The Vendor will visually inspect all the assets in the project's scope to assess the remaining lifecycle of major asset systems listed in specification section of this bid and identify deferred maintenance requirements. Requirements are conditional, operational and system replacement needs, all relating to the system lifecycle. Each requirement must be individually classified by priority, requirement category (cause of issue), asset system, inspector, and cost, thereby allowing for multiple queries and data analyses. Data analysis should include locations, asset number, name, date of construction, number of floors, gross area, uses, Types of heating and cooling systems, site maps, principal asset activities, and outstanding asset code violations. The assessment should include the following systems for type and existing conditions: Building exterior systems: roofs, walls, window systems, exterior doors, and structural components; Building interior systems: walls, doors, floors and ceilings; Linear systems; Adherence to industry standards such as ASTM E 2018-01, Uniformat II, and BOMA; Nature and source of any asset cost data used during the process, with Western Carolina University’s preference being RSMeans; Heating, ventilation and air conditioning, controls and instrumentation, special equipment; Electrical service and distribution; Lighting and branch wiring; Communications and security; Plumbing; Fire protection; Elevators...
