Cable specifications - City of Port St. Lucie
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1. For verification purposes the number of permanent links or channels to be tested as disturbed or victim is 1 of the total number of permanent links or channels in the installation or 5 whichever is greater 27 10 13 Warranty and Services 27 10 13 01 QUALIFICATION OF SYSTEM 27 10 13 01 A The installed System shall be covered by a certification and warranty issued by the manufacturer and delivered by the Vendor 27 10 13 01 B Telecommunications spaces and pathways in new buildings or in those buildings having undergone major renovations in the preceding three years should conform to the recommendations outlined in TIA 569 B In cases of installation in restrictive spaces and pathways where it is not possible to implement the standards based recommendations no cabling run shall exceed 90 m 295 ft in length nor be installed in any manner that limits the performance of the System 27 10 13 01 C The installed System shall conform to all applicable local building and electrical codes 27 10 13 02 CERTIFICATION 27 10 13 02 A To qualify for System Certification the System shall be designed installed and tested by an authorized reseller installer partner of the manufacturer of the system Category 6A System May 2014 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 Page 13 27 10 13 02 B 27 10 13 02 C 27 10 13 03 27 10 13 03 A 27 10 13 04 27 10 13 04 A 27 10 13 04 B 27 10 13 05 27 10 13 05 A 27 10 12. 01 A All racks shall provide cable management and support elements for cordage at the front of the rack They shall also provide cable management support and protection elements for the cables and or equipment pigtails placed along the legs of the rack 27 11 16 01 B Any free standing rack shall be a knock down rack assembly equipped with two vertical and two universal channels 27 11 16 02 RACK INSTALLATION 27 11 16 02 A Racks shall be securely attached to the concrete floor using a minimum 9 5 mm 0 375 in hardware or as required by local codes 27 11 16 02 B Racks shall be placed with a minimum of 914 mm 36 in clearance from the walls on all sides of the rack When mounted in a row there shall be a minimum of 914 mm 36 in clearance from the wall behind the racks in front of the row of racks and from the walls at the ends of the row 27 11 16 02 C All racks shall be grounded to the TGB in accordance with Section 27 05 26 of this document Category 6A System May 2014 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 Page 15 27 11 16 02 D 27 11 16 02 E 27 11 16 02 F 27 11 16 02 G NOTE If grounding and bonding does not need to be specified remove Section 27 11 16 02 C Rack mount fasteners not used for installing patch panels and other hardware shall be bagged and left with the rack upon completion of the installation Rack mount termination equipment shall be installed in accordance with the ma
3. 02 01 A The test equipment shall meet the requirements found in ANSI TIA 568 B 2 10 2008 Transmission Performance Specifications for 4 pair 100 Q Augmented Category 6 Cabling Category 6A System May 2014 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 Page 3 27 08 02 01 B 27 08 02 01 C 27 08 02 01 D Test documentation shall be provided on permanent media within three weeks after the completion of the project The media shall be clearly marked on the outside front cover with the words Project Test Documentation the project name and the date of completion month and year The results shall include a record of test frequencies cable type conductor pair and cable or connector ID measurement direction reference setup and technician name s The test equipment name manufacturer model number serial number software version and last calibration date will also be provided Unless the manufacturer specifies a more frequent calibration cycle proof of annual calibration must be documented for all test equipment used in this installation Printouts generated for each cable by the test equipment shall be submitted as part of the documentation package Alternately the successful bidder may furnish this information in electronic format on permanent media The media shall contain the electronic equivalent of the test results as defined by the bid specification in a file format compatible with Microsoft Word version 6 0 or M
4. 16 19 01 D The modular cords shall be available in standard colors Brown Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Purple Gray White Black and also TIA 606 A Pantone colors Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Purple 27 16 19 01 E The transmission characteristics of a mated plug jack connection shall meet the performance parameters described in 27 15 43 03 F 27 16 19 01 F The transmission characteristics of individual cords and their corresponding channels shall comply with the requirements for Category 6A performance when tested in a 1 Stand alone configuration 2 Worst case bundled configuration where 6 other cords surround the cord being tested Category 6A System May 2014 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 Page 25 ANNEX A ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NOTE Firestop installation is a critical safety element If penetrations must be introduced to one or more fire rated barriers for the purpose of installing pathways or cabling include this section DIVISION 07 THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION 078000 Fire and Smoke Protection 078400 Firestopping 07 84 13 Penetration Firestopping 07 84 13 01 07 84 13 01 A 07 84 13 01 B 07 84 13 01 C 07 84 13 02 FIRESTOP SYSTEM A firestop system consists of the item or items penetrating the fire rated barrier the opening in the barrier and the materials used to seal and restore the fire integrity of the penetrated barrier Firestop systems
5. 23 AWG solid copper 27 15 13 02 E The effective cable OD shall be 6 0 mm 0 24 in for CMR rated cable and CMP rated cable The effective cable OD is the diameter of a six around one cable bundle divided by 3 27 15 13 02 F The minimum bend radius shall be 25 mm 1 in for CMR rated cable and CMP rated cable 27 15 13 02 G The transmission characteristics of the cable must meet or exceed Augmented Category 6 requirements as per TIA 568 C 2 2009 Category 6A System May 2014 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 Page 19 27 15 13 03 27 15 13 03 A 27 15 13 03 B 27 15 13 03 C 27 15 13 03 D 27 15 13 03 E 27 15 13 03 F 27 15 13 03 G 27 15 13 03 H 27 15 13 03 1 27 15 13 03 J 27 15 13 03 K HORIZONTAL CABLE INSTALLATION Horizontal cables shall be installed in accordance with standards based recommendations the manufacturer s recommendations installation guides and industry best practices A plastic or nylon pull cord with a minimum test rating of 90 kg 200 Ib shall be co installed with the cable in any conduit Cable raceways shall not be filled greater than the TIA 569 B recommended maximum fill for the particular raceway type or 40 Cables shall be installed in continuous lengths from origin to destination An exception is made for one CP in any cabling run Where cables are installed in an air return plenum any non plenum cable shall be installed in metallic conduit If CPs are u
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7. Port St Lucie A balanced twisted pair cabling system capable of supporting 10 Gb s networking is described All cables and related support termination and grounding hardware shall be furnished installed tested labeled and documented by the successful bidder as detailed in this document General product specifications design considerations and installation guidelines are provided in this document Specific site related requirements are provided as an attachment to this document In case of conflict this document shall take precedence The successful bidder shall meet or exceed all requirements for the cabling system described in this document 27 10 02 Regulatory References 27 10 02 01 27 10 02 01 A 27 10 02 01 B 27 10 02 02 27 10 02 02 A GENERAL All workmanship and materials shall be in full conformance with applicable building electrical and other codes as determined by the authority having jurisdiction AHJ All cabling system components shall be Underwriters Laboratories UL Listed and shall be marked as such In cases where UL has no published standards for a component any equivalent national independent testing standard shall apply and the item shall be appropriately marked Where UL has an applicable system listing and label the entire system shall be labeled REFERENCE LIST The product specifications design considerations and installation guidelines provided in this document are in part derived
8. Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 270800 Commissioning of Communications 27 08 01 System Documentation 27 08 01 01 27 08 01 01 A 27 08 01 01 B 27 08 01 01 C GENERAL Upon completion of the installation the successful bidder shall provide three comprehensive sets of documentation to the owner of the System for approval Documentation shall include the items detailed below Documentation shall be submitted within 10 working days of the completion of each testing phase e g subsystem area floor This includes all test results and draft as built drawings Draft drawings may include hand written annotations Printer generated final copies of all drawings shall be submitted within 30 working days of the completion of each testing phase The successful bidder shall provide copies of the original test results in electronic format for example a Fluke Networks flw Linkware file or a Microsoft Excel xIs file The City of Port St Lucie may request a 10 random field re test of the installed cabling system at no additional cost to verify documented findings If the re test findings contradict the documentation submitted by the successful bidder additional testing can be requested to the extent deemed necessary by the owner of the System including a 100 re test This testing shall be at no additional cost to the owner of the System 27 08 02 Test Results Documentation 27 08 02 01 GENERAL 27 08
9. from recommendations found in recognized telecommunications industry standards The following are used as reference Category 6A System May 2014 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 Page 5 Spaces and Pathways ISO IEC 18010 2006 Pathways and Spaces for Customer Premises Cabling TIA 569 B 2009 Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces TIA 942 2010 Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers Grounding ANSI J STD 607 A 2002 Commercial Building Grounding Earthing and Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications Cabling Systems ISO IEC 11801 2nd Edition 12 07 07 Information Technology Generic cabling for Customer Premises TIA 1152 2009 Requirements for Field Test Instruments and Measurements for Balance Twisted Pair Cabling TIA 568 C 0 2009 and associated Addenda Commercial Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises TIA 568 C 1 2009 and associated Addenda Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard Part 1 General Requirements TIA 568 C 2 2009 Balanced Twisted Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standards TIA EIA 862 2008 Building Automation Systems Cabling Standard for Commercial Buildings TIA EIA 942 2010 Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers Cabling Administration ISO IEC 14763 1 2004 Implementation and Operation of Customer Premises Cabling P
10. serve as an effective block against fire smoke heat vapor and pressurized water streams All penetrations through fire rated building structures e g walls floors shall be sealed with an appropriate firestop system This requirement applies to through penetrations complete penetration as well as membrane penetrations through one side of a hollow structure Any penetrating items e g riser slots and sleeves cables conduits cable trays raceways shall be properly firestopped Firestop systems shall be UL Classified to ASTM E814 Standard Test Method for Fire Tests of Through Penetration Fire Stops UL 1479 and shall be approved by a qualified PE licensed in the jurisdiction where the work is to be performed One or more drawings illustrating the deployment of the proposed firestop system s stamped or embossed by the PE shall be provided to the owner of the System prior to installing the firestop system s FIRESTOP SYSTEM INSTALLATION May 2014 Page 26 Category 6A System Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 07 84 13 02 A All firestop systems shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer s recommendations installation guides and shall be available for inspection by the local AHJ prior to acceptance Category 6A System May 2014 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 Page 27 May 2014 Category 6A System Page 28 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie
11. serve as additional assurance of the cabling system s performance after installation and over its operational lifespan Value proposed or statement represent guaranteed margin against TIA 568 C 2 2009 Balanced Twisted Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standards extrapolated to 625MHz Testing and Acceptance GENERAL 27 10 12 01 A All terminated cabling runs shall be 100 tested for defects in installation 27 10 12 02 and to verify cabling system performance under installed conditions according to the requirements found in the TIA EIA 568 C series of standards All pairs in each installed cable shall be verified prior to system acceptance Any defect in the cabling system installation including but not limited to cables connectors patch panels and cordage shall be repaired or replaced in order to ensure 100 usability of all installed runs COPPER CHANNEL TESTING 27 10 12 02 A All balanced twisted pair cable links shall be tested for basic continuity and length as indicated below Additional testing shall be performed to verify compliance with Category 6A performance for the parameters listed in Section 27 10 11 01 B of this document The extent of testing shall be in accordance with the end customer s testing requirements with 100 testing of permanent links for Insertion Loss Return Loss NEXT PSNEXT and PSACRF These tests are performed at the same time as the Continuity test using an automated tes
12. 01 B The work included consists of all labor equipment products and supplies required to design install test and certify the System in compliance with project specifications The work included consists of but is not limited to the following 1 Pre registration of project with the manufacturer of the System as necessary 2 Furnishing and installation of a complete balanced twisted pair telecommunications cabling infrastructure capable of supporting Gigabit networking 3 Furnishing installation of and termination of all cabling runs 4 Furnishing and installation of all TOs patch panels and cordage 5 Furnishing and installation of all required cabinets and or racks in TEs TRs and or ERs 6 Furnishing of any other material required to implement a complete system 7 Testing all installed cabling runs and furnishing a summary report confirming the Pass status of each run 8 Furnishing all test and labeling information in both electronic and paper formats 9 Providing training and complete documentation including the a User Manual Application Guidelines and as built drawings 27 10 08 Drawings Specifications 27 10 08 01 GENERAL 27 10 08 01 A All drawings and plans provided with this document are diagrammatic They are included to show the scope of the project in order to assist in the development of bid documents The Vendor shall make allowances in the bid proposals to cover the work required to comp
13. 13 03 L 27 15 13 03 M 27 15 13 03 N 27 15 13 04 27 15 13 04 A 27 15 13 04 B 27 15 13 04 C 27 15 13 04 D 27 15 13 04 E Cables shall be identified by a self adhesive label in accordance with Section 27 05 53 of this document and TIA EIA 606 A The cable label shall be applied to the cable behind the faceplate on a section of cable that can be accessed by removing the cover plate Balanced twisted pair cable shall be installed so that there are no bends smaller than 4 times the OD of the cable at any point in the run or at the termination points The pulling tension on any 4 pair balanced twisted pair cable shall not exceed 110 N 25 Ibf 10GX Pre Terminated Cabling System Category 6A cabling shall be available as a factory terminated solution to save time when deploying 10G cabling in data center applications The Category 6A pre terminated cabling system shall be easy to install in standard patch panels using the same port count configurations ideally retrofitable inside the same panels The Category 6A cabling system shall be easy to repair without disrupting service on the other cables in the group The Pre terminated cable assemblies shall be well protected within a polymer sleeve to withstand abuse and be equipped with a pulling eye to facilitate cabling deployment The connectors at the ends of the cable assemblies shall not exceed 1 4 inches in diameter over pulling eye to facilitate fishing through ca
14. 3 05 B To qualify for System Certification the installed cabling system shall fully comply with all relevant manufacturer design and applications guidelines including any pre approved deviations To qualify for System Certification only products made or approved by the System manufacturer shall be used to ensure the end to end performance of the System 25 YEAR COMPONENT WARRANTY The System Certification shall provide a twenty five 25 year warranty for all Manufacturer built passive components used in the installed System Defective and or improperly installed products shall be replaced and or reinstalled at no cost to the owner of the System LIFETIME APPLICATION ASSURANCE The System Certification shall provide the assurance that all present and future commercially available applications engineered for the performance level of the installed cabling system in accordance published standards will work for the lifetime of the certified System Should the certified System fail to support the networking technologies designed to operate over it at the time of cutover during subsequent use or after upgrading active network devices e g migrating to Gigabit Ethernet switches from 100 Mb s Ethernet switches the manufacturer and the Vendor shall take prompt corrective action OWNER RESPONSIBILITY The Vendor shall provide a User Manual to the owner of the System This document describes essential system elements and specifies the
15. 5 B 27 11 19 05 C 27 11 19 05 D 27 11 19 05 E COPPER TERMINATION HARDWARE INSTALLATION Cables shall be dressed and terminated in accordance with standards based recommendations the manufacturer s recommendations installation guides and industry best practices The twisted pairs shall be guided positioned and secured at the connector termination point using a termination bar that locks the pairs in place to prevent untwisting of pairs into the cable when terminating the conductors The termination bar holding the wires in place at the IDC termination shall withstand a tensile force of 20 Ibs minimum applied to the cable without dislodging the IDC connection Cables shall be neatly bundled dressed and routed to their respective termination connectors Each patch panel shall terminate a cable bundle separated and dressed back to the point of cable entrance into the equipment cabinet or rack Each cable shall be clearly labeled on the cable jacket behind the patch panel at a location that can be viewed without removing the bundle support element s Labels obscured from view shall not be acceptable Category 6A System May 2014 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 Page 17 271300 Communications Backbone Cabling 271313 Communications Copper Backbone Cabling 27 13 13 01 BACKBONE CABLES 27 13 13 01 A The backbone cabling is the portion of the cabling system that links the termination fields in dif
16. Category 6A System City of Port St Lucie IT Specification May 2014 Rev 3 1 Preface The specified system is an unshielded balanced twisted pair cabling system designed for 10 Gb s networking environments Typical deployments include data centers commercial buildings and institutional sites e g health care education military Category 6A System Page 3 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Acronyms AHJ ANEXT ANSI ASTM AWG BICSI C CDT CMP CMR CP CSC CSI CSV dB DC EF EIA ELFEXT ER F ft Gb s IBDN IDC IEC IEEE ISO kg Ibf Authority having jurisdiction Alien near end crosstalk American National Standards Institute American Society for Testing and Materials American wire gauge Building Industry Consulting Service International Celsius Cable Design Technologies Communications plenum Communications riser Consolidation point Construction Specifications Canada The Construction Specifications Institute Certified System Vendor Decibel s Direct current Entrance facility Electronic Industries Alliance Equal level far end crosstalk Equipment room Fahrenheit Foot feet Gigabits per second Integrated Building Distribution Network Insulation displacement contact International Electrotechnical Commission Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inch es International Organization for Standardization Kilogram s Pound s P
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18. S ALL CONDITIONS MUST BE MET FOR APPROVAL Approved balanced twisted pair cable Category 6A rating 23awg Solid Bare Copper Conductors or Bonded Pair Conductors Polyolefin Insulation or FEP Insulation 4 twisted pairs H Spline Center Member Ripcord PVC or Flamarrest Jacket Approved connectors Category 6A rated RJ45 Keystone footprint Flexible Printed Circuit Board with 50u inch Gold over Nickel front connection Phosphor Bronze with Tin Plating over Nickel IDC Rear Connection Plastic UL94V 0 Connector Body Plastic element to hold cable pairs at right angles Insulation Displacement Contacts IDC at 90 degree angles to neighboring IDC Front termination mated connection with 750 cycle durability Rear termination IDC connection with 20 termination durability Cable Connector Retention 15Ibs Connector Hardware Retention 20Ibs Plug Connector Retention 11 25Ibs Approved patch panels TIA Category 6A Titanium Rear termination X Bar termination ISO Class EA Approved cordage Category 6A 4 pair 23 AWG UTP bonded pair transmission performance up to 625 MHz EQUIVALENT PRODUCTS To qualify for final System warranty only products made or approved by the manufacturer of the System shall be used to ensure the end to end performance of the System 2 1007 Work Included 27 10 07 01 GENERAL May 2014 Category 6A System Page 8 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 27 10 07 01 A 27 10 07
19. art 1 Administration TIA EIA 606 A 2008 Administration Standard for Commercial Telecommunications Infrastructure Networking IEEE Standard 802 3an 2006 10GBASE T 10 Gb s Ethernet operations over balanced twisted pair cabling Design BICSI Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual TDMM 12 edition 2009 Installation BICSI Information Transport Systems Installation Manual ITSIM 5 edition 2008 May 2014 Page 6 Category 6A System Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 27 10 02 02 B 27 10 02 02 C In cases where product specifications design considerations and installation guidelines provided in this document are in conflict with the references listed above the more stringent requirements shall apply All references listed above were current during development of this publication The bidder is responsible for referencing to the most recent releases when developing bid proposals This document does not take precedence over any code either partially or wholly 271003 General Condition Approved Vendor 27 10 03 01 27 10 03 01 A 27 10 03 01 B 27 10 03 01 C 27 10 03 01 D 27 10 03 01 E GENERAL The bidder must be an authorized reseller installer of the System The bidder must have successfully completed all design and installation training provided by the manufacturer of the System The bidder shall demonstrate proven expertise in the implementation of net
20. binet openings 27 1543 Communications Faceplates and Connectors 27 15 43 01 GENERAL 27 1543 01 A Each horizontal cable shall be terminated at its designated WA ina modular connector assembly using a keystone footprint module designed to snap into a faceplate 27 15 43 01 B The WA modular connector assembly faceplate shall accommodate 1 A minimum of two cabling runs Category 6A System May 2014 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 Page 21 2 Blank fillers to be installed in any outlet port in the faceplate that is not occupied by a modular connector assembly Page 22 27 15 43 01 C Multiple WA outlets that are in close proximity on drawings and not separated by physical barriers may be combined in a single faceplate The Vendor shall be responsible for determining the optimum compliant configuration 27 15 43 01 D The same orientation and positioning of modular connector assemblies on faceplates shall be used throughout the project Prior to installation the Vendor shall submit the proposed configuration s for WA modular connector assemblies faceplates for approval by the owner of the System 27 15 43 01 E All WA outlets shall accommodate printed label strips for outlet identification purposes Printed labels shall be permanent and shall comply with TIA EIA 606 A Handwritten labels shall not be accepted 27 15 43 02 FACEPLATES 27 15 43 02 A The faceplate housing the modular connector assemblies shall provi
21. de a symmetrically centered appearance for the modules 27 15 43 02 B The faceplate housing the modular connector assemblies shall have no visible mounting screws 27 15 43 02 C The faceplate housing the modular connector assemblies shall have built in labeling windows to facilitate outlet identification 27 15 43 03 CONNECTORS 27 15 43 03 A The modular connector assemblies using keystone footprint modules to terminate the 4 pair balanced twisted pair cable shall have the characteristics listed below 27 15 43 03 B The connectors shall be modular in form with available mounting options for TOs CPs rack mount panels and wall mount panels 27 15 43 03 C The connectors shall use a matrix design where each of the four insulation displacement contact IDC termination points is positioned at a 90 angle to its neighboring IDC in order to minimize ANEXT 27 15 43 03 D The connectors shall use a plastic element to position and hold each cable pair at a right angle to its corresponding IDC termination point 27 15 43 03 E The connectors shall incorporate crosstalk compensation circuitry at their plug interfaces using flexible printed circuit board PCB technology May 2014 Category 6A System Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 27 15 43 03 F 27 15 43 04 27 15 43 04 A 27 15 43 04 B 27 15 43 04 C 27 15 43 04 D 27 15 43 04 E 27 15 43 04 F The transmission characteristics of a mated plug jack connection shal
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23. ferent TEs TRs ERs within a building and between buildings in a campus environment It is commonly installed between floors in a vertical orientation 27 13 13 02 BACKBONE CABLE INSTALLATION 27 13 13 02 A Backbone cables shall be installed in accordance with standards based recommendations the manufacturer s recommendations installation guides and industry best practices 27 13 13 02 B A plastic or nylon pull cord with a minimum test rating of 90 kg 200 Ib shall be co installed with the cable in any conduit 27 13 13 02 C Where cables are routed using conduits the backbone and horizontal cables shall be installed in separate conduits 27 13 13 02 D Where cables are installed in an air return plenum any non plenum cable shall be installed in metallic conduit 27 13 13 02 E Where backbone cables and horizontal cables are installed in a cable tray or wireway backbone cables shall be installed first and segregated from the horizontal cables 27 13 13 02 F All backbone cables shall be securely fastened to a wall of the TE TR ER served 27 13 13 02 G Backbone cables spanning more than three floors shall be securely attached at the top of the cable run with a wire mesh grip as well as on alternating floors or as required by local codes 27 13 13 02 H Vertical cable runs shall be supported by messenger strand cable ladder or any other method that provides adequate support for the weight of the cable 27 13 13 02 1 Large bundles of backbo
24. icrosoft Excel 2002 or later version When repairs and re tests are performed the problem s found and the corrective action s taken shall be noted Both the failed and passed test results shall be documented including test data at all frequency points and graphs 27 08 03 As Built Drawings 27 08 03 01 27 08 03 01 A 27 08 03 01 B GENERAL Drawings must include cable routes and telecommunications outlet connector TO locations Each TO location shall be referenced by its unique identifier Numbering icons and drawing conventions used shall be consistent throughout all documentation provided The owner of the System will provide floor plans in paper and electronic DWG AutoCAD Release 14 formats to which as built construction information can be added These documents will be modified accordingly by the successful bidder to denote as built information as defined above and returned to the owner of the System The successful bidder shall annotate the base drawings and provide both print same plot size as originals and electronic AutoCAD Release 14 versions of the modified files May 2014 Page 4 Category 6A System Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 271000 Structured Cabling 271001 Scope 27 10 01 01 27 10 01 01 A 27 10 01 01 B 27 10 01 01 C GENERAL This document describes the requirements for furnishing and installing a telecommunications cabling infrastructure for the City of
25. ject shall be stored according to manufacturer s recommendations In addition all cable must be stored in a protected area If cable is stored outside it must be covered with opaque plastic or canvas for protection from the elements with adequate ventilation to prevent condensation If air temperature at the cable storage location will be below 4 4 C 40 F the cable shall be moved to a heated location minimum 10 C 50 F If necessary cable shall be stored off site at the Vendor s expense 27 10 10 01 C If the Vendor intends to provide a trailer on site for the storage of project materials prior approval must be obtained from the owner of the System May 2014 Category 6A System Page 10 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 271011 Structured Cabling Overview 27 10 11 01 GENERAL 27 1011 01 A The system chosen shall meet the following specifications 1 The balanced twisted pair cabling system shall be available in bonded pair and non bonded pair configurations 2 The balanced twisted pair cabling system shall support 10 Gb s networking and shall provide guaranteed performance up to 625 MHz for a worst case 4 connector 100 m 328 ft channel NOTE 4 connector refers to one TO one consolidation point CP and two cross connect panels in a TE TR ER one for horizontal cables and one for equipment pigtails 27 10 11 01 B At a minimum the balanced twisted pair cabling system will exceed the key perfor
26. l meet the following performance parameters PSANEXT 70 dB 100 MHz Insertion Loss 0 2 dB 100 MHz 0 45 dB 100 MHz Return loss 28 dB 100 MHz TCL 34 dB 100 MHz NEXT 54 dB 100 MHz 40 dB 500 MHz WORK AREA INSTALLATION Work area TOs shall be installed in accordance with standards based recommendations the manufacturer s recommendations installation guides and industry best practices Cables shall be dressed and terminated in accordance with standards based recommendations the manufacturer s recommendations installation guides and industry best practices Slack cable shall be coiled in flush or surface mount TOs if adequate space is provided to house the cable coil without exceeding the manufacturer s bend radius limitations In hollow wall installations where box eliminators are used cable slack can be stored in the wall No more than 300 mm 12 in of slack shall be stored in a TO modular furniture raceway or insulated wall Excess slack may be loosely coiled and stored in the ceiling above each WA The twisted pairs shall be guided positioned and secured at the connector termination point using a termination bar that locks the pairs in place to prevent untwisting of pairs into the cable when terminating the conductors Bend radius of the cable in the termination area shall not be less than 4 times the OD of the cable Data outlets unless otherwise noted in drawings shall occupy the bo
27. ly with the intent of the drawings and plans 27 10 08 01 B The Vendor shall verify all dimensions at the site and is responsible for their accuracy 27 10 08 01 C Prior to submitting a bid the Vendor shall indicate Category 6A System May 2014 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 Page 9 1 Any specified materials the Vendor believes to be inadequate 2 Any necessary items of work omitted from the bid specification 27 10 09 Pre Project Submittals 27 10 09 01 27 10 09 01 A 27 10 09 01 B 27 10 09 01 C GENERAL Under the provisions of this document and prior to the start of work the Vendor shall 1 Submit proof of authorized reseller installer status of their company with the System manufacturer and the names of all individuals that will be performing the installation and testing to the owner of the System 2 Submit details of all cabling system products to be used to the owner of the System Work shall not be performed without the written approval of the submitted items by the owner of the System The Vendor must obtain approval from the manufacturer and from the owner of the System for any substitution of submitted products No substituted items shall be installed without written approval 27 10 10 Delivery Storage and Handling 27 10 10 01 GENERAL 27 10 10 01 A Delivery and receipt of project materials shall be determined for each project 27 10 10 01 B All cable to be used in the pro
28. mance parameters for Augmented Category 6A found in TIA 568 C 2 2009 Balanced Twisted Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standards over the specified frequency ranges by the values listed below Parameter Worst Case Margin Worst Case Margin 1 500 MHz 500 625 MHz Insertion loss 3 Beyond Standard Return loss 2 0 dB Beyond Standard NEXT 2 5 dB Beyond Standard PSNEXT 3 5 dB 1 5 dB PSANEXT 2 0 dB 2 0 dB PSACRF 10 0 dB 8 0 dB PSAACRF Beyond Standard Beyond Standard Note The Margin is the additional headroom in dB or compared to the minimum specified value for Category 6A at each frequency point over the specified frequency range The Worst Case Margin is determined at the frequency where the measured data point is closest to the limit line The Category 6A limit line equations are used to determine the Worst Case Margin over the frequency range from 500 MHz to 625 MHz Category 6A System Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 May 2014 Page 11 27 10 12 27 10 12 01 NEXT Near end crosstalk PSACRF Power sum attenuation to crosstalk ratio far end PSAACRF Power sum alien attenuation to crosstalk ratio far end PSANEXT Power sum alien near end crosstalk PSNEXT Power sum near end crosstalk NOTE The values listed above are characterized as Margin or Guaranteed Headroom beyond the performance specified in standards and
29. munications grounding purposes shall be identified with green insulation or green tape Non insulated wires shall be identified at each termination point using green tape All cables and busbars shall be identified and labeled in accordance with ANSI J STD 607 A GROUNDING AND BONDING SYSTEM INSTALLATION The TBB shall be designed and or approved by a qualified Professional Engineer PE licensed in the jurisdiction where the work is to be performed The TBB shall adhere to the recommendations found in ANSI J STD 607 A and shall be installed in accordance with industry best practices A licensed electrical contractor shall perform the installation and termination of the main bonding conductor to the building service entrance ground 27 05 28 Pathways for Communications Systems NOTE Ifa design for pathways is to be specified add appropriate wording to the following sections Otherwise delete Section 27 05 28 27 05 28 29 HANGERS AND SUPPORTS FOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS 27 05 28 33 CONDUITS AND BACKBOXES FOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS 27 05 28 36 CABLE TRAYS FOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS 27 05 28 39 SURFACE RACEWAYS FOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS 27 05 53 Identification for Communications Systems 27 05 53 01 GENERAL 27 05 53 01 A Labeling shall be in accordance with the recommendations found in TIA EIA 606 A the manufacturer s recommendations installation guides and industry best practices May 2014 Category 6A System Page 2 Bid
30. ne cables and or heavy cables shall be attached to support elements using metal clamps and or metal banding May 2014 Category 6A System Page 18 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 271500 Communications Horizontal Cabling 271513 Communications Copper Horizontal Cabling 27 15 13 01 TOPOLOGY 27 1513 01 A The horizontal cabling shall be installed using a star topology typically extending from centralized TRs to individual TOs in work areas WAs 27 15 13 01 B The cabling system shall provide A MINIMUM OF TWO cabling runs to the TO in each WA All runs will terminate in designated TEs TRs ERs No run shall exceed 90 m 295 ft as measured from the cable termination point at each end An additional 10 m 33 ft is allowed for cordage at both ends for a maximum allowable end to end or channel length of 100 m 328 ft 27 15 13 02 HORIZONTAL CABLES 27 15 13 02 A The 4 pair balanced twisted pair cables shall be available in Bonded pair and non Bonded pair configurations The characteristics listed below shall apply to both configurations 27 15 13 02 B The cables will be available in plenum CMP non plenum CMR low smoke zero halogen LSOH LSZH and limited combustible LC versions The minimum recommended installation temperature shall be 5 C 40 F The temperature rating shall be 60 C 140 F 27 15 13 02 C The cables shall include a cross web filler 27 15 13 02 D The cable conductors shall be
31. nufacturer s recommendations and installation guides Wall mount termination equipment shall be installed on 1 2 m x 2 4 m x 19 mm 4 ft x 8 ft x 0 75 in void free plywood The plywood shall be mounted 0 3 m 1 ft above the finished floor The plywood shall be painted with two coats of white fire retardant paint Wall mount termination equipment shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer s recommendations and installation guides 271119 Communications Termination Blocks and Patch Panels 27 11 19 03 PATCH PANELS 27 11 19 03 A The patch panel system shall provide a centralized termination identification and service assignment point for Category 6A cabling and cordage in TEs TRs ERs 27 11 19 03 B The patch panels used to terminate the 4 pair balanced twisted pair cable shall have the following characteristics 1 The patch panels shall be available in 24 port 1U 48 port 1U 48 port 2U and 72 port 2U configurations 2 The cord management system for the patch panel shall not occupy additional rack space i e zero 0 U 3 The patch panels shall be equipped with 24 48 or 72 connectors The connectors shall have the characteristics described in Section 27 15 43 03 of this document 4 The transmission characteristics of the patch panels will be guaranteed to 625 MHz for all ports May 2014 Category 6A System Page 16 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 27 11 19 05 27 11 19 05 A 27 11 19 0
32. ound force LC LSOH LSZH MHz mm NEXT nF ns NVP OD PCB PE pF PSACRF PSAACRF PSANEXT PSELFEXT PSNEXT RFQ TBB TDR TE TGB TIA TMGB TO TR UL WA Limited combustible Low smoke zero halogen Low smoke zero halogen Meter s Megahertz Millimeter s Newton s Near end crosstalk Nanofarad s Nanosecond s Nominal velocity of propagation Outside diameter Printed circuit board Professional Engineer Picofarad s Power sum attenuation to crosstalk ratio far end Power sum attenuation to alien crosstalk ratio far end Power sum alien near end crosstalk Power sum equal level far end crosstalk Power sum near end crosstalk Request for quote Telecommunications bonding backbone Time domain reflectometer Telecommunications enclosure Telecommunications grounding busbar Telecommunications Industry Association Telecommunications main grounding busbar Telecommunications outlet connector Telecommunications room Rack unit 45 mm 1 75 in Underwriters Laboratories Work area Table of Contents DIVISION 27 COMMUNICATIONS rernnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnn 1 27 00 00 COMMUNICATIONS 83 ooicciccciesie caceecceencsttsceseswivenea tetdiesteeeveese sutitecereneventatddiecdeeceaest 1 27 05 00 COMMON WORK RESULTS FOR COMMUNICATIONS c ssseeeeesseeeeeeeeeeees 1 27 05 26 Grounding and Bonding for Communications
33. owner s responsibilities for maintaining the integrity of the installed cabling system over time The User Manual contains guidelines for cabling system modifications e g relocations additions changes to services in addition to labeling and record keeping maintenance requirements The owner of the System accepts that the benefits offered by System Certification are revoked if non approved products are introduced to the installed System To regain System Certification in such cases a Vendor must apply and validate all corrective modifications deemed necessary by the Manufacturer May 2014 Page 14 Category 6A System Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 271100 Communications Equipment Room Fittings 271113 Communications Entrance Protection NOTE lf entrance protection does not need to be specified remove Section 27 11 13 27 11 13 01 27 11 13 01 A COPPER CABLE PROTECTION UNITS All copper circuits shall be provided with an entrance cable protector panel for electrical protection All building to building circuits shall be routed through this protector The protector shall be equipped with a 6 AWG copper bonding conductor between the protector ground lug and the approved ground point 27 11 16 Communications Cabinets Racks Frames and Enclosures NOTE If cabinets racks frames and enclosures do not need to be specified remove Section 27 11 16 27 11 16 01 RACKS 27 11 16
34. sed they shall be placed in accessible locations and housed in suitable enclosures intended for that purpose If a J hook or trapeze system is used to support cable bundles all horizontal cables shall be supported at every 1 2 m to 1 5 m 48 in to 60 in intervals It is recommended that the support surface is rounded without any sharp edges and at least 2 inches wide At no point shall cable s rest on acoustic ceiling grids or panels Horizontal cables shall be bundled in groups of no more than 50 cables Cable bundle quantities in excess of 50 cables may cause deformation of the bottom cables within the bundles which will degrade the performance of those cables Cable shall be installed above fire sprinkler systems and shall not be attached to such systems or any associated ancillary equipment or hardware The cabling system and its associated pathways shall be installed so that they do not obscure any valves fire alarm conduit s boxes or other control devices Cables shall not be attached to ceiling grid or lighting fixture wires Where support for horizontal cable is required the Vendor shall install appropriate carriers to support the cabling Any cable damaged or exceeding recommended installation parameters during installation shall be replaced by the Vendor prior to final acceptance at no cost to the owner of the System May 2014 Page 20 Category 6A System Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 27 15
35. ter such as the Fluke DTX1800 27 10 12 02 B Continuity Each pair in every installed cabling run shall be tested using a test set that detects and identifies opens shorts polarity and pair reversals crossed pairs and split pairs The results shall be recorded as Pass Fail as indicated by the test set and referenced to the appropriate cable identification number and circuit pair number Any fault shall be corrected and the run re tested prior to final acceptance May 2014 Page 12 Category 6A System Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 27 10 12 02 C Length Every installed cabling run shall be tested for installed length using a time domain reflectometer TDR device The cable length shall not exceed 90 m 295 ft The cable length shall be recorded referencing the cable identification number and circuit pair number 27 10 12 03 CATEGORY 6A PERFORMANCE TESTING 27 10 12 03 A Category 6A performance testing shall be done according to the requirements of TIA 568 C 2 and TIA 1152 27 10 12 03 B Additional testing parameters to verify compliance with System are listed in Section 27 10 11 01 B of this document 27 10 12 03 C Of the parameters referenced in Section 27 10 12 01 A 27 10 12 03 A and 27 10 12 03 B it is understood that alien crosstalk parameters cannot be 100 tested using current field test equipment Alien crosstalk of Category 6A permanent links or channels are intended to be met by design
36. ttom positions on faceplates Data outlets in horizontally oriented faceplates shall occupy the right most positions Category 6A System May 2014 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 Page 23 27 15 43 04 G Voice outlets unless otherwise noted in drawings shall occupy the top positions on faceplates Voice outlets in horizontally oriented faceplates shall occupy the left most positions May 2014 Category 6A System Page 24 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 271600 Communications Connecting Cords Devices and Adapters 271619 Communications Patch Cords Station Cords and Cross Connect Wire 27 16 19 01 CORDAGE 27 16 19 01 A The work area cords patch cords and equipment cords pigtails shall meet TIA 568 C 2 2009 Category 6A standard and ISO IEC 11801 2007 Class E standard for component compliance The modular cords shall also meet reliability requirements of TIA EIA 568 B 2 Normative Annex F 4 3 1 with a minimum Return Loss margin of 3 dB throughout each step of the mechanical stress test procedure 27 16 19 01 B The cord cable shall use 24 AWG solid copper conductors in a bonded pair configuration for reliable long term channel performance to 625 MHz A crossweb randomization element shall be used for consistent pair separation and minimal ANEXT coupling 27 16 19 01 C The modular shall be built with a flexible boot and strain relief for optimum protection in high density installations 27
37. ware that has the potential to act as a current carrying conductor The TBB shall be installed independent of the building s electrical and building ground and shall be designed in accordance with the recommendations found in ANSI J STD 607 A Commercial Building Grounding Earthing and Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications The main entrance facility equipment room EF ER in each building shall be equipped with a telecommunications main grounding busbar TMGB Each telecommunications enclosure TE and or telecommunications room TR shall be provided with a telecommunications grounding busbar TGB The TMGB shall be connected to the building electrical entrance grounding facility The intent is to provide a telecommunications grounding system that is equal in potential to the building electrical grounding system This will minimize ground loop current potential between telecommunications equipment and the electrical system that supplies power to the equipment All metal equipment racks cabinets backboards cable shields strength members splice cases cable trays and the like entering or residing in TEs TRs ERs EFs shall be grounded to the appropriate TGB TMGB using a minimum 6 AWG stranded copper bonding conductor and compression connectors Category 6A System May 2014 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 Page 1 27 05 26 01 D 27 05 26 02 27 05 26 02 A 27 05 26 02 B All wires used for telecom
38. work cabling Expertise can be illustrated through the inclusion of details of at least three projects involving the design and installation of a Category 6 or Augmented Category 6 Category 6A balanced twisted pair cabling system within the past two year period Names and contact information for each of the three projects shall be included The successful bidder shall hereinafter be referred to as the Vendor The Vendor shall accept complete responsibility for the design installation acceptance testing and certification of the System The Vendor shall provide proof of its current authorized reseller installer status and shall deliver the final warranty for the installed System 27 10 04 General Condition Approved Installer 27 10 04 01 GENERAL 27 10 04 01 A The installation of the System shall be performed by direct employees of the Vendor Category 6A System May 2014 Bid Specification City of Port St Lucie Rev 3 1 Page 7 27 10 04 01 B All installation and testing shall be performed by an authorized reseller installer and supervised by individuals qualified to install and test the System in accordance with the manufacturer requirements The supervisor s shall have successfully completed installation training provided by the manufacturer 27 1005 General Condition Approved Products 27 10 05 01 27 10 05 01 A 27 10 05 01 B 27 10 05 01 C 27 10 05 01 D 27 10 05 02 27 10 05 02 A APPROVED PRODUCT
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