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The Contractor shall furnish all new washers and dryers, labor, supervision, material, repair parts, supplies, equipment, and repair of washers and dryers as specified herein. The Contractor shall be responsible to complete all necessary measurements to ensure equipment will fit properly into laundry areas.

All washers furnished by the Contractor shall meet or exceed the following requirements: Machines shall be new, commercial, multi-housing electric (120 Volt), fully automatic clothes washers with a minimum capacity of fourteen (14) pounds. The washers shall be capable of washing, rinsing, spin drying, and shutting off automatically when the door is opened during the spin cycle. Washers shall have a temperature selector and be Underwriter Laboratories (UL) approved. All dryers furnished by the Contractor shall meet or exceed the following requirements: Machines shall be new dryers, electric (3 wire nominal 120/240 volts, 60 cycle A.C.), commercial motor and cabinet construction, minimum 5.75 cubic foot drum capacity, 3 selections for drying temperature, and a minimum of 60 minutes of timed drying. Dryer shall have overload protection, push button starting switch, a door switch to stop tumbling and heat when door is open, heating elements which shut off when motor stops, removable lint screen and standard dryer settings to include settings for permanent press fabrics, delicate, and heavy duty. Dryers shall be UL approved. Dryers shall have rigid aluminum dryer exhaust hose. Stacked dryers consists of two dryers that are stacked on each other as a set. All washers and dryers shall be new machines without coin devices. All washers and dryers shall be white in color. Only top-loading washing machines shall be installed. Front-loading washers shall not be used. The requirement is for multiple locations and sites. Please refer to the attached sources sought document for more information.