TOPR - Boiler Plant and AC Operators

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This requirement is for Three (3) Boiler Operators and three (3) AC Operators, IAW Performance Work Statement for The TVHS VA Medical Facility in Nashville, TN.
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Place of Performance
th Avenue south, Nashville TN.37212
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
OFF - OFF
2. ACO - Daily for at least the first 45 days if contacted employee is not already
certified to work alone. If training is insufficient termination may occur.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
OFF - OFF
d. Regular Schedule - Once training is completed.
1. BPO- , a. Schedule 1 - Or as mission requires with a 72 hour notification.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
-2400 OFF OFF
b. Schedule 2 - Or as mission requires with a 72 hour notification.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
OFF - OFF
c. Schedule 3 - Or as mission requires with a 72 hour notification.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
OFF OFF -
2. ACO - ,
a. Schedule 1 - Or as mission requires with a 72 hour notification.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
-2400 OFF OFF
b. Schedule 2 - Or as mission requires with a 72 hour notification.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
OFF - OFF
c. Schedule 3 - Or as mission requires with a 72 hour notification.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
OFF OFF -
Contracted employees will be required to work on Federal Holidays should the
schedule fall provided by the COR upon successful completion of training for both
trades is on said federal holiday.
GOVERNMENT HOLIDAYS:
• New Year's Day January 1
• Martin Luther King's Birthday 3rd Monday in January
• President's Day 3rd Monday in February
• Memorial Day Last Monday in May
• Juneteenth Jun 19th
• Independence Day July 4th
• Labor Day 1st Monday in September
• Columbus Day 2nd Monday in October
• Veteran's Day November 11
• Thanksgiving Day Last Thursday in November
• Christmas Day December 25
Occupational Health Testing MMR vaccine or titer
Hep B vaccine or titer
Varicella vaccine or titer
TB skin test, bloodwork, or Chest X-ray
Flu shot
Equipment List
Boiler Plant Equipment Required Knowledgeability
1. 3 Cleaver Brook high pressure Boilers - Maintenance and repair required, safety
device testing required, log pressures daily, and watch/maintain pressure alarms
and gages. Not limited to these requirements.
2. Deaerator (DA) tank - Prevents corrosion by having chemicals in water to treat.
Employees are required to maintain their systems.
3. Hot Well Tanks/Pumps - Which will require regular maintenance.
Air Conditioning Equipment Required Knowledgeability - 12 years of qualified
experiences.
1. Air Handler Units
2. Cooling Towers
3. Chillers - Starting and stopping
4. Pumps
5. Motors
6. Exhaust Fans
7. Refrigerators
8. Ice Machines
9. Walkin Coolers
10. Pneumatic Tube System
11. Basic plumbing
12. Basic electricity
13. Siemen Desigo Computer System - Building Automation System 1 year of
experience utilizing system.
14. REES System
15. Viewpoint
16. Notifier fire alarm System
Contractor Requirements
BPO
1. The Contractor's employees should be knowledgeable of standards associated
with temperature monitoring, support, and maintenance. Boiler Operators must
have 5 years of prior experience each working, installing, servicing, and
operating up to 2,500hp high pressure steam boilers. Boiler Operators must be
certified under the following courses and training, pertaining to the equipment at
the Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
a. OSHA 10
b. Safety Testing/BEI Video training (onsite completion before working
independently)
c. Auto flame Factory Trained
d. Aerco Factory Trained
e. Direct Logic Factory Trained
f. C-More Factory Trained
g. Confined Space Entry
h. VHA Safe Steaming' Course
i. 360 Training - Boiler Operator Certification
2. These tasks are to be performed daily, some during each shift depending on
necessity. Some tasks shall be performed when required.
a. Start-up and shut down of boiler(s),
b. Operation of plant equipment and controls,
c. Collecting, recording, and documenting of plant operations,d. Routine equipment maintenance,
e. Preparation of equipment for inspections,
f. Operation and testing of all safety devices and control equipment,
g. Operation of emergency generators,
h. Facility monitoring,
i. Perform monthly (PM's) preventative Maintenance
j. Other tasks as required by VA for utility systems operators.
ACO
12 months of commercial Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
and building operations experience.
1. The incumbent(s) will assist Veteran Affairs (VA) operators and work
independently once trained to maintain facility needs.
2. The incumbent(s) will operate a multi-zone air conditioning plant consisting of
several centrifugal chillers with a capacity of approximately 3,000 tons and two
reciprocating chillers with a capacity of 175 tons each, 4 computer room air
conditioning units with a total capacity of 40 tons, and other air conditioning
components such as condenser water systems, chilled water circulating systems
and large air handling units that provide heating, ventilation, filtering,
humidification and cooling to the entire medical center.
3. The incumbent(s) must be able to start, stop, and adjust all the air conditioning
equipment needed to maintain required conditions of special areas such as
clinical labs, research labs, bone marrow transplant unit, operating rooms,
decentralized hospital computer equipment rooms, MRI, telephone and
communication equipment, etc.
4. The incumbent(s) is required to make hourly inspections of all operating
equipment and records all findings such as compressor pressures, refrigeration
temperatures, water temperatures, oil pressures, volt and amp readings and
other information pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of the equipment.
5. The incumbent(s) must also check and adjust room temperatures and air
handling unit temperatures as needed and address any alarms.
6. The incumbent(s) are required to respond to emergent situations relating to the
malfunction of all building service equipment in the medical center such as
plumbing, electrical, medical equipment, nurse call system, medical air systems,
vacuum system, etc.
7. The incumbent(s) are to maintain the cleanliness of all the Fan Rooms such as
removing Trash and sweeping the floors.
8. The incumbent(s) are to complete weekly and monthly (PM's) Preventative
Maintenance in all the Fan Rooms.
9. The incumbent(s) is responsible for relaying all information in the A/C Operations
logbook located in the boiler plant.
10. At the end of each shift the incumbent will be required to have a hand-off meeting
with the person relieving them to discuss items not corrected from the previous