1. NYP BEST PRACTICES MEP Design Standards/Equip Cuts/Drawing Review
Presentation for A/E Retreat
2013

2. Agenda Consultant Engineer & Commissioning Agent Disclaimer
NYP Design Standards Edition
Equipment Selection Process
Locating the Design Standards on the Portal
Navigating within the Design Standards & Equipment Cuts
NYP Load Letter and NYSERDA Grant Information
Drawing Review Process
Updating and Maintaining

3. Consultant Engineer and Cx Responsibilities

4. DISCLAIMER
The purpose of this document is to provide the design engineer with the guidelines for HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, fire alarm, nurse call, commissioning and controls, specified herein on NYPH campuses. This does not substitute the design engineer’s specifications for each project but provides the basis of the standards, which the design engineer shall follow. “ “The final responsibility for the design of the specific project resides with the design engineer of record.”

5. MASTERFORMAT divisions to latest CSI nomenclature:
Mechanical Division 15 to Division 23
Fire Protection Division 15 to Division 21
Electrical Division 16 to Division 26
Added Sections include:
Equipment Cuts
Commissioning/Energy Compliance Guidelines
Building Specific Checklist
Updated to meet the latest 2008 NYC Building Code & 2010 FGI requirements.

6. Equipment pre- approval process developed with NYP Facilities Operations to standardize equipment types:
improve maintenance reliability
reduce the number of spare parts
“Or Equal” was eliminated from the recommended manufacturers when 3 or more manufacturers were listed.
A handful of “Proprietary” equipment manufacturers such as: ASCO Automatic Transfer Switches were identified as NYPH Standards.
Architects and Engineering Firms will use selected NYP pre- approved Equipment from the Equipment Cut e-book that resides on the portal.

7. Locating Engineering Standards and Equipment Cuts on
NYP Vendor Site

8. DRAFT NYP Load Letter Information
A/E firms are responsible for providing a load letter describing all utility services required for the renovation or new building design.
DRAFT Form to be rolled out by 3rd Q 2013
DRAFT

9. DRAFT NYSERDA Grant Information
A/E firms are responsible to provide information necessary for NYSERDA Standard Grant Applications for Existing Buildings and New Construction to be filed with Energy Department of Facilities Operations.
DRAFT Form to be rolled out by 3rd Q 2013
DRAFT

10. Updating and Maintaining the Design Standards and Equipment Cuts
All stakeholders to provide updates and suggestions through FDC-E, including:
FDC-Project teams & A/E Design Firms
FO Directors, Managers and Shop personnel
FDC-E is responsible for updating the Standards
Standards will be maintained on a 3-year cycle – Changes in sections will be highlighted at each cycle
Updating and Maintaining the Design Standards and Equipment Cuts

11. Document Review & Signoff Meetings with A/E Team
FO / FD&C-E / FD&C project review meetings are held weekly.
Currently meetings are held –
CUMC – Tuesdays 8:30 to 9:30
WCMC – Thursdays 9:00 to 10:00
Drawings must be submitted prior to the meeting (minimum 2 weeks)
Purpose of the review meetings –
Drawing review and signoffs at each design phase
Engineering Feasibility questions
Value Engineering items
Shop Drawings
All MEP design professionals and architect are required to be present at meetings with project manager.
Document Review & Signoff Meetings with A/E Team

12. FO / FD&C-E Project Review & Sign-off Process
FD&C must obtain FO signoff at end of SD, DD, and CD phases FD&C will utilize Unifier Checklists to record signoffs Commissioning Agent works with FO to provide signoff
Process Repeats
For Concept, SD, DD,
and CD phases
Award
Contract
FD&C submits
Plans & Specs
for review
Project
Review
Mtg.
w/ Engineer
FD&C submits
Plans &
Specs
for review
Bid Phase
Review
Redesignn
FD&C Reviews
bids
Const.
Phase
Review
Review
Review
Review
2 Wk Review
Redesign Period
Develop Bid Package
A/E team provides 2 hardcopies & 1 electronic sets of plans & specs to FD&C-E contact.
FD&C-E contact distributes drawings to FO and arranges review meetings to include Commissioning Agent.
FD&C-E & FO issue comments to Commissioning Agent back to FD&C at meeting with Design Engineer.
Engineer reviews and addresses comments on design review sheet.
FD &C scans and records comments
All bids must be based on Pre-Approved Construction Documents.
Value Engineering of Infrastructure items must be reviewed and approved by FO .