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North County Courtroom 2

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AV Specification

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Division 27 Section 27 41 00 Audio-Video Communications

AUDIO-VIDEO SYSTEMS

PART 1 GENERAL

1.01 RELATED DOCUMENTS

Drawings and general provisions of Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions, Special Conditions and Division-1 specification sections, apply to work specified in this section.

1.02 RELATED WORK AND REQUIREMENTS

Section 260500 - Basic Electrical Requirements

Section 260500 - Raceways and Conduits

Section 260500 - Wires and Cables

Section 260500 - Outlet Boxes

1.03 1.03 SCOPE OF WORK

This section requires the fabrication, furnishing, delivery, installation, testing and equalization of the sound and video systems as indicated on the drawings and specified herein.

The AV contractor shall provide all materials, equipment, labor, tools, scaffolds, and incidentals necessary to the scope of work.

It is the intention of these specifications that the AV contractor provide a professional quality, complete and properly operating system in every respect and detail.

The installation contractor shall examine the plans in detail to familiarize him with the scope of the work.

The installation contractor shall assume full responsibility for a complete operating installation, in the required location, in accordance with the contract documents.

1.04 WORK INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT

Without restricting volume or generality of above "Scope", work to be performed under this section shall include, but is not limited to, the furnishing and installation of the following:

1. AV systems upgrade in Courtroom 2

a. Microphones

b. Podiums

c. Ceiling Speakers

d. Control Systems

2. The systems and equipment upgrade for the space should be reviewed based on the project drawings and the equipment list included at the end of this specification section.

1.05 WORK NOT INCLUDED (as applicable)

The following items of work, if required, are included in other sections and must be reviewed by the AV contractor for impact on this work:

1. Necessary conduit and raceway systems.

1.06 CONTRACTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS

The work of this section will be contracted to a single firm, referred to as the contractor.

The contractor shall be an AV systems contractor who regularly engages in the furnishing, installation and servicing of professional AV systems of similar nature, size, scope and complexity to that contemplated by this specification. The contractor shall have done so for a period of not less than five years preceding the bid date.

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The AV contractor shall have maintained for the five years preceding the bid date, a suitably staffed and equipped service organization which has continuously offered maintenance and repair services for systems of the nature, size, scope and complexity to that contemplated by this specification.

The contractor shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the owner, through exhibits presented with his bid, that the AV contractor has a history to indicate the following:

1. Statement of company history. Include a breakdown of business activities the contractor has been involved in for each of the last 5 years.

2. Previous experience: Provide a list of four installations of the type and size contemplated by these specifications, currently in use as originally installed, in which a theatre / system consultant was involved, completed in the last 5 years and the following information regarding each installation:

a. Name and address of each installation facility.

b. Facility owner and telephone number.

c. Name, address, and phone number of a person regularly employed by the owner, who is familiar with the operation of the systems and who has no connection or business connections with the contractor except as the contractor shall fully disclose

d. Name, address, and phone number of the theatre / system consultant, along with the names of all the consultant’s personal directly involved.

e. System shop drawings. These will be returned if the contractor provides a call tag or return postage.

f. Owner’s manual. These will be returned if the contractor provides a call tag or return postage.

g. System as-built drawings. These will be returned if the contractor provides a call tag or return postage.

h. List of contractors personal involved with each person’s responsibility on the project.

i. Name, address and phone number of the general contractor, along with the names of all key GC personal directly involved.

j. Name address and phone number of the electrical contractor, along with the names of all key EC personal directly involved.

3. Statement of current company capabilities and ownership.

4. Key Personnel: For each of the key personnel listed below; Include individual’s name, title, and number of continuous years of service to contractor. Include a biography detailing industry experience, and role within organization (include only full-time/regular staff employees; not independent contractor, freelance, or temporary positions). List all industry certifications held, training courses attended, and continuing education credits, including dates of attendance. List recently completed projects, scope of project, and completion dates.

a. Project Manager

b. Senior Technician

c. Service Manager

5. Other Department Staff – Include size of staff, and experience of each staff member.

6. Replacement and Spare Parts Inventory – Provide detailed list of primary replacement parts, components, and spares typically held in inventory.

7. Test Equipment and Physical Plant – Include an inventory of all test facility equipment owned and used regularly by the Service Department. Provide description of physical plant and space utilization.

8. Copies of all business and professional licenses and insurance certificates.

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Without prejudice to other contractors desiring to be qualified, the following are considered qualified and are listed in alphabetical and not preferential order:

1. BCI Integrated Solutions 9501 Princess Palm Ave. Tampa, FL 33619 813-249-1020 ext. 227 Michael Fraioli, VP of AV Sales mfraioli@bcifl.net

2. Peerson Audio, Inc. 1235 Park Lane South Jupiter, Fl 33458.

561-741-8720 Kevin Varnadore, President kvarnadore@peersonaudio.com

3. Pro-AV 1221 Pine Ave Orlando, Florida 32824 407-743-8000 ext. 300 Shawn Risburg, CTS

4. Shawn.Risberg@proavi.com

5. AVI-SPL South Florida

Jordan Kanter Account Manager 561-254-5027 Jordan.Kanter@avispl.com

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2.01 EQUIPMENT LIST IS ATTACHED AT THE END OF THIS SPECIFICATION SECTION.

2.02 ALTERNATES

In no case will equipment or materials of lesser design or workmanship be acceptable. Only those materials and equipment listed in this specification will be considered unless prior approval is sought and received.

Substitutions: When a specific piece of equipment specified has been discontinued and/or replaced by a new model, substitution will be acceptable when:

1. Submission of complete data on the new model or substitute has been approved by the owner prior to equipment acquisition.

2. Substitute equipment or the replacement of rejected equipment shall be at the sole expense of the AV contractor.

Should the contractor proposed and receive approval for the use of alternative wire and cable which requires additional conduit, the contractor will be solely responsible for the installation of such conduit.

2.03 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (as applicable)

The major items of equipment shall be furnished in the quantity as shown by the audio diagrams on the drawings and the quantity as specified herein.

When documents list several acceptable manufacturers for a particular item of equipment, more than one of which is to be provided, the AV contractor shall supply all of those similar items of equipment from one manufacturer.

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The AV contractor will provide necessary millwork, enclosures, baffles, grille cloth, wall plates, and any other item furnished under this contract not specifically noted otherwise herein or on the drawings in a manner and color as approved by the owner.

Any item of equipment or hardware that may not be specifically shown on the drawings or specified herein but required for proper sound system operation or installation shall be furnished and installed and be of the highest quality available.

The performance of all equipment must meet the most recently published manufacturer’s data sheet

Provide the follow equipment (list attached at end of this spec section).

Panels: All panels are made of 1/8" thick Aluminum plate, brushed anodized black and sealed.

All controls and connectors will have engraved labels. The minimum allowable label size is 1/8".

All labels will be back filled with white paint. All connectors are mounted with machine hardware. All panel layouts and labels must be submitted and approved prior to construction.

The panels shown in the drawings are typical only.

Microphone Receptacles: The above general requirements for panels apply to the construction of Microphone Receptacles as well. See the contract drawings for quantity and type required.

System Wire: Where West Penn Wire part numbers are specified, equivalents by Belden, Gepco, Liberty, Clark, Crestron or Extron will be approved provided no change in conduit size is required.

1. 10 A.W.G. for low-impedance speaker lines enclosed in conduit, racks, or speaker enclosures. Use for all speaker runs except 70 volt systems. 12 A.W.G. THHN unless otherwise listed in drawings. Subwoofers typically use 10 AWG or larger cable and main loudspeakers may also require 10 AWG depending on cable length from amplifier.

2. 16 A.W.G. twisted pair for 70 volt audio wire for use in conduit, racks, or speaker enclosures. West Penn HA227 (12 AWG) or West Penn HA210 (10 AWG).

3. 22 A.W.G. shield twisted pair for all mic, line or D.C. control lines enclosed in conduit or racks. West Penn 291.

4. Category 5e, 6 and 6A as per manufacturer’s specification. HDBaseT, DM, and DTP cable to use F/UTP cable as specified by manufacturer.

5. Belden 9397 or equivalent is specified for TOA array microphones in this project.

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.01 SUBMITTALS: the AV contractor, within thirty days of the bid award and prior to beginning work, shall submit the following to the owner and consultant for approval:

Drawings: Complete shop drawings of the systems electronics that will include rack elevations, one-line drawings for all systems, artwork showing labels for all equipment, and cable label list.

AutoCAD files of all drawings are available from consultant.

Mountings and Attachments: Prior to equipment installation, the AV contractor will submit to the owner detailed scale drawings of all proposed enclosures and speaker mounting or rigging weighing more than ten pounds. All mountings and attachments must be approved and stamped by an engineer licensed in Florida prior to submittal and the beginning of the installation.

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Materials and Equipment: The AV contractor will submit to the owner and consultant a complete list of all materials and equipment to be furnished including catalog cuts for all equipment items. These must contain full information on dimensions, construction, applications, etc. to permit proper evaluation. In addition, they must be properly identified as to their intended use and any options or variations must be clearly marked.

Test Equipment: The AV contractor will submit to the owner a list of test equipment to be used to test, equalize and demonstrate the final installation. “SIM” audio analyzer will be required.

Schedule: Prior to the commencement of the installation work, the AV contractor shall submit for approval, to the owner, an outline of a proposed commencement and completion schedule and project requirements.

3.02 COORDINATION WITH OTHER WORK:

The AV contractor shall specifically coordinate the placement and sizes of conduit relating to this work and shall specifically review and approve the conduit rough-in in time to advise all parties of needed changes, omissions, etc. The AV contractor shall report this successful coordination in writing to the owner's representative. Failing this, the following will be enforced:

1. The AV contractor shall provide and install any additional conduits required for the hookup, proper location and proper isolation of the various cable / signal types and equipment in the systems. The AV contractor must coordinate his conduit installation with those installed by the electrical contractor. All conduits shall be sized to their intended fill plus fifty percent.

2. The contractor shall at all times coordinate his work with the other trades to ensure smooth progress of work and satisfactory final results.

3.03 INSTALLATION:

Personnel: A single, competent, technically qualified foreman will oversee the entire job from start to finish. This foreman must:

1. Be present on the job site during all phases of installation and testing.

a. Be authorized to receive instructions from the Architects or their representatives.

Only experienced AV installers shall be employed on this job.

The contractor shall keep the job adequately staffed at all times.

All job documents pertaining to the installation of this system will be accessible to all workers throughout the installation process.

Installation practices shall be in accordance with OSHA Safety and Health Standards and all local codes.

The AV contractor shall not commence the installation of equipment and devices, other than the pulling of cable, until all areas are clean, painted and finished to a point that they are completely dust, dirt, lint, fiber and airborne particle free. The air conditioning system must be operating to its design level and be able to keep all areas with sound equipment stable.

General Workmanship:

1. The installation of all work shall be neat.

2. All boxes, equipment, etc., shall be plumb and square.

3. The installation shall conform to the plans and spec.

4. Equipment racks shall be assembled, wired and tested in the contractor’s shop prior to delivery to the job site.

Wiring:

1. All pulls to be made by hand, care will be taken not to nick cable jackets, and any nicked or damaged cable will be replaced.

2. A pull string will be left in all conduits after wire is installed.

3. NO SPLICES WHATSOEVER IN CONDUIT!

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4. If not enclosed in conduit neatly group cables into bundles and secure out of harm’s way.

5. Separate cable grouping by signal level. Mic and A.C. power shall be not less than 18" all other levels by not less than 6".

6. Include spare cables with all field runs. Quantity to be 10% or 1 whichever is greater unless otherwise specified.

Terminations:

1. All cables shall be permanently labeled at every termination.

2. Service loops of not less than 6" will be present at all terminations to equipment.

3. Where terminal blocks or barrier strips are used only uninsulated fork terminals with a brazed seam, sized according to wire and stud sizes, crimped with notch across from the seam will be approved.

4. Use barrier strips on equipment where provided.

5. Where shielded cable is in use leave shield drain wire the same length as the circuit conductor(s), sleeve shield drain wire in green pvc tubing. Cap where the cable jacket was removed with heat shrink. Where the shield drain wire is to be lifted follow the above and fold back over cable jacket. Then cap end with heat shrink. Do not use a single piece of heat shrink for this use two smaller ones.

6. All soldering will be clean and neat and not exhibit evidence of a "cold" joint, were necessary heat sinks will be used. Use only rosin core "electronic type " solder.

7. Wire nuts will be allowed only for field connections of 70 volt speaker lines and priority attenuation control lines, and then only when the proper size is used.

Polarity:

1. The "high" side will be connected to pin 2 on XLR connectors, to tip on 1/4" connectors and to the pin on phono connectors.

2. The " low " side will be connected to pin 3 on XLR connectors, to ring on 1/4" balanced connectors and to case on phono connectors.

3. Microphones will be wired so that an acoustic compression at the diaphragm produces a positive going signal on pin 2 with respect to pin 3.

4. Speakers will be wired so that when a positive going signal is applied to the + or red terminal an acoustic compression is produced.

5. The system will be wired to maintain absolute polarity though all system components to ensure that a positive signal on pin 2 or tip produces a positive signal at the + or red speaker terminal.

Safety Grounding:

1. An isolated sound system grounding conductor will be installed by the electrical contractor. The ONLY ground connection will be made though this conductor.

2. All equipment, racks, shield or drain wires will be isolated from all other ground paths.

3. All audio low-level signal lines will be balanced and floating.

Shield Grounding:

1. Do not tie pin 1 to case of XLR connectors anywhere.

2. Microphone shield drain wires will be grounded only at mixer inputs. Where microphone lines and mixer inputs run though a patchbay, connect shield drain wire to sleeve of patchbay connector and only to this point.

3. Line level lines will have shield drain wire lifted from ground at outputs and connected to ground at inputs.

4. The intent here is to not make ground loops, should any situation arise which would form a ground loop, please inform the owner for direction.

Mountings and Attachments:

1. Any and all structural, mounting, or rigging details are shown on the drawings are for concept only.

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2. The detail drawings and calculations of all proposed mounting or rigging of any equipment weighing more than ten pounds will be approved and stamped by a P.E. who is licensed in Florida.

3. Each cluster element is to be individually adjustable.

4. Provide for an adjustment range of +/- 10 degrees from the information shown in the contract documents.

5. In the absence of specific direction otherwise, standard rigging practices shall be followed.

Labels:

1. Cable Labels: All cables shall be labeled at all termination points. The label shall not be handwritten. Clear heat shrink shall cover the label.

2. Equipment Labels. All equipment shall be labeled front and rear. Labels shall functionally describe the use of each piece of equipment. On equipment having multiple channels, each channel shall be labeled. Additionally, the equipment label will call out equipment designation which will correspond with the designations shown on the approved contractor’s one-line diagram. Labels shall be engraved Lamacoid, white letters on black background, with a minimum letter size of 3/16". Approved patchbay labeling may vary from this.

Power Sequencing: Provide sequencing AV power control system with sequencing receptacles and power strips where needed.

1. If a motorized circuit breaker system is specified for the project, it will be provided by the EC. Coordinate distribution of sequenced power circuits to meet the AV system’s requirements.

The system may not be used prior to checkout.

3.04 INSPECTION AND TESTING:

During the installation of the equipment the AV contractor shall arrange for access as necessary for inspection of equipment by the owner's and/or architect's representatives.

Provide a safe means of accessing all system components for all visits.

Equipment Pre-testing: All racks are to be built and wired in contractors’ shop and tested prior to delivery to site. All other equipment is to be tested prior to delivery and installation. A written test report will be submitted to the owner.

Final Inspection:

1. The final inspection will confirm that the systems, as installed, meets the requirements of this spec, the contract documents, and the approved contractor’s shop drawing and submittals.

2. The contractor will inform the owner in writing of the system’s completion. The contractor will then request final inspection by the consultant and carry out the necessary coordination. This coordination includes:

a. Giving at least fourteen days’ notice to the consultant prior to the final inspection.

b. Arranging for the contractor’s and consultant’s exclusive use of the space.

c. Arranging for a HVAC technician to be available to turn the AC system on and off as required.

d. The contractor's job foreman and one additional worker familiar with the job will be present during all check out, testing and tuning.

3. Contractor will complete the following tasks prior to consultant’s arrival:

a. Unpack and assemble all portable equipment.

b. Place all portable equipment in one location.

c. If anything has been turned over to the owner have the signed Letters of Transmittal on site.

d. Complete all required paperwork (pre-testing reports, letters indicating successful coordination of the installation, etc.).

e. Remove all security covers.

f. Contractor will provide all necessary software, cables, and interfaces to facilitate the

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g. Contractor will either: 1) relocate all system equalizers to a tech area in the house for the duration of system tuning or 2) for remotely controllable devices, locate the control position in a tech area in the house for the duration of system testing. In either case, a tech area in the house will be required with a minimum of a 4’ x 6’ folding table, intercom or walkie-talkie communications to the rack and console locations, and AC power.

4. Contractor will provide the following test equipment for use during tuning and acceptance testing:

a. Sennheiser ZP-3 impedance bridge or equivalent.

b. Low distortion sine wave oscillator with variable sweep (start frequency, stop frequency, and sweep rate).

c. Distortion meter.

d. Oscilloscope dual channel, 100Mhz, .001v/div vertical amp.

e. Noise generator that will provide pink, white, or bandwidth limited pink noise.

f. SIM audio analyzer.

g. Precision sound level meter with filter set.

h. Polarity checker.

i. Precision true R.M.S. reading A.C. millivolt meter with dB scale.

j. Playback and recording media for testing all supplied source equipment.

5. Contractor will provide safe means to access all system components during the entire commissioning process.

6. Contractor shall provide personal and equipment to make adjustments to the speaker cluster(s), as well as to correct problems, for the entire inspection and testing period.

The Consultant or his representative will conduct all final system tests and equalization adjustments in order to determine final acceptance.

In no event shall the AV systems installation be submitted for final approval or acceptance until any and all elements of the facility that may have a bearing on the system performance, including but not limited to doors, windows, HVAC, carpeting, furniture, wall coverings, and interior design elements have been completed and are operable. All elements that may affect sound systems operation or performance shall be "on" and operating during adjustments. The AV contractor will be responsible for coordinating the requirements of this paragraph with other work on the project.

Should more than two trips be required to complete the systems testing, systems tuning, and clearing punch list items, the contractor will be charged for any additional visits. These charges will include:

1. A minimum of two people at a hourly rate of $125 per person.

2. Travel expense to and from the job site.

3. These charges will be paid to the consultant, in advance of the consultant’s arrival on the job site.

3.05 EQUIPMENT MANUALS

Prepare four identical copies of the owner manuals. The owner is to receive two, the consultant receives one and the contractor retains one. Before distribution of manuals submit one copy to consultant for approval. Each manual is to contain the following:

System one line drawing including all labeling and changes (“as-builts”).

Owner’s manual for each piece of equipment.

Schematic diagram for each piece of equipment if available from the manufacturer.

Contractors service phone number in a conspicuous place.

All test reports.

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3.06 INSTRUCTION: The following is to be carried out within one month of system acceptance:

Provide a total of 6 hours of instruction, on a maximum of two occasions. This is to be time on site, travel time is not to be included within the allotted time.

Provide operational assistance for the first usage of the system. This is to be on the owner’s time schedule but, not to exceed 8 hours.

3.07 WARRANTY

Contractor will warrant the system to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of acceptance, or first beneficial use, whichever comes first.

Acts of God and owner abuse, or neglect are not covered.

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PBC NORTH COUNTY COURTROOM 2

QTY MANUFACTURER MODEL DESCRIPTION

2 LEGRANDE OR

EQUIVALENT

EFB45S-OG EVOLUTION SERIES FLOOR BOX

2 LEGRANDE OR

EQUIVALENT

EFB45CTCGY EVOLUTION SERIES COVER WITH CARPET INSERT

8 SHURE MX412/S MICROFLEX STANDARD GOOSENECK

MICROPHONE / SUPERCARDIOD

8 SHURE A412B DESKTOP BASE

2 PODIUMS

DIRECT

1ALADJ HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE PODIUM ALUMINUM

MOTORIZED

11 Q-SYS AD-C6T-HC 6.5-INCH, 2-WAY CEILING-MOUNT LOUDSPEAKER,

75° COVERAGE

11 Q-SYS AD-MR8 MUD RING ADAPTER

6 SWITCHCRAFT

OR

EQUIVALENT

AAA3MPZ AAA Series 3 Pin XLR Male Cable Mount

TBD

BY

INSTALLER

BELDEN OR

EQUIVALENT

9397 24 AWG STRANDED (105X44) HIGH-CONDUCTIVITY

BARE COPPER CONDUCTORS, PVC INSULATION,

DOUBLE BARE COPPER SPIRAL SHIELD (95%

COVERAGE), PVC JACKET.

TBD

BY

INSTALLER

10 A.W.G PER AV SPEC

TBD

BY

INSTALLER

16 A.W.G PER AV SPEC

TBD

BY

INSTALLER

MISC HARDWARE AND MATERIALS