11-1216-008DIVISION 16 - ELECTRICAL
SECTION 16010 - GENERAL ELE(_ >TRICAL PROVISIONS
A. General
1. Transportation, insurance, temporary protection, supervision
and incidental items essential for proper installation and
operation, though not specifically mentioned or indicated but which
are usually provided or are essential for proper installation and
operation of all systems related to this Section, as specified
herein.
2. All materials shall be new and bear a UL label.
3. All conduits, wireways or other electrical raceways passing
through fire partitions, fire walls or floors shall have a fire
stop installed providing an effective barrier against the spread of
fire, smoke and gases, maintaining the required fire rating.
B. Codes and Regulations
1. Installation shall conform to the following codes and
regulations.
AIA Guidelines - 2006
59A -3: FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE HOSPITAL LICENSURE -2003
NFPA -70: National Electrical code - 2008
NFPA -101: Life Safety Code - 2006
Florida Americans With Disabilities Accessibility Implemetaion Act -2002
4A -3 FAC: State of Florida Fire Prevention code - 2004
NFPA 90A Standard for Installation of A/C and Ventilating Systems -2002
NFPA -72: National Fire Alarm Code - 2002
Florida Building Code - 2007 with 2009 Amendments
NFPA -99: Standard for Health Care Facilities - 2005
2. In these specifications, references made to the following
Industry Standards and Code Bodies are intended to indicate the
latest volume or publication of the Standard. All equipment,
materials and details of installation shall comply with the
requirements and latest revisions of the following Bodies, as
applicable:
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ASTM American Society of Testing Materials
AWG American Wire Gauge
FM Factory Mutual
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association
UL Underwriters" Laboratories
NETA
National Electrical Testing Association
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
3. All materials and workmanship shall comply with all applicable
Codes, Specifications, Local and State Ordinances, Industry
Standards and Utility Company Regulations, latest Editions.
C. Scope of Work
1. Cooperate with all trades to assure the steady progress of all
work under the contract, as well as providing temporary power at
project site for all others.
2. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to study all
drawings and details so that the installation of all new work can
be fully coordinated. The contractor shall visit the site to
satisfy himself that all provisions have been made for all aspects
of this project. If discrepancies exist between drawings and /or
site conditions, the contractor shall notify the general contractor
in writing prior to signing of the contract for consideration and
decision before proceeding. Failure to do so will not be allowed
as a basis for additional compensation to correct a difficulty of
difference from conditions inferred or indicated on the drawings.
3. Prepare and submit shop drawings of pertinent electrical
equipment, devices, etc., as are indicated in the scope of work,
and record for all work provided under this contract to the
architect /engineer's review. Provide seven (7) copies of all
submittals as noted hereinafter.
4. The contractor, for the work in his scope of work, shall give
all necessary notices, obtain all permits, pay all governmental
taxes, fees, inspections, and other costs in connection with his
work; file for necessary approvals with the jurisdiction under
which the work is to be performed. Electrical contractor shall
obtain all required certificates of inspection for his respective
work and deliver same to the general contractor before request for
acceptance of his portion of work is made and before final payment.
5. Cut all openings, chases and patching required to accommodate
the work under this division, seal with acoustical caulk and /or
blowout patch, and repair all floors, walls, etc., damaged by such
cuttings. All work done under this heading must conform in every
respect to finish and quality of materials and workmanship
specified under appropriate sections for the building. All
cutting, core drilling, etc. required for the installation of the
electrical equipment shall be by the contractor. Approved by the
owner.
6. Verify equipment sizes, voltage and current characteristics,
etc. before the ordering of any equipment and before roughing -in
for equipment to be supplied by others, and provide ready
accessibility of system required to be reached for maintenance and
operations.
7. Check other sections of the specifications for equipment to be
connected under this contract.
8. The electrical contractor shall make all requests for systems
shut downs to the owner 72 hours in advance and shall restore all
systems to normal operation by 3:30 pm every work day.
9. The entire area shall be brought up to meet code requirements
including existing conditions.
10. All abandoned utilities shall be removed.
D. The following general systems and equipment shall be provided
as a minimum, but not be limited to the following:
Normal distribution system.
Emergency distribution system.
Grounding.
Lighting fixtures including lamps.
Connections to HVAC, plumbing, elevators.
Empty conduit system for telephone /communications systems.
Hoisting, rigging, setting of all conduit, cable and equipment.
Testing, cleaning and adjusting.
Fees, permits, royalties, guarantees.
Firestopping, smokeproofing, waterproofing.
Shop Drawings, Record Drawings, Coordination Drawings.
Connections to Owner furnished equipment.
Boxes - junction.
Boxes - outlet.
Boxes - pull.
Conductors - 600V.
Conduit - metallic.
Disconnect switches.
Hangers and supports.
Motor disconnect devices.
Wiring devices and device plates.
Submittals and approvals of all State and Local Authorities.
SECTION 16110 - RACEWAYS
A. Raceways shall be as follows:
1. Raceways for feeders and branch circuits shall be metallic, rigid
metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit (IMC) or electrical
metallic tubing (EMT) subject to the restrictions of the National
Electrical Code, minimum size 3/4 ". EMT shall not be used in
concrete construction or where subjected to mechanical damage.
2. Flexible metal conduit shall be used only for connection to motors,
pumps, air handling units and transformers, and shall be waterproof
type, with an interwoven ground conductor. Separate ground
conductor shall be installed in all flexible conduit sizes.
Flexible conduit non - waterproof type', can be used for connecting to
lighting fixtures only. Maximum length of all flexible conduit
allowed shall be 5' -0 ".
3. Expansion fittings sh all be
used where conduit passes through
building expansion joints, weatherproof telescopic type. The
expansion fitting shall permit a minimum movement of 4 ".
4. Set screw type connectors and couplings will not be allowed,
except for emt type conduit. Emt fittings shall be ansi c80.4 steel
type, insulated throat, gland compression type or set screw type.
Diecast fittings are not acceptable.
5. Raceways shall not be allowed in any concrete floor slabs.
6. All emergency system wiring shall be installed in conduit.
7. Provide all materials, devices, hangers, clamps, etc. And
labor required to properly support all conduits /boxes installed
under this contract in accord with nec. Provide minimum of 1"
separation between all conduits racked together.
8. Conduit and boxes in ceiling spaces shall be supported from
structure.
9. Provide nylon pull strings in all empty conduits.
10. Conduit and tubing shall be manufactured by one of the
following: Anaconda Metal Hose, Republic Steel Corp., Allied Tube
& Conduit Co., or Russell & Stoll.
11. Flexible conduit shall be manufactured by one of the
following: Anaconda Metal Hose, Russell & Stoll, or Allied Tube &
Conduit.
SECTION 16120 - CONDUCTORS
A. Feeders
1. 600V feeders shall be single - conductor, 600V rated with XHHW or
XHHW -2 insulation, feeders shall be color coded using color tape at
all connections and in all pull and junction boxes. All feeders
shall be installed in conduit. All wiring #8 AWG and larger shall
be stranded.
2. Provide color coded cable system approved by Owner. If none is
required by Owner, provide the following color coding:
a. 208/120V
1 A Phase: Black
2 B Phase: Red
3 C Phase: Blue
4 Neutral: White
5 Ground: Green
b. 480/277V
1 A Phase: Brown
2 B Phase: Orange
3 C Phase: Yellow
4 Neutral: Grey
5 Ground: Green
Note: Color coding shall be continuous on insulation for #6
AWG or smaller and continuous or marked with color tape at all
connections for conductors larger than #6 AWG.
B. Branch Circuits
1. Branch circuit conductors shall be single - conductors 600V rated
with THWN or THHN insulation with continuous color coding.
2. Branch circuit conductor shall be designed to utilize the advantage
of multi -wire distribution, however, no more than (5) conductors
(3- phase, 1 neutral and 1 ground) shall be installed in a common
conduit.
3. Minimum size wire for branch circuit and power wiring shall be #12
AWG, for remote control signal circuit and interlock wiring can be
#14 AWG. For 20A branch circuit runs exceeding 100' -0 in length
from the panelboard to the first outlet. the entire branch circuit
run shall be #10 AWG or larger. For runs over 175' -0" to the first
outlet, use #8 AWG or larger for the entire branch circuit run.
4. Multiconductor armored cable (Hospital grade) may be used for
normal power, general purpose 20A branch circuit wiring for
receptacles and lighting fixtures only, 600V, copper, with an
insulated green grounding conductor run with the phase wires. Bare
bonding wire conductor or the metal sheathing of cable shall not be
used as the grounding conductor, but shall be used as a second path
for grounding per NEC, to bond metallic sheathing to other wiring
methods. All armored cables where installed shall be run concealed.
This wiring method using armored cable or any other assembled
cable(s) shall not be used for emergency system branch /feeder
circuits. Armored cable shall be UL listed for Hospital use and
shall comply with Federal Specification J -C -30 and shall be
manufactured by AFC or approved equal. Armored clad cable
conductors shall be color coded, continuous on insulation as called
for hereinbefore.
5. Branch circuit and feeder conductors shall be manufactured by one
of the following: Carol Cable, Okonite, Pirelli or Rome Cable
Corp.
C. All wire and cable shall be annealed, coated copper per astm
b 33 or b 189 with conductivity of not less than 98 percent. All
wire shall be stranded, unless size 8 or smaller, class b per astm
b8.
D. All wire shall have 600 volt insulation, ul listed and
complying with ul 83, ices s -61 -402 or icea s -66 -524 for respective
insulation type and shall be color coded.
16130 - BOXES
A. Boxes shall be as follows:
1. Galvanized steel outlet boxes conforming to UL Standard
No. 514 will be used for concealed outlets.
2. Exposed outlet boxes shall be cast -metal conduit type FS or FD
with threaded hubs.
3. Pull and junction boxes shall conform to UL Standard 50,
constructed of code gauge galvanized steel and be sized per the
requirements of the National Electric Code.
4. Provide pull and junction boxes as required.
5. All junction and pull boxes for emergency systems and low
voltage systems shall have cover plates painted. Colors for covers
shall be as indicated below:
Life safety branch yellow
Critical branch orange
Equipment branch green
Fire alarm red
Data /telephone system brown
16140 - WIRING DEVICES
A. Light Switches
1. Switches shall be full size, heavy duty, ac type, rated for
120/277 volts, hubbell #1221 -i, #1223 -i. #1224 -i.
2. Dimmers shall be 120 volts, 600, 1000 and 1500 watts with
slider control, color selected by architect, manufactured by lutron
n2000 series or approved equal. Wattage of connected load to the
dimmer shall not exceed 80 percent of dimmer rating.
B. Duplex, receptacles
1. Duplex receptacles shall be HOSPITAL grade, u- ground,
rated for 120 volts, 20 amperes. Catalog numbers are as follows:
hubbell #8300.
C. Device plates
1. Switch device plates shall be manufactured of nylon. Color
shall be as selected by the architect. Device plates shall be
nylon and of the some manufacturer as wiring devices. Device plate
screws shall match plates.
D. Receptacles and light switches on emergency power shall be red
in color with red device plates.
16190 - SUPPORTS
A. Provide supports as follows:
1. All supports required to properly support all equipment,
devices, raceways, etc. to be installed under this contract.
2. Provide supports as required by the NEC.
16195 - IDENTIFICATION
A. Equipment Identificaiton
1. Provide engraved laminated phenolic nameplates to identify
panelboards disconnects and all major equipment.
2 Nameplates shall include the panel and circuit designation and
shall be laminated, bakelite with 1/4" high, recessed letters.
Nameplates shall be securely attached to the equipment with
galvanized screws. Adhesives or cements shall not be used.
3. Nameplate for equipment on normal power shall be black in
color with white recessed letters.
4. Nameplates for devices on emergency power shall be "red" in
color with white recessed letters.
5. Furnishing and installing permanent identification markers for
all electrical equipment and raceways installed under this
contract.
6. Nameplates shall include the following information:
a. Equipment Identification: Service voltage- phase -wire,
branch of power connected to, and source of
power the equipment is fed from.
7. All panelboards shall be provided with new written
directories. All directories shall indicate loads served as well
as breaker ratings and pole j space requirements for each load. This
requirement applies to all new or revised panelboards. Provide
copy of all directories to engineer of record.
8. The contractors shall be responsible for tracing out
existing branch circuits and updating panel directories as required
to insure proper directory listings.
B. Conduit Identification
1. Provide manufacturer's', standard pre - printed, flexible or
semi - rigid, permanent, plastic -sheet conduit markers, extending 360
degrees around conduits; designed for attachment to conduit by
adhesive, adhesive lap joint of marker, matching adhesive plastic
tape at each end of marker, or pretensioned snap -on. Except as
otherwise indicated, provide bettering which indicates voltage of
conductor(s) in conduit. Provide minimum 8 inch length for 2 inch
and smaller conduit, 12 inch length for larger conduit.
2. Paint conduits for emergency systems and low voltage systems
in accord with table 1 of this section. Spacing of paint markings
shall be 10' -0" on centers for entire length of conduit.
C. Color -Code Tape
1. Colored tape shall be polyvinyl chloride, self- adhesive not
less than 3 mils thick and 1 1/2 inch wide, suitable for use on
90 degree C conductors, ul Misted and shall be furnished in colors
as specified herein.
SECTION 16198 TESTING
A.
All
low voltage 6
g OOV equipment, cable. motors, dry type
transformers, etc. shall be field tested per NETA Standards.
B. The contractor shall provide itesting and documentation for
equipotential grounding system to I meet AHCA standards.
C. The grounding system shall be tested by voltage and
impedance measurements as required by NFPA 99 section 4.3.3
Record the result and make them'', available to the AHJ at the
time of final inspection Meter should be available at the time
of final AHCA inspection and shall have ben calibrated within
the last 12 months.
SECTION 16450 - GROUNDING
A. A complete equipment grounding system shall be provided such
that all metallic structures, enclosures, raceways, junction boxes,
outlet boxes, cabinets, machine frames, metal fences, and all other
conductive items operate continuously at ground potential and
provide a low impedance path to ground for possible fault currents.
B. A separate insulated green grounding conductor shall be
provided for each single and 3 -phase feeder and branch circuit.
Grounding conductor shall be run with the related phase and neutral
conductors. Panel feeders installed in more than (1) raceway shall
have individual, full sized, green grounding conductor in each
raceway. The equipment grounding system shall not rely on the
metallic raceways for grounding continuity.
C. Provide bonding of all equipment in accrodance with NFPA -70.
SECTION 16740 - EMPTY RACEWAY SYSTEM
A. An empty raceway system shall be provided for use by the
telecommunication vendor for the pulling in of telecommunications
wiring and equipment. The raceway system shall meet the EIA/7IA -569
Standards.
B. Telecommunications Outlets
1. Each telecommunication outlet shall consist of a 4 11/16"
square outlet box with single -gang adaptor and blank cover plate.
3/4" Conduit shall run from the outlet to nearest accessible
corridor ceiling.
C. Furnish and install empty conduit outlets and mounting boards
for MATV and security systems.
D. Outlet boxes for all systems shall be 4 11/16* square (no
rounded corner) with raised cover and faceplates (consult Owner for
the appropriate faceplate), similar to wiring device plates.
E. Provide power requirements such as duplex outlets and ground
terminal connections for the telephone empty conduit system, as
required by the vendor.
F. A minimum 3/16" diameter, twisted nylon plastic fish cord
shall be furnished and installed in all empty raceways. Provide a
tag on each end of fish cord indicating the location of the other
end. Conduits shall be of a size not smaller than 3/4 ".
G. All empty conduit runs' from outlets shall terminate above an
accessible corridor suspended ceiling.
H. Where corridors have non - accessible ceilings, provide conduit
sleeves as a minimum one (1) per system, covering the entire length
of non - accessible ceiling cavity. Number and size of
conduit /sleeves shall be per: manufacturers' cabling
requirements.
GENERAL NOTES:
1. REFER TO ELETRICAL SYMBOL LIST FOR IDENTIFICATION OF ALL ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS -
2. FINAL CONNECTION TO MONITOR FOR POWER AND DATA SHALL BE COORDINATED
WITH SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL IT GROUP.
3. REFER TO ONE LINE RISER DIAGRAM FOR EXISTING PANELS, FEEDERS AND CONDUIT SIZES.
4. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW LCD
MOUNTING BRACKET PROVIDED BY OWNER. THE NEW LCD SCREEN MOUNTING LOCATION SHALL
BE FIELD COORDINATED AND ALIGNED WITH EXISTING LCD SCREEN CURRENTLY LOCATED IN WALL
OPPOSITE TO PATIENT HEADWALL. REFER TO DETAIL #2 ON THIS SHEET.
5. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE NEW PLENUM RATED CAT 5e, PLENUM RATED WIRING MOUNTED ON
"J" HOOKS TO INTERCONNECT NEW LCD SCREEN WITH EXISTING VISICUE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.
COMMUNICATION CABLE SHALL BE TERMINATED AND TESTED BY THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR.
TERMINATION SHALL BE WITH FEMALE RJ45 AND THEY SHALL BE COORDINATED WITH HOSPITAL'S
IT DEPARTMENT.
6. NEW SIMPLEX OUTLET FOR LCD SCREEN SHALL BE LABELED "NOT FOR PATIENT USE ". LABELLING
SHALL BE AS DESCRIBED 'IN THE TYPICAL RECEPTACLE ENGRAVING DETAIL ON THIS DRAWING.
7. ALL CIRCUITS ARE EXISTING TO BE RE -USED FOR NEW LCD SCREENS.
8. PROVIDE A 1" STUB OUT CONCEALED IN WALL TO NEAREST ACCESSIBLE CEILING FOR EACH
LCD SCREEN LOCATION.
8. HILTI FIRE STOP PRODUCTS SHALL BE USED FOR ALL PENETRATIONS THRU WALLS AND FLOORS.
CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE WITH OWNER PRIOR TO ROUGH -IN.
SYMBOL LIST - REFER TO ARCHITECT'S DRAWINGS FOR
MOUNTING ELEVATIONS OF ALL DEVICES
EXISTING TV WITH TWO SINGLE GANG OUTLET BOXES (TV DATA OUTLET
AND ADJACENT SINGLE RECEPTACLE) BEING RELOCATED IN THIS PROJECT.
SINGLE GANG OUTLET BOX FOR VISICUE DATA OUTLET
EH RUN 1 "C STUB OUT FROM OUTLET BOX TO ABOVE NEAREST
ACCESSIBLE'' CEILING.
T SINGLE RECEPTACLE
L43 -1,3 HOMERUN TO PANELBOARD. "L43" INDICATES PANE "1,3" INDICATES CIRCUIT
��,� NUMBERS, (20A, 1P, UNLESS INDICATED OTHER EI NUMBER OF SLASH MARKS
INDICATE NUMBER OF 112AWG CONDUCTORS IN MINIMUM 3/4 0C. NO SLASH
MARKS INDICATE 2 #12 & 1 #12G -3/4 "C UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE.
NOTES:
1. GREEN GROUND CONDUCTOR NOT INDICATED BUT SHALL BE INCLUDED IN EACH
RACEWAY. SIZE SHALL BE #12AWG UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE.
2. HOMERUNS TO PANELBOARDS SHALL HAVE A MAXIMUM OF THREE (3)
PHASE CONDUCTORS (ONE PER PHASE) PLUS NEUTRAL AND GROUND
CONDUCTORS FOR EACH PHASE IN EACH CONDUIT.
Bard, Rao + Athanas
Consulting Engineers, LLC
2600 Douglas Road
Suite 301
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tel 305.529.1515 fax 305.529.1112
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Project No.:
2011 -166
Drawn By:
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Checked By:
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Date:
09 -01 -11