Specifications include, but are not limited to: St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS) is requesting price quotes for the materials, service, tools, delivery, and labor required to install wall system, doors and hardware, and interior painting at Greenview Knolls Elementary School. 2.1 STEEL FRAMING FOR WALLS AND PARTITIONS A. General: Provide steel framing members complying with the following requirements: 1. Protective Coating: Manufacturer's standard corrosion-resistant coating. ASTM A 653, G 40 hot-dip galvanized coating for framing members attached to exterior walls. B. Steel Studs and Runners: ASTM C 645, with flange edges of studs bent back 90 degrees and doubled over to form 3/16-inch- wide minimum lip (return), and complying with the following requirements for minimum thickness of base (uncoated) metal and for depth: 1. Thickness: 20 gage, unless otherwise noted. 2. Depth: 3-5/8 inches, unless otherwise indicated. C. Steel Resilient Furring Channels: Manufacturer's standard product designed to reduce sound transmission, fabricated from steel sheet complying with ASTM A 653 to form 1/2-inch deep channel of the following configuration: 1. Single-Leg Configuration: Asymmetric-shaped channel with face connected to a single flange by a single-slotted leg (web). D. Steel Flat Strap and Backing Plate: Steel sheet for blocking and bracing complying with ASTM A 653 or ASTM A 568, length and width as indicated, and with a minimum base metal (uncoated) thickness as follows: 1. Thickness: 0.0329 inch unless indicated otherwise, E. Fasteners for Metal Framing: Provide fasteners of type, material, size, corrosion resistance, holding power, and other properties required to fasten steel framing and furring members securely to substrates involved; complying with the recommendations of gypsum board manufacturers for applications indicated. 2.2 GYPSUM BOARD PRODUCTS A. General: Provide gypsum board of types indicated in maximum lengths available that will minimize end-toend butt joints in each area indicated to receive gypsum board application. 1. Widths: Provide gypsum board in widths of 48 inches. B. Gypsum Wallboard: ASTM C 36 and as follows: 1. Type: Regular for vertical surfaces, unless otherwise indicated. 2. Type: Sag-resistant type for ceiling surfaces. 3. Edges: Tapered and featured (rounded or beveled) for prefilling. 4. Thickness: 5/8 inch unless indicated otherwise. C. Water-Resistant Gypsum Backing Board: ASTM C 630 and as follows: 1. Type: Regular, unless otherwise indicated.