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Architectural Basis of Design

• Summary

• Architectural Design

• Program Analysis

• Building Plan Analysis

• Floor Plans

BASIS OF DESIGN: ARCHITECTURAL

Fargo VA Health Care System | EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades | March 18, 2022

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SUMMARY

The primary focus of this project is to prepare a coordinated design for upgrading the fiber optic system throughout the campus buildings to each telecommunication room

(TR), new fiber to each TR, run new upgraded ethernet cabling from TRs to data drops, install additional IT outlets, install new electrical outlets throughout the campus, provide additional normal, critical and UPS outlets in TRs, upgrade campus power distribution as required, and increase twenty six TR footprints to meet new standards.

Upgrades to the existing Main Computer Room (MCR) will be included in the design as required to properly serve the upgrades the TRs. This will include at a minimum

UPS to support the TRs, 3-phase power to the TRs and source A fiber to the TRs.

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

The baseline architectural portion of the work is providing for demolition of existing walls and doors as necessary to accommodate expanded TR footprints, new walls and new or relocated doors as required. The existing finishes in the designated TR rooms are to be removed to bare walls, which will be prepped for paint and installation of fire-rated backboards. Any existing ceiling assemblies are to be removed. Any existing floor finishes are to be removed and the concrete substrate prepped for installation of static-dissipative tile. Rooms are to be finished out as described in the

Room Finish Schedule as part of the contract drawings.

Walls surrounding each TR will be extended as required to the underside of deck above. Walls will be upgraded to be 1-hour rated - including fire-rated sealant at the tops and bottoms of each wall. All existing and new penetrations will receive re-enterable fire stop assemblies.

Target Design Criteria for each TR is as follows:

• In Healthcare/Mission Critical Areas

• Minimum 100 SF for legacy space TRs to accommodate two (2) racks.

• Minimum 170 SF for new TRs built as building additions to accommodate four (4) racks.

• All enclosure walls to be one hour rated construction.

• Code– plus feature requested by the Station.

• All TR doors to be three-quarter hour rated construction.

• Code– plus feature requested by the Station.

• TR doors to be minimum 3’-0” wide by 8-0” high.

• Doors to be knock-down type frames per Station standard.

• Floors to be Static –dissipative tile.

• No finished ceilings, unless needed to meet fire separation requirements.

Where these criteria cannot be met due to existing construction limitations, BAE is working with the Station to develop a list of variance requests to submit to the EHRM

National group. For example, it has been determined that an 8’-0” high door cannot be accommodated in the majority of locations. A variance will need to be requested for these locations.

Due to existing conditions constraints several buildings will not receive full TR enclosures. At those buildings existing telecommunication racks will be replaced with new cabinets or racks (as identified in the Program Analysis later in this report). These include Buildings 10, 11, 12, 13, 30 and 56. This approach has been vetted and approved by the Station and DCIE.

Building 51 was designated by the VA Station to receive a building addition to house a

TR. The design developed to date has been vetted and approved by the Station and

DCIE.

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PROGRAM ANALYSIS

The following spreadsheet was provided to BAE by the Station and has been adopted by the design team to track the required modifications of existing rooms in order to design the new TRs. This spreadsheet was initially verified during the September 13 through 14, 2021 site investigation and has been amended and updated following the

35% and 50% submittal review meetings as required to track development of the baseline design.

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Yes Expansion/relocation is required - in scope

No No expansion/relocation is required - out of scope

No No expansion/relocation is feasible - out of scope

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BUILDING PLAN ANALYSIS

Following the Program Analysis spreadsheet are building floor plans for all buildings to be provided new TRs as part of this Scope of Work. The plans illustrate the locations of all new TRs and free standing server cabinets as part of the baseline design.

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KEY

Modify existing room to meet

EHRM TR requirements.

Combine rooms to create

EHRM TR

Modify existing room: will not meet EHRM TR requirements.

Replace existing rack with new cabinet or rack as identified in

Program Analysis

Building addition for new

EHRM TR

IT Equipment to be Replaced

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Combine rooms to create

EHRM TR

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EHRM TR

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Combine rooms to create

EHRM TR

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Combine rooms to create

EHRM TR

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Combine rooms to create

EHRM TR

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Combine rooms to create

EHRM TR

New room for EHRM TR

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Combine rooms to create

EHRM TR

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Combine rooms to create

EHRM TR

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Combine rooms to create

EHRM TR

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Combine rooms to create

EHRM TR

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Combine rooms to create

EHRM TR

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Combine rooms to create

EHRM TR

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Combine rooms to create

EHRM TR

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EHRM TR

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Combine rooms to create

EHRM TR

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Combine rooms to create

EHRM TR