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Bricker U.S. Federal Building and Garage - Voice Evacuation Fire Alarm Specification BID AMENDMENT 2 August 3, 2022

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SECTION 28 31 05 - MULTIPLEX/ADDRESSABLE VOICE EVACUATION FIRE ALARM

SYSTEMS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION OF WORK

A. Scope: This work includes designing and providing a fire alarm system upgrade and indicate the current manufacturer/model information along with the platform it shall be upgraded to new, i.e. Desigo XLSMP13, complete, analog /addressable voice evacuation fire alarm system as described herein and on the contract drawings for the Bricker U.S. Federal Building and Garage in Columbus, Ohio.

The system shall include all wiring, raceways, pull boxes, terminal cabinets, outlet and mounting boxes, control equipment, alarm, and supervisory signal initiating devices, alarm notification appliances, and all other accessories and miscellaneous items required for a complete operating system even though each item is not specifically mentioned or described. A single fire alarm control panel is indicated with terminal cabinets at each floor at the supply riser location.

Where remote fire alarm control units are needed, they shall be provided at a terminal cabinet location. A upgraded to new, i.e. Desigo XLSMP13, remote fire alarm control unit shall be installed in the Bricker garage office. Each remote fire alarm control unit shall be powered from a wiring riser specifically for that use or from a local emergency power panel located on the same floor as the remote fire alarm control unit providing a separate circuit breaker enclosure, power conditioning, and surge suppression identical to that provided for the main fire alarm control panel. Where remote fire control units are provided, equipment for notification appliances may be located in the remote fire alarm control units.

B. Extent of the Work: The system shall be installed in accordance with the drawings, specifications and referenced publications. Any conflicts between these documents shall be brought to the attention of the design professional responsible for the job, the project manager, and the GSA regional fire protection engineer. It is assumed that the contractor is bidding the full scope of work in the drawings, specifications, and publications unless otherwise noted as an exclusion. The government shall not be charged additionally for work already contained within these contract documents. It remains the contractor’s responsibility to read and understand the drawings, specifications, and referenced publications, and where questions persist, to resolve same before entering into the contract to perform this work. There shall be no extension of contract for work to be done as a part of this design package due to contractor’s failure to implement the scope of work, plan the cost of such work, or the failure to verify field conditions.

C. Compliance: The entire fire alarm system shall be designed/laid out in accordance with Section 1.4 A. Any reference to "authority having jurisdiction" (AHJ) shall be interpreted to mean the GSA Regional Fire Protection Engineer.

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All material and equipment used shall be listed or approved by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Factory Mutual (FM) or Intertek, for their intended use and service.

D. Completion of Work. Upon final acceptance by the Government all fire alarm equipment shall be immediately placed in service and the system shall be monitored by a UL listed remote supervising station service.

E. Existing Fire Alarm Equipment:

1. Existing fire alarm equipment in the Bricker U.S. Federal Building shall be maintained fully operational until the new equipment has been tested and accepted by the Government.

2. As new equipment is installed, it shall be tagged "NOT IN SERVICE" until the new equipment is accepted by the Government.

3. All new equipment that has been placed in service, shall have tags removed immediately and tags stating “NOT IN SERVICE” shall be placed on existing equipment that is no longer in service until such equipment is removed from the building. The switchover from the existing equipment to the new equipment shall be sequenced as indicated on the drawings and in the specifications.

4. “NOT IN SERVICE” tags shall be of such a material and installed in such a way as to not leave adhesive residue on the new equipment nor impair the new equipment in any way.

F. Existing Fire Alarm Equipment: Maintain existing fire alarm equipment outside of any area(s) under construction fully operational. Furthermore, as necessary for tie-ins, the existing fire alarm system and equipment can be taken out of service only during construction periods in which the system is being modified and the Contractor is at the work-site. Prior to leaving the work-site each day the Contractor shall restore the fire alarm system to service in a trouble free state. All new devices installed on the existing fire alarm system shall be compatible with and approved for use with the existing fire alarm system.

G. Equipment Removal: After acceptance of the new system by the Government, all existing equipment not retained by the Government (including conduit and wire) not connected to the newly modified system shall be removed. All damaged surfaces shall be restored. The material shall be removed from the site and disposed of by the Contractor. The only exception to this requirement is when removal of existing equipment will damage historic fabric. This exception may only be exercised with the written permission of both the GSA Regional Fire Protection Engineer and the GSA Regional Historic Preservation Officer.

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H. Repair Service/Replacement Parts:

1. Repair services and replacement parts for the system within the scope of this contract shall be furnished under this contract and be available for a period of 15 years after the date of final acceptance of this work by the Government. If exact replacement parts are not available during this period, backward compatible devices will be acceptable.

2. On-site service during the warranty and guarantee period shall be provided within two (2) hours after notification. All repairs shall be completed within 48 hours after notification.

3. Scheduled inspection, testing, maintenance, and documentation for the new system that is required by NFPA 72, latest edition, shall be included in this contract during the construction and warranty period to eliminate warranty coverage issues.

I. Related Sections: Refer to other Division 26-28 sections for:

1. Cable

2. Wire

3. Raceways

4. Connectors

J. Other Divisions:

1. Refer to Division 01, Section 01 35 25 – Fire Prevention and Protection in Construction, Alteration, and Demolition Projects

2. Refer to Division 01, Section 01 35 26 – Health & Safety

3. Refer to Division 01, Section 01 35 53 – Security Regulations

4. Refer to Division 07, Section 07 81 00 – Applied Fireproofing

5. Refer to Division 07, Section 07 84 00 – Firestopping

6. Refer to Division 08 – Door release, door unlocking, hardware and related appurtenances.

7. Refer to Division 09, Section 09 90 00 – Painting and Coating

8. Refer to Division 14, Section 14 20 00 - Elevators

9. Refer to Division 21, Section 21 13 15 – Wet Pipe Sprinkler Systems

10. Refer to Division 21, Section 21 13 16 – Dry Pipe Sprinkler Systems

11. Refer to Division 21, Section 21 13 18 – Corrosion protection for Dry Pipe

Sprinkler Systems

12. Refer to Division 21, Section 21 31 13 – Electric Fire Pumps

K. In any case where another Division or Section conflicts with Section 28 31 05, Section 28 31 05 will supersede all other sections in regard to fire alarm system components, wiring, raceway, raceway fittings, junction boxes, cabinets, cabinet locks & keys, panel signage, connectors, cables and overcurrent devices.

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1.2 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Manufacturer Qualifications: All components of each system shall be furnished by a single manufacturer, shall be of current design and shall be in regular and recurrent production. All equipment supplied shall be first quality and the manufacturer’s best type and latest model capable of complying with all requirements of this specification and shall have been in continuous production and in continuous service in commercial applications for at least one year.

Obsolete equipment shall not be used. All components and equipment provided shall be new and unused.

B. Provide design, submittals, documentation, materials, devices, testing, and record materials and documentation for a complete protected premises fire alarm system, conforming to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 72, latest edition, except as otherwise or additionally specified herein.

C. Approved Equipment: Provide materials, equipment and devices that have been tested by a nationally recognized testing laboratory, such as Underwriters' Laboratories, Factory Mutual or Intertek and listed or approved for fire protection service when so required by NFPA 72 or this specification. Equipment located outside the building envelope shall be listed for outdoor use.

D. Prior to performing any work, the Contractor responsible for the voice evacuation fire alarm system modification and installation shall include the following documentation in addition to those documents required elsewhere in this specification:

1. Sufficient information to describe their qualifications, the work efforts to be performed, and the materials to be provided, including the names and qualifications of the Contractor’s and the equipment supplier’s project manager and project engineer who shall be in responsible charge during the entire project installation. Contractor’s qualifications shall include years in business and prior experience with installations that include the type of equipment that is to be supplied.

2. The manufacturer's technical representative's name and qualifications.

Once approved, the representative shall not be changed without approval in writing by GSA.

3. A schedule indicating the delivery dates of the equipment to be supplied;

installation sequence; time frame and the total amount of on-site technical assistance time (in man-hours per phase) that the supplier of the equipment has included in their bid to comply with the requirements of this specification

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4. Written confirmation of how the manufacturer/supplier plans to comply with the performance operational design of the system and all pertinent information regarding the reliability and operation of the equipment to be supplied.

5. A letter from the equipment manufacturer stating that the equipment to be supplied is not at or near the end of its life cycle and that replacement components for all control equipment shall be available from the manufacturer for a minimum of 15 years from the date of installation.

E. Shop Drawings and Calculations: The shop drawings and calculations shall be prepared by a technician that is certified NICET level III or IV for fire alarms, or a registered fire protection engineer. This individual shall have an established office, which has been in existence for at least three years. The Contracting Officer shall reject shop drawings and calculations if the individual cannot show evidence of such qualifications. The person preparing these documents shall be responsible for compliance with applicable codes as cited in this specification as well as compliance with the contract.

F. Installation Requirements:

1. Installation shall be accomplished by a fire alarm contractor with a minimum of five years’ experience in the installation of fire alarm systems.

2. All work shall be done by electrician(s) with a NICET Level II or higher certification for fire alarm systems or fire alarm technician(s) with a NICET Level II or higher certification for fire alarm systems. Provide documentation of this certification to the project manager as soon as the individual(s) is identified by the contractor and before this person arrives on site to start work.

3. A NICET Level III or IV fire alarm system technician shall supervise the installation, inspection, and any testing of the system. The supervision of installation and all system testing shall be provided by a technician that is certified NICET Level III or IV for fire alarms, or a registered fire protection engineer. This individual shall have an established office, which has been in existence for a minimum of five years and is so located where the response to the project site can occur within two (2) hours or less. This individual shall be available or have installation staff available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for repairs during the construction and subsequent warranty period. This individual shall visit the project site a minimum of once per week during the installation to verify the fire alarm system is being

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4. The installer(s) shall respond to fire alarm service calls throughout the warranty period as a part of this contract. The installer shall provide required inspection, testing, maintenance, and documentation as a part of this contract to maintain the system during the construction and warranty period.

The inspection, testing and maintenance shall be provided by a technician that is certified NICET level II, III, or IV for Fire Alarm Systems, or an installer that is supervised by a registered fire protection engineer. Inspection, testing and maintenance as well as service calls during the warranty period will be performed at no additional expense to the government. Where a service call is a result of actions by persons in the building, vandalism, or circumstances beyond the control of the fire alarm system to protect itself, the contractor may request payment for such service call.

5. Factory engineers from the equipment manufacturer, thoroughly familiar and knowledgeable with all equipment utilized, shall provide additional technical support at the site as required by the Contracting Officer’s Representative.

6. The Contracting Officer or shall reject any proposed installer who cannot show evidence of all aforementioned qualifications.

G. Project Superintendent: The Contractor, or Subcontractor, shall provide one full-time, on-site staff member designated as the "Project Superintendent". The duties of the Project Superintendent are to supervise execution of all aspects of this specification, including safety on the job site as described in the "Accident Prevention Clause" of the general provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970. That clause incorporates into the contract, by reference, the Secretary of Labor's OSH Standards (29 CFR Part 1926). Refer to Section 01 35 26 – Safety & Health for additional requirements. The Project Superintendent shall be thoroughly familiar with all contract obligations and shall have authority to make all contractual decisions within the scope of the contract.

The Project Superintendent shall be responsible for making sure that quality control review has been performed on all submittals prior to the submission to the GSA Contracting Officer’s Representative. The Project Superintendent shall also be responsible for ensuring that all submittals are accurate, complete and fully coordinated. Delegation of these duties does not remove the project superintendent from these responsibilities.

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H. The Contractor shall submit the following at time of proposed submission for verification of qualifications:

Submit documentation, to the Contracting Officer’s Representative, showing that the Contractor has successfully installed analog/addressable automatic voice evacuation fire alarm systems of comparable size, type and design as specified herein or that the Contractor has a firm contractual agreement with a Subcontractor having such experience. If the work will be performed by a Subcontractor, the Contractor shall submit a copy of the subcontract to the Contracting Officer. The data shall include the names and locations of at least five installations where the Contractor, or if the work will be performed by a Subcontractor, the Subcontractor, installed such systems. The Contractor, or Subcontractor, shall certify that each system has performed satisfactorily for a period of not less than one year. The Contractor, or Subcontractor, shall submit a letter, on the company’s letterhead, to certify that each system has performed satisfactorily for a period of not less than one year.

I. Service Organization: The contractor shall furnish evidence that the fire alarm equipment supplier has an experienced and effective service organization which carries a stock of repair parts for the system to be furnished. Should the contractor fail to comply with the service requirements of this section, the government will then have the option to make the necessary repairs and back charge the contractor without any loss of warranty or guarantee as provided by the contract documents.

J. Warranty and Guarantees: The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of FAR 52.246-21 Warranty of Construction and GSAR 552.246-75 Guarantees.

Final Acceptance by the Government includes, but is not limited to, successful final acceptance testing, the receipt of approved as-built drawings and the receipt of approved operation and maintenance manuals.

K. Codes and Standards: Provide a fire alarm system conforming to the requirements of the latest edition of the following codes and standards as of August 3, 2022 including all amendments to these publications:

1. American National Standards Institute

a. S3.41 Audible Emergency Evacuation Signal

2. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):

a. E 84 Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials.

b. E 119 Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building

Construction and Materials.

3. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ANSI/ASME):

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a. A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators

b. C62.41 Guide for Surge Voltages in Low Voltage A.C. Power

Circuits

4. International Code Council (ICC):

a. International Building Code

b. International Fire Code

c. International Mechanical Code

5. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA):

a. 70 National Electrical Code (NEC)

b. 72 National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code

c. 101 Life Safety Code

d. 13 Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems

e. 20 Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection

f. 90A Standard for Installation of Air Conditioning and

Ventilation Systems

g. 96 Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of

Commercial Cooking Operations.

6. Testing Services or Laboratories: Provide all fire alarm and fire detection equipment in accordance with the latest edition of the following publications from Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), or Factory Mutual Engineering Corporation (FM):

a. UL 228 – Door Holding Devices

b. UL 268 – Smoke-automatic Fire Detectors

c. UL 268A – Smoke-automatic Fire Detectors – Duct type

d. UL 464 - Audible Signal Appliances

e. UL 521 – Heat Detectors for Fire Protective Signaling Systems

f. UL 864 - Control Units for Fire Protective Signaling Systems

g. UL 1480 – Speakers for Fire Alarm, Emergency, and Commercial and Professional Use

h. UL 1481 – Power Supplies for Fire Protective Signaling Systems

i. UL 1638 - Visual Signaling Appliances Standard

j. UL 1711 – Amplifiers for Fire Protective Signaling Systems

k. UL 1971 - Signaling Devices for the Hearing Impaired

l. UL Fire Protection Equipment Directory

m. UL Electrical Construction Materials Directory

n. FM P7825 Approval Guide

7. U. S. General Services Administration

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a. PBS-P100 Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service https://insite.gsa.gov/portal/mediaId/681326/fileName/Current_P1

00-2015.action

b. PBS Standard for PBS Cad Deliverables

Great Lakes CAD Policy

1.3 EQUIVALENT TECHNOLOGIES

A. Nothing in this specification is intended to prevent the use of systems, methods, or devices of equivalent or superior quality, strength, fire resistance, effectiveness, durability, and safety over those prescribed in this specification.

Technical documentation shall be submitted to the regional GSA fire protection engineering staff to determine equivalency. The system, method, or device shall be reviewed by the GSA fire protection engineering staff for the intended purpose and approval is required prior to being utilized. Systems, methods, or devices that are submitted for review after construction of the fire alarm system begins, may be summarily rejected due to contractual considerations and/or technical considerations. The subsequent changes necessary to meet the contract documents shall be the responsibility of the contractor and shall not be an acceptable reason for schedule delays or additional costs to the government.

1.4 SYSTEM DESIGN AND OPERATION

A. General: The system shall be a complete, supervised, noncoded, addressable, voice evacuation fire alarm system conforming to NFPA 72. The contractor shall completely repair, refurbish, and provide additional equipment to the existing completely supervised, multiplex intelligent, analog, addressable fire detection and alarm system as shown on the design drawings and described within this specification. The system shall include: firmware upgrades to the manufactures latest firmware edition Desigo (XLS MP13), line cards, pathway Class X SLC network and audio network, survivability Level 1 throughout and survivability Level 3 where specified. The system shall have:

The system architecture for the existing fire alarm as it was originally constructed was designed to have two vertical Class ‘A’ Style ‘7’ SLC and network risers.

Two vertical network risers must be installed/maintained in the building, consisting of one supply riser and one return riser, (i.e., containing network, signaling line circuits Class X and audio distribution circuits Class X in each riser) which shall be installed as remote as practicable from each other so that a single fire will not involve both risers. Each of the two (2) vertical risers shall be separated by a minimum two-hour fire-rated construction, or an approved two-hour rated cable or system, not common to both vertical risers. The existing Class A network risers from the bottom of the building to the penthouse level

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Network signaling line circuits, network audio circuits shall be protected Level 1 as described throughout the complete circuit of supply riser to upper horizontal cross connection to return riser through lower horizontal cross connection including return to the main FACP. This Class X network cabling shall terminate inside the terminal cabinet or the remote fire alarm control panel for each floor or level. Where this cabling then continues through to the next terminal cabinet or panel, it shall be protected from the panel terminal connections to the next terminal connections in the next panel. The interconnection between the two vertical risers to the FACP at the bottom of the building shall be separately protected by a minimum two-hour rated enclosure, or an approved two-hour cable or system, or an approved construction material having a two-hour fire resistance rating when the two Class X risers are installed in the same fire area.

The existing emergency firefighter telephone circuits are Class B Survivability Level 1 as currently installed. Repairs to the existing emergency firefighter’s telephone circuits shall be maintained as Survivability Level 1. Any alterations, changes, or additional circuits shall be installed Class B Survivability Level 3 as required by the IFC and current NFPA 72 fire alarm code requirements.

There is no need to provide protected cable greater than Level 1 out onto the floors unless the network signaling line circuits or audio circuits traverse a floor in order to pick up additional control panels on that floor. Where the network is being installed onto a floor it shall continue to be Class X wiring. All fire alarm control panels and terminal cabinets shall be connected to the Class X supply riser utilizing short-circuit fault isolation modules.

Listed CI or CIC cable, if used, shall be installed in Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT).

A separate equipment grounding conductor shall be provided in each Multi-conductor MI cable containing circuits higher than 50 volts. MI cable shall have the outer sheath made of copper.

No more than one-half of the addressable devices and modules on each floor shall be served by a single Style 4 – Class B Signaling Line Circuit (SLC). The floor SLC’s shall be electrically/optically isolated from the SLC risers and network at the connection of each circuit to the network in terminal cabinets or remote fire alarm control panels on each floor. The SLC riser, Class X - Survivability Level 1, shall be maintained to all connections to NAC power supply panels. The interconnection between the two vertical risers to the FACP at the bottom of the building shall be separately protected by a minimum two-hour rated enclosure, or an approved two-

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All circuits necessary for the operation of any notification appliances shall be protected, at a minimum of Survivability Level 1. Notification appliance circuits running from the floor terminal cabinet, a remote fire alarm control panel, or a notification appliance circuit panel to individual devices in the same fire rated area on the same floor are required to be protected Survivability Level 1. All control circuits necessary for the operation of any notification appliance circuit panel shall be protected, Class X Survivability Level 1. The interconnection between the two vertical risers to the FACP at the bottom of the building shall be separately protected by a minimum two-hour rated enclosure, or an approved two-hour cable or system, or an approved construction material having a two-hour fire resistance rating when the two Class X risers are installed in the same fire area. A minimum of two (2) distinct fire alarm audible notification appliance circuits and a minimum of two (2) distinct visible notification appliance circuits shall be provided on each floor. No single Notification Appliance Circuit shall serve more than a 20,000 square feet area. In Acoustically Distinguishable Space (ADS), provide speakers that achieve intelligibility performance throughout the space. Where speakers are not the standard fire alarm speakers, install them on a separate circuit from other fire alarm speakers and monitor the integrity of each circuit.

The system must be designed and installed so that a single wire to wire short on a SLC does not affect more than one half of any single floor but in no case shall such a short cause the loss of the devices in more than one zone. Any single impairment of any notification appliance circuit shall not affect the system on more than one quarter of any single floor. Any single impairment of any notification appliance circuit shall not affect the system on more than one half of any mezzanine. The system shall operate in the alarm mode upon actuation of any alarm-initiating device. The system shall remain in the alarm mode until all initiating device(s) are restored to a normal condition and the fire alarm control panel is manually reset and restored to normal. The system shall provide the following functions and operating features:

1. The FACP and remote fire alarm control units, if used, shall provide power, annunciation, supervision and control for the system.

2. Provide Class B, Survivability Level 1, initiating device circuits.

3. Provide Class B, Survivability Level 1, signaling line circuits for each floor.

4. Provide Class X, Survivability Level 1, signaling line circuits for the network or for the interconnecting riser loop. Provide Class X, Survivability Level 3, signaling line circuits for the network or for the interconnecting riser loop where both the supply and return loops are not

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5. Provide Class X, Survivability Level 1, for the audio risers to service remote fire control units and amplifiers. Provide Class X, Survivability Level 3, audio risers to service remote fire control units and amplifiers where both the supply and return loops are not separated by two-hour fire rated construction and are installed in the same fire area.

6. Provide Class B, Survivability Level 1, notification appliance circuits for each floor.

7. Provide electrical supervision of the primary power (AC) supply, presence of the battery, battery voltage, and placement of system modules within the control panel.

8. Provide an audible and visual trouble signal to activate upon a single break or open condition, short, or ground fault that prevents the required operation of the system. The trouble signal shall also operate upon loss of primary power (AC) supply, absence of a battery supply, low battery voltage, or removal of alarm or supervisory panel modules. Provide a trouble alarm silence feature that will silence the audible trouble signal, without affecting the visual indicator. After the system returns to normal operating conditions, the trouble signal shall again sound until the trouble is acknowledged. A smoke detector in the process of being verified for the actual presence of smoke shall not initiate an alarm, supervisory, or trouble condition.

9. Provide a notification appliance silencing switch which, when activated, will cause the audible notification appliances to cease operating, but not affect the liquid crystal display, the automatic notification of a UL listed remote supervising station service, or the visual notification in the fire pump room. The activation of the silencing switch shall cause the strobe lights to cease operation. This switch shall be overridden upon activation of a subsequent alarm. The visual notification appliance located in the fire pump room shall be non-silenceable and shall not be affected by the panels silencing switch.

10. Provide alarm verification or application specific programming for area smoke detectors. This may also be accomplished by the use of identification of fire signatures through the integrations of multiple sensors in a multi-criteria detector.

11. Provide individual switches in a locked portion of the FACP to bypass the automatic notification appliance circuits, air handler shutdown, door release, door unlocking, exterior and roof notification appliances, and

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12. All alarm, supervisory, and trouble signals shall be automatically transmitted to a UL listed remote supervising station service.

A. The Contractor shall provide all equipment, programming, software, etc., to accomplish these functions and actually transmit these signals.

B. The existing dedicated telephone line installation in the Bricker

Federal Building and alarm monitoring account shall remain and be reused.

C. A second means of transmission shall be as required by NFPA 72, latest edition shall be provided in both the Bricker Federal Building and Garage. Where digital cellular is used, all hardware, programming, antennas, cable and any other required equipment or services shall be provided. The remote supervising station shall be identified in the submittals and the methodology of transmission shall be confirmed in writing by the GSA Regional Fire Protection Engineer.

D. Digital Alarm Communications Transmitters (DACTs) shall be programmed to transmit a test signal every 6 hours.

13. Alarm functions shall override trouble or supervisory functions.

Supervisory functions shall override trouble functions.

14. The system shall be capable of being programmed in the field. All programmed information shall be stored in non-volatile memory. All programming shall be accomplished in two ways: either by direct entry to the fire alarm control panel keyboard; or, by offline programming in a laptop or personal computer with the program updates being directly downloaded from the computer to the fire alarm control panel.

Programming of the fire alarm system shall not take the fire alarm system out of service for more than 30 minutes. Systems which require taking the fire alarm system out of service for prolonged periods of time are unacceptable.

15. The system shall be capable of operating, supervising, and/or monitoring both addressable and non-addressable alarm and supervisory devices.

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16. There shall be no limit, other than maximum system capacity, as to the number of addressable devices that may be in alarm simultaneously.

17. Where the fire alarm system is responsible for initiating an action in another emergency control device or system, such as an HVAC system or elevator system, an addressable fire alarm relay shall be installed within 3 feet (.9 m) of the device or system being controlled. The use of non-fire alarm equipment or systems to shut down equipment is not permitted. The direct wiring of detectors or other initiating devices to controls to accomplish required outputs is not permitted. Control of HVAC systems shall be by interruption of power to the HVAC unit shutting down all operational capabilities of the unit. The only permitted over ride to HVAC shutdown shall be the HVAC switches in the Fire Command Center fire alarm control panel. Control of elevator equipment shall be by activating the shunt trip breaker(s) to the elevator equipment involved thereby shutting down all power to the elevator equipment. Building automation systems shall not be used to control building equipment or systems in response to a required shut down of equipment due to a fire alarm.

18. NOT USED

19. An alarm signal shall automatically initiate the following functions:

a. Transmission of an alarm signal to a UL listed Remote

Supervising Station Service.

b. Visual indication of the device operated on the fire alarm control panel (FACP), video display unit (VDU), west lobby fire alarm annunciator (FAA), and on the touch screen annunciator.

c. Continuous actuation of alarm notification appliances throughout the building with the exception of those located in stairs or in elevator cabs.

The system shall automatically activate a three pulse temporal pattern tone for three (3) cycles followed by the automatic voice messages which shall be repeated until the control panel is reset (i.e. three-pulse temporal pattern tone - three-pulse temporal pattern tone - three-pulse temporal pattern tone - voice message;

three-pulse temporal pattern tone - three-pulse temporal pattern tone - three-pulse temporal pattern tone – voice message; etc.)

The tone used for the three-pulse temporal pattern tone shall be 750Hz.

All message audio shall be provided by GSA and used without

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Should this project require custom evacuation messages, then the contractor shall arrange with GSA to have the custom messages professionally recorded and shall reimburse GSA for those expenses.

FULL BUILDING EVACUATION:

A full-building evacuation scenario shall be utilized: All strobes shall be activated and the voice messages shall be distributed as follows:

The “Fire Zone” message shall be broadcast through speakers throughout all floors of the building excluding the stairways and elevator cars. The “Fire Zone Message” provided shall be Message B:

“May I have your attention, please! A fire has been reported which may affect your floor. Please walk to the nearest exit and leave the building. Do not use the elevators.”

All fire zone message audio shall be provided by GSA and used without variation to the original voice message on the fire alarm system.

d. Record within system history the initiating device and time of occurrence of the event.

e. Recording of the event via the system printer.

f. Release of power to door locks in approved delayed egress hardware or approved access control systems as defined by NFPA 101, Life Safety Code and as approved by the GSA Regional Fire Protection Engineer.

20. The following operations shall occur upon activation of the respective initiating device:

a. Operation of a smoke detector in an elevator lobby or elevator machine room shall initiate elevator Phase 1 Emergency Recall Operation and recall the elevators in addition to all items in 19 above. Provide primary and alternate floor recall as required by NFPA 72. Operation of a smoke detector in an elevator lobby shall also constantly light the fire service (firefighter’s hat) lamp inside the affected elevator car(s). Operation of a smoke detector

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b. Operation of a sprinkler waterflow detector in an elevator machinery room or the top of the elevator shaft shall operate shunt trip circuit breaker(s) to immediately shut down main line AC power to the affected elevators, in addition to the requirements of paragraph 19 above. Waterflow devices serving the elevator machine rooms or elevator shafts shall not be permitted to have a time delay feature to disconnect power to the elevator.

c. Operation of a heat detector located within elevator machine rooms or elevator shaft shall immediately force elevator Phase 1 Emergency Recall Operation and, after the prescribed delay time, operate shunt trip circuit breaker(s) to shut down main line AC power for the affected elevators in addition to the requirements of paragraph 19 above. When an elevator machine room heat detector is activated, there shall be a delay programmed into the fire alarm system to allow all affected elevator cars to reach their lowest designated level of recall prior to operating the shunt trip circuit and removing the power to the elevators. This delay should be no longer than the slowest time the elevators affected take to travel from the top landing with the doors fully open in the shaft to the lowest recall level with the doors fully open at the recall level.

d. Operation of a horizontally mounted smoke detector located 24 inches from the base of each elevator shaft shall generate a supervisory condition, flash the fire-fighters hat in each elevator car, and automatically recall all elevators in the shaft to the highest recall landing (designated landing or alternate landing).

e. Operation of a sprinkler waterflow detector for sprinklers located in the base of the elevator shaft shall generate an alarm condition, flash the fire-fighters hat in each elevator car, and automatically recall the elevators in the shaft to the highest recall landing (designated landing or alternate landing) in addition to the requirements of paragraph 19 above. Waterflow devices serving the elevator shafts shall not be permitted to have a time delay feature.

f. Operation of a smoke detector adjacent to a door that is normally held open by electromagnetic devices shall release the associated door(s) in addition to the requirements of paragraph 19 above.

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g. Operation of a heat detector, or a water flow switch, or any two smoke detectors shall unlock all delayed-egress hardware in the building in addition to the requirements of paragraph 19 above.

h. Operation of the “All Evac” switch in the Fire Alarm Control Panel shall:

i. Activate three rounds of ANSI S3.41 three-pulse temporal pattern tone at 750 Hz, followed by the “Fire Zone” message and broadcast same through speakers throughout all floors of the building excluding the stairways and elevator cars.

The “Fire Zone” Message shall be Message B:

“May I have your attention, please! A fire has been reported which may affect your floor. Please walk to the nearest exit and leave the building. Do not use the elevators.”

21. A supervisory signal shall automatically initiate the following functions:

a. Transmission of a supervisory signal to a UL listed Remote

b. Visual indication of the device operated on the fire alarm control panel (FACP), video display unit (VDU), and on the touch screen annunciator.

c. Record within system history the initiating device and time of occurrence of the event.

d. Recording of the event via the system printer.

e. Operation of a duct smoke detector shall shut down the air handler it serves in accordance with NFPA 90A Standard for the Installation of Air-Conditioning and Ventilating Systems in addition to a, b, and c above.

f. Any/All supervisory conditions that restore to normal shall be recorded on the system printer at the time the condition is restored. The restoral printing shall not be delay until system reset.

22. A trouble condition shall automatically initiate the following functions:

a. Transmission of a trouble signal to a UL listed Remote

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b. Visual indication of the system trouble on the FACP, video display unit (VDU), and on the touch screen annunciator.

c. Recording of the event via the system printer.

d. Record within system history the initiating device and time of occurrence of the event.

e. The activation of the system in test message switch shall initiate items a-d and shall broadcast the following message: “May I have your attention! The fire alarm system is currently being tested.

Disregard all alarms until further notice. Should an actual fire alarm take place, you will be notified with a voice message.” This message shall be broadcast twice and then automatically rebroadcast twice more every 60 minutes thereafter. The message shall be broadcast to all speakers except the elevator cars, and stairways. There shall be no pre-announcement tone for these messages.

23. The maximum permissible elapsed time between the actuation of an initiating device and its indication at the FACP shall be ten (10) seconds.

24. The maximum elapsed time between the occurrence of the trouble condition and its indication at the FACP shall not exceed two hundred

(200) seconds.

25. Any/All trouble conditions that restore to normal shall be recorded on the system printer at the time the condition is restored. The restoral printing shall not be delay until system reset.

26. Severe Weather Message;

A. The GSA FLS created high fidelity Weather Alert message that must be preceded with a 1 KHz, constant/steady tone for three (3) seconds, followed by the GSA provided “Severe Weather Message”. This 1 KHz alert tone and voice message must be repeated twice (2), consecutively. Then the cycle of two (2) rounds of 1 KHz constant/steady alert tone and message are repeated every two (2) minutes. The “Severe Weather Message” must be activated manually by a dedicated selector switch/button with an associated red LED indicator light located on the FACP.

B. After activation of this dedicated selector switch and associated light, the “Severe Weather Message” may only be terminated by any one of the following conditions,

1. When the “Severe Weather Message” switch/button is active, the first responder re-selects the same switch/button

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2. The main FACP in the Fire Command Center (FCC), has its main control panel reset feature activated.

3. Any manual microphone page, i.e., "All-Call", "Pre-Tone All- Call", or any other individually manual paging circuit that becomes active from the main FACP (the “Severe Weather Message” must be de-activated upon the initiating of these All call functions, and must NOT begin to replay the weather message once the microphone usage is completed.

4. Activation of the manually selectable "ALL - EVAC" button.

5. Any Fire Alarm condition within the building must override the “Severe Weather Message”.

C. During the “Severe Weather Message”, the Fire Alarm visual notification appliances (strobes) must NOT be activated at any time.

D. The “Severe Weather Message” shall be:

1. “May I have your attention, please! Severe weather is approaching the building. Please walk to your shelter area, stay away from windows, and await further instructions. Do not use the elevators.”

E. The severe weather message audio shall be provided by GSA and used without variation to the original voice message on the fire alarm system.

1.5 SYSTEM MONITORING

A. Valves: Each valve affecting the proper operation of a fire protection system, including automatic sprinkler control valves, standpipe control valves, sprinkler service entrance valve, valves at fire pumps, and valves at backflow preventers, whether supplied under this contract or existing, shall be monitored to ensure its proper position. Each tamper switch shall be provided with a separate address.

B. Independent Systems: Each existing independent smoke detection sub-system and fire extinguishing system shall be monitored for the presence of alarm, trouble, and supervisory conditions by the Fire Alarm Control Panel installed for this project. Each monitored condition shall be provided with a separate address.

1.6 OVER-VOLTAGE AND SURGE PROTECTION

A. Circuit Surge Protection: For systems having initiating, notification, signaling and communication circuits located outdoors, all fire alarm equipment shall be

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