Emergency Generator Annual Load Bank Testing And Semi-Annual Maintenance And Testing Services

Provide semi-annual preventive maintenance inspections and services on emergency generators at the VA medical Centers at Ft Meade and Hot Springs, South Dakota. The Contractor shall inspect and service in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations, prevailing industry standards and local, state, national, and international (where applicable) codes. Annual Load Bank Testing included in Attachment A will be accomplished in accordance with NFPA. The testing shall be documented, and supplemental loads included at 25 percent of the name plate rating for 30 minutes. Followed by 50 percent of the nameplate rating for 30 minutes. Followed by 75 percent for 1 hour. All emergency generators will be load bank tested annually. This work may need to be partly outside of standard VA business hours to minimize patient impact. Supplies, fluid testing, filters, fluids (for top off for the semi-annual PMs) will be supplied by the contractor. Contractor is to diagnose other or larger problems and present quote to the POC for approval, before additional work is conducted. Smaller repairs (Belts, hoses, batteries, leak repair), with approval from POC, can be conducted with Credit Card payment from POC. Fluid testing will need to be conducted by 3rd party tester semiannually. And reported made to POC within 30 days of service. Contractor should provide priority for repairs to the BHHCS VA Emergency Generators and ATS Switches.

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