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Washington Irving Library special inspections and laboratory testing

New York City seeks special inspections and laboratory testing for the Washington Irving Library project in Brooklyn. - Government buyer: City of New York, Department of Design and Construction (DDC), Division of Public Buildings. - Project: LBP21WIBR – Washington Irving Library, 360 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings County. - Requested services: - TR1 special inspections covering fire-resistant penetrations and joints, energy-code compliance, mechanical systems, anchors, concrete, masonry, structural steel and cold-formed steel, building stability, and subsurface conditions. - TR2 concrete sampling and testing; TR3 concrete design-mix inspection; and TR8 energy-code progress inspections for HVAC-R, service-water systems, air barriers, fenestration, doors, and insulation. - Laboratory testing and related inspections may also include structural steel, masonry, soils, sprayed fire-resistant materials, concrete, asphalt, and additional testing. - Seven ADA compliance inspections are required at project milestones. The memo lists six milestone descriptions while requiring seven total inspections. - Named companies and personnel: No OEMs or commercial vendors are identified. Anthony Volpe is named as inspector in a related building filing. - Related building filings: Plumbing alteration work and general construction alteration at the project address appear in the attachments; the general-construction filing is B01099738-I1. These filing details do not specify quantities for this solicitation. - Notable requirements: The special-inspections memo sets a not-to-exceed scope amount of $149,165. The response form calls for qualified inspection personnel, staffing and qualifications information, firm and laboratory experience or accreditation, and unit-price and fee information. A related NYC living-wage rider describes wage, payroll-record, employee-notice, subcontractor-compliance, and annual-certification obligations for covered contractors.

Description

The New York City Department of Design and Construction is seeking a Special Inspector to provide special inspection services for the LBP21WIBR – Washington Irving Library project. The scope includes the listed TR1, TR2, TR3, and TR8 inspections, ADA compliance inspections at project milestones, and laboratory testing services. Proposers are required to submit the required documents as a single PDF using the RFI Response Form. The special inspections memo states a not-to-exceed amount of $149,165.00; the anticipated construction period is July 2027 through January 2029.

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