J039-- Annual Elevator Inspection, Maintenance & Repair Contract

The contractor shall provide full elevator and dumbwaiter maintenance service, in compliance with the ANSI ASME Safety Code requirements A17.1; A17.2 and A17,3, the manufacturer's recommendations, the Elevator Industry Field Employees' Safety Handbook, National Electrical Code, NEIT Vertical Transportation Standards for Elevators, Escalators and Dumbwaiters and all other applicable laws, regulations, rules, ordinances, codes, etc, for all of the elevators and dumbwaiters listed in Appendix A. Full maintenance' service is defined as all services, repairs and testing necessary to maintain all elevators, appurtenances and accessories in a fully operational mode at all times except for prescheduled downtime including all labor, parts and materials. Measurements of elevator speed, door opening and closing times, performance time, door closing force, floor to floor performance times, mean times between service calls, ride quality, stopping accuracy, downtime, customer surveys, and review of preventive maintenance and inspection reports shall be the governing factors in determining the adequacy of the elevator maintenance at Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (OBVAMC), Shreveport, LA.

Division 01 -	General Requirements, Quality Control, Testing and Inspecting Services.
Division 14 -	Conveying Equipment, Elevators.