Specifications

St. David Catholic School Manning Architects
Gym and Classroom Replacement N10.024.00
New Orleans, Louisiana July 20, 2012
FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM 16600 -3
D. Contractor shall provide all documents required by the State Fire Marshal to review.
Documents shall include all calculations and data necessary. These documents shall be sent
to the Architect for his forwarding to the State Fire Marshal. This Contractor shall pay all
fees associated with the Fire Marshal submittal. No work shall be done until the submittal is
approved and returned from the Fire Marshal.
1.05 GUARANTY
A. All work performed and all material and equipment furnished under this contract shall be
free from defects and shall remain so for a period of at least one year from the date of
acceptance. The full cost of maintenance, labor, and materials required to correct any defect
during this one year period shall be included.
1.06 APPLICABLE STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
A. The specifications and standards listed below form a part of this specification. The system
shall fully comply with the latest issue of these standards adopted by the local Authority
Having Jurisdiction (AHJ):
1. NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code
2. NFPA 101 Life Safety Code
3. UL 268 Smoke Detectors for Fire Protective Signaling Systems
4. UL 864 Control Units for Fire Protective Signaling Systems
5. UL 268A Smoke Detectors for Duct Applications
6. UL 521 Heat Detectors for Fire Protective Signaling Systems
7. UL 464 Audible Signal Appliances
8. UL 38 Manually Activated Signaling Boxes for Use With Fire-Protective Signaling
Systems
9. UL 346 Waterflow Indicators for Fire Protective Signaling Systems
10. UL 1076 Signaling Devices for the Hearing Impaired
11. UL 1971 Visual Indicating Appliances
12. Parish and State Building Codes
13. All requirements of the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)
1.07 APPROVALS
A. The system shall have proper listing and/or approval from the following nationally
recognized agencies:
1. UL: Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
2. FM Factory Mutual Systems
B. The fire alarm control panel shall meet UL Standard 864, (Control Units).
C. The system shall be listed by the national agencies as suitable for extinguishing release
applications.