NAVFAC Design-Build Model Request for Proposal - Test

D40 GENERAL

D40 1.1 DESIGN GUIDANCE

Provide the design and installation of fire protection systems in accordance with the following references.  This Performance Technical Specification (PTS) adds clarification to the fundamental requirements contained in the following Government Standards.  The general requirements of this PTS section are located in PTS Section Z10, General Performance Technical Specification.

D40 1.2 QUALITY ASSURANCE

Materials and assemblies installed in the work shall be inspected and found to be in compliance with industry standards and these specifications prior to acceptance of the work. Items found not to be in compliance shall be removed, or corrective measures taken, to assure compliance with the referenced standard.

Qualifications, Training Plans, and Test Plans and Procedures indicated herein, shall be submitted 45 calendar days prior to the expected date of execution. Notify the Contracting Officer 14 calendar days prior to all testing. Submit test results within 7 calendar days of completion of testing.

D40 1.2.1 Qualified Workers

D40 1.2.1.1 Fire Protection Designer of Record

Services and qualifications of the FPDOR shall be as specified in UFC 3-600-01 and UFC 3-600-10N.  The FPDOR shall review and approve all fire protection engineering submittals.

D40 1.2.1.2 Fire Protection Engineering Technicians

Workers required herein to be certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) as an engineering technician in the Fire Protection Engineering Technology program shall be thoroughly trained and experienced, and completely familiar with the specified requirements and the methods needed for proper performance of the work in this section.  All documentation required to be submitted for record and/or approval shall include the NICET engineering technician's signature, along with the technician's current NICET certification number, certification subfield, and level.

Installation drawings, shop drawings or working plans, calculations, other required pre-construction documentation and as-built drawings shall be prepared by, or under the direct supervision of a NICET engineering technician as specified in Section 6 D40 of Part 3.

D40 1.2.1.3 Qualified System Installers

Fire Suppression System and Fire Alarm System installers shall be regularly engaged in the installation of the type and complexity of system specified in the Contract documents, and shall have served in a similar capacity for at least three systems that have performed in the manner intended for a period of not less than 6 months.

Installers of Chlorinated Poly Vinyl Chloride (CPVC) sprinkler systems shall be certified by the manufacturer and maintain a copy of their certification on hand at all times.

D40 1.2.1.4 Fire Protection QC Specialist

The Fire Protection (FP) QC Specialist shall be a U.S. Registered Fire Protection Engineer (FPE) and shall be an integral part of the Prime Contractor's Quality Control Organization.  This FPE shall have no business relationships (owner, partner, operating officer, distributor, salesman, or technical representative) with any fire protection equipment device manufacturers, suppliers or installers for any such equipment provided as part of this project.  The Fire Protection Designer of Record (FPDOR) may serve as the FPQC Specialist provided the following qualifications are met.

1. Qualifications/Experience:  The FPQC Specialist shall have obtained their professional registration by successfully completing the Fire Protection Engineering discipline examination.  This FPE shall have a minimum of 5 years full time and exclusive experience in every aspect of facility design and construction as it relates to fire protection, which includes, but is not limited to, building code analysis, life safety code analysis, design of automatic detection and suppression systems, passive fire protection design, water supply analysis, and a multi-discipline coordination reviews, and construction surveillance.
2. Area of Responsibility:  The FPQC Specialist is responsible for assuring the proper construction and installation of life safety and fire protection features across all disciplines and trades.  The FPQC Specialist shall be responsible for assuring that life safety and fire protection features are provided in accordance with the design documents, approved construction submittals, and manufacturer's requirements.  Examples include, but are not limited to, water distribution systems including fire pumps and fire hydrants, fire resistive assemblies such as spray-applied fire proofing of structural components and fire rated walls/partitions, fire alarm and detection systems, fire suppression and standpipe systems, and emergency and exit lighting fixtures.
3. Construction Surveillance:  The FPQC Specialist shall visit the construction site as necessary to ensure life safety and fire protection systems are being constructed, applied, and installed in accordance with the approved design documents, approved construction submittals, and manufacturer's requirements.  Frequency and duration of the field visits are dependent upon particular system components, system complexity, and phase of construction.  At a minimum, field visits shall occur just prior to installation of suspended ceiling system to inspect the integrity of passive fire protection features and fire suppression system piping, preliminary inspections of fire alarm/detection and suppression systems, and final acceptance testing of fire alarm/detection and suppression systems.  The FPQC Specialist shall prepare a written report detailing compliance of any outstanding submittal review comments, summarizing the results of all tests, detailing all discrepancies discovered, corrective action taken, all forms as required by the respective NFPA codes, and recommendations/certifications for acceptance. Forward one copy of the report with attachments to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Fire Protection Engineer.

D40 1.2.2 Performance Verification Testing

All systems shall have operational tests to demonstrate compliance with contract requirements and respective NFPA codes, International Building Code and as noted below.  Test procedures shall be in full compliance with the respective NFPA codes, the equipment manufacturer recommendations, and UFC 3-600-10N.  Provide all personnel, equipment, and materials for tests.  Return trips to witness repeat acceptance tests due to failure of previous tests will be at the Contractor’s expense.

D40 1.2.2.1 Preliminary Inspections and Final Acceptance Testing

The FPQC Specialist shall personally witness all preliminary inspections of fire alarm/detection and suppression systems.  Once preliminary inspections have been successfully completed, the FPQC Specialist shall submit a signed certificate to the QC Manager that systems are ready for final inspection and testing.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Fire Protection Engineer will witness formal tests and approve all systems before they are accepted.  The QC Manager shall submit the request for formal inspection at least 15 days prior to the date the inspection is to take place.  The QC manager shall provide 10 days advance notice to the Contracting Officer and the activity Fire Inspection Office of scheduled final inspections.

D40 1.2.2.2 Final Life Safety/Fire Protection Certification

The FPQC Specialist shall provide certification that all life safety and fire protection systems have been installed in accordance with the contract documents, approved submittals, and manufacturer's requirements.  This certification shall summarize all life safety and fire protection features, and shall bear the professional seal of the FPQC Specialist.

D40 1.2.2.3 System Manufacturers Representatives

The systems manufacturer technical representative shall be present for the final inspection and test for the following systems:  fire alarm and detection, fire pump, carbon dioxide, foam generating and clean agent extinguishing.

D40 1.2.2.4 Fire Suppression Water Supply and Equipment

The fire hydrants shall be inspected prior to backfilling the trench surrounding the fire hydrants.  A report, including pictures, shall be provided to the Contracting Officer.

Fire pump tests shall be conducted in the presence of the pump, controller, and engine manufacturer technical representatives.  The fire pump manufacturer shall also be present for the preliminary test of the fire pump system.

D40 1.2.2.5 Kitchen Hood Fire Extinguishing Systems

The kitchen hood fire extinguishing system shall contain water for the actual performance testing.  The nozzles may be bagged in order to minimize damage from water spray.

D40 1.2.2.6 Spray-Applied Fire Proofing and Fire Stopping

See Section C1030 for requirements.

D40 1.2.3 Training

The contractor shall provide training for the active systems within 6 weeks of final acceptance of the systems. The training shall be scheduled at least 2 weeks in advance.

D40 1.3 DESIGN SUBMITTALS

Design Submittals shall be in accordance with Z10, General Performance Technical Specifications, UFGS section 01 33 10.05 20, Design Submittal Procedures, UFC 1-300-09N, Design Procedures and UFC 3-600-10N, Fire Protection Engineering.

NOTE:  NAVFAC has made every effort to use commercial standards in the PTS sections.  This PTS section is designed to only use commercial standards.  If project requirements dictate the use of a UFGS sections as a standard, add a paragraph here listing the required UFGS section. State in the paragraph that the DOR must edit this UFGS section in accordance with PTS Z10 and submit it as a part of the design submittal.

D40 1.4 CONSTRUCTION SUBMITTALS

Submit construction submittals in accordance with PTS Section Z10, General Performance Technical Specifications.  In addition to the Z10 requirements, the Designer of Record (DOR) shall approve the following construction submittals as a minimum:

All fire protection engineering submittals including:

1. Shop Drawings.  Provide shop drawings for all systems.
2. Product Data.  Provide product data for all equipment.
3. Design Data.  Provide design data for all system calculations.
4. Test Reports
5. Certificates

D4010 FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS

D401001 FIRE ALARM DISTRIBUTION

D401001 1.1 REMOTE ANNUNCIATORS

Remote annunciators shall have a minimum 80 character alphanumeric display with alarm acknowledge, alarm silence, and reset functions.

D401001 1.2 TRANSMITTED SIGNALS

Provide the following signals to be sent to the fire alarm receiving station:

1. Sprinkler Water Flow
2. Smoke Detector
3. Manual Pull Station
4. Supervisory (i.e., valve tamper switch, fire pump loss of power, fire pump phase reversal)
5. Duct Smoke Detector
6. Fire Pump Running
7. Sleeping Room Smoke Detector

D4020 FIRE SUPPRESSION WATER SUPPLY AND EQUIPMENT

D402001 FIRE PROTECTION WATER PIPING AND EQUIPMENT

The design point of connection to the existing water supply shall require the approval of the Contracting Officer.  The FP DOR shall conduct additional flow tests after contract award prior to any design submissions.  Tests shall be conducted under the supervision of the Contracting Officer.

D4040 SPRINKLERS

D404001 SPRINKLERS & RELEASING DEVICES

D404001 1.1 DESCRIPTION

Areas subject to freezing shall be provided with a dry pipe system. Loading docks may be protected with dry-type sidewall sprinklers supplied by the wet-pipe system.

D404001 1.2 REQUIREMENTS

Utilize upright sprinklers with ordinary temperature rating and color to match finish in normally occupied rooms without a finished ceiling (i.e., laboratories, and other spaces with exposed ceilings).

D4090 OTHER FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS

D409001 CARBON DIOXIDE SYSTEMS

Supply shall include storage cylinders, racks, manifolds, beam scales, and associated equipment.  Arrange the primary cylinders for automatic discharge upon activation of the main control, and the secondary cylinders for discharge both manually and upon no discharge from the primary cylinders.

D409002 FOAM GENERATING EQUIPMENT

D409002 1.1 SYSTEM CRITERIA

Foam fire protection systems shall incorporate the necessary elements for foam storage, pumping, piping, proportioning, delivery, and detection, activation and alarm systems.

D409002 1.2 SYSTEM OPERATION

Once activated, foam system(s) shall operate until shut down manually.  Provide separate circuits from the releasing control panel to each zone of initiating devices.  Transmission of signals from more than one zone over a common circuit is prohibited.

D409002 1.3 AFFF CONCENTRATE PUMPS

The foam concentrate pump shall be positive displacement, electric motor driven, drip proof, 240/480 volts, 60 Hz AC.  System operation shall be fully automatic, with manual over-ride and manual shutdown.

D409002 1.4 FOAM CONCENTRATE STORAGE TANK

A gage or unbreakable sight glass shall permit visual determination of level of tank contents, unless liquid level is clearly visible through shell of tank.

D409002 1.5 LOW-LEVEL LOW-EXPANSION FOAM SYSTEM

D409002 1.5.1 Discharge Devices

Where used the low-level AFFF nozzle system shall utilize the Viking Grate Nozzle TM, Model GN 200 (or equivalent that is acceptable to the NAVFAC Chief Fire Protection Engineer for this use).

D409002 1.5.2 Test Header

Where used a foam system test header connection with integral gate valves shall be located at each foam system riser. Sufficient 2-1/2 inch (65 mm) male National Standard hose threads, with cap and chain, shall be installed to allow testing of the riser at the design flow rate.  A wall escutcheon plate with "FOAM TEST HEADER" in raised letters cast in plate shall be installed.

D409002 1.6 AUTOMATIC WATER CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY (DELUGE VALVE)

Where used, the water control valve shall be an electrically actuated type.  Valve shall be resettable without opening the valve.  Solenoid valve shall be of the normally closed, de-energized type, which opens when energized upon receipt of an electrical signal from the releasing control panel to which it is connected.  Solenoid valves used with diaphragm-type valves shall be rated for a maximum pressure differential of 175 psi (1207 kPa).  Water control valves used for low-level foam systems shall be capable of recycling to the closed position at an adjustable speed.  Valves located in hazardous locations shall be approved for the hazard classification of the area where located.

D409002 1.7 FOAM SYSTEM RELEASING CONTROL SYSTEM

D409002 1.7.1 Manual Releasing Stations

Where used the units shall be dual-action type located inside a clear plastic tamper cover that must be lifted prior to actuating the station.  Any lettering on the cover must be "FOAM"; the words "fire" or "fire alarm" shall not appear on the cover.  The station shall not require the breaking of glass to actuate.  Unit shall have operating instructions clearly marked on the station cover.  Unit shall be compatible with the control panel to which it is connected.  Operation of a station shall result in immediate release of the foam system for that space.

D409002 1.7.2 Flame Detectors

Where used flame detectors shall operate on the infrared (IR) principle.  Detector shall employ three IR sensors to provide multi-spectrum detection.  Each detector shall have a manufacturer's swivel mounting bracket.  Locate a permanent engraved rigid plastic or metal label at each detector with detector aiming information (degrees horizontal and vertical) for the corresponding detector.

D409002 1.7.3 Abort Switch

Where used a foam release abort switch shall be installed adjacent to each manual releasing station and at the releasing panel and be properly labeled (Minimum 1½ inch high lettering stating: "CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF SWITCH WILL ABORT FOAM FLOW UNTIL SYSTEM IS RESET".  Switch shall be deadman type which when depressed ceases flow of foam solution (both water and foam concentrate).  Upon release of the switch, the system shall return to its previous operational state.  Switch and wiring shall be supervised.

NOTE: Edit and include Cross Zoned Smoke Detection for all Clean Agent Systems (D409003).

D409003 CLEAN AGENT SYSTEMS

D409003 1.1 SYSTEM INSTALLATION

The system shall be supplied and installed by a factory-authorized distributor.  The distributor shall be trained by the manufacturer to design, install, test, and maintain the system and shall be able to provide proof of training upon request.

D409003 1.2 RELEASING CONTROL SYSTEM

Where provided manual release stations shall be dual-action type located inside a clear plastic tamper cover that must be lifted prior to actuating the station.  The words "fire" or "fire alarm" shall not appear on the cover.  The station shall not require the breaking of glass to actuate.  Unit shall have operating instructions clearly marked on the station cover.  Unit shall be compatible with the control panel to which it is connected.  Operation of a station shall result in immediate release of the clean agent system for that space.

D409004 HOOD & DUCT FIRE PROTECTION

Exhaust hoods with grease extractors listed by UL or FM are not required to have protection downstream of the grease extractor.

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