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Joseph Daniero, Contracting Officer

Solicitation# 47PF0024R0057 Amendment 0002 - Findley Elevator Modernization Project, Paul Findley Federal Building, Springfield, IL.

The purpose of this amendment:

1. Section 142200 Electric Traction Elevator Modernization is hereby replaced in its entirety with...

[See Description of Modification Continuation Page]

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R5 AMD Repair & Alterations Contracting Branch Southern

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230 S Dearborn St

Chicago, IL 60604 USA

R5 AMD Repair & Alterations Contracting Branch Southern

Team

230 S Dearborn St

Chicago, IL 60604 USA

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47PF0024R0057

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Description of Modification Continuation Page

... the enclosed Section 142200

2. Section 01 23 00 - Alternatives is hereby replaced in its entirety with the enclosed Section 01 23 00

3. The sign-in sheet and agenda from the pre-proposal meeting are enclosed

4. The due date remains unchanged at June 17th, 2024, 3 pm CST.

ATTACHED:

1. Section 142200 Electric Traction Elevator Modernization

2. Section 01 23 00 - Alternatives

3. Pre-proposal meeting sign-in sheet

4. Pre-proposal meeting agenda

47PF0024R0057/0002

GSA – Paul Findley Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse

Elevator 1 and 2 Modernization

SECTION 142200 - ELECTRIC TRACTION ELEVATOR MODERNIZATION

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 SUMMARY

A. Section includes modernization of traction elevators as follows:

1. Two (2) geared passenger elevators, Cars #1 East and #2 West.

1.2 DEFINITIONS

A. Technical terms used are defined in the latest edition of the Safety Code for Elevators and

Escalators, ASME A17.1. or in this section.

1.3 WORK INCLUDED

A. All engineering, equipment, labor, and permits required to satisfactorily complete elevator modernization required by Contract Documents.

B. Applicable conditions of Purchaser’s General, Special, and Supplemental Conditions.

C. Cartage and Hoisting: All required staging, hoisting, and movement to, on, and from the site including new equipment, retained equipment, or dismantling and removal of existing equipment.

D. Unless specifically identified as “Retain,” “Reuse,” or “Refurbish,” provide new equipment. The contractor may, with approval prior to quotation, provide new equipment in lieu of refurbishing existing.

E. Reference to a device or a part of the equipment applies to the number of devices or parts required to complete the installation.

F. The provisions of this specification are applicable to all elevators unless identified otherwise.

G. Provide hoistway, pit, and machine room barricades.

H. Provide temporary and permanent pit ladders, working platforms, inspection platforms, and guard rails required to comply with applicable Building Code and AHJ requirements.

1.4 ALTERNATES

A. Provide a cost to furnish and install new AC gearless machines in lieu of geared machines.

1.5 PERMITS, TESTS, AND CERTIFICATES

A. Permits:

1. Secure and pay for all permits required for Work to be performed, including but not limited to:

a. Municipal and State permits.

b. Device or equipment removal permits.

c. Hot works permits.

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2. Post, maintain, and renew all permits in compliance with local governmental requirements.

3. Obtain final close-out of all required permits.

B. Tests and Inspections: Schedule with the AHJ and perform tests required by Governing

Authority in accordance with procedure described in ASME A17.2 Guide for Inspection of

Elevators, Escalators, and Moving Walks in the presence of Authorized Representative of the

AHJ.

C. Certificates: Obtain, pay for, and deliver to Purchaser with all temporary and final inspection certificates provided by proper governing authorities.

D. Violations: Resolve any outstanding violations on record with the AHJ on devices being removed prior to final acceptance by the Purchaser.

1.6 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Compliance with Regulatory Agencies: Comply with most stringent applicable provisions of currently enforced codes, laws, and/or authorities, including revisions and changes in effect.

B. Inspections: Provide access to areas where work is being performed for the General Contractor at any time throughout the project.

1.7 MAINTENANCE SERVICE

A. Interim Maintenance:

1. The GSA facility maintenance contractor will be responsible for maintenance of each existing elevator until taken out of service for modernization.

2. Cooperate with the GSA facility maintenance contractors for scheduling of their work in commons shafts and equipment spaces affected by the work of this Contract.

B. Warranty Full Maintenance Service:

1. Perform initial 12 month maintenance service during warranty period, by trained mechanics of elevator equipment. Maintenance shall commence upon completion and acceptance of all elevator work and shall include examination, adjustment, greasing, oiling, parts replacement due to normal use. Provide 24 hour emergency call back service. Maintenance shall comply with the requirements of NEII – 1 Building

Transportation Standards and Guidelines. The standard is available online at no cost from National Elevator Industry Inc. at www.neil.org.

2. Costs for Warranty Maintenance shall be paid by the Government separately and monthly based upon the number of units in service.

3. As stated in the Contract schedule of supplies and services (Standard Form 1442), the

Contractor shall provide in the proposal a separate line item price for maintenance service of each elevator on an annual basis, per the Base Bid and Options. Cost of

Warranty maintenance shall not be included as part of modernized quotation.

C. Invoice Requirements for Maintenance Work: The Contractor may invoice on a monthly basis.

Invoices shall be submitted to the GSA Property Manager for review and processing (as required):

1. Warranty Maintenance: for 1/12 of the annual maintenance line item price for any elevators that have been in service for 10 calendar days or more during that month.

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D. Maintenance Responsibility:

1. The Contractor shall keep the elevator maintained to operate at the original contract speed, keeping the original performance times, including acceleration and retardation as designed and installed by the manufacturer. The door operation shall be adjusted as required to maintain the original door opening and door closing times, within legal limits.

2. The Owner reserves the right to make inspections and tests as and when deemed advisable. If it is found that the elevator and associated equipment are deficient either electrically or mechanically, the Contractor will be notified of these deficiencies in writing, and it shall be his responsibility to make corrections within 30 days after his receipt of such notice. In the event the deficiencies have not been corrected within 30 days, the Owner may terminate the contract and employ a Contractor to make the corrections at the original bidder's expense.

3. Approximately six months prior to the end of the contract term, the Owner will make a thorough maintenance inspection of all elevators covered under the contract. At the conclusion of this inspection, the Owner shall give the Contractor written notice of any deficiencies found. The Contractor shall be responsible for correcting these deficiencies within 30 days after receipt of such notice.

E. Alternates: The Owner has the right to reject and/or accept all alternates.

F. Diagnostic Tools and Spare Parts. At the completion of the work specified, the Contractor shall provide items listed. The items shall become the Owner’s property.

1. One complete set of all diagnostic tools and equipment required for the complete maintenance of all aspects of the control and dispatch system and solid-state motor drive units. The diagnostic system shall be an integral part of the controller and provide user- friendly interaction between the serviceman and the controls. All such systems shall be free from secret codes and decaying circuits that must be periodically reprogrammed by the manufacturer. Diagnostic equipment shall be permanently mounted in the control cabinet. Use of removable or portable diagnostic systems is unacceptable. The owner shall not be required to enter in a contract or lease agreement to obtain any service tool or instrument.

2. A list of vendors for all parts used in the installation.

G. Maintenance Control Program (MCP): Provide MCP specifically designed for the equipment included under this contract. Include any unique or product specific procedures or methods required to inspect or test the equipment. In addition, identify weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual maintenance procedures, including statutory and other required equipment tests. MCP shall meet the requirements of ASME A17.1.

Generic types of MCP's are not acceptable. MCP shall be reviewed and approved by the Owner.

1.8 REPLACEMENT PARTS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT

A. Elevator component manufacturers and elevator contractor shall make available to the Owner or their representative all parts and technical support required to service and maintain the equipment installed.

1. Elevator manufacturers and elevator contractor shall not have established company policies which would prevent the Owner or their representative from obtaining service parts on a timely basis.

2. In no event shall the elevator contractor or elevator manufacturer charge prices for

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service parts to the Owner or their representative that are more than that charged to any other customer of the elevator component manufacturers or contractor, for the same or substantially similar goods in similar quantities.

3. The elevator contractor or elevator manufacturer shall maintain availability of service parts to the Owner or their representative for a period which matches that of the reasonable life of the elevator equipment.

4. Provide elevator components from manufacturers that provide online and live telephone elevator technical support to all elevator installation, service, and maintenance contractors. Provide elevator components from manufacturers that guarantee accessibility to all replacement and repair parts and components to all elevator installation, service, and maintenance contractors. Elevator component manufacturers shall provide published price lists for all elevator parts and components.

5. Equipment and component systems shall not employ any experimental devices or proprietary designs that could hamper and/or otherwise prohibit subsequent maintenance repairs or adjustments by all qualified contractors. Product support on-site or by phone and factory training shall be available to any subsequent maintenance contractor chosen by the Owner.

6. Elevator Microprocessor Human Interface: The interface system must provide complete elevator controller interface capability and must include the elevator controller manufacturer's comprehensive package of installation and diagnostic software. The microprocessor interface system must provide unrestricted access to all parameters, all levels of adjustment, and all flags necessary for installation, adjustment, maintenance, and troubleshooting of each elevator and for the elevator group. All software programming must be stored in non-volatile memory. The elevator controller fault log must provide non-volatile memory fault log storage of all faults, trouble calls, and fault history for a minimum of one year and the ability to download or print the fault log. The controller interface must also provide the capability to display and diagnose trouble calls, faults, and shutdowns. Expiring software, degrading operation, and "key" access controls are not acceptable.

1.9 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HOISTING

A. General:

1. Protect all equipment and exposed finishes during delivery, handling, and installation until completion of project.

2. Replace damaged materials with new, at no additional cost for material or labor to

Purchaser.

B. Delivery and Storage:

1. Ensure manufacturers’ original packing adequately protects materials during delivery.

2. Deliver materials, identical to accepted samples, to the site ready for use in the manufacturer's original and unopened containers and packaging, bearing labels as to type of material, brand name and manufacturer's name.

3. Store materials under cover in a dry and clean location, off the ground. Remove delivered materials that are damaged or otherwise not suitable for installation from the job site and replace them with acceptable materials.

4. Store and protect all materials in space provided or designated by the Purchaser against damage, stains, scratches, corrosion, weather, construction debris, and other environmental conditions.

5. Comply with Purchaser’s requirements for access to and use of any building loading docks, parking lots, parking garages, and any interior spaces required for delivery and storage.

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C. Hoisting: Arrange and pay for all required hoisting and movement of equipment.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 REFERENCES

A. American National Standard Institute (ANSI): A117.1, Accessible and Usable Buildings and

Facilities.

B. American Society of Mechanical Engineers:

1. ASME A17.1, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators.

2. ASME A17.2, Guide for Inspection of Elevators, Escalators, and Moving Walks.

3. ASME A17.5, Elevator and Escalator Electrical Equipment.

4. ASME A17.6, Standard for Elevator Suspension, Compensation, and Governor Systems.

C. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA):

1. NFPA 70, National Electric Code.

2. NFPA 80, Fire Doors and Windows.

3. NFPA 101, Life Safety Code.

4. NFPA 13, Installation of Sprinkler Systems.

D. International Building Code (IBC).

2.2 MANUFACTURERS AND PRODUCTS

A. Approved Elevator Systems:

1. Approved subject to compliance with the requirements of the contract, provide products by one or more of the following Principal Manufacturers. Where specific product models are referenced below only those specific product models or types are approved.

a. KONE

b. Otis

c. Schindler

d. TK Elevator

B. Approved Elevator Components:

In addition to products manufactured by the Principal Manufacturers specified above, the following Manufacturers are approved for the specific components listed below, subject to the requirements of the contract:

1. Controllers:

a. GAL Galaxy.

b. MCE.

2. Motor Drives:

a. KEB.

b. Magnetek.

c. Yaskawa.

3. Passenger Elevator Door Equipment (Operators, Tracks, Hangers, and Closers):

a. GAL.

b. Wittur.

4. Elevator Car Enclosures:

a. Globe Architectural & Metal.

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5. Car and Hall Signal Fixtures: Custom:

a. EPCO.

b. Innovation.

c. MAD Fixtures.

d. Monitor.

e. National Elevator Cab and Doors.

6. Two-Way Communication Device:

a. EMS.

b. Janus.

c. Rath Communications.

d. RingComm.

7. Hoist Machines:

a. Hollister Whitney.

b. Imperial.

c. Torin.

8. Rope Brakes:

a. Bode.

b. Draka.

c. Hollister Whitney.

2.3 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

A. Car Speed: ±3% of contract speed under any loading condition.

B. Car Capacity: Safely lower, stop, and hold 125% of rated load.

C. Car Stopping Zone: ±1/4" under any loading condition.

D. Door Times: Seconds from start to fully open or fully closed:

1. Car 1 East: Door Open: 1.7 seconds. Door Close: 2.3 seconds.

2. Car 2 West: Door Open: 1.7 seconds. Door Close: 2.3 seconds.

E. Car Floor-to-Floor Performance Time: Seconds from start of doors closing until doors are 3/4 open for center-opening doors or 1/2 open for side-opening doors, and car is level and stopped at next successive floor under any loading condition or travel direction:

1. Car 1 East: 9.1 seconds. Floor Height: 12’ between floors 2 and 3.

2. Car 2 West: 9.1 seconds. Floor Height: 12” between floors 2 and 3.

F. Car Ride Quality:

1. Ride Quality measured and analyzed according to the methods specified in ISO18738.

2. Utilize EVA-625 Elevator Vibration Analysis System as manufactured by Physical

Measurement Technologies (PMT) to record field measurements.

3. Specified levels apply to horizontal and vertical acceleration measured from within car, from the point at which the car has moved ½ meter from start position to ½ meter from final position, as defined by ISO18738.

4. Maximum Allowable Peak-to-Peak Vibration for the Horizontal and Vertical Axes: 25 mg.

5. Acceleration and Deceleration: Smooth, constant, and not less than 3 feet/second² with an initial ramp between 0.5 and 0.75 second.

6. Sustained Jerk: Not more than 6 feet/second³.

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G. Noise and Vibration Control:

1. Airborne Noise:

a. Measured noise level of elevator equipment and its operation shall not exceed 60 dBA inside car under any condition including door operation and car ventilation exhaust blower on its highest speed.

b. Limit noise level in the machine room relating to elevator equipment and its operation to no more than 80 dBA.

c. All dBA readings to be taken 3'-0" off the floor and 3'-0" from the equipment using the “A” weighted scale.

2. Vibration Control: Mechanically isolate all new elevator equipment from the building structure and other components. Minimize objectionable noise and transmission of vibrations to occupied areas of the building.

2.4 ELEVATOR DUTY OPERATIONS

A. Geared Passenger Elevators:

ALTERATION SUMMARY

CARS 1 AND 2 EXISTING INSTALLATION MODERNIZED INSTALLATION

Capacity: 2,500 lbs. No Change

Class of Loading: Class A No Change

Contract Speed: 350 fpm No Change

Roping Configuration: 1:1 No Change

Machine Type: Geared Replace with geared (alternate for gearless)

Machine Location: Overhead No Change

Motor Type: AC No Change

Motion Control: Single Speed AC Static

Operation Control: Two-button selective collective Retain existing

Floors Served: B, *1, 2, 3 Retain existing

Total Entrances: 4, all front Retain existing

Entrance Type: Single Speed, Center-Opening Retain existing

Entrance Size: 40" wide x 84" high Retain existing

Minimum Clear to

Underside of Canopy:

Field Verify. Retain existing

2.5 MATERIALS AND FINISHES

A. Steel:

1. Sheet Steel (Furniture Steel for Exposed Work): Stretcher-level, cold-rolled, commercial quality carbon steel, complying with ASTM A366, matte finish.

2. Sheet Steel (for Unexposed Work): Hot-rolled, commercial quality carbon steel, pickled and oiled, complying with ASTM A568/A568M-03.

3. Structural Steel Shapes and Plates: ASTM A36.

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B. Stainless Steel: Type 302 or 304 complying with ASTM A240, with standard tempers and hardness required for fabrication, strength, and durability. Apply mechanical finish on fabricated work in the locations shown or specified, Federal Standard and NAAMM nomenclature, with texture and reflectivity required to match Architect’s sample. Protect with adhesive paper covering.

1. No. 4 Satin: Directional polish finish. Graining directions as shown or, if not shown, in vertical longest dimension.

2. No. 8 Mirror: Reflective polish finish with no visible graining.

3. Textured: 5WL as manufactured by Rigidized Metals or Windsor pattern as manufactured by Rimex Metals or approved equal with .050 inches mean pattern depth with bright directional polish (satin finish).

4. Burnished: Non-directional, random abrasion pattern.

C. Bronze: Stretcher-leveled, re-squared sheets composed of 60% copper and 40% zinc similar to Muntz Metal, Alloy Group 2, with standard temper and hardness required for fabrication, strength, and durability. Clean and treat bronze surfaces before mechanical finish. After completion of the final mechanical finish on the fabricated work, use a chemical cleaner to produce finish, Federal Standard, and NAAMM nomenclature, matching Architect’s sample:

1. No. 4 Satin: Directional polish finish, fine-satin, clear-coated with clear-organic coating recommended by Fabricator. Provide graining direction as shown or, if not shown, in vertical dimension.

2. No. 8 Mirror: Reflective polish finish with no visible graining, bright-polished, clear-coated finish with clear-organic lacquer coating recommended by Fabricator.

3. Acid-Etched Pattern: Provide a No. 8 mirror reflective-polished background with selectively acid-etched, matte-textured, custom pattern as shown. Acid selection and dilution, if required, as recommended by Fabricator. After final finishing, coat bronze with clear-organic lacquer coating recommended by Fabricator.

D. Aluminum: Extrusions per ASTM B221; sheet and plate per ASTM B209.

E. Plastic Laminate: ASTM E84 Class A and NEMA LD3.1, Fire-Rated Grade (GP-50), Type 7, 0.050" ±.005" thick, color and texture as follows:

1. Exposed Surfaces: Color and texture selected by Architect.

2. Concealed Surfaces: Contractor’s standard color and finish.

F. Fire-Retardant Treated Particle Board Panels: Minimum 3/4" thick backup for natural finished wood and plastic laminate veneered panels, edged and faced as shown, provided with suitable anti-warp backing; meet ASTM E84 Class “I” rating with a flame-spread rating of 25 or less, registered with Local Authorities for elevator finish materials.

G. Natural Finish Wood Veneer: Standard thickness, 1/40" thoroughly dried conforming to ASME/HPMA HP-1983, Premium Grade. Place veneer, tapeless spliced with grain running in direction shown, belt and polish sanded, book matched. Species and finish designated and approved by Architect.

H. Paint: Clean exposed metal parts and assemblies of oil, grease, scale, and other foreign matter and factory paint one shop coat of standard rust-resistant primer. After erection, provide one finish coat of industrial enamel paint. Galvanized metal need not be painted.

I. Prime Finish: Clean all metal surfaces receiving a baked enamel paint finish of oil, grease, and scale. Apply one coat of rust-resistant primer followed by a filler coat over uneven surface. Sand smooth and apply final coat of primer.

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J. Baked Enamel Finish: Prime finish per above. Unless specified “prime finish” only, apply and bake three additional coats of enamel in the selected solid color.

K. Entrance Field Paint: Clean all surfaces to remove dirt and grease. Sand and finish surfaces as necessary to remove pits and scratches and prepare surface for painting. Apply filler to ensure smooth surface; sand and apply one coat of electrostatic enamel in the selected solid color.

L. Refinishing of natural metals: Remove existing protective finish. Buff as necessary to remove scratches. Regrain or finish as specified and protect as indicated for particular metal type.

M. Entrance Support Equipment within Hoistway: Include strut angles, headers, sill support angles, fascia, hanger covers, etc. Clean, remove, and check for corrosive activity. Replace components which exhibit severe deterioration. Tighten all fastenings. Repaint exposed surfaces with two coats of rust preventive primer.

2.6 OPERATION

A. General:

1. Cars automatically slow down and stop level at floors in response to car and landing calls with stops made in sequence in the established direction of travel, regardless of order in which buttons are pressed.

2. Landing calls are canceled when the assigned car arrives at the landing.

3. Automatic Dispatch Failure: Provide an auxiliary dispatch system to automatically dispatch elevators in the event of failure of the primary control system.

4. Hall Call Button Failure: Should failure of hall call button system occur, initiate operation providing predetermined service to all landings; elevators respond normally to car calls.

5. Automatic Leveling:

a. When arriving at a floor cars level to within 1/8” above or below the landing sill prior to opening doors, without travelling past the landing during leveling

b. Maintain leveling accuracy regardless of carload, direction of travel, rope slippage or stretch.

B. Door Operation:

1. Automatically open doors when car arrives at a floor.

2. Stop and reopen doors or hold doors in open position upon activation of “door open” button.

3. At expiration of normal dwell time, or upon activation of “door close” button, close doors:

a. Prevent doors from closing and reverse doors at normal opening speed if door reopening device beams are obstructed while doors are closing, except during nudging operation.

b. In event of door reopening device failure, provide for automatic shutdown of car at floor level with doors open.

c. Close cycle does not begin upon activation of “door close” button until normal door dwell time for a car or hall call has expired, except firefighters’ operation.

4. Nudging Operation:

a. After beams of door reopening device are obstructed for a predetermined time interval (minimum 20.0-25.0 seconds), sound warning signal, and attempt to close doors with maximum of 2.5 foot-pounds kinetic energy.

b. The activation of the door open button overrides nudging operation and reopens doors.

5. Interrupted Beam Time:

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a. When beams are interrupted during initial door opening, hold door open a minimum of 3.0 seconds.

b. When beams are interrupted after the initial 3.0 second hold open time, reduce time doors remain open to an adjustable time of approximately 1.0-1.5 seconds after beams are reestablished.

6. Differential Door Time:

a. Field adjustable time that doors remain open after stopping in response to calls.

b. Car Call: Hold open time adjustable between 3.0 and 5.0 seconds.

c. Hall Call:

1) Hold open time adjustable between 5.0 and 8.0 seconds.

2) Use hall call time when car responds to coincidental calls.

C. Selective Collective Operation, Cars 1 East and Car 2 West:

1. Elevators operate via momentary pressure buttons to:

a. Place hall call by selecting direction of travel at each hall landing (up and down buttons at each intermediate landing, single buttons at each terminal landing).

b. Place car call by selecting destination floor from inside the car (individual buttons for each floor served).

2. Hall calls, other than calls placed at the landing at which car is standing, start car, and cause the car to stop at first landing for which a call is registered in the direction of travel.

3. Stops are made in order in which landings are reached, irrespective of the sequence in which calls are registered.

4. Parked Car (No Demand):

a. When feature is enabled, elevator remains at landing of last assignment (if no further demand) with doors closed, for a predetermined amount of time

(programmable for any amount of time). Upon expiration of time, the elevator returns to the main egress landing with the doors closed.

b. If feature is disabled, if no further demand, the elevator remains at landing of last assignment with the doors closed until a hall call is registered.

5. Car and Hall Lanterns:

a. Lanterns provide audio and visual signal upon each stop, regardless of responding to car or hall call.

b. Visual signal remains active from commencement of door opening until doors are completely closed.

D. Firefighters’ Emergency Operation: Provide equipment and operation in accordance with code requirements. Replace all Firefighters Emergency Operation key switches that control non-modernized elevators in this building to match modernized elevators when the first car in group is returned to service.

E. Battery Backup Operation for Emergency Lighting, Communication, and Alarm:

1. Car mounted battery unit with solid-state charger to operate alarm bell, car emergency lighting, and voice communication system.

a. Car lighting and communication shall be provided with a minimum of 4 hours of operation on back-up power during a loss of normal power, and a minimum of 1 hour of operation for car-mounted alarm.

b. Battery to be rechargeable with minimum five-year life expectancy.

c. Provide constant pressure test button in service compartment of car operating panel.

d. Provide lighting integral with portion of normal car lighting system.

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F. Emergency Car Communication System Operation:

1. Hands-Free Phone System:

a. Two-way communication instrument in car to provide automatic dialing, tracking, and recall features.

1) Automatic dialer to include automatic rollover capability with minimum two numbers:

b. Activated by “Help” button in car or by external telephone call.

c. Adjacent light jewel l illuminates and flashes when call is acknowledged.

2. Emergency Personnel Communication:

a. Communication system allows emergency personnel to establish communications with each elevator individually.

b. Emergency Personnel Communication overrides any existing connection outside of the building.

c. Adjacent light jewel shall illuminate and flash when call is acknowledged.

d. On the same car operating panel as the phone push button, provide capability to communicate with and obtain responses from passengers.

e. Provide display video capability for entrapment assessment.

3. Communication for Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Speech Impaired: On the same car operating panel as the phone pushbutton, provide capability to communicate with and obtain responses from passengers, including those passengers who cannot communicate verbally or hear.

2.7 MACHINE ROOM EQUIPMENT

A. Provide and arrange equipment in existing machine room spaces and/or as shown on drawings.

B. Identification: Permanently identify (painted on or securely attached) machine room equipment with minimum 3" characters corresponding to elevator identification.

1. Driving machine.

2. Motor drive, transformer, choke/filter.

3. Controller.

4. Selector.

5. Governor.

6. Main line disconnect switch.

7. Elevator hoistway pit equipment.

C. New Geared Traction Hoist Machine:

1. Provide new geared machine based on specified capacity, speed, and duty.

2. Provide motor, brake, gears, and demountable drive sheave mounted in proper alignment on a common bedplate.

a. Motor:

1) Permanent magnet or AC induction motor connected through worm and gear to drive sheave.

2) Direct drive, digital, closed-loop velocity encoder.

3) Include approved manufacturers label as required by the local Authority

Having Jurisdiction.

b. Electromechanical Brake:

1) Drum or disc type.

2) Spring applied and electrically released with removable manual brake release.

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3) Brake shoes apply to the braking surface simultaneously and with equal pressure.

4) Minimize noise during lifting and setting of brake shoes to be undetectable inside any car or outside of the machine room or hoistway.

c. Gears:

1) Worm gear accurately machined from steel and provided with a single end double race ball bearing thrust.

2) Gear housing with a gasketed port to inspect the gear.

d. Drive Sheave:

1) Machined with grooves, providing maximum traction with a minimum of cable and sheave wear.

2) Sealed bearings.

3. Installation Includes:

a. Anti-friction bearings with easy access for lubrication.

b. Drip pans to collect lubricant seepage.

c. Sheave guards to prevent ropes from leaving sheave grooves.

d. Sound isolation pads to reduce vibration and noise transmission to the building structure.

e. Permanent ladders and platforms with handrails and toe boards for code required machine and sheave access.

D. New Solid State Power Conversion and Regulation Unit:

1. Provide solid state, alternating current, variable voltage, variable frequency (ACV³F), I.G.B.T.

2. Performance Requirements:

a. Conform to IEEE standards 519-2014 for line harmonics and switching noise.

b. Maximum audible noise in the machine room and surrounding areas not to exceed

80 dBA.

3. Power Factor: >0.95.

a. Minimum of 6 kHz switching frequency for SCR inverter and shunt transistors.

b. Sustained drive and motor overload protection rated at 250% of line current.

c. Capacitors utilized sized and located to avoid system resonance.

4. Limit current suppress noise and radio frequency interference and prevent transient voltage feedback into main building power supply or emergency power source. Provide internal heat sink cooling fans for the power drive portion of the converter panels.

5. Provide isolation transformers, filters, and chokes to completely isolate the system from the normal building power supply.

6. Isolate unit to minimize noise and vibration transmission.

7. Direct-current power for the operation of hoist machine brake, door operator, dispatch processor, signal fixtures, etc., supplied from separate static power supply.

E. Encoder: Direct drive, solid-state, digital type. Update car position at each floor and automatically restore after power loss.

F. New Controller: UL/CSA labeled.

1. Compartment: Securely mount all assemblies, power supplies, chassis switches, relays, etc., on a substantial, self-supporting steel frame. Completely enclose equipment with covers. Provide means to prevent overheating.

2. Relay Design: Magnet operated with contacts of design and material to insure maximum conductivity, long life, and reliable operation without overheating or excessive wear.

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Provide wiping action and means to prevent sticking due to fusion. Contacts carrying high inductive currents shall be provided with arc deflectors or suppressors.

3. Microprocessor-Related Hardware:

a. Provide built-in noise suppression devices providing a high level of noise immunity on all solid-state hardware and devices.

b. Provide power supplies with noise suppression devices.

c. Isolate inputs from external devices (such as pushbuttons) with opto-isolation modules.

d. Design control circuits with one leg of power supply grounded.

e. Safety circuits are not to be affected by accidental grounding of any part of the system.

f. System automatically restarts when power is restored.

g. System memory is retained in the event of power failure or disturbance.

h. Equipment is provided with Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) shielding within

FCC guidelines.

4. Wiring: CSA labeled copper for factory wiring. Neatly route all wiring interconnections and securely attach wiring connections to studs or terminals.

5. Permanently mark components (relays, fuses, PC boards, etc.) with symbols shown on wiring diagrams.

G. Auxiliary disconnect: Provide controller or machine mounted auxiliary, lockable “open,” disconnect if mainline disconnect is not in sight of controller and/or machine.

H. Provide minimum 14-gauge galvanized sheet metal enclosures over any holes or block outs, other than for hoist ropes, in machine room floor. Mount on the underside of floor slab.

I. Sleeves and Guards: Provide 2" steel angle guards around cable or duct slots through floor slabs or grating. Provide rope and smoke guards for sheaves, cables, and cable slots in machine room.

J. Machine and Equipment Support Beams: Retain existing in place. Provide all required supplemental support and attachments. Provide Structural Engineering certification validating size and location of all new support structure provided.

K. New Governor, Car: Centrifugal-type, car driven with pull-through jaws and bi-directional shutdown switches. Calibrated and tested with manufacturers’ certification data plate as required by code. Provide required bracketing and support for attachment to building structure.

L. New Governor, Counterweight: Centrifugal-type, Counterweight driven with pull-through jaws and bi-directional shutdown switches. Calibrated and tested with manufacturers’ certification data plate as required by code. Provide required bracketing and support for attachment to building structure.

M. New Emergency Brake:

1. Provide means to prevent ascending car over-speed and unintended car movement.

Installation and operation to comply with Code requirements.

2. Acceptable emergency brake devices:

a. Traction machine mounted auxiliary brake system.

b. Hollister-Whitney rope gripper.

c. Draka rope gripper.

3. Install in compliance with approved drawings. See Section 013000 Submittals.

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4. Mount on suitable structural steel supports in machine room.

5. Provide control circuits to enable the device to function as required by Code.

2.8 HOISTWAY EQUIPMENT

A. Provide and arrange equipment in existing hoistways and/or as shown on drawings.

B. Guide Rails: Retain main and counterweight guide rails in place.

1. Clean rails and brackets. Remove rust.

2. Check all rail and bracket fastenings and tighten.

C. New Buffers, Car: Spring type with blocking and support channels.

D. New Buffers, Counterweight: Oil type with blocking and support channels.

E. Access Ladders and Platforms: Provide permanent buffer and car safety access ladders and platforms to comply with Code requirements.

F. New Deflector Sheaves, Secondary and Compensating: Machined grooves and sealed bearings. Provide mounting means to machine beams, machine bedplate, car, and counterweight structural members, or building structure.

G. Counterweight Frame: Retain existing.

1. Replace any damaged frame sections. Steel members and fastenings to match original manufacturers’ engineered specifications.

2. Counterweight Weight Sections:

a. Adjust or repair retention means to keep existing weight sections and any added weight sections in place during buffer impact.

b. Add or replace weight sections as required to provide overbalance necessary to comply with traction machine manufacturers’ requirements.

c. Replace all rollers.

H. Counterweight Guard: Retain existing.

I. Pit Flood Devices:

1. Provide float-activated switches in each single climb-in elevator pit or lowest point of each end of common climb-in pit (sump pump).

J. New Governor Rope Tension Sheave and Frame: Mount sheave and support frame on pit floor or guide rail. Provide frame with guides or pivot point to enable free vertical movement, required tension, and rope alignment. Adjust to provide quiet operation with no sound detectable from inside any car or outside of the hoistway.

K. Suspension Means: Replace. New Traction steel type wire ropes of type specified by machine or drive sheave manufacturer. Fasten with staggered length, adjustable, spring isolated wedge type shackles.

L. New Governor Ropes: Governor rope of type specified by governor manufacturer.

M. Compensation: Retain existing.

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N. Terminal Stopping: Provide normal and final devices.

O. Electrical Wiring and Wiring Connections:

1. Conductors and Connections: Copper throughout with individual wires coded and connections on identified studs or terminal blocks. Use no splices or similar connections in wiring except at terminal blocks, control compartments, or junction boxes. Provide a minimum of 10% spare conductors throughout. A minimum of ten #18 AWG wires shall be provided. Run spare wires from car connection points to individual elevator controllers in the machine room. Provide eight pairs of spare shielded communication wires in addition to those required to connect specified items. Tag spares in machine room.

2. Conduit: Painted or galvanized steel conduit, EMT, or duct. Flexible heavy-duty service cord may be used between fixed car wiring and car door switches for door protective devices.

3. Traveling Cables: Flame and moisture-resistant outer cover. Prevent traveling cable from rubbing or chafing against hoistway or equipment within hoistway. Provide 12 twisted shielded pairs in addition to wires needed to connect specified items and code required spares.

4. Auxiliary Wiring: Connect fire alarm initiating devices, emergency two-way communication system in each car controller in machine room.

P. Hoistway Entrance Equipment:

1. Door Hanger: Retain. Modify hangars to include door retainer mechanism to address failure of primary upper door panel guidance.

2. Door Hanger Rollers: Replace.

3. Door Track: Retain. Clean and sand for quiet operation.

4. Door Interlocks: New.

5. Door Closers: Retain: Clean and adjust for smooth and quiet mechanical close of doors.

Q. New Hoistway Door Unlocking Device: Provide unlocking device including new escutcheon with locking escutcheon in door panel at all floors. Finish to match adjacent surface.

R. New Hoistway Access Switches: Mount in entrance frame side jamb at top and bottom floors.

Provide switch with faceplate. Locate within easy reach of the entrance so entrance can be guarded by one technician.

S. Floor Numbers: Stencil paint 4" high floor designations in contrasting color on inside face of hoistway doors or hoistway fascia in location visible from within car.

2.9 HOISTWAY ENTRANCES

A. Provide and arrange equipment in the same location as existing entrances.

B. Frames: Retain existing. Reclad entrances in #4 bronze.

1. Provide new Arabic floor designation/tactile marking plates:

a. Centered at 60" above the finished floor.

b. Located on both side jambs of all entrances.

c. Minimum 4" high.

d. Tactile marking indications shall be below Arabic floor designation.

e. Permanently fastened.

2. Provide plates at main egress landing with “Star” designation.

3. Provide car identification label:

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a. Mounted directly below floor designation/tactile marking plates.

b. Located on both side jambs at the following levels:

1) Designated level.

2) Alternate level.

c. Finish and design to match floor designation/tactile marking plates.

d. Permanently fastened.

e. Provide cast metal plate indications mounted onto surface of jambs.

f. Background of indication painted selected color in epoxy paint.

C. New Hoistway Door Panels:

1. 16-gauge steel, sandwich or pressed with ribbed construction and without binder angles.

2. Provide one leading edge of doors with rubber astragal.

3. Provide a minimum of two gibs per panel, one at leading and one at trailing edge with gibs in the sill groove entire length of door travel.

4. Provide one separate 4” steel reinforcement safety gib mounted between door gibs, where not integrated with door gibs.

5. Architectural metal cladding shall wrap around the leading and trailing edge of panel and return a minimum of 1/2" on rear side of leading edge of panel at all floors.

D. New Sight Guards: 14-gauge of same material and finish as hoistway entrance door panels.

Construct without sharp edges.

E. Sills, Hoistway Entrance: Retain existing. Clean. Check and tighten all fastenings.

F. Sill Supports, Hoistway Entrance: Retain existing. Check and tighten all fastenings.

G. Fascia, Toe Guards, and Hanger Covers: Retain existing.

1. Provide as required where damaged or missing.

2. Check and tighten all fastenings.

3. Paint/Stencil floor number on fascia or hoistway wall all floors visible where car doors are initially opened.

H. Struts and Headers: Retain existing. Check and tighten all fastenings.

I. Finish of Frames and Doors: Provide final painting requirements to General Contractor where factory prime finish is specified. Color selection by Purchaser.

2.10 CAR EQUIPMENT

A. Frame: Retain Existing. Check and tighten all fastenings. Adjust as required for plumb and square alignment.

B. New Safety Device: New Type “B,” flexible guide clamp. Install an additional marking plate of corrosion resistant metal stating the manufacturer's name and catalog safety system designation number.

C. Platform: Retain existing.

1. Adjust as necessary for plumb and level alignment.

2. Reinforce it if required.

3. Check and tighten all fastenings.

4. Inspect after existing finished flooring is removed. Immediately notify Purchaser and

Consultant if any damage or deterioration requiring repairs is observed.

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D. New Guide Shoes: Roller type, 6" with three or more spring dampened, sound-deadening rollers per shoe.

E. Finish Floor Covering: Provided and furnished under other sections.

F. Car Sills: Retain existing. Clean full width. Check and tighten all fastenings.

G. New Car Door Panels:

1. Fully enclosed 16-gauge steel, sandwich construction without binder angles

2. Constructed with interlocking, stiffening ribs.

3. Leading edges of center-opening doors equipped with rubber astragals full height of panel.

4. Minimum of two gibs per panel, one at leading and one at trailing edge with gibs in the sill groove entire length of door travel.

5. Wrap Architectural metal cladding around leading and trailing edge of panel and return a minimum of 1/2" on rear side of leading edge of panel.

H. New Door Hangers: Two-point hanger roller with neoprene roller surface and suspension with eccentric upthrust roller adjustment.

I. Door Track: Retain existing. Clean and sand for smooth, quiet operation. Check and tighten all fastenings. Retrofit means to prevent hangers from overrunning the ends of track.

J. Retain Door Header: Retain existing. Check and tighten all fastenings.

K. New Car Door Electric Contact: Prohibit car operation unless car door is closed.

L. New Door Clutch:

1. Heavy-duty clutch, linkage arms, drive blocks and pickup rollers or cams to provide positive, smooth, quiet door operation.

2. Design clutch so car doors can be closed, while hoistway doors remain open.

M. New Restricted Opening Device:

1. Restrict opening of car doors to Code required limit outside unlocking zone.

2. Adjust for smooth and quiet operation with operating noise undetectable from inside any car or outside of the hoistway.

3. Plunger type restrictors not acceptable.

4. Utilize mechanical angle to prevent door opening.

N. New Door Operator:

1. High-speed, linear drive, heavy-duty door operator capable of opening doors at no less than 2.5 fps.

2. Accomplish reversal in no more than 2½" of door movement.

3. Solid-state door control with closed loop circuitry to constantly monitor and automatically adjust door operation based upon velocity, position, and motor current.

4. Maintain consistent, smooth, and quiet car door operation at all floors, regardless of door weight or varying air pressure.

O. New Door Reopening Device:

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1. Black fully enclosed infrared device with full screen infrared matrix or multiple beams extending vertically along leading edge of each door panel to minimum height of 7'-0" above finished floor.

P. New Car Operating Panel, Cars 1-2:

1. One car operating panel(s) with faceplate:

a. Consisting of a metal box containing vandal resistant operating fixtures, mounted behind the car swing front return panel(s).

b. Faceplate(s) shall be hinged and constructed of bronze.

2. Provide Exposed Pushbuttons to Initiate:

a. Car call registration.

b. Alarm.

c. Door open.

d. Door close.

e. Emergency push-to-call communication.

3. Pushbuttons:

a. Provide minimum 3/4" diameter raised floor pushbuttons which illuminate to indicate call registration.

b. Provide brushed bronze buttons with illuminated LED halo.

c. Include 5/8" high floor designation on face of pushbutton.

d. Locate operating controls no higher than 48" above the car floor; no lower than 35" for emergency push-to-call button and alarm button.

e. Identify buttons with flat bronze tactile symbols recessed flush.

4. Locked Firefighters’ Emergency Operation Panel:

a. Openable by the same key which operates the Fire Operation switch.

b. Provide panel with solenoid operated key switch which automatically opens in the event of Firefighters’ Emergency Operation Phase I activation.

c. Including the following features:

1) Phase II fire access switch.

2) Firefighters’ visual indication.

3) Call cancel button.

4) Stop switch, manually operated.

5) Door open button.

6) Door close button.

7) Floors served.

5.