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SECTION 6.0 – INTERIOR WORKS FURNISHING AND OTHER FITTINGS SECTION 6.0 – INTERIOR WORKS FURNISHING AND OTHER FITTINGS

6.2.5 Design/Performance Specification
6.3 ARTWORKS AND CARVING
All furniture shall be of high quality, finished, and designed with
considerations for safety and functionality. 6.3.1 Wherever required, selections of artworks and carving materials shall be

a) The furniture shall be functional in design, rigid, and free from excessive coordinated and compliant with the PD’s concurrence.
vibration in various layouts and shall have adequate stability against
tipping. 6.3.2 The selected material for artwork and carving shall suit the required location
and position. Specifications, samples, and fixing of the artworks and carving
b) The furniture proposed shall be standardised while offering shall be submitted according to the PD’s concurrence.
opportunities for reflecting the status and importance of different
categories of rooms and personnel. All components shall be designed 6.3.3 The artworks and carving works shall be coordinated with consideration of
for easy removal and repositioning. Therefore, it is necessary for all all architectural finishes, M&E requirements, and maintenance purposes to
parts designed to be interchangeable and reversible. the PD’s concurrence.

c) All proposed materials for furniture shall be appropriate for the intended 6.3.4 Where it is required, appropriate paintings or posters shall be provided to
purpose of the item (i.e., the metalwork specified for the filing cabinets) public and common areas such as the main entrance, lobbies, reception
shall be of a suitable thickness to avoid deformation of panels when area, waiting lounge, administration office, director’s room, and other areas.
used for the intended purpose and fully loaded. Choice of paintings and posters shall be to the PD’s concurrence.

d) All components used shall be safe and shall not possess any harmful 6.3.5 To have the atmosphere less institutional, the successful tenderer shall
materials to the environment. The furniture item shall be non-toxic to provide colourful murals at approved strategic locations if required by the
the indoor environment. Client.

e) All components of the furniture item shall be either non-flammable or 6.3.6 All interior decoration works shall be well coordinated. Samples of all the
shall not support combustion and shall not emit harmful gases in times materials and colour schemes, and drawings shall be presented to the PD
of danger from fire. Therefore, the suppliers shall provide to the PD a and the Client for their approval before installation.
written statement listing all components in either non-flammable or
treated-flammable categories. The statement shall also include 6.3.7 Artworks and carvings shall be part of the detailed schedule and
flammability details of all materials listed in the treated-flammability specification of ID works and shall be drawn up and submitted as part of
category in test results from recognised testing authorities with testing the proposal.
certificates.

f) Furniture components, material, and fabrics, containing or during the 6.4 SOFT FURNISHING
manufacturing process in which chlorofluorocarbons are used shall not
be accepted. 6.4.1 Soft furnishing works shall include in the design, installation of curtains
and/or draperies, vertical/horizontal blinds inclusive of curtain tracks,
g) The furniture shall be capable of being assembled or reconfigured with heavy-duty tracks, and other relevant items (e.g., curtain pelmet) as per
a minimum number of tools and minimal time required. requirements.

h) Spare components or parts of the furniture shall be readily available in 6.4.2 The selected material for curtains and draperies shall suit the required
the market locally. location and position. The successful tenderer shall submit specifications
and samples to the PD’s concurrence.
i) Ergonomically and psychological factors must be considered in the
overall furniture design. 6.4.3 The curtains and draperies shall consider all architectural finishes and M&E
requirements.

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