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• Access provided for all electrical and mechanical equipment?
• Wet column locations?
15. Foundations
• Sufficient soil borings indicated?
• Water anticipated in the site and what provisions will be required?
• Bottom of footing elevations shown?
• Special types of foundations?
• Special bracings for foundation walls (i.e., slurry walls, soldier beams, etc.) required?
• Underpinning required?
• Entrance of utilities shown?
• Any underground tunnels to protect?
• Monitoring of adjacent structures required?
• Excavation and access to the site problematic?
16. Have all the riser and associated schedules been included, such as:
• Bus duct
• Sprinkler
• Chilled and condenser water lines
• Domestic water
• Roof drains
• Sanitary lines
• Communications
• Column schedules
• Mechanical equipment schedules
• Electrical equipment schedules
• Pump schedules
• Electrical panel schedules
• Curtain wall wind pressures
17. Layouts
• Equipment rooms and associated equipment
• Code requirements (electrical panel clearances)
• Maintenance considerations (i.e., can tubes be pulled for the chillers?)
• Access for equipment
• Core toilets including American for Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements
• Locations of valves and switches
• Electrical equipment clearances for Nation Electric Code (NEC)
18. Testing and QC
• Prepare a list of tests required by the construction documents (see Chapter 3)
• Add special manufacturer’s QC requirements to the CM/GC’s list
• Include municipal building department requirements