Multi-modal and Infrastructure Improvements: Widen Rancho Vista Blvd. from four to six lanes between Fairway Drive and 10th Street East, add a dedicated and buffered bike facility, construct Americans with Disabilities Act compliant curb ramps and sidewalks, install raised concrete medians, upgrade drainage, lighting, and landscaping improvements.
Utility Improvements: Relocate existing Southern California Edison (SCE) utility poles and install new street lighting.
The Project’s final design is about 95% complete, but the Project was paused due to a lack of funding. With the recent award of Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Funding and Federal Earmark, the Project was reinitiated and is moving forward with SCE utility pole relocation , final plan reviews by Metrolink and UPRR, and right-of-way engineering for necessary parcel acquisitions and temporary construction easements.
A Final Environmental Assessment (EA) with Findings of No Significant Impacts (FONSI) for this Project was approved in September 2011; however, because of recent changes in federal and state environmental laws and because the environmental document is more than three years old, a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)/California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Revalidation is required before the Project can move forward with 100% final design and receive right-of-way certification from Caltrans.
DISCUSSION
On July 2 , 202 6, a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for environmental services for NEPA/CEQA Revalidation was publicly advertised via the PlanetBids electronic platform.
The services requested include , but are not limited to, completing NEPA/CEQA Revalidation; updating the Community Impact Assessment; conducting an Initial Site Assessment; conducting technical studies necessary to complete the Natural Environmental Study and Jurisdictional Delineation updates; and updating the Air Quality Conformity Analysis. In addition, the requested scope of services includes conducting three (3) public outreach meetings and attending one (1) City Council meeting.
On July 30 , 202 6, the City received seven (7) Statement of Qualifications (SOQ s).
Consistent with the RFQ procurement process, the evaluations prioritized the proposer’s project team experience and qualifications, project understanding, technical approach , and public outreach experience . The table below summarizes the weighted evaluation criteria used in this process:
Report to Mayor and City Council
Re: Approve Agreement No. A-10092 with Parsons for PN 914 October 6, 2026
Criteria Available
Points
Expertise, Experience, and Training Plus Prior Contracting History 30 Project Approach 30
Public Understanding 20
Public Engagement 15
Compliance with RFQ 5
Total 100
Each evaluator scored the SOQs independently, and the firms were ranked as follows:
Rank Vendor Location
1 Parsons Transportation Group, Inc. Pasadena, CA
2 Circlepoint Orange, CA
3 GPA Consulting El Segundo, CA
4 UltraSystems Environmental, Inc. Irvine, CA
5 Sapphos Environmental, Inc. Pasadena, CA
6 BKF Engineers Riverside, CA
7 Lilburn Corporation San Bernardino, CA
The top three (3) environmental consulting firms were invited for interviews. The interviews were evaluated based on their presentations, understanding of project goals and objectives, approach to project-specific challenges, and response to questions from the interview panel.
Parsons was ranked No. 1. Their team has a proven track record in preparing environmental documents and completing NEPA/CEQA Revalidation on similar grade separation and freeway interchange projects. Their expertise includes preparing technical studies, performing biological and environmental surveys, coordinating with federal and state environmental agencies, and conducting public outreach.
Parsons provided the most comprehensive scope of services. Their approach to providing the requested environmental services is clear, logical , and well-organized. Parsons outlined a very organized and strategic public outreach p lan aimed at proactively engaging communities, businesses , and stakeholders, building awareness of the Project’s positive impacts , and maintaining positive relations between the City and the affected communities.
Staff requested the top -ranked firm to submit a fee proposal based on the scope of services identified in the RFQ. Parsons Transportation Group , Inc. originally submitted a total fee proposal of $199,904 for the NEPA/CEQA Revalidation.
Report to Mayor and City Council
Re: Approve Agreement No. A-10092 with Parsons for PN 914 October 6, 2026
Based on interviews, qualifications, and relevant experience, the staff recommend that the Cit y Council approve a professional services agreement with Parsons for environmental services for NEPA/CEQA Revalidation.
FISCAL IMPACT
$219,894; Sufficient funds are budgeted and available for Fiscal Year 2026-27, utilizing Measure R Local Return Fund.
STRATEGIC PLAN
Goal III: Invest in infrastructure to improve community livability.
C. Plan and maintain safe and attractive neighborhoods, streets, facilities, and public spaces with exciting programming that promotes active fun for everyone.
Prepared by: Leonardo Torres, P.E.
Director of Public Works
Certified as to availability of Funds: Janelle Samson, Deputy City Manager Approved by: Salvador Mendez, City Manager
Approved as to form: Alexandra Severino, City Attorney
ATTACHMENTS
Agrmt No. A-10092 with Parsons Transportation Group, Inc.
Proposal
Fee Schedule
AGREEMENT No. A-10092
CONTRACT FOR SERVICES
BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALMDALE AND PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP, INC.
THIS CONTRACT FOR SERVICES (“Contract” herein) is made and entered into by and between the City of Palmdale, a municipal corporation (hereinafter referred to as “CITY”), and PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP, INC., a CORPORATION (hereinafter called “CONTRACTOR”). This Contract shall become effective on the date of the last signatory.
R E C I T A L S
WHEREAS, CONTRACTOR represents that CONTRACTOR has the expertise and is qualified to perform the services described in this Contract.
NOW THEREFORE, CITY and CONTRACTOR, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, agree as follows:
1 City Project Manager.
To provide the services required by this Contract, CONTRACTOR shall act under the authority and approval of the department Public Works Director/designee, who shall oversee this Contract, the work performed by CONTRACTOR, assist CONTRACTOR with any necessary information, audit billings, and approve payments. The CONTRACTOR shall channel all contacts and requests through the City project manager.
2 Description Of Work.
2.1 CONTRACTOR shall provide all work as set forth in the details below:
For City Project No. PN 914 Rancho Vista Boulevard Grade Separation Project (Project), environmental services, including but not limited to:
a) Review the approved Final Environmental Assessment (EA)/Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI);
b) Perform technical studies to revalidate National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) clearances; and, c) Facilitate community outreach meetings and attend City Council Meetings to present findings and respond to public inquiries as required to achieve a fully executed Caltrans NEPA/CEQA Re-Validation document.
TASK 1 - NEPA/CEQA Re-Validation
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documentation necessary to establish that the previously approved EA/FONSI remains valid. CONTRACTOR shall respond to and resolve all CITY and Caltrans comments through final approval. The two review cycles identified in the proposal are for estimating assumptions and shall not limit the CONTRACTOR’s responsibility to obtain final approval.
Confirm and document the existing CEQA environmental determination/document and administrative record applicable to Project; evaluate the current project under applicable CEQA subsequent/supplemental/addendum requirements; recommend the legally appropriate CEQA pathway; and, if an Addendum remains appropriate, prepare the complete Addendum and supporting administrative record through CITY approval/adoption.
TASK 2 - Required technical studies
CONTRACTOR shall review all environmental resource areas addressed by the approved EA/FONSI and determine, in consultation with Caltrans District 7 Local Assistance, whether each remains valid. CONTRACTOR shall prepare or update additional technical memoranda, analyses, consultation documentation, or supporting environmental documentation determined necessary by Caltrans to complete and approve the Re-Validation.
TASK 3 – Environmental Commitments Record
Prepare/update the Environmental Commitments Record (ECR), identifying all existing, modified, superseded, and new avoidance, minimization, mitigation, permit, monitoring, and construction requirements. CONTRACTOR shall reconcile the ECR against the final PS&E and identify the plan sheet, specification, special provision, permit, or construction requirement implementing each commitment.
TASK 4 – Air Quality (AQ) Conformity Analysis
FHWA Project-Level Conformity Determination obtained and documented, including preparation/revision of all supporting materials, responses to Caltrans/FHWA comments, and incorporation of the final determination into the Re-Validation administrative record.
TASK 5 – Environmental Clearance and Approval
Project environmental services are complete only upon receipt by the CITY of the executed Caltrans NEPA/CEQA Re-Validation Form establishing the status of the existing EA/FONSI; completion and acceptance of all supporting environmental studies and required federal/state determinations; completion of the applicable CEQA action; reconciliation of environmental commitments with the final design; and delivery of the complete environmental administrative record necessary to advance the Project to the next federal approval and Ready-to-List/PS&E phase.
CONTRACTOR’s Proposal attached as Exhibit “A”.
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CONTRACTOR shall perform and complete all such work and services in a manner satisfactory to CITY.
2.2 CONTRACTOR shall have no claim for compensation for any services or work, which has not been authorized by CITY’s Authorization to Proceed.
2.3 CONTRACTOR shall not accept any change of scope, or change in contract provisions, to this Contract unless issued in writing, as a contract change order or amendment and signed by CITY. Any extensions of time must be mutually agreed upon in writing and executed by both parties.
2.4 CONTRACTOR shall maintain in current status all Federal, State and local licenses and permits required for the operation of the business conducted by the CONTRACTOR as applicable to this contract.
2.5 CITY shall provide to CONTRACTOR, without charge, all data, program information, including reports, records, maps and other information, now in CITY’s possession, which may facilitate the timely performance of the work. 3 Contractor’s Key Personnel.
3.1 Key Staff. CITY reserves the right to review and approve CONTRACTOR’S staff including all subcontractors to be assigned to any project by CONTRACTOR during the term of this Contract.
This Contract has been awarded to CONTRACTOR based partially on the key personnel proposed to perform the services required herein. CONTRACTOR shall not change nor substitute any of these key staff for work on this Contract without prior written approval by CITY.
CONTRACTOR’s Team and Key Personnel are set forth below:
Nicole DePuy, PE, Principal-In-Charge
Anne Kochaon, QA/QC
Angela Schnapp, LEED AP, ENV SVP, Project Manager
This Services Contract has been awarded to CONTRACTOR based on its representation that those personnel and subcontractors submitted as part of its bid and listed above will perform the portions of the work listed herein. CONTRACTOR shall not deviate nor substitute any of these team members without prior written approval by CITY.
3.2 Subcontractors. During the performance of the Agreement, CONTRACTOR may engage such additional SUBCONTRACTORS as may be required for the timely completion of this Agreement. In the event of subcontracting, the sole responsibility for fulfillment of all terms and conditions of this Agreement rests with CONTRACTOR.
CONTRACTOR shall not enter into any Subcontract under this Contract for the performance of this Contract without the advance written approval of CITY. The subcontract shall incorporate by reference the terms and conditions of this Contract. 3-15Concord - Document ID: 034XLgooFkZoNl5j59Lz2t
3.3 Direct Responsibility. All services required under this Contract shall be performed by CONTRACTOR, or under CONTRACTOR’s direct supervision, and all personnel shall possess the qualifications, permits and licenses required by State and local law to perform such services.
3.3.1 CONTRACTOR shall be solely responsible for the satisfactory work performance of all personnel engaged in performing services required by this Contract, and compliance with all reasonable performance standards established by CITY.
3.3.2 CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for payment of all CONTRACTOR’s employees’ and subcontractor’s wages and benefits, and shall comply with all requirements pertaining to the employer’s liability, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, and Social Security.
3.3.3 CONTRACTOR shall indemnify and hold harmless CITY, and its respective officers, agents and employees from and against all claims, demands, damages or costs arising from CONTRACTOR’s acts or omissions with respect to any liability, damages, claims, costs and expenses of any nature arising from alleged violations of personnel practices.
4 Acceptance And Documentation. Each task shall be reviewed and approved by the Contract Project Manager to determine acceptable completion.
4.1 Records. The CONTRACTOR shall retain and shall contractually require each SUBCONTRACTOR to retain all data and other “records” relating to the acquisition and performance of the Contract for a period of five years after the completion of the Contract.
4.2 Property of City. All materials, including reports, computer programs and other deliverables, supplied or created under this Contract are the sole property of CITY.
CONTRACTOR is not entitled to a patent or copyright on those materials and may not transfer the patent or copyright to anyone else. CONTRACTOR shall not use or release these materials without the prior written consent of CITY. 5 Price. CITY shall pay to CONTRACTOR an amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED and NINETY-NINE THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED and FOURDollars ($199,904) for the completion of all the work and services described herein, which sum shall include all costs or expenses incurred by CONTRACTOR, payable as set forth in the following Fee Schedule:
Coordination and Project Management ..... $ 18,130
NEPA EA Re-Validation ............................ $ 137,270 CEQA MND Addendum ............................. $ 15,786 Public Outreach ......................................... $ 20,298 Other Direct Costs ......................................$ 8,420 Total not to exceed contract amount ...........$ 199,904 CONTRACTOR’s Fee Schedule attached as Exhibit “B”.
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5.1 An application for payment form must be submitted to CITY which shall include the following: a clear, detailed invoice reflecting work being billed for, a summary sheet showing percentage of work completed to date, amount/percent billed to date and current status of all tasks within a project; any/all backup documentation supporting the above items. Work schedule updates must also be included with the payment requests.
5.2 CONTRACTOR shall maintain adequate records and shall permit inspection and audit by CITY of CONTRACTOR’s charges under this Contract. CONTRACTOR shall make such records available to CITY during normal business hours upon reasonable notice. Nothing herein shall convert such records into public records, and they will be available only to CITY and any specified public agencies. Such records shall be maintained by CONTRACTOR for one (1) year following completion of the work under this Contract unless a longer period of time is required by state or federal law, in which event CONTRACTOR shall retain its records for the time required by such laws.
5.3 Payment. A separate invoice shall be issued for each shipment of material or service performed, and no payment will be issued prior to receipt of material and/or completion of specified services and receipt of a correct invoice.
5.4 Funding Contingency; Suspension or Termination. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the parties acknowledge that performance under this Agreement is contingent upon the availability and continued appropriation of sufficient funding. In the event that anticipated, allocated, or appropriated funding is reduced, delayed, or not received in whole or in part (“Funding Shortfall”), the affected party may, upon written notice to the other party, suspend performance of its obligations under this Agreement to the extent reasonably necessary.
If the Funding Shortfall continues for a period of 30 days following such notice, the affected party may terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part, without penalty or further liability, upon additional written notice. Any suspension or termination pursuant to this section shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement.
In the event of suspension or termination due to a Funding Shortfall, the parties shall equitably adjust compensation to reflect services properly performed and authorized expenses incurred prior to the effective date of suspension or termination. The affected party shall use reasonable efforts to provide prompt notice of any Funding Shortfall and to mitigate any adverse impact on the other party. 6 Contract Term.
6.1 The term of Contract is ONE (1) years, commencing on the date the Contract is executed by the last party to sign, with CITY reserving the option to extend the agreement for additional terms of one year each. The maximum total term of Contract shall be five (5) years.
7 Taxes.
7.1 CONTRACTOR shall pay all sales, consumer, use, and other similar taxes required to be paid by CONTRACTOR in accordance with state and local laws. 5-15Concord - Document ID: 034XLgooFkZoNl5j59Lz2t
7.2 CONTRACTOR is an independent contractor and shall have no power or authority to incur any debt, obligation or liability on behalf of CITY. No person employed by CONTRACTOR or acting on its behalf, in connection with this Contract shall be considered the Agent or employee of CITY.
7.3 CONTRACTOR shall be required to obtain a current City of Palmdale business license, as required by the Palmdale Municipal Code, before an Authorization to Proceed is issued.
7.4 When equipment, materials or supplies generally taxable to CONTRACTOR are eligible for a tax exemption due to the nature of the work, CONTRACTOR shall assist the City in applying for and obtaining such tax credits and exemptions, which shall be paid or credited to the City.
8 Patent Fees And Royalties.
CONTRACTOR shall pay all license fees and royalties and assume all costs incident to the use, in the performance of the work or the incorporation in the work of any invention, design, process, program, product or device which is the subject of patent rights or copyrights held by others. If a particular invention, design, process, program, product or device is specified in the contract documents for use in the performance of the work and if, to the actual knowledge of CITY, its use is subject to patent rights or copyrights calling for the payment of any license fee or royalty to others, the existence of such rights shall be disclosed by CITY in the contract documents.
CONTRACTOR shall indemnify and hold harmless CITY and anyone directly or indirectly employed by CITY from and against all claims, damages, losses and expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising out of any infringement of patent rights or copyrights incident to the use in the performance of the work, or resulting from the incorporation in the work of any invention, design, process, program, product or device not specified in the contract documents, and shall defend all such claims in connection with any alleged infringement of such rights. 9 Indemnification.
CONTRACTOR agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless CITY, its officers, agents and employees, from and against all claims, losses, obligations, or liability which arise out of, or are in any way related to, the CONTRACTOR’s acts, errors or omissions, or those of its employees or agents under this Agreement. 10 Insurance.
10.1 CONTRACTOR, at its expense, shall maintain in effect at all times during the performance of work under this Contract not less than the following coverage and limits of insurance, which shall be maintained with insurers listed “A” or better in the Best’s Insurance Guide and authorized to do business in the State of California.
Proof of Insurance, as identified in Section 10.8, must be reviewed and accepted by the City Attorney.
10.1.1 Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability
Workers’ Compensation -- coverage as required by the State of California Employer’s Liability
$1,000,000.00 each accident
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$1,000,000.00 policy limit bodily injury
$1,000,000.00 each employee bodily injury by disease
10.1.2 Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions) Insurance* $2,000,000 limit on a per occurrence basis
10.1.3 Commercial General Liability
$1,000,000.00 limit on per occurrence basis
$2,000,000.00 general aggregate limit
10.1.4 Commercial Automobile Liability
$1,000,000.00 combined single limit including owned, non-owned and hired automobile coverage
10.2 All of CONTRACTOR’s policies shall contain an endorsement providing that written notice shall be given to CITY at least thirty - (30) calendar days prior to termination, cancellation or reduction of coverage in the policy.
10.3 Policies providing for bodily injury and property damage coverage shall contain the following:
A. An endorsement extending coverage to the City as an additional insured, as respects liability arising out of the performance of any work under the Contract.
Such insurance shall be primary insurance, as respects the interest of the City, and any other insurance maintained by the City shall be considered excess coverage and not contributing insurance with the insurance required hereunder.
The Certificate and endorsements shall state that: “The City of Palmdale, Successor Agency to the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palmdale, Palmdale Civic Authority, Housing Authority, Industrial Development Authority, Airport Authority, their officers, agents, employees and volunteers are named as additional insured”.
B. “Severability of Interest” clause.
The insurance shall apply separately to each insured against whom a claim is made or suit is brought, except with respect to the limits of the insurer’s liability.
The inclusion of the City and its officers, employees, agents, and volunteers as
additional insureds shall not affect any rights the Contractor has under the policy, nor shall it limit the insurer’s ability to deny coverage to any insured based on that insured’s own acts or omissions.
10.4 Promptly on execution of this Contract, and prior to commencement of any work, CONTRACTOR shall deliver to CITY certificates of insurance and endorsements to all required policies demonstrating that CONTRACTOR has the required coverage and showing the required named insureds. Within five (5) days of written requests from CITY, CONTRACTOR shall deliver to CITY full and complete copies of all insurance policies required by this Contract.
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10.5 The requirements as to the types and limits of insurance to be maintained by CONTRACTOR are not intended to and shall not in any manner limit or qualify CONTRACTOR’s liabilities and obligations under this Contract.
10.6 Any policy or policies of insurance that CONTRACTOR elects to carry as insurance against loss or damage to its equipment and tools or other personal property used in the performance of this Contract shall include a provision waiving the insurer’s right of subrogation against CITY.
10.7 All insurance coverages must be maintained throughout the duration of this Contract.
10.8 Acceptable Proof of Insurance:
10.8.1 ACORD Certificate of Insurance listing all coverages, limits, deductibles and insureds; and endorsements for all applicable coverages if agent has authority to issue it; additional insured form CG20100704 and CG20370704 or equivalent must be provided for general liability coverage. Additional insured form CA0001 must be provided for automobile liability coverage.
10.8.2 Agents must confirm that policy endorsements have been ordered from the respective insurance companies. Upon issuance, policy endorsements listing all insurers must be submitted to the City Attorney.
10.8.3 *When professional (E&O) liability coverage and pollution liability coverage is provided on a “claims made basis”, CONTRACTOR will continue to renew the insurance for a period of five (5) years after this Agreement expires or is terminated. Such insurance will have the same coverage and limits as the policy that was in effect during the term of this Agreement, and will cover CONTRACTOR, or its officers, employees, or agents during the time this Agreement was in effect.
10.9 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Contract, CITY may immediately terminate this Contract if, at any time CONTRACTOR fails to maintain the required insurance for any period of time or fails to comply with any of the insurance requirements listed above.
10.10 CONTRACTOR shall require any and all subcontractor's working on its behalf to provide insurance coverages and limits that are based on the scope of work and nature of risk being performed by the subcontractor. Any and all subcontractors working on behalf of CONTRACTOR shall be subject to all other insurance requirements that are stated herein.
Any deviation in this requirement will be CONTRACTOR's sole risk. CONTRACTOR's insurance requirements in Section 10 will not be impacted and/or limited by such deviation.
11 Termination Without Cause.
CITY reserves the right to terminate this Contract or any part thereof for its sole convenience with fifteen (15) days written notice. In the event of such termination, CONTRACTOR shall immediately stop all work hereunder, and shall immediately cause any of its suppliers and subcontractors to cease such work. CONTRACTOR 8-15Concord - Document ID: 034XLgooFkZoNl5j59Lz2t
shall also surrender to CITY all finished or unfinished documents, processes, programs and other supplies and materials, which shall be City’s property. As compensation in full for services performed to the date of such termination, the CONTRACTOR shall receive an amount equal to the value of the work completed as of the termination date in accordance with the fee schedule or as negotiated between the parties. In no event shall the amount payable upon termination exceed the total maximum compensation provided for in this Contract.
12 Termination For Cause.
If CITY determines that CONTRACTOR has failed to supply an adequate working force, or to provide services of proper quality, or has failed in any other respect to satisfactorily perform the services specified in this Contract, CITY shall give written notice to CONTRACTOR specifying all defaults to be remedied within thirty - (30) days. Such notice shall set forth the basis for CITY’s dissatisfaction and suggest corrective measures. If, after thirty days, CONTRACTOR has failed to implement appropriate corrective measures, CITY may elect to terminate this Contract in whole or in part.
12.1 In the event CITY terminates this Contract, in whole or in part, for cause, CITY may procure, upon such terms and in such manner, as it may deem appropriate, services similar to those terminated.
12.2 CONTRACTOR shall provide all finished or unfinished documents, data, studies, software, drawings, programs, processes, maps, photographs, reports, etc., prepared by CONTRACTOR within fifteen (15) working days after notice of termination. Upon such termination, CONTRACTOR shall be paid an amount equal to the value of the services provided and work performed as of the date of termination, taking into consideration the costs associated with hiring another CONTRACTOR to complete the services. In ascertaining the value of the work performed up to the date of termination, consideration shall be given to both completed work and work in progress, to complete and incomplete documents when such are delivered to CITY, and to authorized reimbursement expenses. The above is in addition to any other remedies available by law or equity to CITY.
12.3 If, after notice of termination of the Contract under the provisions of this Section 12, it is determined, for any reason, that CONTRACTOR was not in default, or that the default was excusable, then the rights and obligations of the parties shall be the same as if the notice of termination had been issued pursuant to Section 11. 13 Dispute Resolution.
All claims, disputes and other matters in question between CITY and CONTRACTOR arising out of, or relating to this Contract or the breach thereof shall, to the extent reasonably feasible, be resolved through good faith negotiations between the parties. 14 Ownership And Delivery Of Work Product.
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by CONTRACTOR or Contractor’s subcontractors in the performance of this Agreement (collectively, “Work Product”) shall be the exclusive property of the CITY.
All Work Product shall be delivered to or left with the CITY upon completion, expiration, or termination of this Agreement. Upon request, CONTRACTOR shall provide the CITY with originals and reproducible and electronic copies of all Work Product. Electronic copies shall be provided in an unprotected format that allows the CITY to copy, reproduce, modify, and use the Work Product without restriction.
15 Ownership Of Intellectual Property.
The Work Product and all intellectual property rights therein shall be deemed “works made for hire” under the United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.), and the CITY shall be deemed the author and exclusive owner thereof, in perpetuity and worldwide.
To the extent any Work Product does not qualify as a work made for hire, CONTRACTOR hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers, and conveys to the CITY all right, title, and interest in and to such Work Product, including all copyrights, trademarks, patents, and other proprietary rights. CONTRACTOR consents to the use of CONTRACTOR’s name in conjunction with the sale, use, performance, and distribution of Work Product, for any purpose and in any medium.
CONTRACTOR agrees to execute any documents and take any actions reasonably requested by the CITY to confirm or perfect the CITY'S ownership of such rights.
CONTRACTOR waives any and all moral rights or similar rights under California Civil Code section 980 or any other applicable law to the extent permitted by law. 16 Delegation And Assignment.
16.1 CONTRACTOR shall not delegate or assign its duties or rights hereunder, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of CITY; provided, however, that claims for money due or to become due to CONTRACTOR from CITY under this Contract may be assigned to a bank, trust company or other financial institution without such approval.
16.2 Any assignment, delegation or subcontract shall be made in the name of CONTRACTOR and shall not bind or purport to bind CITY and shall not release CONTRACTOR from any obligations under this Contract including, but not limited to, the duty to properly supervise and coordinate the work of employees, assignees, delegates and subcontractors. No such assignment, delegation or subcontract shall result in any increase in the amount of total compensation payable to CONTRACTOR under this Contract.
17 Non-Discrimination And Equal Employment Opportunity.
17.1 In performance of this Contract, CONTRACTOR shall not discriminate against any employee, subcontractor or applicant for employment because of sex, color, race, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation or age. CONTRACTOR will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without 10-15Concord - Document ID: 034XLgooFkZoNl5j59Lz2t
regard to their sex, color, race, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation or age. Affirmative action relating to employment shall include, but not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship.
17.2 The provisions of subsection 16.1 above shall be included in all solicitations or advertisements placed by or on behalf of CONTRACTOR for personnel to perform any services under this Contract. CITY shall have access to all documents, data and records of CONTRACTOR and its subcontractors for purposes of determining compliance with the equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination provisions of this Section, and all applicable provisions of Executive Order No. 11246 which is incorporated herein by this reference. A copy of Executive Order No. 11246 is available for inspection at, and on file with, the Palmdale City Clerk’s Office.
18 SB 1383 Compliance.
CONTRACTOR shall comply with all applicable requirements of California Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) and related regulations concerning the reduction of organic waste, diversion from landfills, and edible food recovery.
19 WCAG 2.1AA Compliance
Information and communication technology means information technology and other equipment, systems, technologies, or processes, for which the principal function is the creation, manipulation, storage, display, receipt, or transmission of electronic data and information, as well as any associated content. Examples include computers and peripheral equipment; information kiosks and transaction machines; telecommunications equipment; customer premises equipment; multifunction office machines; software; applications; Web sites; videos; and electronic documents.
Each information and communication technology (hereinafter referred to as "ICT") product or service furnished to the City under this Contract shall be accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, (hereinafter referred to as the "ADA") and other applicable Federal laws, including Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended, and State laws and implementing regulations. For purposes of this clause, Contractor shall be considered in compliance with the ADA and other Federal and State laws if it satisfies the requirements (including exceptions) specified in the regulations 36 CFR Part 1194 implementing Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, including the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level A and Level AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements (2008), which are incorporated by reference, and the functional performance criteria.
Contractor shall maintain and retain, subject to review by the City, full documentation of the measures taken to ensure compliance with the applicable requirements and functional performance criteria, including records of any testing or simulations conducted. For each ICT subject to the Contract, the documentation shall include a description of conformance with applicable federal and state laws by means of either a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) or other comparable document, upon request.
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If Contractor claims its products or services satisfy the applicable requirements and standards specified above and it is later determined by the City that any furnished product or service is not in compliance with such requirements and standards, the City will promptly inform the Contractor in writing of the noncompliance. The Contractor shall, at no cost to the City, repair or replace the non-compliant products or services within the period specified by the City. If the repair or replacement is not completed within the specified time, the City may cancel the Contract or have any necessary changes made or repairs performed by employees of the City or by another contractor, and Contractor shall reimburse the City for any expenses incurred thereby. Contractor shall indemnify and hold the City harmless in the event of claims arising from inaccessibility.
20 Financial Interest Certification.
20.1 CONTRACTOR warrants that no person has been employed or retained to solicit or secure this Contract upon an agreement or understanding for a commission, percentage, brokerage or contingent fee; and that no officer or employee of the CITY has any interest, financially or otherwise, in CONTRACTOR’s firm.
20.2 For breach or violation of this warranty, CITY shall have the right to annul this Contract without liability, or at its discretion to deduct from the Contract Price or consideration, the full amount of such commission, percentage, brokerage or contingent fee.
21 Conflict Of Interest.
21.1 CONTRACTOR stipulates that its officers and employees do not now have a conflict of interest and it further agrees for itself, its officers and its employees that it will not contract for or accept employment for the performance of any work or services with any individual business, corporation or government unit that would create a conflict of interest in the performance of its obligations pursuant to this Contract or which would cause CONTRACTOR to be “financial interested” (as provided in California Government Code Section 1090 et seq. or 87100 et seq.) in any contract or decision made by CITY on any matter.
21.2 CONTRACTOR shall not employ any City official or employee to perform any work required pursuant to this Contract.
21.3 To the extent required by the City Manager or his designee, CONTRACTOR shall complete and file with the City Clerk a Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests disclosing any reportable property interests, income, gifts, investments or business positions.
22 Compliance With Law
22.1 CONTRACTOR shall comply with all state and federal laws, including but not limited to, the requirement to hire only those persons authorized by federal law to work in the United States. If CONTRACTOR uses any subcontractors to complete this Contract, this same requirement shall be included in all subcontracts and strictly enforced by CONTRACTOR.
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22.2 The law of the state of California shall govern this Contract. The venue of any legal action, either formal or informal, shall be the County of Los Angeles.
22.3 If applicable, CONTRACTOR acknowledges and understands it must comply with the prevailing wage requirements as set forth in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, as well as the execution of a Worker’s Compensation Certificate attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and incorporated herein by reference.
23 Health And Safety Provisions.
A. CONTRACTOR and all subcontractors shall abide by all health and safety mandates issued by federal, state, county, City of Palmdale, and/or public health officers, and worksite-specific mandates. If multiple mandates exist, the CONTRACTOR and subcontractors shall abide by the most restrictive mandate.
B. Costs associated with adhering to health and safety mandates are the responsibility of the CONTRACTOR. CONTRACTOR is responsible for the tracking and compliance of health and safety mandates and may be audited upon request.
24 Notification And Access Revocation.
The CONTRACTOR shall notify the CITY in writing prior to or no later than twenty- four (24) hours after, the termination, expiration, suspension, reassignment, or removal of any Contractor Personnel with access to the Project or Owner Resources.
For Contractor Personnel with Information Technology access, notification must be immediate, or the CITY may consider the CONTRACTOR to be in breach of contract.
Notice shall include the individual’s name, role, effective date and time of termination or removal, and systems or resources accessed.
The CITY reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to immediately suspend or revoke access for any Contractor Personnel upon receipt of notice or upon CITY'S determination that such access is no longer required or appropriate. 25 Force Majeure.
Neither Party shall be liable for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under this Agreement (other than payment obligations) if such failure or delay is caused by an event or circumstance beyond the reasonable control of the affected Party (“Force Majeure Event”). Force Majeure Events include, but are not limited to, acts of God; flood; fire; earthquake; explosion; war; terrorism; civil disturbance; epidemic or pandemic; quarantine; governmental actions or orders; or other similar events beyond the control of the affected Party.
The affected Party shall provide written notice to the other Party within ten (10) calendar days of the occurrence of the Force Majeure Event, describing the nature, expected duration, and anticipated impact on performance. The Party shall use all diligent efforts to mitigate the effects of the event and resume performance as soon as practicable.
26 Notices.
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Any notice required under this Contract shall be in writing, addressed to the appropriate party at its address on the signature page and given personally or by registered or certified mail postage prepaid, or by a commercial courier service. All notices shall be effective upon the date of receipt.
27 Entire Agreement And Amendments.
27.1 This Contract is the complete Agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior proposals, agreements, and understandings between the parties and may not be modified or terminated orally.
27.2 No attempted waiver of any of the provisions hereof, nor any modification in the nature, extent or duration of the work to be performed by CONTRACTOR hereunder, shall be binding unless in writing and signed by the party against whom the same is sought to be enforced.
27.3 The failure of any party to enforce against another party any provision of this Contract shall not constitute a waiver of that party’s right to enforce such a provision at a later time, and shall not serve to vary the terms of this Contract.
28 Attorney’s Fees
If any action at law or in equity is brought to enforce or interpret any provisions of this Contract, the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees, costs and necessary disbursements, in addition to such other relief as may be sought and awarded.
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Contract to be executed and attested by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
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CITY OF PALMDALE PARSONS TRANSPORTATION
GROUP, INC.
Salvador Mendez
City Manager
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CITY OF PALMDALE
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PARSONS TRANSPORTATION
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San Diego, CA 92101
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Alexandra Severino
City Attorney
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City Clerk
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RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD
GRADE SEPARA TION
Environmental Services for NEPA/CEQA Revalidation
July 30, 2026
City of Palmdale
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 1 SECTION A
July 30, 2026 Lee Torres, PE – Director of Public Works City of Palmdale Department of Public Works 38250 Sierra Highway Palmdale, CA 93550 Subject: Project No. 914: Request For Qualifications (RFQ): Environmental Services for NEPA/CEQA Revalidation for Rancho Vista Boulevard Grade Separation Dear Mr. Torres, As we reflect on the work we have done with the City of Palmdale (City) over the past 10 years, we are proud and appreciative of our partnership. It has been our pleasure to work on a wide range of services for the City. Angela Schnapp, LEED AP, ENV SP, will serve as our Project Manager, and brings over 20 years of experience in environmental document preparation, including NEPA/CEQA revalidations and their supporting technical analyses. Angela leads a unified team of experts and support staff to deliver the Rancho Vista Boulevard Grade Separation Project’s NEPA/CEQA Revalidation efforts. Our team is enthusiastic about the chance to continue working with the City. In this Statement of Qualifications (SOQ), we showcase our expertise in preparing NEPA/CEQA Revalidations and completing Community Impact Assessments, Natural Environment Studies along with Jurisdictional Delineations, Initial Site Assessments, Air Quality Conformity analyses, along with associated Public Outreach. Required Statement Parsons Transportation Group Inc. has no history of debarment. Like any other global engineering and consulting organization, Parsons may become involved in litigation from time to time. Parsons carries insurance coverage in amounts sufficient to satisfy the requirements of its contractual obligations and to address claims that may be brought against Parsons. Parsons consistently works with its clients to address concerns related to any given project and, thus, attempts to avoid litigation whenever possible. Although Parsons may be included in legal proceedings from time to time, there are currently no proceedings pending against the company that would be considered to have a material adverse effect upon its financial position or operations. I have read, understood, and agreed to all statements in this RFQ and acknowledge receipt of all addendums/amendments, as well as to the terms, conditions, and attachments referenced. Sincerely, Nicole DePuy, PE Parsons Vice President/Authorized Signatory 619.200.4755 | [email protected] 525 B Street, Suite 1600, San Diego, CA 92101 Angela Schnapp, LEED AP, ENV SP Parsons Project Manager 626.460.9816 | [email protected] 385 E. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 300, Pasadena, CA 91101
• The Parsons Team consistently prioritizes the needs of the City, as demonstrated by our proven track record for the past 10 years and commitment to doing so in the future. • Exceptional leadership with impeccable record of project delivery. • Proven Palmdale partner with a strong record delivering roadway widening and grade separation projects for the City, giving us deep familiarity with Palmdale’s standards, processes, and expectations.
WHY PARSONS?
COVER LETTER
Parsons Transportation Group Inc.
Parsons Transportation Group Inc.
Vice President
Nicole DePuy, PE
July 29, 2026
385 E, Colorado Blvd., Suite 300
Pasadena, CA 91101
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 2 SECTION B
Relevant experience, work history, training, education, and special certifications of the Consultant’s personnel The core of Parsons’ staff proposed for this project have worked together for more than 10 years and have exceptional knowledge of the local environment, including stakeholders, other public agencies, and private entities. The following projects in Figure B.1 demonstrate Parsons’ capabilities in preparing the NEPA/CEQA revalidation along with the supporting technical analyses and public outreach. FIGURE B.1: MATRIX OF RELEVANT SERVICES PROVIDED WITH PAST PROJECT EXPERIENCE Project Name
NEPA/CEQA Revalidation Community Impacts (CIA) Initial Study Assessment (ISA) Biological Impacts (NES/JD) Air Quality Conformity (AQCA) Public Outreach SR-138 Widening Phase 1 91 Corridor Operations Project I-15/SR-91 Express Lanes Connector SR-71/SR-91 Interchange Improvements SR-91 Segment 1 SR-60 Moreno Beach Drive Phase 2 SR-57/Orangewood to Katella Avenue I-40 Median Regrade 91 Eastbound Corridor Operations SR-57 Lambert Road Interchange I-15/French Valley Parkway I-10/Monroe Interchange Menifee Widening Project SR-91 Eastbound 2.0 Proposed team member’s qualifications and experience with projects of a similar magnitude and nature The following projects demonstrate Parsons’ capabilities in performing similar scopes of work:
Utilizing the same environmental team that has been delivering the SR-138 (Palmdale Boulevard) project and numerous other NEPA/CEQA revalidation efforts, we can ensure smooth and successful project delivery. Our team works efficiently together, knows the City’s processes, and has established working relationships with project stakeholders.
EFFICIENCY IN PROJECT DELIVERY
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF CONSULTANT’S PERSONNEL
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 3 SR-138 PHASE 1 IMPROVEMENTS (RAILROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENT (PROJECT NO. 653B) PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA Parsons is providing environmental and engineering services to the City of Palmdale for improvements to SR-138. Due to funding constraints with the SR-138 Improvements Project between 5th and 10th Street East, the Parsons team in cooperation with Caltrans and the City developed a plan to phase this project. The Phase 1 improvements focus on the railroad safety improvements between 6th Street East and Sierra Highway. Phase 2 will construct the remaining improvements, including the widening of SR-138 from 2 to 3 lanes and the widening of Sierra Highway. Parsons has completed one NEPA/CEQA revalidation for Phase 1 and is preparing a second NEPA/CEQA revalidation for Phase 1. Parsons completed biological, cultural, and air quality conformity analyses in support of the first revalidation. Parsons is preparing biological, cultural, hazardous materials (ISA), and air quality conformity analyses in support of the second revalidation for Phase 1.
SR-91 EASTBOUND CORRIDOR OPERATIONS PROJECT (91 ECOP) RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Parsons is currently providing PA/ED and PCM support on the 91 ECOP project. 91 ECOP proposes to add a sixth general purpose (GP) lane from the 241/91 eastbound GP connector to the Green River Road off-ramp to achieve operational and safety improvements by alleviating traffic congestion experienced, especially during the afternoon/evening (PM) peak period. This project is a component of the Ultimate SR-91 CIP, which was split into initial and ultimate phases due to funding constraints. Parsons is currently preparing a NEPA/CEQA Revalidation of the SR-91 Corridor Improvement Project (91 CIP), of which the 91 ECOP is a component of the Ultimate Project. In support of the NEPA/CEQA Revalidation, cultural and biological resources technical memoranda have been prepared along with an Initial Site Assessment, Community Impacts, Climate Change, noise, and Section 4(f)/6(f) documentation.
PROJECT RELEVANCE • NEPA/CEQA Revalidation • NES/JD • Initial Site Assessment Angela Schnapp, LEED AP, ENV
§Leslie Provenzano
Angela Schnapp, LEED AP, ENV
§Arianne Preite
PROJECT RELEVANCE • Identical Stakeholders – Caltrans, UPRR, SCRRA/Metrolink • NEPA/CEQA Revalidation • NES/JD • AQCA • Initial Site Assessment
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 4 I-15/SR-91 EXPRESS LANES CONNECTOR RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Parsons was the overall program manager for delivering this express lanes connector project, which opened to traffic in 2024. Parsons developed and obtained approval for the PA/ED phase in parallel with the design-build procurement. As part of the PA/ED approval, Parsons prepared a NEPA/CEQA Environmental Revalidation to the 91 CIP EIR/EIS. Technical reports prepared in support of the revalidation included air quality conformity analysis, initial site assessment, biological report (NES-MI), and visual impacts. Additionally, Parsons worked closely with Caltrans District 8 to perform supplemental noise monitoring and prepare a Supplemental Noise Study Report and Supplemental Noise Abatement Decision Report.
SR-71/SR-91 INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Parsons provided PA/ED and PS&E services for the SR-71/SR-91 Interchange Improvement Project, located in the City of Corona in Riverside County. The project includes a 3,000-foot-long, two-lane direct connector from eastbound SR-91 to northbound SR-71, reconfigures the Green River Road On-Ramp, including a new bridge over BNSF ROW and Prado Road, and ancillary improvements along SR-71 to accommodate the new connector. Parsons prepared and obtained approval on the Project Report and Environmental Document and was then selected by RCTC to complete the final design. Parsons prepared a NEPA/CEQA environmental revalidation which included an updated Investigation Site Assessment (ISA) Memorandum, Jurisdictional Delineation Memorandum, Cultural Memorandum, Air Quality Conformity Memorandum, Paleo Mitigation Plan, Supplemental Natural Environmental Study, and Climate Memorandum. Parsons also prepared supplemental traffic analysis for the noise study, performed supplemental noise measurements, prepared a SNSR and Supplemental NADR, resulting in the design and approval of four (4) soundwalls on private properties.
Arianne Preite
PROJECT RELEVANCE • NEPA/CEQA Revalidation • Air Quality Conformity • Initial Site Assessment • Biological Resources PROJECT RELEVANCE • NEPA/CEQA Revalidation • Air Quality Conformity • Initial Site Assessment • Biological Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 5 SR-91 SEGEMENT 1 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Parsons prepared the Final PS&E for the SR-91 Improvement Project (Segment 1) from Lakeview Avenue to SR-55 to improve operations. Improvements include construction of a new drop ramp directly from Lakeview Avenue to the SR-55 Connector and relocating the SR-91/SR-55 bifurcation east of Lakeview. Additionally, the project combined the Lakeview Avenue westbound (WB) loop and WB slip on-ramps as a single tight diamond on-ramp to SR-91. Lakeview Avenue between Santa Ana Canyon Road and Riverdale Avenue will also be reconstructed, along with replacement of the overcrossing structure. The PS&E Phase included a NEPA/CEQA environmental revalidation to the previously approved Mitigation Negative Declaration/Finding of No Significant Impact (MND/FONSI) to document changes to the proposed design and ROW requirements. Environmental analysis for the revalidation includes cultural resources, paleontology, air quality, noise and vibration, biological resources, and hazardous materials and waste. SR-60 MORENO BEACH DRIVE PHASE 2 INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS MORENO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA Parsons prepared the plans, specifications, and estimates design package for SR 60/Moreno Beach Drive Phase 2 interchange improvements in the City of Moreno Valley, which included a NEPA/CEQA Environmental Revalidation and Supplemental Project Report Improvements included replacing existing Moreno Beach Drive Overcrossing, constructing the WB SR 60 ramps, reconstructing a portion of the eastbound (EB) SR 60 ramps, widening Moreno Beach Drive from Eucalyptus Avenue to Hemlock Avenue, and completing the Line K-1 master plan drainage improvements along Ironwood Avenue within delineated waterways of the State. As part of the Environmental Revalidation process, Parsons prepared, Air Quality Report, Hazardous Waste Investigation Site Assessment (ISA) Memorandum, Cultural Resource Technical Study Memorandum, Paleontology Identification Memorandum, NEPA/CEQA Environmental Revalidation, and coordinated with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Regional Water Quality Control Board and California Department of Fish and Wildlife in obtaining the necessary permits. §Katherine Ryan
§Brian Upchurch
PROJECT RELEVANCE • NEPA/CEQA Revalidation • Air Quality Conformity • Initial Site Assessment • Biological Resources • PROJECT RELEVANCE • NEPA/CEQA Revalidation • Air Quality Conformity • Initial Site Assessment • Biological Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 6 I-15/FRENCH VALLEY PARKWAY TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA The City of Temecula proposes improvements on a portion of Interstate 15 (I-15) between the existing Winchester Road (State Route [SR] 79)/I-15 interchange and Murrieta Hot Springs Road in the vicinity of the I-15/Interstate 215 (I-215) junction (including related improvements to the related portion of I-215 from the I-15/I-215 juncture to just south of the Murrieta Hot Springs Road/I-215 interchange), within the cities of Temecula and Murrieta in Riverside County, California. Parsons completed a NEPA/CEQA environmental revalidation of the January 2010 Final I-15/French Valley Parkway Improvement project’s initial study with mitigated negative declaration and an environmental assessment with a “Finding of No Significant Impacts.” Multiple technical studies were prepared in support of the revalidation including air quality conformity, community impact assessment, cultural, initial site assessment, noise, paleo, biological including a JD, and a visual impact assessment. SR-57/ORANGEWOOD TO KATELLA AVENUE ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Parsons is providing design and construction support services for the SR 57 Northbound Improvement Project between Orangewood Avenue and Katella Avenue. The scope includes preparing plans, specifications, and estimates to widen 1 mile of the northbound side of the freeway from south of the Orangewood Avenue undercrossing north to the Katella Avenue undercrossing and includes constructing a fifth northbound general-purpose lane, upgrading medians and sight distances, and reconfiguring existing ramps. Parsons completed three NEPA/CEQA environmental revalidations of the March 2019 State Route 57 Northbound Improvement Project’s initial study with mitigated negative declaration and an environmental assessment with a “Finding of No Significant Impacts.” Multiple technical studies were prepared in support of the revalidation including cultural resources, initial site assessment, biological resources including a JD, and coordinated with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Regional Water Quality Control Board and California Department of Fish and Wildlife in obtaining the necessary permits. §Emile Fiesler, PhD
PROJECT RELEVANCE • NEPA/CEQA Revalidation • Initial Site Assessment • Biological Resources §Arianne Preite
PROJECT RELEVANCE • NEPA/CEQA Revalidation • Air Quality Conformity • Initial Site Assessment • Biological Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 7 SR-91 CORRIDOR OPERATIONS PROJECT ANAHEIM, CORONA, YORBA LINDA, CALIFORNIA Parsons provided PA/ED and Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E) services for the SR-91 COP, located along WB SR-91 from Green River Road to SR-241 in Orange and Riverside counties. SR-91 COP is a component of the SR-91 CIP Ultimate Project. Improvements include adding a sixth general purpose lane approximately 2 miles in length by widening the outside of SR-91, widening the County Line Creek Bridge, constructing 3,200 feet of new retaining walls, utility relocations, reconstructing Green River Road, replacing overhead (OH) signs, and installing high mast lighting. Parsons prepared and obtained approval on the Supplemental Project Report (SPR) and NEPA/CEQA Environmental Revalidation of the 91 CIP EIR/EIS. The project is located adjacent to the Santa Ana River and multiple wildlife corridors within a highly environmentally sensitive area. In addition to the revalidation, Parsons prepared the following technical studies in support of the revalidation: supplemental NES, supplemental ISA, Supplemental NSR, supplemental NADR, paleo mitigation plan, and air quality memorandum to meet conformity requirements. MENIFEE ROAD WIDENING MENIFEE, CALIFORNIA The project proposes to widen 1.0 mile of Menifee Road from Scott Road to Garbani Road to provide two lanes in each direction, traffic signal modifications, bike lanes, a median, and sidewalk. Parsons prepared preliminary engineering for this project evaluating alignments and cross section alternatives to achieve the project objective while minimizing environmental and right-of-way impacts. A preferred alternative was selected, and Parsons prepared an environmental analysis for community impacts, noise, air quality, biological, and cultural and hazardous materials. The project includes two areas containing sensitive species that will be impacted by the project, and resource agency permits will be required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCB), and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). The environmental document includes an Initial Study with Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) and is currently being finalized for circulation of the environmental document. §Arianne Preite
PROJECT RELEVANCE • NEPA/CEQA Revalidation • Air Quality • Initial Site Assessment • Biological Resources PROJECT RELEVANCE • Air Quality • Community Impacts • Initial Site Assessment • Biological Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 8 Parsons’ Key Personnel For this project, we’ve assembled a team that includes local southern California staff supported by one specialty subconsultant. Our project manager, Angela Schnapp, recently delivered multiple similar projects and will use that experience to successfully deliver the environmental clearance of this project. All key staff identified in Table B-1 are 100 percent committed to delivery of this project for the City and located in Pasadena, except for Joseph Legaspi, who is located in Los Angeles. Table B.1 provides an overview of key personnel, their role on this project, and the key experience they bring. Table B.1: NEPA/CEQA Revalidation Team
Project Manager – Angela Schnapp, LEED AP, will manage all stages of the project. Angela has experience managing similar projects for Caltrans District 9 and other public agencies, and she has proven time and again to be responsive, technically proficient, and motivated to deliver. Education: Bachelor of Science, Nuclear Engineering, Master of Science University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
NEPA/CEQA Revalidation - Robert Malone brings over 20 years of experience and will serve as the NEPA/CEQA Revalidation lead. Rob has delivered similar services for the City on the SR-138 Widening Phase 1, 91 COP, 91 ECOP, and SR-71/SR-91 Interchange Improvements projects. Education: Master of Science, Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts, MA Community Impact Assessment – Brynna McNulty brings over 15 years of experience, with specific strengths in community impact analysis. She has most recently supported community impact assessment on the Menifee Widening project. Education: Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science and Bachelor of Science, Anthropology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA Initial Site Assessment – Brian Upchurch brings over 10 years of experience and will be responsible for preparing the Initial Site Assessment. He has extensive experience in preparation of ISAs on the 91 ECOP, SR-138 Widening Project Phase 1, SR-76, and Metro’s Rail to River projects. Education: Bachelor of Science, Geography, California State Polytechnic State, Pomona, CA Biological Resources – Emile Fiesler, PhD brings over 20 years of experience and will lead the Natural Environmental Study and Jurisdictional Delineation efforts. Emile has prepared these analyses on the SR-138 Widening Phase 1, SR-57/Orangewood to Katella Avenue, and I-15/French Valley Parkway. Education: Master of Science, Computer Information Science, Amsterdam, Ph.D in Commercial Science, University of Alabama
Public Outreach - Joseph Legaspi will serve as Outreach Lead, bringing nearly 20 years of experience developing and executing successful public engagement campaigns, with a strong focus on transportation, infrastructure, and housing projects. Education: Master in Communication Management, University of Southern California, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, California State University, Los Angeles Subconsultant Team Angela Schnapp, LEED AP, ENV SP, has selected Lee Andrews Group to provide the City with a dedicated, high-quality public outreach team. Lee Andrews Group has recent and relevant experience delivering projects for the City and have a long history of partnering with Parsons to deliver projects. Lee Andrews Group has 30+ years of expertise in public relations, marketing, branding, and community engagement, and specializes in executing complex, multifaceted outreach campaigns for infrastructure projects in southern California. They have a proven track record in public engagement for environmental document releases, driving meaningful community participation.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 9 Firm References This Parsons team has been delivering projects for the City for more than a decade. We encourage you to speak with City staff, including Cody Hicks, to get a better understanding of this team’s commitment to the City, our responsiveness, and our ability to deliver on schedule and within budget. Below are three additional California references: Reference 1 Reference 2 Reference 3 Sri Srirajan Project Manager Riverside County Transportation Commission 951-206-3831 [email protected] Jeannie Lee Senior Project Manager Orange County Transportation Authority 714-560-5735 [email protected] Hailey Herrington Contract Manager California Department of Transportation District 9 760-920-3194 [email protected] Key Personnel Locations Name Role Firm Location Angela Schnapp Project Manager/AQCA Parsons Pasadena, CA Robert Malone NEPA/CEQA Revalidation Parsons Pasadena, CA Brynna McNulty Community Impacts Parsons Pasadena, CA Brian Upchurch Initial Site Assessment Parsons Pasadena, CA Emile Fiesler Natural Environment/JD Parsons Pasadena, CA Joseph Legaspi Public Outreach Lee Andrews Group Los Angeles, CA
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 10 SECTION C
This section outlines the approach for project management and technical studies to complete the anticipated environmental documentation for this proposed project. Parsons is very familiar with the City’s procedures and will coordinate closely with each member of the environmental team to complete the project in a timely manner. World-class project management procedures established by Parsons will be strictly followed by the project team members to ensure the highest quality of all project deliverables. PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPROACH The following elements will be central to project management for this project: § Effective communication with the City and Caltrans accomplished through regular meetings, proper documentation, quality control measures, and task management § Control of project scope, schedule, and budget § Early identification and resolution of any project issues § Proactive management of critical path items and regular updates of the schedule § Monthly progress reports that clearly identify project progress and any problems to be resolved § Coordination with the community § A clear and logical filing system, with information readily available to the City § A dedicated SharePoint site to exchange information, project deliverables, and comments between the City and the consultant team PROJECT WORK PLAN A project work plan is prepared for all projects executed by Parsons. The project work plan will define staffing, cost and schedule, selection of subcontractors, site visits planned, data collection, identification of data needs, communications, work assignments for the team, and assigned hours for each staff member. Task management procedures will be reiterated, including mandatory internal quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) review of all administrative drafts, and draft and final deliverables prior to submittal to the City and Caltrans. QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL PLAN Parsons’ quality management system comprises two major functions: QA and QC. Our implementation of quality is at every level of the organization, so it permeates throughout the project team, resulting in a superior deliverable for our clients. Parsons’ QA program comprises all planned and systematic activities necessary to provide confidence to the City and internally to Parsons’ senior management that we will fulfill all requirements as stated in our contract. Our QC program institutes tests, measurements, and examinations that ensure accuracy and validity of the work so that it complies with contractual agreements and obligations and eliminates the causes of unsatisfactory performance. Please see Section F of this SOQ for more details on our Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plan. TRACKING AND CONTROLLING COSTS FOR BUDGET CONTROL Staying on budget is one of the things we do best. Over the years, we have learned that there is a science and an art to budget management. The science is in understanding all factors that go into not only establishing an accurate, acceptable, and realistic budget but also keeping the budget in focus at all times through constant monitoring. The art is in working with the City and Caltrans to achieve the project needs while maintaining strict control over budgets. Here is where we place our focus:
PROJECT APPROACH
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 11 § Initial budget – We have learned how important it is that the initial budget be consistent with the intended scope, uncertainties, and realities and timing of the available funds. We will sit down with the City and verify any current assumptions and estimates for the executed work authorizations. By gaining an understanding of these assumptions, Parsons will quickly begin to manage our project budget for the City, identify any needed course corrections, and avoid budget overruns. § Continuous cost management – Cost management during project implementation is not a series of estimating events, but it is a process of continual review and consultation with our client. We carefully document the initial budget and scope discussions. Then we identify problems, including areas where the project has extended beyond the initial assumptions for the budget and will communicate this to our client on a monthly basis or more often, if necessary. § Change order tracking and forecasting – Parsons uses the Parsons Resource and Information System Manager (PRISM) Status Tool to track current project costs on a monthly basis or more often as needed, and to estimate the cost at completion for each task. Our monthly reporting process forces us to forecast and recommend action based on the forecasts. This process ensures there will be no surprises. ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS While the 3-year timeframe only applies to Environmental Impact Statement (23 CFR 771.129(a) and (b), Parsons agrees that it would be prudent to complete a reevaluation of the previously conducted environmental analyses with the passing of 15 years since the project was last reviewed for environmental impacts. Parsons, in coordination with Caltrans District 7 Local Assistance environmental staff, will prepare a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Revalidation to confirm project impacts are the same or less than impacts analyzed in the Environmental Assessment with Finding of No Significant Impact (EA/FONSI) prepared for the Project and approved in September 2011. Given that additional design for the project has progressed since the EA/FONSI was prepared (the City is at 95% completion of the final design), Parsons will work with the City to identify what design changes have been incorporated since the completion of the EA/FONSI and determine which, if any, need to be analyzed in the NEPA revalidation. Parsons will utilize the latest NEPA/CEQA Revalidation form available on Caltrans’ Standard Environmental Reference website to complete the appropriate analysis. After reviewing the EA/FONSI and changes to the project design incorporated since the EA/FONSI was approved, Parsons will determine, in coordination with Caltrans District 7 Local Assistance environmental staff, which environmental resources should be updated. Based on our initial review of the EA/FONSI, Parsons agrees that updates to the Community Impact Assessment (CIA), Initial Site Assessment (ISA), Natural Environment Study and Jurisdictional Delineation (NES, JD), and update to the Air Quality Conformity Analysis would be required. Our team recently completed a NEPA/CEQA Revalidation of the SR-138 Widening Project for Phase 1 as shown in Figure C.1. PREPARATION OF TECHNICAL STUDY/MEMORANDUM UPDATES Parsons is familiar with the preparation of the technical studies in support of NEAP/CEQA documents for transportation projects. Parsons will utilize key technical specialists who are familiar with Caltrans Standard Environmental Reference (SER) and City of Palmdale’s CEQA Guidelines to perform the necessary environmental studies updates. Close coordination with Caltrans District 7 functional specialists will occur early to ensure the scope of each technical study/memorandum update is mutually agreed upon by the City, Caltrans, and the Parsons Team.
FIGURE C.1: PARSONS PREPARE A NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR PHASE 1 OF THE SR-138 WIDENING PROJECT
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 12 PUBLIC OUTREACH APPROACH PLAN Lee Andrews Group and Parsons are well versed in, and prepared to develop and execute, a strategic public outreach plan for the Rancho Vista Boulevard Grade Separation Project. Our approach will be centered on proactively engaging the communities, businesses, and other stakeholders surrounding the project to build awareness of its positive impacts and maintain positive relations between the City and affected communities. The project area falls within several layers of elected representation, schools, transit, parks, residential communities, and a range of service organizations and businesses, as shown in Figure C.2. To accomplish this, Lee Andrews Group developed the following Public Outreach Plan that will serve as the blueprint for public engagement. Throughout this engagement, Lee Andrews will work hand-in-hand with City Communications Manager, Stella Divine. The Plan includes strategy, messaging, and tactics. From a tactical perspective we propose the following: § Comment Collection – An online form for attendees to submit feedback during or after the meeting. § Notification Mailer – Draft, design, and mail to property owners and businesses within the project limits, in English and Spanish, to inform them about the project and direct them to the virtual community meeting. The mailer will include information on how to submit feedback, similar to the example the Parsons team prepared shown in Figure C.3. § Social Media Content – Develop graphics for the City to post organically on its own channels, including Facebook/Instagram, LinkedIn, and Nextdoor, announcing the virtual community meeting and sharing the fact sheet and exhibits. § Fact Sheet & Technical Exhibits – Develop a fact sheet that defines the project and technical exhibits that break down more detailed technical information in an accessible way. Both will include information on how to submit feedback. § Virtual Community Meeting – Host one online meeting via Zoom at the 80% design milestone to share project information and gather feedback. The meeting will be recorded and made available on the project webpage afterward.
FIGURE C.2: STAKEHOLDER MAP
FIGURE C.3: PROJECT FLYER FOR THE SR-138 (PALMDALE BOULEVARD) IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 13 § Meeting Summary Report – A memo compiling all feedback received, synthesized by theme and frequency, for the project record. All dates in Table C.1 below are relative to the public outreach meeting, anchored after the 95% design milestone. The meeting is anticipated for early 2027, pending the City's confirmed award date. TABLE C.1: PUBLIC OUTREACH SCHEDULE Schedule Activity At project kickoff •Project Webpage: goes live with general project information 6 weeks before Meeting #1 •Notification Mailer: draft 5 weeks before Meeting #1 •Notification Mailer: finalize 4 weeks before Meeting #1 •Notification Mailer: translate 3 weeks before Meeting #1 •Notification Mailer: mail (drop date) •Fact Sheet & Technical Exhibits: finalize 2 weeks before Meeting #1 •Notification Mailer: lands in mailboxes •Fact Sheet & Technical Exhibits: posted to website •Project Webpage: updated with meeting details •Social Media Content: Round 1 posted (Facebook/Instagram, LinkedIn, Nextdoor) •City Calendar Listing: posted •Comment Collection Form: opens 1 week before Meeting #1 •Social Media Content: Round 2 posted (Facebook/Instagram, LinkedIn, Nextdoor) Meeting Date #1 •Community Meeting: hosted at the City 2 Weeks after Meeting #1 •Meeting #1 Summary Report: finalize 2 weeks before Meeting #2 •Finalize notifications and mailers Meeting #2 •Community Meeting: hosted at the City 2 weeks after Meeting #2 •Meeting #2 Summary Report: finalize Meeting #3 •Community Meeting: hosted at the City 2 weeks before Meeting #3 •Finalize notifications and mailers 2 weeks after Meeting #3 •Meeting #2 Summary Report: finalize July 2027 •City Council Meeting: Present Revalidation Completing and Outreach Summary As noted previously, Parsons is familiar with the preparation of the technical studies in support of NEPA/CEQA documents for transportation projects. Parsons will utilize key technical specialists who are familiar with Caltrans, Standard Environmental Reference (SER) and City of Palmdale’s CEQA Guidelines to perform the necessary environmental studies updates. Close coordination with Caltrans District 7 functional specialists will occur early to ensure the scope of each technical study/memorandum update is mutually agreed upon by the City, Caltrans, and the Parsons Team.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 14 Task 1 - NEPA/CEQA Revalidation Parsons will work with the City to identify what design changes have been incorporated since the completion of the EA/FONSI and determine which, if any, need to be analyzed in the NEPA revalidation. Parsons will utilize the latest NEPA/CEQA Revalidation form available on Caltrans’ Standard Environmental Reference website to complete the appropriate analysis. Parsons, in cooperation with Caltrans District 7 Local Assistance environmental staff, will prepare a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Revalidation to confirm project impacts are the same or less than impacts analyzed in the Environmental Assessment with Finding of No Significant Impact prepared for the Project and approved in September 2011. The Revalidation will be prepared using the most up to date NEPA/CEQA Re-Validation Form on Caltrans Standard Environmental Reference (SER) website. Analysis will be prepared using information from associated supplemental/updated technical studies prepared for the Project. A Draft Revalidation will be prepared. Two rounds of comments from the City and Caltrans will be addressed and a Final Revalidation will be prepared. Task 2 - Community Impact Assessment Upon review of the EA/FONSI, it was noted that the original Community Impact Assessment was approved in September 2010. Census data was from the year 2000. Many changes to Community Character and Cohesion most likely have occurred. Parsons will work with Caltrans District 7 Local Assistance environmental staff on the extent of analysis needed for the Community Impact Assessment. Parsons will obtain new Census data to determine changes in ethnicity, age, household size, housing tenure, and transit-dependent populations. Updates to the analysis will be summarized in the Revalidation. Deliverables: § Draft Supplemental CIA or Update Memorandum § Final Supplemental CIA or Update Memorandum Task 3 - Initial Site Assessment The original Initial Site Assessment (ISA) was completed in 2010. Since that time, several updates to the ASTM Standard governing ISA preparation have been released. Parsons will work with Caltrans District 7 Local Assistance environmental staff to determine the extent of analysis needed for the Initial Site Assessment. Parsons anticipates that the original ISA will simply need to be updated. This update would include obtaining a new Environmental Data Resources (EDR) report for hazards and hazardous materials within the proposed project site and associated search radii to evaluate if past or current site activities have resulted in recognized environmental conditions (RECs). Since the ASTM guidance and with EPA Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries has been updated several times since the original ISA was prepared, Parsons’ updated ISA memorandum would also include any new requirements identified in the latest ASTM guidance (ASTM E1527-21). Following a review of the information, a site visit to the project location and adjacent properties will be conducted to visually inspect current land uses and existing operations to the extent they can be viewed. Field observation of possible evidence of petroleum products, vehicle maintenance areas, dump sites, discolored soils, transformers, and unidentified containers, and other hazardous materials will be noted. Site access will be coordinated with the City. The findings and conclusions of the original ISA, including the results of the database and literature review and field reconnaissance, will be reviewed and updated as appropriate based on the new EDR report and site visit observations. A Supplemental ISA or Update Memorandum will be prepared. Deliverables: § Draft Supplemental ISA or update Memorandum § Final Supplemental ISA or update Memorandum
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 15 Task 4 - Natural Environment Study and Jurisdictional Delineation The original Natural Environment Study (NES) was completed in 2010. Since then, several changes in the status of species have occurred. Parsons will work with Caltrans District 7 Local Assistance environmental staff to determine the extent of analysis needed for a Supplemental NES or NES Update Memorandum. Parsons will complete a thorough review of previously completed studies as well as complete a review of the California Natural Diversity Database and California Native Plant Society Online Inventory, as well as the IPac and NOAA databases. Parsons will include a determination as to whether the proposed project would affect any federally or State-listed species. Parsons will also review City plans and codes pertaining to biological resources. Following the records search, field surveys will be conducted by a qualified biologist to provide an update on vegetation communities, habitat types, and plant and wildlife species in the study area. The findings of the desktop database and literature review and site survey will be compiled into either a Supplemental NES or a Biological Resources technical memorandum, as agreed upon by Caltrans Local Assistance staff. Information from this document will be summarized in the Revalidation. Previously identified mitigation measures will be reviewed to determine whether any changes to those measures might be warranted and whether any new measures would be required to reduce potential impacts to the level of significance identified in the EA/FONSI or less. The previous Jurisdictional Delineation (JD) was prepared in 2010. Typically, these analyses are considered sufficient or five (5) or so years. Therefore, Parsons agrees that an update to the JD is warranted. A wetlands delineation survey will be completed by a qualified biologist, and a JD will be prepared. The JD will identify any United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) jurisdictional areas and any California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) jurisdictional areas. The JD will be submitted to the USACE to request a Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination be made for the project. The CDFW jurisdictional areas will be evaluated to determine whether or not there are any waters within the project footprint that may be subject to Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) jurisdiction that would subject to the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act. Results of the JD will be summarized in the Revalidation. Deliverables: § Draft Supplemental NES and JD or Update Memorandum § Final Supplemental NES and JD or Update Memorandum Task 5 - Air Quality Conformity Analysis With the last Air Quality Conformity determination being determined based on guidelines and standards from 2010, Parsons anticipates the Air Quality Conformity Analysis will be required to be updated. Caltrans typically requires air quality conformity to be updated every three (3) years. In 1993, EPA promulgated regulations to implement Section 176(c) of the CAA. These regulations established the criteria and procedures for determining whether federal plans, programs, and projects conform with State Implementation Plans (SIPs) for attaining the NAAQS. The purpose of the Transportation Conformity rule is to ensure that federal activities or funding do not cause or contribute to new violations of NAAQS, worsen existing violations of the NAAQS, or delay attainment of the NAAQS. Because the proposed project would include federal funding in an area designated as nonattainment of the NAAQS for ozone (O3), conformity requirements apply to the project. Parsons will prepare an updated AQCA for the proposed project in accordance with Caltrans procedures, using the latest template from Caltrans SER website. As part of updating the AQCA, the completion of this analysis must be advertised for a duration as long as the original environmental document (EA/FONSI) was advertised, which was 30 days. It is anticipated that the advertisement will run in the publication of the Antelope Valley Press Newspaper. Upon completion of the public review period for the Conformity Analysis, the AQCA document will be finalized along with completion of the Transportation Air Quality Conformity Findings Checklist. Parsons will also prepare the Federal Highway Administration Submittal Package which is the formal submittal for FHWA to issue an FHWA Project-Level Conformity Determination. Caltrans Headquarters will submit the package to FHWA for the final Determination, which will close out the Conformity process.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 16 Deliverables: § Draft Updated AQCA § Final Updated AQCA § FHWA Submittal Package to Request FHWA Project-Level Conformity Determination § Newspaper Advertisement
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 17 SECTION D
Proposed Project The City of Palmdale (City) is proposing to construct railroad grade separation of Rancho Vista Boulevard at Sierra Highway and the existing at-grade crossing of Metrolink and UPRR and proposed CHSRA tracks. This is considered to be one of the high priority projects in the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The grade separation will consist of a bridge over Sierra Highway and existing and future tracks, two connector ramps in the northwest and southwest quadrants of the Rancho Vista Boulevard and Sierra Highway intersection, and a westbound Rancho Vista Boulevard to northbound Sierra Highway slip ramp. The project also involves the widening of Rancho Vista Boulevard from Fairway Drive to 10th Street East from four to six lanes; construct auxiliary lanes; install raised concrete medians, curb and gutter and sidewalks where missing; construct Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant curb access ramps; install street lighting; install landscaping and irrigation improvements; construct drainage improvements; relocate utilities; signing and striping; and construct a Class 2 bike facility along this corridor. Additionally, the project will also widen Sierra Highway from four to six lanes from approximately 400 feet north of Avenue O-8 to Technology Drive; construct auxiliary lanes and raised concrete medians; construct curb and gutter and sidewalks along the west side; construct ADA-compliant curb access ramps; install street lighting; install landscaping and irrigation improvements; construct drainage facilities; signing and striping. This will allow construction of the section of the multi-use trail across Rancho Vista Boulevard that will connect both ends of the existing trail making it continuous from Technology Drive to Columbia Way. Other improvements include widening of Avenue P-8 approximately 300 feet west of Division Street to Sierra Highway, widening of 3rd Street East from Rancho Vista Boulevard to 300 feet south of Avenue P-8 and construction of a new section of 4th Street East from 3rd Street East to the east then curving south toward Technology Drive. Parsons understands these improvements will enhance safety, reduce traffic congestion, and improve circulation and operations of vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, and train traffic. Parsons also understands that project design has moved forward from the design analyzed in the EA/FONSI and is currently at the 95% completion level. Efficiency Through Proven Experience and Familiarity with Rancho Vista For the past 10 years, Parsons has partnered with the City of Palmdale on key transportation improvement projects, including the Rancho Vista Grade Separation Final Design, Rancho Vista Boulevard Widening from 3rd Street to 10th Street, and Rancho Vista Boulevard Section 130 Railroad-Highway Improvements. Through this long-standing relationship, our team has developed a strong understanding of the City’s transportation goals, corridor needs, and project delivery priorities. Furthermore, this Parsons team, supported by Daniel Kachi, has worked together for many years, demonstrating strong continuity, collaboration, and rapport. Our corridor-level experience along Rancho Vista Boulevard gives us a comprehensive understanding of how individual improvements interact and positions us to provide consistency across related City projects. Our familiarity is further strengthened by our understanding of adjacent ongoing efforts, including the Division Street/Rancho Vista Boulevard Traffic Signal Improvements Project and the 3rd Street/Technology Drive Traffic Signal Improvements Project. Angela Schnapp brings extensive corridor-specific environmental experience through her work on key transportation improvements in the City of Palmdale, including the Rancho Vista Boulevard Widening Project and the Rancho Vista Boulevard Section 130 Railroad-Highway Improvements, both of which she successfully helped environmentally clear. As seen in the figure below, the Parsons team thoroughly understands the existing environment, delineating existing vegetation at Rancho Vista Boulevard and Sierra Highway.
PROJECT UNDERSTANDING
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 18 She has led environmental documentation efforts, coordinated technical studies, and supported agency consultation to help move complex transportation projects from planning through approval. Angela’s experience navigating environmental requirements for improvements along the Rancho Vista Boulevard corridor has given her a strong understanding of the regulatory context, project constraints, and coordination needs necessary to maintain schedule and project momentum. Throughout these efforts, she has worked closely with agencies and project teams to ensure environmental commitments are clearly integrated into project development and delivery.
Type of Environmental Document The project will use a variety of funding sources, some of which will come from federal funding. This triggers a requirement for environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Caltrans will act as the federal lead agency. The appropriate NEPA document at this stage in project development is a NEPA Revalidation of the EA/FONSI completed in 2011. This proposal assumes that a NEPA revalidation with supporting technical studies will be prepared, following Caltrans guidelines, to satisfy NEPA requirements. Parsons will use the latest NEPA/CEQA Revalidation form from Caltrans’ SER website to prepare the Revalidation. The following technical studies are anticipated to be updated and supplemental studies or update memoranda will be prepared and submitted for Caltrans review and approval. § Air Quality Conformity Analysis (AQCA) § Phase I Initial Site Assessment § Natural Environment Study and Jurisdictional Delineation § Community Impact Assessment
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 19 Parsons will use the results from technical studies and memoranda prepared in support of the Revalidation. While community outreach meetings are not a requirement of the NEPA/CEQA Revalidation, the Parsons Team will conduct three (3) community outreach meetings and will attend one (1) City Council Meeting. Potential Project Issues of Concern Biological Resources – Joshua Trees are now listed as a protected species under California Endangered Species Act (CESA). Joshua Trees are located within the project footprint, so there may be an expectation that those trees will need to be translocated and/or a 2081 Incidental Take Permit may be required. Additional surveys may be required as a result. This will be discussed in the Supplemental NES. Hazardous Materials – Previously, several sites using or storing hazardous materials were identified in the original ISA completed in 2010. There is the potential for additional sites to be identified within the project footprint that may require a Phase II Site Investigation or additional avoidance, minimization, and/or mitigation measures. The updated ISA will discuss these potential sites.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 20 SECTION E
Team Overview A Team History of Delivering Together. The City is getting the same team that has the experience of previously delivering for Palmdale. Our team has successfully delivered similar City projects over the past 10 years, supporting the City with a combination of technical expertise, nuanced and comprehensive knowledge of City standards and procedures, and familiarity with the City itself, including established relationships with City staff and stakeholders. Our Project Manager, Angela Schnapp, LEED AP, ENV SP, has delivered projects with all key staff and the Lee Andrews Group on the Parsons team. Under her leadership, we will leverage our history with the City and established network of technical experts to collaborate toward the successful delivery of this project. A detailed organizational chart identifying our team members and reporting structure is provided below in Figure E.1. Brief resumes for our proposed key personnel are provided on the following pages. FIGURE E.1: ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
PROJECT DELIVERY TEAM
NEPA/CEQA Revalidation
Robert Malone
Leslie Provenzano
Community Impacts
Brynna McNulty, LEED AP
Katherine Ryan
Hazardous Materials
Brian Upchurch
Biological Resources
Emile Fiesler
Arianne Preite
Air Quality
Angela Schnapp
Ricardo Salcedo
PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE
Nicole DePuy, PE
PROJECT MANAGER
Angela Schnapp, LEED AP , ENV SVP
LEGEND
LAG Lee Andrews Groups
Key Staff
QA/QC
Anne Kochaon
CITY PROJECT MANAGER
Delfino “Chino” Consunji
SUPPORT SERVICES
Engineering
Daniel Kachi, PE
Ron Valdez
Outreach Lead
Joseph Legaspi, (LAG)
PROPOSED PERSONNEL
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 21 ANGELA K. SCHNAPP, LEED AP, ENV SP PROJECT MANAGER
Angela Schnapp is a Parsons-certified project manager with extensive experience preparing environmental documents and supporting technical studies. She has comprehensive knowledge of both the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Angela’s background includes extensive transportation-related projects for various clients, including California Department of Transportation Districts 6, 7, 8, 9, and 12; the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach; and the Cities of Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Ontario, and Menifee. Work Experience Environmental Lead. Riverside County Transportation Commission, SR 91 Corridor Improvements, Riverside County, California, United States. The tolled express lanes project to extend the existing SR 91 tolled express lanes in Orange County, 8 miles into Riverside County, including 3 miles of construction on I-15. The project includes a fourth-level flyover connecting SR 91 to I-15 South. Angela is responsible for developing the scope of work, providing a cost estimate, assisting with the project schedule development, attending project meetings, coordinating with California Department of Transportation District 8 environmental and engineering staff, and overseeing all environmental documentation, including a revalidation of the SR 91 capital improvement project final environmental impact report/environmental impact statement and associated technical studies for biological, Section 4(f), noise, hazardous materials, and air quality. Work also includes preparing a new record of decision for the project. Environmental Lead. Riverside County Transportation Commission, SR 91 Eastbound Corridor Operations, Corona, California, United States. Parsons is completing the project approval/environmental document phase by obtaining approval on a revalidation of the environmental impact report/environmental impact statement. The project involves adding a sixth general-purpose lane along eastbound SR 91 from the SR 241 Toll Road connector in Orange County to the Green River Road off-ramp in Corona to help improve traffic operations on eastbound SR 91, especially during peak hours. Angela is responsible for providing technical oversight and direction to senior environmental staff, coordinating with subconsultants, performing quality control reviews of technical deliverables, and overseeing the preparation of the revalidation of the environmental impact report/environmental impact statement). Environmental Lead. City of Palmdale, SR 138 Widening, Palmdale, California, United States. The Phase 1 scope of work includes the project approval and environmental document through plans, specifications, and estimates. Angela is responsible for coordinating environmental staff; reviewing environmental deliverables, including technical memoranda for cultural resources, biological resources, and air quality; and coordinating the preparation of the revalidation for the project. Environmental Lead. Orange County Transportation Authority, SR 57 Northbound Improvements, Orange County, California, United States. The scope includes preparing plans, specifications, and estimates to widen 1 mile of the northbound side of the freeway from south of the Orangewood Avenue undercrossing north to the Katella Avenue undercrossing and includes constructing a fifth northbound general-purpose lane, upgrading medians and sight distances, and YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Total: 28 With Parsons: 22 EDUCATION § Master of Science, Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 2000 § Bachelor of Science, Nuclear Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 1992 REGISTRATIONS § Professional Engineer Intern, 061023839, Illinois CERTIFICATIONS § LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP), Green Business Certification, Inc. § Project Manager Certification, Parsons § Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP), Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 22 reconfiguring existing ramps. Angela was responsible for coordinating with engineering and environmental staff to complete permit applications for geotechnical borings in the Santa Ana River, completing a revalidation of the previously approved mitigated negative declaration/finding of no significant impact, and preparing permit applications for the entire project, including a California Department of Fish and Wildlife 1602 permit, a Regional Water Quality Control Board 401 permit, and US Army Corps of Engineers 404 and 408 permits. Environmental Lead. City of Moreno Valley, SR 60/Moreno Beach Drive Interchange Phase 2 Improvements, Moreno Valley, California, United States. Parsons prepared the design plans, specifications, and estimates for SR 60/Moreno Beach Drive Interchange Phase 2 Improvements. Angela’s responsibilities included coordinating with California Department of Transportation District 8 environmental and engineering staff, and overseeing all environmental documentation, including a revalidation of the original CEQA and NEPA documents (IS/MND and CE) and associated technical studies for biological, water quality, hazardous materials, cultural resources, paleontology, and air quality. Environmental Lead. Orange County Transportation Authority, SR 91 Segment 1 Design, Anaheim, Fullerton, Orange, and Placentia, California, United States. Parsons is providing professional and technical consultant services for developing plans, specifications, and estimates for Segment 1 improvements. The scope of work includes designing a revised freeway interchange, express lane access, and multiple bridges, retaining walls, and sound walls. Improvements include construction of one 12-foot-wide general-purpose lane and one 10-foot-wide outside shoulder between SR 57 and SR 55, restoration of auxiliary lanes, and widening of eastbound SR 91 over the Santa Ana River (south side of the bridge). Angela was responsible for coordinating with environmental and engineering staff during completion of the revalidation of the previously approved mitigated negative declaration/finding of no significant impact and closely coordinating with Caltrans District 12 environmental staff. Environmental Lead. Riverside County Transportation Commission, SR 71/SR 91 Interchange Improvement Plans, Specifications, and Cost Estimates, Corona, California, United States. The project scope involves preparing plans, specifications, and estimates and coordinating rights-of-way and utilities with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Chino Hills State Park, multiple resource agencies, the California Department of Transportation, and other local stakeholders. Parsons is coordinating with USACE regarding the required “Section 408 Outgrant” process and preparing updated environmental studies pursuant to the expansion of freeway facilities on land owned by USACE. Angela’s responsibilities included directing planners during the completion of technical studies in support of a revalidation of the initial study/mitigated negative declaration originally completed for the project, reviewing all work products, and coordinating with California Department of Transportation District 8 environmental and engineering staff.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 23 ROBERT L. MALONE PLANNER, SENIOR PROJECT
Robert Malone has extensive experience working with local, state, and federal agencies within the framework of the National Environmental Policy Act and the California Environmental Quality Act, primarily on transportation-related projects, including highway, express lane implementation, rail, transit, and aviation. Work Experience Environmental Support. Riverside County Transportation Commission, SR 91 Corridor Improvements, Riverside County, California, United States. Parsons is responsible for developing and managing the tolled express lanes project to extend the existing SR 91 tolled express lanes in Orange County, California, 8 miles into Riverside County, including 3 miles of construction on I-15. Robert is responsible for providing environmental support for work associated with roadway repairs and long-term habitat restoration efforts. Work includes reviewing monitoring reports and documents and preparing environmental clearance documentation for repair activities. Environmental Planner. City of Palmdale, SR 138 Widening, Palmdale, California, United States. Parsons is providing professional engineering services for widening SR 138. The Phase 1 scope of work includes the project approval and environmental document through plans, specifications, and estimates. Robert was responsible for preparation of the revalidation for the project. Environmental Lead. Riverside County Transportation Commission, SR 71/SR 91 Interchange Improvement Plans, Specifications, and Cost Estimates, Corona, California, United States. Parsons is providing design services for improving the SR 71/SR 91 connector ramps for a system interchange. Robert was responsible for the preparation of the environmental revalidation to the previously prepared initial study/mitigated negative declaration and supplemental environmental assessment for the US Army Corps of Engineers and for supporting technical report updates. Also oversaw updates to the environmental commitment record, preparation of the environmental components of the standard special provisions, and preparation of the required regulatory permit applications. Environmental Compliance Manager. Riverside County Transportation Commission, I-15 Express Lanes Program Management, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California, United States. Parsons is providing project and construction management services for the I-15 Express Lanes project for the Riverside County Transportation Commission. Robert was responsible for managing the project’s environmental requirements for the client, including preparing environmental revalidations and obtaining environmental resource permits. Reviewed contractor-prepared deliverables, including resource monitoring and management plans for implementation during construction, design submittals, and construction quality plans. In addition, coordinated with the contractor and with California Department of Transportation representatives to ensure that environmental commitments were met as part of the final design and during construction.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Total: 27 With Parsons: 7 EDUCATION § Master, Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1997 § Bachelor of Science, Management, Clemson University, 1990
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 24 BRYNNA A. MCNULTY, LEED AP PROJECT PLANNER
Eleven years of experience in environmental assessment, planning and resource management. Expertise in management of environmental documents for major infrastructure projects prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Specializing in the following areas of analysis: land use, socio-economics/ environmental justice, cultural resources, biological resources, visual resources, hazardous materials and hydrology/water quality. Work Experience Deputy Project Manager. City of Oxnard, US 101/Del Norte Boulevard Interchange, Oxnard, California, United States. The project involved selecting and studying design alternatives, evaluating environmental impacts and traffic operations, identifying utility relocations, coordinating with utility companies, and preparing a preliminary drainage design and cost estimates. The project work included reconstructing ramps, adding a loop on-ramp, and replacing an existing bridge overcrossing. Preliminary studies were completed with oversight from state and local agencies. Brynna served as lead author of a preliminary environmental analysis report and hazardous materials initial site assessment and for the community impact and environmental assessments, as well as an environmental impact report, which will address the loss of agricultural land and complicated land use jurisdiction issues involving the City of Oxnard and County of Ventura. Environmental Planner. City of Bakersfield Public Works Department, Bakersfield On-Call Services, Bakersfield, California, United States. Parsons augmented City of Bakersfield construction inspection staff to perform contract administration for the City’s capital improvement projects. Brynna was responsible for the preparation of land use, visual resources, and community impact analyses in support of a preliminary environmental analysis report and subsequent California Environmental Quality Act and National Environmental Policy Act documentation for this highway widening project. Environmental Planner. City of Moorpark, North Hills Parkway, Moorpark, California, United States. Parsons provided engineering and design services for a proposed four-lane parkway from Spring Street to New Los Angeles Avenue, crossing under a proposal railroad bridge structure approximately 24 feet above the parkway. Brynna was responsible for the preparation of land use, visual resource, and community impact analyses in support of a preliminary environmental analysis report and subsequent California Environmental Quality Act and National Environmental Policy Act documentation for this roadway project. Her other responsibilities include the preparation of a visual impact study and community impact assessment.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Total: 2 With Parsons: 2 EDUCATION § Bachelor, Environmental Science, University of California, Santa Cruz, California, 2000 § Bachelor, Anthropology, University of California, Santa Cruz, California, 2000 CERTIFICATIONS § LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP), Green Business Certification, Inc. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS § Parsons Young Employees Society (YES), Vice Chairman, 2003-2005 § Parsons Emergency Response Team, Member, 2003
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 25 BRIAN J. UPCHURCH PLANNER
Brian Upchurch has experience as an environmental planner, including involvement in general environmental planning, analysis, and compliance for various types of roadway and rail projects. He is responsible for supporting National Environmental Policy Act and California Environmental Quality Act environmental documents, jurisdictional permits, mitigation plans, and geographic information system exhibits. Initial Site Assessments Brian has provided technical writing services for initial site assessment reports/memos on projects such as the SR 91 Eastbound Corridor Operations, Avenue R Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing, and Slauson Bridge Widening Project. This required researching environmental data resources reports to locate any potential recognized environmental concerns that could cause hazardous effects from project construction activities. Brian has also worked through various initial study/mitigated negative declaration checklist items on the Menifee Road Widening and the Valley Boulevard projects. Work Experience Planner. Riverside County Transportation Commission, SR 91 Eastbound Corridor Operations, Corona, California, United States. Parsons is completing the project approval/environmental document phase by obtaining approval on a revalidation of the SR 91 Corridor Improvement Project’s environmental impact report/environmental impact statement. Brian is responsible for providing planning and GIS services for the project, including writing the initial site assessment technical memo, researching and mapping census tract information for the community impact assessment, and mapping geotechnical borings. Planner. City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering, Valley Boulevard Multimodal Transportation Improvements Phase 1, Los Angeles, California, United States. Parsons completed Phase I of the project approval and environmental document for a 2.4-mile-long section of Valley Boulevard located east of Downtown Los Angeles. Brian is responsible for providing writing and mapping services for the initial site assessment report. Planning. City of Palmdale, Avenue R Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing, Palmdale, California, United States. Parsons is preparing engineering studies and construction documents with plans, specifications, and estimates for a competitively bid, federal-aid construction project for a railway-highway crossing safety project. Brian is responsible for providing writing, research, and surveying services for the Avenue R initial site assessment report.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Total: 11 With Parsons: 11 EDUCATION § Bachelor of Science, Geography, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, 2015
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 26 EMILE FIESLER, PhD PROJECT SCIENTIST
Emile Fiesler is a highly qualified biologist with extensive experience performing biological assessments, surveys, inventories, and monitoring. He performs habitat evaluations and analyzes impacts to species of concern and their habitats and the jurisdictional delimitation of wetlands and waters of the United States and the State of California. Work Experience Principal Biologist. City of Palmdale, SR 138 Widening, Palmdale, California, United States. Parsons is providing professional engineering services for widening SR 138. The Phase 1 scope of work includes the project approval and environmental document through plans, specifications, and estimates. Emile was responsible for performing a natural environment study revalidation. Principal Biologist. Riverside County Transportation Commission, I-15 Express Lanes Program Management, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California, United States. Parsons is providing project and construction management services for the I-15 Express Lanes project for the Riverside County Transportation Commission. Emile was responsible for performing three biological surveys, including burrowing owl surveys, covering 17 project subareas. Project Biologist. City of Temecula, French Valley Parkway/I-15 Overcrossing and Interchange Improvements Phase II (Environmental), Riverside County, California, United States. Parsons performed an environmental reevaluation of the January 2010 Final French Valley Parkway/I-15 Improvement project’s initial study with mitigated negative declaration and an environmental assessment with a “Finding of No Significant Impacts.” Emile was responsible for completing biological surveys and updating the jurisdictional delineation. Principal Biologist. San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, West Valley Connector Bus Rapid Transit, Pomona, Montclair, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, and Fontana, California, United States. 1 The 35-mile-long West Valley Connector project involves a 100 percent zero-emissions bus rapid transit system to provide enhanced transit service in the most heavily traveled bus corridor in the area and improved connectivity with local bus and commuter rail services. Emile performed a survey (location, identity, health, etc.) of 600 urban trees and performed a jurisdictional delineation of the West Cucamonga Creek channel at East Holt Boulevard.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Total: 23 With Parsons: 13 EDUCATION § Doctorate/PhD, Commercial Science, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Alabama, 1991 § Master (Equivalent), Computer Information Science, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1986
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 27 JOSEPH LEGASPI OUTREACH LEAD
Professional Background: Joseph Legaspi has nearly twenty years of developing and executing successful public outreach campaigns across Southern California. He has a proven track record of managing cross-functional teams and successfully implementing complex public engagement campaigns with an expertise in transportation, infrastructure, workforce development, water, and housing. He is well adept at navigating projects that require coordination across multiple public agencies. Work Experience Project Manager. 2020 – 2024. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro), 110 Adams Terminus Improvement Project, Los Angeles, CA: Metro in coordination with The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), initiated the I-110 Adams Terminus Improvement Project in the City of Los Angeles, which aimed to improve mobility on the I-110/Adams Blvd. off-ramps, Adams Blvd., and nearby intersections. As Strategic Advisor, Joseph coordinated with Metro’s project team on drafting the scoping report used to examine the proposed project's early Environmental Impact Report (EIR) analysis/review process. He led the efforts to inform the public the Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment (EIR/EA) period through in-person outreach, mailing of meeting notices, and coordinating the project’s scoping meetings. Project Manager. June 2021–Ongoing. 100 Acre Partnership, Paseo del Rio at Taylor Yard , Los Angeles, CA: Joseph is leading the community engagement on a project that will revitalize a former railyard into the largest, continuous open space along the Los Angeles River. As Project Manager, Joseph drafted the project’s community engagement plan, leads the cross-functional outreach team, organizes and facilitates community update meetings, oversees the development of project collateral and social media content, and represents the project with key stakeholders including elected officials. Strategic Advisor. March 2022 - Ongoing. Metro, K Line Northern Extension, Los Angeles, CA:As Strategic Advisor for the Metro K Line Northern Extension Project, Joseph manages the Lee Andrews Group project team and provides strategic advice to the Metro Community Relations and Technical Project Team to ensure that stakeholders along the project alignment are informed and engaged. This includes design of the project’s communications plan, planning and execution of community meetings, engaging stakeholders at local events, and the oversight of the creation of the project’s newsletter and collateral.
FIRM LEE ANDREWS GROUP YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Total: 19 With Lee Andrews: 6 EDUCATION § BS, Business Administration § MA, Communication Management
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 28 Key Personnel Billing Rates Name Classification Billing Rate Angela Schnapp Principal Project Manager $259.00 Robert Malone Senior Project Planner $223.00 Emile Fiesler Project Scientist/Biologist $171.00 Brynna McNulty Project Planner $172.00 Brian Upchurch Environmental Planner $104.00 Joseph Legaspi Strategic Advisor $175.00
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 29 SECTION F
Quality Assurance/Control (QA/QC) Parsons is committed to providing quality services and products. Parsons has policies and procedures in place that ensure we deliver a quality product the first time. Our detailed schedules consider time for quality and recovery from quality checks before submittals. Figure F.1 summarizes our quality process for submittals. Our Project Manager, Angela Schnapp, LEED AP, ENV SP, believes that quality begins with communication. Angela will ensure that the task is defined properly with consensus on deliverables and that risks are properly mitigated. During the execution of each task, she will proactively address all project issues between the City and the Parsons team to ensure the work product is developed in a coordinated manner, eliminating any surprises. Our Quality Manager, Anne Kochaon, has “stop work” authority and will certify that work products are constructible and cost effective. She will ensure that deliverables meet City standards and requirements and are also approved for construction. Anne will implement Parsons’ QA program, which is subject to an audit that maintains the company’s ISO 9000 certification. FIGURE F.1: PARSONS WILL PERFORM CONTINUOUS QC AND ROBUST QA TO ENSURE HIGH-QUALITY DELIVERABLES Environmental Document Reviews. These reviews will reduce iterations of major deliverables. Parsons will hold focus meetings or over-the-shoulder reviews prior to submitting the overall draft package to ensure early feedback is gathered. Comment Resolution Reviews. Comment resolution meetings will be scheduled to discuss and reach an agreement on any comments identified during QC reviews.
QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL (QA/QC) PROCEDURES OUR QUALITY COMMITMENT We will, as a corporation and as individuals, meet the mutually agreed-to requirements the first time and will strive for continuous improvement of our work processes.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 30 SECTION G
Table G.1 provides the keys to success for ensuring schedule certainty. TABLE G.1: KEYS TO SCHEDULE CERTAINTY Progress Reporting: Parsons will prepare monthly progress reports that contain a narrative of work progress achieved by task during the reporting period, work planned for the next period, problems encountered, solutions achieved, outstanding issues, and financial reporting on budget. Critical Path Method (CPM) Schedule: We start with a realistic and thorough CPM schedule. This includes all elements with logical ties based on reality. It’s key that the team understands how their work affects other schedule activities to include appropriate review time for the City and Caltrans, in the schedule. An example of a CPM Schedule is shown in Figure G.1. Accountability: Project Manager, Angela Schnapp, LEED AP, ENV SP works integrally with the City’s project manager and the team implementing a culture of on-time delivery and schedule accountability. She’ll ensure the team fully understands where the critical path lies on this project and that the team observes the critical path items to avoid changes to the schedule. Deliverables Status Matrix: The CPM schedule will be simplified into a Deliverable Status Matrix that allows our team to easily track progress, milestones, and review times. The matrix allows for easy monitoring of the progress of deliverables for a project with varying tasks. The matrix is shared with the team, including our subconsultant, and it allows the team to be aligned on the status of the project. An example of this Deliverables Status Matrix is shown in Figure G.2 from the SR-138 Widening Project (Phase 1). FIGURE G.1: EXAMPLE 91 ECOP CPM SCHEDULE SHOWING ENVIRONMENTAL ITEMS AS CRITICAL PATH.
FIGURE G.2: DELIVERABLES MATRIX FOR EASE OF TRACKING MILESTONES, PROGRESS, AND REVIEWS
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July 30, 2026 Lee Torres, PE – Director of Public Works City of Palmdale Department of Public Works 38250 Sierra Highway Palmdale, CA 93550 Subject: Project No. 914: Request For Qualifications (RFQ): Environmental Services for NEPA/CEQA Revalidation for Rancho Vista Boulevard Grade Separation Dear Mr. Torres, As we reflect on the work we have done with the City of Palmdale (City) over the past 10 years, we are proud and appreciative of our partnership. It has been our pleasure to work on a wide range of services for the City. Angela Schnapp, LEED AP, ENV SP, will serve as our Project Manager, and brings over 20 years of experience in environmental document preparation, including NEPA/CEQA revalidations and their supporting technical analyses. Angela leads a unified team of experts and support staff to deliver the Rancho Vista Boulevard Grade Separation Project’s NEPA/CEQA Revalidation efforts. Our team is enthusiastic about the chance to continue working with the City. In this Statement of Qualifications (SOQ), we showcase our expertise in preparing NEPA/CEQA Revalidations and completing Community Impact Assessments, Natural Environment Studies along with Jurisdictional Delineations, Initial Site Assessments, Air Quality Conformity analyses, along with associated Public Outreach. Required Statement Parsons Transportation Group Inc. has no history of debarment. Like any other global engineering and consulting organization, Parsons may become involved in litigation from time to time. Parsons carries insurance coverage in amounts sufficient to satisfy the requirements of its contractual obligations and to address claims that may be brought against Parsons. Parsons consistently works with its clients to address concerns related to any given project and, thus, attempts to avoid litigation whenever possible. Although Parsons may be included in legal proceedings from time to time, there are currently no proceedings pending against the company that would be considered to have a material adverse effect upon its financial position or operations. I have read, understood, and agreed to all statements in this RFQ and acknowledge receipt of all addendums/amendments, as well as to the terms, conditions, and attachments referenced. Sincerely, Nicole DePuy, PE Parsons Vice President/Authorized Signatory 619.200.4755 | [email protected] 525 B Street, Suite 1600, San Diego, CA 92101 Angela Schnapp, LEED AP, ENV SP Parsons Project Manager 626.460.9816 | [email protected] 385 E. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 300, Pasadena, CA 91101
• The Parsons Team consistently prioritizes the needs of the City, as demonstrated by our proven track record for the past 10 years and commitment to doing so in the future. • Exceptional leadership with impeccable record of project delivery. • Proven Palmdale partner with a strong record delivering roadway widening and grade separation projects for the City, giving us deep familiarity with Palmdale’s standards, processes, and expectations.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 2 SECTION B
Relevant experience, work history, training, education, and special certifications of the Consultant’s personnel The core of Parsons’ staff proposed for this project have worked together for more than 10 years and have exceptional knowledge of the local environment, including stakeholders, other public agencies, and private entities. The following projects in Figure B.1 demonstrate Parsons’ capabilities in preparing the NEPA/CEQA revalidation along with the supporting technical analyses and public outreach. FIGURE B.1: MATRIX OF RELEVANT SERVICES PROVIDED WITH PAST PROJECT EXPERIENCE Project Name
NEPA/CEQA Revalidation Community Impacts (CIA) Initial Study Assessment (ISA) Biological Impacts (NES/JD) Air Quality Conformity (AQCA) Public Outreach SR-138 Widening Phase 1 91 Corridor Operations Project I-15/SR-91 Express Lanes Connector SR-71/SR-91 Interchange Improvements SR-91 Segment 1 SR-60 Moreno Beach Drive Phase 2 SR-57/Orangewood to Katella Avenue I-40 Median Regrade 91 Eastbound Corridor Operations SR-57 Lambert Road Interchange I-15/French Valley Parkway I-10/Monroe Interchange Menifee Widening Project SR-91 Eastbound 2.0 Proposed team member’s qualifications and experience with projects of a similar magnitude and nature The following projects demonstrate Parsons’ capabilities in performing similar scopes of work:
Utilizing the same environmental team that has been delivering the SR-138 (Palmdale Boulevard) project and numerous other NEPA/CEQA revalidation efforts, we can ensure smooth and successful project delivery. Our team works efficiently together, knows the City’s processes, and has established working relationships with project stakeholders.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 3 SR-138 PHASE 1 IMPROVEMENTS (RAILROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENT (PROJECT NO. 653B) PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA Parsons is providing environmental and engineering services to the City of Palmdale for improvements to SR-138. Due to funding constraints with the SR-138 Improvements Project between 5th and 10th Street East, the Parsons team in cooperation with Caltrans and the City developed a plan to phase this project. The Phase 1 improvements focus on the railroad safety improvements between 6th Street East and Sierra Highway. Phase 2 will construct the remaining improvements, including the widening of SR-138 from 2 to 3 lanes and the widening of Sierra Highway. Parsons has completed one NEPA/CEQA revalidation for Phase 1 and is preparing a second NEPA/CEQA revalidation for Phase 1. Parsons completed biological, cultural, and air quality conformity analyses in support of the first revalidation. Parsons is preparing biological, cultural, hazardous materials (ISA), and air quality conformity analyses in support of the second revalidation for Phase 1.
SR-91 EASTBOUND CORRIDOR OPERATIONS PROJECT (91 ECOP) RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Parsons is currently providing PA/ED and PCM support on the 91 ECOP project. 91 ECOP proposes to add a sixth general purpose (GP) lane from the 241/91 eastbound GP connector to the Green River Road off-ramp to achieve operational and safety improvements by alleviating traffic congestion experienced, especially during the afternoon/evening (PM) peak period. This project is a component of the Ultimate SR-91 CIP, which was split into initial and ultimate phases due to funding constraints. Parsons is currently preparing a NEPA/CEQA Revalidation of the SR-91 Corridor Improvement Project (91 CIP), of which the 91 ECOP is a component of the Ultimate Project. In support of the NEPA/CEQA Revalidation, cultural and biological resources technical memoranda have been prepared along with an Initial Site Assessment, Community Impacts, Climate Change, noise, and Section 4(f)/6(f) documentation.
PROJECT RELEVANCE • NEPA/CEQA Revalidation • NES/JD • Initial Site Assessment Angela Schnapp, LEED AP, ENV
§Leslie Provenzano
Angela Schnapp, LEED AP, ENV
§Arianne Preite
PROJECT RELEVANCE • Identical Stakeholders – Caltrans, UPRR, SCRRA/Metrolink • NEPA/CEQA Revalidation • NES/JD • AQCA • Initial Site Assessment
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 4 I-15/SR-91 EXPRESS LANES CONNECTOR RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Parsons was the overall program manager for delivering this express lanes connector project, which opened to traffic in 2024. Parsons developed and obtained approval for the PA/ED phase in parallel with the design-build procurement. As part of the PA/ED approval, Parsons prepared a NEPA/CEQA Environmental Revalidation to the 91 CIP EIR/EIS. Technical reports prepared in support of the revalidation included air quality conformity analysis, initial site assessment, biological report (NES-MI), and visual impacts. Additionally, Parsons worked closely with Caltrans District 8 to perform supplemental noise monitoring and prepare a Supplemental Noise Study Report and Supplemental Noise Abatement Decision Report.
SR-71/SR-91 INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Parsons provided PA/ED and PS&E services for the SR-71/SR-91 Interchange Improvement Project, located in the City of Corona in Riverside County. The project includes a 3,000-foot-long, two-lane direct connector from eastbound SR-91 to northbound SR-71, reconfigures the Green River Road On-Ramp, including a new bridge over BNSF ROW and Prado Road, and ancillary improvements along SR-71 to accommodate the new connector. Parsons prepared and obtained approval on the Project Report and Environmental Document and was then selected by RCTC to complete the final design. Parsons prepared a NEPA/CEQA environmental revalidation which included an updated Investigation Site Assessment (ISA) Memorandum, Jurisdictional Delineation Memorandum, Cultural Memorandum, Air Quality Conformity Memorandum, Paleo Mitigation Plan, Supplemental Natural Environmental Study, and Climate Memorandum. Parsons also prepared supplemental traffic analysis for the noise study, performed supplemental noise measurements, prepared a SNSR and Supplemental NADR, resulting in the design and approval of four (4) soundwalls on private properties.
Arianne Preite
PROJECT RELEVANCE • NEPA/CEQA Revalidation • Air Quality Conformity • Initial Site Assessment • Biological Resources PROJECT RELEVANCE • NEPA/CEQA Revalidation • Air Quality Conformity • Initial Site Assessment • Biological Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 5 SR-91 SEGEMENT 1 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Parsons prepared the Final PS&E for the SR-91 Improvement Project (Segment 1) from Lakeview Avenue to SR-55 to improve operations. Improvements include construction of a new drop ramp directly from Lakeview Avenue to the SR-55 Connector and relocating the SR-91/SR-55 bifurcation east of Lakeview. Additionally, the project combined the Lakeview Avenue westbound (WB) loop and WB slip on-ramps as a single tight diamond on-ramp to SR-91. Lakeview Avenue between Santa Ana Canyon Road and Riverdale Avenue will also be reconstructed, along with replacement of the overcrossing structure. The PS&E Phase included a NEPA/CEQA environmental revalidation to the previously approved Mitigation Negative Declaration/Finding of No Significant Impact (MND/FONSI) to document changes to the proposed design and ROW requirements. Environmental analysis for the revalidation includes cultural resources, paleontology, air quality, noise and vibration, biological resources, and hazardous materials and waste. SR-60 MORENO BEACH DRIVE PHASE 2 INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS MORENO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA Parsons prepared the plans, specifications, and estimates design package for SR 60/Moreno Beach Drive Phase 2 interchange improvements in the City of Moreno Valley, which included a NEPA/CEQA Environmental Revalidation and Supplemental Project Report Improvements included replacing existing Moreno Beach Drive Overcrossing, constructing the WB SR 60 ramps, reconstructing a portion of the eastbound (EB) SR 60 ramps, widening Moreno Beach Drive from Eucalyptus Avenue to Hemlock Avenue, and completing the Line K-1 master plan drainage improvements along Ironwood Avenue within delineated waterways of the State. As part of the Environmental Revalidation process, Parsons prepared, Air Quality Report, Hazardous Waste Investigation Site Assessment (ISA) Memorandum, Cultural Resource Technical Study Memorandum, Paleontology Identification Memorandum, NEPA/CEQA Environmental Revalidation, and coordinated with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Regional Water Quality Control Board and California Department of Fish and Wildlife in obtaining the necessary permits. §Katherine Ryan
§Brian Upchurch
PROJECT RELEVANCE • NEPA/CEQA Revalidation • Air Quality Conformity • Initial Site Assessment • Biological Resources • PROJECT RELEVANCE • NEPA/CEQA Revalidation • Air Quality Conformity • Initial Site Assessment • Biological Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 6 I-15/FRENCH VALLEY PARKWAY TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA The City of Temecula proposes improvements on a portion of Interstate 15 (I-15) between the existing Winchester Road (State Route [SR] 79)/I-15 interchange and Murrieta Hot Springs Road in the vicinity of the I-15/Interstate 215 (I-215) junction (including related improvements to the related portion of I-215 from the I-15/I-215 juncture to just south of the Murrieta Hot Springs Road/I-215 interchange), within the cities of Temecula and Murrieta in Riverside County, California. Parsons completed a NEPA/CEQA environmental revalidation of the January 2010 Final I-15/French Valley Parkway Improvement project’s initial study with mitigated negative declaration and an environmental assessment with a “Finding of No Significant Impacts.” Multiple technical studies were prepared in support of the revalidation including air quality conformity, community impact assessment, cultural, initial site assessment, noise, paleo, biological including a JD, and a visual impact assessment. SR-57/ORANGEWOOD TO KATELLA AVENUE ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Parsons is providing design and construction support services for the SR 57 Northbound Improvement Project between Orangewood Avenue and Katella Avenue. The scope includes preparing plans, specifications, and estimates to widen 1 mile of the northbound side of the freeway from south of the Orangewood Avenue undercrossing north to the Katella Avenue undercrossing and includes constructing a fifth northbound general-purpose lane, upgrading medians and sight distances, and reconfiguring existing ramps. Parsons completed three NEPA/CEQA environmental revalidations of the March 2019 State Route 57 Northbound Improvement Project’s initial study with mitigated negative declaration and an environmental assessment with a “Finding of No Significant Impacts.” Multiple technical studies were prepared in support of the revalidation including cultural resources, initial site assessment, biological resources including a JD, and coordinated with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Regional Water Quality Control Board and California Department of Fish and Wildlife in obtaining the necessary permits. §Emile Fiesler, PhD
PROJECT RELEVANCE • NEPA/CEQA Revalidation • Initial Site Assessment • Biological Resources §Arianne Preite
PROJECT RELEVANCE • NEPA/CEQA Revalidation • Air Quality Conformity • Initial Site Assessment • Biological Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 7 SR-91 CORRIDOR OPERATIONS PROJECT ANAHEIM, CORONA, YORBA LINDA, CALIFORNIA Parsons provided PA/ED and Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E) services for the SR-91 COP, located along WB SR-91 from Green River Road to SR-241 in Orange and Riverside counties. SR-91 COP is a component of the SR-91 CIP Ultimate Project. Improvements include adding a sixth general purpose lane approximately 2 miles in length by widening the outside of SR-91, widening the County Line Creek Bridge, constructing 3,200 feet of new retaining walls, utility relocations, reconstructing Green River Road, replacing overhead (OH) signs, and installing high mast lighting. Parsons prepared and obtained approval on the Supplemental Project Report (SPR) and NEPA/CEQA Environmental Revalidation of the 91 CIP EIR/EIS. The project is located adjacent to the Santa Ana River and multiple wildlife corridors within a highly environmentally sensitive area. In addition to the revalidation, Parsons prepared the following technical studies in support of the revalidation: supplemental NES, supplemental ISA, Supplemental NSR, supplemental NADR, paleo mitigation plan, and air quality memorandum to meet conformity requirements. MENIFEE ROAD WIDENING MENIFEE, CALIFORNIA The project proposes to widen 1.0 mile of Menifee Road from Scott Road to Garbani Road to provide two lanes in each direction, traffic signal modifications, bike lanes, a median, and sidewalk. Parsons prepared preliminary engineering for this project evaluating alignments and cross section alternatives to achieve the project objective while minimizing environmental and right-of-way impacts. A preferred alternative was selected, and Parsons prepared an environmental analysis for community impacts, noise, air quality, biological, and cultural and hazardous materials. The project includes two areas containing sensitive species that will be impacted by the project, and resource agency permits will be required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCB), and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). The environmental document includes an Initial Study with Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) and is currently being finalized for circulation of the environmental document. §Arianne Preite
PROJECT RELEVANCE • NEPA/CEQA Revalidation • Air Quality • Initial Site Assessment • Biological Resources PROJECT RELEVANCE • Air Quality • Community Impacts • Initial Site Assessment • Biological Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 8 Parsons’ Key Personnel For this project, we’ve assembled a team that includes local southern California staff supported by one specialty subconsultant. Our project manager, Angela Schnapp, recently delivered multiple similar projects and will use that experience to successfully deliver the environmental clearance of this project. All key staff identified in Table B-1 are 100 percent committed to delivery of this project for the City and located in Pasadena, except for Joseph Legaspi, who is located in Los Angeles. Table B.1 provides an overview of key personnel, their role on this project, and the key experience they bring. Table B.1: NEPA/CEQA Revalidation Team
Project Manager – Angela Schnapp, LEED AP, will manage all stages of the project. Angela has experience managing similar projects for Caltrans District 9 and other public agencies, and she has proven time and again to be responsive, technically proficient, and motivated to deliver. Education: Bachelor of Science, Nuclear Engineering, Master of Science University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
NEPA/CEQA Revalidation - Robert Malone brings over 20 years of experience and will serve as the NEPA/CEQA Revalidation lead. Rob has delivered similar services for the City on the SR-138 Widening Phase 1, 91 COP, 91 ECOP, and SR-71/SR-91 Interchange Improvements projects. Education: Master of Science, Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts, MA Community Impact Assessment – Brynna McNulty brings over 15 years of experience, with specific strengths in community impact analysis. She has most recently supported community impact assessment on the Menifee Widening project. Education: Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science and Bachelor of Science, Anthropology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA Initial Site Assessment – Brian Upchurch brings over 10 years of experience and will be responsible for preparing the Initial Site Assessment. He has extensive experience in preparation of ISAs on the 91 ECOP, SR-138 Widening Project Phase 1, SR-76, and Metro’s Rail to River projects. Education: Bachelor of Science, Geography, California State Polytechnic State, Pomona, CA Biological Resources – Emile Fiesler, PhD brings over 20 years of experience and will lead the Natural Environmental Study and Jurisdictional Delineation efforts. Emile has prepared these analyses on the SR-138 Widening Phase 1, SR-57/Orangewood to Katella Avenue, and I-15/French Valley Parkway. Education: Master of Science, Computer Information Science, Amsterdam, Ph.D in Commercial Science, University of Alabama
Public Outreach - Joseph Legaspi will serve as Outreach Lead, bringing nearly 20 years of experience developing and executing successful public engagement campaigns, with a strong focus on transportation, infrastructure, and housing projects. Education: Master in Communication Management, University of Southern California, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, California State University, Los Angeles Subconsultant Team Angela Schnapp, LEED AP, ENV SP, has selected Lee Andrews Group to provide the City with a dedicated, high-quality public outreach team. Lee Andrews Group has recent and relevant experience delivering projects for the City and have a long history of partnering with Parsons to deliver projects. Lee Andrews Group has 30+ years of expertise in public relations, marketing, branding, and community engagement, and specializes in executing complex, multifaceted outreach campaigns for infrastructure projects in southern California. They have a proven track record in public engagement for environmental document releases, driving meaningful community participation.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 9 Firm References This Parsons team has been delivering projects for the City for more than a decade. We encourage you to speak with City staff, including Cody Hicks, to get a better understanding of this team’s commitment to the City, our responsiveness, and our ability to deliver on schedule and within budget. Below are three additional California references: Reference 1 Reference 2 Reference 3 Sri Srirajan Project Manager Riverside County Transportation Commission 951-206-3831 [email protected] Jeannie Lee Senior Project Manager Orange County Transportation Authority 714-560-5735 [email protected] Hailey Herrington Contract Manager California Department of Transportation District 9 760-920-3194 [email protected] Key Personnel Locations Name Role Firm Location Angela Schnapp Project Manager/AQCA Parsons Pasadena, CA Robert Malone NEPA/CEQA Revalidation Parsons Pasadena, CA Brynna McNulty Community Impacts Parsons Pasadena, CA Brian Upchurch Initial Site Assessment Parsons Pasadena, CA Emile Fiesler Natural Environment/JD Parsons Pasadena, CA Joseph Legaspi Public Outreach Lee Andrews Group Los Angeles, CA
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 10 SECTION C
This section outlines the approach for project management and technical studies to complete the anticipated environmental documentation for this proposed project. Parsons is very familiar with the City’s procedures and will coordinate closely with each member of the environmental team to complete the project in a timely manner. World-class project management procedures established by Parsons will be strictly followed by the project team members to ensure the highest quality of all project deliverables. PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPROACH The following elements will be central to project management for this project: § Effective communication with the City and Caltrans accomplished through regular meetings, proper documentation, quality control measures, and task management § Control of project scope, schedule, and budget § Early identification and resolution of any project issues § Proactive management of critical path items and regular updates of the schedule § Monthly progress reports that clearly identify project progress and any problems to be resolved § Coordination with the community § A clear and logical filing system, with information readily available to the City § A dedicated SharePoint site to exchange information, project deliverables, and comments between the City and the consultant team PROJECT WORK PLAN A project work plan is prepared for all projects executed by Parsons. The project work plan will define staffing, cost and schedule, selection of subcontractors, site visits planned, data collection, identification of data needs, communications, work assignments for the team, and assigned hours for each staff member. Task management procedures will be reiterated, including mandatory internal quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) review of all administrative drafts, and draft and final deliverables prior to submittal to the City and Caltrans. QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL PLAN Parsons’ quality management system comprises two major functions: QA and QC. Our implementation of quality is at every level of the organization, so it permeates throughout the project team, resulting in a superior deliverable for our clients. Parsons’ QA program comprises all planned and systematic activities necessary to provide confidence to the City and internally to Parsons’ senior management that we will fulfill all requirements as stated in our contract. Our QC program institutes tests, measurements, and examinations that ensure accuracy and validity of the work so that it complies with contractual agreements and obligations and eliminates the causes of unsatisfactory performance. Please see Section F of this SOQ for more details on our Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plan. TRACKING AND CONTROLLING COSTS FOR BUDGET CONTROL Staying on budget is one of the things we do best. Over the years, we have learned that there is a science and an art to budget management. The science is in understanding all factors that go into not only establishing an accurate, acceptable, and realistic budget but also keeping the budget in focus at all times through constant monitoring. The art is in working with the City and Caltrans to achieve the project needs while maintaining strict control over budgets. Here is where we place our focus:
PROJECT APPROACH
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 11 § Initial budget – We have learned how important it is that the initial budget be consistent with the intended scope, uncertainties, and realities and timing of the available funds. We will sit down with the City and verify any current assumptions and estimates for the executed work authorizations. By gaining an understanding of these assumptions, Parsons will quickly begin to manage our project budget for the City, identify any needed course corrections, and avoid budget overruns. § Continuous cost management – Cost management during project implementation is not a series of estimating events, but it is a process of continual review and consultation with our client. We carefully document the initial budget and scope discussions. Then we identify problems, including areas where the project has extended beyond the initial assumptions for the budget and will communicate this to our client on a monthly basis or more often, if necessary. § Change order tracking and forecasting – Parsons uses the Parsons Resource and Information System Manager (PRISM) Status Tool to track current project costs on a monthly basis or more often as needed, and to estimate the cost at completion for each task. Our monthly reporting process forces us to forecast and recommend action based on the forecasts. This process ensures there will be no surprises. ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS While the 3-year timeframe only applies to Environmental Impact Statement (23 CFR 771.129(a) and (b), Parsons agrees that it would be prudent to complete a reevaluation of the previously conducted environmental analyses with the passing of 15 years since the project was last reviewed for environmental impacts. Parsons, in coordination with Caltrans District 7 Local Assistance environmental staff, will prepare a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Revalidation to confirm project impacts are the same or less than impacts analyzed in the Environmental Assessment with Finding of No Significant Impact (EA/FONSI) prepared for the Project and approved in September 2011. Given that additional design for the project has progressed since the EA/FONSI was prepared (the City is at 95% completion of the final design), Parsons will work with the City to identify what design changes have been incorporated since the completion of the EA/FONSI and determine which, if any, need to be analyzed in the NEPA revalidation. Parsons will utilize the latest NEPA/CEQA Revalidation form available on Caltrans’ Standard Environmental Reference website to complete the appropriate analysis. After reviewing the EA/FONSI and changes to the project design incorporated since the EA/FONSI was approved, Parsons will determine, in coordination with Caltrans District 7 Local Assistance environmental staff, which environmental resources should be updated. Based on our initial review of the EA/FONSI, Parsons agrees that updates to the Community Impact Assessment (CIA), Initial Site Assessment (ISA), Natural Environment Study and Jurisdictional Delineation (NES, JD), and update to the Air Quality Conformity Analysis would be required. Our team recently completed a NEPA/CEQA Revalidation of the SR-138 Widening Project for Phase 1 as shown in Figure C.1. PREPARATION OF TECHNICAL STUDY/MEMORANDUM UPDATES Parsons is familiar with the preparation of the technical studies in support of NEAP/CEQA documents for transportation projects. Parsons will utilize key technical specialists who are familiar with Caltrans Standard Environmental Reference (SER) and City of Palmdale’s CEQA Guidelines to perform the necessary environmental studies updates. Close coordination with Caltrans District 7 functional specialists will occur early to ensure the scope of each technical study/memorandum update is mutually agreed upon by the City, Caltrans, and the Parsons Team.
FIGURE C.1: PARSONS PREPARE A NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR PHASE 1 OF THE SR-138 WIDENING PROJECT
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 12 PUBLIC OUTREACH APPROACH PLAN Lee Andrews Group and Parsons are well versed in, and prepared to develop and execute, a strategic public outreach plan for the Rancho Vista Boulevard Grade Separation Project. Our approach will be centered on proactively engaging the communities, businesses, and other stakeholders surrounding the project to build awareness of its positive impacts and maintain positive relations between the City and affected communities. The project area falls within several layers of elected representation, schools, transit, parks, residential communities, and a range of service organizations and businesses, as shown in Figure C.2. To accomplish this, Lee Andrews Group developed the following Public Outreach Plan that will serve as the blueprint for public engagement. Throughout this engagement, Lee Andrews will work hand-in-hand with City Communications Manager, Stella Divine. The Plan includes strategy, messaging, and tactics. From a tactical perspective we propose the following: § Comment Collection – An online form for attendees to submit feedback during or after the meeting. § Notification Mailer – Draft, design, and mail to property owners and businesses within the project limits, in English and Spanish, to inform them about the project and direct them to the virtual community meeting. The mailer will include information on how to submit feedback, similar to the example the Parsons team prepared shown in Figure C.3. § Social Media Content – Develop graphics for the City to post organically on its own channels, including Facebook/Instagram, LinkedIn, and Nextdoor, announcing the virtual community meeting and sharing the fact sheet and exhibits. § Fact Sheet & Technical Exhibits – Develop a fact sheet that defines the project and technical exhibits that break down more detailed technical information in an accessible way. Both will include information on how to submit feedback. § Virtual Community Meeting – Host one online meeting via Zoom at the 80% design milestone to share project information and gather feedback. The meeting will be recorded and made available on the project webpage afterward.
FIGURE C.2: STAKEHOLDER MAP
FIGURE C.3: PROJECT FLYER FOR THE SR-138 (PALMDALE BOULEVARD) IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 13 § Meeting Summary Report – A memo compiling all feedback received, synthesized by theme and frequency, for the project record. All dates in Table C.1 below are relative to the public outreach meeting, anchored after the 95% design milestone. The meeting is anticipated for early 2027, pending the City's confirmed award date. TABLE C.1: PUBLIC OUTREACH SCHEDULE Schedule Activity At project kickoff •Project Webpage: goes live with general project information 6 weeks before Meeting #1 •Notification Mailer: draft 5 weeks before Meeting #1 •Notification Mailer: finalize 4 weeks before Meeting #1 •Notification Mailer: translate 3 weeks before Meeting #1 •Notification Mailer: mail (drop date) •Fact Sheet & Technical Exhibits: finalize 2 weeks before Meeting #1 •Notification Mailer: lands in mailboxes •Fact Sheet & Technical Exhibits: posted to website •Project Webpage: updated with meeting details •Social Media Content: Round 1 posted (Facebook/Instagram, LinkedIn, Nextdoor) •City Calendar Listing: posted •Comment Collection Form: opens 1 week before Meeting #1 •Social Media Content: Round 2 posted (Facebook/Instagram, LinkedIn, Nextdoor) Meeting Date #1 •Community Meeting: hosted at the City 2 Weeks after Meeting #1 •Meeting #1 Summary Report: finalize 2 weeks before Meeting #2 •Finalize notifications and mailers Meeting #2 •Community Meeting: hosted at the City 2 weeks after Meeting #2 •Meeting #2 Summary Report: finalize Meeting #3 •Community Meeting: hosted at the City 2 weeks before Meeting #3 •Finalize notifications and mailers 2 weeks after Meeting #3 •Meeting #2 Summary Report: finalize July 2027 •City Council Meeting: Present Revalidation Completing and Outreach Summary As noted previously, Parsons is familiar with the preparation of the technical studies in support of NEPA/CEQA documents for transportation projects. Parsons will utilize key technical specialists who are familiar with Caltrans, Standard Environmental Reference (SER) and City of Palmdale’s CEQA Guidelines to perform the necessary environmental studies updates. Close coordination with Caltrans District 7 functional specialists will occur early to ensure the scope of each technical study/memorandum update is mutually agreed upon by the City, Caltrans, and the Parsons Team.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 14 Task 1 - NEPA/CEQA Revalidation Parsons will work with the City to identify what design changes have been incorporated since the completion of the EA/FONSI and determine which, if any, need to be analyzed in the NEPA revalidation. Parsons will utilize the latest NEPA/CEQA Revalidation form available on Caltrans’ Standard Environmental Reference website to complete the appropriate analysis. Parsons, in cooperation with Caltrans District 7 Local Assistance environmental staff, will prepare a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Revalidation to confirm project impacts are the same or less than impacts analyzed in the Environmental Assessment with Finding of No Significant Impact prepared for the Project and approved in September 2011. The Revalidation will be prepared using the most up to date NEPA/CEQA Re-Validation Form on Caltrans Standard Environmental Reference (SER) website. Analysis will be prepared using information from associated supplemental/updated technical studies prepared for the Project. A Draft Revalidation will be prepared. Two rounds of comments from the City and Caltrans will be addressed and a Final Revalidation will be prepared. Task 2 - Community Impact Assessment Upon review of the EA/FONSI, it was noted that the original Community Impact Assessment was approved in September 2010. Census data was from the year 2000. Many changes to Community Character and Cohesion most likely have occurred. Parsons will work with Caltrans District 7 Local Assistance environmental staff on the extent of analysis needed for the Community Impact Assessment. Parsons will obtain new Census data to determine changes in ethnicity, age, household size, housing tenure, and transit-dependent populations. Updates to the analysis will be summarized in the Revalidation. Deliverables: § Draft Supplemental CIA or Update Memorandum § Final Supplemental CIA or Update Memorandum Task 3 - Initial Site Assessment The original Initial Site Assessment (ISA) was completed in 2010. Since that time, several updates to the ASTM Standard governing ISA preparation have been released. Parsons will work with Caltrans District 7 Local Assistance environmental staff to determine the extent of analysis needed for the Initial Site Assessment. Parsons anticipates that the original ISA will simply need to be updated. This update would include obtaining a new Environmental Data Resources (EDR) report for hazards and hazardous materials within the proposed project site and associated search radii to evaluate if past or current site activities have resulted in recognized environmental conditions (RECs). Since the ASTM guidance and with EPA Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries has been updated several times since the original ISA was prepared, Parsons’ updated ISA memorandum would also include any new requirements identified in the latest ASTM guidance (ASTM E1527-21). Following a review of the information, a site visit to the project location and adjacent properties will be conducted to visually inspect current land uses and existing operations to the extent they can be viewed. Field observation of possible evidence of petroleum products, vehicle maintenance areas, dump sites, discolored soils, transformers, and unidentified containers, and other hazardous materials will be noted. Site access will be coordinated with the City. The findings and conclusions of the original ISA, including the results of the database and literature review and field reconnaissance, will be reviewed and updated as appropriate based on the new EDR report and site visit observations. A Supplemental ISA or Update Memorandum will be prepared. Deliverables: § Draft Supplemental ISA or update Memorandum § Final Supplemental ISA or update Memorandum
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 15 Task 4 - Natural Environment Study and Jurisdictional Delineation The original Natural Environment Study (NES) was completed in 2010. Since then, several changes in the status of species have occurred. Parsons will work with Caltrans District 7 Local Assistance environmental staff to determine the extent of analysis needed for a Supplemental NES or NES Update Memorandum. Parsons will complete a thorough review of previously completed studies as well as complete a review of the California Natural Diversity Database and California Native Plant Society Online Inventory, as well as the IPac and NOAA databases. Parsons will include a determination as to whether the proposed project would affect any federally or State-listed species. Parsons will also review City plans and codes pertaining to biological resources. Following the records search, field surveys will be conducted by a qualified biologist to provide an update on vegetation communities, habitat types, and plant and wildlife species in the study area. The findings of the desktop database and literature review and site survey will be compiled into either a Supplemental NES or a Biological Resources technical memorandum, as agreed upon by Caltrans Local Assistance staff. Information from this document will be summarized in the Revalidation. Previously identified mitigation measures will be reviewed to determine whether any changes to those measures might be warranted and whether any new measures would be required to reduce potential impacts to the level of significance identified in the EA/FONSI or less. The previous Jurisdictional Delineation (JD) was prepared in 2010. Typically, these analyses are considered sufficient or five (5) or so years. Therefore, Parsons agrees that an update to the JD is warranted. A wetlands delineation survey will be completed by a qualified biologist, and a JD will be prepared. The JD will identify any United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) jurisdictional areas and any California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) jurisdictional areas. The JD will be submitted to the USACE to request a Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination be made for the project. The CDFW jurisdictional areas will be evaluated to determine whether or not there are any waters within the project footprint that may be subject to Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) jurisdiction that would subject to the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act. Results of the JD will be summarized in the Revalidation. Deliverables: § Draft Supplemental NES and JD or Update Memorandum § Final Supplemental NES and JD or Update Memorandum Task 5 - Air Quality Conformity Analysis With the last Air Quality Conformity determination being determined based on guidelines and standards from 2010, Parsons anticipates the Air Quality Conformity Analysis will be required to be updated. Caltrans typically requires air quality conformity to be updated every three (3) years. In 1993, EPA promulgated regulations to implement Section 176(c) of the CAA. These regulations established the criteria and procedures for determining whether federal plans, programs, and projects conform with State Implementation Plans (SIPs) for attaining the NAAQS. The purpose of the Transportation Conformity rule is to ensure that federal activities or funding do not cause or contribute to new violations of NAAQS, worsen existing violations of the NAAQS, or delay attainment of the NAAQS. Because the proposed project would include federal funding in an area designated as nonattainment of the NAAQS for ozone (O3), conformity requirements apply to the project. Parsons will prepare an updated AQCA for the proposed project in accordance with Caltrans procedures, using the latest template from Caltrans SER website. As part of updating the AQCA, the completion of this analysis must be advertised for a duration as long as the original environmental document (EA/FONSI) was advertised, which was 30 days. It is anticipated that the advertisement will run in the publication of the Antelope Valley Press Newspaper. Upon completion of the public review period for the Conformity Analysis, the AQCA document will be finalized along with completion of the Transportation Air Quality Conformity Findings Checklist. Parsons will also prepare the Federal Highway Administration Submittal Package which is the formal submittal for FHWA to issue an FHWA Project-Level Conformity Determination. Caltrans Headquarters will submit the package to FHWA for the final Determination, which will close out the Conformity process.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 16 Deliverables: § Draft Updated AQCA § Final Updated AQCA § FHWA Submittal Package to Request FHWA Project-Level Conformity Determination § Newspaper Advertisement
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 17 SECTION D
Proposed Project The City of Palmdale (City) is proposing to construct railroad grade separation of Rancho Vista Boulevard at Sierra Highway and the existing at-grade crossing of Metrolink and UPRR and proposed CHSRA tracks. This is considered to be one of the high priority projects in the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The grade separation will consist of a bridge over Sierra Highway and existing and future tracks, two connector ramps in the northwest and southwest quadrants of the Rancho Vista Boulevard and Sierra Highway intersection, and a westbound Rancho Vista Boulevard to northbound Sierra Highway slip ramp. The project also involves the widening of Rancho Vista Boulevard from Fairway Drive to 10th Street East from four to six lanes; construct auxiliary lanes; install raised concrete medians, curb and gutter and sidewalks where missing; construct Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant curb access ramps; install street lighting; install landscaping and irrigation improvements; construct drainage improvements; relocate utilities; signing and striping; and construct a Class 2 bike facility along this corridor. Additionally, the project will also widen Sierra Highway from four to six lanes from approximately 400 feet north of Avenue O-8 to Technology Drive; construct auxiliary lanes and raised concrete medians; construct curb and gutter and sidewalks along the west side; construct ADA-compliant curb access ramps; install street lighting; install landscaping and irrigation improvements; construct drainage facilities; signing and striping. This will allow construction of the section of the multi-use trail across Rancho Vista Boulevard that will connect both ends of the existing trail making it continuous from Technology Drive to Columbia Way. Other improvements include widening of Avenue P-8 approximately 300 feet west of Division Street to Sierra Highway, widening of 3rd Street East from Rancho Vista Boulevard to 300 feet south of Avenue P-8 and construction of a new section of 4th Street East from 3rd Street East to the east then curving south toward Technology Drive. Parsons understands these improvements will enhance safety, reduce traffic congestion, and improve circulation and operations of vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, and train traffic. Parsons also understands that project design has moved forward from the design analyzed in the EA/FONSI and is currently at the 95% completion level. Efficiency Through Proven Experience and Familiarity with Rancho Vista For the past 10 years, Parsons has partnered with the City of Palmdale on key transportation improvement projects, including the Rancho Vista Grade Separation Final Design, Rancho Vista Boulevard Widening from 3rd Street to 10th Street, and Rancho Vista Boulevard Section 130 Railroad-Highway Improvements. Through this long-standing relationship, our team has developed a strong understanding of the City’s transportation goals, corridor needs, and project delivery priorities. Furthermore, this Parsons team, supported by Daniel Kachi, has worked together for many years, demonstrating strong continuity, collaboration, and rapport. Our corridor-level experience along Rancho Vista Boulevard gives us a comprehensive understanding of how individual improvements interact and positions us to provide consistency across related City projects. Our familiarity is further strengthened by our understanding of adjacent ongoing efforts, including the Division Street/Rancho Vista Boulevard Traffic Signal Improvements Project and the 3rd Street/Technology Drive Traffic Signal Improvements Project. Angela Schnapp brings extensive corridor-specific environmental experience through her work on key transportation improvements in the City of Palmdale, including the Rancho Vista Boulevard Widening Project and the Rancho Vista Boulevard Section 130 Railroad-Highway Improvements, both of which she successfully helped environmentally clear. As seen in the figure below, the Parsons team thoroughly understands the existing environment, delineating existing vegetation at Rancho Vista Boulevard and Sierra Highway.
PROJECT UNDERSTANDING
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 18 She has led environmental documentation efforts, coordinated technical studies, and supported agency consultation to help move complex transportation projects from planning through approval. Angela’s experience navigating environmental requirements for improvements along the Rancho Vista Boulevard corridor has given her a strong understanding of the regulatory context, project constraints, and coordination needs necessary to maintain schedule and project momentum. Throughout these efforts, she has worked closely with agencies and project teams to ensure environmental commitments are clearly integrated into project development and delivery.
Type of Environmental Document The project will use a variety of funding sources, some of which will come from federal funding. This triggers a requirement for environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Caltrans will act as the federal lead agency. The appropriate NEPA document at this stage in project development is a NEPA Revalidation of the EA/FONSI completed in 2011. This proposal assumes that a NEPA revalidation with supporting technical studies will be prepared, following Caltrans guidelines, to satisfy NEPA requirements. Parsons will use the latest NEPA/CEQA Revalidation form from Caltrans’ SER website to prepare the Revalidation. The following technical studies are anticipated to be updated and supplemental studies or update memoranda will be prepared and submitted for Caltrans review and approval. § Air Quality Conformity Analysis (AQCA) § Phase I Initial Site Assessment § Natural Environment Study and Jurisdictional Delineation § Community Impact Assessment
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 19 Parsons will use the results from technical studies and memoranda prepared in support of the Revalidation. While community outreach meetings are not a requirement of the NEPA/CEQA Revalidation, the Parsons Team will conduct three (3) community outreach meetings and will attend one (1) City Council Meeting. Potential Project Issues of Concern Biological Resources – Joshua Trees are now listed as a protected species under California Endangered Species Act (CESA). Joshua Trees are located within the project footprint, so there may be an expectation that those trees will need to be translocated and/or a 2081 Incidental Take Permit may be required. Additional surveys may be required as a result. This will be discussed in the Supplemental NES. Hazardous Materials – Previously, several sites using or storing hazardous materials were identified in the original ISA completed in 2010. There is the potential for additional sites to be identified within the project footprint that may require a Phase II Site Investigation or additional avoidance, minimization, and/or mitigation measures. The updated ISA will discuss these potential sites.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 20 SECTION E
Team Overview A Team History of Delivering Together. The City is getting the same team that has the experience of previously delivering for Palmdale. Our team has successfully delivered similar City projects over the past 10 years, supporting the City with a combination of technical expertise, nuanced and comprehensive knowledge of City standards and procedures, and familiarity with the City itself, including established relationships with City staff and stakeholders. Our Project Manager, Angela Schnapp, LEED AP, ENV SP, has delivered projects with all key staff and the Lee Andrews Group on the Parsons team. Under her leadership, we will leverage our history with the City and established network of technical experts to collaborate toward the successful delivery of this project. A detailed organizational chart identifying our team members and reporting structure is provided below in Figure E.1. Brief resumes for our proposed key personnel are provided on the following pages. FIGURE E.1: ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
PROJECT DELIVERY TEAM
NEPA/CEQA Revalidation
Robert Malone
Leslie Provenzano
Community Impacts
Brynna McNulty, LEED AP
Katherine Ryan
Hazardous Materials
Brian Upchurch
Biological Resources
Emile Fiesler
Arianne Preite
Air Quality
Angela Schnapp
Ricardo Salcedo
PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE
Nicole DePuy, PE
PROJECT MANAGER
Angela Schnapp, LEED AP , ENV SVP
LEGEND
LAG Lee Andrews Groups
Key Staff
QA/QC
Anne Kochaon
CITY PROJECT MANAGER
Delfino “Chino” Consunji
SUPPORT SERVICES
Engineering
Daniel Kachi, PE
Ron Valdez
Outreach Lead
Joseph Legaspi, (LAG)
PROPOSED PERSONNEL
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 21 ANGELA K. SCHNAPP, LEED AP, ENV SP PROJECT MANAGER
Angela Schnapp is a Parsons-certified project manager with extensive experience preparing environmental documents and supporting technical studies. She has comprehensive knowledge of both the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Angela’s background includes extensive transportation-related projects for various clients, including California Department of Transportation Districts 6, 7, 8, 9, and 12; the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach; and the Cities of Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Ontario, and Menifee. Work Experience Environmental Lead. Riverside County Transportation Commission, SR 91 Corridor Improvements, Riverside County, California, United States. The tolled express lanes project to extend the existing SR 91 tolled express lanes in Orange County, 8 miles into Riverside County, including 3 miles of construction on I-15. The project includes a fourth-level flyover connecting SR 91 to I-15 South. Angela is responsible for developing the scope of work, providing a cost estimate, assisting with the project schedule development, attending project meetings, coordinating with California Department of Transportation District 8 environmental and engineering staff, and overseeing all environmental documentation, including a revalidation of the SR 91 capital improvement project final environmental impact report/environmental impact statement and associated technical studies for biological, Section 4(f), noise, hazardous materials, and air quality. Work also includes preparing a new record of decision for the project. Environmental Lead. Riverside County Transportation Commission, SR 91 Eastbound Corridor Operations, Corona, California, United States. Parsons is completing the project approval/environmental document phase by obtaining approval on a revalidation of the environmental impact report/environmental impact statement. The project involves adding a sixth general-purpose lane along eastbound SR 91 from the SR 241 Toll Road connector in Orange County to the Green River Road off-ramp in Corona to help improve traffic operations on eastbound SR 91, especially during peak hours. Angela is responsible for providing technical oversight and direction to senior environmental staff, coordinating with subconsultants, performing quality control reviews of technical deliverables, and overseeing the preparation of the revalidation of the environmental impact report/environmental impact statement). Environmental Lead. City of Palmdale, SR 138 Widening, Palmdale, California, United States. The Phase 1 scope of work includes the project approval and environmental document through plans, specifications, and estimates. Angela is responsible for coordinating environmental staff; reviewing environmental deliverables, including technical memoranda for cultural resources, biological resources, and air quality; and coordinating the preparation of the revalidation for the project. Environmental Lead. Orange County Transportation Authority, SR 57 Northbound Improvements, Orange County, California, United States. The scope includes preparing plans, specifications, and estimates to widen 1 mile of the northbound side of the freeway from south of the Orangewood Avenue undercrossing north to the Katella Avenue undercrossing and includes constructing a fifth northbound general-purpose lane, upgrading medians and sight distances, and YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Total: 28 With Parsons: 22 EDUCATION § Master of Science, Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 2000 § Bachelor of Science, Nuclear Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 1992 REGISTRATIONS § Professional Engineer Intern, 061023839, Illinois CERTIFICATIONS § LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP), Green Business Certification, Inc. § Project Manager Certification, Parsons § Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP), Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 22 reconfiguring existing ramps. Angela was responsible for coordinating with engineering and environmental staff to complete permit applications for geotechnical borings in the Santa Ana River, completing a revalidation of the previously approved mitigated negative declaration/finding of no significant impact, and preparing permit applications for the entire project, including a California Department of Fish and Wildlife 1602 permit, a Regional Water Quality Control Board 401 permit, and US Army Corps of Engineers 404 and 408 permits. Environmental Lead. City of Moreno Valley, SR 60/Moreno Beach Drive Interchange Phase 2 Improvements, Moreno Valley, California, United States. Parsons prepared the design plans, specifications, and estimates for SR 60/Moreno Beach Drive Interchange Phase 2 Improvements. Angela’s responsibilities included coordinating with California Department of Transportation District 8 environmental and engineering staff, and overseeing all environmental documentation, including a revalidation of the original CEQA and NEPA documents (IS/MND and CE) and associated technical studies for biological, water quality, hazardous materials, cultural resources, paleontology, and air quality. Environmental Lead. Orange County Transportation Authority, SR 91 Segment 1 Design, Anaheim, Fullerton, Orange, and Placentia, California, United States. Parsons is providing professional and technical consultant services for developing plans, specifications, and estimates for Segment 1 improvements. The scope of work includes designing a revised freeway interchange, express lane access, and multiple bridges, retaining walls, and sound walls. Improvements include construction of one 12-foot-wide general-purpose lane and one 10-foot-wide outside shoulder between SR 57 and SR 55, restoration of auxiliary lanes, and widening of eastbound SR 91 over the Santa Ana River (south side of the bridge). Angela was responsible for coordinating with environmental and engineering staff during completion of the revalidation of the previously approved mitigated negative declaration/finding of no significant impact and closely coordinating with Caltrans District 12 environmental staff. Environmental Lead. Riverside County Transportation Commission, SR 71/SR 91 Interchange Improvement Plans, Specifications, and Cost Estimates, Corona, California, United States. The project scope involves preparing plans, specifications, and estimates and coordinating rights-of-way and utilities with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Chino Hills State Park, multiple resource agencies, the California Department of Transportation, and other local stakeholders. Parsons is coordinating with USACE regarding the required “Section 408 Outgrant” process and preparing updated environmental studies pursuant to the expansion of freeway facilities on land owned by USACE. Angela’s responsibilities included directing planners during the completion of technical studies in support of a revalidation of the initial study/mitigated negative declaration originally completed for the project, reviewing all work products, and coordinating with California Department of Transportation District 8 environmental and engineering staff.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 23 ROBERT L. MALONE PLANNER, SENIOR PROJECT
Robert Malone has extensive experience working with local, state, and federal agencies within the framework of the National Environmental Policy Act and the California Environmental Quality Act, primarily on transportation-related projects, including highway, express lane implementation, rail, transit, and aviation. Work Experience Environmental Support. Riverside County Transportation Commission, SR 91 Corridor Improvements, Riverside County, California, United States. Parsons is responsible for developing and managing the tolled express lanes project to extend the existing SR 91 tolled express lanes in Orange County, California, 8 miles into Riverside County, including 3 miles of construction on I-15. Robert is responsible for providing environmental support for work associated with roadway repairs and long-term habitat restoration efforts. Work includes reviewing monitoring reports and documents and preparing environmental clearance documentation for repair activities. Environmental Planner. City of Palmdale, SR 138 Widening, Palmdale, California, United States. Parsons is providing professional engineering services for widening SR 138. The Phase 1 scope of work includes the project approval and environmental document through plans, specifications, and estimates. Robert was responsible for preparation of the revalidation for the project. Environmental Lead. Riverside County Transportation Commission, SR 71/SR 91 Interchange Improvement Plans, Specifications, and Cost Estimates, Corona, California, United States. Parsons is providing design services for improving the SR 71/SR 91 connector ramps for a system interchange. Robert was responsible for the preparation of the environmental revalidation to the previously prepared initial study/mitigated negative declaration and supplemental environmental assessment for the US Army Corps of Engineers and for supporting technical report updates. Also oversaw updates to the environmental commitment record, preparation of the environmental components of the standard special provisions, and preparation of the required regulatory permit applications. Environmental Compliance Manager. Riverside County Transportation Commission, I-15 Express Lanes Program Management, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California, United States. Parsons is providing project and construction management services for the I-15 Express Lanes project for the Riverside County Transportation Commission. Robert was responsible for managing the project’s environmental requirements for the client, including preparing environmental revalidations and obtaining environmental resource permits. Reviewed contractor-prepared deliverables, including resource monitoring and management plans for implementation during construction, design submittals, and construction quality plans. In addition, coordinated with the contractor and with California Department of Transportation representatives to ensure that environmental commitments were met as part of the final design and during construction.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Total: 27 With Parsons: 7 EDUCATION § Master, Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1997 § Bachelor of Science, Management, Clemson University, 1990
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 24 BRYNNA A. MCNULTY, LEED AP PROJECT PLANNER
Eleven years of experience in environmental assessment, planning and resource management. Expertise in management of environmental documents for major infrastructure projects prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Specializing in the following areas of analysis: land use, socio-economics/ environmental justice, cultural resources, biological resources, visual resources, hazardous materials and hydrology/water quality. Work Experience Deputy Project Manager. City of Oxnard, US 101/Del Norte Boulevard Interchange, Oxnard, California, United States. The project involved selecting and studying design alternatives, evaluating environmental impacts and traffic operations, identifying utility relocations, coordinating with utility companies, and preparing a preliminary drainage design and cost estimates. The project work included reconstructing ramps, adding a loop on-ramp, and replacing an existing bridge overcrossing. Preliminary studies were completed with oversight from state and local agencies. Brynna served as lead author of a preliminary environmental analysis report and hazardous materials initial site assessment and for the community impact and environmental assessments, as well as an environmental impact report, which will address the loss of agricultural land and complicated land use jurisdiction issues involving the City of Oxnard and County of Ventura. Environmental Planner. City of Bakersfield Public Works Department, Bakersfield On-Call Services, Bakersfield, California, United States. Parsons augmented City of Bakersfield construction inspection staff to perform contract administration for the City’s capital improvement projects. Brynna was responsible for the preparation of land use, visual resources, and community impact analyses in support of a preliminary environmental analysis report and subsequent California Environmental Quality Act and National Environmental Policy Act documentation for this highway widening project. Environmental Planner. City of Moorpark, North Hills Parkway, Moorpark, California, United States. Parsons provided engineering and design services for a proposed four-lane parkway from Spring Street to New Los Angeles Avenue, crossing under a proposal railroad bridge structure approximately 24 feet above the parkway. Brynna was responsible for the preparation of land use, visual resource, and community impact analyses in support of a preliminary environmental analysis report and subsequent California Environmental Quality Act and National Environmental Policy Act documentation for this roadway project. Her other responsibilities include the preparation of a visual impact study and community impact assessment.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Total: 2 With Parsons: 2 EDUCATION § Bachelor, Environmental Science, University of California, Santa Cruz, California, 2000 § Bachelor, Anthropology, University of California, Santa Cruz, California, 2000 CERTIFICATIONS § LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP), Green Business Certification, Inc. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS § Parsons Young Employees Society (YES), Vice Chairman, 2003-2005 § Parsons Emergency Response Team, Member, 2003
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 25 BRIAN J. UPCHURCH PLANNER
Brian Upchurch has experience as an environmental planner, including involvement in general environmental planning, analysis, and compliance for various types of roadway and rail projects. He is responsible for supporting National Environmental Policy Act and California Environmental Quality Act environmental documents, jurisdictional permits, mitigation plans, and geographic information system exhibits. Initial Site Assessments Brian has provided technical writing services for initial site assessment reports/memos on projects such as the SR 91 Eastbound Corridor Operations, Avenue R Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing, and Slauson Bridge Widening Project. This required researching environmental data resources reports to locate any potential recognized environmental concerns that could cause hazardous effects from project construction activities. Brian has also worked through various initial study/mitigated negative declaration checklist items on the Menifee Road Widening and the Valley Boulevard projects. Work Experience Planner. Riverside County Transportation Commission, SR 91 Eastbound Corridor Operations, Corona, California, United States. Parsons is completing the project approval/environmental document phase by obtaining approval on a revalidation of the SR 91 Corridor Improvement Project’s environmental impact report/environmental impact statement. Brian is responsible for providing planning and GIS services for the project, including writing the initial site assessment technical memo, researching and mapping census tract information for the community impact assessment, and mapping geotechnical borings. Planner. City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering, Valley Boulevard Multimodal Transportation Improvements Phase 1, Los Angeles, California, United States. Parsons completed Phase I of the project approval and environmental document for a 2.4-mile-long section of Valley Boulevard located east of Downtown Los Angeles. Brian is responsible for providing writing and mapping services for the initial site assessment report. Planning. City of Palmdale, Avenue R Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing, Palmdale, California, United States. Parsons is preparing engineering studies and construction documents with plans, specifications, and estimates for a competitively bid, federal-aid construction project for a railway-highway crossing safety project. Brian is responsible for providing writing, research, and surveying services for the Avenue R initial site assessment report.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Total: 11 With Parsons: 11 EDUCATION § Bachelor of Science, Geography, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, 2015
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 26 EMILE FIESLER, PhD PROJECT SCIENTIST
Emile Fiesler is a highly qualified biologist with extensive experience performing biological assessments, surveys, inventories, and monitoring. He performs habitat evaluations and analyzes impacts to species of concern and their habitats and the jurisdictional delimitation of wetlands and waters of the United States and the State of California. Work Experience Principal Biologist. City of Palmdale, SR 138 Widening, Palmdale, California, United States. Parsons is providing professional engineering services for widening SR 138. The Phase 1 scope of work includes the project approval and environmental document through plans, specifications, and estimates. Emile was responsible for performing a natural environment study revalidation. Principal Biologist. Riverside County Transportation Commission, I-15 Express Lanes Program Management, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California, United States. Parsons is providing project and construction management services for the I-15 Express Lanes project for the Riverside County Transportation Commission. Emile was responsible for performing three biological surveys, including burrowing owl surveys, covering 17 project subareas. Project Biologist. City of Temecula, French Valley Parkway/I-15 Overcrossing and Interchange Improvements Phase II (Environmental), Riverside County, California, United States. Parsons performed an environmental reevaluation of the January 2010 Final French Valley Parkway/I-15 Improvement project’s initial study with mitigated negative declaration and an environmental assessment with a “Finding of No Significant Impacts.” Emile was responsible for completing biological surveys and updating the jurisdictional delineation. Principal Biologist. San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, West Valley Connector Bus Rapid Transit, Pomona, Montclair, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, and Fontana, California, United States. 1 The 35-mile-long West Valley Connector project involves a 100 percent zero-emissions bus rapid transit system to provide enhanced transit service in the most heavily traveled bus corridor in the area and improved connectivity with local bus and commuter rail services. Emile performed a survey (location, identity, health, etc.) of 600 urban trees and performed a jurisdictional delineation of the West Cucamonga Creek channel at East Holt Boulevard.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Total: 23 With Parsons: 13 EDUCATION § Doctorate/PhD, Commercial Science, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Alabama, 1991 § Master (Equivalent), Computer Information Science, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1986
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 27 JOSEPH LEGASPI OUTREACH LEAD
Professional Background: Joseph Legaspi has nearly twenty years of developing and executing successful public outreach campaigns across Southern California. He has a proven track record of managing cross-functional teams and successfully implementing complex public engagement campaigns with an expertise in transportation, infrastructure, workforce development, water, and housing. He is well adept at navigating projects that require coordination across multiple public agencies. Work Experience Project Manager. 2020 – 2024. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro), 110 Adams Terminus Improvement Project, Los Angeles, CA: Metro in coordination with The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), initiated the I-110 Adams Terminus Improvement Project in the City of Los Angeles, which aimed to improve mobility on the I-110/Adams Blvd. off-ramps, Adams Blvd., and nearby intersections. As Strategic Advisor, Joseph coordinated with Metro’s project team on drafting the scoping report used to examine the proposed project's early Environmental Impact Report (EIR) analysis/review process. He led the efforts to inform the public the Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment (EIR/EA) period through in-person outreach, mailing of meeting notices, and coordinating the project’s scoping meetings. Project Manager. June 2021–Ongoing. 100 Acre Partnership, Paseo del Rio at Taylor Yard , Los Angeles, CA: Joseph is leading the community engagement on a project that will revitalize a former railyard into the largest, continuous open space along the Los Angeles River. As Project Manager, Joseph drafted the project’s community engagement plan, leads the cross-functional outreach team, organizes and facilitates community update meetings, oversees the development of project collateral and social media content, and represents the project with key stakeholders including elected officials. Strategic Advisor. March 2022 - Ongoing. Metro, K Line Northern Extension, Los Angeles, CA:As Strategic Advisor for the Metro K Line Northern Extension Project, Joseph manages the Lee Andrews Group project team and provides strategic advice to the Metro Community Relations and Technical Project Team to ensure that stakeholders along the project alignment are informed and engaged. This includes design of the project’s communications plan, planning and execution of community meetings, engaging stakeholders at local events, and the oversight of the creation of the project’s newsletter and collateral.
FIRM LEE ANDREWS GROUP YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Total: 19 With Lee Andrews: 6 EDUCATION § BS, Business Administration § MA, Communication Management
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 28 Key Personnel Billing Rates Name Classification Billing Rate Angela Schnapp Principal Project Manager $259.00 Robert Malone Senior Project Planner $223.00 Emile Fiesler Project Scientist/Biologist $171.00 Brynna McNulty Project Planner $172.00 Brian Upchurch Environmental Planner $104.00 Joseph Legaspi Strategic Advisor $175.00
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 29 SECTION F
Quality Assurance/Control (QA/QC) Parsons is committed to providing quality services and products. Parsons has policies and procedures in place that ensure we deliver a quality product the first time. Our detailed schedules consider time for quality and recovery from quality checks before submittals. Figure F.1 summarizes our quality process for submittals. Our Project Manager, Angela Schnapp, LEED AP, ENV SP, believes that quality begins with communication. Angela will ensure that the task is defined properly with consensus on deliverables and that risks are properly mitigated. During the execution of each task, she will proactively address all project issues between the City and the Parsons team to ensure the work product is developed in a coordinated manner, eliminating any surprises. Our Quality Manager, Anne Kochaon, has “stop work” authority and will certify that work products are constructible and cost effective. She will ensure that deliverables meet City standards and requirements and are also approved for construction. Anne will implement Parsons’ QA program, which is subject to an audit that maintains the company’s ISO 9000 certification. FIGURE F.1: PARSONS WILL PERFORM CONTINUOUS QC AND ROBUST QA TO ENSURE HIGH-QUALITY DELIVERABLES Environmental Document Reviews. These reviews will reduce iterations of major deliverables. Parsons will hold focus meetings or over-the-shoulder reviews prior to submitting the overall draft package to ensure early feedback is gathered. Comment Resolution Reviews. Comment resolution meetings will be scheduled to discuss and reach an agreement on any comments identified during QC reviews.
QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL (QA/QC) PROCEDURES OUR QUALITY COMMITMENT We will, as a corporation and as individuals, meet the mutually agreed-to requirements the first time and will strive for continuous improvement of our work processes.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR NEPA/CEQA REVALIDATION FOR RANCHO VISTA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION 30 SECTION G
Table G.1 provides the keys to success for ensuring schedule certainty. TABLE G.1: KEYS TO SCHEDULE CERTAINTY Progress Reporting: Parsons will prepare monthly progress reports that contain a narrative of work progress achieved by task during the reporting period, work planned for the next period, problems encountered, solutions achieved, outstanding issues, and financial reporting on budget. Critical Path Method (CPM) Schedule: We start with a realistic and thorough CPM schedule. This includes all elements with logical ties based on reality. It’s key that the team understands how their work affects other schedule activities to include appropriate review time for the City and Caltrans, in the schedule. An example of a CPM Schedule is shown in Figure G.1. Accountability: Project Manager, Angela Schnapp, LEED AP, ENV SP works integrally with the City’s project manager and the team implementing a culture of on-time delivery and schedule accountability. She’ll ensure the team fully understands where the critical path lies on this project and that the team observes the critical path items to avoid changes to the schedule. Deliverables Status Matrix: The CPM schedule will be simplified into a Deliverable Status Matrix that allows our team to easily track progress, milestones, and review times. The matrix allows for easy monitoring of the progress of deliverables for a project with varying tasks. The matrix is shared with the team, including our subconsultant, and it allows the team to be aligned on the status of the project. An example of this Deliverables Status Matrix is shown in Figure G.2 from the SR-138 Widening Project (Phase 1). FIGURE G.1: EXAMPLE 91 ECOP CPM SCHEDULE SHOWING ENVIRONMENTAL ITEMS AS CRITICAL PATH.
FIGURE G.2: DELIVERABLES MATRIX FOR EASE OF TRACKING MILESTONES, PROGRESS, AND REVIEWS
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION PAGE 17 OF 23 PN #: 914
(JULY 2026)
CERTIFICATION OF STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATION
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALMDALE:
The undersigned, as Consultant, declares that: (1) this SOQ is made without collusion with any other person and that the only persons or parties interested as principals are those named herein; (2) the undersigned has carefully examined the Contract Documents (including all Addenda) and the Project site; and (3) the undersigned has investigated and is satisfied as to the conditions to be encountered, the character, quality and quantities of Work to be performed, and the materials to be furnished. Furthermore, the undersigned agrees that submission of this SOQ shall be conclusive evidence that such examination and investigation have been made and agrees, in the event the Contract be awarded to it, to execute the Contract with the City of Palmdale to perform the Project in accordance with the Contract Documents in the time and manner therein prescribed, and to furnish or provide all materials, labor, tools, equipment, apparatus and other means necessary so to do, except as may otherwise be furnished or provided under the terms of the Contract Documents.
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City Council Staff Report
DATE: OCTOBER 6, 2026
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM DIVISION
DISTRICT: 1
SUBJECT: APPROVE REQUISITION WITH US AIR CONDITIONING
DISTRIBUTORS, LLC , FOR PROCUREMENT OF OWNER-
FURNISHED CONTRACTOR INSTALLED ( OFCI-4) ROOFTOP
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND (OFCI-5) VARIABLE AIR VOLUME
EQUIPMENT FOR CHIMBOLE CENTER RENOVATION PHASE I
PROJECT, PN 878, FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF
$576,528
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommend that the City Council:
1. Approve Requisition No. 270412 with US Air Conditioning Distributors, LLC , for procurement of Owner-Furnished Contractor Installed ( OFCI-4) Rooftop Mechanical Equipment and (OFCI-5) Variable Air Volume (VAV) Equipment for Chimbole Center Renovation Phase I Project, PN 878 (Project), which includes the purchase of equipment, sales tax, in the amount of $501,328, plus a 15% contingency amount of $75,200, for a total not to exceed amount of $576,528, and;
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to approve the requisition and resulting purchase order/agreement , including minimal and/or non -substantial changes, subject to completion of the final technical and commercial coordination identified by the project team before equipment release for production.
BACKGROUND
Phase I of the Chimbole Center /Library Renovation Project, PN 878, includes owner - furnished, contractor -installed mechanical equipment. The Project includes multiple owner-furnished, contractor -installed (OFCI) equipment packages. The OFCI Manual identifies OFCI-4 as rooftop mechanical equipment and OFCI-5 as VAV equipment. The City is responsible for purchasing the designated owner -furnished equipment, while the General Contractor and applicable subcontractors are responsible for coordinated Report to Mayor and City Council
Re: Approve Requisition No. 270412 with US Air Conditioning Distributors, LLC October 6, 2026
transfer to the project site and installation/assembly as required by the Contract Documents.
DISCUSSION
US Air Conditioning Distributors, LLC (USACD) submitted a combined owner -direct equipment proposal dated August 31, 2026. The package includes five YORK packaged rooftop units, five Samsung split -system pairs, and 29 Johnson Controls VAV terminal units.
On September 11, 2026, AlfaTech, the Mechanical Engineer of Record, reviewed the supplier quote and VAV submittal. The review identified standard coordination items to be incorporated into the final supplier submittal before production release. These items do not affect the recommendation to proceed.
The procurement record also documents the supplier/distributor basis for the specified equipment. Final purchase -order execution should confirm pricing validity, taxes, delivery/lead times, startup and commissioning responsibilities, warranty requirements, and coordination with ICON West and the controls contractor.
FISCAL IMPACT
$576,528; Sufficient funds are budgeted and available in Fiscal Year 2026-27. The project is funded using ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) Fund.
STRATEGIC PLAN
Goal III. Invest in infrastructure to improve community livability.
A. Seek innovative, cost effective, customer focused methods of service delivery.
Prepared by: Leonardo Torres, P.E., Director of Public Works Certified as to availability of Funds: Janelle Samson, Deputy City Manager Approved by: Salvador Mendez, City Manager
Approved as to form: Alexandra Severino, City Attorney
ATTACHMENTS
OFCI-4 Rooftop Mechanical Equipment Booklet
OFCI-5 VAV Equipment Booklet
Appendix A: US Air Conditioning Distributors Equipment Proposal Appendix B: Technical Submittal
Appendix C: Supply Agreement Documentation
Appendix D: MEOR Review-Equipment
Appendix E: MEOR Review-VAV
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38300 SIERRA HWY |Acct No:
STE D |F0161158-724525
PALMDALE, CA |Review:
93550 |Buyer: cmantell
|Status: Allocated Page 1
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BOSCH HOME COMFORT US HOLDING CORPORATIPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 16900 CHESTNUT STREET 38250 SIERRA HWY
PALMDALE, CA 93550
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA 91748 [email protected]
Delivery Reference
HARRIET HOWELL
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ITEM IS PENDING CITY COUNCIL
APPROVAL ON OCTOBER 6, 2026
001 OWNER FURNISHED CONTRACTOR 1.00 576528.00000 576528.00 INSTALLED (OFCI-4) ROOFTOP
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND (OFCI-5)
VARIABLE AIR VOLUME EQUIPMENT FOR
PN 878 CHIMBOLE CENTER RENOVATION
PHASE I TOTAL NTE $576,528
1 F0161158-724525 576528.00 Requisition Link
Requisition Total 576528.00
***** General Ledger Summary Section *****
Account Amount Remaining Budget F0161158-724525 576528.00 3463572.82
CHIMBOLE/LIBRARY/CITY HALL IMP CAPITAL PROJECT PROF SERVICES
SVA Architects
6 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 1150
Santa Ana, CA 92707
T: (949) 809-3380 F: (949) 809-3381
www.sva-architects.com
Transmittal
To: OF –
YORK / Samsung via US Air Conditioning
Date: 7/01/2026
Project: City of Palmdale - Phase 1
Chimbole Center and Library Expansion
Job No.: PN 878
38350 Sierra Highway
Palmdale, CA. 93550
Re: OF - 4 Via: e-mail
ROOFTOP MECHANIAL EQUIPMENT To:
From:
City of Palmdale – Purchasing Department
Included in this package is all of the information necessary to procure equipment and/or furnishings as identified in this document. This includes:
• Product cut sheet technical information (as appropriate) • Technical specifications (as relevant to the specified product)
ITEM: OF-1 DIESEL GENERATOR EQUIPMENT
1. Manufacturer: refer to Submittal Data from US Air Conditioning
2. Model No.: refer to Submittal Data from US Air Conditioning
3. Quantity: refer to Submittal Data from US Air Conditioning
4. Anticipated cost: (material only)
5. Anticipated lead time:
6. Purchase date:
7. Purchase Method by City of Palmdale: Via check / ETF
8. Anticipated delivery date:
9. Anticipated Delivery site: (project site) or
(City owned storage area)
10. Warranty commencement date:
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CITY OF PALMDALE PROCUREMENT ITEMS
NOTE: All of the items identified below will be purchased by the City of Palmdale from a separate funding source. Arrangements for storing these items will be coordinated by the City of Palmdale. The General Contractor will be responsible for sharing regular updates of their construction schedule with the City, Construction Manager and Architect/Engineering team so that delivery of all furnishings and equipment can be arranged in a timely manner. Installation of all infrastructure required to be tied in to the specified equipment and/or furnishings will be the responsibility of the General Contractor. All warranty periods for specified equipment and/or furnishings will need to be coordinated between Owner and Contractor. THE ITEMS LISTED BELOW WILL BE OWNER-FURNISHED CONTRACTOR-NSTALLED (OFCI). The highlighted item represents the product cut sheets that follow
OF-1 Diesel Generator Equipment (10 pages)
OF-2 ChargePoint Express 250 CPE250 EV Charging Equipment (1 page) OF-3 Landscape Site Furnishings (1 page listed items) OF-4 Rooftop Mechanical Equipment (55 pages)
OF-5 Variable Air Volume (VAV) Equipment (1 page)
OF-6 Food Service Equipment (195 pages)
OF-7 High Low Drinking Fountains (2 pages)
OF-8 Restroom Accessories (15 pages)
OF-9 Audio Visual / IT equipment (15 pages)
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PROJECT NO:
(CD100) 2026 JUNE 1
M1-6.01
MECHANICAL
SCHEDULES
240599LA
CITY OF PALMDALE
PHASE 1 - CHIMBOLE CENTER AND
LIBRARY EXPANSION - PN 878
38350 SIERRA HWY PALMDALE, CA 93550
DESCRIPTION DATE
REFER TO OF-5 VAV EQUIPMENT BOOKLET
ITEMS TO BE INCLUDED IN GENERAL CONTRACTOR BID
ITEMS INCLUDED IN OF-4 MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT BOOKLET
SUBMITTAL DATA
Order #: Date: 12/19/2025
Project: City of Palmdale - AlfaT ech
Project #:
Submitter:Eliana Klein
US AIRCONDITIONING DIST - CITY OF INDUSTRY
16900 CHESTNUT STREET ,
CITY OF INDUSTRY , California 91749
6268544500
Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
PALMDALE - PH. 1 OWNER FURNISHED ITEMS
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Date
12/19/2025
Project Name
City of Palmdale - AlfaT ech
Project Number
Client / Purchaser
Submittal Summary Page
Qty Tag # Model # / Material # Description
1 RTU-1-2 KV25N1DH4L1CWA84A125 T on, York SunChoice Single Packaged R-454B Air Conditioner, Four Stage Compressor Operation, Standard Efficiency, Bottom Duct, Natural Gas, Staged Heat, Low Heat, 220 MBH Input, 460-3- 60, 10 HP High Static Belt Drive Blower
• VAV Controller with VFD
• Single Enthalpy Economizer w/Barometric Relief with Economizer Fault Detection & Diagnostic (Meets ASHRAE 90.1-2013, IECC 2015, California Title 24, AMCA 511)
• 2" Pleated Filters (MERV 13)
• Smart Equipment Controller including Discharge Air, Return Air, and Outdoor Air T emperature Sensors. BACNet MS/TP , Modbus and N2 Communication Card with Bluetooth.
• Air Proving Switch
• Supply Air Smoke Detector
• Microchannel condenser coils
• Copper tube/Aluminum fin evaporator coils
• Refrigerant Detection System
• Co2 Sensor
• Standard Cabinet
• Polyester SMC Drain Pan
1 RTU-1-1 KV30N1DG4K1CQA12A130 T on, York Single Packaged R-454B Air Conditioner, Refrigerant Detection System (RDS) is factory installed, Standard Efficiency / Bottom Supply / Bottom Return, Natural Gas, Staged Heat, Low Heat, 400 MBH Input, 460-3-60, 15 HP High Static Belt Drive Blower • Four Stages of Cooling
• VAV Controller with VFD
• Single Enthalpy Economizer w/ Modulating Power Exhaust and Economizer Fault Detection & Diagnostic (Meets ASHRAE 90.1- 2013, IECC 2015, California Title 24, AMCA 511)
• 2" Pleated Filters (MERV 8)
• Smart Equipment Controller including Discharge Air, Return Air, and Outdoor Air T emperature Sensors. BACNet MS/TP , Modbus and N2 Communication Card with Bluetooth.
• Supply Air Smoke Detector
• Microchannel condenser coils
• Copper tube/Aluminum fin evaporator coils
• Co2 Sensor
• Standard Cabinet
• Galvanized Steel Drain Pan
1 RTU-2-3 KV30N1CG4K1CQA12A130 T on, York Single Packaged R-454B Air Conditioner, Refrigerant Detection System (RDS) is factory installed, Standard Efficiency / Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Qty Tag # Model # / Material # Description
Bottom Supply / Bottom Return, Natural Gas, Staged Heat, Low Heat, 400 MBH Input, 460-3-60, 10 HP Medium Static Belt Drive Blower
• Four Stages of Cooling
• VAV Controller with VFD
• Single Enthalpy Economizer w/ Modulating Power Exhaust and Economizer Fault Detection & Diagnostic (Meets ASHRAE 90.1- 2013, IECC 2015, California Title 24, AMCA 511)
• 2" Pleated Filters (MERV 8)
• Smart Equipment Controller including Discharge Air, Return Air, and Outdoor Air T emperature Sensors. BACNet MS/TP , Modbus and N2 Communication Card with Bluetooth.
• Supply Air Smoke Detector
• Microchannel condenser coils
• Copper tube/Aluminum fin evaporator coils
• Co2 Sensor
• Standard Cabinet
• Galvanized Steel Drain Pan
1 RTU-2-1 KV40N1CG4R1CQA14A140 T on, York Single Packaged R-454B Air Conditioner, Refrigerant Detection System (RDS) is factory installed, Standard Efficiency / Bottom Supply / Bottom Return, Natural Gas, Staged Heat, Low Heat, 400 MBH Input, 460-3-60, 15 HP Medium Static Belt Drive Blower
• Four Stages of Cooling
• VAV Controller with VFD
• Dual Enthalpy Economizer w/ Modulating Power Exhaust and Economizer Fault Detection & Diagnostic (Meets ASHRAE 90.1- 2013, IECC 2015, California Title 24, AMCA 511)
• 4" Pleated Filters (MERV 13)
• Smart Equipment Controller including Discharge Air, Return Air, and Outdoor Air T emperature Sensors. BACNet MS/TP , Modbus and N2 Communication Card with Bluetooth.
• Supply Air Smoke Detector
• Microchannel condenser coils
• Copper tube/Aluminum fin evaporator coils
• Co2 Sensor
• Standard Cabinet
• Galvanized Steel Drain Pan
1 RTU-2-2 KV40N1CG4R1CQA14A140 T on, York Single Packaged R-454B Air Conditioner, Refrigerant Detection System (RDS) is factory installed, Standard Efficiency / Bottom Supply / Bottom Return, Natural Gas, Staged Heat, Low Heat, 400 MBH Input, 460-3-60, 15 HP Medium Static Belt Drive Blower
• Four Stages of Cooling
• VAV Controller with VFD
• Dual Enthalpy Economizer w/ Modulating Power Exhaust and Economizer Fault Detection & Diagnostic (Meets ASHRAE 90.1- 2013, IECC 2015, California Title 24, AMCA 511)
• 4" Pleated Filters (MERV 13)
• Smart Equipment Controller including Discharge Air, Return Air, and Outdoor Air T emperature Sensors. BACNet MS/TP , Modbus and Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Qty Tag # Model # / Material # Description
N2 Communication Card with Bluetooth.
• Supply Air Smoke Detector
• Microchannel condenser coils
• Copper tube/Aluminum fin evaporator coils
• Co2 Sensor
• Standard Cabinet
• Galvanized Steel Drain Pan
Equipment start-up and commissioning by a factory trained technician is recommended.
Contact your supplying distributor or sales representative for additional information & guidance.
WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Cooling Performance
T otal gross capacity 290.3MBHSensible gross capacity 240.7MBH T otal net capacity 264.2MBHSensible net capacity 214.6MBH Efficiency (at ARI) 10.00EER
Integrated eff. (at ARI) 14.00IEERAmbient DB temp. 102.4°F Entering DB temp. 83.0°FEntering WB temp. 65.2°FEvap Coil Leaving DB temp. 59.9°FEvap Coil Leaving WB temp. 56.0°FUnit Leaving DB temp. 62.4°FUnit Leaving WB temp. 56.9°F Leaving air temp dew point 53.6°F
Sound power 84dB(a)
Refrigerant
Refrigerant type R-454B
Sys1 13 lb 3oz
Sys2 14 lb 6oz
Gas Heating Performance
Entering DB temp. 40°FHeating output capacity (Max) 160.2MBHSupply air 10600cfmHeating input capacity (Max) 197.8MBHLeaving DB temp. 55.4°FAir temp. rise 15.4°FSSE 81.0%Stages 2 Supply Air Blower Performance
Supply air 10600cfmExt. static pressure 1.54IWGAddl. Unit Losses (Options/Accessories) 0.28IWGBlower speed 1437rpmMax BHP of Motor (including service factor)11.50HPDuct location Bottom Motor rating 10.00HPActual required BHP 8.21HPPower input 7.65kWElevation 2524ftDrive type BELT Requires field-supplied drive true
Outside/Mixed Air
Outside Aircfm 3100cfm
Outside Air DB temp. 102.4°FOutsided Air WB temp. 79°FOutside Air RH 36.1%Return Aircfm 7500cfm Return Air DB temp. 75°FReturn Air WB temp. 58°FReturn Air RH 34.7% Electrical Data
Power supply 460-3-60 Unit min circuit ampacity 65.5AUnit max over-current protection 80A Dimensions & Weight
Hgt 57in Len 144in Wth 89inRefer to drawings for equipment weight Clearances
Right 42in Front 80in Rear 36in
T op 120in Bottom 0 in Left 96in
Note: Please refer to the tech guide for listed maximum static pressures
25 Ton• Manufactured at an ISO 9001 Registered Facility and Each Rooftop is Completely Computer-Run T ested Prior to Shipment.
Unit Features• Refrigerant Detection System (RDS) is Factory Installed • Four Stage Compressor Operation
• Two independent refrigerant circuits
• Full Perimeter Base Rails with Built in Rigging Capabilities • Single Enthalpy Economizer w/Barometric Relief with Economizer Fault Detection & Diagnostic (Meets ASHRAE 90.1-2013, IECC 2015, California Title 24, AMCA 511)
• 10 HP High Static Belt Drive Blower
• 2" Pleated Filters (MERV 13)
• Replacement Filters: 9 (16" x 25" x 2" or 4"). Unit accepts 2" or 4" wide filters.
• Units are provided with the selected 2-inch or 4-inch filter and can easily be converted in the field to accept either size in the standard filter rack • Utility Connections - Gas and electrical utility locations are supplied in the unit underside as well as the side of the unit. Utility connections can be made quickly and with a minimum amount of field labor
• Copper tube/Aluminum fin evaporator coils
• Microchannel condenser coils
BAS Controller• Smart Equipment Controller including Discharge Air, Return Air, and Outdoor Air T emperature Sensors. BACNet MS/TP , Modbus and N2 Communication Card with Bluetooth.
Standard Unit Controller: Smart Equipment Control Board• An Integrated Low-Ambient Control, Anti-Short Cycle Protection, Lead-Lag, Fan On and Fan off Delays, Low Voltage Protection, On-Board Diagnostic and Fault Code Display. Allows all units to operate in the cooling mode down to 0 °F outdoor ambient without additional components or intervention. • Safety Monitoring - Monitors the High and Low-Pressure Switches, the Freezestats, the Gas Valve, if Applicable, and the T emperature Limit Switch on Gas and Electric Heat Units. The Unit Control Board will Alarm on Ignition Failures, Safety Lockouts and Repeated Limit Switch Trips.
Warranty• One (1) Year Limited Warranty on the Complete Unit • Five (5) Year Warranty - Compressors and Electric Heater Elements • T en (10) Year Warranty - Aluminized Steel Tubular Heat Exchangers • All Factory installed VFDs come with a 5-year manufacturer warranty
Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Project Name: City of Palmdale - AlfaTech Unit Model #: KV25N1DH4L1CWA84A1 Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-1-2 System: KV25N1DH4L1CWA84A1
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Additional Electrical Data
Power supply 460-3-60Unit min circuit ampacity 65.5AUnit max over-current protection 80AMin Voltage 416VMax Voltage 508VComp #1 RLA 8.8Comp #1 LRA 74.6Comp #2 RLA 19.2Comp #2 LRA 147Comp #3 RLA 8.8Comp #3 LRA 74.6Indoor Mtr Voltage 460-3-60Indoor Mtr FLA 18.7Outdoor Mtr Qty 4Outdoor Fan Voltage 460-1-60OD Fan Mtr FLA (ea.) 1.3Power Ex Mtr Qty (if applicable) 2Powered Ex Voltage(if applicable) 460-1-60Power Ex Mtr FLA (ea) (if applicable) 2.2Combustion Mtr Qty 1Combustion Motor Voltage 208/230-1-60Combustion Mtr FLA (ea) 0.8
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Project Name: City of Palmdale - AlfaTech Unit Model #: KV25N1DH4L1CWA84A1 Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-1-2 System: KV25N1DH4L1CWA84A1 PALMDALE - PH. 1 OWNER FURNISHED ITEMS
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RDS SUMMARY (Lowest Elevation Floor Being Served)
Refrigerant Detection System (RDS) Not Required.
Room with the Lowest Discharge Height 0 ft
Smallest RDS Required Room Area on the Lowest Floor N/A ft² Min. Allowed Smallest Room Area without an RDS N/A ft² T otal Applied Area 0 ft²
Min. Allowed T otal Applied Area N/A ft²
Min. CFM when RDS is enabled N/A cfm
Min. System Exhaust (External to Unit) N/A cfm
T otal Largest Circuit Refrigerant Charge 0 lb
Altitude 2524 ft
JOBSITE INPUTS
R454B is a mildly flammable refrigerant. Unit installation must be in compliance with UL 60335-2-40 and installation and operations manual available on Solution Navigator,
DS Solutions app and shipped with the unit.
Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Project Name: City of Palmdale - AlfaTech Unit Model #: KV25N1DH4L1CWA84A1 Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-1-2 System: KV25N1DH4L1CWA84A1
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Factory Installed Options
KV25N1DH4L1CWA84A1
Equipment Options Option(s) Selected
|
Product Category : K York SunChoice Single Packaged R-454B Air Conditioner
Efficiency : V Standard Efficiency, Bottom Duct
Nominal Cooling Capacity : 25 25 T on
Heat Type : N Natural Gas, Staged Heat
Heat Size : 1 Low Heat, 220 MBH Input
Blower Option : D 10 HP High Static Belt Drive Blower
Air Volume : H Four Stage Compressor Operation
VAV Controller with VFD
Voltage : 4 460-3-60
Outside Air Option : L
Single Enthalpy Economizer w/Barometric Relief with
Economizer Fault Detection & Diagnostic (Meets
ASHRAE 90.1-2013, IECC 2015, California Title 24,
AMCA 511)
Coil Options : 1 Microchannel condenser coils
Copper tube/Aluminum fin evaporator coils
Controls : C
Smart Equipment Controller including Discharge Air,
Return Air, and Outdoor Air T emperature Sensors.
BACNet MS/TP , Modbus and N2 Communication Card
with Bluetooth.
Sensor Options : W
Air Proving Switch
Supply Air Smoke Detector
Refrigerant Detection System
Co2 Sensor
Service Options : A
Refrigeration : 8
Additional Options : 4 2" Pleated Filters (MERV 13)
Cabinet Options : A
Standard Cabinet
Polyester SMC Drain Pan
Product Generation : 1
Field Installed Accessories
1BD0411 - Burglar Bars (85.0 lbs)
1CV0408 - Concentric
Diffuser,Flush Mount,24X54
1CV0409 - Concentric
Diffuser,Flush Mount,28X60
1CV0417 - Concentric
Diffuser,Side Discharge,24X54
1CV0418 - Concentric
Diffuser,Side Discharge,28X60
1CV0424 - Concentric
Diffuser,Specialty,42X42
Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Project Name: City of Palmdale - AlfaTech Unit Model #: KV25N1DH4L1CWA84A1 Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-1-2 System: KV25N1DH4L1CWA84A1 PALMDALE - PH. 1 OWNER FURNISHED ITEMS
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KV 25T Submittal
Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Project Name: City of Palmdale - AlfaTech Unit Model #: KV25N1DH4L1CWA84A1 Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-1-2
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Typical Installation
Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Project Name: City of Palmdale -
AlfaTech
Unit Model #: KV25N1DH4L1CWA84A1
Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-1-2
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Component Location
Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Project Name: City of Palmdale -
AlfaTech
Unit Model #: KV25N1DH4L1CWA84A1
Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-1-2
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Base Unit & Accessory Weights
Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Project Name: City of Palmdale -
AlfaTech
Unit Model #: KV25N1DH4L1CWA84A1
Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-1-2
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Rain Hood Dimensions
Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Project Name: City of Palmdale -
AlfaTech
Unit Model #: KV25N1DH4L1CWA84A1
Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-1-2
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Economizer Drawing
Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Project Name: City of Palmdale -
AlfaTech
Unit Model #: KV25N1DH4L1CWA84A1
Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-1-2
PALMDALE - PH. 1 OWNER FURNISHED ITEMS
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Cooling Performance
T otal gross capacity 315.5MBHSensible gross capacity 301.6MBH T otal net capacity 288.3MBHSensible net capacity 274.4MBH Efficiency (at ARI) 10.50EER
Integrated eff. (at ARI) 14.60IEERAmbient DB temp. 102.4°F Entering DB temp. 82.1°FEntering WB temp. 57.0°FEvap Coil Leaving DB temp. 56.5°FEvap Coil Leaving WB temp. 46.3°FUnit Leaving DB temp. 58.8°FUnit Leaving WB temp. 47.4°F Leaving air temp dew point 36.4°F
Power input (w/o blower) 34.55kWSound power 89dB(a)
Refrigerant
Refrigerant type R-454B
Sys1 13 lb 8oz
Sys2 13 lb
Gas Heating Performance
Entering DB temp. 40°FHeating output capacity (Max) 291.3MBHSupply air 12000cfmHeating input capacity (Max) 359.6MBHLeaving DB temp. 64.7°FAir temp. rise 24.7°FSSE 81.0%Stages 2 Supply Air Blower Performance
Supply air 12000cfmExt. static pressure 1.75IWGAddl. Unit Losses (Options/Accessories) 0.19IWGBlower speed 1021rpmMax BHP of Motor (including service factor)16.13HPDuct location Bottom Motor rating 15.00HPActual required BHP 8.55HPPower input 7.97kWElevation 2524ftDrive type BELT Exhaust Air Blower Performance
Supply Air 2000cfmExt. static pressure 0.10IWGBlower speed 641rpmMotor rating 1 HPPower input .36kWDrive type Direct ModulatingUnit static resistance 0.19IWGDuct location Bottom Outside/Mixed Air
Outside Aircfm 3100cfm
Outside Air DB temp. 102.4°FOutsided Air WB temp. 63.2°FOutside Air RH 8 %Return Aircfm 8900cfm Return Air DB temp. 75°FReturn Air WB temp. 53.3°FReturn Air RH 20.4% Electrical Data
Power supply 460-3-60 Unit min circuit ampacity 87.5AUnit max over-current protection 110A Dimensions & Weight
Hgt 76in Len 218in Wth 90inRefer to drawings for equipment weight Clearances
Right 96in Front 90in Rear 96in
T op 120in Bottom 0 in Left 72in
30 Ton• Manufactured at an ISO 9001 Registered Facility and Each Rooftop is Completely Computer-Run T ested Prior to Shipment.
Product Features• ASHRAE 90.1 Energy Efficiency compliant • Refrigerant Detection System (RDS) is factory installed • Two independent refrigerant circuits
• Airflow options for each tonnage available with IntelliSpeed, or VAV • Up to four stages of cooling (VAV) to meet advanced building code requirements
• Footprint design allows for direct replacement of a competitive model family (Trane) without a transition curb
• Reliability designed into all products and tested at the component and system level at the Advanced T echnology Lab in Norman, Oklahoma • Single shaft, dual blower design for improved efficiency • AMCA 511 certified low leak dampers
Standard Unit Controller: Smart Equipment Control Board• Smart Equipment™ Controls: streamlines commissioning, integration, and service
• Smart Equipment Controller including Discharge Air, Return Air, and Outdoor Air T emperature Sensors.
Warranty• One (1) Year Limited Warranty on the Complete Unit • Five (5) Year Warranty - Compressors and Electric Heater Elements • T en (10) Year Warranty - Aluminized Steel Tubular Heat Exchangers • All Factory installed VFDs come with a 5-year drive manufacturer warranty Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Project Name: City of Palmdale - AlfaTech Unit Model #: KV30N1DG4K1CQA12A1 Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-1-1 System: KV30N1DG4K1CQA12A1
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Note: Please refer to the tech guide for listed maximum static pressures
Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Additional Electrical Data
Power supply 460-3-60Unit min circuit ampacity 87.5AUnit max over-current protection 110AMin Voltage 416VMax Voltage 508VComp #1 RLA 23.6Comp #1 LRA 158Comp #2 RLA 11.9Comp #2 LRA 103Comp #3 RLA 11.9Comp #3 LRA 103Indoor Mtr Voltage 460-3-60Indoor Mtr FLA 21Outdoor Mtr Qty 4Outdoor Fan Voltage 460-3-60OD Fan Mtr FLA (ea.) 2.1Power Ex Mtr Qty (if applicable) 2Powered Ex Voltage(if applicable) 460-3-60Power Ex Mtr FLA (ea) (if applicable) 2.4Combustion Mtr Qty 1Combustion Motor Voltage 208/230-1-60Combustion Mtr FLA (ea) 1.6
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Project Name: City of Palmdale - AlfaTech Unit Model #: KV30N1DG4K1CQA12A1 Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-1-1 System: KV30N1DG4K1CQA12A1 PALMDALE - PH. 1 OWNER FURNISHED ITEMS
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RDS SUMMARY (Lowest Elevation Floor Being Served)
Refrigerant Detection System (RDS) Not Required.
Room with the Lowest Discharge Height 0 ft
Smallest RDS Required Room Area on the Lowest Floor N/A ft² Min. Allowed Smallest Room Area without an RDS N/A ft² T otal Applied Area 0 ft²
Min. Allowed T otal Applied Area N/A ft²
Min. CFM when RDS is enabled N/A cfm
Min. System Exhaust (External to Unit) N/A cfm
T otal Largest Circuit Refrigerant Charge 0 lb
Altitude 2524 ft
JOBSITE INPUTS
R454B is a mildly flammable refrigerant. Unit installation must be in compliance with UL 60335-2-40 and installation and operations manual available on Solution Navigator,
DS Solutions app and shipped with the unit.
Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Project Name: City of Palmdale - AlfaTech Unit Model #: KV30N1DG4K1CQA12A1 Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-1-1 System: KV30N1DG4K1CQA12A1
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Factory Installed Options
KV30N1DG4K1CQA12A1
Equipment Options Option(s) Selected
|
Product Category : K
York Single Packaged R-454B Air Conditioner,
Refrigerant Detection System (RDS) is factory installed
Efficiency : V Standard Efficiency / Bottom Supply / Bottom Return Nominal Cooling Capacity : 30 30 T on
Heat Type : N Natural Gas, Staged Heat
Heat Size : 1 Low Heat, 400 MBH Input
Blower Option : D 15 HP High Static Belt Drive Blower
Air Volume : G Four Stages of Cooling
VAV Controller with VFD
Voltage : 4 460-3-60
Outside Air Option : K
Single Enthalpy Economizer w/ Modulating Power
Exhaust and Economizer Fault Detection & Diagnostic
(Meets ASHRAE 90.1-2013, IECC 2015, California Title
24, AMCA 511)
Coil Options : 1 Microchannel condenser coils
Copper tube/Aluminum fin evaporator coils
Controls : C
Smart Equipment Controller including Discharge Air,
Return Air, and Outdoor Air T emperature Sensors.
BACNet MS/TP , Modbus and N2 Communication Card
with Bluetooth.
Sensor Options : Q
Supply Air Smoke Detector
Co2 Sensor
Service Options : A
Refrigeration : 1
Additional Options : 2
2" Pleated Filters (MERV 8)
Cabinet Options : A Standard Cabinet
Galvanized Steel Drain Pan
Product Generation : 1
Field Installed Accessories
1BD0412 - Burglar Bars, 27.5 - 35
ton models
Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Consolidated Drawing 27.5-35 Tons
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Consolidated Drawing 27.5-35 Tons
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Rain Hood Dimensions
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Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-1-1
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Base Unit & Accessory Weights
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Unit Model #: KV30N1DG4K1CQA12A1
Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-1-1
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Cooling Performance
T otal gross capacity 322.8MBHSensible gross capacity 260.8MBH T otal net capacity 297.6MBHSensible net capacity 235.6MBH Efficiency (at ARI) 10.50EER
Integrated eff. (at ARI) 14.60IEERAmbient DB temp. 102.4°F Entering DB temp. 79.6°FEntering WB temp. 64.7°FEvap Coil Leaving DB temp. 57.5°FEvap Coil Leaving WB temp. 55.6°FUnit Leaving DB temp. 59.6°FUnit Leaving WB temp. 56.4°F Leaving air temp dew point 54.4°F
Power input (w/o blower) 35.01kWSound power 89dB(a)
Refrigerant
Refrigerant type R-454B
Sys1 13 lb 8oz
Sys2 13 lb
Gas Heating Performance
Entering DB temp. 40°FHeating output capacity (Max) 291.3MBHSupply air 12000cfmHeating input capacity (Max) 359.6MBHLeaving DB temp. 64.7°FAir temp. rise 24.7°FSSE 81.0%Stages 2 Supply Air Blower Performance
Supply air 12000cfmExt. static pressure 1.5IWGAddl. Unit Losses (Options/Accessories) 0.23IWGBlower speed 979rpmMax BHP of Motor (including service factor)10.90HPDuct location Bottom Motor rating 10.00HPActual required BHP 7.92HPPower input 7.38kWElevation 2524ftDrive type BELT Exhaust Air Blower Performance
Supply Air 2000cfmExt. static pressure 0.10IWGBlower speed 641rpmMotor rating 1 HPPower input .36kWDrive type Direct ModulatingUnit static resistance 0.23IWGDuct location Bottom Outside/Mixed Air
Outside Aircfm 2000cfm
Outside Air DB temp. 102.4°FOutsided Air WB temp. 57.5°FOutside Air RH 2 %Return Aircfm 10000cfm Return Air DB temp. 75°FReturn Air WB temp. 66°FReturn Air RH 62.6% Electrical Data
Power supply 460-3-60 Unit min circuit ampacity 80.5AUnit max over-current protection 100A Dimensions & Weight
Hgt 76in Len 218in Wth 90inRefer to drawings for equipment weight Clearances
Right 96in Front 90in Rear 96in
T op 120in Bottom 0 in Left 72in
30 Ton• Manufactured at an ISO 9001 Registered Facility and Each Rooftop is Completely Computer-Run T ested Prior to Shipment.
Product Features• ASHRAE 90.1 Energy Efficiency compliant • Refrigerant Detection System (RDS) is factory installed • Two independent refrigerant circuits
• Airflow options for each tonnage available with IntelliSpeed, or VAV • Up to four stages of cooling (VAV) to meet advanced building code requirements
• Footprint design allows for direct replacement of a competitive model family (Trane) without a transition curb
• Reliability designed into all products and tested at the component and system level at the Advanced T echnology Lab in Norman, Oklahoma • Single shaft, dual blower design for improved efficiency • AMCA 511 certified low leak dampers
Standard Unit Controller: Smart Equipment Control Board• Smart Equipment™ Controls: streamlines commissioning, integration, and service
• Smart Equipment Controller including Discharge Air, Return Air, and Outdoor Air T emperature Sensors.
Warranty• One (1) Year Limited Warranty on the Complete Unit • Five (5) Year Warranty - Compressors and Electric Heater Elements • T en (10) Year Warranty - Aluminized Steel Tubular Heat Exchangers • All Factory installed VFDs come with a 5-year drive manufacturer warranty Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Additional Electrical Data
Power supply 460-3-60Unit min circuit ampacity 80.5AUnit max over-current protection 100AMin Voltage 416VMax Voltage 508VComp #1 RLA 23.6Comp #1 LRA 158Comp #2 RLA 11.9Comp #2 LRA 103Comp #3 RLA 11.9Comp #3 LRA 103Indoor Mtr Voltage 460-3-60Indoor Mtr FLA 14Outdoor Mtr Qty 4Outdoor Fan Voltage 460-3-60OD Fan Mtr FLA (ea.) 2.1Power Ex Mtr Qty (if applicable) 2Powered Ex Voltage(if applicable) 460-3-60Power Ex Mtr FLA (ea) (if applicable) 2.4Combustion Mtr Qty 1Combustion Motor Voltage 208/230-1-60Combustion Mtr FLA (ea) 1.6
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RDS SUMMARY (Lowest Elevation Floor Being Served)
Refrigerant Detection System (RDS) Not Required.
Room with the Lowest Discharge Height 0 ft
Smallest RDS Required Room Area on the Lowest Floor N/A ft² Min. Allowed Smallest Room Area without an RDS N/A ft² T otal Applied Area 0 ft²
Min. Allowed T otal Applied Area N/A ft²
Min. CFM when RDS is enabled N/A cfm
Min. System Exhaust (External to Unit) N/A cfm
T otal Largest Circuit Refrigerant Charge 0 lb
Altitude 2524 ft
JOBSITE INPUTS
R454B is a mildly flammable refrigerant. Unit installation must be in compliance with UL 60335-2-40 and installation and operations manual available on Solution Navigator,
DS Solutions app and shipped with the unit.
Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Factory Installed Options
KV30N1CG4K1CQA12A1
Equipment Options Option(s) Selected
|
Product Category : K
York Single Packaged R-454B Air Conditioner,
Refrigerant Detection System (RDS) is factory installed
Efficiency : V Standard Efficiency / Bottom Supply / Bottom Return Nominal Cooling Capacity : 30 30 T on
Heat Type : N Natural Gas, Staged Heat
Heat Size : 1 Low Heat, 400 MBH Input
Blower Option : C 10 HP Medium Static Belt Drive Blower Air Volume : G Four Stages of Cooling
VAV Controller with VFD
Voltage : 4 460-3-60
Outside Air Option : K
Single Enthalpy Economizer w/ Modulating Power
Exhaust and Economizer Fault Detection & Diagnostic
(Meets ASHRAE 90.1-2013, IECC 2015, California Title
24, AMCA 511)
Coil Options : 1 Microchannel condenser coils
Copper tube/Aluminum fin evaporator coils
Controls : C
Smart Equipment Controller including Discharge Air,
Return Air, and Outdoor Air T emperature Sensors.
BACNet MS/TP , Modbus and N2 Communication Card
with Bluetooth.
Sensor Options : Q
Supply Air Smoke Detector
Co2 Sensor
Service Options : A
Refrigeration : 1
Additional Options : 2
2" Pleated Filters (MERV 8)
Cabinet Options : A Standard Cabinet
Galvanized Steel Drain Pan
Product Generation : 1
Field Installed Accessories
1BD0412 - Burglar Bars, 27.5 - 35
ton models
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Consolidated Drawing 27.5-35 Tons
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Consolidated Drawing 27.5-35 Tons
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Project Name: City of Palmdale - AlfaTech Unit Model #: KV30N1CG4K1CQA12A1 Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-2-3
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Rain Hood Dimensions
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Unit Model #: KV30N1CG4K1CQA12A1
Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-2-3
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Base Unit & Accessory Weights
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Unit Model #: KV30N1CG4K1CQA12A1
Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-2-3
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Cooling Performance
T otal gross capacity 422.2MBHSensible gross capacity 404.3MBH T otal net capacity 384.7MBHSensible net capacity 366.8MBH Efficiency (at ARI) 10.40EER
Integrated eff. (at ARI) 16.40IEERAmbient DB temp. 102.4°F Entering DB temp. 83.3°FEntering WB temp. 65.2°FEvap Coil Leaving DB temp. 57.6°FEvap Coil Leaving WB temp. 56.3°FUnit Leaving DB temp. 60.0°FUnit Leaving WB temp. 57.2°F Leaving air temp dew point 55.5°F
Power input (w/o blower) 43.73kWSound power 89dB(a)
Refrigerant
Refrigerant type R-454B
Sys1 25 lb
Sys2 23 lb 12oz
Gas Heating Performance
Entering DB temp. 40°FHeating output capacity (Max) 291.3MBHSupply air 16000cfmHeating input capacity (Max) 359.6MBHLeaving DB temp. 58.5°FAir temp. rise 18.5°FSSE 81.0%Stages 2 Supply Air Blower Performance
Supply air 16000cfmExt. static pressure 1.5IWGAddl. Unit Losses (Options/Accessories) 0.11IWGBlower speed 921rpmMax BHP of Motor (including service factor)16.13HPDuct location Bottom Motor rating 15.00HPActual required BHP 11.81HPPower input 11.01kWElevation 2524ftDrive type BELT Exhaust Air Blower Performance
Supply Air 2000cfmExt. static pressure 0.10IWGBlower speed 533rpmMotor rating 2 HPPower input .55kWDrive type Direct ModulatingUnit static resistance 0.11IWGDuct location Bottom Outside/Mixed Air
Outside Aircfm 4850cfm
Outside Air DB temp. 102.4°FOutsided Air WB temp. 73.6°FOutside Air RH 25.4%Return Aircfm 11150cfm Return Air DB temp. 75°FReturn Air WB temp. 61°FReturn Air RH 44.7% Electrical Data
Power supply 460-3-60 Unit min circuit ampacity 96.9AUnit max over-current protection 110A Dimensions & Weight
Hgt 83in Len 253in Wth 90inRefer to drawings for equipment weight Clearances
Right 96in Front 90in Rear 96in
T op 120in Bottom 0 in Left 72in
40 Ton• Manufactured at an ISO 9001 Registered Facility and Each Rooftop is Completely Computer-Run T ested Prior to Shipment.
Product Features• ASHRAE 90.1 Energy Efficiency compliant • Refrigerant Detection System (RDS) is factory installed • Two independent refrigerant circuits
• Airflow options for each tonnage available with IntelliSpeed, or VAV • Up to four stages of cooling (VAV) to meet advanced building code requirements
• Footprint design allows for direct replacement of a competitive model family (Trane) without a transition curb
• Reliability designed into all products and tested at the component and system level at the Advanced T echnology Lab in Norman, Oklahoma • Single shaft, dual blower design for improved efficiency • AMCA 511 certified low leak dampers
Standard Unit Controller: Smart Equipment Control Board• Smart Equipment™ Controls: streamlines commissioning, integration, and service
• Smart Equipment Controller including Discharge Air, Return Air, and Outdoor Air T emperature Sensors.
Warranty• One (1) Year Limited Warranty on the Complete Unit • Five (5) Year Warranty - Compressors and Electric Heater Elements • T en (10) Year Warranty - Aluminized Steel Tubular Heat Exchangers • All Factory installed VFDs come with a 5-year drive manufacturer warranty Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Additional Electrical Data
Power supply 460-3-60Unit min circuit ampacity 96.9AUnit max over-current protection 110AMin Voltage 416VMax Voltage 508VComp #1 RLA 27.6Comp #1 LRA 197Comp #2 RLA 12.4Comp #2 LRA 100.2Comp #3 RLA 12.4Comp #3 LRA 100.2Indoor Mtr Voltage 460-3-60Indoor Mtr FLA 21Outdoor Mtr Qty 4Outdoor Fan Voltage 460-3-60OD Fan Mtr FLA (ea.) 2.1Power Ex Mtr Qty (if applicable) 2Powered Ex Voltage(if applicable) 460-3-60Power Ex Mtr FLA (ea) (if applicable) 4.1Combustion Mtr Qty 1Combustion Motor Voltage 208/230-1-60Combustion Mtr FLA (ea) 1.6
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RDS SUMMARY (Lowest Elevation Floor Being Served)
Refrigerant Detection System (RDS) Not Required.
Room with the Lowest Discharge Height 0 ft
Smallest RDS Required Room Area on the Lowest Floor N/A ft² Min. Allowed Smallest Room Area without an RDS N/A ft² T otal Applied Area 0 ft²
Min. Allowed T otal Applied Area N/A ft²
Min. CFM when RDS is enabled N/A cfm
Min. System Exhaust (External to Unit) N/A cfm
T otal Largest Circuit Refrigerant Charge 0 lb
Altitude 2524 ft
JOBSITE INPUTS
R454B is a mildly flammable refrigerant. Unit installation must be in compliance with UL 60335-2-40 and installation and operations manual available on Solution Navigator,
DS Solutions app and shipped with the unit.
Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Project Name: City of Palmdale - AlfaTech Unit Model #: KV40N1CG4R1CQA14A1 Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-2-1 System: KV40N1CG4R1CQA14A1
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Factory Installed Options
KV40N1CG4R1CQA14A1
Equipment Options Option(s) Selected
|
Product Category : K
York Single Packaged R-454B Air Conditioner,
Refrigerant Detection System (RDS) is factory installed
Efficiency : V Standard Efficiency / Bottom Supply / Bottom Return Nominal Cooling Capacity : 40 40 T on
Heat Type : N Natural Gas, Staged Heat
Heat Size : 1 Low Heat, 400 MBH Input
Blower Option : C 15 HP Medium Static Belt Drive Blower Air Volume : G Four Stages of Cooling
VAV Controller with VFD
Voltage : 4 460-3-60
Outside Air Option : R
Dual Enthalpy Economizer w/ Modulating Power Exhaust
and Economizer Fault Detection & Diagnostic (Meets
ASHRAE 90.1-2013, IECC 2015, California Title 24,
AMCA 511)
Coil Options : 1 Microchannel condenser coils
Copper tube/Aluminum fin evaporator coils
Controls : C
Smart Equipment Controller including Discharge Air,
Return Air, and Outdoor Air T emperature Sensors.
BACNet MS/TP , Modbus and N2 Communication Card
with Bluetooth.
Sensor Options : Q
Supply Air Smoke Detector
Co2 Sensor
Service Options : A
Refrigeration : 1
Additional Options : 4
4" Pleated Filters (MERV 13)
Cabinet Options : A Standard Cabinet
Galvanized Steel Drain Pan
Product Generation : 1
Field Installed Accessories
1BD0413 - Burglar Bars, 40 - 50
ton models (60.0 lbs)
1FE0420 - Low Gas Heat Flue
Exhaust (23.5 lbs)
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Consolidated Drawing 40-50 Tons
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Consolidated Drawing 40-50 Ton
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Rain Hood Dimensions
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Unit Model #: KV40N1CG4R1CQA14A1
Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-2-1
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Base Unit & Accessory Weights
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Unit Model #: KV40N1CG4R1CQA14A1
Quantity: 1 T ag #: RTU-2-1
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Cooling Performance
T otal gross capacity 423.7MBHSensible gross capacity 404.8MBH T otal net capacity 386.2MBHSensible net capacity 367.3MBH Efficiency (at ARI) 10.40EER
Integrated eff. (at ARI) 16.40IEERAmbient DB temp. 102.4°F Entering DB temp. 83.5°FEntering WB temp. 65.8°FEvap Coil Leaving DB temp. 57.7°FEvap Coil Leaving WB temp. 57.1°FUnit Leaving DB temp. 60.1°FUnit Leaving WB temp. 57.9°F Leaving air temp dew point 56.8°F
Power input (w/o blower) 43.72kWSound power 89dB(a)
Refrigerant
Refrigerant type R-454B
Sys1 25 lb
Sys2 23 lb 12oz
Gas Heating Performance
Entering DB temp. 40°FHeating output capacity (Max) 291.3MBHSupply air 16000cfmHeating input capacity (Max) 359.6MBHLeaving DB temp. 58.5°FAir temp. rise 18.5°FSSE 81.0%Stages 2 Supply Air Blower Performance
Supply air 16000cfmExt. static pressure 1.5IWGAddl. Unit Losses (Options/Accessories) 0.11IWGBlower speed 921rpmMax BHP of Motor (including service factor)16.13HPDuct location Bottom Motor rating 15.00HPActual required BHP 11.81HPPower input 11.01kWElevation 2524ftDrive type BELT Exhaust Air Blower Performance
Supply Air 2000cfmExt. static pressure 0.10IWGBlower speed 533rpmMotor rating 2 HPPower input .55kWDrive type Direct ModulatingUnit static resistance 0.11IWGDuct location Bottom Outside/Mixed Air
Outside Aircfm 4950cfm
Outside Air DB temp. 102.4°FOutsided Air WB temp. 57.5°FOutside Air RH 2 %Return Aircfm 11050cfm Return Air DB temp. 75°FReturn Air WB temp. 69°FReturn Air RH 74.3% Electrical Data
Power supply 460-3-60 Unit min circuit ampacity 96.9AUnit max over-current protection 110A Dimensions & Weight
Hgt 83in Len 253in Wth 90inRefer to drawings for equipment weight Clearances
Right 96in Front 90in Rear 96in
T op 120in Bottom 0 in Left 72in
40 Ton• Manufactured at an ISO 9001 Registered Facility and Each Rooftop is Completely Computer-Run T ested Prior to Shipment.
Product Features• ASHRAE 90.1 Energy Efficiency compliant • Refrigerant Detection System (RDS) is factory installed • Two independent refrigerant circuits
• Airflow options for each tonnage available with IntelliSpeed, or VAV • Up to four stages of cooling (VAV) to meet advanced building code requirements
• Footprint design allows for direct replacement of a competitive model family (Trane) without a transition curb
• Reliability designed into all products and tested at the component and system level at the Advanced T echnology Lab in Norman, Oklahoma • Single shaft, dual blower design for improved efficiency • AMCA 511 certified low leak dampers
Standard Unit Controller: Smart Equipment Control Board• Smart Equipment™ Controls: streamlines commissioning, integration, and service
• Smart Equipment Controller including Discharge Air, Return Air, and Outdoor Air T emperature Sensors.
Warranty• One (1) Year Limited Warranty on the Complete Unit • Five (5) Year Warranty - Compressors and Electric Heater Elements • T en (10) Year Warranty - Aluminized Steel Tubular Heat Exchangers • All Factory installed VFDs come with a 5-year drive manufacturer warranty Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Note: Please refer to the tech guide for listed maximum static pressures
Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Additional Electrical Data
Power supply 460-3-60Unit min circuit ampacity 96.9AUnit max over-current protection 110AMin Voltage 416VMax Voltage 508VComp #1 RLA 27.6Comp #1 LRA 197Comp #2 RLA 12.4Comp #2 LRA 100.2Comp #3 RLA 12.4Comp #3 LRA 100.2Indoor Mtr Voltage 460-3-60Indoor Mtr FLA 21Outdoor Mtr Qty 4Outdoor Fan Voltage 460-3-60OD Fan Mtr FLA (ea.) 2.1Power Ex Mtr Qty (if applicable) 2Powered Ex Voltage(if applicable) 460-3-60Power Ex Mtr FLA (ea) (if applicable) 4.1Combustion Mtr Qty 1Combustion Motor Voltage 208/230-1-60Combustion Mtr FLA (ea) 1.6
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RDS SUMMARY (Lowest Elevation Floor Being Served)
Refrigerant Detection System (RDS) Not Required.
Room with the Lowest Discharge Height 0 ft
Smallest RDS Required Room Area on the Lowest Floor N/A ft² Min. Allowed Smallest Room Area without an RDS N/A ft² T otal Applied Area 0 ft²
Min. Allowed T otal Applied Area N/A ft²
Min. CFM when RDS is enabled N/A cfm
Min. System Exhaust (External to Unit) N/A cfm
T otal Largest Circuit Refrigerant Charge 0 lb
Altitude 2524 ft
JOBSITE INPUTS
R454B is a mildly flammable refrigerant. Unit installation must be in compliance with UL 60335-2-40 and installation and operations manual available on Solution Navigator,
DS Solutions app and shipped with the unit.
Information is subject to change without notice. Check local codes. Printed 12/19/2025
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Factory Installed Options
KV40N1CG4R1CQA14A1
Equipment Options Option(s) Selected
|
Product Category : K
York Single Packaged R-454B Air Conditioner,
Refrigerant Detection System (RDS) is factory installed
Efficiency : V Standard Efficiency / Bottom Supply / Bottom Return Nominal Cooling Capacity : 40 40 T on
Heat Type : N Natural Gas, Staged Heat
Heat Size : 1 Low Heat, 400 MBH Input
Blower Option : C 15 HP Medium Static Belt Drive Blower Air Volume : G Four Stages of Cooling
VAV Controller with VFD
Voltage : 4 460-3-60
Outside Air Option : R
Dual Enthalpy Economizer w/ Modulating Power Exhaust
and Economizer Fault Detection & Diagnostic (Meets
ASHRAE 90.1-2013, IECC 2015, California Title 24,
AMCA 511)
Coil Options : 1 Microchannel condenser coils
Copper tube/Aluminum fin evaporator coils
Controls : C
Smart Equipment Controller including Discharge Air,
Return Air, and Outdoor Air T emperature Sensors.
BACNet MS/TP , Modbus and N2 Communication Card
with Bluetooth.
Sensor Options : Q
Supply Air Smoke Detector
Co2 Sensor
Service Options : A
Refrigeration : 1
Additional Options : 4
4" Pleated Filters (MERV 13)
Cabinet Options : A Standard Cabinet
Galvanized Steel Drain Pan
Product Generation : 1
Field Installed Accessories
1BD0413 - Burglar Bars, 40 - 50
ton models (60.0 lbs)
1FE0420 - Low Gas Heat Flue
Exhaust (23.5 lbs)
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Purchaser:
Submitted to:
Unit designation:
Location:
Engineer:
Reference Approval Construction Schedule #:
Submittal Data
AR09DXFAMWKNCV (RNX09AMD) / AR09DXFAMWKXCV (RXX09AMD)
WindFree™* Standard, Wall Mounted Evaporator, Heat Pump Split System Proper sizing and installation of equipment is critical to achieve optimal performance. Split system air conditioners and heat pumps (excluding ductless systems) must be matched with appropriate coil components to meet ENERGY STAR criteria. Ask your contractor or visit www.energystar.gov.
*The WindFree™ unit delivers an air current that is under 0.15 m/s while in WindFreeTM mode. Air velocity that is below 0.15 m/s is considered “still air” as defined by ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers).
Samsung HVAC maintains a policy of ongoing development. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Refer to www.AHRIdirectory.org for current reference numbers.
General Information
▪ The indoor unit shall feature WindFree™* mode. When activated in cooling mode the unit will close its louver and will disperse air into the space through thousands of micro-holes on the front of the indoor unit preventing cold air drafts on occupants.
▪ The system shall have a built-in Wi-Fi adapter as standard to allow control and monitoring using the Samsung SmartThings app.
▪ The outdoor unit shall provide 208/230V power to the indoor unit via 14 AWG X 3 interconnect power cable.
Construction
▪ Indoor unit chassis shall be UL94 V0 with a galvanized steel mounting bracket ▪ The indoor unit shall have easy access to wire, pipe, and drain connections via the access panel on the bottom of the unit for simple installation and service ▪ The outdoor unit shall be galvanized steel with a baked-on powder coated finish for durability
Heat Exchanger
▪ The heat exchangers shall be mechanically bonded fin to copper tube Refrigerant System
▪ The system shall utilize low-GWP R-32 refrigerant
▪ The compressor shall be hermetically sealed, inverter controlled, BLDC Rotary ▪ Refrigerant flow shall be controlled by an electronic expansion valve at the outdoor unit
Indoor Fan
▪ The indoor fan shall be a single cross-flow type
▪ Three fan speed settings and auto settings
▪ Automatic (motorized) vertical swing (up/down) and horizontal swing (left/right) louvers
Controls
▪ The indoor unit shall ship with a rechargeable, solar-cell wireless controller. The wireless controller battery shall be charged with a USB C cable or the integral solar panel.
▪ The included wireless controller shall have a pixel display that is visible in low light conditions.
▪ Dual set temperature support when connected to supported wired controllers. ▪ The indoor unit shall include an integral humidity sensor for improved humidity control functions.
▪ The indoor unit shall have a simple connection for condensate overflow detec- tion devices or any normally closed contact for simple unit shutdown. ▪ Samsung central control compatible (accessory required) ▪ Interconnect control wire between the outdoor and indoor unit shall be 16AWG X 2
External Heat Control
▪ External heat control functionality allows for configuration of fan operation during auxiliary heat operation, defrost, and emergency heat (MIM-B14U accessory required).
▪ External heat control configuration settings includes outside ambient external heat lockout, outside ambient compressor lockout, and time delay options (MIM- B14U accessory required).
▪ Emergency heat functionality allows the system to continue controlling the exter- nal heat source even when system errors prevent the heat pump from operating (MIM-B14U accessory required).
Convenience
▪ 7-segment digital display on the front of the unit to display temperature and unit status
▪ Washable main filter as standard accessible from the top of the unit ▪ System energy consumption can be viewed using the Samsung SmartThings mobile app or on the indoor unit display using the included wireless controller (conditions apply).
▪ AI (artificial intelligence) Auto Mode technology monitors factors such as indoor temperature, outdoor temperature, set temperature, and operating time to learn the patterns within your home to automatically adjust system operation to maxi- mize occupant comfort and efficiency (Wi-Fi connection required). ▪ AI Energy mode technology enhances energy saving operation using advanced compressor control techniques
▪ Eco Mode to reduce energy consumption during low demand operation ▪ Smart install mode - Startup system diagnostics operation to ensure system readiness during initial operation
▪ Auto restart after power loss
▪ Other Features and functions: Auto changeover, Auto Clean Function, Freeze Wash Function, MAX mode to quickly reach set temperature, Good’sleep mode, Quiet mode, Dry mode, Simple ON/OFF time function (activated with wireless controller), Filter cleaning reminder
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System Specifications
Model
Indoor Unit Model Number (US Code) AR09DXFAMWKNCV (RNX09AMD) Outdoor Unit Model Number (US Code) AR09DXFAMWKXCV (RXX09AMD) Performance
Nominal Capacity Cooling / Heating (Btu/h) 9,000 / 11,000 Capacity Range
Cooling (Btu/h) 3,000 - 12,000
Heating (Btu/h) 2,200 - 23,000
AHRI 210-240 2023
SEER2 25.00
EER2 15.00
HSPF2 (region IV) 9.00
5°F COP 1.91
Power
Voltage ø / V / Hz 1 / 208-230 / 60
Working Voltage Range (VAC) 187 - 253
Operating Current
(min. / standard / max.)
Cooling (A) 1.1 / 3.1 / 4.5
Heating (A) 1 / 3.8 / 10
Max. Breaker Amps 20.0
Min. Circuit Ampacity Amps 12.0
Dimensions
W X H X D (in.)
Indoor Unit 32 5/16 X 11 3/4 X 8 7/16
Outdoor Unit 31 1/8 X 21 9/16 X 11 1/4
Weight (lbs.)
Indoor Unit 20.30
Outdoor Unit 69.20
Sound Pressure Level
Indoor Unit dB(A) Silent / High 22 / 38
Outdoor Unit dB(A) Cooling (high) 45
Operating Temperatures
Outdoor
Cooling 14 - 115°F (-10 - 46°C)
Heating -5 - 75°F (-20.6 - 24°C)
Indoor
Cooling 64 ~ 90°F (16 ~ 32°C)
Heating T ≤ 86°F (30°C)
Pipe Connections
Indoor & Outdoor
High side (In.) 1/4
Low side (In.) 3/8
Maximum (ft.) 66
Maximum Vertical Separation (ft.) 49
Condensate Connection 11/16” OD
Refrigerant
Type R-32
A2L Leak Detection Not Included
Factory Charge oz. 34.0
Charged for 24.6 ft.
Compressor
Type Inverter Driven, Twin BLDC Rotary
RLA Amps 9.2
Evaporator Fan
Type BLDC motor with cross-flow fan
FLA Amps 0.12
Output Watts 27.0
Airflow Air Volume (L/M/H/Turbo)
Cooling (CFM) 297 / 328 / 346 / 364
Heating (CFM) 328 / 364 / 378 / 396
Condenser Fan
Type BLDC With Axial Type Fan (1)
FLA / Watts / CFM (max.) 0.42 / 40 / 1,589
Corrosion Prevention IS0-9227 - The condenser heat exchanger showed no unusual rust or corrosion development to 240 hours.
Safety
Certifications UL 60335-2-40
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Accessories
Condensate pump
Aspen Mini Orange ASP-MO-UNIV 110-250
Blue Diamond MaxiBlue BD-BLUE-230
Blue Diamond MicroBlue w/slim fascia kit X86- 011
Wired controller (sub-PCB model MIM-A00UN is
required)
Advanced MWR-WG01UN
Touchscreen MWR-SH12UN
Wired controller sub-PCB MIM-A00UN
24 VAC Thermostat adapter (sub-PCB model MIM-A00UN is required) MIM-A60UN External temperature sensor MRW-TAU
External contact control interface module (sub-PCB model MIM-A00UN is required) MIM-B14U Central control interface module MIM-R10UN
Wall bracket (for outdoor unit) CKN-250
Wind baffles
Front WBF-3M-B
Back WBB-5M
Hail guard kit (includes back and side guards) HGK-1
Line set - insulated and flared, interconnect cables
included
25' ILS2506
50' ILS5006
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Dimensional Drawing
Unit: Inches
AR09DXFAMWKNCV (RNX09AMD)
Indoor unit
3. Dimensional Drawing
RNS09CMC (AR09CSFCMWKNCV), RNS12CMC (AR12CSFCMWKNCV)
Unit: mm (inches)
Unit‸ mm ⸤inches⸥
32 5/16
1 7/8
11 3/4
2 9/16
2 1/16
11 3/4 2 9/16
1 1/8
3 5/16
2 9/16
6 15/16
1 1/8
16 5/8
32 5/16
2 7/16
2 1/2 2 1/2
15 5/8
15 11/16
8 7/16
33.. Dimensional DrDimensional Dra awing wing
Indoor units
AR9500 : AR10BYHAMWKNTC, AR13BYHAMWKNTC
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Outdoor unit
3. Dimensional Drawing
RXS09ACC (AR09CSDACWKXCV), RXS12ACC (AR12CSDACWKXCV)
RXS09ABC (AR09CSDABWKXCV), RXS12ABC (AR12CSDABWKXCV)
RXS09CMC (AR09CSFCMWKXCV), RXS12CMC (AR12CSFCMWKXCV)
Unit: mm (inches)
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4⁈Dimensional Drawing
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31 1/8
23 11/16
13 1/4
12 3/16
1 15/16
ߥX 1/2
5 15/16
3 1/2
20 1/16
21 9/16
11 4 2 1/8
11 1/4
Outdoor units
1/2
15/16
Unit: Inches
AR09DXFAMWKXCV (RXX09AMD)
Version: 10072024A
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23 36 00- 1 AIR TERMINAL UNITS
SECTION 23 36 00
AIR TERMINAL UNITS
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 SUMMARY
A. Section Includes:
1. Variable volume terminal units.
B. Related Sections:
1. Section 23 05 13 - Common Motor Requirements for HVAC Equipment: Product requirements for fan powered terminal units for placement by this section.
2. Section 23 09 00 - Instrumentation and Control for HVAC: Product requirements for control components to interface with air terminal units.
3. Section 23 09 23 - Direct-Digital Control System for HVAC: Controls remote from unit.
4. Section 23 09 53 - Pneumatic and Electric Control System for HVAC: Product requirements for pneumatic control components to interface with air terminal units.
5. Section 23 09 93 - Sequence of Operations for HVAC Controls: Sequences of operation applying to units in this section.
6. Section 26 05 03 - Equipment Wiring Connections: Execution requirements for electrical connections to air terminal units specified by this section.
1.2 REFERENCES
A. American Refrigeration Institute:
1. ARI 880 - Air Terminals.
2. ARI 885 -Procedure for Estimating Occupied Space Sound Levels in the Application of Air Terminals and Air Outlets.
B. National Electrical Manufacturers Association:
1. NEMA 250 - Enclosures for Electrical Equipment (1000 Volts Maximum).
C. National Fire Protection Association:
1. NFPA 90A - Standard for the Installation of Air Conditioning and Ventilating Systems.
D. Underwriters Laboratories Inc.:
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1. UL 181 - Factory-Made Air Ducts and Connectors.
1.3 SUBMITTALS
A. Section 01 33 00 - Submittal Procedures: Submittal procedures.
B. Product Data: Submit data indicating configuration, general assembly, and materials used in fabrication. Include catalog performance ratings indicating airflow, static pressure, [heating coil capacity] and NC designation. Include electrical characteristics and connection requirements. Include schedules listing discharge and radiated sound power level for each of second through sixth octave bands at inlet static pressures of 1 inch to 4 inches wg (250 to 1000 Pa).
C. Manufacturer's Installation Instructions: Submit support and hanging details, and service clearances required.
D. Manufacturer's Certificate: Certify products meet or exceed specified requirements.
1.4 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS
A. Section 01 70 00 - Execution and Closeout Requirements: Closeout procedures.
B. Project Record Documents: Record actual locations of [units] [, controls components].
C. Operation and Maintenance Data: Submit manufacturer's descriptive literature, operating instructions, maintenance and repair data, and parts lists. Include directions for resetting constant volume regulators.
1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Test and rate air terminal units performance for air pressure drop, flow performance, and acoustical performance in accordance with ARI 880 and ARI 885. Attach ARI seal to each terminal unit.
B. Perform Work in accordance with CA standards.
C. Maintain [one copy] of [each] document on site.
1.6 QUALIFICATIONS
A. Manufacturer: Company specializing in manufacturing products specified in this section with minimum three years' [documented] experience.
B. Installer: Company specializing in performing Work of this section with minimum three years' [documented] experience [approved by manufacturer].
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1.7 PRE-INSTALLATION MEETINGS
A. Section 01 30 00 - Administrative Requirements: Pre-installation meeting.
B. Convene minimum [one] week prior to commencing work of this section.
1.8 FIELD MEASUREMENTS
A. Verify field measurements prior to fabrication.
1.9 COORDINATION
A. Section 01 30 00 - Administrative Requirements: Coordination and project conditions.
B. Coordinate Work with 15905 - HVAC Instrumentation and Controls.
1.10 WARRANTY
A. Section 01 70 00 - Execution and Closeout Requirements: Product warranties and product bonds.
B. Furnish [five] year manufacturer's warranty for air terminal units.
1.11 EXTRA MATERIALS
A. Section [01 70 00 - Execution and Closeout Requirements]: Requirements for extra materials.
B. Furnish [two] additional electric motors of each size of fan powered terminal units.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.1 SINGLE DUCT VARIABLE VOLUME AIR TERMINAL UNITS
A. Manufacturers:
1. Anemostat Products; a Mestek company.
2. Carnes Company.
3. Carrier Global Corporation.
4. Johnson Controls, Inc.
5. Krueger-HVAC; brand of Johnson Controls International plc, Global Products.
6. METALAIRE, Inc.
7. Nailor Industries Inc.
8. Titus; brand of Johnson Controls International plc, Global Products.
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9. Trane.
10. Tuttle & Bailey; brand of Johnson Controls International plc, Global Products.
11. Warren Technology.
12. Substitutions: [Section 01 60 00 - Product Requirements] [Not Permitted].
B. Furnish materials in accordance with CA standards.
C. Product Description: Variable air volume terminal units for connection to central air systems, with [system powered] [electronic] controls, [and] [hot water] heating coils].
D. Identification: Furnish each air terminal unit with identification label and airflow indicator. Include unit nominal airflow, maximum factory -set airflow and minimum factory-set airflow and coil type.
E. Basic Assembly:
1. Casings: Minimum [22] gage ([0.8] mm) galvanized steel.
2. Lining: Minimum [1/2] [3/4] [1] inch ([13] [19] [25] mm) thick neoprene or vinyl coated glass fiber insulation, 1.5 lb./cu ft (24 g/L) density, meeting NFPA 90A requirements and UL 181 erosion requirements. [Face lining with mil [Mylar] [Tedlar] film.]
3. Plenum Air Inlets: [Round stub connections] [S slip and drive connections] for duct attachment.
4. Plenum Air Outlets: S slip-and-drive connections.
F. Basic Unit:
1. Configuration: Air volume damper assembly inside unit casing. Locate control components inside protective metal shroud.
2. Volume Damper: Construct of galvanized steel with peripheral gasket and self - lubricating bearings; maximum damper leakage: 2 percent of design air flow at [1] [3] inches ([0.25] [0.75] kPa) [rated] inlet static pressure.
3. Mount damper operator to position damper [normally open] [normally closed] [as indicated on Drawings].
G. Attenuation Section: Line attenuation sections with [2] inch ([50] mm) thick insulation.
H. Multi Outlet Attenuation Section: With [6] [8] inch ([150] [200] mm) diameter collars, each with butterfly balancing damper with lock.
I. Round Outlet: Discharge collar matching inlet size.
J. Hot Water Heating Coil:
1. Construction: 1/2 inch (13 mm) copper tube mechanically expanded into aluminum plate fins, leak tested under water to 200 psig (10380 kPa) pressure, factory installed.
2. Capacity: Based on [190] degree F entering water, [170] degree F leaving water and [50] percent total air volume.
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K. Automatic Damper Operator:
1. Electric Actuator: 24 volt [with high limit] [with remote temperature read and reset capability].
2. Pneumatic Damper Operator: [8-13] [3 -13] psig ([55-90] [21 -90] kPa) spring range.
3. Maximum Volume Controller and Probe: Pneumatic, with calibration pressure taps for high flow limited proportional variable-air-volume control.
4. Velocity Reset Controller and Probe:
a. Pneumatic.
b. Calibration pressure taps for pressure independent control to compensate for varying inlet static pressure.
c. Minimum and maximum limits set at reset device.
d. Maintain airflow to within 5 percent of set point with inlet static pressure variations up to [2] [4] inches ([0.5] [1.0] kPa).
e. Reset span, [fixed at 5 psi (34 kPa)] [or] [adjustable 3 to 8 psi (21-55 kPa)] remaining constant regardless of minimum or maximum setting. Reset start point adjustable from 3-10 psi (21-69 kPa).
L. Sound Ratings: Manufacturer specified
M. Thermostat: [Wall -mounted pneumatic] [Wall -mounted electric] [Electronic] type with appropriate mounting hardware. Refer to Section [23 09 00] [23 09 23] [23 09 53].
N. Sequence of Operation: Refer to Section 23 09 93.
PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.1 EXAMINATION
A. Section 01 30 00 - Administrative Requirements: Coordination and project conditions.
B. Verify ductwork is ready for air terminal installation.
3.2 INSTALLATION
A. Connect to ductwork in accordance with Section 23 31 00.
B. Install ceiling access doors or locate units above easily removable ceiling components.
C. Support units individually from structure. Do not support from adjacent ductwork.
D. Support air terminal units connected by flexible duct independently of flexible duct.
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E. Install transition piece to match flexible duct size to inlet or outlet of variable air volume terminal.
F. Install minimum of [5] ft ([1.5] m) of [1] [2] inch ([25] [50] mm) thick lined ductwork downstream of units. Refer to Section 23 31 00.
G. Install Work in accordance with CA standard.
3.3 ADJUSTING
A. Section 01 70 00 - Execution and Closeout Requirements: Requirements for starting and adjusting.
B. Reset volume with damper operator attached to assembly allowing flow range modulation from 100 percent of design flow to [0] [50] percent full flow. [Set units with heating coils for minimum [50] percent full flow.]
3.4 SCHEDULES
A. Terminal Unit Schedule: VAVs (Refer to Mechanical Schedule) END OF SECTION 23 36 00
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23 52 16- 1 CONDENSING BOILERS
SECTION 23 52 16
CONDENSING BOILERS
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS
A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.
1.2 SUMMARY
A. This Section includes packaged, factory -fabricated and -assembled, gas-fired, [pulse- combustion] [fire -tube] [water -tube] [water -jacketed] condensing boilers, trim, and accessories for generating [hot water] [steam].
1.3 SUBMITTALS
A. Product Data: Include performance data, operating characteristics, furnished specialties, and accessories.
B. Shop Drawings: For boilers, boiler trim, and accessories. Include plans, elevations, sections, details, and attachments to other work.
1. Design calculations and vibration isolation base details, signed and sealed by a qualified professional engineer.
a. Design Calculations: Calculate requirements for selecting vibration isolators and seismic restraints and for designing vibration isolation bases. b. Vibration Isolation Base Details: Detail fabrication including anchorages and attachments to structure and to supported equipment. Include auxiliary motor slides and rails and equipment mounting frames.
2. Wiring Diagrams: Power, signal, and control wiring.
C. Manufacturer Seismic Qualification Certification: Submit certification that boiler, accessories, and components will withstand seismic forces defined in Division 23 Section "Vibration and Seismic Controls for HVAC Piping and Equipment." Include the following:
1. Basis for Certification: Indicate whether withstand certification is based on actual test of assembled components or on calculation.
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a. The term "withstand" means "the unit will remain in place without separation of any parts from the device when subjected to the seismic forces specified."
b. The term "withstand" means "the unit will remain in place without separation of any parts from the device when subjected to the seismic forces specified and the unit will be fully operational after the seismic event."
2. Dimensioned Outline Drawings of Equipment Unit: Identify center of gravity and locate and describe mounting and anchorage provisions.
3. Detailed description of equipment anchorage devices on which the certification is based and their installation requirements.
D. Source quality-control test reports.
E. Field quality-control test reports.
F. Operation and Maintenance Data: For boilers to include in emergency, operation, and maintenance manuals.
G. Warranty: Special warranty specified in this Section.
H. Other Informational Submittals:
1. ASME Stamp Certification and Report: Submit "A," "S," or "PP" stamp certificate of authorization, as required by authorities having jurisdiction, and document hydrostatic testing of piping external to boiler.
1.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFPA 70, Article 100, by a testing agency acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction, and marked for intended use.
B. ASME Compliance: Fabricate and label boilers to comply with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
C. ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1 Compliance: Boilers shall have minimum efficiency according to "Gas and Oil Fired Boilers - Minimum Efficiency Requirements." D. DOE Compliance: Minimum efficiency shall comply with 10 CFR 430, Subpart B, Appendix N, "Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Furnaces and Boilers."
E. UL Compliance: Test boilers for compliance with UL 795, "Commercial-Industrial Gas Heating Equipment." Boilers shall be listed and labeled by a testing agency acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction.
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1.5 COORDINATION
A. Coordinate size and location of concrete bases. Cast anchor -bolt inserts into bases.
Concrete, reinforcement, and formwork requirements are specified in Division 03.
1.6 WARRANTY
A. Special Warranty: Manufacturer's standard form in which manufacturer agrees to repair or replace components of boilers that fail in materials or workmanship within specified warranty period.
1. Warranty Period for Pulse-Combustion Boilers:
a. Heat Exchanger Damaged by Thermal Shock: [10] <Insert number> years from date of Substantial Completion.
b. Heat-Exchanger Corrosion: [Prorated] [Nonprorated] for [five] <Insert number> years from date of Substantial Completion.
2. Warranty Period for Fire-Tube Condensing Boilers:
a. Leakage and Materials: [10] <Insert number> years from date of Substantial Completion.
b. Heat Exchanger Damaged by Thermal Stress and Corrosion: [Prorated] [Nonprorated] for [five] <Insert number> years from date of Substantial Completion.
3. Warranty Period for Water -Tube Condensing Boilers: [20] <Insert number> years from date of Substantial Completion.
4. Warranty Period for Water-Jacketed Condensing Boilers:
a. Leakage and Materials: [Eight] <Insert number> years from date of Substantial Completion.
b. Heat Exchanger Damaged by Thermal Stress and Corrosion: [Prorated] [Nonprorated] for [five] <Insert number> years from date of Substantial Completion.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.1 MANUFACTURERS
A. Available Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following:
B. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products by one of the following:
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C. Basis-of-Design Product: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide [the product indicated on Drawings] <Insert manufacturer's name; product name or designation> or a comparable product by one of the following:
1. Fulton Boiler Works, Inc.
2. Gasmaster Industries Incorporated.
3. Hydrotherm, Inc.; a division of Mestek, Inc.
4. <Insert manufacturer's name.>
5. AERCO International.
6. Heat Transfer Products, Inc.
7. <Insert manufacturer's name.>
8. Laars Heating Systems; a division of Waterpik Technologies, Inc.
9. Lochinvar Corporation.
10. <Insert manufacturer's name.>
11. Viessmann Manufacturing Co. (US) Inc.
12. <Insert manufacturer's name.>
2.2 MANUFACTURED UNITS
A. Description: Factory -fabricated, -assembled, and -tested, pulse -combustion condensing boiler with heat exchanger sealed pressure tight, built on a steel base; including insulated jacket; flue -gas vent; combustion -air intake connections; water supply, return, and condensate drain connections; and controls.
B. Heat Exchanger: [Type 316L, stainless -steel] [Carbon -steel] primary and secondary combustion chamber.
C. Pressure Vessel: Carbon steel with welded heads and tube connections.
D. Exhaust Decoupler: Fiberglass composite material in a corrosion-resistant steel box.
E. Burner: [Natural] [Propane] gas, self-aspirating and self-venting after initial start.
F. Blower: Centrifugal fan to operate only during start of each burner sequence.
1. Motors: Comply with requirements specified in Division 23 Section "Common Motor Requirements for HVAC Equipment."
a. Motor Sizes: Minimum size as indicated. If not indicated, large enough so driven load will not require motor to operate in service factor range above
1.0. G. Gas Train: Combination gas valve with manual shutoff and pressure regulator.
H. Ignition: Spark ignition with 100 percent main -valve shutoff with electronic flame supervision.
I. Casing:
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1. Jacket: Sheet metal, with snap-in or interlocking closures.
2. Control Compartment Enclosure: NEMA 250, Type 1A.
3. Finish: [Baked-enamel] [Powder-coated] protective finish.
4. Insulation: Minimum 2-inch- (50-mm-) thick, mineral-fiber insulation surrounding the heat exchanger.
5. Draft Hood: [Integral] [External].
6. Combustion-Air Connection: Inlet duct collar and sheet metal closure over burner compartment.
7. Mounting base to secure boiler to concrete base.
a. Seismic Fabrication Requirements: Fabricate mounting base and attachment to boiler pressure vessel, accessories, and components with reinforcement strong enough to withstand seismic forces defined in Division 23 Section "Vibration and Seismic Controls for HVAC Piping and Equipment" when mounting base is anchored to building structure.
J. Mufflers: Carbon-steel intake muffler and stainless-steel exhaust.
K. Condensate Trap: Cast-iron body with stainless-steel internal parts.
L. Characteristics and Capacities:
1. Heating Medium: [Hot water] [Steam].
2. Design Water Pressure Rating: [15 psig (104 kPa)] [150 psig (1035 kPa)] <Insert pressure rating>.
3. Design Steam Pressure Rating: [ 60 psig (415 kPa)] [100 psig (690 kPa)] [160 psig (1100 kPa)] <Insert pressure rating>.
4. Safety Relief Valve Setting: <Insert psig (kPa).>
5. Entering-Water Temperature: <Insert deg F (deg C).>
6. Leaving-Water Temperature: <Insert deg F (deg C).>
7. Design Water Flow Rate: <Insert gpm (L/s).>
8. Minimum Water Flow Rate: <Insert gpm (L/s).>
9. Design Pressure Drop: <Insert psig (kPa).>
10. Steam Operating Pressure: <Insert psig (kPa).>
11. Steam Flow Rate: <Insert lb/h (kg/s).>
12. Minimum Efficiency AFUE: <Insert value> percent.
13. Minimum Thermal Efficiency: <Insert value> percent.
14. Minimum Combustion Efficiency: <Insert value> percent.
15. AGA Input: <Insert MBh (kW).>
16. Gas Input: <Insert cfh (mL/s).>
17. AGA Output Capacity: <Insert MBh (kW).>
18. DOE Output Capacity: <Insert MBh (kW).>
19. Equivalent Direct Radiation: <Insert EDR (W).>
20. Blower:
a. Motor Horsepower: <Insert value.>
b. RPM: <Insert value.>
21. Electrical Characteristics:
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a. Volts: [115] [208] [230] [460] <Insert value> V.
b. Phase: [Single] [Three].
c. Hertz: [50] [60].
d. Full-Load Amperes: <Insert value.>
e. Minimum Circuit Ampacity: <Insert value.>
f. Maximum Overcurrent Protection: <Insert amperage.>
2.3 MANUFACTURED UNITS
A. Description: Factory -fabricated, -assembled, and -tested, fire-tube condensing boiler with heat exchanger sealed pressure tight, built on a steel base; including insulated jacket; flue -gas vent; combustion -air intake connections; water supply, return, and condensate drain connections; and controls. Water heating service only.
B. Heat Exchanger: Nonferrous, corrosion-resistant combustion chamber.
C. Pressure Vessel: Carbon steel with welded heads and tube connections.
D. Burner: [Natural] [Propane] gas, forced draft.
E. Blower: Centrifugal fan to operate during each burner firing sequence and to prepurge and postpurge the combustion chamber.
1. Motors: Comply with requirements specified in Division 23 Section "Common Motor Requirements for HVAC Equipment."
a. Motor Sizes: Minimum size as indicated. If not indicated, large enough so driven load will not require motor to operate in service factor range above
1.0. F. Gas Train: Combination gas valve with manual shutoff and pressure regulator.
G. Ignition: Spark ignition with 100 percent main -valve shutoff with electronic flame supervision.
H. Casing:
1. Jacket: [Sheet metal] [Plastic], with snap-in or interlocking closures.
2. Control Compartment Enclosures: NEMA 250, Type 1A.
3. Finish: [Baked-enamel] [Powder-coated] protective finish.
4. Insulation: Minimum 2-inch- (50-mm-) thick, [mineral-fiber] [polyurethane-foam] insulation surrounding the heat exchanger.
5. Combustion-Air Connections: Inlet and vent duct collars.
6. Mounting base to secure boiler.
a. Seismic Fabrication Requirements: Fabricate mounting base and attachment to boiler pressure vessel, accessories, and components with reinforcement strong enough to withstand seismic forces defined in PHASE 1 - CHIMBOLE CENTER 6/01/2026
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Division 23 Section "Vibration and Seismic Controls for HVAC Piping and Equipment" when mounting base is anchored to building structure.
I. Characteristics and Capacities:
1. Heating Medium: Hot water.
2. Design Water Pressure Rating: [160 psig (1100 kPa)] <Insert value>.
3. Safety Relief Valve Setting: <Insert psig (kPa).>
4. Entering-Water Temperature: <Insert deg F (deg C).>
5. Leaving-Water Temperature: <Insert deg F (deg C).>
6. Design Water Flow Rate: <Insert gpm (L/s).>
7. Minimum Water Flow Rate: <Insert gpm (L/s).>
8. Design Pressure Drop: <Insert psig (kPa).>
9. Minimum Efficiency AFUE: <Insert value> percent.
10. Minimum Thermal Efficiency: <Insert value> percent.
11. Minimum Combustion Efficiency: <Insert value> percent.
12. AGA Input: <Insert MBh (kW).>
13. Gas Input: <Insert cfh (mL/s).>
14. AGA Output Capacity: <Insert MBh (kW).>
15. DOE Output Capacity: <Insert MBh (kW).>
16. Equivalent Direct Radiation: <Insert EDR (W).>
17. Blower:
a. Motor Horsepower: <Insert value.>
b. RPM: <Insert value.>
18. Electrical Characteristics:
a. Volts: [115] [208] [230] [460] <Insert value> V.
b. Phase: [Single] [Three].
c. Hertz: [50] [60].
d. Full-Load Amperes: <Insert value.>
e. Minimum Circuit Ampacity: <Insert value.>
f. Maximum Overcurrent Protection: <Insert amperage.>
2.4 MANUFACTURED UNITS
A. Description: Factory-fabricated, -assembled, and -tested, water-tube condensing boiler with heat exchanger sealed pressure tight, built on a steel base; including insulated jacket; flue -gas vent; combustion -air intake connections; water supply, return, and condensate drain connections; and controls. Water heating service only.
B. Heat Exchanger: Finned -copper primary and stainless -steel secondary heat exchangers.
C. Combustion Chamber: Stainless steel, sealed.
D. Burner: [Natural] [Propane] gas, forced draft drawing from gas premixing valve.
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E. Blower: Centrifugal fan to operate during each burner firing sequence and to prepurge and postpurge the combustion chamber.
1. Motors: Comply with requirements specified in Division 23 Section "Common Motor Requirements for HVAC Equipment."
a. Motor Sizes: Minimum size as indicated. If not indicated, large enough so driven load will not require motor to operate in service factor range above
1.0. F. Gas Train: Combination gas valve with manual shutoff and pressure regulator.
G. Ignition: Silicone carbide hot -surface ignition that includes flame safety supervision and 100 percent main-valve shutoff.
H. Integral Circulator: Cast-iron body and stainless-steel impeller sized for minimum flow required in heat exchanger.
I. Casing:
1. Jacket: Sheet metal, with snap-in or interlocking closures.
2. Control Compartment Enclosures: NEMA 250, Type 1A.
3. Finish: Textured epoxy.
4. Insulation: Minimum [ 1-inch- (25-mm-)] [ 2-inch- (50-mm-)] thick, mineral -fiber insulation surrounding the heat exchanger.
5. Combustion-Air Connections: Inlet and vent duct collars.
6. Mounting base to secure boiler.
a. Seismic Fabrication Requirements: Fabricate mounting base and attachment to boiler pressure vessel, accessories, and components with reinforcement strong enough to withstand seismic forces defined in Division 23 Section "Vibration and Seismic Controls for HVAC Piping and Equipment" when mounting base is anchored to building structure.
J. Characteristics and Capacities:
1. Heating Medium: Hot water.
2. Design Water Pressure Rating: [160 psig (1100 kPa)] <Insert value>.
3. Safety Relief Valve Setting: <Insert psig (kPa).>
4. Entering-Water Temperature: <Insert deg F (deg C).>
5. Leaving-Water Temperature: <Insert deg F (deg C).>
6. Design Water Flow Rate: <Insert gpm (L/s).>
7. Minimum Water Flow Rate: <Insert gpm (L/s).>
8. Design Pressure Drop: <Insert psig (kPa).>
9. Minimum Efficiency AFUE: <Insert value> percent.
10. Minimum Thermal Efficiency: <Insert value> percent.
11. Minimum Combustion Efficiency: <Insert value> percent.
12. AGA Input: <Insert MBh (kW).>
13. Gas Input: <Insert cfh (mL/s).>
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14. AGA Output Capacity: <Insert MBh (kW).>
15. DOE Output Capacity: <Insert MBh (kW).>
16. Blower:
a. Motor Horsepower: <Insert value.>
b. RPM: <Insert value.>
17. Electrical Characteristics:
a. Volts: [115] [208] [230] [460] <Insert value> V.
b. Phase: [Single] [Three].
c. Hertz: [50] [60].
d. Full-Load Amperes: <Insert value.>
e. Minimum Circuit Ampacity: <Insert value.>
f. Maximum Overcurrent Protection: <Insert amperage.>
2.5 MANUFACTURED UNITS
A. Description: Factory -fabricated, -assembled, and -tested, water-jacketed condensing boiler with heat exchanger sealed pressure tight, built on a steel base; including insulated jacket; flue-gas vent; water supply, return, and condensate drain connections; and controls. Water heating service only.
B. Heat Exchanger: Stainless-steel primary and secondary combustion chamber.
C. Pressure Vessel: Carbon steel with welded heads and tube connections where not in contact with combustion or flue gases.
D. Burner: [Natural] [Propane] gas, forced draft; swing -open front and burner observation port.
E. Blower: Centrifugal fan, forced draft. Include prepurge and postpurge of the combustion chamber.
1. Motors: Comply with requirements specified in Division 23 Section "Common Motor Requirements for HVAC Equipment."
a. Motor Sizes: Minimum size as indicated. If not indicated, large enough so driven load will not require motor to operate in service factor range above
1.0. F. Gas Train: Combination gas valve with manual shutoff and pressure regulator.
Include 100 percent safety shutoff with electronic flame supervision.
G. Ignition: Electric -spark ignition with 100 percent main -valve shutoff with electronic flame supervision.
H. Casing:
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1. Jacket: Sheet metal, with snap-in or interlocking closures.
2. Control Compartment Enclosures: NEMA 250, Type 1A.
3. Finish: Powder-coated protective finish.
4. Insulation: Minimum 4-inch- (100-mm-) thick, mineral-fiber insulation surrounding the heat exchanger.
5. Combustion-Air Connections: Inlet and vent duct collars.
6. Mounting base to secure boiler.
a. Seismic Fabrication Requirements: Fabricate mounting base and attachment to boiler pressure vessel, accessories, and components with reinforcement strong enough to withstand seismic forces defined in Division 23 Section "Vibration and Seismic Controls for HVAC Piping and Equipment" when mounting base is anchored to building structure.
I. Characteristics and Capacities:
1. Heating Medium: Hot water.
2. Design Water Pressure Rating: [30 psig (207 kPa)] <Insert value>.
3. Safety Relief Valve Setting: <Insert psig (kPa).>
4. Maximum Design Temperature: 210 deg F (99 deg C).
5. Entering-Water Temperature: <Insert deg F (deg C).>
6. Leaving-Water Temperature: <Insert deg F (deg C).>
7. Design Water Flow Rate: <Insert gpm (L/s).>
8. Design Pressure Drop: <Insert psig (kPa).>
9. Minimum Efficiency AFUE: <Insert value> percent.
10. Minimum Thermal Efficiency: <Insert value> percent.
11. Minimum Combustion Efficiency: <Insert value> percent.
12. AGA Input: <Insert MBh (kW).>
13. Gas Input: <Insert cfh (mL/s).>
14. AGA Output Capacity: <Insert MBh (kW).>
15. DOE Output Capacity: <Insert MBh (kW).>
16. Equivalent Direct Radiation: <Insert EDR (W).>
17. Blower:
a. Motor Horsepower: <Insert value.>
b. RPM: <Insert value.>
18. Electrical Characteristics:
a. Volts: [115] [208] [230] [460] <Insert value> V.
b. Phase: [Single] [Three].
c. Hertz: [50] [60].
d. Full-Load Amperes: <Insert value.>
e. Minimum Circuit Ampacity: <Insert value.>
f. Maximum Overcurrent Protection: <Insert amperage.>
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2.6 TRIM
A. Include devices sized to comply with [ANSI B31.1, "Power Piping] [ANSI B31.9, "Building Services Piping]."
B. Aquastat Controllers: Operating[, firing rate,] and high limit.
C. Safety Relief Valve: ASME rated.
D. Pressure and Temperature Gage: Minimum 3-1/2-inch- (89-mm-) diameter, combination water -pressure and -temperature gage. Gages shall have operating - pressure and -temperature ranges so normal operating range is about 50 percent of full range.
E. Boiler Air Vent: [Automatic] [Manual].
F. Drain Valve: Minimum NPS 3/4 (DN 20) hose-end gate valve.
G. Circulation Pump: Non -overloading, in -line pump with split -capacitor motor having thermal-overload protection and lubricated bearings; designed to operate at specified boiler pressures and temperatures.
2.7 TRIM
A. Include devices sized to comply with [ANSI B31.1, "Power Piping] [ANSI B31.9, "Building Services Piping]."
B. Pressure Controllers: Operating[, firing rate,] and high limit.
C. Safety Relief Valve:
1. Size and Capacity: As required for equipment according to ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
2. Description: Fully enclosed steel spring with adjustable pressure range and positive shutoff; factory set and sealed.
a. Drip-Pan Elbow: Cast iron and having threaded inlet and outlet with threads complying with ASME B1.20.1.
D. Pressure Gage: Minimum 3-1/2-inch (89-mm) diameter. Gage shall have normal operating pressure about 50 percent of full range.
E. Water Column: Minimum 12-inch (300-mm) glass gage with shutoff cocks.
F. Drain Valves: Minimum NPS 3/4 (DN 20) or nozzle size with hose-end connection.
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G. Blowdown Valves: Factory-installed bottom and surface, slow-acting blowdown valves same size as boiler nozzle.[ Blowdown valves shall be combination of slow and quick acting as required by ANSI B31.1.]
H. Stop Valves: Boiler inlets and outlets, except safety relief valves or preheater inlet and outlet, shall be equipped with stop valve in an accessible location as near as practical to boiler nozzle and same size or larger than nozzle. Valves larger than NPS 2 (DN 50) shall have rising stem.
I. Stop-Check Valves: Factory-installed, stop-check valve and stop valve at boiler outlet with free-blow drain valve factory installed between the two valves and visible when operating stop-check valve.
2.8 CONTROLS
A. Refer to Division 23 Section "Instrumentation and Control for HVAC." B. Boiler operating controls shall include the following devices and features:
1. Control transformer.
2. Set-Point Adjust: Set points shall be adjustable.
3. Operating Pressure Control: Factory wired and mounted to cycle burner.
4. Low-Water Cutoff and Pump Control: Cycle feedwater pump(s) for makeup water control.
5. Sequence of Operation: Electric, factory -fabricated and field -installed panel to control burner firing rate to maintain space temperature in response to thermostat with heat anticipator located in heated space.
6. Sequence of Operation: Electric, factory -fabricated and field -installed panel to control burner firing rate to reset supply-water temperature inversely with outside- air temperature. At [ 0 deg F (minus 17 deg C)] <Insert temperature> outside -air temperature, set supply -water temperature at [ 200 deg F (93 deg C)] <Insert temperature>; at [ 60 deg F (15 deg C)] <Insert temperature> outside -air temperature, set supply -water temperature at [ 140 deg F (60 deg C)] <Insert temperature>.
7. Sequence of Operation: Electric, factory -fabricated and field -installed panel to control burner firing rate to maintain a constant steam pressure. Maintain pressure set point plus or minus 10 percent.
a. Include automatic, alternating-firing sequence for multiple boilers to ensure maximum system efficiency throughout the load range and to provide equal runtime for boilers.
C. Burner Operating Controls: To maintain safe operating conditions, burner safety controls limit burner operation.
1. High Cutoff: [Manual] [Automatic] reset stops burner if operating conditions rise above maximum boiler design [temperature] [pressure].
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2. Low-Water Cutoff Switch: [Electronic] [Float and electronic] probe shall prevent burner operation on low water. Cutoff switch shall be [manual] [automatic] -reset type.
3. Blocked Inlet Safety Switch: Manual -reset pressure switch field mounted on boiler combustion-air inlet.
4. Audible Alarm: Factory mounted on control panel with silence switch; shall sound alarm for above conditions.
D. Building Automation System Interface: Factory install hardware and software to enable building automation system to monitor, control, and display boiler status and alarms.
1. Hardwired Points:
a. Monitoring: On/off status, [common trouble alarm] [low water level alarm] <Insert monitoring>.
b. Control: On/off operation, [hot water supply temperature set -point adjustment] [steam pressure adjustment] <Insert control>.
2. A communication interface with building automation system shall enable building automation system operator to remotely control and monitor the boiler from an operator workstation. Control features available, and monitoring points displayed, locally at boiler control panel shall be available through building automation system.
2.9 ELECTRICAL POWER
A. Controllers, Electrical Devices, and Wiring: Electrical devices and connections are specified in Division 26 Sections.
B. Single-Point Field Power Connection: Factory -installed and -wired switches, motor controllers, transformers, and other electrical devices necessary shall provide a single - point field power connection to boiler.
1. House in NEMA 250, Type [1] <Insert type> enclosure.
2. Wiring shall be numbered and color-coded to match wiring diagram.
3. Install factory wiring outside of an enclosure in a [metal ]raceway.
4. Field power interface shall be to [wire lugs] [fused disconnect switch] [nonfused disconnect switch] [circuit breaker].
5. Provide branch power circuit to each motor and to controls[ with a disconnect switch or circuit breaker].
6. Provide each motor with overcurrent protection.
2.10 VENTING KITS
A. Kit: Complete system, ASTM A 959, Type 29-4C stainless steel, pipe, vent terminal, thimble, indoor plate, vent adapter, condensate trap and dilution tank, and sealant.
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B. Combustion-Air Intake: Complete system, stainless steel, pipe, vent terminal with screen, inlet air coupling, and sealant.
2.11 SOURCE QUALITY CONTROL
A. Burner and Hydrostatic Test: Factory adjust burner to eliminate excess oxygen, carbon dioxide, oxides of nitrogen emissions, and carbon monoxide in flue gas and to achieve combustion efficiency; perform hydrostatic test.
B. Test and inspect factory-assembled boilers, before shipping, according to ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
C. Allow Owner access to source quality -control testing of boilers. Notify Architect 14 days in advance of testing.
PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.1 EXAMINATION
A. Before boiler installation, examine roughing -in for concrete equipment bases, anchor - bolt sizes and locations, and piping and electrical connections to verify actual locations, sizes, and other conditions affecting boiler performance, maintenance, and operations.
1. Final boiler locations indicated on Drawings are approximate. Determine exact locations before roughing-in for piping and electrical connections.
B. Examine mechanical spaces for suitable conditions where boilers will be installed.
C. Proceed with installation only after unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected.
3.2 BOILER INSTALLATION
A. Install boilers level on concrete base. Concrete base is specified in Division 23 Section "Common Work Results for HVAC," and concrete materials and installation requirements are specified in Division 03.
B. Vibration Isolation: Elastomeric [isolation pads] [mounts] with a minimum static deflection of [0.25 inch (6.35 mm)] <Insert deflection>. Vibration isolation devices and installation requirements are specified in Division 23 Section "Vibration and Seismic Controls for HVAC Piping and Equipment."
C. Install gas-fired boilers according to NFPA 54.
D. Assemble and install boiler trim.
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E. Install electrical devices furnished with boiler but not specified to be factory mounted.
F. Install control wiring to field-mounted electrical devices.
3.3 CONNECTIONS
A. Piping installation requirements are specified in other Division 23 Sections. Drawings indicate general arrangement of piping, fittings, and specialties.
B. Install piping adjacent to boiler to allow service and maintenance.
C. Install piping from equipment drain connection to nearest floor drain. Piping shall be at least full size of connection. Provide an isolation valve if required.
D. Connect piping to boilers, except safety relief valve connections, with flexible connectors of materials suitable for service. Flexible connectors and their installation are specified in Division 23 Section "Common Work Results for HVAC," E. Connect gas piping to boiler gas -train inlet with union. Piping shall be at least full size of gas train connection. Provide a reducer if required.
F. Connect hot-water piping to supply - and return-boiler tappings with shutoff valve and union or flange at each connection.
G. Connect steam and condensate piping to supply -, return -, and blowdown -boiler tappings with shutoff valve and union or flange at each connection.
H. Install piping from safety relief valves to nearest floor drain.
I. Install piping from safety valves to drip-pan elbow and to nearest floor drain.
J. Boiler Venting:
1. Install flue venting kit and combustion-air intake.
2. Connect full size to boiler connections.[ Comply with requirements in Division 23 Section "Breechings, Chimneys, and Stacks."]
K. Ground equipment according to Division 26 Section "Grounding and Bonding for Electrical Systems."
L. Connect wiring according to Division 26 Section "Low -Voltage Electrical Power Conductors and Cables."
3.4 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL
A. Perform tests and inspections and prepare test reports.
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1. Manufacturer's Field Service: Engage a factory -authorized service representative to inspect components, assemblies, and equipment installations, including connections, and to assist in testing.
B. Tests and Inspections:
1. Perform installation and startup checks according to manufacturer's written instructions.
2. Leak Test: Hydrostatic test. Repair leaks and retest until no leaks exist.
3. Operational Test: Start units to confirm proper motor rotation and unit operation.
Adjust air-fuel ratio and combustion.
4. Test and adjust controls and safeties. Replace damaged and malfunctioning controls and equipment.
a. Check and adjust initial operating set points and high - and low-limit safety set points of fuel supply, water level and [water temperature] [steam pressure].
b. Set field-adjustable switches and circuit-breaker trip ranges as indicated.
C. Remove and replace malfunctioning units and retest as specified above.
D. Occupancy Adjustments: When requested within [12 months of date of Substantial Completion] <Insert time period>, provide on-site assistance in adjusting system to suit actual occupied conditions. Provide up to [two] <Insert number> visits to Project during other than normal occupancy hours for this purpose.
E. Performance Tests:
1. Engage a factory -authorized service representative to inspect component assemblies and equipment installations, including connections, and to conduct performance testing.
2. Boilers shall comply with performance requirements indicated, as determined by field performance tests. Adjust, modify, or replace equipment to comply.
3. Perform field performance tests to determine capacity and efficiency of boilers. a. Test for full capacity.
b. Test for boiler efficiency at [low fire 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 80, 60, 40, and 20] <Insert range> percent of full capacity. Determine efficiency at each test point.
4. Repeat tests until results comply with requirements indicated.
5. Provide analysis equipment required to determine performance.
6. Provide temporary equipment and system modifications necessary to dissipate the heat produced during tests if building systems are not adequate.
7. Notify Architect in advance of test dates.
8. Document test results in a report and submit to Architect.
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3.5 DEMONSTRATION
A. [Engage a factory -authorized service representative to train] [Train] Owner's maintenance personnel to adjust, operate, and maintain boilers.[ Video training sessions.] Refer to Division 01 Section "Demonstration and Training." END OF SECTION 23 52 16
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SECTION 23 74 13
PACKAGED, OUTDOOR, CENTRAL-STATION AIR-HANDLING UNITS
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS
A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.
1.2 SUMMARY
A. This Section includes packaged, outdoor, central -station air -handling units (rooftop units) with the following components and accessories:
1. Direct-expansion cooling.
2. Heat-pump refrigeration components.
3. Hot-gas reheat.
4. Electric-heating coils.
5. Gas furnace.
6. Economizer outdoor- and return-air damper section.
7. Integral, space temperature controls.
8. Roof curbs.
B. Related Sections include the following:
1. Division 23 Section "Indoor Indirect -Fuel-Fired Heating and Ventilating Units" for outdoor units providing 100 percent tempered outdoor air with heat exchangers.
2. Division 23 Section "Indoor, Direct Gas -Fired Heating and Ventilating Units" for outdoor units providing 100 percent tempered outdoor air without heat exchangers.
3. Division 23 Section "Packaged, Outdoor, Heating and Cooling Makeup Air - Conditioners" for outdoor equipment air conditioning 100 percent outdoor air to replace air exhausted from a building.
1.3 DEFINITIONS
A. DDC: Direct-digital controls.
B. ECM: Electrically commutated motor.
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C. Outdoor-Air Refrigerant Coil: Refrigerant coil in the outdoor -air stream to reject heat during cooling operations and to absorb heat during heating operations. "Outdoor air" is defined as the air outside the building or taken from outdoors and not previously circulated through the system.
D. Outdoor-Air Refrigerant -Coil Fan: The outdoor -air refrigerant -coil fan in RTUs. "Outdoor air" is defined as the air outside the building or taken from outdoors and not previously circulated through the system.
E. RTU: Rooftop unit. As used in this Section, this abbreviation means packaged, outdoor, central -station air -handling units. This abbreviation is used regardless of whether the unit is mounted on the roof or on a concrete base on ground.
F. Supply-Air Fan: The fan providing supply air to conditioned space. "Supply air" is defined as the air entering a space from air -conditioning, heating, or ventilating apparatus.
G. Supply-Air Refrigerant Coil: Refrigerant coil in the supply -air stream to absorb heat (provide cooling) during cooling operations and to reject heat (provide heating) during heating operations. "Supply air" is defined as the air entering a space from air - conditioning, heating, or ventilating apparatus.
H. VVT: Variable-air volume and temperature.
1.4 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
A. Delegated Design: Design RTU supports to comply with [wind] [and] [seismic] performance requirements, including comprehensive engineering analysis by a qualified professional engineer, using performance requirements and design criteria indicated.
B. Wind-Restraint Performance:
1. Basic Wind Speed: <Insert value>.
2. Building Classification Category: [I] [II] [III] [IV].
3. Minimum 10 lb/sq. ft (48.8 kg/sq. m) multiplied by the maximum area of the mechanical component projected on a vertical plane that is normal to the wind direction, and 45 degrees either side of normal.
C. Seismic Performance: RTUs shall withstand the effects of earthquake motions determined according to [SEI/ASCE 7] <Insert requirement>.
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1.5 SUBMITTALS
A. Product Data: Include manufacturer's technical data for each RTU, including rated capacities, dimensions, required clearances, characteristics, furnished specialties, and accessories.
B. LEED Submittals:
1. Product Data for Credit EA 4: Documentation required by Credit EA 4 indicating that equipment and refrigerants comply.
2. Product Data for Prerequisite EQ 1: Documentation indicating that units comply with ASHRAE 62.1-2004, Section 5 - "Systems and Equipment." C. Shop Drawings: Detail equipment assemblies and indicate dimensions, weights, loads, required clearances, method of field assembly, components, and location and size of each field connection.
1. Wiring Diagrams: Power, signal, and control wiring.
D. Delegated-Design Submittal: For RTU supports indicated to comply with performance requirements and design criteria, including analysis data signed and sealed by the qualified professional engineer responsible for their preparation.
1. Design Calculations: Calculate requirements for selecting vibration isolators[ and seismic restraints] and for designing vibration isolation bases.
2. Detail mounting, securing, and flashing of roof curb to roof structure. Indicate coordinating requirements with roof membrane system.
3. [Wind-] [and] [Seismic -]Restraint Details: Detail fabrication and attachment of wind and seismic restraints and snubbers. Show anchorage details and indicate quantity, diameter, and depth of penetration of anchors.
E. Manufacturer Wind Loading Qualification Certification: Submit certification that specified equipment will withstand wind forces identified in "Performance Requirements" Article and in Division 23 Section "Vibration and Seismic Controls for HVAC Piping and Equipment."
1. Basis for Certification: Indicate whether withstand certification is based on actual test of assembled components or on calculations.
2. Dimensioned Outline Drawings of Equipment Unit: Identify center of wind force and locate and describe mounting and anchorage provisions.
3. Detailed description of equipment anchorage devices on which the certification is based and their installation requirements.
F. Manufacturer Seismic Qualification Certification: Submit certification that RTUs, accessories, and components will withstand seismic forces defined in "Performance Requirements" Article and in Division 23 Section "Vibration and Seismic Controls for HVAC Piping and Equipment."
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1. Basis for Certification: Indicate whether withstand certification is based on actual test of assembled components or on calculation.
2. Dimensioned Outline Drawings of Equipment Unit: Identify center of gravity and locate and describe mounting and anchorage provisions.
3. Detailed description of equipment anchorage devices on which the certification is based and their installation requirements.
G. Coordination Drawings: Plans and other details, drawn to scale, on which the following items are shown and coordinated with each other, using input from installers of the items involved:
1. Structural members to which RTUs will be attached.
2. Roof openings
3. Roof curbs and flashing.
H. Field quality-control test reports.
I. Operation and Maintenance Data: For RTUs to include in emergency, operation, and maintenance manuals.
J. Warranty: Special warranty specified in this Section.
1.6 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. ARI Compliance:
1. Comply with ARI 210/240 and ARI 340/360 for testing and rating energy efficiencies for RTUs.
2. Comply with ARI 270 for testing and rating sound performance for RTUs.
B. ASHRAE Compliance:
1. Comply with ASHRAE 15 for refrigeration system safety.
2. Comply with ASHRAE 33 for methods of testing cooling and heating coils.
3. Comply with applicable requirements in ASHRAE 62.1-2004, Section 5 - "Systems and Equipment" and Section 7 - "Construction and Startup." C. ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2004 Compliance: Applicable requirements in ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2004, Section 6 - "Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning." D. NFPA Compliance: Comply with NFPA 90A and NFPA 90B.
E. UL Compliance: Comply with UL 1995.
F. Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFPA 70, Article 100, by a testing agency acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction, and marked for intended use.
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1.7 WARRANTY
A. Special Warranty: Manufacturer's standard form in which manufacturer agrees to replace components of RTUs that fail in materials or workmanship within specified warranty period.
1. Warranty Period for Compressors: Manufacturer's standard, but not less than [five] [10] <Insert number> years from date of Substantial Completion.
2. Warranty Period for Gas Furnace Heat Exchangers: Manufacturer's standard, but not less than [five] [10] [15] [20] <Insert number> years from date of Substantial Completion.
3. Warranty Period for Solid -State Ignition Modules: Manufacturer's standard, but not less than [three] <Insert number> years from date of Substantial Completion.
4. Warranty Period for Control Boards: Manufacturer's standard, but not less than [three] <Insert number> years from date of Substantial Completion.
1.8 EXTRA MATERIALS
A. Furnish extra materials described below that match products installed and that are packaged with protective covering for storage and identified with labels describing contents.
1. Fan Belts: [One set] [<Insert number> sets] for each belt-driven fan.
2. Filters: [One set] [<Insert number> sets] of filters for each unit.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.1 MANUFACTURERS
A. Available Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following:
B. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products by one of the following:
C. Basis-of-Design Product: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide [the product indicated on Drawings] <Insert manufacturer's name; product name or designation> or a comparable product by one of the following:
1. AAON, Inc.
2. Addison Products Company.
3. Carrier Corporation.
4. Engineered Air.
5. Lennox Industries Inc.
6. McQuay International.
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7. Trane; American Standard Companies, Inc.
8. YORK International Corporation.
9. <Insert manufacturer's name>.
2.2 CASING
A. General Fabrication Requirements for Casings: Formed and reinforced double -wall insulated panels, fabricated to allow removal for access to internal parts and components, with joints between sections sealed.
B. Exterior Casing Material: Galvanized steel with factory-painted finish, with pitched roof panels and knockouts with grommet seals for electrical and piping connections and lifting lugs.
1. Exterior Casing Thickness: [ 0.052 inch (1.3 mm)] [0.0626 inch (1.6 mm)] [0.079 inch (2.0 mm)] <Insert thickness> thick.
C. Inner Casing Fabrication Requirements:
1. Inside Casing: Galvanized steel, [ 0.034 inch (0.86 mm)] [0.028 inch (0.7 mm)] <Insert thickness> thick[, perforated 40 percent free area].
D. Casing Insulation and Adhesive: Comply with NFPA 90A or NFPA 90B.
1. Materials: ASTM C 1071, Type I.
2. Thickness: [1/2 inch (13 mm)] [1 inch (25 mm)].
3. Liner materials shall have air -stream surface coated with an erosion - and temperature-resistant coating or faced with a plain or coated fibrous mat or fabric.
4. Liner Adhesive: Comply with ASTM C 916, Type I.
E. Condensate Drain Pans: Formed sections of [galvanized] [stainless] -steel sheet, a minimum of 2 inches (50 mm) deep[, and complying with ASHRAE 62.1-2004].
1. Double-Wall Construction: Fill space between walls with foam insulation and seal moisture tight.
2. Drain Connections: Threaded nipple[ both sides of drain pan].
3. Pan-Top Surface Coating: Corrosion-resistant compound.
F. Airstream Surfaces: Surfaces in contact with the airstream shall comply with requirements in ASHRAE 62.1-2004.
2.3 FANS
A. Direct-Driven Supply-Air Fans: Double width, [ forward curved] [backward inclined], centrifugal; with permanently lubricated, [multispeed] [ECM] motor resiliently mounted PHASE 1 - CHIMBOLE CENTER 6/01/2026
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in the fan inlet. Aluminum or painted-steel wheels, and galvanized- or painted-steel fan scrolls.
B. Belt-Driven Supply -Air Fans: Double width, forward curved, centrifugal; with permanently lubricated, single -speed motor installed on an adjustable fan base resiliently mounted in the casing. Aluminum or painted -steel wheels, and galvanized - or painted-steel fan scrolls.
C. Condenser-Coil Fan: Propeller, mounted on shaft of permanently lubricated motor.
D. Relief-Air Fan: [Propeller] [Forward curved] [Backward inclined], shaft mounted on permanently lubricated motor.
E. Seismic Fabrication Requirements: Fabricate fan section, internal mounting frame and attachment to fans, fan housings, motors, casings, accessories, and other fan section components with reinforcement strong enough to withstand seismic forces defined in Division 23 Section "Vibration and Seismic Controls for HVAC Piping and Equipment" when fan-mounted frame and RTU-mounted frame are anchored to building structure.
F. Fan Motor: Comply with requirements in Division 23 Section "Common Motor Requirements for HVAC Equipment."
2.4 COILS
A. Supply-Air Refrigerant Coil:
1. [Aluminum] [Copper]-plate fin and seamless[ internally grooved] copper tube in steel casing with equalizing-type vertical distributor.
2. Polymer strip shall prevent all copper coil from contacting steel coil frame or condensate pan.
3. Coil Split: Interlaced.
4. [Baked phenolic] [Cathodic epoxy] coating.
5. Condensate Drain Pan: [Galvanized steel with corrosion -resistant coating] [Stainless steel] formed with pitch and drain connections[ complying with ASHRAE 62.1-2004].
B. Outdoor-Air Refrigerant Coil:
1. [Aluminum] [Copper]-plate fin and seamless[ internally grooved] copper tube in steel casing with equalizing-type vertical distributor.
2. Polymer strip shall prevent all copper coil from contacting steel coil frame or condensate pan.
3. [Baked phenolic] [Cathodic epoxy] coating.
C. Hot-Gas Reheat Refrigerant Coil:
1. [Aluminum] [Copper]-plate fin and seamless[ internally grooved] copper tube in steel casing with equalizing-type vertical distributor.
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2. Polymer strip shall prevent all copper coil from contacting steel coil frame or condensate pan.
3. [Baked phenolic] [Cathodic epoxy] coating.
D. Electric-Resistance Heating:
1. Open Heating Elements: Resistance wire of 80 percent nickel and 20 percent chromium, supported and insulated by floating ceramic bushings recessed into casing openings, fastened to supporting brackets, and mounted in galvanized - steel frame. Terminate elements in stainless -steel machine -staked terminals secured with stainless-steel hardware.
2. Overtemperature Protection: Disk -type, automatically reset, thermal -cutout, safety device; serviceable through terminal box.
3. Overcurrent Protection: Manual -reset thermal cutouts, factory wired in each heater stage.
4. Control Panel: Unit mounted with disconnecting means and overcurrent protection. Include the following controls:
a. [Magnetic] [Mercury] contactors.
b. Step Controller: Pilot lights and override toggle switch for each step. c. SCR Controller: Pilot lights operate on load ratio, a minimum of five steps. d. Time-delay relay.
e. Airflow proving switch.
2.5 REFRIGERANT CIRCUIT COMPONENTS
A. Number of Refrigerant Circuits: [One] [Two] <Insert number>.
B. Compressor: [Hermetic, reciprocating] [Semihermetic, reciprocating] [Hermetic, scroll], mounted on vibration isolators; with internal overcurrent and high -temperature protection, internal pressure relief[, and crankcase heater].
C. Refrigeration Specialties:
1. Refrigerant: [R-22] [R-407C] [R-410A] <Insert type>.
2. Refrigerant: R-407C or R-410A.
3. Expansion valve with replaceable thermostatic element.
4. Refrigerant filter/dryer.
5. Manual-reset high-pressure safety switch.
6. Automatic-reset low-pressure safety switch.
7. Minimum off-time relay.
8. Automatic-reset compressor motor thermal overload.
9. Brass service valves installed in compressor suction and liquid lines.
10. Low-ambient kit high-pressure sensor.
11. Hot-gas reheat solenoid valve with a replaceable magnetic coil.
12. Hot-gas bypass solenoid valve with a replaceable magnetic coil.
13. Four-way reversing valve with a replaceable magnetic coil, thermostatic expansion valves with bypass check valves, and a suction line accumulator.
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2.6 AIR FILTRATION
A. Minimum arrestance according to ASHRAE 52.1, and a minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV) according to ASHRAE 52.2.
1. Glass Fiber: Minimum [80] <Insert percent> percent arrestance, and MERV [5] <Insert value>.
2. Pleated: Minimum [90] <Insert percent> percent arrestance, and MERV [7] <Insert value>.
2.7 GAS FURNACE
A. Description: Factory assembled, piped, and wired; complying with ANSI Z21.47 and NFPA 54.
1. CSA Approval: Designed and certified by and bearing label of CSA.
B. Burners: Stainless steel.
1. Fuel: [Natural] [Propane] gas.
2. Ignition: Electronically controlled electric spark or hot -surface igniter with flame sensor.
3. High-Altitude [Model] [Kit]: For Project elevations more than 2000 feet (610 m) above sea level.
C. Heat-Exchanger and Drain Pan: Stainless steel.
D. Venting: Gravity vented[ with vertical extension].
E. Power Vent: Integral, motorized centrifugal fan interlocked with gas valve[ with vertical extension].
F. Safety Controls:
1. Gas Control Valve: [Single stage] [Two stage] [Modulating].
2. Gas Train: Single -body, regulated, redundant, 24 -V ac gas valve assembly containing pilot solenoid valve, pilot filter, pressure regulator, pilot shutoff, and manual shutoff.
2.8 DAMPERS
A. Outdoor-Air Damper: Linked damper blades, for 0 to 25 percent outdoor air, with [manual] [motorized] damper filter.
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in reinforced cabinet. Connect operating rods with common linkage and interconnect linkages so dampers operate simultaneously.
1. Damper Motor: Modulating with adjustable minimum position.
2. Relief-Air Damper: Gravity actuated or motorized, as required by ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2004, with bird screen and hood.
2.9 ELECTRICAL POWER CONNECTION
A. Provide for single connection of power to unit with[ unit-mounted disconnect switch accessible from outside unit and] control -circuit transformer with built -in overcurrent protection.
2.10 CONTROLS
A. Control equipment and sequence of operation are specified in Division 23 Section "Instrumentation and Control for HVAC."
B. Basic Unit Controls:
1. Control-voltage transformer.
2. Wall-mounted thermostat or sensor with the following features:
a. Heat-cool-off switch.
b. Fan on-auto switch.
c. Fan-speed switch.
d. [Manual] [Automatic] changeover.
e. Adjustable deadband.
f. [Concealed] [Exposed] set point.
g. [Concealed] [Exposed] indication.
h. [Degree F] [Degree C] indication.
i. Unoccupied-period-override push button.
j. Data entry and access port to input temperature[ and humidity] set points, occupied and unoccupied periods, and output room temperature[ and humidity], supply-air temperature, operating mode, and status.
3. Wall-mounted humidistat or sensor with the following features:
a. [Concealed] [Exposed] set point.
b. [Concealed] [Exposed] indication.
4. [Remote Wall] [Unit]-Mounted Annunciator Panel for Each Unit:
a. Lights to indicate power on, cooling, heating, fan running, filter dirty, and unit alarm or failure.
b. DDC controller or programmable timer and interface with HVAC instrumentation and control system.
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c. Digital display of outdoor-air temperature, supply-air temperature, return-air temperature, economizer damper position, indoor -air quality, and control parameters.
C. [Electronic] [DDC] Controller:
1. Controller shall have volatile-memory backup.
2. Safety Control Operation:
a. Smoke Detectors: Stop fan and close outdoor -air damper if smoke is detected. Provide additional contacts for alarm interface to fire alarm control panel.
b. Firestats: Stop fan and close outdoor -air damper if air greater than [ 130 deg F (54 deg C)] <Insert temperature> enters unit. Provide additional contacts for alarm interface to fire alarm control panel. c. Fire Alarm Control Panel Interface: Provide control interface to coordinate with operating sequence described in Division 28 Section "Fire Detection and Alarm."
d. Low-Discharge Temperature: Stop fan and close outdoor -air damper if supply air temperature is less than [ 40 deg F (4 deg C)] <Insert temperature>.
e. Defrost Control for Condenser Coil: Pressure differential switch to initiate defrost sequence.
3. Scheduled Operation: Occupied and unoccupied periods on [seven] [365] -day clock with a minimum of [two] [four] programmable periods per day.
4. Unoccupied Period:
a. Heating Setback: [10 deg F (5.6 deg C)] <Insert temperature>. b. Cooling Setback: System off.
c. Override Operation: [Two] <Insert number> hours.
5. Supply Fan Operation:
a. Occupied Periods: Run fan continuously.
b. Unoccupied Periods: Cycle fan to maintain setback temperature.
6. Refrigerant Circuit Operation:
a. Occupied Periods: Cycle or stage compressors[, and operate hot -gas bypass] to match compressor output to cooling load to maintain [room] [discharge] temperature[ and humidity]. Cycle condenser fans to maintain maximum hot -gas pressure. Operate low -ambient control kit to maintain minimum hot-gas pressure.
b. Unoccupied Periods: [Compressors off] [Cycle compressors and condenser fans for heating to maintain setback temperature]. c. Switch reversing valve for heating or cooling mode on air-to-air heat pump.
7. Hot-Gas Reheat-Coil Operation:
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a. Occupied Periods: Humidistat opens hot -gas valve to provide hot -gas reheat, and cycles compressor.
b. Unoccupied Periods: Reheat not required.
8. Gas Furnace Operation:
a. Occupied Periods: [Cycle] [Stage] [Modulate] burner to maintain [room] [discharge] temperature.
b. Unoccupied Periods: Cycle burner to maintain setback temperature.
9. Electric-Heating-Coil Operation:
a. Occupied Periods: [Cycle] [Stage] [Modulate] coil to maintain [room] [discharge] temperature.
b. Unoccupied Periods: Energize coil to maintain setback temperature. c. Operate supplemental electric heating coil with compressor for heating with outdoor temperature below [ 25 deg F (minus 4 deg C)] <Insert temperature>.
10. Fixed Minimum Outdoor-Air Damper Operation:
a. Occupied Periods: Open to [25] <Insert percent> percent. b. Unoccupied Periods: Close the outdoor-air damper.
11. Economizer Outdoor-Air Damper Operation:
a. Occupied Periods: Open to [10] [25] <Insert percent> percent fixed minimum intake, and maximum 100 percent of the fan capacity to comply with ASHRAE Cycle II. Controller shall permit air -side economizer operation when outdoor air is less than [ 60 deg F (15 deg C)] <Insert temperature>. Use [outdoor -air temperature] [mixed -air and outdoor -air temperature] [outdoor -air enthalpy] [mixed -air temperature and select between outdoor -air and return -air enthalpy] to adjust mixing dampers.[ Start relief -air fan with end switch on outdoor -air damper.] During economizer cycle operation, lock out cooling.
b. Unoccupied Periods: Close outdoor -air damper and open return -air damper.
c. Outdoor-Airflow Monitor: Accuracy maximum plus or minus 5 percent within 15 and 100 percent of total outdoor air. Monitor microprocessor shall adjust for temperature, and output shall range from [2 - to 10-V dc] [4 to 20 mA] <Insert value>.
12. Carbon Dioxide Sensor Operation:
a. Occupied Periods: Reset minimum outdoor-air ratio down to minimum [10] <Insert percent> percent to maintain maximum [1000 -ppm] <Insert concentration> concentration.
b. Unoccupied Periods: Close outdoor -air damper and open return -air damper.
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13. VVT Relays:
a. Provide heating- and cooling-mode changeover relays compatible with VVT terminal control system required in Division 23 Sections "Air Terminal Units" and "Instrumentation and Control for HVAC."
D. Interface Requirements for HVAC Instrumentation and Control System:
1. Interface relay for scheduled operation.
2. Interface relay to provide indication of fault at the central workstation and diagnostic code storage.
3. Provide [BACnet] [or] [LonWorks] compatible interface for central HVAC control workstation for the following:
a. Adjusting set points.
b. Monitoring supply fan start, stop, and operation.
c. Inquiring data to include[ outdoor-air damper position,] supply - and room- air temperature[ and humidity].
d. Monitoring occupied and unoccupied operations.
e. Monitoring constant and variable motor loads.
f. Monitoring variable-frequency drive operation.
g. Monitoring cooling load.
h. Monitoring economizer cycles.
i. Monitoring air-distribution static pressure and ventilation air volume.
2.11 ACCESSORIES
A. Electric heater with integral thermostat maintains minimum 50 deg F (10 deg C) temperature in gas burner compartment.
B. Duplex, 115-V, ground-fault-interrupter outlet with 15-A overcurrent protection. Include transformer if required.[ Outlet shall be energized even if the unit main disconnect is open.]
C. Low-ambient kit using [staged] [damper on] [variable -speed] condenser fans for operation down to [35 deg F (1.7 deg C)] <Insert temperature>.
D. Filter differential pressure switch with sensor tubing on either side of filter. Set for final filter pressure loss.
E. Coil guards of painted, galvanized-steel wire.
F. Hail guards of galvanized steel, painted to match casing.
G. Concentric diffuser with white louvers and polished aluminum return grilles, insulated diffuser box with mounting flanges, and interior transition.
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2.12 ROOF CURBS
A. Roof curbs with vibration isolators and wind or seismic restraints are specified in Division 23 Section "Vibration and Seismic Controls for HVAC Piping and Equipment." B. Materials: Galvanized steel with corrosion -protection coating, watertight gaskets, and factory-installed wood nailer; complying with NRCA standards.
1. Curb Insulation and Adhesive: Comply with NFPA 90A or NFPA 90B. a. Materials: ASTM C 1071, Type I or II.
b. Thickness: [ 1 inch (25 mm) ] [ 1-1/2 inches (38 mm)] [ 2 inches (50 mm)] <Insert thickness>.
2. Application: Factory applied with adhesive and mechanical fasteners to the internal surface of curb.
a. Liner Adhesive: Comply with ASTM C 916, Type I.
b. Mechanical Fasteners: Galvanized steel, suitable for adhesive attachment, mechanical attachment, or welding attachment to duct without damaging liner when applied as recommended by manufacturer and without causing leakage in cabinet.
c. Liner materials applied in this location shall have air -stream surface coated with a temperature-resistant coating or faced with a plain or coated fibrous mat or fabric depending on service air velocity.
d. Liner Adhesive: Comply with ASTM C 916, Type I.
C. Curb Height: [14 inches (355 mm)] [24 inches (610 mm)] [36 inches (910 mm)] <Insert height>.
D. Wind and Seismic Restraints: Metal brackets compatible with the curb and casing, painted to match RTU, used to anchor unit to the curb, and designed for loads at Project site. Comply with requirements in Division 23 Section "Vibration and Seismic Controls for HVAC Piping and Equipment" for wind-load requirements.
2.13 CAPACITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
A. Supply-Air Fan:
1. Airflow: <Insert cfm (L/s)>.
2. External Static Pressure: <Insert inches wg (kPa)>.
3. Fan Speed: <Insert rpm>.
4. Motor Horsepower: <Insert value>.
5. Motor Speed: <Insert rpm>.
B. Relief-Air Fan:
1. Airflow: <Insert cfm (L/s)>.
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2. External Static Pressure: <Insert inches wg (kPa)>.
3. Fan Speed: <Insert rpm>.
4. Motor Horsepower: <Insert value>.
5. Motor Speed: <Insert rpm>.
C. Outdoor-Air-Intake Relief-Air Fan:
1. Airflow: <Insert cfm (L/s)>.
2. Static Pressure: <Insert inches wg (kPa)>.
3. Fan Speed: <Insert rpm>.
4. Motor Horsepower: <Insert value>.
5. Motor Speed: <Insert rpm>.
D. Supply-Air Refrigerant Coil:
1. Total Cooling Capacity: <Insert Btu/h (kW)>.
2. Sensible Cooling Capacity: <Insert Btu/h (kW)>.
3. Entering-Air Dry-Bulb Temperature: <Insert deg F (deg C)>.
4. Entering-Air Wet-Bulb Temperature: <Insert deg F (deg C)>.
5. Coating: [Baked phenolic] [Cathodic epoxy].
E. Outdoor-Air Refrigerant Coil:
1. Ambient-Air Temperature: <Insert deg F (deg C)>.
2. Coating: [Baked phenolic] [Cathodic epoxy].
3. Fan Motor: <Insert value>.
4. Number of Fans: <Insert number>.
F. Hot-Gas Reheat Coil:
1. Heating Capacity: <Insert Btu/h (kW)>.
2. Entering-Air Temperature: <Insert deg F (deg C)>.
3. Air-Temperature Rise: <Insert deg F (deg C)>.
4. Coating: [Baked phenolic] [Cathodic epoxy].
G. Electric-Resistance Heating Coil:
1. Capacity: <Insert kilowatts>.
2. Number of Steps: <Insert number>.
H. Compressors:
1. Suction Temperature: <Insert deg F (deg C)>.
2. Power Input: <Insert kilowatts>.
3. Energy-Efficiency Ratio (EER): <Insert value>.
4. Seasonal Energy-Efficiency Ratio (SEER): <Insert value>.
5. Coefficient of Performance (COP): <Insert value>.
I. Gas Furnace:
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1. Airflow: <Insert cfm (L/s)>.
2. Minimum AFUE: <Insert value> percent.
3. Minimum Thermal Efficiency: <Insert value> percent.
4. Minimum Combustion Efficiency: <Insert value> percent.
5. Input: <Insert Btu/h (kW)>.
6. Output: <Insert Btu/h (kW)>.
7. Entering-Air Temperature: <Insert deg F (deg C)>.
8. Air-Temperature Rise: <Insert deg F (deg C)>.
J. Recirculating-Air Filters:
1. Minimum Face Area: <Insert sq. ft. (sq. m)>.
2. Thickness: [1 inch (25 mm)] [2 inches (50 mm)] <Insert thickness>.
3. Initial Resistance: <Insert inches wg (kPa)>.
4. Final Resistance: <Insert inches wg (kPa)>.
K. Outdoor-Air Filters:
1. Minimum Face Area: <Insert sq. ft. (sq. m)>.
2. Thickness: [1 inch (25 mm)] [2 inches (50 mm)] <Insert thickness>.
3. Initial Resistance: <Insert inches wg (kPa)>.
4. Final Resistance: <Insert inches wg (kPa)>.
L. Electrical Characteristics for Single-Point Connection:
1. Voltage: <Insert value>.
2. Phase: <Insert value>.
3. Hertz: <Insert value>.
4. Full-Load Amperes: <Insert value>.
5. Minimum Circuit Ampacity: <Insert value>.
6. Maximum Overcurrent Protection: <Insert amperage>.
M. Sound Power: Radiated from condenser casing.
1. 1st Octave: <Insert value> dB.
2. 2nd Octave: <Insert value> dB.
3. 3rd Octave: <Insert value> dB.
4. 4th Octave: <Insert value> dB.
5. 5th Octave: <Insert value> dB.
6. 6th Octave: <Insert value> dB.
7. 7th Octave: <Insert value> dB.
8. 8th Octave: <Insert value> dB.
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PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.1 EXAMINATION
A. Examine substrates, areas, and conditions, with Installer present, for compliance with requirements for installation tolerances and other conditions affecting performance of RTUs.
B. Examine roughing-in for RTUs to verify actual locations of piping and duct connections before equipment installation.
C. Examine roofs for suitable conditions where RTUs will be installed.
D. Proceed with installation only after unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected.
3.2 INSTALLATION
A. Concrete Bases: Anchor equipment to concrete base according to equipment manufacturer's written instructions and according to seismic codes at Project.
1. Construct concrete bases of dimensions indicated, but not less than 4 inches (100 mm) larger than supported equipment and minimum 6 inches (150 mm) above finished ground elevation.
2. Place and secure anchorage devices. Use supported equipment manufacturer's setting drawings, templates, diagrams, instructions, and directions furnished with items to be embedded.
3. Install anchor bolts to elevations required for proper attachment to supported equipment.
4. Install anchor bolts according to anchor-bolt manufacturer's written instructions.
5. Use [3000-psi (20.7-MPa)] <Insert value>, 28-day compressive-strength concrete and reinforcement as specified in Division 03 Section "[Cast -in-Place Concrete] [Miscellaneous Cast-in-Place Concrete]."
B. Equipment Mounting: Install RTUs on concrete base using [elastomeric pads] [elastomeric mounts] [restrained spring isolators] <Insert device>. Comply with requirements for concrete base specified in Division 03 Section "[Cast -in-Place Concrete] [Miscellaneous Cast-in-Place Concrete]."
1. Minimum Deflection: [1/4 inch (6 mm)] [1 inch (25 mm)] <Insert dimension>.
C. Roof Curb: Install on roof structure or concrete base, level and secure, according to [NRCA's "Low -Slope Membrane Roofing Construction Details Manual," Illustration "Raised Curb Detail for Rooftop Air Handling Units and Ducts."] [ARI Guideline B.] Install RTUs on curbs and coordinate roof penetrations and flashing with roof construction specified in Division 07 Section "Roof Accessories." Secure RTUs to upper curb rail, and secure curb base to roof framing or concrete base with anchor bolts.
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D. Unit Support: Install unit level on structural [curbs] [pilings]. Coordinate wall penetrations and flashing with wall construction. Secure RTUs to structural support with anchor bolts.
E. Install wind and seismic restraints according to manufacturer's written instructions.[ Wind and seismically restrained vibration isolation roof -curb rails are specified in Division 23 Section "Vibration and Seismic Controls for HVAC Piping and Equipment."]
3.3 CONNECTIONS
A. Install condensate drain, minimum connection size, with trap and indirect connection to nearest roof drain or area drain.
B. Install piping adjacent to RTUs to allow service and maintenance.
1. Gas Piping: Comply with applicable requirements in Division 23 Section "[Facility Natural-Gas Piping] [Facility Liquefied -Petroleum Gas Piping]." Connect gas piping to burner, full size of gas train inlet, and connect with union and shutoff valve with sufficient clearance for burner removal and service.
C. Duct installation requirements are specified in other Division 23 Sections. Drawings indicate the general arrangement of ducts. The following are specific connection requirements:
1. Install ducts to termination at top of roof curb.
2. Remove roof decking only as required for passage of ducts. Do not cut out decking under entire roof curb.
3. Connect supply ducts to RTUs with flexible duct connectors specified in Division 23 Section "Air Duct Accessories."
4. Install return-air duct continuously through roof structure.
5. Install normal -weight, 3000-psi (20.7-MPa), compressive strength (28 -day) concrete mix inside roof curb, [ 4 inches (100 mm) ] <Insert thickness> thick.
Concrete, formwork, and reinforcement are specified in Division 03.
3.4 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL
A. Manufacturer's Field Service: Engage a factory -authorized service representative to inspect, test, and adjust components, assemblies, and equipment installations, including connections. Report results in writing.
B. Perform tests and inspections and prepare test reports.
1. Manufacturer's Field Service: Engage a factory -authorized service representative to inspect components, assemblies, and equipment installations, including connections, and to assist in testing. Report results in writing.
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C. Tests and Inspections:
1. After installing RTUs and after electrical circuitry has been energized, test units for compliance with requirements.
2. Inspect for and remove shipping bolts, blocks, and tie-down straps.
3. Operational Test: After electrical circuitry has been energized, start units to confirm proper motor rotation and unit operation.
4. Test and adjust controls and safeties. Replace damaged and malfunctioning controls and equipment.
D. Remove and replace malfunctioning units and retest as specified above.
3.5 STARTUP SERVICE
A. Engage a factory-authorized service representative to perform startup service.
B. Complete installation and startup checks according to manufacturer's written instructions and do the following:
1. Inspect for visible damage to unit casing.
2. Inspect for visible damage to furnace combustion chamber.
3. Inspect for visible damage to compressor, coils, and fans.
4. Inspect internal insulation.
5. Verify that labels are clearly visible.
6. Verify that clearances have been provided for servicing.
7. Verify that controls are connected and operable.
8. Verify that filters are installed.
9. Clean condenser coil and inspect for construction debris.
10. Clean furnace flue and inspect for construction debris.
11. Connect and purge gas line.
12. Remove packing from vibration isolators.
13. Inspect operation of barometric relief dampers.
14. Verify lubrication on fan and motor bearings.
15. Inspect fan-wheel rotation for movement in correct direction without vibration and binding.
16. Adjust fan belts to proper alignment and tension.
17. Start unit according to manufacturer's written instructions. a. Start refrigeration system.
b. Do not operate below recommended low-ambient temperature. c. Complete startup sheets and attach copy with Contractor's startup report.
18. Inspect and record performance of interlocks and protective devices; verify sequences.
19. Operate unit for an initial period as recommended or required by manufacturer.
20. Perform the following operations for both minimum and maximum firing. Adjust burner for peak efficiency.
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a. Measure gas pressure on manifold.
b. Inspect operation of power vents.
c. Measure combustion-air temperature at inlet to combustion chamber. d. Measure flue-gas temperature at furnace discharge.
e. Perform flue -gas analysis. Measure and record flue -gas carbon dioxide and oxygen concentration.
f. Measure supply-air temperature and volume when burner is at maximum firing rate and when burner is off. Calculate useful heat to supply air.
21. Calibrate thermostats.
22. Adjust and inspect high-temperature limits.
23. Inspect outdoor -air dampers for proper stroke and interlock with return -air dampers.
24. Start refrigeration system and measure and record the following when ambient is a minimum of 15 deg F (8 deg C) above return-air temperature:
a. Coil leaving-air, dry- and wet-bulb temperatures.
b. Coil entering-air, dry- and wet-bulb temperatures.
c. Outdoor-air, dry-bulb temperature.
d. Outdoor-air-coil, discharge-air, dry-bulb temperature.
25. Inspect controls for correct sequencing of heating, mixing dampers, refrigeration, and normal and emergency shutdown.
26. Measure and record the following minimum and maximum airflows. Plot fan volumes on fan curve.
a. Supply-air volume.
b. Return-air volume.
c. Relief-air volume.
d. Outdoor-air intake volume.
27. Simulate maximum cooling demand and inspect the following:
a. Compressor refrigerant suction and hot-gas pressures. b. Short circuiting of air through condenser coil or from condenser fans to outdoor-air intake.
28. Verify operation of remote panel including pilot-light operation and failure modes.
Inspect the following:
a. High-temperature limit on gas-fired heat exchanger.
b. Low-temperature safety operation.
c. Filter high-pressure differential alarm.
d. Economizer to minimum outdoor-air changeover.
e. Relief-air fan operation.
f. Smoke and firestat alarms.
29. After startup and performance testing and prior to Substantial Completion, replace existing filters with new filters.
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3.6 CLEANING AND ADJUSTING
A. Occupancy Adjustments: When requested within 12 months of date of Substantial Completion, provide on -site assistance in adjusting system to suit actual occupied conditions. Provide up to [two] <Insert number> visits to site during other -than-normal occupancy hours for this purpose.
B. After completing system installation and testing, adjusting, and balancing RTU and air - distribution systems, clean filter housings and install new filters.
3.7 DEMONSTRATION
A. Engage a factory -authorized service representative to train Owner's maintenance personnel to adjust, operate, and maintain RTUs. Refer to Division 01 Section "Demonstration and Training."
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PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 SUMMARY
A. Section Includes:
1. Air handling unit.
2. Condensing unit.
B. Related Sections:
1. Section 03 30 00 - Cast-in-Place Concrete: Execution requirements for concrete foundations specified by this section.
2. Section 23 05 48 - Vibration and Seismic Controls for HVAC: Vibration isolators.
3. Section 23 09 23 - Direct-Digital Control System for HVAC: Controls remote from unit.
4. Section 23 09 93 - Sequence of Operations for HVAC Controls: Sequences of operation applying to units in this section.
5. Section 23 21 13 - Hydronic Piping: Execution requirements for connection to hot water and drain piping specified by this section.
6. Section 23 22 13 - Steam and Condensate Heating Piping: Execution requirements for connection to steam supply and steam condensate return piping specified by this section.
7. Section 23 23 00 - Refrigerant Piping: Execution requirements for connection to refrigerant piping specified by this section.
8. Section 23 33 00 - Air Duct Accessories: Flexible connections.
9. Section 25 50 00 - Integrated Automation Facility Controls: Control systems remote from unit.
10. Section 26 05 83 - Wiring Connections: Electrical connection to units.
1.2 REFERENCES
A. Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute:
1. ARI 210/240 - Unitary Air-Conditioning and Air-Source Heat Pump Equipment.
2. ARI 270 - Sound Rating of Outdoor Unitary Equipment.
3. ARI 340/360 - Commercial and Industrial Unitary Air -Conditioning and Heat Pump Equipment.
4. ARI 365 - Commercial and Industrial Unitary Air-Conditioning Condensing Units.
B. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers:
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1. ASHRAE 52.1 - Gravimetric and Dust -Spot Procedures for Testing Air -Cleaning Devices Used in General Ventilation for Removing Particulate Matter.
2. ASHRAE 90.1 - Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low -Rise Residential Buildings.
C. ASTM International:
1. ASTM B117 - Standard Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus.
D. National Electrical Manufacturers Association:
1. NEMA MG 1 - Motors and Generators.
E. NFPA:
1. NFPA 90A - Standard for the Installation of Air Conditioning and Ventilating Systems.
1.3 SUBMITTALS
A. Section 01 33 00 - Submittal Procedures: Submittal procedures.
B. Product Data: Submit data indicating:
1. Cooling and heating capacities.
2. Dimensions.
3. Weights.
4. Rough-in connections and connection requirements.
5. Duct connections.
6. Electrical requirements with electrical characteristics and connection requirements.
7. Controls.
8. Accessories.
C. Manufacturer's Installation Instructions: Submit assembly, support details, connection requirements, and include start-up instructions.
D. Manufacturer's Certificate: Certify [products] <________> meet or exceed [specified requirements] <________>.
E. Manufacturer's Field Reports: Submit start-up report [for each unit].
1.4 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS
A. Section 01 70 00 - Execution and Closeout Requirements: Closeout procedures.
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B. Project Record Documents: Record actual locations of controls installed remotely from units.
C. Operation and Maintenance Data: Submit manufacturer's descriptive literature, operating instructions, installation instructions, and maintenance and repair data.
1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Performance Requirements: <________>, Energy Efficiency Rating (EER) not less than prescribed by ASHRAE 90.1 when used in combination with compressors and evaporator coils when tested in accordance with [ARI 210/240] [ARI 340/360].
B. Cooling Capacity: Rate in accordance with [ARI 210/240] [ARI 340/360] [ARI 365].
C. Sound Rating: Measure in accordance with ARI 270.
D. Insulation and adhesives: Meet requirements of NFPA 90A.
E. Perform Work in accordance with [State] [Municipality] of <________> [Highways] [Public Works] standards.
F. Maintain [one copy] <________> of [each] document on site.
1.6 QUALIFICATIONS
A. Manufacturer: Company specializing in manufacturing products specified in this Section with minimum [three] <________> years' [documented] experience.
B. Installer: Company specializing in performing Work of this Section with minimum [three] <________> years' [documented] experience [approved by manufacturer].
1.7 PRE-INSTALLATION MEETINGS
A. Section 01 30 00 - Administrative Requirements: Pre-installation meeting.
B. Convene minimum [one] <________> week prior to commencing Work of this Section.
1.8 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING
A. Section 01 60 00 - Product Requirements: Requirements for transporting, handling, storing, and protecting products.
B. Accept units and components on site in factory protective containers, with factory shipping skids and lifting lugs. Inspect for damage.
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C. Comply with manufacturer's installation instruction for rigging, unloading and transporting units.
D. Protect units from weather and construction traffic by storing in dry, roofed location.
1.9 COORDINATION
A. Section 01 30 00 - Administrative Requirements: Requirements for coordination.
B. Coordinate installation of condensing units with [concrete pad] [roof structure] <________>.
C. Coordinate installation of air handling units with building structure <________>.
1.10 WARRANTY
A. Section 01 70 00 - Execution and Closeout Requirements: Requirements for warranties.
B. Furnish [five] <________>-year manufacturer's warranty for compressors.
1.11 MAINTENANCE SERVICE
A. Section 01 70 00 - Execution and Closeout Requirements: Requirements for maintenance service.
B. Furnish service and maintenance of equipment for [one] <________> year from Date of Substantial Completion. Include maintenance items as shown in manufacturer's operating and maintenance data, including filter replacements, fan belt replacement, and controls checkout and adjustments.
C. Furnish 24 -hour emergency service on breakdowns and malfunctions for this maintenance period. Furnish capability of response time within <________> hours.
1.12 MAINTENANCE MATERIALS
A. Section 01 70 00 - Execution and Closeout Requirements: Requirements for maintenance materials.
B. Furnish [one set for each unit] <________> of [fan belts] [filters] <________>.
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2.1 SPLIT SYSTEM AIR CONDITIONING UNITS
A. Manufacturers:
1. Carrier Global Corporation.
2. Comfort-Aire; a division of Heat Controller, Inc.
3. Daikin Applied.
4. Lennox Industries, Inc.; Lennox International.
5. Luxaire; brand of Johnson Controls International plc, Building Solutions North America.
6. Rheem Manufacturing Company; Heating and Cooling Products.
7. Trane.
8. YORK; brand of Johnson Controls International plc, Building Solutions North America.
B. Substitutions: [As specified in Section 01 60 00 - Product Requirements] [Not permitted].
C. Furnish materials in accordance with [State] [Municipality] of <________> [Highways] [Public Works] standards.
D. Product Description: Split system consisting of air handling unit and condensing unit including cabinet, evaporator fan, refrigerant cooling coil, compressor, refrigeration circuit, condenser, [electric heating coil,] [hot water heating coil,] [steam heating coil,] air filters, controls, air handling unit accessories, condensing unit accessories, and refrigeration specialties.
2.2 AIR HANDLING UNIT
A. Configuration: [Downflow air delivery] [Horizontal air delivery] [As indicated on Drawings].
B. Cabinet:
1. Panels: Constructed of galvanized steel with baked enamel finish. Access Panels: Located on both sides of unit. Furnish with duct collars on inlets and outlets.
2. Insulation: Factory applied to each surface to insulate entire cabinet. [ 1/2-inch (13-mm)] [ 1-inch (25-mm)]-thick [neoprene coated] [aluminum foil faced] glass fiber with edges protected from erosion.
C. Evaporator Fan: Forward curved centrifugal type, resiliently mounted with adjustable belt drive and [high efficiency] motor [complying with NEMA MG1, Type 1]. Motor permanently lubricated with built -in thermal overload protection. [Furnish oversize motor.]
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D. Evaporator Coil: Constructed of copper tubes expanded onto aluminum fins. Factory leak tested under water. Removable, PVC construction, double -sloped drain pan with piping connections on both sides.
E. Refrigeration System: [Single] [Dual] refrigeration circuits controlled by factory installed thermal expansion valve.
F. Electric Heating Coil: Helical nickel -chrome resistance wire coil heating elements with refractory ceramic support bushings easily accessible with automatic reset thermal cut- out, built -in contactors, galvanized steel frame, [control circuit transformer and fuse,] [manual reset thermal cut -out,] [air flow proving device,] [pilot duty toggle switch,] load fuses. [Number of stages as indicated on Drawings.]
G. Hot Water Heating Coil: [Factory mounted] [Field installed] with casing to match unit construction. Coil: Constructed of copper tubes expanded into aluminum fins. Factory leak tested under water.
H. Steam Heating Coil: [Factory mounted] [Field installed] with casing to match unit construction. Coil: Constructed of copper tubes expanded into aluminum fins. Factory leak tested under water.
I. Air Filters: [ 1-inch (25-mm)-thick glass fiber disposable media in metal frames] [ 2-inch (50-mm)-thick glass fiber disposable media in metal frames] [25 to 30 percent efficiency based on ASHRAE 52.1].
J. Air Handling Unit Accessories:
1. Discharge Plenum: with construction and finish matching unit casing. Integral grille of aluminum construction and adjustable louvers.
2. Return Air Grille: mounted in return air opening of aluminum construction and fixed louvers.
3. Mounting Subbase with construction and finish matching unit casing.
4. Vibration Isolators: [Neoprene -in-shear type] [Spring type] [As specified in Section 23 05 48].
5. [Factory] [Field] installed ultraviolet C light located downstream of cooling coil.
6. <________>.
2.3 CONDENSING UNIT
A. General: Factory assembled and tested air cooled condensing units, consisting of casing, compressors, condensers, coils, condenser fans and motors, and unit controls.
B. Unit Casings: Exposed casing surfaces constructed of galvanized steel with manufacturer's standard baked enamel finish. Designed for outdoor installation and complete with weather protection for components and controls, and complete with removable panels for required access to compressors, controls, condenser fans, motors, and drives.
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C. Compressor: [Single refrigeration circuit] [Two independent refrigeration circuits] with rotary or [hermetic] [semi -hermetic] reciprocating type compressors, resiliently mounted, with positive lubrication, and internal motor overload protection.
D. Condenser Coil: Constructed of copper tubing mechanically bonded to [aluminum] [copper] fins, factory leak and pressure tested.
E. Controls: Furnish operating and safety controls including high and low pressure cutouts. Control transformer. Furnish magnetic contactors for compressor and condenser fan motors.
F. Condenser Fans and Drives: Direct drive propeller fans statically and dynamically balanced. Wired to operate with compressor. Permanently lubricated ball bearing type motors with built-in thermal overload protection. [Furnish high efficiency fan motors.] G. Condensing Unit Accessories: Furnish the following accessories:
1. Controls to provide low ambient cooling to [zero deg. F (minus 18 deg. C)] [minus 20 deg. F (minus 29 deg. C)].
2. Time delay relay.
3. Anti-short cycle timer.
4. Disconnect switch.
5. Vibration isolators.
6. Hot gas bypass kit.
7. Coil with corrosion resistant coating capable of withstanding salt spray test of [1,000] <________> hours in accordance with ASTM B117.
8. Condenser Coil Guard: Condenser fan openings furnished with PVC coated steel wire safety guards.
9. Suction and discharge pressure gauges.
H. Refrigeration specialties: Furnish the following [for each circuit]:
1. Charge of compressor oil.
2. Holding charge of refrigerant.
3. Replaceable core type filter drier.
4. Liquid line sight glass and moisture indicator.
5. Shut-off valves on suction and liquid piping.
6. Liquid line solenoid valve.
7. Charging valve.
8. Oil level sight glass.
9. Crankcase heater.
10. Hot gas muffler.
11. Pressure relief device.
I. Refrigerant: Furnish charge of refrigerant [R-22] <________>.
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2.4 CONTROLS
A. Thermostat: Remote space thermostat with [single] [two] stage heating and [single] [two] stage cooling with [manual] [automatic] changeover. Furnish system selector switch [heat-off-cool] [off-heat-auto-cool] [and fan control switch auto-on].
B. Thermostat: [Seven-day] programmable electronic space thermostat with [single] [two] stage heating and [single] [two] stage cooling with [manual] [automatic] changeover and heating setback and cooling setup capability. Furnish system selector switch [heat- off-cool] [off-heat-auto-cool] [and fan control switch, auto-on].
C. Furnish interface to [Building Automation and Control System] [Direct Digital Control System] specified in Section [25 50 00] [23 09 23].
2.5 CAPACITY
A. Supply Air: Corrected to <________> feet (<________> m) altitude.
B. Unit Sound Rating: Maximum <________> dBA measured 3 feet (915 mm) from casing.
C. Supply Fan:
1. Supply Air Flow: <________> cfm (<________> L/s).
2. Outside Air Flow: <________> cfm (<________> L/s).
3. External Static Pressure: <________> inch wg (<________> Pa).
4. Fan Motor: <________> hp (<________> W), <________> volts, [single] [three] phase, 60 Hz.
D. Cooling Capacity:
1. Total Cooling Capacity: <________> Btu/h (<________> kW).
2. Sensible Cooling Capacity: <________> Btu/h (<________> kW).
3. Entering Air Temperature:
a. <________> degrees F (<________> degrees C) dry bulb. b. <________> degrees F (<________> degrees C) wet bulb.
4. Leaving Air Temperature:
a. <________> degrees F (<________> degrees C) dry bulb. b. <________> degrees F (<________> degrees C) wet bulb.
5. Condenser Ambient Air Temperature: <________> degrees F (<________> degrees C).
6. Number of [Compressors] [Refrigeration Circuits]: <________>.
7. Capacity Steps: <________>.
8. Energy Efficiency Ratio: Minimum <________>.
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E. Electric Heating:
1. Electric Resistance Heating Capacity: <________> Btu/h (<________> kW).
2. Capacity Steps: <________>.
F. Hot Water Heating:
1. Capacity: <________> Btu/h (<________> kW).
2. Water Flow: <________> gpm (<________> L/s).
3. Entering Air Temperature: <________> degrees F (<________> degrees C).
4. Entering Water Temperature: <________> degrees F (<________> degrees C).
5. Leaving Water Temperature: <________> degrees F (<________> degrees C).
6. Coil Pressure Drop: <________> feet (<________> Pa).
G. Steam Heating:
1. Capacity: <________> Btu/h (<________> kW).
2. Entering Air Temperature: <________> degrees F (<________> degrees C).
3. Entering Steam Pressure: <________> psig (<________> kPa).
4. Coil Pressure Drop: <________> feet (<________> Pa).
H. Nominal Capacity: <________> tons (<________> kW).
2.6 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPONENTS
A. Electrical Characteristics: In accordance with Section 26 05 83 and the following:
1. [<________> hp (<________> W).] [<________> rated load amperes.]
2. <________> volts, [single] [three] phase, 60 Hz.
3. <________> amperes maximum [fuse size] [circuit breaker size] [overcurrent protection].
4. <________> minimum circuit ampacity.
5. <________> percent minimum power factor at rated load.
B. Disconnect Switch: Factory mounted, non -fused type, interlocked with access door, accessible from outside unit, with power lockout capability.
PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.1 EXAMINATION
A. Section 01 30 00 - Administrative Requirements: Verification of existing conditions before starting work.
B. Verify concrete pad for condensing unit is ready for unit installation.
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3.2 INSTALLATION - AIR HANDLING UNIT
A. Install air handling units on vibration isolators. [Refer to Section 23 05 48.] B. Install floor mounted units on concrete housekeeping pads at least 3-1/2 inches (87 mm) high and 6 inches (150 mm) wider than unit. Refer to Section 03 30 00.
C. Connect air handling units to supply and return ductwork with flexible connections.
Refer to Section 23 33 00.
D. Install condensate piping with trap and route from drain pan to [condensate drainage system.] <________.> Refer to Section 23 21 13.
E. Install components furnished loose for field mounting.
F. Install connection to electrical power wiring in accordance with Section [26 05 83 ] <________>.
G. Installation - Hot Water Heating Coil:
1. Make connections to coils with unions or flanges.
2. Connect water supply to leaving airside of coil (counter flow arrangement).
3. Locate water supply at bottom of supply header and return water connection at top.
4. Install water coils to allow draining and install drain connection at low points.
5. Install the following piping accessories on hot water piping connections. Refer to Section 23 21 13.
a. On supply:
1) Thermometer well and thermometer.
2) Well for [control system] temperature sensor.
3) Shutoff valve.
4) Strainer.
5) Control valve.
6) Pressure gage.
b. On return:
1) Thermometer well and thermometer.
2) Well for [control system] temperature sensor.
3) Pressure gage.
4) Shutoff valve.
5) [Balancing valve] [Flow control valve].
6. Install valves and piping specialties as indicated on Drawings.
7. Install [manual] [automatic] air vents at high points complete with shutoff valve.
Refer to Section 23 21 13.
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H. Installation - Steam Heating Coil:
1. Make connections to coils with unions or flanges.
2. Install steam traps with outlet minimum 12 inches (300 mm) below coil return connection.
3. Install the following piping accessories on steam piping connections. Refer to Section 23 22 13.
a. On supply:
1) Shutoff valve.
2) Strainer.
3) Control valve.
4) Pressure gage.
5) Air vent.
b. On return:
1) Vacuum breaker.
2) Steam trap.
3) Shutoff valve.
4. Install valves and piping specialties as indicated on Drawings.
I. Install Work in accordance with [State] [Municipality] of <________> [Highways] [Public Works] standards.
3.3 INSTALLATION - CONDENSING UNIT
A. Install condensing units on vibration isolators. [Refer to Section 23 05 48.] B. Install units on [concrete foundations] <________>. Refer to Section 03 30 00.
C. Install refrigerant piping from unit to condensing unit. Install refrigerant specialties [furnished with unit] [specified in Section 23 23 00]. [Refer to Section 23 23 00.] D. Evacuate refrigerant piping and install initial charge of refrigerant.
E. Install electrical devices furnished loose for field mounting.
F. Install control wiring between air handling unit, condensing unit, and field installed accessories.
G. Install connection to electrical power wiring in accordance with Section 26 05 83.
H. Install Work in accordance with [State] [Municipality] of <________> [Highways] [Public Works] standards.
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3.4 MANUFACTURER'S FIELD SERVICES
A. Section 01 40 00 - Quality Requirements: Requirements for manufacturer's field services.
B. Furnish initial start -up and shutdown during first year of operation, including routine servicing and checkout.
3.5 CLEANING
A. Section 01 70 00 - Execution and Closeout Requirements: Requirements for cleaning.
B. Vacuum clean coils and inside of unit cabinet.
C. Install new throwaway filters in units at Substantial Completion.
D. Install temporary filters during construction period. Replace with permanent filters at Substantial Completion.
3.6 DEMONSTRATION
A. Section 01 70 00 - Execution and Closeout Requirements: Requirements for demonstration and training.
B. Demonstrate air handling unit operation and maintenance.
C. Demonstrate starting, maintenance, and operation of condensing unit [including low ambient temperature operation].
D. Furnish services of manufacturer's technical representative for [one] <________> [8] <________> hour day to instruct Owner's personnel in operation and maintenance of units. Schedule training with Owner, provide at least 7 days' notice to [Architect/Engineer] <________> of training date.
3.7 PROTECTION OF FINISHED WORK
A. Section 01 70 00 - Execution and Closeout Requirements: Requirements for protecting finished Work.
B. Do not operate air handling units until ductwork is clean, filters are in place, bearings lubricated, and fan has been test run under observation.
3.8 SCHEDULES
A. Split System Air Conditioning Units Schedule:
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1. SS-1:
a. [Manufacturer:] <________>.
b. [Model:] <________>.
c. Location: <________>.
d. Unit Voltage: <________>.
e. Altitude: <________>.
f. Unit Sound Rating: <________>.
g. Supply Fan:
1) Supply Air Flow Rate: <________>.
2) Outside Air Flow Rate: <________>.
3) External Static Pressure: <________>.
4) Fan Motor: <________>.
h. Cooling:
1) Total Cooling Capacity: <________>.
2) Sensible Cooling Capacity: <________>.
3) Entering Dry Bulb Air Temperature: <________>.
4) Entering Wet Bulb Air Temperature: <________>.
5) Leaving Dry Bulb Air Temperature: <________>.
6) Leaving Wet Bulb Air Temperature: <________>.
7) Condenser Ambient Air Temperature: <________>.
8) Energy Efficiency Ratio: <________>.
9) Number of [Compressors] [Refrigeration Circuits]: <________>. 10) Capacity Steps: <________>.
i. Electric Heating:
1) Electric Resistance Heating Capacity: <________>.
2) Capacity Steps: <________>.
j. Hot Water Heating:
1) Capacity: <________>.
2) Water Flow Rate: <________>.
3) Entering Air Temperature: <________>.
4) Entering Water Temperature: <________>.
5) Leaving Water Temperature: <________>.
6) Coil Pressure Drop: <________>.
k. Steam Heating:
1) Capacity: <________>.
2) Entering Air Temperature: <________>.
3) Entering Steam Pressure: <________>.
4) Coil Pressure Drop: <________>.
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2. SS-2:
a. [Manufacturer:] <________>.
b. [Model:] <________>.
c. Location: <________>.
d. Unit Voltage: <________>.
e. Altitude: <________>.
f. Unit Sound Rating: <________>.
g. Supply Fan:
1) Supply Air Flow Rate: <________>.
2) Outside Air Flow Rate: <________>.
3) External Static Pressure: <________>.
4) Fan Motor: <________>.
h. Cooling:
1) Total Cooling Capacity: <________>.
2) Sensible Cooling Capacity: <________>.
3) Entering Dry Bulb Air Temperature: <________>.
4) Entering Wet Bulb Air Temperature: <________>.
5) Leaving Dry Bulb Air Temperature: <________>.
6) Leaving Wet Bulb Air Temperature: <________>.
7) Condenser Ambient Air Temperature: <________>.
8) Energy Efficiency Ratio: <________>.
9) Number of [Compressors] [Refrigeration Circuits]: <________>. 10) Capacity Steps: <________>.
i. Electric Heating:
1) Electric Resistance Heating Capacity: <________>.
2) Capacity Steps: <________>.
j. Hot Water Heating:
1) Capacity: <________>.
2) Water Flow Rate: <________>.
3) Entering Air Temperature: <________>.
4) Entering Water Temperature: <________>.
5) Leaving Water Temperature: <________>.
6) Coil Pressure Drop: <________>.
k. Steam Heating:
1) Capacity: <________>.
2) Entering Air Temperature: <________>.
3) Entering Steam Pressure: <________>.
4) Coil Pressure Drop: <________>.
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SVA Architects
6 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 1150
Santa Ana, CA 92707
T: (949) 809-3380 F: (949) 809-3381
www.sva-architects.com
Transmittal
To: OF –5
Price Industries VAV
Date: 7/01/2026
Project: City of Palmdale - Phase 1
Chimbole Center and Library Expansion
Job No.: PN 878
38350 Sierra Highway
Palmdale, CA. 93550
Re: OF - 5 Via: e-mail
VARIABLE AIR VOLUME EQUIPMENT To:
From:
City of Palmdale – Purchasing Department
Included in this package is all of the information necessary to procure equipment and/or furnishings as identified in this document. This includes:
• Product cut sheet technical information (as appropriate) • Technical specifications (as relevant to the specified product)
ITEM: OF-1 DIESEL GENERATOR EQUIPMENT
1. Manufacturer: refer to Submittal Sheet from Price Industries
2. Model No.: refer to Submittal Sheet from Price Industries
3. Quantity: refer to Sheet 1-M6.01 and Submittal Sheet from Price Industries
4. Anticipated cost: (material only)
5. Anticipated lead time:
6. Purchase date:
7. Purchase Method by City of Palmdale: Via check / ETF
8. Anticipated delivery date:
9. Anticipated Delivery site: (project site) or
(City owned storage area)
10. Warranty commencement date:
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION PROPRIETARY TO SVA ARCHITECTS INC. AND IS FURNISHED IN CONFIDENCE FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE OF EVALUATION, BIDDING OR REVIEW. THIS DOCUMENT OR ITS CONTENTS MAY
NOT BE USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED OR
DISCLOSED TO OTHERS WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF SVA ARCHITECTS INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, © COPYRIGHT 2023.
SCALE:
SHEET TITLE:
NUMBER:
REVISIONS:
OWNER:
PROJECT NAME:
CLIENT ADDRESS:
SHEET
DATE ISSUED:
PROJECT NO:
(CD100) 2026 JUNE 1
M1-6.01
MECHANICAL
SCHEDULES
240599LA
CITY OF PALMDALE
PHASE 1 - CHIMBOLE CENTER AND
LIBRARY EXPANSION - PN 878
38350 SIERRA HWY PALMDALE, CA 93550
DESCRIPTION DATE
18 1/2" (470) 4 1/4"
(108)
REV
SDV
VARIABLE VOLUME
PROJECT:
ENGINEER:
CUSTOMER:
SUBMITTAL DATE:
SDV-2-1
DRAWING NO:
ALL METRIC DIMENSIONS ( ) ARE SOFT CONVERTED. IMPER IAL DIMENSIONS ARE CONVERTED TO METRIC AND ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST MILLIMETER.
SPEC. SYMBOL:
SHEET 1 OF 1 © Copyright PRICE INDUSTRIES 2024
2024-01-08
DATE DRAWN:
®
SINGLE DUCT TERMINAL
275669
APPROVED BY:
®
0 Submittal Sheet
OPTIONAL ACCESS DOOR
D
MULTI-POINT SENSOR
OPTIONAL NEMA1
CONTROLS ENCLOSURE
W
(241)
9 1/2"
(121)
4 3/4"
H
(111)
4 3/8" 15 3/4" (400)
6 3/8" (162)
SIZE 4 & 5 ONLY
FIBER FREE FOAM 1" (25mm) (FF1)
LINER OPTIONS:
FIBERGLASS 1" (25mm) (FG1)
ACCESS DOOR WITH QUARTER TURN LATCHES (ADQ)
ACCESS DOOR WITH SCREWS (AD)
SOLID METAL WITH FG1 (SM1)
FIBER FREE FOAM 1/2" (13mm) (FF50)
BOTTOM REMOVABLE SENSOR (RS)
CLEANROOM ANGLES WITH FB1 (CRAF1)
PERFORATED METAL WITH FB1 (AFPM1)
BOTTOM ACCESS DOOR OPTIONS:
CLEANROOM ANGLES (CA) WITH FG1 OR FF1
NO LINER (NL)
BRASS AIRFLOW SENSOR GAUGE TAPS (GT)
UNIT OPTIONS:
NEMA1 CONTROLS ENCLOSURE (PS)
DISCONNECT SWITCH (DSW)
20 GAUGE CASING (20GA)
HANGER BRACKETS (HB)
STANDARD CONSTRUCTION:
1/2" (13mm) THICK INTERNAL FIBERGLASS INSULATION WHICH MEETS • REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 90A AND UL181.
22 GAUGE GALVANIZED STEEL HOUSING. MECHANICALLY SEALED, LEAK • RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION.
RECTANGULAR DISCHARGE OPENING WITH SLIP AND DRIVE CLEAT DUCT • CONNECTION.
MULTI-POINT, CENTER AVERAGING AIRFLOW SENSOR. •
1/2" (13mm) GALVANIZED DAMPER SHAFT WITH POSITION INDICATOR. • RIGHT HAND UNIT SHOWN (CRH), LEFT HAND AVAILABLE. •
CONTROLS OPTIONS:
FIELD MOUNTED CONTROLS, SUPPLIED BY OTHERS (FLD)
FACTORY MOUNTED DIGITAL CONTROLS, SUPPLIED BY OTHERS (FAC)
FACTORY MOUNTED DIGITAL CONTROLS, SUPPLIED BY PRICE (EHPD)
FACTORY MOUNTED PNEUMATIC CONTROLS, SUPPLIED BY PRICE (EHPP)
INLET SIZES WIDTH HEIGHT
D W H
4 3 7/8 (98)
5 4 7/8 (124)
6 5 7/8 (149)
7 6 7/8 (175)
8 7 7/8 (200)
9 8 7/8 (225)
10 9 7/8 (251)
12 11 7/8 (302) 16 (406) 15 (381)
14 13 7/8 (352) 20 (508) 17 1/2 (445)
16 15 7/8 (403) 24 (610)
24 x 16 23 7
/8 (603) x 15 7
/8 (403) 38 (965)
18 (457)
UNIT
SIZE
10 (254)
14 (356) 12 1/2 (318)
12 (305)
8 (203)
PALMDALE - PHASE 1
DIV 23 - Mechanical Equipmt
PALMDALE - PH. 1 OWNER FURNISHED ITEMS
OF-5 - VAV Equipment
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23 05 13- 1 COMMON MOTOR
REQUIREMENTS FOR HVAC
EQUIPMENT
SECTION 23 05 13
COMMON MOTOR REQUIREMENTS FOR HVAC EQUIPMENT
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 SUMMARY
A. Section includes single- and three-phase motors for application on equipment provided under other sections [and for motors furnished loose to Project].
B. Related Sections:
1. Section 26 05 26 - Grounding and Bonding for Electrical Systems.
2. Section 26 05 53 - Identification for Electrical Systems.
1.2 REFERENCES
A. American Bearing Manufacturers Association:
1. ABMA 9 - Load Ratings and Fatigue Life for Ball Bearings.
B. National Electrical Manufacturers Association:
1. NEMA MG 1 - Motors and Generators.
C. International Electrical Testing Association:
1. NETA ATS - Acceptance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Distribution Equipment and Systems.
1.3 SUBMITTALS
A. Section 01 33 00 - Submittal Procedures: Submittal procedures.
B. Product Data: Submit catalog data for each motor furnished loose. Indicate nameplate data, standard compliance, electrical ratings and characteristics, and physical dimensions, weights, mechanical performance data, and support points.
C. Test Reports: Indicate procedures and results for specified factory and field testing and inspection.
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1.4 QUALIFICATIONS
A. Manufacturer: Company specializing in manufacturing products specified in this section with minimum three years [documented] experience.
B. Testing Agency: Company [member of International Electrical Testing Association and] specializing in testing products specified in this section with minimum [three] years [documented] experience.
1.5 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING
A. Section 01 60 00 - Product Requirements: Product storage and handling requirements.
B. Lift only with lugs provided. Handle carefully to avoid damage to components, enclosure, and finish.
C. Protect products from weather and moisture by covering with plastic or canvas and by maintaining heating within enclosure.
D. For extended outdoor storage, remove motors from equipment and store separately.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.1 PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTORS FURNISHED WITH EQUIPMENT A. Motors 3/4 hp and Larger: Three-phase motor as specified below.
B. Motors Smaller Than 3/4 hp: Single -phase motor as specified below, except motors less than 250 watts or 1/4 hp may be equipment manufacturer's standard.
C. Three-Phase Motors: NEMA MG 1, Design B, energy -efficient squirrel-cage induction motor, with windings to accomplish starting methods and number of speeds [as indicated on Drawings].
1. Voltage: [120] [[208] [230/460] [4 80] volts, three phase, 60 Hz] [As indicated on Drawings].
2. Service Factor: [1.25] [1.15] [1.0] [As indicated on Drawings].
3. Enclosure: Meet conditions of installation unless specific enclosure is [indicated on Drawings].
4. Design for continuous operation in 40 degrees C environment, with temperature rise in accordance with NEMA MG 1 limits for insulation class, service factor, and motor enclosure type.
5. Insulation System: NEMA Class [F] [A] [B] [H].
6. Motor Frames: NEMA Standard T -Frames of steel, aluminum, or cast iron with end brackets of cast iron or aluminum with steel inserts.
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7. Thermistor System (Motor Frame Sizes 254T and Larger): Three PTC thermistors embedded in motor windings and epoxy encapsulated solid state control relay with wiring to terminal box.
8. Bearings: Grease lubricated anti -friction ball bearings with housings equipped with plugged provision for relubrication, rated for minimum ABMA 9, L -10 life of 200,000 hours. Calculate bearing load with NEMA minimum V -belt pulley with belt center line at end of NEMA standard shaft extension. Stamp bearing sizes on nameplate.
9. Sound Power Levels: Conform to NEMA MG 1.
D. Single Phase Motors:
1. Permanent split -capacitor type where available, otherwise use split -phase start/capacitor run or capacitor start/capacitor run motor.
2. Voltage: [115] volts, single phase, 60 Hz.
E. Wiring Terminations: Furnish terminal lugs to match branch circuit conductor quantities, sizes, and materials indicated.
2.2 THREE-PHASE MOTORS FURNISHED LOOSE
A. Manufacturers:
1. GE Industrial Motors; Wolong Electric Group Co., Ltd.
2. Marathon Electric Motors.
3. Siemens Industry, Inc., Energy Management Division.
4. WEG.
5. Substitutions: [Section 01 60 00 - Product Requirements] [Not Permitted].
B. Product Description: NEMA MG 1, Design B, energy -efficient squirrel-cage induction motor, with windings to accomplish starting methods and number of speeds indicated.
C. Voltage: [208] [230/460] [480] volts, three phase, 60 Hz.
D. Service Factor: [1.25] [1.15] [1.0] [As indicated on Drawings].
E. Enclosure: Meet conditions of installation unless specific enclosure is specified or indicated.
F. Design for continuous operation in 40 degrees C environment, with temperature rise in accordance with NEMA MG 1 limits for insulation class, service factor, and motor enclosure type.
G. Insulation System: NEMA Class [F] [A] [B] [H].
H. Motor Frames: NEMA Standard T -Frames of steel, aluminum, or cast iron with end brackets of cast iron or aluminum with steel inserts.
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REQUIREMENTS FOR HVAC
EQUIPMENT
I. Thermistor System (Motor Frame Sizes 254T and Larger): Three PTC thermistors embedded in motor windings and epoxy encapsulated solid state control relay with wiring to terminal box.
J. Bearings: Grease lubricated anti -friction ball bearings with housings equipped with plugged provision for relubrication, rated for minimum ABMA 9, L -10 life of [200,000] [50,000] [100,000] hours. Calculate bearing load with NEMA minimum V -belt pulley with belt center line at end of NEMA standard shaft extension. Stamp bearing sizes on nameplate.
K. Sound Power Levels: Conform to NEMA MG 1.
L. Wiring Terminations: Furnish terminal lugs to match branch circuit conductor quantities, sizes, and materials indicated.
2.3 SOURCE QUALITY CONTROL
A. Test motors in accordance with NEMA MG 1, including winding resistance, no -load speed and current, locked rotor current, insulation high -potential test, and mechanical alignment tests.
PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.1 EXISTING WORK
A. Disconnect and remove abandoned motors
B. Maintain access to existing motors and other installations remaining active and requiring access. Modify installation or provide access panel.
C. Clean and repair existing motors to remain or are to be reinstalled.
3.2 INSTALLATION
A. Install securely on firm foundation. Mount ball bearing motors in accordance with motor manufacturer's requirements.
B. Install engraved plastic nameplates in accordance with Section 26 05 53.
C. Ground and bond motors in accordance with Section 26 05 26.
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EQUIPMENT
3.3 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL
A. Section [01 40 00 - Quality Requirements] [017000 - Execution and Closeout Requirements]: Field inspecting, testing, adjusting, and balancing.
B. Inspect and test in accordance with NETA ATS, except Section 4.
C. Perform inspections and tests listed in NETA ATS, Section 7.15.
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City Council Staff Report
DATE: OCTOBER 6, 2026
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM DIVISION
DISTRICT: 1
SUBJECT: APPROVE REQUISITION WITH CHEF’S DEPOT, INC., DBA
CULINARY DEPOT, FOR PROCUREMENT OF OWNER-FURNISHED
CONTRACTOR INSTALLED (OFCI-6) FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT
FOR CHIMBOLE CENTER RENOVATION PROJECT PHASE I, PN
878, FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $460,207
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommend that the City Council:
1. Approve Requisition No. 270413, with Chef’s Depot, Inc., dba Culinary Depot, for procurement of OFCI-6 Food Service Equipment for the Chimbole Center Renovation Project Phase 1, PN 878, which includes the purchase of equipment, sales tax, in the amount of $400,180, plus a 15% contingency amount of $60,027, for a total not to exceed amount of $460,207, and;
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to approve the requisition and resulting purchase order with Chef’s Depot Inc., dba Culinary Depot, including minimal and/or non-substantial changes up to the 15% contingency amount approved by the Council.
BACKGROUND
The City of Palmdale is delivering Phase 1 of the Chimbole Center Renovations, PN 878, which includes multiple owner-furnished, contractor-installed (OFCI) equipment packages. OFCI-6 consists of food service equipment identified in the project plans, specifications, and procurement documents. The City will purchase the equipment, with the General Contractor and applicable subcontractors responsible for coordinated delivery, installation, and assembly in accordance with the Contract Documents.
DISCUSSION
On July 21, 2026, the City solicited proposals for the OFCI-6 equipment package, with proposals due August 6, 2026. Chef's Depot Inc., dba Culinary Depot, submitted a timely proposal utilizing Sourcewell Cooperative Contract No. 040726-CULD in the amount of $400,180, including applicable sales tax.
Report to Mayor and City Council
Re: Approve Req. No. 270413 with Chef’s Depot Inc.
October 6, 2026