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Design and Construction Standards

The Construction Standards apply to all DPS construction projects – bond and non-bond.

District Procedures & Design Guidelines

00 00 01 – Use of standards
00 00 02 – Procedures
00 00 03 – Drawing and Specification Standards
00 10 00 – General Design Considerations
00 20 00 – Exterior Building Envelope
00 30 00 – Interior Wall Systems
01 35 10 – Moving and Staging
00 21 00 – Superstructure
00 90 00 – Included in Site Design Guidelines
00 12 00 – Accessibility Requirements
00 91 00 – Playground Standards
00 11 00 – Finish Color Standards
00 80 00 – Security Design Criteria
00 40 00 – Plumbing Design Guidelines
00 41 00 – Fire Protection Guidelines
00 50 00 – HVAC Design Guidelines
00 60 00 – Electrical Design Guidelines
00 70 00 – Technology Guidelines

Technical Standards

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Technical Standards

Division 01 General Requirements (Individual Sections)

01 11 00 – Summary of Work
01 20 00 – Alternates Unit Prices and Allowances*”
01 73 29 – Cutting and Patching
01 31 00 – Project Management and Coordination
01 35 91 – Historical Treatment Procedures
01 35 43 – Hazardous Materials Procedures
01 31 19 – Project Meetings
01 32 00 – Construction Progress Schedules
01 32 23 – Survey and Layout Data
01 33 00 – Submittals
01 45 16 – Quality Control
01 50 00 – Temporary Facilities
01 25 00 – Substitutions and Product Options
02 42 00 – Removal and Proprietorship of Salvageable Materials
01 77 00 – Closeout Procedures
01 74 00 – Final Cleaning
01 78 39 – Project Record Documents
01 78 23 – Operation and Maintenance Data
01 78 36 – Warranties
01 45 45 – Commissioning
01 79 00 – Demonstration and Training

Division 02 Existing Conditions (Individual Sections)

02 82 00 – Asbestos Remediation

Division 03 Concrete (Individual Sections)

03 11 00 – Concrete Forming
03 30 00 – Cast In-Place Concrete
03 35 00 – Concrete Finishing
03 60 00 – Grouting

Division 03 Masonry (Individual Sections)

04 05 16 – Masonry Grouting
04 20 00 – Unit Masonry

Division 05 Metals (Individual Sections)

05 12 00 – Structural Metal Framing
05 20 00 – Metal Joists
05 30 00 – Metal Decking
05 50 00 – Metal Fabrications

Division 06 Wood, Plastics, and Composites (Individual Sections)

06 10 00 – Rough Carpentry
12 36 00 – Countertops
06 65 10 – Solid Surface Fabrication

Division 07 Thermal and Moisture Protection (Individual Sections)

07 10 00 – Damproofing and Waterproofing
07 21 00 – Thermal Insulation
07 22 00 – Roof and Deck Insulation
07 51 13 – Built-Up Asphalt Roofing
07 53 00 – Elastomeric Membrane Roofing
07 60 00 – Flashing and Sheet Metal
07 70 00 – Roof and Wall Specialties and Accessories
07 81 00 – Applied Fireproofing
07 84 00 – Firestopping
07 92 00 – Joint Sealants
07 21 29 – Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation
07 65 19 – Weather Barrier Thinner System

Division 08 Openings (Individual Sections)

08 11 13 – Hollow Metal Doors and Frames
08 14 00 – Wood Doors
08 31 00 – Access Doors and Panels
08 33 00 – Coiling Doors and Grilles
08 51 00 – Metal Windows
08 52 00 – Wood Window Restoration
10 82 13 – Exterior Grilles and Screens
08 62 00 – Tubular Daylighting Device
08 70 00 – Hardware
08 80 00 – Glazing
08 36 00 – Sectional Metal Overhead Doors
08 45 23 – Transclucent Wall System
08 91 00 – Louvers

Division 09 Finishes (Individual Sections)

05 41 00 – Cold-Formed Metal Framing
09 24 00 – Portland Cement Plastering
09 21 16 – Gypsum Board Assemblies
09 30 00 – Tile
09 51 00 – Acoustical Ceilings
09 65 66 – Resilient Athletic Flooring
09 64 00 – Wood Flooring
09 65 00 – Resilient Flooring
09 67 00 – Fluid Applied Flooring
09 68 00 – Carpet
09 83 13 – Acoustical Wall Panels
09 91 00 – Painting

Division 10 Specialties (Individual Sections)

10 11 00 – Visual Display Surfaces
10 21 13 – Toilet Compartments
10 26 13 – Corner Guards
10 75 00 – Flagpoles
10 14 00 – Signage
10 51 00 – Lockers
10 44 00 – Fire Protection Speciaties
10 22 26 – Operable Partitions
10 28 13 – Exterior Grilles and Screens

Division 11 Equipment (Individual Sections)

11 61 43 – Stage Curtains
11 65 00 – Athletic and Recreational Equipment
11 57 00 – Vocational Shop Equipmen
11 53 00 – Laboratory Equipment
11 40 00 – Food Service (In Development)

Division 12 Furnishings (Individual Sections)

12 24 13 – Roller Window Shades
12 30 00 – Casework
12 66 00 – Telescoping Bleachers

Division 13 Site & Infrastructure (Individual Sections)

13 34 16 – Grandstands and Bleachers

Division 14 Conveying Equipment (Individual Sections)

14 20 00 – Elevators
14 43 00 – Platform Lifts

Division 21 Facility Services (Individual Sections)

21 13 13 – Wet-Pipe Sprinkler System
21 31 13 – Fire Pumps

Division 22 Facility Services (Individual Sections)

22 05 00 – Common Work Results for Plumbing
22 05 23 – General Duty Valves for Plumbing Piping
22 05 53 – Identification for Plumbing
22 05 48 – Mechanical Sound and Vibration
22 07 00 – Plumbing Insulation
22 11 16 – Domestic Water Piping
22 16 16 – Sanitary Waste and Vent Piping
22 11 19 – Domestic Piping Specialties
22 13 19 – Sanitary waste Piping Specialties
22 14 23 – Storm Drainage Piping Specialties
22 40 00 – Plumbing Fixtures
22 34 00 – Fuel-Fired Domestic Water Heaters
22 11 23 – Domestic Water Pumps
22 14 29 – Sump Pumps

Division 23 Facility Services (Individual Sections)

23 05 00 – Common Work Results for HVAC
23 05 23 – General Duty Valves for HVAC
23 05 53 – Identification for HVAC
23 05 48 – Mechanical Sound and Vibration
23 07 00 – HVAC Insulation
23 11 23 – Natural Gas Piping
23 21 13 – Hydronic Piping
23 22 13 – Steam and Condensate Piping
23 23 00 – Refrigerant Piping
23 22 23 – Steam Condensate Pumps
23 21 23 – Hydronic Pumps
23 25 00 – HVAC Water Treatment
23 52 16 – Condensing Boilers
23 52 23 – Cast-Iron Boilers
23 51 00 – Breechins, Chimneys, and Stacks
23 62 00 – Packaged Compressor and Condenser Units
23 63 13 – Air Cooled Refrigerant Condensors
23 64 16 – Air Cooled Refrigerant Condensors
23 64 16 – Centrifugal Water Chillers
23 65 00 – Cooling Towers
23 81 23 – Computer-Room Air-Coniditioners
23 21 13.33 – Geothermal Energy
23 57 00 – Heat Exchangers for HVAC
23 82 16 – Air Coils
23 84 13 – Humidifiers
23 82 33 – Convectors
23 82 39 – Unit Heaters
23 83 23 – Unit Ventilators
23 34 23 – HVAC Power Ventilators
23 35 00 – Special Exhaust Systems
23 73 00 – Indoor Central-Station Air-Handling Units
23 74 13 – Packaged Outdoor Rooftop Units
23 40 00 – HVAC Air Cleaning Devices
23 31 00 – HVAC Ducts and Casings
23 01 30.51 – HVAC Air Duct Cleaning
23 36 00 – Air Terminal Units
23 37 13 – Diffusers, Registers, and Grilles
23 05 93 – Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing
23 08 00 – Commissioning for HVAC
23 38 13 – Commercial-Kitchen Hoods

Division 25 Facility Services (Individual Sections)

25 00 00 – Integrated Automation
25 50 00 – Integrated Building Automation System
25 90 00 – Integrated Auto ControL Sequences for Facility
25 00 00 – Integrated Automation
25 50 00 – Integrated Building Automation System
25 90 00 – Integrated Auto ControL Sequences for Facility

Division 26 Facility Services (Individual Sections)

26 29 23 – Variable-Frequency Motor Controllers
26 01 00 – Common Work Results for Electrical
26 05 33 – Raceway and Boxes for Electrical Systems
26 05 19 – Low-Voltage Electrical Power Conductors and Cables
26 27 26 – Wiring Devices
26 05 29 – Hangers and Supports for Electrical Systems
26 05 53 – Identification for Electrical Systems
26 28 26 – Enclosed Switches and Circuit Breakers
26 05 26 – Grounding and Bonding for Electrical System
26 22 00 – Low-Voltage Transformers
26 25 00 – Enclosed Bus Assemblies
26 24 16 – Panelboards
26 29 13 – Enclosed Controllers
26 32 13 – Engine Generator
26 36 00 – Transfer Switches
26 33 23.11 – Central Battery Systems for Emergency Lighting
26 43 13 – Lightning Protection for Structures Surge Protection for Low Voltage Power Circuits”
26 53 13 – Clock and Program Systems
26 08 00 – Electrical Commissioning
26 09 23 – Lighting Control Devices
26 24 13 – Switchboards
26 51 00 – Interior Lighting
26 55 61 – Theatrical Lighting
26 56 00 – Exterior Lighting

Division 27 Communications (Individual Sections)

27 00 10 – Basic Communications Requirements
27 00 20 – Contractor Qualifications
27 00 40 – Warranty
27 01 00 – Operations and Maintenance of Structure Cabling and Enclosures
27 05 26 – Grounding and Bonding
27 05 28 – Common Work Sleeves Penetrations and Firestopping
27 05 29 – Common Work – Hangers and Supports
27 05 33 – Conduit and Boxes
27 05 39 – Surface Raceways For Communications Systems
27 05 53 – Identification For Communications Systems
27 10 00 – Communications General Requirements
27 11 00 – Communications Equipment Room Fittings
27 11 19 – Communications Termination Equipment
27 13 00 – Communications Backbone Cabling
27 15 00 – Communications Horizontal Cabling
27 15 43 – Communications Faceplates and Connectors
27 16 19 – Communications Patch Cords
27 17 20 – Commissioning Of Communications
27 50 00 – Public Address – General Requirements

Division 28 Electronic Safety and Security (Individual Sections)

28 31 11 – Digitial, Addressable, Fire Alarm System
28 26 00 – Area of Rescue Assitance Two-Way Communication System

Division 31 Site & Infrastructure (Individual Sections)

31 23 00 – Excavation and Fill
31 63 29 – Drilled Concrete Piers and Shafts
31 25 00 – Erosion and Sedimentation Controls

Division 32 Site & Infrastructure (Individual Sections)

32 18 23.53 – New Tennis Court and Renovation of Existing
32 13 13 – Concrete Paving
32 12 16 – Asphalt Paving
32 14 00 – Brick Unit Paving
32 18 23 – Athletic and Recreational Surfacing
33 00 00 – Utilities
32 84 00 – Irrigation
32 31 13 – Chain Link Fences and Gates
32 40 21 – Site Furnishings
32 90 00 – Planting
32 92 00 – Turf and Grasses
32 91 00 – Operations and Maintenance of Plantings
32 05 05 – Selective Demolition for Exterior Improvements
32 96 43 – Tree Transplanting
32 01 90.33 – Protection/Repair of Existing Trees
32 91 13 – Soil Preperation
32 40 23 – Exterior Recreation Equipment
32 17 23 – Pavement Markings

Division 33 Site & Infrastructure (Individual Sections)

33 00 00 – Utilities

Additional Technical Standards

Game & Court Diagrams

Irrigation Details

Plumbing Details

Communications Details

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