Vendor and Contractor Information
Design and Construction Guidelines
A new version of the Design and Construction Guidelines posted July 1, 2024.
The RIT Design and Construction Guidelines are formatted per the CSI 2016 MasterFormat. Divisions and sections are identified below, and each division includes a hyperlink to a downloadable "Full Division ## PDF" file. Note that some additional forms and webpages are linked within each division.
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 00 00 00 | General Conditions |
| 00 65 00 | Instructions for Payment / Lien Releases |
| 00 73 16 | Insurance Requirements (Plan Review Guidelines) |
| 00 73 19 | Health and Safety Requirements |
| 00 73 43 | Prevailing Wages |
| Appendix 1 | CAD Specifications |
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| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 01 31 19 | Meetings |
| 01 33 00 | Submittal Procedures |
| 01 33 29 | Sustainable Design Reporting |
| 01 41 19 | Contractor Rules |
| 01 50 00 | Temporary Facilities and Controls |
| 01 73 29 | Cutting and Patching |
| 01 77 19 | Closeout Requirements |
| 01 78 46 | Extra Stock Materials |
| 01 81 13 | Sustainable Design Requirements (RIT Climate Action Plan) |
| 01 84 00 | Space Definitions and Guidelines |
| 01 89 00 | Site and Parking Lot Design Standards |
| Appendix 1 | Position NASF Table |
| Appendix 2 | Project Record Documents |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 02 26 00 | Asbestos Containing Materials Reference |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 03 01 00 | Maintenance of Concrete |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 04 21 13 | Brick Masonry |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 05 05 13 | Shop-Applied Coatings for Metal |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 06 41 00 | Architectural Wood Casework |
| 06 41 93 | Cabinet and Drawer Hardware |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 07 20 00 | Thermal Protection |
| 07 53 23 | Ethylene-Propylene-Diene-Monomer Roofing |
| 07 72 00 | Roof Accessories |
| 07 80 00 | Fire and Smoke Protection |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 08 11 13 | Hollow Metal Doors and Frames |
| 08 11 16 | Aluminum Doors and Frames |
| 08 42 00 | Entrances |
| 08 71 00 | Hardware |
| 08 79 13 | Key Storage Equipment |
| 08 80 00 | Glazing |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 09 06 00 | Schedules for Finishes |
| 09 30 00 | Tiling |
| 09 51 00 | Acoustical Ceilings |
| 09 61 00 | Common Work Results for Flooring |
| 09 62 00 | Textile Composite Flooring |
| 09 64 00 | Wood Flooring |
| 09 65 13 | Resilient Base and Accessories |
| 09 65 16 | Resilient Sheet Flooring |
| 09 65 19 | Resilient Tile Flooring |
| 09 67 00 | Seamless Flooring |
| 09 68 00 | Carpeting |
| 09 72 00 | Wall Finishes |
| 09 91 23 | Interior Painting |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 10 11 16 | Markerboards |
| 10 14 00 | Signage |
| 10 14 16 | Interior Signage |
| 10 14 19 | Exterior Building Signs |
| 10 21 13 | Toilet Compartments |
| 10 26 00 | Door and Wall Protection |
| 10 28 13 | Toilet Accessories |
| 10 28 26 | Custodial Accessories |
| 10 41 16 | Emergency Key Cabinets |
| 10 43 13 | Defibrillator Cabinet |
| 10 44 00 | Fire Protection Specialties |
| 10 55 00 | Postal and Package Distribution |
| 10 56 16 | Fabricated Wood Storage Shelving |
| 10 73 43 | Transportation Stop Shelters |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 11 12 00 | Parking Control Equipment |
| 11 52 00 | Audio/Visual Equipment |
| 11 82 13 | Solid Waste Bins |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 12 21 00 | Window Blinds |
| 12 36 00 | Countertops |
| 12 48 13 | Entrance Floor Mats |
| 12 48 23 | Entrance Grids |
| 12 50 00 | Furniture |
| 12 51 00 | Office Furniture and Modular Office Systems |
| 12 56 52 | Audio-Visual Furniture |
| 12 56 43 | Common Area and Lounge Furniture |
| 12 56 53 | Laboratory Furniture |
| 12 58 00 | Residential Furniture |
| 12 80 00 | Mechanical Room Furnishings |
| 12 93 13 | Bike Racks |
| 12 93 43 | Site Seating and Tables |
| Appendix 1 | Classroom Podium |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 14 01 00 | Operation and Maintenance Requirements |
| 14 05 00 | Common Work Results for Conveying Equipment |
| 14 27 13 | Custom Elevator Cab Finishes |
| 14 50 00 | Documentation |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 21 05 00 | Common Work Results for Fire Sprinkler System |
| 21 05 53 | Identification for Fire Sprinkler Piping and Equipment |
| 21 08 00 | Commissioning |
| 21 11 19 | Fire Department Connections |
| 21 13 13 | Wet-Pipe Sprinkler Systems |
| 21 13 16 | Dry-Pipe Sprinkler System |
| 21 30 00 | Fire Pumps |
| Appendix 1 | Dry Pipe Sprinkler Valve |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 22 05 00 | Common Work Results for Plumbing |
| 22 05 19 | Meters and Gauges |
| 22 05 23 | General-Duty Valves |
| 22 05 29 | Hangers and Supports for Plumbing Piping and Equipment |
| 22 05 53 | Identification for Plumbing Piping and Equipment |
| 22 07 19 | Plumbing Piping Insulation |
| 22 11 16 | Domestic Water Piping |
| 22 11 23 | Domestic Water Pumps |
| 22 13 16 | Sanitary Waste and Vent Piping |
| 22 14 13 | Facility Storm Drainage Piping |
| 22 16 23 | Natural Gas Piping |
| 22 42 00 | Plumbing Equipment and Fixtures |
| 22 42 13 | Commercial Water Closets and Urinals |
| 22 42 16 | Commercial Lavatories and Sinks |
| 22 42 23 | Commercial Showers |
| 22 42 39 | Commercial Faucets |
| 22 45 16 | Emergency Plumbing Fixtures |
| 22 47 13 | Drinking Fountains |
Full Division 23 PDF (excluding 23 09 00 and 23 09 23)
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 23 01 00 | Operation and Maintenance Requirements |
| 23 05 19 | Meters and Gauges |
| 23 05 23 | General-Duty Valves |
| 23 05 29 | Hangers and Supports for HVAC Piping and Equipment |
| 23 05 53 | Identification for HVAC Piping and Equipment |
| 23 05 93 | Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing |
| 23 07 00 | HVAC Insulation |
| 23 09 00 | Instrumentation and Control for HVAC |
| 23 09 13 | Control Valves |
| 23 09 23 | DDC Systems for HVAC |
| 23 21 00 | Hydronic Piping and Pumps |
| 23 23 00 | Refrigerant Piping |
| 23 31 00 | HVAC Air Distribution |
| 23 34 00 | HVAC Fans |
| 23 36 16 | Variable-Air Volume Units |
| 23 40 00 | HVAC Air Cleaning Devices (Filters) |
| 23 60 00 | Central Cooling Equipment |
| 23 74 00 | Roof-Mounted Equipment |
| 23 81 46 | Heat Pumps |
| 23 82 00 | Convection Heating and Cooling Units |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 26 01 00 | Operation and Maintenance of Electrical Systems |
| 26 05 00 | Common Work Results for Electrical |
| 26 05 33 | Raceway and Boxes for Electrical Systems |
| 26 10 00 | Medium-Voltage Electrical Distribution |
| 26 20 00 | Low-Voltage Electrical Distribution |
| 26 24 16 | Panelboards |
| 26 27 13 | Electricity Metering |
| 26 29 23 | Variable Frequency Motor Controllers (VSD) |
| 26 50 00 | Lighting |
| 26 55 00 | Special Purpose Lighting |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 27 01 00 | Operation and Maintenance of Communication Systems |
| 27 05 00 | Common Work Results for Communications |
| 27 05 26 | Grounding and Bonding for Communications Systems |
| 27 05 28 | Pathway for Communications Systems |
| 27 10 00 | Structured Cabling |
| 27 13 13 | Communication Copper Backbone Cabling |
| 27 13 23 | Communication Optical Fiber Backbone Cabling |
| 27 15 13 | Communication Copper Horizontal Cabling |
| 27 15 13 | Data Communications Wireless Access Points |
| 27 41 16 | Integrated Audio-Visual Systems and Equipment |
| 27 51 16 | Assistive Listening Devices |
| Appendix 1 | Typical Backbone Rack Layout |
| Appendix 2 | Typical Station Rack Layout |
| Appendix 3 | Bidders List |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 28 05 37 | Distributed Antenna System / Bi-directional Amplifier |
| 28 15 00 | Access Control Hardware |
| 28 20 00 | Video Surveillance |
| 28 30 00 | Security Detection, Alarm, Monitoring |
| 28 46 00 | Fire Detection and Alarm |
| 28 46 10 | Detection and Initiation |
| 28 46 21 | Addressable Fire Alarm Systems |
| 28 46 23 | Fire Alarm Notification Appliances |
| 28 47 00 | Mass Notification |
| Appendix 1 | SIMPLEX Fire Alarm Wire Specification |
| Appendix 2 | RIT Fire Alarm Wire Specifications |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 32 05 13 | Soils for Exterior Improvements |
| 32 12 16 | Asphalt Paving |
| 32 13 13 | Concrete Paving |
| 32 14 13 | Precast Concrete Pavers |
| 32 16 40 | Curbing |
| 32 17 23 | Pavement Markings |
| 32 35 00 | Screening Devices |
| 32 93 43 | Plants |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 33 05 00 | Restoration Standards for Underground Utilities |
| 33 05 13 | Manholes |
| 33 10 00 | Water Utilities |
| 33 30 00 | Sanitary Sewer Utilities |
| 33 40 00 | Storm Drainage Utilities |
| 33 44 16 | Trench Drains |
| 33 44 31 | Catch Basins |
| 33 51 00 | Natural Gas Distribution |
| 33 70 00 | Electrical Utilities |
| 33 82 00 | Communications Transmissions and Distribution |