Attachment B - Specifications - Pages 1-2.docx

Attachment B

RFx number: 3000026101 Contract Title: Fire Extinguisher and Hood Suppression Svcs - SW

Specifications General Specifications:

The Contractor, its employees and subcontractors shall comply with all recognized standards, including those of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA); those recognized by Federal law or regulation; those published by nationally recognized standards-making organizations; those industry standards established by accepted practices or trade associations; or those contained in manufacturer’s installation manuals in accordance with life safety and property protection licensing law La. R.S. 40:1664.2. Additionally, the Contractor, its employees and subcontractors shall install life safety and property protection in a workmanlike manner and in accordance with any required plan submittal to the Louisiana State Fire Marshal pursuant to La. R.S. 40:1574 et. seq.

No person or firm shall engage in life safety and property protection contracting without holding a current and valid license issued by the Louisiana State Fire Marshal unless specifically exempted by the life safety & property protection licensing law La. R.S. 40:1664.4 or associated rules. Life safety and property protection contracting is divided into the three main categories of fire sprinkler, fire protection, and property protection. Each operating location of a firm shall hold a separate firm license in accordance with life safety and property protection licensing law La. R.S. 40:1664.4.

Any and all lockout installer, or programming code of a life safety or property protection system shall be returned to the factory default setting at the end of the contract in accordance with life safety and property protection licensing law La. R.S. 40:1664.12.

The Contractor, its employees and subcontractors providing services shall maintain current licenses in good standing with the Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s office for each trade application related to the contract in accordance with life safety & property protection licensing law La. R.S. 40:1664.6, 1664.7 & 1664.14.

All installation, certifications, inspections, service and maintenance of fire sprinklers, fire protection and property protection systems and equipment shall comply with all applicable law and administrative rules promulgated by the State Fire Marshal.

Award is subject to a review of Fire Marshal licenses of the Contractor, its employees and subcontractors designated to provide services to the facility. The Contractor, its employees and subcontractors designated to provide services to the facility must also be in good standing with the Louisiana State Fire Marshal. Past or current administrative action taken by the Louisiana State Fire Marshal against the Contractor, its employees and subcontractors may be grounds for denying the award.

Recharging shall be performed by trained persons having available the proper types of tools, recharging materials, lubricants, and manufacturer’s recommended replacement parts.

Extinguisher shells of the non-compressed gas type that pass a hydrostatic test shall have the test information recorded on a suitable metallic label of equally durable material. The label shall be affixed by a heat-less process to the shell. These labels shall be self-destructive when removal from the extinguisher shell is attempted. The label shall include the month and year the test was performed, pressure used, and initials of the trained person performing the test.

When periodic recharging or hydro-testing is performed, the 6 year requirement shall begin from that date.

Extinguishers out of service for maintenance or recharge shall be replaced by a spare extinguisher of the same type and at least equal rating.

Six year maintenance procedures shall include a thorough examination of mechanical parts, extinguishing agents and expelling means. This information shall be included on the maintenance tag or label.

The Contractor is responsible for compliance with provisions of La. R.S. 40:1664.1 – 40:1664.16, LAC 55 V Chapter 30 and Act 370 of the 2006 regular legislative session.

Inspections shall be done in accordance with N.F.P.A. – 10 The Contractor shall comply with all licensing laws and rules as administered by the Louisiana State Fire Marshall. Violation of such may be grounds for placing the Contractor in default, and at the State’s discretion, may result in contract termination.

For hydrostatic testing the bidder must be a Department of Transportation (DOT) approved cylinder requalification facility and adhere to section 180.205 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, CFR49. The bidder cannot send cylinders to a second party for testing. Bidder to state their certification number for hydrostatic testing of portable fire extinguishers. Inspection of hood suppression cylinders is required twice per year.

DOT Certification Number: