Specs

Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC
PROJECT MANUAL
Version: January 2012
SECTION 16721
FIRE ALARM – CONDUIT AND PULL STRING ONLY
PART 1 GENERAL
1.01 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
A. SCOPE & RELATED DOCUMENTS
1. Furnish and install conduit, and installation of conduit for the Fire Alarm System as described
herein and as shown on the plans; a pull string shall be provided in the conduit by this
contractor. Provide all outlet boxes, junction boxes, and all other necessary material for a
complete installation.
2. The Electrical Contractor shall provide conduit and wire for the 120vac power connection to
the fire alarm panel. Electrical Contractor to furnish and install all conduit for all the fire alarm
peripheral devices attached to the system. Electrical Contractor shall stub conduit up into the
ceiling joist and leave a pull string in the conduit.
3. The requirements of the conditions of the Contract, Supplementary Conditions and General
Requirements, apply to the work specified in this section.
4. The complete installation is to conform to the applicable sections of NFPA-72, Local Code
Requirements and National Electrical Code with particular attention to Article 760.
5. Additionally, the entire installed system and all integrated system operations shall be within
the guidelines of the Basic Building Code.
6. The work covered by this section of the specifications is to be coordinated with the related
work as specified elsewhere under the project specifications.
B. REFERENCES
NEC (Current Edition)
NFPA 72, the National Fire Alarm Code
NFPA 101 - Life Safety Code®
Building Code appropriate for this Jurisdiction.
Other Applicable Codes and/or Standards
1.02 CONDUIT AND WIRE
A. POWER REQUIREMENTS
1. The control panel shall receive 120VACpower as noted on the plans via a dedicated 20A,
120vac, fused disconnect circuit. Electrical Contractor shall provide red over-current device
with lock on breaker. Label in distribution panel as “Fire Alarm Circuit”. Wire shall be 12ga.
copper in metal conduit.
2. All circuits requiring system operating power shall be 24 VDC and shall be individually fused
at the control panel.
B. CONDUIT AND WIRE:
1. Conduit:
a. Conduit shall be in accordance with The National Electrical Code (NEC), local and state
requirements and as described elsewhere in this specification.
b. All wiring shall be installed in conduit or approved metallic raceway. Conduit fill shall not
exceed 40 percent of interior cross sectional area where three or more cables are
contained within a single conduit.
c. Cable must be separated from any open conductors of power, or Class 1 circuits, and
shall not be placed in any conduit, junction box or raceway containing these conductors,
per NEC Article 760-29.
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