CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCORFP 70512
OFFICE OF CONTRACT ADMINSTRATIONAPPENDIX G
PURCHASING DIVISION
SYSTEMS FURNITURE PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION STANDARDS / Yesor
No / 1. Please explain any variances or exceptions to the Performance Specification.
2. Reference section and/or document in proposal for verification of each statement answered.
A. Systems furniture Features and Construction Requirements
A1. All Components of the System shall be manufactured by the same Systems furniture Manufacturer and only Systems furniture Manufacturer's original materials/components are allowed.
Exception: Systems Furniture Fabrics can be selected by the City from the awarded Systems Furniture Manufacturer's fabric line or from an approved third party fabric in the same price tier as the bid’s specified fabric.
Mandatory Specification
A2. All Systems furniture materials/components shall be covered under the Systems furniture Manufacturer's standard Systems furniture Warranty.
Mandatory Specification
A3. Proposer understands that the San Francisco War Memorial Building is designated as City Landmark No. 84 and California State Historical Landmark No. 964 and that the systems furniture design and appearance must be determined by the City to be compatible and in keeping with the SFWMVB’s landmark historical architecture and interior design quality and appearance.
Mandatory Specification
B. Systems furniture Environmental Characteristics Requirements
B1. All furniture shall be certified to meet or exceed Greenguard published emission criteria for furniture. (Greenguard Indoor Air Quality Certified or Approved Equivalent)
Mandatory Specification
B2. All composite wood and agrifiber products shall not contain any added urea-formaldehyde.
Mandatory Specification
B3. All furniture and electrical/data components shall NOT contain any PVC.
In Conformance with San Francisco, California Environment Code, CHAPTER 5 SEC. 509. - Non-PVC Plastics
Mandatory Specification
B4. Availability - All wood-based products, substrates, and veneers are to be supplied with complete and auditable FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Chain-of-Custody documentation. Mixed Sources FSC woods are not acceptable.
LEED Reference Guide for Green Interior Design and Construction, MR Credit 7: Certified Wood: "ALL NEW WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS, SUBSTRATES AND VENEERS SHALL BE SUPPLIED WITH COMPLETE AND AUDITABLE FSC (FORESTSTEWARDSHIP COUNCIL) CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY DOCUMENTATION. MIXED SOURCESFSC WOODS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE
B5. All wood-based products, substrates, and veneers shall NOT contain any Tropical Hardwood or Virgin Redwood.
In Conformance with San Francisco, California Environment Code, Chapter 8: Tropical Hardwood and Virgin Redwood Ban.
Mandatory Specification
B6. All wood-based products, substrates, and veneers shall NOT contain any Arsenic-Treated Wood.
In Conformance with San Francisco, California Environment Code, Chapter 13: Arsenic-Treated Wood Ban
Mandatory Specification
B7. Total of all products offered should meet minimum Pre-consumer Recycled Content of 17%.
B8. Total of all products offered should meet minimum Post-consumer Recycled Content 18%.
C. Systems furniture Panel Requirements
C1 Panel Dimension
Systems Furniture Panel must be minimum 3" width with skins attached for architectural look and for cable bend radius for telecom requirements.
Mandatory Specification
C2. Panel Top Mounted Frameless Acrylic
Systems Furniture Panel must be able to top mount a framelessacrylic panel 1/4" minimum thick etch translucent/frosted with flat polish-like edges for safety in a rigid, secure and stable manner without deflection. Acrylic panel width to match systems furniture panel width where specified by the City.
City reserves the right to require dime size radius at exposed eye level corner of the acrylic panel.
Mandatory Specification
C3 Skin Type: Fabric Wrapped over Tackable/Acoustical skin.
C4 Panel with Tackable Acoustical Skins meets minimum acoustical ratings per ASTM C423-02a and E795-00 with NCR: 65 and STC:16 ratings.
C5 Removable skin/tile snaps on/offor uses a cleat to be put on or take off the panel frame. All skin clips and rails shouldbe attached to the skins for minimum parts and rigidity. Light seals on segmented skins to be integral part of skin. Metal attachment clips to be factory installed for added strength.
C6 Skins should be reconfigurable and can be relocated from an upper to a lower section (or vice versa) on the frame for maximum reuse during reconfigurations.
C7 Must be able to field cut tackable skins to locate and access power and data receptacles to reduce additional skin/tile purchases during future changes and/or power additions.
Mandatory Specification
C8 Panel frame must accommodate Monolithic (single skin) or Segmented skins on one or both sides of panel for aesthetic and lower long-term cost management.
Mandatory Specification
C9 Metal trim on top cap, corner trim and base. Knockouts in base trim for electrical and data on both sides of panel required for future changes.
C10 Panel Top Caps, Corner Trim, and Base are Steel and attach to the Panel with Spring Steel Clips (no tool required)
C11 Panel Horizontal Frame should be a Quick Cam Assembly (no fasteners)
C12 System available skin types for future configurations: tackable/acoustic, painted steel, perforated steel, textured steel, marker board, glass, laminate & natural veneer.
C13 Interior panel frame should be 16 ga. (.059) minimum tubular steel frame. When skins are removed the center of frame is open.
C14 Each frame should have multiple routing holes for power and data to be managed and distributed horizontally delivering separation starting at the base in increments of 8-16".
This separates phone and data cables as well as low and high security lines.
C15 Cavity/trough located under top cap for cable lay-in distribution for easy initial installation and future additions.
C16 Light seals and gaskets are integrated between panels not to be visible or obvious. A clean aesthetic is desired without extra parts or handling during installation. Gaskets not to block the use of the vertical slots on frame for hang-on components.
C17 Frame should support adjustment of components and worksurfaces in 1" increments.
Slots start just above base cavity and continue all the way to top of panel frame. If stacking junctions are used, slots are continuous.
C18 Panelshould include any and all required extra rigidizers or ganging plates that are required to help stability and to minimize panel and component deflection.
C19 Panel Power and Data: Ability to locate power and data at worksurface height for user access,
C20 Includes power-in to cluster without using a receptacle location.
C21 Be able to route power and data in through the bottom of panel without seeing power harness from a core location or raised floor.
C22 Must have 4-circuit 8-wire electrical distribution system capability and optional electrical duplex 20A rated capability.
Mandatory Specification
C23 Power kits to be available in various locations for flexible configurations, including: 1) at the base, 2) just above the base (out of the way of vacuum cleaners), 3)ADA height / below worksurface, 4) at worksurface, or 5) standing height & bin/shelf height.
C24 The same power kit works in all location heights in a panel and can be relocated without additional parts/brackets/sku's or cost.
C25 Power, Voice & Data can be face mounted & accessed from both sides of panel (back to back), at chosen access height.
C26 UL Listing: Furniture UL1286 (office furniture wiring) and UL 183 (manufactured modular electrical) housed in a robust flexible metallic conduit.
C27Data Cabling: Lay-in in both base and under top cap in cavity.
C28 Other routing capabilities i.e.. Every 8", 12", 16" increments vertically.
C29 Ability to route cable from top cap cavity down to base cavity.
C30 For future configuration if power poles are required, power poles shouldbe able to attach to top of panel, not on end of run or at corners to minimize panel creep at connections.
C31 Panel Planning Types - On-Modular
Spine panels and wing/fin panels are identical performance (one panel for all situations). No mixing of panels types (i.e. standard & stacked, beltway, conventional and enhanced) to help with reconfiguration and conversion of non-powered to a powered panel.
C32 Panel Planning Types - Off-Modular
If needed per floor plans/site conditions - same panel types required:
(a) Off- Modular fin panel should be able to be at both a lower height vs. spine and same height as spine.
(b) Off-modular connections do not deface spine panel at the same or change of height
(c) Off-modular panel attachment does not block access to lay-in cabling of spine wall at the base or beltway in any configuration.
(d) Off-mod panels to support bins and shelves.
C33 Panels allow for 90 degree and 120 degree planning.
C34 4 inch high maximum base trim at all sides of Spine Panels and Wing Panels
D. Systems furniture Worksurface Requirements
D1 Worksurface Thickness to be not less than1-1/4" - 1-1/2" Nominal.
D2 Worksurface Material: HPL Laminate.
Form coat or painted surfaces NOT Allowed.
Mandatory Specification
D3 Worksurface Construction is solid MDF or other City approved construction.
Light weight honey-comb and particle board construction NOT Allowed.
Mandatory Specification
D4 Available cable drop space or grommets or scallops on back edge of all worksurfaces for cable management.
D5 Worksurface construction points shall Not Allow threaded metal inserts to insure maximum reuse of worksurface and that inserts do not break loose in an "over-torque" situation.
Mandatory Specification
D6 Must have Separate Worksurface Supports only.
Shared Cantilever Worksurface Supports are NOT Allowed.
Mandatory Specification
D7 Worksurfaces 60" or greater width shall have intermediate support to prevent warpage/sagging.
Mandatory Specification
D8 The Worksurface Edge Profile is to be 3mm self edge minimum.
D9 Worksurface Edge Profile color to match Worksurface HPL Laminate color.
D10 Worksurface Non-PVC edges
E. Systems Furniture Storage Requirements
E1. General
All Storage cabinets shall be constructed with Steel Metal Case (including backside). Optional HPL Wood Grain or HPL Laminate fronts and applied Metal Handle Pull are available.
Mandatory Specification
E2 All free-standing File and Pedestal cabinets shall include counter-weights to prevent tip-over when storage drawer is fully extended unless otherwise specified by the City.
Mandatory Specification
E3 All Storage Component Drawers shall have Full-Extension Steel Ball Bearing slides for longer life and smoother/quieter operation.
Mandatory Specification
E4 All Storage Box & file drawers must extend fully from their metal case for easy access.
Mandatory Specification
E5 Lock and Key System Availability
(1) All locking systems furniture component WITHIN a Workstation are keyed ALIKE and are keyed NOT ALIKE to any other systems furniture component residing in any other Workstation or Private Office.
(2) All locking systems furniture component WITHIN a Private Office are keyed ALIKE and are keyed NOT ALIKE to any other systems furniture component residing in any other Workstation or Private Office.
(3) Single Master Key System for all Workstation and Office systems furniture component locks.
E6 Mobile Pedestal
(a)Box / File Configuration. 20"D Nominal. File front to back.
(b)Drawer depth should match the pedestal case depth within 2".
(c)Pencil tray & dividers included.
(d)With 1”H Fabric wrapped Seat Cushion and Non Locking Casters.
E7 Lateral File
(a)ADA Compliant Pull Option Available
(b)Textured Paint on Smooth Steel.
(c)Hanging folder frames for side to side filing.
F. Systems Furniture Laminate Requirements
F1. All Systems furniture Laminate shall be High Pressure Laminate (HPL) only. Low pressure (LPL) or Melamine are NOT allowed.
Mandatory Specification
G. Systems Furniture Warranty Requirements
G1. Minimum 12 Year 3-Shift Warranty Parts and Labor included.
Exception: Electric Height Adjustable Worksurface 3 Year Minimum.
G2. BIFMA Systems furniture Level Certification.
G3. Panels meet or exceed ANSI/BIFMA X5.6-2003 Panel System tests.
G4. Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C) certified by MBDC or by an approved third party.
G5. NAUF Certified – Wood cores have no Added Urea Formaldehyde
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