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All figures USD
Name: Riverbend Community Recreation Centre — New Construction
Sector: Municipal / institutional, GC tender
Electrical value (est.): $1,900,000–$2,300,000 USD
Documents reviewed: 23 (drawings, spec divisions 00/01/26/27/28, 2 addenda, estimate, 4 quotes)
Recommendation: bid, with the qualifications listed in the findings — the wiring-method conflict and site-lighting ownership must be resolved by RFI or carried as qualified exclusions before submission.
Panel schedules for the aquatic hall were not included in the package; branch-circuit findings in that area are limited to what the one-line and spec support.
Jurisdiction: Riverbend (fictional), USA · AHJ: County electrical inspections office
Code: NEC via state adoption
Edition (likely): NEC 2020 — state adoption cycle (85%). The enforced edition is not named in the documents.
Edition-delta scope flags
Verify the enforced edition + amendments with the AHJ before relying on code-driven findings.
| Severity | Finding | Impact | Recommended action |
|---|---|---|---|
| critical | Spec / drawing conflict Spec 26 05 33 requires EMT throughout; drawing note E-002/7 permits MC cable in partitions. The estimate carries MC. If EMT governs, branch rough-in labour is under-carried. | $38,000–$74,000 | RFI before bid — price the delta as a qualified alternate. |
| high | Scope gap Site lighting circuits and pole bases appear on C-401 but no E-series sheet covers them, and no line item exists in the estimate. | $18,000–$32,000 | Confirm ownership vs. site contractor; add or exclude explicitly. |
| high | Addendum Addendum 2 replaced the Type A2 fixture with a driver requiring emergency battery packs on 14 units; estimate still carries the superseded schedule. | $9,500–$14,000 | Re-price the fixture package against the Addendum 2 schedule. |
| high | Labour basis Division 00 invokes prevailing wage, but the estimate's composite labour rate matches the shop's standard rate card, not the wage determination classifications. | $45,000–$90,000 | Rebuild the labour rate from the wage determination before pricing is final. |
| medium | Coordination Mechanical equipment schedule lists starters by Division 23; electrical one-line shows them fed and wired by Division 26 with no interlock scope defined. | $4,000–$11,000 | Qualify the starter/interlock boundary in the bid letter. |
| medium | Quote validity The switchgear quote holds pricing 30 days; bid validity is 60 days with award expected at 45+. Gear pricing may not survive to award. | $6,000–$19,000 | Request extended validity or carry escalation; note long-lead release dates. |
| medium | Scope boundary Spec 27 05 28 assigns telecom pathways to Division 26, but the estimate excludes Division 27 entirely — conduit, boxes, and pull strings for 61 drops are uncarried. | $12,000–$21,000 | Add pathway scope or exclude Division 27 pathways explicitly. |
| low | Exclusions Firestopping of electrical penetrations and temporary power are neither carried nor excluded — both default to the sub in this GC's standard subcontract. | $3,000–$8,000 | Carry or exclude both in writing in the qualifications letter. |
Spec 26 05 33 requires EMT throughout; drawing note E-002/7 permits MC cable in partitions. The estimate carries MC. If EMT governs, branch rough-in labour is under-carried.
Impact $38,000–$74,000
Action: RFI before bid — price the delta as a qualified alternate.
Site lighting circuits and pole bases appear on C-401 but no E-series sheet covers them, and no line item exists in the estimate.
Impact $18,000–$32,000
Action: Confirm ownership vs. site contractor; add or exclude explicitly.
Addendum 2 replaced the Type A2 fixture with a driver requiring emergency battery packs on 14 units; estimate still carries the superseded schedule.
Impact $9,500–$14,000
Action: Re-price the fixture package against the Addendum 2 schedule.
Division 00 invokes prevailing wage, but the estimate's composite labour rate matches the shop's standard rate card, not the wage determination classifications.
Impact $45,000–$90,000
Action: Rebuild the labour rate from the wage determination before pricing is final.
Mechanical equipment schedule lists starters by Division 23; electrical one-line shows them fed and wired by Division 26 with no interlock scope defined.
Impact $4,000–$11,000
Action: Qualify the starter/interlock boundary in the bid letter.
The switchgear quote holds pricing 30 days; bid validity is 60 days with award expected at 45+. Gear pricing may not survive to award.
Impact $6,000–$19,000
Action: Request extended validity or carry escalation; note long-lead release dates.
Spec 27 05 28 assigns telecom pathways to Division 26, but the estimate excludes Division 27 entirely — conduit, boxes, and pull strings for 61 drops are uncarried.
Impact $12,000–$21,000
Action: Add pathway scope or exclude Division 27 pathways explicitly.
Firestopping of electrical penetrations and temporary power are neither carried nor excluded — both default to the sub in this GC's standard subcontract.
Impact $3,000–$8,000
Action: Carry or exclude both in writing in the qualifications letter.
Confirm the enforced NEC edition and any local amendments for this project — the documents do not name it.
Cost impact $15,000–$40,000 · Affects GFCI, SPD, and EVSE scope
Spec 26 05 33 (EMT throughout) conflicts with drawing note E-002/7 (MC permitted in partitions). Confirm which governs for pricing.
Cost impact $38,000–$74,000 · Blocks branch rough-in pricing
Confirm responsibility for utility transformer pad, grounding grid, and secondary conduit shown on E-101 one-line note 4.
Cost impact $24,000–$61,000 · Schedule: affects service energization
Site lighting on C-401 has no corresponding E-series sheet. Confirm whether site lighting is in the electrical contract.
Cost impact $18,000–$32,000
Confirm the wage determination attachment referenced in Division 00 — it is not included in the issued documents.
Cost impact $45,000–$90,000 · Blocks labour pricing
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