Specifications - Lord and Son Construction, Inc.

transportation, and on-site storage shall not exceed 12 months, thereby
permitting 4 years of the ballast 5 year warranty to be in service and
energized. The warranty shall state that the malfunctioning ballast shall
be exchanged by the manufacturer and promptly shipped to the using
Government facility. The replacement ballast shall be identical to, or an
improvement upon, the original design of the malfunctioning ballast.
1.8 OPERATIONAL SERVICE
Coordinate with manufacturer for maintenance agreement take-back program.
Collect information from the manufacturer about maintenance agreement
options, and submit to Contracting Officer. Services shall reclaim
materials for recycling and/or reuse. Services shall not landfill or burn
reclaimed materials. Indicate procedures for compliance with regulations
governing disposal of mercury. When such a service is not available, local
recyclers shall be sought after to reclaim the materials.
1.9 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
1.9.1 Local/Regional Materials
Use materials or products extracted, harvested, or recovered, as well as
manufactured, within a 500_____ mile radius from the project site, if
available from a minimum of three sources.
PART 2
PRODUCTS
2.1 FLUORESCENT LIGHTING FIXTURES
UL 1598. Fluorescent fixtures shall have electronic ballasts unless
specifically indicated otherwise.
2.1.1 Fluorescent Lamp Electronic Ballasts
The electronic ballast shall as a minimum meet the following
characteristics:
a. Ballast shall comply with UL 935, NEMA ANSLG C82.11, NFPA 70, and
CEC Title 24 unless specified otherwise. Ballast shall be 100 percent
electronic high frequency type with no magnetic core and coil
components. Ballast shall provide transient immunity as recommended by
IEEE C62.41.1 and IEEE C62.41.2. Ballast shall be designed for the
wattage of the lamps used in the indicated application. Ballasts shall
be designed to operate on the voltage system to which they are
connected.
b. Power factor shall be 0.95 (minimum).
c. Ballast shall operate at a frequency of 20,000 Hertz (minimum).
Ballast shall be compatible with and not cause interference with the
operation of occupancy sensors or other infrared control systems.
Provide ballasts operating at or above 40,000 Hertz where available.
d. Ballast shall have light regulation of plus or minus 10 percent lumen
output with a plus or minus 10 percent input voltage regulation.
Ballast shall have 10 percent flicker (maximum) using any compatible
lamp.
e. Ballast factor shall be between 0.85 (minimum) and 1.00 (maximum).
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