Fire Detection and Alarm

8/10/2019 Fire Detection and Alarm

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SECTION 28 31 00

FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM

SPEC WRITER NOTES: This specificationaddresses fire alarm systems installationsof the folloin!confi!"rations#conditions:1$ % f"lly addressa&le fire alarm system$'$ % f"lly addressa&le fire alarm system

as an e(tension of an e(istin! non-addressa&le fire alarm system$

)$ % non-addressa&le fire alarm system asan e(tension of an e(istin! non-addressa&le fire alarm system$

%s a res"lt* this specification isor!ani+ed as shon in the chart &elo$

Spec Writer Notes:1$

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P%RT 1 .ENER%/

This section addresses

re"irements forconfi!"ration#conditions 12*'2* and )2 as defined a&o3e$

P%RT ' %2 PRO45CTS

This section addressesre"irements for

confi!"ration#condition12 as defined a&o3e$

6If this section isapplica&le* delete Part '

72 and ' C28

P%RT ) E9EC5TION


confi!"ration#conditions 12*'2* and )2 as defined a&o3e$

P%RT ' 72 PRO45CTS


confi!"ration#condition'2 as defined a&o3e$


%2 and ' C28

P%RT ' C2 PRO45CTS


confi!"ration#condition)2 as defined a&o3e$


%2 and ' 728


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SPEC WRITER NOTES:1$ The %#E m"st o&tain a copy of themost recent % ;IRE PROTECTION 4ESI.N


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7$ ;ire alarm systems shall comply ith re"irements of the most recent %

;IRE PROTECTION 4ESI.N


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dispatchin! the fire department$ Theconnection to the fire department is"s"ally 3ia a central station monitorin!company that is contracted on a monthly&asis &y the facility$ If a connection tothe fire department is not alreadypresent* the facility ill need todetermine if there are ' telephone linesa3aila&le for this connection$

E$ The main fire alarm control "nit shall a"tomatically transmit alarm

si!nals to a listed central station "sin! a di!ital alarm comm"nicator

transmitter in accordance ith N;P% D'$

1.2 SCOPE

SPEC WRITER NOTE: Scope of Wor to incl"deone of the folloin! ) options for nefire alarm systems$1$ % f"lly addressa&le fire alarm system$'$ % f"lly addressa&le fire alarm system

as an e(tension of an e(istin! non-addressa&le fire alarm system$

)$ % non-addressa&le fire alarm system asan e(tension of an e(istin! non-addressa&le fire alarm system$

The folloin! section addresses eachscenario$


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a$ door ma!netsG

&$ ele3ator sh"t don and recallFspeaers in cars2G

c$ H%C systems for fan sh"t donGd$ itchen Hood s"ppression systemsG

e$ fire sprinler systemsG

f$ dry pipe sprinler systemsG

!$ preaction#del"!e systemsG

h$ fire p"mpG

i$ temperat"re sitches for stora!etans and dry pipe 3al3e roomsG

=$ door locin! systemsG

$ electric eyes they co"ld open doors"pon detection of smoe2G

l$ fire departmentG

m$ pa!ers or hand radio systemG

n$ the fire command stationG

o$ the emer!ency !eneratorsG

)$ %re to-ay fire phones to &e pro3ided*hereG Note: this specification doesnot incl"de fire phones* therefore iffire department hand-held radios areineffecti3e for comm"nication &yemer!ency personnel ithin a &"ildin!*to-ay telephone comm"nication ser3iceshall &e pro3ided and appropriate

sections m"st &e added to thisspecification$

SPEC WRITER NOTE: Scope of or for smallreno3ations of an e(istin! fire alarmsystem$ %#E


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dispose of itG %ll of the e(istin!e"ipment m"st &e shon on the drain!s sothat an estimate for remo3al can &e!enerated$

7$ %ll e(istin! fire alarm e"ipment* irin!* de3ices and s"&-systems that

are not shon to &e re"sed shall &e remo3ed$ %ll e(istin! fire alarmcond"it not re"sed shall &e remo3ed$

C$ E(istin! fire alarm &ells* chimes* door holders* 1'0%C d"ct smoe

detectors* 3al3e tamper sitches and aterflo#press"re sitches may &e

re"sed only as specifically indicated on the drain!s and pro3ided the

e"ipment:

1$


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J$ Notification appliance circ"its N%C2 shall &e ired Style K in

accordance ith N;P% D'$

1.3 RELATED WORK

%$ Section 01 )) ')* SHOP 4R%WIN.S* PRO45CT 4%T%* %N4 S%


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Contractor at the pre-constr"ction meetin!$ The contractor shall &e

responsi&le for 3erifyin! all critical dimensions shon on the

drain!s pro3ided &y %$

SPEC WRITER NOTE: %#E m"st identify allsmoe &arriers and fire &arriers on the

contract drain!s incl"din! a noteaddressin! fire ratin! of the floors$

'$ ;loor plans: Pro3ide locations of all de3ices ith de3ice n"m&er at

each addressa&le de3ice correspondin! to control "nit pro!rammin!2*

appliances* panels* e"ipment* ="nction#terminal ca&inets#&o(es*

risers* electrical poer connections* indi3id"al circ"its and raceay

ro"tin!* system +onin!F n"m&er* si+e* and type of raceays and

cond"ctors in each raceayF cond"it fill calc"lations ith cross

section area percent fill for each type and si+e of cond"ctor and

raceay$ Only those de3ices connected and incorporated into the finalsystem shall &e on these floor plans$ 4o not sho any remo3ed de3ices

on the floor plans$ Sho all interfaces for all fire safety

f"nctions$

)$ Riser dia!rams: Pro3ide* for the entire system* the n"m&er* si+e and

type of riser raceays and cond"ctors in each riser raceay and

n"m&er of each type de3ice per floor and +one$ Sho door holder

interface* ele3ator control interface* H%C sh"tdon interface* fire

e(tin!"ishin! system interface* and all other fire safety interfaces$

Sho irin! Styles on the riser dia!ram for all circ"its$ Pro3idedia!rams &oth on a per &"ildin! and camp"s ide &asis$

@$ 4etailed irin! dia!rams: Pro3ide for control panels* mod"les* poer

s"pplies* electrical poer connections* a"(iliary relays and

ann"nciators shoin! termination identifications* si+e and type

cond"ctors* circ"it &oards* /E4 lamps* indicators* ad="sta&le

controls* sitches* ri&&on connectors* irin! harnesses* terminal

strips and connectors* spare +ones#circ"its$ 4ia!rams shall &e dran

to a scale s"fficient to sho spatial relationships &eteen

components* enclos"res and e"ipment confi!"ration$

A$ To ees prior to final inspection* the Contractor shall deli3er to

the COTR ) sets of as-&"ilt drain!s and one set of the as-&"ilt

drain! comp"ter files ## "sin! %"toC%4 '00D or later2 ##$

%s-&"ilt drain!s floor plans2 shall sho all ne and#or e(istin!

cond"it "sed for the fire alarm system$

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C$


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'$ To ees prior to final inspection* deli3er @ copies of the final

"pdated maintenance and operatin! man"al to the COTR$

a$ The man"al shall &e "pdated to incl"de any information

necessitated &y the maintenance and operatin! man"al appro3al$

&$ Complete ?%s installed? irin! and schematic dia!rams shall &e

incl"ded that shos all items of e"ipment and their

interconnectin! irin!$ Sho all final terminal identifications$

c$ Complete listin! of all pro!rammin! information* incl"din! all

control e3ents per de3ice incl"din! an "pdated inp"t#o"tp"t

matri($

d$ Certificate of Installation as re"ired &y N;P% D' for each

&"ildin!$ The certificate shall identify any 3ariations from the

National ;ire %larm Code$

e$ Certificate from e"ipment man"fact"rer ass"rin! compliance ith

all man"fact"rers installation re"irements and satisfactory

system operation$

4$ Certifications:

1$ To!ether ith the shop drain! s"&mittal* s"&mit the technicianBs

NICET le3el III fire alarm certification as ell as certification

from the control "nit man"fact"rer that the proposed performer of

contract maintenance is an a"thori+ed representati3e of the ma=or

e"ipment man"fact"rer$ Incl"de in the certification the names and

addresses of the proposed s"per3isor of installation and the proposed

performer of contract maintenance$ %lso incl"de the name and title of

the man"fact"rers representati3e ho maes the certification$

'$ To!ether ith the shop drain! s"&mittal* s"&mit a certification from

either the control "nit man"fact"rer or the man"fact"rer of each

component e$!$* smoe detector2 that the components &ein! f"rnished

are compati&le ith the control "nit$

)$ To!ether ith the shop drain! s"&mittal* s"&mit a certification from

the ma=or e"ipment man"fact"rer that the irin! and connection

dia!rams meet this specification* 5/ and N;P% D' re"irements$

SPEC WRITER NOTE: Where a fire alarmsystem modification or addition is made toa relati3ely ne fire alarm systeminstallation that is still "nder contractfor pre3entati3e maintenance* the."arantee Period Ser3ices sho"ld &e tiedinto the e(istin! P


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1$ Warranty Period Ser3ice: Ser3ice other than the pre3entati3e

maintenance* inspection* and testin! re"ired &y N;P% D' shall &e

considered emer!ency call-&ac ser3ice and co3ered "nder the arranty

of the installation d"rin! the first year of the arranty period*

"nless the re"ired ser3ice is a res"lt of a&"se or mis"se &y the

.o3ernment$ Written notification shall not &e re"ired for emer!ency

arranty period ser3ice and the contractor shall respond as o"tlined

in the folloin! sections on Normal and O3ertime Emer!ency Call-7ac

Ser3ice$ Warranty period ser3ice can &e re"ired d"rin! normal or

o3ertime emer!ency call-&ac ser3ice time periods at the discretion

of the ##Resident En!ineer## ##COTR##or his a"thori+ed

representati3e$

SPEC WRITER NOTE: Emer!ency response timemay &e modified to s"it local conditions$

'$ Normal and o3ertime emer!ency call-&ac ser3ice shall consist of an

on-site response ithin ' ho"rs of notification of a system tro"&le$

)$ Normal emer!ency call-&ac ser3ice times are &eteen the ho"rs of

D:)0 a$m$ and @:00 p$m$*


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folded into the ori!inal contractors scopeof or$ It sho"ld not &e part of apro=ect that pro3ides a small modificationto an e(istin! system$

##I$ In the e3ent that % modifies the fire alarm system post-%cceptance &"t

d"rin! the A year ."aranty Period Ser3ice period* Contractor shall &ere"ired to 3erify that the system* as nely modified or added* is

consistent ith the man"fact"rerBs re"irementsF any 3erification

performed ill &e e"ita&ly ad="sted "nder the Chan!es cla"se$ The post-

%cceptance modification or addition to the fire alarm system shall not

3oid the contin"in! re"irements "nder this contract set forth in the

."arantee Period Ser3ice pro3ision for the fire alarm system as modified

or added$ The contract ill &e e"ita&ly ad="sted "nder the Chan!es

cla"se for s"ch additional performance$ ##

1.! APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

%$ The p"&lications listed &elo incl"din! amendments* addenda* re3isions*

s"pplements and errata2 form a part of this specification to the e(tent

referenced$ The p"&lications are referenced in te(t &y the &asic

desi!nation only and the latest editions of these p"&lications shall &e

applica&le$

7$ National ;ire Protection %ssociation N;P%2:

N;P% 1) $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Standard for the Installation of Sprinler

Systems* '010 edition

N;P% 1@ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Standard for the Installation of Standpipes and

Hose Systems* '010 edition

N;P% '0 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Standard for the Installation of Stationary

P"mps for ;ire Protection* '010 edition

N;P% D0 National Electrical Code NEC2* '010 edition

N;P% D' National ;ire %larm Code* '010 edition

N;P% 0% Standard for the Installation of %ir

Conditionin! and entilatin! Systems* '00

edition

N;P% 101 /ife Safety Code* '00 edition

C$ 5nderriters /a&oratories* Inc$ 5/2: ;ire Protection E"ipment

4irectory

4$ ;actory


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;$ International Code Co"ncil* International 7"ildin! Code I7C2* '00

edition

SPEC WRITER NOTE: The folloin! section*Part '%2* addresses re"irements forconfi!"ration#condition 12 as defined onpa!e 1 of this specification$ If Part'%2 is applica&le to this pro=ect* deletethe %2 after Part ' and delete Part'72 and Part ' C2 in their entirety$

PART 2 ""A""- PRODUCTS

2.1 E#UIPMENT AND MATERIALS$ GENERAL

%$ %ll e"ipment and components shall &e ne and the man"fact"rerBs c"rrent

model$ %ll e"ipment shall &e tested and listed &y 5nderriters

/a&oratories* Inc$ or ;actory


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s"&mittal drain!s and shall &e 5/ listed or in accordance ith

ritten man"fact"rerBs re"irements$

@$ %ll ire or ca&le "sed in "nder!ro"nd cond"its incl"din! those in

concrete shall &e listed for et locations$

C$ Terminal 7o(es* M"nction 7o(es* and Ca&inets:

1$ Shall &e !al3ani+ed steel in accordance ith 5/ re"irements$

'$ %ll &o(es shall &e si+ed and installed in accordance ith N;P% D0$

)$ co3ers shall &e repainted red in accordance ith Section 0 1 00*

P%INTIN. and shall &e identified ith hite marin!s as ?;%? for

="nction &o(es and as ?;IRE %/%R< SKSTE


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SPEC WRITER NOTE: %n operators terminal isoptional$ Smaller indi3id"al &"ildin!s!enerally ill not re"ire this item to &especified$

C$ Operator terminal at main control "nit:

1$ Operator terminal shall consist of the central processin! "nit*display screen* ey&oard and printer$

'$ 4isplay screen shall ha3e a minim"m 1A-inch ),0 mm2 dia!onal non-

!lare screen capa&le of displayin! '@ lines of ,0 characters each$

)$ Ley&oard shall consist of J0 alpha n"meric and 1' "ser#f"nctional

control eys$

@$ Printer shall &e the a"tomatic type* printin! the date* time and

location for all alarm* s"per3isory* and tro"&le conditions$

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4$ Poer S"pply:

1$ The control "nit shall deri3e its normal poer from a 1'0 3olt* J0 H+

dedicated s"pply connected to the emer!ency poer system$ Stand&y

poer shall &e pro3ided &y a '@ 3olt 4C &attery as hereinafter

specified$ The normal poer shall &e transformed* rectified*

coordinated* and interfaced ith the stand&y &attery and char!er$

'$ The door holder poer shall &e arran!ed so that momentary or

s"stained loss of main operatin! poer shall not ca"se the release of

any door$

)$ Poer s"pply for smoe detectors shall &e taen from the fire alarm

control "nit$

@$ Pro3ide protectors to protect the fire alarm e"ipment from dama!e

d"e to li!htnin! or 3olta!e and c"rrent transients$

A$ Pro3ide ne separate and direct !ro"nd lines to the o"tside to

protect the e"ipment from "nanted !ro"nds$

E$ Circ"it S"per3ision: Each alarm initiatin! de3ice circ"it* si!nalin!

line circ"it* and notification appliance circ"it* shall &e s"per3ised

a!ainst the occ"rrence of a &rea or !ro"nd fa"lt condition in the field

irin!$ These conditions shall ca"se a tro"&le si!nal to so"nd in the

control "nit "ntil man"ally silenced &y an off sitch$

;$ S"per3isory 4e3ices: %ll sprinler system 3al3es* standpipe control

3al3es* post indicator 3al3es PI2* and main !ate 3al3es shall &e

s"per3ised for off-normal position$ Closin! a 3al3e shall so"nd a

s"per3isory si!nal at the control "nit "ntil silenced &y an off sitch$

The specific location of all closed 3al3es shall &e identified at the

control "nit$ al3e operation shall not ca"se an alarm si!nal$ /o air

press"re sitches and d"ct detectors shall &e monitored as s"per3isory

si!nals$ The poer s"pply to the ele3ator sh"nt trip &reaer shall &e

monitored &y the fire alarm system as a s"per3isory si!nal$

.$ Tro"&le si!nals:

1$ %rran!e the tro"&le si!nals for a"tomatic reset non-latchin!2$

'$ System tro"&le sitch off and on lamps shall &e 3isi&le thro"!h the

control "nit door$

H$ ;"nction Sitches: Pro3ide the folloin! sitches in addition to any

other sitches re"ired for the system:

1$ Remote %larm Transmission 7y-pass Sitch: Shall pre3ent transmission

of all si!nals to the main fire alarm control "nit hen in the ?off?

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position$ % system tro"&le si!nal shall &e ener!i+ed hen sitch is

in the off position$

'$ %larm Off Sitch: Shall disconnect poer to alarm notification

circ"its on the local &"ildin! alarm system$ % system tro"&le si!nal

shall &e acti3ated hen sitch is in the off position$

)$ Tro"&le Silence Sitch: Shall silence the tro"&le si!nal hene3er the

tro"&le silence sitch is operated$ This sitch shall not reset the

tro"&le si!nal$

@$ Reset Sitch: Shall reset the system after an alarm* pro3ided the

initiatin! de3ice has &een reset$ The system shall loc in alarm

"ntil reset$

A$ /amp Test Sitch: % test sitch or other appro3ed con3enient means

shall &e pro3ided to test the indicator lamps$

J$ 4rill Sitch: Shall acti3ate all notification de3ices itho"t

trippin! the remote alarm transmitter$ This sitch is re"ired only

for !eneral e3ac"ation systems specified herein$

D$ 4oor Holder 7y-Pass Sitch: Shall pre3ent doors from releasin! d"rin!

fire alarm tests$ % system tro"&le alarm shall &e ener!i+ed hen

sitch is in the a&normal position$

,$ Ele3ator recall 7y-Pass Sitch: Shall pre3ent the ele3ators from

recallin! "pon operation of any of the de3ices installed to perform

that f"nction$ % system tro"&le alarm shall &e ener!i+ed hen the


$ H%C#Smoe 4amper 7y-Pass: Pro3ide a means to disa&le H%C fans from

sh"ttin! don and#or smoe dampers from closin! "pon operation of an

initiatin! de3ice desi!ned to interconnect ith these de3ices$

I$ Remote Transmissions:

1$ Pro3ide capa&ility and e"ipment for transmission of alarm*

s"per3isory and tro"&le si!nals to the main fire alarm control "nit$

'$ Transmitters shall &e compati&le ith the systems and e"ipment they

are connected to s"ch as timin!* operation and other re"ired

feat"res$

SPEC WRITER NOTE: Witho"t thisre"irement* it is 3ery liely that thesec"rity officers#telephone operators illacnoled!e the alarms and reset the firealarm system remotely itho"tin3esti!atin! the alarm$

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M$ Remote Control Capa&ility: Each &"ildin! fire alarm control "nit shall

&e installed and pro!rammed so that each m"st &e reset locally after an

alarm* &efore the main fire alarm control "nit can &e reset$ %fter the

local &"ildin! fire alarm control "nit has &een reset* then the all

system acnoled!e* reset* silence or disa&lin! f"nctions can &e

operated &y the main fire alarm control "nit

L$ System E(pansion: 4esi!n the control "nits and enclos"res so that the

system can &e e(panded in the f"t"re to incl"de the addition of '0

percent more alarm initiatin!* alarm notification and door holder

circ"its2 itho"t disr"ption or replacement of the e(istin! control "nit

and secondary poer s"pply$

SPEC WRITER NOTE: This 5PS2 is onlyre"ired hen an operators terminal isspecified$

2.4 STANDBY POWER SUPPLY

%$ 5ninterr"pted Poer S"pply 5PS2:

1$ The 5PS system shall &e comprised of a static in3erter* a precision

&attery float char!er* and sealed maintenance free &atteries$

'$ 5nder normal operatin! conditions* the load shall &e filtered thro"!h

a ferroresonant transformer$

)$ When normal %C poer fails* the in3erter shall s"pply %C poer to the

transformer from the &attery so"rce$ There shall &e no &rea in

o"tp"t of the system d"rin! transfer of the system from normal to

&attery s"pply or &ac to normal$

@$ 7atteries shall &e sealed* !el cell type$

A$ 5PS system shall &e si+ed to operate the central processor* CRT*

printer* and all other directly connected e"ipment for A min"tes

"pon a normal %C poer fail"re$

7$ 7atteries:

1$ 7attery shall &e of the sealed* maintenance free type* '@-3olt

nominal$

'$ 7attery shall ha3e s"fficient capacity to poer the fire alarm system

for not less than '@ ho"rs pl"s A min"tes of alarm to an end 3olta!e

of 1$1@ 3olts per cell* "pon a normal %C poer fail"re$

)$ 7attery racs shall &e steel ith an alali-resistant finish$

7atteries shall &e sec"red in seismic areas '7* )* or @ as defined &y

the 5niform 7"ildin! Code$

C$ 7attery Char!er:

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1$ Shall &e completely a"tomatic* ith constant potential char!er

maintainin! the &attery f"lly char!ed "nder all ser3ice conditions$

Char!er shall operate from a 1'0-3olt* J0 hert+ emer!ency poer

so"rce$

'$ Shall &e rated for f"lly char!in! a completely dischar!ed &attery

ithin @, ho"rs hile sim"ltaneo"sly s"pplyin! any loads connected to

the &attery$

)$ Shall ha3e protection to pre3ent dischar!e thro"!h the char!er$

@$ Shall ha3e protection for o3erloads and short circ"its on &oth %C and

4C sides$

A$ % tro"&le condition shall act"ate the fire alarm tro"&le si!nal$

J$ Char!er shall ha3e a"tomatic %C line 3olta!e re!"lation* a"tomatic

c"rrent-limitin! feat"res* and ad="sta&le 3olta!e controls$

2.5 ANNUNCIATION

%$ %nn"nciator* %lphan"meric Type System2:

1$ Shall &e a s"per3ised* /C4 display containin! a minim"m of ' lines of

@0 characters for alarm ann"nciation in clear En!lish te(t$

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7$ Printers:

1$ System printers shall &e hi!h relia&ility di!ital inp"t de3ices* 5/

appro3ed* for fire alarm applications$ The printers shall operate at

a minim"m speed of )0 characters per second$ The printer shall &e

contin"ally s"per3ised$

'$ Printers shall &e pro!ramma&le to either alarm only or e3ent lo!!in!

o"tp"t$

a$ %larm printers shall pro3ide a permanent printed2 record of all

alarm information that occ"rs ithin the fire alarm system$ %larm

information shall incl"de the date* time* &"ildin! n"m&er* floor*

+one* de3ice type* de3ice address* and condition$

&$ E3ent lo!!in! printers shall pro3ide a permanent printed2 record

of e3ery chan!e of stat"s that occ"rs ithin the fire alarm

system$ Stat"s information shall incl"de date* time* &"ildin!

n"m&er* floor* +one* de3ice type* de3ice address and chan!e of

stat"s alarm* tro"&le* s"per3isory* reset#ret"rn to normal2$

)$ System printers shall pro3ide tractor dri3e feed pins for

con3entional fan fold ,-1#'? ( 11? '1) mm ( 'DA mm2 paper$

@$ The printers shall pro3ide a printin! and non-printin! self test

feat"re$

A$ Poer s"pply for printers shall &e taen from and coordinated ith

the &"ildin! emer!ency ser3ice$

J$ Each printer shall &e pro3ided ith a stand for the printer and

paper$

D$ Spare paper and ri&&ons for printers shall &e stoced and maintained

as part of the one year !"arantee period ser3ices in addition to the

one installed after the appro3al of the final acceptance test$

2.6 OICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM &CS'

SPEC WRITER NOTE: Select the appropriateoptions after cons"ltin! the % ;ireProtection 4esi!n ."ide* the facilitysafety staff and the facility fire plan$


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%$ .eneral:

1$ %n emer!ency 3oice comm"nication system shall &e installed thro"!ho"t

## Identify 7"ildin!s ##$

'$ 5pon receipt of an alarm si!nal from the &"ildin! fire alarm system*

the CS shall a"tomatically transmit a pre-recorded fire alarm

messa!e ## thro"!ho"t the &"ildin! ## ##thro"!ho"t the floor in

alarm* the floor a&o3e* and the floor &elo ##$

)$ % di!iti+ed 3oice mod"le shall &e "sed to store each prerecorded

messa!e$

SPEC WRITER NOTE: 4"al channel systems areneeded only here ' entirely differentmessa!es are re"ired to &e !eneratedsim"ltaneo"sly$

@$ The CS shall &e arran!ed as a ## d"al channel system capa&le of

transmittin! ' different messa!es sim"ltaneo"sly ## sin!le channel

system$

A$ The CS shall s"per3ise all speaer circ"its* control e"ipment*

remote a"dio control e"ipment* and amplifiers$

7$ Speaer Circ"it Control 5nit:

1$ The speaer circ"it control "nit shall incl"de sitches to man"ally

acti3ate or deacti3ate speaer circ"its !ro"ped &y floor in the

system$

'$ Speaer circ"it control sitches shall pro3ide on* off* and a"tomatic

positions and indications$

)$ The speaer circ"it control "nit shall incl"de 3is"al indication of

acti3e or tro"&le stat"s for each !ro"p of speaer circ"its in the

system$

@$ % tro"&le indication shall &e pro3ided if a speaer circ"it !ro"p is

disa&led$

A$ % lamp test sitch shall &e pro3ided to test all indicator lamps$

J$ % sin!le ?all call? sitch shall &e pro3ided to acti3ate all speaer

circ"it !ro"ps sim"ltaneo"sly$

D$ % p"sh-to-tal microphone shall &e pro3ided for man"al 3oice

messa!es$

,$ Remote microphones shall &e pro3ided in the ## identify location of

'@ ho"r manned location s"ch as sec"rity office and#or telephone

operators area#&oiler plant# fire department ## for man"al ?all call?

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messa!es to each indi3id"al &"ildin! and thro"!ho"t all &"ildin!s ##

identify all &"ildin!s to recei3e 3oice messa!es at one time ##$

$ % 3oice messa!e disconnect sitch shall &e pro3ided to disconnect

a"tomatic di!iti+ed 3oice messa!es from the system$ The system shall

&e arran!ed to allo man"al 3oice messa!es and indicate a system

tro"&le condition hen acti3ated$

C$ Speaer Circ"it %rran!ement:

1$ Speaer circ"its shall &e arran!ed s"ch that there is one speaer

circ"it per smoe +one$

'$ %"dio amplifiers and control e"ipment shall &e electrically

s"per3ised for normal and a&normal conditions$

)$ Speaer circ"its shall &e either 'A R


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)$ %mplifiers shall &e confi!"red for either sin!le or d"al channel

application$

@$ Each a"dio o"tp"t circ"it connection shall &e confi!"ra&le for Style

9$

A$ % minim"m of A0 percent spare o"tp"t capacity shall &e a3aila&le for

each amplifier$

;$ Tone .enerators2:

1$ Tone .enerators2 shall &e capa&le of pro3idin! a distincti3e )-p"lse

temporal pattern fire alarm si!nal as ell as a slo hoop$

'$ Tone .enerators2 shall &e contin"o"sly s"per3ised for operational

stat"s$

2.! ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES

%$ 7ells:

1$ Shall &e electric* sin!le-stroe or 3i&ratin!* hea3y-d"ty*

"nder-dome* solenoid type$

'$ 5nless otherise shon on the drain!s* shall &e J inches 1A0 mm2

diameter and ha3e a minim"m nominal ratin! of ,0 d7% at 10 feet

)*000 mm2$

)$


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)$ ;o"r inches 100 mm2 or , inches '00 mm2 cone type speaers ceilin!

mo"nted ith hite colored &affles in areas ith s"spended ceilin!s

and all mo"nted in areas itho"t ceilin!s$

C$ Stro&es:

1$ 9enon flash t"&e type minim"m 1A candela in toilet rooms and DA

candela in all other areas ith a flash rate of 1 HQ$ Stro&es shall

&e synchroni+ed here re"ired &y the National ;ire %larm Code N;P%

D'2$

'$ 7acplate shall &e red ith 1#' inch 1) mm2 permanent red letters$

/etterin! to read ?;ire?* &e oriented on the all or ceilin!

properly* and &e 3isi&le from all 3iein! directions$

)$ Each stro&e circ"it shall ha3e a minim"m of '0 percent spare

capacity$

@$ Stro&es may &e com&ined ith the a"di&le notification appliances

specified herein$

4$ ;ire %larm Horns:

1$ Shall &e electric* "tili+in! solid state electronic technolo!y

operatin! on a nominal '@ 4C$

'$ Shall &e a minim"m nominal ratin! of ,0 d7% at 10 feet )*000 mm2$

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reset$ % ey shall &e re"ired to !ain front access for resettin!*

or cond"ctin! tests and drills$

A$ 5nless otherise specified* all e(posed parts shall &e red in color

and ha3e a smooth* hard* d"ra&le finish$

SPEC WRITER NOTE: Ley operated man"alstations are !enerally only re"ired inpsychiatric facilities$

##J$ Stations identified as ey operated only shall ha3e a sin!le

standardi+ed loc and ey separate from the control e"ipment$##

SPEC WRITER NOTE: %#E shall either* 12properly space the detectors ithdimensions on the contract drain!s* or '2identify the &o"ndaries of the spaces to&e protected and re"ire the contractor tospace the detectors in those spaces inaccordance ith N;P% D'$

7$ Smoe 4etectors:

1$ Smoe detectors shall &e photoelectric type and 5/ listed for "se

ith the fire alarm control "nit &ein! f"rnished$

'$ Smoe detectors shall &e addressa&le type complyin! ith applica&le

5/ Standards for system type detectors$ Smoe detectors shall &e

installed in accordance ith the man"fact"rerBs recommendations and

N;P% D'$

)$ 4etectors shall ha3e an indication lamp to denote an alarm condition$

Pro3ide remote indicator lamps and identification plates here

detectors are concealed from 3ie$ /ocate the remote indicator lamps

and identification plates fl"sh mo"nted on alls so they can &e

o&ser3ed from a normal standin! position$

@$ %ll spot type and d"ct type detectors installed shall &e of the

photoelectric type$

A$ Photoelectric detectors shall &e factory cali&rated and readily field

ad="sta&le$ The sensiti3ity of any photoelectric detector shall &e

factory set at )$0 pl"s or min"s 0$'A percent o&sc"ration per foot$

J$ 4etectors shall pro3ide a 3is"al tro"&le indication if they drift o"t

of sensiti3ity ran!e or fail internal dia!nostics$ 4etectors shall

also pro3ide 3is"al indication of sensiti3ity le3el "pon testin!$

4etectors* alon! ith the fire alarm control "nits shall &e 5/ listed

for testin! the sensiti3ity of the detectors$

C$ Heat 4etectors:

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1$ Heat detectors shall &e of the addressa&le restora&le rate

compensated fi(ed-temperat"re spot type$

'$ 4etectors shall ha3e a minim"m smooth ceilin! ratin! of '*A00 s"are

feet ')0 s"are meters2$

)$ Ordinary temperat"re 1)A de!rees ; AD de!rees C22 heat detectors

shall &e "tili+ed in ## ele3ator shafts and ## ele3ator mechanical

rooms$ Intermediate temperat"re rated '00 de!rees ; ) de!rees C22

heat detectors shall &e "tili+ed in all other areas$

@$ Pro3ide a remote indicator lamp* ey test station and identification

nameplate e$!$ Heat 4etector - Ele3ator P- 2 for each

ele3ator !ro"p$ /ocate ey test station in plain 3ie on ele3ator

machine room all$

4$ Water ;lo and Press"re Sitches:

1$ Wet pipe ater flo sitches and dry pipe alarm press"re sitches for

sprinler systems shall &e connected to the fire alarm system &y ay

of an address reportin! interface de3ice$

'$ %ll ne ater flo sitches shall &e of a sin!le man"fact"rer and

series and non-acc"m"lati3e retard type$ ## See Section '1 1' 00*

;IRE-S5PPRESSION ST%N4PIPES and Section '1 1) 1)* WET-PIPE SPRINL/ER

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1$ 4"ct smoe detectors shall &e pro3ided and connected &y ay of an

address reportin! interface de3ice$ 4etectors shall &e pro3ided ith

an appro3ed d"ct ho"sin! mo"nted e(terior to the d"ct* and shall ha3e

perforated samplin! t"&es e(tendin! across the f"ll idth of the d"ct

all to all2$ 4etector placement shall &e s"ch that there is

"niform airflo in the cross section of the d"ct$

'$ Interlocin! ith fans shall &e pro3ided in accordance ith N;P% 0%

and as specified hereinafter "nder Part )$'* ?TKPIC%/ OPER%TION?$

)$ Pro3ide remote indicator lamps* ey test stations and identification

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2.10 ADDRESS REPORTING INTERFACE DEICE

%$ Shall ha3e "ni"e addresses that reports directly to the &"ildin! fire

alarm panel$

7$ Shall &e confi!"ra&le to monitor normally open or normally closed

de3ices for &oth alarm and tro"&le conditions$

C$ Shall ha3e terminal desi!nations clearly differentiatin! &eteen the

circ"it to hich they are reportin! from and the de3ice that they are

monitorin!$

4$ Shall &e 5/ listed for fire alarm "se and compati&ility ith the panel

to hich they are connected$

E$ Shall &e mo"nted in eatherproof ho"sin!s if mo"nted e(terior to a

&"ildin!$

2.11 SMOKE BARRIER DOOR CONTROL

%$ Electroma!netic 4oor Holders:

1$ Ne 4oor Holders shall &e standard all mo"nted electroma!netic type$

In locations here doors do not come in contact ith the all hen in

the f"ll open position* an e(tension post shall &e added to the door

&racet$

'$ Operation shall &e &y '@ 3olt 4C s"pplied from a &attery located at

the fire alarm control "nit$ 4oor holders shall &e coordinated as to

3olta!e* ampere drain* and 3olta!e drop ith the &attery* &attery

char!er* irin! and fire alarm system for operation as specified$

7$ % ma(im"m of tel3e door holders shall &e pro3ided for each circ"it$

4oor holders shall &e ired to allo releasin! doors &y smoe +one$

C$ 4oor holder control circ"its shall &e electrically s"per3ised$

4$ Smoe detectors shall not &e incorporated as an inte!ral part of door

holders$

2.12 UTILITY LOCKS AND KEYS)

%$ %ll ey operated test sitches* control "nits* ann"nciator panels and

loca&le ca&inets shall &e pro3ided ith a sin!le standardi+ed "tility

loc and ey$

7$ Ley-operated man"al fire alarm stations shall ha3e a sin!le standardi+ed

loc and ey separate from the control e"ipment$

C$ %ll eys shall &e deli3ered to the COTR$

2.13 SPARE AND REPLACEMENT PARTS

SPEC WRITER NOTE: The n"m&er of items&elo is ar&itrary$ ;or lar!e pro=ects then"m&er &elo may &e "sed$ ;or small

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pro=ects the n"m&er of de3ices identified&elo sho"ld pro&a&ly &e red"ced$

%$ Pro3ide spare and replacement parts as follos:

1$


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2.14 INSTRUCTION C*ART)

Pro3ide typeritten instr"ction card mo"nted &ehind a /e(an plastic or

!lass co3er in a stainless steel or al"min"m frame ith a &acplate$

Install the frame in a conspic"o"s location o&ser3a&le from each control

"nit here operations are performed$ The card shall sho those steps to

&e taen &y an operator hen a si!nal is recei3ed "nder all conditions*

normal* alarm* s"per3isory* and tro"&le$ Pro3ide an additional copy ith

the &inder for the inp"t o"tp"t matri( for the se"ence of operation$

The instr"ctions shall &e appro3ed &y the COTR &efore &ein! posted$

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SPEC WRITER NOTE: The folloin! section*Part '72* addresses re"irements forconfi!"ration#condition '2 and )2 asdefined on pa!e 1 of this specification$If Part '72 is applica&le to thispro=ect* delete the 72 after Part 'and delete Part '%2 and Part ' C2 intheir entirety$

PART 2 ""&B'""+ PRODUCTS


%$ E(istin! non-addressa&le e"ipment may &e re"sed only here indicated on

the drain!s$ %ll addressa&le e"ipment and components shall &e ne

and the man"fact"rerBs c"rrent model$ %ll e"ipment shall &e tested and

listed &y 5nderriters /a&oratories* Inc$ or ;actory


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c"rrent ind"ced transients$ Protection de3ices shall &e shon on the



@$ %ll ire or ca&le "sed in "nder!ro"nd cond"its incl"din! those in




'$ %ll &o(es shall &e si+ed and installed in accordance ith N;P% D0$

)$ co3ers shall &e repainted red in accordance ith Section 0 1 00*

P%INTIN. and shall &e identified ith hite marin!s as ?;%? for

="nction &o(es and as ?;IRE %/%R< SKSTE


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1$ The control "nit shall &e ho"sed in a ca&inet s"ita&le for &oth

recessed and s"rface mo"ntin!$ Ca&inet and front shall &e corrosion

protected* !i3en a r"st-resistant prime coat* and man"fact"rerBs

standard finish$

'$ Ca&inet shall contain all necessary relays* terminals* lamps* and

le!end plates to pro3ide control for the system$

SPEC WRITER NOTE: %n operators terminal isoptional$ Smaller indi3id"al &"ildin!s!enerally ill not re"ire this item to &especified$


1$ Operator terminal shall consist of the central processin! "nit*

display screen* ey&oard and printer$

'$ 4isplay screen shall ha3e a minim"m 1A-inch dia!onal non-!lare screen

capa&le of displayin! '@ lines of ,0 characters each$


control eys$



4$ Poer S"pply:








any door$

)$ Poer s"pply for ne smoe detectors shall &e taen from the

addressa&le fire alarm control "nit$








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.$ Tro"&le si!nals:



control "nit door$












tro"&le si!nal$



"ntil reset$









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feat"res$













SPEC WRITER NOTE: This 5PS2 is onlyre"ired hen an operators terminal isspecified$

2.4 STANDBY POWER SUPPLY

%$ 5ninterr"pted Poer S"pply 5PS2:

1$ The 5PS system shall &e comprised of a static in3erter* a precision

&attery float char!er* and sealed maintenance free &atteries$

'$ 5nder normal operatin! conditions* the load shall &e filtered thro"!h

a ferroresonant transformer$

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)$ When normal %C poer fails* the in3erter shall s"pply %C poer to the

transformer from the &attery so"rce$ There shall &e no &rea in

o"tp"t of the system d"rin! transfer of the system from normal to

&attery s"pply or &ac to normal$

@$ 7atteries shall &e sealed* !el cell type$

A$ 5PS system shall &e si+ed to operate the central processor* CRT*

printer* and all other directly connected e"ipment for A min"tes

"pon a normal %C poer fail"re$

7$ 7atteries:

1$ 7attery shall &e of the sealed* maintenance free type* '@-3olt

nominal$

'$ 7attery shall ha3e s"fficient capacity to poer the fire alarm system

for not less than '@ ho"rs pl"s A min"tes of alarm to an end 3olta!e

of 1$1@ 3olts per cell* "pon a normal %C poer fail"re$

)$ 7attery racs shall &e steel ith an alali-resistant finish$

7atteries shall &e sec"red in seismic areas '7* )* or @ as defined &y

the 5niform 7"ildin! Code$

C$ 7attery Char!er:

1$ Shall &e completely a"tomatic* ith constant potential char!er

maintainin! the &attery f"lly char!ed "nder all ser3ice conditions$

Char!er shall operate from a 1'0-3olt* J0 hert+ emer!ency poer

so"rce$

'$ Shall &e rated for f"lly char!in! a completely dischar!ed &attery

ithin @, ho"rs hile sim"ltaneo"sly s"pplyin! any loads connected to

the &attery$

)$ Shall ha3e protection to pre3ent dischar!e thro"!h the char!er$

@$ Shall ha3e protection for o3erloads and short circ"its on &oth %C and

4C sides$

A$ % tro"&le condition shall act"ate the fire alarm tro"&le si!nal$

J$ Char!er shall ha3e a"tomatic %C line 3olta!e re!"lation* a"tomatic

c"rrent-limitin! feat"res* and ad="sta&le 3olta!e controls$

2.5 ANNUNCIATION

%$ %nn"nciator* %lphan"meric Type System2:

1$ Shall &e a s"per3ised* /C4 display containin! a minim"m of ' lines of

@0 characters for alarm ann"nciation in clear En!lish te(t$

'$


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)$ Where the alarm ori!inates on the non-addressa&le system* the

addressa&le system shall indicate on the /C4 display SEE >>>>>>>>

;IRE %/%R< CONTRO/ P%NE/ here the &lan is filled in ith the mae

and model of the e(istin! addressa&le fire alarm control panel$

@$ The initial alarm recei3ed shall &e indicated as s"ch$

A$ % selector sitch shall &e pro3ided for 3iein! s"&se"ent alarm

messa!es$

J$ The display shall &e 5/ listed for fire alarm application$

SPEC WRITER NOTE: %nn"nciators are!enerally "sed to display any inp"t in thefire alarm system$ Sec"rity ill !enerallydirect respondin! personnel &y radio orother means e(actly here to !o and hatde3ice is in alarm$ Where a small &"ildin!is pro3ided ith an ann"nciator to directresponders* it sho"ld &e shon on the

drain!s as a local ann"nciator and thepara!raph &elo o"ld re"ire it to onlydisplay alarms !enerated ithin the local&"ildin!$ If yo" ant a remote ann"nciatorto display any and all alarms* it m"st not&e a local ann"nciator$

D$ %nn"nciators shall display information for all &"ildin!s connected to

the system$ /ocal &"ildin! ann"nciators* for !eneral e3ac"ation

system &"ildin!s* shall &e permitted hen shon on the drain!s and

appro3ed &y the COTR$

2.6 ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES

%$ 7ells:





)*000 mm2$

)$


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'$ 7acplate shall &e red ith 1#' inch 1) mm2 permanent red letters$

/etterin! to read ?;ire?* &e oriented on the all or ceilin!

properly* and &e 3isi&le from all 3iein! directions$

)$ Each stro&e circ"it shall ha3e a minim"m of '0 percent spare

capacity$

@$ Stro&es may &e com&ined ith the a"di&le notification appliances

specified herein$

C$ Horns:




)$


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##J$ Stations identified as ey operated only shall ha3e a sin!le

standardi+ed loc and ey separate from the control e"ipment$##

SPEC WRITER NOTE: %#E shall either* 12properly space the detectors ithdimensions on the contract drain!s* or '2identify the &o"ndaries of the spaces to&e protected and re"ire the contractor tospace the detectors in those spaces inaccordance ith N;P% D'$

7$ Smoe 4etectors:






N;P% D'$







photoelectric type$









C$ Heat 4etectors:







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machine room all$








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'$ Interlocin! ith fans shall &e pro3ided in accordance ith N;P% 0%

and as specified hereinafter "nder Part )$'* ?TKPIC%/ OPER%TION?$

)$ Pro3ide remote indicator lamps* ey test stations and identification

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C$ Shall ha3e terminal desi!nations clearly differentiatin! &eteen the

circ"it to hich they are reportin! from and the de3ice that they are

monitorin!$

4$ Shall &e 5/ listed for fire alarm "se and compati&ility ith the panel

to hich they are connected$

E$ Shall &e mo"nted in eatherproof ho"sin!s if mo"nted e(terior to a

&"ildin!$

2.10 SMOKE BARRIER DOOR CONTROL

%$ Electroma!netic 4oor Holders:

1$ Ne 4oor Holders shall &e standard all mo"nted electroma!netic type$

In locations here doors do not come in contact ith the all hen in

the f"ll open position* an e(tension post shall &e added to the door

&racet$

'$ Operation shall &e &y '@ 3olt 4C s"pplied from a &attery located at

the fire alarm control "nit$ 4oor holders shall &e coordinated as to

3olta!e* ampere drain* and 3olta!e drop ith the &attery* &attery

char!er* irin! and fire alarm system for operation as specified$





holders$




loc and ey$




2.12 SPARE AND REPLACEMENT PARTS

SPEC WRITER NOTE: The n"m&er of items&elo is ar&itrary$ ;or lar!e pro=ects the

n"m&er &elo may &e "sed$ ;or smallpro=ects the n"m&er of de3ices identified&elo sho"ld pro&a&ly &e red"ced$


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@$ ;ire alarm stro&es - A

A$ ;ire alarm &ells - A

J$ Smoe detectors - '0

D$ 4"ct smoe detectors ith all app"rtenances - 1

,$ Sprinler system ater flo sitch - 1 of each si+e

$ Sprinler system ater press"re sitch - 1 of each type

10$ Sprinler 3al3e tamper sitch - 1 of each type

11$ Control e"ipment "tility locsets - A

1'$ Control e"ipment eys - 'A

##1)$ Ley operated man"al p"ll station eys A0 ##

1@$ '$A o+ containers aerosol smoe - 1'

1A$


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SPEC WRITER NOTE: The folloin! section*Part 'C2* addresses re"irements forconfi!"ration#condition )2 as defined onpa!e 1 of this specification$ If Part'C2 is applica&le to this pro=ect* deletethe 72 after Part ' and delete Part'%2 and Part ' 72 in their entirety$

PART 2 ""&C'"" + PRODUCTS


%$ E(istin! e"ipment may &e re"sed only here indicated on the drain!s$

7$ E(cept as indicated in para!raph % a&o3e* %ll e"ipment and components

shall &e ne and the man"fact"rerBs c"rrent model$ %ll e"ipment shall

&e tested and listed &y 5nderriters /a&oratories* Inc$ or ;actory


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@$ %ny fire alarm system irin! that e(tends o"tside of a &"ildin! shall

ha3e additional poer s"r!e protection to protect e"ipment from

physical dama!e and false si!nals d"e to li!htnin!* 3olta!e and

c"rrent ind"ced transients$ Protection de3ices shall &e shon on the



A$ %ll ire or ca&le "sed in "nder!ro"nd cond"its incl"din! those in




'$ %ll ne and re"sed &o(es shall &e si+ed and installed in accordance

ith N;P% D0$

)$ Ne and e(istin! co3ers shall &e repainted red in accordance ith

Section 0 1 00* P%INTIN. and shall &e identified ith hite

marin!s as ?;%? for ="nction &o(es and as ?;IRE %/%R< SKSTE


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@$ is"ally and a"di&ly ann"nciate any tro"&le condition incl"din!* &"t

not limited to main poer fail"re* !ro"nds and system irin!

deran!ement$

A$ Transmit di!ital alarm information to the main fire alarm control

"nit$

7$ Enclos"re:

1$ The control "nit shall &e ho"sed in a ca&inet s"ita&le for &oth

recessed and s"rface mo"ntin!$ Ca&inet and front shall &e corrosion

protected* !i3en a r"st-resistant prime coat* and man"fact"rerBs

standard finish$

'$ Ca&inet shall contain all necessary relays* terminals* lamps* and

le!end plates to pro3ide control for the system$

SPEC WRITER NOTE: %n operators terminalis optional$ Smaller indi3id"al &"ildin!s

!enerally ill not re"ire this item to &especified$


1$ Operator terminal shall consist of the central processin! "nit*

display screen* ey&oard and printer$

'$ 4isplay screen shall ha3e a minim"m 1A-inch ),0mm2 dia!onal non-

!lare screen capa&le of displayin! '@ lines of ,0 characters each$


control eys$



4$ Poer S"pply:








any door$

)$ Poer s"pply for smoe detectors shall &e taen from the fire alarm

control "nit$



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.$ Tro"&le si!nals:



control "nit door$












tro"&le si!nal$



"ntil reset$



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feat"res$













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2.4 ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES

%$ 7ells:





)*000 mm2$

)$


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C$ ;ire %larm Horns:




)$


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7$ Smoe 4etectors:






N;P% D'$







photoelectric type$









C$ Heat 4etectors:












machine room all$

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/ocate ey test stations in plain 3ie on alls or ceilin!s so that

they can &e o&ser3ed and operated from a normal standin! position$

7$ Sprinler and Standpipe System S"per3isory Sitches:

1$ Each sprinler system ater s"pply control 3al3e* riser 3al3e or +one

control 3al3e* and each standpipe system riser control 3al3e shall &e

e"ipped ith a s"per3isory sitch$ Standpipe hose 3al3es* and test

and drain 3al3es shall not &e e"ipped ith s"per3isory sitches$

'$ PI post indicator 3al3e2 or main !ate 3al3e shall &e e"ipped ith

a s"per3isory sitch$

)$ al3e s"per3isory sitches shall &e connected to the fire alarm

system &y ay of address reportin! interface de3ice$ ## See Section

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holders$

##E$ Where com&ination holder-closer "nits are re"ired to match e(istin!*

these de3ices are f"rnished and installed as per Section 0, D1 00* 4OOR

H%R4W%RE$ Connection and irin! shall &e as herein specified$ ##




loc and ey$




2.( SPARE AND REPLACEMENT PARTS

SPEC WRITER NOTE: The n"m&er of items&elo is ar&itrary$ ;or lar!e pro=ects then"m&er &elo may &e "sed$ ;or smallpro=ects the n"m&er of de3ices identified&elo sho"ld pro&a&ly &e red"ced$


1$


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##7$ Leys for ey-operated man"al p"ll stations shall &e pro3ided )0 days

prior to act"al installation$ ##

C$ Spare and replacement parts shall &e in ori!inal paca!in! and s"&mitted

to the COTR$

4$ ;"rnish and install a stora!e ca&inet of s"fficient si+e and s"ita&le

for storin! spare e"ipment$ 4oors shall incl"de a pad locin! de3ice$

Padloc to &e pro3ided &y the %$ /ocation of ca&inet to &e determined

&y the COTR$

E$ Pro3ide to the %* all hardare* softare* pro!rammin! tools* license

and doc"mentation necessary to permanently modify the fire alarm system

on site$ The minim"m le3el of modification incl"des addition and

deletion of de3ices* circ"its* +ones and chan!es to system description*

system operation* and di!iti+ed e3ac"ation and instr"ctional messa!es$

2.10 INSTRUCTION C*ART)

Pro3ide a typeritten instr"ction card mo"nted &ehind a /e(an plastic or

!lass co3er in a stainless steel or al"min"m frame ith a &acplate$

Install the frame in a conspic"o"s location o&ser3a&le from each control

"nit here operations are performed$ The card shall sho those steps to

&e taen &y an operator hen a si!nal is recei3ed "nder all conditions*

normal* alarm* s"per3isory* and tro"&le$ Pro3ide an additional copy ith

the &inder for the inp"t o"tp"t matri( for the se"ence of operation$

The instr"ctions shall &e appro3ed &y the COTR &efore &ein! posted$

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SPEC WRITER NOTE: This section addressesre"irements for confi!"ration#conditions12* '2* and )2 as defined on Pa!e 1 ofthis specification$

PART 3 - E%ECUTION

3.1 INSTALLATION)

%$ Installation shall &e in accordance ith N;P% D0* D'* 0%* and 101 as

shon on the drain!s* and as recommended &y the ma=or e"ipment

man"fact"rer$ ;ire alarm irin! shall &e installed in cond"it$ %ll

cond"it and ire shall &e installed in accordance ith* Section ', 0A 1)

CON45CTORS %N4 C%7/ES ;OR E/ECTRONIC S%;ETK %N4 SEC5RITK* Section ', 0A

'J .RO5N4IN. %N4 7ON4IN. ;OR E/ECTRONIC S%;ETK %N4 SEC5RITK* Section ',

0A ',$)) CON45IT %N4 7%CL7O9ES ;OR E/ECTRONIC S%;ETK %N4 SEC5RITK* and

all penetrations of smoe and fire &arriers shall &e protected as

re"ired &y Section 0D ,@ 00* ;IRESTOPPIN.$

7$ %ll cond"its* ="nction &o(es* cond"it s"pports and han!ers shall &e

concealed in finished areas and may &e e(posed in "nfinished areas$

C$ %ll ne and re"sed e(posed cond"its shall &e painted in accordance ith

Section 0 1 00* P%INTIN. to match s"rro"ndin! finished areas and red

in "nfinished areas$

SPEC WRITER NOTE: 4elete sections )$1$4and )$1$E if pro=ect is for ne

constr"ction$

##4$ %ll e(istin! accessi&le fire alarm cond"it not re"sed shall &e

remo3ed$##

##E$ E(istin! de3ices that are re"sed shall &e properly mo"nted and

installed$ Where de3ices are installed on e(istin! shallo &ac&o(es*

e(tension rin!s of the same material* color and te(t"re of the ne fire

alarm de3ices shall &e "sed$


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.$ Speaers shall &e ceilin! mo"nted and f"lly recessed in areas ith

s"spended ceilin!s$ Speaers shall &e all mo"nted and recessed in

finished areas itho"t s"spended ceilin!s$ Speaers may &e s"rface

mo"nted in "nfinished areas$

H$ Stro&es shall &e fl"sh all mo"nted ith the &ottom of the "nit located

,0 inches '*000 mm2 a&o3e the floor or J inches 1A0 mm2 &elo ceilin!*

hiche3er is loer$ /ocate and mo"nt to maintain a minim"m )J inches

00 mm2 clearance from side o&str"ctions$

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sprinler protection thro"!ho"t* flash stro&es contin"o"sly only on

the floor of alarm$

'$ Contin"o"sly so"nd a temporal pattern !eneral alarm and flash all

stro&es in the &"ildin! in alarm "ntil reset at the local fire alarm

control "nit in 7"ildin!s ## indicate &"ildin!s ##$

)$ Release only the ma!netic door holders ## in the smoe +one ## on the

floor from hich alarm as initiated ## after the alert si!nal$

@$ Transmit a separate alarm si!nal* 3ia the main fire alarm control

"nit to the fire department$

A$ 5nloc the electrically loced e(it doors ithin the +one of alarm$

7$ Heat detectors in ele3ator machine rooms shall* in addition to the a&o3e

f"nctions* disconnect all poer to all ele3ators ser3ed &y that machine

room after a time delay$ The time delay shall &e pro!rammed ithin the

fire alarm system pro!rammin! and &e e"al to the time it taes for the

car to tra3el from the hi!hest to the loest le3el* pl"s 10 seconds$

C$ Smoe detectors in the primary ele3ator lo&&ies of 7"ildin!s ## indicate

the &"ildin!s here there is Phase I ele3ator recall ## shall* in

addition to the a&o3e f"nctions* ret"rn all ele3ators in the &an to the

secondary floor$

SPEC WRITER NOTE: If the machine room ison the primary floor* add the machine roomto the a&o3e para!raph and delete it from&elo$

4$ Smoe detectors in the remainin! ele3ator lo&&ies* ele3ator machineroom* or top of hoistay shall* in addition to the a&o3e f"nctions*

ret"rn all ele3ators in the &an to the primary floor$

E$ Operation of a smoe detector at a corridor door "sed for a"tomatic

closin! shall also release only the ma!netic door holders ## on that

floor ## in that smoe +one ##$ ##Operation of a smoe detector at a

sh"tter "sed for a"tomatic closin! shall also release only the

sh"tters ## on that floor ## in that smoe +one ##$

;$ Operation of d"ct smoe detectors shall ca"se a system s"per3isory

condition and sh"t don the 3entilation system and close the associated

smoe dampers as appropriate$

.$ Operation of any sprinler or standpipe system 3al3e s"per3isory sitch*

hi!h#lo air press"re sitch* or fire p"mp alarm sitch shall ca"se a

system s"per3isory condition$

H$ %larm 3erification shall not &e "sed for smoe detectors installed for

the p"rpose of early arnin!$

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3.3 TESTS

%$ Pro3ide the ser3ice of a NICET le3el III* competent* factory-trained

en!ineer or technician a"thori+ed &y the man"fact"rer of the fire alarm

e"ipment to technically s"per3ise and participate d"rin! all of the

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3.5 INSTRUCTION

%$ The man"fact"rerBs a"thori+ed representati3e shall pro3ide instr"ction

and trainin! to the % as follos:

1$ Si( 1-ho"r sessions to en!ineerin! staff* sec"rity police and central

attendant personnel for simple operation of the system$ To sessions

at the start of installation* ' sessions at the completion of

installation and ' sessions ) months after the completion of

installation$

'$ ;o"r '-ho"r sessions to en!ineerin! staff for detailed operation of

the system$ To sessions at the completion of installation and '

sessions ) months after the completion of installation$

)$ Three ,-ho"r sessions to electrical technicians for maintainin!*

pro!rammin!* modifyin!* and repairin! the system at the completion of

installation and one ,-ho"r refresher session ) months after the

completion of installation$

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4.2 DIGITI,ED OICE MESSAGES)

%$ 4i!iti+ed 3oice messa!es shall &e pro3ided for each smoe +one of

7"ildin!s ## indicate &"ildin!s ##$ The messa!es shall &e arran!ed ith

a ) second alert tone* a ## ?Code Red? ## ?N"rse 7la+e? ## ?4octor

;irestone? ## messa!e and a description of the fire alarm area &"ildin!

n"m&er* floor* le3el and smoe +one2$ % sample of s"ch a messa!e is as

follos:

%lert Tone

Code Red

7"ildin! One* Second ;loor* East Win!

Code Red


Code Red


4.3 LOCATION OF OICE MESSAGES)

5pon receipt of an alarm si!nal from the &"ildin! fire alarm system* the

3oice comm"nication system shall a"tomatically transmit a ) second tone

alert and a pre-recorded fire alarm messa!e thro"!ho"t ## the floor in

alarm* the floor a&o3e and the floor &elo ## the &"ildin! ##$

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