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DIVISION 14
SECTION(S) 14 24 23,
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR
TWO (2) Hydraulic Passenger Elevators
AT
MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP
One (1) Car located at Meridian Township Public Safety
One (1) Car located at Meridian Municipal Building
5151 MARSH ROAD
OKEMOS, MI
DATE: 7/10/2026
VDA No. 82329/PL

DIVISION 14 - CONVEYING SYSTEMS
14 00 00 Conveying Equipment
14 24 23 - Hydraulic Passenger Elevators
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 SUMMARY AND DEFINITIONS
A. Related Documents
1 Division 01 - Supplementary General Conditions
2 14 24 23 - Hydraulic Passenger Elevators
3 Request for Proposal
B. Intent
1 This section includes:
a. Hydraulic passenger Elevator Modernization
2 The following outlines the scope of work covered in this Section:
a. Complete Modernization of two (2) Hydraulic Passenger Elevators in order to bring both
into full code compliance.
3 Related equipment shall be designed, constructed, installed and adjusted to produce the highest
results with respect to smooth, quiet, convenient and efficient operation, durability, economy of
maintenance, and the highest standard of safety.
4 It is not the intent of these specifications to detail the construction and design of all parts of the
equipment, but it is expected that the type, materials, design, quality of work and construction
of each part shall be adequate for the service required, durable, properly coordinated with all
other parts, and in accordance with the best commercial standards applicable and of the highest
commercial efficiency possible.
5 Minimum requirements for design, materials, etc., are for certain parts of the equipment.
Equivalent requirements approved by the Owner shall apply to such parts as are of special
design, construction or material and to which the specified requirements are not directly
applicable. These minimum requirements as a whole shall be considered as establishing
proportionate general minimum standards for all parts of the equipment.
6 The Owner may permit variations from the requirement of these specifications to permit use of
the Contractor's standard equipment, provided such standard equipment is in every way
adequate for the intended use and meets the full intent of these specifications. All such
variations proposed by the manufacturer shall be called to the attention of the Owner and shall
only be made if approved in writing prior to the award of the contract.
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7 General requirements for design, materials and construction are intended primarily to apply to
the parts of the equipment specifically mentioned. Parts may be of the standard design,
materials and construction provided that, in the opinion of the Owner, such standards are in
accordance with the best commercial practice and are fully adequate for the purpose of use. All
such variations shall be made only on the Owner's written approval.
8 All equipment and component parts installed, supplied or provided under this contract shall be
manufactured and distributed by a company servicing the vertical transportation industry.
a. Apparatus shall conform to the design and construction standards referenced herein, and
shall be rated the best commercial grade suitable for this application.
b. Manufacturers of the apparatus shall provide technical support and parts replacements
for their equipment and component systems for a minimum of twenty (20) years, and
issue such guarantee of support to the purchaser with written certification naming the
final Owner of their product(s) to ensure the apparatus or systems remain maintainable
regardless of who may be selected for future service.
9 It is understood, the entire system shall be designed, fabricated, modified and/or upgraded in
full compliance with applicable local laws and code standards. The absence of a particular item
or requirement shall not relieve the Contractor of the full and sole responsibility for such
equipment, features and/or procedures.
10 With the exception of only those items specifically identified as being performed by others, the
Specifications are intended to include all engineering, material, labor, testing, and inspections
needed to achieve work specified by the Contract Documents. Inasmuch as it is understood that
any incidental work necessary to complete the project is also covered by the Specifications,
bidders are cautioned to familiarize themselves with the existing job site conditions. Additional
charges for material or labor shall not be permitted subsequent to execution of the Contract.
11 Bidders must report discrepancies or ambiguities occurring in the Specifications to the Owner
for resolution prior to the bidding deadline, otherwise the Specifications shall be deemed
acceptable in their existing form.
C. Termination of Existing Agreements
1 By submitting a bid, the existing maintenance provider agrees that any service contracts in
effect shall be terminated by the Owner should the project be awarded to another vendor upon
thirty (30) day written notice to the Contractor by the Owner.
a. The contracts shall be terminated with no penalty to the Owner or Contractor.
b. Owner will be responsible for money owed the Contractor for services provided and work
performed up until the date of cancellation.
D. Abbreviations and Symbols
1 The following abbreviations, Associations, Institutions, and Societies may appear in the Project
Manual or Contract Documents:
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
AHJ Authority Having Jurisdiction
AIA American Institute of Architects
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ANSI American National Standards Institute
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
AWS American Welding Society
IBC International Building Code
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
NEC National Electrical Code
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NFPA National Fire Protection Agency
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Act
E. Codes and Ordinances / Regulatory Agencies
1 Work specified by the Contract Documents shall be performed in compliance with applicable
Federal, State, and municipal codes and ordinances in effect at the time of Contract execution.
Regulations of the Authority Having Jurisdiction shall be fulfilled by the Contractor and
Subcontractors. The entire installation, when completed, shall conform with all applicable
regulations set forth in the latest editions of:
a. Local and/or State laws applicable for logistical area of project work.
b. Building Code applicable to the AHJ.
c. Elevator Code applicable to the AHJ.
d. Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, ASME A17.1 and all supplements as modified
and adopted by the AHJ.
e. Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, A17.1S supplement to A17.1 as modified and
adopted by the AHJ for Machine Room Less installations (MRL).
f. Guide for Inspection of Elevators, Escalators, and Moving Walks, ASME A17.2.
g. Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, ASME A17.3 as modified and adopted by
the AHJ.
h. Guide for Emergency Evacuation of Passengers from Elevators, ASME A17.4.
i. National Electrical Code (ANSI/NFPA 70).
j. American with Disabilities Act - Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities and/or
A117.1 Accessibility as may be applicable to the AHJ.
k. ASME A17.5/CSA-B44.1 - Elevator and Escalator Electrical Equipment.
l. ECC (Energy Conservation Code) as may be applicable to the AHJ.
2 The Contractor shall advise the Owner's Representative of pending code changes that could be
applicable to this project and provide quotations for compliance with related costs.
F. Reference Standards
1 ASTM D1785 - PVC Pipe.
2 ASTM D2466 - PVC Pipe Fittings.
3 ASTM D2564 - Cement for PVC Pipe and Fittings.
4 ANSI/IEEE - 519-Latest Edition.
5 ANSI/IEEE - Guide for Surge Withstand Capability (SWC) Tests.
6 ANSI Z97.1 - Laminated/Safety Tempered Glass.
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G. Definitions
1 Defective Work: Operation or control system failure, including excessive malfunctions;
performances below specified ratings; excessive wear; unusual deterioration or aging of
materials or finishes; unsafe conditions; need for excessive maintenance; abnormal noise or
vibration; and similar unusual, unexpected, and unsatisfactory conditions.
2 Provide: Where used in this document, provide shall mean to install new device, apparatus,
system, equipment or feature as specified in this document.
3 Definitions in ASME A17.1 as amended or modified by the AHJ apply to work of this Section.
1.2 PERMITS AND SUBMITTALS
A. Permits
1 Prior to commencing work specified by the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall, at its own
expense, obtain all permits or variances as may be required by the AHJ and provide satisfactory
evidence of having obtained said permits and variances to both the Owner's Representative and
Consultant.
2 File necessary drawings for approval of all Authorities Having Jurisdiction.
3 The Elevator Contractor shall undertake the necessary review and search procedure to identify
open applications and/or outstanding violations for this property; and, close-out such
applications and/or expunge such violations relative to the project scope as required for final
acceptance by the AHJ.
4 Outstanding applications and violations must be indicated on the request for permit filing for
this procedure to ensure such applications and/or violations are dismissed accordingly.
5 All relative costs shall be included in the base bid proposal with the understanding that
corrective actions are covered under the specified scope of work.
B. Submittals
1 Prior to beginning the work, the Contractor shall submit and have approved copies of shop
drawings and standard cuts. These items shall include:
a. Pump unit assembly, controller, door equipment, signal fixtures door panels, car guides,
travel cable, and cab enclosures/ interiors.
b. All specified additional accessories.
2 The Consultant and the Owner's Representative shall pass on the submittals with reasonable
promptness and the Contractor shall be responsible to ensure that there will be no delay in their
work or that of any other trade involved.
3 Approved filing and submittal requirements must be completed before equipment and related
materials are ordered.
4 Copies of Department of Buildings' permits and/or governing authority's documents will be
posted at the job site with copies issued to the Owner's Agent, Owner's Representative and
Consultant.
5 Samples of wood, metal, plastic, paint or other architectural finish material applicable to this
project shall be submitted for approval by the Owner's designee.
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6 It shall be understood that approval of the drawings and cuts by Owner's designee, Architect
and/or Consultant shall be for general arrangement only and does not include measurements
which are the Contractor's responsibility or approval of variations from the contract documents
required by the AHJ.
7 The Contractor shall prepare a record log and maintain all submittals, shop drawings, catalog
cuts and samples.
C. Measurements and Drawings
1 Drawings or measurements included with the bidding material shall be for the convenience of
the bidders only and full responsibility for detailed dimensions lies with the Contractor.
2 In the execution of the work on the job, the Contractor shall verify all dimensions with the actual
conditions.
3 Where the work of the Elevator Contractor is to join other trades, the shop drawings shall show
the actual dimensions and the method of joining the work of the various trades.
D. Substitutions
1 Requests for substitutions will be considered under the following time limitations and situations:
a. Not less than ten (10) calendar days before bids are due.
b. Work or equipment specified becomes unavailable through unforeseen events such as
strikes, loss of manufacturer's plant through fire, flood or bankruptcy.
2 Requested substitutions will be reviewed and adjudged. Failure of the Owner to raise objection
shall not constitute a waiver of any of the requirements of the Contract Documents.
3 Request for substitutions shall include complete data with drawings and samples as required,
including the following:
a. Quality Comparison - Proposed substitution versus the specified product.
b. Changes required in other work because of the substitution.
c. Effect on the construction schedule.
d. Cost Data - Resulting from the proposed substitution versus the specified product. The
Contractor shall certify that the cost data presented is complete and includes all related
costs under this Contract.
e. Safety Comparison - Proposed substitution shall provide equivalent or greater safety,
with certification data provided where relevant.
4 When proposing a substitution, the Contractor represents that:
a. They have investigated the proposed substitution and have determined that it is equal to
or better than the product specified.
b. They will guarantee the substitution in the same manner as the product specified.
c. They will coordinate and make other changes as required in the work as a result of the
substitution.
d. They waive all claims for additional costs as a result of the substitution, with the
exception of those identified above under "cost data".
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5 The Owner will be sole judge of the acceptability of the proposed substitution.
6 The Owner and Consultant will have authority to approve or reject substitutions or to change
the specified standards of quality. However, neither this authority to act under this provision
nor any decision made in good faith, either to exercise or not to exercise this authority, shall
give rise to any duty or responsibility of the Owner to the Contractor, any Subcontractor, any
Sub-Subcontractor, any of their agents or employees or any other persons performing the work
or offering to perform the work.
E. Changes in Scope and Extra Work
1 The Owner may at any time make changes in the specifications, plans and drawings, omit work,
and require additional work to be performed by the Contractor.
a. Each such addition or deletion to the Contract shall require the Owner and the Contractor
to negotiate a mutually acceptable adjustment in the contract price, and, for the
Contractor to issue a change order describing the nature of the change and the amount of
price adjustment.
b. The Contractor shall make no additions, changes, alterations, or omissions or perform
extra work except on written authorization of the Owner.
c. Each change order shall be executed by the Contractor, Owner, and the Consultant.
F. Keys
1 Upon the initial acceptance of work specified by the Contract Documents on each unit, the
Contractor shall deliver to the Owner, six (6) keys for each general key-operated device that is
provided under these specifications in accordance with ASME A17.1, Part 8 standards as may be
adopted and modified by the AHJ.
2 All other keying of access or operation of equipment shall be provided in accordance with ASME
A17.1 Part 8 as may be adopted and modified by the AHJ.
G. Diagnostic Tools
1 Prior to seeking final acceptance of the project, the Contractor shall deliver to the Owner any
specialized tools required to perform diagnostic evaluations, adjustments, and/or programming
changes on any microprocessor-based control equipment installed by the Contractor. All such
tools shall become the property of the Owner.
a. Owner's diagnostic tools shall be configured to perform all levels of diagnostics, systems
adjustment and software program changes which are available to the Contractor.
b. Owner's diagnostic tools that require periodic re-calibration and/or re-initiation shall be
performed by the Contractor at no additional cost to the Owner for a period equal to the
term of the maintenance agreement from the date of final acceptance of the project.
c. The Contractor shall provide a temporary replacement, at no additional cost to the
Owner, during those intervals in which the Owner might find it necessary to surrender a
diagnostic tool for re-calibration, re-initiation or repair.
2 Contractor shall deliver to the Owner, printed instructions, access codes, passwords or other
proprietary information necessary to interface with the microprocessor-control equipment.
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H. Service Support Requirements / Spare Parts
1 Software / Firmware Updates
a. During the life of the equipment and subject to the term of the maintenance agreement,
where revisions to firmware and/or software are issued by the control manufacturer or
manufacturer of solid state and microprocessor-based subsystems subsequent to the
beneficial use of the equipment, updates shall be provided so that the installation and
spare circuit boards are current with respect to software and firmware versions.
I. Wiring Diagrams, Operating Manuals and Maintenance Data
1 Deliver to the Owner, two (2) identical volumes of printed information organized into neatly
bound manuals prior to seeking final acceptance of the project.
2 The manuals shall also be submitted in Acrobat 'PDF' file formats. Electronic manuals shall be
properly indexed, bookmarked, and searchable.
3 Manuals, as well as electronic copies, shall contain the following:
a. Step-by-step adjusting, programming and troubleshooting procedures that pertain to the
solid-state microprocessor-control and motor drive equipment.
b. Passwords or identification codes required to gain access to each software program in
order to perform diagnostics or program changes.
c. A composite listing of the individual settings chosen for variable software parameters
stored in the software programs of both the motion and dispatch controllers.
d. Method of control and operation.
4 Provide two (2) sets of "AS INSTALLED" straight-line wiring diagrams in both hard and electronic
format in accordance with the following requirements:
a. Displaying name and symbol of each relay, switch or other electrical component utilized
including identification of each wiring terminal.
b. Electrical circuits depicted shall include all those which are hard-wired in both the
machine room and hoistway.
c. Supplemental wiring changes performed in the field shall be incorporated into the
diagrams in order to accurately replicate the completed installation.
5 Furnish two (2) sets of bound instructions and recommendations for maintenance, with special
reference to lubrication and lubricants along with the full Maintenance Control Program as
required Part 8 of ASME A17.1.
6 Manuals or photographs showing controller replacement parts with part numbers listed.
J. Demonstration
1 Prior to seeking final acceptance of the project, the Contractor shall conduct a two (2) or four (4)
hour program on-site with building personnel selected by the Owner.
2 The focus of the session shall include:
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a. Instructions on proper safety procedures and who to contact for the purpose of assisting
passengers that may become entrapped inside an elevator car.
b. Explain each control feature and its correct sequence of operation.
3 Control features covered shall include but, not be limited to:
a. Emergency Fire Recall Operation - Phase I
b. Emergency In-car Operation - Phase II
c. Emergency Communications Equipment
d. Emergency Hoistway Access and Rescue Features
K. Patents
1 Patent licenses which may be required to perform work specified by the Contract Documents
shall be obtained by the Contractor at its own expense.
2 The Contractor agrees to defend and save harmless the Owner, Consultant and agents, servants,
and employees thereof from any liability resulting from the manufacture or use of any patented
invention, process or article of appliance in performing work specified in the Contract
Documents.
L. Advertising
1 Advertising privileges shall be retained by the Owner.
2 It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to keep the job site free of posters, signs, and/or
decorations.
3 Contractor's logo shall not appear on faceplates or entrance sills without the approval of the
Owner.
1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Materials and Quality of Work
1 All materials are to be new and of the best quality of the kind specified.
2 Installation of such materials shall be accomplished in a neat manner and be of the highest
quality.
a. Should the Contractor receive written notification from the Owner stating the presence of
inferior, improper, or unsound materials or quality of installation, the Contractor shall,
within twenty-four (24) hours, remove such work or materials and make good all other
work or materials damaged.
b. Should the Owner permit said work or materials to remain, the Owner shall be allowed
the difference in value or shall, at its election, have the right to have said work or
materials repaired or replaced as well as the damage caused thereby, at the expense of
the Contractor, at any time within one (1) year after the completion of the work; and
neither payment made to the Contractor, nor any other acts of the Owner shall be
construed as evidence of acceptance and waiver.
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B. Electrical Design Requirements (General)
1 The following typical requirements shall apply to all parts of the work and are supplementary to
other requirements noted under the respective headings.
a. The design and construction of the motors shall conform to the requirements of these
specifications and to the ASME Standards for Rotating Electrical Machinery with revisions
issued to the first day when the work of this Contract was advertised.
1) Motors shall operate successfully under all loads and speeds and during
acceleration and deceleration.
2) Motors shall be designed for quiet operation without excessive heat.
3) Insulation on motor coils and windings and on all insulated switch, relay, brake and
other coils shall conform to the requirements of minimum Class "F" insulation, as
defined in ANSI Standards for Rotating Electrical Machinery. All motors shall be
impregnated twice.
4) Switches, relays, etc., on controller, starter and signal panels and similar items on
other parts of the equipment shall be the latest improved type for the condition of
use. They shall function properly in full accordance with the requirements of the
machines controlled and with the specified operating requirements of the elevator.
Any of these parts showing wear or other injurious effects during the guarantee
period to the extent that abnormal maintenance is required or indicated shall be
replaced with proper and adequate parts by the Contractor.
5) Contacts in elevator motor circuits which are intended to be opened by governors
or other safety devices shall be copper to carbon or other approved non-fusing
type.
6) Where required, controllers and other component parts of the installation shall be
labeled in accordance with the latest codes and standards as adopted and/or
otherwise modified by the AHJ.
7) Electrical equipment, motors, controllers, etc., installed under this contract shall
have necessary CSA/US or UL/US listing as may be required by the AHJ. Equipment
shall be labeled or tagged accordingly.
C. Materials, Painting and Finishes
1 Two (2) coats of rust inhibiting machinery enamel shall be applied to exposed ferrous metal
surfaces in the pit that do not have a galvanized, anodized, baked enamel, or special
architectural finishes.
2 Two (2) coats of rust inhibiting enamel paint to the machinery located within the machine room
and secondary level (where applicable) as well as to the machine room floors.
3 Architectural metal surfaces of bronze or similar non-ferrous materials which are specified to be
refinished, reclad and/or provided new, shall be sufficiently clear coated so as to resist
tarnishing during normal usage for a period of not less than twelve (12) months after final
acceptance by the Owner.
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