The successful firm will be tasked with providing engineering and renovation designs to convert an existing building into an Environmental Water and Wastewater Laboratory. The renovations are to encompass the following workspaces: office spaces, conference room, break room, bathrooms, technician spaces, and laboratory testing work areas. Workspace shall be designed to meet the requirements of the City and take into consideration the supplies and equipment necessary for specific laboratory tasks. The building will contain both a clean (drinking water analysis) and a dirty (wastewater analysis) work area that must be physically separated and with their own independent air handling and ventilation systems (heating/cooling/ventilation), Distilled/deionized water supply, glassware cleaning stations, and bacteriological analysis areas. To the extent possible, the design shall include equipment redundancy to ensure uninterrupted laboratory operations. Drawings of the existing building and proposed laboratory task-based areas are included in Appendix B. All renovation work shall be suitable for certified water and wastewater environmental laboratory requirements. 6.1 INITIAL ENGINEERING AND PLANNING o Conduct an initial needs assessment of current laboratory functions and confirm that all required laboratory tasks/ testing requirements and spaces are met. o Final design and specifications shall comply with all regulatory requirements as it pertains to the construction and operation of a Certified Environmental Laboratory. Regulatory requirements include all OSHA and MOSH safety requirements, Plumbing, HVAC, Electrical, etc., required for building occupancy. o Provide an inspection of the existing building’s structure to include structural evaluation, utilities inspections (HVAC system, roof, gutters, electrical, plumbing, etc.) and code compliance. o Ceilings, walls, and floor finishes are to be consistent throughout the facility. o Design shall include building security to include access and access monitoring. o Prepare laboratory site layouts and schematic design concepts specifically to optimize laboratory process flow and to maintain separation of the wastewater laboratory and drinking water laboratory operations. (See Section 6.2-6.4 for Laboratory Task Areas and Requirements.
