ATTACHMENT_1_NASA_IDF_FINAL_Specifications_Vol_2_Section_23_05_93_revised.pdf_-_kms.pdf

NASA Goddar d Space Fl i ght Cent er Fi nal Submi ssi on I nst r ument Devel opment Faci l i t y December 8, 2016

SECTI ON 23 05 93

TESTI NG, ADJUSTI NG, AND BALANCI NG FOR HVAC

11/15

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

Dr awi ngs and gener al pr ovi s i ons of t he Cont r act , i ncl udi ng Gener al and Suppl ement ar y Condi t i ons and ot her Di v i s i on 01 Speci f i cat i on Sect i ons, appl y t o t hi s Sect i on.

1. 2 SUMMARY

Thi s Sect i on i nc l udes r equi r ement s and ot her cr i t er i a f or t est i ng, adj ust i ng, and bal anci ng of new ai r di st r i but i on syst ems, wat er di st r i but i on syst ems, and r el at ed component s i nst al l ed under t hi s Cont r act .

1. 3 RELATED SECTI ONS

Rel at ed Sect i ons i ncl ude t he f ol l owi ng:

1. Di v i s i on 23 Sect i on 23 00 00 " Ai r Suppl y, Di st r i but i on, Vent i l at i on, and Exhaust Syst ems. " Speci f i c r equi r ement s r el at i ng t o Rel i abi l i t y Cent er ed Mai nt enance ( RCM) pr i nci pal s and Pr edi ct i ve Test i ng and I nspect i on ( PTI ) per f or med by t he Cont r act or t o det ect l at ent manuf act ur i ng and i nst al l at i on def ect s shal l be f ol l owed as par t of t he Cont r act or ' s Qual i t y Cont r ol pr ogr am.

2. Di v i s i on 23 Sect i on 23 07 00 " Ther mal I nsul at i on f or Mechani cal Systems."

3. Di v i s i on 23 Sect i on 23 08 00 " Commi ssi oni ng of HVAC Syst ems. "

1. 4 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

ACOUSTI CAL SOCI ETY OF AMERI CA ( ASA)

ASA S1. 11 ( 2004; Er r at a 2005; R 2009) Speci f i cat i on f or Oct ave- Band and Fr act i onal - Oct ave- Band Anal og and Di gi t al Fi l t er s ( ASA 65)

ASA S1. 4 ( 1983; Amendment 1985; R 2006) Speci f i cat i on f or Sound Level Met er s ( ASA 47)

AI R MOVEMENT AND CONTROL ASSOCI ATI ON I NTERNATI ONAL ( AMCA)

AMCA 203 ( 1990; R 2011) Fi el d Per f or mance Measur ement s of Fan Syst ems

SECTI ON 23 05 93 Page 1

AMERI CAN SOCI ETY OF HEATI NG, REFRI GERATI NG AND AI R- CONDI TI ONI NG

ENGI NEERS ( ASHRAE)

ASHRAE 62. 1 ( 2010; Er r at a 2011; I NT 3 2012; I NT 4 2012; I NT 5 2013) Vent i l at i on f or Accept abl e I ndoor Ai r Qual i t y

ASHRAE HVAC APP I P HDBK ( 2011) HVAC Appl i cat i ons Handbook, I - P Edition

ASSOCI ATED AI R BALANCE COUNCI L ( AABC)

AABC MN- 1 ( 2002; 6t h ed) Nat i onal St andar ds f or Tot al Syst em Bal ance

AABC MN- 4 ( 1996) Test and Bal ance Pr ocedur es

NATI ONAL AERONAUTI CS AND SPACE ADMI NI STRATI ON ( NASA)

RCBEA GUI DE ( 2004) NASA Rel i abi l i t y Cent er ed Bui l di ng and Equi pment Accept ance Gui de

NATI ONAL ENVI RONMENTAL BALANCI NG BUREAU ( NEBB)

NEBB MASV ( 2006) Pr ocedur al St andar ds f or Measur ement s and Assessment of Sound and Vibration

NEBB PROCEDURAL STANDARDS ( 2005) Pr ocedur al St andar ds f or TAB ( Test i ng, Adj ust i ng and Bal anci ng) Envi r onment al Syst ems

SHEET METAL AND AI R CONDI TI ONI NG CONTRACTORS' NATI ONAL ASSOCI ATI ON

(SMACNA)

SMACNA 1143 ( 1985) HVAC Ai r Duct Leakage Test Manual , 1st Edi t i on

SMACNA 1780 ( 2002) HVAC Syst ems - Test i ng, Adj ust i ng and Bal anci ng, 3r d Edi t i on

SMACNA 1858 ( 2004) HVAC Sound And Vi br at i on Manual - Fi r st Edi t i on

U. S. NATI ONAL ARCHI VES AND RECORDS ADMI NI STRATI ON ( NARA)

40 CFR 82 Pr ot ect i on of St r at ospher i c Ozone

U. S. GREEN BUI LDI NG COUNCI L ( USGBC)

LEED NC ( 2009; R2014) Leader shi p i n Ener gy and Envi r onment al Desi gn( t m) New Const r uct i on Rat i ng Syst em

1. 5 ABBREVI ATI ONS AND DEFI NI TI ONS

AABC: Associ at ed Ai r Bal ance Counci l .

SECTI ON 23 05 93 Page 2

COR: Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s Repr esent at i ve.

DALT: Duct ai r l eakage t est .

DALT' d: Duct ai r l eakage t est ed.

HVAC: Heat i ng, vent i l at i ng, and ai r condi t i oni ng; or heat i ng, vent i l at i ng, and cool i ng.

NEBB: Nat i onal Envi r onment al Bal anci ng Bur eau.

Out - of - t ol er ance Dat a: Per t ai ns onl y t o f i el d accept ance t est i ng of Fi nal DALT or TAB r epor t . When appl i ed t o DALT wor k, t hi s phase means " a l eakage r at e measur ed dur i ng DALT f i el d accept ance t est i ng whi ch exceeds t he l eakage r at e al l owed by SMACNA Leak Test Manual f or an i ndi cat ed duct const r uct i on and seal ant c l ass. " When appl i ed t o TAB wor k t hi s phase means " a measur ement t aken dur i ng TAB f i el d accept ance t est i ng whi ch does not f al l wi t hi n t he r ange of pl us 5 t o mi nus 5 per cent of t he or i gi nal measur ement r epor t ed on t he TAB Repor t f or a speci f i c par amet er . "

Season of maxi mum heat i ng l oad: The t i me of year when t he out door t emper at ur e at t he pr oj ect s i t e r emai ns wi t hi n pl us or mi nus 30 degr ees Fahr enhei t of t he pr oj ect s i t e' s wi nt er out door desi gn t emper at ur e, t hr oughout t he per i od of TAB dat a r ecor di ng.

Season of maxi mum cool i ng l oad: The t i me of year when t he out door t emper at ur e at t he pr oj ect s i t e r emai ns wi t hi n pl us or mi nus 5 degr ees Fahr enhei t of t he pr oj ect s i t e' s summer out door desi gn t emper at ur e, t hr oughout t he per i od of TAB dat a r ecor di ng.

Season 1, Season 2: Dependi ng upon when t he pr oj ect HVAC i s compl et ed and r eady f or TAB, Season 1 i s def i ned, t her eby def i ni ng Season 2. Season 1 coul d be t he season of maxi mum heat i ng l oad, or t he season of maxi mum cool i ng l oad.

Sound Measur ement s Ter mi nol ogy: Def i ned i n AABC MN- 1, NEBB MASV, or

SMACNA 1858 ( TABB) .

TAB: Test i ng, Adj ust i ng, and Bal anci ng ( of HVAC syst ems) .

TAB' d: HVAC Test i ng/ Adj ust i ng/ Bal anci ng pr ocedur es per f or med.

TAB t eam f i el d l eader : TAB t eam f i el d l eader

TAB Speci al i s t ( or TAB Team Super vi sor ) : TAB t eam engi neer .

TAB Team Techni c i ans: TAB t eam assi st ant s.

TABB: Test i ng Adj ust i ng and Bal anci ng Bur eau.

1. 5. 1 Terminology

Ter mi nol ogy used by t hi s Sect i on i s al i gned wi t h i ndust r y st andar d usage i n or der t o pr oduce opt i mal r esul t s, and may di f f er f r om t he t er mi nol ogy used i n t he Cont r act .

The f ol l owi ng t abl e of s i mi l ar t er ms i s pr ovi ded f or c l ar i f i cat i on onl y.

Cont r act r equi r ement s shal l t ake pr ecedence over t he cor r espondi ng AABC, NEBB, or TABB r equi r ement s wher e di f f er ences may exi st .

SECTI ON 23 05 93 Page 3

SI MI LAR TERMS

Cont r act Ter m AABC NEBB TABB

Term Term Term

TAB St andar d Nat i onal St andar ds f or Test i ng and Bal anci ng Heat i ng, Vent i l at i ng, and Ai r Condi t i oni ng Syst ems

Pr ocedur al St andar ds f or Test i ng, Adj ust i ng and Bal anci ng of Envi r onment al Syst ems

International St andar ds f or Environmental Syst ems Bal ance

TAB Speci al i st TAB Engi neer TAB Speci al i st TAB Speci al i st

Systems Readiness Check

Const r uct i on Phase Inspection

Fi el d Readi ness Check & Pr el i mi nar y Fi el d Procedures

Fi el d Readi ness Check & Pr el i m.

Fi el d Pr ocedur es

1. 6 WORK DESCRI PTI ON

The Wor k i ncl udes duct ai r l eakage t est i ng ( DALT) and t est i ng, adj ust i ng, and bal anci ng ( TAB) of new heat i ng, vent i l at i ng, and cool i ng ( HVAC) ai r and wat er di st r i but i on syst ems i ncl udi ng equi pment and per f or mance dat a, duct s, and pi pi ng whi ch ar e l ocat ed wi t hi n, on, under , bet ween, and adj acent t o bui l di ngs, i ncl udi ng r ecor ds of exi st i ng condi t i ons.

Per f or m TAB i n compl i ance wi t h t he TAB pr ocedur al st andar ds of t he TAB t r ade associ at i on t hat appr oved t he TAB Agency' s qual i f i cat i ons. Compl y al so wi t h t he appl i cabl e r equi r ement s of AABC MN- 1, NEBB PROCEDURAL STANDARDS, or SMACNA 1780 ( TABB) as suppl ement ed and modi f i ed by t hi s Sect i on. Al l r ecommendat i ons and suggest ed pr act i ces cont ai ned i n t he TAB pr ocedur al s t andar ds shal l be consi der ed mandat or y.

Conduct DALT and TAB of t he i ndi cat ed exi st i ng syst ems and equi pment i n compl i ance wi t h t he r equi r ement s of t hi s Sect i on, and submi t t he speci f i ed DALT and TAB r epor t s f or appr oval . Compl y al so wi t h t he appl i cabl e r equi r ement s of SMACNA 1143 as suppl ement ed and modi f i ed by t hi s Sect i on.

The const r uct i on document s shal l be r evi ewed by a TAB Speci al i s t who shal l be r esponsi bl e f or advi s i ng t he Gover nment of any def i c i enci es t hat woul d pr event t he ef f ect i ve and accur at e TAB of t he syst em. The TAB Speci al i s t shal l submi t a Desi gn Revi ew Repor t i ndi v i dual l y l i s t i ng each def i c i ency and t he cor r espondi ng pr oposed cor r ect i ve act i on necessar y f or pr oper syst em oper at i on.

Submi t 3 copi es of t he TAB Schemat i c Dr awi ngs and Repor t t o t he Gover nment , no l at er t han 21 days pr i or t o t he st ar t of TAB f i el d measur ement s.

1. 6. 1 Ai r Di st r i but i on Syst ems

TAB syst ems i n compl i ance wi t h t he r equi r ement s of t hi s Sect i on. Obt ai n wr i t t en appr oval f r om t he Gover nment bef or e appl y i ng i nsul at i on t o t he component s of ai r di st r i but i on syst ems. I nsul at i on of ai r di st r i but i on

SECTI ON 23 05 93 Page 4 syst ems shal l be as speci f i ed i n Di v i s i on 23 Sect i on 23 07 00 " Ther mal I nsul at i on f or Mechani cal Syst ems. "

1. 6. 1. 1 TAB Rel at ed HVAC Submi t t al s

Submi t a TAB r el at ed HVAC Submi t t al s Li st , pr epar ed by t he TAB Speci al i s t and pul l ed f r om t he Cont r act Submi t t al Regi st er , t hat r el at e t o t he successf ul accompl i shment of al l HVAC TAB. Accompany t he submi t t al s i dent i f i ed on t hi s l i s t wi t h a l et t er of appr oval s i gned and dat ed by t he TAB Speci al i s t when submi t t ed t o t he Gover nment . Ensur e t hat t he l ocat i on and det ai l s of por t s, t er mi nal s, connect i ons, et c. , necessar y t o per f or m TAB ar e i dent i f i ed on t he submi t t al s.

1. 6. 2 Wat er Di st r i but i on Syst ems

TAB syst ems i n compl i ance wi t h t he r equi r ement s of t hi s Sect i on. Obt ai n wr i t t en appr oval f r om t he Gover nment bef or e appl y i ng i nsul at i on t o t he component s of wat er di st r i but i on syst ems. I nsul at i on of wat er di st r i but i on syst ems shal l be as speci f i ed i n Di v i s i on 23 Sect i on 23 07 00 " Ther mal I nsul at i on f or Mechani cal Syst ems. " At Cont r act or ' s opt i on and wi t h wr i t t en appr oval f r om t he Gover nment , pi pi ng may be i nsul at ed bef or e syst ems ar e TAB' d.

Ter mi nat e pi pi ng i nsul at i on i mmedi at el y adj acent t o each f l ow cont r ol val ve, aut omat i c cont r ol val ve, or devi ce. Seal t he ends of pi pe i nsul at i on and t he space bet ween ends of pi pe i nsul at i on and pi pi ng, wi t h wat er pr oof vapor bar r i er coat i ng.

Af t er compl et i on of wor k under t hi s Sect i on, i nsul at e t he f l ow cont r ol val ves and devi ces as speci f i ed i n Di v i s i on 23 Sect i on 23 07 00 " Ther mal I nsul at i on f or Mechani cal Syst ems. "

1. 7 SUBMITTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;

submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" desi gnat i on ar e f or i nf or mat i on onl y. When used, a desi gnat i on f ol l owi ng t he " G" desi gnat i on i dent i f i es t he of f i ce t hat wi l l r evi ew t he submi t t al f or t he Gover nment . The f ol l owi ng shal l be submi t t ed i n accor dance wi t h Di v i s i on 01 Sect i on 01 33 00 " Submi t t al Procedures":

SD- 01 Pr econst r uct i on Submi t t al s

Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol Pl an; G, AE

TAB Rel at ed HVAC Submi t t al s Li st ; G, AE

Desi gn Revi ew Repor t ; G, AE

Pr e- Fi el d DALT Pr el i mi nar y Not i f i cat i on; G

TAB Schemat i c Dr awi ngs; G, AE

Recor d of Exi st i ng Condi t i ons; G, AE

Syst ems Readi ness Check; G, AE

Sampl e Repor t For ms; G, AE

SECTI ON 23 05 93 Page 5

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

Desi gn Revi ew Repor t ; G, AE

Tab Repor t For Season 1; G, AE

Tab Repor t For Season 2; G, AE

Pr e- f i nal DALT Repor t ; G, AE

Fi nal DALT Repor t ; G, AE

SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es

TAB Agency Qual i f i cat i ons; G

TAB Speci al i s t Qual i f i cat i ons; G

TAB Team Fi el d Leader Qual i f i cat i ons; G

TAB Team Fi el d Techni c i an Qual i f i cat i ons; G

SD- 11 Cl oseout Submi t t al s

Fi nal Sust ai nabi l i t y Not ebook Submi t t al ; G

LEED Document at i on Not ebook; G

1. 8 QUALI TY ASSURANCE

1. 8. 1 TAB Agency Qual i f i cat i ons

The Cont r act or shal l engage t he ser vi ces of a qual i f i ed t est i ng and bal anci ng or gani zat i on t o pr ovi de t he i nspect i on ser vi ces, t est i ng, bal anci ng, cal i br at i on, and adj ust i ng r equi r ed by t hi s Sect i on.

TAB Agency shal l be a f i r st t i er subcont r act or and be f i nanci al l y and cor por at el y i ndependent of t he mechani cal subcont r act or , r epor t i ng di r ect l y t o and pai d by t he Cont r act or . Fur t her mor e, t he TAB Agency shal l not be af f i l i at ed wi t h any ot her company engaged wi t h t he Wor k i ncl udi ng t he desi gn, f ur ni shi ng equi pment , or i nvol ved i n t he const r uct i on.

TAB Agency shal l be a company r egul ar l y engaged i n t he t est i ng and bal anci ng of HVAC syst ems and component s, shal l be i n busi ness a mi ni mum of 10 year s, and compl et ed TAB on at l east 5 pr oj ect s s i mi l ar i n scope t o t he r equi r ement s of t hi s Cont r act .

TAB Agency per sonnel shal l be f ul l - t i me empl oyees, and appr oved t o per f or m t he wor k r equi r ed on t hi s Cont r act . Repl acement of per sonnel may occur i f each new empl oyee compl i es wi t h t he qual i f i cat i ons speci f i ed and each i s appr oved by t he Gover nment .

TAB Agency shal l be cer t i f i ed by AABC, NEBB or TABB i n al l cat egor i es and f unct i ons wher e measur ement s or per f or mance ar e speci f i ed on t he pl ans and speci f i cat i ons, i ncl udi ng TAB of envi r onment al syst ems, bui l di ng syst ems commi ssi oni ng and t he measur i ng of sound and vi br at i on i n envi r onment al systems.

Regi st r at i ons and cer t i f i cat i ons shal l be cur r ent and val i d f or t he

SECTI ON 23 05 93 Page 6 dur at i on of t hi s Cont r act . I f , f or any r eason, t he TAB Agency l oses subj ect cer t i f i cat i on dur i ng t he per f or mance per i od, t he Cont r act or shal l i mmedi at el y not i f y t he Gover nment and submi t t he qual i f i cat i ons of anot her TAB Agency f or appr oval . Any f i r m t hat has been t he subj ect of di sci pl i nar y act i on by ei t her t he AABC, t he NEBB, or t he TABB wi t hi n t he 5 year s pr ecedi ng Cont r act Awar d i s not be el i gi bl e t o per f or m any dut i es r el at ed t o t he HVAC syst ems i ncl udi ng TAB. Al l wor k speci f i ed i n t hi s Sect i on t o be per f or med by t he TAB Agency wi l l be consi der ed i nval i d i f t he TAB Agency l oses i t s cer t i f i cat i on pr i or t o Cont r act compl et i on and must be per f or med by an appr oved successor .

Submi t TAB Agency qual i f i cat i ons subst ant i at i ng compl i ance wi t h t he r equi r ement s of t hi s Sect i on.

1. 8. 2 TAB Speci al i s t Qual i f i cat i ons

TAB Speci al i s t shal l be a compet ent per son empl oyed by t he TAB Agency wi t h a mi ni mum of 10 year s ' exper i ence per f or mi ng t he t ype of i nspect i ng, t est i ng, bal anci ng, cal i br at i on, and t est i ng ser vi ces r equi r ed by t hi s Sect i on. TAB speci al i s t shal l be AABC- , NEBB- , or TABB- cer t i f i ed.

Submi t TAB Speci al i s t qual i f i cat i ons subst ant i at i ng compl i ance wi t h t he r equi r ement s of t hi s Sect i on. I ncl ude a l i s t of 5 document ed successf ul l y compl et ed pr oj ect s s i mi l ar i n scope t o t he r equi r ement s of t hi s Cont r act .

1. 8. 3 TAB Team Fi el d Leader Qual i f i cat i ons

TAB t eam f i el d l eader shal l be a compet ent per son empl oyed by t he TAB Agency wi t h a mi ni mum of 3 year s ' exper i ence per f or mi ng t he t ype of i nspect i ng, t est i ng, bal anci ng, cal i br at i on, and t est i ng ser vi ces r equi r ed by t hi s Sect i on.

Submi t TAB f i el d l eader qual i f i cat i ons subst ant i at i ng compl i ance wi t h t he r equi r ement s of t hi s Sect i on. I ncl ude copi es of cer t i f i cat es subst ant i at i ng t he compl et i on of any speci al i zed TAB- r el at ed t r ai ni ng.

1. 8. 4 TAB Team Fi el d Techni c i an Qual i f i cat i ons

TAB t eam f i el d t echni c i an shal l be a compet ent per son empl oyed by t he TAB Agency wi t h a mi ni mum of 1 year s ' exper i ence assi st i ng a TAB t eam f i el d l eader i n per f or mance of TAB wor k i n t he f i el d.

Submi t TAB f i el d t echni c i an qual i f i cat i ons subst ant i at i ng compl i ance wi t h t he r equi r ement s of t hi s Sect i on. I ncl ude copi es of cer t i f i cat es subst ant i at i ng t he compl et i on of any speci al i zed TAB- r el at ed t r ai ni ng.

1. 8. 5 TAB Schemat i c Dr awi ngs Requi r ement

Submi t TAB Schemat i c Dr awi ngs f or r evi ew and appr oval by t he Gover nment .

TAB Schemat i c Dr awi ngs shal l mi ni mal l y i ncl ude t he f ol l owi ng:

1. A uni que number or mar k f or each pi ece of equi pment or t er mi nal .

2. Ai r quant i t i es at ai r t er mi nal s.

3. Ai r quant i t i es and t emper at ur es i n ai r handl i ng uni t schedul es.

4. Wat er quant i t i es and t emper at ur es i n t her mal ener gy t r ansf er equi pment schedul es.

SECTI ON 23 05 93 Page 7

5. Wat er quant i t i es and heads i n pump schedul es.

6. Wat er f l ow measur ement f i t t i ngs and bal anci ng f i t t i ngs.

7. Duct wor k Const r uct i on and Leakage Test i ng Tabl e t hat def i nes t he DALT t est r equi r ement s i ncl udi ng each appl i cabl e HVAC duct syst em I D or mar k, duct pr essur e c l ass, duct seal c l ass, and duct l eakage t est pr essur e. An exampl e of t hi s t abl e i s i l l ust r at ed i n t he Gr aphi cs Sect i on of t he Uni f i ed Faci l i t i es Gui de Speci f i cat i ons:

http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/NAVGRAPH/graphtoc.pdf

8. Recor d of exi st i ng condi t i ons.

9. Document at i on subst ant i at i ng t he per f or mance of a syst ems r eadi ness check.

Submi t 3 copi es of t he TAB Schemat i c Dr awi ngs and Sampl e Repor t For ms t o t he Gover nment no l at er t han 21 days pr i or t o st ar t of TAB f i el d measurements.

1. 9 TAB STANDARD

Per f or m TAB i n compl i ance wi t h t he r equi r ement s of t he st andar d under whi ch t he TAB Agency' s qual i f i cat i ons ar e appr oved ( i . e. , AABC MN- 1, NEBB PROCEDURAL STANDARDS, or SMACNA 1780 unl ess ot her wi se speci f i ed her ei n) . Al l r ecommendat i ons and suggest ed pr act i ces cont ai ned i n t he TAB St andar d shal l be mandat or y. Use t he pr ovi s i ons of t he TAB St andar d, i ncl udi ng checkl i st s, r epor t f or ms, et c. , as near l y as pr act i cal , t o sat i sf y t he Cont r act r equi r ement s. Use t he TAB St andar d f or al l aspect s of TAB, i ncl udi ng qual i f i cat i ons f or t he TAB Agency and Speci al i s t , and cal i br at i on of TAB i nst r ument s. Wher e t he i nst r ument manuf act ur er cal i br at i on r ecommendat i ons ar e mor e st r i ngent t han t hose l i s t ed i n t he TAB St andar d, adher e t o t he manuf act ur er ' s r ecommendat i ons.

Al l qual i t y assur ance pr ovi s i ons of t he TAB St andar d such as per f or mance guar ant ees ar e par t of t hi s cont r act . For syst ems or syst em component s not cover ed i n t he TAB St andar d, TAB pr ocedur es shal l be devel oped by t he TAB Speci al i s t . Wher e new pr ocedur es appl i cabl e t o t he Cont r act r equi r ement s have been publ i shed or adopt ed by t he body r esponsi bl e f or t he TAB St andar d used ( AABC, NEBB, or TABB) , t he r equi r ement s and r ecommendat i ons cont ai ned i n t hese pr ocedur es shal l be consi der ed mandat or y, i ncl udi ng t he l at est r equi r ement s of ASHRAE 62. 1.

1. 10 CONTRACTOR QUALI TY CONTROL PLAN

I n compl i ance wi t h t he Cont r act or ' s Qual i t y Cont r ol pr ogr am, speci f i c r equi r ement s r el at i ng t o Rel i abi l i t y Cent er ed Mai nt enance ( RCM) pr i nci pal s and Pr edi ct i ve Test i ng and I nspect i on ( PTI ) shal l be per f or med t o det ect l at ent manuf act ur i ng and i nst al l at i on def ect s.

Submi t t he f ol l owi ng as par t of t he Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol Pl an f or accept ance t est i ng:

1. Li st al l t est equi pment t o be used, i ncl udi ng i t s manuf act ur er , model number , cal i br at i on dat e, and ser i al number .

2. Cer t i f i cat es of t est per sonnel qual i f i cat i ons and cer t i f i cat i ons.

Pr ovi de cer t i f i cat i on of compl i ance wi t h 40 CFR 82.

SECTI ON 23 05 93 Page 8

3. Pr oof of equi val ency i f t he cont r act or desi r es t o subst i t ut e a t est requirement.

Per f or m t he f ol l owi ng PTI as an i nt egr al par t of t he TAB pr ocess per t he most r ecent edi t i on of t he NASA RCBEA GUI DE:

Fans:

a. Vi br at i on Anal ysi s

b. Bal ance Test and Measur ement

c. Al i gnment ( l aser pr ef er r ed)

d. Lubr i cat i ng Oi l Test

e. Ther modynami c Per f or mance Test

Heat Exchanger s ( Gener al ) :

a. Hydr ost at i c Test

b. Ai r bor ne Ul t r asoni c Test

c. Ther modynami c Per f or mance Test

HVAC Duct s:

a. Oper at i onal Test

b. Duct wor k Leak Test i ng ( DALT) ; Pr e- Fi nal and Fi nal DALT r epor t s

Pi pi ng Syst ems:

a. Vi br at i on Anal ysi s

b. I nf r ar ed Ther mogr aphy

Valves:

a. Hydr ost at i c Test

b. Ai r bor ne Ul t r asoni c Test ( opt i onal )

c. Ther modynami c Per f or mance Test ( opt i onal )

1. 11 CONTRACTOR RESPONSI BI LI TI ES

The f ol l owi ng del i neat i on of r esponsi bi l i t i es i s pr ovi ded t o f aci l i t at e TAB execut i on and compl i ance wi t h t he par agr aph ent i t l ed " TAB Submi t t al and Wor k Schedul e" :

1. TAB Per sonnel : Ensur e t hat t he DALT wor k and t he TAB wor k i s accompl i shed by a gr oup meet i ng t he r equi r ement s speci f i ed i n par agr aph ent i t l ed " TAB Per sonnel Qual i f i cat i on Requi r ement s. "

2. Pr e- DALT/ TAB Meet i ng: At t end t he meet i ng wi t h t he TAB Speci al i s t , and ensur e t hat a r epr esent at i ve i s pr esent f or t he sheet met al cont r act or , mechani cal cont r act or , el ect r i cal cont r act or , and aut omat i c t emper at ur e cont r ol s cont r act or .

3. HVAC Document at i on: Fur ni sh 1 compl et e set of t he f ol l owi ng HVAC- r el at ed document at i on t o t he TAB Agency:

a. Const r uct i on document s ( dr awi ngs and speci f i cat i ons) .

b. Appr oved submi t t al dat a f or equi pment .

c. Const r uct i on wor k schedul e.

d. Up- t o- dat e r evi s i ons and change or der s f or t he pr evi ousl y l i s t ed i t ems.

SECTI ON 23 05 93 Page 9

4. Submi t t al and Wor k Schedul es: Ensur e t hat t he schedul es f or submi t t al s and wor k r equi r ed by t hi s Sect i on as descr i bed i n t he par agr aph ent i t l ed " TAB Submi t t al and Wor k Schedul e" i s met .

5. Coor di nat i on of Suppor t i ng Per sonnel : Pr ovi de t he t echni cal per sonnel , such as f act or y r epr esent at i ves or HVAC cont r ol s i nst al l er r equi r ed by t he TAB f i el d t eam t o suppor t t he DALT and t he TAB f i el d measur ement wor k.

Pr ovi de equi pment mechani cs t o oper at e HVAC equi pment and duct wor k mechani cs t o pr ovi de t he f i el d desi gnat ed t est por t s t o enabl e TAB f i el d t eam t o accompl i sh t he DALT and t he TAB f i el d measur ement wor k.

Ensur e t hese suppor t per sonnel ar e pr esent at t he t i mes r equi r ed by t he TAB t eam, and cause no del ay i n t he DALT and t he TAB f i el d wor k.

Conver sel y, ensur e t hat t he HVAC cont r ol s i nst al l er has r equi r ed suppor t f r om t he TAB t eam f i el d l eader t o compl et e t he cont r ol s check out.

6. Def i c i enci es: Ensur e t hat t he TAB Speci al i s t submi t s al l Desi gn/ Const r uct i on def i c i ency not i f i cat i ons di r ect l y t o t he Gover nment wi t hi n 3 days af t er t he def i c i ency i s encount er ed. Fur t her , ensur e t hat al l such not i f i cat i on submi t t al s ar e compl et e wi t h expl anat i on, i ncl udi ng document at i on, det ai l i ng def i c i enci es.

7. Pr er equi s i t e HVAC wor k: Compl et e check out and debuggi ng of HVAC equi pment , duct s, and cont r ol s pr i or t o t he TAB engi neer ar r i v i ng at t he pr oj ect s i t e t o begi n t he TAB wor k. Debuggi ng i ncl udes sear chi ng f or and el i mi nat i ng mal f unct i oni ng el ement s i n t he HVAC syst em i nst al l at i ons, and ver i f y i ng al l adj ust abl e devi ces ar e f unct i oni ng as desi gned. I ncl ude as pr er equi s i t e wor k i t ems, t he def i c i enci es poi nt ed out by t he TAB Speci al i s t i n t he desi gn r evi ew r epor t .

8. Advance Not i ce: Pr i or t o t he st ar t of any DALT f i el d wor k, advance wr i t t en not i f i cat i on t o t he Gover nment i s r equi r ed.

9. I nsul at i on wor k: For r equi r ed DALT wor k, ensur e t hat i nsul at i on i s not i nst al l ed on duct s t o be DALT' d unt i l DALT wor k on t he subj ect duct s i s compl et e. Lat er , ensur e t hat openi ngs i n duct and machi ner y i nsul at i on cover i ngs f or TAB t est por t s ar e mar ked, c l osed, and seal ed.

Pr i or t o t he TAB f i el d t eam' s ar r i val , ensur e compl et i on of t he appl i cabl e i nspect i ons and wor k i t ems l i s t ed i n t he TAB Speci al i s t ' s pr e- f i el d engi neer i ng r epor t . Do not al l ow t he TAB t eam t o commence TAB f i el d wor k unt i l al l of t he f ol l owi ng ar e compl et ed:

1. HVAC syst em i nst al l at i ons ar e f ul l y compl et e.

2. HVAC pr er equi s i t e checkout wor k l i s t s speci f i ed i n t he par agr aph " Pr e- Fi el d TAB Engi neer i ng Repor t " ar e compl et ed, submi t t ed, and appr oved. Ensur e t hat t he TAB Agency get s a copy of t he appr oved pr er equi s i t e HVAC wor k checkl i st .

3. DALT f i el d checks f or al l syst ems ar e compl et ed.

4. HVAC syst em f i l t er s ar e c l ean f or bot h Season 1 and Season 2 TAB f i el d wor k.

SECTI ON 23 05 93 Page 10

1. 12 TAB SPECI ALI ST RESPONSI BI LI TI ES

TAB Speci al i s t shal l be r esponsi bl e f or t he super v i s i on and di r ect gui dance of al l TAB r el at ed wor k descr i bed her ei n. The TAB Speci al i s t shal l be r equi r ed t o r epor t onsi t e on a dai l y basi s t o di r ect TAB r el at ed wor k. The TAB Speci al i s t shal l be r equi r ed t o par t i c i pat e i n t he commi ssi oni ng act i v i t i es speci f i ed i n Di v i s i on 23 Sect i on 23 08 00 " Commi ssi oni ng of HVAC Syst ems. " The TAB Speci al i s t and t he cont r ol speci al i s t shal l wor k t oget her t o accompl i sh t he desi gn i nt ent of t he const r uct i on document s.

The f ol l owi ng del i neat i on of r esponsi bi l i t i es i s pr ovi ded t o f aci l i t at e TAB execut i on and compl i ance wi t h t he par agr aph ent i t l ed " TAB Submi t t al and Wor k Schedul e" :

1. Over al l management : Super vi se and manage t he over al l TAB t eam wor k ef f or t , i ncl udi ng pr el i mi nar y and t echni cal DALT and TAB pr ocedur es, and TAB t eam f i el d wor k.

2. Pr e- DALT/ TAB meet i ngs: At t end meet i ngs wi t h Cont r act or .

3. Desi gn r evi ew r epor t : Revi ew pr oj ect const r uct i on document s t o ver i f y t hat t he ai r syst ems and wat er syst ems ar e desi gned i n such a way t hat t he TAB engi neer can accompl i sh t he wor k i n compl i ance wi t h t he r equi r ement s of t hi s sect i on. Ver i f y t he pr esence and l ocat i on of per manent l y i nst al l ed t est por t s and ot her devi ces needed, i ncl udi ng gauge cocks, t her momet er wel l s, f l ow cont r ol devi ces, c i r cui t set t er s, bal anci ng val ves, and manual vol ume damper s.

4. Suppor t r equi r ed: Speci f y t he t echni cal suppor t per sonnel r equi r ed f r om t he Cont r act or ot her t han t he TAB Agency; such as f act or y r epr esent at i ves f or t emper at ur e cont r ol s or f or compl ex equi pment .

I nf or m t he Cont r act or i n wr i t i ng of t he suppor t per sonnel needed and when t hey ar e needed. Fur ni sh t he not i ce as soon as t he need i s ant i c i pat ed, ei t her wi t h t he desi gn r evi ew r epor t , or t he pr e- f i el d engi neer i ng r epor t , t he dur i ng t he DALT or TAB f i el d wor k.

5. Pr e- f i el d DALT pr el i mi nar y not i f i cat i on: Moni t or t he compl et i on of t he duct i nst al l at i on of each syst em and pr ovi de t he necessar y wr i t t en not i f i cat i on t o t he Gover nment .

6. Pr e- f i el d engi neer i ng r epor t : Ut i l i z i ng t he f ol l owi ng HVAC- r el at ed document at i on; const r uct i on document s, appr oved submi t t al dat a f or equi pment , up- t o- dat e r evi s i ons and change or der s; pr epar e t hi s r epor t .

7. Pr er equi s i t e HVAC wor k checkl i st : Ensur e t he Cont r act or get s a copy of t hi s checkl i s t at t he same t i me as t he pr e- f i el d engi neer i ng r epor t i s submi t t ed.

8. Techni cal assi st ance f or DALT wor k.

a. Techni cal assi st ance: Pr ovi de i mmedi at e t echni cal assi st ance t o TAB f i el d t eam.

b. DALT f i el d v i s i t : Near t he end of t he DALT f i el d wor k ef f or t , v i s i t t he pr oj ect s i t e t o i nspect t he HVAC i nst al l at i on and t he pr ogr ess of t he DALT f i el d wor k. Conduct a s i t e v i s i t t o t he ext ent necessar y t o ver i f y cor r ect pr ocedur es ar e bei ng i mpl ement ed and t o conf i r m t he accur acy of t he Pr e- f i nal DALT Repor t dat a whi ch has been r epor t ed. Al so, per f or m suf f i c i ent

SECTI ON 23 05 93 Page 11 eval uat i on t o al l ow t he TAB Speci al i s t t o i ssue cer t i f i cat i on of t he f i nal r epor t . Conduct t he s i t e v i s i t f ul l - t i me f or a mi ni mum of one 8- hour wor kday dur at i on.

9. Fi nal DALT Repor t : Cer t i f y t he DALT r epor t . Thi s cer t i f i cat i on i ncl udes t he f ol l owi ng wor k:

a. Revi ew: Revi ew t he Pr e- f i nal DALT r epor t dat a. Fr om t hese f i el d r epor t s, pr epar e t he Cer t i f i ed Fi nal DALT r epor t .

b. TAB Ver i f i cat i on: Ver i f y adher ence by t he TAB f i el d t eam t o t he pr ocedur es speci f i ed i n t hi s Sect i on.

10. Techni cal Assi st ance f or TAB Wor k: Pr ovi de i mmedi at e t echni cal assi st ance t o t he TAB f i el d t eam f or t he TAB wor k.

a. TAB f i el d v i s i t : Near t he end of t he TAB f i el d wor k ef f or t , v i s i t t he pr oj ect s i t e t o i nspect t he HVAC i nst al l at i on and t he pr ogr ess of t he TAB f i el d wor k. Conduct s i t e v i s i t f ul l - t i me f or a mi ni mum of one 8- hour wor kday dur at i on. Revi ew t he TAB f i nal r epor t dat a and cer t i f y t he TAB f i nal r epor t .

11. Cer t i f i ed TAB r epor t : Cer t i f y t he TAB r epor t . Thi s cer t i f i cat i on i ncl udes t he f ol l owi ng wor k:

a. Revi ew: Revi ew t he TAB f i el d dat a r epor t . Fr om t hi s f i el d r epor t , pr epar e t he cer t i f i ed TAB r epor t .

b. Ver i f i cat i on: Ver i f y adher ence, by t he TAB f i el d t eam, t o t he TAB pl an pr escr i bed by t he pr e- f i el d engi neer i ng r epor t and ver i f y adher ence t o t he pr ocedur es speci f i ed i n t hi s Sect i on.

12. Desi gn/ Const r uct i on def i c i enci es: Wi t hi n 3 wor ki ng days af t er t he TAB Agency has encount er ed any desi gn or const r uct i on def i c i enci es, t he TAB Speci al i s t must submi t wr i t t en not i f i cat i on di r ect l y t o t he Gover nment , wi t h a separ at e copy t o t he Cont r act or , of al l such def i c i enci es. Pr ovi de i n t hi s submi t t al a compl et e expl anat i on, i ncl udi ng suppor t i ng document at i on, det ai l i ng def i c i enci es. Wher e def i c i enci es ar e encount er ed t hat ar e bel i eved t o adver sel y i mpact successf ul compl et i on of TAB, t he TAB Agency must i ssue not i ce and r equest di r ect i on i n t he not i f i cat i on submi t t al .

13. TAB Fi el d Check: The TAB Speci al i s t must at t end and super vi se Season 1 and Season 2 TAB f i el d check.

1. 13 TAB TEAM FI ELD LEADER RESPONSI BI LI TI ES

The f ol l owi ng del i neat i on of r esponsi bi l i t i es i s pr ovi ded t o f aci l i t at e TAB execut i on and compl i ance wi t h t he par agr aph ent i t l ed " TAB Submi t t al and Wor k Schedul e" :

1. Fi el d Management : Manage, i n t he f i el d, t he accompl i shment of t he wor k speci f i ed i n Par t 3 of t hi s Sect i on.

2. Ful l t i me: Be pr esent at t he pr oj ect s i t e when DALT f i el d wor k or TAB f i el d wor k i s bei ng per f or med by t he TAB t eam; ensur e day- t o- day TAB t eam wor k accompl i shment s ar e i n compl i ance wi t h t hi s Sect i on.

3. Pr er equi s i t e HVAC wor k: Do not br i ng t he TAB t eam t o t he pr oj ect

SECTI ON 23 05 93 Page 12 si t e unt i l a copy of t he pr er equi s i t e HVAC Checkl i st , wi t h al l wor k i t ems cer t i f i ed by t he Cont r act or t o be wor ki ng as desi gned, r eaches t he of f i ce of t he TAB Agency.

1. 14 TEST REPORTS

1. 14. 1 DALT Fi el d Wor k Repor t s

Repor t dat a f or t he Pr e- f i nal DALT Repor t and Cer t i f i ed Fi nal DALT Repor t i n compl i ance t he f ol l owi ng r equi r ement s:

1. Repor t f or mat : Submi t r epor t dat a on Ai r Duct Leakage Test Summar y Repor t For ms as exhi bi t ed i n SMACNA 1143. I n addi t i on, submi t i n t he r epor t a mar ked up copy of t he duct wor k shop dr awi ngs i dent i f y i ng each sect i on of duct t est ed wi t h assi gned node number s f or each sect i on.

I ncl ude node number s i n t he compl et ed r epor t f or ms t o i dent i f y each duct sect i on. The TAB Speci al i s t must r evi ew and cer t i f y t he r epor t .

2. Cal cul at i ons: I ncl ude a copy of al l cal cul at i ons pr epar ed i n det er mi ni ng t he duct sur f ace ar ea of each duct t est sect i on. I n addi t i on, pr ovi de t he duct wor k ai r l eak t est i ng ( DALT) r epor t s wi t h a copy( s) of t he cal i br at i on cur ve f or each of t he DALT t est or i f i ces used f or t est i ng.

3. I nst r ument s: Li st t he t ypes of i nst r ument s act ual l y used t o measur e t he dat a. I ncl ude i n t he l i s t i ng each i nst r ument ' s uni que i dent i f i cat i on number , cal i br at i on dat e, and cal i br at i on expi r at i on dat e. I nst r ument s must have been cal i br at ed wi t hi n one year of t he dat e of use i n t he f i el d. I nst r ument cal i br at i on must be t r aceabl e t o t he measur i ng st andar ds of t he Nat i onal I nst i t ut e of St andar ds and Technology.

4. Cer t i f i cat i on: I ncl ude t he t yped name and dat ed s i gnat ur e of t he TAB Speci al i s t .

1. 14. 2 Cer t i f i ed TAB Repor t s

Submi t TAB Repor t f or Season 1 and TAB Repor t f or Season 2 compl i ant wi t h t he f ol l owi ng:

1. Repor t For mat : Submi t t he compl et ed pr e- f i el d dat a f or ms appr oved i n t he pr e- f i el d TAB Engi neer i ng Repor t compl et ed by t he TAB f i el d t eam, r evi ewed and cer t i f i ed by t he TAB Speci al i s t . Bi nd t he r epor t wi t h a wat er pr oof f r ont and back cover . I ncl ude a t abl e of cont ent s i dent i f y i ng by page number t he l ocat i on of each r epor t . Repor t f or ms and r epor t dat a shal l be comput er - gener at ed; handwr i t t en r epor t f or ms or r epor t dat a ar e not accept abl e.

2. Temper at ur es: On each TAB r epor t f or m r epor t i ng TAB wor k accompl i shed on HVAC t her mal ener gy t r ansf er equi pment , i ncl ude t he i ndoor and out door dr y bul b t emper at ur e r ange and i ndoor and out door wet bul b t emper at ur e r ange wi t hi n whi ch t he TAB dat a was r ecor ded.

I ncl ude i n t he TAB r epor t cont i nuous t i me ver sus t emper at ur e r ecor di ng dat a of wet and dr y bul b t emper at ur es f or t he r ooms, or zones, as desi gnat ed i n t he f ol l owi ng l i s t :

a. Measur e and compi l e dat a on a cont i nuous basi s f or t he per i od i n whi ch TAB wor k i s bei ng done.

SECTI ON 23 05 93 Page 13

b. Measur e and r ecor d dat a onl y af t er t he HVAC syst ems i nst al l at i ons ar e compl et e, t he syst ems f ul l y bal anced and t he HVAC syst ems cont r ol s oper at i ng i n f ul l y aut omat i c mode.

c. Dat a may be compi l ed usi ng di r ect di gi t al cont r ol s t r end l oggi ng wher e avai l abl e. Ot her wi se, t empor ar i l y i nst al l cal i br at ed t i me ver sus t emper at ur e/ humi di t y r ecor der s f or t hi s pur pose. The HVAC syst ems and cont r ol s must be f ul l y oper at i onal a mi ni mum of 24 hour s i n advance of commenci ng dat a compi l at i on.

I ncl ude t he speci f i ed dat a i n t he Season 1 and Season 2 TAB Report.

3. Syst em Di agr ams: Pr ovi de updat ed di agr ams wi t h f i nal i nst al l ed l ocat i ons of al l t er mi nal s and devi ces, any number i ng changes, and act ual t est l ocat i ons. Use a key number i ng syst em on t he di agr am whi ch i dent i f i es each out l et cont ai ned i n t he out l et ai r f l ow r epor t sheet s.

4. St at i c Pr essur e Pr of i l es: Repor t st at i c pr essur e pr of i l es f or ai r duct syst ems. Repor t st at i c pr essur e dat a f or al l suppl y, r et ur n, r el i ef , exhaust and out s i de ai r duct s f or t he syst ems l i s t ed. I ncl ude t he f ol l owi ng i n t he st at i c pr essur e r epor t dat a i n addi t i on t o AABC/ NEBB/ TABB r equi r ed dat a:

a. Repor t suppl y f an, r et ur n f an, r el i ef f an, and exhaust f an i nl et and di schar ge st at i c pr essur es.

b. Repor t st at i c pr essur e dr op acr oss chi l l ed wat er coi l s , hot wat er coi l s , and heat r ecl ai m devi ces i nst al l ed i n uni t cabi net r y or t he syst em duct wor k.

c. Repor t st at i c pr essur e dr op acr oss out s i de ai r , r et ur n ai r , and suppl y ai r aut omat i c cont r ol damper s, bot h pr opor t i onal and t wo- posi t i on, i nst al l ed i n uni t cabi net r y.

d. Repor t st at i c pr essur e dr op acr oss ai r f i l t er s, acoust i c s i l encer s, moi st ur e el i mi nat or s, ai r f l ow st r ai ght ener s, ai r f l ow measur i ng st at i ons or ot her pr essur e dr op pr oduci ng speci al t y i t ems i nst al l ed i n uni t cabi net r y, or i n t he syst em duct wor k.

Exampl es of t hese speci al t y i t ems ar e smoke det ect or s and smoke damper s. Do not r epor t st at i c pr essur e dr op acr oss duct f i t t i ngs pr ovi ded f or t he sol e pur pose of conveyi ng ai r , such as el bows, t r ansi t i ons, of f set s, pl enums, manual damper s, and br anch takes-offs.

e. Repor t st at i c pr essur e dr op acr oss out s i de ai r and r el i ef / exhaust ai r l ouver s.

f . Repor t st at i c pr essur e r eadi ngs of suppl y ai r , r et ur n ai r , exhaust / r el i ef ai r , and out s i de ai r i n duct at t he poi nt wher e t hese duct s connect t o each ai r movi ng uni t and al so at t he f ol l owi ng l ocat i ons:

Mai n Duct : Take r eadi ngs at f our l ocat i ons al ong t he f ul l l engt h of t he mai n duct , 25 per cent , 50 per cent , 75 per cent , and 100 per cent of t he t ot al duct l engt h.

Fl oor Br anch Mai ns: Take r eadi ngs at f l oor br anch mai ns ser ved by a mai n duct ver t i cal r i ser .

SECTI ON 23 05 93 Page 14

Br anch Mai n Duct s: Take r eadi ngs at br anch mai n duct s.

VAV Ter mi nal s: Take r eadi ngs at i nl et st at i c pr essur e at VAV t er mi nal box pr i mar y ai r br anch duct s.

5. Duct Tr aver ses: Repor t duct t r aver ses f or mai n and br anch mai n suppl y, r et ur n, exhaust , r el i ef and out s i de ai r duct s. Thi s i ncl udes al l duct s, i ncl udi ng t hose whi ch l ack 7 1/ 2 duct di amet er s upst r eam and 2 1/ 2 duct di amet er s downst r eam of st r ai ght duct unobst r uct ed by duct f i t t i ngs/ of f set s/ el bows. The TAB Agency must eval uat e and r epor t f i ndi ngs on t he duct t r aver ses t aken. Eval uat e t he sui t abi l i t y of t he duct t r aver se measur ement based on sat i sf y i ng t he qual i f i cat i ons f or a pi l ot t r aver se pl ane as def i ned by AMCA 203, " Fi el d Measur ement s, " Sect i on 8, par agr aph 8. 3, " Locat i on of Tr aver se Pl ane. "

6. I nst r ument s: Li st t he t ypes of i nst r ument s act ual l y used t o measur e t he t ab dat a. I ncl ude i n t he l i s t i ng each i nst r ument ' s uni que i dent i f i cat i on number , cal i br at i on dat e, and cal i br at i on expi r at i on dat e. I nst r ument at i on used f or t aki ng wet bul b t emper at ur e r eadi ngs must pr ovi de accur acy of pl us or mi nus 5 per cent at t he measur ed f ace vel oci t i es. Submi t i nst r ument manuf act ur er ' s l i t er at ur e t o document i nst r ument accur acy per f or mance i s i n compl i ance wi t h t hat speci f i ed.

7. Cer t i f i cat i on: I ncl ude t he t yped name and dat ed s i gnat ur e of t he TAB Speci al i s t .

8. Per f or mance Cur ves: The TAB Speci al i s t must i nc l ude, i n t he TAB Repor t s, f act or y pump cur ves and f an cur ves f or pumps and f ans TAB' d on t he j ob.

9. Cal i br at i on Cur ves: The TAB Speci al i s t must i ncl ude i n t he TAB Repor t s a f act or y cal i br at i on cur ve f or i nst al l ed f l ow cont r ol bal anci ng val ves, f l ow vent ur i ' s , and f l ow or i f i ces TAB' d on t he j ob.

1. 15 SEQUENCI NG AND SCHEDULI NG

Thi s Sect i on assumes t hat al l HVAC const r uct i on and r el at ed TAB wor k wi l l be compl et ed i n a s i ngl e phase i ncl usi ve of t wo seasons. When a Cont r act i s t o be compl et ed i n mul t i pl e phases, t he r equi r ed TAB wor k and DALT wor k shal l be compl et ed and accept ed by t he Gover nment wi t hi n each phase. At t he compl et i on of t he f i nal phase, Cont r act or shal l compi l e al l appr oved r epor t s and submi t as one document .

1. 15. 1 DALT and TAB Ser vi ces on Exi st i ng Syst ems

Conduct DALT and TAB on exi st i ng syst ems and equi pment t hat have been af f ect ed by t he Wor k i ndi cat ed on t he const r uct i on document s. Submi t t he speci f i ed DALT and TAB r epor t s f or appr oval . Conduct DALT and TAB wor k i n compl i ance wi t h t he r equi r ement s of t hi s Sect i on.

1. 15. 2 DALT and TAB Submi t t al s and Wor k Schedul e

Submi t pr oj ect - speci f i c schedul e and TAB Schemat i c Dr awi ngs t o t he Gover nment f or r evi ew and appr oval . I ncl ude wi t h t he submi t t al t he pl anned cal endar dat es f or each submi t t al or wor k i t em. Resubmi t an updat ed ver si ons t o t he Gover nment ever y 90 cal endar days. Compl i ance wi t h t he f ol l owi ng schedul e shal l be t he Cont r act or ' s r esponsi bi l i t y .

TAB Agency/ Per sonnel Qual i f i cat i ons: Submi t wi t hi n 45 cal endar days

SECTI ON 23 05 93 Page 15 af t er dat e of awar d.

Pr e- DALT/ TAB Meet i ng: Wi t hi n 30 cal endar days af t er dat e of awar d, ar r ange and conduct meet i ng wi t h Gover nment per sonnel .

Desi gn Revi ew Repor t : Submi t wi t hi n 30 cal endar days af t er dat e of appr oval of TAB Agency/ Per sonnel qual i f i cat i ons.

Pr e- Fi el d DALT Pr el i mi nar y Not i f i cat i on: Not i f y t he Gover nment wi t hi n 5 days af t er compl et i on of duct i nst al l at i on f or each syst em.

Duct wor k Sel ect ed f or DALT: Wi t hi n 7 cal endar days of Pr e- Fi el d DALT Pr el i mi nar y Not i f i cat i on, t he Gover nment wi l l di r ect whi ch duct wor k shal l be DALT' d.

DALT Fi el d Wor k: Wi t hi n 48 hour s af t er Gover nment sel ect i on, compl et e DALT f i el d wor k.

Submi t Pr e- f i nal DALT Repor t : Wi t hi n 1 wor ki ng day af t er compl et i on of DALT f i el d wor k, submi t Pr e- f i nal DALT Repor t . Separ at e Pr e- f i nal DALT r epor t s may be submi t t ed t o al l ow phased t est i ng f r om syst em t o syst em.

DALT Fi el d Check: Upon appr oval of t he Pr e- f i nal DALT Repor t , schedul e DALT f i el d check wor k wi t h t he Gover nment .

Submi t Fi nal DALT Repor t : Wi t hi n 15 cal endar days af t er compl et i on of successf ul DALT Wor k Fi el d Check, submi t Season 1 TAB r epor t .

Pr e- Fi el d TAB Engi neer i ng Repor t : Wi t hi n 14 cal endar days af t er appr oval of t he TAB Agency Per sonnel Qual i f i cat i ons, submi t t he Pr e- Fi el d TAB Engi neer i ng Repor t .

Pr er equi s i t e HVAC Wor k Check Out Li st For Season 1, and Advanced Not i ce For Season 1 TAB Fi el d Wor k: At a mi ni mum of 115 cal endar days pr i or t o CCD, submi t Season 1 pr er equi s i t e HVAC wor k check out l i s t cer t i f i ed as compl et e, and submi t advance not i ce of commencement of Season 1 TAB f i el d wor k.

Season 1 TAB Fi el d Wor k: At a mi ni mum of 90 cal endar days pr i or t o CCD, and when t he ambi ent t emper at ur e i s wi t hi n Season 1 l i mi t s, accompl i sh Season 1 TAB f i el d wor k.

Submi t Season 1 TAB Repor t : Wi t hi n 15 cal endar days af t er compl et i on of Season 1 TAB f i el d wor k, submi t Season 1 TAB r epor t .

Season 1 TAB Fi el d Check: Wi t hi n 30 cal endar days af t er Season 1 TAB r epor t i s appr oved by t he Gover nment , conduct Season 1 f i el d check.

Compl et e Season 1 TAB Wor k: Pr i or t o CCD, compl et e al l TAB wor k except Season 2 TAB wor k.

Pr er equi s i t e HVAC Wor k Check Out Li st For Season 2 and Advanced Not i ce For Season 2 TAB Fi el d Wor k: Wi t hi n 150 cal endar days af t er dat e of t he commencement of t he Season 1 TAB f i el d wor k, submi t t he Season 2 pr er equi s i t e HVAC wor k check out l i s t cer t i f i ed as compl et e and submi t advance not i ce of commencement of Season 2 TAB f i el d wor k.

Season 2 TAB Fi el d Wor k: Wi t hi n 180 cal endar days af t er dat e of commencement of t he Season 1 TAB f i el d wor k and when t he ambi ent

SECTI ON 23 05 93 Page 16 t emper at ur e i s wi t hi n Season 2 l i mi t s, accompl i sh Season 2 TAB f i el d work.

Submi t Season 2 TAB Repor t : Wi t hi n 15 cal endar days af t er compl et i on of Season 2 TAB f i el d wor k, submi t Season 2 TAB r epor t .

Season 2 TAB Fi el d Check: Wi t hi n 30 cal endar days af t er t he Season 2 TAB r epor t i s appr oved by t he Gover nment , conduct Season 2 f i el d check.

Compl et e Season 2 TAB Wor k: Wi t hi n 15 cal endar days af t er t he compl et i on of Season 2 TAB f i el d dat a check, compl et e al l TAB wor k.

1. 15. 3 Desi gn Revi ew Repor t

Submi t r epor t descr i bi ng omi ssi ons and def i c i enci es i n t he HVAC syst em' s desi gn t hat woul d pr ecl ude t he TAB t eam f r om accompl i shi ng t he duct l eakage t est i ng wor k and t he TAB wor k r equi r ement s of t hi s Sect i on. Pr ovi de a compl et e expl anat i on i ncl udi ng suppor t i ng document at i on det ai l i ng t he desi gn def i c i ency. St at e t hat no def i c i enci es ar e evi dent i f t hat i s t he case.

1. 15. 4 Pr e- Fi el d DALT Pr el i mi nar y Not i f i cat i on

Upon compl et i on of t he i nst al l at i on of each duct syst em i ndi cat ed t o be DALT' d, not i f y t he Gover nment i n wr i t i ng wi t hi n 7 cal endar days af t er completion.

1. 15. 5 Pr e- Fi el d TAB Engi neer i ng Repor t

Submi t r epor t cont ai ni ng t he f ol l owi ng i nf or mat i on:

1. St ep- by- st ep TAB pr ocedur e:

a. St r at egy: Descr i be t he met hod of appr oach t o t he TAB f i el d wor k f r om st ar t t o f i ni sh. I ncl ude i n t hi s descr i pt i on a compl et e met hodol ogy f or accompl i shi ng each seasonal TAB f i el d wor k sessi on.

b. Ai r Syst em Di agr ams: Use t he const r uct i on document s and duct f abr i cat i on dr awi ngs i f avai l abl e t o pr ovi de ai r syst em di agr ams i n t he r epor t showi ng t he l ocat i on of al l t er mi nal out l et suppl y, r et ur n, exhaust and t r ansf er r egi st er s, gr i l l es and di f f user s. Use a key number i ng syst em on t he di agr ams whi ch i dent i f i es each out l et cont ai ned i n t he out l et ai r f l ow r epor t sheet s. Show i nt ended l ocat i ons of al l t r aver ses and st at i c pr essur e r eadi ngs.

c. Pr ocedur al st eps: Del i neat e f ul l y t he i nt ended pr ocedur al st eps t o be t aken by t he TAB f i el d t eam t o accompl i sh t he r equi r ed TAB wor k of each ai r di st r i but i on syst em and each wat er di st r i but i on syst em. I ncl ude i nt ended pr ocedur al st eps f or TAB wor k f or subsyst ems and syst em component s.

2. Pr e- f i el d dat a: Submi t AABC or NEBB or SMACNA 1780 dat a r epor t f or ms wi t h t he f ol l owi ng pr e- f i el d i nf or mat i on f i l l ed i n:

a. Desi gn dat a obt ai ned f r om syst em dr awi ngs, speci f i cat i ons, and appr oved submi t t al s.

b. Not at i ons det ai l i ng addi t i onal dat a t o be obt ai ned f r om t he pr oj ect s i t e by t he TAB f i el d t eam.

SECTI ON 23 05 93 Page 17

c. Desi gnat e t he act ual dat a t o be measur ed i n t he TAB f i el d wor k.

d. Pr ovi de a l i s t of t he t ypes of i nst r ument s, and t he measur i ng r ange of each, whi ch ar e ant i c i pat ed t o be used f or measur i ng i n t he TAB f i el d wor k. By means of a keyi ng scheme, speci f y on each TAB dat a r epor t f or m submi t t ed, whi ch i nst r ument s wi l l be used f or measur i ng each i t em of TAB dat a. I f t he sel ect i on of whi ch i nst r ument t o use, i s t o be made i n t he f i el d, speci f y f r om whi ch i nst r ument s t he choi ce wi l l be made. Pl ace t he i nst r ument key number i n t he bl ank space wher e t he measur ed dat a woul d be ent er ed.

3. Pr er equi s i t e HVAC wor k checkout l i s t : Pr ovi de a l i s t of i nspect i ons and wor k i t ems whi ch ar e t o be compl et ed by t he Cont r act or .