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This federal contract opportunity announcement solicits proposals for the construction of a 460 square meter addition and 36 square meter alteration to accommodate a KC-135 beddown at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida.

The project includes construction of a steel frame high-bay facility addition with administration space, training areas, and one additional simulator bay. The facility will have a reinforced concrete foundation and floor slab, structural steel frame, split faced masonry walls, stucco exterior walls, standing seam metal roof, fire detection and suppression systems, utilities, site improvements, landscaping, and other support facilities.

The solicitation is a total small business set-aside for firms with average annual receipts less than $39.5 million for the past three years. Proposals are due through the SAM.gov website. The solicitation includes bid options that may not be awarded. All advertisements, ordering of solicitation documents, and points of contact for this and other Mobile District projects will be through SAM.gov. A site visit information will be included with the solicitation. Questions must be submitted through the ProjNet system on SAM.gov.

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THIS IS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS (SB) SET-ASIDE

VOLUME 2 OF 2

SOLICITATION NO: W9127820R0005

CADD NO: MEF19003

SPECIFICATIONS

FOR

KC-135 BEDDOWN ADD FLIGHT SIMULATOR TRAINING

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA

(HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY)

“GOOD ENGINEERING RESULTS IN A BETTER ENVIRONMENT”

U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, MOBILE

109 St. Joseph St

Mobile, Alabama 36602

KC-135 BEDDOWN ADD FLIGHT SIMULATOR TRAINING W9127820R0005

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA MEF19003

Table of Contents Page 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

VOLUME 1 OF 2

CHECKLIST FOR PREPARATION OF OFFERS

BIDDING REQUIREMENTS

STANDARD FORM 1442 - SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD

BIDDING SCHEDULE

EXPLANATION OF BID ITEMS

STANDARD FORM 24 - BID BOND

STANDARD FORM 28 - AFFIDAVIT OF INDIVIDUAL SURETY

STANDARD FORM LLL - DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES

00 11 00 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS

00 12 00 EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS OF AWARD

00 21 16 INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS

00 45 00 REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

00 70 00 CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT

CESAM FORM 1151, PROMPT PAYMENT CERTIFICATION AND SUPPORTING

DATA FOR CONTRACTOR PROGRESS PAYMENT INVOICE

SPECIFICATIONS

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 00 00 ADDITIONAL SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

PROJECT SIGNS

DD FORM 1354

DD FORM 1354 CHECKLIST

WAGE RATES

01 00 01 GENERAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

01 32 01.00 10 PROJECT SCHEDULE

01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

SUBMITTAL REGISTER

FORM 4025

01 35 26 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

01 42 00 SOURCES FOR REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

01 45 00.00 10 QUALITY CONTROL

01 45 00.15 10 RESIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTRACTOR MODE (RMS CM)

SAM FORM 696

01 74 19 CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL

01 78 23 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DATA

01 91 00.15 TOTAL BUILDING COMMISSIONING

DIVISION 02 – EXISTING CONDITIONS

02 41 00 DEMOLITION AND DECONSTRUCTION

DIVISION 03 – CONCRETE

03 30 00 CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE

DIVISION 04 – MASONRY

04 20 00 UNIT MASONRY

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DIVISION 05 – METALS

05 12 00 STRUCTURAL STEEL

05 21 00 STEEL JOIST FRAMING

05 30 00 STEEL DECKS

05 40 00 COLD-FORMED METAL FRAMING

05 50 13 MISCELLANEOUS METAL FABRICATIONS

05 51 00 METAL STAIRS

DIVISION 06 - WOOD, PLASTICS, AND COMPOSITES

06 10 00 ROUGH CARPENTRY

DIVISION 07 - THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION

07 05 23 PRESSURE TESTING AN AIR BARRIER SYSTEM FOR AIR TIGHTNESS

07 21 13 BOARD AND BLOCK INSULATION

07 21 16 MINERAL FIBER BLANKET INSULATION

07 22 00 ROOF AND DECK INSULATION

07 60 00 FLASHING AND SHEET METAL

07 61 14.00 20 STEEL STANDING SEAM ROOFING

07 84 00 FIRESTOPPING

07 92 00 JOINT SEALANTS

DIVISION 08 – OPENINGS

08 11 13 STEEL DOORS AND FRAMES

08 14 00 WOOD DOORS

08 33 23 OVERHEAD COILING DOORS

08 51 23 STEEL WINDOWS

08 71 00 DOOR HARDWARE

08 81 00 GLAZING

08 91 00 METAL WALL LOUVERS

DIVISION 09 – FINISHES

09 06 00 SCHEDULES FOR FINISHES

09 24 23 CEMENT STUCCO

09 29 00 GYPSUM BOARD

09 30 10 PORCELAIN TILING

09 51 00 ACOUSTICAL CEILINGS

09 62 38 STATIC-CONTROL FLOORING

09 68 00 CARPET TILE

09 69 13 RIGID GRID ACCESS FLOORING

09 90 00 PAINTS AND COATINGS

DIVISION 10 – SPECIALTIES

10 14 00.20 INTERIOR SIGNAGE

10 26 00 WALL PROTECTION

10 28 13 TOILET ACCESSORIES

10 44 16 FIRE EXTINGUISHER CABINETS

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VOLUME 2 OF 2

DIVISION 21 - FIRE SUPPRESSION

21 13 13.00 10 WET PIPE SPRINKLER SYSTEM, FIRE PROTECTION

21 13 18.00 10 PREACTION AND DELUGE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, FIRE PROTECTION

DIVISION 22 - PLUMBING

22 00 00 PLUMBING, GENERAL PURPOSE

DIVISION 23 - HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC)

23 00 00 AIR SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION, VENTILATION, AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS

23 05 48.19 SEISMIC BRACING FOR HVAC

23 05 93 TESTING, ADJUSTING, AND BALANCING FOR HVAC

23 07 00 THERMAL INSULATION FOR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

23 09 00 INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL FOR HVAC

23 09 13 INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL DEVICES FOR HVAC

23 09 23.01 LONWORKS DIRECT DIGITAL CONTROL FOR HVAC AND OTHER BUILDING

CONTROL SYSTEMS

23 64 26 CHILLED, CHILLED-HOT, AND CONDENSER WATER PIPING SYSTEMS

23 81 23.00 20 COMPUTER ROOM AIR CONDITIONING UNITS

DIVISION 26 - ELECTRICAL

26 00 00.00 20 BASIC ELECTRICAL MATERIALS AND METHODS

26 05 48.00 10 SEISMIC PROTECTION FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

26 20 00 INTERIOR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

26 24 16.00 40 PANELBOARDS

26 41 00 LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM

26 51 00 INTERIOR LIGHTING

26 56 00 EXTERIOR LIGHTING

DIVISION 27 - COMMUNICATIONS

27 10 00 BUILDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING SYSTEM

27 54 00.00 20 COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION (CATV) SYSTEMS

DIVISION 28 - ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

28 31 64.00 10 FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEM, ADDRESSABLE

DIVISION 31 – EARTHWORK

31 00 00 EARTHWORK

31 11 00 CLEARING AND GRUBBING

31 23 00.00 20 EXCAVATION AND FILL

31 31 16.19 TERMITE CONTROL BARRIERS

DIVISION 32 – EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

32 11 20 BASE COURSE FOR RIGID PAVING

32 13 13.06 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT FOR ROADS AND SITE

FACILITIES

32 16 19 CONCRETE CURBS, GUTTERS AND SIDEWALKS

32 92 23 SODDING

Table of Contents Page 4

DIVISION 33 - UTILITIES

33 40 00 STORM DRAINAGE UTILITIES

33 82 00 TELECOMMUNICATIONS OUTSIDE PLANT (OSP)

DIVISION 41 – MATERIAL PROCESSING AND HANDLING EQUIPMENT

41 22 13.14 BRIDGE CRANES, OVERHEAD ELECTRIC, TOP RUNNING

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT PACKAGE

APPENDIX B STRUCTURAL INTERIOR DESIGN PACKAGE

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KC- 135 BEDDOWN ADD FLT SI MULATOR TRAI NI NG W9127820R0005

MACDI LL AI R FORCE BASE, FLORI DA MEF19003

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PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

ASME I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASME)

ASME B16. 1 ( 2015) Gr ay I r on Pi pe Fl anges and Fl anged Fi t t i ngs Cl asses 25, 125, and 250

ASME B16. 11 ( 2016) For ged Fi t t i ngs, Socket - Wel di ng and Threaded

ASME B16. 21 ( 2016) Nonmet al l i c Fl at Gasket s f or Pi pe Flanges

ASME B16. 3 ( 2016) Mal l eabl e I r on Thr eaded Fi t t i ngs, Cl asses 150 and 300

ASME B16. 4 ( 2011) St andar d f or Gr ay I r on Thr eaded Fi t t i ngs; Cl asses 125 and 250

ASME B16. 9 ( 2018) Fact or y- Made Wr ought But t wel di ng Fittings

ASME B18. 2. 2 ( 2015) Nut s f or Gener al Appl i cat i ons:

Machi ne Scr ew Nut s, Hex, Squar e, Hex Fl ange, and Coupl i ng Nut s ( I nch Ser i es)

ASTM I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASTM)

ASTM A135/ A135M ( 2009; R2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or El ect r i c- Resi st ance- Wel ded St eel Pi pe

ASTM A183 ( 2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Car bon St eel Tr ack Bol t s and Nut s

ASTM A449 ( 2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Hex Cap Scr ews, Bol t s, and St uds, St eel , Heat Tr eat ed, 120/ 105/ 90 ksi Mi ni mum Tensi l e St r engt h, Gener al Use

ASTM A47/ A47M ( 1999; R 2018; E 2018) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Fer r i t i c Mal l eabl e I r on Castings

ASTM A53/ A53M ( 2018) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Pi pe, St eel , Bl ack and Hot - Di pped, Zi nc- Coat ed, Wel ded and Seaml ess

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ASTM A536 ( 1984; R 2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Duct i l e I r on Cast i ngs

ASTM A795/ A795M ( 2013) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Bl ack and Hot - Di pped Zi nc- Coat ed ( Gal vani zed) Wel ded and Seaml ess St eel Pi pe f or Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Use

ASTM F436 ( 2011) Har dened St eel Washer s

FM GLOBAL ( FM)

FM APP GUI DE ( updat ed on- l i ne) Appr oval Gui de http://www.approvalguide.com/

MANUFACTURERS STANDARDI ZATI ON SOCI ETY OF THE VALVE AND FI TTI NGS

I NDUSTRY ( MSS)

MSS SP- 71 ( 2011; Er r at a 2013) Gr ay I r on Swi ng Check Val ves, Fl anged and Thr eaded Ends

NATI ONAL FI RE PROTECTI ON ASSOCI ATI ON ( NFPA)

NFPA 13 ( 2016; TI A 16- 1; TI A 16- 2; TI A 16- 3 2016;

Er r at a 17- 1; Er r at a 17- 2) St andar d f or t he I nst al l at i on of Spr i nkl er Syst ems

NFPA 24 ( 2016; ERTA 2016) St andar d f or t he I nst al l at i on of Pr i vat e Fi r e Ser v i ce Mai ns and Thei r Appur t enances

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ( DOD)

UFC 3- 310- 04 ( 2013; wi t h Change 1) Sei smi c Desi gn of Buildings

UNDERWRI TERS LABORATORI ES ( UL)

UL Bl d Mat Di r ( updat ed cont i nuousl y onl i ne) Bui l di ng Mat er i al s Di r ect or y

UL Fi r e Pr ot Di r ( 2012) Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Equi pment Di r ect or y

1. 2 SYSTEM DESCRI PTI ON

Fur ni sh pi pi ng of f set s, f i t t i ngs, and any ot her accessor i es as r equi r ed t o pr ovi de a compl et e i nst al l at i on and t o el i mi nat e i nt er f er ence wi t h ot her const r uct i on. I nst al l spr i nkl er syst em over and under duct s, pi pi ng and pl at f or ms when such equi pment can negat i vel y ef f ect or di sr upt t he spr i nkl er di schar ge pat t er n and cover age. Pr ovi de wet pi pe spr i nkl er syst em i n ar eas i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs . Except as modi f i ed her ei n, t he syst em shal l be desi gned and i nst al l ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13 . Rack spr i nkl er s shal l be i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13. Pi pe s i zes whi ch ar e not i ndi cat ed on dr awi ngs shal l be det er mi ned by hydr aul i c cal cul at i on. Desi gn any por t i ons of t he spr i nkl er syst em t hat ar e not i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs i ncl udi ng l ocat i ng spr i nkl er s, pi pi ng and equi pment , and s i ze pi pi ng and equi pment when t hi s i nf or mat i on i s not i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs or i s not speci f i ed her ei n. The desi gn of t he spr i nkl er syst em shal l be based on

SECTI ON 21 13 13. 00 10 Page 2 hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons, and t he ot her pr ovi s i ons speci f i ed her ei n.

1. 2. 1 Hydr aul i c Desi gn

Hydr aul i cal l y desi gn t he syst em t o t he r equi r ement s i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs. The mi ni mum pi pe s i ze f or br anch l i nes i n gr i dded syst ems shal l be 1- 1/ 4 i nch. Hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons shal l be i n accor dance wi t h t he Ar ea/ Densi t y Met hod of NFPA 13. Wat er vel oci t y i n t he pi pi ng shal l not exceed 20 f t / s.

1. 2. 1. 1 Hose Demand

Add an al l owance f or ext er i or hose st r eams i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs t o t he spr i nkl er syst em demand at t he f i r e hydr ant shown on t he dr awi ngs c l osest t o t he poi nt wher e t he wat er ser v i ce ent er s t he bui l di ng .

1. 2. 1. 2 Basi s f or Cal cul at i ons

The desi gn of t he syst em shal l be based upon t he i nf or mat i on i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs. Wat er suppl y shal l be pr esumed avai l abl e at t he base of t he r i ser . Hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons shal l be based upon t he Hazen- Wi l l i ams f or mul a wi t h a " C" val ue of 120 f or st eel pi pi ng, 150 f or copper t ubi ng, 140 f or new cement - l i ned duct i l e- i r on pi pi ng, and 100 f or exi st i ng under gr ound pi pi ng.

1. 2. 1. 3 Hydr aul i c Cal cul at i ons

Submi t hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons, i ncl udi ng a dr awi ng showi ng hydr aul i c r ef er ence poi nt s and pi pe segment s and as out l i ned i n NFPA 13, except t hat cal cul at i ons shal l be per f or med by comput er usi ng sof t war e i nt ended speci f i cal l y f or f i r e pr ot ect i on syst em desi gn usi ng t he desi gn dat a shown on t he dr awi ngs. Sof t war e t hat uses k- f act or s f or t ypi cal br anch l i nes i s not accept abl e. Cal cul at i ons shal l be based on t he wat er suppl y dat a shown on t he dr awi ngs t o subst ant i at e t hat t he desi gn ar ea used i n t he cal cul at i ons i s t he most demandi ng hydr aul i cal l y . Wat er suppl y cur ves and syst em r equi r ement s shal l be pl ot t ed on semi - l ogar i t hmi c gr aph paper so as t o pr esent a summar y of t he compl et e hydr aul i c cal cul at i on. Pr ovi de a summar y sheet l i s t i ng spr i nkl er s i n t he desi gn ar ea and t hei r r espect i ve hydr aul i c r ef er ence poi nt s, el evat i ons, act ual di schar ge pr essur es and act ual f l ows. El evat i ons of hydr aul i c r ef er ence poi nt s ( nodes) shal l be i ndi cat ed. Document at i on shal l i dent i f y each pi pe i ndi v i dual l y and t he nodes connect ed t her et o. I ndi cat e t he di amet er , l engt h, f l ow, vel oci t y, f r i c t i on l oss, number and t ype f i t t i ngs, t ot al f r i c t i on l oss i n t he pi pe, equi val ent pi pe l engt h and Hazen- Wi l l i ams coef f i c i ent f or each pi pe. For gr i dded syst ems, cal cul at i ons shal l show peaki ng of demand ar ea f r i c t i on l oss t o ver i f y t hat t he hydr aul i cal l y most demandi ng ar ea i s bei ng used.

Al so f or gr i dded syst ems, a f l ow di agr am i ndi cat i ng t he quant i t y and di r ect i on of f l ows shal l be i ncl uded. A dr awi ng showi ng hydr aul i c r ef er ence poi nt s ( nodes) and pi pe desi gnat i ons used i n t he cal cul at i ons shal l be i ncl uded and shal l be i ndependent of shop dr awi ngs.

1. 2. 2 Spr i nkl er Cover age

Spr i nkl er s shal l be uni f or ml y spaced on br anch l i nes. I n bui l di ngs pr ot ect ed by aut omat i c spr i nkl er s, spr i nkl er s shal l pr ovi de cover age t hr oughout 100 per cent of t he bui l di ng. Thi s i ncl udes, but i s not l i mi t ed t o, t el ephone r ooms, el ect r i cal equi pment r ooms, boi l er r ooms, swi t chgear r ooms, t r ansf or mer r ooms, and ot her el ect r i cal and mechani cal spaces.

Cover age per spr i nkl er shal l be i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13, but shal l not

SECTI ON 21 13 13. 00 10 Page 3 exceed 100 squar e f eet f or ext r a hazar d occupanci es, 130 squar e f eet f or or di nar y hazar d occupanci es, and 225 squar e f eet f or l i ght hazar d occupancies.

1. 3 SUBMITTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;

submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" desi gnat i on ar e f or i nf or mat i on onl y.

Submi t t al s wi t h " GRODO" ar e f or Gover nment r evi ew by t he USACE Resi dent Engi neer and Di st r i c t Engi neer . When used, a desi gnat i on f ol l owi ng t he " G" desi gnat i on i dent i f i es t he of f i ce t hat wi l l r evi ew t he submi t t al f or t he Gover nment . Submi t t al s wi t h an " S" ar e f or i ncl us i on i n t he Sust ai nabi l i t y eNot ebook, i n conf or mance t o Sect i on 01 33 29 SUSTAI NABI LI TY REPORTI NG.

Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL

PROCEDURES:

SD- 02 Shop Dr awi ngs

Shop Dr awi ngs; G,RODO As- Bui l t Dr awi ngs

SD- 03 Pr oduct Dat a

Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Rel at ed Submi t t al s Mat er i al s and Equi pment ; G,RODO Spar e Par t s Pr el i mi nar y Test s; G,RODO Fi nal Accept ance Test ; G,RODO Onsi t e Tr ai ni ng; G,RODO Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t ; G,RODO Spr i nkl er Syst em I nst al l er ; G,RODO

SD- 05 Desi gn Dat a

Sway Br aci ng; G,RODO Hydr aul i c Cal cul at i ons; G,RODO

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

Pr el i mi nar y Test Repor t Fi nal Accept ance Test Repor t

SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es

I nspect i on by Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t

SD- 10 Oper at i on and Mai nt enance Dat a

Oper at i ng and Mai nt enance Manual s; G,RODO

1. 4 QUALI TY ASSURANCE

Compl i ance wi t h r ef er enced NFPA st andar ds i s mandat or y. I n t he event of a conf l i c t bet ween speci f i c pr ovi s i ons of t hi s speci f i cat i on and appl i cabl e NFPA st andar ds, t hi s speci f i cat i on gover nS. I nt er pr et r ef er ence t o " aut hor i t y havi ng j ur i sdi ct i on" t o mean t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

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1. 4. 1 Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t

Per f or m wor k speci f i ed i n t hi s sect i on under t he super vi s i on of and cer t i f i ed by t he Qual i f i ed Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer ( QFPE) who i s an i ndi v i dual who i s a r egi st er ed pr of essi onal engi neer ( P. E. ) who has passed t he Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer i ng wr i t t en exami nat i on admi ni st er ed by t he Nat i onal Counci l of Exami ner s f or Engi neer i ng and Sur veyi ng ( NCEES) and has r el evant f i r e pr ot ect i on engi neer i ng exper i ence. Submi t t he name and document at i on of cer t i f i cat i on of t he pr oposed QFPE, no l at er t han 14 days af t er t he Not i ce t o Pr oceed and pr i or t o t he submi t t al of t he spr i nkl er syst em dr awi ngs and hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons. The QFPE shal l pr epar e and submi t a l i s t of t he f i r e pr ot ect i on r el at ed submi t t al s, no l at er t han 7 days af t er t he appr oval of t he QFPE, f r om t he Cont r act Submi t t al Regi st er t hat r el at e t o t he successf ul i nst al l at i on of t he spr i nkl er syst ems( s) .

The submi t t al s i dent i f i ed on t hi s l i s t shal l be accompani ed by a l et t er of appr oval s i gned and dat ed by t he Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t when submi t t ed t o t he Gover nment . The QFPE shal l be r egul ar l y engaged i n t he desi gn and i nst al l at i on of t he t ype and compl exi t y of syst em speci f i ed i n t he cont r act document s, and shal l have ser ved i n a s i mi l ar capaci t y f or at l east t hr ee syst ems t hat have per f or med i n t he manner i nt ended f or a per i od of not l ess t han 6 mont hs.

1. 4. 2 Spr i nkl er Syst em I nst al l er

Wor k speci f i ed i n t hi s sect i on shal l be per f or med by t he Spr i nkl er Syst em I nst al l er who i s r egul ar l y engaged i n t he i nst al l at i on of t he t ype and compl exi t y of syst em speci f i ed i n t he cont r act document s, and who has ser ved i n a s i mi l ar capaci t y f or at l east t hr ee syst ems t hat have per f or med i n t he manner i nt ended f or a per i od of not l ess t han 6 mont hs. Submi t t he name and document at i on of cer t i f i cat i on of t he pr oposed Spr i nkl er Syst em I nst al l er , concur r ent wi t h submi t t al of t he Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t Qualifications.

1. 4. 3 Shop Dr awi ngs

Shop Dr awi ngs shal l conf or m t o t he r equi r ement s est abl i shed f or wor ki ng pl ans as pr escr i bed i n NFPA 13. Submi t 3 copi es of t he Spr i nkl er Syst em shop dr awi ngs, no l at er t han 21 days pr i or t o t he st ar t of spr i nkl er syst em i nst al l at i on. Dr awi ngs shal l i nc l ude pl an and el evat i on v i ews demonst r at i ng t hat t he equi pment wi l l f i t t he al l ot t ed spaces wi t h c l ear ance f or i nst al l at i on and mai nt enance. Each set of dr awi ngs shal l i ncl ude t he f ol l owi ng:

a. Descr i pt i ve i ndex of dr awi ngs i n t he submi t t al wi t h dr awi ngs l i s t ed i n sequence by dr awi ng number . A l egend i dent i f y i ng devi ce symbol s, nomencl at ur e, and convent i ons used.

b. Fl oor pl ans dr awn t o a scal e not l ess t han 1/ 8" = 1' - 0" whi ch c l ear l y show l ocat i ons of spr i nkl er s, r i ser s, pi pe hanger s, sei smi c separ at i on assembl i es, sway br aci ng, i nspect or ' s t est connect i ons, dr ai ns, and ot her appl i cabl e det ai l s necessar y t o c l ear l y descr i be t he pr oposed ar r angement . Each t ype of f i t t i ng used and t he l ocat i ons of bushi ngs, r educi ng coupl i ngs, and wel ded j oi nt s shal l be i ndi cat ed.

c. Act ual cent er - t o- cent er di mensi ons bet ween spr i nkl er s on br anch l i nes and bet ween br anch l i nes; f r om end spr i nkl er s t o adj acent wal l s; f r om wal l s t o br anch l i nes; f r om spr i nkl er f eed mai ns, cr oss- mai ns and br anch l i nes t o f i ni shed f l oor and r oof or cei l i ng. A det ai l shal l show t he di mensi on f r om t he spr i nkl er and spr i nkl er def l ect or t o t he

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d. Longi t udi nal and t r ansver se bui l di ng sect i ons showi ng t ypi cal br anch l i ne and cr oss- mai n pi pe r out i ng as wel l as el evat i on of each t ypi cal spr i nkl er above f i ni shed f l oor .

e. Det ai l s of each t ype of r i ser assembl y; pi pe hanger ; sway br aci ng f or ear t hquake pr ot ect i on, and r est r ai nt of under gr ound wat er mai n at poi nt - of - ent r y i nt o t he bui l di ng, and el ect r i cal devi ces and i nt er connect i ng wi r i ng. Submi t l oad cal cul at i ons f or s i z i ng of sway br aci ng, f or syst ems t hat ar e r equi r ed t o be pr ot ect ed agai nst damage f r om ear t hquakes.

1. 5 DELI VERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLI NG

Al l equi pment del i ver ed and pl aced i n st or age shal l be housed i n a manner t o pr ecl ude any damage f r om t he weat her , humi di t y and t emper at ur e var i at i ons, di r t and dust , or ot her cont ami nant s. Addi t i onal l y, al l pi pes shal l ei t her be capped or pl ugged unt i l i nst al l ed.

1. 6 EXTRA MATERI ALS

Submi t spar e par t s dat a f or each di f f er ent i t em of mat er i al and equi pment speci f i ed. The dat a shal l i ncl ude a compl et e l i s t of par t s and suppl i es, wi t h cur r ent uni t pr i ces and sour ce of suppl y, and a l i s t of par t s r ecommended by t he manuf act ur er t o be r epl aced af t er 1 year and 3 year s of ser vi ce. I ncl ude a l i s t of speci al t ool s and t est equi pment r equi r ed f or mai nt enance and t est i ng of t he pr oduct s suppl i ed.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 STANDARD PRODUCTS

Pr ovi de mat er i al s and equi pment whi ch ar e st andar d pr oduct s of a manuf act ur er r egul ar l y engaged i n t he manuf act ur e of such pr oduct s and t hat essent i al l y dupl i cat e i t ems t hat have been i n sat i sf act or y use f or at l east 2 year s pr i or t o bi d openi ng.

2. 2 NAMEPLATES

Al l equi pment shal l have a namepl at e t hat i dent i f i es t he manuf act ur er ' s name, addr ess, t ype or st y l e, model or ser i al number , and cat al og number .

2. 3 REQUI REMENTS FOR FI RE PROTECTI ON SERVI CE

Pr ovi de Mat er i al s and Equi pment t hat have been t est ed by Under wr i t er s Labor at or i es, I nc. and ar e l i s t ed i n UL Fi r e Pr ot Di r or appr oved by Fact or y Mut ual and l i s t ed i n FM APP GUI DE. Wher e t he t er ms " l i s t ed" or " appr oved" appear i n t hi s speci f i cat i on, such shal l mean l i s t ed i n UL Fi r e Pr ot Di r or FM APP GUI DE. Submi t manuf act ur er ' s cat al og dat a i ncl uded wi t h t he Spr i nkl er Syst em Dr awi ngs f or al l i t ems speci f i ed her ei n. The dat a shal l be hi ghl i ght ed t o show model , s i ze, opt i ons, et c. , t hat ar e i nt ended f or consi der at i on. Dat a shal l be adequat e t o demonst r at e compl i ance wi t h al l cont r act r equi r ement s. I n addi t i on, pr ovi de a compl et e equi pment l i s t t hat i ncl udes equi pment descr i pt i on, model number and quantity.

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2. 4 ABOVEGROUND PI PI NG COMPONENTS

Abovegr ound pi pi ng shal l be st eel .

2. 4. 1 St eel Pi pi ng Component s

2. 4. 1. 1 St eel Pi pe

Except as modi f i ed her ei n, st eel pi pe shal l be bl ackas per mi t t ed by NFPA 13 and shal l conf or m t o appl i cabl e pr ovi s i ons of ASTM A795/ A795M, ASTM A53/ A53M, or ASTM A135/ A135M. Pi pe i n whi ch t hr eads or gr ooves ar e cut or r ol l ed f or med shal l be Schedul e 40 or shal l be l i s t ed by Under wr i t er s ' Labor at or i es t o have a cor r osi on r esi st ance r at i o ( CRR) of 1. 0 or gr eat er af t er t hr eads or gr ooves ar e cut or r ol l ed f or med. Pi pe shal l be mar ked wi t h t he name of t he manuf act ur er , k i nd of pi pe, and ASTM desi gnat i on.

2. 4. 1. 2 Fi t t i ngs f or Non- Gr ooved St eel Pi pe

Fi t t i ngs shal l be cast i r on conf or mi ng t o ASME B16. 4, st eel conf or mi ng t o ASME B16. 9 or ASME B16. 11, or mal l eabl e i r on conf or mi ng t o ASME B16. 3.

Fi t t i ngs i nt o whi ch spr i nkl er s, dr op ni ppl es or r i ser ni ppl es ( spr i gs) ar e scr ewed shal l be t hr eaded t ype. Pl ai n- end f i t t i ngs wi t h mechani cal coupl i ngs, f i t t i ngs t hat use st eel gr i ppi ng devi ces t o bi t e i nt o t he pi pe and segment ed wel ded f i t t i ngs shal l not be used.

2. 4. 1. 3 Gr ooved Mechani cal Joi nt s and Fi t t i ngs

Joi nt s and f i t t i ngs shal l be desi gned f or not l ess t han 175 psi ser vi ce and shal l be t he pr oduct of t he same manuf act ur er ; segment ed wel ded f i t t i ngs shal l not be used. Fi t t i ng and coupl i ng houses shal l be mal l eabl e i r on conf or mi ng t o ASTM A47/ A47M, Gr ade 32510; duct i l e i r on conf or mi ng t o ASTM A536, Gr ade 65- 45- 12. Gasket shal l be t he f l ush t ype t hat f i l l s t he ent i r e cavi t y bet ween t he f i t t i ng and t he pi pe. Nut s and bol t s shal l be heat - t r eat ed st eel conf or mi ng t o ASTM A183 and shal l be cadmi um pl at ed or z i nc el ect r opl at ed.

2. 4. 1. 4 Flanges

Fl anges shal l conf or m t o NFPA 13 and ASME B16. 1. Gasket s shal l be non- asbest os compr essed mat er i al i n accor dance wi t h ASME B16. 21, 1/ 16 i nch t hi ck, and f ul l f ace or sel f - cent er i ng f l at r i ng t ype.

2. 4. 1. 5 Bol t s, Nut , and Washer s

Bol t s shal l be conf or m t o ASTM A449, Type 1 and shal l ext end no l ess t han t hr ee f ul l t hr eads beyond t he nut wi t h bol t s t i ght ened t o t he r equi r ed t or que. Nut s shal l be hexagon t ype conf or mi ng t o ASME B18. 2. 2 . Washer s shal l meet t he r equi r ement s of ASTM F436. Fl at c i r cul ar washer s shal l be pr ovi ded under al l bol t heads and nut s.

2. 4. 2 Pi pe Hanger s

Hanger s shal l be l i s t ed i n UL Fi r e Pr ot Di r or FM APP GUI DE and of t he t ype sui t abl e f or t he appl i cat i on, const r uct i on, and pi pe t ype and si zed t o be supported.

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2. 4. 3 Valves

2. 4. 3. 1 Cont r ol Val ve and Gat e Val ve

Manual l y oper at ed spr i nkl er cont r ol val ve and gat e val ve shal l be out s i de st em and yoke ( OS&Y) t ype and shal l be l i s t ed i n UL Bl d Mat Di r or

FM APP GUI DE.

2. 4. 3. 2 Check Val ve

Check val ve 2 i nches and l ar ger shal l be l i s t ed i n UL Bl d Mat Di r or FM APP GUI DE. Check val ves 4 i nches and l ar ger shal l be of t he swi ng t ype wi t h f l anged cast i r on body and f l anged i nspect i on pl at e, shal l have a c l ear wat er way and shal l meet t he r equi r ement s of MSS SP- 71, f or Type 3 or 4.

2. 5 SPRINKLERS

Spr i nkl er s wi t h i nt er nal O- r i ngs shal l not be used. Spr i nkl er s shal l be used i n accor dance wi t h t hei r l i s t ed cover age l i mi t at i ons. Temper at ur e c l assi f i cat i on shal l be or di nar y . Spr i nkl er s i n hi gh heat ar eas i ncl udi ng at t i c spaces or i n c l ose pr oxi mi t y t o uni t heat er s shal l have t emper at ur e c l assi f i cat i on i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13. Ext ended cover age spr i nkl er s shal l not be used.

2. 5. 1 Conceal ed Spr i nkl er

Conceal ed spr i nk l er shal l be chr ome- pl at ed qui ck- r esponse t ype and shal l have a nomi nal 1/ 2 i nch or 17/ 32 i nch or i f i ce.

2. 5. 2 Recessed Spr i nkl er

Recessed spr i nkl er shal l be chr ome- pl at ed qui ck- r esponse t ype and shal l have a nomi nal 1/ 2 i nch or 17/ 32 i nch or i f i ce.

2. 5. 3 Fl ush Spr i nkl er

Fl ush spr i nkl er shal l be chr ome- pl at ed qui ck- r esponse t ype and shal l have a nomi nal 1/ 2 i nch or 17/ 32 i nch or i f i ce.

2. 5. 4 Pendent Spr i nkl er

Pendent spr i nkl er shal l be of t he f usi bl e st r ut or gl ass bul b t ype, qui ck- r esponse t ype wi t h nomi nal 1/ 2 i nch or i f i ce. Pendent spr i nkl er s shal l have a pol i shed chr ome f i ni sh.

2. 5. 5 Upr i ght Spr i nkl er

Upr i ght spr i nkl er shal l be br ass qui ck- r esponse t ype and shal l have a nomi nal 1/ 2 i nch or 17/ 32 i nch or i f i ce.

2. 5. 6 Si dewal l Spr i nkl er

Si dewal l spr i nkl er shal l have a nomi nal 1/ 2 i nch or i f i ce. Si dewal l spr i nkl er shal l have a pol i shed chr ome f i ni sh. Si dewal l spr i nkl er shal l be t he qui ck- r esponse t ype.

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2. 6 ACCESSORIES

2. 6. 1 Spr i nkl er Cabi net

Spar e spr i nkl er s shal l be pr ovi ded i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13 and shal l be packed i n a sui t abl e met al or pl ast i c cabi net . Spar e spr i nkl er s shal l be r epr esent at i ve of , and i n pr opor t i on t o, t he number of each t ype and t emper at ur e r at i ng of t he spr i nkl er s i nst al l ed. At l east one wr ench of each t ype r equi r ed shal l be pr ovi ded.

2. 6. 2 Pendent Spr i nkl er Escut cheon

Escut cheon shal l be one- pi ece met al l i c t ype wi t h a dept h of l ess t han 3/ 4 i nch and sui t abl e f or i nst al l at i on on pendent spr i nkl er s. The escut cheon shal l have a f act or y f i ni sh t hat mat ches t he pendent spr i nkl er heads.

2. 6. 3 Pi pe Escut cheon

Escut cheon shal l be pol i shed chr omi um- pl at ed z i nc al l oy, or pol i shed chr omi um- pl at ed copper al l oy. Escut cheons shal l be ei t her one- pi ece or spl i t - pat t er n, hel d i n pl ace by i nt er nal spr i ng t ensi on or set scr ew.

2. 6. 4 I dent i f i cat i on Si gn

Val ve i dent i f i cat i on s i gn shal l be mi ni mum 6 i nches wi de by 2 i nches hi gh wi t h enamel baked f i ni sh on mi ni mum 18 gauge st eel or 0. 024 i nch al umi num wi t h r ed l et t er s on a whi t e backgr ound or whi t e l et t er s on r ed backgr ound.

Wor di ng of s i gn shal l i ncl ude, but not be l i mi t ed t o " mai n dr ai n, " " auxi l i ar y dr ai n, " " i nspect or ' s t est , " " al ar m t est , " " al ar m l i ne, " and si mi l ar wor di ng as r equi r ed t o i dent i f y oper at i onal component s.

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 FI ELD MEASUREMENTS

Af t er becomi ng f ami l i ar wi t h al l det ai l s of t he wor k, ver i f y al l di mensi ons i n t he f i el d, and advi se t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer of any di scr epancy bef or e per f or mi ng t he wor k.

3. 2 I NSTALLATI ON REQUI REMENTS

The i nst al l at i on shal l be i n accor dance wi t h t he appl i cabl e pr ovi s i ons of NFPA 13, NFPA 24 and publ i cat i ons r ef er enced t her ei n. I nst al l at i on of i n- r ack spr i nkl er s shal l compl y wi t h appl i cabl e pr ovi s i ons of NFPA 13.

3. 3 I NSPECTI ON BY FI RE PROTECTI ON SPECI ALI ST

Pr i or t o cei l i ng i nst al l at i on and concur r ent wi t h t he Fi nal Accept ance Test Repor t , cer t i f i cat i on by t he Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t t hat t he spr i nkl er syst em i s i nst al l ed i n accor dance wi t h t he cont r act r equi r ement s, i ncl udi ng s i gned appr oval of t he Pr el i mi nar y and Fi nal Accept ance Test Repor t s. The Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t shal l : 1) i nspect t he spr i nkl er syst em per i odi cal l y dur i ng t he i nst al l at i on t o assur e t hat t he spr i nkl er syst em i s bei ng pr ovi ded and i nst al l ed i n accor dance wi t h t he cont r act r equi r ement s,

2) wi t ness t he pr el i mi nar y and f i nal t est s, and s i gn t he t est r esul t s, 3) af t er compl et i on of t he syst em i nspect i ons and a successf ul f i nal t est , cer t i f y i n wr i t i ng t hat t he syst em has been i nst al l ed i n accor dance wi t h t he cont r act r equi r ement s. Any di scr epancy shal l be br ought t o t he at t ent i on of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer i n wr i t i ng, no l at er t han t hr ee

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3. 4 ABOVEGROUND PI PI NG I NSTALLATI ON

3. 4. 1 Pr ot ect i on of Pi pi ng Agai nst Ear t hquake Damage

Sei smi cal l y pr ot ect t he syst em pi pi ng agai nst damage f r om ear t hquakes.

Thi s r equi r ement i s not subj ect t o det er mi nat i on under NFPA 13. I nst al l t he sei smi c pr ot ect i on of t he syst em pi pi ng i n accor dance wi t h UFC 3- 310- 04, NFPA 13 and Annex A. I ncl ude t he r equi r ed f eat ur es i dent i f i ed t her ei n t hat ar e appl i cabl e t o t he speci f i c pi pi ng syst em.

3. 4. 2 Pi pi ng i n Exposed Ar eas

I nst al l exposed pi pi ng wi t hout di mi ni shi ng exi t access wi dt hs, cor r i dor s or equi pment access. Exposed hor i zont al pi pi ng, i ncl udi ng dr ai n pi pi ng, shal l be i nst al l ed t o pr ovi de maxi mum headr oom.

3. 4. 3 Pi pi ng i n Fi ni shed Ar eas

I n ar eas wi t h suspended or dr opped cei l i ngs and i n ar eas wi t h conceal ed spaces above t he cei l i ng, pi pi ng shal l be conceal ed above cei l i ngs. Pi pi ng shal l be i nspect ed, t est ed and appr oved bef or e bei ng conceal ed. Ri ser s and si mi l ar ver t i cal r uns of pi pi ng i n f i ni shed ar eas shal l be conceal ed.

3. 4. 4 Pendent Spr i nkl er s

Dr op ni ppl es t o pendent spr i nkl er s shal l consi st of mi ni mum 1 i nch pi pe wi t h a r educi ng coupl i ng i nt o whi ch t he spr i nkl er shal l be t hr eaded.

Hanger s shal l be pr ovi ded on ar m- over s t o dr op ni ppl es suppl y i ng pendent spr i nkl er s when t he ar m- over exceeds 12 i nches f or st eel pi pe or 6 i nches f or copper t ubi ng. Wher e spr i nkl er s ar e i nst al l ed bel ow suspended or dr opped cei l i ngs, dr op ni ppl es shal l be cut such t hat spr i nkl er cei l i ng pl at es or escut cheons ar e of a uni f or m dept h t hr oughout t he f i ni shed space. The out l et of t he r educi ng coupl i ng shal l not ext end mor e t han 1 i nch bel ow t he under si de of t he cei l i ng. On pendent spr i nkl er s i nst al l ed bel ow suspended or dr opped cei l i ngs, t he di st ance f r om t he spr i nkl er def l ect or t o t he under si de of t he cei l i ng shal l not exceed 4 i nches.

Recessed pendent spr i nkl er s shal l be i nst al l ed such t hat t he di st ance f r om t he spr i nkl er def l ect or t o t he under si de of t he cei l i ng shal l not exceed t he manuf act ur er ' s l i s t ed r ange and shal l be of uni f or m dept h t hr oughout t he f i ni shed ar ea. Pendent spr i nkl er s i n suspended cei l i ngs shal l be a mi ni mum of 6 i nches f r om cei l i ng gr i d.

3. 4. 5 Upr i ght Spr i nkl er s

Ri ser ni ppl es or " spr i gs" t o upr i ght spr i nkl er s shal l cont ai n no f i t t i ngs bet ween t he br anch l i ne t ee and t he r educi ng coupl i ng at t he spr i nk l er .

Ri ser ni ppl es exceedi ng 30 i nches i n l engt h shal l be i ndi v i dual l y suppor t ed.

3. 4. 6 Pi pe Joi nt s

Pi pe j oi nt s shal l conf or m t o NFPA 13, except as modi f i ed her ei n. Not mor e t han f our t hr eads shal l show af t er j oi nt i s made up. Wel ded j oi nt s wi l l be per mi t t ed, onl y i f wel di ng oper at i ons ar e per f or med as r equi r ed by NFPA 13 at t he Cont r act or ' s f abr i cat i on shop, not at t he pr oj ect const r uct i on s i t e. Fl anged j oi nt s shal l be pr ovi ded wher e i ndi cat ed or r equi r ed by NFPA 13. Gr ooved pi pe and f i t t i ngs shal l be pr epar ed i n accor dance wi t h t he manuf act ur er ' s l at est publ i shed speci f i cat i on accor di ng t o pi pe

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3. 4. 7 Reducers

Reduct i ons i n pi pe s i zes shal l be made wi t h one- pi ece t aper ed r educi ng f i t t i ngs. The use of gr ooved- end or r ubber - gasket ed r educi ng coupl i ngs wi l l not be per mi t t ed. When st andar d f i t t i ngs of t he r equi r ed s i ze ar e not manuf act ur ed, s i ngl e bushi ngs of t he f ace t ype wi l l be per mi t t ed. Wher e used, f ace bushi ngs shal l be i nst al l ed wi t h t he out er f ace f l ush wi t h t he f ace of t he f i t t i ng openi ng bei ng r educed. Bushi ngs shal l not be used i n el bow f i t t i ngs, i n mor e t han one out l et of a t ee, i n mor e t han t wo out l et s of a cr oss, or wher e t he r educt i on i n s i ze i s l ess t han 1/ 2 i nch.

3. 4. 8 Pi pe Penet r at i ons

Cut t i ng st r uct ur al member s f or passage of pi pes or f or pi pe- hanger f ast eni ngs wi l l not be per mi t t ed. Pi pes t hat must penet r at e concr et e or masonr y wal l s or concr et e f l oor s shal l be cor e- dr i l l ed and pr ovi ded wi t h pi pe s l eeves. Each sl eeve shal l be Schedul e 40 gal vani zed st eel , duct i l e i r on or cast i r on pi pe and shal l ext end t hr ough i t s r espect i ve wal l or f l oor and be cut f l ush wi t h each wal l sur f ace. Sl eeves shal l pr ovi de r equi r ed c l ear ance bet ween t he pi pe and t he s l eeve per NFPA 13. The space bet ween t he s l eeve and t he pi pe shal l be f i r ml y packed wi t h mi ner al wool i nsul at i on. Wher e pi pes penet r at e f i r e wal l s, f i r e par t i t i ons, or f l oor s, pi pes shal l be f i r e st opped i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 07 84 00 FI RESTOPPI NG. I n penet r at i ons t hat ar e not f i r e- r at ed or not a f l oor penet r at i on, t he space bet ween t he s l eeve and t he pi pe shal l be seal ed at bot h ends wi t h pl ast i c wat er pr oof cement t hat wi l l dr y t o a f i r m but pl i abl e mass or wi t h a mechani cal l y adj ust abl e segment ed el ast omer seal .

3. 4. 9 Escutcheons

Escut cheons shal l be pr ovi ded f or pi pe penet r at i on of cei l i ngs and wal l s.

Escut cheons shal l be secur el y f ast ened t o t he pi pe at sur f aces t hr ough whi ch pi pi ng passes.

3. 4. 10 Drains

Mai n dr ai n pi pi ng shal l be pr ovi ded t o di schar ge at a saf e poi nt out s i de t he bui l di ng . Auxi l i ar y dr ai ns shal l be pr ovi ded as r equi r ed by NFPA 13.

3. 4. 11 I dent i f i cat i on Si gns

Si gns shal l be af f i xed t o each cont r ol val ve, i nspect or t est val ve, mai n dr ai n, auxi l i ar y dr ai n, t est val ve, and si mi l ar val ves as appr opr i at e or as r equi r ed by NFPA 13. Hydr aul i c desi gn dat a namepl at es shal l be per manent l y af f i xed t o each spr i nkl er r i ser as speci f i ed i n NFPA 13.

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3. 5 PI PE COLOR CODE MARKI NG

Col or code mar k pi pi ng as speci f i ed i n Sect i on 09 90 00 PAI NTS AND COATI NGS.

3. 6 PRELI MI NARY TESTS

The syst em, i ncl udi ng t he under gr ound wat er mai ns, and t he abovegr ound pi pi ng and syst em component s, shal l be t est ed t o assur e t hat equi pment and component s f unct i on as i nt ended. Submi t pr oposed pr ocedur es f or Pr el i mi nar y Test s, no l at er t han 14 days pr i or t o t he pr oposed st ar t of t he t est s and pr oposed dat e and t i me t o begi n t he pr el i mi nar y t est s. The under gr ound and abovegr ound i nt er i or pi pi ng syst ems and at t ached appur t enances subj ect ed t o syst em wor ki ng pr essur e shal l be t est ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13 and NFPA 24. Upon compl et i on of speci f i ed t est s, submi t copi es of t he compl et ed Pr el i mi nar y Test Repor t , no l at er t han days af t er t he compl et i on of t he Test s. The Repor t shal l i ncl ude bot h t he Cont r act or ' s Mat er i al and Test Cer t i f i cat e f or Under gr ound Pi pi ng and t he Cont r act or ' s Mat er i al and Test Cer t i f i cat e f or Abovegr ound Pi pi ng. Al l i t ems i n t he Pr el i mi nar y Test s Repor t shal l be s i gned by t he Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t .

3. 6. 1 Abovegr ound Pi pi ng

3. 6. 1. 1 Hydr ost at i c Test i ng

Abovegr ound pi pi ng shal l be hydr ost at i cal l y t est ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13 at not l ess t han 200 psi or 50 psi i n excess of maxi mum syst em oper at i ng pr essur e and shal l mai nt ai n t hat pr essur e wi t hout l oss f or 2 hour s. Ther e shal l be no dr op i n gauge pr essur e or v i s i bl e l eakage when t he syst em i s subj ect ed t o t he hydr ost at i c t est . The t est pr essur e shal l be r ead f r om a gauge l ocat ed at t he l ow el evat i on poi nt of t he syst em or por t i on bei ng t est ed.

3. 6. 2 Test i ng of Al ar m Devi ces

Each al ar m swi t ch shal l be t est ed by f l owi ng wat er t hr ough t he i nspect or ' s t est connect i on. Each wat er - oper at ed al ar m devi ces shal l be t est ed t o ver i f y pr oper oper at i on.

3. 6. 3 Mai n Dr ai n Fl ow Test

Fol l owi ng f l ushi ng of t he under gr ound pi pi ng, a mai n dr ai n t est shal l be made t o ver i f y t he adequacy of t he wat er suppl y. St at i c and r esi dual pr essur es shal l be r ecor ded on t he cer t i f i cat e speci f i ed i n par agr aph SUBMI TTALS. I n addi t i on, a mai n dr ai n t est shal l be conduct ed each t i me af t er a mai n cont r ol val ve i s shut and opened.

3. 7 FI NAL ACCEPTANCE TEST

Begi n t he Fi nal Accept ance Test onl y when t he Pr el i mi nar y Test Repor t has been appr oved. Submi t pr oposed pr ocedur es f or Fi nal Accept ance Test , no l at er t han 14 days pr i or t o t he pr oposed st ar t of t he t est s, and pr oposed dat e and t i me t o begi n t he Test , submi t t ed wi t h t he pr ocedur es.

Not i f i cat i on shal l be pr ovi ded at l east 14 days pr i or t o t he pr oposed st ar t of t he t est . Not i f i cat i on shal l i ncl ude a copy of t he Cont r act or ' s Mat er i al & Test Cer t i f i cat es. The Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t shal l conduct t he Fi nal Accept ance Test and shal l pr ovi de a compl et e demonst r at i on of t he oper at i on of t he syst em. Thi s shal l i ncl ude oper at i on of cont r ol val ves and f l owi ng of i nspect or ' s t est connect i ons t o ver i f y oper at i on of

SECTI ON 21 13 13. 00 10 Page 12 associ at ed wat er f l ow al ar m swi t ches. Af t er oper at i on of cont r ol val ves has been compl et ed, t he mai n dr ai n t est shal l be r epeat ed t o assur e t hat cont r ol val ves ar e i n t he open posi t i on. Submi t as- bui l t shop dr awi ngs, at l east 14 days af t er compl et i on of t he Fi nal Test s, updat ed t o r ef l ect as- bui l t condi t i ons af t er al l r el at ed wor k i s compl et ed. Dr awi ngs shal l be on r epr oduci bl e f ul l - s i ze myl ar f i l m. I n addi t i on, t he r epr esent at i ve shal l have avai l abl e copi es of as- bui l t dr awi ngs and cer t i f i cat es of t est s pr evi ousl y conduct ed. The i nst al l at i on shal l not be consi der ed accept ed unt i l i dent i f i ed di scr epanci es have been cor r ect ed and t est document at i on i s pr oper l y compl et ed and r ecei ved. Submi t 3 copi es of t he compl et ed Fi nal Accept ance Test Repor t no l at er t han 7 days af t er t he compl et i on of t he Fi nal Accept ance Test s. Al l i t ems i n t he Fi nal Accept ance Repor t shal l be s i gned by t he Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t . as speci f i ed.

3. 8 ONSI TE TRAI NI NG

The Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t shal l conduct a t r ai ni ng cour se f or oper at i ng and mai nt enance per sonnel as desi gnat ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Submi t pr oposed schedul e, at l east 14 days pr i or t o t he st ar t of r el at ed t r ai ni ng. Tr ai ni ng shal l be pr ovi ded f or a per i od of 8 hour s of nor mal wor ki ng t i me and shal l s t ar t af t er t he syst em i s f unct i onal l y compl et e and af t er t he Fi nal Accept ance Test . Submi t 6 Oper at i ng and Mai nt enance Manual s l i s t i ng st ep- by- st ep pr ocedur es r equi r ed f or syst em st ar t up, oper at i on, shut down, and r out i ne mai nt enance, at l east 14 days pr i or t o f i el d t r ai ni ng. The manual s shal l i ncl ude t he manuf act ur er ' s name, model number , par t s l i s t , l i s t of par t s and t ool s t hat shoul d be kept i n st ock by t he owner f or r out i ne mai nt enance i ncl udi ng t he name of a l ocal suppl i er , s i mpl i f i ed wi r i ng and cont r ol s di agr ams, t r oubl eshoot i ng gui de, and r ecommended ser vi ce or gani zat i on ( i ncl udi ng addr ess and t el ephone number ) f or each i t em of equi pment . Each ser vi ce or gani zat i on submi t t ed shal l be capabl e of pr ovi di ng 4 hour on- si t e r esponse t o a ser vi ce cal l on an emer gency basi s. The Onsi t e Tr ai ni ng shal l cover al l of t he i t ems cont ai ned i n t he appr oved manual s.

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PREACTI ON AND DELUGE SPRI NKLER SYSTEMS, FI RE PROTECTI ON

05/09

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

ASME I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASME)

ASME B16. 1 ( 2015) Gr ay I r on Pi pe Fl anges and Fl anged Fi t t i ngs Cl asses 25, 125, and 250

ASME B16. 11 ( 2016) For ged Fi t t i ngs, Socket - Wel di ng and Threaded

ASME B16. 21 ( 2016) Nonmet al l i c Fl at Gasket s f or Pi pe Flanges

ASME B16. 3 ( 2016) Mal l eabl e I r on Thr eaded Fi t t i ngs, Cl asses 150 and 300

ASME B16. 4 ( 2011) St andar d f or Gr ay I r on Thr eaded Fi t t i ngs; Cl asses 125 and 250

ASME B16. 9 ( 2018) Fact or y- Made Wr ought But t wel di ng Fittings

ASME B18. 2. 2 ( 2015) Nut s f or Gener al Appl i cat i ons:

Machi ne Scr ew Nut s, Hex, Squar e, Hex Fl ange, and Coupl i ng Nut s ( I nch Ser i es)

ASTM I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASTM)

ASTM A135/ A135M ( 2009; R2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or El ect r i c- Resi st ance- Wel ded St eel Pi pe

ASTM A183 ( 2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Car bon St eel Tr ack Bol t s and Nut s

ASTM A449 ( 2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Hex Cap Scr ews, Bol t s, and St uds, St eel , Heat Tr eat ed, 120/ 105/ 90 ksi Mi ni mum Tensi l e St r engt h, Gener al Use

ASTM A47/ A47M ( 1999; R 2018; E 2018) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Fer r i t i c Mal l eabl e I r on Castings

ASTM A53/ A53M ( 2018) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Pi pe, St eel , Bl ack and Hot - Di pped, Zi nc- Coat ed, Wel ded and Seaml ess

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ASTM A536 ( 1984; R 2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Duct i l e I r on Cast i ngs

ASTM A795/ A795M ( 2013) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Bl ack and Hot - Di pped Zi nc- Coat ed ( Gal vani zed) Wel ded and Seaml ess St eel Pi pe f or Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Use

ASTM F436 ( 2011) Har dened St eel Washer s

FM GLOBAL ( FM)

FM APP GUI DE ( updat ed on- l i ne) Appr oval Gui de http://www.approvalguide.com/

I NSTI TUTE OF ELECTRI CAL AND ELECTRONI CS ENGI NEERS ( I EEE)

I EEE C62. 41. 1 ( 2002; R 2008) Gui de on t he Sur ges Envi r onment i n Low- Vol t age ( 1000 V and Less) AC Power Ci r cui t s

I EEE C62. 41. 2 ( 2002) Recommended Pr act i ce on Char act er i zat i on of Sur ges i n Low- Vol t age ( 1000 V and Less) AC Power Ci r cui t s

MANUFACTURERS STANDARDI ZATI ON SOCI ETY OF THE VALVE AND FI TTI NGS

I NDUSTRY ( MSS)

MSS SP- 71 ( 2011; Er r at a 2013) Gr ay I r on Swi ng Check Val ves, Fl anged and Thr eaded Ends

NATI ONAL FI RE PROTECTI ON ASSOCI ATI ON ( NFPA)

NFPA 13 ( 2016; TI A 16- 1; TI A 16- 2; TI A 16- 3 2016;

Er r at a 17- 1; Er r at a 17- 2) St andar d f or t he I nst al l at i on of Spr i nkl er Syst ems

NFPA 24 ( 2016; ERTA 2016) St andar d f or t he I nst al l at i on of Pr i vat e Fi r e Ser v i ce Mai ns and Thei r Appur t enances

NFPA 70 ( 2017; ERTA 1- 2 2017; TI A 17- 1; TI A 17- 2;

TI A 17- 3; TI A 17- 4; TI A 17- 5; TI A 17- 6;

TI A 17- 7; TI A 17- 8; TI A 17- 9; TI A 17- 10;

TI A 17- 11; TI A 17- 12; TI A 17- 13; TI A

17- 14; TI A 17- 15; TI A 17- 16; TI A 17- 17 )

Nat i onal El ect r i cal Code

NFPA 72 ( 2016; Er r at a 1 2018) Nat i onal Fi r e Al ar m and Si gnal i ng Code

NATI ONAL I NSTI TUTE FOR CERTI FI CATI ON I N ENGI NEERI NG TECHNOLOGI ES

(NICET)

NI CET 1014- 7 ( 2012) Pr ogr am Det ai l Manual f or Cer t i f i cat i on i n t he Fi el d of Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer i ng Technol ogy ( Fi el d Code 003) Subf i el d of Aut omat i c Spr i nkl er

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Syst em Layout

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ( DOD)

UFC 3- 310- 04 ( 2013; wi t h Change 1) Sei smi c Desi gn of Buildings

UNDERWRI TERS LABORATORI ES ( UL)

UL Bl d Mat Di r ( updat ed cont i nuousl y onl i ne) Bui l di ng Mat er i al s Di r ect or y

UL Fi r e Pr ot Di r ( 2012) Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Equi pment Di r ect or y

1. 2 SYSTEM DESCRI PTI ON

a. Fur ni sh pi pi ng of f set s, f i t t i ngs, and any ot her accessor i es as r equi r ed t o pr ovi de a compl et e i nst al l at i on and t o el i mi nat e i nt er f er ence wi t h ot her const r uct i on. I nst al l spr i nkl er over and under duct s, pi pi ng and pl at f or ms when such equi pment can negat i vel y af f ect or di sr upt t he spr i nkl er di schar ge pat t er n and cover age.

b. Pr ovi de pr eact i on spr i nkl er syst em( s) i n ar eas i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs . The spr i nkl er syst em shal l pr ovi de f i r e spr i nk l er pr ot ect i on f or t he ent i r e ar ea. Except as modi f i ed her ei n, t he syst em shal l meet t he r equi r ement s of NFPA 13 and NFPA 72. The spr i nkl er syst em shal l be a s i ngl e i nt er l ocked syst em t hat r equi r es t he act uat i on of an al ar m i ni t i at i ng devi ce t o open t he wat er cont r ol ( del uge) val ve.

c. Desi gn any por t i ons of t he spr i nkl er syst em t hat ar e not i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs or ar e not speci f i ed her ei n, i ncl udi ng l ocat i ng spr i nkl er s, pi pi ng, and equi pment , and s i ze pi pi ng and equi pment .

Det er mi ne pi pe s i zes whi ch ar e not i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs by hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons.

1. 2. 1 Hydr aul i c Desi gn

Hydr aul i cal l y desi gn t he syst em t o meet t he r equi r ement s i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs. The mi ni mum pi pe s i ze f or br anch l i nes i n gr i dded syst ems shal l be 1- 1/ 4 i nch. Hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons shal l be i n accor dance wi t h t he Ar ea/ Densi t y Met hod of NFPA 13.

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