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DocuSign Envelope ID: 04E136D1 -507C- 4219- BF16- 446F8D2192F8 <br />Orange County Detention Facility, Environment & Agriculture Center & Park Operations Base <br />Request for Qualifications (RFQ #5249) <br />•: r <br />QUESTIONNAIRE <br />3. Describe how environmental friendly and energy efficient features were incorporated into the four (4) most similar <br />projects listed in your response. <br />Bordeaux Construction is an industry leader in LEED° and sustainable building construction. We believe that <br />Sustainable building construction is a blend of responsible design principles and implementation of efficient <br />construction practices. We incorporate environmentally friendly building methods into every project that we build <br />including: <br />• Recycling of concrete, metal, and paper products to maximize waste stream diversion from the landfill <br />• Utilize locally harvested and manufactured materials to minimize carbon foot print <br />• Ensure Indoor Air Quality is met through limiting Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOCs) commonly found in <br />adhesives and other construction products, ensure a clean and smoke free building envelope <br />• Structured commissioning process and functional testing ensures building functions as designed including <br />heating, cooling, dehumidification, and CO2 priority control in the Building Automation System (BAS) <br />A few highlights of our successes include: <br />1. Northside Elementary (Moseley Architects, Orange County): The 1 st LEED® Platinum Elementary School in <br />North Carolina and at the time, one of only 4 in the entire country! Northside Elementary increased from the <br />original goal of LEED° Gold. Notable features include: vegetated roof, permeable paving, rainwater re -use <br />for toilet & cooling tower makeup water, community garden, photovoltaic panels, among numerous other <br />features <br />2. Sandy Ridge Elementary: A LEED° Gold, project increased from original goal of LEED° Silver. Notable features <br />include: Exterior solar shades, rainwater harvesting system, high performance glazing, and locally sourced <br />landscaping <br />3. Snipes Academy: A LEED° Gold project increased from original goal of LEED° Silver. Notable features include: <br />Exterior solar shades, rainwater harvesting for irrigation, pervious pavers, photovoltaic panels, and lighting <br />control <br />4. Neuse River Waste Water Treatment Plant: The 1 st LEED° certified project for the City of Raleigh. We are proud <br />that even though this project was not originally scheduled to be LEED° certified when started, with close <br />coordination with the designer, we were able to achieve LEED° certification, making it the 1 st LEED° certified <br />project for the City of Raleigh. <br />More detail of our Sustainable Design and Construction and LEED° process is provided in the Project Approach <br />section of our proposal. <br />4. Describe the team's approach to maintenance considerations during the design and construction phases of project. <br />Maintenance access is especially important on Correctional Facilities where lock down of cell blocks and temporary <br />inmate relocation for unplanned maintenance is especially disruptive tojail staff. Maintenance access requirements <br />are taken into consideration beginning very early on in the design process, continue through the construction, and <br />have a clear finish during the commissioning process. <br />Our virtual construction department will use Building Information Modeling (BIM) to build a project virtually before <br />the first shovel is put in the ground. By doing this, clearances for maintaining equipment can be identified and fed <br />back into the design model. See our BIM section in the project approach for more detail of our virtual construction <br />services that would be utilized on your project. <br />Our site superintendent, Kevin Sowter, ensures correct execution of the of the contract documents. We strongly <br />endorse utilization of mockups to identify and address concerns before they are too late to resolve. The most <br />common and congested area in a detention facility is typically in the chase locations where dampers, valves, solenoids, <br />electrical connections, and security controls all tie into the fixtures within the individual cells. To prevent issues in <br />these areas, we will build a full scale mockup of a chase area incorporating the subcontractors and <br />suppliers that will be involved on the Orange County project. See our Quality Control section in the project approach <br />for more detail. <br />RQ1 <br />