JULY 2005
SOLICITATION FOR OFFERS
OUTPATIENT CLINIC
SFO NO. V101-183R-xxx-xxx-xx
[INSERT LOCATION OF FACILITY]
//Provide capability to maintain 85 degrees F in Dialysis and Chemotherapy rooms all year-round. //
All other areas, not specifically mentioned above but scheduled to be mechanically cooled and heated,
shall have the summer indoor design conditions of 78 degrees F Db and 50 percent RH and winter indoor
design conditions of 72 degrees F Db and 30 percent RH.
Depending upon the weather conditions, winter humidification may be deleted from upon a review and
approval by VA.
Small electrical closets and telecommunications closets without the heat producing equipment, such as,
transformers and electronic panels with data processing boards need not be heated, cooled or ventilated.
//If elevator machine rooms require lower indoor temperatures for proper functioning of the electronic
equipment, mechanical cooling shall be investigated and provided, in accordance with the elevator
manufacturer' recommendations.//
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Small storage rooms, with areas less than 60 Sq Ft, also need not be heated, cooled or ventilated.
Bathrooms and toilets do not require individual room temperature control in cooling mode. However, a
terminal heating device and the temperature control are required for exterior bathrooms/toilets.
6.5.1.7 SUPPLY AIR REQUIREMENTS:
The supply air volume shall be established to meet the cooling load requirements of the occupied space
relationships.
Editing Note: edit to delete areas/spaces not in
program.
The following table shall be used for minimum air changes/hour for the spaces or functions noted in the
Table below. Air quantities could be more due to cooling loads or exhaust requirements of equipment or
hoods.
Areas
Minimum Design
Constant Volume
(CV) or Variable
Supply Air
Changes/Hr
Air Volume (VAV)
Corridors
4
VAV
Dark Rooms
10
CV
Dialysis Rooms
6
CV
Dining Room
10
VAV
Examination Rooms
6
VAV
Laboratories
12
CV
Minor Operating Rooms (0.R.s) (Trauma
12
CV
Rooms)
Recovery Rooms
8
CV
Special Procedure Rooms
Bronchoscopy
12
CV
Cardiac Catheterization
15
CV
Colonoscopy/EGD
6
CV
Cystoscopy
15
CV
Endoscopy
6
CV
Fluoroscopy
6
CV
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