Specifications include, but are not limited to: The State of Maine Dept. of Education/Education in the Unorganized Territories is conducting a competitive bid process for the Building Enclosure and Mechanical Upgrades at Edmunds Consolidated School in Edmunds Township, Maine. A. ALL REPAIR WORK WILL BE COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT PRACTICES IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, ALL NATIONAL, STATE, LOCAL BUILDING CODES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MAINE UNIFORM BUILDING AND ENERGY CODE. B. SUBMITTALS: CONTRACTOR MUST SUBMIT ALL MATERIALS USED FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK. ALL PRODUCT SUBMITTALS MUST HAVE A COVER SHEET INDICATING THAT IT IS A SUBMITTAL AND ALL THE PERTINENT DATA NEEDED TO BE REVIEWED. THIS SUBMISSION MUST INCLUDE A SUBMITTAL SCHEDULE. CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE TERM “MATCH EXISTING” AND WILL BE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE TO THIS LEVEL OF “STANDARD OF CARE” AS IT RELATES TO MAINTAINING INTENT OF HISTORICAL RESTORATION. C. SUBMITTALS WILL HAVE A MINIMUM OF ONE WEEK FOR REVIEW .A SUBSTITUTION IS NOT A SUBMITTAL. A SUBSTITUTION REQUEST MUST HAVE A COVER SHEET INDICATING IT IS A "REQUEST FOR SUBSTITUTION". ALL PERTINENT DATA FOR THE SUBSTITUTED PRODUCT AND THE SPECIFIED PRODUCT MUST BE PART OF THE REQUEST. SUBMITTALS WILL ONLY BE REVIEWED WITH CONTRACTORS STAMP,APPROVAL AND DATE. REQUEST MADE WITHOUT ALL THE INFORMATION INDICATED WILL BE REJECTED. REQUESTS FOR SUBSTITUTION WILL HAVE A MINIMUM OF TWO WEEKS FOR REVIEW. REFER TO ARCHITECTS SPECIFICATION OF SUBMITTALS. D. CONTRACTOR TO COORDINATE ALL WORK WITHIN SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE AND WITH A/ E OF RECORD SCHEDULE AS PER SPECIFICATIONS WITH OTHER SUB-TRADES, AND WITH OWNER TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE TO PEDESTRIANS, VEHICLES, AND ADJACENT BUILDINGS. E. CONTRACTOR TO VERIFY AND DOCUMENT EXISTING CONDITIONS WITH CONTRACT DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK. CONTRACTOR TO NOTIFY A / E OF ANY CONFLICTS IN THE WORK OUTLINED ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCING WORK. NOTIFY A/E PRIOR TO COMMENCING WORK . F. CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING ALL ITEMS ON THE BUILDING THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH THE WORK PROPOSED IN THESE DRAWINGS. ITEMS NOT SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS THAT MUST BE REMOVED OR ALTERED EVEN IN A TEMPORARY FASHION MUST BE ACCOUNTED FOR PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK. IF CONTRACTOR IS UNSURE OF A CERTAIN SITUATION PLEASE CONTACT A / E BEFORE PROCEEDING. G. CONTRACTOR TO VERIFY ALL DIMENSIONS AND QUANTITIES INDICATED ON BID DOCUMENTS AND ASSESS ADDITIONAL QUANTITIES AS NOTED AGAINST TRANSPORTING DAMAGE, REMOVAL AND EXTRACTING . CONTRACTOR SHALL CARRY QUANTITIES AND SQUARE FOOTAGE SUFFICIENT TO COMPLETE THE INDICATED TASK. H. THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTROLLING ANY ACCESS TO THIS STORAGE AREA. ( SEE EXCEPTION ) (EXCEPTION: IF ANY ELEMENTS PURCHASED,NEW OR EXISTING BY OWNER ARE TO BE STORED OFF SITE, G.C. TO PROVIDE COMPLETE ACCESS TO OWNER IN COMPLIANCE WITH A / E OR RECORD SPECIFICATIONS FOR RETAINING OWNERS PROPERTY OFF SITE. I. THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING SCAFFOLDING AND THE COORDINATION WITH THE BUILDING ENCLOSURE.SCAFFOLDING IS TO HAVE A STAIR TOWER AND TO COMPLY WITH ALL LOCAL,STATE ,FEDERAL CODES AND SAFETY STANDARDS ECT.
