33 00 00 UTILITIES

33 01 00 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND OWNER INTENT

.01 General

1. All new construction or renovation projects which necessitate modification of or an addition to existing utility systems must be coordinated with and approved by Engineering Services in the Utilities Division of OPP.
2. Instructions to Professionals
1. Once-thru cooling using potable water is not permitted on any equipment.
2. Planning Modules (Title 25, Chapter 71 PA Code) are required for any project when new flows are projected.  The Professional shall obtain the standard planning module documents from PA Department of Environmental Protection ( PA DEP) and complete them for processing.  Documents will be submitted to Engineering Services for review and approval.  If the project will discharge to a Wastewater Treatment Facility owned by Penn State, it requires a letter of documentation by Engineering Services that the conveyance and treatment facilities have adequate capacity to accept the additional sewage flows generated by the specific project. 
• Following approval of Engineering Services, the Project Manager shall direct submission to the appropriate municipality with the proper request for resolution and submittal to PA_DE.
• Approval by PA DEP is required prior to commencement of project construction.
3. The Utility Demand and Consumption form (See 00 51 00 Miscellaneous Forms) shall be completed by the Professional for every project.  The information will be used to evaluate the impact on the existing distribution systems, and to request operating funds for the facility.  The consumption data should be estimated as accurately as possible, and provided with the final design submission.
4. All piped utilities (water, storm, and sanitary) serving more than one building shall be designed to be fully accessible for maintenance.  These utilities shall not be designed to be located under buildings.
5. All piped utilities shall include a continuous #10 wire installed with the utility line to be used for future locates. 
1. Wires shall extend above grade and shall terminate at a building wall, the top of catch basins or manholes, or similar, visible locations.  Precise location of termination shall be approved by Engineering Services.
2. Tracer wiring shall be installed with all utility lines, regardless of material or service.  Where multiple electrical conduits are installed in a single concrete ductbank, only one tracer wire shall be installed per ductbank.
6. Supporting calculations shall be provided for all designs and studies to the Office of Physical Plant at their request.  The professional shall keep all information available for a period of no less than five (5) years from the project’s completion.
7. All plans must contain a note on the cover sheet indicating that all new utilities must be “as-built” surveyed and the surveys must be provided digitally in AutoCAD format to the University.
3. Instructions to Contractors
1. Utilities serving existing buildings, installations, or facilities shall not be interrupted until the Contractor has made the necessary arrangements with, and has received approval from, the University.
2. In the event that interruption of any existing utility service is necessary, the responsible Contractor shall be required to make all the arrangements for shutdown and start-up of such service with the University representative.
3. University crews must be used to shut down and start up all University owned services which require interruption for temporary or permanent connections.
4. All planned interruptions to University services must be scheduled two (2) weeks in advance and the work will generally be done outside of normal working hours.
5. The Contractor shall provide a certification that all plumbing materials are lead-free and meet the requirements of the Pennsylvania Plumbing System and Lead Ban Notification Act where the building will be serviced by a University water system (University Park, Mont Alto, and Wilkes-Barre Campuses).  This certification shall be signed by the Contractor, notarized, and submitted to the University before the water service is turned on.  Return completed form (see Figure 15G-I) to Director, Utilities Division, Office of Physical Plant.
6. The consultant must provide digital (AutoCAD) as-built surveys of the all new utilities to the University.  Red line mark-ups are not acceptable.

.02 Temporary Utility Service

See Section F, General Conduct of the Work and Special Requirements