Specifications include, but are not limited to: The existing Building Automation System (BAS) software in which controls the listed State Supported Living Centers and State Hospital includes TAC Vista, Automated Logic, and the Metasys system. Three of the four project locations current BAS software are obsolete and not compatible with a Windows 10 operating system, thus requiring a full replacement. The new BAS control system and sequences of operation will be designed to accommodate the existing mechanical HVAC building systems, equipment, and utilities. The existing primary network between building controllers, BAS server and/or central operator workstation shall be based upon BACnet/IP. Owner is pursuing an open platform system as defined by the American Society on Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) that can reside overtop of existing controls system but provide a non-vendor dependent path forward with the ASHRAE standard. ASHRAE standard 135 has been established as the industry defining body and standard governing Building Automation Systems. The standard promotes an open standard language (protocol) across its devices
