ADCC, Inc. STRUCTURED CABLING SYSTEMS - PRE-BID AND JOB COMPLETION CHECK LIST
Customer Name: ______Date of Site Visit: ______
Site address:______
City, State, Zip:______
Contact name:______
Contact phone number:______
Pre-bid completed by:______
Job Completion completed by:______
Number of Buildings: ______Number floors per building:______
Number of Closets per building: ______Per Floor ______
Number of Copper locations to becabled ______Number cables per outlet ______Avg. Wire Run length _____
Installation is: Copper Only ______Fiber Only ______Copper & Fiber ______
Type of fiber and strand count (s)______Length (s)______
Installation is to conformto the EIA/TIA Standards and NEC Code for:
Category 5e_____ Category 6_____T568A _____ T568B _____ Fiber ______
1.Check here if Conduits are used for horizontal distribution______
Conduits are no longer than 100 feet, with two orfewer 90 degree bends between pulling points
______
Inside bend radius is no greater than 6 times the conduit diameter
(10 times for conduits 2” and over).______
2.Check here if Ceiling Space is used for horizontal distribution______
All horizontal cables are plenum rated.______
Cables are not laying directly on ceiling tiles or T-bars.______
Cable support devices (J hooks, rings) are in use and arespaced no more than 5 feet apart. ______
- Twisted Pair Cable Terminations
Outlets are installed right side up. ______
Cables are not wrapped or twisted around mounting collars.______
Correct connectors used (T568A/T568B).______
The jackets are maintained right up to the connectors.______
Pairs are terminated in the correct positions.______
Check here if Patch Panels are installed.______
Cables are properly routed and dressed.______
Jackets remain up to edge of connecting blocks.______
Pairs are terminated in the correct positions.______
Twists are maintained, and are undistortedto the point of termination.______
Check here if 110 Patch Panels are installed.______.
Cables are terminated in the correct positions.______
Pairs are terminated in the correct positions.______
There is no visible conductor insulation damage______
Pair twists are maintained up to the point of termination.______
Bends in pairs are tight and conductors are not spread apart.______
Check here if any Consolidation Points exist.______
There is only one consolidation point or Multi-User TOto any horizontal link.______
4.Labeling is complete and accurate at all work area outlets, alltelecommunication closets, and in all equipment rooms. ______
5.Check here if intra-building Backbone Cables are installed.______
All twisted pair backbone cable shields are properly grounded at both ends.______
Unshielded backbone cables are tie-wrapped to a 6AWGinsulated wire at regular intervals and the 6AWG wire(coupled bonding conductor) is properly grounded at bothends. ______
6.Check here if inter-building Backbone Cables are installed.______
All pairs in twisted pair inter-building backbone cables areequipped with approved gas tube or solidstate overvoltage protection at both ends. ______
(Make sure no digital modules for analog use are installed)
Ground lugs on protector panels are properly connected toan acceptable ground with 6AWG conductors. ______
All twisted pair cable shields are properly grounded atboth ends.______
Metallic elements of fiber optic cables are properlygrounded at both ends.______
7).Hanging supports are within 5 ft. (1.5 meters) centers.______
Cable spans between hanging supports exhibit visible sagas an indication of acceptable tension. ______
Visible sag is seen between hanging supports.______
Tie wraps are tight enough to snugly hold cables together, but do not deform cable jackets. ______
Cable bends in outlet boxes are no tighter than 0.87 inch______
Cable folds are no greater than 90 degrees.______
Cables in outlet boxes are not longer than 1 foot.______
In high-density patch panel terminations, cables are routedsuch that 12 cables are terminated on the left side of thepanel and 12 cables are terminated on the right side of thepanel.______
8. Modular Outlets
Conductors are seated according to color chart on the outlet.______
Caps are seated securely on top of the conductors.______
Jacket is maintained as close as possible to the outlet.______
Open loops are not in evidence in outlet channel.______
Pair twist is maintained right up to the point of termination.______
9.Fiber Terminations
All fiber cables are properly routed and secured.______
At all termination locations, fiber slack is properly stored, withoutexceeding minimum bend radius. ______
Fiber connectors have been properly installed.______
10.Testing
All pairs in all twisted pair cables have been tested for continuity and position.______
Documentation of the test results is available.______
All connector zed fibers have been tested for continuity,position and loss.______
Documented loss requirements and test results availablefor each fiber______
Each fiber’s measured loss meets or exceeds the designrequirements.______
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