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This is a mechanical and plumbing design plan document for the City of Conroe, Texas, pertaining to crawlspace improvements at the Oscar Johnson Jr. Enrichment and Recreation Center. The project addresses groundwater management and humidity control within the crawlspace through the installation of multiple dehumidification units, ventilation modifications, sump pump systems, and storm drainage improvements. The scope includes installing ten Aprilaire Model E130 dehumidifiers (or approved equivalents) suspended from the floor deck above, each equipped with 3/4-inch Schedule 80 PVC condensate drain piping sloped at a minimum of 1/8 inch per foot and routed to the nearest sump pump well. The project also requires installation of a simplex sump pump (Zoeller M53 model, 34 GPM, 1/3 HP, 120V/1PH) with 2-inch pumped storm water piping connections, construction of reinforced sump pits measuring 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet, and application of disinfectant and fungicidal protective coating to existing spray foam insulation. Dehumidifiers are to be set manually to 45 percent relative humidity, while crawlspace ventilation fan controls are to be modified to operate when relative humidity exceeds 60 percent for 24 continuous hours. All fasteners, supports, and hangers must be stainless steel for corrosion prevention, with 20 inches of clearance required for filter removal and 120-volt power outlets dedicated to individual dehumidifiers.

Prior to construction commencement, the Owner will conduct water analysis testing of existing ponding water to determine whether conditions result from groundwater or sanitary waste water from pipe breakage, with results to be provided to the contractor. Additionally, the Owner will perform camera snake inspection of all stormwater and sanitary piping beneath the crawlspace slab extending at minimum 5 feet beyond the crawlspace perimeter, with locator device marking to identify pipe routing and document any reverse-slope or broken pipe conditions. The contractor must field-verify all final locations and coordinate closely with the existing structure, piping, conduit, and other trades' work. The contractor shall submit product data for engineer review, confirm expansion joint locations at all pipe penetrations through the crawlspace slab, and notify the Engineer of Record of all modifications to the original design. The RFP number is 2026-1029 with a bid due date of Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 1:00 p.m., submitted through OpenGov Procurement.

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MECHANICAL GENERAL NOTES:

1. PROVIDE DEHUMIDIFIERS (DHU-1), APRILAIRE MODEL E130

OR APPROVED EQUAL, SUSPENDED FROM FLOOR DECK

ABOVE. LOCATE DEHUMIDIFIERS AS SHOWN ON PLAN,

ADJACENT TO SUMP PUMP WELL TO MINIMIZE CONDENSATE

DRAIN PIPING. ORIENT SUPPLY AIR DISCHARGE IN DIRECTION

INDICATED ON PLANS. CLOSELY COORDINATE FINAL UNIT

LOCATION WITH EXISTING STRUCTURE, PIPING, CONDUIT,

AND NEW AND EXISTING WORK OF OTHER TRADES. FIELD

VERIFY LOCATION PRIOR TO ISSUING SHOP DRAWINGS.

INSTALL UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND MAINTAIN ALL

RECOMMENDED SERVICE AND ACCESS CLEARANCES. REFER

TO CRAWLSPACE DEHUMIDIFIER DETAIL ON THIS SHEET

SERIES FOR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

2. PROVIDE 3/4-INCH SCHEDULE 80 PVC CONDENSATE DRAIN

PIPING FROM EACH DEHUMIDIFIER, SUPPORTED NOT LESS

THAN EVERY 5 FEET IN LENGTH. ROUTE CONDENSATE DRAIN

PIPING TO NEAREST SUMP PUMP WELL. SLOPE PIPING AT A

MINIMUM OF 1/8 INCH PER FOOT IN DIRECTION OF FLOW.

PLUMBING KEYED NOTES:

1. 2' X 2' X 2' SUMP PIT. 4" WALLS REINFORCED WITH 4 X 4

WELDED WIRE MESH. REFER TO DETAIL #4 ON P1.00.

CONTRACTOR TO FIELD VERIFY WITH EOR FOR FINAL

LOCATIONS OF SUMP PITS.

2. 2" PUMPED STORM WATER PIPING CLEANOUT.

CONTRACTOR TO SUBMIT PRODUCT DATA FOR EOR REVIEW.

3. CONNECT NEW 2" PUMPED STORM WATER PIPE TO TOP

SIDE OF EXISTING STORM WATER PIPING.

4. CONTRACTOR TO INSTALL EXPANSION JOINT TO EXISTING

PVC PIPE RISES PENTRATING THE CRAWLSPACE FLOOR SLAB.

REFER TO DETAIL #1 ON P1.00. CONTRACTOR TO CONFIRM

AND PROVIDE EXPANSION JOINTS AT ALL LOCATIONS WHERE

PIPES PENETRATE CRAWLSPACE SLAB.

P1.00 NOT TO SCALE

GROUND WATER SUMP PUMP PIT DETAIL

SUMP PUMP SCHEDULE

MARK

SP-1

SERVICE

SUMP PIT

TYPE

SIMPLEX

GPM

HEAD

(FEET)

DISCHARGE

SIZE (INCHES)

1-1/2

RPM

HP

1/3

V/PH

120/1

MANUFACTURER MODEL

ZOELLER M53

2" PUMPED STORM

WATER

2" PUMPED STORM

WATER

2" PUMPED STORM

WATER2" PUMPED STORM

WATER

2" PUMPED STORM

WATER

2" PUMPED STORM

WATER

2" PUMPED STORM

WATER

2" PUMPED STORM

WATER

DHU-1

DHU-1

DHU-1

DHU-1

DHU-1DHU-1

DHU-1

DHU-1

DHU-1

DHU-1

MECHANICAL KEYED NOTES:

1. APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF CRAWLSPACE VENTILATION

AIR INTAKE. SEAL CRAWLSPACE PENETRATION WITH

MINIMUM 16-GAUGE SHEET METAL PLATE TO PROVIDE A

WEATHERTIGHT CONDITION. PROVIDE CONTROL DAMPER AT

SHEET METAL PLATE. PROVIDE STAINLESS STEEL FRAMING,

SUPPORTS, AND FASTENERS AS REQUIRED TO SUPPORT

THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE CONTROL DAMPER. INTERLOCK

CONTROL DAMPER OPERATION WITH EXISTING

CRAWLSPACE VENTILATION FAN. MODIFY EXISTING

EXHAUST FAN CONTROLS SO THAT THE EXHAUST FAN

OPERATES WHEN CRAWLSPACE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (RH)

EXCEEDS 60% FOR A CONTINUOUS DURATION OF 24-HOURS

(ADJ.).

09/ 29/

THE ENGINEER OF RECORD SHALL BE

NOTIFIED OF ALL MODIFICATIONS TO

THE ORIGINAL DESIGN INCLUDED IN

THIS ISSUANCE.

DHU-1

DHU-1

NOTES:

1. DEHUMIDIFIER NOT DUCTED. REFER TO MANUFACTURER

INSTALLATION GUIDELINE FOR INLET AND OUTLET REQUIREMENTS OF

DEHUMIDIFIER TO ALLOW PROPER OPERATION OF UNIT. HUMIDIFIER

CONTROL TO BE MANUALLY SET TO 45% RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT

HUMIDIFIER CONTROL PANEL ON RESPECTIVE UNIT. INSTALL

HUMIDIFIER AT ELEVATION/ORIENTATION WHERE CONTROL PANEL IS

EASILY VISIBLE/ADJUSTABLE.

2. ALLOW A MINIMUM OF 20" OF CLEARANCE FOR FILTER REMOVAL.

3. PROVIDE 120V POWER OUTLET FOR PLUG-IN POWER SUPPLY

SERVING THE DEHUMIDIFIER. POWER FROM NEAREST 120V CIRCUIT

IN CRAWLSPACE, NOT MORE THAN ONE DEHUMIDIFIER PER CIRCUIT.

4. ALL FASTENERS, SUPPORTS, HANGERS, THREADED RODS, ANCHORS,

SHEET METAL, ETC. SHALL BE STAINLESS STEEL FOR CORROSION

PREVENTION.

DEHUMIDIFIER

(BOD: APRILAIRE E130)

FLOOR ABOVE

MANUFACTURER PROVIDED

DEHUMIDIFIER HANGING KIT.

FLOOR ABOVE

SIDE VIEWFRONT VIEW

SCALE: NONE

CRAWLSPACE DEHUMIDIFIER DETAIL5

P1.00 NOT TO SCALE

FLEXIBLE PVC PIPING

GENERAL NOTE: CONTRACTOR TO INSTALL EXPANSION JOINTS TO ALL EXISTING PVC PIPE RISES

PENTRATING THE CRAWLSPACE FLOOR SLAB TO PROVIDE STRUCTURAL DISPLACEMENT

COMPENSATION. CONTRACTOR TO COORDINATE WITH EOR FOR LOCATIONS WHERE DETAILS

ABOVE DO NOT REFLECT THE EXISTING CONDITION.

EXISTING SITE PHOTOS

DEMOLITION

NEW CONSTRUCTION

GENERAL NOTES:

1. APPLY DISSINFECTANT TO EXISTING SPRAY FOAM

INSULATION AT UNDERSIDE OF CRAWLSPACE SUSPENDED

SLAB. DISSINFECTANT TO BE FOSTER 40-80 DISINFECTANT OR

APPROVED EQUIVALENT APPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH

MANUFACTURER’S WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS.

2. FOLLOWING DISINFECTION, COAT EXPOSED SPRAY FOAM

INSULATION WITH FOSTER 40-20 FUNGICIDAL PROTECTIVE

COATING. APPLY COATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH

MANUFACTURER’S WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS . PROVIDE

COMPLETE, CONTINUOUS COVERAGE OF EXISTING FOAM

INSULATION.

ENGINEERING SEAL APPLIES TO

RED/CLOUDED WORK IDENTIFIED BY

REVISION TRIANGLE #1.

1 1

4 4

PLUMBING GENERAL NOTES:

1. THE OWNER WILL CONDUCT A WATER ANALYSIS (TESTING)

OF THE EXISTING PONDING OF WATER IN THE CRAWLSPACE,

SPECIFICALLY TO TEST FOR HUMAN WASTE/SEWAGE TO

CONFIRM WHETHER THE PONDING WATER IS GROUND WATER

OR SANITARY WASTE WATER FROM UNDERGROUND PIPE

BREAKAGE. REPORT TEST RESULTS TO OWNER/ENGINEER. IF

SANITARY WASTE WATER IS DETECTED, COORDINATE WITH

ENGINEER FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTION. THIS

DOCUMENTATION SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE CONTRACTOR

PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SCOPE OF WORK SHOWN ON

THIS SHEET.

2. THE OWNER WILL PERFORM CAMERA SNAKE INSPECTION

OF ALL STORMWATER AND SANITARY PIPING BENEATH THE

CRAWLSPACE SLAB TO A POINT AT MINIMUM 5’ BEYOND

CRAWLSPACE PERIMETER. THE CAMERA SNAKE SHALL HAVE

A LOCATOR DEVICE TO MARK UP THE SLAB WITH SPRAY PAINT

TO IDENTIFY LOCATIONS AND ROUTING OF THE SANITARY

SYSTEM BELOW THE SLAB. THE CAMERA INSPECTION SHALL

DOCUMENT LOCATIONS OF EXISTING BELOW MUD SLAB PIPE

ROUTING AND ALSO REPORT IF (AND WHERE)

REVERSE-SLOPE OR BROKEN PIPE CONDITIONS EXIST. THE

DOCUMENTATION OF EXISTING CONDITIONS SHALL BE

AVAILABLE TO THE CONTRACTOR PRIOR TO THE START OF

THE SCOPE OF WORK SHOWN ON THIS SHEET.

(NOT IN SCOPE)

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