Attach II - Drawings BD 20250213.pdf

This document is a comprehensive set of fire alarm system upgrade design drawings for the Cincinnati VA Medical Center. The project involves upgrading fire alarm systems across multiple buildings including Building 1 (main hospital), Building 2, Building 3, Building 8, Buildings 14 and 15 (research facilities), Building 16 (Fisher House), and the Parking Garage. The scope includes replacing existing fire alarm control units, notification devices, initiating devices, and creating a new backbone communication loop connecting all panels, while maintaining compatibility with recently installed systems from 2019-2022.

The detailed drawings (42 sheets) provide extensive technical specifications for fire alarm device placement, zoning, risers, and system architecture across 9 floors of Building 1 and multiple floors of other campus buildings. Key requirements include using factory-painted red conduit, installing new speakers, strobes, smoke/heat detectors, and manual pull stations, reusing some recently installed devices, and ensuring the new system complies with current NFPA and VA fire protection codes. The project emphasizes minimal disruption, requiring coordinated phasing, testing, and fire watch during installation, with an intent to upgrade and modernize the existing fire alarm infrastructure while maintaining operational continuity.