1. GENERAL 1.1. Related Documents: 1.2. Scope: 1.1.1. The general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and General Requirements apply to the work specified in this Section. 1.1.2. The requirements of Section 16010 Electrical General Provisions shall apply to all work specified under this section. 1.2.1. The work includes all labor, materials, equipment, and services necessary for the installation of the fire alarm system. The electrical contractor shall be responsible for all raceways, outlet and junction boxes, and all initiating and annunciating circuit conductors between the fire alarm control panel and the devices indicated. The Contractor shall furnish and install all fire alarm devices, perform all necessary software programming, and provide any system modifications required. 1.2.2. Visual notification appliance synchronization: The contractor shall be responsible for synchronization as required by NFPA 72. Where a combination of existing and new notification appliance devices and circuits serve the renovated area, the contractor shall be responsible for system reconfiguration as necessary to meet code. 1.2.3. Duct detectors shall be furnished and installed under Division 16. The electrical contractor shall be responsible for all final fire alarm connections to the duct detectors including raceways, outlet and junction boxes, and the initiating circuit conductors. 1.2.4. The electrical contractor shall be responsible for coordinating the final acceptance and walk through with the, Baltimore County Fire Marshall, the Owner, and the Architect. 1.2.5. Coordination of work with other divisions: The contractor shall be responsible for all required fire alarm provisions as required by work of other trades under other divisions of the contract. The contractor shall examine the contract documents, shop drawings, and submittals for each trade, and determine the necessary fire alarm work and 120V power connections to provide a complete and working system as intended, and in accordance with all codes. Work furnished under other divisions may include, but not be limited to: 1.2.5.1. Elevators 1.2.5.2. Sprinkler, standpipe, and fire pump systems 1.2.5.3. Dry chemical and gaseous fire suppression systems 1.2.5.4. Smoke dampers, air handling unit and ventilation system controls 1.2.5.5. Door hardware, security devices, smoke curtains, fire shutters RTKL 20-06052.63 1/10/14 16721-1
1.3. Quality Assurance: 1.3.1. The system and its components shall be the product of a single manufacturer of established reputation and experience who has produced similar apparatus for a period of at least five (5) years. 1.3.2. The fire alarm system components, programming, and services shall be sourced from an agency authorized by the manufacturer. Where required to establish or maintain UL listings, the services of the existing facility fire alarm service agency shall be utilized. 1.4. Submittals: 1.4.1. Shop drawings shall include a schematic diagram of the complete fire alarm system showing zoning, wiring, and connection of all equipment, and small scale floor plans showing locations of all devices and panels. 1.4.2. Submit shop drawings, manufacturer's data, etc., in accordance with Section 16010, for the following items: 1.4.2.1. Remote Power Supplies 1.4.2.2. Networking Equipment 1.4.2.3. Initiating Devices 1.4.2.4. Warning Devices 1.4.2.5. Intelligent Interface Modules 1.4.2.6. Sequence of Operation Written and Matrix Operation 1.4.3. Submit battery calculations showing compliance with Section 16721, paragraph 2.5.6. 1.4.4. Fire alarm system submittals shall be prepared and submitted to the Authority Having Jurisdiction as required to obtain necessary permits. Where applicable, submittals shall be certified by a NICET Level Designer or Professional Engineer. 1.5. References: 1.5.1. All work shall conform to the applicable portions of the latest revisions of the following codes and standards: 1.5.2. The International Building Code (IBC) 1.5.3. The International Mechanical Code (IMC) 1.5.4. NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code RTKL 20-06052.63 1/10/14 16721-2
1.5.5. NFPA 90A - Standard for the Installation of Air Conditioning and Ventilating Systems 1.5.6. NFPA 101 Life Safety Code 1.5.7. NFPA 170 Standards for Fire Safety Symbols 1.5.8. Underwriters' Laboratory, Inc. (UL) Publications: Fire Protection Equipment Directory, and UL Standard 864. 1.5.9. Americans with Disabilities Act, Public Law 101-336, 1990. 1.5.10. ANSI/ASME A17.1 - Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators 1.5.11. Applicable state or local codes, amendments, and field directives. 1.6. Certification & Insurance: 1.6.1. The contractor shall provide the services and equipment of an alarm service company listed by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., in its Directory as being capable of furnishing the signaling systems specified herein and who is authorized to, and shall issue a certificate to the equipment described herein as it representation that such equipment and all connected wiring and devices which form the specified system together with installation and maintenance service are in compliance with the requirements established by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. 1.6.2. Specified equipment shall be furnished by a supplier who can provide evidence of carrying insurance coverage which shall include comprehensive general liability, products liability, personal injury blanket contractual, premises operations and broad form property damage with limits no less than 1,000,000 dollars, bodily injury and property damage combined. A certificate of insurance shall be produced as evidence of coverage. 1.7. System Operation: 1.7.1. The fire alarm system is existing. The contractor shall match the existing approved sequence of operation whenever possible. 1.7.2. A building evacuation alarm condition shall be established whenever any of the following alarm signal initiating devices are activated: 1.7.2.1. Manual stations. 1.7.2.2. Smoke detectors. 1.7.2.3. Duct detectors. 1.7.3. Whenever an alarm condition is established it shall be annunciated as follows: RTKL 20-06052.63 1/10/14 16721-3
1.7.3.1. A coded signal will be initiated and transmitted to the local Fire Department via the municipal tie or remote monitoring interface panel. 1.7.3.2. Alarm horns, chimes and bells throughout the building will sound a coded alarm signal in accordance with the building coding scheme. 1.7.3.3. Buildings equipped with voice evacuation shall play a prerecorded voice evacuation signal. 1.7.3.4. Flashing strobe lights throughout the building will flash. Flashing lights shall operate separately from audible warning appliances, and be separately silenced and resettable. Flashing operation shall be synchronized where required by NFPA and ADA. 1.7.3.5. An LED indicating lamp shall light on the detector initiating the alarm. 1.7.3.6. An alarm status message shall be displayed at the addressable fire alarm control panel serving the area of alarm using a liquid crystal display. Subsequent alarms shall be presented in the order in which they occur. 1.7.3.7. Smoke doors throughout the building in alarm shall close automatically. 1.7.4. Malfunction of any system initiating device, or a wiring fault, shall establish trouble. Trouble conditions shall be annunciated as follows: 1.7.4.1. A coded signal will be initiated and transmitted to the local Fire Department. 1.7.4.2. An alarm status message shall be displayed at the addressable fire alarm control panel serving the area of alarm using a liquid crystal display. Subsequent alarms shall be presented in the order in which they occur. 1.7.4.3. The appropriate LED s on the graphic remote annunciator panel shall illuminate. 1.7.5. Derangement of any supervised sprinkler control valve shall indicate a supervisory condition, which shall be annunciated in similar fashion to trouble, but distinctly identified. 1.7.6. Elevator capture and return shall be initiated only whenever any of the smoke detectors located in the elevator lobby are activated. The smoke detectors and associated circuits shall be supervised by the fire alarm control panel. Activation of any of these detectors shall establish an alarm condition annunciated at the fire alarm control panel and shall activate the building evacuation alarm. RTKL 20-06052.63 1/10/14 16721-4
2. PRODUCTS 1.7.7. Provide area smoke detectors in each elevator lobby (all floors), the associated elevator machine room, and the associated hoistway. 2.1. General: 1.7.7.1. Activation of a smoke detector in any elevator lobby, except at the primary recall level, shall cause all cars to return nonstop to the primary recall level. Activation of a smoke detector in the elevator lobby on the primary recall level shall cause all cars to return nonstop to an alternate recall level. 1.7.7.2. Activation of a smoke detector in any elevator machine room, except a machine room located on the primary recall level, shall cause all cars to return nonstop to the primary recall level. Activation of a smoke detector in the machine room located on the primary recall level shall cause all cars to return nonstop to an alternate recall level. 1.7.7.3. Activation of a smoke detector in an elevator hoistway, except those detectors installed at or below the primary recall level, shall cause all cars to return nonstop to the primary recall level. Activation of a smoke detector in the hoistway at or below the primary recall level shall cause all cars to be sent to the alternate (upper) recall level. 2.1.1. All detection and alarm system equipment shall be new, the product of single manufacturer, and shall have been manufactured within eighteen (18) months prior to installation. 2.1.2. The fire alarm components indicated on the drawings and specified herein are based on the existing Simplex 4100 addressable fire alarm system. 2.2. Alarm Initiating Devices: 2.2.1. Manual pull stations shall be semi-recessed mounting, red Lexan housing with white letters. 2.2.2. Photoelectric smoke detectors shall be addressable with base. Detectors shall be surface mounted on the ceiling as indicated on the drawings. 2.2.3. Where required for control of smoke doors, or interface with other equipment, provide detectors with relay base, incorporating (2) pairs of DPDT Form C contacts. 2.2.4. Where indicated on the drawings, provide alarm sounder base, to provide in local alarm signal as well as being synchronized with general building alarms. RTKL 20-06052.63 1/10/14 16721-5
2.3. Alarm Indicating Devices: 2.3.1. Fire alarm chimes and chime/strobe combinations shall be red, 91 dba peak sound level at 10 feet, comparable with continuous or stroked operation. 2.3.2. Fire alarm strobe lights shall be red finish, ADA-and UL-1971 compliant, minimum 15 candela output, or as required to provide coverage, per NFPA 72. 2.3.3. Visual alarm operation shall be synchronized as required by NFPA 72 and ADA. 2.4. Remote Booster Power Supplies: 2.4.1. Remote booster power supplies shall 6.5 amperes, with two 3 ampere/24 VDC power supplies, and battery backup. 2.4.2. Booster power supplies shall be equipped with addressable modules as required to allow independent activation, resetting, and trouble reporting. 2.4.3. Provide a smoke detector at each remote booster power supply as required by NFPA 72. 2.5. Intelligent Interface Modules: 2.5.1. Provide single or dual monitor modules for interface to nonaddressable devices such as sprinkler flow and tamper switches, or other dry contact initiating devices. 2.5.2. Provide control modules for initiation of contact-closure devices such as smoke doors, stair pressurization fans, etc. 2.6. Fire Alarm Control Panels: 2.6.1. All programming and system configuration modifications to the existing fire alarm control panel(s) required to specifically accommodate this project shall be included in the contract. 2.7. Fire Alarm and Detection System Wiring: 2.7.1. Wiring shall be as recommended by the manufacturer, installed in conduit. Color code shall be as recommended by the manufacturer. Wiring shall be tested by the contractor to be free of ground shorts and ends at least twelve inches long shall be left at each outlet for connection to the devices. 2.7.2. All initiating loop (ZAS) wiring shall be power limited with type "FPL" designation as listed by the NEC. Initiating circuits shall be minimum RTKL 20-06052.63 1/10/14 16721-6
3. EXECUTION 14 gauge twisted pair, and shall be as manufactured by West Penn, Belden, or Atlas. 2.7.3. Annunciating circuit wiring shall be type THHN, THWN, or THW, minimum 12 gauge, insulated copper conductors. Audible and visual annunciating circuit wiring shall be separated, and be individually resettable. 2.7.4. All fire alarm devices shall be wired in a continuous configuration with no "T-taps" of initiating or annunciating circuits. 3.1. Installation: 3.1.1. Locations for all ceiling-mounted equipment shall be coordinated with lights, air outlets, and other obstructions. Smoke detectors shall be located at least 12 inches from all diffusers and return grilles. 3.1.2. Pull stations shall be mounted 48, at locations indicated on the contract drawings and within 60 of each exit door. Provide additional stations where required for multiple doors that exceed width limits. 3.1.3. No wiring other than that directly associated with fire alarm detection alarm or auxiliary functions shall be permitted in fire alarm conduits. Wiring splices are to be avoided to the extent possible. Transposing or changing color coding or wires shall not be permitted. All conductors in conduit containing more than one wire shall be color coded and labeled on each end with "E-Z Markers" or equivalent. All fire alarm junction boxes shall be painted red with a yellow stripe. Conductors in cabinets shall be carefully formed and harnessed so that each drops off directly opposite to its terminal. Cabinet terminals shall be numbered and coded. All controls, function switches, etc., shall be clearly labeled on all equipment panels. 3.2. Field Quality Control: 3.2.1. Testing procedures for the acceptance of the alarm and detection system shall be conducted in accordance with provisions of Chapter 10 of NFPA 72. 3.2.2. As-built drawings in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 1 of NFPA 72 shall be provided prior to the acceptance test. Drawings provided shall be reproducible vellum or sepia with a minimum scale of 1/8 inch equal to 1 foot. Graphic standards used shall comply with NFPA 170. Three sets of maintenance manuals, electric (compact disc) copy of all site specific software, and a complete acceptance test report shall be provided within 4 weeks of completion of all testing. Final Acceptance of the fire alarm system will not be granted until all documentation is received. 3.2.3. Guarantees: RTKL 20-06052.63 1/10/14 16721-7
3.2.3.1. All Contractors shall guarantee labor, materials, and equipment provided under this contractor against defects for a period of 1 year after the date of the final acceptance of this work by the Owner. 3.2.3.2. Service during the guarantee period shall be provided within 8 hours after notification and all repairs shall be effective within 24 hours after notification. 3.2.3.3. Should the Contractor fail to comply with the above requirements, the Owner will then have the option to make the necessary repairs and back charge the Contractor without any loss of warranty or guarantee as provided by the contract documents. END OF SECTION RTKL 20-06052.63 1/10/14 16721-8