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Conceptual Design Report Emergency Operations Center Los Alamos National Laboratory

N. DESIGN CONCEPT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

N. DESIGN CONCEPT............................................................................................. 1 1. Design Description......................................................................................... 2

a. Site Selection........................................................................................... 2 b. Vacated Space/ Demolition .................................................................... 2 c. Utilities Assessment ............................................................................... 2

1) Water................................................................................................ 2 2) Sanitary Sewage ............................................................................. 3 3) Natural Gas ..................................................................................... 3

d. Seismic Surface Faulting Evaluation .................................................... 3 e. Space Planning ....................................................................................... 4 f. Building.................................................................................................... 5

2. Energy Conservation Analysis ..................................................................... 8 3. Project Systems Descriptions....................................................................... 8

a. Substructure ........................................................................................ 8 b. Shell ...................................................................................................... 9 c. Interiors ................................................................................................ 13 d. Services................................................................................................ 18 e. Special Construction and Demolition................................................ 48 f. Equipment and Furnishings ............................................................... 48 g. Building Site Work............................................................................... 49

4. Conceptual Drawings..................................................................................... 54 Attachments EOC Site Selection Documents EOC Site Analysis, D-11, Probabilistic Risk and Hazard Analysis Site Planning and Construction Committee, January 10, 2001 LANL Memorandum, Proposed Siting Notification, October 13, 2000 LANL Memorandum, Flooding Potential at Five Proposed EOC Sites in 2-Mile

Canyon, November 2, 2000 LANL Memorandum, Seismic Issues for EOC Siting, November 2, 2000 LANL Memorandum, Proposed EOC Siting Near West Jemez Road at TA-58,

December 13, 2000 Energy Conservation Report Summary, Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Steel Tube Boiler vs. Condensing Boiler, 25 Year Life Cycle Analysis

June 12, 2001 100143 Rev. 0 N-1 Design Concept


N. DESIGN CONCEPT

1. Design Description

a. Site Selection See “EOC Site Selection Documents” following Part 1.

b. Vacated Space/ Demolition

The existing EOC space at TA-59 will be returned to office space. No demolition is included in the scope of this project.

c. Utilities Assessment

1) Water No waterlines exist in the vicinity of the proposed EOC facility.

During an emergency event, the facility will be occupied by approximately 100 people. The kitchen would provide disposable service to the occupants thus normal water use could be expected to approximate a motel with disposable service kitchen waste. Appendix K of the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1997 edition estimates usage as 50 gallons per person per bed space per day plus 2 gallons per meal. Assuming 3 meals per day gives the following usage:

• (100 persons x 50 gal/day/person) + (100 persons x 3 meals/day/person x 2 gal/meal) = 5,600 gallons per day (3.9 gpm avg. flow)

• During emergency conditions such as loss of water supply, emergency water restrictions could reduce water usage to as low as 15 gallons per day per person (1,500 gpd total).

• The fire suppression system must deliver a flow of 1,000 gpm for 2 hours (120,000 gallons).

The closest available water service is at the TA-69 tanks along Two Mile Mesa Road, approximately 2,400 feet from the site.

This project will provide a 50-gpm pump station at the TA-69 tank site. The pumps will be enclosed in a “hot box” for freeze protection. A 2-inch PVC waterline will be extended from the pump station to the EOC site.

A reduced pressure backflow preventer will be provided between the new pump station and the TA-69 tank site.



At the EOC a dedicated firewater 120,000-gallon capacity elevated storage tank will be provided to provide reliable fire water flow. The tank will be designed and constructed to American Water Works Association (AWWA) D100 standards. Minimum water level will be 100 feet above building slab elevation and maximum water level elevations will be approximately 20 feet higher. A 21,000 gallon buried potable water storage tank will be provided to furnish water for 14 days under restricted water use conditions. A potable water booster pump will provide water to the building and a rechlorinization facility will be provided to prevent water stagnation. A reduced pressure backflow preventer (BFP) will isolate fire suppression water from potable water.

2) Sanitary Sewage

No sanitary sewage facilities are adjacent to the EOC site. At the site, a sewage lift station will transfer flow to a new 8-inch sanitary sewer in Anchor Ranch Road to Two Mile Mesa Road to an existing 6-inch force main in TA-22, a distance of approximately 4,000 feet. At the termination, provide redundant check valves and an isolation valve prior to connection to the 6-inch force main.

Because of the possibility of power failure at downstream facilities, a 21,000 gallon buried sewage storage tank will be provided at the EOC site. A deep wet well with a lift station shall be provided downstream of the sewage storage tank including a check valve box downstream of the lift station. The sewage tank will normally have sewage flow through the tank into the deep wet well with the lift station . The storage tank will normally not hold waste.

3) Natural Gas No natural gas service is adjacent to the EOC site. The nearest service is a 12-inch diameter, 100 psi line crossing Two Mile Mesa Road about 3300 feet from the site. A 2-inch diameter polyethelene (PE) line will be extended to the site from here.

d. Seismic Surface Faulting Evaluation

As detailed in Section N.1.a of this report, several factors have been considered in selecting this site for the EOC facility. With regard to seismic surface faulting, Dr. Jamie Gardner of LANL Environmental Geology and Risk Analysis Group in the Earth and Environmental Science Division has performed a site-specific investigation at the current location of the EOC



facility. This investigation consisted of excavating a 25-foot wide by 300-foot long by 15-foot deep trench through the middle of the proposed site. According to Dr. Gardener, two seismic faults that are considered active were identified in the trench. Dr. Gardener identifies these faults as Holocene era, less than 11,000 years old.

A memorandum by Larry Goen, LANL ESA-EA dated December 13, 2000, establishes the probability of fracture of the identified faults and compares this probability to the Performance Classification of the EOC facility (included in "EOC Site Selection Documents" following Part 1). According to Mr. Goen, the probability of rupture is less than the Performance Classification of the EOC Facility. Mr. Goen recommends that the EOC facility be constructed a minimum of fifty feet from the identified Holocene faults based on standards established in California and Utah.

As a best-management practice, an assumed fault location was identified at the western end of the trench. Mr. Goen’s recommendations regarding the placement of the facility have been followed so it is located a minimum of fifty feet from the identified faults and the assumed fault at the western end of the trench. At this time no other seismic faults have been identified that would affect the location of the facility on the proposed EOC site.

An independent third-party seismic criteria review was also conducted by Dr. Loring Wyllie, Degenkolb Engineers.

e. Space Planning To be considered habitable, the EOC should remain operational and life supporting for an extended period of time under accident conditions (as derived from the facility Hazards Assessment) and maintain its structural integrity under various design basis events, including natural phenomena. A habitable EOC should provide: breathable, uncontaminated atmosphere with safe oxygen levels, shielding from radioactive materials, and back-up stand-by power. In addition, the design of the EOC should follow human-factor principles for comfort, noise reduction, lighting, and work group interfaces. Controlled access should maintain security, accountability, and order within the EOC. Sufficient space and equipment should be provided to permit the staff to effectively and efficiently perform its functions.



Space planning for the new EOC began with a design charrette, which was held from 10 October to 12 October 2000. The team focused on the EOC occupants and required building spaces during normal and emergency operations. The major goals established for the charrette were to: 1) review the project history, 2) tour the State of New Mexico EOC in Santa Fe, 3) identify the types of incidents to which the EOC must respond, 4) identify the EOC occupants, 5) review the Functional and Operational Requirements (F&OR) previously recorded in the October 1997 Engineering Study, 6) establish a new F&OR based on input from the design team and user organizations represented at the charrette, 7) capture specific LANL and Los Alamos County requirements, and 8) attempt to maximize joint use spaces.

Building spaces were initially identified from the previous engineering study. Additional spaces were added as necessary. Each space was discussed with specific emphasis given to the F&OR. The F&OR captures requirements such as function, square footage, adjacency, power and HVAC, lighting, etc. Special sessions were held to cover security, communications, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection.

Since the design charrette, the team met in a weekly meeting to further define requirements. There have also been break-out sessions to address specific issues such as communications, site and structural issues, security, furnishings, mechanical and electrical requirements. A site survey, test borings and a seismic evaluation have been done to establish the suitability of the selected site.

In addition to the site visit to the Santa Fe EOC, members of the team visited the Albuquerque EOC. Select team members also visited the FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, EOC in Denton, Texas. The present design documents and F&OR reflect the lessons learned from those visits.

f. Building The site seismic requirements will restrict the footprint of the building to an area near the west portion of the site that is approximately 110 feet wide. This, and the requirements in the F&OR, suggest that the EOC will require a two-story, approximately 28,000 square foot building, a garage of about 3,000 additional square feet, and a mechanical penthouse. It will house personnel from both LAC and LANL. Under day-to-day



operations, about 4 to 10 people will be housed from LAC fire and police departments and about 20 people from LANL. The primary function under these conditions will be the LAC Dispatch Center and the LANL EMRS. As indicated in the F&OR, the facility, when activated under emergency conditions, may be required to house 100 people on a continuous 24-hour basis for up to two weeks. The garage is sized for seven emergency vehicles as well as a mobile EOC trailer. This portion of the facility may be of the same construction as the main portion or pre-engineered.

Requirements for potable and fire protection emergency water supply have resulted in the need for water storage. Conceptual plans provide for an elevated water tank. Communications requirements will necessitate the construction of a radio communications tower or the use of the water tower to mount the communications dishes and antennae. Stand-by power requirements will be addressed with a backup generator and fuel tank.

The floor plan of the building has been conceptualized as having three major divisions. There are LANL, County, and common spaces. LANL spaces include the EOC core and nearby offices and service rooms. County space includes the Dispatch Center and associated spaces. Common areas include restrooms, the kitchen and dining area, and administration areas. During an emergency, the facility must be able to function independently of outside assistance while being able to communicate continuously with the outside.

Security will be provided at the new EOC in order to limit facility access to authorized personnel, maintain property protection, and protect the classified vault.

The EOC core consists of the EOC and those rooms bordering it such as the Communications Center, Los Alamos County TAC rooms, Emergency Technical Support Room, the Vault, and Computer Room among others. The EOC proper will be divided into two rooms, the Primary EOC (PEOC) and Secondary EOC (SEOC). A window wall will separate these two spaces. The other spaces bordering on the EOC will have windows and doors into the EOC as defined in the F&OR. The EOC will be two floors in height. Some of the second floor spaces will also have windows into the



EOC. All of these spaces will require special treatment to control sound and light.

The EOC will be designed to control light and light reflections. The wall of the PEOC opposite the window wall will have a projection wall that will feature multiple rear projection screens. These screens will be visible from the SEOC and the adjoining spaces. Reflections off of the window wall will be controlled so that they do not interfere with viewing the images on the projection wall. Such control may take the form of shielded light sources, such as shielded task lights, use of low color values on the ceiling and walls, anti-reflective coating on the windows and window wall glazing and tinted glass in all the windows in the SEOC excepting the window wall between the SEOC and the PEOC. All lighting in the EOC will be controlled by dimmers that may be set to any intermediate level between full and off.

The EOC and support spaces will be designed to control sound transmission. STC ratings in specific areas are defined in the F&OR.

The EOC and support spaces listed in the F&OR will have access flooring for power and communications lines. All of these floors will be at the same level to promote flexibility for future configurations. This will require that the concrete slab be recessed to accommodate the access flooring. Because the access flooring in some of the spaces will be used for ventilation, the height of the flooring, and the depth of the recess of the concrete slab in those areas, will be a minimum of 18 inches.

Workstations in the SEOC will be standalone modular furniture units for flexibility in layout with vertical panels of a height sufficient to block light reflections off of the window wall.

Adjacent to the EOC will be rooms for technical support, communications, phone and conference spaces. These spaces will have doors and windows into the EOC, and they will be inside the EOC secure area.

Dual-use offices will be provided for about 20 people under normal conditions. During emergency conditions these offices will be used by additional personnel or used for additional breakout rooms. The facility will have a dining and kitchen area, locker and shower areas with laundry facilities and a training room that can



double as sleeping space during emergency operations. In addition to the normal support spaces for communications, mechanical, electrical, and computer networks, the facility will be self-contained and have spaces for power generation as well as a variety of communication systems as defined in the F&OR.

The LACDC is shown conceptually on the second floor in an area separately secured from the EOC. It will be in use 24 hours per day, 7 days per week by up to 6 people and no less than 2. An "in-suite” unisex toilet facility will be included. The Dispatch Center will feature windows to the outside along at least one wall arranged such that persons on the ground outside can not see any of the dispatch screens. The dispatch and server rooms will require access flooring. The LACDC will also require sound control as defined in the F&OR. The stations in the LACDC will require the ability to be power-elevated by the operator for standing or seated use without interrupting continuous use by the operator.

2. Energy Conservation Analysis

See “Energy Conservation Report Summary Emergency Operations Center (EOC)” and “Steel Tube Boiler vs. Condensing Boiler 25 Year Life Cycle Analysis” that follows this section.

3. Project Systems Descriptions

a. Substructure A1010 FOUNDATIONS

The foundation system of the EOC facility and its components will be designed in accordance with the LANL facilities Engineering Manual for Performance Category PC-2. The foundation design shall also conform to the recommendations of the Geotechnical Investigation produced by AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc. 8519 Jefferson NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87713 dated March 8, 2001. Based on recommendations from LANL independent seismic reviewer, the foundation system for the entire building will consist of a concrete mat foundation without sharp projections from the bottom of the mat. The mat will be reinforced with top and bottom mats of steel to anticipate main ground distortions.



A1030 SLABS ON GRADE

Mat foundation will be the ground floor slabs. A raised floor space will be provided below the workstations in the PEOC and SEOC for electrical and mechanical equipment required by the functional criteria.

A20 BASEMENT CONSTRUCTION

A2020 BASEMENT WALL CONSTRUCTION

If it is determined that a basement is required for this facility in order to accommodate the sloping topography at the site or requirements of the user, reinforced concrete basement walls shall be used to retain the soil. Walls shall be designed to support gravity loads bearing on the walls, and lateral earth pressures as well as dynamic lateral earth pressure, generated by seismic phenomena. Where walls of unoccupied or occupied areas abut landscape areas, or at conditions where landscape or driveways are located directly above the occupied or unoccupied structure, a waterproofing membrane system shall be applied to prevent the penetration of moisture. The interior skin of exposed basement walls in unoccupied spaces shall be painted concrete. The interior skin of basement walls in occupied spaces shall be covered with gypsum board on metal furring.

b. Shell B10 FACILITY SUPERSTRUCTURE

B1010 FLOOR CONSTRUCTION

The floor framing system of the EOC facility and its components will be designed in accordance with the LANL facilities Engineering Manual for Performance Category PC-2. The floor framing system shall provide the facility with a safe, cost-effective and space-efficient system that will support the design loads, including the effects of natural phenomena. The Structural Design Calculations provide for a composite metal deck with a normal-weight concrete slab supported on steel beams with headed-anchor studs for the second floor. The Contractor is allowed to determine the structural system



to use on this project, providing the system complies with the following:

• All floors including corridors, lobby areas, stairs, and all other spaces will be designed for a live load of 100 psf.

• The structure shall provide clear spans and openings between spaces to meet the stated functional and operational requirements. This includes clear floor area in the primary operations room, openings for mechanical airflow and piping for the facility.

• The floor structure will provide a positively connected floor diaphragm that will adequately transfer the lateral forces to the lateral resisting frame systems.

• Structural components shall be protected to provide required fire ratings for the structure and the floor assemblies.

B1020 ROOF CONSTRUCTION

The roof framing system of the EOC facility and its components will be designed in accordance with the LANL Facilities Engineering Manual for Performance Category PC-2. The LANL Facilities Engineering Manual also prescribes a live load of 30 psf and a snow load of 19 psf. The roof framing system shall provide the facility with a safe, cost-effective, and space-efficient system that shall support the design loads, including the effects of natural phenomena. The user has requested that the roof be constructed of concrete to resist damage to the facility as a result of fire. As structural steel frame construction has proven appropriate at LANL for a variety of building types in the past, the Structural Design Calculations provide for a composite metal deck with a lightweight concrete slab supported on steel beams with headed-anchor studs, or a non-composite metal deck with a light weight concrete slab supported on structural steel bar joists. The Contractor is allowed to determine the structural system to use on this project, providing the system complies with the above guidance and the following:

• The structure shall provide clear spans and openings between spaces to meet the stated functional and operational requirements.

• If it is decided that the mechanical equipment be located in a rooftop penthouse, the structure



shall be capable of safely supporting all loading conditions.

• The lateral resisting diaphragm system shall be configured to provide a direct, efficient load path to the lateral resisting system elements.

• Structural components shall be protected to provide required fire ratings for the structure and the roof assemblies.

B20 EXTERIOR CLOSURE STRUCTURAL

B2010 FACILITY WALL CONSTRUCTION

The exterior framing system of the EOC facility and its components will be designed in accordance with the LANL facilities Engineering Manual for Performance Category PC-2. The framing system shall provide the facility with a safe, cost-effective, and space-efficient system that shall support the design loads, including the effects of natural phenomena.

Pre-cast wall panels are not considered acceptable because of historical problems with connections during earthquakes.

The two-story-tall walls of the PEOC and SEOC will be solid grout-filled 12-inch concrete masonry unit (CMU) construction or 8-inch thick concrete cast-in-place walls. This system will provide resistance to lateral wind and seismic forces as well as security to the central core of the facility. This system will assist in enabling the EOC to remain a relatively sealed environment during and after a natural phenomenon. The walls will be supported at midspan on one side by the second level floor diaphragm.

The exterior wall system of the EOC will also consist of 12-inch CMU construction or a minimum 8-inch thick concrete cast-in-place walls. This system will provide resistance to lateral wind and seismic forces to the perimeter of the facility as well as resistance to fire and create a time delay for breaches in security. This system will assist in enabling the EOC support area to remain a relatively sealed environment during and after natural phenomenon. The walls will be supported at midspan on one side by the second level floor diaphragm.



The Contractor shall be allowed to determine the exact structural wall system to use on this project, providing the system complies with the above guidance and the following:

• The lateral resisting system shall be configured to provide a direct, efficient load path to the foundation system.

• Structural components shall be protected to provide required fire ratings for the structure and the roof assemblies.

B30 EXTERIOR CLOSURE ARCHITECTURAL

Exterior wall exterior finish may be one of: 1) concrete masonry units or 2) concrete walls. Architectural finish appearance of exposed masonry concrete (split face, formed, etc.) will be as acceptable to LANL.

Exterior wall construction shall also include board insulation below grade perimeter as required and batt insulation in exterior walls. The interior skin of exterior walls shall consist of assemblies of steel studs with one layer of type X gypsum board. Partitions shall seal against the structural deck or other terminating points as fire ratings, acoustical ratings, or security requirements dictate. Exterior wall assemblies include expansion joint cover assemblies for the walls, floors, ceilings, and soffits. Also included are fire-rated expansion joints, seismic expansion, and compression seals.

Louvers and grilles shall be sized to meet mechanical airflow requirements and provided with bug and bird screens. Provide man-proofing and sound transmission coefficient (STC) ratings as required for all openings in exterior walls. All soffits shall include recessed lighting.

B3020 EXTERIOR WINDOWS

All glazing at exterior windows shall be double glazed, tinted and have a low-e coating. All exterior windows in the classified area shall have a minimum STC rating of 45. Windows into the Dispatch Center will be bullet resistant per UL 827 Standard for “Central Alarm Service” 5.8. All exterior windows shall be inoperable.



B3030 EXTERIOR DOORS

Insulated steel doors and frames shall be used at all entrances and exits, excepting the main entrance which may be aluminum window wall. All exterior doors shall have alarmed and time delay panic hardware. Doors other than the main entrance doors will have key only entrance. Entrance at the main entrance doors will require a badge reader and visual verification by personnel in either the Admin/Reception or the Dispatch areas. Automatic insulated steel overhead coiling doors shall be provided at the garage entries; operations shall be with electric motors and manual override. Access to the roof shall be from secured interior stairs with hollow metal insulated door.

B3040 ROOFING

Roofing shall have a minimum of a Class A-rated elastomeric sheet membrane conventional roofing system with a fully-adhered single-ply membrane. As required, provide aluminum roof expansion joints or seismic roof expansion joint assemblies of the metal-flanged bellows type. Sheet metal and trim shall include roof drainage systems, exposed trim, gravel stops, fasciae, copings, metal flashings, and reglets. Other roof accessories may include prefabricated metal roof curbs for HVAC equipment and roof protection walkway pads. Rooftop equipment is not to be visible from public areas. Skylights are not to be used.

c. Interiors C1010 INTERIOR WALL ASSEMBLIES

Non-structural interior walls shall be constructed of type X gypsum board on steel studs. At structural interior walls, apply type X gypsum board on steel Z or furring channels to concrete or CMU except in mechanical and electrical rooms. Partitions shall seal against the structural deck above where security, an STC rating, or fire ratings are required. Secure partitions are required at separations between common, LANL, and Los Alamos dispatch areas, and at the perimeter of the vault. Standard construction of partitions at other locations shall extend the partition to a minimum of 4 inches above the ceiling. Where sound batt insulation is used in walls to achieve an STC rating, the insulation shall continue for the full height of the partition to the structural deck. Partitions complying with an STC rating of 45 to 49 shall be used at all locations separating the classified and unclassified areas. Penetrations through



the separation wall between classified and unclassified areas shall be minimized to the extent possible. Mechanical shafts and the elevator shaft shall be constructed of concrete, CMU, or shaft liner panels of the appropriate fire rating.

Partitions complying with an STC rating of 50 shall be used at the Vault. Provide man-proofing in openings other than doors or windows in the Vault walls, floor, or roof envelope. The door to the Vault shall have a certified STC rating of 45 and shall carry the manufacturer's warranty to that effect.

Interior Windows

Interior windows shall consist of glass in hollow metal frames where required by F&OR. Glazing and frames between the PEOC and SEOC rooms shall be butt glazed, ¾-inch thick or more, structural glazing constructed to meet an STC rating of 45. Other windows that view into either the PEOC or SEOC shall be tinted to reduce reflections and may be double glazed ¼-inch glazing or ¾-inch structural glazing constructed to meet an STC rating of 45. Construction of these windows may be other than hollow metal frames as required by the glazing manufacturer. Fire-rated shutters are required at operable windows or windows with pass-throughs located in rated walls.

Carpentry Work

Finish carpentry items, wood trim and moldings installation, job-built shelving and cabinets shall be constructed and installed in accordance with Architectural Woodworker Institute (AWI) Architectural Woodwork Quality Standards, Custom Grade. Plywood equipment panels in the telecommunications rooms shall be fireproofed and painted.

C1020 INTERIOR DOORS

The interior doors shall be solid core wood doors with welded hollow metal frames in public and office areas. This includes flush wood doors that are fire-rated and non-rated. Hollow metal doors shall be used in service areas and the garage. Interior entrance doors shall match the construction of the adjacent exterior entrance doors. Interior doors penetrating walls having an STC rating greater than 40 shall have acoustical gaskets. Interior doors penetrating walls having an STC rating from 45 to 49 shall have automatic door bottoms as



well. The door to the Vault shall have a certified STC rating of 45 and shall carry the manufacturer's warranty and label to that effect. All doors at corridors excepting restrooms and janitors closets are to have windows unless prohibited by fire rating.

Door Hardware

Design standards define the hardware and keying requirements and locations. Certain frames must be prepared to accept electronic security hardware. Special consideration is given to the main entry to provide the door and hardware ready to accept LANL-installed security devices. All doors to the exterior shall have panic hardware and will be alarmed. Doors other than the main entrance will be required to have key-only access from the outside. Interior doors shall have panic hardware where required by NFPA-101.

C1030 INTERIOR SPECIALTIES

Visual Display Boards

These are for general use (i.e., indicating fire exiting routes).

Interior Louvers and Vents

As required to support mechanical.

Interior Identifying Devices

This involves room signage for each space as well as ADA and exit signage as indicated in the design standards.

Pedestrian Control Devices

Card-readers and Hand Readers will be LANL-furnished and installed.

Lockers

Provide and install 12-foot by 12-foot and half-size lockers in the locker area.

Toilet and Bath Accessories

Per design standards.



C20 STAIRWAYS

C2010 STAIR CONSTRUCTION

Stairs are to be concrete, pre-assembled steel stairs with concrete-filled treads, painted metal with non-slip surfaces. One enclosed access stair shall be provided for access to the roof levels.

C2020 Stair Finishes

Resilient Stair Finishes

Resilient, non-slip surfaces on treads and risers.

Stair Railings

Painted steel.

Stair Soffits

Gypsum board, taped, textured, and painted.

Stair Painting

All exposed metal is to receive paint.

C30 INTERIOR FINISHES

C3010 INTERIOR WALL FINISHES

Concrete Wall Finishes

Painted.

Gypsum Board Wall Finishes

Taped, textured, and painted.

Ceramic Tile Wall Finishes

Toilets, Shower and Locker rooms:

Toilet fixture walls and the entire shower areas will be on water resistive substrate.

Acoustical Wall Treatment

All walls in the EOC, conference rooms, plotter and copier rooms and rooms with shredders. Provide



tackable acoustical treatment on one wall of offices and the large conference rooms.

Interior Wall Painting

Per design standards.

Wall Base

Vinyl wall base on all walls except where the floors are ceramic tiles, in which case the bases will be ceramic.

C3020 INTERIOR FLOOR FINISHES

Concrete Floor Finishes

Painted per requirements set forth in the F&OR.

Ceramic Tile Floor Finishes

Toilet, locker and shower rooms: slip-resistant ceramic tile.

Resilient Flooring

Kitchen, stairs, corridors, janitors closets, laundry and other spaces listed in the F&OR: vinyl composition tile or rubber tile per the F&OR.

Carpet Flooring

Carpet tile on the raised computer floor at the PEOC and SEOC. Rolled carpet in the offices and conference rooms per the F&OR.

Access Flooring

2-foot by 2-foot panels set into a 2-foot by 2-foot (maximum spacing) grid with a height of 18 inches measured from the subfloor to finish floor. Provide a seismically-braced system, with solid, perforated, and grated panels. Solid and perforated panels will be finished with high-pressure decorative plastic laminate or carpet as noted in the F&OR.

Floor Mats

Provide recessed stainless steel floor grating mat with floor drains in the main entry vestibule.



C3030 INTERIOR CEILING FINISHES

Gypsum Board Ceiling Finishes

Tape, texture, and paint

Acoustical Ceiling Treatment

2-foot by 4-foot lay-in panels

Access Doors

Paint ceiling and wall mounted units to match color of adjacent surfaces.

d. Services D10 CONVEYING SYSTEMS

D1010 ELEVATORS

Hydraulic elevators are required to handle the vertical transportation of people and supplies. The hydraulic elevators shall be rated at 2000 pounds at a speed of 150 feet per minute or greater. All elevator car finishes shall be selected from manufacturer’s standard choices.

D20 PLUMBING

D2010 PLUMBING FIXTURES

Water closets and urinals will be wall-hung, lavatories will be counter type and showers will be provided in the locker rooms. Fixtures will meet ADA requirements for accessibility where required based on the architectural design according to the UBC. Water conservation devices will be utilized throughout the plumbing system. All fixtures are to have automatic flushing features.

D2020 DOMESTIC WATER DISTRIBUTION

D2020.1 Water Supply Piping Systems

Potable Cold Water System

This Contractor will extend water service from the nearby site TA-69 water distribution line (along Two Mile Mesa) to this building site. The Contractor will provide a site water transfer station capable of pumping 50 gpm to the EOC building site. The site water transfer station shall be capable of pumping water to both the 120,000-gallon elevated firewater storage tank and also the 21,000-gallon potable water storage tank.



The site water transfer station shall be installed in a pre-fabricated "hot box" with redundant pumps, controls, lighting and heating to automatically fill the potable water storage tank and elevated fire water storage tank based on a drop in water level of either tank. A reduced pressure BFP shall be provided to isolate the elevated fire water storage tank fill line from the potable water storage tank fill line. The Facility Management System (FMS) shall monitor the status of the site water transfer station, potable water storage tank and the elevated fire water storage tank. The elevated tank manufacturer shall provide freeze protection.

The 21,000-gallon potable water storage tank is required to provide potable water to the EOC during an emergency event that may have isolated the building from LANL site water distribution system. The Contractor shall verify the tank is properly sized to support 100 people living in the EOC for 14 continuous days without any additional water supply. The potable water will be distributed from the storage tank to the building through a booster pumping station. The booster pumping station shall have redundant pumps to maintain a building pressure of 60-70 psig. The potable water storage tank shall also have a rechlorinization system to prevent water stagnation and keep the water drinkable. The building’s peak occupancy during an emergency event is 100 people, but the routine building occupancy is 20 people. The contractor shall take this into account when designing the potable water distribution system and rechlorinization system.

Provide electro mag type water meter at building entrance capable of connection to the ESS system for remote read out.

The potable water storage tank and sanitary waste storage tank shall have a minimum separation of 20 feet. If the contractor is unable to provide the minimum separation, the potable water tank shall be double wall construction.

A reduced pressure BFP will be installed at the building service entrance to isolate the building from the potable water storage tank. It is anticipated that potable water service will enter the building in the grade-level mechanical room. Potable water will be distributed throughout the building for use at toilet rooms, electric water coolers, sinks, ice machine, hose bibs, and service sinks.



Potable Hot Water System

Potable hot water will be generated using both natural gas and electricity. Natural gas will be provided through the site natural gas distribution system. Natural gas will provide the primary means of heating water during normal operating circumstances. A backup electric water heater will provide hot water during conditions when operating on emergency power and natural gas is unavailable. Hot water will be distributed to all lavatories, showers, kitchen sink, dishwasher and service sinks. A circulating pumping system will be provided to minimize the time in which hot water reaches the fixtures and to conserve water. The Facility Management System (FMS) shall monitor the water heaters and verify that the backup electrical water heater is operating during a power outage.

Non-Potable Water System

Immediately after the building potable water a reduced pressure BFP will be provided to isolate the building make up water to the heating water, chilled water systems, and trap priming systems.

D2030 SANITARY WASTE

The building sanitary waste system will be connected to the EOC sanitary lift station. This Contractor will extend a forced main to the TA-22 site 6-inch diameter forced main sanitary sewer system. A 21,000-gallon emergency sanitary holding tank shall be provided at EOC to contain sanitary waste during an event that would isolate EOC from the TA-22 sanitary system. The Contractor shall verify the size of the holding tank to ensure that sufficient capacity is provided to store waste for 14 continuous days during an emergency event.

The EOC sanitary lift station shall be connected to standby power in the event of a loss of site power. The FMS shall monitor alarm conditions at the sanitary lift station control panel. The control panel shall be located near the lift station and be positioned so as not to be in the shade during winter months.

Provide floor drains connected to the sanitary waste system in the restrooms, janitor closets, mechanical penthouse, laundry room, below the computer room raised floor, chiller room, and boiler room.



Provide trench drain the length of the Garage to capture water and ice dripping off the vehicles. Slope the trench drain to a 60-gallon collection sump. Miscellaneous spills will be collected at the sump and pumped out by LANL.

D2040 RAIN WATER DRAINAGE

D2040.1 Rain Water Drainage Piping Systems

An interior piped roof drain and overflow roof drain system will be provided for the building. Design for 2-inch rainfall in a one-hour period. The system will discharge to grade. Do not extend the drainage discharge to the north side of the facility because doing so would increase ice buildup during winter months.

D2040.2 Rainwater Drainage Insulation

Insulate rainwater drainage piping inside the building.

D30 HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC)

D3010 ENERGY SUPPLY

D3010.1 Fuel Oil Supply Systems

Fuel Oil Storage Tank

Remote, above-grade mounted fuel oil storage tanks will be sized to provided fuel for the stand-by generator and the dual-fuel hot water heating boilers for continuous operation up to 14 days. The tank will include additional fuel capacity of 33% per NFPA 110. The tank will be double steel wall type, with a 4-hour fire rating. The secondary tank will be able to contain 110% of the capacity of the primary tank. The tank will meet ballistic protection per NFPA 30. The fuel oil storage tank will also meet NFPA 30A. A leak detection system will also be provided to monitor the tank. The leak detection system and fuel tank levels shall be monitored by the FMS.

Installation of fuel oil storage tank shall comply with 40CFR 60 Subpart Kb – "Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels." This section is applicable for storage tanks greater than 47,800 gallons of fuel oil. Contractor shall notify



ESH-17 with tank dimension, installation date, location, and type of fuel stored for LANL compliance records.

A fuel oil day tank sized for 2 hours at maximum flow rate will be provided for the standby generator and each boiler. Locate each day tank next to the equipment served. The double steel wall day tank will be freestanding and UL-Listed.

Fuel Oil Piping

Fuel oil piping will distribute fuel oil from the fuel oil tank located outdoors to the stand-by generator and hot water boilers via double-wall steel pipe. The double-wall piping system will have a leak detection sensor cable located between the outer carrier pipe and the inner carrier pipe. The sensor cabling will detect only hydrocarbons while ignoring water. The leak detection system shall be monitored by the FMS.

Fuel Oil Transfer Pumps

Duplex fuel oil transfer pumps will be located in the stand-by generator room and will transfer fuel oil between the outdoor storage tank and the day tanks. A day tank control panel shall monitor the fuel oil level in each of the three-day tanks and automatically control the fuel level within the day tank. The FMS shall monitor the fuel oil transfer pumps.

Provide a secondary containment steel angle completely around the standby generator, generator day tank, and boiler day tanks. The steel angle shall be sealed to the floor to prevent miscellaneous fuel oil spills from migrating to other areas of the room and to prevent oil from entering the floor drain located in the boiler room.

D3010.02 Natural Gas Supply Systems

Metering and Regulating Systems

The building natural gas system will be connected to the LANL natural gas distribution system. The Contractor will extend the natural gas system from TA-22 to the building site. A natural gas meter will be provided outside the building. The first stage natural gas pressure regulator will be located downstream of the meter and will reduce the utility distribution pressure from 100 psig to 2 psig for the hot water boiler. A



second stage natural gas pressure regulator will reduce the pressure from 2 psig down to 7-inch WC for distribution to potable hot water heater located in the boiler room. A seismic isolation valve will be provided to shut gas off to the building automatically during a seismic event.

D3010.03 Energy Supply and Energy Conservation

The design of the mechanical system and selection of equipment will be based on Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 435 and the Life Cycle Costing Manual for the Federal Energy Management Program, NIST Handbook 135, 1995 Edition.

The air conditioning system will be capable of using 100% outside air free cooling when the outside air wet bulb is sufficiently below the setpoint. This air will be mechanically exhausted to maintain building positive pressure without over pressurizing the building.

Variable frequency drives will be provided on the central air conditioning units supply air fans and on the makeup air unit to provide variable air volume (VAV) to save energy during low occupancy use of the building. In addition to the VAV system, the areas of the building with high occupancy during emergency events will also have carbon dioxide (CO2) detectors. These CO2 detectors will increase the amount of outside air to the building when the facility has high occupant loading in order to meet American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) 62 Indoor Air Quality Standards. When the occupant loading is low, the amount of outside air will be reduced based on the CO2 reading and therefore the quantity of outside air conditioned will be reduced automatically. This feature will provided significant energy savings during routine operations, while providing the capacity for high occupancy during emergency events.

D3020 HEAT GENERATION

D3020.01 Hot Water Boilers

Natural Gas-Fired Hot Water Boiler

Two dual-fuel hot water boilers will provide primary heating for the building and elevated water storage tank. The primary source of fuel for the boilers will be natural gas. A No. 2 fuel oil storage tank will provide



fuel oil for both the standby generator and hot water boilers. If natural gas to the site fails, heating will then be provided through the alternative fuel (No. 2 fuel oil) heating boilers. The gas-fired boiler will be a low-NOX type, steel tube built in accordance with American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Power and Heating Boiler Code.

The contractor shall report to ESH-17 installation of fuel burning equipment, which is used solely for heating buildings for personal comfort or for producing hot water for personal use. ESH-17 shall be responsible for reporting this information to the State of New Mexico, NMED under 20 NMAC 2.72 Section 202.B.1. The contractor shall provide description of equipment listing size, rating, manufacturer, model number, etc.

Automatic Controls: Boilers and pumps located in the mechanical room shall be monitored by the FMS. The FMS will automatically switch between boilers and pumps if the lead unit fails. The FMS will automatically switch between lead and lag pumps based on operating times. The FMS shall monitor which fuel the boiler is operating on and notify the FMS when this condition changes. The FMS shall monitor run time for the boiler when operating on fuel oil. All controls shall be commissioned to the satisfaction of LANL.

D3030 REFRIGERATION

D3030.01 Rotary-Screw Water Chillers

Electric-driven rotary-screw water chillers with remote air-cooled condensers shall be provided. Reciprocating chillers are not acceptable. The chillers shall be capable of full modulation between 100% to 15% of total capacity. The chillers shall deliver 45-degree F chilled water with a 12-degree F chilled water temperature rise. Each chiller shall use a purge system to operate automatically to remove water vapor in the refrigerant. The system shall also monitor for any discharge of refrigerant and automatically alarm the emergency ventilation system in that event. The chillers will be located indoors and refrigerant piping will be extended to the outdoor condenser units. Two chillers and two condenser units will be provided for full redundancy.

Installation of the chillers shall be in accordance with ANSI-ASHRAE15-1994 Safety Code for Mechanical



Refrigeration. The contractor shall complete and submit an "Appliance Inventory Form" to LANL ESH-17. The requirements for Appliance Inventories are listed under Section 6.5 of Criterion 408, "EPA Compliance for Refrigeration Equipment," ESH-17-311.

Automatic Controls: Chillers and pumps located in the mechanical room shall be monitored by the FMS. The FMS will automatically switch between chillers, condenser units, and pumps, if the lead unit fails. The FMS will automatically switch between lead and lag pumps and chillers based on operating times. All controls shall be commissioned to the satisfaction of LANL.

D3040 HVAC DISTRIBUTION

D3040.01 Air Distribution Systems

Zoning Requirements

Individual room temperature control shall be accomplished by its associated terminal unit via the room sensor. Provide individual temperature control in each office, conference room, electrical room, computer room, data communications room, EOC room, and as stated in the F&ORs. Other zones of temperature control shall be developed in a manner that considers exterior exposures, equipment loads, and occupancy factors that influence the room load characteristics, i.e., heating and cooling cfm per square foot. Zoning shall also consider personnel loading during an emergency event.

D3040.02 Indoor Air Quality

Pressurization

A sufficient amount of outside air shall be introduced into the supply air ventilation system to maintain adequate indoor air quality levels in accordance with ASHRAE Standard 62. In addition to meeting ASHRAE Standard 62, the building will be pressurized throughout to a minimum positive 0.02-inch WC. This will help prevent smoke or other fumes from infiltrating into the building during an emergency event.

Reasonably Air Tight Structure

The building will be constructed as air tight as reasonably possible to prevent infiltration of chemicals



into the building during such an event that requires the makeup air into the air conditioning system to be shutdown. Special attention must be paid to sealing of windows, doors, structural system, mechanical penetrations, etc. The contractor will be required to provide a reasonably air tight building capable of only leaking 2000 cfm at a building pressure of 0.01 inches WG.

The contractor will be required to install four differential pressure sensors, one on each major wall exposure side of the building. This sensor will measure the differential pressure between the inside of the building and the outdoor pressure on that particular wall exposure developed by wind. The Facility Management System will monitor this pressure differential and whichever sensor has the lowest reading will govern the quantity of outside air introduced into the building in order to maintain positive differential pressure.

This feature will allow better differential pressure control and also provide the ability to determine the overall building leakage. The contractor shall simulate a shutdown of outside air intake from the normal air conditioning units, shutdown all exhaust and associated dampers to the outdoors. The system will startup the makeup air unit and monitor how much outside air is required to maintain a positive 0.01 inches WG within the building. The contractor will be required to provide a reasonably air tight building capable of only leaking 2000 cfm at a building pressure of 0.01 inches WG. By setting the makeup air unit to deliver 2000 cfm we will be able to monitor the building pressure at the four differential pressure sensors to verify the building’s leakage. If the building fails to meet the criteria, the contractor will be required to reseal the building. This leakage rate equates to 0.063 cfm per sq. ft. Once the building leakage has been confirmed to meet the performance specification, the makeup air will be balanced to the normal makeup air requirements required to meet the 0.05 inches WG performance specification requirement.

Air Lock

Provide a separate zone control variable air volume terminal unit to maintain temperature and positive pressure in the main entry vestibule to the facility. The entry to the facility will be administratively controlled and limited to the front vestibule entry during such an event that requires the makeup air to the facility to be



shutdown. This will require all other entries to the facility to be closed to normal entry or exit. This will be administratively controlled.

A red beacon light and audible alarm will be provided at the exterior and interior location of each door including the garage doors. This light will signify that administrative controls are in place for entry and exit to the facility. The Facility Management System (FMS) will monitor the status of each exterior door and will alarm at the FMS front-end computer and at the door that has opened during an administrative control event. During normal operations the FMS will not track the status of the doors. A hard-wired switch shall be provided in the Building Operations Manager office which when switched will place the doors in administrative control operation.

When the facility is placed in administrative control, the Building Operations Manager shall notify all occupants within the facility via the building paging system, “the building is in administrative control.”

A laminated sign will be provided immediately below each beacon light. The signage for the single entry/exit doors and garage door will state the following:

“When light is illuminated do not enter and exit facility through this door.”

The signage at the front vestibule entry/exit door will state the following:

“When light is illuminated administrative controls are in place. Only one door into the vestibule may be open simultaneously.”

Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide Monitoring

A carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide monitoring sensor will be located in rooms with high personnel loading during an emergency event (See F&ORs). These CO2 sensors will be capable of overriding the zone temperature sensor by increasing the amount of airflow to the space to meet the CO2 setpoint. The reheat shall be sized to accommodate this full flow. The FMS will also monitor each sensor and will adjust the amount of outside air entering the air conditioning system to satisfy the individual room CO2 sensors. In the event that the outside air CO2 or CO level is greater than the setpoint as measured at the air conditioning



unit outside air intake, the FMS will signal the outside air dampers for the air conditioning units to fully close and will start the dedicated makeup air unit. This makeup air unit will operate only while the outside air is above the CO2 or CO setpoint or the LANL user determines that outside conditions require all outside air to be circulated through the makeup air filtration system.

Automatic Controls: The CO2 sensors located in selected rooms per F&ORs shall be monitored by the FMS. The FMS shall monitor CO2 levels within the rooms and modulate the amount of outside air entering the air conditioning units to maintain setpoint levels. All controls shall be commissioned to the satisfaction of LANL.

D3040.03 HVAC Systems

Air Handling Units

The office systems are comprised of variable volume air handling units located in mechanical equipment rooms serving each floor from the fan rooms. Separate chilled water and heating water risers shall serve these fan rooms. The office units shall deliver outside air based on a minimum of 20 cfm of outside air per occupant. Energy conservation shall be accomplished by means of 100% outdoor air economizers on the air handling units. The pre-heat coil shall be sized to handle 100% outside airflow. The units shall consist of the following components: return air fan with relief and return air dampers, mixed air section with dampered outside air intake, 30% pre-filter section, 95% filter section (UL Class 1), access section, preheat hot water coil, access section, chilled water cooling coil, and supply fan. The preheat coil shall be provided with a circulating pump to maintain a minimum coil water velocity of 4 feet per second. Cooling coils on these units is to be provided with a trap of sufficient depth to allow condensate drainage with negative pressure on the inlet. Condensate drains indirectly into a floor sink. The quality of the return air shall be monitored with an indoor air quality sensor located in the return air plenum. Access sections shall provide access for control instruments, maintenance and cleaning. The units shall include variable frequency drives and all necessary control components to use a VAV supply. Air from the units shall be distributed via insulated,



medium pressure, galvanized steel ductwork to individual room terminal units.

The design intent for the Dispatch Center, EOC, radio room, computer room, and data communications room is to provide flexibility in the present and future distribution of the cooling and electrical capabilities. The projected relationship between computer and communications capability with power consumption is not proportional, making necessary to create an infrastructure for computer and communications cooling and power supply that will vary load densities over the total area of the computer rooms, Dispatch Center, and data communications room. Provide enough flexibility in the cooling and electrical distribution systems to meet varying load densities.

Terminal Units

A single-duct VAV terminal unit with hot water heating shall be provided for each zone of temperature control. Terminal units shall be provided with packaged DDC controls, sound attenuators, and hot water terminal heating coils. The minimum VAV terminal unit airflow shall provide six air changes per hour in the occupied space or be sufficient to meet the space heating load whichever is greater. The terminal units shall be sized to handle full airflow reheat during a CO2 sensor override.

Automatic Controls

Each air handling unit and terminal unit shall be monitored by the FMS.

Return Air System

A non-ducted return air system shall return air through ceiling grilles from each room via the ceiling plenum to the air-handling unit. Each ceiling return air grille shall be provided with a return air sound trap. The mechanical penthouse room shall not be used as a plenum. Duct return air from the ceiling plenum to the air handling unit within the mechanical penthouse room and provide sound traps as required to meet sound criteria.

Access and Maintenance

Adequate space shall be provided around the air handling units to provide service, coil pull space and



maintenance. Provide two complete sets of filters for every air-handling unit in the facility, i.e., one set installed and one spare set. The makeup air unit shall have two spare sets of filters to keep the makeup air unit operating during a fourteen-day emergency event.

Makeup Air Unit

The makeup air unit is used to provide 100% outside makeup air to the central air conditioning units when outside air conditions are unacceptable because of smoke, odors, or other unwanted conditions. This makeup air unit will operate only when the outside air is above the CO2 or CO setpoint or the facility user determines that outside conditions require all outside air to be circulated through the makeup air filtration system. The facility user will also have the option and available switches on a control panel (located in the Operations Manager Office) to shut down normal outside air to the central air conditioning units. This control panel shall also be capable of starting or stopping the makeup air unit entirely if the facility user feels that outside air conditions cannot be satisfactorily filtered. This makeup air unit will be capable of filtering the outside air to remove odors and wildfire smoke. Wildfire smoke consists of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen chloride and particulate matter. The makeup air unit shall be designed to remove carbon monoxide, hydrogen chloride, and particulate matter. However, carbon dioxide cannot easily be removed; therefore, adequate space shall be provided in the makeup air unit to install filters in the future when such filtration becomes available. The makeup air unit shall consist of the following components in the direction of airflow: tight closing damper, 2-inch thick stainless steel fire screen, 60% efficient filter, hot water heating coil, High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Dioctylpthalate (DOP) filter, virgin activated carbon filters, pelletized activated alumina impregnated with evenly distributed potassium permanganate filter, pelletized activated carbon impregnated, final HEPA DOP filter and variable frequency drive fan section. All filters shall be UL-Listed Class 1. The makeup air unit discharge will be ducted to each of the normal operating air conditioning units. The facility user will also have a manual switch to override the normal outside air intake operation and have all outside air filtered through the makeup air unit. The preheat coil shall be provided with a circulating pump to maintain a minimum coil water velocity of 4 feet per second. The unit shall be acoustically insulated, and modular in



construction. Each unit shall be monitored by the FMS. No humidification will be provided. All controls shall be commissioned to the satisfaction of LANL.

Collective Protection System (CPS)

A Collective Protection System (CPS) consists of a chemical agent detection system and chemical incapacitating agent filtration system. The filtration system consist of a series of HEPA filters and carbon adsorbers capable of filtering outside makeup air used to pressurize the building, to prevent aerosol and gas incapacitating agents from infiltrating into the building. There is currently NO REQUIREMENT for a CPS for this type of facility. Chemical agent gas masks would be necessary to backup the CPS if the CPS was required. The logistics to train and fit all personnel (maximum 100 people) in the facility during an emergency event would be almost impossible since the exact personnel who would respond to every given emergency event are unknown. Such a scenario is a realistic risk and since there are no DOE, NFPA, or other code requirements for a CPS, one will not be required or planned for this facility.

Chiller Room

The chiller room shall be designed per Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC) Section 1107, UBC and ASHRAE ANSI Std. 15. The chiller room shall be ventilated and maintained at a minimum negative pressure of 0.05 inches WC per ASHRAE ANSI Std. 15. The refrigerant sensors shall be monitored by FMS, the chiller room and the alarm panels located outside of the chiller room per UMC, UBC and ASHRAE Std. 15. The refrigerant detection shall also start the emergency exhaust system within the chiller room. All controls shall be commissioned to the satisfaction of LANL.

General Exhaust Air Systems – Toilet and Janitor Rooms

Air shall be exhausted at a minimum rate of 2 cfm per square foot. An exhaust fan shall be located at the end of each exhaust system exhausting groups of toilets, janitor, kitchen, microwave ovens, and copy rooms. The fans will be interlocked with the respective supply air fans.



Garage and Trailer Heating Ventilating Exhaust System

The garage and trailer rooms will be provided with an exhaust and ventilating air heating system independent of the EOC system, except for monitoring and control through the FMS. The room will be exhausted high and low per UMC. CO sensors will be provided at four various locations within the garage and one location within the trailer room. If the CO level within the room exceeds the ASHRAE 62 limits, the exhaust system shall run for a minimum of 30 minutes or until the CO level within the room drops below the setpoint. A thermostat will be provided to cycle the exhaust fans in the space during the summer months for ventilation. Provide hot water unit heaters for heating each space.

HVAC/Ductwork

Insulated low velocity, galvanized ductwork shall be extended from each terminal unit to each individual ceiling supply air diffuser. Flexible ducts shall be used for the final connection of ductwork to individual ceiling diffusers and on the inlet side of each terminal box. Flexible ducts shall be limited to a maximum length of 5 feet.

Stairway Pressurization

Stairway pressurization is not required per UBC 1997, 1005.3.3.7 since the highest floor used for human occupancy is less than 75 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access. However, the contractor will provide heat and minimum pressurization in the stairway to prevent smoke and other odors from entering the stairway from outdoors.

Motors

All electric motors shall be derated for altitude in accordance with Volume 3b, Chapter 6.

D3040.04 Hydronic Distribution Systems

General Piping Description

Building heating water and chilled water shall be distributed to the building air handling units from the chiller and boiler mechanical rooms.



System Accessories

The closed-loop heating water and chilled water systems shall be provided with expansion tanks, chemical feeders, air elimination equipment, and other necessary standard accessories.

Building Heating Water

Building heating water shall be distributed throughout the building with one primary constant flow pump and one back-up pump. Pumps shall be end suction, flexibly coupled. Heating water shall be distributed to the coils located in the modular supply air handling units and to the terminal unit heating coils. The maximum supply water temperature shall be 180 degrees F. The hot water supply temperature shall be reset based on building heating demand.

Chilled Water

Chilled water will be circulated throughout the building using constant flow pumps for each water chiller. The chilled water system is comprised of header that manifold chillers and pumps together. A single back-up pump is provided for each of the chilled water systems.

D3050 TERMINAL HEAT TRANSFER UNITS

Hot Water Unit Heaters

The boiler room, chiller room, air handler room, garage, and stand-by generator room will be heated by hot water unit heaters.

Under-Floor HVAC Systems

The design intent is to provide flexibility in the present and future distribution of the cooling and electrical capabilities. The projected relationship between computer and communications capability and power consumption is not proportional, making it necessary to create an infrastructure for computer and communications cooling and power supply that will meet varying load densities over the total area of the computer rooms and data communications room. Provide enough flexibility in the cooling and electrical distribution systems to meet varying load densities. The computer rooms, projection room, and dispatch server rooms will have vertical downflow chilled water air conditioning unit systems. These rooms shall have dedicated cooling available 7 days per week, 24 hours



per day. Each room will have primary and backup dedicated Liebert-type chilled water computer room air conditioning units. Provide 25% additional future capacity.

Fan Coil Units

The main telecomm room, main electrical room, radio transmitter room, upper electrical room, and upper telecomm room shall have dedicated chilled water fan coil units for cooling. The telecomm rooms and radio transmitter room shall have redundant fan coil cooling units. Provide 25% additional future capacity.

Automatic Controls

The air conditioning unit shall be monitored by the FMS. In the event the lead unit fails to maintain cooling in the space, the FMS shall start the lag unit and trigger a system alarm. All controls shall be commissioned to the satisfaction of LANL.

D3060 HVAC INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS

The HVAC control system shall be a direct digital control system. All control valve actuators, control dampers, sensors, and thermostats shall be electronic type. A front-end computer shall be located in the facility operator’s office. This computer shall monitor all control devices, boilers, chillers, pumps, and temperature setpoints and actual temperatures throughout the facility. If temperatures within rooms rise or drop below setpoints, the system will alarm. The computer will also monitor all pumps and will automatically start and stop pumps based on demand. If any primary pump, chiller, or boiler fails to operate properly, the FMS will automatically switch to the stand-by unit. Locate the FMS front-end computer in the Operations Manager Office. The FMS shall be connected to the building UPS system.

D3070 TESTING, ADJUSTING, AND BALANCING

Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing

The Contractor will retain a certified test & balance contractor to balance the air distribution system and the



hydronic system per the specifications and construction drawings.

Commissioning

The Contractor will retain a qualified commissioning agent to witness all equipment startups, and verify all control sequences properly function. This agent will verify that all systems properly alarm when equipment is outside of set limits and that all backup equipment properly starts when lead equipment fails. LANL shall witness all start-up procedures and commissioning.

D40 FIRE PROTECTION

D4010 SPRINKLERS

The building shall be completely protected by an automatic, wet-pipe fire protection sprinkler system. The fire protection water service shall enter the building at the mechanical rooms or at the points determined by hydraulic analysis.

Alarm valves serving different zones shall be located on opposite corners of the building or as determined by hydraulic analysis. The computer room shall have a separate alarm valve in accordance with NFPA 75.

The fire protection systems shall be hydraulically designed and as a minimum, conform to NFPA 13 for Ordinary Hazard, Group II Occupancy.

Any required fire separation walls shall be provided with fire dampers for duct penetrations and fire sealing for pipe penetrations. Firewalls that are also designated to be smoke walls shall have openings protected by combination fire and smoke dampers. Smoke detectors shall be provided as an integral part of the air-handling unit within the supply and return air streams.

The computer facility shall have automatic fire detection in accordance with NFPA 75, Section 6-2 requiring a fire alarm at the computer room ceiling and beneath the raised floor. Detection devices shall be addressable units with a microprocessor-based LCD control panel located in the interior vestibule of the front entrance.

Automatic sprinkler systems are required throughout the facility.



D50 ELECTRICAL

Minimum electrical design requirements for the EOC shall be in accordance with the National Electrical Code (NEC), Life Safety Code, NFPA, and Chapter 7 of the LANL Facility Engineering Manual. The design philosophy shall be to provide an electrical system design that can deliver the quantity and quality of power required by the facility and supporting systems.

D5010 ELECTRICAL SERVICE AND DISTRIBUTION

The power system for the EOC shall be fed from an existing overhead distribution 13.2kV feeder (Circuit S-17, pole No. 623), located near West Jemez Road. Provide overhead to underground transition, underground primary feeder, and padmount transformer.

Provide a cluster mounted three-phase overhead transformer bank with underground service to a main disconnect and required starters for fire and potable water pumps located at TA-69. Control signals from TA-69 to the EOC site to be extended to existing voice lines at TA-69.

D5010.1 Main Electrical Transformer

The overhead to underground transition at existing pole No. 623 shall include three lightning arresters, three 15kV 100 amp primary fused cutouts, and 3-one conductor terminators, grounding, and all appurtenances. Cables to be 3-one conductor 15kV, copper, shielded, 133% insulation level in 5-inch conduit from pole to the padmount transformer. One spare 5-inch conduit stubbed 6 inches above grade at the pole into the padmount transformer, capped at both ends.

The underground feeder conduit and spare conduit shall be encased in red concrete with 3-inch minimum coverage on all sides. Use rigid steel conduit at the riser on the pole, and rigid steel PVC coated or wrapped elbows. Use schedule 40 PVC duct underground between elbows. Connections to existing circuit S-17 will be made by Johnson Controls Northern New Mexico (JCNNM). All work to be coordinated with JCNNM. Warning tape to be installed in trench.



The padmount transformer shall be located outside the building, rated at 13,200 volts delta – 480Y/277 volts, at an elevation of 7500 feet, live front, radial feed, with internal fuses. The pad shall incorporate secondary containment. Secondary conductors shall serve the automatic transfer switch (see D5090.2).

Grounding shall be in accordance with the NEC and Chapter 7 of the LANL Facility Engineering Manual.

D5010.2 Main Electrical Switchboard

The low-voltage distribution main switchboard (SWB) shall be served from the automatic transfer switch (see D5090.2) and located in the electrical room on the lower level. It shall be 480Y/277 volt, 3-phase, 4-wire. All feeder circuit breakers shall be fixed molded case; the main circuit breaker shall be draw-out. All circuit breakers shall be electronic trip with the following adjustable functions:

• Long time pickup.

• Long time delay.

• Short time pickup.

• Short time delay.

• Instantaneous. (None on main breaker)

• Ground fault pickup.

• Ground fault delay.

The switchboard shall be free standing, NEMA 1 indoor, front access. Metering for the main circuit breaker shall be multi-function digital, application software shall include display of metered data. The switchboard shall incorporate a transient voltage surge suppression system. Provide spare circuit breakers and fully equipped spaces to accommodate a minimum of 33% future capacity.


D5010.3 Interior Electrical Distribution

Transformers

Interior step-down transformers (TR) shall be dry-type. Transformers serving sensitive electronic loads shall be K4 and K13 rated and the secondary panelboards shall



have 200% rated neutrals. Transformers serving general-purpose loads are not required to be K-rated.

A separate transformer shall be provided in the Vault area to provide red power.

Grounding shall be in accordance with the NEC and Chapter 7 of the LANL Facility Engineering Manual, with neutral to ground connections at the first disconnecting means.

D5010.4 Electrical Branch Circuit Panelboards

Panelboards shall be located in the electrical rooms, main telecommunications room, security vault, engine generator room, and radio transmitter room to minimize the distances of branch circuits. Receptacle panelboards serving computer and sensitive electronic loads shall be electronic grade with integral transient voltage surge suppression (TVSS). All circuits shall be labeled.

All panelboards shall provide a minimum of 33% future capacity.

Panelboards in finished areas shall be flush mounted; panelboards in electrical rooms, communications rooms, and other rooms shall be surface mounted.


D5010.5 Enclosed Electrical Circuits Breakers

Lockable enclosed circuit breakers and fused and non-fused disconnect switches (circuit disconnect device and circuit disconnect device fused) shall be used at equipment locations to provide overcurrent protection and disconnecting means.


D5010.6 Motor Control Centers

Motor control centers shall be used for mechanical loads.




D5010.7 Grounding

The main grounding electrode system for this building shall have an electrically continuous No. 6 or larger reinforcing bar or a continuous 4/0 bare copper electrode placed in the lower part of the foundation grade beam to form a loop around the entire perimeter of the building. A continuous 4/0 copper counterpoise shall also be installed around the exterior of the building for lightning protection grounding. Both of these grounding systems shall be bonded to the service entrance main grounding electrode bar located at the main switchboard. Bond the lightning protection grounding counterpoise to the building service entrance grounding electrode bar. Ground the security fence and connect it to the counterpoise. Ground antenna towers and connect them to the counterpoise. Provide additional grounding in accordance with all requirements of the NEC and Chapter 7 of the LANL Facility Engineering Manual.

A signal reference grid (SRG) shall be installed under raised floor areas. The SRG shall consist of 2-inch wide by 26 gauge copper strips installed on a 2-foot by 2-foot grid. Supports for the grid shall be provided where it crosses openings in the floor. Every sixth raised floor pedestal shall be bonded to the grid. All metallic ducts, pipes, conduits, and structural supports passing into the raised floor areas shall be bonded to the grid. The grid shall be bonded to the service entrance main grounding electrode. Cable trays and major mechanical equipment shall be grounded to main grounding electrode bar extension.

D5010.8 Coordination Study

The electrical system shall provide selectively coordinated overcurrent protection. The final design shall include a coordination study from the utility fuses to each breaker rated 100 amperes and above.

D5010.9 Conduit Routing

All metallic conduits for all systems shall have a dielectric break on the classified side of the vault room where the conduit penetrates into the unclassified portion of the building. The dielectric break shall be installed immediately adjacent to the penetration and positioned to be inspectable during the life of the building.



Spare conduits shall be provided throughout the facility for future capability. Provide a minimum of 33% spare conduits.

D5010.10 EPO Switches

Manual emergency power off (EPO) switches for the engine generator and UPS/Battery systems shall be located in the Fire and Police Dispatch room. Verify NFPA 75 requirements.

D5020 LIGHTING AND BRANCH WIRING

D5020.1 Electrical Branch Wiring

Duplex convenience receptacle outlets shall be provided as shown or indicated on the F&ORs or as indicated in this description. A minimum of one general-purpose receptacle on each wall of offices mounted 12 inches above finished floor and conference rooms mounted 18 inches above finished floor and computer circuit quadruplex receptacles as indicated on the F&ORs shall be provided. Coordinate receptacle locations with furniture layout. All computer outlets shall be isolated ground with individual grounds to the panelboard. The computer loads for each office is 1000 VA per station, quantity per F&ORs. Receptacles serving computer loads shall be isolated ground type.

Dedicated 20 amp circuit duplex receptacles shall be provided in corridors at 20-foot intervals for custodial use. In mechanical spaces, receptacles shall be installed on each column and on each wall where there are no columns. Ground fault interrupter (GFI) receptacle outlets shall be located: above the lavatories in each restroom, above the counters in kitchen, break, and conference areas, one outside each exterior exit door, and other locations required by the NEC.

Except for general-purpose circuits, circuits serving offices, conference rooms, etc. may be connected to computers and shall be considered high harmonic loads. All branch circuits shall have equipment-grounding conductors installed in conduit. Isolated ground receptacles shall have a separate isolated ground for each circuit.

Receptacles and circuits serving dispatch and communications equipment shall be served from the



UPS-supplied panelboard. Provide a computer and general-purpose receptacles in the dispatch area.

“In-floor” receptacles shall be provided in the large multi-purpose conference rooms and other similar areas as indicated on the F&ORs.

Each workstation shall have one quadruplex Isolated Ground (IG) outlet and one duplex convenience outlet unless noted otherwise.

D5020.2 Interior Lighting

The PEOC shall use wall switch-controlled dimmable suspended indirect fluorescent, dimmer controlled down-lights and task lighting. Separate lights shall light the graphic display areas.

The SEOC lighting shall use wall switch-controlled dimmable suspended indirect fluorescent, and dimmer controlled down-lights. Provide for task lighting.

Staff offices, Dispatch Supervisor Office, and multi-agency office spaces shall be indirect fluorescent lighting providing a minimum of two lighting levels, switch selected. An occupancy sensor in each individual office shall control lighting.

The large and small multi-purpose conference rooms, and the training room shall be illuminated with a combination of wall switch-controlled dimmable indirect fluorescent and dimmer controlled down-lights. Separate lights shall light the permanently-mounted white boards for use in darkened rooms. Multi-purpose conference room lighting shall be dimmable lighting designed to provide light levels for reading at all seats, viewing of presentations, and two-way teleconferencing. Lighting systems shall be designed for convenient re-lamping, especially over the seating area with its limited room for ladders, etc. Main lighting systems shall be controlled from occupancy sensors.

Lighting in electrical rooms, UPS and battery room, communications rooms, engine generator room, and mechanical spaces shall be from pendant-mounted industrial fluorescent fixtures.

Lighting in the garage shall be from pendant-mounted industrial fluorescent fixtures with low temperature ballasts and wire guards.



Lighting in the toilet rooms, locker rooms and laundry room shall be fluorescent fixtures controlled from wall switches, and occupancy sensors.

Administration and reception, communications room, vault room, secure archives, kitchen and lounge, plotter, radio transmitter room, copy and office supply rooms shall use wall switch controlled fluorescent fixtures.

Server and computer rooms shall use wall switch controlled indirect fluorescent lighting.

Emergency technical support, and Fire and Police dispatch rooms shall be illuminated with a combination of wall switch-controlled dimmable indirect fluorescent and dimmer controlled fluorescent down-lights. Provide for task lighting.

D5020.3 Exterior Lighting

Exterior lighting shall comply with the New Mexico Night Skies Protection Act.

The building exterior shall be illuminated to provide safe access. The exterior perimeter illumination shall be from high-pressure sodium wall packs with cut-off type distribution mounted on all sides of the building. Provide recessed lighting under soffits, entries, and exits. All exterior areas will be monitored by cameras; lighting design shall coordinate with security camera placement.

Parking lot lighting shall be mounted on 20- to 30-foot poles and use high-pressure sodium fixtures.

Exterior lighting shall provide required foot-candle levels for camera operation for the entire areas inside the fence.

Exterior fixtures shall be photocell controlled.

Security lighting fixtures shall have instant re-strike lamps or hot re-strike ignitors.

D5020.4 Emergency and Egress Lighting

Emergency lighting shall be self contained, fully automatic units with continuous self-testing features, automatic monthly tests and manually initiated 90-minute tests. All paths of egress shall be lighted,



and may use remote heads from conveniently mounted battery units to provide sufficient coverage. Emergency and egress lighting systems shall meet the requirements of the Life Safety Code and the NEC.

D5030 COMMUNICATION AND SECURITY

D5030.1 Telecommunications Rooms

A main telecommunications room will be located on the first level with the main telephone carrier equipment. An underground distribution system will provide redundant paths from Los Alamos Integrated Communications System (LAICS) Node 1 and LAICS Node 3. Six 4-inch conduits shall enter the main telecommunications room from the underground distribution system. An additional telecommunications room shall be located on the second level of the EOC. Six 4-inch conduits will interconnect the two telecommunications rooms. The rooms shall be designed per Chapter 7 of the LANL Facility Engineering Manual, with additional requirements as indicated.

D5030.2 Antenna Systems

Antenna systems either tower, tank, or building mounted shall include VHF/UHF, satellite phone, GPS, digital cellular phone, microwave, satellite cable television, local trunk radio, and HAM. Conduits for antenna systems shall be terminated in boxes with required grounding including insulated ground bus bars connected to the lightning protection system for cable surge protective devices. Conduits shall be provided from the antenna locations into the radio transmitter room.

D5030.3 Communications Distribution Systems

Grounded cable trays located above lay-in ceilings and below raised flooring shall be used to distribute the communications systems media throughout the building. The cable trays shall distribute the communications media from the telecommunications rooms to the user outlets. Typical raceways from user outlets shall be 1-inch conduit in walls to above ceiling, or below raised flooring cable trays and wireways. Separate patch panels, terminal boards, and distribution frames shall be provided for data, radio, and other communication systems.



D5030.4 Communications Outlets

Office areas shall have communications outlets on all four walls with copper data and voice lines to each. Coax (LabNet and other systems) outlets shall be installed on all four walls. Outlets shall be mounted 12 inches above finished floor in offices and 18 inches above finished floor in conference rooms and common spaces. Communications outlets for other rooms shall be provided as listed in the F&ORs.

Each communications outlet shall have four 8-pin modular jacks with four 4-pair Category 5e UTP cables continuous back to the telecommunications room. One jack and cable shall be a voice line. Outlets, jacks, and cable are GFE.

Each coax outlet shall contain one 75 ohm coax cable continuous back to the telecommunications room coax patch panels, unless noted otherwise. Outlets, connectors, and cable are GFE.

Communications outlets for the twelve-curved workstation positions in the PEOC shall have clear plastic lockable covers.

Each workstation shall have one four-port communications outlet and one coax outlet unless noted otherwise.

Contractor will install and terminate all cables, outlets, covers, locks, cable tray, etc. Cable (four pair UTP, 200 pair copper riser, and 48 fiber riser, coax (75 ohm and 50 ohm)), outlets, and termination equipment are GFE.

D5030.5 Wireless Networking

Provisions for a wireless networking system shall be included. The standard infrastructure required will be a 120-volt receptacle and a 1-inch conduit to the closest cable tray connected to the telecommunications room located above the ceiling in four locations throughout the building.



D5030.6 Radio Dispatch Systems

Radio dispatch transmitter equipment shall be provided including receiving networks, audio alerting device, receiver, power supply, signal processing equipment, and other equipment as defined by NFPA 1221. All radio dispatch equipment shall be powered from the UPS and battery system.

D5030.7 Fire Alarm Station Systems

LANL and County fire alarm monitoring and dispatching systems shall meet the requirements of UL 1981, UL 827 and NFPA 1221.

D5030.8 Television System

Satellite, CCTV, CATV, and VHF/UHF television systems and monitors shall be distributed throughout the EOC as indicated on the F&ORs. Main equipment for these systems shall be located in the computer room. Signals shall be multiplexed in the computer room and distributed throughout the EOC through the telecommunications rooms. Equipment provided must be coordinated with LANL Telecommunications Group.

D5030.9 LabNet System

LabNet will use the coax distribution system.

D5030.10 Voice Lines

Dedicated T-1 voice lines shall be provided as indicated in the F&ORs. Wiring for T-1 lines will be done by LANL Telecommunications Group. Phone consoles shall be located in the Phone OPS Room and Administration and Reception area. Telephone recording systems shall be provided.

Voice lines shall be included in all communications outlets.

The telephone system electronics consoles and station equipment will be GFI.



D5030.11 County Communications Systems

Main Fire and Police dispatch equipment will be located in the server room. All county and shared spaces shall be connected to the LAC computer network. The dispatch center shall include National Crime Information Center (NCIC) link.

D5030.12 HAM Radio

Two stand-alone HAM transmitters shall be located in the communications room. Four HAM 50 ohm coax cables from the antennas shall be routed in conduit through the radio transmitter room and split off with two cables to the communications room, and two cables to the police TAC room.

D5030.13 Multi-Channel Radio Equipment

Provisions shall be made to support multi-channel radio equipment.

D5030.14 Paging Systems

High quality zoned paging system and intercom systems shall be provided.

D5030.15 Spare Raceway Systems

Spare junction boxes and raceway systems shall be designed into the communications systems to provide future capability. Provide a minimum of 33% spare raceway systems.

D5090 OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

D5090.1 Packaged Engine Generator Systems

A stand-by packaged diesel engine generator system shall be located in a cutoff area of the building. This area shall only be used to house the engine generator and associated ancillary equipment including spare parts.

The engine generator system will be as defined in NFPA 110; Type 10, Class X (336 hours), Level 1.

The generator system shall have its capacity rated at an elevation of 7500 feet. Output voltage shall be 480Y/277 volts, 3-phase, 4-wire. The output from the



generator shall include a full function electronic molded case circuit breaker. Provide a circuit breaker and connections to a permanently mounted remote load bank rated at 100% of the engine generator's rating. Provide a fully rated, circuit breaker protected cable-landing station for a portable engine-generator connection on the exterior of the EOC. A remote annunciator shall be provided in the Fire and Police Dispatch room. Provide running time meter.

D5090.2 Automatic Transfer Switch

An automatic transfer switch (ATS) shall be located in the engine generator room. The automatic transfer switch may be located in the Main Electrical Room as long as the requirements of UL-827 and NFPA 1221 are met. The switch shall be rated 480Y/277 volts, 3-phase, 4-pole, with a by-pass isolation feature. Normal source terminals shall be connected to the secondary terminals of the padmount transformer. Stand-by source terminals shall be connected to the engine generator set. Load terminals shall be connected to the line side of the main circuit breaker in the main switchboard. A remote status panel shall be located in the Fire and Police Dispatch room indicating power source.

D5090.3 Battery Power Systems

A 3 phase on-line solid state battery-powered UPS shall be located in a separate room near the dispatch centers and radio equipment room. The system shall provide critical power protection with a minimum of 4-hour back-up time to all communications loads. Output from the system shall serve branch circuit electronic grade panelboards. System components shall include but not be limited to:

1. Main UPS assembly with the following:

a. Input isolation transformer b. Input contactor and fuses c. Input filter d. Charger e. Inverter f. Static switch g. Output fuses and contactor h. Maintenance by-pass switch i. RS232/RS485 interfaces j. Remote Emergency Power Off (EPO) switches k. Remote monitor status panel



l. Battery monitoring functions m. External by-pass switch

2. Battery system with disconnect switch, seismically braced cabinets or racks.

Visual and audible means of indicating a 15 % or greater reduction of normal power supply (rated voltage) shall be provided at the dispatch center locations and the UPS location. Normal feed to the UPS system shall be from the main switchboard, which will have a stand-by feed from the engine generator system.

The remote monitor status panel shall be located in the Fire and Police Dispatch room.

The battery power system shall serve all loads supporting the Fire and Police dispatch systems and fire alarm station systems including HVAC.

D5090.4 Lightning Protection Systems

Building lightning protection shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of NFPA 780. The lightning protection grounding counterpoise shall consist of a No. 4/0 bare copper counterpoise buried 3 feet and located 6 feet from the outer edge of the building foundation and looping the entire perimeter.

D5090.5 Clock Systems

Provide a single synchronized clock system for the facility.

D5090.6 FMS Conduit System

Provide FMS conduit systems from mechanical equipment to Building Manager's office.

e. Special Construction and Demolition

Not used

f. Equipment and Furnishings

F&ORs, Performance Specifications, and Systems Descriptions contain information about the equipment and furnishings



g. Building Site Work

G10 SITE PREPARATION

The construction site is bounded on the west by State Road 501 and on the north and east by Anchor Ranch Road. State Road 501 has a deceleration lane allowing unobstructed right turns onto Anchor Ranch Road. An existing power line is located along the west side of the site and across the northern edge of the site. Water, sewer, and gas are not located adjacent to the site. Seismic fault lines are located on the site restricting usable area. No other development is on site.

G1040 EXCAVATION AND BACKFILLING

There are no known archaeological sites in the proposed construction area. If such a site is uncovered during construction, work will be stopped and the appropriate authorities will be notified.

Structural excavation will be performed in a manner that will cause the least disturbance to existing improvements. The preliminary design will conform to the Facilities Engineering Manual, Chapter 3, for structural excavation, backfilling, and compaction criteria.

G2020 PARKING LOTS

Primary access to the site will be from Anchor Ranch Road. Provide an entrance at least 200 feet from the State Road 501 intersection. A deceleration lane will be added to Anchor Ranch Road, to provide for easier access to the EOC entrance.

The access road will be 24 feet wide and will loop the site such that diesel fuel delivery trucks need not back up. The grading must minimize snow accumulation and provide for ease of removal. No grades will be steeper than 8% for roads and 5% for parking lots.

A minimum of 100 parking spaces will be provided, not less than four of which will be handicap accessible.

A handicap accessible Portland cement concrete sidewalk will be constructed from the entrance to the parking area.

Traffic signage will be provided for the parking area and access roads.



G2040 SITE DEVELOPMENT

The entire site will be surrounded by an eight-foot high chain-link fence. The fuel tanks and the elevated storage reservoir will be located in an adjacent fenced area accessible from the main area. The sewage holding tank will be located near the vehicle entrance.

G3010 WATER SUPPLY

No water lines exist in the vicinity of the proposed EOC facility.

During an emergency event the facility will be occupied by approximately 100 people. The kitchen would provide disposable service to the occupants, thus normal water use could be expected to approximate a motel with disposable service kitchen waste. Appendix K of the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1997 edition estimates usage as 50 gallons per person per bed space per day plus 2 gallons per meal. Assuming three meals per day gives the following usage:

• (100 persons x 50 gal/day/person) + (100 persons x 3 meals/day/person x 2 gal/meal) = 5600 gallons per day (3.9 gpm avg. Flow)

• During emergency conditions such as loss of water supply emergency water restrictions could reduce water usage to as low as 15 gallons per day per person (1500 gpd total).

• The fire suppression system must deliver a flow of 1000 gpm for 2 hours (120,000 gallons).

The closest available water service is at the TA-69 tanks along Two Mile Mesa Road, approximately 2400 ft from the site.

This project will provide a 50-gpm pump station at the TA-69 tank site. The pumps will be enclosed in a “hot box” for freeze protection. A 2-inch PVC waterline will be extended from the pump station to the EOC site.

At the EOC a 120,000-gallon capacity elevated storage tank will be provided for reliable fire water flow. The tank will be designed and constructed to AWWA D100 standards. Minimum water level will be 100 feet above building slab elevation and water level maximum elevations will be approximately 20 feet higher. A 21,000 gallon buried potable water storage tank will be provided to furnish water for 14 days under restricted



water use conditions. A booster potable water pump will provide water to the building and a rechlorinization facility will be provided to prevent water stagnation. A reduced pressure BFP will isolate fire suppression water from potable water.

A turbine water meter (AWWA C701) and BFP will be installed in the domestic water line. A post indicator valve (PIV) will be installed in the fire water line.

G3020 SANITARY SEWER

No sanitary sewage facilities are adjacent to the EOC site. At the site a sewage lift station will transfer flow to a new 8-inch sanitary sewer in Anchor Ranch Road to Two Mile Mesa Road to an existing 6-inch force main in TA-22, a distance of approximately 4000 LF. At the termination, provide redundant check valves and isolation valve prior to connection to 6-inch force main.

Because of the possibility of power failure at downstream facilities a 21,000 gallon buried sewage storage tank will be provided at the EOC site. A deep wet well with lift station shall be provided downstream of the 21,000 gallon sewage storage tank including check valve box downstream of lift station. The sewage tank will normally have sewage flow through tank into deep wet well with lift station. The storage tank will normally not hold waste.

G3030 SITE STORM SEWER SYSTEMS

The majority of the site drains to a 30-inch culvert under Anchor Ranch Road and north to Two Mile Canyon Road. The southern portion of the site drains to the south to Pajarito Canyon.

The site will be analyzed in accordance with the Facility Engineering Manual for the 100-year storm. Detention will be provided if required to prevent overloading of culverts. Best Management Practices (BMPs) will be provided to prevent storm water pollution.

The system will be analyzed for the 5x10–4 hazard annual flood probability for loss of structure or access.

G3040 NATURAL GAS

No natural gas service is adjacent to the EOC site. The nearest service is a 12 inch diameter, 100 psi line crossing Two Mile Mesa Road about 3300 feet from the



site. A 2-inch diameter PE line will be extended to the site from here.

G40 SITE ELECTRICAL UTILITIES

G4010 ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION

G4010.1 Electrical Power Distribution shall be provided per D5010.

G4010.2 Power and Controls

Provide power and controls to lift station, tanks, and motorized gates, as required.

G4020 SITE LIGHTING

Provide cast-in-place concrete bollards with integral light fixtures along all pedestrian walks. Lighting levels of 1 foot candle shall be maintained along the path of travel. Additional exterior lighting shall be provided per D5020.3.

G4030 SITE TELECOMMUNICATION AND

SECURITY

G4030.1 Site Unclassified Voice and Telecommunications

Provide a duct bank and manhole system from the existing “S” site duct bank. Install Government furnished redundant fiber optic and copper cables from LACIS Node 1 and LACIS Node 3.

G4030.2 Classified Telecommunications and PTS

Classified telecommunications shall be provided via encrypted systems.

G4030.3 Security

The facility will be surrounded by a perimeter fence that will encompass all facility buildings, structures, and parking lots. Access for vehicles and personnel will be through gates actuated by access control hardware or remotely controlled from the administrative area or the dispatch center. The perimeter of the facility and the parking areas will have security lighting. The communication tower will be inside a separately fenced area within the outer perimeter fence or the antennas



will be located on an elevated water tower within a separately fenced area.

Building access will be controlled with access control hardware at the main entry doors. All personnel traffic will flow past a main administrative reception area where personnel and visitors can be processed as necessary.

Interior spaces of the EOC are divided into three major security areas:

1. LANL spaces (This is the majority of the building including the EOC itself, EOC support spaces, staff offices, communications electrical and mechanical rooms, and the classified vault)

2. Los Alamos County spaces (This is primarily the Dispatch Center and its associated spaces)

3. Common or shared spaces (This includes toilets, breakroom, storage, etc)

The LANL spaces will be configured as a Limited Area as defined in DOE Order 5632.1C so that access into these spaces can be controlled as necessary and limited to personnel with the proper access authorization. The classified vault area will be constructed and controlled to meet DOE Order 5632.1C security requirements for a vault. The vault is essentially a security island within the LANL space. The LANL spaces will be controlled by a DOE security system.

The LAC spaces will also be configured so that access into these spaces can be controlled as necessary and limited to personnel with the proper access authorization. The LAC spaces will be controlled by a stand alone security system.

Once inside the EOC main entrance, access to the common or shared spaces will require, at most, key access through a locked door, but many of these spaces will be open access. Entering the LANL or County spaces from the common areas will require passage through an access control device.

This facility will eventually be connected to the ARGUS Security System. It is unclear at this time whether the ARGUS System will be ready to accept the EOC




connection when the EOC construction is substantially complete. If the EOC cannot be initially connected to ARGUS, the Limited Area and classified vault will be connected to the existing LANL BRASS System. In any case, ARGUS-compatible raceways and cabling will be specified and installed.

4. Conceptual Drawings

The following conceptual drawings were developed for this design build project in order to verify adjacency requirements and to provide a basis for the conceptual cost estimate.