PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 REQUIREMENTS
A. Provide a complete operational, stand-alone local protective signaling system in each defined building as indicated on the contract documents.
B. Each local protective signaling system shall be connected to a UL monitoring agency.
1. The system as described here-in shall be installed, tested, certified, and delivered to the owner in a fully operational condition.
2. The entire system shall be installed in its own dedicated conduit system. The system shall include all required hardware, raceways, interconnecting wiring and custom generated software to accomplish the requirements of this specification and the contract documents. 3. All equipment shall be new and the latest state of the art products of the manufacturer and
sale of addressable/analog detection devices.
4. The equipment, expansion capabilities and features specified here-in were selected to meet the owner’s specific design requirements for this project.
a. The following manufacturers may be used for the project: 1) Simplex (no substitute)
1.2 MATERIALS AND SERVICES
A. The system shall include, but not be limited to the following elements:
1. The building shall have its own stand-alone, local protective signaling system with the necessary addressable/analog loops, (Class B, Style 4) notification appliance circuits, communication module, and the required power supplies, battery chargers, and standby batteries as required.
2. Intelligent addressable field devices such as manual pull stations, heat detectors, analog Fire Print smoke detectors, alarm monitoring modules and supervised relay control modules.
3. ADA approved audible & visual synchronized notification alarm appliances.
4. Main panel to have Digital Communicator, with 4 channel programmable output logic. 5. RS-485 serial driven remote annunciator/command panels, flush mount where shown on
contract documents.
6. System custom software, database management utilities and firmware as required to provide a complete functioning interactive system
7. Installation, testing, certification and education labor. 1.3 APPROVALS
A. The publications listed below form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. The publications are referenced in the text by the basic designation only. The latest version of each listed publication shall be used as a guide unless the authority having jurisdiction has adopted an earlier version:
1. Factory Mutual (FM)
a. FM AG Approval Guide 2. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
a. NFPA 13 Standard For The Installation of Sprinkler Systems.
b. NFPA 13A Recommended Practice For The Inspection, Testing And Maintenance of Sprinkler Systems.
c. NFPA 70 National Electrical Code. d. NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code.
e. NFPA 90A Standard For The Installation of Air Conditioning And Ventilating Systems.
g. Underwriter’s Laboratories, Inc. (UL). h. City of Collierville Fire Department. i. Shelby County Electrical Department. 1.4 QUALIFICATIONS OF THE INSTALLER
A. Before commencing work, submit data showing that the contractor has successfully installed fire alarm systems of the same scope, type and design as specified. The contractor shall include the names and locations of at least two installations where the contractor has installed such systems: 1. The fire alarm vendor shall employ on staff a minimum of four NICET level 2 technicians
and a professional engineer, registered in the State of Tennessee.
2. The fire alarm vendor shall be factory trained & certified by the manufacturer and shall provide on-site supervision of installation, software documentation, termination of all control equipment, preliminary testing and final acceptance testing, certification of entire system. 3. The fire alarm vendor shall be certified in the installation and termination of fiber optic
conductors/connections.
4. The fire alarm vendor shall have an established service department located within 50 miles of the job site, and provide 24 hour emergency service technicians.
1.5 SUBMITTAL
A. The fire alarm vendor shall include the following information in the equipment submittal: 1. Power calculations:
a. Battery capacity calculations. Battery size shall be a minimum of 130% of the calculated requirement.
b. Supervisory power requirements for all equipment. c. Alarm power requirements for all equipment.
d. Power supply rating justification showing power requirements for each of the system power supplies. Power supplies shall be sized to furnish the total connected load in a worst case condition plus 25% spare capacity.
2. Analog/addressable loops:
a. Provide Addressable/Analog loops (60 devices per loop)for each floor of each building as required.
b. Each loop shall not be filled to more than 75% of its rated capacity, allowing for future expansion/modification.
3. Notification Appliance Circuits:
a. Provide general alarm Audio/Visual circuits for each floor of each building as required.
b. Each NAC shall not be filled to more than 75% of its rated capacity, allowing for future expansion/modification.
4. Complete Manufacturer’s Catalog Data sheets.
5. Complete drawings covering the following shall be submitted by the contractor for the proposed system:
a. Floor plans in Cad compatible format showing all equipment and raceways, marked for size, conductor count with type and size, showing the percentage of allowable National Electric Code fill used.
6. A complete proposed system database including a description of all logic strings, control by event programming and point identification labels in a formatted printed form shall be submitted by the owner.
7. For use in system test, a complete operation and maintenance manual with two sets of proposed installation drawings shall be submitted.
1.6 SYSTEM FUNCTION
A. The system shall be a complete, electrically supervised style fire detection and evacuation system with microprocessor based operating system having the following capabilities, features and capacities:
1. The system shall provide status indicators and control switches for all of the following functions:
a. Audible and visual evacuation alarm circuit zone control.
b. Status indicators for sprinkling system waterflow and valve supervisory devices. c. Any additional status or control functions as indicated on the drawings, including
but not limited to; emergency generator functions, fire pump functions, door unlocking and security with bypass capabilities.
d. The system shall be listed by the U.L. for configuration as an approved NFPA 13 fire sprinkler system deluge and pre-action and total flooding extinguishing agent release system.
e. The system shall be U.L. 1094 listed for monitoring and reporting security 1.7 SYSTEM ZONING
A. Each intelligent addressable device on the system shall be displayed at the local fire alarm control panel by a unique alpha numeric label identifying its location and also on the global remote annunciator Touch screen located at the fire command center.
1.8 SYSTEM OPERATION
A. Activation of any system security, supervisory, trouble, status or fire initiating device shall cause the following actions and indications at the global remote annunciator panel:
1. Sound an audible alarm and display a custom message defining specific alarm point initiating the alarm.
2. Log to the system history archives all activity pertaining to the alarm condition. 3. Activate the local general alarm NAC circuits.
4. Shut down the local AHU units as indicated on the contract documents.
5. Transmit the appropriate alarm, supervisory, trouble condition to the central station.
6. In an alarm condition, general alarm audible devices may be silenced from the local operator control terminal, allowing the visual indications to remain active until manually de-energized by the system operator.
PART 2 - SYSTEM PRODUCTS
2.1 LOCAL FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANELS
A. The control panel shall be modular in construction and shall include, but not limited to; the hardware, software and firmware required to perform the following major system functions:
1. Steel, satin black, baked enamel cabinet with indicator viewing window, hinged door with cylinder lock and dead front construction when the outer door is open.
2. System power supplies, including necessary transformers rectifiers, regulators, filters and surge protection required for system operation, with the capacity to power the system in a worst case condition with all devices in alarm and all local indicating appliances active without exceeding the listed ratings.
after loss of activity. Systems with a single watchdog circuits for all processors shall not be acceptable unless supplied with a hot standby CPU.
4. NFPA 72 Style 4 operation with loop isolator analog signaling circuitry required to communicate with, and receive alarms from 120 points, consisting of a. maximum of sixty intelligent analog alarm initiating and sixty intelligent controllable output devices. Analog loops shall be configured with loop isolators and wired in a manner that prevents a catastrophic wiring event on a floor from effecting the performance of other floors.
5. A limited energy output circuit for operation of direct current audible or visual indicating appliances, leased line or city tie, or extinguisher system release shall be provided by a controllable signal module.
6. System display consisting of an 80 character back lighted alphanumeric super twist LCD display readable at any angle. Thirty two character user defined custom messages shall describe the location of the active device.
a. The system shall be capable of programming to allow troubles occurring and restored in the system to be automatically removed from the display queue.
b. As a minimum, an LED display for ALARM, AUDIBLES SILENCED, SUPERVISORY, TROUBLE, SECURITY, POWER ON and PARTIAL SYSTEM DISABLED.
c. Touch activated, audible feed-back, membrane switches for ALARM ACKNOWLEDGE, AUDIBLE SILENCE, SUPERVISORY ACKNOWLEDGE, TROUBLE ACKNOWLEDGE, SECURITY ACKNOWLEDGE, RESET, DISPLAY HOLD and DISPLAY NEXT.
d. Touch activated, audible feed-back, membrane switch functions, programmable to perform a minimum of twelve custom designed and programmed functions such as drill, disable, bypass automatic control commands or other special functions as required by the system user.
1) The membrane switches shall also be used for the entry of up to 16 individual passcodes, allowing for an individual code for each operator allowed to perform security bypass functions.
e. Ten digit keypad for passcode entry to perform programming and maintenance functions.
7. Software defined logic module as required for each alarm initiation point, capable of controlling any combination of the system output functions using as logic factors; counting, verification, time, day, holiday, type of device, and, or, not, timer, all, any, flip-flop, D latch, and up to 32 levels of programming shall be possible.
8. Software logic modules and system database shall be programmed using a DOS compatible program on any IBM compatible computer. It shall be possible to program or edit the system database off site after downloading from the control panel.
9. Environment compensating, software driven logic for adjusting the alarm threshold windows on detectors to compensate for contamination accumulation and keep detector response sensitivity constant. The software shall compensate for either over-sensitized or de-sensitized units, raising a system flag when a detector approaches the allowable limits of adjustment, indicating a requirement for servicing.
10. Fire Alarm System Power Supplies a. System primary power
1) Primary power for the FACP and the secondary power battery chargers shall be obtained from a dedicated emergency power circuits. Circuit breakers shall be fitted with a suitable guard, requiring removal of a screw to open, and used only for fire alarm. Each circuit used for fire alarm purposes shall be permanently labeled for function.
b. Secondary power supply
Batteries shall be sized at 125% of the calculated size.
2) Provide battery charging circuitry for each standby battery bank in the system. The charger shall be automatic in design, adjusting the charge rate to the condition of the batteries.
2.2 INTELLIGENT DEVICE PROGRAMMER/TESTER, MODEL FPI-32
A. Furnish as a part of the installed system, a UL listed programmer and tester, complete with the following features:
1. The programmer shall be portable with a carrying case with cover, latch and handle and internal charging supply and rechargeable battery sufficient for four hours of use before requiring recharging. Battery conservation circuitry shall shut off power to the device should no keyboard activity take place for five minutes.
2. The programmer shall set and verify the device address and perform a device test to assure operation within the UL defined detection window.
3. The programmer shall contain an integral detector base and non-polar leads to program and test intelligent modules with screw terminals.
4. The programmer tester shall dynamically display in real time, the detector chamber analog voltage, usable as an in site dynamic tester.
B. Systems unable to comply with the requirements of this section shall supply a U.L. listed, calibrated, smoke generation instrument capable of performing the tests required for calibration of the system detectors.
1. The alternative test device, if line powered or not portable, shall be supplied with a wheeled cart, an approved UPS and a battery supply as required to support four hours of testing as described above.
2.3 INTELLIGENT FIELD DEVICES
1. Manual fire alarm pull stations model: MSI-20B dual action type. 2. Photoelectric detectors model: ILP-2 with Fire Print, profile feature. 3. Thermal detectors model: ILT-1.
4. Duct detectors to be model: AD-3ILP, photoelectric with 6'-0 air sampling tube, with programmable auxiliary relay as required. Provide LED remote indicator on ceiling.
5. Addressable interface modules: a. Single address model: TRI-B6. b. Dual address model: TRI-B6D.
c. Single address with programmable relay model: TRI-B6R. 2.4 EVACUATION SIGNALING APPLIANCES
Shall be furnished and installed as shown on the drawings, including the following features and capabilities:
A. Visual appliances shall be installed as shown on the drawings in accordance with the requirements of the U.L.1971 standard and NFPA 72. Where multiple visual signals are visible from any location, circuitry shall be incorporated for the synchronization of the flash rate, model: S17-F.
1. Strobes shall meet UL 1971 and produce a flash rate of one (1) flash per second minimum over the Listed input voltage (20VDC - 31VDC) range.
2. The strobes shall be available for semi-flush (color white) mounting and in conjunction with audible signals as required.
B. Audible evacuation signals shall be furnished and installed as shown on the drawings meeting the following requirements:
HN-S17F.
2. The device shall provide two output sound levels: standard and high dba. The high dBA setting shall provide a minimum 5 dBA increase in sound output at nominal voltage. The high anechoic dBA measurement at 10 feet at the alarm horn setting shall be 101 dBA minimum for separately mounted audible signals.
3. The device shall have provisions for standard reverse polarity type supervision and in/out field wiring using terminals that accept #12 to #18 AWG wiring.
a. Sound output rating of 90db at full power tap.
4. The evacuation appliances shall be available in flush, semi-flush, or surface versions as required for locations shown on the contract documents. Appliances shall be wall or ceiling mounted using a listed outlet box, and as required, tile bridges. Color to be White.
2.5 OFF SITE DIGITAL ALARM COMMUNICATIONS, MODEL 5128
A. The control panel shall contain integral facilities for off site digital reporting via site telephone lines. Upon sensing an alarm condition within the panel, the communicator shall capture an operational telephone circuit and automatically dial the Central Receiving Station.
1. The communicator shall be capable of reporting up to four conditions present within the control panel, as follows:
a. Fire Alarm Condition. b. System Trouble Condition. c. System Supervisory Condition.
d. Other conditions as required. 2.6 LOAD CONTROL RELAYS
A. Furnish and install for the control of air handler contractors, elevator recall circuits and exit light flashing circuits, control relays as follows:
1. Rated for use with circuits up to 240VAC at 7A inductive. Relays shall be of the sealed pluggable type, and terminations shall be made to pressure type screw terminals.
2. Relays shall be mounted in a NEMA style enclosure, with identification on the exterior as a fire alarm control device.
3. All relays shall be supervised as required by NFPA 101 and mounted within three feet of the device being controlled.
2.7 MAGNETIC DOOR HOLDERS, MODEL SDH-2D
A. Furnish and install where shown on the drawings, magnetic door holders designed for positive release to secure openings as indicated for limiting smoke spread. the units furnished shall be brushed aluminum finish, compatible with the doors as listed in the door schedule as follows:
1. 24VDC concealed wiring with 25 lb holding force.
2.8 LOCAL REMOTE ALPHANUMERIC ANNUNCIATORS, MODEL RCC-1
A. Furnish and install where shown on the drawings, remote alphanumeric annunciators with features and capabilities as follows:
1. Active poll response communications with the Fire Alarm Control Unit utilizing the Style 4 communications network
2. 80 character alphanumeric display for all fire alarms, supervisory reports, security alarms and system troubles.
3. Individual fire alarm, supervisory, security and trouble acknowledge momentary switches, each with LED indicators showing acknowledgement status by flashing and steady states. 4. Power on LED
7. The annunciator shall be capable of supporting a supervised system printer, system CRT control terminal with keyboard or system color graphics alarm display terminal.
PART 3 - CONTRACT EXECUTION
3.1 DESIGN AND INSTALLATION DRAWINGS
A. Show a general layout of the complete system including equipment arrangement. It shall be the responsibility of the fire alarm contractor to verify dimensions and assure compatibility all other systems interfacing with the fire alarm system.
1. Identify on the drawings, conduit and conductor sizes and types with number of conductors in each conduit. Provide each conduit and device with a unique identification. For addressable alarm initiation devices, the system identifier shall be the system address for that device. Signals shall be sequentially numbered as the address of the controlling module.
2. Indicate on the point to point wiring diagrams, interconnecting wiring within the panel between modules, and connecting wiring to the field device terminals.
3. Obtain all Factory Mutual and local approvals. 3.2. INSTALLATION
1. Perform work in accordance with the requirements of NEC, NFPA 70 and NFPA 72.
2. Fasten equipment to structural members of building or metal supports attached to structure, or to concrete surfaces.
3.3. BOXES, ENCLOSURES AND WIRING DEVICES A. Boxes shall be installed plumb and firmly in position.
1. Fire alarm system decal or silk screened label shall be applied to all pull box covers. 3.4 CONDUCTORS
A. Each conductor shall be identified as shown on the drawings at each with wire markers at terminal points. Attach permanent wire markers within 2 inches of the wire termination. Marker legends shall be visible.
1. Wiring for analog loop circuits and speaker circuits shall be 18 AWG twisted. Wiring for strobe circuits shall be a minimum 16 AWG.
2. All connectors shall be installed in conformance with the manufacturers recommendations. No wire splices are permitted.
3. Crimp-on type spade lugs shall be used for terminations of stranded conductors to binder screw or stud type terminals. Spade lugs shall have upset legs and insulation sleeves sized for the conductors.
B. Permanently label or mark each conductor at both ends with permanent alpha-numeric wire markers.
C. A consistent color code for fire alarm system conductors throughout the installation.
1. The installation contractor shall submit for approval prior to installation of wire, a proposed color code for system conductors to allow rapid identification of circuit types.
D. Wiring within sub panels shall be arranged and routed to allow accessibility to equipment for adjustment and maintenance.
F. All wiring to be in conduit and meet Fire Department requirements. 3.5 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL
A. Testing, general:
1. All intelligent analog devices shall be tested and logged for correct address and sensitivity using test equipment specifically designed for that purpose. These devices and their bases shall be tagged with adhesive tags located in an area not visible when installed, showing the system address, initials of the installing technician and date.
2. Wiring runs shall be tested for continuity, short circuits and grounds before system is energized. Resistance, current and voltage readings shall be made as work progresses. a. A systematic record shall be maintained of all readings using schedules or charts of
tests and measurements. Areas shall be provided on the logging form for readings, dates and witnesses.
b. Test reports shall be delivered to the acceptance inspector as completed. B. Acceptance testing
1. A written acceptance test procedure (ATP)for testing the fire alarm system components and installation will be prepared by the engineer in accordance with NFPA 72, NFPA 72E NFPA 72H and this specification. The contractor shall be responsible for the performance of the ATP, demonstrating the function of the system and verifying the correct operation of all system components, circuits, and programming.
2. A complete listing of all device labels for alpha-numeric annunciator displays and logging printers shall be prepared by the installing contractor prior to the ATP.
3. The acceptance inspector shall verify operation as programmed. In conducting the ATP, the acceptance inspector shall request demonstration of any or all input and output functions.
3.6. DOCUMENTATION
A. System documentation shall be furnished to the owner and shall include but not be limited to the following:
1. System record drawings and wiring details including one set of reproducible masters and drawings on 3 ½ inch floppy disks in a DXF format suitable for use in a CAD drafting program.
2. System operation, installation and maintenance manuals, (3 sets).
3. Written documentation for all logic modules as programmed for system operation with a matrix showing interaction of all input signals with output commands.
4. System program showing system functions, controls and labeling of equipment and devices. Also provide a 3.5" floppy diskette with system file.
3.7 SERVICES
A. The contractor shall warrant the entire system against mechanical and electrical defects for a period described in the contract general conditions. This period shall begin upon completed certification and test of the system or upon first beneficial use of the system, whichever is earlier.
B. The installation contractor shall furnish training as follows for a minimum of four employees of the system user:
1. Training in the receipt, handling and acknowledgement of alarms.
2. Training in the system operation including manual control of output functions from the system control panel.
3. Training in the testing of the system including logging of detector sensitivity, field test of devices and response to common troubles.
successive days, but shall be sufficient to cover all items specified.
C. Provide on-site video of training, as well as packaged video training tapes for this system.
