REQUEST FOR QUOTE: TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING Library/Classroom Building, Beltline Campus PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS A. Contractor Work 1. Provide and install (except as noted in this document), cable, connectors, wall plates, terminators, pull boxes, patch panels, racks/brackets, etc. and all other items necessary for a complete working data/communications system. All work by the Contractor will be in accordance and compliance with the practices set forth in TIA/EIA-568-A Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard, Oct. 1995. 2. Ensure timely cleanup of all facilities and buildings related to this project, during construction and at completion. 3. Provide for the certification of s 15 year manufacturer warranty on all equipment installed. NOTE: Final number of drops is subject to change from the attached drawings; MTC Project Manager will give one week notice of any changes prior to beginning of work. B. Drawings Maintain a clean set of Blueline Contract Documents on site at all times and note any deviations in installation on a day-to-day basis. The markup set will serve as As-Built Drawings and will be turned over to MTC at final inspection. C. Documentation Provide documentation including but not limited to a detailed punch down list for all horizontal and backbone cabling. D. Contractor Qualifications and Response The following must be provided by each potential contractor with the bid package. Any portion not included will be cause for possible elimination from the bid process. 1. Contractor must show proof of having at least one (1) BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) on staff. Current certification number must also be provided.
2. Contractor must show proof of a certified installer on staff. Copy of certification must be provided. Contractor must be able to certify the completed project and provide for the 15 year manufacturer warranty of equipment and Category 6 compliance.
PART 2: MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT All equipment will be provided by the contractor except as noted. Please see below for a list of acceptable parts. All parts not on the list must be approved by the MTC Project Manager. Each communication workstation location, except as noted otherwise, will utilize the following equipment. 1. Faceplates Faceplates must have label strips and clear label strip plastic covers top and bottom. All empty spaces on the faceplate will be filled with a blank as specified in this document. Acceptable products: Products Manufacturer Part Number Color Single Gang (Two Port) IFP12OW Office White Single Gang (Six Port) IFP16OW Office White 2. Modular Category 6 Jacks Application Manufacturer Part Number Color Classroom Runs HXJ6GN Green MDF/IDF Runs HXJ6BK Black NOTE: All jacks will be terminated using a single position 110 punch down tool. Stuffer caps will be affixed after termination has been effected, in order to provide strain relief to each conductor at the point of termination. 3. Face plate blanks Product Manufacturer Part Number Color Blanks (10-pack) SFB10 Office White 4. Fiber Connectors Product Manufacturer Part Number Color FSP Adapter Panel LC FSPLCDS12Y Yellow Duplex - SM
FSP Adapter Panel LC Duplex OM4 MM FSP Adapter Panel LC Duplex OM4 MM for Classroom Cabinet FSP Adapter Panel Blank FSPLCDS12AQ Aqua FSPLCDS3AQ Aqua FSPB 5. Floor Box Plates Product Manufacturer Part Number Color Integration Module HWM2KGY10 (10 Pack) Gray0 6. Optical Fiber Cabinets (LIU) Product Manufacturer Part Number Color Rack Mount FCR525SPR Enclosure 3 RU Rack Mount FCR350SP36R Enclosure 2 RU Hinged Rack Mount Panel FPR3SP 7. Patch Panels Patch Panels for the Data Distribution Cables will be Category 6, T568A, preloaded, with 110 connection blocks on the rear and 8 position modular jacks on the front. Panels will be mounted on Relay Racks or Wall Mount Brackets as specified herein. Manufacturer Part Number P6E48U 8. Relay Racks Where indicated a 7 rack will be provided and installed for mounting patch panels, concentrators, and other equipment. Each 7 rack will be securely bolted to the floor and wall mount racks will be bolted to the plywood backboard provided. Additional cable management devices, shelves, and other accessories will be provided where specified by the MTC Project Manager.
Manufacturer Acceptable Wall/Rack mount kit Part Number CS1976 HLWRK 9. Classroom Cabinets 12U rack unit 21 W (19 rack width) x 24 H x 24 D locking, swinging cabinet with smoke plexiglass door, mounted to the backboard. Manufacturer Rack Technologies Part Number RMW-RT12-WC1238 10. Horizontal Cable All Horizontal cable designated as Category 6 (Cat6) on the Drawings will be plenum-rated Category 6 Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP), 24 AWG with solid copper conductors. The Horizontal cable will run from the station jack to the appropriate cross-connect in the telecommunications closet. The length of each Horizontal cable run will not exceed 275 feet. Runs that exceed this must be brought to the attention of the MTC Project Manager for resolution prior to the cable being pulled. Only plenum rated Category 6 cable will be used in the installation. Cable color is BLUE. All Horizontal cable on this project will be from the same manufacturer. Note: A data sheet is required (see Part 2 - Materials, A. & B.) which verifies that all cables submitted meet the cable specification criteria set forth here. Do not submit cable for consideration that does not meet these standards. Acceptable Manufacturers: General, Essex, Mohawk
PART 3: INSTALLATION 1. FIBER OPTIC CABLE All fiber terminations will be LC. Entrance fiber: Provide (48) strands of Multimode OM4 fiber optic cable and (48) strands of Single mode fiber optic cable from Richland Hall room 101 and the MDF, located in room 016. Riser fiber: Provide (24) strands of Multimode OM4 fiber optic cable and (24) strands of Single mode fiber optic cable from the MDF (room 016) to the IDF for each floor. Classroom cabinets: Provide (6) strands of Multimode OM4 fiber optic cable from each classroom cabinet (as indicated on the drawings) to the MDF/IDF for that floor, and (6) strands of multimode OM4 from room 136 to the IDF. Fiber optic cable runs through the cable tray must use plenum rated cable. 2. STATION JACK INSTALLATION FLUSH MOUNT Station jacks will be installed on the wall in an electrical outlet box or in an MP-2 type caddy as specified on the drawings. Use existing boxes installed by the general contractor. 3. HORIZONTAL CABLE All cable runs installed will be continuous without splices, bridges or any other connecting device between origination and termination points, except for runs through buried conduit to outdoor locations. Bridge points for burial cable must be identified and approved through MTC Project Manager prior to installation. All terminations in patch panels and punch down blocks will be done in a sequential manner based on room and will comply with all EIA/TIA 568-A specifications. A detailed punch list will be provide for all terminations.
The contractor will provide a 4-pair Category 6 cable from the appropriate MDF or IDF closet to each Category 6 modular jack as indicated on the drawings. Each cable will be labeled with the unique destination room number 4 to 12 from the end of the termination point in the telecommunications closet. Cables will be terminated in a CAT 6, 568A patch panel as specified in this document. 4. CABLE INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS All cable installation and termination must comply with the provisions in TIA/EIA 568-A. The Contractor will submit a sample of assembled cable, connectors, raceway and accompanying specification sheets prior to installation for approval of quality, workmanship and materials. For all Category 6 cabling, maintain cable twist-rate at all termination points. The amount of cable untwist will be no more than 1/2. Do not strip back the cable jacket any more than is necessary to terminate the individual conductors. All 110 connections will be installed using a single 110 punch down tool and all terminations will be trimmed flush with connector blocks. Leave enough cable (approximately 1 foot at the workstation & 3 feet at the backboard or rack, unless specified elsewhere in this document) to allow easy termination of the cable. Install or use existing vertical cable management panels for all floor-mounted racks. Do not install horizontal cable management trays in the racks. All vertical drops of cable in rooms will be inside the walls except where specifically noted on drawings. Any exceptions to this must be submitted in writing to the MTC Project Manager five working days prior to scheduled date and will be subject to MTC approval. Horizontal cable that runs outside the walls will be installed in Mediatrax. Cable runs in hallways and corridors will be bundled neatly together; use cable trays where available. Tie wraps and J-hooks may be used to keep cables together. All plastic type molding, conduit, cable trays and raceways must be anchored to the wall with the appropriate type of wall screw and bracket every five (5) feet. All changes in cable direction will be at 90 degrees. All penetrations will be sleeved and fire stopped in accordance with National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) and Standard Building codes. Fire stop material must be UL listed. Cables will not be tie wrapped to electrical or gas lines.
D-rings will be provided and mounted to route the horizontal cables at the backboard locations. Enough cable slack will be provided to neatly route the horizontal cable through D rings to the appropriate 110 type block. No circuit will be run in the same conduit or raceway with power conductor. Installation of the cable will be in accordance with the marked floor plan. All deviations to the cable route will be submitted in writing to the MTC Project Manager five working days prior to scheduled date and will be subject to approval by MTC. For classrooms in which a backboard is mounted, all drops designated as classroom drops will terminate in a CAT6 patch panel installed in this cabinet (Contractor to provide, specified above). Note that a number of drops in each room are designated for home runs to the MDF/IDF. For each drop marked on the floor plan, multiple cable counts will be noted with a number. Typical counts per location are as follows: o Standard wall drops: (2) CAT6 cables/jacks, black jack color o Classroom wall drops: typically (2-4) CAT6 cables/jacks, green jack color o Floor boxes: typically (4) CAT6 cables/jacks, black jack color. Please take note of counts to floor boxes on the main library open areas on second and third floors cable counts vary and some boxes will be completely unused. o 44 high emergency/courtesy telephones: (1) CAT6 cable/jack, black jack color o IP cameras: (2) CAT6 cables/jacks per outdoor camera, (1) cable/jack per indoor camera, black jack color o Classroom wireless access points: (3) CAT6 cable/jacks, black jack color o Hallway wireless access points: (1) CAT6 cable/jack, black jack color o Outdoor emergency callboxes: (2) CAT6 cables/jacks, plus (1) shielded 24 AWG stranded single pair cable for 24V electrical power. Burial grade cable must be used. Cable routing will follow the dictates of the design while avoiding locations of high RFI/EMI radiation or adverse environmental conditions. 5. CABLE TESTING a. Contractor will provide all necessary testing equipment to test all cables. Testing will be performed immediately following the completion of all pulls and terminations.
i. Each Category 6 cable terminating in a station jack will be tested from the telecommunications closet with a 4-pair wire tester. The tester will verify continuity, faults, reversals, swaps and pairing. ii. Each Category 6 cable link will also be tested for near-end and far-end crosstalk and attenuation up to and including 300 Mhz and will be verified for acceptable length and proper wire map, in accordance with TSB-67. iii. Each fiber strand including connectors will be tested from end-to-end to measure the total loss or attenuation. Losses on terminated fibers will meet or exceed all EIA/TIA 568 specifications. iv. A hard copy of the test results for each cable run will be provided to MTC. Acceptable test results will be agreed upon by MTC Project Manager and Contractor prior to testing. It is the Contractor s responsibility to replace, repair, re-terminate, or modify any cable run which tests outside the agreed-upon ranges, in such a manner as to be acceptable to MTC. b. Before the system is accepted by MTC, the Contractor will be required to walkthrough the installation with the MTC Project Manager and Network Team members and verify proper installation and conformance to specifications, drawings, and other agreed upon, written details. All cable-related documentation and As-Built Drawings will also be required for review purposes at this time.