WiringSpecifications for Data,Voice&CATV

Tufts University, Version 4.2 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

GENERALTERMSANDCONDITIONS ..............................................................4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 USEOFTHEWORKSITE........................................................................4 PENETRATIONSOFWALLS,FLOORS,CEILINGS .............................................6 ROADWAYSANDPARKINGAREAS ............................................................6 CONSTRUCTIONPROCEDURES ................................................................7 MATERIALS ......................................................................................8 PLANNINGANDDOCUMENTATION ...........................................................9 LAWS,ORDINANCES,REGULATIONS,CODES,PERMITSANDSTANDARDS ............ 11 REPORTS ....................................................................................... 13 CABLEREMOVAL ............................................................................. 13 CLEANUP .................................................................................... 13 POLICEDETAILS ............................................................................ 14 VOICECUTOVER ........................................................................... 14 FINALACCEPTANCE ....................................................................... 16 WARRANTY ................................................................................. 16 GENERALREQUIREMENTS ................................................................ 18 TELECOMOUTLETS ........................................................................ 19 VOICETERMINATIONS..................................................................... 22 DATATERMINATIONS ..................................................................... 22 CORDS ....................................................................................... 23 CABLEINSTALLATION ..................................................................... 23 PANELSANDTERMINATINGEQUIPMENT .............................................. 25 EQUIPMENTRACKS ........................................................................ 26 COPPER ...................................................................................... 26 FIBER ........................................................................................ 32 CONDUITTYPESANDSUPPORTS ......................................................... 38 TELECOMMUNICATIONSROOMS ......................................................... 45 GROUNDINGANDBONDINGREQUIREMENTS .......................................... 47 FIRESTOPSPECIFICATIONS ............................................................... 50 CONDUITDUCTBANK&MAINTENANCEHOLESPECIFICATIONS .................... 51 COMMUNITYANTENNATELEVISIONCATV ........................................... 57

INTRODUCTION ThisTuftsUniversityData,Voice&CATVWiringSpecifications (Specifications)manualisincorporatedbyreferenceineachMaster ServicesAgreement,andallworkpursuanttoeachMasterServices AgreementandStatementofWorkshallbeperformedinaccordanceto theseSpecifications.

GENERALTERMSANDCONDITIONS 1 USEOFTHEWORKSITE
1.1 THECONTRACTORSHALLCONFINEOPERATIONSATTHESITETOAREASPERMITTEDBY TUFTSANDSHALLNOTUNREASONABLYENCUMBERTHESITEWITHMATERIALSOR EQUIPMENT. ANYDAMAGETOPERSONSORPROPERTYRESULTINGFROMTHECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIESBEYONDTHELIMITSDEFINEDINTHECONTRACTDOCUMENTSSHALLBETHE SOLERESPONSIBILITYOFTHECONTRACTOR. STORAGEOFMATERIALSOREQUIPMENTWILLNOTBEALLOWEDWITHOUTCONSENT OFTUFTS. THECONTRACTORSHALLENFORCETUFTSINSTRUCTIONSREGARDINGSIGNS, ADVERTISEMENTS,FIRESANDSMOKING.SHOULDANYROOMORPARTOFTHE PROJECTBETEMPORARILYUSEDBYTHECONTRACTORASSHOP,STOREROOM,LOCKER ROOMORANOFFICE,FORANYPURPOSE,SUCHROOMORPARTOFSHALL,PRIORTO COMPLETIONANDWHENDIRECTED,BETHOROUGHLYCLEANED,ALLDAMAGEARISING THEREFROMMADEGOOD,ANDTHEWHOLELEFTINPERFECTCONDITION,BYTHE PARTYORPARTIESMAKINGUSEOFSAME.NOROOMORAREASHALLBEUSED WITHOUTTHECONSENTOFTUFTS. THECONTRACTORSHALLPERFORMALLWORKINFULLCOMPLIANCEWITHFEDERAL, STATEANDLOCALHEALTHANDSAFETYREGULATIONS.ALLWORKHEREUNDERSHALL BEPERFORMEDINASAFEMANNER.THECONTRACTORSHALLIMMEDIATELYSUSPEND ANDCORRECTANYDANGEROUSCONDITIONCAUSEDBYORRESULTINGFROMITS WORK.IFTHECONTRACTORFAILSTOCORRECT,ORTOACTDILIGENTLYTOCORRECT ANYCONDITIONWHICHTUFTSREASONABLYBELIEVESTOBEAHAZARDTOPERSONS ORPROPERTY,THENTUFTS,UPONORALORWRITTENNOTICETOANYSUPERVISORY PERSONNELOFTHECONTRACTOR,MAY,BUTSHALLNOTBEREQUIREDTOCORRECT THISHAZARDOUSCONDITIONATTHECONTRACTOR'SEXPENSE.TUFTSSHALLCONFIRM INWRITINGANYORALNOTICEGIVENWITHINFIVE(5)DAYSTHEREAFTER. WHEREANYOFTHECONTRACTOR'SOPERATIONSOCCURIN,ONORWITHINFIFTY(50) FEETOFANYDOOR,WINDOWORAIRINTAKEINANOCCUPIEDBUILDING,THE CONTRACTORSHALL,NOTLESSTHANTEN(10)DAYSPRIORTOTHESTARTOFANY OPERATION,SHALLPROVIDEDIRECTLYTOTUFTS,SAFETYDATASHEETSONALL MATERIAL,CHEMICALS,GASES,ETC.,TOBEUSEDINTHEOPERATIONWHICHARE CLASSIFIEDASHAZARDOUSUNDERANYFEDERAL,STATEORLOCALLAWSOR REGULATIONS. THECONTRACTORSHALLNOTROLLORSTORECABLEREELSOROTHERHEAVY MATERIALS/EQUIPMENTWITHOUTANAPPROPRIATEUNDERLAYANDTHEPRIOR APPROVALOFTUFTSORTHEIRREPRESENTATIVES.

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IFAPPLICABLE,NOTWITHSTANDINGANYOTHERPROVISIONOFTHECONTRACT DOCUMENTSTOTHECONTRARY,THECONTRACTOR,ONCEITSACTIVITIESBEGINON THESITE,SHALLBEUNDERTHEDIRECTIONOFTUFTSPROJECTMANAGERANDTHE CONTRACTORSHALLDIRECTITSPERSONNELANDSUBCONTRACTORSTORESPECTAND ABIDEBYTHEAUTHORITYOFTHETUFTSPROJECTMANAGERONALLMATTERS RELATEDTOTHECONTRACTORSOPERATIONATTHESITE,INCLUDINGBUTNOT LIMITEDTO:

 Usingsiteresourcessuchaselevatorsandloadingdocks,andthecoordinationofsuch usagebytheContractor,otherTuftssubcontractorsandotherTuftsvendors.  Connectiontoanduseofutilities.  Safetyissues.  Trashremovalandsitecleanliness.  Sitesecurity. 1.9 THECONTRACTORACKNOWLEDGESTHATTHEYMAYBEPERFORMINGWORKINA BUILDINGSTILLUNDERCONSTRUCTIONANDTHEREFORETHECONTRACTORSSTAFF MUSTADHERETOOSHAWORKSITEREGULATIONS,ORANYOTHERFEDERAL,STATE, LOCALLAWSANDORDINANCES.THECONTRACTORWILLBERESPONSIBLEFORFINES OROTHERPENALTIESRESULTINGFROMANYVIOLATIONTHEREOF.

1.10 THECONTRACTORWILLBEHELDRESPONSIBLEFORANYANDALLDAMAGESTO PORTIONSOFTHEBUILDINGCAUSEDBYIT,ITSEMPLOYEESORSUBCONTRACTORS; INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTO:  Damagetoanyportionofthebuildingcausedbythemovementoftools,materialsor equipment.  Damagetoanycomponentoftheconstructionofspacesturnedovertothe Contractor.  Damagetotheelectricaldistributionsystemand/orotherspaceturnedovertothe Contractor.  Damagetotheelectrical,mechanicaland/orlifesafetyorothersystemscausedby inappropriateoperationorconnectionsmadebytheContractororotheractionsof Contractor.  Otherdamagetothematerials,toolsand/orequipmentofTufts,itsconsultants,other contractors,subcontractors,architect,agentsandlessees.

PENETRATIONSOFWALLS,FLOORS,CEILINGS
2.1 THECONTRACTORSHALLMAKENOPENETRATIONOFFLOORS,WALLSORCEILINGS WITHOUTTHEPRIORCONSENTOFTUFTSPROJECTMANAGER. WHEREPENETRATIONSTHROUGHACOUSTICALWALLSOROTHERWALLSFOR CABLEWAYSHAVEBEENPROVIDEDFORORBYTHECONTRACTOR,THECONTRACTORIN COMPLIANCEWITHALLAPPLICABLECODEREQUIREMENTSSHALLSEALSUCH PENETRATIONS.SEALINGSHALLBEEITHERUNDERTHEDIRECTIONOFTUFTSPROJECT MANAGER.REFERTONATIONALFIREPROTECTIONASSOCIATION(NFPA)LIFESAVING CODE&ALLSTATE/LOCALCODES. WHEREPENETRATIONSTHROUGHFIRERATEDWALLSFORCABLEWAYSHAVEBEEN PROVIDEDFORTHECONTRACTOR,SUCHPENETRATIONSSHALLBESEALEDBYTHE CONTRACTORASREQUIREDBYCODEANDASDIRECTEDBYTUFTSPROJECTMANAGER. THECONTRACTORSHALL,PRIORTOTHECOMMENCEMENTOFONSITEACTIVITIES, SUBMITTOTUFTSFORREVIEW,DETAILSOFANYSPECIALSYSTEMSTOBEUSED.REFER TONATIONALFIREPROTECTIONASSOCIATION(NFPA)LIFESAVINGCODE&ALL STATE/LOCALCODES. THECONTRACTORSHALLATNOTIMEDIRECTTHEWORKOFTUFTSOTHER CONTRACTORS,ORSUBCONTRACTORS,INCLUDINGTHEELECTRICALCONTRACTOR. COMMUNICATIONBETWEENANYOFTUFTSOTHERCONTRACTORSOR SUBCONTRACTORSANDTHECONTRACTORSHALLBEDIRECTEDTHROUGHTUFTS PROJECTMANAGER.ANYREQUESTSFORCHANGESINTHEWORKOFTUFTSOTHER CONTRACTORSSHALLBEMADETHROUGHTUFTS.

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ROADWAYSANDPARKINGAREAS
3.1 THECONTRACTORSHALLMAKEADEQUATEPROVISIONSTOPREVENTUNNECESSARY INTERFERENCEWITHTHEUSEOFPUBLICANDPRIVATEROADS,WALKWAYS,DRIVES ANDPARKINGLOTS.THECONTRACTORSHALLPROVIDEANDMAINTAINSUITABLE DETOURSOROTHERTEMPORARYEXPEDIENTSIFNECESSARY.CLOSINGOFANYROAD ORTHEOBSTRUCTIONOFFIRELANESMUSTBECOORDINATEDWITHTUFTSANDTHE APPROPRIATEFIREANDSECURITYPERSONNEL. THECONTRACTORSHALLREPAIRROADS,WALKWAYSANDOTHERTRAFFICAREAS DAMAGEDBYTHEIROPERATIONS.THECONTRACTORSHALLKEEPTRAFFICAREASAS FREEASPOSSIBLEOFANYSUPPLIES,EQUIPMENTOREXCAVATEDMATERIALSAND SHALLPROVIDETRAFFICBARRIERS,CONSTRUCTIONSIGNS,WARNINGLIGHTS, DIRECTIONALSIGNS,DETOURS,GUARDSANDALLOTHERDEVICESNECESSARYTO PROTECTTHEPUBLIC.WHERENECESSARY,PERSONNELSUCHASPOLICEANDSECURITY PERSONNELSHALLBEEMPLOYEDTODIRECTTRAFFICTHROUGHCONSTRUCTION AREAS.BRIDGINGMATERIALSSUCHASSTEELPLATESWILLBEPLACEDOVEROPEN TRENCHESANDSHALLBEPROVIDEDWHEREVERNECESSARYTOMAINTAINTHEFLOW OFTRAFFIC.

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ATALLTIMESWHENWORKISNOTACTUALLYINPROGRESS,THECONTRACTORSHALL MAKEOPEN,PASSABLE,ANDMAINTAINTOTRAFFICSUCHPORTIONOFTHEWORKAND TEMPORARYROADWAYSORPORTIONSTHEREOFASMAYBEAGREEDUPONBETWEEN TUFTSANDALLOTHERAUTHORITIESORPARTIESHAVINGJURISDICTIONOVER PROPERTIESINVOLVED.

CONSTRUCTIONPROCEDURES
4.1 THECONTRACTOR,IMMEDIATELYAFTEREXECUTIONOFTHECONTRACTDOCUMENTS, ORBEINGAUTHORIZEDBYTUFTSTOBEGINWORKONTHEPROJECT,SHALLATTHE DIRECTIONOFTUFTSANDWITHINTHEPRESCRIBEDTIMELIMITSBERESPONSIBLEFOR THEPREPARATIONANDDELIVERYTOTUFTSANYPROGRESSSCHEDULESORSCHEDULE OFVALUESWHICHMAYBEREQUIREDBYTUFTSFORTHEWORKHEREINSPECIFIED. THECONTRACTORSHALLPERFORMTHEWORKSOASTOCAUSEAMINIMUMOF INCONVENIENCETOORINTERRUPTIONOFTUFTSOROTHERVENDORSOPERATIONS. ANYANDALLINTERRUPTION(S)OFTUFTSANDTHEIRVENDORSOPERATIONS,BUT NECESSARYFORTHEPERFORMANCEOFTHEWORK,SHALLBENOTEDINTHEPROGRESS SCHEDULE.THECONTRACTORSHALLGIVETUFTSANDITSVENDORSSUFFICIENT ADVANCENOTICEOFSUCHINTERRUPTIONSASTOALLOWTUFTSANDITSVENDORS TIMETOADJUSTTHEIROPERATIONS.THECONTRACTOR'SFAILURETOSUPPLYTUFTS ANDITSVENDORS,WITHATIMELYNOTICEOFSUCHINTENTIONSSHALLPLACETHE RESPONSIBILITYFORANYRESULTINGDELAYSORADDITIONALCOSTSSOLELYWITHTHE CONTRACTOR. IFANYTIMEPRIORTOCOMMENCING,ORDURINGTHEPROGRESSOFWORK,THE LABOR,MATERIALSANDAPPLIANCESUSEDORTOBEUSED,APPEARTOTUFTSAS INSUFFICIENTORIMPROPERFORSECURINGTHEQUALITYOFWORKREQUIREDORTHE REQUIREDRATEOFPROGRESS,TUFTSMAYORDERTHECONTRACTORTOINCREASE EFFICIENCY,ORTOIMPROVEPROGRESS,ANDTHECONTRACTORSHALLCONFORMTO SUCHORDER.THEFAILUREOFTUFTSTOMAKESUCHADEMANDSHALLNOTRELEASE THECONTRACTORFROMTHEOBLIGATIONTOSECURETHEQUALITYOFWORKORRATE OFPROGRESSSPECIFIED. IFAFTERSEVEN(7)DAYSWRITTENNOTICE,THECONTRACTORFAILSTOCORRECTANY VIOLATIONSOFTHEPROVISIONSOFTHESOWORSPECIFICATIONSORTOMAINTAIN THEPROGRESSSPECIFIEDINTHEPROGRESSSCHEDULEORSCHEDULEOFVALUES, TUFTSMAYWITHOUTPREJUDICEOFANYRIGHTSORREMEDYITMAYPOSSESS, TERMINATETHESERVICESOFTHECONTRACTORINWHOLEORINPARTANDTAKE CONTROLOFTHEWORKASCONTEMPLATEDBYTHECONTRACTDOCUMENTSBY WHATEVERMETHODDEEMEDEXPEDIENTBYTUFTS. THECOSTOFSUCHCOMPLETIONINCURREDBYTUFTSINTHEEVENTOFTERMINATION INWHOLEORPARTBASEDONANYSUCHVIOLATIONSORFAILURETOMAINTAIN PROGRESS,SHALLBETHERESPONSIBILITYOFTHECONTRACTOR. ATTHEWORKSITE,THECONTRACTORSHALLMAINTAINANDMAKEAVAILABLETO TUFTS,ONE(1)RECORDCOPYOFALLDRAWINGS,SPECIFICATIONS,ADDENDA,CHANGE

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ORDERSANDOTHERMODIFICATIONS.THESESHALLBEINGOODORDERANDMARKED CURRENTLYTORECORDALLCHANGESMADEDURINGCONSTRUCTIONANDALL APPROVEDSHOPDRAWINGS,PRODUCTDATAANDSAMPLES.UPONCOMPLETIONOF WORKTHESEDOCUMENTSSHALLBEDELIVEREDTOTUFTS. 4.7 THECONTRACTORWILLBERESPONSIBLEFORALLCUTTING,FITTINGORPATCHING THATMAYBEREQUIREDTOCOMPLETETHEWORKORMAKEITSSEVERALPARTSFIT TOGETHERPROPERLY. THROUGHOUTTHECONSTRUCTIONPROCESS,THECONTRACTORSHALLFURNISHTUFTS ALLNECESSARYASSISTANCETOFACILITATEINSPECTIONS,ORFORTHEEXAMINATION OFANYMATERIALSENTERINGINTOTHEWORK,ORFORANYOTHERPURPOSE REQUIREDINTHEDISCHARGEOFTUFTSDUTIES. WORKMANSHIPANDNEATAPPEARANCESHALLBEASIMPORTANTASTHEELECTRICAL ANDMECHANICALEFFICIENCYOFTHESYSTEM.

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MATERIALS
5.1 ALLMANUFACTUREDARTICLES,MATERIALSANDEQUIPMENTSHALLBEPROVIDED, APPLIED,INSTALLED,CONNECTED,ERECTED,CLEANED,CONDITIONEDANDTESTEDIN ACCORDANCEWITHMANUFACTURER'SPRINTEDDIRECTIONSANDSPECIFICATIONS, UNLESSOTHERWISESPECIFIEDINTHECONTRACTDOCUMENTS.WHERESUCH DIRECTIONSAREINCONFLICTWITHTHECONTRACTDOCUMENTS,THECONTRACTOR SHALLREPORTSUCHCONFLICTSTOTUFTSWHOSHALLMAKESUCHCOMPROMISESAS DEEMEDNECESSARYANDDESIRABLE.ALLMATERIALSSHALLPERFORMASNEW,SHALL CONFORMTOTHECURRENTAPPLICABLEINDUSTRYSTANDARDS,NEMASTANDARDS, ANDSHALLBEUNDERWRITERSLABORATORIESSTANDARDSLISTEDANDLABELED UNLESSOTHERWISEINDICATED.DEFECTIVEORDAMAGEDMATERIALSSHALLBE REPLACEDORREPAIREDPRIORTOFINALACCEPTANCE,INAMANNERTHATMEETSTHE APPROVALOFTUFTSANDATNOADDITIONALCOSTTOTUFTS.INADDITION,THE LATESTEDITIONSOFTHEFOLLOWINGSTANDARDSARETHEMINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: ASAStandards NationalElectricCode LocalCodes IndustryStandards AllotherapplicableStandards ITSHOULDBENOTEDTHATSOMEORALLMATERIALS,METHODSANDSPECIFICATIONS MIGHTEXCEEDACCEPTEDINDUSTRYSTANDARDS.CONTRACTORISEXPECTEDTOMEET ALLSPECIFICATIONS,ASWRITTEN,REGARDLESSOFWHETHERTHEYEXCEEDTUFTSOR ACCEPTEDSTANDARDS,NORMS,METHODS,ORPRACTICES. THETERMS"FURNISH","PROVIDE"'AND"INSTALL",WHENUSEDINTHECONTRACT DOCUMENTSSHALLBEINTERPRETEDASREQUIRINGTHECONTRACTORTOBOTH FURNISHAND/ORPROVIDETHEMATERIALS,ANDINSTALLIT,UNLESSSPECIFIC

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REFERENCEISMADETOTHEFURNISHINGORINSTALLINGOFTHEMATERIALSBY OTHERS. 5.4  Takinganynecessarystepssuchaspainting,greasing,installationofrustpreventative oil,coveringetc.toprotectallmaterialfromelements,  Protectingallcrossterminalsandothermaterialsfromcorrosionetc.,duetohumidity, precipitation,temperature,atmosphericconditionsandenvironment. 5.5 ADDITIONALLY,THECONTRACTORWILLBERESPONSIBLEFORTHEACCEPTANCEAND INVENTORYOFALLMATERIALSAND,IFREQUIRED,WILLACCEPTANDINVENTORYANY SUPPLIESORDEREDBYTUFTS,INREGARDSTOTHEWORK. ITSHALLBETHERESPONSIBILITYOFTHECONTRACTORTOFURNISHANYSPECIAL INSTALLATIONEQUIPMENTORTOOLSNECESSARYTOPROPERLYCOMPLETETHEWORK. THISMAYINCLUDE,BUTISNOTLIMITEDTO,TOOLSFORTERMINATINGCABLES, TESTINGANDSPLICINGEQUIPMENTFORCOPPER/FIBERCABLES,COMMUNICATION DEVICES,JACKSTANDSFORCABLEREELS,ORCABLEWINCHES. ANYITEMOFEQUIPMENTORMATERIALNOTSPECIFICALLYADDRESSEDINTHE DRAWINGSORINTHISDOCUMENTANDREQUIREDTOPROVIDEACOMPLETEAND FUNCTIONALPREMISESDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEMINSTALLATIONSHALLBEPROVIDEDINA LEVELOFQUALITYCONSISTENTWITHOTHERSPECIFIEDITEMS. THECONTRACTORSHALLBERESPONSIBLEFORKEEPINGALLMATERIALINGOOD CONDITIONUNTILTHENOTICEOFFINALACCEPTANCE,BY:

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PLANNINGANDDOCUMENTATION
6.1 CONTRACTORMUSTADHERETOALLDESIGN,ENGINEERINGANDINSTALLATION PROCEDURESANDUTILIZEAUTHORIZEDCOMPONENTSINPROVISIONINGTHEWORK. THEPARTIESSHALLHOLDANINITIALPLANNINGMEETINGIMMEDIATELYAFTER EXECUTIONOFTHECONTRACTDOCUMENTSTOCLARIFYALLREQUIREMENTS (SYSTEMS,SERVICES,DISTRIBUTIONMETHODS,ETC.),IDENTIFYRESPONSIBILITIES,AND SCHEDULETHEEVENTSTHATWILLTRANSPIREDURINGTHEIMPLEMENTATIONOFTHE PROJECT.WITHINTWO(2)WEEKSOFTHEINITIALMEETING,THECONTRACTORSHALL PROVIDEAWRITTENREPORTANDPROJECTSCHEDULETOCLEARLYDOCUMENTTHE EVENTSANDRESPONSIBILITIESASSOCIATEDWITHTHEPROJECT. UPONCOMPLETIONOFTHEINITIALENGINEERINGSTAGE,ANDPRIORTOTHESTARTOF CONSTRUCTION,THESELECTEDCONTRACTORSHALLPROVIDETWO(2)DRAFTCOPIES OFENGINEERINGDOCUMENTATION(PRECONSTRUCTIONDRAWINGS)FORAPPROVAL BYTUFTS.TUFTSWILLREVIEWTHEENGINEERINGDOCUMENTATIONWITHINATWO(2) WEEKPERIOD.IFNOREVISIONSAREREQUIRED,THEDOCUMENTATIONSHALLBE FORMALLYACCEPTEDINWRITINGBYTUFTS.ANYREVISIONSSHALLBECOMPLETEDBY THECONTRACTORWITHINATWO(2)WEEKTIMEPERIODANDRESUBMITTEDFOR

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REVIEW.THESEPRELIMINARYDRAWINGSWILLBEINAFORMATACCEPTABLETO TUFTS. 6.4 UPONCOMPLETIONOFFINALENGINEERING,THECONTRACTORSHALLPROVIDETO TUFTS,FORITSRECORDS,THEFOLLOWING:  AdetaileddrawingofalltelecomRooms.Thesedrawingswillincludeall telecommunicationanddatacomponentsand/orapparatusthatresideintheserooms. Allcablesterminatedorsplicedandtheirrouteswillbedocumented.TheContractor willprovidetoTuftsadetailedlayoutofallwallfieldsandframes.

 Allcableroutesfromtelecomoutlettoterminationfield.  CrossConnectDocumentationProvidecrossconnectrecordsforallvoice,anddata devices,includingdetailedlayoutofterminationfieldsandpatchpanels.  RiserDistributionPlanthatincludesallrisercablerouting.  CableTray,Conduit,andRacewayPlans  CampusDistributionPlan(ifapplicable)  BuildingControlPlansinthefollowingformat: One(1)setofcomputerfilesonCDscontainingthedrawingsinAutoCADformat,or Visio,dependingonTuftsrequirements. One(1)setofcomputerfilesofcrossconnectsdocumentationonCDsinExcel form.

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UPONCOMPLETIONOFTHEPROJECT,THECONTRACTORISTOPREPAREASBUILT DOCUMENTATIONWITHAMINIMUMOFTWO(2)POINTSOFREFERENCEFROM PERMANENTFIXTURES,BUILDINGS,PERMANENTWALLS,ETC.:SHOWINGACTUALSITE CONDITIONSANDINSTALLATIONASCONSTRUCTED,ANDPROVIDECOPIESOFSUCH DOCUMENTATIONASISREQUIREDBYTHESOWANDTHESESPECIFICATIONS.FINAL CONTRACTPAYMENTISCONTINGENTUPONEXECUTIONBYTUFTSOFTHENOTICEOF FINALACCEPTANCE,ANDSUCHFINALACCEPTANCEISCONTINGENTUPON,AMONG OTHERTHINGS,RECEIPTOFTHEDOCUMENTATION. INADDITIONTOTHEENGINEERINGDIAGRAMS,THEFOLLOWINGITEMSSHALLBE PROVIDEDBYTHECONTRACTOR:

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LAWS,ORDINANCES,REGULATIONS,CODES,PERMITSANDSTANDARDS
7.1 NOTWITHSTANDINGANYOTHERPROVISIONOFTHECONTRACT,THECONTRACTOR REPRESENTSANDACKNOWLEDGESTHATANYSERVICESREQUIREDTOBEPROVIDEDBY THECONTRACTORHEREUNDERWILLBEPROVIDEDBYPERSONNELKNOWLEDGEABLE OFALLFEDERAL,STATE,COUNTYANDMUNICIPALLAWS,REGULATIONS,CODES, ORDINANCES,INSURANCERATINGORGANIZATIONREGULATIONSANDALLOTHER REGULATIONSANDPRACTICESAPPLICABLEINTHEJURISDICTIONINWHICHTHEWORK ISLOCATED,INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTO,ALLHEALTH,SAFETY,ENVIRONMENTAL, BUILDINGANDZONINGCODES,RULESANDREGULATIONS,ANDBYTHIS REPRESENTATIONAGREESTHATSUCHLAWS,REGULATIONS,CODES,ORDINANCES, ORDERSANDRULESWILLBECOMPLIEDWITH.THECONTRACTORANDTHEIR REPRESENTATIVESSHALLENSUREQUALIFIEDTECHNICIANS,CERTIFIEDASREQUIREDBY TRADECOMPLETETHEINSTALLATION,ANDTHATSUCHWORKISPERFORMEDINA QUALITYANDWORKMANLIKEMANNER.THECONTRACTORSHALLFURTHERENSURE ALLMATERIALSANDEQUIPMENTAREPLACED,MOUNTEDCONNECTED,TERMINATED, SPLICED,CROSSCONNECTED,GROUNDEDANDTESTEDINACCORDANCEWITH MANUFACTURER'SSPECIFICATIONSANDRECOMMENDATIONSINSTRICTCOMPLIANCE WITH,INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTO,NATIONALELECTRICCODE,MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRICCODE,CITYORTOWNCODES,ANSI&OSHASTANDARDSANDFCC REGULATIONS.SHOULDTHECONTRACTORFAILTOCOMPLYWITHTHESEAPPLICABLE LAWS,REGULATIONS,CODES,ORDINANCES,ORDERS,ANDRULES,THECONTRACTOR AGREESTOBEARALLCOSTSINCURREDINSECURINGCOMPLIANCEWITHSUCHLAWS, REGULATIONS,CODES,ORDINANCES,ORDERSANDRULES.THECONTRACTOR'S ATTENTIONISDIRECTEDTOTHEFACTTHATALLAPPLICABLESTATELAWS,MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES,RULESANDREGULATIONSOFALLAUTHORITIESHAVINGJURISDICTION OVERCONSTRUCTIONOFTHEPROJECTSHALLAPPLYTOTHECONTRACTTHESAMEAS THOUGHHEREINWRITTENOUTINFULL. THEFOLLOWINGDOCUMENTSAREAPARTOFTHESESPECIFICATIONSANDSHALL INDICATEMINIMUMSAFETYPROVISIONS.ALLWORKCALLEDFORINTHESE SPECIFICATIONSAND/ORTHEPLANSTHATEXCEEDTHEMINIMUMSAFETYPROVISIONS SHALLTAKEPRECEDENCE. NationalElectricalCode NationalElectricalSafetyCode NationalFireProtectionAssociation StateandLocalBuildingCodes OccupationalSafetyandHealthAct NationalElectricalManufacturersAssociation BICSIStandards

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REFERENCETOSTANDARDSPECIFICATIONSOFANYTECHNICALSOCIETY, ORGANIZATION,ORTOCODESOFLOCALORSTATEAUTHORITIES,SHALLMEANTHE LATESTSTANDARD,CODE,SPECIFICATIONORTENTATIVESPECIFICATIONADOPTEDAND PUBLISHEDATTHEDATEOFTAKINGBIDS,UNLESSSPECIFICALLYSTATEDOTHERWISE. THECONTRACTORSHALLBEHELDTOBEFULLYINFORMEDOFALLFEDERAL,STATEAND LOCALLAWS,ORDINANCES,BUILDINGRULES/REGULATIONSANDOTHERSTATUTORY PROVISIONS,ALLAREAPPLICABLETOTHEWORKANDTOALLACTIONS,OMISSIONSOR OPERATIONSINTHEPERFORMANCEOFTHEWORK.THECONTRACTORSHALLCOMPLY THEREWITHANDSHALLGIVEALLREPORTS,STIPULATIONSANDREPRESENTATIONS REQUIREDTHEREBYANDSHALLREQUIRESIMILARCOMPLIANCE,REPORTS, STIPULATIONSANDREPRESENTATIONSBYALLSUBCONTRACTORSANDOTHERSWHOM THECONTRACTORSHALLENTERINTOANYCONTRACTAND/ORCOMMITMENT PERTAININGTOTHEWORK. ITSHALLBETHEDUTYOFTHECONTRACTOR,BEFORESTARTINGANYWORK,TO ASCERTAINWHETHERTHESPECIFICATION(S)ANDPROJECTDRAWING(S)AREAT VARIANCEWITHANYSUCHLAWS,ORDINANCES,RULESANDREGULATIONSOROTHER STATUTORYPROVISIONSANDTOIMMEDIATELYNOTIFYTUFTS,INWRITING,OFSUCH VARIANCES,SHOULDTHEYEXIST,TOPERMITPROPERDETERMINATIONBYTUFTSAND TOALLOWAPPROPRIATEMODIFICATIONSASMAYBEREQUIRED.IFTHECONTRACTOR PERFORMSANYWORKKNOWINGITTOBECONTRARYTOSUCHLAWS,RULESAND REGULATIONSANDWITHOUTSUCHNOTICETOTUFTS,THECONTRACTORSHALL ASSUMEFULLRESPONSIBILITYTHEREOFANDSHALLBEARALLCOSTSATTRIBUTED THERETO. WHERETHECONTRACTREQUIRESTHEWORKORANYPARTSOFSAMETOBEABOVE THESTANDARDSREQUIREDBYAPPLICABLELAWS,ORDINANCES,RULES,REGULATIONS ANDOTHERSTATUTORYPROVISIONSPERTAININGTOTHEWORK,THECONTRACTOR WILLIMMEDIATELYNOTIFYTUFTSFORCLARIFICATION. ALLWORKANDMATERIALSWILLCOMPLYWITHALLSTATEANDFEDERALLAWS, MUNICIPALORDINANCES,REGULATIONSANDDIRECTIONOFINSPECTORSAPPOINTED BYPROPERAUTHORITIESHAVINGJURISDICTION.IFTHEREAREVIOLATIONSOFCODE(S) THECONTRACTORWILLCORRECTTHESITUATIONATNOCOSTTOTUFTS.WORKING CONDITIONSMUSTMEETINDUSTRYSTANDARDSFORSAFETYANDWORK PROCEDURES,ANDPROTECTIONOFPROPERTYESTABLISHEDBYPREVAILINGRULES, REGULATIONS,ORDINANCESANDCODES. ALLCONSTRUCTIONSHALLCONFORMTOALLFEDERAL,STATEANDLOCALCODESAS THEYAPPLYTOCONSTRUCTIONORWIRING.PARTICULARCONSIDERATIONISTOBE GIVENTOTHERESTORATIONOFPENETRATEDFIREANDSMOKESTOPPARTITIONS ANDFLOORSLABSTOTHEIRORIGINALCONDITION. IFANYHAZARDOUSMATERIAL,SUCHASASBESTOSISENCOUNTEREDBYTHE CONTRACTORINTHEPERFORMINGOFWORK,THENTHESEMATERIALSSHALLBE HANDLEDINACCORDANCEWITHALLAPPLICABLELOCAL,STATEORFEDERALLAWS,

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STATUTES,ORORDINANCESPERTAININGTOTHESEMATERIALS.THECONTRACTOR WILLIMMEDIATELYNOTIFYTUFTSOFANYSUCHCONDITION. 7.10 NOTHINGCONTAINEDINTHISDOCUMENT,SPECIFICATIONS,PLANS,SHALLBE CONSTRUEDASTOCONFLICTWITHANYLOCAL,MUNICIPAL,STATE,FEDERALLAW,OR REGULATIONGOVERNINGTHEINSTALLATIONOFTELEPHONEPLANT;ALLSUCHLAWS ORREGULATIONSAREHEREBYMADEPARTOFTHESEDOCUMENTS.THECONTRACTOR ISREQUIREDTOMEETTHEREQUIREMENTSTHEREOFWITHOUTADDITIONALEXPENSE ORHARMTOTUFTS.THEREQUIREMENTSOFALLTHESECONTRACTDOCUMENTSARE THEMINIMUMTHATWILLBEACCEPTED. 7.11 WHEREREQUIRED,THECONTRACTORWILLPAYFORTHESERVICESOFCITY/STATE POLICE,TUFTSSECURITYPERSONNELOROTHERSFORTHEPUBLICSAFETYANDWHERE REQUIREDBYTUFTS/CITY/STATEORDINANCES.

REPORTS
8.1 TESTREPORTSMUSTBESUBMITTEDINELECTRONICFORMAT.HANDWRITTENTEST REPORTSARENOTACCEPTABLE. TUFTSMAYREQUIREHARDCOPYREPORTS,IFSOTHEYARETOBESUBMITTEDIN LABELED3RINGBINDERSWITHAWITNESSSIGNATUREVERIFYINGPASSINGAND EXECUTIONOFALLTESTS. ELECTRONICREPORTSMUSTBESUBMITTEDINCDFORMAT.CDSSHALLCONTAINTHE SOFTWAREREQUIREDTOVIEWTESTRESULTS.ELECTRONICREPORTSMUSTBE ACCOMPANIEDBYACERTIFICATESIGNEDBYANAUTHORIZEDREPRESENTATIVEOFTHE CONTRACTORWARRANTINGTHETRUTHANDACCURACYOFTHEELECTRONICREPORT. CERTIFICATEMUSTREFERENCETRACEABLECIRCUITNUMBERSTHATMATCHTHE ELECTRONICRECORD. TESTREPORTSSHALLBESUBMITTEDWITHINSEVEN(7)BUSINESSDAYSOF COMPLETIONOFTESTING.

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CABLEREMOVAL
9.1 CONTRACTORSHALLREMOVEALLABANDONEDTELEPHONE,COMPUTER,ANDCOAXIAL CABLEINEACHBUILDINGASSPECIFIEDBYTHETUFTSPROJECTMANAGER.ALL REMOVALSWILLBEACCOMPLISHEDBYWORKINGFROMTHETELECOMOUTLETBACK TOTHETELECOMROOM(S).THISREMOVALSHALLTAKEPLACEAFTERTHEACTIVATION OFALLNEWLYINSTALLEDCABLESANDEQUIPMENT.ABLANKPLATESHALLBE PROVIDEDANDINSTALLEDBYTHECONTRACTORTOFITOVEROLDWORKBOXES.

10 CLEANUP
10.1 DURINGTHEPERFORMANCEOFTHEWORK,THECONTRACTORSHALLKEEPA REASONABLEDEGREEOFORDERBYDISPOSINGOFDAILYACCUMULATEDRUBBISHAND WASTEMATERIAL,ANDATTHECOMPLETIONOFTHEDAILYWORK,THESITESHALLBE CLEAREDOFALLDEBRIS,LEFTOVERTOOLS,CONSUMABLESUPPLIESANDMATERIAL

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WHICHMAYHAVEACCUMULATEDANDLEAVEALLAREASOFTHEWORK"BROOM CLEAN",ORITSEQUIVALENT,UNLESSMOREEXACTLYSPECIFIEDBYTUFTS.WHERETHE CONTRACTOR,AFTERRECEIPTOFWRITTENNOTICEASREQUIRED,FAILSTOKEEPTHE AREAOFWORKREASONABLYCLEANANDSAFE,ORFAILSTOCLEANTHISAREAATTHE COMPLETIONOFWORK,TUFTSMAYPERFORMORHAVETHISWORKPERFORMEDBY OTHERS,THECOSTOFWHICHSHALLBEAGAINSTTHECONTRACTOR'SACCOUNTAND MAYBEDEDUCTEDFROMTHESUMSDUEORTOBECOMEDUETOTHECONTRACTOR. ITWILLBETHERESPONSIBILITYOFTHECONTRACTORTOREMOVETHISDAILY TRASH/DEBRISOFFSITE.TUFTSBEARSNORESPONSIBILITYTOPROVIDESPACEFORON SITEDUMPSTERSOROTHERTRASHRECOVERYSYSTEMS. 10.2 ATTHECOMPLETIONOFTHEWORK,THECONTRACTORSHALLRESTORETOITSFORMER CONDITIONALLASPECTSOFTHEPROJECTSITEONADAILYBASIS,SHALLREMOVEALL WASTEANDEXCESSMATERIALS,RUBBISHDEBRIS,TOOLSANDEQUIPMENTRESULTING FROMORUSEDINTHESERVICESPROVIDEDUNDERTHISCONTRACT.ALLCLEANUP, RESTORATION,ANDREMOVALNOTEDABOVEWILLBEBYTHECONTRACTORANDAT NOCOSTTOTUFTS.IFTHECONTRACTORFAILSINITSDUTIESUNDERTHISPARAGRAPH, TUFTSMAYUPONNOTICETOTHECONTRACTORPERFORMTHENECESSARYCLEANUP ANDDEDUCTTHECOSTSTHEREOFFROMANYAMOUNTSDUEORTOBECOMEDUETO THECONTRACTOR.THECONTRACTORWILLPROVIDEDUMPSTERSFORTHEUSEOF REMOVINGTRASHORDEBRIS.ITSHALLBETHECONTRACTORSRESPONSIBILITYTO REMOVETRASHFROMTHEAREASITISWORKINGINANDBRINGTRASHANDDEBRISTO THEDUMPSTER.THECONTRACTORWILLNOTUSEANYOFTUFTSDUMPSTERSOR TRASHDISPOSALWITHOUTPRIORAPPROVALOFTUFTS.

11 POLICEDETAILS
11.1 THECONTRACTORSHALLBERESPONSIBLEFORPROVIDINGANDARRANGINGPOLICE DETAILSFROMCITYPOLICEFORTRAFFICCONTROLANDPUBLICSAFETYISSUESWHEN WORKINGOUTSIDECAMPUSLIMITS. 11.2 THETUFTSPROJECTMANAGERSHALLBERESPONSIBLEFORPROVIDINGAND ARRANGINGPOLICEDETAILSFROMTUFTSPOLICEFORTRAFFICCONTROLANDPUBLIC SAFETYISSUESWHENWORKINGWITHINCAMPUSLIMITS.

12 VOICECUTOVER
12.1 MOSTBUILDINGVOICECUTOVERSCONSISTOFTHEFOLLOWINGPRIORTOACUTOVER:

 Anycrosswiring,TERMINATINGortestingthatcanbedonepriortocutoverdateshall beaccomplishedatleast3dayspriortocutover.AllcutsheetstobeprovidedbyTufts. Allprecrosswiring/testingwillincludeallaspectsoftheproject.  Whenrequired,ContractorwillpreterminatetheBDFendofthevoicetiecablefrom theoutsideplantprotection3DAYSPRIORTOCUTOVER. 12.2 MOSTBUILDINGVOICECUTOVERSCONSISTOFTHEFOLLOWINGDURINGACUTOVER:

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 Terminatingtheprotectionendofthevoicetiecable.  Carefulvisualinspectionsofeachroomtoinsureallvoicerequirementshavebeen wired.ThiswillincludeFAX,alarms,modemsetc.  Removaloftelephonelinecordfromoldjackandplacingitintothenewjack.  WhileContractorplacesexistingtelephonecordtonewoutlet,Contractorwillcheck oldjacktoinsurenothingisbeingfedfromoldoutletVoice#2.  Verificationofproperoperationoftelephoneset(setisworkingwithnostatic)andthat thepropernumberisassignedtotheset.Thiswillbeverifiedbycallingadigitaldisplay set,whichshallbeprovidedbyTufts.  TheContractorshallkeeptrackoftimespentresolvingtroublesthatarerelatedtothe outsideplantportionofthecutovertobebilledathourlyrateasquotedunderunit prices. 12.3 MOSTBUILDINGVOICEPOSTCUTOVERSCONSISTOFTHEFOLLOWING:

 Contractorwillprovidetheminimumoftwo(2)workersonthefirstbusinessday followingacutover.Theseworkerswillberesponsibleforallproblemsthatrelatetothe workortesting.

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13 FINALACCEPTANCE
13.1 ONCEALLWORKHASBEENCOMPLETED,TESTDOCUMENTATIONHASBEEN SUBMITTED,ANDTUFTSISSATISFIEDTHATALLWORKISINACCORDANCEWITHTHE CONTRACTDOCUMENTS,TUFTSSHALLPROVIDECONTRACTORWITHANEXECUTED NOTICEOFFINALACCEPTANCE. 13.2 EXPLANATIONOFTHEITEMSINCLUDEDASPARTOFTHEFINALACCEPTANCE; 13.2.1 Asbuiltinformation: 13.2.2 WorkmanshipInspection; 13.2.3 Electricaltests 13.3 INTHEINSTANCEWHEREANYCOMPONENTFAILSTHEAPPROPRIATETEST,THE CONTRACTORSHALLREPAIRTHEFAULTYCIRCUITANDRETEST. 13.4 INORDERTOSAVETIMEITISEXPECTEDTHATTHECONTRACTORWILLHAVECHECKED THEWORKMANSHIPANDCOMPLETELYCHECKEDALLCONNECTIONSPRIORTOTHE ACCEPTANCETEST.TUFTSSHALLAPPROVETHEACCEPTANCETESTMETHODBEFORE TESTINGBEGINS.THECONTRACTORMAYBEREQUIREDTOREPEATANYTESTSWHICH WEREPERFORMEDWITHOUTTHEAPPROVALOFTHETUFTSPROJECTMANAGER.THE TESTSHALLBEDIVIDEDINTODISCRETEAREASCORRESPONDINGTOTHEFLOORS,AND CANBEPERFORMEDINANYCONVENIENTORDER.

14 WARRANTY
14.1 CONTRACTORMUSTWARRANTINWRITINGTHAT100%OFTHEINSTALLATIONMEETS THESTANDARDSANDREQUIREMENTSSPECIFIED. 14.2 ACCEPTANCESHALLBESUBJECTTOCOMPLETIONOFALLWORK,SUCCESSFULPOST INSTALLATIONTESTINGWHICHYIELDS100%PASSRATING,ANDRECEIPTOFFULL DOCUMENTATION. 14.3 TUFTSRESERVESTHERIGHTTOCONDUCT,USINGCONTRACTOREQUIPMENTAND LABOR,ARANDOMRETESTOFUPTOFIVE(5)PERCENTOFTHECABLEPLANTTO CONFIRMDOCUMENTEDRESULTS.ANYFAILINGCABLINGSHALLBERETESTEDAND RESTOREDTOAPASSINGCONDITION.INTHEEVENTMORETHANTWO(2)PERCENTOF THECABLEPLANTFAILSDURINGRETEST,THEENTIRECABLEPLANTSHALLBERE TESTEDANDRESTOREDTOAPASSINGCONDITIONATNOADDITIONALCOSTTOTUFTS. 14.4 SYSTEMCERTIFICATION  ContractorshallwarrantInstallationagainstallproductdefects,andthatallapproved cablingcomponentsmeetorexceedtherequirementsofthisdocumentfortheextent oftheManufacturerswarrantyperiod.Uponsuccessfulcompletionoftheinstallation andsubsequentinspection,thecustomershallbeprovidedwithanumberedcertificate, fromthemanufacturingcompany,registeringtheinstallation.
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14.5 20YEAREXTENDEDPRODUCTWARRANTY  The20YearExtendedProductWarrantyshallensureagainstproductdefects,thatall approvedcablingcomponentsexceedthespecificationsofTIA/EIA568AandISO/IECIS 11801,exceedtheattenuationandNEXTrequirementsofTIA/EIATSB67andISO/IECIS 11801forcablinglinks/channels,thattheinstallationwillexceedthelossand bandwidthrequirementsofTIA/EIATSB67andISO/IECIS11801forfiberlinks/channels, foratwenty(20)yearperiod.Theendtoendpassiveproductsolutionshallbecapable ofdelivering1Gbpstotheworkstation.ThewarrantyshallapplytoallpassiveSCS components.  The20YearExtendedProductWarrantyshallcoverthereplacementorrepairof defectiveproduct(s)andlaborforthereplacementorrepairofsuchdefectiveproduct(s) foratwenty(20)yearperiod.  20YearApplicationAssurance.The20YearApplicationAssuranceshallcoverthefailure ofthewiringsystemtosupporttheapplicationwhichitwasdesignedtosupport,aswell asadditionalapplication(s)introducedinthefuture,upto1Gbpsparalleltransmission schemes,byrecognizedstandardsoruserforumsthatusetheTIA/EIA568AorISO/IEC IS11801componentandlink/channelspecificationsforcabling,foratwenty(20)year period.

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WiringSpecifications
15 GENERALREQUIREMENTS
15.1 WIRINGTOPOLOGYWILLBESTARWITHHOMERUNCABLESFROMTHETELECOM ROOMSTOTHETELECOMOUTLETS.THETUFTSPREMISEWIRINGISDESIGNEDTO SUPPORTHIGHSPEEDDATAAPPLICATIONS,USINGUNSHIELDEDTWISTEDPAIR CABLING.THETELECOMOUTLETSANDDISTRIBUTIONFRAMESAREARRANGED ACCORDINGTOTHESERVICEBEINGPROVIDED. 15.1.1JackandCableSpecificationsandColors  Voice: o CableApproved4pairULCategory5eCM,CMRorplenum,Systimax1061or 2061,colorwhite. o OutletMPS100E,White  Data: o CableApproved4pairULCategory6(Gigaspeed)CM,CMRorplenum, Systimax1071Eor2071E,colorGreenforData,colorGrayforDataCenter. o OutletMGS400,Green  Wireless: o CableApproved4pairULCategory6(Gigaspeed)CM,CMRorplenum, Systimax1071Eor2071E,colorLilac. o OutletDirectterminationofthecablewithaRJ45connectorpluggeddirectly intotheaccesspoint.Ifanoutletisrequired,itshallbeaMGS400,Violetin color. 15.2 TUFTSPREMISEWIRINGMUSTCONFORMTOOREXCEEDEIA/TIASTANDARD568B, THEAPPROPRIATEULSTANDARDREQUIREMENTFOREACHCATEGORY,ASWELLAS COMPLYWITHTHENATIONALELECTRICALCODE,NFPA70(2000EDITION),ARTICLE 800,ANDALLAPPLICABLESTATECODESANDLOCALBUILDINGCODES.ALLCABLE MUSTBEULLISTEDFORTHEINTENDEDPURPOSE.ALLCABLINGTYPESINSTALLEDBY THECONTRACTORMUSTBEONEOFTHEAPPROVEDTYPESASLISTEDBELOW.THE CONTRACTORSHALLMAKENOSUBSTITUTIONSINCABLETYPESUNLESSWRITTEN APPROVALISRECEIVEDFROMTUFTSPROJECTMANAGERPRIORTOTHEINSTALLATION OFANYSUBSTITUTECABLE.CABLETYPESSHALLBECONSISTENTTHROUGHOUTTHE PROJECT. 15.3 CONTRACTORMAYBEREQUIREDTOMOVEFURNITUREANDOTHERITEMSFORTHE INSTALLATIONOFCABLESANDOUTLETS.WHENFURNITUREISMOVED,ITWILLBE IMMEDIATELYRETURNEDTOITSORIGINALLOCATIONWHENTHATPARTICULAR OPERATIONISCOMPLETED.FURNITUREWILLNOTBELEFTFROMITSORIGINAL LOCATIONFORANYEXTENDEDLENGTHOFTIME,ESPECIALLYOVERNIGHT.

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15.4 LABELING

 Alllabelingshallbetypedorelectronicallyprinted.  Alltermination,protection,splice,patchpanelhardware,etc.shallbelabeledandthe labelsshallcontainthedistributionandfeedpoints.  AllwirelessaccesspointsshallhaveaTOI.D.labelattachedtotheunitsothatitis visiblewithoutdisturbingtheunit.

16 TELECOMOUTLETS
16.1 ALLDATAPRODUCTSTOMEET/EXCEEDSYSTIMAXGIGASPEEDXLSOLUTION,ALLWIRE IS24GAUGE4PAIR 16.2 JACKCOLORCODE

WhiteAllvoiceexceptPublicSafetycircuits GreenData YellowPublicsafety BlackVideo GrayDataCenter RedFireAlarmcircuits VioletPoweroverEthernet/Wireless BlueRetired OrangeNotused

16.3 STANDARDCONFIGURATIONS  OfficeAreas 1SystimaxCat5e(Voice) 1SystimaxCat6(Data) ExceptionWhenplacingcableisdifficult,suchasoverspline/permanentceilings,consider placinganadditionaldatacablewhichwillaccommodategrowth.  Classrooms,LectureHalls,Labbenches 1SystimaxCat6(Data)perseat 2SystimaxCat6(Data)Podium

 Wallphones 1SystimaxCat5e(analog)

 AlarmsSeeAppendix1attheendofthisdocument

 Elevators 1SystimaxCat5e(analog)with1RJ31x

 EmergencyPhone(Ramtech) 1SystimaxCat5e(analog)

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 Payphones 1SystimaxCat5e(analog)

 StandAloneFax 1SystimaxCat5e(analog)

 AnalogCreditCardSwipes 1SystimaxCat5e(analog)

 CardReaderControlPanels 1SystimaxCat5e(analog)&2SystimaxCat6(data)

 Standalonenetworkprinters 1SystimaxCat6(data)

 Wireless 1SystimaxCat6(data) 16.4 ICONS

 ThefollowingcolorediconsshallbeinstalledforallMPS100E&MGS400seriesoutlets; VoiceWhite DataGreen BlackVideo RedFireAlarmcircuits YellowPublicSafety GrayDataCenter VioletPoE/Wireless 16.5 WALLPLATES

 TheContractorshallsupplyandinstalleitheroldworkboxesorboxeliminatorsand installtheappropriateSystimaxwallplateandinserts.Ifboxeliminatorsareused, priortotheirinstallationTuftsmustapprovethetypeandinstallationmethod.  Tuftswillhaveavarietyofwallplateconfigurationsfordesktopequipment,ranging fromasinglejackwallplateuptoa5jackwallplate.Thewallphoneplatesshallbe mountedat48AFF.Thestandardwallplateshallbemounted18inchesAFF.  Markingofwallplatesshallbewithelectronicallyprintedortypedlabels.Thetoplabel shalllisttheproperTuftsbuildingnumberfollowedbythejacknumber(i.e.M023101 A,whereM023referstoMedfordbuildingnumber023and101Aisthefirstoutlet startingfromlefttorightlocatedinroom101)Thelabelingofjacksshallincorporatethe roomnumberfollowedbyanalphabeticalassignment(separatedbyadash)starting fromlefttorightasyouenterthedoor(101A,101B,101C)wouldindicatethreejacks locatedinRoom101).Thebottomlabeloneachworkstationoutletshalllistoffirst terminationpointofthehorizontalstationcabling(i.e.anoutletlabeledTRRoom115

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atthebottomoftheoutletwouldindicatethatthehorizontalcablingtothisoutletwas terminatedatTRRoom115).Tuftsshallapprovethelabelingofworkstationoutlets beforelabelingisstarted. 16.5.1 SystimaxFacePlatesandinserts.

Item FacePlate,SingleGang FacePlate,DoubleGang Insert,2Port Insert,1Port Insert,Blank TheXXXrepresentsthecolor Part# M13FPXXX M26FPXXX M30FP2RJ45XXX M30FP1RJ45XXX M30FP1BLNKXXX Color White Black Ivory Gray Cream Part# 262 003 246 270 215

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17 VOICETERMINATIONS
17.1 VOICETERMINATIONSATTHEDISTRIBUTIONFRAMESSHALLBEMADEONSYSTIMAX 110HARDWAREASSHOWNONASSOCIATEDDRAWINGS.THEFRAMESSHALLBELAID OUTINSECTIONS,CORRESPONDINGTOTHEWORKSTATIONLAYOUTS(I.E.,ATTHETOP OFTHEFRAME,ALLVOICESTATIONCABLES,ROOM#&JACKNUMBER.THEJACK ORDERSHALLBEBYFLOOR,INASCENDINGORDER(I.E.1STFLOORATTHETOP,2ND FLOORNEXT,ETC.).110BLOCKSONWALLFIELDSHALLBESIZEDTOALLOWFOR100% GROWTHFOREXPANSIONPURPOSES. 17.2 110AHARDWAREWILLBEEITHER100PAIROR300PAIR.ALLCLIPSWILLBE110C4 WITH1110C5ATTHEENDOFEACHROW. 17.3 ALL110HARDWAREVOICESTATIONSWILLBELABELEDWITHWHITE110STRIPS. 17.4 ALLPUBLICSAFETYCOPPERCIRCUITSWILLTEMINATEONASEPARATE110BLOCK WHICHWILLHAVEAYELLOWDESIGNATIONSTRIP.SPECIFICCIRCUITSTOBE TERMINATEDONTHISBLOCKINCLUDE; 17.4.1 FireAlarm 17.4.2 BurglarAlarm 17.4.3 RamtechPhones 17.4.4 CarbonMonoxide(CO),Heat,&SmokeDetectors 17.4.5 RedEmergencyPhones 17.4.6 ElevatorPhones 17.4.7 PanicButtons

18 DATATERMINATIONS
18.1 DATATERMINATIONSSHALLBEONSYSTIMAXPATCHPANELS(GIGASPEEDCATEGORY 6)MOUNTEDIN19INCHTELECOMRACKSASPERROOMLAYOUTDIAGRAM,EITHER24 OR48PORTS.DATATERMINATIONSWILLBEINSTALLEDONSYSTIMAXVISIPATCH WHENINDICATED. 18.2 ALLDATASTATIONSWILLBELABELEDPERTUFTSLABELINGSTANDARDWITHBLUE TYPEDORELECTRONICALLYPRINTEDSTRIPS. 18.3 CATEGORY5E&CAT6CABLESSHALLBETERMINATEDSOASTOMAINTAINTHEIR TWISTTOWITHIN1/2OFTHEIDCCONTACT.NOSPLICESWILLBEALLOWEDBETWEEN THEWORKSTATIONOUTLETANDTHETELECOMMUNICATIONSWIRINGROOM.

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19 CORDS
19.1 DATASTATIONCORDSYSTIMAXGS8EGIGASPEEDXLMODULARPATCHCORD(GREY), STANDARDLENGTHSARE7AND14.OTHERLENGTHSMAYBESPECIFIEDBYTHETUFTS PROJECTMANAGER. 19.2 EQUIPMENTCORDSYSTIMAXGS8EGIGASPEEDXLMODULARPATCHCORD,GREEN FORDATA,LILACFORPOE,LENGTHSHALLBEAPPROPRIATEFORLOCATIONANDNOT LONGERTHANONEFOOTINEXCESS. 19.3 ACCESSPOINTCORDSYSTIMAXGS8EGIGASPEEDXLMODULARPATCHCORD,LILAC

20 CABLEINSTALLATION
20.1 THISAPPLIESTOALLVOICE/DATA/ALARMS/FAX/CIRCUITSETC.THATOPERATEOVER THECOPPER/FIBERSYSTEMTHATRESIDEINTHEBUILDING. 20.2 THELENGTHOFEACHINDIVIDUALRUNOFHORIZONTALCABLEFROMTHE TELECOMMUNICATIONSROOMONEACHFLOORTOTHETELECOMMUNICATIONS OUTLETSHALLNOTEXCEED295FT(90M). 20.3 EACHRUNOFCABLEBETWEENTHETERMINATIONBLOCKANDTHE TELECOMMUNICATIONSOUTLETSHALLBECONTINUOUSWITHOUTANYJOINTSOR SPLICES. 20.4 IFTHEINTERIOROFWALLSARENOTOBSTRUCTED,THECONTRACTORSHALLCONCEAL HORIZONTALDISTRIBUTIONWIRINGINTERNALLYWITHINTHEWALLS.IFSUCH OBSTRUCTIONSEXISTTHENTHECONTRACTORSHALLSECUREAPPROVALBYTUFTS PRIORTOTHEUSEOFANYALTERNATEMETHODSUCHASWIREMOLD/CONDUITETC. 20.5 THECONTRACTORSHALLBERESPONSIBLEFORINSTALLINGALLREQUIREDCABLE ENTRANCE/EXITHOLES,VERTICALLYANDHORIZONTALLY,UPTOANDINCLUDING4. MOSTOFTHESEPENETRATIONSWILLBEFORSTATIONTYPECABLINGANDWILLHAVE THEAPPROPRIATESIZESLEEVE.ALLPENETRATIONSWILLBEFIRESEALEDPER NATIONALELECTRICCODEANDALLSTATE&LOCALCODES.ALLSLEEVESAND CONDUITSSHALLCONSISTOFEMT(UNLESSOTHERWISENOTED)WITHNONMETALLIC BUSHINGSONBOTHENDS.ALLRACEWAYSYSTEMSSHALLBEMETALLICWIREMOLD BRAND.AVARIETYOFWIREMOLDSERIES,RANGINGFROMSERIES700TOSERIES4000 WILLBEUSED,WHENINDICATED.ALLWIREMOLDJUNCTIONBOXESSHALLBEIVORYIN COLOR(UNLESSOTHERWISESPECIFIEDINTHESCOPEOFWORK).SURFACEMOUNT WORKSTATIONOUTLETBOXESSHALLBEWIREMOLDTYPEV5745(IVORY).WIREMOLD SHALLBECONTINUOUSWITHOUTGAPS.ALLELBOWS,TEES,REDUCERS,ETC.SHALLBE MADEWITHFACTORYMANUFACTUREDFITTINGS,PROVIDEDTHATTHE MANUFACTURERMAKESTHESPECIFICFITTING.APPLICATIONSUSINGNONFACTORY MANUFACTUREDFITTINGSARETOBEAPPROVEDINADVANCEBYTHETUFTSPROJECT MANAGER.NOCABLINGSHALLBEEXPOSEDUNLESSOTHERWISESPECIFIEDONTHE PROJECTPLANS.

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20.6 HORIZONTALWIRINGFROMTELECOMROOMSTOTELECOMOUTLETSSHALLBE4PAIR CABLESTHECONTRACTORSHALLMAINTAINDISTANCESFROMPOWERANDLIGHTING CONDUCTORSASSPECIFIEDBELOW:STATIONCABLESANDTIECABLESINSTALLED WITHINCEILING/WALLS/FLOOR/RISERSPACESSHALLBEROUTEDTHROUGHTHESE SPACESATRIGHTANGLESTOELECTRICALPOWERCIRCUITS. Lighting12" Unshieldedpowercable>2KVA5" Unshieldedpowercable>5KVA36"

20.7 COPPERCABLESSHALLBEROUTEDSOASTOMAINTAINAMINIMUMBENDRADIUSOF 6TIMESTHECABLEDIAMETER.VELCROWRAPSUSEDTOBUNDLECABLESSHALLBE PULLEDSNUGBUTNOTCINCHEDSOTHATTHECABLESINTHEBUNDLEARENOT COMPRESSED.THELENGTHOFTHEVELCROTIEWRAPSHOULDOVERLAPTHESIZEOF THECABLEBUNDLEBEINGWRAPPEDBY8TOALLOWFORGROWTH.PLASTICTIE WRAPSARENOTTOBEUSED. 20.8 CABLESBUNDLESSHALLBEWRAPPEDATINTERVALSOF18IN.ALLCABLERUNSSHALL BEPARALLELORPERPENDICULARTOWALLSANDFLOORS.WHENCROSSING CORRIDORS,CABLESSHALLBETIEDINABUNDLEANDSUPPORTEDOVERTHE CORRIDORCROSSINGSOTHATREMOVALOFANYTILEWILLNOTCAUSETHEBUNDLE TODRAPEBELOWTHECEILINGLINE.NOLOOSECABLESSHALLBELAIDONTHEDROP CEILINGS.CABLESMUSTBEATLEAST4ABOVEREMOVABLECEILINGTILES. 20.9 ATNOTIME,EXCEPTDURINGACTUALCABLEPULLINGOPERATIONS,WILLCABLESBE LEFTHANGINGOUTOFCEILINGSORCOILEDINHALLWAYS,OFFICESETC.IF REQUIRED,CONTRACTORWILLLEAVESLACK/COILSABOVECEILINGS,PROPERLY MAINTAININGTHEIRBENDRADIUS.INTELECOMROOMS,THECONTRACTORWILLNOT LEAVECABLESONTHEFLOORORALLOWCABLESTOHANGINCOILS.ALLSLACKIN CABLESWILLBECOILEDANDLEFTABOVECEILING.DONOTLAYDATACABLESDIRECTLY ACROSSCEILINGTILES,GRIDS,ORFIXTURES.USECABLETRAYOROTHERMETHODSTO SUPPORTTHECABLESANDKEEPTHEMATLEAST6INCHESABOVETHECEILINGGRID. 20.10 DURINGINSTALLATION,CONTRACTORWILLPROTECTCABLESFROMBEINGSTEPPED ON.THISAPPLIESTOALLAREAS,INCLUDINGHALLWAYSANDTELECOMROOMS. 20.11 ALLWIRING,INCLUDINGCOPPERANDFIBERJUMPERS,ETC.RUNNINGALONGTHE WALLORPLYWOODBACKBOARDSHALLBESECUREDTOTHEBACKBOARDORWALLS OFTHETELEPHONEROOMS/HALLWAYS,ETC.,USINGAMETHODTOBEAPPROVEDBY TUFTS.CABLESUPPORTSSHALLBEUSEDTOPREVENTSTRAINONTHECONDUCTORS, SUPPLEMENTEDBYSTRAINRELIEFATCONNECTORTERMINATIONPOINTS.SUPPORT HORIZONTALCABLEBUNDLESUSINGBROADSUPPORTSLIKEJHOOKSORCABLE TRAYS.AVOIDUSINGNARROW"BRIDLERINGS"SINCETHEYTENDTOCRUSHTHE DELICATECABLES. 20.12 ALLSTATIONENDCABLEBUNDLESSHALLHAVEATLEAST18"OFSLACKCOILEDUPAND STOWEDINANAREATHATISACCESSIBLEANDHIDDENFROMVIEW.THIS18OFSLACK WILLBEASCLOSEASPOSSIBLETOTHESTATIONENDOFTHERUN.ATTHETELECOM

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ROOMEND,THECONTRACTORWILLLEAVE10OFSLACKLOCATEDATORNEARTHE TELECOMROOM. 20.13 TOAVOIDSTRESSINGCONDUCTORS,LIMITPULLINGTENSIONTO25POUNDSORLESS ASSPECIFIEDBYTHEEIA/TIA568BSTANDARD.INADDITION,PULLCABLESGRADUALLY ANDWITHCONSTANTTENSION,TAKINGCARENOTTOCRUSHORPINCHBUNDLES.BE PARTICULARLYCAREFULWHENPULLINGCABLESAROUNDCORNERS,WATCHINGOUT FORNAILSANDSHARPEDGESTHATCOULDDAMAGETHEINSULATION. 20.14 THECONTRACTORSHALLMARKEACHCABLESHEATHWITHTHEROOM,PLATELETTER, ANDCABLETYPEATTHEENDOFEACHCABLE(E.G.101AV1SIGNIFIESROOM101, PLATEA,VOICE1CABLE).ONLYINDELIBLE,CLEARLYPRINTEDLABELSORMARKINGS SHALLBEACCEPTABLE. 20.15 WHENCABLELUBRICANTISUSED,READINSTRUCTIONSTOBESUREITISCOMPATIBLE WITHTHECABLESJACKETMATERIAL(PVCORFEP). 20.16 DONOTSPLICEORREPAIRDAMAGEDCABLESBETWEENTHETELECOMROOMAND OUTLETLOCATIONS.IFREQUIRED,PULLANEWCABLE. 20.17 USEGROMMETSTOPROTECTTHECABLEWHEREPASSINGTHROUGHMETALSTUDSOR ANYTHINGTHATCANPOSSIBLYCAUSEDAMAGETOTHECABLES.

21 PANELSANDTERMINATINGEQUIPMENT
21.1 EQUIPMENTRACK(S)FORDATAWILLACCEPTNINETEEN(19)IN.RACKMOUNTABLE, 24/48PORT8PINMODULARTOINSULATIONDISPLACEMENTCONNECTOR(IDC) MEETINGCATEGORY6PERFORMANCESTANDARDS,ANDPINNEDTOT568B STANDARDS. 21.2 EQUIPMENTRACKSSHALLBECHATSWORTH7X19(BLACK)WITH,CHATSWORTH19 UPPERTRANSITIONTRAYFORFIBEROPTICCABLES,CHATSWORTH7HX6DOUBLE SIDEDWIDEVERTICALCABLINGSECTIONS,ANDCHATSWORTH12CABLERUNWAY RADIUSDROPS.ALLEQUIPMENTWILLBECOLOREDBLACK. 21.3 TELECOMROOMLADDERRACK/CABLETRAYSHALLBE12BLACK(UNLESSOTHERWISE SPECIFIED).THESECTIONTHATLIESDIRECTLYOVERTHETOPSOFTHERACKSSHALLBE CHATSWORTHALTERNATESPACECABLERUNWAY.RODSANDANCHORSWILL SUPPORTRACKFROMCEILING,WALLPLATESWILLSUPPORTALLENDSTHATMEET WALLS.ENDCAPSWILLBEUTILIZEDONBOTHENDS.EACHEQUIPMENTRACKSHALLBE SECUREDTOLADDERRACKVIACLAMPSANDRODS. 21.4 CABLETRAYWILLBECONTINUOUSFROMTHEENTRANCEPOINTOFTHECONDUIT(S) ORSLEEVE(S)INTOTHETELECOMROOMOVERTOTHETOPOFTHECABLINGRACKS. REFERTOROOMLAYOUTDIAGRAMSPROVIDEDBYTUFTSFORADDITIONALDETAIL. 21.5 SLEEVESSHALLBE4EMTWITHNONCONDUCTIVEBUSHINGSONEACHENDINTOTHE ROOMFORHORIZONTALCABLEACCESSASPERTELECOMROOMLAYOUTDIAGRAM
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PROVIDEDBYTUFTS.THESLEEVESSHALLBEATTACHEDTOTHECEILINGUSINGMETAL STRUTSANDSUPPORTS. 21.6 DATA  SystimaxPatchmaxGS324or48Port  Onepanelforalldataterminations o Exception:IftelecomroomislaidoutusingaseparatepanelforData2,3,4&5 jacks,thennewinstallationshallbethesameifterminatingonexistingpanels,if newpanelsareaddedthenallterminationsshallbeononepanel.  OnePanelforallwirelessaccesspointterminations 21.7 VOICEWALLFIELD

 Systimax110AB100FTor300FT

22 EQUIPMENTRACKS
22.1 THESTANDARDEQUIPMENTRACKSHALLBETHECHATSWORTH4POSTQUADRARACK. IFADDITIONALRACKSAREREQUIREDTHEYSHALLBECHATSWORTH2POST19RACKS.

23 COPPER
23.1 RISERVOICEOROTHERANALOG  Systimaxcertified24gaugeARMM  Systimax24gauge1010(PVC)or2010(Plenum)RefertoEIA/TIA607Grounding 23.2 SIZING  RiserSizingShouldbebasedontotal#ofundergroundpairs,plus50%growthrounded tothenext100pair 23.3 CROSSWIRING  Voicepairswillbecrosswiredasneeded,notprewired. 23.4 BACKBONE 23.4.1 Solidcopper,24AWG,twistedpairbackbonecable,insizesasindicatedonthe drawings,withthefollowingminimum/maximumspecifications:  Characteristicimpedance100ohmsat1MHz.  Attenuation7.9dBmaximumper1000ftat1MHz.
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23.7 COPPERTESTRULES  Everypairineverycablewillbetestedatthefollowingfrequenciesandataminimum, ContractorwillmeetthestandardsofANSI/TIA/EIA568B.1DraftJune01,2001and abovementionedSYSTIMAXSpecifications:  Nocablingorcomponentsshallbemovedduringthetests.  Inadditiontopass/failindications,theactualmeasuredvalues(atwhateverfrequency taken)shouldberecordedintheadministrationsystemforuseinfutureconfiguration oranalysesofthepremisesnetwork.  NEXTandFEXTmustbemeasuredfrombothendsofacablerun.  Reconfigurationwillrequireretesting.  Qualifiedadaptercordsshallbeusedtoattachthetestinstrumentstothelinkunder inspection.  Inachannel,enduserpatchcordsshallbetestedinplace.Enduserpatchcordsmaybe verifiedbyinsertingtheusercordsinthelinkundertestatthecrossconnect.Allowance willbemadefor10metersofequipmentandpatchcordage,andjumpersforthe channel.(5metersoneachendisassumed.  UTPtestleadsandassociatedconnectinghardwaretoconnectbetweenthetest equipmentandthelinkundertest,shallbe0.5mm(24AWG)andshallbetakenfrom cablethatmeetsorexceedstherequirementsforCategory5e/CAT6cablesspecifiedin TIA568A.  Coaxialcableassembliesbetweennetworkanalyzerandbalunsshouldbeasshortas possible,preferablynotexceeding0.6m(24in)each.  Ifarunbarelypasses(theresultiswithinthetester'saccuracylimit),thedatamust carryawarning(suchasanasterisk)toindicatethattheresultwasmarginal  ThefieldtestermustmeettheTSB67accuracyrequirementsforLevel1or2.Tester AccuracyLevelsIandIITestershavebeencategorizedbyTSB67intotwolevelsof accuracy: LevelItestersarethoseavailablebeforeTSB67aspublished,andarenotas accurateaspoststandardfieldtestersare. LevelIItestersareclosertolaboratorygradeandthusmoreaccurate,sotheypass fewer'bad'runsandfailfewer'good'runs.

 ParametersThatCategory5e/CAT6TestersMustBeAbleToTestForTheTSB67 testingspecificationrequiresthefollowingtests: Lengthforallpairsofaninstalledlink

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Attenuation NEXT Thedelayonallpairsofaninstalledlink

 TesterMustHaveFeatures: ACategory5e/CAT6Testermustbecapableofmeasuringallrequireddataand havea310meterrangetoallowforapproximatemeasurementsofavailablecable onspools.Theunitshouldalsocomewithmanufacturer'sinformationonhowto interpretdatawiththedevice. Category6testingrequirementsforcomponents,linksandchannelsarenow extendedto250MHztosupportarequestfromIEEE(June1998).Thisdoesnot changetheoriginalcategory6channelrequirementofpositivepowersumACRat 200MHz,butservesasasanitychecktoensuretransmissionperformancedoesnot dropabruptlybeyond200MHz.

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24 FIBER
AllFiberOpticcomponentsshallbeCorningunlessotherwisespecified. 24.1 BACKBONECABLE  AllfiberopticcableshallbeCorning.  OutdoorFiberOpticCableShallBeCorningAltossizedappropriately.  IndoorFiberOpticCableShallBeCorningMICRiserorMICPlenumsizedappropriately. 24.2 INTRABUILDINGBACKBONEREQUIREMENTS  Whenfiberopticcablepassesthroughaverticalriserroomitshouldbesecuredtothe wallevery48"orfollowmanufacturersrecommendations.  AllfiberopticcableswillbeinstalledinInnerductfrompointwhereitexitsaroomall thewaytothepointwhereitentersthenextroomunlessotherwisespecifiedbythe TuftsProjectManager.  Contractormustadheretoallmanufacturerrequirementsregardingpullingtensionand allowablelubricantsoffiberandcoppercables.  FibersmustcomplywithEIA/TIA492specificationsandIS11801standards. 24.3 INNERDUCTINNERDUCTSHALLBEPLACEDFORFIBEROPTICINSTALLATIONS.ALL INNERDUCTWILLADHERETOTHENATIONALELECTRICANDEIA/TIA568BFORTYPE ANDUSE.ALLINNERDUCTWILLBE2SIZEANDALLINNERDUCTWILLBELEFTWITH MULETAPE. 24.4 CLOSURESANDSHELVESGENERALREQUIREMENTS  Thefiberspliceclosureshallseal,bond,anchorandprotectfiberopticcablesplices.  Thespliceclosureshallbeastandaloneclosurethatdoesnotrequireanouterclosure.  Thespliceclosureshallprovideforamaximumofsix(6)cableentriesinabuttend configuration.  Thespliceclosureshallbeusedinaerial,undergroundanddirectburiedapplications.

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24.5 FIBERPATCHPANELS  AllPATCHPANELSwillbeCorningunlessotherwisespecified.  ThePATCHPANELshallbewallorrackmountabledependingonthelocation requirement.Theunitsmustfitinto19framearrangements.  ThePATCHPANELshallconsistofamodularenclosurewithfrontandrearaccessand canbefullyadministeredfromthefrontorrear.  ThePATCHPANELshallhavearemovablecoverovertheconnectorpanelsand connectorpanelsthatsnapintothefrontoftheshelfandaccommodateST,FDDI,SMA, FC,D4,LC,orSCconnectors.  ThePATCHPANELshallprovideterminatingcapabilityof24,48,72,or144fibers.  ThemanufacturermustbeISO9001certified. 24.6 FIBERPATCHCORDS  FiberpatchcordsshallbeCorningbrand.  Thefiberpatchcordshallconsistofbuffered,gradedindexfiberwitha50/62.5micron coreanda125microncladdingformultimodeandasteppedindex8.3microncorewith a125microncladdingforsinglemode.  ThefibercladdingshallbecoveredbyaramidyarnandajacketofflameretardantPVC. 24.7 FIBEROPTICCONNECTORS  Allnewlyinstalledfiberopticcableshallhavetheendsfusionsplicedtoapigtail (CorningFurcationAssembly)withfactoryinstalledLCconnectors. 24.8 RISERFIBER  InnerDuct  Fiber Corningasspecifiedinthescopeofwork MultiMode62.5,SingleMode8.3 Carlon2Corrugated(RiserGardorPlenumGard) Innerducttobecontinuouswithnosplices Pullstringtobeleftafterinstallationofanycable

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24.9 SIZING  Allow12strandsperTelecomRoomplus24spareintheBDF.  Allow12additionalstrandsforanyPhoneswitchinstallations. 24.10 PANELS  Corningasspecifiedinthescopeofthework 24.11 FIBERTESTINGSPECIFICATIONS  FiberTestingGeneralRequirements: Onestrand/terminationpertubeshallbetestedwithanOTDRbothwaysat850nm forMultiModeand1310forSingleMode.Inaddition,eachfibershallbetested withapowermeterforattenuationat850nmand1300nmforMultiMode,and 1310and1550forSingleMode.Allterminationsandsplicesaretohavea maximumattenuationoflessthanorequalto.75dbpermatedpairmeasuredat 850nm. TheoriginalOTDRtraces,thepowermeterreadingsandthefibercable manufacturercertificationsshallbeprovidedtoTuftsaspartoftheasbuiltplans. Testingofallfiberstrandsinstalledasspecifiedwithtestresultsshallbeprovidedto theTuftsondiskette.Testdetailsarelistedundertheacceptancetestprocedure locatedbelow.

24.11.1 Preinstallationcabletesting TheContractorshalltestallcablepriortotheinstallationofthecable.TheContractorshall assumeallliabilityforthereplacementofthecableshoulditbefounddefectiveatalaterdate. 24.11.2 LossBudget  Fiberlinksshallhaveamaximumlossof:(allowablecablelossperkm)(kmoffiberin link)+(plus)(.4dB)(numberofconnectors)=(equals)maximumallowableloss  Amatedconnectortoconnectorinterfaceisdefinedasasingleconnectorforthe purposeofthisRFP  Lossnumbersfortheinstalledlinkshallbecalculatedbytakingthesumofthebi directionalmeasurementsanddividingthatsumbytwo.  Anylinknotmeetingtherequirementsofthestandard(.75dbperpair)shallbebrought intocompliancebytheContractor,atnochargetoTufts.

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24.12 OPTICALFIBERCABLETESTINGWITHPOWERMETER  GeneralSpecifications: IncompliancewithTIA/EIA52614AOpticalPowerLossMeasurementsofInstalled MultimodeFiberCablePlantandTIA/EIA5267MeasurementofOpticalPower LossofInstalledSingleModeFiberCablePlant,thefollowinginformationshallbe recordedduringthetestprocedure: Namesofpersonnelconductingthetest Typeoftestequipmentused(manufacturer,model,andserialnumber) Datetestisbeingperformed Opticalsourcewavelength,spectralwidth,and,formultimode,thecoupledpower ratio(CPR) Fiberidentification Endpointlocations Testdirection Referencepowermeasurement(whennotusingapowermeterwithaRelative PowerMeasurementMode) Measuredattenuationofthelinksegment(seeItem9.3) SinglemodeBackboneandCompositeLinkSegmentsshallbetestedinboth directionsatboth1310nmand1550nmwavelengths. SinglemodeHorizontalLinkSegmentsshallbetestedinbothdirectionsatthe1310 nmand1550nmwavelength. MultimodeBackboneandCompositeLinkSegmentsshallbetestedinboth directionsatboth850nmand1300nmwavelengths. MultimodeHorizontalLinkSegmentsshallbetestedinbothdirectionsatthe850 nmand1300nmwavelength.

24.13 ACCEPTABLELINKATTENUATION  HorizontalLinkSegmentsarelimitedto90meters.Therefore,theacceptablelink attenuationcanbebasedonthelongestinstalledlinkwithoutintroducingasignificant error. 24.14 ACCEPTABLEATTENUATIONVALUES:

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 Thegeneralattenuationequationforanylinksegmentisasfollows: CPRAdj.=SeeMultimodeLightSourceCPRAdjustmenttablebelow: SpliceAttn.(CSLorFusion)=Splices0.30dB ConnectionAttn.(LCconnectors)=(Connections0.14dB)+0.24dB ConnectionAttn.(STorSCconnectors)=(Connections0.39dB)+0.42dB CableAttn.=CableLength(km)(3.40dB/km@850nmor1.00dB/km@1300nm) 62.5mMultimodeAttenuationCoefficients Note:Aconnectionisdefinedasthejointmadebymatingtwofibersterminated withconnectors(e.g.ST,SC,LC). AcceptableLinkAttenuation=CableAttn.+ConnectionAttn.+SpliceAttn.+CPR Adj.

MultimodeLightSourceCPRAdjustment Cat1 Cat2 LinkswithST +0.50 0.00 or SCConnections Linkswith +0.25 0.00 LCConnections

Cat3 0.25 0.10

Cat4 0.50 0.20

Cat5 0.75 0.30

24.15 COUPLEDPOWERRATIOMEASUREMENT TheCoupledPowerRatioofalightsourceisameasureofthemodalpowerdistribution launchedintoamultimodefiber.Alightsourcethatlaunchesahigherpercentageofitspower intothehigherordermodesofamultimodefiberproducesamoreoverfilledconditionandis classifiedasalowerCategorythanalightsourcethatlaunchesmoreofitspowerintojustthe lowerordermodesproducinganunderfilledcondition.Underfilledconditionsresultinlower linkattenuation,whileoverfilledconditionsproducehigherattenuation.Therefore,adjusting theacceptablelinkattenuationequationtocompensateforalightsourceslaunch characteristicsincreasestheaccuracyofthetestprocedure. 24.16 TESTINGPROCEDURES  CPRTestJumper1shallbemultimode,15meterslongwithconnectorscompatible withthelightsourceandpowermeterandhavethesamefiberconstructionasthelink segmentbeingtested.

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SeeFigure1.  Ifthepowermeter hasaRelative PowerMeasurementMode,selectit.Ifitdoesnot,recordtheReferencePower Measurement(Pref.).Note:IfthemetercandisplaypowerlevelsindBm,selectthis unitofmeasurementtosimplifysubsequentcalculations.  Disconnecttestjumper1fromthepowermeter.DoNOTdisconnectthetestjumper fromthelightsource.Connectjumper2betweenthepowermeterandtestjumper1 usingthetestcoupling.Thesinglemodejumpershouldincludeahighordermode filter.Thiscanbeaccomplishedbywrappingthejumperthreetimesarounda30mm (1.2inches)diametermandrel. SeeFigure2.  RecordthePowerMeasurement(Psum).IfthepowermeterisinRelativePower MeasurementMode,themeterreadingrepresentstheCPRvalue.Ifthemeterdoesnot haveaRelativePowerMeasurementMode,performthefollowingcalculation: IfPsumandPref.areinthesamelogarithmicunits(dBm,dBu,etc.):CPR(dB)= |PsumPref.|
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25.1 GENERALREQUIREMENTS  Allnewconduit,junctionboxesandpulltroughswillnotinterferewithexisting equipmentorblockaccesstoexistingvalves,pullboxesoranyothertypeofequipment.  ElectricalMetallicTubing(EMT)shallbestandardstraight(10'0")lengthscomplying withULstandardUL797.  FittingsforEMTshallbecompressiontype,dyecast,withinsulatedthroat.Screwtype orindenterconnectorsorcouplingsarenotpermitted.  Whererigidconduitfittingsarerequired,taperthreadedhotdipgalvanizedsteelfittings shallbeused.Fittingsshallbecompletewithsealinggasketsofamaterialsuitedtothe environmentinwhichtheyaretobeused.Nosnaponcoversaretobeusedonfittings. Onlyfittingswithcoversfastenedbycaptivescrewsshallbeused.Allfittingsshallhave integralbushingsfortheprotectionoftheconductors. 25.2 RACEWAYSUPPORT  Beamclampsshallbesuitableforstructuralmembersandsimilarconditions.

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25.8.2 AdditionalMaterialRequirements  Conduit:EMT,IMT,GRC,PVCandrigidaluminumconduitshallbearaULlabelandbe thesizeasindicatedonthedrawings.  HangersandClamps:Allhangers,clamps,fittingsandrodsshallbemalleablesteeland beeitherUL,NEMA,orANSIapproved.  Allhangers,clamps,fittingsandrodsshallbehotdippedgalvanizedsteelwheresubject tocorrosion.  Aluminumconduithangersorfactoryplasticcoatedsteelhangersareacceptable hangersfortheinstallationofEMT,IMTorrigidaluminumconduit.  JunctionBoxes:AllinteriorjunctionboxesshallbegrayandconformtoNEMA1unless otherwisespecifiedandshownonthedrawings.Boxsizesshallbeasindicatedonthe drawings. 25.9 TELECOMMUNICATIONSPREMISEWIRINGCONDUITREQUIREMENTS  Providesystemofconduit,outlets,pullboxesandmountingboardsasspecifiedand shownontheprojectdrawingsforvoiceanddatasystems.  Eachoutletboxshallhavea1"conduitstubbedupwithabushingintothenearest accessibleceilingspace.Conduitsshallbeofasizeasindicatedonthedrawings,but shallnotbesmallerthan1"tradesizeinanyevent.  Outletboxesshallbe411/16"squarewithasinglegangmudringasspecifiedonproject plans.  Whereoutletsaretobeinstalledinexisting,uninsulatedgypsumboardwalls,asingle gangoldworkboxshallbeplacedwithapullstringtotheclosestaccessiblesuspended ceilingspace.  Providehorizontalsleevesthroughfirewallsforcableaccess.Seecablefillrequirements inANSIEIA/TIA569Bforsizingifsizingisnotindicatedonprojectplans.  Theexteriorperimeterofallconduitsandsleevesshallbefirestoppedasrequiredto meetalllocal,stateandnationalfire,electricandbuildingcodes.Inaddition,thisfire stopsystemissubjecttoapprovalbytheTuftsUniversityFireMarshallandTuftsProject Manager.  Provideasystemofcabletraysorhangersaboveaccessibleceilingsuspendedforalllow voltagesystemcabling.  Allconduitrunsfromsystemoutletsshallterminateaboveanaccessiblecorridor suspendedceilingandshallterminatenotmorethan6"fromacabletraysystemabove theaccessibleceilingspace.Providesufficientcablesupportstoaccommodate3times

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Wiremoldtype Wiremold700 Wiremold2000 Wiremold3000 Wiremold4000 Maximumnumberof4paircablesperraceway 3 15 40 72

25.12 VERTICALCONDUITS  Verticalrisersleevesorconduitsshallbeaminimumi.d.sizeof4inches.Aminimumof 2sleevesperroomshallbeinstalled.RefertoriserconduitdiagramprovidedbyTufts forquantities  Sleevesbetweenfloorsinroomsshallterminate1to3in.abovefinishedfloor.  Insulatedbushingsmustbeprovidedonallsleeves. 25.13 FURNITURESYSTEMS  Itisimportantthatthefurnitureusedtoprovidetheseaccommodationsmeetsthe requirementsofANSI/TIA/EIA568A,ANSI/TIA/EIA569A,TIA/EIATSB75,andISO/IEC 11801. Furnituresystemtelecommunicationsdistributionplanninganddesignshouldtakeinto considerationthefollowingguidelines:  Ensurethattheoverallfurnituresystemplanninghascoordinatedallthesupporting functionsincludingcablepathwaysforbothtelecommunicationsandpower,outletsfor bothpowerandtelecommunicationsdevices,andconnectionoffurniturepathwaysto horizontalbuildingpathways.  Consultmanufacturerinformationaboutintendedapplicationsoffurnituresystems, internalpathwaycapacityandbendradius,separationofpowerand telecommunicationscabling,andanyspecialtoolingrequirements.

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  Thecrosssectionalareaofthestraightsectionofafurniturepathwayfor telecommunicationscablingmustbeatleast970mm2(1.5in2).Theminimumsize pathwaymustnotforcethecablebendradiustobelessthanfourtimesthecable diameterunderconditionsofmaximumcablefill.  Whereusersneedtofrequentlymovedesksortables,itispreferabletolocateoutletsin furniturepanels,walls,orotherfixedlocationsratherthanondesksortables.  TheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct(ADA)mayaffectoutletmountinglocationsinsome instances.Othernationalregulationsmayapply.  RefertoANSI/TIA/EIA569A2forsizingofopeningsformountingoutletsinfurniture systems  Liquidtightflexiblesteelconduitshallbeusedforconnectionstocomputerlab furniture.Maximumlengthof(3'0")shallbeused.

26 TELECOMMUNICATIONSROOMS
26.1 GENERALREQUIREMENTS  GeneralrequirementsincludeaminimumofoneTelecomRoomperfloor.Multiple Roomsarerequiredif:  Usablefloorspaceexceeds10,000sq.ft.  Thecablelengthbetweenthehorizontalcrossconnectandthetelecomoutlet, includingslack,exceeds295ft.(90meters). 26.2 SIZING ThefollowingtablecontainstheminimumroomsizerequirementsbasedonServingarea: ServingArea MinimumRoomSize 5,000sq.ft.orless 5,000to8,000sq.ft. 8,000to10,000sq.ft. 10ft.x8ft. 10ft.x9ft. 11ft.x10ft.

26.3 PLACEMENT  TelecomRoomsshallbelocatedasclosetothecenteroftheservingareaaspossiblein ordertominimizecablelengths.

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27 GROUNDINGANDBONDINGREQUIREMENTS
27.1 GROUNDINGANDBONDINGGENERALREQUIREMENTS  Allserviceequipment's,conduitsystems,supports,protectors,cabinets,cablesheaths, etc.,shallbeproperlygroundedinaccordancewiththelatestissueoftheNational Electric,LocalCodesandANSI/TIA/EIA607GroundingandBondingPractices.Contractor willprovideallbondingwire,jumpers,groundingbushings,clamps,etc.,asrequiredfor completegrounding.Groundwirewillberoutedtoprovidetheshortestandmostdirect pathtoground.Allgroundconnectionsshallhavecleancontactsurfaces.Allground wireswillbelabeled(tagged),coloredandsizedinaccordancewithANSI/TIA/EIA607, andtheNationalElectricCode.

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27.2 GROUNDINGANDBONDINGMINIMUM/MAXIMUMREQUIREMENTS 27.2.1 MaterialSpecifications:  Unlessotherwisespecified,theIC(InterconnectingBondingConductor)(referredtoin TIA/EIA607astheBondingConductorforTelecommunications)shallbeinsulated, copper,No.3/0AWG.  Unlessotherwisespecified,theTBB(TelecommunicationsBondingBackbone)shallbe insulated,copper,No.3/0AWG.  Unlessotherwisespecified,theEBC(EquipmentBondingConductor)shallbegreen coloredinsulation,copper,No.6AWG.  Bondingconductorsshouldnotbeplacedinferrousmetallicconduit.Ifitisnecessaryto placebondingconductorsinferrousmetallicconduitthatexceeds1m(3ft)inlength, theconductorsshallbebondedtoeachendoftheconduitwithaconductorsizedasa No.6AWG,minimum(thismakestheconduitaparallelpathwiththecable).Any groundingorbondingconductorwhichisrunthroughametallicconduitshallbebonded totheconduitatbothends.  TheTMGBwillhaveaminimumof6mmthicknessand100mmwidth;itshouldbe electrotinplatedorcleanedpriortoconnectingtheconductorstothebusbar.Justlike theTMGB,theTGBshouldbeatleast6mmthickby50mmwideandelectrotin platedorcleanedpriortoconnectingtheconductorstothebusbar.  Allinsulatedgroundbarsmustbeisolatedfromthestructuralsupportbya2minimum separation,usingmanufacturersrecommendedinsulatingstandoffsandhardware.  Contractortofurnish&install(1)TGB(TelecommunicationsGroundingBusbar)ineach IDF.ContractortogroundeachTGBtobuildingsteel(ifeffectivelygrounded)via#6 groundwire.  BondthefollowingtotheTMGBwhenpresent: Anyelectricalpanelboardfortelecommunicationsthatislocatedinthesameroom orspaceastheTMGB,saidpanelsAlternatingCurrentEquipmentGround(ACEG) bus(whenequipped)ortheenclosureshallbebondedtotheTMGB. Telecommunicationpanelboards. Buildingstructuralsteel,ifexposed(steelrebarsofreinforcedconcretearenot requiredtobebonded). Metallicequipmentracks&CableShield/Sheaths. Allmetalracewaysandcabletraysfortelecommunicationscablingextendingfrom thesameroomorspacewheretheTMGBislocated.
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27.3 TELECOMMUNICATIONSROOMS 27.3.1 GeneralRequirements  AllTelecommunicationsRoomswilladheretothegroundingguidelinessetforthin TIA/EIA607(COMMERCIALBUILDINGGROUNDINGANDBONDINGREQUIREMENTSFOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS)plusanyadditionalcodesinArticle(250GROUNDING)and (800COMMUNICATIONSSYSTEMS)oftheNEC2002.  Foranexplanationofwhatconstitutesapropergroundpointforthe TelecommunicationsbusbartobeattachedtoinaTelecommunicationsRoomseeNEC 2002Article80040. 27.4 ACCEPTABLEGROUNDPOINTS  Thefollowingthreeoptionsareacceptablegroundpoints,aslongastheymeetallofthe detailedrequirementsoftheabovementionedTIA/EIA607(COMMERCIALBUILDING GROUNDINGANDBONDINGREQUIREMENTSFORTELECOMMUNICATIONS)plusany additionalcodesinArticle250GROUNDINGand800COMMUNICATIONSSYSTEMSof theNEC2002: AttachtoBuildingorStructuregroundingsystem. or Metallicpowerserviceracewayorequipmentenclosure. or Properlyinstalled8Groundrodtoearth.

27.5 SURFACEREQUIREMENTS:  Anysurfacetobegroundedmustbefreeofpaintoranyothercoatingthatmayaffecta propergroundtobeachieved.  Thesurfacemustbepreparedtoprovideaproperpathtoground.  Paintshouldbescrapedorfiledawayuntilametallicsurfacehasbeenexposed.Then thepropergroundingcomponentcanbeattachedtocompletethesystem.  Allsystemcomponents(i.e.ladderrack,equipmentracks,etc.)willbeconnected togetherandeventuallywillconnecttotheTRsGroundingBusBarwithaminimumofa #6solidorstrandedcopperwirewithagreeninsulator.  TheBusbarwillbeconnectedtotheabovementionedbuildinggroundsystemsinsuch amannerasthatitmeetstheabovementionedrequirementssetforthinTIA/EIA607 (COMMERCIALBUILDINGGROUNDINGANDBONDINGREQUIREMENTSFOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS)plusanyadditionalcodesinArticle(250GROUNDING)and (800COMMUNICATIONSSYSTEMS)oftheNEC2002.TheTelecommunicationsRoom
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GroundingBusbarwillattachtotheabovementionedgroundingsystembyawirethat isaminimumof#6solidorstrandedgreeninsulatorcopperwire. 27.6 GROUNDINGANDBONDINGINTELECOMMUNICATIONSROOMS:  Allmetallicracks,ladderwaysandNetwork/TelecommunicationsEquipmentwillbe properlyterminatedperTIA/EIA607andNEC2002guidelinesandprocedures.  ThisEquipmentwilleventuallybetiedbacktotheTRsGroundingBusBarthattiesback totheBuildingsGroundingSystem.  TheTRsGroundingBusBarshallbeequippedwithagroundingconductorthatis attachedtoanapprovedelectrodeperNEC2002standardsbya#6copperwirewitha greencoloredinsulator.  Thewirejacketwillberatedfortheenvironmentthatithasbeeninstalledin.I.e.ifthe wirerunsbacktoagroundelectrodeinapaththroughaplenumreturnairwaythenthe cableshouldbeplenumrated.  Nogrounding/bondingconductorsshallsharethesameconnectionatthebusbar.Each grounding/bondingconductorshallterminateonitsowngroundterminalblock.

28 FIRESTOPSPECIFICATIONS
28.1 FIRESTOPGENERALREQUIREMENTS  TheContractorshallberesponsibleforprovidingafirestopsystemforallverticaland horizontalcablepenetrations(THISINCLUDESALLSTATIONCABLING).Thisfirestop systemshallmeetalllocal,stateandnationalfire,electricandbuildingcodes.The Contractorshallsubmitdrawingsshowingthefirestopsystemtobeusedineach buildingforeachtypeofpenetration.Thisfirestopsystemissubjecttoapprovalbythe TuftsUniversityFireMarshallandTuftsProjectManager.  AllhorizontalsleevesusedthroughTelecomRoomwallsshallbeequippedwith WiremoldFlamestoppersystem. 28.2 FIRESTOPSTANDARDS  Fortheinteriorofconduitsandsleeves,theContractorshalluseaflexible,reenterable approvedfirestopcompound(suchasIPCFSP1000orequal).Thefirestopmaterial mustmeetthefollowingStandards: ASTME814,StandardMethodofFireTestsofThroughPenetrationFirestops. UL1479,FireTestsofThroughPenetrationFirestops.

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ULFireResistanceDirectory:ThroughPenetrationFirestopsDevices(XHCR)and ThroughPenetrationFirestopSystems(XNEZ). ASTME119,FireTestsofBuildingConstructionandMaterials(forfirerated architecturalbarriers). 2002NFPANationalElectricalCode,Section80052,Paragraph2(b),SpreadofFire andProductsofCombustion. 1998editionoftheBICSITelecommunicationsDistributionMethodsManual, Chapter22,Firestopping. FactoryMutualApprovalGuide. ULCListofEquipmentandMaterials,VOL.II.

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29.1 EXCAVATION  TheContractorshallberesponsiblefornotifyingDigSafe.Ifavailable,refertotheplan labeledUTILITYSITEforapproximatelocationsofallknownutilities.TheContractor performingtheexcavationshallhaveaqualifiedoperatorcontrollingallexcavation equipmentandinadditiontherewillbeaqualifiedlaborerconstantlyviewingthe excavationbythebladeforanyutilities.Shutoffsandemergencyblockingdetailsshall beidentifiedbeforeexcavationbegins.TheContractorisresponsibleforcomplyingwith alltrenchingsafetystandards(OSHA,441CMR10.00).  IntheeventtheContractordamagesanyutilitiesduringexcavation,theContractorshall beresponsibleforsecuringqualifiedsubcontractorstorepairalldamagedutilities.This repairworkissubjecttoapprovalbyTufts.  TheContractorshallberesponsibleforsecuringtheentireworkareatoinsurepublic safety.Workareasshallbetapedoffatalltimes.Alltrenchedareasleftopenattheend oftheworkdayshallbecoveredwithplywood.Allvehicularpathwaysshallbecovered withsteelplatesafterexcavationandpriortobackfillingtoprovideaccessforvehicular trafficovertheexcavatedarea. 29.2 DUCTCONSTRUCTION  TheContractorshallsupplyandinstallconduitsinthesizeandquantitiesasspecifiedon theprojectplans.Intheeventthattheconduitscannotbeplacedasshownonthe projectplans,thenewplacementshallbesubjecttoapprovalbyTufts.  TheContractorshallsubmitsamplesofallmaterialsforapprovalbyTuftspriorto commencementofwork.
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 BituminousconcreteshallbeClassIbituminousconcrete,TypeIl,furnishedandlaidin accordancewiththeMassachusettsDepartmentofPublicWorksandHighways, StandardSpecificationforRoadandBridgeConstruction,latestedition,includingall amendmentsthereto.  Concreteshallconformtotherelevantprovisionforhighearlystrength,ClassA ConcreteASTMType3PortlandCementwithaminimum28daycompressivestrength 3,000PSI.Cylinderssix(6)inchesindiameterby12inchesinlengthshallbeusedto sampleconcretefromthetruck.Theyshallbetestedforcompliancetotheabove specificationwithreportssubmittedtoTufts.  Allexistingmaterialswithinthelimitsofthepatchshallberemovedtoadepthof24 inchesbelowandparalleltotheexistingpavementgrade.Thesatisfactoryremovaland disposalofallexistingpavementandbasematerialwithin24inchesoftheexisting surfaceshallbeconsideredasincludedunderthisitemandnoadditionalcompensation willbeallowedtherefore.  Priortotheremovaloftheexistingroadwaypavementand/orbase,theexisting pavementand/orbaseshallbecutverticallywithasaw.Thecuttingshallbeina straightlineforthefulldepthofpavementandbasetoberemoved.Theexisting pavementshallbecutbacksixinchesfromtheexistingbase.Noraggedorirregular edgeswillbepermitted.  Allexistingpavementandbasematerialshallberemovedanddisposedofbythe Contractor.  GravelbasecourseshallbepreparedaccordingtotheStandardSpecifications.  Upontheproperlypreparedandthoroughlycompactedbasecourse,12inchesbelow andparalleltotheabuttingfinishedpavementsurface,theContractorshallplacehigh earlystrengthClassAcementconcrete,towithin21/2inchesoffinishedgrade.The concreteshallconformtoASTMC175specificationsforreinforcedairentrained concrete.  Theconcretebaseshallbecoveredwithabindercourseof11/2inchesandatop courseof1inchofbituminouseachcourseplacedinonelayer.Thecoursesshallbe furnishedandplacedinaccordancewithASTMC175specifications. 29.6 CONCRETEPAVEMENTANDWALKWAYS:  CastinplaceconcreteshallbeClassA,airentrainedconcreteconformingtoASTMC175 specificationsforminimum28daycompressivestrength3,000PSIconcrete.Concrete shallbeairentrained5%minimumwitha2inchto4inchmaximumslump.  WiremeshforreinforcementshallconformtoAASHTOM55,latestrequirements.The wiremeshsizeshallbeWWF6In.x6in.10/10.Wiremeshusedforreinforcementshall beunrolledbeforeplacinginconcrete.Meshreinforcementshallbeheldfirmlyinplace againstverticalortransversemovement.
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30 COMMUNITYANTENNATELEVISIONCATV
30.1 GENERALPROCEDURES  Itisextremelyimportantthateachjobbeevaluatedpriortocommencingconstruction. Thepropermaterials,tools,andsafetyequipmentmustbeusedtoperformeachgiven task;thisensuresasafeandefficientworkenvironment.  AnychangesmadetoadesignwillbeindicatedontheprintandsignedbytheTufts ProjectManager.ContractorwillnotchangethedesignwithoutapprovalbyTufts ProjectManager.  AllinstallationsshallbemadeinaccordancewiththeNationalElectricalcode.ACATV fireresistantcableistobeusedfromtaptotheTVset.Forotherusessuchasrisers, ducts,plenum,elevatorshafts,andotherairhandlingspaces,refertoapprovedcable types.AllcoaxialcableswillbesuppliedbytheContractor.  AllcustomercomplaintsandTuftsfieldrequestsmustbeaddressedwithin2hoursand mustbecompletedwithin24hours. 30.2 PREPLANNING  Contractorwillendeavortomeettheconstructionstartandcompletiondates.Ifforany reasonconstructioncannotbecompletedbythegivendate,Tuftswillbenotifiedin advance.  AmeetingwiththeTuftsProjectManager,buildingCurator,DepartmentHeadandthe Contractormustbearrangedtoinspectinternalandexternalutilities,communications lines,sprinklersystems,landscaping,asphalt,concrete,andhouselighting,etc.Thiswill eliminatepotentialdamageclaims.  TheContractorisrequiredtonotifyDigSafeifexcavationisnecessary.  Thebuildingoccupants,ManagementStaff,andtheCuratororassociationmustbe notifiedfive(5)workingdayspriortostartingconstruction.Thisistoarrangeaccessinto eachunit,ifneeded,andmakepersonalchangestoaccommodateourconstruction needs.  TheContractoristoensurethatallmaterialsarepresentbeforestartofprojectsowork canproceedinatimelymanner. 30.3 SPECIFICATIONSANDMINIMUMREQUIREMENTS  Careandprideshouldbetakenwhenroutingexteriorcables.Verticalandhorizontal runsmustbestraightandneat.

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Connectorsshouldbetightenedto20inchpoundsusinga7/16"openendtorque wrench. Checkandtightenanylooseconnectors. Terminateorcapandproperlysealallunusedspigotsonthetap.

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Doorsorwindows. *Inordertoavoidtheseproblems,sometimesamidspanattachmentwillbenecessary.  AttachmenttothestructureshouldbemadeonthesamesideasthePowerService. Appropriateconsiderationshouldbegiventopossibleobstructions.Structure attachmentmusthaveaonefootclearancefrompowerattachmentonbuilding.  Structureattachmentshouldbeofsufficientheighttoensurepropersagclearancefrom theground.  Donotlayoutthecablewhereanyvehiclescouldrunoverit.Thiswilldamagethe dielectricandcausesignalproblems. 30.8 APPROVEDCATVCABLETYPES  Drop(IndoortoTVOutlet): CommScopeF6SSVR(RG6SuperShield)forRiser,orCommScope2227K (RG6SuperShield)forPlenum  Drop(OutdoorPoletoBuilding): CommScopeF6SSVM(RG6SuperShieldMessenger)  RoomtoRoomFeeder: CommScopeF11SSVR(RG11SuperShield)forRiserorCommScope 2287K(RG11SuperShield)forPlenum  AerialDistribution/PoletoPole:
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SignalLeakagefromacabletelevisionsystemshallbemeasuredinaccordancewith theproceduresoutlinedin76.609(h)andshallbelimitedasfollows: o Lessthanandincluding54MHz,andover216MHz15microvoltpermeter@ 30meters. Over54uptoandincluding216MHz20microvoltspermeter@3meters. ContractorwillprovidetestresultsperFCCPart76.605TechnicalStandards.

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30.15.1 Verificationofasbuiltinformation  Theacceptancetestwillincludeverificationoftheasbuiltinformationredmarkedby theContractorondrawingssuppliedbyTuftsforthatpurpose. 30.15.2 Workmanshipinspection  Allcableruns,wallplatesanddistributionframesshallbeinspected.Theworkmanship partoftheAcceptanceTestincludesinspectionofwiresformechanicaldamage(cuts andabrasions,rushedsegments,crushedorcrackedconnectors),spacing,androuting. 30.15.3 ElectricalTests  Electricaltestswillidentifyshortedcables,opencables,highresistance,faulty connections,andincorrectlylabeledconnections,aswellasverifyingthatthewiring installationhasbeenperformedasspecified.Inaddition,allcircuitsshallbetestedwith acabletestercapableofverifyingthecircuitundertest.Theminimumparameterstobe reportedare:

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 Intheinstancewhereanyjack(s)failstheappropriatetest,theContractorshallrepair thefaultycircuitandretest.TheContractorshallprovidethetestequipmentand performthesetests.Theformatofthesetestresultsshallincludethecompletejacki.d. (buildingnumber,outletnumberandjacknumber)associatedwiththeabove parameters.Thisdocumentation(diskette)shallbeprovidedtoTuftsaspartoftheas builtinformation.  InordertosavetimeitisexpectedthattheContractorwillhavecheckedthe workmanshipandcompletelycheckedallconnectionspriortotheacceptancetest. Tuftsshallapprovetheacceptancetestmethodbeforetestingbegins.TheContractor mayberequiredtorepeatanytestswhichwereperformedwithouttheapprovalofthe TuftsProjectManager.Thetestshallbedividedintodiscreteareascorrespondingtothe floors,andcanbeperformedinanyconvenientorder.  Inanyareawheretheproportionofsuccessfultestsfallsbelow90%theacceptancetest willbesuspendedandtheContractorwillberequiredtocorrectthedeficiencyandto retesttheremainderofthearea.Thetestwillberepeatedfromitsbeginning,inorder toensurethatnocircuitsweredamagedintherepairprocess.

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Appendix1 TypicalAlarmConfigurationwithIntegratedAccessControl(i.e.JumboFob) Notethatthisisaforwardmovingconfiguration.Existinginstallationsfeatureastandalone duallinecommunicatorfortheFACP.

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