EXISTING CONDITIONS

The Cantonment Fire Station building site encompasses an approximate 8,600 square foot footprint. It is a one (1) story structure visible from Woodland St. The external building façade was observed to be brick masonry. The building is surrounded by asphalt on two sides in the form of either parking lots or drives. There are three (3) large commercial roll-up doors on both the Eastern and Western sides of the building – presumably for emergency vehicle ingress and egress. Four (4) aluminum framed doors were noted along the exterior of the building; one at the front of the fire station for general public access, one at the rear of the building for personnel access to the living quarters, and two at the side of the building for personnel access to the vehicle bays. The roof is a hipped corrugated R-panel metal roof over a lumber deck with varying pitches due to the design of the roof. Additionally, a detached storage shed was observed on the property behind the main fire house. The storage shed appeared to be non-salvageable due to extensive damages. The interior is broken up into two (2) separate sections – vehicle cargo bay and living areas. The personnel areas (kitchen, living quarters, and common rooms) have typical interior finishes such as painted gypsum wallboard, suspended ceiling grid systems, vinyl tile floors and rubber wall base molding.


WORK DESCRIPTION

Work includes furnishing all materials, labor, and equipment necessary and required for the completion of the application of roofing, internal, and external components as indicated on the construction drawings and specified herein. The scope of work includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the following items:

Exterior

1. Proper staging of materials. Materials shall arrive onsite in their manufacturers labeling and be kept in a watertight/temperature safe environment prior to installation as per all manufacturers’ recommendations that apply.

2. Remove and replace all fasteners throughout the roof (approximately 11,650 square feet) with fasteners of a larger diameter to ensure securement of the new fasteners in the event the previous fastener holes in the lumber decking were stripped out.

3. Detached Storage Shed - Ensure all debris is removed from site prior to placement of the new Pre-engineered Storage Shed. Ensure all necessary foundation components are within all applicable state/local codes and/or standards. Place new Pre-engineered Storage Shed in place to be determined by either on-site personnel or an Escambia County Facilities representative.

4. Remove and replace 5 square feet of 3/16” thick tempered section of window glass per manufacturer recommendations located on the central rear roll-up bay door on the West elevation.


QUALITY CONTROL

The individual designated as the job foreman or superintendent must have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the relevant trade with specific experience and certification from the manufacturer of the approved components. The designated person must be familiar with the Plans and Specifications, and other documents affecting the technical portion of the work. Copies of these documents must be on the job site and available for reference.

Proceed with work only when existing and forecasted weather conditions are favorable to permit a unit of work to be installed in accordance with manufacturers and warranty requirements. Do not expose vulnerable materials or building structure components subject to water or ultra violet damage in quantities greater than what can be weatherproofed during the same day of exposure.

The Contractor shall establish and maintain an inspection procedure to assure compliance of the work with the plans and specifications.

The Quality Control individual shall provide the Owner and Consultant with daily reports in numerical sequence for all calendar days worked during the project.

The reports shall be transmitted weekly to the Owner and Consultant. Each report should contain a minimum of:

1. Schedule changes and/or weather-related delays that may affect project completion date; start/end time for the day; number, craft and skill level of workers on site.
2. Compliance of material verification before installation.
3. Inspection of substrates and equipment before application work.
4. Physical condition inspection of all internal components before application work.
5. Other comments or special occurrences.

Any work or material not in compliance with the plans, specifications, and change orders shall be marked and be immediately reported to the County Construction Manager and removed from the project.


QUALITY ASSURANCE

The contractor shall be responsible for providing the materials manufacturer representative to observe at substantial completion.

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