Section 142400 / HYDRAULIC ELEVATORS / 1205 Proposed Firehouse for Nanuet Fire District

SECTION 142400 - HYDRAULIC ELEVATORS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1  RELATED DOCUMENTS

  1. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2  SUMMARY

  1. Related Requirements (refer to Section 011200, Scope of Work for the assignment of Work among Contracts):
  2. Section 033000 "Cast-in-Place Concrete" for setting sleeves, inserts, and anchoring devices in concrete.
  3. Section 042000 "Unit Masonry" for setting sleeves, inserts, and anchoring devices in masonry and for grouting elevator entrance frames installed in masonry walls.
  4. Section 051200 "Structural Steel Framing" for the following:
  5. Hoist beams.
  6. Section 055000 "Metal Fabrications" for the following:
  7. Attachment plates and angle brackets for supporting guide-rail brackets.
  8. Hoist beams.
  9. Structural-steel shapes for subsills.
  10. Pit ladders.
  11. Section 093000 Tiling for finish flooring in elevator cars.
  12. Plumbing Drawings for sump pumps in elevator pits.
  13. Electrical Drawings and Section 280513 "Conductors and Cables for Communications and Security" for telephone service for elevators.
  14. Electrical Drawings for smoke detectors in elevator lobbies to initiate emergency recall operation and heat / smoke detectors in shafts and machine room to disconnect power from elevator equipment before sprinkler activation and for connection to elevator controllers.
  15. Section 31200 "Earth Moving" for excavating well hole to accommodate cylinder assembly.

1.3  DEFINITIONS

  1. Definitions in ASME A17.1/CSA B44 apply to work of this Section.

1.4  ACTION SUBMITTALS

  1. Product Data: Include capacities, sizes, performances, operations, safety features, finishes, and similar information. Include product data for car enclosures, hoistway entrances, and operation, control, and signal systems.
  2. Shop Drawings:
  3. Include plans, elevations, sections, and large-scale details indicating service at each landing, machine room layout, coordination with building structure, relationships with other construction, and locations of equipment.
  4. Include large-scale layout of car-control station.
  5. Indicate maximum dynamic and static loads imposed on building structure at points of support, and maximum and average power demands.
  6. Shop drawings related to structural and seismic performance shall be prepared by a Professional Engineer licensed in the State of New York and shall bear his professional seal and signature.
  7. Samples for Initial Selection: For finishes involving color selection.

1.5  INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS

  1. Qualification Data: For Installer.
  2. Seismic Qualification Certificates: For elevator equipment, accessories, and components, from manufacturer.
  3. Basis for Certification: Indicate whether withstand certification is based on actual test of assembled components or on calculation.
  4. Dimensioned Outline Drawings of Equipment Unit: Identify center of gravity and locate and describe mounting and anchorage provisions.
  5. Detailed description of equipment anchorage devices on which the certification is based and their installation requirements.
  6. Manufacturer Certificates: Signed by elevator manufacturer certifying that hoistway, pit, and machine room layout and dimensions, as shown on Drawings, and electrical service, as shown and specified, are adequate for elevator system being provided.
  7. Sample Warranty: For special warranty.

1.6  CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS

  1. Operation and Maintenance Data: For elevators to include in emergency, operation, and maintenance manuals.
  2. Inspection and Acceptance Certificates and Operating Permits: As required by authorities having jurisdiction for normal, unrestricted elevator use.

1.7  QUALITY ASSURANCE

  1. Manufacturer Qualifications: An approved manufacturer with minimum fifteen years of experience in manufacturing, installing, and servicing elevators of the type required for this Project.
  1. Must be the manufacturer of the power unit, controller, signal fixtures, door operators, cab entrances, and all other parts of the elevator operating equipment.
  2. Manufacturer shall have a documented, on-going quality assurance program.
  3. ISO-9001:2000 Manufacturer Certified.
  4. Iso-14001:2004 Environmental Management System Certified.
  5. Installer Qualifications: Elevator manufacturer or an authorized representative of the manufacturer with not less than fifteen years of satisfactory experience installing elevators equal in character and performance to the Project elevator, and who is trained and approved by manufacturer.
  6. Regulatory Requirements:
  1. ASME/ANSI A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, latest edition or as approved by the authority having jurisdiction.
  2. New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
  3. NFPA 70, National Electric Code.
  4. NFPA 80, Fire Doors and Windows
  5. Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines

D.  Inspection and testing: Elevator installer shall obtain and pay for all required inspections, tests, permits, and fees for elevator installation.

  1. Installer shall arrange for all inspections and tests and shall deliver respective reports to the Construction manager prior to the Architect’s acceptance of the Work.

1.8  DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

  1. Deliver, store, and handle materials, components and equipment in manufacturer's protective packaging. Store materials, components, and equipment off of ground, under cover, and in a dry location.

1.9  PROJECT CONDITIONS

  1. While a Boring Plan and Schedule are provided to the Contractor for his informational purposes, the Contractor is encouraged to perform his own borings and otherwise procure his own information as to what soils and other Project conditions he will be required to operate in. Accordingly, the Contractor shall include in his Base Bid the costs of whatever means and methods are necessary to drill through whatever soils (including rock) exist at the Project site and to contend with all other conditions that exist at the site.

1.10  COORDINATION

  1. Coordinate installation of sleeves, block outs, elevator equipment with integral anchors, and other items that are embedded in concrete or masonry for elevator equipment. Furnish templates, sleeves, elevator equipment with integral anchors, and installation instructions and deliver to Project site in time for installation.
  2. Furnish well casing and coordinate delivery with related excavation work.
  3. Coordinate locations and dimensions of other work relating to hydraulic elevator including pit ladder and sump in pit; entrance subsills; electrical service; and electrical outlets, lights, and switches in hoistway, pit, and machine room.

1.11  WARRANTY

  1. Manufacturer's Special Warranty: Manufacturer agrees to repair, restore, or replace elevator work that fails in materials or workmanship within specified warranty period.
  2. Failures include, but are not limited to, operation or control system failure, including malfunctions; performances below specified ratings; excessive wear; unusual deterioration or aging of materials or finishes; unsafe conditions; need for maintenance; abnormal noise or vibration; and similar unusual, unexpected, and unsatisfactory conditions.
  3. Warranty Period: One year from date of Substantial Completion (as determined by the Architect).

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1  MANUFACTURERS.

  1. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products by the following or approved equal: ThyssenKrupp Elevator, Endura 21, Class A, Below Ground Conventional Passenger Hydraulic Elevator with TAC32 Operation System.
  2. Source Limitations: Obtain all elevator components from single manufacturer.
  3. Major elevator components, including pump-and-tank unit, plunger-cylinder assembly, controller, signal fixtures, door operators, car frame, car, and entrances, shall be manufactured by single manufacturer.

2.2  PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

  1. Regulatory Requirements: Comply with ASME A17.1/CSA B44.
  2. Accessibility Requirements: Comply with Section 407 in the U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board's ADA-ABA Accessibility Guidelines and with ICC A117.1.
  3. Seismic Performance: Elevator system shall withstand the effects of earthquake motions determined according to ASCE/SEI 7 and shall comply with elevator safety requirements for seismic risk Zone 2 or greater in ASME A17.1/CSA B44.
  4. The term "withstand" means "the system will remain in place without separation of any parts when subjected to the seismic forces specified and the system will be fully operational after the seismic event."
  5. Provide earthquake equipment required by ASME A17.1/CSA B44.
  6. Design earthquake spectral response acceleration short period (Sds) for Project is 0.217g.
  7. Project's Seismic Design Category: C.
  8. Elevator Component Importance Factor: 1.5.

2.3  ELEVATORS

  1. Elevator System, General: Manufacturer's standard elevator systems. Unless otherwise indicated, manufacturers' standard components shall be used, as included in standard elevator systems and as required for complete system.
  2. Elevator Description:
  3. Type: Under-the-car single cylinder.
  4. Rated Load: 2100 lb.
  5. Rated Speed: 100 fpm.
  6. Operation System: Single automatic TAC32.
  7. Primary Power: 208 volt, three phase, 60 Hz, 15 HP.
  8. Emergency Power: 10DOC battery lowering.
  9. Waterproof jack and seals.
  10. Car Enclosures:
  11. Inside Width: 68 inches from side wall to side wall.
  12. Inside Depth: 51 inches from back wall to front wall (return panels).
  13. Inside Height: 88 inches to underside of ceiling (95 inches cab height).
  14. Front Walls (Return Panels): Satin stainless steel, No. 4 finish with integral car door frames.
  15. Side and Rear Wall Panels: Plastic laminate, vertical panel design.
  16. Reveals: Powder coated steel.
  17. Door Faces (Interior): Satin stainless steel, No. 4 finish.
  18. Cab Base: Powder coated steel.
  19. Canopy: 14 gauge cold-rolled steel
  20. Door Sills: Aluminum, mill finish.
  21. Ceiling: Manufacturer’s suspended ceiling with powder coated frame and fluorescent lighting.
  22. Handrails: 1-1/2 inches round satin stainless steel, No. 4 finish, at sides and rear of car.
  23. Floor recessed and prepared to receive ceramic tile (specified in Section 093000 "Tiling").
  24. Floor Thickness, Including Setting Materials: approximately 3/8-inch above plywood subfloor.
  25. Fixtures, including Swing Return Car Station, Car Position Indicator, and Car Riding Lantern: Satin stainless steel, No. 4 finish.
  26. Hoistway Entrances:
  27. Width: 36 inches.
  28. Height: 84 inches.
  29. Type: Single-speed side sliding.
  30. Frames: Satin stainless steel, No. 4 finish.
  31. Doors and Transoms: Satin stainless steel, No. 4 finish.
  32. Sills: Aluminum, mill finish.
  33. Hall Fixtures, including hall stations: Satin stainless steel, No. 4 finish.
  34. Additional Requirements:
  35. Provide inspection certificate in car, mounted under acrylic cover with frame made from satin stainless steel, No. 4 finish.
  36. Provide hooks for protective pads and one complete set of full-height protective pads.
  37. Two-speed fan.
  38. Automatic fan/light shutdown via control system during periods of inactivity.
  39. Vista remote monitoring.
  40. Non-proprietary controller.
  41. Fire service provisions.
  42. Hoistway access at top and bottom landings.
  43. Internal telephone complying with the American with Disabilities Act.

2.4  SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS

  1. Pump Unit: Positive-displacement type with a maximum of 10 percent variation between no load and full load and with minimum pulsations.
  2. Pump shall be submersible type with submersible squirrel-cage induction motor, and shall be suspended inside oil tank from vibration isolation mounts or shall be tank-top-mounted type with fan-cooled, squirrel-cage induction motor, and shall be mounted on oil tank with vibration isolation mounts and enclosed in prime-painted steel enclosure lined with 1-inch-thick, glass-fiber insulation board.
  3. Oil reservoir with tank cover.
  4. Oil hydraulic pump.
  5. Oil control valve with high pressure relief valve, check valve, automatic unloading up start valve, lowering and leveling valve, and electro-magnetic controlling solenoids built into a single housing.
  6. Oil Hydraulic Silencer: Install an oil hydraulic silencer (muffler device) at the power unit location. The silencer shall contain pulsation absorbing material inserted in a blowout proof housing arranged for inspecting interior parts without removing unit from oil line.
  7. Motor shall be electric and shall have solid-state starting.
  8. Motor shall have variable-voltage, variable-frequency control.
  9. Hydraulic Silencers: System shall have hydraulic silencer containing pulsation-absorbing material in blowout-proof housing at pump unit.
  10. Piping: Size, type, and weight of piping as recommended by elevator manufacturer, with flexible connectors to minimize sound and vibration transmissions from power unit.
  11. Hydraulic Fluid: Nontoxic, biodegradable, fire-resistant fluid made from vegetable oil with antioxidant, anticorrosive, antifoaming, and metal-passivating additives and approved by elevator manufacturer for use with elevator equipment.
  12. Product: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide "Hydro Safe" by Hydro Safe Oil Division, Inc.
  13. Inserts: Furnish required concrete and masonry inserts and similar anchorage devices for installing guide rails, machinery, and other components of elevator work. Device installation is specified in another Section.
  14. Protective Cylinder Casing: PVC or HDPE pipe casing complying with ASME A17.1/CSA B44, of sufficient size to provide not less than 1-inch clearance from cylinder and extending above pit floor. Casing shall have means of monitoring effectiveness to comply with ASME A17.1/CSA B44.
  15. Corrosion-Protective Filler: A nontoxic, petroleum-based gel formulated for filling the space between hydraulic cylinder and protective casing. Filler shall be electrically nonconductive, displace or absorb water, and gel or solidify at temperatures below 60 deg F.
  16. Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide the following:
  17. Hydro Safe Oil Division, Inc.; No-Ox-Id Liquid Elevator Casing Filler E-800.
  18. Union-Gard, a division of Dome Services L.L.C.; Union-Gard 160.
  19. Car Frame and Platform: Welded steel units. Fabricated frame of formed or structural steel shapes, gusseted and rigidly welded with an exterior, C-C Plugged grade plywood subfloor, not less than 7/8-inch nominal thickness. Underside of platforms shall be fireproofed. Platform shall be designed and fabricated to support one-piece loads weighing up to 25% of the elevator’s rated capacity.
  20. Sling: Steel stiles affixed to a steel crosshead and bolstered with bracing members to remove strain from the car enclosure.
  21. Guides: Steel, omega shaped rails, fastened to the building structure with steel brackets. Include sliding guide shoes with guide-rail lubricators at top and bottom of car and counterweight frames.
  22. Buffers: Provide substantial buffers in the elevator pit. Mount buffers on a steel template that is fastened to the pit floor, or continuous channels fastened to the elevator guide rail or securely anchored to the pit floor. Provide extensions if required by Project conditions.
  23. Jack: Jack shall be of sufficient size to lift the gross load the height specified on the Drawings. Factory test jack to insure adequate strength and freedom from leakage. Brittle material, such as grey cast iron, is prohibited. Jack shall be waterproof, single post, conventional, in-ground type. Single polished steel hydraulic plunger hosed in a steel sealed casing with sufficient space to allow for alignment during installation. The casing shall have a dished endcap and safety bulkhead as required by ASME/ANSI A17.1. Plunger shall have a high-pressure sealing system, which will not allow for seal movement or displacement during the course of operation. The jack system shall be supplied with schedule 40 PVC or an HDPE protection system complying with ASME/ANSI A17.1 requirements as required to prevent ground corrosion of the casing. Jack casing shall have a bleeder valve to discharge any air trapped in the jack.
  24. Wiring, Piping, and Oil: Provide all necessary wiring in accordance with NFPA 70. All necessary code compliant pipe and fittings shall be provided to connect the power unit to the jack unit. Oil shall be biodegradable.
  25. Control System: Shall be microprocessor based and protected from environmental extremes and excessive vibrations in a NEMA 1 enclosure.

2.5  OPERATION SYSTEMS