Consultant will design a fire-testing laboratory at Oregon State University's Corvallis campus. A custom-built structure will be erected, adjacent to the A.A. Emmerson Advanced Wood Products Laboratory, to house the furnace and associated equipment. The furnace chamber will be of approximate dimensions 8’L x 4’H x 4’D, with electronic temperature and pressure control systems, a suite of measuring devices, data acquisition and management systems and related software, a dust collection system and a scrubber/filtration system. The furnace will employ natural gas as fuel and can be used to perform fire resistance tests on vertical or horizontal wall specimens, beam-column shear connections and short columns. The chamber complies with various international standards for fire testing, including the ASTM-E119 test for walls, partitions and floor or roof systems, used in the US. The structure will be fire-protected and sprinklered and will allow forklift access via wide front-opening double doors, with additional material handling capabilities enabled via an integrated five-ton crane. Scope of services will include regular site visits, in-person and/or virtual meetings to interview day stakeholders, test fit, land use/code review, schematic design, design development, construction documents, permitting processing and management support, cost estimating services, bidding/negotiating support and construction administration. The proposing firm is free to subcontract as necessary to ensure a complete design team. As of August 4, 2023, per owner, the design team has been identified. Construction is tentatively set to begin in 2024 with completion in 2024 or 2025.
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