The fire sprinkler scope of work consists of providing fire protection for an existing church.
Fire sprinklers used for building area increase, story increase, and for fire area. To remodel an existing 16,442 square foot church building (14,750 square foot 1st story and 1,692 square foot 2nd story). Work is to include 5 restrooms accessible to the disabled, a 2nd story toilet room accessible to the disabled, interior nonbearing walls, interior doors, a platform within the Sanctuary, stairways and a ramp to serve the new platform, other interior ramps and stairs, exterior doors, exterior windows, a direct vent gas fireplace, and interior finishes. The existing Sanctuary mezzanine will be incorporated into the existing 2nd story. Structural work includes new openings in existing masonry walls, steel headers and jambs at those new wall openings, box headers at new openings in the exterior walls of the pre-engineered metal building portion of this structure, a new exterior steel canopy and trellis with concrete footings, and new overbuilt floors and pony walls on the 2nd story to make the entire floor surface of the 2nd story at the same elevation. Special Inspection is required for welding, epoxy anchors, and expansion anchors. The pre-engineered trusses located within the Sanctuary and intended to support theatrical lighting, projection screens, etc. and the attachment of the trusses to existing steel beams are deferred submittal items. The work is required to comply with the approved drawings, with the plan review report, and with all applicable codes and ordinances. If the building will be occupied during construction, precautions approved by the Fire Department to ensure safe egress shall be implemented. The fire sprinkler system is required to comply with NFPA 13 and the fire alarm system is required to comply with NFPA 72 as regulated by the Fire Department. **CJW**