System components and appurtenances shall be installed in accordance with NFPA 70, manufacturer's instructions, and as shown. Necessary interconnections, services, and adjustments required for a complete and operable signal distribution system shall be provided. Penetrations in fire-rated construction shall be fire-stopped in accordance with contract documents. Conduits and raceways shall be installed in accordance with the National Electric Code (NEC). Cables shall not be installed in the same cable tray, utility pole compartment, or floor trench compartment with AC power cables. Metal conduits shall not be continuous between buildings. Security Contractor to provide ground isolation between buildings by breaking continuous copper cabling and metal conduit runs.
Equipment: All monitor and camera mount support brackets shall be securely attached to mounting surfaces. Use lead shields on solid masonry, wood screws on wood, and machine bolts on structural steel. All anchoring devices shall be rated to support not less than five times the total equipment weight. See installation details for mounting to gypsum board and lay-in ceilings.
Surge Protection:
All copper cables and conductors which serve as control, power, or data conductors shall have surge protection devices installed at each end that complies with electrical and security specifications.
Protect all video and data equipment from surges induced on all control, power and data cables. All cooper cables and conductors which serve as control, power, or data conductors shall have surge protection circuits installed at each end that meet the IEEE 472 surge withstand capability test. Fuses shall not be used for surge protection.
Power: All interior and exterior cameras shall be powered from central power supplies in the security equipment rooms.
3.2 TESTING
Materials and documentation to be furnished under this specification are subject to inspections and tests. All components shall be terminated prior to testing. Equipment and systems will not be accepted until the required inspections and tests have been made, demonstrating that the video distribution system conforms to the specified requirements, and that the required equipment, systems, and documentation have been provided.
The Security Contractor shall complete the Commissioning Form (provided as part of the Bid Document Package). The form must be completed and signed off by the Security Contractor prior to Final Inspection. Final Inspection of the equipment and systems will not be granted until the required inspections and test have been completed by the Security Contractor.
3.3 STRUCTURED CABLING PLANT COMMISSIONING
General
All cables and termination hardware shall be 100% tested for defects in installation and to verify cabling system performance under installed conditions according to the requirements of ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1-3. All pairs/strands of each installed cable shall be verified prior to system acceptance. Any defect in the cabling system installation including but not limited to cable, connectors, feed through couplers, patch panels, and connector blocks shall be repaired or replaced in order to ensure 100% useable conductors/strands in all cables installed.
Copper Testing
All twisted-pair copper cable links shall be tested for continuity, pair reversals, shorts, opens and performance as indicated below. Additional testing is required to verify Category 6 performance. Horizontal balanced twisted pair cabling shall be tested using a level III test unit for category 6 compliance (data).
Continuity - Each pair of each installed cable shall be tested using a test unit that shows opens, shorts, polarity and pair-reversals, crossed pairs and split pairs. The test shall be recorded as pass/fail as indicated by the test unit and referenced to the appropriate cable identification number and circuit or pair number. Any faults in the wiring shall be corrected and the cable re-tested prior to final acceptance.
Length - Each installed cable link shall be tested for installed length using a TDR type device. The cables shall be tested from patch panel to patch panel, block to block, patch panel to outlet or block to outlet as appropriate. The cable length shall conform to the maximum distances set forth in the ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1-3 Standard. Cable lengths shall be recorded, referencing the cable identification number and circuit or pair number. For multi-pair cables, the shortest pair length shall be recorded as the length for the cable.
Cables extended with POE Ethernet extenders, each cable link shall be tested.
Test Results
Test documentation shall be provided on disk as part of the as-built package. The disk 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 (or strand) and cable (or outlet) I.D., measurement direction, reference setup, and crew member name(s). The test equipment name, manufacturer, model number, serial number, software version and last calibration date will also be provided at the end of the document. Unless the manufacturer specifies a more frequent calibration cycle, an annual calibration cycle is anticipated on all test equipment used for this installation. The test document shall detail the test method used and the specific settings of the equipment during the test as well as the software version being used in the field test equipment.
The field test equipment shall meet the requirements of ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1-3.
Printouts generated for each cable by the wire test instrument shall be submitted as part of the documentation package. Alternately, the Security Contractor may furnish this information in electronic form (CD). These diskettes or CDs shall contain the electronic equivalent of the test results as defined by the bid specification and be of a format readable from Microsoft Word.
When repairs and re-tests are performed, the problem found and corrective action taken shall be noted, and both the failed and passed test data shall be documented.
3.4 LABELING
Cable labeling:
All cable and wire installed for VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM Systems shall be properly tagged. Use the following standard labeling scheme to identify the physical location of both ends of each cable. Use provided map.
Designate closet (ex. IDF “A”, “B” or Head End(HE))
Use camera number from supplied map. Use one number per cable.
Format Example (A-7 or HE-9)
Complete two (2) labels for each cable, one for each end. Secure label to end of cable, within view of the termination of the cable at each end. Labels shall be white with a protective wrap-around plastic transparent cover that will serve to protect the ink from smearing and secure the label to the cable. All labels shall be typed with black ink.
TRAINING
The Security Contractor shall include in the base Contract all costs required to train the operating and maintenance personnel in the use and maintenance of systems provided under this section of the Specifications. Training sessions shall be conducted by instructors certified in writing by the manufacturer of the specific system.
Training session requirements shall include individual sessions for each facility. Training session schedules shall conform to the requirements of the owner; therefore such schedules shall be submitted to the owner for approval not less than two weeks prior to the training session. Training sessions shall include instruction on changing camera text identifiers, adding cameras to the system, changing camera viewing displays in the Security Control Room and saving stored video to CD or DVD.
Time to be included in base Contracts for specific systems shall be as follows:
The total number of hours shall be four (4) with 2 hours of training to be provided prior to system acceptance and an additional 4 hours provided upon a request from Macon Bibb County Representative and 30 days after the system is fully operational.
