Updated Specifications 28 31 00 Page 3-VAJB-FireAlarm Updated 1-13-2021 172.pdf
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- 36C25221B0003
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This document includes a federal contract opportunity for replacing obsolete fire alarm devices at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. The contract is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and has an estimated value between $2-5 million. Interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management and listed as verified in the Vendor Information Pages database. A pre-bid site visit will be held and details will be included in the solicitation package to be posted on November 25, 2020, with bids due on January 14, 2021. The work must be completed within 581 calendar days of receiving a notice to proceed and includes providing all tools, materials, components, labor and supervision for construction and remodeling of a fully functional fire alarm system and exit signs in accordance with design documents.
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D. Existing waterflow/pressure switches, and valve tamper switches reused by the Contractor shall be equipped with an address able interface device compatible with the new equipment being inst alled.
E. Existing reused equipment shall be covered as ne w equipment under the
Warranty specified herein.
F. Basic Performance:
1. Alarm and trouble signals from each building fir e alarm control panel shall be digitally encoded by UL listed elect ronic devices onto a multiplexed communication system.
2. Response time between alarm initiation (contact closure) and recording at the main fire alarm control unit (appe arance on alphanumeric read out) shall not exceed 5 seconds.
3. The signaling line circuits (SLC) between buildi ng fire alarm control units shall be wired Class X in accordance with NFPA 72.
Isolation shall be provided so that no more than on e building can be lost due to a short circuit fault.
4. Initiating device circuits (IDC) shall be wired Class B in accordance with NFPA 72.
5. Signaling line circuits (SLC) within buildings s hall be wired Class
B in accordance with NFPA 72. Individual signaling line circuits shall be limited to covering 22,500 square feet (2, 090 square meters) of floor space or 3 floors whichever is les s.
6. Notification appliance circuits (NAC) shall be w ired Class B in accordance with NFPA 72.
1.3 RELATED WORK
A. Section 01 33 23, SHOP DRAWINGS, PRODUCT DATA, A ND SAMPLES.
Requirements for procedures for submittals.
B. Section 07 84 00 - FIRESTOPPING. Requirements fo r fire proofing wall penetrations.
1.4 SUBMITTALS
A. General: Submit 5 copies in accordance with Sect ion 01 33 23, SHOP
DRAWINGS, PRODUCT DATA, AND SAMPLES, and Section 26 05 11, REQUIREMENTS
FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS.
B. Drawings:
1. Prepare drawings using latest AutoCAD Release so ftware and include all contractors information. Layering shall be by V A criteria as provided by the Contracting Officer’s Representativ e (COR). Bid drawing files will be provided to the Contractor at the pre-
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