Specifications

St. David Catholic School Manning Architects
Gym and Classroom Replacement N10.024.00
New Orleans, Louisiana July 20, 2012
FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM 16600 -1
SECTION 16600
FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01 DESCRIPTION
A. This section of the specifications includes the furnishing and installing, of a complete and
operational Fire Alarm System. The system shall be analog, addressable, with voice
evacuation.
B. The fire alarm system shall include, but not be limited to, alarm initiating devices, alarm
indicating appliances, control panel(s), auxiliary control devices, annunciator, data
communications equipment and software, and wiring required to form a complete
coordinated system ready for operation. This Contractor shall furnish technical labor,
controls equipment, ancillary control devices, installation materials and supervision to insure
proper installation.
C. The fire alarm system shall comply with requirements of NFPA Standard 72 for protected
premises signaling systems except as modified and supplemented by this specification. The
system shall electrically supervise and monitor the integrity of all conductors.
D. The fire alarm system shall also be equipped to communicate with an off-site remote
monitoring station via standard telephone line.
1.02 SCOPE
A. A complete and new installation shall be provided, consisting of all devices, wiring, control
panels, power supplies, software, and all necessary accessories as necessary for a complete
and operational system.
B. Basic Performance:
1. Alarm, trouble, and supervisory signals from all initiating devices shall be connected to
the control panel with an NFPA Style 4 or Style 7 Signaling Line Circuit. If wired in a
Style 7 configuration, a single ground or open on the system Signaling Line Circuit (SLC)
shall not cause system malfunction, loss of operating power, or the ability to report an
alarm.
2. Initiation Device Circuits (IDC) shall be connected to the monitor modules with NFPA
Style B or Style D circuits.
3. Indicating Appliance Circuits (IAC) shall be connected to the panel or control modules
using NFPA Style Y or Style Z circuits.
4. Digitized electronic signals shall employ check digits or multiple polling techniques.
5. Alarm signals arriving at the control panel shall not be lost following a power failure (or
outage).
6. System shall interact with gymnasium sound system. Through the provision of relays
connected to the speaker wiring, system shall silence the sound system upon initiation of
general alarm.