Mircom MIR-ES-0001 QX-MINI Engineering Specification (English)

ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION AND FIRE ALARM AUDIO SYSTEM 1.0 GENERAL DESCRIPTION This section of the specification includes the furnishing installation and testing of the Emergency and Fire Alarm Audio System The Emergency and Fire Alarm Audio System shall comply with NFPA 72 The Secondary Power Source of the Emergency and Fire Alarm Audio System be capable of providing at least 24 hours of backup power with the to sustain 15 minutes in alarm at the end of the backup period The Emergency and Fire Alarm Audio System shall be manufactured by an ISO 9001 certified company The Emergency and Fire Alarm Audio System and peripheral devices shall be manufactured 100 by a North America manufacturer Underwriters Laboratories Inc UL ULC UL 864 Standard for Control Units for Fire Protective Signaling Systems ULC S527 Standard for Control Units for Fire Protective Signaling Systems UL 1711 Amplifiers for Fire Protective Signaling Systems Other NEC Article 250 Grounding NEC Article 300 Wiring Methods NEC Article 760 Fire Protective Signaling Systems The Emergency and Fire Alarm Audio System shall be ANSI 864 9th Listed The installing company shall employ NICET minimum Level II Fire Alarm technicians on site to guide the final check out and to ensure the integrity SCOPE Emergency and Fire Alarm Audio System shall be installed in with the project specifications and drawings 0 SUBMITTALS General 1 Two copies of all submittals shall be submitted to the Architect Engineer review 2 All references to manufacturer model numbers and other pertinent herein is intended to establish minimum standards of performance and quality Equivalent compatible UL ULC listed equipment from other may be substituted for the specified equipment as long as the standards are met 3 For equipment other than that specified the contractor shall supply proof such substitute equipment equals or exceeds the features functions and quality of the specified equipment Shop Drawings 1 Sufficient information clearly presented shall be included to determine with drawings and specifications 2 Include manufacturer name s model numbers ratings power equipment layout device arrangement complete wiring point to diagrams and conduit layouts 3 Show system layout configurations and terminations Manuals 1 Submit simultaneously with the shop drawings complete operating and manuals listing the manufacturer name s including technical data 2 Wiring diagrams shall indicate internal wiring for each device and the between the items of equipment 3 Provide a clear and concise description of operation that gives in the information required to properly operate the equipment and system Software Modifications Provide the services of a qualified technician to perform all system modifications upgrades or changes 2 Provide all hardware software programming tools and documentation to modify the Emergency and Fire Alarm Audio System on site includes addition and deletion of messages circuits zones and to system operation The system structure and software shall place no on the type or extent of software modifications on site GUARANTY work performed and all material and equipment furnished under this contract be free from defects and shall remain so for a period of at least one 1 from the date of acceptance The full cost of maintenance labor and required to correct any defect during this one year period shall be in the submittal bid 0 MAINTENANCE Maintenance and testing shall be on a semi annual schedule or as required by local AHJ A preventive maintenance schedule shall be provided by the describing the protocol for preventive maintenance The Emergency and Alarm Audio System shall be tested in accordance with the requirements of 72 As part of the bid proposal include a quote for a maintenance contract to all maintenance tests and repairs described below Include also a for unscheduled maintenance repairs including hourly rates for trained on this equipment and response travel costs for each year the maintenance period Submittals that do not identify all post contract costs will not be accepted Rates and costs shall be valid for the of five 5 years after expiration of the guaranty POST CONTRACT EXPANSIONS The contractor shall have the ability to provide parts and labor to expand system specified if so requested for a period of five 5 years from the of acceptance As part of the submittal include a quotation for all parts and material and installation and test labor as needed to increase the number of speaker or wattage by ten percent 10 The quotation shall include installation test labor and labor to reprogram system for this 10 expansion If additional Emergency and Fire Alarm Audio hardware is required include the material and labor necessary to install hardware Do not include cost of conduit or wire or the cost to install conduit or wire for labor to make final connections at the Emergency and Fire Alarm Audio Submittals that do not include this estimate of post contract expansion cost not be accepted APPLICABLE STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS specifications and standards listed below form a part of this specification system shall fully comply with the latest issue of these standards if National Fire Protection Association NFPA USA No 70 No 72 No 101 Life Safety Code The system and its components shall be Underwriters Laboratories Inc listed the appropriate UL testing standard as listed herein for fire alarm and the installation shall be in compliance with the UL listing Local and State Building Codes All requirements of the Authority Having Jurisdiction AHJ 0 Electric Code NEC Fire Alarm Code Underwriters Laboratories Inc UL 864 Ninth Edition California State Fire Marshal APPROVALS The system shall have proper listing and or approval from the following recognized agencies UL ULC Underwriters Laboratories Inc ULC S527 11 CSFM 2.0 PRODUCTS EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL GENERAL All equipment and components shall be new and the manufacturer current The materials appliances equipment and devices shall be tested and by a nationally recognized approvals agency for use as part of a fire signaling system meeting the National Fire Alarm Code All equipment and components shall be installed in strict compliance with recommendations Consult the manufacturer installation manuals all wiring diagrams schematics physical equipment sizes etc before system installation All equipment shall be attached to walls and ceiling floor assemblies and be held firmly in place e g speakers shall not be supported solely by ceilings Fasteners and supports shall be adequate to support the load All equipment must be available over the counter through the Security Distributor SED market and can be installed by dealerships of the manufacturer CONDUIT AND WIRE Conduit 1 Conduit shall be in accordance with The National Electrical Code NEC and state requirements 2 Where required all wiring shall be installed in conduit or raceway fill shall not exceed 40 percent of interior cross sectional area where or more cables are contained within a single conduit 3 Cable must be separated from any open conductors of power or Class 1 and shall not be placed in any conduit junction box or raceway these conductors per NEC Article 760 4 All circuits shall be provided with transient suppression devices and the shall be designed to permit simultaneous operation of all circuits interference or loss of signals 5 Conduit shall not enter the Emergency and Fire Alarm Audio System or any remotely mounted panel equipment or backboxes except where conduit entry specified by the Emergency and Fire Alarm Audio System manufacturer 6 Conduit shall be 3 4 inch 19.1 mm minimum 0 Wire 1 All Emergency and Fire Alarm Audio System wiring shall be new 2 W