Project Name
Project Number
UEPH Complex
Statement of Work
26 November 2001
requirements and which utilize high efficiency, power vented, or sealed combustion water
heaters. [Preparer of RFP shall clearly indicate which equipment applies when multiple building
types are involved.]
8-3.1.1
Gas fired water heater. Gas fired water heaters shall be in accordance with ANSI
Z21.10.1, Water Heaters, Gas, Volume I, Storage Type, 22 kW [75,000 BTUH] Input or less,
and shall be sealed combustion high efficiency type. Units shall be UL listed.
8-3.1.2
Electric water heater. Electric water heaters shall comply with UL 174, Water
Heaters, Household Electric Storage Tank Type. Units shall be UL listed.
8-3.1.3
Oil fired water heater. Oil fired water heaters shall be in accordance with UL 732.
Units shall be UL listed.
8-3.1 Pumps. Recirculating pumps shall be inline type and shall be provided whenever hot
water piping extends further than 50 feet from a tank.
8-4
FIXTURES. The following fixtures will be acceptable for the facilities on this project
except where noted otherwise for specific buildings. Provide handicap accessible type as
required by Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (accessible fixtures are not required in
UEPH living units). Fixtures shall be water conservation type, in accordance with the
International Plumbing Code. Fixtures shall be provided complete with fittings, and chromium- or
nickel-plated brass (polished bright or satin surface) trim. All fixtures, fittings, and trim in a
project shall be from the same manufacturer and shall have the same finish.
8-4.1
Vitreous china plumbing fixtures shall conform to ANSI A112.19.2, Vitreous China
Plumbing Fixtures. Stainless steel fixtures shall be in accordance with ANSI A112.19.3,
Stainless Steel Plumbing Fixtures (residential design). Plastic fixtures shall conform to ANSI
Z124. Enameled cast iron plumbing fixtures shall comply with ANSI A112.19.1, and enameled
steel fixtures shall comply with ANSI A112.19.4.
8-4.2
Exposed traps shall be chromium-plated, adjustable-bent tube, 20-gauge brass.
Concealed traps may be plastic (ABS).
8-4.3
Faucets shall be single-control type, with seals and seats combined in one
replaceable cartridge designed to be interchangeable among lavatories, bathtubs and kitchen
sinks, or having replaceable seals and seats removable either as a seat insert or as a part of a
replaceable valve unit. Water flow shall be no more than .158 L/s [2.5 gpm] from any faucet.
8-4.4
Shower and bath combination shall be controlled by a diverter valve. Baths and
shower and bath combinations shall be provided with waste fitting pop-up, concealed with all
parts removable and renewable through the overflow and outlet openings in the tub. Showers
and shower and bath combinations shall be equipped with a combination valve and flow control
device to limit the flow to 0.158 L/s [2.5 gpm] at pressures between 137.9 to 413.7 kPa [20 and
60 psi].
8-4.5
Piping shall be concealed. Individual shutoff or stop valves shall be provided on
water supply lines to all plumbing fixtures except bathtubs and showers. Shutoff valves shall be
provided for each bathroom group. In multi-story units, additional consideration shall be given
in the technical evaluation to designs which provide separate shutoff valves for each floor.
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