B-1) Fire Alarm Technical Specification
B-1) Fire Alarm Technical Specification
B-1) Fire Alarm Technical Specification
CONTENTS
2. REQUIREMENT
3. SHOP DRAWINGS
4. POWER SUPPLY
5. DESIGN REQUIRMEENT
6. SPECIFICATION
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APPENDIX -1
1.1 This section covers the requirement of intelligent addressable fire alarm system for the
proposed Hotel as per the layout drawing enclosed, specification laid down below and
as per description of item given under the schedule of quantities.
1.2 The work described in this specification consists of all labour, materials, equipment
and services necessary and required to complete, test and commission the fire
detection and alarm system. Any material not specifically mentioned in this
specification but required for proper performance and operation shall be provided and
installed for a complete and operational system, by the contractor at no extra cost.
1.3 The contractor shall furnish, and install complete and ready for intended use and
operation, an intelligent, addressable fire detection and alarm system including Fire
alarm panel(s), initiating devices (manual pull stations, addressable photo & thermal
detectors, beam detectors etc.) indicating devices (sounders, bells, visual warning
signals, etc.) and supervisory devices, enunciators, wiring apparatus and accessories.
1.4 The installation and locations of equipment and devices in the building shall be
governed by the code/publication with due regard to actual site conditions,
manufacturers' recommendations, ambient factors affecting the equipment and other
operations in the vicinity. If any deviation from the specifications is necessary,
approval shall be obtained from the Engineer-in-Charge before work is started
thereon.
1.5 Materials and equipment shall be new, first grade, standard; current models of the
manufacturer and shall be suitable for this system. Where two or more pieces of
equipment performing the same function are required, they shall be exact duplicates
produced by the same manufacturer.
1.6 All materials, devices, and equipment shall be compatible with the circuits or systems
in which they are utilized.
1.7 Provision shall be made for maintaining Fire System Panel(s) through BMS. The
panel shall be capable of inter-connected with BMS and shall have open code
architecture.
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1.8 In addition to SITC of Fire alarm system, the following work shall be deemed to be
included within the scope of work to be executed by the bidder as this is being a
turnkey job within his quoted cost.
i) It includes obtaining approvals from Chief Fire Officer and all other statutory
authorities for complete scope of work as per relevant rules & regulations etc.
ii) The Fire Detection and Alarm System of the building shall be integrated with
respective to the zoning of PA system so that, in case of fire, the PA system
shall automatically come in announcement mode of that zone and play pre-
recorded evacuation messages from PA system. For integration of the system
if additional module(s) w.r.t. zoning are required shall be measured and paid
separately.
iv) Minor Civil repair works, making surface good after work i/c
minor items/ petty work etc required for successful
commissioning of entire system.
1.9 Graphical User Interface (GUI) based main network Fire Detection must be
capable of graphically representing each facility being monitored with floor plans
and icons depicting the actual locations of the various systems; and / or sensors’
locations. The GUI software shall be located in control room in one of the Floors
and shall monitor all the Floor for Fire Detection, Digital voice evacuation system
and 2 way communication panel connected with each other through fibre optics.
The software shall provide the facility to Monitor, Control all the Digital voice
evacuation system as well as 2 way communication from main control room using
voice signals over Fire Network along with the Fire detection signal. The software
shall be capable of broadcasting on Voice over IP. (UL 9th Edition Approved and
NFPA compliant/BS EN)
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b. 4 Gigabytes of RAM memory
d. DVD ROM
2 REQUIREMENTS
b. Fire Detection & Alarm System Installation work shall be carried out in
accordance with Indian Standard Code of Practice for Electrical Wiring
Installation IS: 732 - 1989, IS: 2274-1963 and IS 2189-2008 with upto date
amendment.
c. It shall also be in conformity with the current Indian Electricity rules and
regulations and requirements of the Local Fire Authority. Proposed Intelligent
Addressable Fire Detection & Alarm system in general shall be carried out as
per following CPWD Specifications / IS standard with upto date amendment.
d. Reference Standards
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APPLICABLE CODES, STANDARDS AND APPLICABLE
PUBLICATIONS
e. Test at Site
- Functional tests for fire alarm panel. The system including all its
sequence of operations shall be demonstrated to the Owner, his
representative, and the local fire inspector. In the event the
system does not operate properly, the test shall be terminated.
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Corrections shall be made and the testing procedure shall be
repeated until it is acceptable to the Owner, his representatives
and the fire inspector.
- The Mock trial of the complete Fire Detection and Alarm system.
ii) All routine tests as per relevant codes for the Fire Alarm Panel, shall be
conducted and results furnished to the Project Manager.
3 SHOP DRAWINGS
On the basis of GFC drawings issued by the department along with soft copy, the
Contractor shall submit three (3) sets of Shop drawings contain the following within
30days of issue of GFC drawings for approval of Engineer –In – charge.
i) Block Diagram showing all detectors and devices area wise, their connectivity
to the panel including wire description.
ii) Point-to-point wiring diagrams showing the points of connection and terminals
used for all electrical field connections in each system, all equipment or
systems which are supervised and controlled by the fire alarm system.
Diagrams shall show all connections from field devices to the control panel
initiating modules, output modules, switches, relays and terminals. Diagrams
shall show interconnection of all devices, modules, output modules, switches,
relays and terminals.
iii) The Contractor shall submit specific catalogue for each of the item specified in
BOQ for approval from Engineer in charge before procurement.
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4 POWER SUPPLY
a. The control panel shall drive from addressable 230 Volts AC/ 24 Volts DC
from main power supply. In case of failure of main power supply, the panel
shall be automatically switched over to standby power supply i.e. battery. The
standby battery as secondary supply shall be such that when charged by
associated battery charging equipment it can operate independently for a
period of 24 hours for normal working operation and capable of operating the
systemfor 2 hours during an emergency conditions. Batteries shall be of Lead
Acid type sealed Maintenance free.
c. Visible and audible annunciation for troubles or failure in the power supply
system like "charger Failure", "Battery Low Voltage", etc. shall be provided.
5 DESIGN REQUIREMENT
a. The system shall be provided with multiple loops and distributed as per GFC
drawing issued by the department on award of work. All devices shall be
connected directly to the loop with 2x1.5 sq. mm fire survival cable. The PA
system shall be independent from the fire alarm system however system
should be integrated with zoning of PA system. Each Floor shall have one or
two loops depending upon number of detectors (sensors).
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c. The Panel shall have necessary Logic Software and Hardware built into it for
time delay starting of strobe. Further, AHUs of each Floor shall be shut off
only when any detector on that floor operates an alarm.
d. The Voice Evacuation PA system shall be integrated with Fire Detection and
Alarm System of the building.
6 SPECIFICATION
The design, supply and installation testing & commissioning of entire fire alarm
system shall conform to BS: 5839 or NFPA 72. All devices including Main Fire
Alarm Panel shall be UL/CE listed.
d. Power Consumption:- Each detector shall use the minimum of power, for
economic circuits, so that it shall have capacity to connect at least 240
detectors/devices in one loop.
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actuation of the detector to locate the detector which is operated. The detector
shall not be affected by the failure of the response indicator lamp.
f. Maintenance:- All detectors shall be fitted either with plug-in system type
connections only, from the maintenance and compatibility point of view.
k. Detector shall have Inbuilt isolation circuit to protect system against wire to
wire short circuit/fault.
a. The detector shall have both optical and thermal sensor and shall be capable of
working in combined mode (Optical + Thermal) and heat mode (only
Thermal).
b. The combined modes of operation both the inputs form the optical and thermal
sensors are processed using special algorithms before an alarm decision is
made. If the presence of smoke is detected above a threshold value for a period
of time or if heat sensor temperatures rises above certain fixed temp or rate of
rise, then an alarm will be generated. In “heat only” mode only temperature
above certain fixed level / rate of rise in temp (i.e. both – fixed & rate of rise)
as well will generate an alarm conditions.
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c. The microprocessor design shall be capable of selecting the appropriate
sensitivity levels based on the environment type it is in (office, kitchen etc.)
and then have the ability to automatically change the setting as the
environment changes.
d. The multi criteria detector shall be a combination of smoke & heat (fixed &
rate of rise, both) and it can be used as a smoke detector, as a heat detector or
as a combined smoke/heat detector upon demand and is programmed and set-
up specifically for the environmental conditions that it is part of. It should
detect smoldering and open fires at an early stage by being able to detect and
evaluate the characteristics of fire and smoke (Tyndall or relevant applicable
principle) as well as heat (NTC sensor / thermistor principle). The sensitivity
of the detector can be adjusted using software, if required as per site
conditions.
e. The multi criteria detector shall activate on receiving smoke particles in the
0.5 to 10 micro meter range or as specified. The detector shall be completely
solid state with LED indication.
f. The detector shall be able to sense incipient fire by detecting the presence of
visible and invisible products of combustion. The detector shall be suitable for
low voltage (17 to 28 V DC) two wire supply. The sensitivity of the detector
shall not vary with change in ambient temperature, humidity, pressure of
voltage variation.
g. Neither its performance shall be affected by air current upto 10 mtr. per
second or as per relevant IS Standard/NFPA72.. The detector shall be
suitably protected against dust accumulation / ingress and it shall be free
from maintenance and functional test at intervals. All detectors shall be
identical in construction design and characteristic to facilitate easy
replacement. The detector housing shall be damage resistant made of
polycarbonate or proprietary self extinguishing material.
h. The coverage per detector shall be as per BS: 5445 or as listed with UL/EN.
This coverage area will reduce depending upon structural configurations or
partitions etc. The sensitivity of detector shall be set adjusted by the supplier
to suit the site requirement and after that it shall automatically changed based
on ambient condition.
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i. The multi criteria detector shall be intelligent addressable detector with hard
addressing or manually-set digital code and be able to give intelligent output
to the fire alarm panel regarding its condition.
j. The Base of the detector shall be interchangeable with other detectors and the
construction shall be of polycarbonate or any approved flame retardant
material. The enclosure shall at least meet IP 22 protection grade/ as per UL
listing.
The complete unit shall consist of a housing to accommodate Photo Electric Detector
with plug - in facility and sampling tubes, one for air inlet and other as the air outlet.
The Inlet tube shall extend into and across the duct width (from 0.5 meter to 3.0
meter), the outlet tube shall be of fixed length of 7.5 cm length.
When the AHU blower fan operates, a continuous cross sectional sampling of air from
the duct shall flow through the housing containing the Detector. The outlet tube shall
return the sampled air into the duct.
The housing shall be mounted outside the duct, the probe tubes shall be inserted
through the duct by cutting precision sized holes into the duct and sealed with rubber
gaskets.
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6.4 Addressable Smoke Detector
The detectors shall use the photoelectric (light-scattering) principal to measure smoke
density on command from the control panel, send data to the panel representing the
analog level of smoke density.
Heat Detectors shall be intelligent addressable devices rated at 135 degrees Fahrenheit
(58 degrees Celsius) and have a rate-of-rise element rated at 15 degrees F (9.4 degrees
C) per minute. It shall connect via two wires to the fire alarm control panel signaling
line circuit.
Manual Push Button shall be of Pull down type units, completely encased in a
MS/Polycarbonate housing/ LEXAN, as per Boq with provision for cable or conduit
coupling. The Manual Push Button shall have the word prescribed in clear bold letters
on facia window “In Case of Fire Pull Down. Its casing shall be of red color:
The Manual Call Box Station shall be fully addressable with its own set code and
operated by digitized signals sent from the Panel. The Voltage range shall be from 17
V to 28 V. It shall have protection as per IP 33. The operating temperature range shall
be from 00 C to 500 C. Relative Humidity (non condensing) range for performance
parameters shall be between 0 to 95%.
The wall mounted Strobe shall be loop powered & suitable for indoor and outdoor
application with minimum sound level 90 db at 1M distance. Strobe shall be of red
colour. In case the Hooters cum Strobe need to have sperate wiring and power supply
unit, the vendor shall quote for the item mentioned in the SOQ.
6.8 Modules
The Zone Adapter module or ZAM shall provide an interface between the intelligent
fire alarm system and a two-wire conventional detection zone. The interface module
shall supervise the zone of detectors and the connection of the external power supply.
The module shall be UL/EN Listed. The module shall draw loop current for its own
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operation but shall use an external power supply for powering the conventional two
wire detectors. It shall be UL/EN listed.
The Input Device shall provide an addressable input for N.O. or N.C. contact devices
such as manual water flow switches, pressure switches, etc. The input device shall
provide a supervised initiating circuit.
An open-circuit fault shall be annunciate at the Fire Alarm panel (Subsequent alarm
shall be reported.) The device shall contain an LED which blinks upon being scanned
by the Fire Alarm
panel. Upon determination of an alarm condition, the LED shall be latched on. The
operating voltage shall be in the range of 15 to 32 VDC, Maximum current draw 5.0
mA (LED on).
6.8.3 Control Module (For Output From Fire Alarm Panel)
The control module shall provide an addressable output for a separately powered
alarm indicating circuit or for a control relay. The control module shall provide a
supervised indicating circuit where indicated on the plans. An open circuit fault shall
be annunciated at the Fire Alarm panel.
The Output Device shall provide a control relay where indicated on the plans. The
relay contacts shall be SPDT rated at two amps 24 V DC. The device module shall
contain an LED which blinks upon being scanned by the Fire Alarm panel. Upon
activation of the device, the LED shall be latched on.
The commissioning and acceptance tests shall be apart from the standard or routine
tests prescribed and normally conducted by the manufacturer /Design-Build
Contractor and will be irrespective of the fact whether the same are covered by such
tests or not. All commissioning tests at site will be in line with NFPA 71 and 72.
Each sounder circuit shall be energized separately and the sound level
reading taken to check for conformity with the minimum standards.
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Open circuit of each sounder circuit to be tested.
The results of the above tests either by fault warning or fire alarm shall be recorded in
the logbooks which will be signed both by the Design-Build Contractor and the
employer’s Representative.
APPENDIX – I
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3. UL 864 9th edition Control Units for Fire Protective
Signaling Systems
1.1 Standards
1.2 Approvals
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g. ANSI A17.1 Safety code for Elevators and Escalators
1. NFPA-75 Standard for the Protection of Information Technology
Equipment’s
2. NFPA-76 Standard for the Protection of Telecommunication
Facilities
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