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VA Roseburg Building 88

Smeed Communication Services

790 West 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon. 97402

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VA Roseburg Building 88

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SECTION 3500

NURSE/RESIDENT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

VA Rosburg Bldg-88 NurseCall 3500 1 NURSE/RESIDENT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

SPECIFICATION FOR NURSE CALL NETWORK

1 PART 1 GENERAL

1.01 OVERVIEW

A. Provide a complete working Nurse/Resident Communications Network based upon the specification outlined here to include all necessary devices that provide the functions listed in this specification for VA Roseburg health care system Building 88. This facility will be referenced as the OWNER in this specification.

B. If an operational function is specified that requires hardware or software to complete that specific function, then consider that software or hardware part of this specification. The cost of any omissions of software or hardware necessary to complete all operational functions outlined in this specification shall be borne by the contractor providing this system.

C. All Nurse Communications Network devices shall be ANSI/UL-1069 listed.

This includes routers, hubs, switches, and room control devices. The nurse call network shall be a United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Registered Device and the system manufacturer shall be an FDA Registered

Operator. Field wiring shall be CAT 5E or CAT 6 cable, control wiring for power distributions and very long runs, and utilize an optional fiber backbone

(when distances exceed normal Ethernet limitations). All station equipment shall use plug on connectors and all switches, routers and controllers shall utilize standard RJ-45 modular connections. All remote devices utilizing standard structured cabling shall be capable of PoE (Power over Ethernet) or power supplied within the CAT 5E or CAT 6 cable jacket. Systems which require separate DC power to devices, remote power supplies, or heavy DC wiring to each individual room shall not be accepted. Wiring shall be capable of either being installed in conduit or cable trays, where shown on the plans.

Nurse Communications cabling may be run along with other low voltage and data cables were permitted by code. Nurse Communications cabling to be separated out from any high voltage AC or DC wiring that exceeds 90 volts, or which violates any national or local electrical code.

D. The system must be ANSI/UL 1069 listed as a Nurse Communications

Network by UL LLC. Systems listed by other nationally recognized testing laboratory (NRTL) may not be accepted. The system shall be capable of interconnecting with the facility’s LAN (Local Area Network). This connection shall be minimal and utilize only one Ethernet 100 Mbps (or optionally 1 Gb) connection to accomplish all information exchange.

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1.02 SCOPE

A. VA Roseburg health care system Building 88 is adding Rauland nurse call system.

1.03 QUALIFICATIONS

A. Authorized Distributor for Rauland Borg Ametek product. Authorized

Distributor Letter from manufacturer required upon request of specifying authority.

B. Applicable state or regional licenses. Copy available upon request.

C. Certificate of successful completion of manufacturer’s installation/training school for installing technicians of the equipment being proposed. Letter from manufacturer stating technician qualifications on request.

1.04 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

A. System hardware shall consist of a nurse call network comprised of VoIP nurse consoles, nurse call network controllers, resident stations, power supplies with battery back-up, dome lights, marquee controllers, annunciator panels, entertainment cords, call cords, pull cord stations, emergency push button stations, wiring and other options such as bed side-rail interfaces, computer interfaces, wireless/telephone network interfaces, All necessary equipment required to meet the intent of these specifications, whether or not enumerated within these specifications, shall be supplied and installed to provide a complete and operating nurse/resident communications network.

B. System hardware and firmware shall be the product of a single, reputable manufacturer with a proven history of product reliability and sole control over all source code. Manufacturer shall provide, free of charge, product firmware/software upgrades for a period of two year from date of installation for any product feature enhancements. Manufacturer shall provide a 5-year warranty on all manufactured hardware. System configuration programming changes shall not require any exchange of parts and shall be capable of being executed remotely via a VPN connection. Any supplier whose equipment cannot support remote system configuration programming and diagnostics via

VPN or requires the exchange of parts, chips for system configuration programming changes will not be acceptable.

C. All programming and firmware changes shall be accomplished on a working system without interruption to the normal operation of the system. Therefore, VA Rosburg Bldg-88 NurseCall 3500 3 NURSE/RESIDENT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK all system switches and controllers, which hold this firmware and system parameters must have DUAL storage. While updates are being made to one set of firmware, the system shall be working and fully functional on the original firmware (i.e. A and B memory blocks). It shall be possible to switch to the NEW system control software modules by a single system command. In the event of an error or failure in the update process, the system shall revert back to the previous firmware.

D. All wall mounted stations shall be mounted using snap tight cover plates. Sub plates shall be slotted and adjustable for trimming the mounting for

“squaring” the vertical and horizontal fit. All screws shall be hidden.

E. All station buttons shall use a bio-seal cover to facilitate the use of disinfectant cleaners.

F. Entire Network shall be supervised, including all sub-stations. Reporting of station failure shall be to any designated console, PC, e-mail, or wireless device. Remote diagnostics shall be utilized to quickly locate the source of the problem.

G. Up to 6 different staff levels may be defined within the nurse call network to facilitate work flow within and outside of normal nurse call activity (i.e.

cafeteria, therapy rooms, environmental services, etc.).

H. Nurse call network shall support a VLAN configuration to separate activity in the nurse call network from other facility LAN traffic. Nurse call network can span multiple subnets on a facility’s LAN.

I. All specified equipment shall be manufactured using surface mount technology (SMT) and manufacturing testing shall utilize ATE (Automated

Test Equipment) to assure the highest quality production. Specifying authority may request test procedures and/or results of tests on specific equipment being supplied. Manufacturer’s testing procedures must be available upon request, including test equipments model number, serial numbers and date of last calibration.

J. The nurse call network shall support a GUI interface that sits on the facility

LAN. This interface shall provide an active call display board showing selectable data such as call type, call location, and resident name. The interface will also be used to provide historical call detail reports and exception reports.

K. The nurse call network shall support up to 255 call processes to facilitate work flow and call escalations to various staff levels and/or groups.

L. Nurse call network shall support any telephone device via the SIP open architectural interface.

M. Nurse call network shall support any data backup system.

N. Nurse call network shall provide data reporting capability for use in determining call response times, call types, exception reporting, and resident-level reporting data.

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O. Nurse call network shall interface to an Admission, Discharge, Transfer

(ADT) application using a RESTful API or standard HL7 interface to provide automatic updates on resident room/bed assignment.

P. Nurse call network shall interface to Resident Wandering and Resident/Staff

Safety systems using a RESTful API for proper annunciation, notification, and reporting of events and alarms from this external system.

Q. Nurse call network shall interface to a Real Time Location System (RTLS) to provide real time location of staff and residents, automatic call cancellation upon staff entry in room, ability for staff to place a remote duress call, call placement when a resident badge is detected in a restricted area, and contact trace reporting.

1.05 SUBMITTALS

A. Any supplying contractor proposing equipment which is not the base standard for this specification must provide full submittals at the time of bid. This option shall be exercised at the discretion of the OWNER/specifying authority.

1.06 WARRANTY

A. The supplying contractor shall provide a warranty on the system which shall include all necessary labor and equipment to maintain the system(s) in full operation for a period of two years from the date of acceptance.

B. Manufacturer shall provide, free of charge, product firmware/software upgrades throughout the 2-year warranty period for any product feature fixes.

C. In addition, the equipment (parts) warranty for all core system components including control / switching equipment, power supplies, resident stations, sub-stations, and nurse consoles shall extend to a total of at least five (5) years. Warranty for ancillary devices such as pillow speakers and call cords shall extend to a total of at least two (2) years.

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D. After the acceptance of the system(s), service shall be provided on the following basis:

Emergency

Service -

Provided 24 hours a day. When a total or catastrophic failure of equipment is reported to contractor, within 2 hours of notification, a service person will be on site. (An example of a catastrophic failure would be a hub failure or a nurse console failure.)

Routine Service - Provided within 4 business hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays) of notification. When a minor failure of equipment is reported to contractor, a service person will have contacted Owner and coordinated on site visits. (An example of a minor failure includes peripheral equipment such as control stations, entertainment speakers, corridor lights, pull-cord stations, etc. which normally affect only one resident or resident room.)

1.07 MANUFACTURERS

The products specified shall be new and of the standard manufacture of a single reputable manufacturer. As a reference of standard and quality, functionality and operation, it is the request of the OWNER that bids be based only on equipment manufactured by Rauland-Borg Corporation.

1.08 REMOVAL OF EXISTING PRODUCT

A. Remove all existing product and deliver to the OWNER, or at the direction of the OWNER, properly dispose of same.

B. Per required Electrical Code, remove all unused or “dark” wiring utilized by the removed nurse call system.

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1.09 NURSE CALL NETWORK WIRING

All Nurse Call Network wiring shall be only CAT 5E or CAT 6

1.10 NURSE CALL CONTROLLER(S)

A. Furnish as needed in each nursing unit a nurse call network controller. Each controller shall provide the following:

1. Communications between consoles and rooms, sub stations and pillow speakers, within each station loop.

2. CAT 5E or CAT 6 wiring standard utilizing PoE (Power over Ethernet) between console and nurse call controllers and local wiring to power room station equipment and dome lights.

3. Up to 92 corridor lights and/or bus devices can be operated with a single controller.

B. Controller must be life safety grade meaning that it shall not require regular rebooting for continued basic functions of system and it shall be possible for controller to act as a stand alone controller should loss of network communication occur. Personal Computers may not be used for this purpose.

PCs will only be allowed outside of the UL-listed nurse call network on the customer supported LAN.

C. Nurse call controller(s) are connected to the facility’s LAN via Ethernet switches. The nurse call servers also connected to the facility’s LAN are running specialized software for using facility data resources and/or telephone communications resources.

1.11 VoIP NURSE CONSOLES

A. Furnish as shown on plans, a ANSI/UL-1069 listed VoIP nurse console capable of the following functions:

1. Color display

2. 12 or 24 hours time display and synchronization to the optional Reporting server including any daylight savings time changes supported by the server.

3. Display up to 3 incoming calls each with an individual elapsed timer which increments time since call was placed. Also provide the ability to scroll to see more incoming calls.

4. Power over Ethernet powered connection to ANSI/UL-1069 listed

Ethernet controller. No local power supplies required.

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5. Choice of hands-free communications through built in speaker and separate microphone or private handset conversation.

6. Ability to create up to 32 soft keys, user-configurable, with 4 buttons, 8 screens deep.

7. Optional tone/mute of calls in progress.

8. Ability to block all nurse call loudspeaker paging to facilitate a low noise resident environment. Password protection can be enabled to only allow authorized access to audio paging.

9. Ability to swing an individual room or any group of rooms by touching one labeled touch point. Room(s) and consoles may be located anywhere within facility nurse/resident communications network. A GUI interface, accessible by any designated end user, may also be used to modify coverage of any wireless phone or nurse console.

10. Console can be programmed to be the receiver of any call that is not answered by another console, or can be programmed to receive any call from a console that has failed or has been unplugged, or otherwise not receiving the call (call orphaning).

11. Ability to dial through built in key pad.

12. Self-contained unit which shall not occupy more than 88 square inches of desk space and is desk or wall-mountable.

13. Support manual Staff Follow functions. When Staff Follow is enabled, call-tones for a prescribed area will automatically be forwarded to the room station speaker where staff members are located. Staff location may be determined manually by entering the room number into the console.

Pressing the call button on that station shall silence the tones. When a new call is placed, the tones shall automatically be restored.

1.12 ANNUNCIATORS AND MARQUEES

A. Annunciator Panels

1. Annunciator Panels shall be small self-contained units.

2. Each Panel will include 36 room indicator points. Each point will include two LED indicators and space for labeling the point.

a. The LED’s will provide visual annunciation of room status.

Indications will include calls pending, service requirements pending and staff presence.

b. Variable colors and flash rates will provide differentiation of annunciation. A Minimum of six distinct tone types shall be available for different types of calls.

3. Up to eleven expanders may be added to the Panel each adding the ability to process 36 additional room points per expander.

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4. Panel shall provide independent volume controls for day/night call-in tones. A Mute button shall be provided to temporarily suppress tones for pending calls.

5. The Panel may be desk or wall mounted.

6. The Panel shall employ a modular quick-disconnect connector. It shall be possible to remove and/or replace the panel without removing power from the system.

B. Marquee Panels

1. Marquee Panels shall allow for remote annunciation of call-ins.

a. Indication shall be by alphanumeric display of room number, bed number, and call priority shall display for each call. Each call priority will have the option of displaying in a distinctive color.

b. Calls will scroll in order of highest priority (or longest pending) call. There shall be a configurable pause between scrolling calls.

c. The time of day shall display when the Marquee Panel is idle.

d. An optional speaker may be installed to allow for tone indications of call-ins.

1.13 PATIENT STATIONS

A. Provide single patient or dual patient station as shown on plans.

B. Various patient station modules shall be capable of the following functions:

1. Entertainment audio to be muted when intercom speaker is in use.

2. One DIN pillow speaker / call cord receptacle per bed.

3. Station shall support an optional module to feature bed side rail controls.

4. Ability to provide lighting control that interfaces directly to low voltage controllers.

5. No dummy plugs required.

6. Cancel button shall cancel any call on this station and any other station in room that is programmed for universal room cancel.

7. Continuous supervision.

8. Ability to service exchange station “hot” without removing system power or powering down the local controller.

9. Ability to program on a per patient station basis, each bed and entertainment/call cord receptacle to custom call priorities.

10. Ability to provide custom printed text, colors, or logos on any pushbutton or faceplate used on the patient stations.

1.14 STAFF STATION

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Provide as shown on plans a staff station. Unit shall provide two-way hands free intercom to its assigned nurse console(s) by pushing a call in button. Unit shall mount in a standard single or dual gang electrical box.

1.15 DUTY STATION

Provide as shown on plans a duty station. Unit shall provide remote annunciation of assigned patient stations and sub-stations via 5 LED’s and multiple call tones.

Duty station faceplate LED’s shall mimic corridor light activity for the assigned nursing area. Also provides two-way intercom to the assigned nurse console(s).

Call tones generated at duty station must be identical and repeat in synch with tones produced at closest nurse console. It shall be possible to mute the call in tone, without cancelling call. The next call in, assigned to this duty station, will un-mute the station. Muting feature may be defeated in those jurisdictions that do not allow muting of duty station. The duty station shall be capable of being programmed for a specific time that a day/night mode takes place, allowing a volume change to the call-in tones. This feature is required to minimize noise for residents. Unit shall mount in a standard single or dual gang electrical box.

1.16 SUB-STATIONS

A. Provide as shown on plans, sub-stations which shall be flush mounted in a single gang box. All sub station cancel buttons will follow the cancel policy as defined in the system configuration. Typically canceling a high priority call can only be accomplished by the station initiating a call, while lower priority calls may be cancelled by any associated station in the room.

B. Individual sub-stations shall be:

1. Pull cord station (non-audio model) shall be rated to an Ingress Protection rating of IP68 (IEC 60529) with a replaceable pull-cord, and an easily cleaned surface. The pull-cord shall have a large, easy to pull plastic “bell” attached. This station may be configured to be only cancelable within the room and not cancelable from the nurse console.

2. Pull cord station with built-in speaker module shall have all the capabilities of the pull cord station (except IP68 rating) and provide for communications with the resident. The station shall also contain a pushbutton for use such as a “Return to Bed” call.

3. Four Button Workflow station shall have four backlit buttons. Any button can be configured to any call priority or staff registration level to provide maximum flexibility.

4. Code Call stations shall be equipped with call button, reset button and call assurance LED. Call Button shall be backlit for easy location / identification in reduced light settings. Call Button can start a digital clock/timer; sub-station shall provide an interface for a count-up timer feature.

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5. A two jack auxiliary alarm station shall allow the connection of external resident monitoring devices via two (2) ¼ inch jacks. This allows individual annunciation of resident alarms to nurse call consoles and wireless devices. Each jack may be programmed for one of 255 call processes and may be configured for latching or non-latching.

6. Provide where noted the ability to input any dry contact closure from an external device to activate a call into the nurse communications network.

7. Provide where noted an output relay station that allows up to 4 external devices per station to be controlled from the nurse call network.

8. Provide an isolated, supervised input for a fire alarm or other auxiliary device.

9. Tamper-resistant, high security station(s) shall be provided for use in behavioral areas or locations subject to physical damage. The station faceplate shall be constructed of 11-gauge stainless steel and tamper-resistant button(s), speaker, and call assurance light.

1.17 CORRIDOR LIGHTS AND DOMELESS CONTROLLERS

A. Provide as shown on plans, the proper type of corridor light or domeless controller. Corridor lights shall contain up to five sections, each lighted by a long life, single color LED. Each section shall have a diffusion lens which allows for 180 degree horizontal visibility of call lights. The corridor lights shall be capable of the following:

1. The corridor light shall make use of multiple colors and programmable flash rates and patterns to indicate pending calls, service requirements and staff registration.

2. Corridor light shall serve as the hub for all room wiring. All field wire connections shall be accomplished using modular connectors.

3. The Corridor light shall be equipped with a heart-beat LED (visible to service personnel) to indicate that the unit is functioning properly.

B. Intelligence in the corridor light and domeless controller shall support up to 6 or 16 room devices respectively and allow for the ability of any room station to be associated with any other room in the system. This allows special functions where needed, such as associated call stations and cancelling options, (i.e. door monitoring).

C. Staff registration shall be indicated by a custom color associated with that staff level (i.e. Green = Nurse, Amber = LPN, Blue = Doctor).

D. Domeless controllers shall have all the function of the corridor light, less

LED’s.

E. In the unexpected event of communications loss with the nurse call controller, corridor lights and domeless controllers shall enter a local room failsafe mode showing all calls in the hallway via the LED indicators.

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1.18 RESIDENT ENTERTAINMENT SPEAKER/CALL CORDS

A. Resident Entertainment Speakers / Call Cords shall be provided as indicated on the plans and drawings. All Resident Entertainment Speakers / Call Cords shall be ANSI/UL1069 listed as an integral part of the core system. Devices which carry only component listings or are otherwise not part of the core system listings are not acceptable.

1. Standard Call Cords: Standard Call Cords shall be pendant type with a single easy to activate call button, DIN style male plug and sheet clip.

Cable shall be a minimum of 9 ft (2.75m).

2. Resident Entertainment Speakers: Resident Entertainment Speakers shall be provided for resident call-in and entertainment system control / audio.

1. All control buttons including call button shall be raised and textured membrane style. Buttons shall be labeled graphically for easy identification of functions. Nurse Call button shall be Braille embossed.

2. Control buttons shall include:

a. Single easy to activate call button

b. Television / Radio controls as required, minimum TV On/Off, TV Channel Up/Down, and TV Volume Up/Down.

3. The TV control mechanism shall be analog or digital as required by the facility televisions.

4. Cord shall be 10’ / 3m and shall be modular for replacement by maintenance personnel. A sheet clip shall be attached to the cord.

5. Speaker shall be liquid resistant.

6. Call Assurance LED shall be integral to the unit.

7. Optional numeric keypad and controls for up to 2 external light control modules shall be provided.

1.19 DATABASE MANAGEMENT

Provide standard ODBC compliant databases. Databases shall be able to be backed up using facilities standard backup processes and disaster recovery methods.

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2.17.1 REPORTING

A. Reporting Module shall allow users to generate / print reports on system activity. Access to reports shall be controlled based on user name and password. Reports shall be capable of indicating call priority, room number and resident information, call placed time, service reminder set, and staff registration. The following reports shall be provided:

a. Detailed Call Data by Unit

b. Summary Call Data by Unit

c. Summary of Call Data by Room/Bed

d. Summary of Call Data by Resident

e. Exception Report identifying response times exceeding user-defined limits.

f. Contact Trace report when integrated with RTLS system to show physical interaction between staff, residents, and location.

B. Reporting Module shall allow users to create Template Reports that can be configured and used by the end users on demand, as needed.

C. Reporting Module shall allow users to create Recurring Reports that will be automatically executed and delivered via email to specific end users recipients, based on a defined configuration. The Recurring Reports shall allow end users to configure the following:

a. Report Name

b. Send To

c. CC

d. How often should the report be sent (Daily, Weekly, Monthly)

e. What day(s) should the report be sent (Sun., Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat.,)

f. Select a Report (one of the five reports described in 2.16.2 - B)

g. Start Date

h. End Date

i. No End Date

3.01 SUPERVISION

A. Only factory certified installers shall install, service, and maintain the specified network system.

B. Manufacturer shall have the equipment manufacturer’s engineer or their designated agent inspect the installation and operation of this network to determine that the network complies with all standards listed in Part 1.03.

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3.02 NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Contractor shall provide a Nurse Call Orientation meeting that educates key staff members that will be using the nurse call system on the specific hardware (and integrations) they purchased. This includes typical associated workflow processes for those devices. It should conclude with instruction on the process and the data collection methods that will be completed in the subsequent one (1) hour Unit Break-out Meetings with key unit staff. Unit Break-out meetings shall include reviewing the floor plan drawing, gathering details specific to the individual units; coverage and priorities of calls; staffing patterns; and other pertinent details that will affect the training. In-service Scheduling materials will be provided. A staff member list, if needed, will be filled out for inclusion in the software. Information gathered will be provided to Contractor to program the network software as well as being used for In-service Training

3.03 IN-SERVICE TRAINING

Contractor shall provide thorough training of all staff assigned to those units receiving new networked nurse/resident communications equipment. This training shall be developed and implemented to address two different types of staff. Floor nurses/staff shall receive training from their perspective, and likewise, unit secretaries (or any person whose specific responsibilities include answering resident calls and dispatching staff) shall receive operational training from their perspective. A separate training room will be set up that allows this type of individualized training utilizing in-service training unit, prior to cut over of the new system.

3.04 WIRING

A. Contractor shall terminate all wiring with manufacturer approved connectors. The use of wire nuts is prohibited.

B. All wiring shall be free from shorts and faults. Wiring shall be UL listed, NEC and NFPA 70, Article 25 approved.

C.

3.05 ELECTRICAL POWER CONNECTIONS

A. It shall be the responsibility of the facility to provide a dedicated 120/240

VAC, 50/60 HZ conduit feed into the equipment cabinet. This power feed shall not have any other devices connected directly to it. A 20 AMP circuit breaker located in the electrical sub-panel labeled “nurse call” will control this circuit.

This electrical circuit will be connected to the facility’s emergency power system for automatic power switch over during loss of utility power.

1. Large systems may require multiple equipment cabinets that are separated between floors and buildings.

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2. Care should be taken to connect power supply common mode lines when DC current can flow.

3. Large separation between controllers and power supplies should be connected by fiber optic cable to reduce common mode power supply issues.

B. Connect all network system power supplies and equipment cabinets to a common earth ground utilizing a 14 AWG, or larger, solid conductor which is at minimum the same conductor size as the AC feed wires.

3.06 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Make certain that all network control equipment is accessible for service.

Contractor shall notify specifying authority if designated equipment closet does not meet manufacturer’s requirements for heat, radiation or static electricity.

3.07 CLEANING AND PATCHING

A. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to keep their work area clear of debris and clean area daily at completion of work.

B. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to patch and paint any wall or surface that has been disturbed by the execution of this work.

3.08 DRAWINGS

Provide as built drawings of all installed network components and associated wiring on building plans.

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