Mebex Consultants Rania Governmental Hospital

Specifications
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DIVISION 1 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 01340 - SUBMITTALS, SUBSTITUTIONS, SCHEDULES AND GUARANTEES

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.01 SCOPE OF WORK

A. Work specified in this Section:

1. Submittals:

a. Shop Drawings
b. Material List
c. Product and Equipment Schedule
d. Manufacturer's Technical Literature
e. Samples
f. Material Take-off
g. Purchase Orders
h. Operation and Maintenance Instruction
i. As-built Drawings
j. Construction Schedules
k. Progress Reports

2. Substitution.

3. Guarantees.

1.02 APPROVALS

A. All approvals shall be made by The Engineer or other persons or firms appointed by The
Employer for this purpose.

1.03 SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

A. General

1. Within thirty (30) days of date of signing of the Contract, the Contractor shall
submit to the Engineer a list and submittal schedule of all shop drawings,
product data, technical literature and samples required by the Contract. List all
items by Specification Sections.

2. All submittals shall be in English and be clearly identified with project name
and location and manufacturer's name. All submittals shall be received and
approved by the Contractor prior to submission to the Engineer. The Contractor
shall indicate his review and approval by stamping the submittals accordingly.

3. Required Submittals:

As soon as practicable, and in ample time to avoid delay of the work, submit the
shop drawings, catalog information, and other required data to the Engineer for
review. Submit shop drawings, catalog information, etc., assembled in a neat
package and submit all together at one time. Partial submittals will not be
considered.
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4. The Contractor is solely responsible for errors in the submittals, and for
accuracy of quantities and dimensions shown on submittals.

5. The Contractor shall review submittals for compliance with the Contract
Documents.

6. Deviations from the requirements of Contract Documents:

a. Cite all deviations in writing.

b. The Engineer's review does not constitute approval of any deviation

unless so stated.

c. Regardless of the Engineer's action on such deviations the Contractor is

solely responsible for proper fitting and relationship of all work to
adjacent and related work.

7. Date each submittal and identify with the project name and the specification
section covering the submittal. Use numbered transmittal forms for ease of
record keeping, and do not group items covered by more than one section on the
same transmittal.

8. Submittals which have not been reviewed by the Engineer, or which have been
rejected by THE ENGINEER, shall not be used for ordering, fabrication or work
at the Work Site.

9. Schedule submittals to allow adequate time for the Engineer's review and for
resubmitted if required. In the event a substitution proposed by the Contractor is
rejected, the Engineer shall require the Contractor to airfreight the originally
specified item in order to maintain the schedule.

1.04 SHOP DRAWINGS

A. Clearly detail all aspects of work where required by specifications.

B. Number shop drawing consecutively and maintain numbering through revisions.

C. Submit 1 electronic copy and 2 prints of shop drawings.

D. After review, the Engineer shall return the shop drawings to the Contractor, who shall:

1. Make no further revisions or changes to the approved shop drawings.

2. Provide copies of the sepia, which has been reviewed by the Engineer for:

a. Contractor's Work Site record

b. Contractor's office record
c. Sub-Contractors, as required

E. The Work Site copy shall be made readily available for the Engineer 's review upon
request.

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F. Materials lists, product and equipment schedules and manufacturer's technical literature:

1. Cover all aspects required by specifications. Pictorial or vague advertising

literature is not acceptable.

2. Submit four (4) copies collated and indexed.

3. For substitution requests include complete specifications of the items to be

considered for substitution.

1.05 SAMPLES

A. Provide samples of the exact item required by the drawings and specifications.

B. Paint samples shall be approximately 200 x 300 mm.

C. Submit 2 copies unless otherwise specified.

D. Approval of sample shall be in writing. If the Contractor desires an approval attached to

sample, supply additional copies of sample as needed.

E. The Contractor shall maintain one each approved sample at the jobsite.

1.06 SPARE PARTS

A. The Contractor shall submit spare parts list in accordance with the specification.

1.07 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS

A. Collect data as job progresses.

B. Complete data in manual form. Data shall be collated, indexed and bound in durable
covers and identifying on the cover:

1. Project name and date

2. Name, address and telephone number of the Contractor and Sub-Contractor.

Include the name, address and telephone number of the manufacturer and local
distributor with the information on each component, sufficient for the
Employer's future purchasing.

C. Include only those catalogs and brochures dealing with the products and equipment used
in this project. Remove pages of a purely advertising nature, and pages dealing with
items and models not used in this project. Where more than one item or model is listed
on a page, carefully identify the exact item or model used.

1. Manufacturer’s specifications for each piece of equipment, including a listing of

the recommended spare parts, specialized tools and preventive maintenance
(P/M) schedules;

2. Installation instructions for all equipment; and

3. Details on all tie-ins to existing equipment.

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D. Operating Instructions

The following shall be provided:

1. A complete set of start-up and operating instructions.

2. Operator training materials.

E. Submit 3 copies minimum to the Engineer for review and distribution. Supply additional
copies for review if record copies are desired by the Contractor and his Sub-Contractor.

1.08 AS-BUILT DRAWINGS

A. The Contractor shall maintain one complete set of drawings at the site on which, as the
work progresses, the Contractor shall record, using red color markings, the following
information relative to work included in this Contract.

1. Changes in size, depth or position of foundations.

2. Changes made in the structural phases of the work above and below ground
required because of modifications or Change Orders.

3. Exact location and elevation of all underground piping and conduit and the
position of all fittings.

4. Changes made in mechanical and electrical work either in location or detail of

work whether above or below ground floor level.

B. On completion of the job, the Contractor shall deliver one print of such corrected
drawings to the Engineer. The Contractor shall make such additional corrections as the
Engineer may require and shall then deliver the corrected prints to the Engineer.

C. The Contractor is cautioned that these as-built drawings are a specific requirement and
that the Contract will not be considered complete until they have been submitted in an
acceptable form.

1.09 SUBSTITUTIONS

A. Wherever catalog numbers and specific brands or trade names followed by the designated
material, product, thing or service mentioned in these specifications, they are used to
establish the standards of quality and utility required.

B. Substitutions which are equal in quality and utility to those specified will be approved,
subject to the following provisions: all substitutions must be approved by The Engineer
in writing.

For this purpose, the Contractor shall submit to The Engineer, within 30 calendar days
after the effective date of the Contract, four (4) copies of a typewritten list containing:

1. A. description of each proposed substitute item or material.

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2. Sufficient data, drawings, samples, literature or other detailed information as

will demonstrate that the proposed substitute is equal in quality and utility to the
items or materials specified shall be appended.

Such approval shall not relieve the Contractor from complying with the requirements of
the Drawings and specifications and the Contractor shall be responsible at his own
expense for any changes resulting from his proposed substitutions which affect other
parts of this own work or the work of other Contractors.

C. Required list shall be organized as a schedule:

1. List by specifications sections.

2. List all items to be used, including specified items and proposed substitutions.

3. For substituted items, enumerate characteristics differing from specified items.

4. Effect of proposed substitutions must be reflected in submittals for other items.

D. Alternate items installed without the Engineer 's approval shall be replaced with the
specified material at the Contractor's expense. The Contractor assumes full responsibility
that alternate items or procedures shall meet the job requirements and is responsible for
cost of redesign and of modifications to this and other parties to the work caused by
alternate items furnished under work of this Section. No more than one proposed
alternate will be considered for each item.

END OF SECTION 01340

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