Exhibit_D_-_Technology_Systems_Design_and_Installation_Guidelines_(Division_27)_25-P-147JRD.pdf

The County of Volusia Division 27 - Technology Systems Design and Installation Guidelines

For Architects and Engineers Released December 04, 2015

EXHIBIT D

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PART 1 GENERAL ( INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS )

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COMMUNICATIONS SECTION 27 00 00

Common work including: services, grounding and bonding, outside and indoor pathways, conduits and back boxes, cable trays, identification, work scheduling, vendor qualifications and contract requirements.

STRUCTURED CABLING SECTION 27 10 00

Project physical infrastructure including: optical fiber and copper, outside plant, riser and horizontal cabling, entrance protection, cabinets and racks, patch panels, cable management, power requirements, faceplates, connectors and patch cords.

DATA COMMUNICATIONS SECTION 27 20 00

Data ccommunications systems including: data network head end electronics, firewalls, routers, switches, computers, software, wireless access points, codecs, modems, servers, storage and backups, web development, disaster recovery equipment and peripheral support equipment.

VOICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION 27 30 00

Voice Communications services and systems are provided by the County and are not included in this document.

AUDIO-VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS SECTION 27 40 00

Audio-Video defined systems and spaces including: common spaces, conference rooms, training rooms, presentation systems, video teleconferencing, distributed Television (TV), point of sales, public information digital display and digital signage.

DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATIONS SECTION 27 50 00

Audio only systems including: paging, public address, intercom, sound masking, assisted listening, clock systems, infrared frequency tracking and distributed cellular antennas.

ACRONYM DEFINITIONS APPENDIX A

EXHIBIT D

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SECTION 27 00 00 – COMMUNICATIONS

1.1 SUMMARY

A. This document is for the design, construction and ongoing upgrades of new Volusia County I n f o r m a t i o n Technology supported projects and sites and as a standard reference for existing sites around the county.

B. This document is intended to be used as a guideline on all projects to be completed by the awarded architect, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and Information Technology (MEP&IT) architects, consulting eengineers’, general contractors and subcontractors involved in delivering the technology systems solution.

C. All work associated with the installation of the technology systems shall be performed in accordance with, but not limited to the following:

1. National Electrical Code - 2014 (NEC)

2. American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

a. Standards 568, 569 & 606

3. National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

4. Telecommunications Industries Association (TIA)

5. Electronic Industries Association (EIA)

a. EIA/TIA-TSB-36, 40 & EIA/TIA-492

6. Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

a. Standards 802.3

7. American Standards Association (ASA)

8. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

9. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

10. American Society of Testing Material (ASTM)

11. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

12. National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA)

13. National Electrical Safety Code (NESC)

14. Electrical Division of the Project Specifications

15. Building Industry Consulting Services International (BICSI)

a. BICSI TDMM (Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual), Current Edition

16. Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

17. Local Codes and Ordinances

18. The County of Volusia Divisions 27 Guidelines 2015

1.2 DEFINITIONS

A. General Definitions

1. Contractor The person or entity qualified to perform work pursuant to Section 489.105, Florida Statutes, under the Project and who is registered and licensed under the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation and in compliance with local laws or ordinances.

2. Engineer The person, firm, or corporation named as such in the contract and/or authorized by the County to act as the County’s project manager or the County construction engineer authorized to practice engineering services pursuant to Section 471.03(2)(i)(2006), Florida Statures, and who may serve as the County’s engineers of construction, engineering and inspection. The term engineer shall be synonymous with design architect/engineer or architect/engineer or consultant.

3. Contractor Project Manager or Project Manager The individual responsible for the day-to-day administration of the project for the Contractor.

4. County The County of Volusia, Florida, a political subdivision of the State of Florida for whom the work or services is to be performed by the Contractor.

5. Service Providers is an organization who provides access to the internet (ISP), telephone (TSP), television (TVSP) or other services for accessing, using, or participating in voice, data and television services. Service providers may be organized in various forms, such as commercial or privately owned.

B. Type of Sites

1. Owned Site A location owned, operated, maintained and designed by the County.

2. Leased Site A location defined by a formal agreement between the County and the location owner in which the location is designed, operated and maintained by the County for a specific length of time.

3. Temporary Site A location that is normally short term for a specific event or emergency situation and can be on County property or on leased space.

C. Types of Technology Systems Rooms

1. Telecommunication Services Entrance Room, TSER This is the point of presence (POP) for the local services provider. Service personnel shall troubleshoot their systems up to this point. This is normally considered a “wet” room and design consideration shall be taken.

2. Main Distribution Facility, MDF Sometimes referred to as the Equipment Room (ER) or Telecomm Room (TR). This is the first point of technology systems management for any building. This room is sometimes combined with the TSER to save space. This is the location where underground backbone cabling meets building riser cabling and can also distribute horizontal UTP (unshielded twisted pair) cabling. Rack mounted application servers reside here and wall space is used for individual system termination cabinets. This room can use as much as fifty (50) watts per sq ft (square feet) and five (5) KW (kilowatt) per cabinet or rack. This room shall be on emergency power.

3. Intermediate Distribution Facility, IDF The IDF is the Horizontal Cabling distribution point for a building or a floor. It provides a coverage area with a radius of two hundred ninety (295) feet in all directions. This room is an extension of the campus or building network infrastructure to the MDF. In multiple floor buildings the MDF and IDF’s should be stacked and located near the core of the building. This room can use as much as twenty (20) watts per sq ft and five (5) KW per cabinet or rack.

This room shall be on emergency power.

4. Data Center, DC This facility is used to house computer systems and associated components, such as technology and electronic data storage systems, application servers, redundant back-ups, contingency equipment and special security systems. They generally include redundant or back-up power, communications connections and environment controls. Data Centers can use as much as one hundred (100) watts per sq ft and ten (10) KW per cabinet. This room shall be on emergency power.

5. Network Operations Center, NOC The NOC is designed not only for network monitoring and control but also for all of the support systems:

environmental conditions, electrical consumption, security, life safety or any system that touches the infrastructure. This space usually contains user work stations and a video presentation wall.

1.3 DESIGN PLANNING AND SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS

A. Project design process approach is determined by the architect and is dependent on time schedule available. Most projects use a four (4) tier process.

1. 30% Schematic Design, SD General concepts, building layouts, locations and size of MDF/IDF (120 sq ft minimum) can be in a “Narrative” form.

2. 50% Design Development, DD System specifics, all technology system end user devices should be located on floor plans. MDF/IDF enlarged floor plans should include rack layouts and elevations and room wall elevations. Issue technology T-series drawing index.

3. 90% Permit Set Construction Documents, CD Pickup revisions from owners DD review, system block diagrams and construction details.

4. 100% Compiled Set Construction Documents, CD Pickup any revisions from owners or permit review.

B. Construction Process Issues

1. TSER/MDF/IDF Build out and turnover shall precede the rest of the b u ilding by six (6) weeks to allow County IT (Information Technology) division time for building out and programming of the WAN (wide area network) and LAN (local area network) network equipment and to allow for two (2) weeks of “burn-in” time.

2. Certified UTP Cabling Documentation will be reviewed and accepted by the County’s project engineer prior to inclusion in the O&M (operation and maintenance) manuals and turned over to the County.

3. As-Built Drawings in AutoCAD (Automatic Computer Aided Design) software, revision 10 or higher, are required at the conclusion of all projects showing the port identification at the outlet locations.

4. Project Progress Meetings The technology contractor shall attend all project progress meetings which will be held on the first day of construction and each week thereafter on a pre-determined date. This date and time shall be agreeably arranged at the first construction meeting. At this meeting, all concerns of the contractor, design engineer and the County of Volusia representative shall be addressed. At this time a review of the specifications and blueprints shall be completed. Any questions, concerns and verification needed shall be addressed at this time.

5. Work Schedule Hours Work schedule hours shall be coordinated with the approval of the County of Volusia representative and on site construction manager. All work shall be completed by the date(s) specified by the County project manager. As required, the contractor shall work in a timely fashion along with all other trades to complete the project.

1.4 CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS

A. T h e County shall require all contractors to be certified within their respective industries and by the selected system manufactures’. i.e. RCDD (Registered Communications Distribution Designer) for UTP Cabling, CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Administrator) for network electronics, CTS (Certified Technology Specialist) for audio video, etc., including intercom and sound systems.

B. The contractor shall be an established communications and electronics firm which has been in business for at least (3) three years and (1) one year as an authorized vendor for the approved system products. The contractor shall be a duly authorized distributor of the equipment supplied with full manufacturer's warranty privileges.

C. The contractor shall own and maintain tools and equipment necessary for successful installation and testing of technology systems and have personnel who are adequately trained in the use of such tools and equipment.

D. The contractor may be required to coordinate with the County Information

Technology representative for the direct purchase of all materials for a complete solution.

E. The contractor shall coordinate a schedule with the onsite general contractor, County Facilities Division representative, County Information Technology representative and design engineer so as to not interfere with other trades or the operations of the Information Technology Division.

F. All items of equipment including wire and cable shall be designed by the manufacturer to function as a complete system and shall be accompanied by the manufacturer's complete service notes and drawings detailing all interconnections.

G. The contractor shall show satisfactory evidence, upon request, that they maintain a fully equipped service organization with a full time staffed office within one hundred (100) miles of 123 W. Indiana Ave. Deland, FL 32720. The contractor shall be capable of furnishing timely installation as well as adequate inspection and service to the system. The contractor shall maintain at this facility the necessary spare parts in the proper proportion as recommended by the manufacturer to maintain and service the equipment being supplied.

1.5 CONTRACTOR SUBMITTALS

The contractor shall submit the items listed below.

A. Specification sheets.

B. Each contractor provide and submit a resume of qualification indicating the following items:

1. A list of all current contracts or completed projects for the past year of similar type and size with contact names, telephone numbers and email addresses for each. References shall include the following:

a. Name of Government entity, client or business

b. Address

c. Contact name

d. Phone number

e. Email Address

2. A list of test equipment proposed for use in verifying the installed integrity of components of the technology systems on this project including serial numbers and last calibration date.

3. A technical resume of experience for the company and on-site installation foreman who shall be assigned to the project. (On-site installation foreman shall be on-site whenever work is being performed on the project.) The installation company shall have a systems certified designer (RCDD) on staff. Copy of certification shall be provided to the County Information Technology representative.

4. Similar documentation for any sub-contractor who shall assist the contractor in performance of this work.

5. Previous experience with similar projects for the County. (if any).

6. Required installation certification from chosen vendor. (contractor shall previously have been, for at least (1) one year, a certified installer for vendor products chosen.) Provide prior and current certificates, if applicable to prove at least one (1) year certification.

C. Copy of certification for the on staff registered communications distribution designer.

D. Data sheets for equipment racks, patch panels, fiber termination units, system components, wall mounted equipment and ladder racks.

E. Explanation of vertical and horizontal cable management.

F. Data sheets for faceplates, jacks or auxiliary outputs for communications and audio video outlets.

G. Details regarding all cabling to include but not limited to fiber optic, Unshielded

Twisted Pair (UTP), patch cords, ground bus, Category 3, Category 5, Category 5e, Category 6 and Category 6A cable, coaxial or other system specific cables.

H. Outline drawing of equipment racks showing relative position of all major components if placement of equipment is other than what is on the drawings provided on the plans provided by the design engineer.

I. Detailed shop drawings detailing the proposed cabling path, support and equipment mounting prior to installation of any equipment.

J. Detail proposed method of providing sleeves through wall penetrations as well as between ceiling space and each communication room to support the passage of backbone cabling as well as horizontal cabling.

K. Certificate of completion of installation and service training from the system manufacturer.

L. Labeling examples as specified.

1.6 CHANGE ORDERS/REQUEST FOR QUOTES

A. If change orders/request for quotes are required on any project the contractor shall be required to provide the following information:

1. Company and project manager information for the submitting vendor.

2. Date the quote was submitted.

3. Date the quote expires.

4. County project or work order number.

5. Detailed description of the work to be performed for the quote.

6. Complete itemized detailed bill of materials (BOM) required to complete the project to include the following:

a. Manufacturer name

b. Description of product to include model number; if applicable

c. Manufacturers part number

d. Quantity

e. Unit of measure

f. Cost of each unit

g. Total of line item

h. Total for material

7. Complete itemized detailed price for labor to include the following:

a. Cost per hour for one (1) technician

b. Number of technicians required to complete the project

c. Number of hours to complete the project

d. Total cost of labor

8. Complete itemized detailed price for permitting if required to include the following:

a. Cost of the permit(s) to complete the project

b. Cost per hour for clerical or technical staff

c. Number of hours to apply and obtain the permit

d. Number of hours for inspections by the issuing authorities and approval on the permit.

e. Total cost of the permitting for the project

1.7 FIRE STOPPING

A. Sealing of openings between floors, through rated fire and smoke walls, existing or created by the contractor for cable pass through of any wall shall be the responsibility of the contractor.

B. Sealing material and application of this material shall be accomplished in such a manner, which is a UL Listed Assembly and is acceptable to the local fire and building authorities having jurisdiction over this work.

C. Creation of openings between floors or through rated fire and smoke walls shall be the responsibility of the contractor. ANY and ALL openings created by or for the contractor, and used or left unused shall also be sealed as part of this work.

D. All fire stopping must be re-enterable and the Contractor shall not use foam.

1.8 WARRANTY

A. The contractor shall provide a minimum (15) fifteen year permanent link manufacturer’s warranty of the installed system against performance, defects in product and/or workmanship. All labor and materials shall be provided at no expense to the owner during normal working hours. The warranty period shall begin on the date of acceptance by the County project manager. Warranty notices shall be addressed by the contractor as soon as possible but no later than two (2) business days.

B. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to arrange and submit all necessary paperwork to ensure the manufacturer warranty.

C. The contractor shall maintain engineering and service departments capable of rendering advice regarding installation and final closeout of the system.

1.9 SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE

A. The contractor shall, at the County’s request, make available a service contract to be negotiated with the County offering continuing factory authorized service of this system after the initial warranty period.

B. The negotiated service contract shall be for an initial term with renewals available after the expiration of the initial contract term upon mutual agreement between the contractor and the County.

1.10 COMPLETION

A. Upon completion of all testing and before system commissioning, the installation contractor shall schedule training classes for County employees and any other user identified by the County. Training classes shall be on site using the installed system for up to a ten (10) person per class. All training shall be recorded and the recording turned over as part of the O&M manuals.

B. The Contractor shall be responsible for any and all damage as a result of the work.

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Repair of such damage shall be handled expeditiously and at the Contractor’s expense.

C. At the completion of the installation of the technology systems, the Contractor shall restore to its former condition, all aspects of the project site and on a daily basis, shall remove all waste and excess materials, rubbish, debris, tools and equipment resulting from or used in the services provided under this contract. All clean up, restoration, and removal noted above will be by the contractor and at no cost to the County. If the Contractor fails in the duties specified under this paragraph, the County may upon notice to the Contractor perform the necessary clean up and deduct the costs thereof from any amounts due or to become due to the Contractor.

1.11 STORAGE

A. All Contractors' activities shall be coordinated with the design engineer, the County project manager, and/or the general contractor in order to properly utilize the available space upon the property.

1.12 PERMITS

A. The Contractor shall obtain all permits and inspections for the installation of this work and pay all charges incident thereto. The Contractor is to deliver to the owner all certificates of said inspection issued by authorities having jurisdiction.

END OF SECTION 27 00 00

SECTION 27 10 00 – STRUCTURED CABLING

A. These specifications are designed to permit the most flexible connections and integration of different types, systems, applications, brands, and models of computing, multimedia, and communications equipment. Basic assumptions include, but are not limited to voice and data communications.

B. Premise Distribution System (PDS) wiring is defined as all required equipment and cabling including hardware, terminations installed and configured to provide voice, video and data services from the communications outlet to the services designated as the service point of the local area network. This section outlines the quality, type and installation of the building PDS to include voice, video and data.

The contractor shall provide all labor and material for a complete, tested, certified and operational system.

C. All work associated with the installation of the technology cabling systems shall be performed in accordance with, but not limited to the following:

1. TIA-568-C.0: Generic Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises (replaces applicable TIA 568-B standards)

2. TIA-568-C.1: Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard (replaces applicable TIA 568-B standards)

3. TIA-568-C.2: Telecommunications Cabling, Copper Component and Cabling Specifications (replaces applicable TIA 568-B standards)

4. TIA-569-B: Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces

5. TIA-606-A: Administration Standard for The Telecommunications Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings

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

7. ANSI-J-STD-607-A: Commercial Building Grounding and Bonding

Requirements for Telecommunications

8. IEEE 802.3: Ethernet-based LANs (multiple standards)

9. IEEE 1100: Recommended Practice for Powering and Grounding

Electronic Equipment

10. Intertek/ETL: Applicable verifications

11. ISO 11801: Generic Cabling for Customer Premises (multiple standards)

12. Manufactures recommendations for a complete and functional installed system certified with a Permanent Link warranty.

D. The drawings and specifications are complementary to each other and what is called for by one shall be as binding as if called for by both. If a discrepancy exists between the drawing and specifications, the more stringent requirement shall be included. The solution shall be verified with project engineer.

E. Any work installed contrary to contract drawings shall be subject to change as directed by the engineer, and no extra compensation will be allowed for making these changes.

1.2 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

A. The communications infrastructure installed and work performed under this division of the specifications shall include but not necessarily be limited to the following:

1. Outside plant (OSP) cabling infrastructure

2. Backbone riser cabling infrastructure

3. Horizontal Voice/Data UTP cabling infrastructure

4. Community Access Television (CATV) cabling infrastructure

5. Audio video systems

6. Overhead sound and paging systems

7. Technology systems pathways; conduits, raceways, cable tray, racks, cabinets and equipment mounting boards

8. Grounding and bonding of communications equipment

B. The Contractor shall provide grounding, pathways, sleeves and backboard as required by the design documents and as compliant with this document.

C. The Contractor shall provide all support for the cabling system as deemed necessary to support the infrastructure and while adhering to the guidelines in this document.

D. All wiring, patch panels, jacks and other related technology systems equipment shall be rated and tested to meet ANSI/TIA/EIA 568A, Category 6 requirements at a minimum. The testing of all UTP cabling and terminations are to be tested to pass 350 MHz at a minimum.

1.3 CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS

A. The County shall require the PDS cabling contractor to be a certified solution installer for the manufacturer. The contractor shall provide a minimum (15) fifteen-year manufacturer’s labor and material warranty of the installed system against defects in workmanship and continued compliance with Category 6 standards. It is the responsibility of the contractor to prepare and submit all necessary paperwork to ensure that the minimum warranty is in full force and effect for the County. The contractor shall provide written proof of warranty to the County. The warranty period shall begin on the date of acceptance of system by the County. Warranty notices shall be addressed by the contractor as soon as possible, but no later than (2) two business days. During the warranty period all labor and materials shall be provided at no expense to the County during normal working hours. Acceptable manufacturer warranties are Systimax/Commscope, Panduit Certification Plus. Ortronics or ADC Krone TrueNet.

B. The Contractor shall employ at least one (1) full-time Registered Communications

Distribution Designer (RCDD). The RCDD shall be a W2 employee and not a subcontractor. (The contractor shall provide a copy of RCDD certification to the County Information Technology project manager prior to work commencing.)

The Contractor shall also have a BICSI Certified Technician on site during installation.

C. The following is a list of minimum required test equipment necessary for certifying the installation of the PDS.

1. Optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) for testing 62.5m and 50m Multimode Fiber (where applicable)

2. Optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) for testing Singlemode Fiber

3. Light Source Power Meter

4. Field Strength Meter

5. Time-domain reflectometer (TDR) for Coax and twisted pair

6. Voltmeter

7. Cable certification tester for twisted pair cables with testing at 350 and

500 MHz

8. Digital Service Activation Meter for CATV

1.4 VOICE/DATA INFRASTRUCTURE

The Voice/Data infrastructure is based on the ability to wire a facility, both indoor and outdoor, to provide flexibility not only for the present, but also for the future. For all new buildings and complete retrofits the County standard shall be a minimum Category 6 compliant infrastructure. However, in existing buildings where cables are being added or modified with an installed base of Category 5E infrastructure the substitution shall be allowed with approval from the County project manager. This is the only known deviation allowed from these specifications.

1.5 COMMUNICATION ROOMS

A. Communication rooms shall be located in the interior of the building. Access doors to the communication rooms shall not open to the exterior of the building. The access door to the communication rooms shall swing out. The location of each communication room shall be such that the 295' distance limitation for the communication outlet cabling is not exceeded.

1. The heating, air ventilation and cooling (HVAC), janitorial or non-telephone/data communications equipment shall not reside in this room.

2. No fluid piping may exist or extend through or above this room.

3. The floor shall be smooth and finished with a covering that will not generate dust or static. Carpet is not acceptable.

B. MAIN DISTRIBUTION FACILITY (MDF)

1. The size of the MDF shall be based on the size of the building it services, the number of buildings it serves, as well as the number of technologies installed, but under no circumstances shall the MDF be less than 8’ x 10’ area unless agreed to by the appropriate the County project manager.

2. The door to the MDF shall swing out as code may allow.

3. The MDF shall typically house the telephone system, outside service point for telephone, data lines, and primary data communications equipment.

The MDF is also the room for connection of voice and data services by local service providers.

4. All voice and data campus and building backbone links shall be terminated in the MDF.

5. Additional MDF size requirements shall be coordinated with the design engineer and the County project manager to comply with space requirements where applicable.

C. INTERMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION FACILITY (IDF)

1. The IDF shall be arranged generally as indicated on drawings. The size of the room shall be based on the size of the building it services as well as the number of technologies installed but under no circumstances shall the IDF be less than 6’ x 8’ area unless agreed to by the appropriate the County project manager.

2. The door to the IDF shall swing out as code may allow.

3. IDF's are to be located in each wing, floor, etc., within the building.

4. In buildings with multiple floors the IDF’s shall be stacked whenever possible.

E. BACKBOARDS

1. All MDF and IDF space walls shall be covered with Voice and Data Backboard (VDBB), which shall be sheets of plywood backboard, or approved equivalent only. All plywood sheets shall be painted with an approved specified color/shade of gray. Each VDBB plywood sheet shall be ¾” A-C Grade plywood, coated on all sides (with no exception) with two coats UL Classified intumescent fire retardant latex paint and each individual sheet installed with a backboard fire retardant certification label. On the front surface of each VDBB section the plywood grade and UL classified fire retardant latex product label shall be detailed. UL listed assemblies may be used as alternate (i.e. Ready Spec, etc.).

F. POWER REQUIREMENTS

1. All power for MDF and IDF rooms shall be on emergency power and generator where available.

2. Dedicated power receptacles shall be mounted behind the equipment racks at eighteen (18) inches after finished floor (A.F.F.), unless otherwise noted (U.O.N.). Location of these receptacles must be coordinated with the County project manager and design engineer.

3. As a minimum requirement, there shall be two (2) 120 volt, 20 amp circuits, with L5-20R duplex receptacles and (1) 120/240 208 volt 30 amp circuit, with L6-30R receptacle for each equipment rack installed. (Verify the requirement for each communication room with Information Technology staff.)

4. Each equipment rack power receptacle shall be dedicated. These outlets shall be used for the connection of a rack mounted multi-outlet surge suppression device and/or an uninterruptable power supply (UPS).

5. In addition to meeting the power requirements of the network electronics there shall also be the installation of appropriately sized power receptacles strategically placed to accommodate the installation of any other “wall-mounted” necessary electronics located in each communication room. (Telephone Switch, CATV & CCTV Distribution, Intercom, Security, etc.) The design engineer and the County project manager shall determine final design requirements.

6. There shall also be convenience outlets centered on each wall mounted at 18 inches above finished floor. All of the convenience outlets may be on the same circuit as code permits.

G. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

1. The communication rooms shall be environmentally controlled twenty four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week. These systems shall be on emergency power and generator if one exists in the project, otherwise, it shall automatically restore to their original settings after a power failure.

H. EQUIPMENT RACKS

1. There shall be a minimum 3 feet clearance maintained on front and rear of the equipment racks, unless otherwise noted (UON). This measurement shall be 3 feet minimum from the base (footer) (outer edge) of the rack to the wall backboard.

2. When limited by space, equipment racks may be installed starting against the wall backboard. One end of racks shall have 3 feet minimum clearance from wall for walk around access to front and rear of rack equipment.

3. The equipment rack shall be constructed of high strength, lightweight aluminum and have rack units (RU) numbers on the sides.

4. The vertical rails of the equipment rack shall be equipped with the EIA hole pattern. Each rack will include one hundred (100) each combination mounting screws

5. Equipment racks shall be black, floor mount Chatsworth #55053-703 or approved equal. Rack dimensions shall be: 84” H x 19" W x 6” deep, free standing and floor mounted with forty five (45) RU of mounting space.

6. Rack shall be affixed to the floor utilizing anchor sleeves with bolts and shall have a rack base insulator kit installed to electrically isolate the racks from the floor for an effective grounding and bonding system. Chatsworth #10605-019 or approved equivalent

7. Each equipment rack shall be individually grounded using a #6 green stranded cable to the telecommunications ground bus bar (TGBB).

8. Racks shall include horizontal cable management systems as shown on the drawings.

a. Provide horizontal cable management devices for all equipment racks/cabinets. Install cable management devices between each patch panel, fiber optic inter-connect center and network electronics device.

b. Horizontal wire management devices shall start at the top of each equipment rack. Additionally provide three (3) cable management devices for each equipment rack.

9. Racks shall include vertical cable management devices on each side of all freestanding equipment racks.

a. One equipment rack shall have two (2) vertical cable management devices.

b. Two equipment racks shall have three (3) vertical cable management devices.

c. A 4” vertical cable manager for the ends of the rows and 6” vertical cable managers for between the racks shall be required.

10. Each equipment rack will be labeled at the top and on the bottom on both the front and rear, with 1” high font, black lettering on white background.

11. Each equipment rack location shall be verified with the design engineer and the County project manager.

I. EQUIPMENT CABINETS

1. The frame of the equipment cabinet shall be constructed of high strength, lightweight aluminum or high strength steel.

2. Front and rear doors of the equipment cabinet shall be key lockable.

3. All cabinets on the project shall be keyed alike unless otherwise noted.

4. The vertical 19” mounting rails of the equipment cabinet shall be equipped with the EIA hole pattern and will include 100 each mounting screws.

5. The equipment cabinet shall be equipped with a fan unit.

6. Cabinet dimensions shall be: 7' H x 24" W x 48" D floor mounted with 45 RU of mounting space, unless otherwise specified.

7. Cabinet color shall be black, unless specified elsewhere.

8. Each equipment cabinet shall be individually grounded using a #6 green stranded cable to the telecommunications ground bus bar (TGBB).

9. Cabinets shall include horizontal cable management systems as shown on the drawings.

a. Provide horizontal cable management devices for all equipment racks/cabinets. Install cable management devices between each patch panel, fiber optic inter-connect center and network electronics device.

b. Horizontal wire management devices shall start at the top of each equipment rack. Additionally provide three (3) cable management devices for each equipment rack.

10. Cabinets shall include vertical cable management devices for internal cable routing.

11. Each equipment cabinet will be labeled at the top and on the bottom on both the front and rear, with 1” high font, black lettering on white background.

12. Each equipment cabinet location shall be verified with the design engineer and the County project manager.

J. LADDER CABLE TRAY

1. Contractor shall provide and install 12” wide (at a minimum) ladder cable tray around the perimeter of the room and over the equipment racks and cabinets.

2. Contractor shall provide 12” wide ladder cable tray in each communication room extending straight and level from the backboard, secured at the top of each equipment rack or cabinet for proper cable management. End caps shall be provided to cover the cut edges of the tray.

3. Ladder racks shall be supported at 5' intervals maximum and at any joints.

4. All ladder cable tray segments shall be individually grounded using a #6 green stranded cable to the telecommunications ground bus bar (TGBB).

5. Contractor shall provide conduit stub-ups to allow a clean transition of cabling into the ceiling space. Conduit stub-ups must be properly reamed and bushed. Conduit stub-ups must be supported above and below any installed ceiling grid. If no ceiling grid is to be installed in a communication room the conduit stub-ups must still be properly supported in 2 places to provide necessary support of the installed infrastructure.

K. VOICE CROSS-CONNECTS

1. Non-Voice over IP (VoIP) - voice cross-connects shall be provided in the MDF and each IDF.

2. The voice trunk cables, riser cables and campus backbone cables shall terminate on sixty (66) blocks.

3. All copper cabling entering any building shall have surge protection installed. Appropriate sixty six (66) block style termination units shall be installed that will support the installation of primary surge protection.

a. Circa 3BIS-300 series or as required

4. Additionally, to allow cross-connect between the voice trunk cable and user stations a twenty five (25) or fifty (50) pair voice cable, as required, shall be terminated on sixty six (66) blocks on the backboard. The other end of this cable shall terminate on a “voice” patch panel, as required, at the top of the first UTP cabling patch panel termination rack. There shall be one (1) pair per port terminated on this patch panel with the 25th pair rolled up and left long enough to reach any port.

5. Verify the quantity of voice patch panels required for each communication room with the design engineer and the County project manager.

L. TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUNDING BUSS BAR

1. Every communications room will have a dedicated TGBB connected back the main building system ground bus bar. Each TGBB shall measure less than five (5) ohms to ground.

M. WALL MOUNTED EQUIPMENT

1. Provide wall space for service providers equipment. This area should be considered a wet area and may be located in the TSER or MDF.

2. Provide wall space for system integrators equipment. Confirm with

Volusia County Information Technology division which vendors shall require wall space.

3. Provide pathways for wall mounted equipment to building pathways and equipment racks or cabinets.

N. INDOOR BUILDING ENTRANCE PROTECTOR TERMINAL

1. The indoor building entrance protector terminal shall be equipped with sixty six (66) block inputs and outputs and shall accommodate industry standard five (5) pin protection modules.

2. The indoor building entrance protector terminal shall protect up to one hundred (100) cable pairs and shall be equipped with an internal fuse link.

3. The indoor building entrance protector terminal shall be wall, rack or frame mountable, and able to be stacked for future expansion.

4. The indoor building entrance protector terminal shall be equipped with external ground connectors that accept six (6) to fourteen (14) AWG ground wire.

O. SOLID STATE SURGE PROTECTION MODULES

1. The solid-state surge protector module shall be five (5) pin and shall provide transient and power fault protection for standard telephone line applications.

2. The solid-state surge protector module shall be designed to provide a balanced configuration to protect against line-to-line metallic surges.

3. The solid-state surge protector module shall feature an external failsafe mechanism, which permanently grounds module under sustained high current conditions.

4. The solid-state surge protector module shall feature nanosecond response time and safe mode operation in adverse situations.

5. The solid-state surge protector module shall be UL & UL Listed.

1.6 PATHWAYS

A. Service Providers shall have access to all new building sites. A minimum of two

(2) 4” conduits and two (2) 2” conduits shall be required between the building TSER and the public utility easement at the road way. Install 48” x 48” x 48” tier fifteen (15) traffic rated handhole at the easement and route the conduits into it.

Provide innerduct and pull strings in all conduits. Locate all handholes in a landscaped area whenever possible.

B. In the building pathways design provide for site access on all 4 sides of the building. At a minimum provide two (2) 2” conduits to a 24” x 36” tier fifteen

(15) traffic rated handhole. Covers shall have “TELECOM” or “COMMUNICATIONS” printed on them. Provide hand hole every five hundred

(500) feet or every two hundred seventy (270) degrees of turns. Provide innerduct and pull strings in all conduits. Locate all hand holes in landscaped area whenever possible.

C. Hand holes shall be provided for every five hundred (500) linear feet or every two hundred seventy (270) degrees of turns. Provide innerduct and pull strings in all conduits. Locate all hand holes in landscaped area whenever possible.

D. The contractor shall provide and install non-metallic warning tape buried at a minimum of twelve (12) inches below final grade above the conduit routes.

E. Buried PVC conduit shall be installed at minimum of thirty six (36) inches, to the top of conduit, below final grade.

F. Based on site requirements, present and future, spare conduit shall be placed between all communication rooms and buildings. All future sites conduits will be stubbed out 20’ from man holes to allow connection without disturbing the foundation of the manhole.

G. In all site 4” conduits provide three (3) 1-1/4" corrugated, tri-color, innerducts, and in all 2" conduits provide one (1) 3-cell MaxCell all with pull strings for the delivery of the backbone cabling.

H. All fire alarm and security system cabling shall be installed in separate conduits and pull boxes. Fire alarm cabling and termination points shall be separated from the rest of the communications system. When sharing a handhole with other communication cabling is unavoidable, the fire alarm system feeders shall be

I. Final design of campus and building site conduit systems shall be coordinated with the design engineer and the County project manager.

J. Provide a minimum of two (2) 4” sleeves from all MDF/IDFs into common areas for cable installations. Provide bushings and firestop material.

K. The systems prints shall show the required quantity, minimum size and location of all sleeves through fire-rated walls and major cabling pathways.

L. If ladder cable trays are used between the communication rooms and workstations they shall be located in common areas like corridors along one side, not centered.

The data and telephone cables must be separated from other systems so as not to have electronic interference or crossover. Special consideration shall be given to unshielded audio cable pathway.

M. The Contractor shall install all required sleeves as identified on the plans. All wall penetrations shall be sleeved. The contractor shall fire stop around all sleeves and stub-ups as identified on the plans. The Contractor shall be responsible for providing the proper fire stopping material inside all sleeves after the cables are installed.

N. The Contractor shall coordinate the final size, location and quantity of sleeves.

All conduit stub outs and sleeves shall be provided with couplers and/or bushings.

All sleeves shall be adequately supported on both sides of the penetration. Sleeves longer than 12” must be bonded to ground using a ground bushing.

O. Provide cable tray, cable guides, category 6 compliant “J” hooks, posts, wire management devices, waterfalls, hook and loop ties, etc. as required to provide a neat, clean and professional installation. The Contractor shall adhere to the requirements as described in the BICSI TDMM. Plastic cable ties shall not be accepted, only velcro will be used as primary means of supporting or bundling horizontal cabling. All means of support shall be plenum rated, if required, by environment installed.

P. Provide at a minimum two (2) 2” conduits across all hard ceiling spaces to provide future cabling access.

Q. At the cabling installation completion the sleeves and pathways shall only be 40% filled per industry standards, allowing for future moves, adds and changes.

1.7 CONDUITS AND BOXES

A. The conduit system between communication rooms shall consist of the necessary quantity of 4" conduit with (3) three 1-1/4" corrugated, tri-color, innerducts, 3" conduits and 2" conduits for the delivery of the backbone system. Final design of conduit system shall be coordinated with the design engineer and the County’s project manager.

1. The ends of each conduit run shall be permanently labeled.

2. The contractor shall install all conduits and innerduct. The electrical contractor shall also install a minimum, two hundred (200) lb rated, measured, pull tape. All unused/spare conduit and innerduct shall be sealed with an approved device or substance. The contractor shall install a pull tape in each unused/spare conduit and innerduct.

3. Industry standard pull boxes and or pedestals shall be installed sized and placed accordingly. Follow all industry guidelines for sizing and placement.

4. Proper bend radius shall be used when placing conduit with sweeps for the installation of fiber cabling. No more than three (3) sweeps or ninety (90) degree bends between pull points or pull boxes shall be accepted. (270 degree total direction change maximum).

5. Horizontal cabling conduits shall be minimum size of 1” routed from the back box to the nearest above ceiling accessible space. All conduits shall have bushings installed. Adhere to plenum ratings as required.

6. All technology system wall mounted back boxes shall consist of one (1) double gang extra deep outlet box to allow for 2” bend radius and a double gang plaster ring with a single gang outlet opening.

7. All cabling terminated above the ceiling; i.e. CCTV cameras, etc. shall meet plenum requirements when installed in a plenum space. Wireless access point locations in a suspended ceiling shall be installed utilizing a 24 inch acoustical ceiling grid hanger (ERICO 512HD T-Grid box hanger assembly or approved equivalent) with a double gang metallic box using double gang plaster ring with a single gang outlet opening. The Category 6 jack to be terminated inside the metallic box with the cable entering through a ¾ inch Non-Metallic Twin Screw Clamp with no outlet box or faceplate.

8. All technology systems floor boxes shall be Wiremold # RC3ATCBK or equal and shall be provided with four Category 6 cables generally as indicated on drawings. For all locations, inclusive of training labs, multi-purpose rooms, etc.

shall be Walkerbox, Fully Adjustable Floor Box (RESOURCE RFB Multiservice Shallow Steel Recessed Floor Box, Part #RFB4 or RFB4-CI-1 as required).

Please note that the cast iron box may be required depending on whether or not the slab is poured above, below or on grade.

a. Cast Iron Configuration

i. Floor Box, RFB4-CI-1-This box comes equipped with two (2) brackets for two (2) duplex power receptacles.

ii. Communications Bracket- (order one (1) for each box) CILT-2-RT

iii. Blank- (order two (2) for each box) CIH/LT-B

iv. Aluminum Cover with flange for vinyl composition tile (VCT) installations-(order one (1) for each box) S36BBTCAL

b. Steel Box Configuration

i. Floor Box- RFB4 This box comes equipped with two (2) brackets for two (2) duplex power receptacles.

ii. Communication Bracket- (order one (1) for each box) DTB-2-2RT

iii. Blank- (order one (1) for each box. this one will cover the extra power receptacle location.) RFB-B

iv. Blank- (order 1 for each box. this one will cover the extra communications receptacle location.) DTB-2-2-TKO (do not remove knockouts when used as a blank.

v. Aluminum Cover with flange for vinyl composition tile (VCT) installations - (order one (1) for each box). S36BBTCAL

9. All conduits from floor boxes shall be home run to stub outs in the accessible ceiling space at the nearest wall. Looping of conduit between boxes shall not be accepted.

10. All polyvinyl chloride (PVC) conduit installed above ground outdoors shall be installed per NEC 2011 as amended. The installation of PVC conduit above grade is not acceptable, unless absolutely necessary and shall require pre-approval from the owner/engineer. In addition, 6" expansion fittings shall be installed in all long conduit runs and 2" and 4" expansion fittings shall be installed between junction boxes and conduit termination points. Contractor shall meet all manufacturer recommendation for set points, sizing, and spacing.

1.8 CABLING (Backbone and Riser)

A. Between buildings on a campus the backbone voice, video and data infrastructure will consist of a minimum twelve (12) fiber OS-2, 8 to 10micron (µm), single mode cable and/or a twelve (12) fiber OM-4, 50 micron (µm), multimode cable and a twenty five (25) pair 24-26 AWG, PE-89 copper twisted pair cable.

B. Additional fiber and copper cabling shall be required for the campus fire alarm system, and other technology systems.

1.9 CABLING (Horizontal, Voice/Data)

A. Data fiber backbone from between the MDF and each IDF shall be minimum twelve

(12) fiber OM-4, 50 micron (µm), multimode. Design engineer shall make the final determination for each project.

B. The voice cable between the MDF and IDFs shall be a multi-pair, Category three (3) cable with sufficient pairs for 25% growth. Provide flooded and shielded cable as required by the project.

C. All workstation locations will have voice and data communication access. A minimum of two (2) Category 6 or four (4) category 6 cables from the respective communication room to each communications outlet shall be installed.

D. Cables from the MDF and IDF’s to the…