GENERAL: Work under this contract shall be divided into phased areas.
The contractor shall perform the work in each phase in the sequence
shown on the phasing plan (Drawing CPM-2). All work in each phase must
be completed prior to VA occupancy of a phase and the start of work in a
subsequent phase (except as noted). A detailed narrative description of
each phase is as follows:
PHASE 1 (Main Public Entrance, New Water Line, Parking, Asbestos
Abatement, and Covered Walkway): Upon the receipt of the Notice to
Proceed and prior to the start of Phase 3, the contractor shall start
and complete all contractual work involved in Phase 1 areas; including
all temporary signage to direct traffic flow, main public entrance,
parking, and asbestos abatement in the pipe basement, the installation
of the new water line as noted on contract drawing No. 1-W-1 (item 5 of
PHASE 2 (Chiller Building and Portion of the Site Work): Upon receipt
of the Notice to Proceed, the contractor shall start and complete all
contractual work involved in Phase 2 areas, including the chiller
building, site utilities, roads, parking, walkways, and landscaping with
the following construction restraints:
a.This must be completed no later than the completion of
Phase 3.
b.The new water line as noted on the contract drawing No.
1-W-1 shall be accomplished during Phase 1.
PHASE 3 (New Outpatient/Clinical Addition): Upon completion of
Phase 1 areas and prior to the start of Phase 4, the contractor
shall start and complete all contractual work involved in Phase 3
with the following construction restraints:
a. The wall penetrations on the first and second floors of
the existing Building 1, between Column Lines 11 and 12,
shall be accomplished during this Phase 3.
b. The wall penetration on the second floor of the existing
Building 1, east of Column Line 8, shall be accomplished
during Phase 4.
c. The wall penetration on the second floor of the existing
Building 1, west of Column Line 15, shall be accomplished
during Phase 5.
d. The contractor shall provide temporary dust partitions
(coordinate with Resident Engineer) on all of the above wall
penetrations, to separate the construction areas from the VA
occupied areas.