The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services intends to construct a new facility, Miami Valley Behavioral Healthcare (MBVH). This facility will have approximately 208 beds and shall incorporate roughly 285,000 square feet of new construction, including all mechanical, administrative, food service, and support space. Patient-accessible areas will be designed to reflect state of the art safety and security requirements, incorporating ligature-resistant fixtures and hardware, as well as highly durable construction materials. This new facility will provide a secure environment that includes residential patient units, clinical/admitting space, full service kitchen, indoor and outdoor recreation areas, and required support operations consisting of administrative offices, food and bulk storage facilities and maintenance operations. Key features of this facility will include the development of a “safe and secure building envelope” for patients and building materials and fixtures suitable for use by the intended occupant. It is understood the selected Commissioning Agent will coordinate, provide relevant information, and work closely with and provide input to the Owner and Project Team including the A/E, and CMR through all stages of the project. The selected Commissioning Agent (CxA) will provide professional services for the new facility including: - Building Commissioning Services for building systems, the building envelope, and specialty equipment/systems. - Testing and Balancing (TAB) of building systems, the building envelope, and specialty equipment/systems. - Enhanced Commissioning Additional Services (sub-consultants as necessary) for Pre-Joint Commission survey(s) with the express intention of alleviating any potential corrective measures as may be determined/required by the Joint Commission. NOTE: the candidate shall provide a list of 3 potential providers. The selection of the provider and the determination of an allowance will take place at a future date
