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This document is a set of project specifications for the Upgrade of Central Plant (Bldg. 604) at the United States Military Academy at West Point. The scope of work includes renovations to the building envelope, facility support areas, HVAC systems, exterior civil improvements, and upgrades to the electrical, plumbing, and structural systems. The intent is to renovate the facility in preparation for an eventual modernization study. This is a military program procurement funded by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Eustis. The project is subject to the Buy American Act for construction materials. The specifications provide detailed requirements for the wet pipe sprinkler system, plumbing, HVAC, and other building systems. Key submittals include shop drawings, product data, design calculations, test reports, and operation and maintenance data.
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Architect’s Seal: JMZ Project No. 2221
25 March 2024
Bid Set #_____
PROJECT
SPECIFICATIONS
Division 21 through Division 25
Volume 4 of 6
Upgrade of Central Plant
(Bldg. 604)
THIS PROJECT IS A MILITARY PROGRAM PROCUREMENT AND IS FUNDED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. BUY AMERICAN ACT-CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS (USC Title 41 Subtitle IV Chapter 83) IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FAR 52.225 APPLIES.
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United States Military Academy at West Point
Upgrade of Central Plant (Bldg. 604)
PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1
PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOLUME 1
DIVISION 00 - PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS
00 01 15 LIST OF DRAWINGS
00 80 00.00 SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS
00 90 10 LIST OF APENDICES
Appendix A Existing Hazardous Material Information
Appendix B Submittal Register
DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
01 11 00 SUMMARY OF WORK
01 14 00 WORK RESTRICTIONS
01 20 00 PRICE AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES
01 30 00 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS
01 32 01.00 10 PROJECT SCHEDULE
01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES
01 35 26 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
01 35 73 DELEGATED DESIGN PROCEDURES
01 35 91 PERIOD TREATMENT PROCEDURES
01 45 00.00 10 QUALITY CONTROL
01 45 00.15 10 ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT SUBMITTAL SERVICE (EDSS)
01 45 35 SPECIAL INSPECTIONS
01 50 00 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES AND CONTROLS
01 57 19 TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS
01 58 00 PROJECT IDENTIFICATION
01 74 19 CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL
01 78 00 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS
01 78 23 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DATA
01 78 24.00 10 FACILITY DATA REQUIREMENTS
01 91 00.15 BUILDING COMMISSIONING
VOLUME 2
DIVISION 02 - EXISTING CONDITIONS
02 41 00 DEMOLITION AND DECONSTRUCTION
02 42 91 REMOVAL AND SALVAGE OF HISTORIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
02 81 00 TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS(HISTORIC
FUEL OIL PRODUCT PIPING)
02 82 00 ASBESTOS REMEDIATION
02 83 00 LEAD REMEDIATION
02 84 16 HANDLING OF LIGHTING BALLASTS AND LAMPS CONTAINING PCBS AND
MERCURY
DIVISION 03 – CONCRETE
03 01 00 REHABILITATION OF CONCRETE
03 30 00 CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE
DIVISION 04 – MASONRY
04 03 00 CONSERVATION TREATMENT FOR PERIOD MASONRY
04 20 00 UNIT MASONRY
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DIVISION 05 – METALS
05 03 00 CONSERVATION TREATMENT FOR PERIOD METALS
05 05 23.16 STRUCTURAL WELDING
05 12 00 STRUCTURAL STEEL
05 30 00 STEEL DECKS
05 40 00 COLD-FORMED METAL FRAMING
05 50 13 MISCELLANEOUS METAL FABRICATIONS
05 51 00 METAL STAIRS
05 51 33 METAL LADDERS
05 52 00 METAL RAILINGS
DIVISION 06 - WOOD, PLASTICS, AND COMPOSITES
06 03 00 CONSERVATION TREATMENT FOR PERIOD WOOD
06 10 00 ROUGH CARPENTRY
06 41 16.00 10 PLASTIC-LAMINATE-CLAD ARCHITECTURAL CABINETS
06 61 16 SOLID SURFACING FABRICATIONS
06 83 16 FIBERGLASS REINFORCED PANELING
VOLUME 3
DIVISION 07 - THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION
07 05 53 FIRE AND SMOKE ASSEMBLY IDENTIFICATION
07 21 13 BOARD AND BLOCK INSULATION
07 21 19 FOAMED-IN-PLACE INSULATION
07 22 00 ROOF AND DECK INSULATION
07 27 10 BUILDING AIR BARRIER SYSTEM
07 27 26 FLUID-APPLIED MEMBRANE AIR BARRIERS
07 31 13 ASPHALT SHINGLES
07 42 13 METAL WALL PANELS
07 52 00 MODIFIED BITUMINOUS MEMBRANE ROOFING
07 60 00 FLASHING AND SHEET METAL
07 72 00 ROOF ACCESSORIES
07 84 00 FIRESTOPPING
07 92 00 JOINT SEALANTS
DIVISION 08 – OPENINGS
08 11 13 STEEL DOORS AND FRAMES
08 14 00 WOOD DOORS
08 16 00 COMPOSITE DOORS
08 31 00 ACCESS DOORS AND PANELS
08 51 13 ALUMINUM WINDOWS
08 63 73 REMOVABLE INSULATED TRANSLUCENT PANEL SKYLIGHTS
08 71 00 DOOR HARDWARE
08 71 06 DOOR HARDWARE SCHEDULE
08 81 00 GLAZING
08 91 00 METAL WALL LOUVERS
DIVISION 09 – FINISHES
09 22 00 SUPPORTS FOR PLASTER AND GYPSUM BOARD
09 29 00 GYPSUM BOARD
09 30 10 CERAMIC, QUARRY, AND GLASS TILING
09 51 00 ACOUSTICAL CEILINGS
09 65 00 RESILIENT FLOORING
09 67 23.13 STANDARD RESINOUS FLOORING
09 90 00 PAINTS AND COATINGS
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09 96 00 HIGH-PERFORMANCE COATINGS
DIVISION 10 – SPECIALTIES
10 11 00 VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS
10 14 00.20 INTERIOR SIGNAGE
10 21 13 TOILET COMPARTMENTS
10 22 13 WIRE MESH PARTITIONS
10 26 00 WALL AND DOOR PROTECTION
10 28 13 TOILET AND LOCKER ROOM ACCESSORIES
10 28 13.11 UNDER-LAVATORY PIPE AND SUPPLY COVERS
DIVISION 11 – EQUIPMENT
11 31 13 ELECTRIC KITCHEN EQUIPMENT
DIVISION 12 – FURNISHINGS
12 24 13 ROLLER WINDOW SHADES
12 50 00.13 10 FURNITURE AND FURNITURE INSTALLATION
VOLUME 4
DIVISION 21 – FIRE PROTECTION
21 13 13 WET PIPE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, FIRE PROTECTION
DIVISION 22 – PLUMBING
22 00 00 PLUMBING, GENERAL PURPOSE
22 05 48.00 20 MECHANICAL SOUND, VIBRATION, AND SEISMIC CONTROL
22 07 19.00 40 PLUMBING PIPING INSULATION
22 14 29.00 SUMP PUMPS
22 15 14.00 40 GENERAL SERVICE COMPRESSED-AIR SYSTEMS, LOW PRESSURE
22 31 00 WATER SOFTENERS, CATION-EXCHANGE(SODIUM CYCLE)
DIVISION 23 - HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC)
23 03 00.00 20 BASIC MECHANICAL MATERIALS AND METHODS
23 05 15 COMMON PIPING FOR HVAC
23 05 48.00 40 VIBRATION AND SEISMIC CONTROLS FOR HVAC PIPING AND EQUIPMENT
23 05 93 TESTING, ADJUSTING, AND BALANCING FOR HVAC
23 07 00 THERMAL INSULATION FOR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
23 08 00.00 20 COMMISSIONING OF MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS
23 09 00 INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL FOR HVAC
23 09 13 INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL DEVICES FOR HVAC
23 09 23.01 LONWORKS DIRECT DIGITAL CONTROL FOR HVAC AND OTHER BUILDING
CONTROL SYSTEMS
23 22 13.35 40 STEAM TRAPS
23 22 23.00 40 STEAM CONDENSATE PUMPS
23 23 00 REFRIGERANT PIPING
23 30 00 HVAC AIR DISTRIBUTION
23 34 23.00 40 HVAC POWER VENTILATORS
23 54 19 BUILDING HEATING SYSTEMS, WARM AIR
23 58 00.00 10 CENTRAL STEAM HEATING AND UTILITIES SYSTEMS
23 81 00 DECENTRALIZED UNITARY HVAC EQUIPMENT
23 82 23.00 40 UNIT VENTILATORS
DIVISION 25 - INTEGRATED AUTOMATION
25 05 11.O1 CYBERSECURITY FOR FACILITY-RELATED CONTROL SYSTEMS
25 05 11.O2 CYBERSECURITY FOR FACILITY-RELATED CONTROL SYSTEMS
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25 08 10 UTILITY MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM TESTING
25 10 10 UTILITY MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM (UMCS) FRONT END AND
INTEGRATION
VOLUME 5
DIVISION 26 – ELECTRICAL
26 05 00.00 40 COMMON WORK RESULTS FOR ELECTRICAL
26 05 19.10 10 INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE
26 05 26.00 40 GROUNDING AND BONDING FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
26 05 48.00 10 SEISMIC PROTECTION FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
26 05 71.00 40 LOW VOLTAGE OVERCURRENT PROTECTIVE DEVICES
26 05 73 POWER SYSTEM STUDIES
26 08 00 APPARATUS INSPECTION AND TESTING
26 09 23.00 40 LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICES
26 20 00 INTERIOR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
26 24 16.00 40 PANELBOARDS
26 28 21.00 40 AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCHES
26 29 23 ADJUSTABLE SPEED DRIVE (ASD) SYSTEMS UNDER 600 VOLTS
26 33 23 EMERGENCY LIGHTING INVERTER
26 51 00 INTERIOR LIGHTING
26 53 00.00 40 EXIT SIGNS
26 56 00 EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DIVISION 27 - COMMUNICATIONS
27 10 00 BUILDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING SYSTEM
27 21 10.00 40 FIBER OPTIC DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
27 51 23 INTERCOMMUNICATION SYSTEM
DIVISION 28 – ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
28 08 10 ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEM ACCEPTANCE TESTING
28 10 05 ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEMS (ESS)
28 31 66 INTERIOR FIRE ALARM AND MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, NON-
ADDRESSABLE
DIVISION 31 – EARTHWORK
31 00 00 EARTHWORK
31 10 00 SITE CLEARING
31 23 00.00 20 EXCAVATION AND FILL
DIVISION 32 - EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS
32 11 23 AGGREGATE BASE COURSES
32 11 26 HOT-MIX BITUMINOUS BASE COURSE FOR ROADS AND STREETS
32 13 13.06 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT FOR ROADS AND SITE
FACILITIES
32 16 19 CONCRETE CURBS, GUTTERS AND SIDEWALKS
32 17 23 PAVEMENT MARKINGS
32 31 13 CHAIN LINK FENCES AND GATES
32 92 19 SEEDING
DIVISION 33 – UTILITIES
33 30 00 SANITARY SEWERAGE
33 40 00 STORMWATER UTILITIES
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DIVISION 40 - PROCESS INTERCONNECTIONS
40 17 26.00 20 WELDING PRESSURE PIPING
40 17 30.00 40 WELDING GENERAL PIPING
DIVISION 41 – MATERIAL PROCESSING AND HANDLING EQUIPMENT
41 22 13.14 BRIDGE CRANES, OVERHEAD ELECTRIC, TOP RUNNING
41 22 13.19 DAVIT CRANES
VOLUME 6
AMERICAN WATER STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS:
These sections are provided for reference and coordination only.
DIVISION 31 – EARTHWORK
31 23 33 EXCAVATION BACKFILL AND COMPACTION FOR UTILITIES
DIVISION 32 - EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS
32 01 00 PAVEMENT REPAIR AND RESTORATION
32 13 13 CONCRETE CURB, DRIVES AND SIDEWALKS
32 92 00 TURF AND GRASSES
DIVISION 33 – UTILITIES
33 05 27 TRACER WIRE
33 11 00 PIPING AND ACCESSORIES - GENERAL PROVISIONS
33 11 00.11 POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) PIPE
33 11 00.13 HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE) PIPE AND FITTINGS
33 11 00.15 DUCTILE IRON PIPE AND FITTINGS
33 31 00.15 SANITARY SEWER LATERALS
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PART 1 GENERAL
1. 1 REFERENCES
The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.
AMERI CAN SOCI ETY OF MECHANI CAL ENGI NEERS ( ASME)
ASME B16. 1 ( 2020) Gr ay I r on Pi pe Fl anges and Fl anged Fi t t i ngs Cl asses 25, 125, and 250
ASME B16. 3 ( 2021) Mal l eabl e I r on Thr eaded Fi t t i ngs, Cl asses 150 and 300
ASME B16. 4 ( 2021) Gr ay I r on Thr eaded Fi t t i ngs;
Cl asses 125 and 250
ASME B16. 18 ( 2021) Cast Copper Al l oy Sol der Joi nt Pr essur e Fi t t i ngs
ASME B16. 21 ( 2021) Nonmet al l i c Fl at Gasket s f or Pi pe Fl anges
ASME B16. 22 ( 2021) Wr ought Copper and Copper Al l oy Sol der Joi nt Pr essur e Fi t t i ngs
ASME B16. 26 ( 2018) St andar d f or Cast Copper Al l oy Fi t t i ngs f or Fl ar ed Copper Tubes
AMERI CAN SOCI ETY OF SANI TARY ENGI NEERI NG ( ASSE)
ASSE 1013 ( 2021) Per f or mance Requi r ement s f or Reduced Pr essur e Pr i nci pl e Backf l ow Pr event i on Assembl i es
ASSE 1015 ( 2021) Per f or mance Requi r ement s f or Doubl e Check Backf l ow Pr event i on Assembl i es
AMERI CAN WATER WORKS ASSOCI ATI ON ( AWWA)
AWWA C104/ A21. 4 ( 2022) Cement - Mor t ar Li ni ng f or Duct i l e- I r on Pi pe and Fi t t i ngs f or Wat er
AWWA C110/ A21. 10 ( 2021) Duct i l e- I r on and Gr ay- I r on Fi t t i ngs
AWWA C111/ A21. 11 ( 2017) Rubber - Gasket Joi nt s f or Duct i l e- I r on Pr essur e Pi pe and Fi t t i ngs
AWWA C203 ( 2020) Coal - Tar Pr ot ect i ve Coat i ngs and Li ni ngs f or St eel Wat er Pi pel i nes - Enamel and Tape - Hot - Appl i ed
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AWWA M14 ( 2015) Manual : Recommended Pr act i ce f or Backf l ow Pr event i on and Cr oss- Connect i on Cont r ol
ASTM I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASTM)
ASTM A47/ A47M ( 1999; R 2022; E 2022) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Fer r i t i c Mal l eabl e I r on Cast i ngs
ASTM A53/ A53M ( 2022) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Pi pe, St eel , Bl ack and Hot - Di pped, Zi nc- Coat ed, Wel ded and Seaml ess
ASTM A135/ A135M ( 2021) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or El ect r i c- Resi st ance- Wel ded St eel Pi pe
ASTM A153/ A153M ( 2023) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Zi nc Coat i ng ( Hot - Di p) on I r on and St eel Har dwar e
ASTM A183 ( 2014; R 2020) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Car bon St eel Tr ack Bol t s and Nut s
ASTM A536 ( 1984; R 2019; E 2019) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Duct i l e I r on Cast i ngs
ASTM B62 ( 2017) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Composi t i on Br onze or Ounce Met al Cast i ngs
ASTM B75/ B75M ( 2020) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Seaml ess Copper Tube
ASTM B88 ( 2022) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Seaml ess Copper Wat er Tube
ASTM F442/ F442M ( 2023) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Chl or i nat ed Pol y( Vi nyl Chl or i de) ( CPVC) Pl ast i c Pi pe ( SDR- PR)
FM GLOBAL ( FM)
FM APP GUI DE ( updat ed on- l i ne) Appr oval Gui de ht t p: / / www. appr oval gui de. com/
I NTELLI GENCE COMMUNI TY STANDARD ( I CS)
I CS 705- 1 ( 2010) Physi cal and Techni cal Secur i t y St andar d f or Sensi t i ve Compar t ment ed I nf or mat i on Faci l i t i es
MANUFACTURERS STANDARDI ZATI ON SOCI ETY OF THE VALVE AND FI TTI NGS
I NDUSTRY ( MSS)
MSS SP- 71 ( 2018) Gr ay I r on Swi ng Check Val ves, Fl anged and Thr eaded Ends
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NATI ONAL FI RE PROTECTI ON ASSOCI ATI ON ( NFPA)
NFPA 13 ( 2022; ERTA 3 2022) St andar d f or t he I nst al l at i on of Spr i nkl er Syst ems
NFPA 13R ( 2022; ERTA 1 2022) St andar d f or t he I nst al l at i on of Spr i nkl er Syst ems i n Low- Ri se Resi dent i al Occupanci es
NFPA 14 ( 2019; TI A 19- 1) St andar d f or t he I nst al l at i on of St andpi pes and Hose Syst ems
NFPA 24 ( 2022) St andar d f or t he I nst al l at i on of Pr i vat e Fi r e Ser vi ce Mai ns and Thei r Appur t enances
NFPA 101 ( 2021; TI A 21- 1) Li f e Saf et y Code
NFPA 291 ( 2022) Recommended Pr act i ce f or Fi r e Fl ow Test i ng and Mar ki ng of Hydr ant s
NATI ONAL I NSTI TUTE FOR CERTI FI CATI ON I N ENGI NEERI NG TECHNOLOGI ES
( NI CET)
NI CET 1014- 7 ( 2012) Pr ogr am Det ai l Manual f or Cer t i f i cat i on i n t he Fi el d of Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer i ng Technol ogy ( Fi el d Code 003) Subf i el d of Aut omat i c Spr i nkl er Syst em Layout
UNDERWRI TERS LABORATORI ES ( UL)
UL 199 ( 2020) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Aut omat i c Spr i nkl er s f or Fi r e- Pr ot ect i on Ser vi ce
UL 262 ( 2004; Repr i nt Oct 2011) Gat e Val ves f or Fi r e- Pr ot ect i on Ser vi ce
UL 312 ( 2022) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Check Val ves f or Fi r e- Pr ot ect i on Ser vi ce
UL 405 ( 2013; Bul . 2020) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Fi r e Depar t ment Connect i on Devi ces
UL 668 ( 2004; Repr i nt Oct 2021) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Hose Val ves f or Fi r e- Pr ot ect i on Ser vi ce
UL 789 ( 2004; Repr i nt May 2017) UL St andar d f or Saf et y I ndi cat or Post s f or Fi r e- Pr ot ect i on Ser vi ce
UL Fi r e Pr ot Di r ( 2012) Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Equi pment Di r ect or y
1. 2 SYSTEM DESCRI PTI ON
Pr ovi de wet pi pe spr i nkl er syst em( s) i n ar eas i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs .
Except as modi f i ed her ei n, t he syst em must meet t he r equi r ement s of NFPA 13.
Pi pe si zes whi ch ar e not i ndi cat ed on t he Cont r act dr awi ngs must be
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1. 2. 1 Hydr aul i c Desi gn
1. 2. 1. 1 Basi s f or Cal cul at i ons
Per f or m a f i r e hydr ant f l ow t est pr i or t o shop dr awi ng submi t t al i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 291. Resul t s must i ncl ude hydr ant el evat i ons r el at i ve t o t he bui l di ng and hydr ant number / i dent i f i er s f or t he t est ed hydr ant s, i ncl udi ng whi ch wer e f l owed, whi ch had a gauge. Thi s i nf or mat i on must be pr esent ed i n a t abul ar f or m i f mul t i pl e hydr ant s wer e f l owed. The r esul t s must be i ncl uded wi t h t he hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons.
Hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons must be based on f l ow t est not ed i n t hi s par agr aph, unl ess Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer and appr oved by Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .
Hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons must be based upon t he Hazen- Wi l l i ams f or mul a wi t h a " C" val ue not ed i n NFPA 13 f or pi pi ng. Hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons must be based on oper at i on of t he exi st i ng f i r e pump( s) i f pr ovi ded.
1. 2. 1. 2 Hydr aul i c Cal cul at i ons
a. Wat er suppl y cur ves and syst em r equi r ement s must be pl ot t ed on semi - l ogar i t hmi c gr aph ( N̂ 1. 85) paper so as t o pr esent a summar y of t he compl et e hydr aul i c cal cul at i on.
b. Pr ovi de a summar y sheet l i s t i ng spr i nkl er s i n t he desi gn ar ea and t hei r r espect i ve hydr aul i c r ef er ence poi nt s, el evat i ons, mi ni mum di schar ge pr essur es and mi ni mum f l ows. El evat i ons of hydr aul i c r ef er ence poi nt s ( nodes) must be i ndi cat ed.
c. Document at i on must i dent i f y each pi pe i ndi v i dual l y and t he nodes connect ed t her et o. I ndi cat e t he di amet er , l engt h, f l ow, vel oci t y, f r i c t i on l oss, number and t ype f i t t i ngs, t ot al f r i c t i on l oss i n t he pi pe, equi val ent pi pe l engt h and Hazen- Wi l l i ams coef f i c i ent f or each pi pe.
d. Wher e t he spr i nkl er syst em i s suppl i ed by i nt er connect ed r i ser s, t he spr i nkl er syst em must be hydr aul i cal l y cal cul at ed usi ng t he hydr aul i cal l y most demandi ng si ngl e r i ser . The cal cul at i ons must not assume t he si mul t aneous use of mor e t han one r i ser .
e. Al l cal cul at i ons must i ncl ude t he backf l ow pr event er manuf act ur er ' s st at ed f r i ct i on l oss at t he desi gn f l ow or 12 psi f or r educed pr essur e, 8 psi f or doubl e check backf l ow pr event er , whi chever i s gr eat er .
f . Al l cal cul at i ons must be per f or med back t o t he act ual l ocat i on of t he f l ow t est , t aki ng i nt o account t he di r ect i on of f l ow i n t he ser vi ce mai n at t he t est l ocat i on.
g. For gr i dded syst ems, cal cul at i ons must show peaki ng of demand ar ea f r i ct i on l oss t o ver i f y t hat t he hydr aul i cal l y most demandi ng ar ea i s bei ng used. A f l ow di agr am i ndi cat i ng t he quant i t y and di r ect i on of f l ows must be i ncl uded.
1. 2. 1. 3 Desi gn Cr i t er i a
Hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons must be i n accor dance wi t h t he Ar ea/ Densi t y Met hod of NFPA 13. Add an al l owance f or i nt er i or and ext er i or hose st r eams t o t he spr i nkl er syst em demand per NFPA 13 and NFPA 14.
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1. 2. 2 Spr i nkl er Cover age
Spr i nkl er s must be uni f or ml y spaced on br anch l i nes. Pr ovi de cover age t hr oughout 100 per cent of t he ar ea not ed on t he Cont r act dr awi ngs. Thi s i ncl udes, but i s not l i mi t ed t o, t el ephone r ooms, el ect r i cal equi pment r ooms ( r egar dl ess of t he f i r e r esi st ance r at i ng of t he encl osur e) , boi l er r ooms, swi t chgear r ooms, t r ansf or mer r ooms, at t ached el ect r i cal vaul t s and ot her el ect r i cal and mechani cal spaces. Cover age per spr i nkl er must be i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13. Pr ovi de spr i nkl er s bel ow al l obst r uct i ons i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13. Except i ons ar e as f ol l ows:
a. Spr i nkl er s may be omi t t ed f r om smal l r ooms whi ch ar e exempt ed f or speci f i c occupanci es i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 101.
b. Faci l i t i es t hat ar e desi gned i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13R.
1. 2. 3 Qual i f i ed Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer ( QFPE)
An i ndi v i dual who i s a l i censed pr of essi onal engi neer ( P. E. ) who has passed t he f i r e pr ot ect i on engi neer i ng wr i t t en exami nat i on admi ni st er ed by t he Nat i onal Counci l of Exami ner s f or Engi neer i ng and Sur veyi ng ( NCEES) and has r el evant f i r e pr ot ect i on engi neer i ng exper i ence. Ser vi ces of t he QFPE must i ncl ude:
a. Revi ewi ng SD- 02, SD- 03, and SD- 05 submi t t al packages f or compl et eness and compl i ance wi t h t he pr ovi s i ons of t hi s speci f i cat i on. Wor ki ng ( shop) dr awi ngs and cal cul at i ons must be pr epar ed by, or pr epar ed under t he i mmedi at e super vi s i on of , t he QFPE. The QFPE must af f i x t hei r pr of essi onal engi neer i ng st amp wi t h s i gnat ur e t o t he shop dr awi ngs, cal cul at i ons, and mat er i al dat a sheet s, i ndi cat i ng appr oval pr i or t o submi t t i ng t he shop dr awi ngs t o t he DFPE.
b. Pr ovi de a l et t er document i ng t hat t he SD- 02, SD- 03, and SD- 05 submi t t al package has been r evi ewed and not i ng al l out st andi ng comment s.
c. Per f or mi ng i n- pr ogr ess const r uct i on sur vei l l ance pr i or t o i nst al l at i on of cei l i ngs ( r ough- i n i nspect i on) .
d. Wi t nessi ng pr e- Gover nment f unct i onal per f or mance t est i ng and per f or mi ng a f i nal i nst al l at i on r evi ew.
e. Si gni ng appl i cabl e cer t i f i cat es under SD- 07.
1. 3 SUBMI TTALS
Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" or " S" c l assi f i cat i on. Submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" or " S" c l assi f i cat i on ar e f or Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol appr oval . Par t i al submi t t al s and submi t t al s not f ul l y compl yi ng wi t h NFPA 13 and t hi s speci f i cat i on sect i on must be r et ur ned di sappr oved wi t hout r evi ew. SD- 02, SD- 03 and SD- 05 must be submi t t ed s i mul t aneousl y.
Shop dr awi ngs ( SD- 02) , pr oduct dat a ( SD- 03) and cal cul at i ons ( SD- 05) must be pr epar ed by t he desi gner and combi ned and submi t t ed as one compl et e package. The QFPE must r evi ew t he SD- 02/ SD- 03/ SD- 05 submi t t al package f or compl et eness and compl i ance wi t h t he Cont r act pr ovi s i ons pr i or t o submi ssi on t o t he Gover nment . The QFPE must pr ovi de a Let t er of Conf i r mat i on t hat t hey have r evi ewed t he submi t t al package f or compl i ance
SECTI ON 21 13 13 Page 5 wi t h t he cont r act pr ovi s i ons. Thi s l et t er must i ncl ude t hei r pr of essi onal engi neer st amp and si gnat ur e. Par t i al submi t t al s and submi t t al s not r evi ewed by t he QFPE must be r et ur ned di sappr oved wi t hout r evi ew.
Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL
PROCEDURES:
SD- 01 Pr econst r uct i on Submi t t al s
Qual i f i ed Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer ( QFPE) ; G
Spr i nkl er Syst em Desi gner ; G
Spr i nkl er Syst em I nst al l er ; G
SD- 02 Shop Dr awi ngs
Shop Dr awi ng; G
SD- 03 Pr oduct Dat a
Pi pe; G
Fi t t i ngs; G
Val ves, i ncl udi ng gat e, check, but t er f l y, and gl obe; G
Rel i ef Val ves; G
Spr i nkl er s; G
Pi pe Hanger s and Suppor t s; G
Spr i nkl er Al ar m Swi t ch; G
Val ve Super vi sor y ( Tamper ) Swi t ch; G
Fi r e Depar t ment Connect i on; G
Backf l ow Pr event i on Assembl y; G
Ai r Vent ; G
Hose Val ve; G
Namepl at es; G
SD- 05 Desi gn Dat a
Hydr aul i c Cal cul at i ons; G
SD- 06 Test Repor t s
Test Pr ocedur es; G
SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es
Ver i f i cat i on of Compl i ant I nst al l at i on; G
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Request f or Gover nment Fi nal Test ; G
SD- 10 Oper at i on and Mai nt enance Dat a
Oper at i ng and Mai nt enance ( O&M) I nst r uct i ons; G
Spar e Par t s Dat a; G
SD- 11 Cl oseout Submi t t al s
As- bui l t dr awi ngs
1. 4 QUALI TY ASSURANCE
1. 4. 1 Pr econst r uct i on Submi t t al s
Wi t hi n 36 days of cont r act awar d but no l ess t han 14 days pr i or t o commenci ng wor k on si t e, t he pr i me Cont r act or must submi t t he f ol l owi ng f or r evi ew and appr oval . SD- 02, SD- 03 and SD- 05 submi t t al s r ecei ved pr i or t o t he r evi ew and appr oval of t he qual i f i cat i ons wi l l be r et ur ned Di sappr oved Wi t hout Revi ew.
1. 4. 1. 1 Shop Dr awi ng
El ect r oni c copi es of t he shop dr awi ngs, no l at er t han 28 days pr i or t o t he st ar t of syst em i nst al l at i on. Wor ki ng dr awi ngs conf or mi ng t o t he r equi r ement s pr escr i bed i n NFPA 13 and must be no smal l er t han t he Cont r act Dr awi ngs. Each set of dr awi ngs must i ncl ude t he f ol l owi ng:
a. A descr i pt i ve i ndex wi t h dr awi ngs l i s t ed i n sequence by number . A l egend sheet i dent i f y i ng devi ce symbol s, nomencl at ur e, and convent i ons used i n t he package.
b. Fl oor pl ans dr awn t o a scal e not l ess t han 1/ 8- i nch equal s 1- f oot c l ear l y showi ng l ocat i ons of devi ces, equi pment , r i ser s, and ot her det ai l s r equi r ed t o c l ear l y descr i be t he pr oposed ar r angement .
c. Act ual cent er - t o- cent er di mensi ons bet ween spr i nkl er s on br anch l i nes and bet ween br anch l i nes; f r om end spr i nkl er s t o adj acent wal l s; f r om wal l s t o br anch l i nes; f r om spr i nkl er f eed mai ns, cr oss mai ns and br anch l i nes t o f i ni shed f l oor and r oof or cei l i ng. A det ai l must show t he di mensi on f r om t he spr i nkl er and spr i nkl er def l ect or t o t he cei l i ng i n f i ni shed ar eas.
d. Longi t udi nal and t r ansver se bui l di ng sect i ons showi ng t ypi cal br anch l i ne and cr oss mai n pi pe r out i ng, el evat i on of each t ypi cal spr i nkl er above f i ni shed f l oor and el evat i on of " c l oud" or f al se cei l i ngs i n r el at i on t o t he bui l di ng cei l i ngs.
e. Pl an and el evat i on v i ews whi ch est abl i sh t hat t he equi pment wi l l f i t t he al l ot t ed spaces wi t h c l ear ance f or i nst al l at i on and mai nt enance.
f . Ri ser l ayout dr awi ngs dr awn t o a scal e of not l ess t han 1/ 2- i nch equal s 1- f oot t o show det ai l s of each syst em component , c l ear ances bet ween each ot her and f r om ot her equi pment and const r uct i on i n t he r oom.
g. Det ai l s of each t ype of r i ser assembl y, pi pe hanger , and r est r ai nt of under gr ound wat er mai n at poi nt - of - ent r y i nt o t he bui l di ng, and
SECTI ON 21 13 13 Page 7 el ect r i cal devi ces and i nt er connect i ng wi r i ng. The di mensi on f r om t he edge of ver t i cal pi pi ng t o t he near est adj acent wal l ( s) must be i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs when ver t i cal pi pi ng i s l ocat ed i n st ai r s or ot her por t i ons of t he means of egr ess.
h. Det ai l s of each t ype of pi pe hanger and r el at ed component s.
i . I ncl ude f i r e pump cur ve wi t h shop dr awi ngs and hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons.
1. 4. 1. 2 Pr oduct Dat a
El ect r oni c copi es of annot at ed cat al og dat a t o show t he speci f i c model , t ype, and si ze of each i t em. Cat al og cut s must al so i ndi cat e t he NRTL l i s t i ng. The dat a must be hi ghl i ght ed t o show model , s i ze, opt i ons, and ot her per t i nent i nf or mat i on, t hat ar e i nt ended f or consi der at i on. Dat a must be adequat e t o demonst r at e compl i ance wi t h al l cont r act r equi r ement s. Pr oduct dat a f or al l equi pment must be combi ned i nt o a s i ngl e submi t t al .
1. 4. 1. 3 Hydr aul i c Cal cul at i ons
Cal cul at i ons must be as out l i ned i n NFPA 13 except t hat cal cul at i ons must be per f or med by comput er usi ng sof t war e i nt ended speci f i cal l y f or f i r e pr ot ect i on syst em desi gn usi ng t he desi gn dat a shown on t he dr awi ngs.
1. 4. 1. 4 Oper at i ng and Mai nt enance ( O&M) I nst r uct i ons
Submi t i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 78 23 OPERATI ON AND MAI NTENANCE DATA as suppl ement ed and modi f i ed by t hi s speci f i cat i on sect i on.
Pr ovi de one manual and one pdf ver si on on el ect r oni c medi a. The manual s must i ncl ude t he manuf act ur er ' s name, model number , par t s l i s t , l i s t of par t s and t ool s t hat shoul d be kept i n st ock by t he owner f or r out i ne mai nt enance, t r oubl eshoot i ng gui de, and r ecommended ser vi ce or gani zat i on ( i ncl udi ng addr ess and t el ephone number ) f or each i t em of equi pment . Each ser vi ce or gani zat i on submi t t ed must be capabl e of pr ovi di ng 4- hour on- si t e r esponse t o a ser vi ce cal l on an emer gency basi s.
Submi t spar e par t s dat a f or each di f f er ent i t em of mat er i al and equi pment speci f i ed. The dat a must i ncl ude a compl et e l i s t of par t s and suppl i es, and a l i s t of par t s r ecommended by t he manuf act ur er t o be r epl aced af t er 1- year and 3 year s of ser vi ce. I ncl ude a l i s t of speci al t ool s and t est equi pment r equi r ed f or mai nt enance and t est i ng of t he pr oduct s suppl i ed.
1. 4. 2 Qual i f i cat i ons
1. 4. 2. 1 Spr i nkl er Syst em Desi gner
The spr i nkl er syst em desi gner must be cer t i f i ed as a Level I V Techni c i an by Nat i onal I nst i t ut e f or Cer t i f i cat i on i n Engi neer i ng Technol ogi es ( NI CET) i n t he Wat er - Based Syst ems Layout subf i el d of Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer i ng Technol ogy i n accor dance wi t h NI CET 1014- 7.
1. 4. 2. 2 Spr i nkl er Syst em I nst al l er
The spr i nkl er syst em i nst al l er must be r egul ar l y engaged i n t he i nst al l at i on of t he t ype and compl exi t y of syst em speci f i ed i n t he cont r act document s, and must have ser ved i n a s i mi l ar capaci t y f or at l east t hr ee syst ems t hat have per f or med i n t he manner i nt ended f or a
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1. 4. 3 Regul at or y Requi r ement s
Equi pment and mat er i al must be l i s t ed or appr oved. Li st ed or appr oved, as used i n t hi s Sect i on, means l i s t ed, l abel ed or appr oved by a Nat i onal l y Recogni zed Test i ng Labor at or y ( NRTL) such as UL Fi r e Pr ot Di r or FM APP GUI DE. The omi ssi on of t hese t er ms under t he descr i pt i on of an i t em or equi pment descr i bed must not be const r ued as wai v i ng t hi s r equi r ement . Al l l i s t i ngs or appr oval s by t est i ng l abor at or i es must be f r om an exi st i ng ANSI or UL publ i shed st andar d. The r ecommended pr act i ces st at ed i n t he manuf act ur er ' s l i t er at ur e or document at i on ar e mandat or y r equi r ement s.
1. 5 DELI VERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLI NG
Pr ot ect al l equi pment del i ver ed and pl aced i n st or age f r om t he weat her , excessi ve humi di t y and t emper at ur e var i at i ons, di r t and dust , or ot her cont ami nant s. Al l pi pes must be ei t her capped or pl ugged unt i l i nst al l ed.
1. 6 EXTRA MATERI ALS
Spar e spr i nkl er s and wr ench( es) must be pr ovi ded as spar e par t s i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13.
PART 2 PRODUCTS
2. 1 MATERI ALS AND EQUI PMENT
2. 1. 1 St andar d Pr oduct s
Pr ovi de mat er i al s, equi pment , and devi ces l i s t ed f or f i r e pr ot ect i on ser vi ce when so r equi r ed by NFPA 13 or t hi s speci f i cat i on. Sel ect mat er i al f r om one manuf act ur er , wher e possi bl e, and not a combi nat i on of manuf act ur er s, f or a c l assi f i cat i on of mat er i al . Mat er i al and equi pment must be st andar d pr oduct s of a manuf act ur er r egul ar l y engaged i n t he manuf act ur e of t he pr oduct s f or at l east 2year s pr i or t o bi d.
2. 1. 2 Namepl at es
Maj or component s of equi pment must have t he manuf act ur er ' s name, addr ess, t ype or st y l e, model or ser i al number , cat al og number , dat e of i nst al l at i on, i nst al l i ng Cont r act or ' s name and addr ess, and t he cont r act number pr ovi ded on a new name pl at e per manent l y af f i xed t o t he i t em or equi pment . Namepl at es must be et ched met al or pl ast i c, per manent l y at t ached by scr ews t o cont r ol uni t s, panel s or adj acent wal l s.
2. 1. 3 I dent i f i cat i on and Mar ki ng
Pi pe and f i t t i ng mar ki ngs must i ncl ude name or i dent i f y i ng symbol of manuf act ur er and nomi nal s i ze. Pi pe must be mar ked wi t h ASTM desi gnat i on. Val ves and equi pment mar ki ngs must have name or i dent i f y i ng symbol of manuf act ur er , speci f i c model number , nomi nal s i ze, name of devi ce, ar r ow i ndi cat i ng di r ect i on of f l ow, and posi t i on of i nst al l at i on ( hor i zont al or ver t i cal ) , except i f val ve can be i nst al l ed i n ei t her posi t i on. Mar ki ngs must be i ncl uded on t he body cast i ng or on an et ched or st amped met al namepl at e per manent l y on t he val ve or cover pl at e.
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2. 1. 4 Pr essur e Rat i ngs
Val ves, f i t t i ngs, coupl i ngs, al ar m swi t ches, and si mi l ar devi ces must be r at ed f or t he maxi mum wor ki ng pr essur es t hat can be exper i enced i n t he syst em, but i n no case l ess t han 175 psi .
2. 2 UNDERGROUND PI PI NG COMPONENTS
2. 2. 1 Pi pe
Pi pe must compl y wi t h NFPA 24. Mi ni mum pi pe si ze i s 6 i nches. Pi pi ng mor e t han 5 f eet out si de t he bui l di ng wal l s must compl y wi t h Sect i on 33 11 00 WATER UTI LI TY DI STRI BUTI ON PI PI NG. A cont i nuous sect i on of wel ded st ai nl ess st eel f i r e wat er ser vi ce pi pi ng f r om a poi nt out s i de t he bui l di ng per i met er t o a f l anged f i t t i ng at l east 1- f oot above t he f i ni shed f l oor wi t hi n t he bui l di ng i s accept abl e.
2. 2. 2 Fi t t i ngs and Gasket s
Fi t t i ngs must be duct i l e- i r on conf or mi ng t o AWWA C110/ A21. 10 wi t h cement mor t ar l i ni ng conf or mi ng t o AWWA C104/ A21. 4. Gasket s must be sui t abl e i n desi gn and si ze f or t he pi pe wi t h whi ch such gasket s ar e t o be used.
Gasket s f or duct i l e- i r on pi pe j oi nt s must conf or m t o AWWA C111/ A21. 11.
2. 2. 3 Gat e Val ve and I ndi cat or Post s
I nst al l at i on must compl y wi t h NFPA 24. Gat e val ves f or use wi t h i ndi cat or post must conf or m t o UL 262. I ndi cat or post s must conf or m t o UL 789.
Pr ovi de each i ndi cat or post wi t h one coat of pr i mer and t wo coat s of r ed enamel pai nt .
2. 2. 4 Val ve Boxes
Except wher e i ndi cat or post s ar e pr ovi ded, f or each bur i ed val ve, pr ovi de a cast - i r on, duct i l e- i r on, or pl ast i c val ve box of a sui t abl e s i ze.
Pl ast i c boxes must be const r uct ed of acr yl oni t r i l e- but adi ene- st yr ene ( ABS) or i nor gani c f i ber - r ei nf or ced bl ack pol yol ef i n. Pr ovi de cast - i r on, duct i l e- i r on, or pl ast i c cover f or val ve box wi t h t he wor d " WATER" cast on t he cover . The mi ni mum box shaf t di amet er must be 5. 25 i nches. Coat cast - i r on and duct i l e- i r on boxes wi t h bi t umi nous pai nt appl i ed t o a mi ni mum dr y- f i l m t hi ckness of 10 mi l s.
2. 2. 5 Bur i ed Ut i l i t y War ni ng and I dent i f i cat i on Tape
Pr ovi de det ect abl e al umi num f oi l pl ast i c backed t ape or det ect abl e magnet i c pl ast i c t ape manuf act ur ed speci f i cal l y f or war ni ng and i dent i f i cat i on of bur i ed pi pi ng. Tape must be det ect abl e by an el ect r oni c det ect i on i nst r ument . Pr ovi de t ape, 3 i nches mi ni mum wi dt h, col or coded f or t he ut i l i t y i nvol ved wi t h war ni ng and i dent i f i cat i on i mpr i nt ed i n bol d bl ock l et t er s cont i nuousl y and r epeat edl y over t he ent i r e t ape l engt h.
War ni ng and i dent i f i cat i on must r ead " CAUTI ON BURI ED WATER PI PI NG BELOW" or s i mi l ar wor di ng. Use per manent code and l et t er col or i ng unaf f ect ed by moi st ur e and ot her subst ances cont ai ned i n t r ench backf i l l mat er i al .
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2. 3 ABOVEGROUND PI PI NG COMPONENTS
2. 3. 1 St eel Pi pi ng Component s
2. 3. 1. 1 St eel Pi pe
Except as modi f i ed her ei n, st eel pi pe must be bl ack as per mi t t ed by NFPA 13 and conf or m t o t he appl i cabl e pr ovi s i ons of ASTM A53/ A53M, ASTM A135/ A135M or ASTM A153/ A153M.
St eel pi pe must be mi ni mum Schedul e 40 f or s i zes 2 i nches and l ess; and mi ni mum Schedul e 10 f or s i zes l ar ger t han 2 i nches. St eel pi pi ng wi t h wal l t hi ckness l ess t han Schedul e 40 must not be t hr eaded. Gr ooved pi pe must be cut - gr ooved.
2. 3. 1. 2 Fi t t i ngs
Fi t t i ngs must be wel ded, t hr eaded, or gr ooved- end t ype. Thr eaded f i t t i ngs must be cast - i r on conf or mi ng t o ASME B16. 4, mal l eabl e- i r on conf or mi ng t o ASME B16. 3 or duct i l e- i r on conf or mi ng t o ASTM A536. Pl ai n- end f i t t i ngs wi t h mechani cal coupl i ngs, f i t t i ngs t hat use st eel gr i ppi ng devi ces t o bi t e i nt o t he pi pe, st eel pr ess f i t t i ngs and f i el d wel ded f i t t i ngs ar e not per mi t t ed. Fi t t i ngs, mechani cal coupl i ngs, and r ubber gasket s must be suppl i ed by t he same manuf act ur er . Thr eaded f i t t i ngs must use Tef l on t ape or manuf act ur er ' s appr oved j oi nt compound. Saddl e t ees usi ng r ubber gasket ed f i t t i ngs ar e per mi t t ed onl y when connect i ng t o exi st i ng pi pi ng f or addi t i ons or modi f i cat i ons. Saddl e t ees must use a connect i on met hod t hat compl et el y wr aps ar ound t he pi pe. Reduci ng coupl i ngs ar e not per mi t t ed except as al l owed by NFPA 13.
2. 3. 1. 3 Gr ooved Mechani cal Joi nt s and Fi t t i ngs
Joi nt s and f i t t i ngs must be desi gned f or not l ess t han 175 psi ser vi ce and t he pr oduct of t he same manuf act ur er . Fi el d wel ded f i t t i ngs must not be used. Fi t t i ng and coupl i ng housi ng must be mal l eabl e- i r on conf or mi ng t o ASTM A47/ A47M, Gr ade 32510; duct i l e- i r on conf or mi ng t o ASTM A536, Gr ade 65- 45- 12. Rubber gasket ed gr ooved- end pi pe and f i t t i ngs wi t h mechani cal coupl i ngs ar e per mi t t ed i n pi pe si zes 2 i nches and l ar ger . Gasket must be t he f l ush t ype t hat f i l l s t he ent i r e cavi t y bet ween t he f i t t i ng and t he pi pe. Nut s and bol t s must be heat - t r eat ed st eel conf or mi ng t o ASTM A183 and must be cadmi um- pl at ed or z i nc- el ect r opl at ed.
2. 3. 1. 4 Fl anges
Fl anges must conf or m t o NFPA 13 and ASME B16. 1. Gasket s must be non- asbest os compr essed mat er i al i n accor dance wi t h ASME B16. 21, 1/ 16- i nch t hi ck, and f ul l f ace or sel f - cent er i ng f l at r i ng t ype.
2. 3. 2 Copper Tube Component s
2. 3. 2. 1 Copper Tube
Copper t ube must conf or m t o ASTM B88, Types L and M.
2. 3. 2. 2 Copper Fi t t i ngs and Joi nt s
Cast copper al l oy sol der - j oi nt pr essur e f i t t i ngs must conf or m t o ASME B16. 18 and wr ought copper and br onze sol der - j oi nt pr essur e f i t t i ngs must conf or m t o ASME B16. 22 and ASTM B75/ B75M. Cast copper al l oy f i t t i ngs
SECTI ON 21 13 13 Page 11 f or f l ar ed copper t ube must conf or m t o ASME B16. 26 and ASTM B62. Br ass or br onze adapt er s f or br azed t ubi ng may be used f or connect i ng t ubi ng t o f l anges and t o t hr eaded ends of val ves and equi pment .
2. 3. 3 Pl ast i c Pi pi ng Component s
2. 3. 3. 1 Pl ast i c Pi pe
Pl ast i c pi pe must be chl or i nat ed pol yvi nyl chl or i de ( CPVC) conf or mi ng t o ASTM F442/ F442M, 175 psi r at i ng and l i s t ed f or use i n wet pi pe spr i nkl er syst ems.
2. 3. 3. 2 Pl ast i c Fi t t i ngs
Pl ast i c f i t t i ngs must be chl or i nat ed pol yvi nyl chl or i de ( CPVC) and l i s t ed f or use i n wet pi pe spr i nkl er syst ems.
2. 3. 4 Fl exi bl e Spr i nkl er Hose
The use of f l exi bl e hose i s not per mi t t ed.
2. 3. 5 Pi pe Hanger s and Suppor t s
Pr ovi de gal vani zed pi pe hanger s i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13. Desi gn and i nst al l sei smi c pr ot ect i on i n accor dance wi t h t he r equi r ement s of NFPA 13 sect i on t i t l ed " Pr ot ect i on of Pi pi ng Agai nst Damage Wher e Subj ect t o Ear t hquakes f or Sei smi c Desi gn Cat egor y " D" .
2. 3. 6 Val ves
Pr ovi de val ves of t ypes appr oved f or f i r e ser vi ce. Val ves must open by count er cl ockwi se r ot at i on.
2. 3. 6. 1 Cont r ol Val ve
Manual l y oper at ed spr i nkl er cont r ol / gat e val ve must be out si de st em and yoke ( OS&Y) t ype or but t er f l y t ype and must be l i s t ed.
2. 3. 6. 2 Check Val ves
Check val ves must compl y wi t h UL 312. Check val ves 4 i nches and l ar ger must be of t he swi ng t ype, have a c l ear wat er way and meet t he r equi r ement s of MSS SP- 71, f or Type 3 or 4. I nspect i on pl at e must be pr ovi ded on val ves l ar ger t han 6 i nches.
2. 3. 6. 3 Hose Val ve
Val ve must compl y wi t h UL 668.
2. 3. 7 Ri ser Check Val ves
Pr ovi de r i ser check val ve, pr essur e gauges and mai n dr ai n.
2. 4 ALARM I NI TI ATI NG AND SUPERVI SORY DEVI CES
2. 4. 1 Spr i nkl er Al ar m Swi t ch
Vane or pr essur e- t ype f l ow swi t ch( es) . Connect i on of swi t ch must be by t he f i r e al ar m i nst al l er . Vane t ype al ar m act uat i ng devi ces must have
SECTI ON 21 13 13 Page 12 mechani cal di aphr agm cont r ol l ed r et ar d devi ce adj ust abl e f r om 10 t o 60 seconds and must i nst ant l y r ecycl e. Fl ow swi t ches f or el evat or power shunt must not have a r et ar d f eat ur e.
2. 4. 2 Val ve Super vi sor y ( Tamper ) Swi t ch
Swi t ch must be i nt egr al t o t he cont r ol val ve or sui t abl e f or mount i ng t o t he t ype of cont r ol val ve t o be super vi sed open. The swi t ch must be t amper r esi st ant and cont ai n SPDT ( For m C) cont act s ar r anged t o t r ansf er upon r emoval of t he housi ng cover or c l osur e of t he val ve of mor e t han t wo r ot at i ons of t he val ve st em.
2. 5 BACKFLOW PREVENTI ON ASSEMBLY
Reduced- pr essur e or Doubl e- check val ve assembl y backf l ow pr event er compl yi ng wi t h ASSE 1013, ASSE 1015 and AWWA M14. Each check val ve must have a dr ai n. Backf l ow pr event i on assembl i es must have cur r ent " Cer t i f i cat e of Appr oval f r om t he Foundat i on f or Cr oss- Connect i on Cont r ol and Hydr aul i c Resear ch, FCCCHR Li st " and be l i s t ed f or f i r e pr ot ect i on use. Li st i ng of t he speci f i c make, model , desi gn, and si ze i n t he FCCCHR Li st i s accept abl e as t he r equi r ed document at i on.
2. 5. 1 Backf l ow Pr event er Test Connect i on
Test connect i on must consi st of a ser i es of l i s t ed hose val ves wi t h 2 1/ 2- i nch Nat i onal St andar d mal e hose t hr eads wi t h cap and chai n.
2. 6 FI RE DEPARTMENT CONNECTI ON
Fi r e depar t ment connect i on must be pr oj ect i ng t ype wi t h cast - br ass body, mat chi ng wal l escut cheon l et t er ed " Aut o Spkr " wi t h a pol i shed- br ass or chr omi um- pl at ed f i ni sh. The connect i on must have i ndi v i dual sel f - c l osi ng cl apper s, caps wi t h dr i p dr ai ns and chai ns. Femal e i nl et s must mat ch exi st i ng. Compl y wi t h UL 405.
2. 7 SPRI NKLERS
Spr i nkl er s must compl y wi t h UL 199 and NFPA 13. Spr i nkl er s wi t h i nt er nal O- r i ngs ar e not accept abl e. Spr i nkl er s i n hi gh heat ar eas i ncl udi ng at t i c spaces or i n c l ose pr oxi mi t y t o uni t heat er s must have t emper at ur e c l assi f i cat i on i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13. Ext ended cover age spr i nkl er s ar e per mi t t ed f or l oadi ng docks, r esi dent i al occupanci es and hi gh- pi l ed st or age appl i cat i ons onl y.
2. 7. 1 Pendent Spr i nkl er
Pendent spr i nkl er must ber ecessed, qui ck- r esponse t ype wi t h nomi nal K- f act or of 5. 6. Pendent spr i nkl er s must have a pol i shed chr ome f i ni sh.
Assembl y must i ncl ude an i nt egr al escut cheon.
2. 7. 2 Upr i ght Spr i nkl er
Upr i ght spr i nkl er must be chr ome- pl at ed and have a nomi nal K- f act or of 5. 6.
2. 7. 3 Si dewal l Spr i nkl er
Si dewal l spr i nkl er must be t he qui ck- r esponset ype. Si dewal l spr i nkl er must have a nomi nal K- f act or of 5. 6. Si dewal l spr i nkl er must have a pol i shed- chr ome f i ni sh.
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2. 8 ACCESSORI ES
2. 8. 1 Spr i nkl er Cabi net
Pr ovi de spar e spr i nkl er s i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13 and must be pl aced i n a sui t abl e met al or pl ast i c cabi net of suf f i c i ent s i ze t o accommodat e al l t he spar e spr i nkl er s and wr enches i n desi gnat ed l ocat i ons. Spar e spr i nkl er s must be r epr esent at i ve of , and i n pr opor t i on t o, t he number of each t ype and t emper at ur e r at i ng of t he spr i nkl er s i nst al l ed as r equi r ed by NFPA 13. At l east one wr ench of each t ype r equi r ed must be pr ovi ded.
2. 8. 2 Pendent Spr i nkl er Escut cheon
Escut cheon must be one- pi ece met al l i c t ype wi t h a dept h of l ess t han 3/ 4- i nch and sui t abl e f or i nst al l at i on on pendent spr i nkl er s. The escut cheon must have a f act or y f i ni sh t hat mat ches t he pendent spr i nkl er .
2. 8. 3 Pi pe Escut cheon
Pr ovi de spl i t hi nge met al pl at es f or pi pi ng ent er i ng wal l s, f l oor s, and cei l i ngs i n exposed spaces. Pr ovi de pol i shed st ai nl ess st eel pl at es or chr omi um- pl at ed f i ni sh on copper al l oy pl at es i n f i ni shed spaces. Pr ovi de pai nt f i ni sh on met al pl at es i n unf i ni shed spaces.
2. 8. 4 Spr i nkl er Guar d
Li st ed guar d must be a st eel wi r e cage desi gned t o encase t he spr i nkl er and pr ot ect i t f r om mechani cal damage. Guar ds must be pr ovi ded on spr i nkl er s l ocat ed wi t hi n 7 f eet of t he f l oor .
2. 8. 5 Rel i ef Val ve
Rel i ef val ves must be l i s t ed and i nst al l ed at t he r i ser i n accor dance wi t h
NFPA 13.
2. 8. 6 Ai r Vent
Ai r vent s must be of t he aut omat i c t ype and pi ped t o dr ai n t o t he bui l di ng ext er i or .
2. 8. 7 I dent i f i cat i on Si gn
Val ve i dent i f i cat i on s i gn must be mi ni mum 6 i nches wi de by 2 i nches hi gh wi t h enamel baked f i ni sh on mi ni mum 18 gage st eel or 0. 024- i nch al umi num wi t h r ed l et t er s on a whi t e backgr ound or whi t e l et t er s on r ed backgr ound. Wor di ng of s i gn must i ncl ude, but not be l i mi t ed t o " mai n dr ai n" , " auxi l i ar y dr ai n" , " i nspect or ' s t est " , " al ar m t est " , " al ar m l i ne" , and si mi l ar wor di ng as r equi r ed t o i dent i f y oper at i onal component s. Wher e t her e i s mor e t han one spr i nkl er syst em, s i gnage must i ncl ude speci f i c det ai l s as t o t he r espect i ve syst em.
PART 3 EXECUTI ON
3. 1 VERI FYI NG ACTUAL FI ELD CONDI TI ONS
Bef or e commenci ng wor k, exami ne al l adj oi ni ng wor k on whi ch t he cont r act or ' s wor k t hat i s dependent f or per f ect wor kmanshi p accor di ng t o t he i nt ent of t hi s speci f i cat i on sect i on, and r epor t t o t he Cont r act i ng
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Of f i cer ' s Repr esent at i ve a condi t i on t hat pr event s per f or mance of f i r st c l ass wor k. No " wai ver of r esponsi bi l i t y" f or i ncompl et e, i nadequat e or def ect i ve adj oi ni ng wor k wi l l be consi der ed unl ess not i ce has been f i l ed bef or e submi t t al of a pr oposal .
3. 2 I NSTALLATI ON
The i nst al l at i on must be i n accor dance wi t h t he appl i cabl e pr ovi s i ons of NFPA 13, NFPA 24 and publ i cat i ons r ef er enced t her ei n. Locat e spr i nkl er s i n a consi st ent pat t er n wi t h cei l i ng gr i d, l i ght s, and ai r suppl y di f f user s.
I nst al l spr i nkl er syst em over and under duct s, pi pi ng and pl at f or ms when such equi pment can negat i vel y af f ect or di sr upt t he spr i nkl er di schar ge pat t er n and cover age.
a. Pi pi ng of f set s, f i t t i ngs, and ot her accessor i es r equi r ed must be f ur ni shed t o pr ovi de a compl et e i nst al l at i on and t o el i mi nat e i nt er f er ence wi t h ot her const r uct i on.
b. Wher ever t he cont r act or ' s wor k i nt er connect s wi t h wor k of ot her t r ades t he Cont r act or must coor di nat e wi t h ot her Cont r act or s t o i nsur e al l Cont r act or s have t he i nf or mat i on necessar y so t hat t hey may pr oper l y i nst al l al l necessar y connect i ons and equi pment . I dent i f y al l wor k i t ems needi ng access ( damper s and si mi l ar equi pment ) t hat ar e conceal ed above hung cei l i ngs by per manent col or coded pi ns/ t abs i n t he cei l i ng di r ect l y bel ow t he i t em.
c. Pr ovi de r equi r ed suppor t s and hanger s f or pi pi ng, condui t , and equi pment so t hat l oadi ng wi l l not exceed al l owabl e l oadi ngs of st r uct ur e. Submi t t al of a bi d must be a deemed r epr esent at i on t hat t he cont r act or submi t t i ng such bi d has ascer t ai ned al l owabl e l oadi ngs and has i ncl uded i n hi s est i mat es t he cost s associ at ed i n f ur ni shi ng r equi r ed suppor t s.
3. 2. 1 Wast e Removal
At t he concl usi on of each day' s wor k, c l ean up and st ockpi l e on si t e al l wast e, debr i s, and t r ash whi ch may have accumul at ed dur i ng t he day as a r esul t of wor k by t he cont r act or and of hi s pr esence on t he j ob.
Si dewal ks and st r eet s adj oi ni ng t he pr oper t y must be kept br oom cl ean and f r ee of wast e, debr i s, t r ash and obst r uct i ons caused by wor k of t he cont r act or , whi ch wi l l af f ect t he condi t i on and saf et y of st r eet s, wal ks, ut i l i t i es, and pr oper t y.
3. 3 UNDERGROUND PI PI NG I NSTALLATI ON
The f i r e pr ot ect i on wat er mai n must be l ai d, and j oi nt s anchor ed, i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 24. Mi ni mum dept h of cover must be 3 f eet or t he f r ost l i ne, whi chever i s deeper . The suppl y l i ne must t er mi nat e i nsi de t he bui l di ng wi t h a f l anged pi ece, t he bot t om of whi ch must be set not l ess t han 1- f oot above t he f i ni shed f l oor . A bl i nd f l ange must be i nst al l ed t empor ar i l y on t op of t he f l anged pi ece t o pr event t he ent r ance of f or ei gn mat t er i nt o t he suppl y l i ne. A concr et e t hr ust bl ock must be pr ovi ded at t he el bow wher e t he pi pe t ur ns up t owar d t he f l oor . I n addi t i on, j oi nt s must be anchor ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 24. Bur i ed st eel component s must be pr ovi ded wi t h a cor r osi on pr ot ect i ve coat i ng i n accor dance wi t h AWWA C203. Pi pi ng mor e t han 5 f eet out si de t he bui l di ng wal l s must meet t he r equi r ement s of Sect i on 33 11 00 WATER UTI LI TY
DI STRI BUTI ON PI PI NG.
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3. 4 ABOVEGROUND PI PI NG I NSTALLATI ON
The met hods of f abr i cat i on and i nst al l at i on of t he abovegr ound pi pi ng must f ul l y compl y wi t h t he r equi r ement s and r ecommended pr act i ces of NFPA 13 and t hi s speci f i cat i on sect i on.
3. 4. 1 Pr ot ect i on of Pi pi ng Agai nst Ear t hquake Damage
Sei smi c r est r ai nt i s not r equi r ed.
3. 4. 2 Pi pi ng i n Exposed Ar eas
I nst al l exposed pi pi ng wi t hout di mi ni shi ng exi t access wi dt hs, cor r i dor s or equi pment access. Exposed hor i zont al pi pi ng, i ncl udi ng dr ai n pi pi ng, must be i nst al l ed t o pr ovi de maxi mum headr oom.
3. 4. 3 Pi pi ng i n Fi ni shed Ar eas
I n ar eas wi t h suspended or dr opped cei l i ngs and i n ar eas wi t h conceal ed spaces above t he cei l i ng, pi pi ng must be conceal ed above cei l i ngs. Pi pi ng must be i nspect ed, hydr ost at i cal l y t est ed and appr oved bef or e bei ng conceal ed. Ri ser s and si mi l ar ver t i cal r uns of pi pi ng i n f i ni shed ar eas must be conceal ed.
3. 4. 4 Pendent Spr i nkl er s
a. Dr op ni ppl es t o pendent spr i nkl er s must consi st of mi ni mum 1- i nch pi pe wi t h a r educi ng coupl i ng i nt o whi ch t he spr i nkl er must be t hr eaded.
b. Wher e spr i nkl er s ar e i nst al l ed bel ow suspended or dr opped cei l i ngs, dr op ni ppl es must be cut such t hat spr i nkl er cei l i ng pl at es or escut cheons ar e of a uni f or m dept h t hr oughout t he f i ni shed space.
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