Specifications

Technology Upgrade Paging Bell System-One Way 28 1800-5
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A. Contractor shall be familiar with the location(s) where the work will be done. No additional
compensation will be made for items the Contractor claims he was not aware of during
bidding.
B. Work Area:
1. All work areas shall be cleaned at the end of each day. All debris shall be cleaned
and removed from the site and disposed of in the approved container for the site.
2. All equipment shall be moved out of common areas and stored in the Contractor’s lay
down area, or in other approved storage locations on site.
3. Any work that is low hanging, or may otherwise impede the general use of the space,
and cannot be removed shall be flagged and cordoned off by the Contractor.
C. All equipment and parts shall be installed in a neat and workman like manner. Good
installation principles shall be used throughout the project.
D. All cables routed above the drop ceiling or in the ceiling area shall be installed square to the
building. Diagonal cable runs are not permissible.
E. All cut edges of conduits, boxes, raceway, etc., shall be trimmed and filed so that no burrs or
rough edges will damage cable as it is installed.
F. If in the course of the work, the Contractor damages, marks, or misplaces any ceiling tiles
the Contractor shall repair, and or replace the ceiling tile to the original condition.
1. the Engineer shall decide if ceiling tiles have been damaged, and based on the
Contractor’s proposed fixes, shall decide the best course of action to repair any
damage done by the Contractor to the ceiling tiles.
G. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to repair any damage done to the structure or
finishes in the building by the Contractor. The building shall be returned to its original
condition prior to final sign off of the project.
H. The Contractor shall be responsible for locating the speakers of the audio systems in each
room. The speakers shall be installed to provide complete coverage with no “dead” spots.
Approximate locations are shown on the drawings, the Contractor shall review these and
advise the Engineer of any proposed changes prior to installing speakers.
3.02 INSTALLATION
A. The control software shall be installed on an administrator’s PC as directed by the Owner.
1. The Contractor shall provide the requirements for the administration PC to the Owner
prior to installation of the software.
2. The control software shall be fully configured and shall be installed with any cabling
or associated software required to connect it to the paging/bell system.
3. Meetings shall be held by the Contractor that includes the Owner and the Engineer.
During the meetings, the Contractor shall provide all possibilities for configuration of
the system to the Owner. Decisions shall be made on speaker/bell groupings, a
numbering scheme, naming, etc.
a. See drawings for the extent of the zones and how to connect the speakers. In
example; each hallway on each floor shall be a separate zone. Other zones
would include the cafeteria, gymnasium, administration offices etc.
4. The Contractor shall be fully responsible for configuring the system per the Owner’s
requests. This configuration shall be done on site and shall be attended by 2 or more
of the Owner’s Representatives. This will allow the Owner to better understand the
interface and control of the system.
5. All configurations shall be recorded on a spreadsheet that notes the speakers, the
room numbers, extensions, and the extension numbers of all the different groupings
of speakers. The spreadsheet shall be up to date at the time of acceptance by the
Owner and shall be printed. Handwritten spreadsheets are not acceptable.
6. Software shall be compatible with Windows 7 and Apple products.
B. The electronics and components of the paging/bell system shall be located in the
communications room or where directed by the owner.
1. All components shall be mounted in a floor mount cabinet or mounted on the wall.