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ORANGE COUNTY 019913-7 <br /> <br />Emergency Management Warehouse Building Dehumidification General Requirements for <br /> Divisions 23 and 26 Work <br /> <br /> <br />Contractor shall submit for review any samples required by the technical specification sections or that may be 1 <br />requested by the A-E. 2 <br /> 3 <br />With each electrical testing and compliance submittal, Contractor shall submit evidence of compliance that each 4 <br />manufactured item or component of electrically-operated equipment and that each fabricated assembly of electrically 5 <br />operated equipment furnished complies with the testing requirements. 6 <br /> 7 <br /> 8 <br />USE OF BRAND NAMES 9 <br /> 10 <br />Brand names, where scheduled as “basis of design,” are to be considered for information purposes and are not 11 <br />intended to be a product specification. 12 <br /> 13 <br />Where the Contractor proposes to use an item of equipment other than that indicated as basis of design that 14 <br />may require redesign of the structure, partitions, foundations, piping, wiring, or any other part of the 15 <br />mechanical, electrical, or architectural layout, all such redesign and all new drawings and detailing required 16 <br />shall be prepared by the Contractor at his own expense and submitted for review by the A-E. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Where such deviation requires a different quantity and arrangement of ductwork, piping, wiring, raceway, or 19 <br />equipment from that specified or indicated on the Drawings, the Contractor shall furnish and install any such 20 <br />ductwork, piping, structural supports, insulation, controllers, motors, starters, electrical wiring and raceway, 21 <br />and any other additional equipment required by the system, at no additional cost. 22 <br /> 23 <br />Brand names, where used as a product specification, are intended to denote the standard of quality required for the 24 <br />particular material or product. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Where the term “equal” or “equivalent” is present, such specification does not restrict the Contractor to a 27 <br />specific brand and equivalent products by other manufacturers may be acceptable. The term "equal" or 28 <br />"equivalent" shall be interpreted to mean a material or product that is similar and equal in type, quality, size, 29 <br />capacity, composition, finish, color, and other performance characteristics to the material or product 30 <br />specified by brand name, and that, in the opinion of the A-E, is suitable for the same use and capable of 31 <br />performing the same function as the material or product specified. Proposed equivalent items must be 32 <br />reviewed by the A-E before they are purchased or incorporated into the work. 33 <br /> 34 <br /> 35 <br />EQUIPMENT SUBSTITUTIONS AND CHANGES/EXTRA COSTS FOR CHANGES IN BUILDING SERVICES 36 <br /> 37 <br />Where the Contractor proposes to use an item of equipment other than that specified or detailed on the Drawings, 38 <br />requiring any redesign of the structure, partitions, foundations, piping, wiring, or any other part of the mechanical, 39 <br />electrical, or architectural layout, all such redesign and all new drawings and detailing required shall be prepared by 40 <br />the Contractor at his own expense and submitted for review by the A-E. 41 <br /> 42 <br />Where such approved deviation requires a different quantity and arrangement of ductwork, piping, wiring, raceway, or 43 <br />equipment from that specified or indicated on the Drawings, the Contractor shall furnish and install any such 44 <br />ductwork, piping, structural supports, insulation, controllers, motors, starters, electrical wiring and raceway, and any 45 <br />other additional equipment required by the system, at no additional cost. 46 <br /> 47 <br />It is the responsibility of the Contractor to notify the A-E in all cases where the requirements of proposed equipment 48 <br />differ from the requirements specified, shown, or implied on the Drawings or within the Specifications. Failure of the 49 <br />Contractor to notify the A-E shall not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility of providing compatible 50 <br />equipment at no additional cost as described above. 51 <br /> 52 <br /> 53 <br />OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DATA 54 <br /> 55 <br />For each Division of the Work, provide four (4) copies of Operating Manuals, Maintenance Manuals, and Test 56 <br />Reports, bound in suitable covers, to the A-E at least two (2) weeks prior to the final inspection of the project. 57 <br /> 58 <br />Each manual shall include a cover sheet listing the following: 59 <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 7668B866-6C26-485C-9A45-DAAB5D4BD951