Amend 0005 14 92 00 PNEUMATIC TUBE SYSTEM.pdf

Milwaukee VAMC 02-01-15

695-19-131 Renovate & Expand Dialysis Clinic Amendment #4

Milwaukee, WI 53295 June 25, 2020

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SECTION 14 92 00

PNEUMATIC TUBE SYSTEM

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 SUMMARY

A. This project includes expansion of an existing Pneumatic Tube System

(PTS) in the main hospital (Building 111). The work includes the addition of stops and transfer stations on an existing riser. The current PTS in Building 111 is a Swisslog system. Expansion of the pneumatic tube system shall be fully compatible with the current

Swisslog system in the hospital. No additional system programming shall be allowed outside of the project area to the system.

B. Manufacturers other than Swisslog shall certify that they can interface with Swisslog controls/programming without impact to the rest of the

PTS and will not need access to current software/code from Swisslog.

C. No outages of the hospital pneumatic tube system shall be allowed for reprogramming of the system as this would cause a burden to the hospital on personnel demands and risk patient care. Only a zone outage, no longer than four (4) hours, shall be allowed to physically connect the new expansion loop to the existing system.

1.2 QUALIFICATIONS OF MANUFACTURER, INSTALLING CONTRACTOR

A. Installer/manufacturer shall be a materials transport contractor with a specialty in Pneumatic Tube System (PTS) turnkey installation.

Requirements include a qualified staff with experience in PTS engineering, system modeling, BIM modeling/design, and project management. Remote monitoring shall be available from the installer/ manufacturer.

B. PTS Project Manager (PM) shall be a direct employee of the installing manufacturer assigned to the geographical area of the project, with a minimum of five years of experience managing projects of this size.

The PM shall be responsible for attending or scheduling attendance of construction coordination meetings with the General Contractor as well as BIM meetings as required for accurate and quality installation of the PTS. Additionally, the PM shall be responsible for scheduling and coordination with subcontractors under this contract including but not limited to pipefitters (tube installation), coordination of and working with electrical contractors (low voltage and line voltage as required, communication bus and/or ethernet coordination), and the mechanical contractor.

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C. PTS Systems Engineer (SE) shall be employed directly by the manufacturer and certified in engineering of PTS systems specifically to the manufacturing brand. The SE shall be responsible for submittal preparation and finalized/as-built drawings which shall be provided to the owner during submittal phase and project close-out.

D. Training:

1. Training shall be provided by installer/manufacturer and shall include a review of the system installation and a job walk and review of all components and operation. Training shall also include a software overview and analysis by facility management and requested personnel who will be utilizing system. A minimum of (4) hours hands-on and system overview shall be required. At completion, a certification and written document presented to staff for their records.

1.3 RELATED REQUIREMENTS

A. Firestopping; Section 07 84 00

B. Access Doors and Frames: Section 08 31 13

C. Division 26 Sections for electrical connections, conduit and wiring

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and

Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

2.2 GENERAL

A. All electrical equipment shall be listed with Underwriter’s Laboratory

(UL) and all field wiring shall be in conformance with National

Electrical Code (NEC) requirements and local codes. UL listing shall be for all assemblies and components of assemblies.

B. Pneumatic Tube System Stations shall be integrated into configured groups (zones) connected by interzone tubing, selective bypass interchanges or through (optional) High-Throughput Zones.

C. Each zone shall be capable of functioning independently and include a blower, transfer units, stations and/or high-throughput equipment as designed.

D. Dispatching, routing and storage of carriers to and from tube stations shall be directed by the System Control Center to provide automatic, unattended carrier transmission between any two system stations.

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E. Systems with more than one zone shall allow multiple carriers to be in transit in different zones simultaneously. System shall allow all station dispatchers to be loaded simultaneously, destinations selected, and transactions automatically processed.

F. System communications wiring shall be provided Ethernet drops allowing communications over the hospital’s network (preferred) or low-voltage, 22-gauge serial communications wiring.

G. System transactions within a zone shall turn around at the nearest transfer unit common to both the origin and destination stations unless manual restrictions are inserted.

H. Individual stations and zones shall be capable of being shut down without affecting the remaining system. A 120-VAC duplex receptacle and device on/off switch shall be provided within each station, transfer unit and blower package.

1. System devices shall be on emergency power.

I. Stations, transfer units, traffic controllers and blowers shall include unit diagnostic capability.

J. System shall be able to be turned off by a signal from the building fire alarm system.

2.3 SYSTEM CONTROL CENTER (SCC) – NOT USED

2.4 STATIONS - GENERAL

A. Stations shall consist of dispatch equipment, receive equipment and electrical controls in a custom housing installed with send function going up and receive function coming down.

B. Stations shall have all mechanical and electrical components front-accessible and removable for repair and/or replacement.

C. Station design shall accommodate solid state, plug-in electronic controls and interchangeable components to facilitate fast repair.

D. Recessed stations shall be designed for wall-recessed installation with non-operator accessible equipment concealed behind walls. A trim frame shall be provided to conceal the joint between the wall and the station housing

E. Recessed stations shall be installed in two phases: 1) a housing in the initial construction stages and 2) a mechanical/electrical finish kit after construction work in the area is substantially complete.

F. Stations shall be able to be individually assigned a daily schedule of events including on/off times, send and receive priorities, sending

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G. Station dispatchers shall enable a carrier to be staged for dispatch while a carrier is incoming.

H. Stations shall disable receive and dispatch functions when their receivers become full. System Control Center and station display shall indicate the receiver full condition. Full condition shall reset automatically when the condition is cleared by a station operator.

I. Six-inch Tube Stations shall be capable of dispatching a seven-pound carrier (eight-pound for queuing stations). Four-inch Tube Stations shall be capable of dispatching a 2.75-pound carrier.

J. Stations shall provide air-cushioned carrier arrival to protect payloads

K. Stations shall support specific send and receive priorities, as well as being individually scheduled to dispatch but not receive carriers, to maximize throughput of critical specimens, medications, etc.

L. System shall be capable of restricting transactions between specified destinations.

M. Origination stations shall reject any destinations that are unavailable (non-existing, full, out-of-service). Destination routes shall be checked prior to dispatch to ensure all system sections necessary for delivery are operating properly.

N. Transactions to stations that become unavailable after dispatch shall be re-routed to the origination station.

O. Transactions in process or pending when any part of the system is signed off shall deliver to their respective destinations. Any new send requests shall be rejected.

P. Optional Remote Personal Indicators (if indicated on drawings) shall enable tube stations to be shared by several departments.

1. Stations shall have the capacity for up to six discrete addresses.

2. Station addresses shall correspond to a remote personal indicator

(RPI), which is a recessed, wall-mounted visual and audible signal device with a reset switch, located remote from the station.

3. Empty carriers received using the automatic carrier redistribution feature shall not activate RPIs.

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Q. Optional Remote Carrier Arrival Indicator shall alert remote personnel that a carrier has arrived at a station. This alert shall include a visual indicator, audible signal and reset switch. The reset switch shall extinguish the light and silence the audible signal.

2.5 STATION CONTROL PANELS

A. Stations shall be equipped with one color touchscreen control panel per dispatcher. All user interactions at the station will be through this touchscreen interface.

B. Station control panels shall be not less than 10 inches in size, measured diagonally.

C. Station control panels are designed to facilitate easy system access without training and include:

1. User messaging for system status, date and time, station address, directory and help.

2. Speed dials for one-button dispatch to frequently used destinations.

3. Buttons for “Send Normal,” “Send STAT,” “Send Secure” and “Send

Slow” functions. “Send Empty” button for initiating an empty send transaction, “Call Empty” button for calling empty carriers from storage (if system is equipped with empty storage tubes) and

“Emergency Shutdown” button to immediately shut down the system.

4. Transaction buttons for “View Transaction History,” “View

Incoming Carriers,” “Track Transactions” and “Carrier

Forwarding.”

5. Administrative features such as such as station diagnostics and adjusted carrier present counts shall be protected by a PIN code to prevent unauthorized access.

2.6 STANDARD RECESSED STATIONS

A. Single dispatch stations shall include one dispatch chamber and an integral receive bin with nominal capacity for four carriers.

1. Single dispatch station shall include an integral carrier storage rack with a capacity of four carriers minimum.

2. Optional security access doors are available for single dispatch stations if specified.

a. Security access doors are spring loaded and self-closing with an electromagnetic lock.

b. Security access doors are operated by the station control panel and locked by default.

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c. Security access doors are unlocked by entering an authorized

PIN code or by swiping a valid security access card (if station is equipped with security card reader).

B. Double-dispatch stations shall include two complete dispatchers/receivers and have no integral carrier storage racks.

2.7 BLOWER PACKAGES – NOT USED

2.8 TRANSFER UNITS (DIVERTERS)

A. Transfer units enable connections from one tube to any one of several tubes (2, 4 and 6 ports), providing the means for routing carriers between stations.

B. Transfer units shall be installed to the building structure and sway-braced against motion.

C. Piping connections to transfer units shall be made with bolted couplings.

D. Transfer unit printed circuit board (PCB) controls shall have built-in diagnostics capability to enable full-unit operational testing without connecting an external tester or software program.

2.9 SELECTIVE BYPASS INTERCHANGES

A. Selective Bypass Interchange zones shall be capable of accepting multiple carriers from their origin zones for a given destination zone and holding these in-process carriers until the destination zone is cleared to accept them or redirecting the carriers because of a timeout or other causes.

B. System shall include bi-directional transmission tubing, transfer units and storage tubes.

1. Storage tubes shall be capable of staging a single carrier for transport between zones.

C. System Control Center shall control all Selective Bypass component actuations and corresponding traffic.

D. Any zone attached to the Selective Bypass zone can store as many carriers as the zone has available storage lanes.

2.10 CARRIERS – NOT USED

2.11 TUBING

A. Tubing shall be six-inch outside diameter, 16-gauge, cold-rolled, electric-welded steel; degreased with flash removed.

B. Tubing bends shall be formed of the same materials on a center line radius not less than 48 inches. Cross-section shall be free from wrinkles and distortions with no expanded bends.

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1. Tubing bends with radius of not less than 36 inches may be used in select applications where building conditions and space do not permit installation of a 48-inch bend but are otherwise prohibited.

C. Tubing cut ends shall be square, deburred and mandrelled round.

D. Tubing joints shall be made of:

1. Solid-steel slip sleeves sealed with a suitable airtight compound

2. Gasketed, steel bolted couplings shall be used for all connections of tubing to serviceable equipment.

E. Tubing shall be supported with suitable hangers and supports at a minimum of every ten (10) feet of straight tubing, at every floor of vertical tubing run, at each end of every bend and at equipment connections.

F. Tubing hangers shall be pre-threaded, zinc-plated rods attached to the building structure. Any teardrop hangers fastened to the rod shall support the tubing.

2.12 INTERZONE TUBING CONNECTIONS (MULTIPLE ZONE SYSTEMS) – NOT USED

2.13 MANUFACTURER

A. PTS hardware and software shall be as provided by Swisslog or equal manufacturer.

B. Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, components and supplies required for the complete installation of the 7AS

Dialysis addition to an existing VAMC Building 111 pneumatic tube delivery system. Touchscreen control and RFID tracking capability are required.

1. Supplied components and software shall match existing system components or interface seamlessly to existing system without the need for additional downtime programming.

C. System shall be designed of quality to meet typical VA Hospital transaction quantities.

D. To ensure optimal system performance, system shall utilize advanced software algorithms to ensure proper carrier routing techniques and prioritization ensuring continuous optimization of system performance.

This ensures high priority PTS clinics (ER, Lab, Pharmacy, or as assigned by VA FM) are efficiently assigned carrier routes on the shortest pathway based on traffic volume considerations or other presets.

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2.14 COORDINATION

A. Coordinate equipment layout and installation with other work, including layout and installation of plumbing infrastructure, lighting fixtures, HVAC equipment, and fire-suppression system components.

B. Coordinate work of this Section with adjacent trades and all trades to ensure coordination for System right-of-way.

C. Electrical System Roughing-In: Coordinate layout and installation of pneumatic tube system components with connections to power supplies

D. Coordinate sequence of System Installation with other work to avoid delaying the work.

2.15 SUBMITTALS

A. A System Design Analysis (SDA) shall be submitted within 30 days after issuance of the NTP. The SDA will show traffic patterns, wait times and transition travel times for the initial installation of the PTS.

B. Once SDA is approved, a riser diagram with real time analysis shall be provided for the construction phase.

C. Coordination drawings for pneumatic tube system.

D. Product Data for each component of the system.

E. Provide a list of installation of equivalent size completed in the last three years. System and software of similar / same nature of this proposed system.

F. As-built shop drawings for instruction and future reference showing:

1. Tube routings on floor plans.

2. Tubing riser diagram.

3. Right-of-ways.

4. Methods of suspending and anchoring tubing, transfer units

(diverters), blowers, stations and traffic controllers.

5. Equipment locations.

2.16 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Manufacturer shall be totally responsible for the manufacture, installation and warranty of the system.

B. Supplier shall have capability to perform a pneumatic tube system evaluation review to determine peak hour traffic requirements that the system design must accommodate.

C. Supplier shall perform a System Design Analysis prior to production, including comprehensive system traffic and performance simulation to validate design against customer requirements.

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D. System design shall permit future changes in the number of stations and zones as necessary for system expansions.

E. Supplier shall perform preliminary tests, verifying all components are in fully operational condition for carrier dispatch and receive between all possible station combinations.

F. Supplier shall perform all operational tests, inspecting System components and verifying that the equipment is installed and operating in proper condition, according to design specifications.

G. Supplier shall provide operating and maintenance documentation in an electronic format.

2.17 CUSTOMER TRAINING AND SUPPORT – NOT USED

2.18 WARRANTY

A. The pneumatic tube system contractor will warrant in a written form, that during the 12-month period following acceptance of the system, any defect in workmanship or system components will be repaired or replaced free of charge.

B. Ordinary wear and tear on carriers, normal wear parts and any malfunction caused by improperly maintaining or using the system shall be excluded from this warranty.

C. The warranty period shall commence on the date of signed acceptance.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 INSTALLATION

A. Supplier shall provide all labor, material, equipment and components required to install the pneumatic tube systems in conformance with the design. This includes:

1. Hole cutting and/or sleeve setting as needed in floors and walls.

2. Patching/fireproofing of sleeves and openings in floors, walls and ceilings.

B. System and components shall be assembled and installed in strict accordance with contract documents, applicable codes and regulations, approved shop drawings, and Supplier's recommendations.

C. System and components shall be anchored and fastened to building construction as manufacturer requirements for a stable, secure installation. Finish components shall be closely fit and joined to provide a neat uniform appearance.

D. System and components shall be installed to support maintenance access.

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E. Supplier’s installers shall be skilled tradespeople with experience installing hospital pneumatic tube systems.

3.2 WORK PROVIDED BY OTHERS

A. SITE PREPARATION

1. Development of hospital background drawings in AutoCAD format.

2. Scanning/x-ray of floors prior to coring.

3. Verification of existing pneumatic tube system as-built routing, where applicable.

4. Clear and unobstructed right-of-way space for system equipment.

5. Safe, dry and adequate storage space for materials on the job site during construction.

6. Elevator, hoisting or crane services for equipment or personnel during construction.

7. Dust and/or infection control protection and measures, if required.

8. Cleaning of all plaster, mortar, paint and other debris in or on the system equipment resulting from other trades.

9. A System Control Center operating environment of 0 – 95% relative humidity and an ambient temperature of 50 – 104° F.

10. Identification of all areas with unabated asbestos.

11. All inspections, testing, monitoring, abatement and containment for any hazardous materials including asbestos that may be encountered at any time for the duration of this project.

B. INSTALLATION

1. Supply and installation of architectural enclosures for equipment and piping as specified on the contract or shop drawings.

2. Equipment fur-in to match existing surroundings.

3. Cutting, patching and/or painting outside of the piping installation.

4. Installation of access panels.

5. Sealing or patching of sprayed fire-retardant insulation.

6. Removal, repair or replacement of existing ceilings or walls to match existing surroundings.

7. Removal, relocation and/or replacement of other mechanical equipment, fixtures, conduit, pipe, etc.

8. Enclosure and/or painting of exposed tube and unfinished exposed surfaces.

9. Heat race and insulation of any exterior/outside piping.

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10. Roof penetrations required for any exterior/outside piping.

11. Labeling of pipe over and above the preprinted pipe labeling already provided.

12. Any conduit installation or other requirements over and above the installation of standard communications wiring strapped to the pneumatic tube system piping that may be listed in other sections of the specifications.

13. Repairing, replacing or repainting of equipment damaged by other trades.

14. Trenching, backfill, concrete/asphalt sawing, landscaping, repaving, vaults, piping encasement, etc. as required to install underground tubing and cabling.

C. MATERIALS

1. Supplementary steel necessary to support the installation of hole cutting or sleeve-setting in floors or walls and/or shaft locations.

2. Supply and installation of access panels where specified on contract and/or shop drawing submittals.

3. Supplementary enclosures or structures to ensure equipment is protected from outdoor elements and conditions.

D. ELECTRICAL ITEMS

1. A 115-VAC single phase, 50/60 HZ dedicated circuit power supply wired to terminals in a factory-installed duplex receptacle within the tube stations, transfer units, traffic controllers remote device array controllers (RDACs) and blower packages in accordance with local codes and standards.

2. A local 208/230/460/575 VAC, three-phase, 50/60 Hz dedicated circuit power supply and disconnect switch wired to terminal strips in a factory-supplied junction box on each traffic control unit and blower package in accordance with local codes and standards.

3. A local 120-VAC, single phase, 50/60 Hz dedicated circuit power supply wired to a duplex receptacle within five feet of the

System Control Center in accordance with local codes and standards.

4. Temporary power to facilitate installation and testing as necessary.

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5. Wiring, conduit, installation and testing as required to connect a set of dry contacts from the building fire alarm system to terminal strips inside one of the blower control panels.

6. Installation of electrical boxes in walls, conduit as required, and wiring from the electrical boxes to the stations for all carrier arrival and/or remote personal indicators that are part of the design.

E. DATA CONNECTIONS

1. An active Ethernet network jack with available high-speed internet access installed within six feet of the System Control

Center.

2. An active Ethernet jack with available high-speed internet access installed within six feet of any PCs loaded with remote client software.

3. An active Ethernet network jack terminated to a male RJ-45 connector at the following locations:

a. Inside all station housings designated for Ethernet control – a three-foot pigtail coil of Ethernet cable shall be included that will allow direct connection to the front panel assembly by Supplier.

b. Inside all transfer units designated for Ethernet control – a pigtail coil of Ethernet cable shall be included that will allow direct connection to the control board mounted inside the transfer unit.

c. Inside the valve shifter box of all blowers designated for

Ethernet control – a pigtail coil of Ethernet cable shall be included that will allow direct connection to the control board mounted inside the valve shifter box control box.

d. At designated locations for high-throughput system equipment as shown on the submittal drawings.

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