complete copies of maintenance manual listing routine maintenance
procedures, possible breakdowns and repairs, and trouble shooting
for the equipment as installed. Operation and maintenance data
shall be submitted in accordance with Section 01781 OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE DATA, the manuals shall be approved prior to the
training course.
1.3
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
1.3.1
Standard Products
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NOTE: Equipment shall be scheduled on the drawings
and required salient features shall be listed on the
schedule. These features include size of
sterilizer, capacity of stills and storage tanks,
controls, sterilizer material handling accessories,
and any optional exceptions to standards specified.
Also include operating power requirements for each
unit. Equipment shall be identified on the schedule
and in the drawings by Joint Schedule Numbers (JSN)
from MIL-STD-1691, Construction and Material
Schedule for Military Medical and Dental Facilities.
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Material and equipment shall be the standard product of manufacturers
regularly engaged in the manufacture of the products and shall essentially
duplicate items that have been in satisfactory use for at least 2 years
prior to bid opening. Equipment shall be supported by a service
organization that is, in the opinion of the Contracting Officer, reasonably
convenient to the site.
1.3.2
Nameplates
Each major item of equipment shall have the manufacturer's name, address,
and catalog or serial number permanently affixed to a plate securely
attached to the equipment. In addition, each pressure vessel shall bear
the ASME stamp and pressure rating, indicating compliance with applicable
code requirements.
1.3.3
Verification of Dimensions
The Contractor shall become familiar with all details of the work, verify
all dimensions in the field, and shall advise the Contracting Officer of
any discrepancy before performing the work.
1.3.4
Equipment Guards
Belts, pulleys, chains, gears, couplings, projecting setscrews, keys, and
other rotating parts exposed to personnel contact shall be fully enclosed
or properly guarded.
1.3.5
Sanitary Safeguard
Protection against backflow and siphonage shall be provided in accordance
with ICC IPC.
SECTION 11710
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