5.13 Storage and Delivery (Food Service Equipment Contractor)


 A.  Receive all equipment at an offsite warehouse and store equipment until required

B. Receive all equipment at an offsite warehouse and store equipment until required

C. Field-Assembled Fixed Equipment: For types integrated into the structure; including but not limited to walk-in boxes assemblies, exhaust hoods, drain trench/grate assemblies, conveyor systems, and ceiling mounted utensil racks, deliver to the jobsite when directed by the General Contractor.

D. Other Fixed Equipment: Deliver after the work on adjacent finished ceilings, lighting, finished floor and wall systems is complete.

E. Major Movable Equipment: Deliver to the inventory area for interim job-site storage or, deliver when the fixed equipment installation and clean-up has been completed.

G. Coordinate any large equipment that will not fit through standard 36-inch finished door opening and arrange prior delivery/installation with GC

H. Coordinate with GC any equipment having heavy load bearings to ensure building structure can handle loads. (Hearth Pizza Ovens, etc.).

I. Field-Assembled Fixed Equipment: For types integrated into the structure; including but not limited to walk-in boxes assemblies, exhaust hoods, drain trench/grate assemblies, conveyor systems, and ceiling mounted utensil racks, deliver to the jobsite when directed by the General Contractor.

J. Assemble all equipment and provide manufacturer interconnections of any electrical plumbing work as provided by manufacturer as part of the equipment package. Equipment to be ready for final connections by GC's Electrician and Plumber. This includes: 

  1. Mount faucets 
  2. Overflows 
  3. Disposer(s), Scrapper(s) piping and electrical interconnections to remote on/off switch. 
  4.  Table Mount Shelving. 
  5. Mobile/Stationary Shelving. 
  6. Booster Heater water interconnections to warewasher. 
  7. Heat Lighting Strips. 

K. Trim and seal all equipment to walls once equipment is fully connected, including but not limited to; walk-in boxes, exhaust hood, condensate hoods, tables, and millwork

L. Provide and Install Stainless Steel Wall Panels behind cooking equipment and in dishrooms prior to electrical face plates and gas manifold line installation when specified. 

 M. Construction Waste Disposal: All equipment packaging and crating to be placed in dumpsters on site as provided by GC. All trash is to be removed from work areas prior to the end of each workday if not accomplished immediately.

N. Protection: Provide floor and wall protection as necessary during delivery and setup of equipment to prevent any damage to building and new finishes.

O. Hang all exhaust hoods and PSPs (perforated supply plenums) from building structure per factory requirements. Bottom of ventilators to be installed 6’ -8” above the finished floor. Ventilators to be suspended from overhead construction with ½” diameter steel rods having adjusting turnbuckles. Ensure hood is installed to provide proper overhangs over cooking equipment, recommended 12" in front, 6" on each side. Center hood on island applications. Dealer to provide critical dimensioned drawing to GC showing “keep clear area” for hood hanging locations. 

 P. Ship all buy-out equipment, drop-ins, sneezeguards etc. to millwork fabrication shop. 

Q. Coordinate delivery and set-up of millwork counters.

R. Provide floor trough(s) for GC to set in wet bed of concrete. Provide detailed recessed slab drawings to GC for proper positioning of floor through(s) to ensure pour path aligns with tilting kettles/skillets.

S. Coordinate with GC/Owner for Bulk CO2 System location and installation as supplied by owner's Vendor.