5-Addendum No 2 - Radio Booth with Attachments.pdf

FORTY NINERS STADIUM MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC

BID ADDENDUM NO. 2

LEVI’S STADIUM RADIO BOOTH CABLING PROJECT

RFB-FY25-0084

ISSUE DATE: August 4, 2025

NOTE: PLEASE INCLUDE SIGNED BID ADDENDUM WITH YOUR BID

BID OPENING: August 14, 2025 4:00 p.m. (PT)

I acknowledge receipt of this Bid Addendum No. 2 (“Addendum”). I further acknowledge that the Bid submitted for the above titled project (“Project”) incorporates the information contained in this Addendum.

Bidder Name:

Signature:

Title:

Date:

In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Contract Documents and this Addendum, this Addendum shall govern. Where any provision of the Contract Documents is modified by this Addendum, the unaltered provisions shall remain in effect.

The paragraph/section/article numbers used and referred to herein correspond to and supplement the provisions of the Contract Documents, unless otherwise indicated.

Defined terms in the Contract Documents shall have the same meaning in this Addendum, and vice versa.

Item #1 Stadium Manager hereby adds Specification Sections 27 05 00 and 27 15 01 to the Plans and Specifications. Specification Sections 27 05 00 and 27 15 01 are attached hereto as Attachment 1 and incorporated in the Contract Documents by this reference.

All references to specific brands in the Plans and Specifications shall be understood to include the term “or approved equal” and shall be subject to substitution requirements set forth in the Contract Documents including, without limitation, the requirement to submit the Request for Approved Equals Form included in Section 1.9 of the Bid Forms.

Item #2

Question 1: JBT/Truck Dock equipment – Are there specifications for the equipment needed for the installation? Please clarify equipment needed for this installation in truck dock rack. no elevations are shown in current print set for the truck dock rack.

Stadium Manager Response to Question 1: Bidders are directed to review the Plans and Specifications including, without limitation, Specification Section 27 15 01 – Appendix 2.

Question 2: Cabling Specification – Cable legend on sheet 1-AV000 calls out 12 stand single mode fiber, analog audio , and DT12 cable. more details are needed for accurate estimates. Please identify cable type, specific ratings needed, manufacturer, part numbers (for specific call out), etc.

Stadium Manager Response to Question 2: Bidders are directed to review the Plans and Specifications including, without limitation, Specification Section 27 15 01 – Appendix 1.

Question 3: Truck Dock Rack Location – Is the Location of the Truck Dock rack is accurate according to the current print set? Please identify exact rack specified on print set for sheet note T5 on sheet 1-AV101

Stadium Manager Response to Question 3: The exact rack location is intentionally not shown in the Drawings. The Contractor will be responsible for verifying existing site conditions and determining the most suitable termination locations within the available truck dock racks based on field verification and coordination with the Stadium Manager. Per the Plans and Specifications including, without limitation, Specification Sections 27 05 00 and 27 15 01, the Contractor’s shop drawings are required to include detailed rack elevations, confirm available space, and coordinate with field conditions for final placement.

Question 4: AV & Data Cabling Reference: 1-AV000 – Please provide the site standard cable manufacturer and part numbers for the fiber and analog audio lines being installed.

Stadium Manager Response to Question 4: Please see Stadium Manager Response to Question 2, above.

Question 5: AV & Data Cabling Reference: 1-AV0101 – Please confirm that space exists in the truck dock racks for the new custom panels without having to change the configuration of the existing equipment/panels.

Stadium Manager Response to Question 5: Please see Stadium Manager Response to Question 3, above.

Question 6: AV & Data Cabling Reference: 1-AV800 – Please confirm that the new custom panels installed in the truck dock racks match the custom panels in the JBT locations.

Stadium Manager Response to Question 6: Please see Stadium Manager Response to Questions 1 and 2, above. Both sets of custom panels use the same benchmark connectors and modular plates. The intent is that they match in type and finish per the Plans and Specifications.

ATTACHMENT 1

SPECIFICATION SECTIONS 27 05 00 AND 27 15 01

Attached Behind This Page

COMMON WORK RESULTS FOR COMMUNICATIONS

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SECTION 27 05 00 - COMMON WORK RESULTS FOR COMMUNICATIONS

PART 1 - PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Product Appendixes: Refer to Appendix 1, Equipment Schedules within each specification section for specific product information on the benchmark products. These equipment schedules should be the baseline for product data submittals but are not intended to be an all-encompassing bill of materials.

B. Part 1 and Part 3 of this specification applies to all Division 27 specification sections.

C. Architectural, Electrical, and Technology Drawings. Other systems drawings may apply

1.2 SUMMARY

A. Project Expectations: Within two weeks after award of contract, the Contractor shall arrange a “CA kickoff” meeting and/or conference call with the General Contractor, Construction Manager, Architect, Engineer, and Owner (when applicable) to discuss general project expectations.

B. The term “provide” used throughout this specification and drawings shall mean “furnish, install, test, and certify”.

C. Coordinate project schedule, installation schedule, phasing and any other requirements deemed necessary with Construction Manager and/or General Contractor and all necessary trades to ensure successful completion of work.

D. Phasing, temporary distribution/equipment, cut-over and implementation shall be coordinated with Owner, Construction Manager and/or General Contractor, Architect, and Engineer.

E. Extent of communications infrastructure work is indicated by Division 27 specifications and Technology drawings and schedules and is hereby defined to include, but not by way of limitation, the provisions of:

1. Raceway systems including but not limited to conduits, cable trays, sleeves, surface raceways, telecommunication services entrance, manholes, pull-boxes, junction boxes, back-boxes, etc. as required and specified in Division 27 sections and/or select Division 26 sections. The Construction Manager and/or General Contractor shall coordinate this with the Sub-Contractor performing work and determine how scope of work is assigned.

The purpose of this specification is to establish design intent and general system scope.

2. All communications infrastructure shall be provided as part of the Base Building Project including but not limited to raceway, cable, cable terminals, and comm room fit-out.

3. Communication room hardware and component fit-out including cabinets, racks, cable tray, backboard, and raceways for terminating cable and installation of electronic equipment.

4. Power distribution within equipment racks and cabinets including power strips (unless specifically excluded in 271100).

5. Grounding and bonding of all metallic hardware components to the nearest telecommunications grounding bus (TGB) bar including but not limited to equipment racks, cabinets, cable trays, ladder rack, metallic cable sheaths, wall mounted wiring terminals, conduits, sleeves, metallic ductwork, and frames.

6. All physical cable management hardware including, but not limited to: “J-hooks” in accessible ceiling areas, “D-rings” on backboards, vertical and horizontal managers on racks and cabinets, vertical and horizontal ladder-type or wire basket cable tray within communication rooms, etc.

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7. Fire stopping as required. Contractor shall provide fire stopping for all low-voltage openings (including empty low voltage raceway) once cable installation is complete.

Confirm specific fire stopping scope requirements with General Contractor and/or Construction Manager.

8. Seismic bracing of all equipment cabinets, equipment racks and ladder-type or wire basket cable tray as required by code and by local governing jurisdiction.

9. Testing of all communications cable infrastructure and grounding systems as noted by specification, drawings, and applicable industry standards.

10. Labeling of all communication infrastructure components, hardware, cable, and terminations with mechanically printed labels.

11. Preparation and submission of product data, shop drawings, testing reports, as-built drawings, and cabling documentation as required in this specification.

12. Construction and Installation warranties.

13. Manufacturer components, channel and solutions warranties.

14. Installation and testing of all system and components.

15. Onsite administrative and user training.

16. Manufacturer training of components.

1.3 SUBMITTALS

A. General Description and Requirements

1. Refer to Product Data and Shop Drawing Submission Checklist (appendix) at the end of this specification section for additional requirements specific to each Division 27 section.

2. Contractor shall not submit product data for review without submitting corresponding shop drawings as part of the same submittal package. Partial submittals will be returned as “revise and resubmit”.

3. Submittal Schedule:

a. Within 2-4 weeks after award of contract, the Contractor shall submit a proposed schedule for submitting product data and shop drawings. At a minimum, the following items shall be included:

1) Submittal date for Compliance Matrix.

2) Submittal date for Construction Schedule.

3) Submittal date for Product Data and Shop Drawings.

4) Submittal date for Commissioning and/or Test Results.

5) Submittal date for As-Builts.

b. Within 45 days after award of contract or as dictated by the construction schedule (whichever period of time is shorter), the Contractor shall submit prefabrication submittals consisting of product data and shop drawings for approval. Partial submittals will not be accepted without prior written approval from the Architect.

4. In addition to the requirements noted herein, refer to Division 1 Specification for additional requirements. As a minimum, Contractor shall ensure all requirements listed here are met.

5. Review of the Prefabrication Submittals by the Architect and Engineer is for purposes of tracking the work and contract administration and does not relieve the Contractor of responsibility for any deviation from the Contract Documents, or from providing equipment and/or services required by the Contract Documents which were omitted from the prefabrication submittals.

6. No portion of the project shall commence nor shall any equipment be procured until the prefabrication submittals (including product data and shop drawings) have been approved in writing by the Architect. All installations shall be in accordance with the Contract Documents.

7. A detailed completion schedule shall be submitted with the prefabrication submittals.

8. Prefabrication submittals shall be accompanied by a letter of transmittal identifying the name of the project, Contractor's name, date submitted for review, and a list of items transmitted.

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B. Compliance Matrix:

1. Compliance Matrix: Provide a specification compliance matrix indicating compliance or deviation for each item in the specification. Refer to the SPECIFICATION RESPONSE section within this specification and Appendix 2 for additional requirements

C. Product Data:

1. Warranty Information: Provide all warranty information as described in this specification section for review and approval.

2. Component List: Provide complete submittal component list (i.e. table of contents) at the beginning of the submittal package. Component list and manufacturer cut-sheets shall be compiled to match the order of each Appendix. Component list shall include:

a. Component name

b. Manufacturer

c. Specific product number (to clearly indicate special options, colors, etc.)

3. Cut-Sheets: Submit manufacturer’s cut-sheets on all components listed within this specification and corresponding appendix. All components and parts being used shall be highlighted in color on cut-sheets to distinguish specific product/part numbers, options, colors, accessories, etc.

4. Product Substitutions: These specifications are intended to be performance based, thus all products listed in each respective Appendix 1: Equipment Schedules are “benchmark” products. The Contractor shall include products from one of the “pre-approved” manufacturers as noted in the Appendix. The Contractor may submit (as a proposed alternate solution) substitute manufacturers and models that may be more cost effective or readily available. All substitutions shall meet or exceed the minimum functional, physical, and technical specifications. Acceptance of such substitutions is at the discretion of the Owner, Architect, and Engineer. Additionally, the requirements of Division 1 Specifications shall apply and may supersede requirements noted herein.

D. Prefabrication Shop Drawings: (Refer to Appendix-3 for additional requirements)

1. General: All shop drawings shall be provided on contractor specific title block. Contractor may use Technology Drawing files as a “starting point” for shop drawings but additional information shall be added and/or updated as noted below.

2. Symbol Legend, Abbreviations, and Description: Drawings shall include the following:

a. General project information, contractor company name, etc.

b. Descriptions of all abbreviations and symbols

c. Typical device mounting heights

d. General notes and/or scope description, exclusions, etc.

3. One-Line Wiring Diagrams: Provide backbone raceway one-line, backbone and horizontal cabling, copper pair and fiber strand counts, cable quantities, splice enclosures, etc. Include conduit allocation and fill ratios for all conduits on the raceway one-line diagram.

4. Site Plan: Provide complete site and exterior plans indicating all site and building façade mounted communication device outlets, equipment, and components proposed to be installed. Additionally, manholes, pull-boxes, and all major raceway routing shall be indicated for conduits 2-inches and larger. Shop drawings shall represent final conduit routing and manhole and/or pull-box placement as coordinated and/or confirmed with Service Provider, Civil Engineer and other trades.

5. Floor Plans:

a. Floor plans shall indicate all communication device outlets, equipment, and components proposed to be installed.

b. Floor plans shall indicate cable routing origin and labeling scheme for each cable and termination position.

c. Refer to Division 26 “Wiring Devices” specification for additional requirements for floor boxes.

d. Raceway routing shall be indicated for all in-slab conduits, cable trays and overhead conduits 2-inches and larger, based on final coordination with all other trades. Shop drawings shall clearly indicate areas with cable tray clearance

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6. Enlarged Plans:

a. Provide ¼” = 1’-0” enlarged plans of all communication rooms (as applicable) indicating the position of equipment cabinets and/or racks, wiring terminals, patch panels, grounding equipment, cable tray, fiber and copper terminations, and other low voltage systems equipment layout within the rooms.

b. Shop drawings shall clearly indicate final conduit/riser (core drill and/or block-out) locations and sizes as coordinated and/or confirmed with Structural Engineer and any field conditions that impact proposed location.

c. Shop drawings shall clearly indicate areas where equipment clearances may be limited, for review and approval by Owner, Architect, and Engineer.

7. Details: Document method of attachment of racks to the floor and ladder tray systems, method of attachment of wall mounted distribution frames, grounding details indicating grounding method for cabinets, racks, cable tray, cable management, and power details for rack mounted power distribution.

8. Elevations:

a. Rack elevations (produced in Visio, ACAD, or similar) indicating exact placement of patch panels, fiber terminals and enclosures, vertical and horizontal cable managers, rack mounted power strips or distribution units, empty rack-units, etc.

b. Wall elevations shall detail any and all known components to be mounted on the walls, whether those items are provided by Contractor producing shop drawings or not. Components shall include, but not be limited to, electrical and/or fire alarm panels, security panels, distributed antenna system (DAS), CATV, communication infrastructure distribution frames with block size, cable routing, cable management, pair counts, method of attachment, etc.

9. Drawing Scale: Shop drawings shall be drawn to scale and completely dimensioned as to clearly show construction detail.

10. Labeling: Provide documentation of all labeling schemes for conduit, back-boxes, cables, outlets, wiring blocks and/or patch panels, device faceplates, etc.

11. Documentation: Provide submittals and documentation as required by the project manual (in addition to electronic copies) for review or as indicated in Division 1 general conditions.

E. Faceplate Photos:

1. Provide photos of all completed faceplates for review. Faceplates to be complete with all cables terminated, dust covers installed on unused ports, and label complete.

a. Label must be legible in photo for verification of Cable Identification

2. Photos to be named by the faceplate label (Cable Identification).

3. Photos to be taken and provided for review prior to equipment installation that may block view of faceplate (Ceilings, WAPs, Cameras, TVs, Etc...)

4. Pictures to be provided as individual files (PNG or JPG) in a .zip compressed file for review by architect/engineer.

5. Photos to be provided at same time as Record Documents and Horizontal Cable

Spreadsheet.

F. Horizontal Cable Spreadsheet:

1. Contractor to provide a complete spreadsheet indicating all horizontal Cat.6A or Cat.6 cables installed in the project.

2. Spreadsheet to have a row indicating each Cable Identification number (Ex: 1C-M.48).

3. Spreadsheet to have a column for, and be completed for, each of the following:

a. Origin TR Designation (TR-1C)

b. Origin TR Architectural Room Name

c. Origin TR Architectural Room Number

d. Origin Patch Panel Designator Letter (A-Z) (Within TR)

e. Origin Panel Port Number (1-48)

f. Field Location Architectural Room Name

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g. Field Location Architectural Room Number

4. Spreadsheet Rows to be organized by TR number.

5. File Format: To be provided in Excel (.xlsx) format.

G. Record As-Built Drawings:

1. All record as-built drawings shall be provided on contractor specific title block. Contractor may use Technology Drawing files and/or shop drawings as a “starting point” for as-built drawings. As-built drawings shall comply with shop drawing requirements above, but shall be updated to align with actual installation. Additionally, area plan drawings shall indicate all device labeling including, but not limited to, tele/data port labels.

1.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Codes and Standards: All materials and installations shall comply with current applicable codes and standards, including but not limited to:

1. TIA-526: Standard Test Procedures for Fiber Optic Systems.

2. TIA-568-C.0: Generic Communications Cabling for Customer Premises.

3. TIA-568-C.1: Commercial Building Communications Cabling Standards, Part 1: General

Requirements.

4. TIA-568-C.2: Balanced Twisted-Pair Communications Cabling and Components

Standard.

5. TIA-568-C.3: Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standard.

6. TIA-569-A: Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and

Spaces.

7. TIA-606-A: Administrative Standard for Commercial Telecommunications.

8. ANSI/J-STD-607-A: Commercial Building Grounding and Bonding Requirements for

Communications.

9. TIA-758-A: Customer-Owned Outside Plant Communications Cabling Standard.

10. TIA-942: Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers.

11. ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials

12. BICSI CO-OSP Design Manual (current edition): Customer-Owned Outside-Plant Design

Manual.

13. BICSI Electronic Safety and Security (ESS) Design Reference Manual (current edition).

14. BICSI Network Design Reference Manual (current edition).

15. BICSI TDM Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual (current edition).

16. BICSI Wireless Design Reference Manual (current).

17. TIA TSB67: Transmission Performance Specifications for Field Testing of Unshielded

Twisted-Pair Cabling.

18. ICEA: Insulated Cable Engineers Association

19. IEEE-802.11 a, b, g, n: Wireless Local Area Networks

20. IEEE-802.3: 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s, 1Gb/s, and 10Gb/s Ethernet Standards as applicable based on media types (twisted pair copper, fiber optics, etc.)

21. IEEE-802.3ak: 10Gb/s Ethernet (evolving copper standard).

22. IEEE-802.3af: Power-over-Ethernet (PoE).

23. IEEE-1100-1999: Recommended Practice for Powering and Grounding Sensitive

Electronic Equipment.

24. IEEE-241: Recommended Practice for Electric Power Systems in Commercial Buildings.

25. ISO/IEC 11801: International Standard on Information Technology – Generic Cabling of

Customer Premises.

26. NESC: National Electrical Safety Code

27. NEMA Stds Pub No. VE 1, Cable Tray Systems. Additionally, comply with current edition of NEC, as applicable to construction and installation of cable tray systems.

28. NEMA Std 250: Enclosures for Electrical Equipment (1000 Volts Maximum).

29. NFPA-70/NEC: National Electrical Code.

30. NFPA-72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code

31. UL Compliance: Provide products which are UL-listed and labeled.

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32. USDA Bulletin 1751F-643: Underground Plant Design.

33. All existing facility standards and similarly installed material

B. Manufacturer and Product Qualifications

1. Provide products from manufacturers regularly engaged in the production of communications infrastructure components, including but not limited to, raceway, horizontal copper cabling, copper and fiber optic backbone cabling, and connecting hardware.

2. Provide products from manufacturers whose products of similar types, capacities, and characteristics have been in satisfactory use in similar type projects for not less than five years.

C. Contractor Qualifications:

1. Firms with at least seven (7) years of successful installation experience with projects utilizing communications structured cabling, media systems, infrastructure, raceway and equipment similar to that required for this project.

2. The company shall have a fully staffed office with technical installations support personnel within 30 miles of the project. (Exceptions to this shall be confirmed through approval by the Owner, Architect, Contractor, and Engineer.)

3. The Low Voltage Raceway Contractor shall be a certified installer (current and in good standing with proven history) of the selected manufacturer’s raceway systems and shall provide a 25-year warranty on installation and applications.

4. The Low Voltage Cabling Contractor shall be a certified installer (current and in good standing with proven history) of the selected manufacturer’s structured cabling systems, and shall provide a 25-year warranty on structured cabling installation and applications.

5. The company shall have a BICSI RCDD on staff.

D. All materials shall be Underwriters Laboratories (UL) or Intertek Testing Services (ETL) Listed unless otherwise indicated.

E. Coordinate with local communications service provider(s) for primary and diverse service to Telecommunications Demarcation location(s) within the facility.

F. Coordinate with electrical work and other trades to properly interface installation of telephone system with other work.

1.5 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

A. Deliver equipment and components in factory-fabricated containers or wrappings, which properly protect equipment from damage.

B. Store equipment and components in original packaging. Store inside in a well-ventilated space protected from weather, moisture, soiling, humidity, and extreme temperatures.

C. Handle equipment and components carefully to prevent damage. Do not install damaged units or components; replace with new.

1.6 SEQUENCING AND SCHEDULING

A. All work shall be reviewed and coordinated with the Construction Manager and/or General Contractor prior to commencing.

B. Communication systems, infrastructure, raceway and equipment are sensitive to environmental conditions including but not limited to temperature, dirt, dust, and water. The contractor shall ensure the storage and installation of all communication components are sequenced and scheduled accordingly to prevent any damage, loss of performance, and warranty void of such systems. All mis-installed components shall be replaced with new parts and re-installed at the Contractor’s expense.

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C. Coordinate installation with Structural, Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Protection, and other trades to eliminate disruption and/or conflict with other systems.

D. Coordinate underground installation with Civil, Structural, Electrical, and other trades to eliminate disruption and/or conflict with other systems (paving, curb and gutter, etc.).

E. Sequence installation of communications systems and infrastructure with other work to minimize possibility of damage and soiling during remainder of construction.

1.7 PROJECT SITE CONDITIONS

A. Prior to submitting a proposal, the Contractor shall inspect the Contract Documents, and shall become fully informed as to laws, ordinances, and regulations affecting the project. The Contractor shall immediately bring to the Owner, Architect, and Engineer’s attention, in writing, any existing condition or statute that contradicts, is in conflict with, or negates the Contract Documents. Failure of the Contractor to become fully informed as to all above mentioned items shall in no way relieve the Contractor from any obligations with respect to their proposal.

B. The Technology Drawings depict equipment locations, backboxes, conduit runs, cabling, etc. in a schematic manner. Field conditions and coordination with related trades may warrant relocations of field devices. No additional compensation will be allowed due to these revisions.

1.8 WARRANTY

A. The manufacturer shall provide a warranty with a minimum term of 25-years for structured cabling and all communications cable infrastructure components. This warranty shall cover all components including cables, jacks, patch panels, and wiring panels, etc. to maintain the specified performance, physical criteria, and applications assurance. Any such components, link, or channel shall be replaced by the Manufacturer at no cost to Owner during this period.

The Contractor and Manufacturer shall submit all information and documentation on Warranty.

B. A one (1) year warranty on the Work shall be provided by the Contractor. If, within one (1) year after the date of final acceptance of the installation or within such longer period of time as may be prescribed by law or by the terms of any applicable special warranty required by the Contract Documents or provided by a manufacturer, any of the work or equipment is found to be defective or not in accordance with the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall correct it promptly including all parts and labor after receipt of notice from the Owner to do so unless the Owner has previously given the Contractor a written acceptance of such condition. This obligation shall survive termination of the contract. The Owner shall give such notice promptly after discovery of the condition. Such notice shall be provided by Owner representatives, to be identified, either verbally or in writing.

C. Nothing contained in the Contract Documents shall be construed to establish a shorter period of limitation with respect to any other obligation which the Contractor might have under the Contract Documents or any manufacturer's warranty. The establishment of the time period noted above, after the date of final acceptance or such longer period of time as may be prescribed by law or by the terms of any warranty required by the Contract Documents, relates only to the specific obligation of the Contractor to correct the work or equipment, and has no relationship to the time within which his obligation to comply with the Contract Documents may be sought to be enforced, nor to the time within which proceedings may be commenced to establish the Contractor's liability with respect to his obligations other than specifically to correct the work or equipment.

D. If system operation is not fully restored during the warranty period within two (2) business days, the Owner reserves the right to require the Contractor to provide on-site manufacturer's service technicians at no additional cost.

E. The Owner reserves the right to expand or add to the system during the warranty period using firm(s) other than the Contractor for such expansion without affecting the Contractor's

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1.9 SPECIFICATION RESPONSE

A. Pricing

1. Instructions to Bidders

a. The following is a partial list of instructions. Bidders are responsible to provide a complete proposal inclusive of all information requested in the Contract Documents.

b. Do not assume anything. Clarify your position in writing with your bid concerning any areas that may not be clear to you.

c. Copies of the bid proposal shall be submitted to the Owner, Architect, and Engineer for review and approval.

d. Bidders shall prepare equipment lists showing each item included in the bid.

Equipment Lists must include the quantity, model number, manufacturer and price of each item listed under the generic description.

e. Provide a detailed description of any and all voluntary alternates and include cost changes in the Voluntary Alternate Bid forms. Bidders should submit voluntary alternates that will either provide for a better system or reduce costs without degrading the system. This includes alternate manufacturer and product substitution.

f. In the instance where the Drawings and the Specifications do not directly coincide, or coincide individually, the item of better quality, greater quantity and/or higher cost shall be included in the base bid.

2. Unit Pricing and Labor Rates

a. Unit prices and labor rates submitted with the bid proposal shall be used for all additions, deductions, and alterations of the original contract up to the date of submittal review of product data and shop drawings.

B. Compliance

1. Bidders shall submit a Statement of Qualifications with their bid proposal that shall include the following information:

a. Company name, address, telephone number and contact person.

b. Brief company history.

c. Resumes of key personnel.

d. Local staffing description (job descriptions and numbers of persons in each position).

e. Local service capabilities (hours of operation and parts availability).

f. Technician factory certifications.

g. Description of local engineering and project management capabilities.

h. Line sheet listing major suppliers of security equipment.

i. Annual dollar value of sales, installation and service of each product line carried.

j. List of references describing three (3) completed projects of similar size and complexity, including names and telephone numbers of the contact persons.

k. List of references describing similar projects completed in the area including names and telephone number of the customer's contact person.

l. List of similar projects currently under construction in the area including names and telephone numbers of the customer's contact person.

m. Licensing information.

2. Provide a specification COMPLIANCE MATRIX indicating compliance or deviation for each item in the specification. The matrix shall be comprised of a list of all numbered paragraphs that appear in this Specification. This matrix is critical for proposal evaluation.

Failure to submit may result in the disqualification of the bid. See example Compliance Matrix template in Appendix 2.

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3. Additionally, as described in this Specification, bidders shall submit the following information with their bid proposal:

a. Manufacturer's literature sheets for all standard manufactured items included in the equipment list and as proposed in the Voluntary Alternate Bid form, if applicable.

b. Workload and capability statements. The statements shall detail projects that will be active during the completion of this project, and the manpower that would be available for this project.

c. Confidentiality and return statements. The statements shall guarantee that the Contract Documents shall not be copied or distributed physically or verbally. The Contractor shall also assure the Owner that the Contract Documents shall be returned in their entirety upon request. The successful Contractor will be provided with as many copies as requested.

d. Copy of manufacturer’s certification certificate.

4. Certain paragraphs of the Specification require the Bidder to provide information

(possibly not listed above) in the proposal to demonstrate compliance with a requirement.

If the Bidder fails to provide detailed responses to these items, the proposal will be deemed to be non-compliant to the paragraphs stated.

5. Number all pages of the bid submittal.

1.10 DEFINITIONS

A. Acronyms and Definitions

1. Refer to Technology Symbol Legend and Abbreviations shown on drawings.

PART 2 - SPECIFICATIONS

2.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

A. Refer to each of the specification sections listed below for requirements:

1. 27 05 36: Cable Trays

2. 27 15 01: Broadcast Cabling Systems

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

A. General:

1. The Contractor shall comply with all project expectations and submittal requirements as indicated in Part 1 of this specification. This includes initiating a “CA kickoff” meeting to discuss general project expectations with the project team.

2. Examine areas and conditions under which communications systems and infrastructure are to be installed. Notify Owner, Architect, and Engineer in writing of conditions detrimental to proper completion of the work. Do not proceed with work until unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected in a manner acceptable to installer.

3. The Contractor shall be knowledgeable of work to be performed by other trades and take necessary steps to integrate and coordinate their work with other trades.

4. The Contractor is required to coordinate their efforts with the other trades and sub-contractor who may be working within the same vicinity to avoid conflict and lost time.

5. The Contractor shall be responsible for furnishing all materials indicated on the drawings or as specified herein for a complete communications system.

6. The Contractor shall supply all necessary tools, equipment, accessories, safety equipment, protective clothing, etc., as customary for the craft and necessary for the installation.

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7. All communications infrastructure shall be installed in an aesthetically pleasing fashion.

All surface raceway in new buildings must be approved by the Owner, Architect, and/or Engineer.

8. All communications infrastructure shall be installed for optimal performance.

9. All communications infrastructure shall be installed to allow for convenient operation, testing, and easy adds, moves, and other changes in the future.

10. All components noted in Technology drawings and specifications shall be provided and completely setup and installed.

11. The Contractor shall verify space requirements and locations before starting cable installations and terminations. Inappropriate conditions shall be immediately reported to Construction Manager or General Contractor, Owner, Architect, and Engineer prior to initiating installation.

12. The contractor shall not install any component in a manner or condition that will void manufacturer and/or contractor warranty. Any such conditions that prevent an acceptable install shall be immediately reported to Construction Manager or General Contractor, Owner, Architect, and Engineer prior to initiating installation. All mis-installed components will be removed and replaced with new at the Contractors expense. No additional cost will be submitted to Owner.

13. Contractor to provide custom color painting for all WLAN devices on the project. This is to include all AP’s and/or masking enclosures provided by ownership. Coordinate final color to be painted with architect prior to install.

B. Communications Raceway Infrastructure:

1. Contractor shall provide conduits through walls and across inaccessible ceiling spaces to ensure unobstructed pathway back to the nearest communications room or cable tray.

2. Provide protective cable bushings on all conduits immediately after installation.

3. Use only electrical 45º or 90º conduit elbows with long bend radii as follows:

a. 6:1 bend radius of the inside conduit diameter for sizes 2-inches or less.

b. 10:1 bend radius of the inside conduit diameter for sizes greater than 2-inches.

4. Do not place more than two 90º sweeps or exceed 100 ft. between pull boxes without providing a pull box.

5. Fire-seal all raceway penetrations and openings to maintain fire rating after communications cables are installed.

6. Cable fill in riser conduits shall not exceed 40% cable fill.

7. Where applicable, the Contractor shall verify existing cable fill in riser conduit before installation of additional cables so as not to exceed 40% cable fill. Contractor will be responsible for installation of additional riser conduit, where additional cables to be added will exceed the 40% cable fill.

C. Communications Cabling Infrastructure:

1. Contractor shall not paint cables and/or spray cables with fire proofing material as it can affect cable performance and will void the cable warranty.

2. All communications cable routed within communications rooms shall be bundled and combed to provide a neat and organized appearance. Cables shall be bundled using only manufacturer and industry approved Velcro wire ties (zip ties shall not be used) with tensions that do not deform and damage cable resulting in loss of transmission or performance. Any bundles and combing methods used shall not exceed manufacturer or industry standards recommendations for that cable type.

3. Contractor shall provide dedicated J-hooks at 48-inches on-center for all communications cabling not run in conduit or cable tray.

4. The contractor shall not install any cable in conduits that do not have the appropriate protect bushings on conduit ends. All mis-installed cable will be removed, bushings installed, and new cable re-installed at the Contractors expense. No additional cost will be submitted to Owner.

5. Cable bends shall not be greater than that recommended by the manufacturer of the cable.

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6. Care shall be taken so as not to damage cable during the installation process and that manufacturer’s pull tension specification is not exceeded.

7. Provide a minimum 8’-0” and maximum 10’-0” of slack. Loop at the IC-rooms to be contained on the horizontal cable tray or ladder rack.

8. Provide a minimum of 3’-0” of slack for all device cable termination points. Slack shall be contained in accessible ceiling near the final termination point or in the cable tray nearby when continuous conduit is routed back to cable tray.

9. Communications cabling that is bundled within cable trays and supported from j-hooks shall be snugly wrapped using Velcro reusable cable ties as minimum of every 3’-0” for cable organization. Velcro ties shall be tightened so as not to deform cable jackets and thus affect cable performance. Plastic cable tie wraps shall not be used anywhere on the project.

10. Any other Low Voltage scopes including but not limited to BMS, Fire Alarm, AV and Broadcast cabling that are run in common communications infrastructure shall comply with the installation requirements in the division 27 specifications. The Contractor shall ensure that all scopes that use the installed infrastructure comply with these guidelines or provide dedicated pathways for those systems.

3.2 LABELING

A. All communications components shall be clearly labeled using labeling devices (i.e. handwritten labels are not acceptable) with white label and black text. All labels shall be consistent font type and size (for respective components).

B. The following indicates the recommended labeling scheme for various components. The final labeling scheme shall be coordinated with the Owner, Architect, and Engineer prior to finalizing and initiating any work. A sample scheme shall be submitted for approval.

1. Backbone Cables (to TRs):

a. Label provided at both ends shall indicate origin room such as MTR (Main Telecom Room), the TR room designator (where cable is routed to) and a cable number if multiple cables are provided to a single TR location.

1) Example: “MTR-3A” = single cable from MTR to TR on level 3, riser A.

2) Example: “MTR-3A-2” = cable 2 of multiple cables from MTR to TR on level 3, riser A.

2. Backbone Cables (to Remote Hubs):

a. Label provided at both ends shall indicate point of origin (i.e. MTR or TR designator), enclosure designator (where cable is routed to) and a cable number if multiple cables are provided to a single TR location.

b. Enclosure boxes shall be indicated by an “E” followed by a number for the enclosure.

1) Example: “MTR-E1” = single cable from TR to enclosure box “1”.

2) Example: “3A-E4” = single cable from TR-3A to enclosure box “4”.

c. AV Rooms (or other miscellaneous rooms) with Communications backbone cable terminations shall have a special indicator such as “SCR” (Scoreboard Control Room), “AR#” (Amplifier Room #), etc.

1) Example: “MTR-SCR” = single cable from MTR to Scoreboard Control

Room.

2) Example: “3A-AR2” = single cable from TR-3A to Amplifier Room #2”.

3. Horizontal Cables:

a. Label provided at both ends shall indicate point of origin (i.e. MTR or TR designator), patch panel designator (A, B, C, etc.), and port number (01, 02, 03, etc.).

1) Example: “MTR-A.23” = horizontal cable originating from port “23” on patch panel “A” at the MTR.

2) Example: “3A-C.23” = horizontal cable originating from port “23” on patch panel “C” at TR-3A.

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4. Device Faceplates:

a. Label provided at each faceplate shall indicate point of origin (i.e. MTR or TR designator) for cables terminated at that device.

1) Example: “MTR” = Device faceplate for cables originating from the MTR.

2) Example: “3A” = Device faceplate for cables originating from TR-3A.

5. Device Outlets:

a. Label provided at each device jack/outlet shall indicate patch panel designator

(A, B, C, etc.) and port number (01, 02, 03, etc.) for cable point of origin.

1) Example: “A.23” = horizontal cable originating from port “23” on patch panel

“A” at the room indicated on the faceplate label.

6. Patch Panels (Horizontal and Backbone Cable Terminations):

a. Labels provided at patch panels for HORIZONTAL cable terminations shall start with “A” for the first patch panel (in each room) and letter sequentially (B, C, etc.)

thereafter.

b. Labels provided at patch panels for BACKBONE cable terminations shall start with “AA” for the first patch panel (in each room) and letter sequentially (BB, CC, etc.)

thereafter.

c. Patch panel ports shall be labeled for each panel starting with “1” or “01” and numbering each port sequentially.

7. Fiber Termination Panels

a. Label provided at termination panels for backbone or horizontal fiber optic cabling shall start with “1” for the first panel (in each room) and number sequentially (2, 3, etc.) thereafter.

b. Fiber termination panel ports shall be labeled for each panel starting with “1” or “01” and numbering each port sequentially.

8. Wiring Blocks (Copper Backbone Terminations, if applicable)

a. Label provided at termination panels for copper backbone cabling shall start with

“1” for the first block (in each room) and number sequentially (2, 3, etc.) thereafter.

9. Cabinets / Racks

a. Label provided at cabinets shall start with “CABINET-1” for the first cabinet (in each room) and number sequentially (CABINET-2, etc.) thereafter.

b. Label provided at racks shall start with “RACK-1” for the first rack (in each room) and number sequentially (RACK-2, etc.) thereafter.

10. Grounding Busbars

a. Labels are not required for the grounding busbars.

11. Grounding Conductors

a. Label provided at the TMGB end of the Telecommunications Bonding Backbone

(TBB) shall indicate the Communications Room where the cable originates from.

1) Example: “5A” = TBB originating from TR-5A, routed down through Riser-A

Communications Rooms and terminated on the TMGB.

b. Label provided at each end of a Grounding Equalizer (GE) cable interconnecting two I-TGBs shall indicate both Communications room designators.

1) Example: “3A-3D” = GE routed between I-TGBs in TR-3A and TR-3D.

c. Label provided at each end of grounding cable routed from a ground busbar to the nearest Electrical Ground Busbar shall indicate the Communications room designator and “EGB” for nearest “Electrical Grounding Busbar.”

1) Example: “3A-EGB” = Grounding conductor routed between TGB in TR-3A and the EGB in the nearest Electrical Room.

d. Label provided at each end of the Equipment Bonding Conductors (EBC) interconnecting each rack, cabinet, ladder rack, etc. within a Communications Room back to the TGB or TMGB shall start with “1” for the first cable (in each room) and number sequentially (2, 3, etc.) thereafter.

12. Conduits

a. Label provided each end of Low Voltage conduits shall indicate the point of origin for the opposite end, such as the Communications Room designator or device location Room Number.

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b. Final room number labeling shall be coordinated with the Owner, Architect, and Engineer prior to initiating work.

c. Horizontal device conduit originating from a nearby cable tray (if applicable) shall indicate “TRAY” at the device end and the device location (i.e. room number) at the cable tray end.

d. Horizontal device conduit originating from accessible ceiling directly above a device does not require labels at either end.

e. Conduit sleeves (10-ft or shorter) do not require labels at either end.

13. Pull-boxes

a. Label provided pull-boxes or conduit ends terminating into a pull-box shall clearly indicate where each conduit originates from, based on “conduit” section above.

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APPENDIX 1 - EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE

NOTE: There is no product number appendix for this section. Refer to other Division 27 specification sections for specific product information.

APPENDIX 2 - SPECIFICATION COMPLIANCE MATRIX TEMPLATE

Indicate compliance of the proposed equipment and/or services by the word "Comply" following each paragraph number. Indicate an exception to the requirement by the word "Exception" following the applicable paragraph number. Should the proposed equipment and/or services not entirely comply with the requirements specified, but ultimately achieve the intent, the Bidder shall explain fully the extent, or lack thereof, of compliance for the applicable equipment and/or services proposed. Instances where there is no indication of compliance or exception shall be considered non-compliant.

Contractor shall submit Compliance Matrix with the Bid Proposal AND at the time of Product Data submittal (as indicated previously in this specification) so that a complete system submittal reviewed can be performed. Contractor shall use the following template to create a full Compliance Matrix for each specification section.

COMPLIANCE EXPLANATION

PART 1

1.1

A COMPLY

B EXCEPTION Note clarifications and/or reason for exception here.

C COMPLY

1.2

A.1 COMPLY

A.2 COMPLY

B COMPLY

C.1 COMPLY

C.2 COMPLY

D.1a COMPLY

D.1b COMPLY

D.2a COMPLY xx COMPLY xx COMPLY

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APPENDIX 3 - PRODUCT DATA & SHOP DRAWING SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

NOTE: Contractor shall utilize checklist below to ensure comprehensive product data and shop drawings are submitted for review, including submittals compiled between multiple sub-contractors (as applicable).

This checklist is intended help establish submittal expectations specific to each specification section and to serve as a pre-check document for each contractor. Refer to submittal section of these specifications for additional requirements.

GENERAL ITEMS

Compliance matrix

Proposed project schedule (procurement, installation, final testing/punch, etc.)

PRODUCT DATA

Manufacturer warranty information

Equipment component list

Equipment specification sheets

Refer to 27 05 00 section 1.3-C for additional requirements.

SHOP DRAWINGS

27 05 00 (General requirements, applicable to all specification sections)

All shop drawings, product data and compliance matrix to be submitted together

Combined legends, plans, details, etc. may be provided to encompass multiple specification sections

Refer to 27 05 00 section 1.3-D for additional requirements.

27 05 36 (submit cable tray specific shop drawings with RCPs shown)

27 05 33, 27 05 36, and 27 05 43 to be submitted together

Legend: indicate symbol key (including mounting height tags), scope clarification notes, etc.

RCPs: indicate ceiling types, rated walls/floors, tray/conduit routes, access/clearances, etc.

Details: indicate tray support systems, grounding, fire-proofing methods, etc.

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All Div.27 AV submittal sections to be submitted together

Legend: indicate symbol key, labeling scheme, scope clarification notes, etc.

One-lines: indicate detailed connectivity one-lines depicting all components, wiring, connections, etc.

Site plan: indicate OSP cable routes, device locations, light and/or speaker poles, etc.

Floor plans: indicate component locations and sizes (racks, raceway, active components, etc.), device labels, typical conduit / cable paths, etc.

RCPs: indicate current ceiling layer, ceiling device placement, lifts, access hatches, etc.

Elevations: indicate AV rack elevations with detailed equipment layouts

Details: indicate final connection plate details, equipment mounting details, etc.

BROADCAST CABLING SYSTEMS

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SECTION 27 15 01 - BROADCAST CABLING

PART 1 - GENERAL

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