Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. MCPS anticipates painting one (1)school each summer(40 estimated total days each summer). Itis anticipated this Work will commence in early July and must be completed no later than late-July. Additional Work will be ordered as needed during the period of the contract, but on a generally smaller scale. 2. Work performed by the Contractors shall cover but not be limited to painting of new and existing surfaces and all other work necessary to prepare those surfaces for painting to include: 2.1 Inspection: Examine areas and conditions under which painting Work will be performed. Notify the MCPS Representative, in writing, of conditions detrimental to proper execution of the Work. Do not proceed with Work until unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected. 2.1.1 Starting of painting Work will be construed as acceptance of surfaces within that particular area. 2.2 Surface Preparation: 2.2.1 Perform preparation and cleaning procedures in accordance with paint manufacturer's instructions for substrate condition. 2.2.2 Remove hardware, hardware accessories, machine surfaces, plates, lighting fixtures and similar items in place and not to be finish painted, or provide surface applied protection prior to surface preparation and painting operations. Following completion of painting of each space or area, reinstall removed items. 2.2.3 Thoroughly clean all surfaces to be painted before applying paint or surface treatments. Remove oil and grease prior to mechanical cleaning. Program the cleaning and painting so that dust and other contaminants from the cleaning process will not settle on to wet, newly painted surfaces. 2.2.4 Dislodge dirt, mortar splatters, and other dry material from surfaces by scraping and brushing. 2.2.5 Remove loose material by brushing, sweeping and vacuuming. 2.2.6 Remove all loose or peeling paint by scraping or by means of low or non-VOC containing stripping system approved by MCPS. 2.2.7 Do not paint over dirt, rust, scale, grease, moisture, scuffed surfaces, or conditions otherwise detrimental to formation of a durable paint film. 2.2.8 Prepare existing epoxy surfaces by scuff sanding. Remove all loose particles. 2.2.9 Where new coatings are to be applied over existing oil-based paint, the surface shall be scrubbed clean and dried. The gloss shall be dulled using sand paper or wire brushing...