2.1 MANUFACTURERS A. Acceptable Manufacturer: The Garland Company, Inc., which is located at: 3800 E 91st St, Cleveland, OH ; Toll Free Tel: (800) 321-9336 B. Substitutions: Approved Prior to Bidding. C. Requests for substitutions will be considered in accordance with the following: The Products specified are intended and the Standard of Quality for the products required for this project. If other products are proposed the bidder must disclose in the bid the manufacturer and the products that they intend to use on the Project. If no manufacturer and products are listed, the bid may be accepted only with the use of products specified. 1. Bidder will not be allowed to change materials after the bid opening date. 2. If alternate products are included in the bid, the products must be equal to or exceed the products specified. Supporting technical data shall be submitted to the Architect/ Owner for approval 5 days prior to bid opening for acceptance. 3. In making a request for substitution, the Bidder/Roofing Contractor represents that it has: a. Personally, investigated the proposed product or method, and determined that it is equal or superior in all respects to that specified. b. Will provide the same guarantee for substitution as for the product and method specified. c. Will coordinate installation of accepted substitution in work, making such changes as may be required for work to be completed in all respects. d. Will have a manufacturer sales representative on-site a minimum of 2 days per week during roofing activities. e. Will waive all claims for additional cost related to substitution, which consequently become apparent. f. Cost data is complete and includes all related costs under his/her contract or other contracts, which may be affected by the substitution. g. Will reimburse the Owner for all redesign cost by the Architect for accommodation of the substitution. 4. Architect/ Owner reserves the right to be the final authority on the acceptance or rejection of any or all bids, proposed alternate roofing systems or materials has met ALL specified requirement criteria. 5. Failure to submit substitution package, or any portion thereof requested, will result in immediate disqualification and consideration for that particular contractors request for manufacturer substitution. 1.2 SYSTEM A. TPO Roofing System 1. Color: White 2. Roof System: Provide and install an Adhered, Thermoplastic, CRRC approved roofing membrane to a Nailable Deck. 1.3 MEMBRANE A. Membrane: The roofing membrane shall meet or exceed the requirements of ASTM D6878 standard for Thermoplastic Polyolefin (TPO) Based Sheet Roofing. B. TPO Membrane: 1. TPO 60 Mil Reinforced 1.4 INSULATION A. Polyisocyanurate and Polyurethane Faced Roof Boards: Federal spec. HH-I-1972/ 1&2 Class 1-3, minimum thickness 1 inch (25 mm) nominal. B. Tapered Edge Strip: Factory fabricated rigid perlite strip cut at angles to provide a smooth transition between differences in elevation...