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Annexure V
FORMAT FOR FILLING UP THE COMPLIANCE STATEMENT TO BE SUBMITTED
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1 Introduction
1.1 Smoke detection and manual call points are the vital emergency
response system in hazardous facilities. This document covers
the scope of work and detailed specification for the design,
supply, installation, testing and commissioning of fire alarm
system under turn key for the RPP/ VSSC
2 Scope of Work
2.1 Following are the scope of the work.
2.2 Design of the analogue addressable fire alarm system as per
the detailed specification under section 4.0.
2.3 Supply of intelligent analogue addressable optical thermal
smoke detector with mounting base complete as per the
detailed specification under section 5.0.
2.4 Supply of intelligent analogue addressable manual call points
with provision for mounting complete as per the detailed
specification under section 6.0.
2.5 Supply of analogue addressable loop powered sounders and
strobe with mounting base for wall mounting complete as per
the detailed specification under section 7.0.
2.6 Supply of fault isolator for isolating shorted, delinked and loose
circuits between two successive fault isolators with automatic
resetting arrangements compatible with the fire alarm system
along with mounting box complete as per the detailed
specification under section 8.0.
2.7 Supply of 1 loop microprocessor based fire alarm control panel
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along with back up battery, associated components complete as
per the detailed specification under section 9.0.
2.8 Supply of 2 loop microprocessor based fire alarm control panel
along with back up battery, associated components complete as
per the detailed specification under section 9.0.
2.9 Supply of 2 loop microprocessor based fire alarm control panel
along with back up battery, associated components complete as
per the detailed specification under section 9.0.
2.10 Supply of 5 loop microprocessor based fire alarm control panel
along with necessary communication card (RS 485) and back
up battery, associated components, complete as per the
detailed specification under section 9.0.
2.11 Supply of analog addressable type active repeater fire alarm
panel along with necessary communication card (RS 485) back
up battery, associated components complete as per the detailed
specification under section 10.0.
2.12 Supply of optical fiber convertor with RS 485 card to be fitted at
1 &2 loop FACP as per the detailed specification under section
11.0
2.13 Supply of cable as per the detailed specification under section
12.0
2.14 Laying of the underground cables with marker as per the
detailed specification under section 13.0
2.15 Laying of aboveground cable, installation, testing and
commissioning of analogue addressable fire alarm system as
per the detailed specification and approved design document
after integrating with the optic fiber cable network and the
existing fire alarm system as per the detailed specification under
section 14.0,15.0 and 16.0.
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3 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
3.1 RPP is a hazardous area where fire alarm systems are required
to be installed. The total RPP area is around 225 acres. The
total RPP area has been split into 3 areas. Old RPP area, RPP
phase I and RPP Phase II. The fire alarm system has already
been provided in RPP phase I area. In RPP phase II area and
old RPP area, fire alarm system needs to be installed. RPP is
being provided with data network cable (fiber optic cable). The
details of the fiber optic is given in Annexure I. The proposed
system needs to be integrated with the existing fire alarm
system as well as the optic fiber cable being laid in RPP. Fire
alarm control panel located at different locations needs to be
connected to the master panel through the optic fiber network,
which needs to be positioned at duty officer room. Repeater
panel needs to be provided in fire station also.
3.2 The Fire Alarm System shall confirm to EN54 or NFPA 72 in
respect of design, installation testing and commissioning, and it
shall give Audio/Visual Alarm Signals when there is rise in
temperature in case of Heat Detector or while measuring Smoke
Density in case of Smoke Detector, while it exceeds the pre-set
limit. The system shall give pinpoint location of fire with warning
system.
3.3 The system shall have a microprocessor-based control and
monitoring facility. The basic function of the system shall be able
to achieve pinpoint location of alarm indication.
4 DESIGN
4.1 The field survey shall be carried out by the party and design
document shall be submitted. For this the following shall be
followed and submitted.
4.2 Drawing showing the route of the fire alarm system cabling and
its length (both above ground and below ground) shall be
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prepared and submitted.
4.3 The location of the manual call points shall also be marked in
the filed. Accordingly drawing showing the location of the
manual call points shall be submitted.
4.4 Drawing showing the spacing of the smoke detectors and the
location inside the building shall be prepared and submitted.
4.5 Document showing the logic on the actuation of the sounder
cum strobe
4.6 Document showing the required sensitivity value to be set for
each detector.
4.7 Document showing the final number / length of various bought
out items required for executing the project.
4.8 The above document or design needs to be approved by VSSC
before starting the installation.
5 ADDRESSABLE SMOKE DETECTOR
5.1 Smoke detector shall be of multi criteria type (optical thermal)
5.2 All detectors are fitted with plug-in system type connections,
from the maintenance and compatibility point of views. An alarm
release will not affect a detector’s good functioning. After
resetting the alarm, the detector will resume operations without
readjustment of any kind.
5.3 The detector shall be able to sense incipient fire by detecting the
presence of visible and invisible products of combustion. The
detector shall be provided with Twin LED indication and the
sensitivity of the detector shall not vary with change in ambient
temperature, humidity, pressure or voltage variation.
5.4 Neither its performance shall be affected by air current up to
1.52mtr per second. The detector shall be suitably protected
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against dust accumulation/ ingress and it shall be free from
maintenance and functionally tested at intervals. All detectors
shall be identical in construction design and characteristic to
facilitate easy replacement.
5.5 The coverage per smoke detector shall strictly follow IS 2189
standards. It shall be possible to connect Smoke Detector with
Heat Detector or Manual Push Button in the same circuit. The
sensitivity of detector shall be set from the FACP to suit the site
requirement.
5.6 The quiescent current flow must not exceed 300 microamps and
alarm condition current shall be maximum 20 milli amps.
5.7 The Smoke Detector shall be Analogue Addressable type and
be able to send analogue output to the FACP regarding its
condition. It shall be compatible with the FACP. The detector
should be programmed using a decade or rotary switch.
5.8 The base of the Detector shall be electronics free and
interchangeable with other smoke detectors.
5.9 It shall be able to withstand temperature variations from - 10
degree centigrade to 60 degree centigrade. Further, Relative
Humidity (noncondensing type) up to 93% shall not hamper its
performance. The voltage rating shall be from 15V to 32V DC. It
shall comply with the following specification also.
i) Intelligent capability : Yes
ii) Sensor Coverage : Spot Detection
iii) Sensitivity mode
adjustment
: 6nos
iv) Detection mode : Combines and
separately (optical and
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thermal)
5.10 The Detector shall have LPCB or UL/FM approval. It shall be
possible to test the Detectors working both from the FACP as
well as locally by means of a magnet to simulate a Functional
Test Condition.
5.11 Secondary response indicators shall be provided for all the
Above False Ceiling Detectors, if any
5.12 The detector shall have twin LED’s for 360 degree viewing
angle. LED on the detector shall blink each time the sensor is
scanned by the FACP. If the FACP determines that the sensor
is in alarm, the FACP will command the sensor LED to remain
on to indicate the same. Each sensor will be capable of being
tested for alarm via command from the FACP. Each sensor shall
respond to FACP scan with the information about its type for
identification.
5.13 It shall be possible to connect loop powered base sounders on
the detector loop.
5.14 Each smoke detector shall be supplied along with the detector
mounting base
6 MANUAL CALL POINTS
6.1 Manual call points shall be analogue addressable resettable
type and compatible with the FACP.
6.2 The device shall be red in color and suitable for surface
mounting. The manual station shall have normally open fire
alarm and annunciator contacts and these contacts shall close
on activation. Contacts shall remain closed until station is
manually reset.
6.3 The Manual Call points shall be fully addressable with its own
addressable module or with addressable monitor module and
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operated by digitized signals from the FACP. The voltage range
shall be from 15V to 32V. It shall have protection as per IP67.
The operating temperature range shall be from -10 degree C to
70 degree C. Relative Humidity (non condensing) range of
performance parameters shall be between 10 to 93%. It shall
also comply with the following specification.
i) LED indication : Yes
ii) Power consumption : < 300 Micro Amps
iii) Weight : around 350g
iv) IP Rating : IP67
v) Operating Voltage : 15V to 30Vdc max
vi) Current
Consumption
: Quiescent(with isolator)
around 360μA
vii) Alarm Current : around 6mA
viii) Material : PC/ ABS
6.4 Shall have LPCB or UL/FM approval and shall comply with
EN54 or equivalent standard.
6.5 MCP or addressable monitor module should have rotary decade
switches for addressing from 01-99
6.6 Addressable monitor module (in case of conventional MCP) if
any shall be placed near to the MCP inside a weather proof
(atleast IP65) enclosure and shall be compatible with the FACP
and MCP. It shall be able to fix on the stand post provided for
the MCP. The material for the enclosure shall be of die cast
aluminium. The monitor module shall be mounted on the
enclosure with the surface mounting box recommended by the
manufacturer. The manual call points shall be provided with
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inbuilt isolator compatible with the make of FACP
7 SOUNDER/HOOTERS CUM STROBES
7.1 The sounder shall be Addressable Loop Powered electronic
type and shall give discontinuous/ intermittent audible alarm
whenever any detector or MCP operates in the particular loop.
7.2 The sound output from the Hooter should not be less than 97dB
(A) at 1m decibels at the source point.
7.3 The sounder/Hooter shall be powered from 2 wire detector loop
7.4 The sounder and strobe shall comply with EN 54 -23 / NFPA
standard and approved by LPCB or equivalent agency and shall
be approved for fire protective service. The horn/strobe shall be
wired as a primary-signaling notification appliance and flashing
at around 1 Hz over the strobe’s entire operating voltage range.
The strobe light shall consist of a xenon flash tube and
associated lens/reflector system. The horn shall have three
audibility options and an option to switch between a Temporal 3
pattern and a Non-Temporal (continuous) pattern. These
options are set by a multiple position switch.
7.5 Shall be compatible with the FACP.
7.6 The sounder and strobe shall be mounded on wall and shall
comply with following specification also.
i) Supply voltage : 15-29V DC
ii) Standby current : around 225micro A
iii) Lens colour : transparent
iv) Light colour : red
v) Operating : -25OC to 70OC
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temperature
vi) Relative humidity : Upto 95% non condensing
vii) Ingress
protection
: IP 44 (with surface mount
base)
8 FAULT ISOLATOR MODULE
8.1 The fault isolator device shall be placed at least every [10]
devices or as decided by VSSC during the design, to limit the
number lost in the event of a short-circuit/wiring fault.
8.2 The Fault Isolator Device shall detect and isolate a short-
circuited segment of a fault-tolerant loop.
8.3 The device shall automatically determine a return to normal
condition of the loop and restore the isolated segment.
8.4 Fault isolator module shall comply with the following
specification
8.5
i) Operating voltage : 15-30 V DC
ii) Standby current : Around 300µA at 24 V
DC
iii) Operating
temperature
: -20OC to +60OC
iv) Humidity : 0 to 95% maximum non
condensing
8.6 Fault isolator module shall be compatible with the FACP model.
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9 FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL (FACP)
9.1 The Fire Alarm Control Panel shall be micro processor based
fully Analogue Addressable, Analogue Control Unit which shall
control all Analogue Addressable Detectors, Manual Call
Stations and Switching Systems if any connected to it.
9.2 It shall be micro processor based 2 wire fault tolerant loop,
required loop networkable type.
9.3 All addressable units shall be connected to the FACP through
the Loop Cards and shall be addressed through individual
numbers. The FACP shall be able to obtain analogue value for
all detectors in the circuit through a pulsed digitalized current
data. The FACP shall be able to analyze all analogue inputs
from all addressable units, and through its own software and
ambient level screening the FACP shall be able to identify fire,
possible fire or fault conditions. The unit supervision shall be
dynamic and continuous.
9.4 Panel shall have rectifier as well as required loop cards
9.5 The loop shall be able to address at least 99 addressable
detectors & 99 devices. All the networked panels shall display
all the events occurring anywhere in the system. Each FACP on
the network shall effectively function as a repeater panel as well.
9.6 The FACP shall have facility to connect addressable Input /
Output Devices in the peripheral RS 485 bus. These may be 8
way input card, 4 way relay card, 4 way sounder card,
passive/active repeater panels and mimic driver cards.
9.7 The FACP shall also give adequate warning signal whenever
there is dust accumulation in detectors, and up to the point of its
replacement it should be possible to change the level of ambient
alarm calibration condition either by the use of software program
operable by the owner or by resetting the detector.
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9.8 Short / Open circuit units shall also be reported at the FACP. In
such cases, the system through the use of fault isolators shall
be able to isolate that segment between the two fault isolators.
The missing Detectors/Devices shall also be reported at the
FACP with identification of the location.
9.9 The FACP shall have the facility to set sensitivity of each smoke
sensor remotely. It shall also be possible to set the sensitivity to
a global high or global low based on night or daytime.
9.10 When an alarm condition is sensed at the FACP from a smoke
or heat detector, a delay time/alarm verification period shall be
started. If the sensor is still in alarm after the delay time expires,
an alarm condition is reported. The delay time shall be
adjustable.
9.11 Annunciation facility shall also be inbuilt into the FACP, the
panel being able to initiate alarm signal for any particular zone.
9.12 The system shall be fully supervised for all fault conditions with
distinctive alarm operated for fault and fire conditions. Test
buttons and software features shall be provided to test the
electronic circuits and detector health.
9.13 The FACP shall have the facility to perform walk test such that
an operation can be periodically checked out for all initiating
devices. As each device is placed into alarm the FACP shall
print the condition and automatically rest the device. Audible
devices shall be initiated, if required at a preprogrammed time. If
a zone is inadvertently left in walk test mode, it shall
automatically reset to normal after the idle time is exceeded.
During the walk test the zones other than the programmed
zones shall be under continuous supervision (normal mode). In
case of any alarm initiated by detector/devices the walk test
shall get terminated automatically.
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9.14 Programming functions shall include alarm/trouble type
assignment, point descriptor assignment, alarm message
assignment, etc.
9.15 Programming may be carried out from the FACP keyboard or
utilizing the approved PC setup software via laptop/desktop
computer.
9.16 The FACP shall have a Liquid Crystal Display of Alphanumeric
type to indicate immediately all conditions. The display should
be backlight 2 (lines) x 40 character (minimum). In case of
testing of the system from the FACP the display shall be able to
give readouts of analogue value of all detectors being tested.
The FACP shall also be able to carry out continuous self-
monitoring when in normal condition.
9.17 The FACP shall have facility for in-built or external printer
coupled to the FACP, which shall log all events with time. The
printout shall clearly indicate the event - Fire/Pre Alarm/Fault
etc. with the unit address and time.
9.18 The panel shall have a built in power supply and battery
charger.
9.19 The FACPs shall also be able to discriminate between false
alarms and fire conditions, as well as priority selection of alarm
in case alarm activates in two or more remotely located units
simultaneously. In such cases, the Manual Call stations shall
have the highest priority.
9.20 The System shall be fail safe and adequate safe guards should
be under taken that in the event of a failure of a part of the
system, it shall not handicap the complete system. The Loop
Cards shall be of Modular Construction.
9.21 The party shall take all responsibility for preparation and
installation of system software into the FACP. The software shall
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be such so as to be easily operated by the VSSC personnel and
secured against software errors, ability to be upgraded so as to
incorporate more features at a later date.
9.22 The FACP shall have its own battery backup of a minimum of 24
hours in normal condition and then half an hour in alarm
condition. The back up ampere hour of the battery calculation
shall be done as per NFPA standards. The Battery shall be
2*12V (24V) DC and of sealed lead acid rechargeable
maintenance free type, housed inside the FACP along with the
battery charging. The battery shall be of the minimum quality
recommended by the manufacturer of the panel. The make of
the battery can be Quanta/Rocket/Exide
9.23 It shall be able to withstand temperature variations from
0Ocentigrade to 40O centigrade. Further, Relative Humidity (non-
condensing type) up to 85% shall not hamper its performance.
The voltage rating shall be from 15V DC to 32V DC. It shall
meet the following specification also
i) Type : Analog
Addressable
ii) Intelligent capability : Yes
iii) Fault-isolation capability : Yes
iv) Alarm delay capability : Yes
v) Sensor-self-test capability : Yes
vi) Stand-by battery with charger : Yes
vii) Voltage requirement : 230 V 50 HZ
- Ac
9.24 The FACP shall be totally enclosed dust and vermin proof type
(minimum IP 30) made of minimum 16 gauge dust inhibited
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sheet with even baked finish. The FACP shall be of completely
solid stage design.
9.25 The FACP shall have any one of these approvals: EN 54:LPCB,
UL and FM.
9.26 The system shall be designed such that it shall be possible to
add atleast 20% of the Detectors for future expansion without
extra cost on the panel.
9.27 The FACP shall be capable of being networked with other
similar FACPs located at different part of the premises through a
single RS485 bus and fiber optic cable.
9.28 The FACP shall have provision for interfacing with the voice
evacuation system.
9.29 1 and 2 loop panel shall have minimum 2 serial ports and 5 loop
panel shall have minimum 3 serial ports.
9.30 The one loop and two loop panel should have a minimum of 20
zones and each zone shall have an LED to indicate
independently fire and fault conditions on the panel fascia. The
five loop panel should have a minimum of 80zones and each
zone shall have an LED to indicate independently fire and fault
conditions on the panel fascia.
9.31 The panel should have the facility to interface with an automatic
two channel programmable speech dialer for verbal reporting of
fire. It shall be able to call four telephone numbers per channel.
The programmable speech dialer shall have two alarm inputs
and shall provide listen-in capabilities through the built-in
microphone. The dialer shall have a built-in keypad for easy
operation, programming and voice recording.
9.32 FACP shall be able to integrate with the existing system in
RPP phase I through fibre optic cable network. The panel
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presently being used in RPP phase I is of morley IAS make
with model no. ZX1Se
9.33 The door of the FACP shall be of lockable type.
9.34 Password protection shall be provided to avoid unauthorized
changing on the settings of the FACP.
9.35 The FACPs and Repeater Panels shall be provided with good
quality surge protectors for protection against unwanted voltage
surges due to like lightning.
10 FIRE ALARM REPEATER / ANNUNCIATOR PANEL
10.1 The Alarm Repeater/Annunciator Panel shall be of active type
and shall display fire/fault messages simultaneously with the
FACP. It shall be capable of interfacing with the FACP on a
single RS 485 Bus. The panel shall be capable of operating on
24 V DC supply.
10.2 The panel shall have a 2 x 40 character backlit alphanumeric
LCD display, which shall display date, time & description of
alarm/trouble events that are displayed in the FACP with an
inbuilt buzzer to indicate fault/fire alarm.
10.3 It shall have control keys for sound, silence, mute and to reset
the FACP from the repeater station.
10.4 The repeater panel shall have the following LED‘s indications
a. Supply
b. Fault
c. Mute
d. Silent
e. Disabled
f. Fire
10.5 The repeater panel shall be UL listed or LPCB approved. Shall
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comply with EN54 or equivalent standard.
11 OPTIC FIBER CONVERTER
11.1 The optic fiber converter shall meet the interfacing requirements
of different types of cable from fire alarm control panel with the
optical fiber cable already laid in RPP. The details of the optic
fiber in Annexure I. The make of the optic fiber Converter shall
be of ADF web/ MOXA/GIS Axis.
11.2 The specification of the optic fiber converter shall match with the
requirement of the manufacturer of the FACP.
12 CABLE
12.1 The above ground and below ground cable shall be 2 core
1.5mm2 copper twisted pair multi-strand cable. It shall be FRLS
type, PVC covered armoured cable with overall aluminium
sheathing. The cable shall comply with latest IS standard. The
cable shall also have the quality recommended by the
manufacturer of the FACP. Make shall be
Gloster/Sark/Havels/Polycab/Legrand
13 LAYING OF UNDERGROUND CABLES
13.1 The underground cables shall be laid 1000 mm below the
ground level. The ground is a sandy soil.
13.2 The excavation shall be carried out manually and excavation
permit shall be obtained from (CMG, COMMN and RPP Safety
Cell) the department prior to carrying out the excavation.
13.3 For working inside the facility, prior permission shall be obtained
from the concerned manager.
13.4 A layer of brick in the sides and top shall be provided along the
cable. A warning tape in length shall also be provided on the top
of the brick at depth of 50cms from the ground level
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13.5 Road cutting shall be done with prior permission only. The
number of road crossing to be made is around 130nos.
13.6 At road/ floor/ wall crossings the cable shall be taken through
50mm dia hume pipe. Both the sides of the hume pipe shall be
suitably closed to avoid the entry of sand. If two or more hume
pipes are used for crossings, the same shall be joined using a
collar with higher diameter.
13.7 A trial trench shall be made wherever required to ascertain other
cables / pipes are not laid along the cable. Trial trenches shall
be made as per the instruction of the engineer in charge.
13.8 The trench shall be filled with the excavated sand itself and shall
be compacted and leveled. Road cutting shall be corrected with
concrete (at the surface) as directed by the engineer in charge.
Other openings made shall also be suitably closed.
13.9 Marker (above ground) shall be provided at a distance of every
30m along the underground cable route as well as the point
where the cable direction changes. Installation of marker
includes the fabricating of overall sizes 300x50x650mm size
(Detailed drawing enclosed as annexure IV) ferrocement route
marker made out 10gx10gx10cmx10cm MS weldmesh and 26g
hexagonal wire mesh on each side of weld mesh and also
provide 2Nos. 6mm TOR rod in the centre portion of the route
marker as indicated in the drawing as reinforcement and cement
mortar prepared of cement and m-sand sieved through a sieve
of 2.36 aperture, shall be mixed dry in CM 1:2 proportion by
weight and after with a water cement ratio of 0.48 including
curing the same after 24 hours for a period of 7 days using
continuous water spray complete with neat finishing in line and
level with even thickness, during the molding work of route / joint
marker shall be partial above ground level with two coat of
cement primer and two coat of enamel paint (Cable marker shall
be painted with Fire red colour and black colour for indicative
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letters & arrow markings)etc complete as per the drawing and
as directed by the Engr. In-Charge. The marker shall be
engraved with “FDS CABLE”. The marker shall show the
direction of the cable route.
13.10 Cable joints shall be avoided to the extent possible in the
underground cables. If cable joints are provided, the same shall
be indicated with the help of similar marker engraved with “FDS
CABLE JOINT”.
14 INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
14.1 Fire detectors, smoke detectors, manual call points etc shall be
installed based on the manufacturers recommendation / as per
NFPA standard.
14.2 Wiring shall be of class A type.
14.3 The details on the rough estimate on the number of FACP,
loops and its length, number of smoke detector, number of
hooter cum strobe etc with respect to the various buildings are
given in Annexure II. The above number and length may change
based on the detailed design and the field survey.
14.4 The above ground wiring shall be done as per NFPA / EN
standard.
14.5 Fire alarm system shall be installed / spaced as per the design
document submitted and approved by VSSC.
14.6 The fire alarm system shall be integrated with the existing fire
alarm system in RPP Phase I.
14.7 If required, FACP may be required to be installed outside the
building (may be at four locations). In that case the FACP shall
be housed in a weather proof enclosure with suitable protection
against sun and rain (atleast IP 65).
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14.8 The FACP of loop 1 shall be at duty officer room at RPP. This
panel shall also be acting as a repeater panel of the other
FACPs. The various FACP located at various location shall be
integrated to this panel at duty officer, VSSC through fiber optic
cable through a fiber optic converter and communication cards.
14.9 Manual call points shall be installed at a height of 1.2m from the
ground with rain protection cover at the top. For this aluminium
rectangular pipe (minimum 60mm x 30mm and 2mm thickness
with grey colour powder coated) shall be made and shall be
fixed to the ground through concrete mounting pedestal. The
pedestal shall be PCC (mix ratio 1:3:6) with 50cm x 50cm x
20cm (ht) base and 20cm x 20cm x 30cm (ht) rise. 15cm of the
rise shall be above the ground.
14.10 Spiral earthing, weather proof terminal box etc shall be used
during the installation of the manual call points.
14.11 A master panel integrating all the FACPs shall be installed at fire
station. Cable shall be laid from the nearby FACP to the fire
station.
14.12 A hooter shall be installed at the master panel room and
repeater panel room. The same shall be activated during the fire
condition.
14.13 The maximum distance (fibre optic cable distance) between the
FACPs varies and maximum can be around 1km.
14.14 Any item required for the successful installation, testing and
commissioning of the fire detection and alarm system is under
the scope of the party.
14.15 The party shall undertake the responsibility of the complete
installation, commissioning, user trials and training.
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15 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM TESTING
15.1 Fire alarm system testing shall be carried out as per NFPA 72 or
equivalent EN Standard
15.2 Testing scheme and procedures shall be prepared and
submitted to the department and get approved before carrying
out the tests.
15.3 FACP
15.3.1 All zones one by one shall be de wired to check for fault signal
indication in the FACP.
15.3.2 The Power Source shall be cut off and checked for stand by
supply from the batteries. After six hours the FACP Source shall
be switched on to check for auto switch over to the Mains mode.
15.3.3 Tests shall be conducted for AC fail, charger fail, DC fail, Battery
Disconnect or Battery fail. In all such cases the relevant L E D
should glow and the piezo sound shall also give sound output.
15.3.4 While doing the above test, relevant indication shall be received
in the master control panel, the repeater panels.
15.4 SMOKE DETECTOR
15.4.1 The testing shall be carried out for each loop / zone, initially one
detector in a zone and subsequently 2 or more disassociated
detectors in each zone with time lapse between the detectors to
test for Alarm Priority, Alarm Queuing and Call Logging.
15.4.2 Each detector will be subjected to smoke aspiration from
burning paper/cigarette puffs, rubber and other materials which
give dense smoke held at 0.3 M distance from the detector. The
FACP should indicate increased analogue output for that
address and after the programmed delay time, a fire alarm
signal shall be indicated. This delay shall be utilised for alarm
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verification.
15.4.3 Sensitivity testing shall be carried out for the each smoke
detectors as per the NFPA/EN standard.
15.4.4 The same test shall be carried out for two detectors in the same
Loop but in different rooms. The FACP shall indicate Pre Alarm
higher analogue levels for both detectors in its display with
separate identification for both fires. One of the detectors in
question is subjected too higher and longer levels of smoke
aspiration. The FACP should give priority alarm for this address.
The printout shall indicate individual addresses of the detectors
with achieved analogue values and the time of event.
15.4.5 This test shall be carried out for different Loops as well as for 2
Loops simultaneously.
15.5 MANUAL CALL POINTS
15.5.1 All the manual call points shall be tested for its performance as
per the manufacturer recommendation.
15.6 SOUNDER CUM STROBES
15.6.1 Sound level shall be measured using a sound level indicator and
shall comply with the specification.
15.7 ADDITIONAL TEST
15.7.1 One detector of each type will be disconnected and subjected to
slow dust build - up by means as desired by VSSC official and
again connected in the circuit.
15.7.2 The FACP shall indicate the changed ambient levels and
automatically adjust the analogue values for the same. These
detectors are to be replaced by new detectors of identical type
and the FACP shall then be programmed accordingly and
checked. The party will take custody of the removed detectors
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without additional cost to VSSC.
15.7.3 Any part of the loop shall be short-circuited. The FACP shall
indicate the communication failure of all the devices connected
in the shortcircuited segment. After the short circuit is corrected,
the Fault Isolator shall return to its normal status automatically,
this being reflected in the FACP. The Loop shall then be in
normal operation again. Any part of the Loop shall be de wired
and tested as given above.
16 QUALITY AND ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
16.1 Following shall be the quality and acceptance criteria for the
various bought out items
Sl. No Items Acceptance criteria
1. FACP Visual inspection of the components and standard
compliant marking on the panel
2. Addressable Smoke
detectors and the base
Visual inspection of the components and standard
compliant marking on the detector
3. Heat detectors and the
base
Visual inspection of the components and standard
compliant marking on the detector
4. Manual call stations Visual inspection of the components and standard
compliant marking on manual call stations
5. Fire Alarm Repeater
Panel
Visual inspection of the components and standard
compliant marking on the panel.
6. Sounder or strobe and the
base
Visual inspection of the components and standard
compliant marking on the sounder / strobe
7. Optic fiber converter Visual inspection of the components and marking
on optic fiber converter
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8. Cable Visual inspection and standard compliant marking
on the cable
9. Fire and Smoke detection
system
Based on the acceptance test detailed under
section 15
16.2 The installation of the fire alarm system shall be accepted based
on the acceptance test detailed under section 15.
17 SCHEDULE
17.1 Following shall be the schedule for carrying out the work.
Sl. No Activity Schedule
1. Field survey and submission of the design
document
3 months from the date of
acceptance of the purchase order by
the party
2. Installation of fire and smoke detection
system
7 months from the date of approval
of the design document.
3. Testing, commissioning and handing over 1 month from the date of completion
of the installation
4. Handing over documents Within two weeks from the date of
commissioning of the system
18 EXPERIENCE OF THE PARTY
18.1 Party should have the experience in design, installation, testing
and commissioning of fire alarm system in industries or high rise
buildings. Party should have executed atleast one single order
worth Rs 25lakhs or more within the last five year.
19 DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH THE
TECHNICAL OFFER
19.1 A compliance statement (filled up checklist – Annexure V) on
the various sections of this document. The details in case of non
compliance shall be clearly mentioned. Offer without the filled up
checklist as compliance statement shall be rejected.
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19.2 Copy of the work order / purchase order and completion
certificate on similar works (installation, testing and
commissioning of fire detection and alarm system) carried out in
the last 5years. Offer without an atleast single work order and
completion certificate worth Rs25 lakhs or more will be rejected.
19.3 Specification data sheets for the various bought out items like
multi sensor smoke detector, manual call points, cables, optic
fiber converter, fire alarm control panel (one loop, two loop and
five loop), repeater panel, fault isolators, communication card,
driver card etc. The offer without the same shall be rejected.
19.4 Manufacturer authorization certificate indicating the tender no
and date. A statement shall also be obtained from the
manufacturer for the extended support even in case the
particular agent withdrawn the support after the installation. The
offer without the manufacturer authorization certificate and the
above statement by the manufacturer will be rejected.
19.5 Filled up statement as per annexure III stating that the scope of
work is well understood. The offer will be rejected without the
above statement.
20 PAYMENT TERMS
20.1 The payment terms as per rules
20.1.1 The rate of each item of work as above shall, unless expressly
stated otherwise, includes cost of:
i) All materials, fixing materials, accessories, operation,
appliances, tools, plant, equipments, transport, labour
and incidentals required in preparation for and in the full
and entire execution, testing, commissioning and
completion of the work called for in the item and as per
specifications and drawings.
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ii) Wastage on materials and labour.
iii) Loading, transporting, unloading, handling/double
handling, hoisting to all levels, setting, fitting and fixing in
position, protecting, disposal of debris and all other
labour, necessary for the full and entire execution and to
fully complete the job in accordance with contract
documents, good practice and recognized principles.
iv) Liabilities, obligations and risks arising out of conditions
of contract.
20.1.2 The specifications and drawings wherever available, are to be
read as complimentary to and part of the bill of quantities and
any work called for in shall be taken as required.
20.1.3 In the event of conflict in the specifications, the most stringent
shall apply and the interpretation of the Engineer in charge shall
be final and binding.
20.1.4 All items, quantities indicated in the schematic layout are based
on the engineering by VSSC. These quantities shall be adjusted
/ amended after detail engineering and in accordance with the
actual requirement after the approval of drawings and
specifications.
20.1.5 Contractor shall be paid for the actual quantity of work executed
by him in accordance with the approved drawings at the contract
rates.
20.1.6 The rates quoted by the party shall be applicable for any extra
quantity arising due to change in design after the placement of
order. Around 10 % variation can be expected in the estimated
material quantity. However, the party shall execute any
additional work only with prior approval of VSSC.
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21 GUARANTEE
21.1.1 The contractor shall guarantee that all the systems installed
shall maintain the specified performance at least for 36 months
after commissioning and satisfactory acceptance.
21.1.2 During the period of guarantee, the contractor shall be
responsible for the performance of the entire system, parts and
components and / or for the defect that may arise from the use
of faulty planning, designing, materials or workmanship or from
faulty erection but not otherwise ( i.e. on account of the normal
wear and tear)
21.1.3 During the period of guarantee, all complaints shall be attended
within 24 hours of receiving call from user. Any repair /
replacement / services shall be provided at no extra cost.
22 COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE
CONTRACT
22.1.1 The party shall extend the support for the comprehensive
annual maintenance contract for five years after the period of
guarantee. During the above period, all complaints shall be
attended within 24 hours of receiving call from the user. Any
repair / replacement of the defective component / part due to
any reason (including lightning) shall be under the scope of the
party. During the above period, inspection, testing and
preventive maintenance (inline with NFPA/ European standard)
shall be carried out as per the procedure submitted by the party.
The procedure needs to be get approved by VSSC by the party.
22.1.2 The offer for the comprehensive AMC for a period of 5 years
after warranty shall be submitted by the party in the following
format along with the commercial offer. Without this, the offer
will be rejected.
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Sl. No Item Amount
1 Comprehensive Annual Maintenance
Contract for the first year after the
guarantee period
2 Comprehensive Annual Maintenance
Contract for the second year after the
guarantee period
3 Comprehensive Annual Maintenance
Contract for the third year after the
guarantee period
4 Comprehensive Annual Maintenance
Contract for the fourth year after the
guarantee period
5 Comprehensive Annual Maintenance
Contract for the fifth year after the
guarantee period
23 HANDING OVER DOCUMENTS
23.1.1 On completion of the work in all respects, the contractor shall
hand over the following documents:
i) Operation manual
ii) Periodic inspection, testing and preventive maintenance
manual conforming to NFPA standard.
iii) As built final cable layout diagrams installed
iv) Inspection and performance test reports
v) Installation report
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vi) Soft copy of entire document in CD – 3 copies
24 GENERAL CONDITIONS:
24.1 The party should visit site at RPP, VSSC before submitting their
quotation to assess the scope of work. Two days before prior
intimation shall be given to GM, RPP (ph: 0471 2563822) on the
details of the person planned to visit the facilities.
24.2 The quantity requirement calculated are based on the rough
estimate. Additional quantity if required shall be supplied by the
party with the same rate.
24.3 The contractor shall give sufficient notice to all other agencies at
site for the installation, testing and commissioning. All testing
shall be done and recorded by contractor’s site representative.
The test shall be carried out in the presence of the
representative of VSSC. The contractor shall provide all
services, required for the test.
24.4 The scope includes cutting of bushes / trees that may come
along the route of the cable laying. The details on the number
and type of trees to be cut while laying the cable to be submitted
to VSSC for getting necessary approvals. The trees cut shall be
stacked in the location identified by the engineer in charge.
24.5 The scope of work includes site clearance (after completion of
job), so all the area shall be cleared of debris and excess
material left due to the work.
24.6 The cost incurred for minor variations, if any, in the quantity of
items actually used or minor modification in the system for the
satisfactory completion of work after final approval of design
drawing has to be absorbed by the party.
24.7 Machinery, equipment, tools etc. required for doing the
installation and commissioning job at site are to be brought by
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the party.
24.8 Services like power will be made available. The extension
cables shall be brought by the party for getting the power at the
work spot.
24.9 The supplier shall observe mandatory statutes (state or central)
in employment of personnel for the department for doing
erection jobs, including safety.
24.10 Department shall not be responsible for loss of
material/damages or injuries to installation personnel. However
the party shall be responsible for any damage/ loss to the
VSSC’s property arising out of the negligence of the party’s
personal.
24.11 The electric power supply will be made available for party’s
installation tools that run on electric power. Party should make
own arrangement for erection and the other facilities.
24.12 The party has to make their own arrangements for loadging and
boarding of their staff during transportation, installation, testing
and commissioning of the system.
24.13 Being a high security area, some restrictions may be imposed
by the security staff etc. on the working and on movement of
labour, materials etc. The contractor shall be bound to follow all
such restrictions/instructions and nothing extra shall be payable
on this account
24.14 The contractor shall take instructions from the Engineer in
Charge for stacking of materials in any place.
24.15 The work shall be carried out with least hindrance to the
adjoining building and offices and the contractors will be
responsible for any damages, caused to the existing fixtures,
electric fitting, etc. in the course of execution and the contractor
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shall make good any such, damages without any claim for extra.
24.16 The party has to obtain necessary excavation permit/fire
permit/safety clearances from the Department for operations
near facilities such as gas cutting, welding, and excavation
using JCB, before starting the work at site.
24.17 Party has to follow all the statutory regulations to ensure the
health and safety of the employees at the work site.
24.18 Use only M-sand for the related civil works.
24.19 Any breakages of pipes, cables etc during excavation will be
charged from the party.
24.20 Prior permission has to be obtained from the department for the
contract labours to work after office hours.
Above specification of the tender document will be complied. The specifications
which are not being complied is given us follows
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