONS AND NEW LAYOUT

3.2. ELECTRICAL

3.3. TELEPHONE / INTERNET / COMMUNICATIONS

3.4. FIRE ALARM

3.5. WALL FINISHES

3.6. SINKS

3.7. FLOOR FINISHES

3.8. WALL RAILING

3.9. CELING FINISHES

3.10. DOORS AND DOOR SIGNS

3.11. HEATING SYSTEM

3.12. VENTILATION

3.13. HEAT PUMPS

3.14. SPECIFIC ROOMS WITHIN AREAS TO BE RENOVATED

3.14.1. ROOM#01

3.14.2. ROOM#02

3.14.3. ROOM#09

3.15. ELEVATOR

3.16. WHEELCHAIR ACCESS TO THE SECOND FLOOR

3.17. NEW ROOF

3.18. SCAFFOLDING – MANLIFTS – HARNESS – FALL PROTECTION

3.19. COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE

4. DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK OF CONTRACT OPTION-1

4.1. RENOVATION OF THE OLD X-RAY AREAS

4.2. NEW ROOF

4.3. NEW FLOORING OVER HALLWAY

4.4. FAÇADE PATCHING (20 M²)

5. DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK OF CONTRACT OPTION-1

6. Omissions from the Project Specifications

7. PROCEDURE AND GENERAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES

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7.1. PRINCIPLES

7.2. PROHIBITED ITEMS

7.3. START OF CONSTRUCTION

7.4. RESPONSIBILITY FOR NEW MATERIALS

7.5. DESIGN

7.6. DESIGN-BUILD PROCEDURE

7.7. CONSTRUCTION/DESIGN SCHEDULE AND CONTRACTUAL MILESTONES

7.8. CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE (BAR CHART IS AUTHORIZED)

7.9. SAFETY: ACCIDENT PREVENTION PLAN

7.10. COORDINATION

7.11. SPECIAL SITE CONDITIONS

7.13. SUBMITTALS – TECHNICAL INFORMATION

7.14. DELIVERABLE

7.15. PICTURES

7.16. CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, PERMITS, FEES, ETC

7.17. QUALITY CONTROL PLAN

7.18. CONSTRUCTION SIGN

7.19. PAYMENT

7.20. SCHEDULE OF PRICES

7.21. UTILITIES

7.22. DAMAGES/IMPACT TO EXISTING FACILITIES

7.23. CLEANING

7.24. SPARE PARTS AND MATERIALS

7.25. WARRANTY AND TRAINING

7.26. CLOSE-OUT PROCEDURE

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1. TAXATION

This construction/renovation contract is subject to the Moldovan Government Decision No.

246 of 08.04.2010 on the application of the zero rate of VAT on the supply of goods and services in the country and providing tax and customs exemptions for ongoing projects of technical and investment assistance covered under the international treaties to which the Republic of Moldova is part. As such, the US Government will not pay VAT on any invoices related to this construction contract. The contractor is required to coordinate with the US Embassy and with competent Moldova authorities in order to implement the procedures as required by the Moldovan Government in order to obtain the VAT TAX EXEMPTION that applies to this contract as detailed and specified in the referenced Moldovan regulations.

Contractor shall start the tax exemption within 7 days after award of this contract. Contractor is required to make all necessary coordination and to allow for time for approval of the VAT Tax Exception. A minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 5 months are estimated for processing all required documentation after its submission until the name of the Prime Contractor is published on the official Moldovan Government publication "Monitorul Oficial". The contractor should have the tax exemption process finalized before they start actual construction works and before they contract for any service related with this contract.

It is the contractor's responsibility to properly and adequately follow the requirements of the applicable Moldovan regulations in order implement of a tax free contract environment as it may be applicable for the prime contractor, subcontractors and suppliers. Per existing legislation the Moldovan Government will not register for VAT exemption any of the subcontractors, for any of the projects. The US Government SHALL NOT be responsible to pay any taxes for this contract resulting from a contractor's failure to implement the proper procedures or from not complying with the timelines or from not following any other requirements of the Moldovan regulations which guarantee tax exemption exclusively as detailed and in compliance with their regulations.

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Location of Dubasarii Vechi in Moldova

2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

2.1. Location of project

The project is located in the village of Dubasarii Vechi, Criuleni District, Moldova. See drawing below for location of Dubasarii Vechi, approximately 40 kilometers east from Chisinau.

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Location of village

Location of project

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2.2. Legal and Technical Requirements

The project execution is based on the following principles:

- Strict compliance with US Contracting Regulations, including the requirements of the Department of Defense, the US Navy and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC).

- Strict compliance with Moldovan technical and legal regulations, with special emphasis on the specific technical regulations regarding the design, renovation and construction of hospital and other Health Care facilities in Moldova, including elevators for people with special needs (wheelchairs).

- Strict compliance with Moldovan Safety regulations, unless the US safety regulations

(USACE EM 385-1-1) is more strict and not in conflict with the Moldovan safety regulations, in which case, the US safety regulations shall be applied.

- Compliance with technical and administrative requirements described in this document.

2.3. General Contract Description

This document is a Performance Technical Specifications (PTS) for a full Design-Build project.

This PTS includes a description of the required finished work.

This is a design-build contract. This means that the contractor is responsible to:

- Make necessary designs as required by this PTS for the different items of work

- Obtain NAVFAC’s acceptance of the designs and the approval of the beneficiary and all pertinent and competent Moldovan authorities, including the Municipality of Dubasarii Vechi.

- Obtain required formal approvals from competent and required Moldovan authorities, including the necessary expert review by third party company and/or “technical expertise” as required by Moldovan regulations for the scope of work included in this contract, which shall be paid by the contractor.

- Execute the construction works

- Obtain the acceptance of NAVFAC and the partial and final approvals by the competent and required Moldovan authorities and third party experts for the executed construction works.

Note: The contract includes third party and/or “technical expertise” review of all items of work which are required by Moldovan regulations. In case the Moldovan regulations do not allow for the contractor to be the client for this independent review, the contractor shall pay for the third party review and assign a different party as the client for this independent company, which could be the Municipality, a representative from the Ministry of Health, or other agency authorized by the Contracting Officer.

Note: The contractor needs to be familiar with the regulations of Moldova, in order to account for the different required permits, reviews and authorizations for new construction works.

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RENOVATION OF SECOND

FLOOR OF SOUTH WING,

INCLUDING WHEELCHAIR

ACCESS WITH ELEVATOR

AND NEW ROOF

(paragraph 3)

OTHER

RENOVATIONS IN

THE SECOND

FLOOR OF NORTH

WING, INCLUDING

ITS NEW ROOF

(paragraph 4)

BASE-BID OPTION-1

THERMALLY

INSULATED

FAÇADE IN

SOUTH

WING

(paragraph 5)

OPTION-2

2.4. General Scope of Work – Structure of the Contract

This document includes everything necessary to provide perfectly finished and certified repair works to the existing medical center of Dubasarii Vechi, as well as a fully operational and certified new elevator.

The work is divided into Base-Bid and 2 contract options. Each one of the contract options will be awarded (or not) depending upon availability of funds, as well as other factors that the US Government will unilaterally consider. The contractor shall provide a separate price for the Base- Bid and the three contract options, as required by the solicitation documents.

In general terms, the works include the following items of work:

- Base-Bid, which shall include in general terms the complete modifications, alterations, improvements and repairs to the second floor of the South Wing of the Dubasarii Vechi Hospital building, including its certified access from the main street, which will include a new elevator. Replacement of its roof surface with a new thermally insulated roof design, as well as new flooring surface from the stairway door in the second floor, up to the renovated areas

- Contract Option-1, which shall include general repairs to the second floor of the North Wing such as the roof replacement of the entire North Wing, all its hallway flooring and the complete repairs to the areas previously occupied by the X-Ray areas.

- Contract Option-2, which shall include the complete façade renovation by the application of a new thermally insulated system, including the replacement of the remaining wooden windows.

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2.5. Construction Permit or Authorization – Construction Permit

The contractor shall obtain formal written authorization from the competent Moldovan authority to perform the works included in the scope of work of this project.

The contractor is required, as part of this contract, to prepare all documentation, designs, reports, information, drawings, coordination and approvals by experts or monitoring entities, and everything that may be necessary as required by Moldovan regulations, in order to obtain these Permits or Authorizations. The contractor is responsible to pay for any third party inspection or expertise that may be required by Moldovan regulations for the scope of work of this project. The contractor shall be familiar with these requirements in order to prepare their bids, regarding the obligatory administrative and technical procedures in Moldova for repair works and for new construction (i.e.

the new required elevator).

As previously stated, the contract includes third party review of all items of work which are required as per Moldovan regulations. In case the Moldovan regulations do not allow for the contractor to be the client for this independent expert company, the contractor shall pay for the third party review and assign a different party as the client for this independent company, which could be the Contracting Officer Representative or other agency authorized by the Contracting Officer.

The contract requires not only the Construction Permit for the new elevator or for the repairs included in this contract such as the new roof, but other permits by different agencies, such as the electrical supply, gas, water, telephone or Internet provider. The contract includes all necessary coordination with all incumbent Moldovan agencies involved in the design, renovation and construction of Health Care facilities in Moldova. This includes paying for any official fee or tariff that these companies or agencies may have for the connection and for preparation of the necessary reports and technical studies.

No work shall be performed until the contractor shows verifiable evidence that they have obtained all the necessary permits for each element of work included in this contract.

2.6 Measurements and Quantities

This contract complies with the US Contracting Regulations, and as such, measurements and quantities of materials and work are not provided, and if any are provided, the contractor shall be responsible to verify on site. The contractor needs to visit the job site in order to perform the necessary measurements and to observe the existing field conditions in order to prepare their cost proposal. The contractor should be familiar with the geotechnical conditions in Dubasarii Vechi and with the seismic technical requirements in order to account for the necessary works which are required by the scope of work of this contract in compliance with Moldovan regulations.

The US Government is not responsible for any mistake in the contractor’s measurements or assumptions of field conditions.

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In green: Areas under general internal repairs for the Base-Bid (not including the elevator)

In yellow: Outline of the second floor In red: Old X-Ray area in abandoned condition

3. GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK OF BASE-BID

This is a 100% DESIGN-BUILD contract to provide the following items of work:

- Complete modifications, alterations, improvements and repairs to the second floor of the South Wing of the Dubasarii Vechi Hospital building,

- New certified access from the main street, including a new elevator.

- Replacement of the roof of the South Wing of the Dubasarii Vechi Hospital.

- New flooring surface from the stairway door in the second floor, up to the renovated areas

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3.1 Design Phase - General

The design shall be prepared in compliance with applicable construction codes, urban planning and construction practices in Moldova and in the Municipality of Dubasarii Vechi. The work includes improvements and repairs to the second floor of the South Wing of the Dubasarii Vechi Hospital building, new certified access from the main street, including a new elevator, the replacement of its roof and new flooring surface from the stairway door in the second floor, up to the renovated areas; all with the following general basis of design:

- Same finishes and esthetics to other recently renovated areas of the hospital building, as much as technically possible, and unless otherwise specified in this document, for all areas under the scope of work.

- Respect as much as technically possible the recently renovated works, if, an only if, these repairs comply with the pertinent and applicable Moldovan regulations. As for example:

o The section of the roof recently renovated. If the contractor proves that the existing new metal roofing material is in compliance with Moldovan regulations, the contractor is authorized to reutilize these existing roofing materials, it is not only allowed but this contract, but it will be a contract requirement.

o The exterior entrance door. These doors shall be rated for wheelchair access. If they need to be wider, the contractor shall remove them, and modify them as necessary in order to have perfectly rated and certified doors for people on wheelchair using as much as technically possible whatever works were recently executed by the beneficiary.

- Respect, when not in contradiction with the contents of this document or with the requirements of Moldova regulations, the esthetics, quality and finishes of the recently renovated works in the hospital building. If for example, the contractor needs to provide a new window in the old X-Ray areas, but these are not described in this document, the contractor can provide the same quality type of windows as in the recently renovated areas.

However, if the quality and finishes of the new windows are specified in this document, the contractor shall follow the requirements of this document.

- Complete new electrical installation from the electric meter in order to guarantee and certify that the electrical installations in the renovated areas fully comply with Moldovan regulations.

- Connect water to the water meter.

- Provide wall mounted sinks in all rooms. Total of 8 new sinks are required, including the one for the unisex bathroom. Provide with hot and cold water and single lever stainless steel faucet over minimum of 3 m² of ceramic wall tiles per sink.

- Prepare a new ventilation project for all the areas under the scope of work and execute it in order to have a renovated area in compliance with Moldovan ventilation requirements.

- Provide new centralized heating system with new radiators and piping as required and in coordination with the new ventilation system. New centralized heating system shall be connected directly to the existing new boilers existing in the room adjacent to the old X-Ray areas. For estimating purposes the contractor shall estimate that they will need to provide new thermally insulated piping with aluminum jacket on the exterior façade of the building.

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- Provide air conditioning by the use of heat pumps (capable of providing heat in the winter) in 7 rooms (all except the hallways and the bathroom)

- The entire area to be renovated shall be rated and certified for people with disabilities, unless specifically indicated otherwise in this document. The contractor shall provide stainless steel railing in the walls as described in this document. For example, there shall be no obstruction for a wheelchair to move freely between the renovated areas.

- There shall be certified access for people on wheelchair from the main street to the renovated areas. This includes elements such as new ramp with new railing, modifications to some doors in the ground floor, including the main entrance doors or the new required elevator.

The contractor shall hire the services of a licensed architect to design all works with all items described in this document. For those items of work which do not require a formal Construction Permit or design, the licensed architect shall prepare and submit for acceptance the necessary drawings and/or sketches to formalize and explain to the beneficiary and to the Contracting Officer Representative the works that they are proposing to perform.

All works to be executed as required by Moldovan regulations, with the required foreman licensed in Moldova, technical supervision licensed in Moldova and architect.

As required by Moldovan regulations, the contractor shall hire (and pay for) the services of a “Revision Entity - Expertise” authorized by the Government of Moldova to supervise and approve each phase of the design and the construction, including final commissioning and acceptance of the completed works. This company would report directly to the US Government representative and the beneficiary if required by the Moldovan regulations, but all their services shall be paid by the contractor.

The contractor’s final designs and sketches shall be signed, stamped and certified by a licensed architect in Moldova. The level of detail of the design (extent of specifications, number and size of drawings, calculations, …) shall be sufficient to verify the compliance with the requirements of this contract and as required by the regulations of Moldova and the Municipality of Dubasarii Vechi and the different agencies involved in the process.

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3.1. DEMOLITIONS AND NEW LAYOUT

The main element of this contract is to convert the second floor of the South Wing of the Dubasarii Vechi Hospital into a modern medical facility. This will require complete demolition of everything within the areas to be renovated, including, but not limited to: non-load bearing walls, plaster from load bearing walls, electrical installations, all piping, flooring surfaces, and everything interfering with the new required finishes.

The layout of the building shall be different from the existing, which will require the removal of the non-load bearing walls. The use of gypsum board to level the existing walls to remain is not authorized.

Those non-load bearing walls that can be left in place by the new required layout shall be perfectly leveled, It is for that reason that the contract is based on the assumption that all existing non-load bearing walls shall be demolished.

It must be noted that the drawings included in the following page, as well as all those included in this document, are approximate, and consequently he contractor is responsible to inspect the site and verify all existing conditions prior to the submission of their bid.

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Approximate existing and new required layout

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3.2. ELECTRICAL

The project includes the complete design and installation of a completely new electrical system starting at bus bar immediately after the electrical meter (located in the basement). This is required in order for the contractor to certify that the entire electrical installation of the renovated areas shall be in strict compliance with Moldovan regulations.

The work includes:

- Design of the new electrical system and pertinent and required approvals by competent

Moldovan licensed engineer and authorities. The contractor shall use the services of a licensed engineer in Moldova to prepare the drawing and calculations. Copy of the designs shall be provided to the Contracting Officer Representative. All electrical cables shall be installed under conduit and the conduits shall be recessed on the walls and over the new ceilings surfaces, so that no electrical conduit is visible within the areas to be renovated. All electrical appliances (boxes, panels, lighting fixtures, receptacles, switches) shall be recessed within the walls.

- Connect a new feeder or circuit immediate after the electric meter, with the necessary electrical protections and provide a new electric panel for all areas under the scope of work of this project. This new main panel to be recessed within a wall, similarly to the rest of the electrical installation.

- The contractor shall execute the works that may be necessary in order for the electrical installation in the other areas of the building not to be affected by the complete replacement of the electrical installation of areas of the second floor. Any electrical system or installation which is currently powered, but which could be affected by the renovation works, shall continue to have electrical power after the renovation works. For example, if there is a wall receptacle in the staircase, connected to an electric panel located in the areas to be renovated of the second floor. This construction contract includes the removal of such electric panel, and therefore the electrical receptacle will lose power. Then, this contract also includes the connection of the electrical circuits supplying power to such receptacles to a new circuit breaker to be installed in one of the new electrical panels to be installed recessed within the walls of the renovated areas. Anything in the building that currently has electric power, shall remain with electric power after the completion of this project.

- All electrical equipment shall be CE certified (European Community certified)

- Provide new electrical grounding systems as required by Moldovan regulations. Provide copy of the grounding resistance tests to the Contracting Officer Representative.

- Electrical protection: All circuits shall be protected against short circuits and against indirect contacts with differential protection of maximum allowed current 30 mA.

- Receptacles and special outlets: The contractor shall provide a total of 40 electrical receptacles in the areas to be renovated, to be installed as recommended by the contractor’s design team.

- Illumination: Provide LED technology lighting. It must be noted that LED technology lighting system is much more expensive than other lighting technologies. The contractor shall include LED technology lighting in their project. Minimum power for each individual lighting fixture shall be 8 watts. Lighting fixtures shall be recessed within the new suspended ceiling.

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Required point of connection of all electrical loads of this project

The contractor shall provide a lighting design for the renovated areas, showing the illumination design pattern for each room in compliance with EN 12464-1. In each room, the design shall include the number and location of specific LED lighting fixtures, to show that they meet the minimum lighting levels required by standard EN 12464-1. These designs are normally done by the manufacturer of the proposed lighting fixtures. For the final inspection and acceptance the contractor shall provide the services of a certified third party inspection company with a lighting meter to test the illumination levels. This test shall be done in presence of the beneficiary representative.

Models: All models shall be selected by the contractor’s designer, to meet the requirements specified herein.

- All internal areas in the building annex shall be provided with suspended acoustic ceiling, and therefore the contractor shall provide recessed lighting fixtures.

- As a minimum, one of every 10 internal lighting fixtures shall be provided with autonomous battery to operate for a minimum of 30 minutes in case of power failure.

- Provide the necessary special appliances as required by Moldovan regulations, such as emergency lights, exit signs, etc

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Typical required electrical panel to be recessed on the walls

All electrical mechanisms to be recessed in the new walls. Provide wide switches as shown.

Professional 3D lighting design

Standard lighting design.

Recessed LED lighting fixtures, from a recently completed NAVFAC project in Ukraine

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Typical required illumination levels for each type of facility

Typical conduit to be recessed on the walls

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Typical fire control panel

3.3. TELEPHONE / INTERNET / COMMUNICATIONS

The contractor shall provide 8 outlets for telephone and internet connection. If the connector is not the same for both, the contractor shall provide 8 telephone and 8 internet connectors.

Location for the 8 (or 16) wall receptacles for telephone and Internet shall be indicated by the beneficiary. The contractor is responsible to provide all necessary installations in order to provide perfectly operational signal to the wall outlets from the nearest available point (or points) of connection with the service provider. This includes conduits, cables, cabinets, boxes, switches and everything else that may be necessary in compliance with Moldovan regulations and with the particular technical requirements of the service provider (telephone and Internet). The contractor is responsible to pay for any official connecting fee that may be applicable. The contractor is not responsible to sign the contract with the service provider, but they are responsible to coordinate with the beneficiary.

3.4. FIRE ALARM

Provide Fire Alarm system as required by Moldovan Regulations for this type of public facility.

Provide with required smoke detectors, pull stations, horns and strobe lights.

All cables and boxes shall be recessed within the walls if allowed by Moldovan regulations.

Main fire alarm panel to be recessed on one of the hallway walls, near the main entrance in the ground floor.

Typical fire alarm system diagram

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Typical aluminum with anodized finish corner protection

Typical metal corner protection required for all tiled corners.

3.5. WALL FINISHES

This project includes removing most (or all) non-load bearing walls as well as extensive works on the walls to remain, and consequently they will be severely damaged. The installation of the recessed electrical conduits, water piping, heating pipes, sewer-vent-drainage lines, fire alarm cables, telephone and internet systems, doors and new windows where applicable, will damage the walls to remain.

The new walls resulting from the new wall construction or the repairs of the existing walls shall be provided with plaster and paint or ceramic wall tiles finishes.

The plaster and paint finished walls shall be perfectly leveled and provided new anti-fungal and anti-bacterial coating on all surfaces. The new finished paint shall be washable paint, rated and certified as anti-fungal and anti-bacterial and specifically recommended by the manufacturer in health care or laboratory facilities.

All walls shall be perfectly leveled. The use of gypsum board covers to level the existing walls is not authorized. The use of gypsum board for new partitions is not authorized.

In bathrooms and where specifically specified in this document, the contractor shall provide ceramic tiles from floor to ceiling surface, in combination of 3 colors with metal corner protection at all angles.

All utilities and piping shall be recessed within the new wall finishes to the maximum extent possible to maximize esthetic improvements, but at the same time to allow for easy inspection and maintenance of the installations.

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Typical new required sink, to be installed over ceramic tiles

3.6. SINKS

The contractor shall provide new sinks in all rooms (total of 8 units).

The contractor shall provide wall mounted sinks, without any contact with the floor, and with similar size as the one shown in the picture below.

All exposed drainage piping, including the p-trap or syphon, shall be made of stainless steel.

The work includes the installation of approximately 3 m² of new ceramic wall tiles around each one of the new sinks, except in the bathroom areas where the ceramic tiles shall be continuous on the walls.

Each sink shall be provided with a single lever control for hot and cold water. Each sink to be provided with cold and hot water.

The contractor shall provide mirrors and special lighting on half of the sinks, total of 4, to be installed where indicated by the beneficiary.

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Green: New homogeneous vinyl/linoleum Red: Ceramic tiles

3.7. FLOOR FINISHES

The contractor shall estimate that they will need to replace the flooring in all rooms, except as indicated in this document, and except the hallway, which floor shall be perfectly polished. New floor shall be AC6 laminate or homogeneous porcelain stoneware.

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IN all areas, except in the bathrooms, all flooring shall be provided with new 2 mm thickness homogeneous linoleum/vinyl, provided with combination of two colors in each room. Flooring material to be installed by specialized experienced workers, over self-leveling grout to be perfectly leveled, and to be accepted by manufacturer representative.

All colors and models of flooring to be selected by the beneficiary among ample selection provided by the contractor.

The surfaces to which apply the homogeneous linoleum shall be perfectly leveled, and provided with high quality solid homogeneous linoleum (2 mm thickness of wear thickness). Linoleum material shall have the minimum technical characteristics listed below:

- Officially rated in manufacturer’s catalog as certified for medical and laboratory facilities.

- Description (EN 649): Homogeneous single layered vinyl flooring

- Reaction to fire: Bfl-s1

- Electrical behavior - body voltage (EN 1815) – kV: < 2

- Thermal resistance (EN 12667) - m² K/W: Approx. 0.01

- Thermal conductivity: Approx. 0.01

- Bacteria resistance (EN ISO 846 Part C): Does not favor growth

- Total thickness (EN 428): 2 mm

- Wear layer thickness (EN 429): 2 mm

- Total weight (EN 430): >2.95

- Abrasion group - volume loss (EN 660 – 2) – Group: T

- Abrasion group - volume loss (EN 660 – 2) – mm3: ≤ 2.0

- Classification - industrial (EN 685) – Class: 43

Install following manufacturer’s instructions for a perfectly leveled finished surface. Installed over self-leveling layer, using welded joints, and installed over the lower portion of the walls, as indicated in the model shown in picture#11. The material used for the floor shall be extended up to 10 cm along the walls, without any joints separating the floor and the wall portions. Linoleum shall be provided in rolls and not in tiles.

Definition of homogeneous linoleum: The linoleum or single layered vinyl flooring shall have a minimum thickness of the wear layer of 2 millimeters and a total thickness of 2 millimeters. This means that all the material of the linoleum flooring is wear layer. A linoleum flooring with less than 2 millimeters of wear surface and made up of several layers is not acceptable.

Typical required floor from hospital

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Typical surface of the required homogeneous linoleum

Typical required floor with combination of colors, from hospital in Romania

Only homogeneous vinyl flooring is authorized. Heterogeneous surfaces are not authorized.

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Where indicated to provide ceramic tiled flooring, the contractor shall provide porcelain stoneware.

Thickness of homogeneous tile shall not be less than 8 mm. Include matching wall base board from the same model as the tiles.

The required Grès Porcelain Stoneware is a ceramic with a compact, hard, colored and non-porous body. Tiles shall be homogeneous or non-glazed. This means that all the material of the tile is made of the same material. If we cut a tile, there would be no difference between different layers of the tile. The word “grès” means that the ceramic body of the tile is extremely vitrified, that is to say compact, hence the exceptional great resistance. The result is a lean clay body, little refractory, fired in a kiln (at 1200-1400 C°) until it reaches a non-porous vitrification and a complete water-proofing.

The new ceramic tiles shall be high quality, provided with the following technical features:

- Scratch hardness of surface (Mohs) >8 (according to EN101)

- Resistant to impacts: Complies with ISO 10545-5

- Water Absorption: Tested by ISO 10545 - 3 ≤ 0.5%

- Deep abrasion resistance: Tested by ISO 10545 – 6: Max 175 mm3

- Frost resistance: Tested by ISO 10545 – 12: Tiles must not produce noticeable alteration to surface

- Chemical resistance: Tested by ISO 10545 – 13: Tiles must not produce noticeable signs of chemical attack

- Friction coefficient (slipperiness): Tested by ASTM C 1028 ≥ 0,60

- Size: Minimum 0.32 m²

- Thickness: Minimum 10 mm

All floors shall be perfectly sloped towards the new floor drain to be provided as part of this contract. Tile installation shall be done following manufacturer’s instructions and recommendations.

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Railing along hallway, recently installed in another

NAVFAC project in Ukraine

3.8. WALL RAILING

The contractor shall design, provide, install and test a total of 30 linear meters of wall railing along the walls of the areas to be renovated, mainly along the hallways, but also inside some rooms.

The contractor shall coordinate with the beneficiary and the Contracting Officer Representative the exact location of the 30 linear meters.

The handrails shall be installed to assist the movement of people with limited mobility. The railing shall be capable of supporting 100 kg of vertical or horizontal force at any given point without any visual deflection.

The exact location of the handrails will be determined by the beneficiary after the project is awarded, but for estimating purposes the contractor shall include 30 linear meters of new metal handrails, in sections of average length of 2.0 meters.

Basis of design:

- Stainless steel

- Separated 8 cm from the wall

- 8 cm diameter of railing or 8 cm long solid plate profile as shown in picture below.

- Anchors with same stainless steel piping as the one for the railing

- Repair all the walls after installation of railing, in order to avoid any visual effect on the walls. This may require painting the entire wall so that there is no difference between touched and not-touched wall surfaces.

These 30 meters of railing is independent and in addition to the special railing that will need to be provided in the bathroom area to be designed and built in compliance with regulations for people with limited mobility.

Potential metal railing for the hallways.

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Definition of Acoustical Drop or Suspended ceiling.

Typical acoustical suspended ceiling

3.9. CELING FINISHES

All ceilings in all renovated areas shall be provided with new suspended acoustic ceiling.

Prior to install the new suspended ceiling surface, the contractor shall repair all cracks and defects in the existing ceiling surface.

In the bathroom, the contractor shall provide over new metal support humidity rated acoustic tiles.

These tiles shall be designed and certified to be in ambient of 100% relative humidity for extended periods of time. The contractor’s architect shall select the material to be used, which could be mineral fiber tiles with baseboards, calcium silicate tiles or metal tiles.

The contractor shall install above the suspended ceiling as many installations as possible, such as fire alarm, water, sewer, electrical, communications, ventilation, air conditioning piping or drainage, and any other interior systems.

Use Mineral tiles 600/600/33mm on a metal sub-frame coated with a durable anti-bacterial finish.

Module (mm): 600 x 600 x 19 MMire reaction: EEA - Euroclass A2-s1,d0 Humidity resistance (%): 95 Material: Mineral Humidity resistance (RH%) 95

Fire reaction EEA Euroclass A2-s1,d0 Cleanability: With a moist cloth

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New doors with the initial proposed modified layout

3.10. DOORS AND DOOR SIGNS

The contractor shall provide and install high quality hospital rated and certified doors, with the required width for the intended use, but minimum 0.90 meter opening. These doors shall be provided with the following features:

- CE certificate for hospital use

- All doors to be provided with same finishes / esthetics

- All doors to be installed over metal frame. The use of wood frames or trims is not authorized.

- heavy duty stainless steel hinges, stainless steel knob and lockset

- Door stops

- Stainless steel kick plate and protection against impacts by wheelchairs (Armor Plate or kick plate or mop plate together with the stretcher plate)

- Standard manufacturer’s product. The contractor shall submit for acceptance/approval a copy of the standard door catalog showing the medical rated doors on metal frames.

- Each different room shall be provided with a professional room sign, similar to any of the ones shown below.

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Hospital rated door used in a completed

NAVFAC project in Romania

Typical hospital rated door

Typical hospital rated door

Typical door along the hallway with professional door sign

Typical professional room sign

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Definition for the different type of door protection

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Definition of bimetal type radiator

Definition of bimetal type radiator

3.11. HEATING SYSTEM

The contractor shall provide a new central heating system with gas as the source of fuel. For estimating purpose they can assume that they will need to provide a new design with the following basis of design:

- Closed circuit heated water heating system

- Connected to existing boilers next to the old X-Ray areas of the second floor.

- With supply and return heating piping to be installed over the facade of the building, or under the new roof surface, or along the hallway perfectly covered over PVC profiles. If installed on the exterior of the building, all piping to be provided with aluminum jacket.

- With supply and return heating piping provided with minimum 2.5 cm of neoprene thermal insulation, or different material and thickness with same thermal insulation as 2.5 cm of neoprene.

- Provide bi-metal aluminum radiators. Size and location to be determined by the specialist hired by the contractor to provide the temperatures required by Moldovan regulations based on available flow and temperature of available heating fluid. The contractor shall provide copy of the calculations done by the specialist hired by the contractor to size the radiators.

- Provide individual regulating valve in each radiator

- Provide the necessary valves, pumps, filters and everything necessary in order to have a perfectly operational centralized heating system, connected with the existing heating system of the building. The place (or places) of connection shall be determined by the expert hired by the contractor.

- Piping to be installed recessed within the walls to the maximum extent technically possible, but all connections shall be left exposed. This is one of the main reasons to perform the connections outside the areas under the scope of work.

- Provide pipe sleeves to install the piping from room to room and from floor to floor.

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Definition of “pipe sleeve” as required for all wall and ceiling penetrations.

Definition of “pipe sleeve” as required for all wall and ceiling penetrations.

3.12. VENTILATION

Prior to the installation of the new ceiling surfaces, the contractor shall design, provide and install a fully operational ventilation system for all the areas under the scope of work. The contractor shall hire the services of a licensed architect or engineer in Moldova to design the ventilation system of the entire areas under the scope of work.

The new ventilation system shall be designed in accordance with Moldovan regulations for medical consultation and physical therapy facilities. In addition to those elements that are required by Moldovan regulations, the contractor shall design and install a separate forced ventilation system for any room that may be included in the final conceptual design without exterior window.

The contractor shall provide ventilation to all areas, but especially to those without exterior windows. The basis of design is the compliance with Moldovan regulations for ventilation of public buildings used as medical facilities.

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3.13. HEAT PUMPS

The contractor shall provide air conditioning by the use of heat pumps (capable of providing heat in the winter) in all interior areas except the bathroom and the hallways.

The contract includes a new centralized heating system with radiators, as described in a previous paragraph. However, in addition to this source of heating, the contractor shall also provide heat pumps to provide heat in the winter or cold air in the summer. Heating by the use of electric resistance is not authorized. The contractor shall provide cooling and heating system using split-type inverter technology heat pump units. Provide heat pumps with exterior units protected from the view and snow to the maximum extent technically possible.

It is required to provide a minimum of 2 internal units for each external units. It is not authorized to provide one exterior unit for each interior unit. This means that if for example there would be 7 interior A/C units (wall or ceiling mounted), there shall be a maximum of 3 exterior units. If there would be 8 interior units, there would be a maximum of 4 exterior units.

The contractor shall hire the services of a specialized company or engineer to design the new air conditioning system. For estimating purposes, the contractor can estimate a system with the following technical parameters:

- Heat pump system using inverter technology with variable refrigerant flow. Capable of providing hot and cold air and maintaining 21 degrees in hottest summer conditions.

- The compressor units shall be installed over a new structural support wall in the back of the building or on a concrete pad. It is not authorized to install one compressor (exterior unit) for each condenser (internal unit). They shall be provided with metal roofing to protect them from inclement weather, even if the units are rated for exterior installation.

- Ceiling mounted or wall mounted internal units.

- Individual temperature control for each room

- Drainage from the condensate to be connected with the exterior ground

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3.14. SPECIFIC ROOMS WITHIN AREAS TO BE RENOVATED

All rooms shall be provided with similar finishes, to be used as medical consultation and treatment areas, with the exceptions noted herein:

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3.14.1. ROOM#01

This room is to be converted into a large unisex bathroom to be used by people on wheelchair and consequently to be designed and certified for use by people with limited mobility.

The contractor shall follow the following basis of design:

- Designed to be used by people with limited mobility, special needs or on wheelchair, and for the person to be assisted by other two people.

- Provided with toilet

- Provided with all required stainless steel bars, with the layout as designed by the contractor’s architect.

- With hinged sink

- With hinged mirror

- With automatic stainless steel hand drier

- With floor drain

- With new windows similar to the other windows recently replaced by the beneficiary, but provided with non-transparent glazing. The use of an film to make the glazing non-transparent is not authorized.

- With wall hanger, door stops, toilet paper holder, soap dispenser and all other required accessories, to be made of stainless steel

- With shower and area for person with limited mobility to sit while in the shower and assisted by other two people.

- All materials to be provided with CE certificate.

- Wall tiles from floor to humidity rated ceiling

Typical required stainless steel bars for toilet

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Sink for wheelchair

Homogeneous characteristic of the porcelain stoneware in comparison with standard ceramic tile (not acceptable in this project)

Required dimensions for handicapped sink in the ground floor

Typical stainless steel bars for toilet

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Definition of wooden racks, in a similar rehabilitation center in Ukraine.

3.14.2. ROOM#02

- Provide 4 linear meters of wooden rack along one wall

- Provide minimum of 8 m² of mirror surfaces, perfectly adhered to the perfectly leveled walls. New mirror to be 8 mm thickness to resist minimum force impacts. Provide with stainless steel bars as part of the 30 linear meters included in this contract.

Typical installation of mirror with the bars, which in our project shall be stainless steel.

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Typical required bench (to be bolted or anchored to the building structure)

Typical required wooden chair rails

3.14.3. ROOM#09

This corresponds to the hallways. Provide with 6 linear meters of wooden and stainless steel benches, properly attached to the wall surfaces.

Provide wood chair rail along all walls, on all hallway surfaces requiring new flooring.

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Area proposed to be used for new elevator.

3.15. ELEVATOR

The contractor shall design, build, install and commission a new hydraulic elevator in the exterior of the hospital building, approximately as shown in the pictures included in this document. The contractor shall be responsible to design, obtain the necessary permits, build, install and commission the new elevator. The contractor is responsible for all the coordination and required documentation in order to obtain the necessary construction permit for this New Construction item.

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The exact location of the new elevator shall be approved by the beneficiary and by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). For estimating purposes, the contractor shall estimate that they will install the elevator in the area shown in the picture in the previous page. Nevertheless, the scope of work includes providing wheelchair rated and certified access from the main street to the areas to be renovated in the second floor, by the:

- Installation of a new Elevator

- New access ramps

- New access from the modified main entrance door to the internal door of the elevator in the ground floor.

The contractor shall provide an esthetically pleasant design, in coordination with the existing finishes of the building. For any visitor after the project is completed, there shall be no difference in the esthetics or finishes between the elevator construction and the existing building. The visitor will not be able to notice that the elevator construction was a later addition to the hospital building.

This new elevator is classified as “new construction” and therefore it will require a full technical project and design and the corresponding Construction Permit from the competent Moldovan authorities.

This is a design-build contract, and therefore the contractor shall be responsible for all required works in order to have a perfectly operational and certified hydraulic elevator, to be able to reach the second floor from the ground floor. This works includes the design of the technical project, requesting, processing and obtaining the Construction Permit, the construction of the new building addition to house the new elevator, the necessary modifications and alternations to the existing building in order to provide the elevator to access to each floor of the building, the procurement and installation of the elevator, its commissioning, and its final certificate of compliance with the applicable standards.

The contractor shall follow the general basis of design described below:

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