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Solicitation #W912KZ-16-R-0001 Kentucky Air National Guard Fire House Kitchen Renovation Project Q&A Question: Please specify material for floors and countertops?

Answer: Technical spec for these items are listed in the Attachment: Base Basic Specifications

09650 Flooring Specification from the technical spec

QUALITY ASSURANCE

Single-Source Responsibility for Floor Tile: Obtain each type, color, and pattern of tile from a single source with resources to provide products of consistent quality in appearance and physical properties without delaying progress of the Work.

Provide each type of resilient flooring and related accessories as produced by a single manufacturer, including recommended primers, adhesives and sealants.

Leveling compounds used over existing concrete floors shall be acceptable to and approved by resilient flooring manufacturer.

Fire Performance Characteristics: Provide resilient floor tile with the following fire performance characteristics as determined by testing products per ASTM test method indicated below by UL or another testing and inspecting agency acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction.

Critical Radiant Flux: 0.45 watts per sq. em or more per ASTM E 648. Smoke Density: Less than 450 per ASTM E 662.

DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

Deliver tiles and installation accessories to Project site in original manufacturer's unopened cartons and containers each bearing names of product and manufacturer, Project identification, and shipping and handling instructions.

Store flooring materials in dry spaces protected from the weather with ambient temperatures maintained between 50 deg F (10 deg C) and 90 deg F (32 deg C).

Store tiles on flat surfaces. Move tiles and installation accessories into spaces where they will be installed at least 48 hours in advance of installation.

PROJECT CONDITIONS

Maintain minimum temperature of 70oF (21oC) in spaces to receive resilient flooring for at least 48 hours prior to installation, during installation, and for not less than 48 hours after installation. Subsequently, maintain minimum temperature of 55oF (13oC) in areas where work is completed.

Do not install tiles until they are at the same temperature as the space where they are to be installed. Close spaces to traffic during tile installation.

SEQUENCING AND SCHEDULING

Install tiles and accessories after other finishing operations, including painting, have been completed. Do not install tiles over leveling compound or concrete slabs until leveling compound and slabs have cured and are sufficiently dry to bond with adhesive as determined by tile manufacturer's recommendations and recommended bond and moisture tests.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS ACCEPTABLE MANUFACTURERS

Manufacturer: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products of one of the following: Manufacturers of Vinyl Composition Tile:

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Standard Excelon, Imperial Texture.

Azrock Industries Inc., 800 Series.

Kentile Floors, Inc., Standard Architectural Series. Tarkett Inc., Basic Expressions.

Manufacturers of Rubber Wall Base: Burke Flooring Products.

Musson Rubber Co.

Roppe Corp.

RESILIENT FLOORING COLORS AND PATTERNS

Provide color and patterns as selected by Contracting Officer from manufacturer's full range of colors. TILE FLOORING Vinyl Composition Tile: FS SS-T-312B, Type IV; 12" x 12" unless otherwise indicated, and as follows: Composition 1 - Asbestos-free.

Gage: 1/8". RESILIENT WALL BASE Rubber Wall Base: Provide rubber base complying with FS SS-W-40; Type I with matching end stops and preformed or molded corner units, and as follows:

Height: 4"

Thickness: 1/8" gage.

Style: Standard top-set cove, except straight base without cove at carpet locations. Finish: Matte.

RESILIENT ACCESSORIES

Resilient Edge Strips: 1/8" thick, homogeneous vinyl or rubber composition, tapered or bullnose edge, color to match flooring, or as selected from manufacturer's full range of profiles and colors.

INSTALLATION ACCESSORIES

Concrete Slab Primer: Non-staining type as recommended by flooring manufacturer.

Trowelable Underlayments and Patching Compounds: Latex-modified, portland-cement-based formulation provided or approved by flooring manufacturer for applications indicated.

Adhesives: Water-resistant type recommended by manufacturer to suit resilient flooring product and substrate conditions indicated.

SECTION 06402 - INTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL WOODWORK PART 1 - GENERAL

RELATED DOCUMENTS

Drawings and general provisions of Contract, including General and Division 1 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

SUMMARY

This section includes the following:

Laminate clad cabinets (plastic-covered casework). Cabinet tops (countertops) and interior window sills. Solid surfacing material for countertops and sinks.

Related Sections: The following sections contain requirements that relate to this section:

Division 6 Section "Rough Carpentry" for furring, blocking, and other carpentry work that is not exposed to view.

SUBMITTALS

General: Submit the following in accordance with Conditions of Contract and Division 1 Specification Sections.

Product data for each type of product and process specified in this section and incorporated into items of architectural woodwork during fabrication, finishing, and installation.

Shop drawings showing location of each item, dimensioned plans and elevations, large-scale details, attachment devices, and other components.

Samples for initial selection purposes of the following in form of manufacturer's color charts consisting of actual units or sections of units showing full range of colors, textures, and patterns available for each type of material indicated.

Plastic laminate.

Solid surfacing materials.

Samples for verification purposes of the following:

Laminate clad panel products, 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches for each type, color, pattern, and surface finish, with separate samples of unfaced panel product used for core.

Solid surfacing materials, 6 inches square.

Product certificates signed by woodwork manufacturer certifying that products comply with specified requirements.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

Manufacturer Qualifications: Firm experienced in successfully producing architectural woodwork similar to that indicated for this Project, with sufficient production capacity to produce required units without causing delay in the Work.

Single-Source Manufacturing and Installation Responsibility: Engage a qualified Manufacturer to assume undivided responsibility for woodwork specified in this section, including fabrication, finishing, and installation.

AWI Quality Standard: Comply with applicable requirements of "Architectural Woodwork Quality Standards" published by the Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) except as otherwise indicated.

Hardware Coordination: Distribute copies of approved schedule for cabinet hardware specified in Division 8 Section "Finish Hardware" to manufacturer of architectural woodwork; coordinate cabinet shop drawings and fabrication with hardware requirements.

DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

Protect woodwork during transit, delivery, storage, and handling to prevent damage, soilage, and deterioration.

Do not deliver woodwork until painting, wet work, grinding, and similar operations that could damage, soil, or deteriorate woodwork have been completed in installation areas. If woodwork must be stored in other than installation areas, store only in areas whose environmental conditions meet requirements specified in "Project Conditions."

PROJECT CONDITIONS

Environmental Conditions: Obtain and comply with Woodwork Manufacturer's and Installer's coordinated advice for optimum temperature and humidity conditions for woodwork during its storage and installation. Do not install woodwork until these conditions have been attained and stabilized so that woodwork is within plus or minus 1.0 percent of optimum moisture content from date of installation through remainder of construction period.

Field Measurements: Where woodwork is indicated to be fitted to other construction, check actual dimensions of other construction by accurate field measurements before manufacturing woodwork; show recorded measurements on final shop drawings. Coordinate manufacturing schedule with construction progress to avoid delay of Work.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

HIGH PRESSURE DECORATIVE LAMINATE MANUFACTURERS

Manufacturer: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide high pressure decorative laminates of one of the following:

Formica Corp. Nevamar Corp.

Ralph Wilson Plastics Co. (Wilsonart) MATERIALS General: Provide materials that comply with requirements of the AWI woodworking standard for each type of woodwork and quality grade indicated and, where the following products are part of woodwork, with requirements of the referenced product standards, that apply to product characteristics indicated:

Hardboard: ANSI/AHA A135.4

High Pressure Laminate: NEMA LD 3. Medium Density Fiberboard: ANSI A208.2. Particleboard: ANSI A208.1.

Softwood Plywood: PS 1.

Formaldehyde Emission Levels: Comply with formaldehyde emission requirements of each voluntary standard referenced below:

Particleboard: NPA 8.

Medium Density Fiberboard: NPA 9. Hardwood Plywood: HPMA FE.

Solid Surfacing Material: Homogeneous solid sheets of filled plastic resin complying with the material and performance requirements of ANSI Z124.3, Type 5 or Type 6, without a precoated finish.

Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide one of the following: Corian; DuPont Polymers.

Surell; Formica Corp.

Fountainhead; Nevamar Corp. Gibraltar; Ralph Wilson Plastics Co.

FABRICATION, GENERAL

Wood Moisture Content: Comply with requirements of referenced quality standard for moisture content of lumber in relation to relative humidity conditions existing during time of fabrication and in installation areas.

Fabricate woodwork to dimensions, profiles, and details indicated. Ease edges to radius indicated for the following:

Corners of cabinets and edges of solid wood (lumber) members less than 1 inch in nominal thickness: 1/16 inch.

Edges of rails and similar members more than 1 inch in nominal thickness: 1/8 inch.

Complete fabrication, including assembly, finishing, and hardware application, before shipment to project site to maximum extent possible. Disassemble components only as necessary for shipment and installation. Where necessary for fitting at site, provide ample allowance for scribing, trimming, and fitting.

Factory-cut openings, to maximum extent possible, to receive hardware, appliances, plumbing fixtures, electrical work, and similar items. Locate openings accurately and use templates or roughing-in diagrams to produce accurately sized and shaped openings. Smooth edges of cutouts and, where located in countertops and similar exposures, seal edges of cutouts with a water-resistant coating.

LAMINATE CLAD CABINETS (PLASTIC-COVERED CASEWORK)

Quality Standard: Comply with AWI Section 400 and its Division 400B "Laminate Clad Cabinets." Grade: Custom.

Laminate Cladding: High pressure decorative laminate complying with the following requirements:

Colors, Patterns, and Finishes: Provide materials and products that result in colors and textures of exposed laminate surfaces complying with the following requirements:

Provide selections made by Contracting Officer from laminate manufacturer's full range of colors and finishes in the following categories:

Solid Colors. Patterns.

Laminate Grade for Exposed Surfaces: Provide laminate cladding complying with the following requirements for type of surface and grade.

Horizontal Surfaces Other Than Tops: GP-50 (0.050-inch nominal thickness). Postformed Surfaces: PF-42 (0.042-inch nominal thickness).

Vertical Surfaces: GP-28 (0.028-inch nominal thickness).

Edges: PVC tape, 3 mm minimum thickness matching laminate in color, pattern and finish.

Semiexposed Surfaces: Provide surface materials indicated below: Woodwork manufacturer's standard low pressure laminate.

CABINET HARDWARE AND ACCESSORY MATERIALS

General: Provide cabinet hardware and accessory materials associated with architectural cabinets, except for items specified in Division 8 Section "Finish Hardware."

Cabinet Hardware Schedule: Refer to schedule at end of this section for cabinet hardware required for architectural cabinets.

Hardware Standard: Comply with ANSI/BHMA A156.9 "American National Standard for Cabinet Hardware" for items indicated by reference to BHMA numbers or referenced to this standard.

Exposed Hardware Finishes: For exposed hardware, provide finish that complies with ANSI/BHMA A156.18 for BHMA code number indicated.

Satin Chromium Plated, Brass or Bronze Base: BHMA 626.

For concealed hardware provide manufacturer's standard finish that complies with product class requirements of ANSI/BHMA A156.9.

ARCHITECTURAL CABINET TOPS (COUNTERTOPS) AND INTERIOR WINDOW SILLS Quality Standard: Comply with AWI Section 400 and its Division 400C.

Type of Top: High pressure decorative laminate complying with the following: Grade: Custom.

Laminate Cladding for Horizontal Surface: High pressure decorative laminate as follows:

Colors, Patterns, and Finishes: Provide materials and products that result in colors and textures of exposed laminate surfaces complying with the following requirements:

Provide selections made by Contracting Officer from manufacturer's full range of colors and finishes in the following categories:

Solid colors. Patterns.

Grade: GP-50 (0.050-inch nominal thickness), except use PF-42 where required for post forming.

Edge Treatment: Same as laminate cladding on horizontal surfaces. SOLID SURFACING MATERIAL COUNTERTOPS Fabrication: Fabricate tops in one piece with shop-applied endsplashes, backsplashes, aprons, and edges, unless otherwise indicated. Comply with solid surfacing material manufacturer's recommendations for adhesives, sealers, fabrication, support and finishing.

Install undermount integral sink bowls in countertops in the shop. Minimum size shall be 16" x 13½" x 5½ deep.

Drill holes in countertops for plumbing fittings in the shop. Intermediate Braces: As required for support and to match top. Solid Surfacing Material Thickness: 3/4 inch.

Edge Treatment: Angled no-drip edge.

Color, Patterns, and Finishes: Provide materials and products that result in colors of solid surface material complying with the following requirements:

Provide Architect's selections from manufacturer's full range of colors and finishes. FASTENERS AND ANCHORS Screws: Select material, type, size and finish required for each use. Comply with FS FF-S-111 for applicable requirements.

For metal framing supports, provide screws as recommended by metal framing manufacturer. Nails: Select material, type, size, and finish required for each use. Comply with FS FF-N-105 for applicable requirements.

Anchors: Select material, type, size, and finish required by each substrate for secure anchorage. Provide nonferrous metal or hot-dip galvanized anchors and inserts on inside face of exterior walls and elsewhere as required for corrosion resistance. Provide toothed steel or lead expansion bolt devices for drilled-in-place anchors. Furnish inserts and anchors, as required, to be set into concrete or masonry work for subsequent woodwork anchorage.