Appendix B - VAMC Providence - Bulk Oxygen Commissioning Report

Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Bulk Oxygen Replacement
Commissioning Report
March 26, 2018
Prepared For:
Providence VA Medical Center
Prepared By:

Fitzemeyer & Tocci Associates, Inc.
300 Unicorn Park Drive, 5th Floor
Woburn, MA 01801
781.481.0210 | 781.481.0203

Mechanical/Electrical Engineers

300 UNICORN PARK DRIVE, 5TH FLOOR, WOBURN, MA

01801

(P) 781.481.0210

(F) 781.481.0203 (W) www.f-t.com

Mechanical/Electrical Engineers

300 UNICORN PARK DRIVE, 5TH FLOOR, WOBURN, MA

01801

(P) 781.481.0210

(F) 781.481.0203 (W) www.f-t.com

SECTION 1: FINAL REPORT

Executive Summary
Fitzemeyer and Tocci Associates were sub-contracted by WBRC to perform commissioning services for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center – Bulk Oxygen replacement project located at 830 Chalkstone Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island. Commissioning involvement began in October 2016 and final closeout review was conducted in December 2017.
The intent of building commissioning is to ensure that the turnover of the project results in a building with systems that perform as specified by the design team, as intended by and as purchased by the building owner.

Project Description
The project originally consisted of the installation of a new liquified oxygen (LOX) system on the northeast side of the facility across Armed Forces Blvd from B wing. This scope also included the installation of all supporting infrastructure (electrical power, controls wiring, conduit and medical gas piping) for the new LOX skid and the relocation of the existing emergency oxygen supply connection (EOSC) from its current location on the south-eastern side of Building 1 to the southwestern side of Building 1. The current LOX vendor indicated the intention to refurbish and reutilize the existing LOX tanks at the new pad location on Armed Forces Blvd during construction of the project. This, accompanied by a revised pricing exercise that exceeded the original project budget, required a revision and reduction in overall project scope. This reduced scope maintained the operation of the existing LOX skid at its current location, struck the installation of a new skid at the newly construction pad on Armed Forces Blvd and included the relocation of the EOSC.
The completion of the project resulted in a pad, with supporting infrastructure, that can support the installation of a new LOX skid. Newly installed medical gas piping was connected to the existing medical gas system in close proximity to the existing skid so that once the existing skid is decommissioned, the