Addendum_2_JACE_8000_Series_Specs_for_Niagara_AX_Server_Installation.pdf

JACE 8000 Series Specs for Niagara AX Server Installation

1. Fort Benning currently has a NiagaraAX Server (AX Server) operating with AX Supervisor.

A number of building’s HVAC systems along with lighting systems have already been integrated into the AX Server. Some of the buildings on the installation already contain JACEs that are integrated into the AX Server. These systems will be migrated by the Contractor from the existing JACE (typically a JACE 6E) to the newly installed JACE 8100.

2. The existing AX Server specifications are listed below:

a. Dell Power Edge

b. Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit)

c. Intel Xeon 2.6 GHz processor

d. 16 GB ram memory

e. Niagara AX Supervisor 3.8

3. Replacement or newly installed JACE controller/supervisors shall be JACE 8100 series or higher.

4. The preferred DDC system for this project is a Lon Communication network with a JACE head end based system conforming to Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) Division 23, Section 23 09 23 and Division 25 Section 25 10 10.

5. Equipment and devices shall be compatible and operable with existing systems and shall not impair reliability or operational functions of existing supervising systems. The new system shall work in parallel with the existing system until the new system is completely tested and proven reliable.

6. Where possible, the Contractor shall select material from one manufacturer, and not a combination of manufacturers, for any particular classification of material.

7. The recommended practices stated in the manufacturer's literature or documentation shall be considered as mandatory requirements.

8. All systems that are planned for future integration into the Niagara Control System as part of a project are currently functioning acceptably and are not in need of repair or maintenance. If during the course of performing the work the Contractor determines that an existing system or component is in need of repair, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Project Coordinator. The Project Coordinator will then determine the appropriate disposition of the issue.

9. The Contractor shall install new building controller(s) in each building for those new systems that are being integrated. The building controllers shall be at a minimum, Tridium JACE 8100, Niagara AX Controllers (Tridium part number JACE-8100-AX). Rebranded Tridium JACEs are acceptable as long as they are licensed to be totally open in accordance with the NICS license requirements listed in the Applicable Specifications and they are compatible with the security requirements and UL requirements for the specific JACE application. Government reserves the right to reject a Contractor’s proposed rebranded JACE if all requirements for compliance with Fort Benning and Niagara network security are not met.

10. The minimum acceptable license for the JACE is 100 devices and 5,000 points. The Tridium JACE 8100 has capacity for 100 devices or 5,000 points and is therefore considered the default minimum standard for JACEs deployed at Fort Benning. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to provide the appropriate license capacity based on the building specific application and point count. Some buildings may require for example more than 100 devices or more than 5,000 points. In this situation the Contractor shall license the JACE for the next higher model JACE (JACE-8200).

11. The Contractor shall include in their device and point count for selecting the appropriate JACE license, a minimum of 25% excess capacity for future device integration. In other words, if the actual device count is 82, a 25% excess capacity would be 21 for a total device count of 103. Since the device count is greater than 100, the Contractor shall provide the JACE license for the JACE-8200 with 200 devices. If the device count including the 25% excess capacity is greater than 200, the Contractor shall provide multiple JACEs with the appropriate licenses.

12. The JACE 8100 shall be complete with the following:

a. Embedded Work Bench AX

b. Removable 4 GB micro-SD card

c. All necessary communication and I/O Expansion Modules

d. All necessary plug-ins, drivers and licenses needed to insure the JACE communicates and interfaces with the integrated systems and devices

e. Any parts (drivers, licenses, firmware, etc) required to use the JACE 8100 with Niagara AX 3.8 and

f. Latest version of NiagaraAX firmware.

13. The project requires that dedicated JACE’s be used for specific controls as listed below:

a. FACP JACE – only used for integration of FACP

b. Security JACE – only used for access control systems for buildings

c. General Purpose JACE – used for integration of mechanical systems, smart meters, generators, and lighting

14. Each JACE listed above shall be provided with an appropriate label inside the enclosure identifying the JACE and it’s function.

15. For those buildings where there is an existing JACE in a small enclosure (one not large enough to support 3 of the JACE 8100’s), the Contractor shall remove the small enclosure and replace it with one that is of sufficient size to support three (3) JACEs. The small enclosure shall be turned over to the BASEOPS Contractor.

16. Each JACE supplied by the Contractor for this project shall be installed within a lockable enclosure. The Contractor my reuse the existing enclosure if the enclosure drawings prepared by the Contractor are approved by Government based on the new design requirements stated herein.

17. The contractor shall provide and install in the enclosure one or more JACEs, a power supply for each JACE, a circuit breaker, network switch, and a 120-volt 20-amp receptacle (for use by BASEOPS Contractor). The enclosure shall be similar to the one shown in Figure 1 but sized for 3 JACEs. Power for the contractor’s components shall not be provided from the receptacle located within the enclosure.

18. The enclosure shall have capacity for up to three (3) JACEs. The enclosure shall be sized to allow for the JACE 8100’s along with 4 option modules for each JACE. Some of the option modules may be installed initially by the contractor while other option modules would be installed in the future. Note that the enclosure in Figure 1 is sized for only 2 JACE 6Es, all enclosures shall be sized for 3 JACEs. The Contractor shall prepare and submit for Government review and approval all enclosure drawings with parts lists.

Figure 1 – Example JACE Enclosure

19. The JACE administrator password and platform password shall be changed as soon as the device is installed. The password shall be as directed by the System Administrator. The device shall be changed to a permanent user name and password once commissioning is complete.

20. The Contractor shall provide for and bind all points that are required by BASEOPS Contractor to operate, control and maintain the integrated systems remotely.

21. The Contractor is responsible for determining the number of JACEs required to meet this work scope and specifications. Each JACE shall be limited to a maximum resources utilization of 75%. For a LON based system, the Contractor shall limit the maximum number of devices on one channel (on one LON expansion module) to 64.

22. The Contractor shall submit to the Project Coordinator at project completion, a Utilization Report for each JACE used in the project indicating the total number of devices and points used on each JACE and the number of devices per channel (LON expansion module). This report shall also indicate the maximum number of resources available and the number of resources used on each JACE along with the percentage of resources that is used by each

JACE.

23. All new LON control devices/components shall be Lon Mark certified. Exceptions with justification to this requirement shall be made by the Contractor in writing to the Project Coordinator prior to installing any non-Lon Mark certified components. Exceptions may be granted by the Project Coordinator on a case by case basis.

24. Unless otherwise directed by the Project Coordinator, the Contractor shall configure each JACE TCP/IP for communication to the NiagaraAX server located in Building 497. Niagara workstations are available for Contractor use in Building 497 to access the Niagara server.

These workstations are available Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4:30 pm.

Coordination with BASEOPS Contractor for server time is required 14 calendar days in advance.

25. The Contractor shall configure the JACE 8100 Controllers to insure commissioning and programming abilities are installed in the building controllers. All necessary drivers, modules or device specific AX configuration tools shall be provided to Government or BASEOPS Contractor commissioning representative prior to the completion of the project.

26. The Contractor shall expose in the JACE all utilized points in accordance with the Fort Benning point naming standard.

27. The Contractor shall expose all controller level programming plug-ins on each device.

(tunneling is not permitted).

28. Where appropriate, the Contractor shall add any Standard Network Variables to the existing controllers to give a complete representation of the individual equipment operations in graphics form.

29. The Contractor shall provide and install all necessary labor and material to properly connect to the provided Network access point.

30. The Contractor shall provide and install all necessary cabling and wiring to complete this project which includes LON terminators at the beginning and the ending of each BUS.

31. All graphics web pages shall be stored in the NiagaraAX server that is running AX Supervisor.

32. The Contractor shall provide all equipment and labor to comply with the latest approved Fort Benning DDC programming and graphics standards. Additionally, for those buildings that the controls interface is LON, the work shall be completed in accordance with the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) Lon Works Utility Monitoring and Control Systems (UMCS) (UFC 3-401-01). Note that this reference is only applicable for buildings that are

100% LON.

33. A back-up of the building configuration and program files that are stored on the JACE shall be submitted on CD/DVD disk to the Project Coordinator prior to project completion.

Additionally, the Contractor shall backup the Building JACE configuration files to the NiagaraAX Server.

34. The Contractor shall commission all points to the JACE with NiagaraAX version 3.8 or higher. Commissioning with lower versions of NiagaraAX will not be accepted.

35. Where required by the specific scope of work, the Contractor shall provide a complete set of as-built control schematics with points list and sequence of operations for the work identified herein. These as-built drawings shall be drawn in an appropriate CAD software package so that the finished drawings can be printed and easily read on 11 x 17 size paper.

The drawings shall be provided to the Project Coordinator for review and approval.

Additionally, these drawings shall be revised and finalized upon completion of the PVT.

Copies of the as-built drawings shall be provided by the Contractor in their native format (i.e., Visio, AutoCAD, etc.) on disk to the Project Coordinator prior to project completion.

36. A PDF version of the as-built drawings shall be loaded onto the AX Server with a link from the building graphics to this file. The Contractor shall migrate any existing JACE drawing files from the local JACE(s) to the AX Server and make any necessary changes to the existing graphics links that point to the As-Built Drawings for this building so that the previous graphics links still function to bring up the As-Built Drawings.

37. The Contractor shall commission and test all operations of the DDC equipment all the way from the field device through to the AX Server. This includes commissioning all DDC programming prior to the completion of this work scope.

38. The Contractor shall submit a commissioning certification form to the Project Coordinator upon completion of the Contractor commissioning. Once this form is received by the Project Coordinator, a performance verification test (PVT) can be scheduled.

39. Upon the completion of the DDC system commissioning, the contractor shall perform a complete Point to Point Verification Test (PPVT) in direct coordination with the Project Coordinator. A Government or BASEOPS Contractor representative will be present during the PPVT. If at any time the Government or BASEOPS Contractor representative determines that the system has not been adequately checked and commissioned by the Contractor, the Government or BASEOPS Contractor representative may terminate the PPVT until such time that the Contractor checks and commissions the system at which time the PPVT will be rescheduled.

40. The Contractor shall make all needed corrections and repairs to the DDC equipment, systems, and programming identified during the commissioning and PPVT.

41. All work shall be performed per the schedule of the facility occupants and coordinated with the Project Coordinator.

42. The Contractor shall program alarms in the AX Server for the building control system in accordance with directives provided by the Project Coordinator. The alarms to be programmed will be specific for each type system integrated into the AX Server.

43. A failure of a JACE, network connection or the AX Server shall not impact operation of the local systems (fire alarms, lighting, elevators, cameras). For example, failure of the JACE shall not in any way impact the performance of the FACP. This function shall be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Project Coordinator or their representative during the PVT.

44. The Contractor shall work with Fort Benning Network Exchange Center (NEC) to allow the new JACE building controller(s) to connect to and use the Fort Benning Ethernet network. Each JACE will have a dedicated Ethernet network connection and I/P address.

An I/P address will be provided to the Contractor by BASEOPS Contractor for each JACE.

45. The Contractor shall be responsible for the installation of any cables, conduit and hardware needed to complete the network connection with the DDC system.

46. Documentation on the existing controls and building floor plans will be made available by the Project Coordinator where available. Documentation and floor plans may not be available for all buildings and systems that will be integrated.

47. CD/DVD’s shall be provided to the Project Coordinator for all licensed software provided by the Contractor in support of this work scope.

48. The Contractor shall verify all site conditions (i.e. locations, measurements, quantities, etc.)

prior to submission of the requested offer.

49. It shall be understood by the Contractor that these specifications represent the work performed by this Contractor in view of total project requirements. Omissions from the specifications or the details of work which are evidently necessary to carry out the intent of the total project, or which are customarily performed, shall not relieve the Contractor from performing said work.

50. The control system shall be open in that it is designed and installed such that the Government and/or its agents are able to perform repair, replacement, upgrades, and expansions of the system without further dependence on the original Contractor. This includes but is not limited to the following:

a. Install hardware such that individual control equipment can be replaced by similar control equipment from other equipment manufacturers with no loss of system functionality.

b. Necessary documentation (including rights to documentation and data), configuration information, configuration tools, programs, drivers, and other software shall be licensed to and otherwise remain with the Government such that the Government or its agents are able to perform repair, replacement, upgrades, and expansions of the system without subsequent or future dependence on the Contractor.