SECTION 270000 – VOICE/DATA NETWORK CABLING PART 1 – GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK A. The General Provisions of the Contract, Division 1, including the General Requirements, Supplementary Conditions and Special Conditions, along with the General Requirements and conditions of the Contract, are hereby made a part of this Section as if fully repeated herein. B. Scope of Work: The Contractor shall provide a complete, operable, and warranted structured cabling system for the support of project communications and low voltage signal distribution, as prescribed herein. The cabling system shall be compliant with the applied requirements of this specification and the associated plan drawings. This work shall include: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1.2 Passive interconnecting and finishing materials. Permanently attached distributive raceways. Inside building distributive support system(s). Backbone cable distribution, backbone to horizontal cable crossconnections, and horizontal cable feeder system(s). Limited electronic equipment (as indicated) for the operable distribution of required system signals. C. Notices: The Contractor shall provide all notices, file all plans, pay all fees, obtain the necessary inspections, obtain all permits and approvals from authorities having jurisdiction. D. Work External to the Project: External work to the confines of this building shall be limited to the extent shown on the associated technical drawings. E. Hardware, Software, & Programming: Provide all labor, materials, equipment, software (as required), programming (as required), and incidentals required to make ready for use those systems identified in this technical specification. F. Materials Included: Provide and place in satisfactory condition, ready for proper use, all supports, wires, cables, and other material needed for those systems or assemblies covered in this technical specification. Additional conduits and wiring shall be provided wherever necessary to facilitate the installation of the specified equipment, cabling, and devices. Include all ancillary and accessory materials necessary to finish and make ready those systems or assemblies, required herein, for use by the Owner. RELATED DOCUMENTS A. The General Provisions of the Contract, Division 1, including the General Requirements, Supplementary Conditions and Special Conditions, along with the General Requirements and conditions of the Contract, are hereby made a part of this Section as if fully repeated herein. B. Related Work Specified Elsewhere: The Contractor(s) affected by this specification section shall also refer to the Division 26 specifications, in their CYBES-BLDG VOICE/DATA NETWORK CABLING 270000- 1 entirety, for infrastructure requirements, which are supplemented by this specification. C. 1.3 Compliance: It shall be the responsibility of all Contractors and Vendors, whose scopes of work are governed by this specification section, to familiarize themselves with the requirements of Division 1 and comply with those requirements. CODES & STANDARDS A. General: The current and applicable codes, standards, and practices listed herein apply to the entire project technology scope and all technology related specifications. These technology specifications may have additional code and standard requirements, which augment or supplement the basic code and standard requirements identified within the core Division 0 & Division 1 documents. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 1.4 ANSI/NFPA 70 – National Electrical Code Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Regulations Manufacturers Product Data & Installation Information National, State and Local (County and City) Codes, Regulations, Ordinances and Standards Underwriters Laboratories (UL) ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1 and Addenda - ”Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard - Part 1: General Requirements” ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2 and Addenda - ”Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard - Part 2: Balanced Twisted-Pair.” ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.3 and Addenda - ”Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard - Part 3: Optical Fiber Cabling and Components Standard.” ANSI/TIA/EIA-569B and Addenda - “Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces.” ANSI/TIA/EIA-570 and Addenda - ”Residential Cabling Standard” ANSI/TIA/EIA-606 - “Administration Standard for Telecommunications Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings.” ANSI/TIA/EIA-607 - “Commercial Building Grounding/Bonding Requirements.” DEFINITIONS A. General: The definitions listed herein shall apply to the limits of this technical specification. B. Backbone: The backbone is defined as the more permanent, core network cabling between the service entrance point(s) and associated intermediate connecting spaces for the system(s). The backbone configuration is usually in a stacked vertical arrangement that connects multiple floors in a multi-story building; however, the same function may be served by a lateral backbone for horizontal distribution in a low, wide building. CYBES-BLDG VOICE/DATA NETWORK CABLING 270000- 2 1.5 C. Communications Room (CR): The CR is defined as a distributive communications space, which serves as an intermediate connecting point of terminal equipment to one or more facility system(s). The CR typically houses the cable terminations and cross-connections between the backbone and horizontal cabling. D. Communications Equipment Room (CER): The CER is defined as the primary communications space, which is dedicated to the support of one or more facility systems. E. Entrance Facility (EF): The EF is defined as the dedicated entrance space for the Project, which receives both public and private network service cables from external origins. The EF may contain multiple Utility Companies and/or Private connections for cable entrances and demarcations. F. Horizontal Cabling: The horizontal cabling is defined as the cabling between and including the horizontal cross connections in the associated intermediate connecting space(s) and the work area Information Management Outlet (IMO). G. Horizontal Cross Connect (HC): A group of connectors, such as a patch panel or punch-down block, that allows equipment and backbone cabling to be crossconnected via patch cords or jumpers to other equipment or horizontal cabling. H. Main Cross Connect (MC): The MC is defined as the cross connection for the first-level backbone cables, entrance cables and equipment cables. I. Project: The word “Project” where used in this technical specification shall refer to the scope of work and responsibility as defined herein, through the related technical specifications and associated plan documents. J. Telecommunications Enclosure (TE): The TE shall be defined as a distributive communications space, which serves as a cross-connect and service management point for terminal and distributive equipment for a single occupant area or system. The TE typically contains the all cable terminations and crossconnections, between the backbone and horizontal cabling, for the associated system. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS A. General: Installation practices shall be in accordance with related documents of this specification. B. Plenum/Non-Plenum Spaces: Unless it is otherwise required by the applicable codes and standards or by the Authority Having Jurisdiction, all materials for this project shall be rated for use in a PLENUM environment. 1. All materials shall bare the appropriate markings for the environment in which they are being installed. 2. CYBES-BLDG All cable ties, fasteners, bushings, straps, barriers, etc… in plenum areas shall be plenum rated, and those ratings and markings shall be made available (upon request) to the Engineer or inspecting authority. VOICE/DATA NETWORK CABLING 270000- 3 1.6 STRUCTURED CABLING PATHWAYS A. General: All pathway systems shall be complete and continuous and establish a clear, dedicated route for system structured cabling. B. Provision: Pathway systems shall be complete and continuous from source to destination, and shall be installed per the applicable codes and standards. Unless otherwise indicated, pathway systems necessary for the proper installation of that system cabling required by this specification section shall be provided by the responsible contractor noted below: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. C. Service Entrance Raceway Systems: Site Distributive Raceway Systems: Internal Backbone Raceway Systems: Internal Horizontal Raceway Systems: Supplemental Distributive Pathway Systems: Supplemental Supports and Penetrations: Electrical Contractor Electrical Contractor Electrical Contractor Electrical Contractor Technology Contractor Technology Contractor Sizing: All pathways shall be sized in accordance with the NEC conduit and raceway fill ratios, and must be verified by the technology Contractor prior to the installation of system cabling. Pathway sizes shall begin at the minimum size indicated below and shall be increased accordingly based upon the fill ratio of the cabling contained within: 1. Interior Minimum Size: Unless otherwise indicated, the minimum conduit size for system cabling shall be: a) Horizontal Cabling: 1-inch capacity conduit raceway or channel system. b) Backbone Cabling: 2-inch capacity conduit raceway or channel system. D. Open Supports: The Contractor shall install the appropriate performance rated “J-hook” or trapeze type supports for structured cabling installed above the ceiling outside of a dedicated raceway or channel. E. Penetrations: Sealing and safing of existing or created penetrations between floors or through fire / smoke rated architectural partitions, for the purpose of communicating structured cabling within Project areas, shall be the responsibility of this Contractor. All penetrations created by or for this Contractor and left unused shall also be sealed as part of this work. The penetration rating shall equal the architectural partition or structural rating. Penetrations in dispute shall be clarified, negotiated, and mutually agreed upon prior to sealing. F. Damage: The Contractor shall be responsible for any damage to any finished surfaces or installations, as a result of this scope of work. Repair of damages associated with this technical specification scope, shall be considered automatic to this scope and liable to this Contractor. CYBES-BLDG VOICE/DATA NETWORK CABLING 270000- 4 1.7 COORDINATION A. 1.8 INTENT OF DRAWINGS A. 1.9 General: Before commencing the work, the Contractor shall verify the conditions at the area of work including, but not limited to, location and all dimensions, characteristics and relationship to adjacent facilities, site utilities, equipment types, and all adjoining work on which this work is in anyway dependent according to the intent of these Contract Documents. CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS A. General: The qualifications and requirements listed herein apply to the entire scope of work for the Project. B. Contractor Qualifications: The Contractor shall be a licensed Low Voltage Contractor (or equivalent) registered with the State of Florida for the provision of commercial communication and technology systems of similar size, scope, and complexity to the requirements of this project. PART 2 2.1 General: The Project drawings are diagrammatic only, intending to show general runs and locations of cabling and equipment, and not necessarily showing all required supports, details and accessories required to be connected. Every reasonable effort has been made to identify the major system components and materials needed for this technical specification; however, it shall be this Contractor’s responsibility to ensure that all work has been accurately laid out and coordinated. INVESTIGATION OF SITE A. 1.10 General: The Contractor shall provide all necessary coordination and supervision, where this scope of work connects to or is affected by the work scopes of others. Work required, under other divisions, specifications, or drawings, to be performed by this Contractor shall be reasonably coordinated, to the best of their ability, by this Contractor, but shall in no instance be the sole responsibility of this Contractor, unless directed by applicable rules and regulations. - PRODUCTS GENERAL A. B. General: Products shall be identified by the descriptions or descriptive functions stated in the Contract Documents. Only NEW (virgin) products shall be used for this scope of work. Used, discounted, salvaged, refurbished, or reused products shall be used ONLY as directed by the Engineer and approved by the Owner. Use of products, which are other than NEW, shall be at the risk of the Contractor. Use of unopened, “B” grade inventory, for the specified manufacturer component, is acceptable. Specified Method: Where several brand names, makes or manufacturers are listed as acceptable, each shall be regarded as equally acceptable, based on the CYBES-BLDG VOICE/DATA NETWORK CABLING 270000- 5 design selection. Where a manufacturer's model number is listed, this model shall set the standard of quality and performance required. Where no brand name is specified, the source and quality shall be subject to Engineer's review and acceptance. Where multiple manufacturers are listed, ONLY one (1) of the listed manufacturers shall be submitted for acceptance. 2.2 BASIS OF DESIGN A. General: The Project Documents have been developed, in conjunction with the Owner, to establish a benchmark level of performance, reliability, and consistency between Owner facilities. B. Basis of Design: 1. Structured Cabling System: Unless otherwise noted in the Project documents, the basis of design for the SCS solution shall be: a) b) C. 2.3 Acceptable Alternates: Acceptable alternate product manufacturers to the basis of design for specific technologies contained within the Project shall be reviewed per the instruction of Part 2.4 of this technical specification, for the specific technology. SUBMITTALS A. Manufacturer’s Literature: Manufacturer’s literature shall be submitted, for approval, before the start of construction. B. Shop Drawings: It is the Contractors responsibility to provide all material in accordance with the Project documents. Shop Drawings shall be submitted for the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 2.4 Specified products and materials. Ancillary products and materials. Pathway and support systems. Termination hardware. Unspecified or unidentified Cabling. PRODUCT CERTIFICATIONS A. 2.5 Panduit racking and management. AMP connectivity and cable. General: All products used in this Project, including accessories, which are established by design and generally understood to be an integral part of a certified system, shall be listed and rated by the product or system manufacturer as compliant for the solution into which the product or system is being installed. PRODUCT MATERIALS AND SUPPORTS A. CYBES-BLDG Installation Requirements: All products shall be installed in accordance with instructions and recommendations of the manufacturer; however, the methods shall not be less stringent than the intent of the Project documents. VOICE/DATA NETWORK CABLING 270000- 6 B. 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Protection: Products shall be protected at all times during construction, and be adequately protected against damage from environmental elements. Products shall be stored in proper facilities. If a product is damaged prior to Owner acceptance of the system, the Contractor, at no additional cost or time extension to the Contract, shall repair the damage. OUTLET BOXES A. General: The Project Electrical Contractor shall provide all outlet boxes intended for use by this Contractor for the established scope of work in these Contract Documents. Additional outlet boxes required to complete this project shall be coordinated with the electrical contractor and considered as included in this scope of work. B. Communications Outlet Boxes: Outlet boxes supporting communications services shall have the ability to house both copper and fiber optic cabling. GROUNDING SYSTEM AND CONDUCTORS A. General: The Contractor, in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations, shall provide all Project grounding and bonding of materials and equipment associated with this technical specification. B. Size: A minimum #6 AWG solid copper wire cable shall be extended from equipment to the primary electrical service ground or secondary transformer ground point for the Project. All metallic parts of the Project shall be bonded to a dedicated technology ground bar via a #6 AWG GREEN, Plastic Insulated Coated stranded copper cable and approved connecting hardware. LIGHTNING PROTECTION A. General: Provide lightning protection for technology service entrance and branch circuits in accordance with the applicable codes and standards. B. Building Entrance Protection: All exterior, non-utility cabling, which enters an established structure, shall be protected, from transmitting unwanted electrical discharges into the structure, in accordance with the related documents. EQUIPMENT RACKS, CABINETS, ENCLOSURES & FURNITURE A. Equipment Rack: The Contractor shall provide all necessary equipment racks for installation of portions of the technical system components described in this document and on the drawings. B. Equipment Rack(s) Mounting: All equipment racks shall be secured using an appropriately rated bolt and anchor system (studs are not acceptable). Furthermore, all freestanding racks shall be braced, from the top rail to the backboard in the room, with a length of cable runway to prevent movement. Where mounted directly to the wall, racks shall be securely attached at stud locations with at least ¼-inch diameter hardware. Additional wall bracing shall be provided, as required, to accommodate the weight loading of the rack and equipment. CYBES-BLDG VOICE/DATA NETWORK CABLING 270000- 7 C. 2.10 BACKBOARDS A. 2.11 General: Backboards utilized for the mounting of communications equipment and termination hardware shall be provided with the following minimum requirements: 1. Backboards shall be mounted 4-inches Above Finished Floor (AFF). 2. Backboards shall be constructed from sheets of plywood, with a standard measurement of 8-feet tall by 4-feet wide. The plywood shall be, at a minimum, ¾-inch thick, type A/C marine grade, and installed with the best side out. Backboards shall be painted, on all six sides, with two (2) coats of colored, fire-retardant paint. The color of the paint shall be Light Gray. COMMUNICATIONS (COMM) OUTLETS A. 2.12 Rack Accessories: Each equipment rack shall be provided with sufficient horizontal and vertical cable management and equipment mounting accessories, necessary to support the installed systems. General: The Contractor shall provide all system components and materials necessary to properly install and support work area products and devices, in accordance with the related documents. The Contractor shall coordinate all material finishes with the Architect or Owner, if no finish is specified or denoted in the Project documents. The Contractor shall make every effort to install outlet devices properly into and upon finished surfaces, as dictated by the Project documents. CABLING TERMINATION HARDWARE A. General: The Contractor shall provide all system termination components with a performance rating as established by the Project drawings. B. Copper Cabling: CYBES-BLDG 1. Jacks: Terminating jacks shall be modular-to-110 (IDC) type utilizing a UNIVERSAL T568-A/B termination scheme. The jacks shall be a regularly produced manufactured assembly, possessing a standard RJ-45 female receptacle and an exposed, eight (8) position insulation displacement terminal, which is color coded to receive a 4-pair, UTP cable. The modular jacks shall be mounted into multi-port faceplates, as indicated in the Project drawings. The jack color shall be based upon the terminated service, as dictated by the Owner. 2. Connectors: Coaxial cable terminations shall be made with compression type ‘F’ connectors rated to the cable size being terminated. There shall be no connector which impedes the CATV channel to less than 1GHz. 3. Patch Panels: The Contractor shall provide patch panel terminations in accordance with the Project documents. All patch panels shall be capable of being mounted into the specified cabinet enclosure. All patch panels shall be a regularly produced manufactured assembly, possessing a standard, total port count in multiples of twenty-four (24). VOICE/DATA NETWORK CABLING 270000- 8 C. 2.13 Fiber Optic Cabling: 1. Connectors: The Contractor shall terminate all fiber optic cable onto the appropriate Stab-Twist (ST), Stab-Click (SC), or Small Form Factor (SFF) connector, as required by the Contract Documents. All fiber optic connectors shall be capable of being installed / terminated in the field, with the proper system performance rating maintained. All connectors shall have an optical-axial pull strength of 2.2 N (o.5lbf) at 90 angle, with a maximum 0.5dB increase in attenuation for both tests when tested in accordance with ANSI/EIA/TIA-455-6B. 2. Fiber Distribution Center (FDC): The Contractor shall provide FDC terminations in accordance with the Project documents. All FDC devices shall be capable of being mounted into a standard 19” rack or into a wall enclosure. All FDC devices shall be a regularly produced manufactured assembly, possessing a standard, total port count in multiples of twelve (12), with sub-segment port configurations in a minimum grouping of two (2). All FDC devices shall provide strain relief points where fiber optic cable strength members can be securely attached. Protector boots shall be included on all unused port couplers on the FDC device. CABLE A. General: The Contractor shall provide the system components and materials necessary to properly install, support, and terminate all horizontal cabling. B. Copper cabling shall be continuous throughout its length, and be provided in the quantities, locations and routing indicated on the Project drawings. C. 1. Voice, Data: The horizontal cabling shall be a Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) construction containing four (4) standard, solid copper conductor pairs constructed in accordance with the basis of design performance rating and the related documents. The exact manufacturer cable is indicated on the Project drawings. 2. CATV: The horizontal cabling shall be minimum of a Dual-shielded, 60% aluminum braid construction, with a solid copper center conductor rated in accordance with the basis of design performance rating and the related documents. The exact manufacturer cable is indicated on the Project drawings. Fiber Optic Cable (FOC) shall be provided in the quantities, locations and routing indicated on the Project drawings. 1. 2.14 Type: The FOC shall be a “zip” type, XG Laser Optimized cable construction containing two (2) standard strands of optical fiber in accordance with the related documents. The exact manufacturer cable is indicated on the Project drawings. CROSS CONNECTIONS CYBES-BLDG VOICE/DATA NETWORK CABLING 270000- 9 2.15 A. Telephone: Unless specifically indicated otherwise in the Project drawings, the Telephone system vendor or Utility contractor shall provide all cross connections of voice system cabling. B. Data: Unless specifically indicated otherwise in the Project drawings, the Contractor shall provide all cross connections of data system cabling. C. CATV: Unless specifically indicated otherwise in the Project drawings, the CATV service provider shall provide all cross connections of voice system cabling. MISCELLANEOUS CABLE A. Provide one (1) UTP horizontal cable connection, in conduit, from the utility service entrance demarcation point to a junction box located in each mechanical, electrical and utility room for ancillary services. B. Provide two (2) UTP horizontal cable connection, in conduit, from the utility service entrance demarcation point to the fire alarm system annunciation panel. Coordinate the cable termination at the fire alarm system panel with the Project Electrical Contractor. C. Provide one (1) UTP horizontal cable connection, in conduit, from the utility service entrance demarcation point to the security system annunciation panel. Coordinate the cable termination at the security system panel vendor. PART 3 3.1 GENERAL A. 3.2 - EXECUTION General: All work is to be conducted and installed in a professional and workmanlike manner. Every reasonable effort shall be exercised, by the Engineer, to cooperate, respond, coordinate, and make efficient the Contractor’s resources, expenditures and credits; provided the Contractor participates and practices their services with the same reciprocity. EXECUTION OF THE WORK A. Cable Identification: All technology cabling shall be marked, on each terminating end, with machine generated, self-adhesive, wrap-type labels. All hardware and equipment termination and interconnection points shall be labeled. Where cable terminations occur within terminal cabinets or equipment enclosures, the inside portion of the cabinet or enclosure door shall display a protected drawing with all connections shown and described as to color code, number assigned or connection function of the associated conductors and their destination. B. Cable Dressing: Cables shall be guided and dressed using approved cable supports. All cables shall be neatly led to terminations. C. Final: The installation, upon notification of completion by the Contractor, shall be received in every respect, clean, operating and properly adjusted. 3.3 PRODUCT SIZE AND HANDLING CYBES-BLDG VOICE/DATA NETWORK CABLING 270000- 10 3.4 3.5 3.6 A. Coordination: Investigate each space in the structure through which equipment must pass to reach its final location. If necessary, the equipment shall be required to ship in sections of specific sizes to permit the passing through the necessary areas within the structure. B. All costs for shipping, delivery, and storage, prior to on-site installation of the Project components, shall be the responsibility of the Contractor / Vendor. Delivery, storage, and handling of Project components must be in accordance with standard industry practices and manufacturer requirements, so as to maintain all original, material warranties. GUARANTEE AND SERVICE A. General: The Contractor shall provide a one-year (minimum) guarantee for the installed system. The Contractor shall extend their guarantee to the Owner for any defective workmanship, which has been provided under this Contract. B. Period: The guarantee shall be for a period of one year from the date of Owner acceptance of the Project. The Contractor shall explain the provisions of the guarantee to the Owner at the "Demonstration of Completed System". C. Emergency Service: During the guarantee period, the Contractor shall provide a service technician to complete and make usable, within a time period negotiated by the Owner (not exceeding 24 hours from the time of request for service), all defects in equipment and/or materials associated with the Project, which have been deemed by the Owner as and emergency repair. D. Standard Service: During the guarantee period, the Contractor shall provide services to the Owner for standard repairs, which are to occur between 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday. WARRANTY A. General: The Contractor shall provide (extend) all applicable warranties for manufacturer products. The Contractor shall provide the labor to facilitate the replacement or repair of any parts or units, as covered by the terms of the manufacturer warranty. B. Period: The Contractor will provide, direct to the Owner, a written statement of the warranty period for the complete system. OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS A. General: The Contractor shall thoroughly instruct the Owner, to the complete satisfaction of the Engineer, in the proper operation of all systems and equipment provided. The Contractor shall make all arrangements with the Owner, as to whom the instructions are to be given in the operation of the systems and the period of time in which they are to be given. The Engineer shall be satisfied that the Owner has been thoroughly and completely instructed in the proper operation of all systems and equipment before authorization of final payment is given. If the Engineer determines that a complete, thorough instruction has not been provided to the Owner, then the Contractor shall be directed by the Engineer to CYBES-BLDG VOICE/DATA NETWORK CABLING 270000- 11 provide whatever instruction is necessary until the intent of this paragraph has been satisfied. 3.7 AS-BUILT DOCUMENTATION A. General: As-Built Drawings shall be provided as part of this Contract. As-Built Drawings shall be a complete set of AutoCAD floor plans. All addendum information or Project revisions resulting in Drawing changes that occurred, during the construction period, shall be documented and included in the As-Built Drawings. All required As-Built documentation is mandatory and shall be required prior to project closeout. If the Contractor is unable to produce AutoCAD documents, then the Contractor may independently retain the Engineer to produce the AutoCAD files for an additional fee. B. Project test results along with the documented testing procedures shall be included in a separate binder. END OF SECTION 270000 CYBES-BLDG VOICE/DATA NETWORK CABLING 270000- 12
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