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HomeMy WebLinkAboutE001.1ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS DIVISION 26 - ELECTRICAL I. GENERAL PROVISIONS A. GENERAL CONDITIONS, CODES & STANDARDS 1. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT FOUND IN THE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS, GENERAL AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (AIA) AND ANY OF THE OWNER'S GENERAL REQUIREMENTS SHALL APPLY UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. 2. REFER TO THE GENERAL CONDITIONS ON THE ARCHITECTURAL DOCUMENTS AND THE GENERAL AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AIA FOR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING; SAFETY, COORDINATION & COOPERATION, WORKMANSHIP, PROTECTION, CUTTING AND PATCHING, DAMAGE TO OTHER WORK, PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS, STORAGE, ADJUSTMENTS, CLEANING, ETC. 3. ALL WORK SHALL BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH ALL LOCALLY ENFORCED, FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CODES AND ORDINANCES INCLUDING ANY SPECIAL THE OWNER REQUIREMENTS IN ADDITION TO THOSE SPECIFIED. 4. CONTRACTOR SHALL PAY FOR AND OBTAIN ALL NECESSARY LICENSES, PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS REQUIRED TO PROCEED WITH THE WORK. THIS SHALL INCLUDE ALL REQUIRED COORDINATION WITH THE LOCAL UTILITY COMPANIES AND THEIR ASSOCIATED FEES OR COSTS. 5. ALL EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS USED SHALL BE NEW AND UL LISTED FOR THE APPLICATION, AND SHALL BEAR AN APPROPRIATE UL LABEL. B. SCOPE OF WORK 1. THIS CONTRACT SHALL INCLUDE THE FURNISHING, INSTALLING, CONNECTING, AND OPERATION OF ALL EQUIPMENT WHICH IS A PART OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AS SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS AND AS REQUIRED BY SIMILAR INSTALLATIONS. ANY MATERIAL OR LABOR WHICH IS NEITHER SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS NOR CALLED FOR IN THE SPECIFICATIONS, BUT WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE WORK AND WHICH IS USUALLY INCLUDED IN WORK OF A SIMILAR CHARACTER SHALL BE FURNISHED AND INSTALLED UNDER THIS CONTRACT AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE OWNER. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL LABOR AND MATERIALS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE OWNER A COMPLETE, CODE APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 2. CAREFULLY READ SPECIFICATION FOR ALL PARTS OF THE WORK SO AS TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH ALL TRADES' WORK SCOPE. CONSULT WITH OTHER TRADES TO INSURE PROPER LOCATIONS AND AVOID INTERFERENCES. ANY CONFLICT SHALL BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE OWNER BEFORE WORK IS COMMENCED. 3. CONTRACTORS SHALL BE HELD TO HAVE EXAMINED THE PREMISES AND SITE SO AS TO COMPARE THEM WITH THE DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS, NOTE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AND OTHER WORK THAT WILL BE REQUIRED, AND THE NATURE OF THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE WORK IS TO BE PERFORMED. NO ALLOWANCE SHALL BE MADE TO THE CONTRACTOR BY REASON OF THIS FAILURE TO HAVE MADE SUCH EXAMINATION OR OF ANY ERROR ON HIS PART. 4. ALL EXISTING UTILITY AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES SHALL BE FIELD VERIFIED. CORRECTIONS TO THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION SHALL BE MADE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COST TO THE OWNER. 5. PROVIDE ALL CUTTING AND PATCHING REQUIRED FOR INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL WORK. ALL CORE DRILLING OR CUTTING OF FIRE RATED FLOORS, SHAFTS, AND WALLS SHALL BE FIRESTOPPED PRIOR TO FINISH PATCHING. ALL PENETRATIONS SHALL BE FIRE SEALED TO MATCH THE FIRE RATING OF THE FLOORS, SHAFTS, AND WALLS PENETRATED. 6. TEMPORARY ELECTRICAL SERVICE, LIGHTING, AND RELATED WIRING SHALL BE PROVIDED TO OSHA REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF ALL TRADES DURING CONSTRUCTION. 7. TEMPERATURE AND INTERLOCK CONTROL COMPONENTS AND ALL RELATED WIRING AND CONDUIT SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED ON THE DRAWINGS. 8. THIS CONTRACT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ALL LABOR, MATERIALS AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES REQUIRED FOR ALL REQUIRED ELECTRICAL DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING AREAS BEING RENOVATED. a. THE DEMOLITION SHALL CONSIST OF THE COMPLETE REMOVAL (PROPERLY DISPOSED OFF SITE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED) OF ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, WIRING, CONDUIT, MATERIALS, ETC. NOT REQUIRED IN THE FINAL DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR THE NEW RENOVATED AREAS. b. ALL UNDERGROUND SERVICES NOT BEING REUSED SHALL BE CAPPED BELOW THE FLOOR, WIRING REMOVED, AND FLOOR PENETRATIONS REPAIRED TO MATCH ADJACENT SURFACES. c. ALL ABOVE GROUND CIRCUITS SHALL BE REMOVED BACK TO THE SOURCE UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE. d. COORDINATE ALL DEMOLITION WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL DOCUMENTS, THE ARCHITECT, AND THE OWNER'S GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. 9. THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY SITE LIGHTING BASE DETAILS WITH STRUCTURAL ENGINEER TO VERIFY APPLICABILITY OF POLE/FIXTURE BASE WITH LOCAL SOIL CONDITIONS. 10. ALL WORK INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO PARTS, MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT AND LABOR SHALL BE GUARANTEED FOR ONE YEAR AFTER ACCEPTANCE BY THE ENGINEER AND OWNER. WHERE AN EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER HAS A WARRANTY THAT EXCEEDS ONE YEAR, THAT WARRANTY PERIOD SHALL APPLY TO THIS PROJECT. C. DOCUMENTS 1. THE DRAWINGS ARE DIAGRAMMATIC; ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED AS INDICATED ON THE DRAWINGS UNLESS EXISTING CONDITIONS OR COORDINATION ISSUES REQUIRE CHANGES. THESE CHANGES SHALL BE MADE WITH NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE OWNER. 2. ANY INCIDENTAL ITEMS OR LABOR, ETC. NOT INCLUDED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS OR THE DRAWINGS BUT REASONABLY IMPLIED AS NECESSARY FOR THE COMPLETE INSTALLATION OF ALL APPARATUS SHALL BE INCLUDING IN BID. 3. THE DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE INTENDED TO SUPPLEMENT EACH OTHER AND ANY MATERIAL OR LABOR CALLED FOR IN ONE SHALL BE FURNISHED EVEN THOUGH NOT MENTIONED IN BOTH. 4. IF ERRORS ARE FOUND IN THE DRAWINGS OR SPECIFICATIONS, OR DISCREPANCIES OCCUR BETWEEN THE SAME, OR BETWEEN THE FIGURES ON THE DRAWINGS AND THE SCALE OF SAME, OR BETWEEN THE LARGER AND SMALLER DRAWINGS, OR IN THE DESCRIPTIVE MATTER ON THE DRAWINGS, SUCH ERRORS SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE OWNER FOR REVIEW AND FINAL DECISION PRIOR TO THE BID DUE DATE. 5. THE BIDDING OF THIS WORK WILL CONTEMPLATE THE USE OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS EXACTLY AS SPECIFIED HEREIN. WHERE MORE THAN ONE MANUFACTURER IS MENTIONED ANY ONE MAY BE UTILIZED. SUBSTITUTE MANUFACTURERS MAY BE OFFERED ONLY AS AN ALTERNATE TO THE SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL AND MUST BE SUBMITTED AS SPECIFIED IN THE ARCHITECTURAL DOCUMENTS. 6. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE SYSTEMS CAN BE OF ANY RECOGNIZED MANUFACTURE PROVIDED THESE ITEMS MEET MINIMUM STANDARDS AS SET IN THESE SPECIFICATIONS. REFER TO EACH SECTION FOR ANY SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS. D. COORDINATION 1. CONTRACTOR SHALL LOCATE, IDENTIFY AND PROTECT ANY EXISTING SERVICES WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED OPERATIONAL AND SHALL EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ALL WORK TO AVOID DISTURBING SUCH FACILITIES. ALL COSTS FOR REPAIR OF DAMAGES TO SUCH SERVICES SHALL BE PAID BY THE CONTRACTOR CAUSING THE DAMAGE. 2. EACH CONTRACTOR SHALL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL DAMAGE TO OTHER WORK CAUSED BY HIS WORK OR THROUGH THE NEGLECT OF HIS, OR HIS SUB-TRADE'S PERSONNEL. ALL PATCHING, REPAIRING, REPLACEMENT AND PAINTING, ETC. SHALL BE DONE AS DIRECTED BY THE OWNER BY THE CRAFTSMEN OF THE TRADES INVOLVED. THE COSTS OF SUCH WORK SHALL BE PAID BY THE CONTRACTOR CAUSING THE DAMAGE. 3. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT ALL WORK AT THE PROJECT BE DONE AT SUCH TIME AND IN SUCH MANNER AS NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATIONS OF THE SPACE, ADJACENT SPACES, OR FACILITY. A WORK SCHEDULE SHALL BE ARRANGED WITH THE OWNER, INCLUDING PREMIUM TIME WORK TO FACILITATE WORK WITH A MINIMUM OF INTERFERENCE TO THE OWNER'S OPERATIONS. E. METHODS 1. EXCAVATIONS SHALL BE MADE IN OPEN TRENCHES. FLOORS SHALL BE SAW CUT. CONDUIT SHALL BE LAID ON AN APPROPRIATELY GRADED 6" BED OF CLEAN AND DRY SAND. ENGINEERED FILL SHALL BE USED TO BACKFILL TO 6" ABOVE THE CONDUIT. BACKFILL THE REMAINDER OF THE TRENCH UTILIZING THE EXCAVATED MATERIAL IF APPROVED BY THE ARCHITECT OR THE OWNER. IF THE EXCAVATED MATERIALS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE, ENGINEERED FILL ACCEPTABLE TO THE ARCHITECT SHALL BE UTILIZED TO BACKFILL THE REMAINDER OF THE TRENCH. BACKFILL SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN 9" LIFTS WITH ALL LIFTS COMPACTED TO 95% PROCTOR. PATCH FLOOR TO MATCH EXISTING. 2. EQUIPMENT, CONDUIT, ETC. SHALL NOT BE SUPPORTED FROM ANY CEILINGS, OTHER PIPING, OTHER CONDUIT OR DUCTWORK, ROOF DECK, OR JOIST BRIDGING. ITEMS SHALL BE SUPPORTED FROM ACCEPTABLE STRUCTURAL BUILDING COMPONENTS AS DETERMINED BY THE ARCHITECT AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. 3. ALL ROOF PENETRATIONS, FLASHINGS AND COUNTER FLASHINGS SHALL BE PERFORMED BY THE OWNER'S ROOFING CONTRACTOR AT THE REQUESTING CONTRACTORS COST. F. SUBMITTALS 1. SHOP DRAWINGS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE ARCHITECT OF ALL EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES PROVIDED FOR THE PROJECT WHETHER SPECIFIED HERE-IN OR ON THE DRAWINGS. REVIEW OF THE SHOP DRAWINGS SHALL BE FOR GENERAL DESIGN CONCEPT AND ADHERENCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS. QUANTITY OF SHOP DRAWINGS SUBMITTED SHALL BE AS SPECIFIED BY THE ARCHITECT. SHOP DRAWINGS SHALL BE PREPARED BY THE CONTRACTOR SHOWING LOCATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS FROM COLUMNS OF ALL CONCEALED AND EXPOSED PIPING, DUCTWORK, CONDUIT, EQUIPMENT, ACCESSORIES, ETC., AND SUBMITTED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. THE OWNER MAY MAKE REPRODUCIBLE COPIES OF THEIR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE FOR USE IN PREPARATION OF SHOP DRAWINGS, HOWEVER THE OWNER SHALL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT CONFIRMING ALL INFORMATION ON THE DRAWINGS PRIOR TO FABRICATION AND/OR INSTALLATION. 2. PROJECT RECORD DOCUMENTS - MAINTAIN AT THE JOBSITE ONE COPY OF ALL CONTRACT DOCUMENTS CLEARLY MARKED AS “PROJECT RECORD COPY”. THESE DRAWINGS ARE TO BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD CONDITION, UPDATED DAILY FOR CHANGES ENCOUNTERED AND AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES FOR INSPECTION BY THE OWNER. DO NOT USE FOR FIELD CONSTRUCTION! PROJECT RECORD DOCUMENTS ARE TO BE KEPT CURRENT WITH EXACT DIMENSIONS OF ALL WORK, EQUIPMENT, DISTRIBUTION CONDUIT, CIRCUITS, ETC. MARK ALL INFORMATION IN RED LINES AND NOTES SO AS TO BE EASILY IDENTIFIED FROM THE BASE DRAWING. UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORK, ONE SET OF THESE DOCUMENTS SHALL BE TURNED OVER TO THE OWNER AS ONE QUALIFICATION FOR FINAL PAYMENT. 3. THREE COMPLETE SETS OF AS-BUILT DOCUMENTATION SHALL BE PROVIDED. IT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO ACCURATE PLAN DRAWINGS, WIRING DIAGRAMS AND OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS. 4. SUBMIT OVERCURRENT DEVICE COORDINATION STUDY INCLUDING EQUIPMENT EVALUATION REPORTS, ONE LINE DIAGRAM, PROTECTIVE DEVICE COORDINATION STUDY AND TIME-CURRENT COORDINATION CURVES. STUDY ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FROM NORMAL AND ALTERNATE POWER SOURCES. THE STUDY SHALL COMPLY WITH IEEE 399 FOR GENERAL STUDY REQUIREMENTS. II. PRODUCTS A. CONDUIT 1. CONDUIT SHALL BE HEAVY WALL RIGID GALVANIZED STEEL WHERE EXPOSED AND SUBJECT TO DAMAGE, 8'-0" AFF AND BELOW, AND IN WET LOCATIONS WHERE INDICATED ON THE DRAWINGS. UNDERGROUND CONDUIT SHALL BE SCHEDULE 40 PVC AND SHALL BE CONCRETE ENCASED (3" MINIMUM) WHERE INDICATED ON THE DRAWINGS. A TRANSITION SHALL BE MADE TO HEAVY WALL RIGID GALVANIZED STEEL BEFORE PVC CONDUITS PENETRATE THE FLOOR SLAB. INTERIOR CONDUITS SHALL BE ELECTRICAL METALLIC TUBING (EMT). METAL CLAD (MC) CABLE MAY BE USED IF APPROVED BY THE OWNER, AND INSTALLED IN LOCATIONS PERMITTED BY CODE. 2. FLEXIBLE METAL CONDUIT SHALL BE USED FROM OUTLET BOX TO INDIVIDUAL RECESSED LIGHT FIXTURES, AND FOR FINAL CONNECTIONS TO MOTORS AND OTHER DEVICES SUBJECT TO VIBRATION. B. CONDUIT FITTINGS AND BOXES 1. INTERIOR OUTLET BOXES SHALL BE STANDARD GALVANIZED SHEET STEEL TYPE, NOT LESS THAN 14 GAUGE IN THICKNESS, WITH KNOCKOUT OPENINGS, EXTENSIONS, PLASTER RINGS AND COVER PLATES TO ACCOMMODATE THE DEVICES INSTALLED. COVER PLATES SHALL BE SMOOTH PLASTIC TO MATCH DEVICE COLOR. USE STEEL PLATES WITH ROUNDED CORNERS FOR SURFACE BOXES. OUTDOOR (WET LOCATION) OUTLET BOXES SHALL BE CAST ALUMINUM TYPE WITH DEVICE COVERS TO SUIT. 2. OUTLET BOXES SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 4 INCHES SQUARE, 1-1/2 INCHES DEEP. 3. COUPLINGS AND CONNECTORS FOR EMT SHALL BE DIE CAST ZINC OR STEEL. BUSHING SHALL BE GROUNDING TYPE WITH INSULATING PLASTIC INSERT. 4. FLOOR BOXES SHALL BE FLUSH SERVICE TYPE., RECTANGULAR CAST METAL CONSTRUCTION GANGABLE ADJUSTABLE WITH BRASS (ALUMINUM) COVER AND TRIM/FLANGE AS REQUIRED. COVER TYPE SHALL BE AS INDICATED ON LEGEND. C. WIRE AND CABLE 1. CONDUCTORS FOR POWER AND LIGHTING SHALL BE NEW 600-VOLT, 90°C, TYPE XHHW, THHW, OR THWN INSULATION, MINIMUM SIZE #12-AWG, EXCEPT FOR CONTROL WIRING WHICH MAY BE #14-AWG. OTHER SIZES SHALL BE AS NOTED ON THE DRAWINGS. CONDUCTORS SHALL BE COPPER, UNLESS OTHERWISE APPROVED BY THE OWNER. 2. BRANCH CIRCUIT RUNS EXCEEDING 100 FEET IN TOTAL LENGTH FROM THE PANELBOARD TO THE LAST DEVICE, SHALL BE #10-AWG CONDUCTORS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. 3. COMPRESSION TYPE LUGS AND CONNECTORS SHALL BE USED FOR ALL TERMINATIONS AND SPLICES. 4. ALL LOW VOLTAGE COMMUNICATIONS, FIRE ALARM, DATA, SECURITY, TELEPHONE AND ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS LOW VOLTAGE WIRING INSTALLED IN CEILING SHALL BE PLENUM RATED. D. WIRING DEVICES 1. DUPLEX RECEPTACLES SHALL BE GROUNDING TYPE, NEMA 5-20R, RATED FOR 20 AMPS, 125 VOLTS, WITH PROVISIONS FOR BACK AND SIDE WIRING. 2. DUPLEX RECEPTACLES INSTALLED IN DWELLING UNITS, GUEST ROOMS AT MOTELS AND HOTELS, AND CHILD CARE FACILITIES SHALL BE TAMPER RESISTANT TYPE. 3. CONTROLLED RECEPTACLES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH IDENTIFIABLE MARKINGS. 4. SWITCHES SHALL BE TOGGLE OPERATED, QUIET TYPE, RATED FOR 20 AMPS, 120/277 VOLTS, WITH PROVISIONS FOR BACK AND SIDE WIRING. THREE WAY AND FOUR WAY SWITCHES SHALL BE PROVIDED WHERE INDICATED. 5. DIMMERS SHALL BE LUTRON "NOVA T-STAR" SERIES, OF A RATING, VOLTAGE AND WATTAGE SUITABLE FOR LOAD SERVED. 6. COLORS OF DEVICES SHALL BE SELECTED BY ARCHITECT. 7. WIRING DEVICES SHALL BE SPECIFICATION GRADE, AS MANUFACTURED BY HUBBELL, PASS & SEYMOUR, ARROW HART, LEVITON AND GENERAL ELECTRIC. E. LIGHTING AND RECEPTACLE PANELBOARDS 1. BRANCH CIRCUIT PANELBOARDS SHALL BE DEAD FRONT TYPE, WITH MAIN LUGS OR MAIN OVERCURRENT DEVICE AS INDICATED, BRANCH OVERCURRENT DEVICES AS NOTED AND AN EQUIPMENT GROUND BAR, ALL IN A SURFACE OR FLUSH MOUNTED SHEET STEEL ENCLOSURE. MINIMUM SHORT CIRCUIT CAPACITY SHALL BE 10,000 AMPS SYMMETRICAL FOR 120/208V, AND 18,000 AMPS SYMMETRICAL FOR 277/480V APPLICATION UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. 2. ELECTRICAL PANELS MOUNTED ON INTERIOR OF BUILDING SHALL BE NEMA 1 TYPE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED ON THE DRAWINGS. ELECTRICAL PANELS MOUNTED ON EXTERIOR OF BUILDING SHALL BE NEMA 3R TYPE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED ON THE DRAWINGS. 3. CIRCUIT BREAKERS SHALL BE BOLT ON TYPE; WITH MOLDED PLASTIC CASE; 1, 2, OR 3 POLE AS INDICATED; QUICK-MAKE, QUICK-BREAK; AND THERMAL-MAGNETIC TRIP DEVICE. 4. ALL BREAKERS FEEDING HVAC EQUIPMENT SHALL BE HACR RATED, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. 5. ALL BREAKERS IN RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES SHALL BE ARC-FAULT TYPE, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. 6. ALL EQUIPMENT RATED 100A OR LESS SHALL HAVE 60 DEGREE C MINIMUM TERMINATIONS. ALL EQUIPMENT RATED OVER 100A SHALL HAVE 75 DEGREE MINIMUM TERMINATIONS. 7. INDIVIDUAL SINGLE POLE CIRCUIT BREAKERS, WITH IDENTIFIED TIES, OR 2/3 POLE BREAKERS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR EACH UNGROUNDED CONDUCTOR IN ALL MULTI-WIRE BRANCH CIRCUITS. 8. PANELBOARDS SHALL BE AS MANUFACTURED BY SQUARE D, GENERAL ELECTRIC, SIEMENS, AND EATON. F. DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS 1. TRANSFORMERS SHALL BE ENERGY SAVING TYPE, DRY TYPE, 220 DEGREE C INSULATION, 115 DEGREE C RISE WITH 2 TAPS ABOVE AND 4 TAPS BELOW NORMAL VOLTAGE. TRANSFORMERS SHALL BE AS MANUFACTURED BY SQUARE D, GENERAL ELECTRIC, SIEMENS, EATON, AND ACME. G. SAFETY SWITCHES AND MOTOR STARTERS 1. SAFETY SWITCHES SHALL BE FUSIBLE OR NON-FUSIBLE AS INDICATED ON THE DRAWINGS. SWITCHES SHALL BE QUICK-MAKE, QUICK-BREAK, HEAVY DUTY VISIBLE BLADE TYPE. ENCLOSURES SHALL BE RATED FOR INSTALLATION IN DESIGNATED AREA AS INDICATED ON PLANS. INTERIOR ENCLOSURES SHALL BE NEMA 1 TYPE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED ON THE DRAWINGS. EXTERIOR ENCLOSURES SHALL BE NEMA 3R TYPE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED ON THE DRAWINGS. FUSES SHALL BE DUAL ELEMENT - TIME DELAY TYPE. 2. MAGNETIC MOTOR STARTERS SHALL BE COMBINATION TYPE WITH THERMAL OVERLOAD, INTEGRAL FUSED SAFETY SWITCH, H-O-A SELECTOR SWITCH, CONTROL TRANSFORMER, RUNNING PILOT LIGHT, NEMA TYPE 1 ENCLOSURE, AND (2) NORMALLY OPEN AND (2) NORMALLY CLOSED AUXILIARY CONTACTS. 3. ALL MOTORS OVER 1/8 HP SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH THERMAL OVERLOAD PROTECTION. OVERLOAD PROTECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED INTEGRAL WITH THE MOTOR WINDINGS AND/OR MOTOR CONTROLLER (PROVIDED BY OTHERS) UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED ON DRAWINGS. 4. ALL EQUIPMENT RATED 100A OR LESS SHALL HAVE 60 DEGREE C MINIMUM TERMINATIONS. ALL EQUIPMENT RATED OVER 100A SHALL HAVE 75 DEGREE MINIMUM TERMINATIONS. H. LUMINAIRES AND LAMPS 1. ALL LUMINAIRES SHALL BE SPECIFIED ON THE LUMINAIRE SCHEDULE. 2. BALLASTS SHALL BE INSTANT START, ELECTRONIC TYPE, CLASS P, "A" SOUND RATING AND MAXIMUM HARMONIC CONTENT OF 10%. DIMMING BALLASTS SHALL BE 3-WIRE TYPE, WITH DIMMING CAPABILITY TO 10% OF RATED FULL OUTPUT. 3. RECESSED LUMINAIRES WITH INCANDESCENT LAMPS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH THERMAL PROTECTION. 4. FLUORESCENT LAMPS SHALL BE 3500 K. INCANDESCENT LAMPS SHALL BE 130 VOLT. HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LAMPS SHALL BE COATED. 5. EMERGENCY LIGHTING AS INDICATED, SHALL PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF ONE FOOTCANDLE ALONG THE PATH OF EGRESS. EMERGENCY FIXTURE SUPPLIER SHALL PROVIDE FOOTCANDLE PRINTOUT TO VERIFY EMERGENCY LIGHT LEVELS. 6. ALL FIXTURE / BALLAST / LAMP COMBINATIONS SHALL BE ENERGY SAVING TYPE. III. EXECUTION A. GENERAL MISCELLANEOUS 1. ALL CONDUIT RUN IN FINISHED AREAS SHALL BE CONCEALED. CONDUIT SMALLER THAN 3/4" SHALL NOT BE USED FOR ANY CIRCUIT HOMERUNS. 2. RACEWAYS EXPOSED TO DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES SHALL BE FILLED WITH AN APPROVED MATERIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 300.7 OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE. 3. HANGERS, SUPPORTS, OR FASTENINGS SHALL BE PROVIDED AT EACH ELBOW, AT THE ENDS OF STRAIGHT RUNS TERMINATING AT BOXES OR CABINETS, AND AT INTERMEDIATE POINTS AS REQUIRED BY CODE. CONDUITS OR BOXES SHALL NOT BE SUPPORTED BY CEILING SUPPORT WIRES OR OTHER CEILING SUPPORTING HARDWARE. 4. ACCESS PANELS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR ALL JUNCTION BOXES AND PULL BOXES INSTALLED ABOVE DRYWALL CEILINGS, COORDINATE SIZE AND LOCATION WITH ARCHITECT. 5. FIXTURE SUPPORTS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 410-30 OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, OR ANY LOCAL CODES WHICH MY APPLY. 6. PROVIDE PERMANENT NAMEPLATES WITH DESIGNATIONS FOR PANELBOARDS, FEEDER DEVICES, DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT AND STARTERS. 7. PROVIDE TYPEWRITTEN DIRECTORY CARDS WITH BRANCH CIRCUIT IDENTIFICATION FOR BRANCH CIRCUIT PANELBOARDS. PANELBOARDS, FEEDER DEVICES, DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT AND STARTERS SHALL BE FIELD MARKED TO WARN QUALIFIED PERSONS OF POTENTIAL ELECTRIC ARC FLASH HAZARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEC 110.16. 8. INSTALL HANDLE GUARDS ON ALL BREAKERS FOR NIGHT LIGHTING, EMERGENCY AND SIMILAR CIRCUITS. 9. THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR SHALL BALANCE PANELBOARD LOADING TO WITHIN 10% ON EACH PHASE BASED ON INSTALLED CONDITIONS. LOAD BALANCING CIRCUIT CHANGES SHALL BE PERFORMED OUTSIDE THE NORMAL OCCUPANCY WORKING SCHEDULE AND AT A TIME DIRECTED BY LANDLORD. 10. WHERE TRANSFORMERS HAVE A DISCONNECTING MEANS IN A REMOTE LOCATION, THE DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL BE LOCKABLE AND THE LOCATION FIELD MARKED ON THE TRANSFORMER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 450.14 OF NEC. 11. ALL FLUSH MOUNTED PANELBOARDS SHALL HAVE (3) 3/4" EMPTY CONDUITS INSTALLED TO ABOVE ACCESSIBLE CEILING FOR FUTURE USE. 12. THE FINAL LOCATIONS OF ALL EQUIPMENT, OUTLETS, ETC. SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REASONABLE CHANGES IN LOCATION UP TO THE TIME OF ROUGHING-IN, AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE OWNER. 13. CONTACT ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY AND MAKE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE. 14. CONTACT TELEPHONE COMPANY AND MAKE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE. 15. AT ALL TIMES KEEP PREMISES AND BUILDING IN A NEAT AND ORDERLY CONDITION, FOLLOWING OWNER'S INSTRUCTION IN REGARD TO STORING OF MATERIALS, PROTECTIVE MEASURES AND DISPOSING OF DEBRIS. 16. ALL SERVICE EQUIPMENT SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AS BEING SUITABLE FOR USE AS SERVICE EQUIPMENT. SERVICE EQUIPMENT SHALL BE FIELD MARKED WITH THE MAXIMUM AVAILABLE FAULT CURRENT AND THE DATE THE CALCULATION WAS PERFORMED. FIELD MARKING SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT DURABILITY TO WITHSTAND THE INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENT. 17. RACEWAYS BELOW DRIVEWAYS, PARKING LOTS, AND ANY RACEWAYS INSTALLED BELOW GRADE SHALL BE INSTALLED A MINIMUM OF 24" BELOW FINISHED GRADE PER NEC 300-5. 18. PROVIDE COMPUTER-BASED, OVERCURRENT PROTECTIVE DEVICE COORDINATION STUDIES TO DETERMINE OVERCURRENT PROTECTIVE DEVICES AND TO DETERMINER OVERCURRENT PROTECTIVE DEVICE SETTINGS FOR SELECTIVE TRIPPING. THE OVERCURRENT PROTECTIVE DEVICE COORDINATION STUDY REPORT SHALL BE SIGNED, DATE AND SEALED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. a. FIELD ADJUST RELAY AND PROTECTIVE SETTINGS ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDED SETTINGS PROVIDED BY THE COORDINATION STUDY. b. MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED TO ACCOMPLISH COMPLIANCE WITH PROTECTIVE DEVICE COORDINATION STUDIES. B. GROUNDING 1. GROUND ALL CONDUITS, CABINETS, MOTORS, PANELS, AND OTHER EXPOSED NON-CURRENT CARRYING PARTS OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEC ARTICLE 250. 2. BOND METAL WATER PIPING AND OTHER METAL PIPING (INCLUDING GAS PIPING) AND EXPOSED STRUCTURAL METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEC ARTICLE 250. 3. GROUNDING OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHALL BE BY MEANS OF AN INSULATED GROUNDING CONDUCTOR INSTALLED WITH ALL FEEDERS AND BRANCH CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS IN ALL CONDUITS. ISSUE DATE 200311 THIS DRAWING AND THE IDEAS, DESIGNS AND CONCEPTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE THE EXCLUSIVE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF CURRAN ARCHITECTURE, AND ARE NOT TO BE USED OR REPRODUCED, WHOLE OR IN PART, WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF CURRAN ARCHITECTURE. C PROJECT INFORMATION CERTIFICATION ISSUE DATES NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION PRELIMINARY 12.31.2020 JDF DEVELOPMENT THE AVENUE AT BENNETT FARM OUTLOT BUILDING CARMEL, INDIANA 5719 LAWTON LOOP E. 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