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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10 55 00 USPS Delivery Postal SpecialtiesTHE KENT 10 55 00 - THE KENT Issue Date 05.09.18 USPS-POSTAL SPECIALTIES THE KENT SECTION 10 55 00 - USPS-DELIVERY POSTAL SPECIALTIES PART 1 - GENERAL 1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section. 1.2 SUMMARY A. Section Includes: 1. Mail receptacles. 2. Cluster box units. 3. Collection boxes. 4. Accessories. 1.3 ACTION SUBMITTALS A. Product Data: For each type of product. 1. Include construction details, material descriptions, dimensions of individual components and profiles, and finishes for each type of postal specialty. B. Shop Drawings: For postal specialties. 1. Include plans, elevations, sections, and attachment details. 2. Include identification sequence for compartments. 3. Include layout of identification text. 4. Include setting drawings, templates, and installation instructions for anchor bolts and other anchorages installed as part of the Work of other Sections. C. Samples for Verification: For each type of exposed finish, prepared on 6-by-6-inch square Samples. 1.4 INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS A. Product Certificates: For each type of postal specialty required to comply with USPS regulations, signed by product manufacturer. Include written approval by Postmaster General. B. Sample Warranty: For special warranty. 1.5 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS A. Maintenance Data: For postal specialties and finishes to include in maintenance manuals. THE KENT 10 55 00 - THE KENT Issue Date 05.09.18 USPS-POSTAL SPECIALTIES THE KENT 1.6 MAINTENANCE MATERIAL SUBMITTALS A. Furnish extra materials that match products installed and that are packaged with protective covering for storage and identified with labels describing contents. 1.7 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING A. Furnish lock keys according to USPS requirements; with temporary identification for their respective locks, bagged, and securely taped inside the collection compartment for shipping. 1.8 WARRANTY A. Special Warranty: Manufacturer agrees to repair or replace components of postal specialties that fail in materials or workmanship within specified warranty period. 1. Failures include, but are not limited to, the following: a. Structural failures. b. Faulty operation of hardware. c. Deterioration of metals, metal finishes, and other materials beyond normal weathering. 2. Warranty Period: Five years from date of Substantial Completion. PART 2 - PRODUCTS 2.1 MAIL RECEPTACLES A. Front-Loading Mail Receptacles: Consisting of multiple compartments with fixed, solid compartment backs, enclosed within a recessed wall box. Provide access to compartments for distributing incoming mail from front of unit by unlocking master lock and swinging side- hinged master door to provide accessibility to entire group of compartments. Provide access to each compartment for removing mail by swinging compartment door. Comply with USPS- STD-4C. 1. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products by one of the following: a. Florence Corporation; a Gibraltar Industries company. b. Salsbury Industries. 2. Front-Loading Master Door: Fabricated from extruded aluminum and braced and framed to hold compartment doors; prepared to receive master-door lock. a. Master-Door Lock: Door prepared to receive lock provided by local postmaster. 3. Compartments: As indicated on Drawings. 4. Compartment Doors: Fabricated from extruded aluminum. Equip each with lock and tenant identification as required by USPS-STD-4C. a. Compartment-Door Locks: Comply with USPS-L-1172C for locks and keys, or equivalent as approved by the USPS; with three keys for each compartment door. Key each compartment differently. b. Parcel-Locker-Compartment-Door Locks: Two-key security system in which control key provides access to parcel-locker-compartment key, which opens compartment and is retained once opened. THE KENT 10 55 00 - THE KENT Issue Date 05.09.18 USPS-POSTAL SPECIALTIES THE KENT 5. Frames: Fabricated from extruded aluminum or aluminum sheet; ganged and nested units, with cardholder and blank cards for tenant's identification within each compartment. 6. Concealed Components and Mounting Frames: Aluminum or steel sheet with manufacturer's standard finish. 7. Exposed Aluminum Finish: Finish surfaces exposed to view as follows: a. Baked-Enamel or Powder-Coated Finish: Color as selected by Architect from manufacturer's full range. 2.2 COLLECTION BOXES A. Front-Loading Collection Boxes: Consisting of single compartment with fire-resistant cushion bottom, enclosed within wall box, with mail slot to receive mail. Provide door for collecting mail from front of unit. 1. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products by one of the following: a. Salsbury Industries. b. Florence Corporation; a Gibraltar Industries company. 2. Mounting: Recessed. 3. Height: As indicated on Drawings. 4. Compartment Doors and Frames: Fabricated from 1/4-inch- thick aluminum, with opening not less than 12 by 20 inches and not more than 18 by 30 inches. Equip door with lock and concealed, full-length, flush hinge on one side. a. Door Lock: Door prepared to receive lock provided by local postmaster. b. Identification: Engrave face of compartment door with 1-inch- high letters as follows: "U.S. MAIL LETTER BOX" on two lines at top or bottom of unit. c. Door Style: Set door within face frame. 5. Mail Slot: Fabricated from 1/4-inch- thick aluminum, with 11-inch-wide by 1-1/4-inch- high opening, protected by inside hood and hinge flap, and with inside baffle to prevent removal of mail from box. 6. Exposed Materials: Fabricated from extruded or sheet aluminum. a. Baked-Enamel or Powder-Coated Finish: Color as selected by Architect from manufacturer's full range. 7. Concealed Components and Mounting Frames: Aluminum or steel sheet with manufacturer's standard finish. 8. Schedule-Card Holder: Recessed or surface-mounted holder for pickup schedule card in center of bottom front portion of unit. Fabricate of same material and finish as front of unit. 9. Mailbag Hooks: Two aluminum or stainless-steel hooks at exterior front edge of bottom of surface-mounted units, spaced 15 to 17-1/2 inches apart, for supporting mailbags. 10. Mailbag Rack: Internal rack system for supporting mailbags within unit. 2.3 ACCESSORIES A. Key Keeper: Consisting of single compartment with door; USPS approved. 1. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products by one of the following: a. Salsbury Industries. b. Florence Corporation; a Gibraltar Industries company. 2. Mounting: Recessed. THE KENT 10 55 00 - THE KENT Issue Date 05.09.18 USPS-POSTAL SPECIALTIES THE KENT 3. Style: Compartment door set within face frame. 4. Type of Operation: Loose key in box. 5. Door Lock: Door prepared to receive lock furnished by local postmaster. 6. Exposed Materials: Fabricated from extruded or sheet aluminum. a. Baked-Enamel or Powder-Coated Finish: Color as selected by Architect from manufacturer's full range. 2.4 FABRICATION A. Form postal specialties to required shapes and sizes, with true lines and angles, square, rigid, and without warp, and with metal faces flat and free of dents or distortion. Make exposed metal edges and corners free of sharp edges and burrs and safe to touch. Fabricate doors of postal specialties to preclude binding, warping, or misalignment. B. Preassemble postal specialties in shop to greatest extent possible to minimize field assembly. C. Mill joints to a tight, hairline fit. Cope or miter corner joints. Form joints exposed to weather to exclude water penetration. D. Drill or punch holes required for fasteners and remove burrs. Use security fasteners where fasteners are exposed. If used, seal external rivets before finishing. E. Weld in concealed locations to greatest extent possible without distorting or discoloring exposed surfaces. Remove weld spatter and welding oxides from exposed surfaces. F. Fabricate tubular and channel frame assemblies with manufacturer's standard welded or mechanical joints. Provide sub-frames and reinforcement as required for a complete system to support loads. G. Where dissimilar metals contact each other, protect against galvanic action by painting contact surfaces with bituminous coating or by applying other permanent separation as recommended by manufacturers of dissimilar metals. 2.5 GENERAL FINISH REQUIREMENTS A. Comply with NAAMM/NOMMA's "Metal Finishes Manual for Architectural and Metal Products (AMP 500-06)" for recommendations for applying and designating finishes. B. Protect mechanical finishes on exposed surfaces from damage by applying a strippable, temporary protective covering before shipping. C. Appearance of Finished Work: Noticeable variations in same piece are not acceptable. Variations in appearance of adjoining components are acceptable if they are within the range of approved Samples and are assembled or installed to minimize contrast. THE KENT 10 55 00 - THE KENT Issue Date 05.09.18 USPS-POSTAL SPECIALTIES THE KENT PART 3 - EXECUTION 3.1 EXAMINATION A. Examine substrates, areas, and conditions, with Installer present, for compliance with requirements for roughing-in openings, clearances, and other conditions affecting performance of the Work. B. Examine walls and other adjacent construction for suitable conditions before installation. C. Prepare written report, endorsed by Installer, listing conditions detrimental to performance of the Work. D. Proceed with installation only after unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected. 3.2 INSTALLATION A. Install postal specialties level and plumb, according to manufacturer's written instructions. 1. Where dissimilar metals contact each other, protect against galvanic action by painting contact surfaces with bituminous coating or by applying other permanent separation as recommended by manufacturer. 2. Where aluminum contacts grout, concrete, masonry, or wood, protect against corrosion by painting contact surfaces with bituminous coating. 3. Final acceptance of postal specialties served by the USPS depends on compliance with USPS requirements. B. Mail Receptacles: Install mail receptacles with center of tenant-door lock cylinders and bottom of compartments at the maximum and minimum heights above finished floor established by the USPS and manufacturer's written instructions. 1. Install removable-core and keyed-in door lock cylinders as required for each type of cylinder lock. C. Collection Boxes: Install collection boxes with centerline of mail slots not more than 48 inches above finished floor. 3.3 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL A. Arrange for USPS personnel to examine and test postal specialties served by the USPS after they have been installed according to USPS regulations. 3.4 ADJUSTING AND CLEANING A. Remove temporary protective coverings and strippable films, if any, as postal specialties are installed unless otherwise indicated in manufacturer's written installation instructions. B. Adjust doors, hardware, and moving parts to function smoothly, and lubricate as recommended by manufacturer. Verify that integral locking devices operate properly. THE KENT 10 55 00 - THE KENT Issue Date 05.09.18 USPS-POSTAL SPECIALTIES THE KENT C. Touch up marred finishes or replace postal specialties that cannot be restored to factory- finished appearance. Use only materials and procedures recommended or furnished by postal-specialty manufacturer. D. Replace postal specialties that have been damaged or have deteriorated beyond successful repair by finish touchup or similar minor repair procedures. E. On completion of postal-specialty installation, clean interior and exterior surfaces as recommended by manufacturer. END OF SECTION 10 55 00