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Mechanical General Note1

The mechanical general notes document outlines coordination requirements and responsibilities for the mechanical contractor. It states that mechanical installation must be coordinated with all other trades to avoid rework, and that the contractor must incorporate codes, specifications and drawings into installation. It also notes requirements for locating underground utilities, providing equipment for system balancing, firestopping penetrations through fire barriers, and properly sealing wall penetrations.

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Mechanical General Note1

The mechanical general notes document outlines coordination requirements and responsibilities for the mechanical contractor. It states that mechanical installation must be coordinated with all other trades to avoid rework, and that the contractor must incorporate codes, specifications and drawings into installation. It also notes requirements for locating underground utilities, providing equipment for system balancing, firestopping penetrations through fire barriers, and properly sealing wall penetrations.

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MECHANICAL GENERAL NOTES:

1. COORDINATE LOCATION/INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL WORK WITH ALL OTHER


TRADES. NO ASPECT OF A SYSTEM INSTALLATION OR ITS ROUGH-IN SHALL COMMENCE UNTIL PROPER
AND TIMELY COORDINATION WITH ALL TRADES ASSOCIATED WITH THE INSTALLATION HAS
TRANSPIRED. ITEMS TO BE COORDINATED SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: BUILDING
STRUCTURE, SHEET METAL, ALL PIPING SYSTEMS, LIGHT FIXTURES, CONDUITS, CABLE TRAYS, ETC. REFER
TO ALL GENERAL, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THIS PROJECT.
ANY REWORK OF INSTALLED EQUIPMENT WILL BE AT CONTRACTORS EXPENSE.

2. INCORPORATE INTO INSTALLATION MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS, DRAWINGS, STATE AND LOCAL


CODES, AND OTHER APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS.

3. WARNING - CALL 48 HOURS BEFORE YOU DIG: LAW REQUIRES ANYONE DOING ANY EXCAVATION,
FENCING, PLANTING OR DRILLING TO CALL 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE. HAND DIG WITHIN 18 INCHES OF
ANY LOCATE MARK OR FLAG. ONE CALL 811.

4. ON COMPLETION OF THE INSTALLATION, MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR SHALL COOPERATE WITH THE


OWNER TO PROVIDE ANY NECESSARY ADJUSTING AND BALANCING TO OBTAIN PROPER OPERATION OF
ALL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT, AND
MAKE ALL TESTS, REQUIRED FOR ADJUSTMENTS AND BALANCING TO ESTABLISH THE PROPER
PERFORMANCE OF ANY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

5. REFER TO ARCHITECTURAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR FIRESTOPPING AND TO ARCHITECTURAL CODE PLAN


FOR FIRE RATED WALLS AND FLOORS. EACH TRADE IS RESPONSIBLE TO FIRESTOP PENETRATIONS
THROUGH RATED ASSEMBLIES.

6. EACH TRADE IS RESPONSIBLE TO MAKE PENETRATIONS WHERE REQUIRED IN EXISTING WALLS,


FLOORS, AND CEILINGS. PENETRATIONS SHALL BE NEAT. ANY OVERCUT SHALL BE CONCEALED OR
CAULKED.

7. ALL EXPOSED WALL PENETRATIONS SHALL BE COVERED BY ESCUTCHEONS OR SHEET METAL AS


APPROPRIATE.

8. ALL CONCEALED AND EXPOSED PIPING AND DUCT WALL PENETRATIONS SHALL BE CAULKED TO
PREVENT NOISE TRANSFER BETWEEN SPACES .

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