The Contract involves work in and around the existing facilities. The existing building will be occupied during construction. All work shall be performed so as to minimize disruption to normal building functions, including shut down of equipment and disruptions of electrical service. Shutdowns to all or part of the existing services shall be scheduled and approved through the Owner 72 hours in advance of any anticipated outage. 1. In general, full functional use of occupied areas in the existing buildings and site is to be maintained during all normal 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday work hours. Any work requiring electrical service disruption shall be completed outside of normal work hours. Any work by the Contractors which is required to be outside normal work hours in order to maintain Owner’s continued use of the existing facility shall be included in the Base Bid value as necessary. 2. Except for outages coordinated with and approved by the Owner no less than 21 calendar days in advance, maintain all existing building services to occupied areas of the site and building, including but not limited to mechanical, electrical, power, water, gas, sewer, cable, and telephone, fiber, etc., until new equipment is installed and operational. Submit a detailed schedule indicating installation of all new equipment and procedures for maintaining all building services. Costs incurred to maintain or restore services for unapproved outages shall be borne by the Contractor. B. Electrical Service Outages: Extended electrical outages, and outages of any length that will affect normal 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday work hours, shall be scheduled and approved through the Owner no less than 21 calendar days in advance of the scheduled outage. 1. Refer to the equipment installation sequence of operations on sheet E-001 for full schedule of events and additional requirements. C. The presence of asbestos containing material (ACM) has been confirmed in the utility tunnel below the main electrical room and crossing Hospital Drive. It is not anticipated that the ACM will be disturbed as part of this project. However the Contractor shall take all safety precautions necessary for working in an enclosed space adjacent to confirmed ACM, and shall not disturb the confirmed ACM when completing work nearby. If suspect ACM are discovered in the work area that will be disturbed, or if the confirmed ACM elsewhere in the tunnel is inadvertently disturbed, notify Owner/Engineer for testing and removal. Terminate work in the area until asbestos containing materials can be removed. Proceed with work in other areas of the building. Asbestos abatement will not be grounds for work stoppage or time extensions. D. Contractor Storage: The Owner will provide designated space in an adjacent parking lot for storage of smaller items. Larger items shall be installed upon arrival. 1. Contractor shall be present at all material deliveries. Owner shall not be responsible for material delivery. 2. Crane for generator setup and instillation shall take place over one singular weekend. E. The Contractor shall limit construction noise, limit dust within each space, limit dust migrating to adjacent occupied spaces during construction operations. F. Contractor to remove all debris from all occupied areas daily. .
