Repair Fire Doors SOW Draft.docx

Repair Fire Doors Project: 565-25-101 Construction Services VAMC Fayetteville, NC Statement of Work

SCOPE OF WORK:

This project will repair fire and smoke doors located in Building nos. 1 and 3 at the VA Medical Center located at 2300 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28601. The work will require door specialists, electricians, wall finishers, and laborers. All bidders must attend the pre-bid walk through to note wall types, existing conditions, required hardware, take rough measurements, etc., necessary for proper bids.

Construction will be done in accordance with VA specifications, Design guides, Infection Control guidelines and all applicable codes. Construction will also be structured to require minimum interruption of space function during construction.

The door numbers and work to be completed are as follows:

Building no. 1

Basement Floor Room B39 (Soiled Linen) – Two-hour fire rating. Provide frame label/re-certify.

Room B85 (Linen Chute) – Two-hour fire rating. Provide frame label/re-certify.

Second Floor Room 2055 (Anesthesia) – One-hour fire rating. Provide door label/re-certify. Note that it is a new door and frame so the door label was likely covered by the continuous hinge.

Third Floor Room 379 (Stairwell) - Two-hour fire rating. Provide frame label/re-certify. Add door sweep.

Fourth Floor Room 419 (Soiled Utility) - One-hour fire rating. Provide frame and door labels/re-certify. Note that it is a new door and frame so the labels were likely covered by the continuous hinge.

Building no. 3

Basement Floor Room B05 (Exterior) – Two-hour fire rating. “Demolition” (see note below). Replace metal doors and frame for correct egress (outward). Install new closers, panic bars, lockset, vision lites (large in each door). Reconnect to maglock and card readers.

Room B07 (Storage) – Two-hour fire rating. “Demolition” (see note below). Replace wood doors and metal frame for correct egress (outward). Install new closers, panic bars, lockset/keypad.

Room B10 (Electrical) - Two-hour fire rating. “Demolition” (see note below). Replace metal door and frame. Install new closer and lockset.

Room 06L (Office) - Two-hour fire rating. “Demolition” (see note below). Replace wood door and metal frame. Install new closer and lockset.

Room B06P (Corridor) - Two-hour fire rating. “Demolition” (see note below). Replace metal doors and frame. Install lockset, panic bars, closers. Must maintain same level of security and automation.

First Floor Room 105 (Storage) - Two-hour fire rating. “Demolition” (see note below). Replace metal door and frame. Install new closer, lockset and cylindrical deadbolt. Reinstall maglock and card reader.

Room 109 (Storage) - Two-hour fire rating. Provide frame label/re-certify.

Second Floor Room 203B3 (Storage) - Two-hour fire rating. Replace wood door. Reinstall frame mounted door stop, add new closer and lockset. Dispose of door.

“Demolition” entails removal and disposal. Includes destructive actions of parts of block, plaster and/or gypsum walls. Walls to be refinished to match existing walls. Infection control measures must be taken as directed by VA (assume plastic barriers, air scrubber, sticky mat, and covered carts).

Note: For the frame and door labels, they shall be metal (i.e., not a sticker).

SCHEDULE:

Contractor to complete construction within 150 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed. This should allow sufficient time for submittals and material lead times, as well as actual construction.

WORKING HOURS:

Frame labeling/re-certifying can happen during normal working hours (e.g., 0730-1700). Demolition and construction work shall be performed after normal working hours (e.g,. 1700-0700). COR may allow some exceptions if VA Safety and Infection Control offices allow (e.g., painting, finishing).

MANDATORY PRE-BID WALK-THROUGH:

This SOW doesn’t contain all the necessary information for contractors to bid the work. Therefore, the pre-bid walk-through is required. There the bidders are to record the wall types; take rough measurements; note existing door operators, hardware, etc.; observe surroundings and visualize necessary infection control measures. A VA Locksmith will be part of the pre-bid walk-through to assist in answering questions onsite.

BADGING:

The VA will provide contractors temporary badging. All badges shall be returned to the VA.

MEETINGS:

Bi-weekly progress meetings will follow the Notice to Proceed. Weekly meetings will commence once a materials delivery date is established.