Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a contractor to provide firestop repair services at the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System in Nashville, TN. The contractor will be responsible for repairing all rated walls and locations listed in Appendix 2, using commercially reasonable efforts to repair all locations with Underwriting Laboratory (UL) Approved Firestop Systems. The contractor must have at least one of the following qualifications: FM 4991 Approved Contractor, UL Approved Contractor, or HILTI Accredited Fire Stop Specialty Contractor. The contractor must also have no less than 3 years of experience with firestop installation. The work is expected to be completed within 120 days.
Key aspects of the job include:
• Firestop installation in rated barriers
• Repair of through-the-wall penetrations, membrane penetrations, construction joints, floor penetrations, ceiling penetrations, and installation of drywall when missing above ceiling
• Compliance with ASTM E 814, UL 1479, or UL 2079 tested assemblies
• Labeling of all repaired UL Approved Firestop Systems with stickers showing the UL System installed, date of installation, and initials of installer
• Provision of "Before" and "After" pictures of every UL Approved Firestop System Installed
• Compliance with VA TVHS infection control and patient safety procedures