Preliminary Construction Study
The Department desires to contract for a study involving programming and preliminary design services for interior and HVAC renovations for the Agency. The project consists of renovating the Basement, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Floors of this 5-story concrete and steel structure, with each story totaling 15,100 S.F.
The Department has requested that the current building conditions be studied to provide improvements to meet their needs, and to plan to address their anticipated future needs. For the past several years, relocation of the Department outside the Complex had been considered. The Department has recently expressed a desire to remain in their current location. The department has also expressed the need to upgrade lighting, electrical systems, plumbing, and HVAC systems, and has requested that their space be studied to determine configurations that best meet their changing program needs. The study shall include, but not be limited to, review of the following: existing HVAC systems and relocation of existing 1st Floor air handling units, possible ventilation of the 3rd Floor, creation of plumbing chases behind existing bathroom plumbing walls, the lack of natural light in circulation and waiting spaces, and the reconfiguration of workforce and space currently occupied. The Bureau is currently involved in designing the conversion from steam to hot water.
