Coffee vendor in Public Building

I have had similar issues on previous projects. I would recommend first that you make sure that the type of ice maker being considered is eligible for Energy Star Certification. Eligible products:

• Air-cooled batch-type and continuous-type (i.e., flake and nugget) ice makers
• Designs include ice-making head (IMH), self-contained (SCU), and remote condensing (RCU) units
• Air-cooled RCU units designed for connection to remote rack compressors that are alternately sold with a dedicated remote condensing unit are also eligible

Ineligible products:

• Water-cooled ice makers; ice and water dispensing systems; air-cooled RCU units that are designed only for connection to remote rack compressors

Many GSA projects have this requirement of utilizing the blind services vendor under the Randolph-Sheppard Act. I haven't had one get far enough yet to know how the other v4 projects that have certified have handled this, though. Is it a specific machine to meet the needs of the blind attendant? I could see there maybe being an exception for that kind of circumstance, particularly if you can already show equivalence and this is an established requirement of the client, esp Federal (they tend to have a few rules that apply only to them). From the Reference Guide text, does this help? "Incomplete Spaces

Buildings and spaces that earn LEED certification should be completed by the time they have submitted their
final application for LEED certification. Complete means that no further work is needed and the project is ready
for occupancy. No more than 40% of the certifying gross floor area of a LEED project may consist of incomplete
space unless the project is using the LEED BD+C: Core and Shell rating system. Additionally, projects that include
incomplete spaces must use Appendix 2 Default Occupancy Counts to establish occupant counts for incomplete
spaces. For incomplete spaces in projects using a rating system other than LEED BD+C: Core and Shell, the project team
must provide supplemental documentation.

·· Submit a letter of commitment, signed by the owner, indicating that the remaining incomplete spaces will
satisfy the requirements of each prerequisite and credit achieved by this project if and when completed by
the owner. This letter may cover the commitment in general terms and need not address each prerequisite or
credit individually.

·· For incomplete spaces intended to be finished by tenants (i.e., parties other than the owner), submit a set of
nonbinding tenant design and construction guidelines, with a brief explanation of the project circumstances. For prerequisites with established baselines (e.g., WE Prerequisite Indoor Water Use, EA Prerequisite Minimum
Energy Performance) and the credits dependent on the calculations in the prerequisites, the proposed design must
be equivalent to the baseline for the incomplete spaces. Project teams that wish to claim environmental performance
or benefit beyond the baseline for incomplete spaces should refer to the Tenant Lease and Sales Agreement section. "