Fire Alarm and Smoke Detector Systems

SECTION 28 30 00 – fire alarm and smoke detector systems

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.01  RELATED DOCUMENTS

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

B.  Specifications throughout all Divisions of the Project Manual are directly applicable to this Section, and this Section is directly applicable to them.

1.02  SUMMARY

A.  The Work covered by this Section of the Specifications shall include the furnishing of all engineering, labor, materials, transportation, tools and appliances required in the performance of all operations required for the installation of a complete, fully functional and code compliant fire alarm system or system modification in the areas listed.

B.  The fire alarm system contractor must provide a system design which meets all applicable codes and all requirements of these specifications, even when those requirements are specifically in excess of minimum code requirements. Note that engineering drawings are conceptual and provide for infrastructure and basic layout of the system. The fire alarm system contractor must check the provided layout and augment the design as needed to provide a compliant system. Any design inconsistencies or conflicts within this document must be resolved through the Request For Information process. All fire alarm system related RFIs must be reviewed by the Environmental Health and Safety Department.

C.  The contractor must certify the documents they produce meet and comply with all applicable codes and the system is designed in accordance with said codes. Noting non-compliance on drawings or documents is not acceptable. Any design inconsistencies or conflicts within this document must be resolved through the RFI process.

D.  The term “Owner” shall include a representative from the MD Anderson Cancer Center (MD ACC) Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) department but is not limited to represent the Owner exclusively. Coordinate all activities to include all of the Owner’s representatives.

E.  The Contractor shall perform all Work in accordance with the Drawings and Specifications, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Contract. Work shall include, but not be limited to, the following as applicable:

1.  Fire alarm panels.

2.  Fire alarm transponders.

3.  Automatic smoke and heat detection, including duct smoke detection.

4.  Manual alarm initiation.

5.  Voice and visual notification devices.

6.  Magnetic door holders.

7.  Alarm annunciation (local and remote).

8.  Firefighters telephone system.

9.  Network connections.

10.  Campus voice system connections.

11.  Air handling unit (AHU) controls to integrate AHU into the fire alarm system operation (where applicable).

12.  Monitoring of sprinkler water flow and supervisory alarm switches.

13.  Elevator recall.

14.  Elevator machine room pre-action sprinkler system and equipment shutdown (Shunt Trip).

15.  Interface to smoke control systems including stairwell pressurization systems.

16.  Security door interfaces.

17.  Powered door interfaces.

18.  Fire curtain interfaces.

19.  Damper interfaces.

F.  The approximate locations of related devices are indicated on original Drawings. These Drawings are not intended to give complete and exact details in regard to location of devices, apparatus, etc. Exact device locations and quantity are to be determined by actual measurement at the building and will in all cases be subject to the approval of the Owner. All drawing location changes, additions or deletions shall be made by a licensed fire protection engineer or licensed fire alarm planner representing the fire alarm systems Contractor, and approved by the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to make any reasonable changes in the locations indicated without additional cost. When making changes to existing systems, the record drawing for the area modified shall be updated and the updated record drawing provided to the Owner.

G.  Submittal drawings shall include details of all interfaced functions. Details shall include all fire alarm system functions and interconnections applicable to each interface. The function of each fire alarm system control point shall be accurately described. Each control output shall be identified in the written sequence of events and dot matrix.

H.  No Work shall be performed until the Shop Drawings, calculations, and product data have been approved by the MD Anderson Cancer Center (MD Anderson) Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) department. This will require early processing of all submittals. The Contractor is solely liable for any or material purchases made prior to this approval.

I.  All existing fire alarm equipment, wiring, devices and sub-systems that are not shown to be reused shall be removed. All existing fire alarm conduit not shown to be reused shall be removed.

J.  Fire alarm system components removed for construction shall not be reused. Fire alarm system components removed for construction shall not be indicated as existing on shop drawings.

K.  Contractor shall deliver all serviceable equipment removed to the Environmental Health and Safety Department.

L.  Each system shall be electrically supervised, connected, tested and proven to be in operating order.

M.  Contractor is responsible for all tools and equipment needed to perform the entire scope of work. Tools and equipment include but are not limited to ladders, scaffolding, lifts, containment cubes, barricades, safety equipment, meters, analyzers, and work carts.

1.03  TEMPORARY PROTECTION

A.  It is the intention of this section to provide for temporary fire alarm detection and notification functions in construction areas. The temporary system when installed and tested will allow for demolition of all existing fire alarm devices raceways and wiring, as required by the project scope, without need for further demolition of fire alarm system components prior to installing new raceways, wiring and devices.

B.  Fire alarm contractor shall submit a hard copy of a drawing of the proposed temporary system for review by EH&S.

C.  Where modifications to existing fire alarm devices or equipment cause Interim Life Safety Measures to remain in place for a period of time exceeding 48 hours, temporary protection shall be provided to the affected area.

D.  Temporary systems shall include detection devices such as heat detectors, notification devices and control devices as required to adequately serve the construction area.

E.  Manual alarm stations shall be installed at construction exits where egress pathways do not have an existing manual station within fifty feet of the construction exit.

F.  Where detection devices are located on the ceiling of the construction area, twenty four inches of yellow caution tape will be affixed to the wiring serving a device within six inches of the device to provide a locator of the temporary detection device.

G.  Existing conduit, raceways and devices not shown to be reused shall not be used to serve the temporary system devices.

H.  Temporary systems shall include wiring to active fire alarm devices beyond the construction area to allow for complete demolition of existing raceways.

I.  Temporary protection devices shall be installed in mounting boxes and secured to building structure.

J.  All wiring connections of the temporary system shall be made in junction boxes. All junction boxes shall be covered and labeled.

K.  Temporary protection installations shall be fully tested and certified by the installing contractor.

L.  Temporary protection installations shall be presented to the Environmental Health and Safety Department for acceptance before demolition or shutdown of the existing fire alarm system or devices.

M.  Temporary protection shall be left in place until the new fire alarm equipment has been tested and certified compliant and operational by the installing contractor and accepted by the owner.

N.  Temporary protection shall resemble the description in Attachment “E”.

O.  Where existing fire alarm system devices are used to provide protection in the construction area, they shall not be removed until the new devices have been tested and certified compliant by the installing contractor and accepted by the Environmental Health and Safety Department.

P.  All fire alarm system devices providing protection to construction areas are to be maintained fully functional and compliant at all times. Junction boxes to remain closed at all times.

Q.  Any device which is to be removed for construction shall not be indicated as existing on drawings.

1.04  REFERENCE STANDARDS

A.  The latest published edition of a reference shall be applicable to this Project unless identified by a specific edition date.

B.  All reference amendments adopted prior to the effective date of this Contract shall be applicable to this Project.

C.  All materials, installation and workmanship shall comply with the applicable requirements and standards addressed within the following references:

1.  All Work shall comply with the applicable rules of the National Fire Protection Association, National Electrical Safety Codes, and Ordinances as well as any other authorities that have lawful jurisdiction pertaining to the Work specified herein. None of the terms or provisions of this Specification shall be construed as waiving any of the rules, regulations or requirements of said authorities.

2.  Contractor shall comply with the Texas Insurance Code Article 5.43-2 Fire Detection and Alarm Devices and Title 28 TAC 34.600 the Fire Alarm Rules

3.  The complete installation is to conform to the applicable sections of NFPA 72, NFPA 90A, NFPA 99, Local Code Requirements, NFPA 70 the National Electrical Code with particular attention to Article 760.

4.  Additionally, the entire installed system and all integrated system operations shall be within the guidelines of International Building Code, and the American with Disabilities Act, Public Law 101-336.

5.  All control equipment shall have transient protection devices to comply with UL864 requirements.

6.  The system controls shall be UL listed for Power Limited Applications per NEC 760. All circuits shall be marked in accordance with NEC 760-23.

D.  In any instance where these Specifications call for materials or construction of a better quality than required by the codes, the provisions of these Specifications shall take precedence.

1.05  QUALITY ASSURANCE

A.  Each and all items of the fire alarm system shall be listed as a product of a single fire alarm system manufacturer under the appropriate category by Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc. (UL), and shall bear the “U.L.” label. All control equipment shall be listed under both UL category UOJZ Control Units System as a single unit and under UL category APOU Proprietary Alarm Units. Service under APOU shall be Grade A. Partial listings, or multiple listings for various major sections of the control, shall not be acceptable.

B.  The installation shall be performed by a company specializing in installing the products specified in this Section with a minimum of five years of experience, and certified by the State of Texas as fire alarm installers.

1.06  SUBMITTALS

A.  General:

1.  Submittals must conform to requirements of Section 26 01 00 and Division 01.

2.  The contractor shall furnish a hard copy of the entire fire alarm submittal to the Environment Health and safety Department for review. This hard copy shall be in addition to any on line, database or electronic version requirements.

3.  If the original submittal or any subsequent submittal is not accepted by the Environmental Health and Safety Department, a resubmission of a hard copy of the entire fire alarm submittal must be provided to the Environment Health and safety Department for further review.

4.  The fire alarm system shall comply with these specifications and all applicable codes. Acceptance of the fire alarm system submittal does not exempt the contractor from full compliance with the contract documents.

5.  An electronic version of the submittal shall be provided.

6.  Submittals shall include the MD Anderson project number on the cover page.

7.  All products submitted shall conform to all aspects of these Specifications. Non conforming products may cause the submittal to be rejected.

8.  Submittals shall include device installation instructions as well as the product data sheets to allow for verification of compliance with NFPA 70.760.130 B & 70.110 .3 B.

9.  Submittal shall include description of warranty service indicating compliance with all warranty requirements specified in this document.

10.  Contractor shall not submit disclaimers or exclusions which may result in a fire alarm system which is not complete, or a fire alarm system which is not fully operational, or a fire alarm system which is not code compliant, or a fire alarm system which does not comply with these specifications. Disclaimers which conflict with these specifications shall not be considered valid.

11.  Submittals shall include any requests for information (RFIs) and the responses to the requests. Unsigned or unidentified responses are not valid.

12.  Submittals shall include a list of manufacturer representatives responsible for the design, installation and service of the installation.

B.  Furnish information on the complete scope of work including:

1.  Design and engineering responsibilities.

2.  Equipment and products provided.

3.  Installation and start-up details.

4.  Testing and commissioning responsibilities.

5.  System certification.

6.  Warranty details.

C.  Owner’s Pricing Detail:

1.  Submittal shall include a complete bill of materials listing all material quantities and unit prices identifying components by manufacturer’s part number.

2.  Submittal shall include the unit costs and extended costs of each item listed in the bill of materials.

3.  Pricing detail shall resemble Attachment “A”.

4.  Contractor shall submit separately and directly to Owner a pricing breakdown of all cost associated to Project for review. This is to include but not be limited to material quantity, description, unit list price, multiplier, cost, extended cost, material costs adjustment less Owner’s discount price, outside material price totaled and itemized, itemized subcontract price associated to Project, and total Project support price.

5.  Contractor labor hour quantities shall be itemized by mechanical labor, electrical labor, field programming labor and design and management labor. Hour quantities shall be itemized by journeyman rate, technician rate and design/management rate with quantity of hours listed separately. Programming hours shall be listed separately from other hours using the same rate such as panel terminations etc.

6.  All estimated overtime shall be disclosed. Profit for Project shall be disclosed. Total Project price shall not exceed the sum of the listed itemized costs.