Adairsville Primary School Addenda _01.pdf

Bartow County School System Design Guidelines

Introduction and Purpose

These design requirements reflect Bartow County Schools’ experience in building and operating schools.

They are provided to assist design professionals in preparing contract documents for new schools, additions, and renovation projects, which balance the need for instructional functionality with aesthetics, accessibility, operability, and assurance of safety so that all students, staff, and community members feel welcome and safe.

The design requirements are not intended to be complete technical specifications. The design professional shall be responsible for incorporating these requirements into the appropriate final contract documents.

All requirements noted shall be assumed to apply to every school type unless specifically noted.

General

The contractor is responsible for filing and maintaining all permits.

All new construction specifications are to include a 2-year construction warranty at minimum.

Contractor must provide equipment data spreadsheet, on provided data collection form, with closeout documents.

All new buildings shall be served by a natural gas-powered generator sized appropriately to provide power to the Kitchen hood, walk-in freezer and cooler, emergency lights, MDF, IDF, access control system and other building systems as designated during the pre-design phase.

Gymnasiums shall be designed so as not to require acoustical ceiling tiles anywhere a sport may be played.

Internal blinds in windows are preferred. Tinted windows are the next preference then window treatments on the interior of the window.

Hard floor finishes shall not require the application of wax or any other regular treatment beyond cleaning.

Carpet shall be restricted in use to office areas and media centers.

Art rooms and science labs shall have a polished concrete floor.

Sheetrock walls shall be finished in a commercial grade vinyl wallcovering.

Close out documents to include as-built drawings in both PDF and DWG format. Field changes to be marked digitally and to scale. No hand marked as-builts will be accepted.

Auditorium spaces to be designed with above ceiling catwalks to allow for lighting and maintenance access.

All auxiliary buildings to be within the perimeter fence and connected to the main building by a covered breezeway.

Building Entrance and Security

Bartow County School System Chief of Police shall have final approval for any and all security aspects of school design.

Building entrances shall be designed to reduce the need for visitors to enter the office space or student areas.

An exterior key box (Knox Box) shall be located as close as possible and within site of the front entrance of the school. An additional school system standard key box shall be located adjacent to the kitchen entrance door.

A visitor service counter should be designed into the entrance area so that visitors can be serviced while they remain in the atrium/lobby.

The employee at the visitor counter shall have a means to release the office entry door and the building entry door, without leaving the workstation, to allow the visitor to enter one or the other. Visitors shall not be required to enter the building by passing through the office area.

Buildings shall be designed to allow visitors access to common areas while restricting visitor access to classroom halls. Common areas are Lunchrooms, Gymnasiums and Media Centers. Some schools may have other areas that they consider common areas, so these may change from project to project.

Each building design shall include a security camera system design which reduces/eliminates camera blind spots as much as possible. At a minimum each entrance shall be visible on the camera system.

All exterior doors are to have door contacts which provide an open or closed status to the security system.

All exterior doors to be exit only without re-entry hardware with the exception of main front entry doors, kitchen delivery door, playground access doors and where specifically requested by school system.

All classrooms and each common area shall be equipped with an intercom system that connects to the front office and shall have at least one call button to initiate a call from the space to the front office.

Car rider canopy should extend across the entire length of the building to maximize drop off efficiency.

Staff should have a private entrance near the staff parking lot, located in a way that they do not need to cross traffic to enter the building.

Custodial

Custodial closets shall be placed on each floor of a building.

Custodial closets shall have a mop sink.

Custodial closets shall be sized appropriately for storage and access to all custodial equipment including floor scrubber, Kai Vac, Custodial cart and chemical dilution system.

Custodial closets shall have appropriate electrical service to charge equipment as necessary.

If more than one custodial closet per floor is provided, one closet shall be located near the gang restroom and shall be large enough to store a Kai Vac machine and still access the mop sink and chemical dilution system.

Each school shall have 1 dedicated custodial storage room that is not a custodial closet.

No roof ladders in custodial closets.

Plumbing

All bathrooms to have an individual ball valve cut off above the ceiling in the hallway directly above the restroom entrance

Sewer cleanout in each restroom ahead of the first fixture.

No waterless urinals to be specified

Urinals to have beehive drain strainer.

Middle and High school restrooms are to have CMU restroom partitions with black FRP stall doors.

CMU stall partitions are to have openings at the floor to facilitate drainage to the floor drain.

Restroom stalls are to be equipped with painted metal door frames which end not less than 6 inches above the restroom floor

Concrete floors with slip and ammonia resistant coating sloped to floor drains in restrooms and any space with water dispensing equipment. No epoxy flooring is to be specified

A floor drain is to be installed under all water fountains and emergency eye wash stations and fire protection standpipes.

A ball valve to isolate each water fountain shall be installed above the ceiling directly over the water fountain.

Trap primers shall have an accessible ball valve to isolate them for maintenance and repair.

Trap primers to be installed in an easily accessible location to facilitate replacement.

No trap guards to be specified, all drains to have trap primers.

At least one bottle filler will be installed at each water fountain location

All bottle fillers must have a replaceable filter.

Elementary schools can have stall partitions made of black phenolic with a black core.

Restroom furnishings shall not require batteries. Any fixtures requiring electricity shall be hardwired or plugged into an outlet.

No individual wall mounted sinks are to be specified.

Bradley multi-station wash fountains are preferred.

Restrooms shall be equipped with wall mounted commercial grade toilets.

All restrooms shall have at least one floor drain and the floor shall be appropriately sloped to the drain.

Restrooms shall have a hard ceiling with maintenance hatches or lay-in light fixtures placed to serve as maintenance hatches if needed.

If tankless water heaters are specified with a recirculating loop, the loop is to be equipped with an adjustable aqua-stat to prevent constant firing of water heaters. Where possible tankless water heaters are to be installed as close to the point of service as possible. Additionally, the system is to be designed with a time-clock function to prevent firing during unoccupied times. (Check on codes for hot water in bathrooms)

Fire protection sprinkler systems to have drain points throughout the building with the ability to drain portions of the system for head replacement.

Dual sewer cleanout to be specified with in 10 feet of the sewer exit from the building.

Anywhere water supply lines diverge, an isolation valve is to be installed on each leg so they can be shut off individually.

All irrigation to be controlled by a Hunter brand clock.

Each irrigation zone to have an isolation valve co located with the clock driven flow control zone valve

All flow control zone vavles and isolation valves to be co located adjacent to the clock.

All irrigation zones to have 6” pop-up heads.

Athletic field irrigation heads to be stainless steel.

Doors and Hardware

Wood doors should always be solid core with a wood core.

Wood doors are to be natural colored without stain and only a clear protective coating

All door hardware to be designed to accept a Sargent Large Format Interchangeable Core

All cores are to be stamped with the key code for which it is pinned.

All Classrooms are to have a “storeroom function” 10G04 cylindrical lever hardware

All offices are to have an “office function” 10G05 cylindrical lever hardware

All locks are to be cylindrical locks with a D26 finish and “PNP” lever

All doors to be mounted with mortised butt hinges, no continuous hinges.

Classroom doors are to have 1 - 4”x 20” window in the upper half of the door on the hinge side.

All schools must have 1 removable mullion pathway for pallets to be delivered inside the building.

Panic bars are not to have “dogging” capabilities.

Von Duprin 99 is design standard for panic bars.

No automatic openers are to be specified.

Closers are to be specified only for exterior doors and fire rated doors.

Hold open closers are to be Sargent 351 powerglide closer with heavy duty parallel hold open arm.

Non hold open closers are to be Sargent 351 powerglide closers.

Exterior doors are to be FRP doors with mortised butt hinges.

Access control doors are to be equipped with standard hardware and electronic strikes. No mag locks and no electrified hardware.

All double doors are to be equipped with a mullion and standard panic bar hardware. No internal or external vertical rods.

All doors to have lever handle or panic bars, no doors are to have only deadbolts.

Fire doors are to be equipped with a school system standard closer and, where needed, and electro-magnetic hold open device which will release the door when the fire alarm is activated. The electro-magnetic hold open device is to be similar to the device in the picture.

Keying Standards

The intent of the keying standard is to ensure any person can access the spaces in which they are permitted with only one key. Therefore, the key to a space inside a room should also open the room.

Contractors shall be required to sign for a change key from the owner and must install owner’s cores and demonstrate functionality of each hardware set with the owner’s core in place.

Electronic Access control is the preferred method of securing doors.

Access control should always be accomplished using an electrified strike, not electrified hardware nor magnetic locks.

Access control shall be designed for all Entry doors, Mechanical, Electrical and MDF/IDF rooms.

Exterior entry doors are to be keyed with the BCSS “Z” core.

Mechanical, Electrical and MDF/IDF rooms are to be keyed with the BCSS “Z - 1” core.

Every interior door is to be keyed under the BCSS “GGM” key using the Sargent RN blank.

Vaults and testing material storage rooms will have a deadbolt that is single keyed outside of the “GGM” as well as the lever handle keyed under the “GGM”

Kitchens (not cafeterias) are to be keyed under the “GGM” but not under the school master.

Interior Kitchen entrances, Kitchen Manager office, all interior kitchen doors and dry storage doors are to be keyed alike system wide.

Kitchen keys are not to be placed in the school key box.

Offices are to be keyed under the “GGM” and school master but above the custodial key.

Custodial closets are to be keyed under the school master but above classrooms.

Classroom closet keys should be keyed under the school master but not under the custodial key. This key will be designated as a “teacher key”.

Classroom doors should be keyed under the school master and custodial key. They should also be keyed so that the closet key can open the classroom door. This key will be designated as a “substitute key”.

Work rooms/break rooms shall be keyed as a common key, so that any building key will operate the lock for these rooms.

Electrical

Outlets and light switches to be commercial grey with stainless cover plates, except where red or orange outlets are required.

All circuits are to be installed using THHN Stranded wire in metal conduit. No PVC conduit except underground. No EMT outside.

Metal clad (MC) cable “whips” of no more than 6 feet will be allowed to connect a ceiling mounted fixture to a junction box.

All junction boxes are to be clearly marked with the name of the circuit(s) inside. Circuit names should consist of, at minimum, panel name and breaker number.

Snap in breakers of any kind are prohibited.

Lighting of the school should be accomplished with the fewest number of unique fixtures possible.

All lighting fixtures shall be LED and placed in such a way as to facilitate maintenance and replacement.

Lighting controls shall be accomplished using a motion/occupancy sensor and an override switch. NO Building Automation System tied lighting controls will be accepted.

Wall packs for exterior lighting is discouraged. Ground mounted uplighting is preferred where building mounted exterior lighting is desired.

“Bug Eye” wall packs are preferred for emergency lighting. Emergency lighting shall be tied to generator power.

No “nightlights” are to be designed into the overhead lighting, except that each school shall have one nightlight in the lobby of the front office.

A light switch should be located adjacent to the security alarm panel to activate a light to illuminate the entrance and alarm panel.

All electrical equipment in a building shall be from the same manufacturer.

Only Square D and Siemens are approved manufacturers for switchgear and disconnects.

No aluminum conductors between transformer and switchgear.

All electrical panels, transformers, switchgear are to be installed in a dedicated electrical room. No panels in the hallway.

The standard light fixture for BCSS is Honya HON-HYAPB 22x472W.

All new buildings will have a lightening protection system.

Gym lighting to be accomplished with LED High Bay lights controlled via a keyed switch.

Each IDF/MDF shall have a dedicated electrical panel inside the room of at least 100 amps and not less than 12 positions.

Any conductor larger than #6 must have copper compound lubricant applied to the connection.

No drive in ground rods to be installed within the foundation of the building. Grounding to be accomplished via a grounding loop buried outside the foundation of the building.

Building Envelope

All building entrances shall be sufficiently numbered so that emergency response personnel can read the entrance number without exiting their vehicle.

Envelopes should be commissioned for water and air tightness as well as building systems:

• A minimum of 10% of like structures must be tested initially.

• Any structure that fails commissioning tests must be retested at the expense of the CM/GC. Not as a change order or from contingency.

• If more than half fail, 100% testing is required and must be performed at the CM/GC’s expense.

Not as a change order or from contingency

Primary building veneer to be brick

No more than 40% of any building facade to be glass

No EIFS or Stucco to be specified

Thermal Break in Aluminum frame windows, windows shall not be framed in a metal that requires painting.

Window glass shall be tinted and windows shall be located to reduce visibility into the building.

All downspouts are to discharge into a stormwater collection system and not to discharge onto the ground level.

Buildings shall be designed with a Knox box at the front entrance.

Site and Landscape

All landscape plans shall be developed within accordance with Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) standards.

School system to be provided with digital copies of all site surveys obtained for a project. Surveys must include GIS location of underground and hidden equipment.

Landscape/site plans are to be developed in such a way as to prevent comingling of separate classes of traffic. (ie. Buses and passenger cars should not use the same path into and out of the site. Pedestrians should not have to walk through traffic lanes)

Drop off lanes shall be designed to maximize stacking off the D.O.T. right of way.

Bus loading areas shall be designed to allow buses to enter and exit without the need to move in reverse. All buses should be able to line up for loading in a manner such that the loading door for every bus is visible from the school exit. See Attachment – Preferred Bus Loading Design. The Bartow County School System Director of Transportation shall have final approval of any bus loading area design.

No plants over 2 feet tall shall be installed within 20 feet of the road at exits from the school.

All plantings shall be designed and installed in such a way as to prevent roots or limbs from contact with any part of the building or any hard surfacing. Plantings considered to be trees should be not less than 20 feet from the building.

Landscape beds shall be kept to a minimum and designed with vegetative ground cover to reduce the need for pine straw or mulch.

Landscape beds shall be designed using native, drought resistant plants.

Landscape beds shall be enclosed with an appropriate edging material and shall be placed an appropriate distance from the building to allow for mowing between the beds and the building.

All fencing shall be commercial grade chain link, 6 feet tall and black vinyl coated. Privacy slats shall be added to any chain link fence surrounding mechanical equipment.

All fencing shall have a horizontal top bar and a horizontal bottom wire at minimum. A horizontal bottom bar is preferred for playgrounds and athletic fields.

All fencing shall be designed with appropriate entrances for landscaping equipment.

Buildings shall have a minimum of one external hose bib per building side and one hose bib on any mechanical roofs.

There shall be drive up access to mechanical and electrical rooms where possible and where not possible there shall be a sidewalk from the door to the nearest drive access.

Dumpsters and dumpster enclosures should not be placed in an area that is visible from the road or the visitor/drop off lane.

Kitchens should have a standard height loading dock as close to the dumpsters as possible.

There shall be separate paths to the dumpster from the kitchen and the main building. Building trash should not be transported through the kitchen to get to the dumpster.

Playgrounds shall be located in such a way as to prevent visibility/access visitors or road traffic and to accommodate ease of access from the building.

Playgrounds shall not be located in such a way as to require students to cross bus or visitor traffic lanes to access the playground.

HVAC

HVAC system design should prioritize efficiency of operation and minimize number of maintenance hours for the system.

Mechanical attic with a minimum 6ft wide exterior door for installation and removal of equipment.

HVAC coils should have valves and mechanical disconnects for removal and installation

Attic Stock should include replacement coils

NO single points of failure in HVAC systems. Redundant pumps, chillers, boilers, cooling towers, etc.

3 units sized at 50% of load are more efficient (and less expensive) than 2 units sized at 100% of load

If realistic, Bartow County Schools is interested in exploring the possibility of Thermal Storage as a part of an overall HVAC plan for new construction.

Motors are most efficient at about ¾ of the horsepower rating, oversize motors appropriately to take advantage

Rooftop mounted equipment should be a last resort

If a building has an elevator, the elevator should service the highest level with maintainable equipment and be sized to accommodate a pallet on a pallet jack and at least one person

Rooftop access via a penthouse level is preferable to a roof hatch and ladder.

Every effort should be made to reduce the number of Mechanical and Electrical rooms in a building as well as to co-locate all HVAC equipment where possible.

Mechanical and Electrical rooms should always open to the exterior of the building, not the interior.

DDC system control points must display outside air temperature and relative humidity on the trends and main equipment screen for each device.

DDC system to be specified as non-proprietary, open source bacnet system using bacnet over IP technology.

Display and trend the following information:

∉ Space Temp ∉ Discharge Air Temp ∉ Room humidity ∉ Set points ∉ Occupied/unoccupied status ∉ Return air temp ∉ Fan Status ∉ CFM of air being moved through the fan.

∉ Compressor call status ∉ Magnehelic reading/filter status ∉ Support 2 degree “dead band” outside of set points

Do not display temperature in the space.

Controls must be able to drive units based on temperature and humidity setpoints.

Units which require maintenance should not be inside of classrooms. HVAC equipment with filters should be placed in non instructional spaces and ducted into classrooms where possible.

If roof top units are specified, sound isolation curbs to be specified at theaters, media centers and similar spaces.

Anytime roof mounted equipment is specified, the roof must be designed with a parapet wall and must have a GFCI outlet and frost proof hose bib connection near the equipment.

Equipment disconnects to consist of enclosed breakers with means of lockout. Fused disconnects are not to be specified or used

Interior condensate lines should not be ran with dwv fittings. Exterior condensate lines should be ran in copper.

Direct drive upblast type exhaust fans to be specified where possible

General Building

All fire extinguishers should be mounted inside cabinets and not wall bracket mounted.

Classroom spaces must meet State mandated guidelines as a minimum.

In addition to state guidelines classrooms must incorporate the following:

• Interactive instructional technology

• Dry erase board

• Built in storage closet for materials

• Wireless internet access point

• Wiring for a teacher workstation

Auditorium spaces to be designed with above ceiling catwalks to allow for lighting and maintenance access.

Close out documents to include as-built drawings in both PDF and ACAD format. Field changes to be marked digitally and to scale. No hand marked as-builts will be accepted.

As required by Georgia state procurement law and Georgia department of education requirements, specified products are to be non-proprietary and specifications should list a minimum of 3 equal manufacturers for all specified products. The basis of design products should be selected with priority consideration for the ease of obtaining replacement parts and long-term maintenance ease.

Science labs to be designed with a gas, electric and water shut off valves (valves shall prevent flow to all student stations within the lab). Shut off valves to be located within a key lockable cabinet or access door located at or near the teacher demonstration table.

Maintainable equipment above ceiling grid to be indicated by label on grid.

Kitchen

Appliances should be gas (where available)

Walk in Freezer and Cooler, lights and kitchen hood should be served by the generator.

Loading dock should be 44” from finished grade and wide enough to accommodate two delivery trucks and three dumpsters.

Loading dock shall have a ramp to ground level.

Can wash shall be on the exterior of the building.

The water line that serves the kitchen shall have a commercial Reverse Osmosis filtration system installed before it enters the kitchen, so that all equipment is protected by the filtration system.

The kitchen entry door on the loading dock shall have a minimum 48” opening to accommodate replacement of equipment when necessary.

Each cafeteria shall have a separate ice machine from the kitchen ice machine.

Kitchen layout from Mission Road (See Attachment – Preferred Kitchen Layout) should be mirrored with few exceptions.

Under hood equipment layout in Mission Road kitchen (See Attachment -Preferred Under Hood Equipment Layout) is the preferred layout for under hood equipment.

IT/AV

MDFs and IDFs

There should be an IDF in all auxiliary buildings connected via fiber to the MDF.

MDFs or IDFs should not be located near bathrooms, kitchens, or any areas with exposure to water or moisture.

Water pipes should not be run above, around or through MDFs or IDFs except in the case of sprinklers.

MDFs and IDFs should be keyed to the Z1 key with no access control.

All MDF and IDFs should be powered by an isolated ground panel that is in the MDF/IDF that is connected to the generator to include HVAC.

MDFs and IDFs should have a minimum of 2 quad power outlets on the walls and 1 quad power outlet above the equipment racks.

All MDF and IDFs should be included in the main HVAC system with the ability to maintain 72 degrees and have a backup HVAC unit serviced by the generator.

MDFs should have 2 equipment racks.

IDFs should have 1 equipment rack.

MDF and IDF preferred layout:

MDFs minimum size 16 x 10

IDF minimum size 10 x 8 if not Fire, Alarm, HVAC, Radio, etc. equipment.

IDF minimum size 10 x 12 if includes Fire, Alarm, HVAC, Radio, etc. equipment.

MDFs and IDFs should have painted floors.

MDFs should be in the Media Center next to the Technology Support Staff Office.

“No Storage” should be included on MDF and IDF room signs.

There should be a door sweep on all MDF and IDF doors.

Equipment racks should be 4 feet from side wall and 3 feet from back wall (opposite door).

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Technology Support Staff

All buildings should be built to include a room for Technology support staff. The room should include the following:

o Room for a small desk and chair o Metal shelving 1 foot deep shelving for computer equipment lining one wall o Room for a 2 x 5 foot table to work on computer equipment o Minimum 15 x 15 feet room

Typical Classroom

1 quad power outlet 1 quad power outlet

1 quad power outlet 2 power outlets Up higher

Intercom Call

1 Data Drop in Ceiling

2 Data Drops 2 Data Drops

2 Data Drops

Hallw ay Door

HDMI & USB

Can be Cat 6 Adapted

HDMI & USB

Can be Cat 6 Adapted

Shelving Desk

Table

6 Data Drops 6 Power Outlets

Interactive Panel

Typical Computer Lab

Data drops and power at 40 inches.

Typical Office

2 Data

2 power outlet po w er o ut le t

Da ta

Hallw ay Door

1 Data Drop in Ceiling

Intercom Call

Button

HDMI & USB

Can be Cat 6 Adapted

HDMI & USB

Can be Cat 6 Adapted

Hallw ay Door

1 quad power outlet

2 Data Drops Interactive Panel

2 power outlets Up higher

Tables with wire management for 10 desktops Data and power at the wall to serve 10 desktops

Ta bl es w ith w ire m an ag em en t f or de sk to ps ta a nd p ow er a t t he w al l t o se rv e d es kt op s

Tables w ith w ire m anagem ent for 10 desktops Data and pow er at the w all to serve 10 desktops

Typical Bathroom

Typical Conference Room

Typical Workroom

Phone

Copier

Cabling

Cable Color Coding

Purple - Access Points

Orange - Cameras

Blue - Basic Data

1 Data Drop in Ceiling ta D ro

Po w er O ut le ts

Dr op fo r t el ep ho ne

2 power outlets Up higher

Interactive Panel

Da ta D ro

Po w er O ut le ts

2 Data Drops 2 Pow er O utlets Door

Green - Intercom

Gray - Vape/Weapon Detection

White - Cell Boosters

Red - Fire and safety

Pink - HVAC

Cabling should not be painted as this voids the warranty.

Data drops for HVAC, Fire, Burglar, SNS Monitoring, elevators, etc. should be included in the data drawings.

Connectivity for fire, burglar and elevators should be cell as primary and network as backup.

Technology should be included in the discussion about HVAC controls as far as server setup.

GENERAL CABLING

Cabling systems proposed shall

a. consist of main and intermediate (satellite) distribution frames (MDF/IDF frames) connected together with a homerun fiber optic cable for each IDF. Individual Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cable drops emanating from patch panels at each frame shall be routed to data outlets as shown on the drawings.

b. support the transport of computer data with 10BaseT, 100BaseT, 1000BaseT, 1000BaseSX, and 10GBASE-SR, Ethernet IEEE

802.3 topology. The cable, patch panels, jacks and cable assemblies installed shall support data speeds up to gigabits per second on all horizontal channels and 10 gigabits per second on all backbone channels.

c. be based on an open architecture distributed star topology so that existing equipment and facilities as well as future equipment from multiple vendors can be supported by the system installed.

d. Penetration through firewalls are not to be shared across trades. Low voltage should have its own penetrations.

e. allow for customer administration of the cabling system. The utilization of patch panels, with appropriate cable management systems as indicated are required.

conform to the requirements set forth in the following standards.

f. conform to the requirements set forth in the following standards.

1. ANSI/TIA/EIA

a. 492 AAAA Fiber Optic Cable specifications

b. 568-B Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard

c. 568-B.1 General Requirements

d. 568-B.2 Balanced Twisted Pair Cabling Components

Standard

e. 568-B.2.10 Specifications for Augmented Category 6 Cabling

f. 568-C.3 Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standard

g. 942 Telecommunications Infrastructure for Data Centers

h. 569-A Commercial Building Standard for Telecom Pathways and Spaces and Firestopping

i. 606-A Administration Standard for the Telecommunications

Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings

j. J-STD-607-A Commercial Building Grounding/Bonding

Requirements

2. NFPA

a. NFPA 70 National Electric Code (NEC)

3. NECA

a. comply with NECA 1

4. ISO/IEC

a. ISO 11801 Generic Cabling for Customer Premises

5. BICSI ITSIM

a. Ch. 6 “Cable Termination Practices”

b. Ch. 4 “Pulling Cable”

c. TDMM and TIA/EIA-569-A for separating unshielded copper voice and data communication cable from potential EMI sources, including electrical power lines and equipment.

d. separation between open communications cables or cables in nonmetallic raceways and unshielded power conductors and electrical equipment shall be a minimum of 5 inches.

e. separation between communications cables and fluorescent fixtures:

A minimum of 5 inches.

f. TDMM “Firestopping Systems”

g. Be installed by a contractor having a BICSI (Building Industry Consulting Service

International Certified) RCDD as Project Manager.

h. Be installed by a contractor with a telecommunication’s low voltage licensee.

i. Be installed by a contractor who is a manufacturer authorized installer and will provide certification that all components have been installed and tested as required by the manufacturer.

j. Be installed by a contractor who will provide a system warranty covering the installed cable system against defects in workmanship, components, and performance; and follow-on support after project completion.

k. Be installed by a contractor who will warrant the cabling system against defects in workmanship for a period of two year from the date of system acceptance. The warranty shall cover all labor and materials necessary to correct a failed portion of the system and to demonstrate performance within the original installation specifications after repairs are accomplished. This warranty shall be provided at no additional cost to the Owner.

l. Be installed by a contractor who will facilitate the 25- year performance warranty between structured cabling system manufacturer and the Owner. An extended component warranty shall be provided which warrants functionality of all components used in the system for at least 25 years from the date of acceptance. Copper and fiber links shall be warranted against the link performance minimum expected results as specified in the testing section of these specifications.

m. install RJ45 jack connections and connect all jacks using an individual 4-pair UTP cable.

The cabling sequence shall be EIA 568B.

n. coordinate backbone cabling with the protectors and demarcation point provided by communications service provider

o. no cable shall contain unterminated elements.

p. make terminations only at indicated outlets, terminals, cross-connects, and patch panels.

q. not splice cables.

r. secure and support cables at intervals not exceeding 48 inches and not more than 6 inches from cabinets, boxes, fittings, outlets, racks, frames, and terminals.

s. install cables in a manner to prevent straining connections, and to prevent bending cables to smaller radii than minimums recommended by manufacturer.

t. Bundle and train conductors to terminal points without exceeding manufacturer's limitations on bending radii, but not less than radii specified in BICSI ITSIM, "Cabling Termination Practices" Chapter.

u. not install bruised, kinked, scored, deformed, or abraded cable.

v. remove and discard cable if damaged during installation and replace it with new cable.

w. During cold-weather bring cable to room temperature before de-reeling. Heat lamps shall not be used for heating.

x. in the communications equipment room and above the ceiling at the outlet location, provide an additional 10-foot of cable slack. Cable slack shall be stored in a service loop no smaller than 12 inches. If the additional slack cable would cause a horizontal run to exceed 295 ft in length, the amount of slack shall be reduced accordingly.

y. service loops should not be left laying on the ceiling grid, ceiling grid wire or on the ladder rack.

z. not untwist UTP cables more than 1/2 inch from the point of termination to maintain cable geometry.

aa. install underground fiber optic cable with tracer wire in 2" non-metallic conduits where indicated or as noted and equip all conduit terminations with bushings.

bb. all fiber and cable to be plenum rated.

cc. terminate cable on connecting hardware that is rack or cabinet mounted.

dd. install cabling with horizontal and vertical cable guides in telecommunications spaces with terminating hardware and interconnection equipment.

ee. provide J-Hooks, cable wrap supports, twist clips or ty-raps as required by cable bundle size at 4 foot maximum spacing to support cables from wall or structure between MDF/IDF and individual cable drops to outlets. Cable sag between supports shall not exceed 8".

ff. suspend UTP cable not in a wireway or pathway a minimum of 8 inches below infrastructure and cable supports not more than 48 inches apart.

gg. not install cable through structural members or in contact with pipes, ducts, or other potentially damaging items

hh. install station jacks and patch panels last to protect from dust and debris. They shall be

"bagged" and installed after HVAC test and balance to prevent contamination.

ii. group connecting hardware for cables into separate logical fields.

jj. be installed by a contractor who will provide product data for each type of product indicated.

1. UTP Cable

2. Optical Fiber Cable

3. Outlets, Connectors, & Patch Panels

4. Equipment Racks and Cabinets

5. a list of any deviations from these specifications.

6. manufacturer’s Product Warranties.

7. source quality-control reports.

8. field quality-control reports.

9. as-Built Drawings:

10. provide laminated 24" x 36" as-built drawings in each data closet with a floor plan showing the area of the building served by that

11. be installed by a contractor who will provide digital as-built drawings not limited to but include:

a. System Labeling Schedules: Electronic copy of labeling schedules that are part of the cabling and asset identification system.

b. Cabling administration drawings and printouts.

c. Wiring diagrams to show typical wiring schematics, including the following:

• Patch panels

• Patch cords

d. Distribution Frames, Cabinets and Patch panels. Detail mounting assemblies and show elevations and physical relationship between the installed components data frame.

Drawing shall indicate the location and identification for each outlet served.

PRODUCTS

Products proposed should meet the following requirements:

Manufacturer

Cable system cable assemblies, fiber optic cable, horizontal backbone cable, jacks, outlets, patch panels and patch cords shall all be of the same manufacturer.

Products specified here are Panduit which is the preferred equipment. Proposed equipment should be equivalent to or better than items listed here.

1. UTP (HORIZONTAL) CABLE:

a. 100-ohra, 4-pair UTP, covered with owner specified colors thermoplastic jacket.

b. comply with ICEA S-90-661 for mechanical properties.

c. comply with TIA/EIA-568-B.1 for performance specifications.

d. comply with TIA/EIA-568-B.2, Category 6.

e. listed and labeled by an NRTL acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction as complying with UL 444 and NFPA 70 for the following types:

1. communications, Plenum Rated: Type CMP or MPP, complying with NFPA 262, Panduit Part# PUP6004BU-U.

2. UTP cable routed below grade, or installed in wet locations shall be MIL-C-24640A compliant.

3. provide horizontal cables in quantities as indicated on the drawings.

2. UTP CABLE HARDWARE:

a. comply with TIA/EIA-568-B.2, IDC type, with modules designed for punch-down caps or tools.

b. UTP cable hardware category rating shall be equal to the UTP cable Category 6 rating.

3. Patch Panel

a. modular panels housing multiple-numbered jack units with IDC-type connectors at each jack for permanent termination of pair groups of installed cables.

b. provide for connection of 24 or 48 ports per panel.

1. 24 port patch panels Panduit part # CPPL24WBLY

2. 48 port patch panels Panduit part # CPPL48WBLY

c. UTP Patch Panels shall be rack mounted.

d. must provide 10% spare capacity in patch panels.

e. patch panel jacks Panduit part # CJ688TG** (** indicates color, coordinate with Owner)

4. Patch Cords

a. Patch Panel

1. Category 6 factory-made level four-pair cables in lengths coordinated with owner. Panduit part # UTP28SPXXYY (XX indicates length, YY indicates color)

2. all patch cords must coordinate with data jack colors.

3. terminated with eight-position modular plug at each end.

4. bend-relief-compliant boots and color-coded icons to ensure Category 6 performance.

5. have latch guards to protect against snagging.

b. Field

1. Category 6 patch cable for every data drop installed in color black. Panduit part # UTPSPXXBLY (XX indicates length to be coordinated with Owner)

5. OPTICAL FIBER (BACKBONE) CABLE

a. All interior fiber should be 12-strand 50micron OM4 multimode armored fiber plenum rated home runs terminated in LC.

b. All exterior fiber should be 12-strand 50micron OM4 multimode outdoor rated fiber home runs terminated in LC.

c. comply with TIA/EIA-568-B.3 (OM4) for mechanical and performance specifications.

6. OPTICAL FIBER CABLE HARDWARE

a. modular optical fiber panels housing multiple-numbered, duplex cable connectors.

b. one connector per patch panel for each fiber strand terminated at a patch panel, plus 25% spare capacity, but not less than 48 ports at MDF location and not less than 12 ports at each IDF location.

c. rack mounted optical fiber patch panels at each intermediate distribution frame (IDF) and at main distribution frame (MDF).

d. enclosures at each IDF shall be Panduit Part # FRME1U

e. enclosure at MDF. Panduit Part # FRME3

f. fiber adapter panels. Panduit Part # FAP6WBLDLC

g. one OM4 optical fiber factory-made dual-fiber patch cable in 36-inch lengths at each terminated end per fiber pair installed.

Panduit Part# FZE10-10MX

7. Fiber Cable Connecting Hardware

a. comply with Optical Fiber Connector Interoperability Standards

(FOCIS) specifications of TIA/EIA-604-2, TIA/EIA-604-3-A, and

TIA/EIA-604-12.

b. comply with TIA/EIA-568-B.3.

c. quick-connect, simplex and duplex, Type LC connectors.

d. insertion loss not more than 0.75 dB.

8. FACEPLATES, OUTLETS AND CONNECTORS

a. Data Jacks:

1. 100-ohm, balanced, twisted-pair connector; four-pair, eight- position modular data jacks.

2. must omply with TIA/EIA-568-B.1.

3. provide data jacks in quantities as indicated on the drawings.

4. field data jacks to be blue unless specified by Owner.

5. faceplates should be stainless steel.

9. EQUIPMENT RACKS & CABINETS

a. OPEN BAY RELAY RACK

1. unless otherwise noted, all data distribution frame (MDF/IDF) equipment shall be installed on open bay relay racks.

2. the top of each open bay relay rack shall be braced to the wall with a ladder rack.

3. floor mounted equipment racks shall be aluminum relay racks with uprights to mount equipment 19 inches wide.

4. uprights shall be 3 inch deep channel, 1-1/4 inches wide, drilled and tapped 12-24 in a 1/2 inch pattern.

5. racks shall be provided with a standard top cross-member, and pre-drilled base plate to allow floor fastening.

6. open frame equipment racks shall be 7 feet in height and clear coated. Panduit Part # R2P6S

7. one power strip per relay rack: 110 Volt UL approved surge protected power strip(s) mounted in the equipment rack with networking equipment with a total of 10 standard 110V, 20A, NEMA grounded receptacles, 6' power cord, end on/off switch. Panduit Part #

CMRPSH20

b. WALL MOUNTED DATA CABINET (only to be used where specified by Owner)

1. where indicated on the drawings, install distribution frame equipment in wall mounted cabinet in lieu of open bay relay rack. Hubbel RE2 or RE4 key locking.

2. 9511- 1902 cable organizers with saddle rings at 12" on centers attached to rear rails.

3. unless otherwise noted, cabinet shall be mounted with the top 6 inches below ceiling height

4. one 9413-0601 power strip per cabinet. Panduit Part

#CMRPSH15

10. CABLE MANAGEMENT:

a. black anodized aluminum and each provide five or more rings

1.65" X 4.2". Panduit Part # WMPFSE / WMPF1E

b. horizontal cable management panels as follows:

1. vertical cable management panels double sided, 78" high with front and rear compartments 4" wide by 5" deep.

2. each frame or cabinet should have 2-sided mount vertical cable management panels. Panduit Part#

WMPV45E

11. LADDER RACK

a. aluminum or steel, suitable for indoor installation.

b. black powder coated finish for protection against corrosion.

c. ladder rack shall have tubular side rails 3/8" thick by 1-1/2" high with ½" x 1" welded rings spaced 9" on center.

d. unless otherwise noted, all ladder racks shall be 18" wide.

12. Accessories

a. furnish and install special accessories as required to protect, support, and install system.

b. accessories shall consist of but are not limited to; section splice plates, expansion plates, blind-end plates, specially designed ladder dropouts, barriers, etc.

13. GROUNDING

a. Grounding to be covered in the overall building design to also include MDFs and IDFs.

14. NETWORK ELECTRONICS

a. network Electronics (switches) shall be furnished and installed by the owner.

b. contractor shall coordinate distribution rack layout prior to installation of patch panels.

TESTS & INSPECTIONS

1. visually inspect UTP and optical fiber cable jacket materials for NRTL certification markings.

2. inspect cabling terminations in communications equipment rooms for compliance with color-coding for pin assignments

3. inspect cabling connections for compliance with TIA/EIA-568-B.

4. visually confirm Category 6 marking of outlets, cover plates, outlet/connectors, end patch panels.

5. visually inspect cable placement, cable termination, grounding and bonding, equipment and patch cords, and labeling of all components.

6. test instruments for optical fiber cable shall meet or exceed applicable requirements in TIA/EIA-568-B.1.

7. use only test cords and adapters that are qualified by test equipment manufacturer for channel or link test configuration for optical fiber cable.

8. optical fiber link end-to-end attenuation tests for horizontal and multimode backbone link measurements: Test at 850 or 1300 um in 1 direction according to TIA/EIA-526-14-A, Method B, One Reference Jumper.

9. optical fiber link attenuation test results for backbone links shall be less than 2.0 dB.

10. Optical fiber link attenuation test results shall be less than that calculated according to equation in TIA/EIA-568- B.1.

11. perform the following tests for each UTP outlet according to TIA/EIA-568- B.1 and TIA/EIA-568-B.2:

a. Wire map.

b. Length (physical vs. electrical, and length requirements).

c. Insertion loss.

d. Near-end crosstalk (NEXT) loss.

e. Power sum near-end crosstalk (PSNEXT) loss.

f. Equal-level far-and crosstalk (ELFEXT).

g. Power sum equal-level far-end crosstalk (PSELFEXT).

h. Return loss.

i. Propagation delay.

j. Delay skew.

12. perform optical fiber end-to-end link tests according to TIA/EIA-568-B.1 and TIA/EIA-568-B.3.

13. test for fiber tracer wire for any fiber ran through conduit.

14. document data for each measurement. Data for submittals shall be printed in a summary report that is formatted similar to Table 10.1 in BICSI

TDMM.

15. consider end-to-end cabling defective does not pass tests and inspections.

16. provide test, certification and inspection reports in closeout documents.

DOCUMENTATION

1. upon satisfactory completion of the system test, the Vendor's representative shall present to the owner complete documentation to contain but not be limited to the following:

2. digital test and certification results.

3. Digital as built plans of all stations, cable numbers and wiring closets.

Hand edited as builts will not be accepted.

4. complete digital documentation on the cable system.

5. documentation of warranty registration or execution if required by manufacturer.

6. upon completion of the installation, the vendor shall provide to the Owner a signed written statement attesting that all system components were installed in accordance with these specifications and in accordance with wiring diagrams.

7. instructions and directions provided to the vendor by the manufacturer.

Pathways

All auxiliary buildings should include two 2.5-inch conduits with pull string from building IDF to the campus MDF.

Canopies should have two 1-inch conduits from inside building housing MDF with pull string the length of the canopy for general data cabling.

All cabling to be secured in J hooks in hallways.

Typical Hallway

Intercom Speaker

Badge

Cameras

Security Cameras

Exacqvision is the preferred NVR system.

Illustra cameras are the preferred cameras.

Placement and design to be coordinated/approved by the Chief SRO.

License Plate Reader Cameras

Hanwha is the preferred LPR camera.

The additional cameras will be connected to the district’s Wisenet server.

Base and 20 feet in height with 16 feet above ground and 16 inch diameter round aluminum mounting pole to be installed by contractor. Pole to include internal conduit to be terminated inside NEMA 3 electrical enclosure mounted not less than 10 feet from ground.

Placement and design to be coordinated/approved by the BCSS Chief SRO and Technology.

Dedicated 110 circuit from closest IDF circuit breaker panel should be installed at each LPR location.

One 6 strand OM4 multimode fiber optic data cable from closest IDF in existing homerun wick should be installed at all LPR locations. Fiber to be terminated at LPR site in a fiber splice box. Panduit part #

FWME2

Access Control

Lenel S2 is the sole provider access control solution.

Blue Diamond is the sole provider for badge readers/keypads.

All building entrance doors.

Gyms, Cafes, Media Centers, foyers or doors that lead into the building, front office, workrooms and other areas as designated by Owner should all have badge readers for access control.

All initial cards included with the access control to be delivered to Technology.

Electric strikes are preferred.

Discuss an electronic key box.

No doors with access control have automatic door openers.

No electrified hardware.

Lock all door button and emergency button at the front desk and other locations determined by Owner.

Lockdown Management System

Sielox is the sole source provider for lockdown management.

Projection

Clear Touch is the preferred interactive panel vendor.

A 75-inch interactive panel should be installed in every classroom and every conference room.

Panels should be mounted as follows for new builds. This assumes whiteboards are installed on each side of the panel not one panel across with panel installed over whiteboard.

Elementary bottom edge flush

Middle and High top edge flush

Panels should be mounted as follows for existing buildings. This assumes panels are installed over whiteboards.

Elementary, Middle and High top edge flush

A connection box that includes HDMI and USB should be installed behind the interactive panel as close to the top of the panel as possible without being visible. The opposite end of the connection box should connect to the teacher workstation connection box.

A power outlet should be installed adjacent to the connection box behind the interactive panel.

High school auditoriums and middle and elementary school cafeterias should have a larger projection solution to be decided on by the Owner in conjunction with the architect suggestions.

Sound

High school auditoriums and middle and elementary school cafeterias should have a sound system solution to be decided on by the Owner in conjunction with the architect suggestions.

No proprietary systems will be accepted.

Access Points

Classroom access points should be mounted center of the room on the ceiling.

In larger areas, the accessibility of the access points is key. Access points should be mounted 10-12 feet off the floor.

Placement of access points will be the center of all classrooms. In other areas, the placement of the access points will depend on the design.

Schools will need to identify any large areas they plan to use for testing so that additional coverage can be planned for.

Our sole source solution for wireless is Juniper.

Intercom

The sole vendor for intercom is Bogen Nyquist.

Hogg Technologies is the certified Bogen vendor for NW Georgia.

Intercom speakers in the hallways should be every 25 – 30 feet.

There should be an intercom speaker center in every classroom.

There should be a call button adjacent to the light switch.

Clocks

No hallway clocks.

Digital Signage

Interior

Novods is the preferred solution for interior signage.

Exterior

Watchfire is the preferred vendor for exterior signage.

Office Phones

Data drops for telephones will be included with all other data drops.

Office telephones will be…