NCARNG_RC_Bid_Final_Specs_Volume_2_20170707.pdf

Bid Final Submittal Specifications Volume 2 of 2 03 April 2017

Prepared by:

NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER

WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA

National Guard Bureau Project No. 85498371301

North Carolina Army National Guard

National Guard Readiness Center Wilmington, North Carolina Bid Final Submittal 03 April 2017

DIVISION 01 – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

000104 Seals Page

010000 General Requirements

011000 Summary

012200 Unit Prices

012300 Additive Bid Items (ABI)

012500 Substitution Procedures

012600 Contract Modification Procedures

013100 Project Management and Coordination

013200 Construction Progress Documentation

013233 Photographic Documentation

013300 Submittal Procedures

014000 Quality Requirements

014200 References

014536 Statement of Special Inspections

014537 Schedule of Special Inspections

015000 Temporary Facilities and Controls

015639 Temporary Tree and Plant Protection

016000 Product Requirements

017300 Execution

017419 Construction Waste Management and Disposal

017700 Closeout Procedures

017823 Operation and Maintenance Data

017839 Project Record Documents

017900 Demonstration and Training

018113.13 Sustainable Design Requirements – LEED 2009 for

New Construction and Major Renovations

019113 General Commissioning Requirements

DIVISION 02 – EXISTING CONDITIONS

024116 Structure Demolition 024117 Asbestos and Regulated Material Removal 024117b Asbestos Survey Wilmington Dec 2007 Attachment 023132 Geotechnical Data 023132b Subsurface Exploration and Geotechnical Analysis

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DIVISION 03 – CONCRETE

033000 Cast-In-Place Concrete

033543 Polished Concrete Finishing

DIVISION 04 – MASONRY

042000 Unit Masonry

047200 Cast Stone Masonry

DIVISION 05 – METALS

051200 Structural Steel Framing

052100 Steel Joist Framing

053100 Steel Decking

054000 Cold-Formed Metal Framing

055000 Metal Fabrications

055015 Aluminum Ladders

055113 Metal Pan Stairs

055213 Pipe and Tube Railings

DIVISION 06 – WOOD, PLASTICS, AND COMPOSITES

061053 Miscellaneous Rough Carpentry

061600 Sheathing

064116 Plastic-Laminate-Faced Architectural Cabinets

066400 Plastic Paneling

DIVISION 07 – THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION

071326 Self-Adhering Sheet Waterproofing

072100 Thermal Insulation

072119 Foamed-In-Place Insulation

072413 Polymer-Based Exterior Finish System (EFS)

072726 Fluid-Applied Membrane Air Barriers

074113.19 Batten-Seam Metal Roof Panels

074213.13 Formed Metal Wall Panels

074213.23 Metal Composite Material Wall Panels

074293 Soffit Panels

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075419 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Roofing

076200 Sheet Metal Flashing and Trim

077100 Roof Specialties

077200 Roof Accessories

077210 Rooftop Fall Arrest System

078100 Applied Fireproofing

078123 Intumescent Fireproofing

078413 Penetration Firestopping

078446 Fire-Resistive Joint Systems

079100 Preformed Foam Joint Seals

079200 Joint Sealants

079219 Acoustical Joint Sealants

DIVISION 08 – OPENINGS

081113 Hollow Metal Doors and Frames

081416 Flush Wood Doors

083113 Access Doors and Frames

083323 Overhead Coiling Doors

083459 Vault Doors and Day Gates

084113 Aluminum-Framed Entrances and Storefronts

084413 Glazed Aluminum Curtain Walls

087100 Door Hardware

087113 Automatic Door Operators

088000 Glazing

088300 Mirrors

089119 Fixed Louvers

089500 Blast Resistance

DIVISION 09 – FINISHES

092116.23 Gypsum Board Shaft Wall Assemblies

092216 Non-Structural Metal Framing

092900 Gypsum Board

093013 Ceramic Tiling

095000 Channeled Wood Panel Ceilings

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095010 Wood Panel Ceilings

095113 Acoustical Panel Ceilings

096513 Resilient Base and Accessories

096519 Resilient Tile Flooring

096536 Static-Control Resilient Flooring

096566 Resilient Athletic Flooring

096623 Resinous Matrix Terrazzo Flooring

096723 Resinous Flooring

096813 Tile Carpeting

097230 Dry Erase Wallcovering

097714 Wood Veneer Wall Panels

097715 Wood Veneer Wall Panels

098433 Sound-Absorbing Wall Units

099113 Exterior Painting

099123 Interior Painting

099646 Intumescent Painting

099800 Coatings For CMU Veneer

DIVISION 10 – SPECIALTIES

101100 Visual Display Units

101419 Dimensional Letter Signage

101423.16 Room-Identification Panel Signs

102113.19 Plastic Toilet Compartments

102213 Wire Mesh Partitions

102239 Folding Panel Partitions

102600 Wall and Door Protection

102800 Toilet, Bath, and Laundry Accessories

104313 Defibrillator Cabinets and Defibrillators

104413 Fire Protection Cabinets

104416 Fire Extinguishers

105113 Metal Lockers

105613 Metal Storage Shelving

107516 Ground-Set Flagpoles

109160 Ventilated Wire Shelving

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109900 Miscellaneous Items

DIVISION 11 – EQUIPMENT

114000 Food Service Equipment

115213 Projection Screens

DIVISION 12 – FURNISHINGS

122413 Roller Window Shades

123661.16 Solid Surfacing Countertops

124813 Entrance Floor Mats and Frames

DIVISION 13 – SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION

133423.10 Fabricated Storage Building

DIVISION 14 - CONVEYING EQUIPMENT

142100 Electric Traction Elevators

DIVISION 21 - FIRE SUPPRESSION

210517 Sleeves and Sleeve Seals for Fire-Suppression Piping

210518 Escutcheons for Fire-Suppression Piping

210548 Vibration and Seismic Controls for Fire-Suppression Piping and Equipment

211119 Fire Department Connections

211313 Wet Pipe Sprinkler Systems

213113 Electric Drive, Centrifugal Fire Pumps

213413 Pressure-Maintenance Pumps

DIVISION 22 – PLUMBING

220513 Common Motor Requirements for Plumbing Equipment

220517 Sleeves and Sleeve Seals for Plumbing Piping

220518 Escutcheons for Plumbing Piping

220519 Meters and Gages for Plumbing Piping

220523.12 Ball Valves for Plumbing Piping

220523.13 Butterfly Valves for Plumbing Piping

220523.14 Check Valves for Plumbing Piping

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220529 Hangers and Supports for Plumbing Piping and Equipment

220548 Vibration Controls for Plumbing Piping and Equipment

220553 Identification for Plumbing Piping and Equipment

220719 Plumbing Piping Insulation

220800 Commissioning of Plumbing Systems

221116 Domestic Water Piping

221119 Domestic Water Piping Specialties

221123.21 Inline, Domestic-Water Pumps

221316 Sanitary Waste and Vent Piping

221319 Sanitary Waste Piping Specialties

221319.13 Sanitary Drains

221323 Sanitary Waste Interceptors

221429 Sump Pumps

221513 General-Service Compressed-Air Piping

221519 General-Service Packaged Air Compressors and Receivers

223300 Electric, Domestic-Water Heaters

224213.13 Commercial Water Closets

224213.16 Commercial Urinals

224216.13 Commercial Lavatories

224216.16 Commercial Sinks

224223 Commercial Showers

224500 Emergency Plumbing Fixtures

224713 Drinking Fountains

DIVISION 23 – HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING

230511 HVAC Electrical Provisions

230513 Common Motor Requirements for HVAC Equipment

230517 Sleeves and Sleeve Seals for HVAC Piping

230518 Escutcheons for HVAC Piping

230529 Hangers and Supports for HVAC Piping and Equipment

230548 Vibration Controls

230553 Identification for HVAC Piping and Equipment

230593 Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing for HVAC

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230713 Duct Insulation

230719 HVAC Piping Insulation

230800 HVAC Systems Commissioning Requirements

230923 Direct Digital Control (DDC) System for HVAC

230923.12 Control Dampers

230923.19 Moisture Instruments

230923.27 Temperature Instruments

232113 Hydronic Piping

232300 Refrigerant Piping

232300.0011 Overhead Vehicle Tailpipe Exhaust Removal System(s)

233113 Metal Ducts

233300 Air Duct Accessories

233346 Flexible Ducts

233416 Centrifugal HVAC Fans

233371.13 Air Diffusers

233713.23 Registers and Grilles

233723 HVAC Gravity Ventilators

236200 Packaged Compressor and Condenser Units

237223 Air-to-Air Energy Recovery Equipment

237433 Dedicated Outdoor-Air Units

238126 Split-System Air Conditioners

238219 Fan Coil Units

238239.19 Wall, Ceiling and Duct Unit Heaters

238416.16 Indoor, Mechanical Dehumidification Units

DIVISION 26 – ELECTRICAL

260519 Low-Voltage Electrical Power Conductors and Cables

260526 Grounding and Bonding for Electrical Systems

260529 Hangers and Supports for Electrical Systems

260533 Raceways and Boxes for Electrical Systems

260543 Underground Ducts and Race Ways for Electrical Systems

260544 Sleeves and Sleeve Seals for Electrical Raceways and Cabling

260553 Identification for Electrical Systems

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260573.13 Short-Circuit Studies

260573.16 Coordination Studies

260573.19 Arc-Flash Hazard Analysis

260800 Commissioning of Electrical Systems

260923 Lighting Control Devices

260943.23 Relay-Based Lighting Controls

262213 Low-Voltage Distribution Transformers

262413 Switchboards

262416 Panelboards

262726 Wiring Devices 262813 Fuses

262816 Enclosed Switches and Circuit Breakers

262913.03 Manual and Magnetic Motor Controllers

262933 Controllers For Fire-Pump Drivers

263213.13 Diesel Emergency Engine Generators

263323.11 Central Battery Equipment for Emergency Lighting

263600 Transfer Switches

264113 Lightning Protection For Structures

264313 Surge Protection For Low-Voltage Electrical Power Circuits

265119 LED Interior Lighting

265213 Emergency and Exit Lighting

265619 LED Exterior Lighting

DIVISION 27 – COMMUNICATIONS

270526 Grounding and Bonding for Communications Systems

270528 Pathways for Communications Systems

270529 Hangers and Supports for Communications Systems

270536 Cable Trays for Communication Systems

270543 Underground Pathways and Structures for Communication Systems

270544 Sleeves and Sleeve Seals for Communications

Pathways and Cabling

270548.16 Seismic Controls for Communications Systems

270553 Identification for Communications Systems

271100 Communications Equipment Room Fittings

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271116 Communications Racks, Frames and Enclosures

271313 Communications Copper Backbone Cabling

271323 Communications Optical Fiber Backbone Cabling

271513 Communications Copper Horizontal Cabling

275116 Public Address Systems

DIVISION 28 – Electronic Safety and Security

283111 Digital, Addressable Fire-Alarm and Mass Notification System

DIVISION 31 – Earthwork

311000 Site Clearing

312000 Earth Moving

312500 Erosion Control

313116 Termite Control

DIVISION 32 – Exterior Improvements

321123 Dense Graded Base

321216 Asphalt Pavement

321313 Portland Cement Concrete Paving

321373 Concrete Paving Joint Sealants

321713 Parking Bumpers

321723 Pavement Markings (For Building Interior)

323113 Fencing and Gates

329113 Soil Preparation

329119 Landscape Finish Grading

329200 Turf and Grasses

329300 Plants

DIVISION 33 – Utilities

330500 Common Work Results for Utilities

331100 Water Distribution

333100 Sanitary Sewer Systems

334100 Storm Utility Drainage Piping

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SECTION 210517 - SLEEVES AND SLEEVE SEALS FOR FIRE-SUPPRESSION PIPING

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY

A. Section Includes:

1. Sleeves.

2. Sleeve-seal systems.

3. Sleeve-seal fittings.

4. Grout.

5. Silicone sealants.

1.3 ACTION SUBMITTALS

A. Product Data: For each type of product.

1.4 INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS

A. Field quality-control reports.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 SLEEVES

A. Cast-Iron Pipe Sleeves: Cast or fabricated of cast or ductile iron and equivalent to ductile-iron pressure pipe, with plain ends and integral waterstop.

2.2 SLEEVE-SEAL SYSTEMS

A. Description:

1. Modular sealing-element unit, designed for field assembly, for filling annular space between piping and sleeve.

2. Designed to form a hydrostatic seal of 20 psig minimum.

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3. Sealing Elements: EPDM-rubber interlocking links shaped to fit surface of pipe.

Include type and number required for pipe material and size.

4. Connecting Bolts and Nuts: Carbon steel, with corrosion-resistant coating, ASTM B 633 of length required to secure pressure plates to sealing elements.

2.3 SLEEVE-SEAL FITTINGS

A. Description: Manufactured plastic, sleeve-type, waterstop assembly made for imbedding in concrete slab or wall.

B. Plastic or rubber waterstop collar with center opening to match piping OD.

2.4 GROUT

A. Description: Nonshrink, for interior and exterior sealing openings in non-fire-rated walls or floors.

B. Standard: ASTM C 1107/C 1107M, Grade B, post-hardening and volume-adjusting, dry, hydraulic-cement grout.

C. Design Mix: 5000-psi, 28-day compressive strength.

D. Packaging: Premixed and factory packaged.

2.5 SILICONE SEALANTS

A. Silicone, S, NS, 25, NT: Single-component, nonsag, plus 25 percent and minus 25 percent movement capability, nontraffic-use, neutral-curing silicone joint sealant, ASTM C 920, Type S, Grade NS, Class 25, Use NT.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 SLEEVE INSTALLATION

A. Install sleeves for piping passing through penetrations in floors, partitions, roofs, and walls.

B. For sleeves that will have sleeve-seal system installed, select sleeves of size large enough to provide 2-inch annular clear space between piping and concrete slabs and walls.

1. Sleeves are not required for core-drilled holes.

C. Install sleeves in concrete floors, concrete roof slabs, and concrete walls as new slabs and walls are constructed.

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1. Permanent sleeves are not required for holes in slabs formed by molded-PE or - PP sleeves.

2. Cut sleeves to length for mounting flush with both surfaces.

a. Exception: Extend sleeves installed in floors of mechanical equipment areas or other wet areas 2 inches above finished floor level.

3. Using grout or silicone sealant, seal space outside of sleeves in slabs and walls without sleeve-seal system.

D. Install sleeves for pipes passing through interior partitions.

1. Cut sleeves to length for mounting flush with both surfaces.

2. Install sleeves that are large enough to provide 1/4-inch (6.4-mm) annular clear space between sleeve and pipe or pipe insulation.

3. Seal annular space between sleeve and piping or piping insulation; use joint sealants appropriate for size, depth, and location of joint.

E. Fire-Resistance-Rated Penetrations, Horizontal Assembly Penetrations, and Smoke Barrier Penetrations: Maintain indicated fire or smoke rating of walls, partitions, ceilings, and floors at pipe penetrations. Seal pipe penetrations with fire- and smoke-stop materials. Comply with requirements for firestopping and fill materials specified in Section 078413 "Penetration Firestopping."

3.2 SLEEVE-SEAL-SYSTEM INSTALLATION

A. Install sleeve-seal systems in sleeves in exterior concrete walls and slabs-on-grade at service piping entries into building.

B. Select type, size, and number of sealing elements required for piping material and size and for sleeve ID or hole size. Position piping in center of sleeve. Center piping in penetration, assemble sleeve-seal system components, and install in annular space between piping and sleeve. Tighten bolts against pressure plates that cause sealing elements to expand and make a watertight seal.

3.3 SLEEVE-SEAL-FITTING INSTALLATION

A. Install sleeve-seal fittings in new walls and slabs as they are constructed.

B. Assemble fitting components of length to be flush with both surfaces of concrete slabs and walls. Position waterstop flange to be centered in concrete slab or wall.

C. Secure nailing flanges to concrete forms.

D. Use grout or silicone sealant, to seal the space around outside of sleeve-seal fittings.

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3.4 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL

A. Perform the following tests and inspections:

1. Leak Test: After allowing for a full cure, test sleeves and sleeve seals for leaks.

Repair leaks and retest until no leaks exist.

B. Sleeves and sleeve seals will be considered defective if they do not pass tests and inspections.

C. Prepare test and inspection reports.

3.5 SLEEVE AND SLEEVE-SEAL SCHEDULE

A. Use sleeves and sleeve seals for the following piping-penetration applications:

1. Exterior Concrete Walls above Grade:

a. Piping Smaller Than NPS 6 : Steel pipe sleeves.

b. Piping NPS 6 and Larger: Steel pipe sleeves.

2. Concrete Slabs-on-Grade:

a. Piping Smaller Than NPS 6: Steel pipe sleeves with sleeve-seal system.

1) Select sleeve size to allow for 2-inch annular clear space between piping and sleeve for installing sleeve-seal system.

b. Piping NPS 6 and Larger: Steel pipe sleeves with sleeve-seal system.

1) Select sleeve size to allow for 2-inch annular clear space between piping and sleeve for installing sleeve-seal system.

3. Concrete Slabs above Grade:

a. Piping Smaller Than NPS 6 : Steel pipe sleeves.

b. Piping NPS 6 and Larger: Steel pipe sleeves.

4. Interior Partitions:

a. Piping Smaller Than NPS 6: Steel pipe sleeves.

b. Piping NPS 6 and Larger: Galvanized-steel sheet sleeves.

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SECTION 210518 - ESCUTCHEONS FOR FIRE-SUPPRESSION PIPING

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY

A. Section Includes:

1. Escutcheons.

2. Floor plates.

1.3 ACTION SUBMITTALS

A. Product Data: For each type of product.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 ESCUTCHEONS

A. One-Piece, Cast-Brass Type: With polished, chrome-plated finish and setscrew fastener.

2.2 FLOOR PLATES

A. Split Floor Plates: Steel with concealed hinge.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 INSTALLATION

A. Install escutcheons for piping penetrations of walls, ceilings, and finished floors.

B. Install escutcheons with ID to closely fit around pipe, tube, and insulation of piping and with OD that completely covers opening.

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1. Escutcheons for New Piping:

a. Piping with Fitting or Sleeve Protruding from Wall: One-piece, deep pattern.

b. Bare Piping at Wall and Floor Penetrations in Finished Spaces: One-piece cast brass with polished, chrome-plated finish.

c. Bare Piping at Ceiling Penetrations in Finished Spaces: One-piece cast brass with polished, chrome-plated finish.

d. Bare Piping in Unfinished Service Spaces:

e. Bare Piping in Unfinished Service Spaces: One-piece cast brass with rough-brass finish.

f. Bare Piping in Equipment Rooms: One-piece cast brass with rough-brass finish.

C. Install floor plates for piping penetrations of equipment-room floors.

D. Install floor plates with ID to closely fit around pipe, tube, and insulation of piping and with OD that completely covers opening.

1. New Piping One-piece, floor plate.

2. Existing Piping: Split floor plate.

3.2 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL

A. Using new materials, replace broken and damaged escutcheons and floor plates.

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SECTION 210548 - VIBRATION AND SEISMIC CONTROLS FOR FIRE-SUPPRESSION

PIPING AND EQUIPMENT

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY

A. Section Includes:

1. Elastomeric isolation pads.

2. Elastomeric isolation mounts.

3. Restrained elastomeric isolation mounts.

4. Pipe-riser resilient supports.

5. Resilient pipe guides.

6. Elastomeric hangers.

7. Snubbers.

8. Restraint channel bracings.

9. Seismic-restraint accessories.

10. Mechanical anchor bolts.

11. Adhesive anchor bolts.

B. Related Requirements:

1. Section 220548 "Vibration and Seismic Controls for Plumbing Piping and Equipment" for devices for plumbing equipment and systems.

2. Section 230548 "Vibration and Seismic Controls for HVAC" for devices for HVAC equipment and systems.

1.3 DEFINITIONS

A. IBC: International Building Code.

B. ICC-ES: ICC-Evaluation Service.

C. OSHPD: Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development (for the State of California).

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1.4 ACTION SUBMITTALS

A. Product Data: For each type of product.

1. Include rated load, rated deflection, and overload capacity for each vibration isolation device.

2. Illustrate and indicate style, material, strength, fastening provision, and finish for each type and size of vibration isolation device and seismic-restraint component required.

a. Tabulate types and sizes of seismic restraints, complete with report numbers and rated strength in tension and shear as evaluated by an agency acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction.

b. Annotate to indicate application of each product submitted and compliance with requirements.

3. Interlocking Snubbers: Include ratings for horizontal, vertical, and combined loads.

B. Delegated-Design Submittal: For each vibration isolation and seismic-restraint device.

1. Include design calculations and details for selecting vibration isolators and seismic restraints complying with performance requirements, design criteria, and analysis data signed and sealed by the qualified professional engineer responsible for their preparation.

2. Design Calculations: Calculate static and dynamic loading due to equipment weight and operation, due to seismic forces required to select vibration isolators, and due to seismic restraints.

3. Riser Supports: Include riser diagrams and calculations showing anticipated expansion and contraction at each support point, initial and final loads on building structure, spring deflection changes, and seismic loads. Include certification that riser system was examined for excessive stress and that none exists.

4. Seismic-Restraint Details:

a. Design Analysis: To support selection and arrangement of seismic restraints. Include calculations of combined tensile and shear loads.

b. Details: Indicate fabrication and arrangement. Detail attachments of restraints to the restrained items and to the structure. Show attachment locations, methods, and spacings. Identify components, list their strengths, and indicate directions and values of forces transmitted to the structure during seismic events. Indicate association with vibration isolation devices.

c. Coordinate seismic-restraint and vibration isolation details with wind-restraint details required for equipment mounted outdoors. Comply with requirements in other Sections for equipment mounted outdoors.

d. Preapproval and Evaluation Documentation: By an agency acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction, showing maximum ratings of restraint items and the basis for approval (tests or calculations).

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1.5 INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS

A. Coordination Drawings: Show coordination of vibration isolation device installation and seismic bracing for fire-suppression piping and equipment with other systems and equipment in the vicinity, including other supports and restraints, if any.

B. Qualification Data: For professional engineer and testing agency.

C. Welding certificates.

D. Field quality-control reports.

1.6 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Testing Agency Qualifications: An independent agency, with the experience and capability to conduct the testing indicated, that is an NRTL as defined by OSHA in 29 CFR 1910.7 and that is acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction.

B. Comply with seismic-restraint requirements in the IBC unless requirements in this Section are more stringent.

C. Welding Qualifications: Qualify procedures and personnel according to AWS D1.1/D1.1M, "Structural Welding Code - Steel."

D. Seismic-restraint devices shall have horizontal and vertical load testing and analysis and shall bear anchorage preapproval OPA number from OSHPD, preapproval by ICC- ES, or preapproval by another agency acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction, showing maximum seismic-restraint ratings. Ratings based on independent testing are preferred to ratings based on calculations. If preapproved ratings are unavailable, submittals based on independent testing are preferred. Calculations (including combining shear and tensile loads) to support seismic-restraint designs must be signed and sealed by a qualified professional engineer.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 ELASTOMERIC ISOLATION PADS

A. Elastomeric Isolation Pads:.

1. Fabrication: Single or multiple layers of sufficient durometer stiffness for uniform loading over pad area.

2. Size: Factory or field cut to match requirements of supported equipment.

3. Pad Material: Oil and water resistant with elastomeric properties.

4. Surface Pattern: Smooth Ribbed Waffle pattern.

5. Infused nonwoven cotton or synthetic fibers.

6. Load-bearing metal plates adhered to pads.

7. Sandwich-Core Material: Resilient and elastomeric.

a. Surface Pattern: Smooth Ribbed Waffle pattern.

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b. Infused nonwoven cotton or synthetic fibers.

2.2 ELASTOMERIC ISOLATION MOUNTS

A. Double-Deflection, Elastomeric Isolation Mounts:

1. Mounting Plates:

a. Top Plate: Encapsulated steel load transfer top plates, factory drilled and threaded with threaded studs or bolts.

b. Baseplate: Encapsulated steel bottom plates with holes provided for anchoring to support structure.

2. Elastomeric Material: Molded, oil-resistant rubber, neoprene, or other elastomeric material.

2.3 RESTRAINED ELASTOMERIC ISOLATION MOUNTS

A. Restrained Elastomeric Isolation Mounts:

1. Description: All-directional isolator with seismic restraints containing two separate and opposing elastomeric elements that prevent central threaded element and attachment hardware from contacting the housing during normal operation.

a. Housing: Cast-ductile iron or welded steel.

b. Elastomeric Material: Molded, oil-resistant rubber, neoprene or other elastomeric material.

2.4 PIPE-RISER RESILIENT SUPPORT

A. Description: All-directional, acoustical pipe anchor consisting of two steel tubes separated by a minimum 1/2-inch- (13-mm-) thick neoprene.

1. Vertical-Limit Stops: Steel and neoprene vertical-limit stops arranged to prevent vertical travel in both directions.

2. Maximum Load Per Support: 500 psig (3.45 MPa) on isolation material providing equal isolation in all directions.

2.5 RESILIENT PIPE GUIDES

A. Description: Telescopic arrangement of two steel tubes or post-and-sleeve arrangement separated by a minimum 1/2-inch- (13-mm-) thick neoprene.

1. Factory-Set Height Guide with Shear Pin: Shear pin shall be removable and reinsertable to allow for selection of pipe movement. Guides shall be capable of motion to meet location requirements.

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2.6 ELASTOMERIC HANGERS

A. Elastomeric Mount in a Steel Frame with Upper and Lower Steel Hanger Rods:.

1. Frame: Steel, fabricated with a connection for an upper threaded hanger rod and an opening on the underside to allow for a maximum of 30 degrees of angular lower hanger-rod misalignment without binding or reducing isolation efficiency.

2. Dampening Element: Molded, oil-resistant rubber, neoprene, or other elastomeric material with a projecting bushing for the underside opening preventing steel to steel contact.

2.7 SNUBBERS

A. Description: Factory fabricated using welded structural-steel shapes and plates, anchor bolts, and replaceable resilient isolation washers and bushings.

1. Anchor bolts for attaching to concrete shall be seismic-rated, drill-in, and stud-wedge or female-wedge type.

2. Resilient Isolation Washers and Bushings: Oil- and water-resistant neoprene.

3. Maximum 1/4-inch (6-mm) air gap, and minimum 1/4-inch- (6-mm-) thick resilient cushion.

2.8 RESTRAINT CHANNEL BRACINGS

A. Description: MFMA-4, shop- or field-fabricated bracing assembly made of slotted steel channels with accessories for attachment to braced component at one end and to building structure at the other end and other matching components and with corrosion-resistant coating; rated in tension, compression, and torsion forces.

2.9 SEISMIC-RESTRAINT ACCESSORIES

A. Hanger-Rod Stiffener: Steel tube or steel slotted-support-system sleeve with internally bolted connections. Reinforcing steel angle clamped to hanger rod.

B. Hinged and Swivel Brace Attachments: Multifunctional steel connectors for attaching hangers to rigid channel bracings.

C. Bushings for Floor-Mounted Equipment Anchor Bolts: Neoprene bushings designed for rigid equipment mountings, and matched to type and size of anchor bolts and studs.

D. Bushing Assemblies for Wall-Mounted Equipment Anchorage: Assemblies of neoprene elements and steel sleeves designed for rigid equipment mountings, and matched to type and size of attachment devices used.

E. Resilient Isolation Washers and Bushings: One-piece, molded, oil- and water-resistant neoprene, with a flat washer face.

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2.10 MECHANICAL ANCHOR BOLTS

A. Mechanical Anchor Bolts: Drilled-in and stud-wedge or female-wedge type in zinc-coated steel for interior applications and stainless steel for exterior applications. Select anchor bolts with strength required for anchor and as tested according to ASTM E 488.

2.11 ADHESIVE ANCHOR BOLTS

A. Adhesive Anchor Bolts: Drilled-in and capsule anchor system containing PVC or urethane methacrylate-based resin and accelerator, or injected polymer or hybrid mortar adhesive. Provide anchor bolts and hardware with zinc-coated steel for interior applications and stainless steel for exterior applications. Select anchor bolts with strength required for anchor and as tested according to ASTM E 488.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 EXAMINATION

A. Examine areas and equipment to receive vibration isolation and seismic-control devices for compliance with requirements for installation tolerances and other conditions affecting performance of the Work.

B. Examine roughing-in of reinforcement and cast-in-place anchors to verify actual locations before installation.

C. Proceed with installation only after unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected.

3.2 APPLICATIONS

A. Multiple Pipe Supports: Secure pipes to trapeze member with clamps approved for application by an agency acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction.

B. Hanger-Rod Stiffeners: Install hanger-rod stiffeners where indicated or scheduled on Drawings to receive them and where required to prevent buckling of hanger rods due to seismic forces.

C. Strength of Support and Seismic-Restraint Assemblies: Where not indicated, select sizes of components so strength is adequate to carry present and future static and seismic loads within specified loading limits.

3.3 VIBRATION CONTROL AND SEISMIC-RESTRAINT DEVICE INSTALLATION

A. Coordinate the location of embedded connection hardware with supported equipment attachment and mounting points and with requirements for concrete reinforcement and formwork specified in Section 033000 "Cast-in-Place Concrete."

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B. Installation of vibration isolators must not cause any change of position of equipment, piping, or ductwork resulting in stresses or misalignment.

C. Comply with requirements in Section 077200 "Roof Accessories" for installation of equipment supports and roof penetrations.

D. Equipment Restraints:

1. Install seismic snubbers on fire-suppression equipment mounted on vibration isolators. Locate snubbers as close as possible to vibration isolators and bolt to equipment base and supporting structure.

2. Install resilient bolt isolation washers on equipment anchor bolts where clearance between anchor and adjacent surface exceeds 0.125 inch (3.2 mm).

3. Install seismic-restraint devices using methods approved by an agency acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction that provides required submittals for component.

E. Piping Restraints:

1. Comply with requirements in MSS SP-127.

2. Space lateral supports a maximum of 40 feet (12 m) o.c., and longitudinal supports a maximum of 80 feet (24 m) o.c.

3. Brace a change of direction longer than 12 feet (3.7 m).

F. Install seismic-restraint devices using methods approved by an agency acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction that provides required submittals for component.

G. Install bushing assemblies for anchor bolts for floor-mounted equipment, arranged to provide resilient media between anchor bolt and mounting hole in concrete base.

H. Install bushing assemblies for mounting bolts for wall-mounted equipment, arranged to provide resilient media where equipment or equipment-mounting channels are attached to wall.

I. Attachment to Structure: If specific attachment is not indicated, anchor bracing to structure at flanges of beams, at upper truss chords of bar joists, or at concrete members.

J. Drilled-in Anchors:

1. Identify position of reinforcing steel and other embedded items prior to drilling holes for anchors. Do not damage existing reinforcing or embedded items during coring or drilling. Notify the structural engineer if reinforcing steel or other embedded items are encountered during drilling. Locate and avoid prestressed tendons, electrical and telecommunications conduit, and gas lines.

2. Do not drill holes in concrete or masonry until concrete, mortar, or grout has achieved full design strength.

3. Wedge Anchors: Protect threads from damage during anchor installation. Heavy-duty sleeve anchors shall be installed with sleeve fully engaged in the structural element to which anchor is to be fastened.

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4. Adhesive Anchors: Clean holes to remove loose material and drilling dust prior to installation of adhesive. Place adhesive in holes proceeding from the bottom of the hole and progressing toward the surface in such a manner as to avoid introduction of air pockets in the adhesive.

5. Set anchors to manufacturer's recommended torque, using a torque wrench.

6. Install zinc-coated steel anchors for interior and stainless-steel anchors for exterior applications.

3.4 ACCOMMODATION OF DIFFERENTIAL SEISMIC MOTION

A. Install flexible connections in piping where they cross seismic joints, where adjacent sections or branches are supported by different structural elements, and where the connections terminate with connection to equipment that is anchored to a different structural element from the one supporting the connections as they approach equipment. Comply with requirements in "Section 211313 "Wet-Pipe Sprinkler Systems," for piping flexible connections.

3.5 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL

A. Testing Agency: Engage a qualified testing agency to perform tests and inspections.

B. Perform tests and inspections.

C. Tests and Inspections:

1. Provide evidence of recent calibration of test equipment by a testing agency acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction.

2. Schedule test with Owner, through Architect, before connecting anchorage device to restrained component (unless postconnection testing has been approved), and with at least seven days' advance notice.

3. Obtain Architect's approval before transmitting test loads to structure. Provide temporary load-spreading members.

4. Test at least four of each type and size of installed anchors and fasteners selected by Architect.

5. Test to 90 percent of rated proof load of device.

6. Measure isolator restraint clearance.

7. Measure isolator deflection.

8. Verify snubber minimum clearances.

D. Remove and replace malfunctioning units and retest as specified above.

E. Prepare test and inspection reports.

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SECTION 211119 – FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY

A. Section Includes:

1. Exposed-type fire-department connections.

1.3 ACTION SUBMITTALS

A. Product Data: For each type of product.

1. Include construction details, material descriptions, dimensions of individual components and profiles, and finishes for each fire-department connection.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 EXPOSED-TYPE FIRE-DEPARTMENT CONNECTION

A. Standard: UL 405.

B. Type: Exposed, projecting, for wall mounting.

C. Pressure Rating: 175 psig minimum.

D. Body Material: Corrosion-resistant metal.

E. Inlet: 5 inch brass with a 30 degree down elbow storz connection matching local fire-department sizes. Include extension pipe nipples, brass lugged swivel connections, and check devices or clappers.

F. Caps: Brass, lugged type, with gasket and chain.

G. Escutcheon Plate: Round, brass, wall type.

H. Outlet: Back, with pipe threads.

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I. Number of Inlets: One.

J. Escutcheon Plate Marking: Similar to "AUTO SPKR."

K. Finish: Rough brass or bronze.

L. Outlet Size: NPS 6.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 EXAMINATION

A. Examine conditions, with Installer present, for compliance with requirements for installation tolerances and other conditions affecting performance of fire-department connections.

B. Examine roughing-in for fire-suppression standpipe system to verify actual locations of piping connections before fire-department connection installation.

C. Proceed with installation only after unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected.

3.2 INSTALLATION

A. Install wall-type fire-department connections.

B. Install six protective pipe bollards around each fire-department connection. Comply with requirements for bollards in Section 055000 "Metal Fabrications."

C. Install automatic (ball-drip) drain valve at each check valve for fire-department connection.

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SECTION 211313 - WET-PIPE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY

A. Section Includes:

1. Pipes, fittings, and specialties.

2. Cover system for sprinkler piping.

3. Specialty valves.

4. Sprinklers.

5. Alarm devices.

6. Manual control stations.

7. Control panels.

8. Pressure gages.

B. Related Requirements:

1. Section 211119 "Fire Department Connections" for exposed-, flush-, and yard-type fire department connections.

1.3 DEFINITIONS

A. Standard-Pressure Sprinkler Piping: Wet-pipe sprinkler system piping designed to operate at working pressure of 175-psig maximum.

1.4 ACTION SUBMITTALS

A. Product Data: For each type of product.

1. Include rated capacities, operating characteristics, electrical characteristics, and furnished specialties and accessories.

B. Shop Drawings: For wet-pipe sprinkler systems.

1. Include plans, elevations, sections, and attachment details.

2. Include diagrams for power, signal, and control wiring.

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C. Delegated-Design Submittal: For wet-pipe sprinkler systems indicated to comply with performance requirements and design criteria, including analysis data signed and sealed by the qualified professional engineer responsible for their preparation.

1.5 INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS

A. Coordination Drawings: Sprinkler systems, drawn to scale, on which the following items are shown and coordinated with each other, using input from installers of the items involved:

1. Domestic water piping.

2. Compressed air piping.

3. HVAC hydronic piping.

4. Items penetrating finished ceiling include the following:

a. Lighting fixtures.

b. Air outlets and inlets.

B. Qualification Data: For qualified Installer and professional engineer.

C. Design Data:

1. Approved Sprinkler Piping Drawings: Working plans, prepared according to NFPA 13, that have been approved by authorities having jurisdiction, including hydraulic calculations if applicable.

D. Welding certificates.

E. Field Test Reports:

1. Indicate and interpret test results for compliance with performance requirements and as described in NFPA 13. Include "Contractor's Material and Test Certificate for Aboveground Piping."

2. Fire-hydrant flow test report.

F. Field quality-control reports.

1.6 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS

A. Operation and Maintenance Data: For wet-pipe sprinkler systems and specialties to include in emergency, operation, and maintenance manuals.

1.7 MAINTENANCE MATERIAL SUBMITTALS

A. Furnish extra materials that match products installed and that are packaged with protective covering for storage and identified with labels describing contents.

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1. Sprinkler Cabinets: Finished, wall-mounted, steel cabinet with hinged cover, and with space for minimum of six spare sprinklers plus sprinkler wrench. Include number of sprinklers required by NFPA 13 and sprinkler wrench. Include separate cabinet with sprinklers and wrench for each type of sprinkler used on Project.

1.8 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Installer Qualifications:

1. Installer's responsibilities include designing, fabricating, and installing sprinkler systems and providing professional engineering services needed to assume engineering responsibility. Base calculations on results of fire-hydrant flow test.

a. Engineering Responsibility: Preparation of working plans, calculations, and field test reports by a qualified professional engineer.

B. Welding Qualifications: Qualify procedures and operators according to 2010 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.

1.9 FIELD CONDITIONS

A. Interruption of Existing Sprinkler Service: Do not interrupt sprinkler service to facilities occupied by Owner or others unless permitted under the following conditions and then only after arranging to provide temporary sprinkler service according to requirements indicated:

1. Notify Owner no fewer than two days in advance of proposed interruption of sprinkler service.

2. Do not proceed with interruption of sprinkler service without Owner's written permission.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

A. Sprinkler system equipment, specialties, accessories, installation, and testing shall comply with the following:

1. NFPA 13.

B. Standard-Pressure Piping System Component: Listed for 175-psig minimum working pressure.

C. Delegated Design: Engage a qualified professional engineer, as defined in Section 014000 "Quality Requirements," to design wet-pipe sprinkler systems.

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1. Available fire-hydrant flow test records indicate the following conditions:

a. Date: 21 July 2015.

b. Performed by: New Hanover County Department of Fire Services.

c. Location of Residual Fire Hydrant R: Control Tower Rd & Kerr Ave.

d. Location of Flow Fire Hydrant F: Control Tower Rd.

e. Static Pressure at Residual Fire Hydrant R: 70 psig.

f. Measured Flow at Flow Fire Hydrant F: 904 gpm.

g. Residual Pressure at Residual Fire Hydrant R: 53 psig.

2. Sprinkler system design shall be approved by authorities having jurisdiction.

a. Margin of Safety for Available Water Flow and Pressure: 10 percent, including losses through water-service piping, valves, and backflow preventers.

b. Sprinkler Occupancy Hazard Classifications:

1) General Purpose Training Bay, Assembly Hall, Vault, Storage, Unit Storage, Unheated Storage, Vault, Telecom, Electrical, Mechanical, Kitchen, Pump Riser, Mail Room, Auditorium: Ordinary Hazard.

2) Office, Administrative and Public Areas: Light Hazard.

3) Hazardous Waste Storage: Extra Hazard.

3. Minimum Density for Automatic-Sprinkler Piping Design:

a. Light-Hazard Occupancy: 0.10 gpm over 1500-sq. ft.

b. Ordinary-Hazard Occupancy: 0. 2 gpm over 2500-sq. ft.

c. Extra-Hazard Occupancy: 0.30 gpm over 2500-sq. ft.

4. Maximum Protection Area per Sprinkler: According to UL listing.

5. Maximum Protection Area per Sprinkler:

a. Office Spaces: 225 sq. ft.

b. Storage Areas: 130 sq. ft.

c. Mechanical Equipment Rooms: 130 sq. ft.

d. Electrical Equipment Rooms: 130 sq. ft.

e. Hazardous Storage: 100 sq. ft.

f. Other Areas: According to NFPA 13 recommendations unless otherwise indicated.

D. Seismic Performance: Sprinkler piping shall withstand the effects of earthquake motions determined according to NFPA 13 and ASCE/SEI 7.

2.2 STEEL PIPE AND FITTINGS

A. Standard-Weight, Galvanized and Black-Steel Pipe: ASTM A 53 /A 53M, Type F, Grade A, with furnace butt-welds. Electric-resistance-welded steel pipe is not permitted.

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B. Galvanized and Black-Steel Pipe Nipples: ASTM A 733, made of ASTM A 53 /A 53M, standard-weight, seamless steel pipe with threaded ends.

C. Galvanized and Uncoated-Steel Couplings: ASTM A 865/A 865M, threaded.

D. Galvanized and Uncoated, Gray-Iron Threaded Fittings: ASME B16.4, Class 125, standard pattern.

E. Malleable- or Ductile-Iron Unions: UL 860.

F. Cast-Iron Flanges: ASME 16.1, Class 125.

G. Steel Flanges and Flanged Fittings: ASME B16.5, Class 150.

1. Pipe-Flange Gasket Materials: AWWA C110, rubber, flat face, 1/8 inch thick, ASME B16.21, nonmetallic and asbestos free or EPDM rubber gasket].

a. Class 125 and Class 250, Cast-Iron, Flat-Face Flanges: Full-face gaskets.

b. Class 150 and Class 300, Ductile-Iron or -Steel, Raised-Face Flanges:

Ring-type gaskets.

2. Metal, Pipe-Flange Bolts and Nuts: Carbon steel unless otherwise indicated.

H. Steel Welding Fittings: ASTM A 234/A 234M and ASME B16.9.

1. Welding Filler Metals: Comply with AWS D10.12M/D10.12 for welding materials appropriate for wall thickness and chemical analysis of steel pipe being welded.

I. Grooved-Joint, Steel-Pipe Appurtenances:

1. Pressure Rating: 175-psig minimum.

2. Grooved-End Fittings for Steel Piping: ASTM A 47/A 47M, malleable-iron casting or ASTM A 536, ductile-iron casting, with dimensions matching steel pipe.

3. Grooved-End-Pipe Couplings for Steel Piping: AWWA C606 and UL 213 rigid pattern, unless otherwise indicated, for steel-pipe dimensions. Include ferrous housing sections, EPDM-rubber gasket, and bolts and nuts.

J. Steel Pressure-Seal Fittings: UL 213, FM Global-approved, 175-psig pressure rating with steel housing, rubber O-rings, and pipe stop; for use with fitting manufacturers' pressure-seal tools.

2.3 SPECIALTY VALVES

A. Listed in UL's "Fire Protection Equipment Directory" or FM Global's "Approval Guide."

B. Pressure Rating:

1. Standard-Pressure Piping Specialty Valves: 175-psig minimum.

C. Body Material: Cast or ductile iron.

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D. Size: Same as connected piping.

E. End Connections: Flanged or grooved.

F. Alarm Valves:

1. Standard: UL 193.

2. Design: For horizontal or vertical installation.

3. Include trim sets for bypass, drain, electrical sprinkler alarm switch, pressure gages, retarding chamber, and fill-line attachment with strainer.

4. Drip Cup Assembly: Pipe drain without valves and separate from main drain piping.

5. Drip Cup Assembly: Pipe drain with check valve to main drain piping.

6. Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFPA 70, by a qualified testing agency, and marked for intended location and application.

G. Automatic (Ball Drip) Drain Valves:

1. Standard: UL 1726.

2. Pressure Rating: 175-psig minimum.

3. Type: Automatic draining, ball check.

4. Size: NPS 3/4.

5. End Connections: Threaded.

2.4 SPRINKLER PIPING SPECIALTIES

A. Branch Outlet Fittings:

1. Standard: UL 213.

2. Pressure Rating: 175-psig minimum.

3. Body Material: Ductile-iron housing with EPDM seals and bolts and nuts.

4. Type: Cross fittings.

5. Configurations: Ductile-iron housing with branch outlets.

6. Size: Of dimension to fit onto sprinkler main and with outlet connections as required to match connected branch piping.

7. Branch Outlets: Grooved, plain-end pipe, or threaded.

B. Flow Detection and Test Assemblies:

1.

2. Standard: UL's "Fire Protection Equipment Directory" or FM Global's "Approval

Guide."

3. Pressure Rating: 175-psig minimum.

4. Body Material: Cast- or ductile-iron housing with orifice, sight glass, and integral test valve.

5. Size: Same as connected piping.

6. Inlet and Outlet: Threaded or grooved.

C. Branch Line Testers:

1. Standard: UL 199.

2. Pressure Rating: 175 psig.

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3. Body Material: Brass.

4. Size: Same as connected piping.

5. Inlet: Threaded.

6. Drain Outlet: Threaded and capped.

7. Branch Outlet: Threaded, for sprinkler.

D. Sprinkler Inspector's Test Fittings:

1.

2. Standard: UL's "Fire Protection Equipment Directory" or FM Global's "Approval

Guide."

3. Pressure Rating: 175-psig minimum.

4. Body Material: Cast- or ductile-iron housing with sight glass.

5. Size: Same as connected piping.

6. Inlet and Outlet: Threaded.

E. Flexible Sprinkler Hose Fittings:

1. Not permitted.

2.5 SPRINKLERS

A. Listed in UL's "Fire Protection Equipment Directory" or FM Global's "Approval Guide."

B. Pressure Rating for Residential Sprinklers: 175-psig maximum.

C. Pressure Rating for Automatic Sprinklers: 175-psig minimum.

D. Automatic Sprinklers with Heat-Responsive Element:

1.

2. Nonresidential Applications: UL 199.

3. Characteristics: Nominal 1/2-inch orifice with Discharge Coefficient K of 5.6, and for "Ordinary" temperature classification rating unless otherwise indicated or required by application.

E. Sprinkler Finishes: Chrome plated, bronze and painted.

F. Special Coatings: Wax and corrosion-resistant paint.

G. Sprinkler Escutcheons: Materials, types, and finishes for the following sprinkler mounting applications. Escutcheons for concealed, flush, and recessed-type sprinklers are specified with sprinklers.

1. Ceiling Mounting: Chrome-plated steel or white finish, one piece, flat.

2. Sidewall Mounting: Chrome-plated steel or white finish, one piece, flat.

H. Sprinkler Guards:

1. Standard: UL 199.

2. Type: Wire cage with fastening device for attaching to sprinkler.

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2.6 ALARM DEVICES

A. Alarm-device types shall match piping and equipment connections.

B. Electrically Operated Alarm Bell:

1. Standard: UL 464.

2. Type: Vibrating, metal alarm bell.

3. Size: 10-inch diameter.

4. Finish: Red-enamel factory finish, suitable for outdoor use.

5. Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFPA 70, by a qualified testing agency, and marked for intended location and application.

C. Water-Flow Indicators:

1. Standard: UL 346.

2. Water-Flow Detector: Electrically supervised.

3. Components: Two single-pole, double-throw circuit switches for isolated alarm and auxiliary contacts, 7 A, 125-V ac…