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Number

Title

Includes

001116

INVITATION TO BID  

002113

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

 

003100

AVAILABLE PROJECT INFORMATION

 

004200

PROPOSAL FORMS

 

011000

SUMMARY

Contract description.
Work by Owner.
Contractor use of site.
Future work.
Work sequence.
Landlord occupancy.
Owner occupancy.
Specifications conventions.
References.

012000

PRICE AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES

Cash allowances.
Owner contingency allowances.
Testing and inspecting allowances.
Unit prices.
Alternates.
Substitution procedures.
Contract modification procedures.
Schedule of values.
Progress payment procedures.
Final payment procedures.

013100

PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION

Coordination and project conditions.
Coordination documents.
Coordination modeling.
Preconstruction meeting.
Site mobilization meeting.
Progress meetings.
Coordination meetings.
Preinstallation meetings.
Requests for Interpretation or Information, RFIs.
Project management website.

013200

CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS DOCUMENTATION

Construction bar chart schedule.
Critical path method schedule.
Construction photographs.
Construction webcam.

013300

SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

Submittals schedule.
Submittal procedures.
Submittal processing.
Proposed products list.
Action submittals.
Informational submittals.
LEED sustainable design submittals.

014000

QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

Quality Assurance.
Quality control and control of installation.
Delegated design services.
Tolerances.
References.
Labeling.
Mockups.
Field samples.
Testing and inspecting services.
Manufacturer field services.
Test reports and certifications.

015000

TEMPORARY FACILITIES AND CONTROLS

Temporary sanitary facilities.
Temporary utilities.
Access aids.
Elevator use.
Vehicle access and parking.
Temporary barriers, enclosures, and partitions.
Field offices and sheds.
Security.
Traffic regulation.
Project identification.
Fire prevention controls.
Temporary controls.
Progress cleaning and waste removal.

016000

PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS

General product requirements.
Product delivery.
Product storage and handling requirements.
Product selection.
Owner supplied products.
Equipment electrical characteristics and components.

017000

EXECUTION AND CLOSEOUT REQUIREMENTS

Execution Requirements.
Field Engineering.
Cutting and Patching.
Progress cleaning.
Closeout procedures.
Systems Startup.
Demonstration and instruction.
Testing, adjusting, and balancing.
Protecting installed construction.
Project record documents.
Operation and maintenance data.
Manual for materials and finishes.
Manual for equipment and systems.
Spare parts and maintenance products.
Product warranties and product bonds.
Maintenance service.
Final cleaning.

017419

CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL

Construction waste management plan.
Construction waste recycling.
Construction waste adaptive reuse.

018113

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

Sustainability requirements for LEED v4 Building Design and Construction Certtified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum certification.
See LEED Project Checklist attached to this Section for required credits and credit goals.

024119

SELECTIVE DEMOLITION

 

033000

CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE

Form materials.
Reinforcement.
Concrete materials.
Admixtures.
Waterstops.
Vapor barriers.
Liquid floor treatments.
Curing materials.
Installation accessories.
Repair materials.
Concrete mixes.

033300

ARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE

Architectural cast-in-place concrete.

033543

POLISHED CONCRETE FINISHING

Liquid floor treatments.
Concrete stains.
Concrete polishing.

033546

CONCRETE TOPICAL TREATMENTS

Concrete floor sealers.

034500

PRECAST ARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE

Concrete materials.
Forming materials.
Insulated panels.
Decorative facing materials.
Connection materials.
Precast finishes.

034900

GLASS-FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETE

Glass-fiber-reinforced concrete fabrications.

035400

CAST UNDERLAYMENT

Gypsum cement underlayment.
Portland cement underlayment.
Sound mats.

040100

MAINTENANCE OF MASONRY

Removing plant growth.
Brick, Stone, Terracotta, Cast Stone Masonry, and Trim repair and replacement.
Masonry cleaning.
Repointing.

042000

UNIT MASONRY

Concrete masonry units.
Decorative concrete masonry units.
Concrete bricks.
Concrete and masonry lintels.
Brick.
Fireplace and chimney lining units.
Stone trim.
Mortar and grout.
Reinforcing steel.
Joint reinforcement.
Wall and veneer anchors.
Flashing.
Cavity wall accessories.

044200

EXTERIOR STONE CLADDING

Stone.
Mortar and grout.
Stone installation components.
Flashing.

047200

CAST STONE MASONRY

Cast stone units.
Installation components.

047300

MANUFACTURED STONE MASONRY

Manufactured stone veneer.
Mortar.
Installation materials.

051213

ARCHITECTURALLY-EXPOSED STRUCTURAL STEEL FRAMING

Architecturally-exposed structural steel framing.

054000

COLD-FORMED METAL FRAMING

Load bearing steel stud exterior wall and roof framing.
Non load bearing steel stud exterior and interior wall framing.
Steel soffit framing.
Steel floor, ceiling, and roof joist framing.
Steel truss framing.

055000

METAL FABRICATIONS

Steel lintels.
Ledge angles.
Elevator sill support angles hoist beams and divider beams.
Elevator sump covers.
Steel door frames.
Pipe bollards.
Vertical ladders for roof access and elevator pits.
Ship ladders.
Supports for suspended toilet partitions, operable partitions, and medical equipment.
Miscellaneous steel supports and framing.
Nosings for concrete stairs.
Slotted channel framing.
Steel edge and corner guards.

055100

METAL STAIRS

Metal stairs.
Railings.
Tread and landing materials.

055213

PIPE AND TUBE RAILINGS

Steel railing.
Stainless steel railings.
Aluminum railings.
Railing gates.

055300

METAL GRATINGS

Steel gratings.
Aluminum gratings.
Stainless steel gratings.

055813

COLUMN COVERS

Aluminum column covers.
Steel column covers.
Stainless steel column covers.
Copper alloy column covers.

057000

DECORATIVE METAL

Manufactured decorative metal items.
Custom decorative metal items.

057300

DECORATIVE METAL RAILINGS

Aluminum railings.
Stainless steel railings.
Steel and iron railings.
Copper and alloy railings.
Post-supported railing systems with glass panels.
Glass-supported railing systems.
Glass wind screens.

061000

ROUGH CARPENTRY

Dimension lumber framing.
Timber.
Fire retardant treatment.
Wood preservative treatment.
Connectors.
Installation accessories.

061053

MISCELLANEOUS ROUGH CARPENTRY

Lumber for blocking and nailers.
Wood panels for blocking and back boards.
Wood treatments.

061600

SHEATHING

Roof sheathing.
Wall sheathing.
Subflooring.
Structural insulated panels.
Air barrier sheathing.
Insulated air barrier sheathing.

062000

FINISH CARPENTRY

Interior finish carpentry.
Exterior finish carpentry.
Wood stairs.

064000

ARCHITECTURAL WOODWORK

Exterior trim.
Exterior ornamental woodwork.
Interior trim.
Interior ornamental woodwork.
Fire-rated wood frames.
Transparent finish wood cabinets.
Opaque finish wood cabinets.
Plastic-laminate-faced wood cabinets.
Flush wood paneling.
Stile and rail wood paneling.
Closet and utility shelving.
Cabinet hardware.

066400

PLASTIC PANELING

Plastic sheet panels.
Factory laminated plastic sheet panels.

070150

MAINTENANCE OF MEMBRANE ROOFING

Materials and processes to maintain roofing membranes.

071100

DAMPPROOFING

Cold-applied asphalt, emulsified dampproofing.
Cold-applied asphalt, cut-gack dampproofing.
Protection course.
Drainage panels.

071326

SELF-ADHERING SHEET WATERPROOFING

Modified bituminous sheet waterproofing.
Deck paving sheet waterproofing.
Blindside sheet waterproofing.
Protection course.
Molded sheet drainage panels.
Insulation.
Insulation drainage panels.
Plaza pavers.

071400

FLUID-APPLIED WATERPROOFING

Hot fluid-applied waterproofing.
Cold fluid-applied waterproofing system.
Protection course.
Molded sheet drainage panels.
Insulation.
Insulation drainage panels.
Plaza pavers and pedestals.

071616

CRYSTALLINE WATERPROOFING

Crystalline waterproofing.

071700

BENTONITE WATERPROOFING

Bentonite geotextile sheets.
Contaminant-resistant bentonite geotextile sheets.
Composite HDPE/Bentonite membrane.
Installation materials.
Protection course.
Drainage panels.
Insulation.

071800

TRAFFIC COATINGS

Pedestrian and equipment room traffic coatings.
Vehicular traffic coatings.
Pavement markings.

071900

WATER REPELLENTS

Penetrating water repellents.
Graffiti-resistant water repellents.

072100

THERMAL INSULATION

Foam board insulation.
Fibrous board insulation.
Special-use board insulation.
Blanket insulation.
Loose fill insulation.
Sprayed cellulose insulation.
Foamed-in-place insulation.
Concrete-faced board insulation.

072400

EXTERIOR INSULATION AND FINISH SYSTEMS

Exterior insulation and finish systems.
Panelized exterior insulation and finish system.
Direct-applied exterior finish systems.

072700

AIR BARRIERS

Vapor permeable fluid applied membrane air barrier.
Vapor retarding fluid applied membrane air barrier.
Vapor permeable sheet membrane air barrier.
Vapor retarding sheet membrane air barrier.
Transition sealers.

073113

ASPHALT SHINGLES

Asphalt shingles.
Flashing.
Underlayment.
Vents.
Installation accessories.

074113

METAL ROOF PANELS

Manufactured metal roof panel system.

074213.13

FORMED METAL WALL PANELS

Formed metal wall panels.
Modular formed metal wall panels.
Metal liner panels.

074213.19

INSULATED METAL WALL PANELS

Insulated metal wall panels.

074213.23

METAL COMPOSITE MATERIAL WALL PANELS

Metal composite material wall panels.
Cladding support system.

074616

ALUMINUM SIDING

Formed sheet aluminum siding.
Extruded aluminum plank siding.
Extruded aluminum plank soffits.
Aluminum batten siding.

074633

PLASTIC SIDING

Plastic siding.
Vinyl soffits.
Siding accessories.

074646

FIBER-CEMENT SIDING

Fiber-cement lap siding.
Fiber-cement shingle siding.
Fiber-cement panel siding.
Fiber-cement soffits.

075000

MEMBRANE ROOFING

EPDM roofing.
TPO roofing.
PVC roofing.
KEE roofing.
Substrate boards.
Vapor retarders.
Roof insulation.
Cover boards.
Walkways.
Ballast.

075200

MODIFIED BITUMINOUS MEMBRANE ROOFING

SBS-modified bituminous membrane roofing system.
Substrate boards.
Vapor retarders.
Roof insulation.
Cover boards.
Walkways.

075556

FLUID-APPLIED PROTECTED MEMBRANE ROOFING

Hot fluid-applied rubberized asphalt roofing system.
Cold fluid-applied roofing system.
Insulation.
Pavers and pedestals.

076200

SHEET METAL FLASHING AND TRIM

Sheet metal flashing and counterflashing.
Roof drainage components, including gutters, scuppers, conductor heads, and downspouts.
Shop fabricated copings.
Shop fabricated roof edge fascia trim.

077100

ROOF SPECIALTIES

Manufactured coping system.
Manufactured edge securement trim for low-slope roofing.
Pipe penetration boxes.

077200

ROOF ACCESSORIES

Roof access hatches.
Equipment support curbs.
Roof equipment screens.

078100

APPLIED FIRE PROTECTION

Low density SFRM.
Medium density SFRM.
High density SFRM.

078123

INTUMESCENT FIRE PROTECTION

Water-based intumescent fireproofing.
Epoxy-based intumescent fireproofing.

078400

FIRESTOPPING

Penetration and joint firestopping.

079200

JOINT SEALANTS

Exterior exposed nontraffic sealants.
Exterior pedestrian [and garage] traffic sealants.
Exterior concealed sealants.
Exterior preformed joint seals.
Interior sealants and caulking.
Security sealants.
Immersible joint sealants.
Installation Accessories.

079500

EXPANSION CONTROL

Interior floor expansion joints.
Interior wall expansion joints.
Interior ceiling expansion.
Exterior wall expansion.
Exterior waterproof traffic-bearing expansion joints.

081113

HOLLOW METAL DOORS AND FRAMES

Exterior door and frames.
Interior door and frames.
Trimless interior concealed metal door frames.
Other frames.
Door louvers.

081116

ALUMINUM DOORS AND FRAMES

Aluminum doors and frames.

081400

WOOD DOORS

Flush wood doors.
Stile and rail wood doors.
Molded face wood doors.
Prehung wood door frames.
Glazed openings.
Door louvers.

081416

FLUSH WOOD DOORS

Interior flush wood doors.
Exterior flush wood doors.

081613

FIBERGLASS DOORS

Fiberglass-reinforced polyester doors.
Fiberglass-reinforced composite doors.

081816

SLIDING GLASS DOORS

Sliding aluminum framed glass doors.
Sliding wood framed glass doors.
Sliding vinyl framed glass doors.

083100

ACCESS DOORS AND PANELS

Wall and ceiling access doors and panels.
Floor hatches.
Cellar access doors.

083323

OVERHEAD COILING DOORS

Exterior overhead coiling doors.
Exterior overhead high speed doors.
Interior overhead coiling.
Coiling counter doors.
Fire rated coiling counter doors.

083343

OVERHEAD COILING SMOKE CURTAINS

Elevator door protective smoke curtains.
Fire and smoke rated curtains.

083513

FOLDING DOORS

Fire rated folding doors.
Glazed aluminum folding panel doors.
Glazed wood folding panel doors.
Folding glass panel doors.

083800

TRAFFIC DOORS

Light duty traffic doors.
Medium duty traffic doors.
Heavy duty traffic doors.

084113

ALUMINUM-FRAMED ENTRANCES AND STOREFRONTS

Aluminum-framed storefronts.
Glazing.
Glazed aluminum doors.
Hardware.
Opaque panels.
Operable windows.

084126

ALL-GLASS ENTRANCES AND STOREFRONTS

All-glass entrances and storefront.

084229

AUTOMATIC ENTRANCES

Automatic sliding entrance doors.
Automatic swinging entrance doors.

084233

REVOLVING DOOR ENTRANCES

Revolving door entrances.
Large diameter revolving door entrances.

084243

INTENSIVE CARE UNIT/CRITICAL CARE UNIT ENTRANCES

Manual sliding ICU/CCU entrance assemblies.
Motorized sliding ICU/CCU entrance assemblies.

084413

GLAZED ALUMINUM CURTAIN WALLS

Aluminum-framed curtainwall.
Glazing.
Opaque components.
Glazed aluminum doors and hardware.
Operable windows.

084600

WINDOW WALL ASSEMBLIES

Window wall framing.
Glazing.
Operable windows.
Terrace doors.

085113

ALUMINUM WINDOWS

Aluminum windows.

085200

WOOD WINDOWS

Wood windows.

085300

PLASTIC WINDOWS

Plastic windows.

085659

SERVICE AND TELLER WINDOW UNITS

Interior transaction windows.
Exterior transaction windows.

086200

UNIT SKYLIGHTS

Framed unit skylights.
Tubular skylights.

086300

METAL-FRAMED SKYLIGHTS

Metal framed skylights.

087100

DOOR HARDWARE

Door hardware.

088000

GLAZING

Base glass.
Heat treated glass.
Curved glass.
Fire protection rated glass.
Fire resistance rated glass.
Coated glass.
Insulating glass.
Laminated glass.
Bird safe glass.
Electrified privacy glass.
Glazing film.

088300

MIRRORS

Mirrors.

089119

FIXED LOUVERS

Fixed blade louvers.
Louver screens.
Blank off panels.

090561

COMMON WORK RESULTS FOR FLOORING PREPARATION

Testing apparatus.
Patching and self-leveling compounds.
Remedial floor coatings.

092116

GYPSUM BOARD ASSEMBLIES

Partition framing.
Shaft wall framing.
Suspension systems.
Gypsum board.
Gypsum shaftliner panels.
Tile backing panels.
Backing.
Firestopping components.
Acoustical framing components.
Texture finishes.

092400

CEMENT PLASTERING

Stucco wall systems.
Plaster materials.

092713

GLASS-FIBER-REINFORCED GYPSUM FABRICATIONS

Glass-fiber-reinforced gypsum fabrications.

093000

TILING

Tile Products.
Trim and accessories.
Metal trim.
Mortar materials.
Grout materials.
Membranes.

095113

ACOUSTICAL PANEL CEILINGS

Acoustical panels.
Suspension grid.
Ceiling trim.

095400

SPECIALTY CEILINGS

Linear metal ceilings.
Suspended wood ceilings.
Suspended decorative grid.
Stretched fabric ceiling system.
Fabric wrapped ceiling panels.
Ceiling trim.

096400

WOOD FLOORING

Solid wood flooring.
Engineered wood flooring.
Athletic wood flooring.

096500

RESILIENT FLOORING

Resilient base and accessories.
Resilient sheet flooring.
Resilient tile flooring.
Resilient stair accessories.
Conductive resilient flooring.
Static control resilient flooring.
Resilient athletic flooring.

096623

RESINOUS MATRIX TERRAZZO FLOORING

Epoxy resin terrazzo flooring.
Precast epoxy resin terrazzo.
Trim materials.

096723

RESINOUS FLOORING

Resinous flooring system.
Decorative quartz flooring system.
Decorative flake flooring system.
Resilient resinous flooring system.
Mechanical equipment room elastomeric flooring system.
Static control epoxy flooring system.

096813

TILE CARPETING

Carpet tile.

096816

SHEET CARPETING

Sheet carpeting.

096900

ACCESS FLOORING

Access flooring system.
Low-profile access flooring.

097200

WALL COVERINGS

Wall coverings.

097513

STONE WALL FACING

Stone panels.
Lightweight stone wall panels.
Mechanical anchorage components.
Mortar and grout.

097713

STRETCHED-FABRIC WALL SYSTEMS

Stretched-fabric wall system.

097723

FABRIC-WRAPPED PANELS

Factory-fabricated fabric-wrapped wall panels.

099000

PAINTING AND COATING

Interior paint systems.
Exterior paint systems.
High-performance coating systems.

101100

VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS

Porcelain markerboards.
Glass markerboards.
Tackboards.
Freestanding display units.
Display rails.

101423

PANEL SIGNAGE

Interior room identification and code-required signs.

102113

TOILET COMPARTMENTS

Metal toilet compartments.
Plastic laminate clad toilet compartments.
Phenolic core toilet compartments.
European style toilet compartments.
Solid plastic toilet compartments.
Hardware and installation accessories.

102123

CUBICLE CURTAINS AND TRACK

Curtain tracks.
Curtains.

102213

WIRE MESH PARTITIONS

Wire mesh partitions.

102219

DEMOUNTABLE PARTITIONS

Site-assembled demountable partitions.

102239

FOLDING PANEL PARTITIONS

Horizontally operating panel partitions.
Vertically operating panel partitions.

102600

WALL AND DOOR PROTECTION

Corner guards.
Wall protection.
Door protection.

102800

TOILET, BATH, AND LAUNDRY ACCESSORIES

Public use toilet room accessories.
Residential restroom accessories.
Shower room accessories.
Custodial accessories.

102819

TUB AND SHOWER ENCLOSURES

Frameless tub and shower enclosures.
Framed tub and shower enclosures.

104116

EMERGENCY KEY CABINETS

Emergency key cabinets.

104400

FIRE PROTECTION SPECIALTIES

Fire extinguishers.
Fire extinguisher cabinets.
Valve cabinets.

104500

PHOTOLUMINESCENT EXIT SPECIALTIES

Marking strips for stair and ramp handrails.
Demarcation wayfinding strips for floor and stair edges.
Obstacle marking strips.
Directional and door signs.

105100

LOCKERS

Metal knocked down wardrobe lockers.
Metal knocked down box lockers.
Metal knocked down athletic lockers.
Metal welded wardrobe lockers.
Welded athletic lockers.
Welded emergency responder lockers.
Wood lockers.
Plastic lockers.
Phenolic lockers.
Locker benches.

105500

POSTAL SPECIALTIES

Mailboxes.
Exterior clusters box units.
Parcel lockers.
Collection boxes.
Rental boxes.

105700

WARDROBE AND CLOSET SPECIALTIES

Wire shelving systems.
Tubular steel shelving systems.

111300

LOADING DOCK EQUIPMENT

Dock bumpers.
Dock seals and shelters.
Recessed dock levelers.
Vertical dock levelers.
Dock edge levelers.
Truck levelers.
Truck restraints.
Dock lights.
Dock lifts.

113013

RESIDENTIAL APPLIANCES

Residential appliances.

118129

FACILITY FALL PROTECTION

Horizontal lifeline systems.
Equipment tie backs.
Personal safety equipment.

118226

FACILITY WASTE COMPACTORS

Facility waste compactors.

122113

HORIZONTAL LOUVER BLINDS

Manual louvers blinds.
Motorized operation louver blinds.

122413

ROLLER WINDOW SHADES

Manual operation shades.
Motor operation shades.

123530

RESIDENTIAL CASEWORK

Residential cabinets.
Cabinet hardware and accessories.

123600

COUNTERTOPS

Plastic laminate countertops.
Wood countertops.
Cultured marble countertops.
Solid surface countertops.
Quartz agglomerate countertops.
Stone countertops.
Stainless steel countertops.
Countertop hardware.

124813

ENTRANCE FLOOR MATS AND FRAMES

Entrance mats.
Floor grilles.
Frames.

126423

BANQUETTE SEATING

Bench construction.
Upholstery.
Cushion material.

129313

BICYCLE RACKS

Bicycles racks.
Bicycle repair stations.

142100

ELECTRIC TRACTION ELEVATORS

Machine roomless electric traction elevators.
Electric traction elevators.

144200

WHEELCHAIR LIFTS

Vertical wheelchairs lifts.
Incline wheelchair lifts.

149100

FACILITY CHUTES

Linen chutes.
Trash chutes.

220513

COMMON MOTOR REQUIREMENTS FOR PLUMBING EQUIPMENT

Plumbing equipment motors.

220517

SLEEVES AND SLEEVE SEALS FOR PLUMBING PIPING

Sleeves.
Mechanical sleeve seals.
Flashing.

220523

GENERAL-DUTY VALVES FOR PLUMBING PIPING

Gate valves.
Ball valves.
Plug valves.
Butterfly valves.
Check valves.

220529

HANGERS AND SUPPORTS FOR PLUMBING PIPING AND EQUIPMENT

Pipe hangers and supports.
Hanger rods.
Inserts.
Formed steel channel.
Equipment bases and supports.

223300

ELECTRIC DOMESTIC WATER HEATERS

Tank type residential electric water heaters.
Tankless residential electric water heaters.
Tank type commercial electric water heaters.

223400

FUEL-FIRED DOMESTIC WATER HEATERS

Tank type residential gas-fired water heaters.
Tankless residential gas-fired water heaters.
Tank type commercial gas-fired water heaters.
Domestic hot water storage tanks.

224700

DRINKING FOUNTAINS AND WATER COOLERS

Electric water coolers.
Drinking fountains.

313116

TERMITE CONTROL

Soil treatment.
Wood treatment.

321313.17

ROLLER-COMPACTED CONCRETE PAVING

Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) Pavement placed on prepared base.

323100

FENCES AND GATES

Chain link fences and gates.
Vinyl fences and gates.
Aluminum fences and gates.
Miscellaneous materials.

 

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