Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. PHASE ONE – FIRE ALARM NETWORK INSTALLATION 1. Phase one consists of the provision and installation of a new, networked, non-proprietary, fire alarm system equipped with an emergency voice evacuation system. Work includes provision and installation of new fire alarm control units (nodes) adjacent existing fire alarm control units. Provision, installation, and routing of new fire alarm wire/cable and conduit between new nodes. 2. The Contractor shall provide, unless, otherwise indicated, a state of the art, fully addressable, networked fire alarm system equipped with an in-building fire emergency voice alarm communication system hereby referred to as “the system” with full interface with other related systems as outlined in these specifications and shown on the contract drawings. The Contractor shall provide all work including equipment, raceways, conduit, wire, cable, fiber optic cable, junction boxes, panel/cabinet mounting, connections and terminations, submittals, system programming and system commission testing that is required for a complete and operating system. The work provided shall meet the requirements in accordance with this specification. 3. Replace the existing fire alarm system with a new state of the art addressable fire alarm system equipped with an in-building fire emergency voice alarm communication system. The system provided shall generate and distribute an automatic alert tone followed by a pre-recorded voice message announcement throughout the building(s) in addition to producing a “live” voice message announcement using a manually hand-held microphone and associated selector switches. The system provided shall be networked and capable of communicating between fire alarm control units via copper wire or fiber optic cable. a. If fiber optic cable is used, then the following requirements shall be met. 1) Fire alarm system network will be physically and logically separated from SFCC’s existing data network. 2) Fire alarm system hardware and termination points will not reside in any SFCC Office of Information (OIT) Main Distribution Frames (MDR), Intermediate Distribution Frames (IDF), telecommunications rooms (TR), equipment cabinets or racks. 4. Provide new remote FACU’s as shown on the contract drawings. 5. Configure the FACU and remote FACU’s to operate notification appliance circuits individually by building, floor, and area as described in Section 2.2.B.3.a. 6. Provide a new, compatible Computer Workstation to be located on Security and connected to the fire alarm network. 7. Provide a fire document box adjacent to the FACU located in Security as shown on the contract drawings. 8. Provide a new (digital cellular communicator panel) to transmit point annunciation signals to a UL listed central station. B. PHASE 2 – FIRE ALARM FIELD DEVICE INSTALLATION 1. Phase 2 consists of the provision and installation of new fire alarm addressable devices and notification appliances (speaker/Strobes) throughout the campus. It is intended that existing addressable loop wire and addressable device locations be reused. New fire alarm devices shall be provided in locations where currently required by code. 2. Provide new addressable devices such as smoke detectors, heat detectors, duct smoke detectors, in-duct smoke detectors, manual fire alarm boxes, monitor modules, control modules and relay modules as shown on the contract drawings. 3. Provide new ceiling and wall-mounted notification appliances such as speakers, strobes, and speaker/strobes as shown on the contract drawings. 4. Provide new device and appliance accessories such as multi-voltage relays, sensors, backboxes, weatherproof backboxes, housings, sampling tubes, panels, cabinets, and enclosures. 5. Retain and reuse existing magnetic door holders at locations shown on the contract drawings. 6. Provide sensors, annunciators, software, programming, accessories and other materials and equipment for a complete, networked fire alarm system. 7. Provide supervised RPS units in sufficient quantities to operate visual strobe notification appliances as shown on the contract drawings. Configure each visual strobe notification appliance circuit such that no circuit exceeds a maximum voltage drop of eight percent to allow for future expansion of the circuit. 8. Provide monitoring of automatic fire sprinkler system valve supervisory switches and waterflow switches as shown on the contract drawings. 9. Provide alarm, supervisory and trouble monitoring of the existing fire suppression control units. 10. Subcontract and coordinate with the Owners’ clean agent fire suppression system (Fike) control unit service provider for termination of conductors at the Fike control unit located in IT Server Room. 11. Provide alarm monitoring of existing kitchen hood. 12. Provide interfaces to all existing elevator controllers for primary and alternate elevator recall functions, shunt trip, and illumination of firefighter hats in elevator cabs. 13. Subcontract and coordinate with the Owners’ service providers for all related fire alarm work including required interfaces. 14. Provide required interfaces to fan and air handling unit equipment for shutdown of fans and fire smoke dampers when smoke is detected. 15. Ensure that the new and existing fire alarm system(s) operate collectively at all times during construction to maintain alarm activation, emergency notification, and auxiliary relay control operations with the use of required temporary control and monitor modules and relays. Provide clear, concise emergency operating instructions at each control unit. 16. Configure the system such that all visual strobe circuits are synchronized throughout the building(s). 17. Configure and arrange all speaker circuits and appliances connected to the system such that the system produces a three-pulse temporal pattern alert signal followed by an intelligible prerecorded voice message announcement throughout all areas of the building(s). The three-pulse temporal pattern alert signal produced shall be at least 15dBA above the average ambient sound level for the area served. 18. Remove existing manual pull stations from the main campus buildings and fitness center. (Pull stations in Daycare and Auto Shop to remain) a. Provide (1) manual pull station in Security Room 100. 19. Remove all addressable security monitoring modules connected to existing break glass devices and/or door contacts. 20. Remove and demolish the existing fire alarm system upon final acceptance of Phase 2 by the AHJ and Owner.
