Specifications include, but are not limited to: The New Milford Board of Education is seeking statements of qualifications and pricing proposals from qualified firms to provide a facility condition assessment for all facility locations. The focus of the facility condition assessment will be limited to HVAC systems in order to comply with the new DAS regulations and statutory requirements. In addition, the selected firm must be able to provide analysis, narratives, and documents meeting the guidelines for the submission of grant applications to DAS for available HVAC indoor air quality grants. The chosen firm shall provide for a uniform inspection and evaluation of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system within each school building in the New Milford Public School District. These inspections and evaluations shall comply with current and newly established Department of Administrative Services requirements, such as those established by PA 23-167. The inspection and evaluation shall be performed by a certified testing, adjusting and balancing technician, an industrial hygienist certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene or the Board for Global EHS Credentialing, or a mechanical engineer. The inspection and evaluation shall include, but may not be limited to: ● Testing for maximum filter efficiency, ● physical measurements of outside air delivery rate, ● verification of the appropriate condition and operation of ventilation components, ● measurement of air distribution through all system inlets and outlets, ● verification of unit operation and that required maintenance has been performed in accordance with the most recent indoor ventilation standards promulgated by ASHRAE ● verification of control sequences, ● verification of carbon dioxide sensors and acceptable carbon dioxide concentrations indoors, and ● collection of field data for the installation of mechanical ventilation if none exist.
