Construction Rules & Regulations

1.  Tenants who choose to employ their own Contractors shall be responsible for all of their selected contractors' work performed in their space and as this work relates to the building and all associated costs.

2.  A project schedule must be submitted to the Office of the Building, attention: General Manager, prior to commencement of work. The General Manager shall also be notified of all schedule revisions.

3.  In addition to contractual obligations, Contractor will furnish to the Office of the Building attention: General Manager, prior to commencement of construction the following items: (A - R)

A. Copy of the building permits

B. Certificate of Insurance from the general contractor, subcontractors and vendors. The Certificate of Insurance must contain all of the following information exactly as written for it to be valid.  Insurance carriers are required to have ratings no less than "A-" "VIII" by the most recent edition of Best's Key Rating Guide.  All contractors and vendors are required to have a Certificate of Insurance & two (2) Endorsements on file in the Office of the Building before any work begins on premises.


Explanation of the two Endorsements needed:  


1.) Owner Indemnified Parties shall to the extent permitted by law be named as additional insureds on ISO form CG 20 10 11 85 or CG 20 10 07 04  ("on-going operations")  

-and-  

2.) CG 20 37 07 04 or equivalent for loss arising from Contractor's operations and completed operations for as long as the additional insureds may be exposed to liability arising from Contractor's work.  ("your work" or "completed operations")   Number (1) CG 20 10 above would cover the contractor during the job being performed and for the term of the contract. Number (2) CG 20 37 would cover the contractors work per the contract once they have completed the job and left the site.

 
C. Four - (4) complete sets of approved and stamped architectural, mechanical & structural drawings. One is for the General Manager's review, the second for the Director of Engineering's review and the third set is for filing. One additional set should be forwarded to Environmental Systems Design (ESD) at 175 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60604 (312) 372-1200.

D. A list of building materials to be used in the project, which are to be purchased from the building (i.e. hardware and doors). All materials will be paid for up front prior to use.
Revised, April 2002

E. All contractors are required to submit to the Office of the Building MSDS sheets for any hazardous product that you plan to bring into the facility or already have on site. These MSDS sheets must be submitted before the material is brought into the facility.

F. A complete list of subcontractors (name & addresses) to be used in connection with the construction project and their Certificates of Insurance as stipulated in (B) above. No contractor will be allowed to start work within the building without providing their Certificate of Insurance meeting all ownership requirements.

G. Contractor will be required to submit affidavits and final waivers of lien from General Contractor and all subcontractors covering labor, material and any warranties and guarantees required by the Office of the Building.

H. Prior to any demolition and/or construction work, it must be determined whether such work will affect the fire alarm system. If the fire alarm system is affected, the Office of the Building should be notified to coordinate the effort. Under no circumstances will the Building allow the fire alarm system to be shut down overnight, on weekdays or holidays. A forty-eight (48) hour written notice to the construction supervisor is required by the Prime Contractor before any work affecting the fire alarm system is undertaken. The Prime Contractor will be responsible for paying any fines resulting from failure to provide required notification.

I. Details and specifications of any roof penetrations or equipment mounted on the roof must be submitted in writing to the Office of the Building for approval. All structural review costs will be the responsibility of the General Contractor.

J. The General Contractor is responsible prior to commencement of work for submitting to the Office of the Building a detailed work schedule showing all critical dates and a listing of after-hour emergency phone numbers.

K. All Building permits necessary for the completion of the work shall be secured and paid for by the General Contractor. The original must be given to the Building General Manager prior to any work starting.

L. The Tenant and/or General Contractor may use Landlord's selected and approved Mechanical Engineer, Environmental Systems Design Inc. ESD is located at 55 East Monroe St. Suite 1660, Chicago 60603 (312) 372-1200. Tenant, Tenant's Architect and/or General Contractor will work directly with ESD and be responsible for any cost involved.  If Tenant elects to use another mechanical engineer, ESD will need to review the drawings on behalf of Landlord (prior to Landlord giving approval) at Tenant's sole cost.

M. All life safety engineering, speaker supply, strobes, wire pulls, final connections and testing (DOES NOT INCLUDE PIPING) are also to be done by the Landlord's selected and approved contractor, Rex Electric, Inc & Technologies. Rex Electric is located at 920 National Avenue, Addison, IL 60101-3125, (630) 932-8600. General Contractor will deal directly with Rex and be responsible for any cost involved. NO other contractor is allowed to work on Life Safety issues or systems.
NOTE: Any new construction project requires the installation of strobes.

N. Plans for all mechanical work required, including HVAC, electrical, fire sprinklers and plumbing, are to be submitted to the Office of the Building's General Manager for approval. Contractor shall notify Office of the Building of scheduled tie-ins to Base Building Systems. All electrical panels and circuits shall be properly identified. No structural modifications shall be made without General Manager's written approval. Contractor will be held responsible for damage done to Base Building Systems AS BUILT.

- Mechanical subcontractors must include balancing costs on bids for HVAC. All balancing must be done by Office of the Building's contractor (Aero) to insure proper heating and cooling. Aero is located at 406 N. Aberdeen, Chicago 60622, (312) 666-3097. The General Contractor is responsible for all costs paid directly to Aero. No other contractor is allowed to do this work.

- If drain down is required (plumbing or sprinkler), Contractor must schedule 24 hours in advance. Building management will perform any such drain down and tenant will be billed for all costs attributed to the drain down. The contractor will contact the Building Engineer before refilling the sprinkler system at the end of each day. After refilling the system, the general contractor will remain on site to verify that no leaks occur after the pressure is back to normal.

O. If an electrical shutdown is required that may affect other tenants, the General Contractor must notify the building two weeks prior to shutdown. Shutdown shall be performed only by Office of the Building-approved contractor. All costs associated with the shutdown are the contractor's responsibility. All work will be done after-hours only.

P. No storage of flammable substances will be allowed in the building unless approved by the Office of the Building, General Manager in writing and in accordance with approved city and national building codes and regulations.

Q. Contractor must contact the Director of Engineering at least 48 hours in advance of any open-flame work performed on the premises. Before any cutting, soldering or welding can take place, a Building Engineer must inspect the work with the Contractor's project superintendent, and a representative of the subcontractor performing the work. After the inspection, and if all concerns have been addressed, the work will be allowed to proceed.

R. Restroom and temporary construction lock keys will be supplied by the Office of the Building at the start of the job, and are to be returned upon completion. Lost keys and associated costs for re-pinning and supplying tenants' keys will be at the General Contractor's cost, paid upon completion of work. Restroom doors are not to be taped open.

S. The locks & keys must be upgraded to building standard with any construction that takes place in any tenant suite & construction which was authorized by tenant. Please contact the Director of Engineering at 312-692-8161 with questions

The following additional Rules and Regulations contain important information about the building operations as they pertain to construction and contractors.

1.  Engineering, Office of the Building or Security will make periodic checks of all construction areas when work is being performed. If they observe any practices different from those outlined herein, they may at their discretion suspend all work for the remainder of the shift.

2.  A copy of these rules must be posted on the job site at all times.

3.  Building permits must be posted on the job site at all times.

4.  All materials moved into the building shall enter through the loading dock (11'9" maximum clearance) located on Lower Wacker Drive and must be scheduled by General Contractor a minimum of 24 hours in advance at 312-692-8233 and faxed to 312-692-8232. These materials shall be moved vertically only via the service elevators. The General Contractor must have their own superintendent on site at any time material is delivered or removed. Building Management or Security will not sign or accept any material. The service elevator operations and construction delivery schedules are as follows:

• One service elevator with a security operator is assigned exclusively to construction from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Monday through Friday at no charge. Every contractor must check in with that operator and receive a contractor's badge as he / she is taken to the job site each day. Contractor badges must be visible at all times while on the job and while coming and going from the job site during the day. The operator will have all scheduled information for that day, such as scheduled drain downs, access to spaces, closets and special needs of the contractors. Elevator security operator will issue property removal passes to contractors as they take their tools to their work site each day. If a contractor fails to get a property removal pass from the operator at that time, he must obtain one from the General Contractor prior to removing any tools or equipment.
• Materials, workers and tool deliveries for construction are scheduled between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. only. Each authorized Contractor or Sub-contractor is automatically scheduled for 3 lifts each Monday through Friday between those hours. If there is a large delivery (drywall, studs, etc.) that will require more then 3 lifts the contractor is required to schedule that time 24 hours in advance as stipulated in #4. If needed a second service car will start up between those hours. Large deliveries are typically scheduled as an "early start" (4:00 or 5:00 a.m.) or after 5:30 p.m. with exclusive use of the elevator. Contractor will be billed by the building for before- and after hour use of the elevators.

5.  After hours use (after 5:30 p.m.) must be scheduled 48 hours in advance and on a first come, first served basis. Contractors working after hours should arrive at the building before 5:30 p.m. (workers only, no deliveries unless scheduled). After-hours deliveries of materials (not workers) cost $35.00 per hour for operator and dock exclusive use. Should after-hours use be scheduled and not used, without providing a 24-hour written notice in advance, the contractor will be charged for the scheduled time. All after-hours work will be coordinated with the security department at 692-8233.

6.  Demolition and removal of debris must be done after normal building hours. Scheduling of dock, dumpster and elevators must be done no less than 24-hours in advance with the security department. Schedules are made on a first come, first served basis.

• 311 South Wacker adheres to comprehensive Construction & Demolition Waste & Recycling guidelines.  All contractors must use Allied Waste Services (773-579-3600) when reserving dumpsters for the removal of construction and demolition debris.  The Construction & Demolition Waste & Recycling Guidelines and pricing may be obtained from the Office of the Building (312-692-8200).  Dumpsters must be ordered and paid for by the contractor. 

• In the presence of explosive or flammable atmosphere, or explosive or flammable atmosphere that may develop inside uncleaned or improperly prepared tanks or equipment which have previously contained such materials, or in areas with an accumulation of combustible dust.
• In areas near the storage of quantities of exposed, readily ignitable materials.
• In areas where employees or workers are present, unless proper shields or guards and appropriate exhaust provisions are used.

• Appreciable combustible material in building construction or contents is closer than 35 feet from the point of operations.
• Appreciable combustibles are more than 35 feet away but are easily ignited by sparks.
• Wall or floor openings occur within a 35-foot radius of the point of operation where the potential exists of igniting exposed, combustible material. This includes adjacent areas and concealed spaces in walls, floors and ceilings.
• Combustibles could be ignited by conduction or radiation through metal partitions, wall, ceilings or roofs.

14.  In the case of an accident, reports must be completed by your company and building security. A copy of your report is to be submitted to the Office of the Building.

15.  All public areas in the building affected by the construction must be adequately protected (i.e. laminate floor covering, plastic, walls, horses, "caution" tap) to prevent any damage. These areas shall include, but are not limited to, entryways, corridors, lobbies and the service elevators. Construction trades shall use only the service elevators. Contractor shall promptly repair any damage at its cost.

16.  Contractor will not be permitted to leave any articles such as carpeting, pads or equipment in the public corridors. Further, Contractor shall not use existing corridor outlets to pull power. No extension cords lying in existing corridors are allowed.

17.  Contractors will be expected to use their own vacuum cleaners to vacuum up construction dust from public corridors and elevator carpets on a daily basis. Contractor will adequately protect existing finished floors in common areas at all times from damage and/or construction dirt. The Office of the Building will have common areas cleaned at a charge of $100.00 dollars a day. There must be a 48-hour notice to schedule these cleanings.

18.  Contractor shall furnish adequate protection against personal injury to employees and public while work is in progress.

19.  Building Stock - If contractors are moving the building stock, they must complete a stock form. All stock will be moved during off-hours unless approved in writing by the LPM.

20.  Normal work shall be performed between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Saturday, Sunday and holiday work is allowed with a 24 hour notice unless the Office of the Building needs to deviate from those times or days. Work including but not limited to, coring or drilling into the concrete slabs or any noises that are deemed to be disruptive to the occupants of the building or the Office of the Building are not allowed between the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. This work must be scheduled with the Office of the Building or Security during normal business hours and then performed between the hours of 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m.

21.  During the progress of the work, all discarded materials, refuse, deliveries, etc., shall be cleaned up at the site and stored in gondolas until its removal is scheduled. If contractor is using staging areas outside the constructed area, these areas must be kept free of debris until its scheduled removal. Upon completion of the work, all debris and equipment shall be removed from the building premises by the contractor including the staging areas and electrical closets. After scheduling dock space with the security department for a dumpster, Contractors must schedule their own open dumpsters (no larger then 20 yards), and at their direct cost and billing. Open dumpsters can be scheduled for delivery before or after hours with a 24-hour notice. Failure to follow the above will result in your dumpsters being turned away from the dock.

22.  Contractor is responsible for security and lock-up of their construction areas.

23.  Contractor and its subcontractors will act in a professional manner at all times. See the Exhibit - A- Work Rules regarding misconduct (below).

24.  Post tensioning cables are at levels two, three, truck dock, cantilevered beams and cooling tower girders only. The remainder of the building is mild steel conventional reinforcing.

25.  Under no circumstances will we allow vertical coring of the beams and haunch girders.

26.  Anyone desiring to core the floors will be required to provide the Office of the Building with a sketch stating the exact locations of the cores from a structural-base building reference point (i.e., column, shear wall). The Director of Engineering, before final approval by the General Manager, will physically inspect all of the locations.

27.  All the work is to be done in accordance with the City of Chicago and all applicable codes.

28.  Upon completion of construction, Tenant's Contractor and/or Architect is to provide the Office of the Building a set of "as-built" plans, operating manuals, warranties and guarantees. These would include, but are not limited to, electrical, plumbing and mechanical plans.

29.  Contractor is charged with the responsibility for insuring that all its Subcontractors are informed of these Rules and Regulations, including Exhibit A - Work Rules.

30.  Building hours are: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and closed all day Sunday.

31.  Final cleaning is to be scheduled with the Office of the Building (312) 692-8200 with a 48-hour notice. Contractor or tenant must use the Office of the Building's contractor (Kimco Corporation), which can be contacted at (312) 692-8200. The contractor or tenant is responsible for all costs involved and will be billed by either the Landlord or Kimco.

32.  Attached is a list of key names and phone numbers. A partial list of approved subcontractors is also attached. See Exhibit "B" (below).

33.  No interviewing of job applicants of Sub-Contractors will occur on site without prior approval by the Office of the Building and a prior scheduled appointment.

34.  All deep trenching of floors must be done before or after normal business hours. It is the General Contractors responsibility to remove or reroute existing electrical conduits and pipes.

35.  Should there be any damage to fireproofing on columns or beams, the tenant will be responsible for reinstallation of the fireproofing as approved by the Office of the Building.

36.  All unused or abandoned conduits (excluding home runs), cables and ductwork shall be removed and capped.

37.  Final points of connection to existing HVAC, plumbing or electrical systems must be inspected or done under the observation of the Building Engineer.

38.  Any procedure that emits noxious fumes (i.e., carpet laying, use of oil-based paint, etc.) must be performed after normal business hours.

39.  Under no circumstances shall the contractor drill, burn or fasten anything to any structural steel members without written consent of Landlord.

40.  All penetrations through the building walls, floors and ceiling must be sealed with City of Chicago-approved fire-rated materials.

41.  The contracting and cost of security required in other tenants' spaces will be contracted by the tenant using the building security department with no less then a 24-hour notice.

42.  All exposed structural steel members must be fire-proofed.

43.  Acceptable construction barricades and/or lockable doors must be maintained and used to keep noise and dust pollution to a minimum level. All Common areas must be kept clean and maintained at levels of acceptance to the Landlord. Use of dust mats at all exits is required.

44.  There will be no signage posted on perimeter of barricades without written consent from the Office of the Building.

45.  No penetrations are allowed in the exterior walls for any reason, including electrical and voice/data outlets.

46.  The Office of the Building reserves the right to revise and supplement the foregoing rules and regulations.

47.  The cleaning on a daily basis of the bathrooms and corridors on any construction floor is the responsibility of the General Contractor. These areas must be kept in clean condition at all times. If contractor causes these public or common areas to be in unacceptable condition, the Office of the Building will clean them, and the General Contractor will be billed $100 dollars a day. These costs will be paid weekly in advance prior to any work continuing.

48.  All cores must be approved by the building and completed after hours. Any questionable core approvals or structural questions should be addressed to:

Abatangelo - Hason, LTD
Attention: Radion Segal
(Structural Engineers)
53 West Jackson Boulevard
Suite 1700
Chicago, Illinois 60604

Phone number: (312) 663-9292
Fax number: (312) 663-0685

Based on their recommendations an xray of the area may be required.

EXHIBIT A

TO CONSTRUCTION RULES AND REGULATIONS
311 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE
WORK RULES FOR CONTRACTOR, THEIR SUBCONTRACTORS,
THEIR AGENTS AND AGENTS OF THE TENANT

ACTS OR CONDUCT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING ARE PROHIBITED AND CAN RESULT IN IMMEDIATE DISCHARGE BY THE OFFICE OF THE BUILDING.

1.  No coring or drilling into the concrete slab(s) or other noises deemed to be disruptive to the occupants of the building between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

2.  Destroying or removing, without permission, any property belonging to the building, its occupants, or other contractors or other employees.

3.  Fighting, abusive language, creating a disturbance, horseplay or loud radio playing.

4.  Reporting to work under the influence of illegal drugs, intoxicants, alcohol or non-prescribed tranquilizers or pep pills or possession or use of such on site.

5.  Possession of firearms or other deadly weapons.

6.  Smoking inside any part of the building or entrance ways.

7.  Falsely stating or making claims of injury.

8.  Loitering or roaming.

9.  Sale of food, beverages or other merchandise.

10.  Cooking or unauthorized fires.

11.  Picture taking.

12.  Violation of safety rules, city codes, state codes, federal codes or common sense.

13.  Abuse defacement or destruction of building or its occupants' property.

14.  No posting of unauthorized signs.

15.  Misuse of fire extinguishers, safety or fire prevention equipment.

16.  Failure to follow directives, rules and requests, verbal or written, by the Office of the Building and its Security staff.

17.  Failure to use assigned entrances/exit gates or doors. All construction personnel shall only use the service elevators for vertical transportation within the building. Use of escalators, passenger or garage elevators is prohibited.

18.  No parking at the dock, except while making a delivery.

EXHIBIT B

KEY NAMES AND NUMBERS FOR 311 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE

Office of the Building
311 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3250,
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 692-8200

Joe Belsan Director of Engineering
(312) 692-8161 

Lou Caravelli Director of Security
(312) 692-8223

MUST-USE CONTRACTORS AT 311 S WACKER DRIVE 

Eurest Services - Janitorial
311 South Wacker Drive - Suite 3250
(312) 692-8113

Environmental Systems Design, Inc. - Engineering
175 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1400
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 372-1200

Rex Electric / Simplex - for all work related to the Building's Fire/Life Safety System
920 National Avenue

Addison, IL, 60101
(630) 932-8600

Aero - Air Balancing
406 N. Aberdeen
(312) 666-3097

Abatangelo - Hason, LTD - Structural Engineers
Attention: Ron Hason or Mark Meves 
53 West Jackson Boulevard
Suite 1850
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Phone number: (312) 663-9292
Fax number: (312) 663-0685

LIST OF APPROVED GENERAL CONTRACTORS & SUB-CONTRACTORS

J.C. Anderson, Inc. - General Contractor

834 North Church Road

Elmhurst, IL 60126

(630) 834-1669

Bear Construction - General Contractor

1501 Rohlwing Road

Rolling Meadows, IL 60008

(847) 222-1900

Clune Construction Company - General Contractor

10 South LaSalle Street, Suite 300

Chicago, IL 60603

(312) 609-4773

Rex Electric, Inc. - Electrical
920 National Avenue
Addison IL 60101
(630) 932-8600

Shamrock Decorating - Painting
12757 S. LaCrosse
Alsip IL 60458
(708) 371-1616

Climatemp, Inc. - Duct Work
315 N May Street
Chicago IL 60607(312) 829-3131