FIELD OFFICES AND SHEDS
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01 DESCRIPTION
A. General:
- Furnish, install, and maintain temporary
site offices during entire construction period.
- Furnish, install, and maintain storage and
work sheds needed for construction.
- At completion of work, remove site offices,
sheds, and contents.
B. Related Work Specified Elsewhere:
1. Section 01510: Temporary Utilities and Facilities.
1.02 SUBMITTALS
A. Prior to installation of offices and
sheds, obtain approval of the Owner, on location, access and related
facilities. This should be in the form of a drawing showing size, location and
use of desired area and location and size of temporary buildings installations,
facilities, utilities and access roads.
B. The contractor shall submit catalogue
of furniture equipments and computer required Owner office for his approval.
1.03 REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITIES
A. Construction:
1. Structurally sound, weather tight, with
floors raised above ground.
2. Temperature Transmission Resistance:
Compatible with occupancy and storage requirements.
3. Portable buildings designed for office use
shall be used.
B. Contractor’s Office and Facilities:
1. Size: As required for general use and to
provide space for project meetings.
2. Furnishings in meeting Area:
a) Conference table and chairs for at least
sixteen person.
b) Racks and files for Project Record Documents
in, or adjacent to, the meeting area.
3. Other Furnishings: Contractor’s option.
4. Lighting and Temperature Control:
Contractor’s option.
5. Telephone: At least 4 telephone lines
connected to switchboard and one direct line for project director and one fax
line are required. The fax and direct telephone line shall have access to
international lines.
6. One dial-type thermometer indicating maximum
and minimum temperatures.
7. One hygrometer to record humidity.
C. Storage Sheds:
1. to requirements of various trades.
2. Dimensions: Sized for storage and handling of
products.
3. Ventilation: Comply with specified and code
requirements for products stored.
4. Heating: Constructed to maintain temperatures
specified in respective sections for the products stored.
1.04 USE OF PERMANENT FACILITIES
A. Permanent facilities shall not be used
for site offices or for storage.
1.05 OWNER AND CONSULTANT’S OFFICE
A. In addition to his own requirements,
the Contractor shall provide one separate temporary weather tight and dustproof
office on the site for the Owner and consultant. This shall be constructed
within sixty days of the Notice to proceed. The office shall meet the following
criteria:
1. Floor area total 200 sq.m.
2. The space shall be divided into separate
offices for professional staff, inspector’s office, administration office,
conference room, toilet, sample and materials storage and kitchenette, all
spaces with lockable doors.
3. The office shall be approved by the Owner and
consultant.
4. HAVC system of required size to maintain a
max. Of 22° C all year around.
5. Lighting to provide 80 foot candles of illumination
of 0.75 m above finished floor, based on a co-efficiency of utilization of 75%.
6. Duplex electric receptacles 3.5 m on center
along each wall.
7. The toilet shall contain two western and one
Easter W.Cs, with perineal hose, two urinals, three lavatories and toilet
accessories such as, toilet paper dispenser, mirror Liquid soup dispenser,
electric blow driers. In addition a private western toilet for the project
director and private toilet for the deputy director shall be provided.
8. Provide exhaust fan ventilation in toilets.
9. Provide daily cleaning service including
re-supply of toilet paper, paper hand towels, and emptying of trash cans.
10. Provide five 20 Kg- capacity dry chemical fire
extinguisher, at the appropriate locations.
11. Provide two main exists and steps with railing.
12. Provide 3 covered parking spaces and 5 open
parking spaces for the exclusive use off the owner and consultant.
13. Finishes:
Floor: Rugs in office and vinyl tiles in other
areas.
Walls: Painted or pre-finished.
Ceiling: Acoustic tile suspended ceiling.
Base: Rubber base
Windows: Glass and aluminum with safety bars provide
adequate
Window blinds or
drapes
Doors: Outside, solid core
Toilet: Ceramic tiled floor and water resistant
finishes.
Lights: Standard 600 x 1200 mm light fixtures.
14. One conference table and chairs for 10 persons.
15. 10 upholstered conference chairs with arms.
16. 10 steel office desks with laminated plastic
tops, and fifteen lockers.
17. 10 office desk swivel chairs with casters and
fifteen visitors chairs with arms, and casters.
18. Two secretary’s desks and chairs with reception
counter.
19. Two wooden desks with desk shares and visitors
chairs.
20. Shelving and storage cupboards for the Sample
room.
21. Three aluminum plan-racks for vertical storage
of at least twelve sets of drawings each, with aluminum clamp-type plan
holders, and four plan chests with drawers.
22. Desks, deckchairs, visitors chairs, storage
cupboards, leather seating for the director and deputy director offices.
23. Two IBM 230 pro computer stations (Arabic/
English) including service contract. The stations to be complete with
appropriate software for normal office use and project control procedures, 8GB
memory compatible Laser Printers.
THESE COMPUTERS,
PRINTERS AND ALL THE RECORDS AND FILES CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BECOME THE
PROPERTY OF THE CONTRACTOR ON COMPLETION OF THE CONTRACT.
The prior approval of
the Owner to type and manufacture of computer hardware and software must be
obtained before purchase of such equipment.
24. Kitchenette unit with coffee maker, tea maker,
stainless steel sink, large refrigerator unit and storage units above, micro
wave oven, and drinking fountains for cooled water.
25. Eight legal-size, two-drawer steel file
cabinets.
26. Telephone: 5 Telephone lines connected to
switch board, one direct line for project director, one direct line for deputy
director and one direct fax line. The director and deputy directors Telephone
shall have access to international lines.
27. Duplicating machine set with reduction and
multi-copy capability on individual stand and with storage space beneath.
Supply with service contract.
28. One facsimile machine with a separate
international line. Supply with service contract.
29. Electrical supply for the offices, the
appliances and the services.
30. All expenses connected with the above
facilities and cost of stationeries and consumables shall be borne by the
contractor in full throughout the contract period and further period as deemed
necessary by the Owner / Engineer.
31. All furniture, equipment, computers and its
related accessories, cars, Etc. provided by the contractor shall become the
ownership of the owner at the end of the project.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.01 Materials, Equipment, Furnishings
A. Must be all new.
B. Computer hardware and equipment must be
new and unused.
PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.01 PREPARATION
A. Fill and grade sites for temporary
structures to provide surface drainage.
3.02 INSTALLATION.
A. Construct temporary site office and
storage sheds on proper foundations, provide connections for utility services.
B. Mount thermometer at convenient outside
location, not in direct sunlight, and maintain daily records of max. and min.
temperatures and humidity.
3.03 MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING
A. Provide continuous maintenance,
security and cleaning for the owner’s and consultant’s office, furnishings,
equipment.
B. Maintenance, cleaning security and
consumables for the owners and consultant’s office shall be provided daily.
3.04 REMOVAL
A. As required by the Owner remove
temporary site offices, contents and utilities when no longer required.
B. Remove storage sheds when no longer
required.
C. Remove foundations and debris; grade
site to required elevations and clean the area.
