SECTION 01101 - SUMMARY OF WORK PART 1 – GENERAL

1.1 Related Documents

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and other Division 1 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

B. Other sections of the project manual that apply to this section are:

• 01098 – Codes, Regulations and Standards

• 01421 – Definitions and Acronyms

• 01701 – Control of Contamination

• 01703 – Hazard Communication and Chemical Handling

• 01704 – Molds, Fungi, Animal, Bird and Bat Droppings

• 01705 – Physical Hazards in MIT Facilities

• 01706 – Construction Site Safety Issues

• 02083 – Discovery of Suspect Asbestos Containing Building Materials

• 02081 – Work on Surfaces Painted with Lead Based Paint 1.2 Definitions

A. MIT has engaged a construction management company to act as its agent and representative for the completion of this project. For the remainder of this document, the construction manage-ment company will be referred to as the “Construction Manager”.

B. MIT has engaged an environmental consulting firm to act as its representative for environmental assessment activities and related technical services. For the remainder of this document, the environmental consulting firm will be referred to as the “Environmental Consultant”.

C. HEPA Vacuum Cleaner – A vacuum cleaner, wet-dry type, equipped with High Efficiency Particu-late Air Filter. ParticuParticu-late air filtration capable of filtering 0.3 micron particles with 99.97% effi-ciency.

D. HEPA Filtration – High efficiency particulate air filtration capable of filtering 0.3 micron particles with 99.97% efficiency.

E. Coring: To produce a uniform diameter hole in a building surface. (Note: Will be completed by a licensed specialty abatement contractor (i.e., drilling/coring for risers, conduits, etc.)).

F. Drilling: To make a hole in a building surface with the use of a drill. (Note: Will be completed by a licensed specialty abatement contractor (i.e., drilling for risers, conduits, etc.)).

G. Anchoring: To affix wall anchors, support screws and or fasteners into a building surface. A pilot hole must first be pre-drilled into the building surface before the anchoring device is secured.

This activity does not require the use of a “shrouded tool” or personal protective equipment (PPE).

H. Direct Anchoring: To affix wall anchors, support screws and or fasteners to a building surface without the prior drilling of pilot holes. This activity does not require the use of a “shrouded tool”

or personal protective equipment (PPE).

1.3 Work Covered By Contract Documents

A. This section and sections referenced in Part 1.1.2 above, describe requirements and proce-dures for controlling potential contamination by hazardous and non-hazardous materials during the completion of the Fire Safety Renewal Project.

1. Project Location: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA Campus.

2. Owner: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139. For the remainder of this document, the Owner will be referred to as “MIT”.

B. Dated Contract Documents were prepared for the Project by Fay, Spofford and Thorndike, Inc., 5 Burlington Woods, Burlington, MA 01803 and FIREPRO, Inc., 100 Burtt Road, Andover, MA 01810-5920.

C. The Work: During surveys of the project site, the presence of lead, asbestos and other hazardous building materials (i.e., Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)) were identified and located in certain areas. In an effort to help assure that the work of the project does not result in contamination of MIT facilities and that all work is conducted in accordance with relevant Federal, state and local laws and regulations, these project specifications must be followed by all contractors and sub-contractors involved in the project. In addition, review procedures are identified to confirm that work is being performed in accordance with specifications. This includes visual observations as well as monitoring of airborne contaminant concentrations and other media.

1.4 Work Under Other Contracts

A. MIT has awarded separate contracts for performance of certain preconstruction and construction operations at the site. Certain operations will be conducted simultaneously with work under this Contract. One such contract includes the following:

1. A separate contract has been awarded to Mabbett & Associates, Inc. (M&A) to act as the Environmental Consultant. In addition to providing general guidance regarding environmen-tal compliance, M&A will serve in the following capacity in accordance with the identified Massachusetts regulations:

• Asbestos Management Planner, in accordance with 453 CMR 6.00.

B. M&A is not responsible for the development and/or implementation of any environmental, health and safety policies, programs, protocols, etc. for use by contractors during the completion of any on-site construction and related activities. All contractors and sub-contractors are directly and solely responsible to ensure that their work is completed in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements. M&A will liaison directly with the Construction Manager during the project.

1.5 Hazardous Building Materials

A. The Work of this project involves activities that will disturb building components such as walls, floors and ceilings that have a high probability of containing asbestos (asbestos containing build-ing materials (ACBM) or presumed asbestos containbuild-ing buildbuild-ing materials (PACBM)) or lead

Manager as soon as possible (refer to Section 02083 – Discovery of Suspect Asbestos Contain-ing BuildContain-ing Materials) and proceed with the work in accordance with his/her instructions.

B. The disturbance or dislocation of ACBM and LBP may cause asbestos fibers or lead containing dust to potentially release into the building’s atmosphere, thereby creating a potential health risk to workers and building occupants. During project meetings, contractors and their supervi-sors will be apprised of the risks and of proper work procedures that must be followed. Con-tractors are responsible for informing and training their own employees (including temporary and contract employees), subcontractors and consultants in the locations of hazardous build-ing materials and the proper work procedures.

C. Where in the performance of the work, workers, supervisory personnel, subcontractors or consultants encounter, disturb or otherwise function in the immediate vicinity of any identified hazardous building material, they must take appropriate continuous measures as necessary, to protect all building occupants from the risk of exposure. Such measures shall include the procedures and methods described herein, and compliance with regulations of applicable Federal, state and local agencies.

D. Based on data collected to-date, it appears that ACBM and LBP issues can be reasonably controlled by following the project technical specifications contained in this Project Manual.

Preconstruction activities by a licensed specialty abatement contractor will help to reduce the likelihood of ACBM and LBP issues arising during general construction by other tradesmen. All such personnel however, must be cognizant of the potential issues and conduct themselves accordingly.

1.6 Potential Health and Safety Risks of this Project

A. Hazardous materials may be present in certain building components, may be used in work areas by contractors or may have been used in existing MIT systems. Safety hazards may also be created by contractors on this project or by existing MIT activities. Procedures are provided in other sections of this Project Manual to minimize the exposure of project workers, MIT students and personnel, and the general public to such safety and health hazards and to help assure that all relevant environmental regulations are complied with during the project.

1.7 Contractor Use of Premises

A. General: During the construction period the Contractor will have full use of the premises for construction operations, including use of the site. The Contractor’s use of the premises is limited only by MIT’s right to perform work or to retain other contractors on portions of the Project.

1. Driveways and Entrances: Contractor will keep driveways and entrances serving the pre-mises clear and available to MIT, MIT employees and emergency vehicles at all times. Con-tractor will not use these areas for parking or storage of materials. ConCon-tractor will schedule deliveries to minimize space and time requirements for storage of materials and equipment on-site.

2. Use of Existing Elevators: Contractor will provide protective pads for the elevator car and other appropriate protective measures for the car, entrance doors and frames.

1.8 Environmental, Health And Safety Observation By The Owner

A. MIT has contracted with the Environmental Consultant to perform limited observation of compli-ance as requested by MIT, with the environmental terms of the contract and these specifications.

This activity will include visual observations and measurements of airborne contaminant concen-trations.

1. The Environmental Consultant will observe general compliance with relevant environmental regulations including those concerned with the disposal of regulated wastes, both hazardous and non-hazardous.

2. MIT does not accept any responsibility for Contractor compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) and Massachusetts regulations as they refer to the safety and health of Contractor employees. The Construction Manager may bring worker safety and health hazards that may be observed during the project to the attention of the Contractor.

3. If the Environmental Consultant observes conditions which have the potential for endanger-ing the health or safety of MIT employees, faculty, staff, visitors or contractors, or may expose MIT to potential litigation, he/she will bring such conditions to the attention of the Construc-tion Manager and MIT. The ConstrucConstruc-tion Manager may require that work be stopped until the conditions have been corrected.

4. Air monitoring will be periodically conducted to confirm that dust control techniques are pre-venting airborne contamination in excess of the exposure limits listed in Section 1.9.3 and also to verify that excessive amounts of lead, asbestos and general construction dust do not settle onto environmental surfaces.

B. Air monitoring required by OSHA for Contractor employees is the direct responsibility of the Con-tractor and is not covered in any section of this Project Manual.

1.9 Air Sampling

A. Methods include, but are not limited to:

• Asbestos: NIOSH 7400 or OSHA ID-160

• Lead: NIOSH 7082 or OSHA ID-121

• Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated (total): NIOSH 0500

• Other Substances: To be determined by the Environmental Consultant B. Protocol includes, but is not limited to:

• Samples will be collected at times and locations selected by the Environmental Consult-ant.

C. Exposure Limits are based on an eight (8) hour time weighted average (TWA) unless otherwise noted.

• Asbestos: 0.1 fibers per cubic centimeter (f/cc) of air.

1. If any airborne concentration exceeds the exposure limit, the Environmental Consultant, in consultation with the Construction Manager, will identify the likely cause of the exceedance.

The Contractor, with the approval of the Construction Manager, will implement a corrective action as necessary that will bring airborne concentrations below the exposure limits. The costs of corrective actions will be borne by the contractor and may not be charged back to MIT.

B. A complete record of all air monitoring and results will be furnished to MIT and the Construction Manager.

C. MIT will not perform air monitoring for the Contractor to meet Contractor’s OSHA requirements for personal sampling or for drilling any other purpose.

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