June 1, 2020

DESIGN REVIEW CHECKLIST

ELECTRICAL
Reviewers should - Use Checklists when reviewing any type of VA
construction project for the following disciplines:
 Architectural,
 Electrical,
 Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
(HVAC),
 Incineration/Solid Waste,
 Plumbing, Fire Protection, and Sanitary,
 Site and Landscape,
 Steam Distribution,
 Steam Generation, and
 Structural.

Reviewers should - Ensure that A/E Submission Instructions

(PG-18-15) for Schematic, Design Development, and
Construction Documents are followed for various
types of VA construction projects.

Reviewers should - Ensure that every VA construction project is in compliance

with all life safety issues.

Reviewers should - Be aware that these checklists are not all-inclusive but only
provide minimum review items.

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DESIGN REVIEW CHECKLIST
TITLE________________________________PROJECT NO.________________
LOCATION___________________________________DATE________________
REVIEWED BY_____________________________________________________
ORGANIZATION___________________________________________________

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR REVIEWERS

The reviewer should be thoroughly familiar with the following VA standards before conducting
a design review. These are available on the CFM Internet Web site: https://www.cfm.va.gov/til
ITEM DESCRIPTION
1. DESIGN MANUALS (PG-18-10)
2. MASTER CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS (PG-18-1)
3. STANDARD DETAILS (PG-18-4)
4. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES (PG-18-3)
5. DESIGN GUIDES (PG-18-12)
6. DESIGN ALERTS
7. A/E SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS, PROGRAM GUIDE (PG-18-15)
8. VA & CAD STANDARDS

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TITLE________________________________PROJECT NO.________________
LOCATION___________________________________DATE________________
REVIEWED BY_____________________________________________________
ORGANIZATION___________________________________________________

COMMENTS/
NO. ELECTRICAL – SCHEMATICS ITEM
YES/NO/NA
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SCHEMATICS
General Provisions for New Buildings - In addition to items given
below check all requirements for buildings, switchgear rooms,
transformer rooms, elevator machine rooms, electrical closets,
telecommunications rooms, etc. per Design and Construction
Procedures Topic 8 and the Electrical Design Manual.
a. Dual means of egress from transformer vaults, switchgear rooms,
switchboard (over 1200 amps) rooms and generator rooms or
buildings.
b. Stack Electrical Closets and Telecommunications Rooms
vertically. Telecommunication Rooms shall not be located
adjacent to Electrical closets which have transformers.
c. Show quantity of electrical closets on a floor: Maximum distance
of the farthest branch circuit to the nearest closet shall not exceed
75 ft.
d. All closets shall be free of columns inside.
e. Electrical rooms shall be located above grade and above the Base
Flood Elevation – Refer to Physical Security Design Manual.
Electrical rooms shall not be located beneath toilets, showers,
laboratories, kitchens, sinks, open courtyards, planters, roof drain
leaders, cooling towers, or other areas where water service is
provided. Pipes containing liquids or gases shall not pass through
these rooms.
f. Provide doors that open under simple pressure leading from the
switchgear rooms, electrical rooms, transformer vaults, generator
rooms and elevator machine rooms. The doors shall swing in the
direction of exit travel.
g. Emergency Feeder-circuit Wiring shall meet the fire rating
requirements per NEC 700.

2 Electrical metering for buildings as required in the VA Electrical

Design Manual.

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COMMENTS/
NO. ELECTRICAL – SCHEMATICS ITEM
YES/NO/NA
3 Coordinate drawings with other technical disciplines
4 Compliance with VA National CAD Standard Application Guide and
applicable National CAD Standard modules

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TITLE________________________________PROJECT NO.________________
LOCATION___________________________________DATE________________
REVIEWED BY_____________________________________________________
ORGANIZATION___________________________________________________

COMMENTS/
NO. ELECTRICAL – DESIGN DEVELOPMENT ITEM
YES/NO/NA
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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
All electrical rooms, transformer vaults and closets shall not be located
directly below showers, laboratories, kitchens, dishwashing areas or
other areas where water service is provided. Pipe containing liquids or
gases shall not pass through these rooms. See Physical Security Design
Manual.
2 Compliance to Design and Construction Procedures/ NEC/…
a. Requirements for Essential Electrical system distribution follow
NEC 517-30/517-40 and Electrical Design Manual.
b. Requirements for Primary and Secondary transformation and
distribution equipment are per Electrical Design Manual.
c. Receptacles, mounting heights as required in different areas (see
Electrical Design Manual)
d. Raceways required in Fluoroscopic, Radiographic and Deep
Therapy rooms (see Electrical Design Manual).
e. Raceway systems as required in Electrical Design Manual.
(1) All wiring shall be installed in raceways.
(2) Underground raceways shall be encased in concrete.
3 Alarms: Nonflammable medical gas and medical- surgical vacuum
systems. See Electrical Design Manual and NFPA 99.
a. Master alarm panels required at the telephone switchboard and
engineering control center or boiler plant.
b. Area alarms provided at nurses’ stations where medical gas
systems are installed.
4 Miscellaneous Alarms (see Electrical Design Manual), such as Blood
Bank refrigeration, Medical Gas System Alarm and others.
5 Electrical sub-metering equipment as required by the Electrical Design
Manual, and sustainability requirements.
6 Lightning Protection System: See Electrical Design Manual.
7 Fire Alarm Systems: See Fire Protection Design Manual
8 Coordinate drawings with other technical disciplines

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COMMENTS/
NO. ELECTRICAL – DESIGN DEVELOPMENT ITEM
YES/NO/NA
9 Compliance with VA National CAD Standard Application Guide and
applicable National CAD Standard modules.

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DESIGN REVIEW CHECKLIST
TITLE________________________________PROJECT NO.________________
LOCATION___________________________________DATE________________
REVIEWED BY_____________________________________________________
ORGANIZATION___________________________________________________

COMMENTS/
NO. ELECTRICAL – CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ITEM
YES/NO/NA
1 RequirementsCONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
for Essential and Standby Electrical System distribution
- follow Electrical Design Manual.
2 Requirements for primary and secondary transformation and
distribution equipment (see Electrical Design Manual).
3 Receptacles, mounting heights as required in different areas (see
Electrical Design Manual).
4 Raceways required in Fluoroscopic, Radiographic and Deep Therapy
rooms (see Electrical Design Manual).
5 Raceway systems (see Electrical Design Manual):
a. Install all wiring in raceways.
b. Encase underground raceways in concrete.
6 Alarms: Nonflammable medical gas and medical- surgical vacuum
systems (see Electrical Design Manual) and NFPA 99:
a. Master alarm panels required at the Telephone Console Room and
Engineering Control Center.
b. Area alarms provided at nurses’ stations where medical gas
systems are installed.
7 Miscellaneous Alarm Systems (see Electrical Design Manual): Blood
Bank refrigeration, Medical Gas System Alarm and others.
8 Lightning Protection System: (see Electrical Design Manual).
9 Fire Alarm Systems: See Fire Protection Design Manual
10 Coordinate drawings with other technical disciplines
11 Compliance with VA National CAD Standard Application Guide and
applicable National CAD Standard modules