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Home My WebLink AboutPROFESSIONAL AUDIO DESIGNS, IN -001969 -6/15/2011 -CARMEL REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 0 019 6 9 Professional Audio Designs, In Check: 1969 11707B W Dearborn Ave Date: 6/15/2011 Wauwatosa, WI 53226 Vendor: PROFAUD1 Prior Invoice P.O. Num. Invoice Amt Balance Retention Discount Amt. Paid 6455 4,042.50 4,042.50 0.00 0.00 4,042.50 Audio Consultation 4,042.50 4,042.50 0.00 0.00 4,042.50 4 Professional Audio Designs Inc Invoice 11707B W. Dearbourn Ave Wauwatosa, WI 53226 Date Invoice# 414.476.1011 5/6/2011 6455 Bill To Carmel Redevelopment Commission Les Olds 30 West Main Street Carmel, IN 46032 P.O. No. Terms Project proposal Net 20 Quantity Description Rate Amount Palladium Theatre A/V system Peer Review 5 Audio Consultation Services Review on Contract Documents and As Built Documents 135.00 675.00 Palladium Theater,Carmel, IN l Audio Consultation Services 5/20 Site walk through with GC and AN Contractor 135.00 135.00 4.5 Audio Consultation Services 5/21 On Site System Review . 135.00 607.50 3 Audio Consultation Services 5/21 Technician Rate 125.00 375.00 I Audio Consultation Services 5/22 Meet with GC to discuss system review 135.00 135.00 4 Audio Consultation Services Review of plans and as-builts Post site visit 135.00 540.00 5 Audio Consultation Services Creation of documentation of installation 135.00 675.00 1 Printing/Plotting fee for plans/as built documents 350.00 350.00 2 Travel time/Per Diem/hotel 2 Days on site 275.00 550.00 Director of Redevelopment 7'�6 �'c f Total $4,042.50 AUDIO DESIGNS Inc 3-27-11 Mr. Dave Burchard Shiel Sexton Co, Inc. 902 N. Capitol Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46204 RE: Carmel RPAC Palladium Center Peer Review Proposal Hourly Rate 135.00 Senior Technician/Engineer 125.00 Technician Reimbursable Expenses 275.00/day Airfare, Hotel, Car, Per Diem On site assuming minimum of 2 days. Scope of Work 1. Review contract documents. a. Bid Package 1,080.00 (6-8 hours estimated) 2. Review All-Pro Sound As Built documents 1,080.00 (6-8 hours estimated) Print documents 250.00 3. Generate report Pre-Site Visit Report a. Identifying any unique aspects. 270.00 b. Identify any items not achieved ? 4. Meet with Owner, All Pro Sound and Artec Consultants On site 340.00 (4 hours estimated) 5. Generate report Post-Site Visit a. Review Actual Installation 6240.00—8320.00 In Depth b. Review Actual Installation 4160.00 Minimum c. System Assessment Report 1080.00—5400.00 Installation Programming Gain Structure Deviations from industry standards Recommendations for any improvements 117078'iv Dearbourn Ave. Wauwatosa,WI 53226 Tel(414)476-1011 Fax:(414)476-7477 www.proaudiodesigns.com . i p , • , ,, , ,, . _ • . , , ., AUDIO DESIGNS O Inc 5/05/2011 • Review of Palladium Sound and Communications installation. Professional Audio Designs,inc.(PAD)conducted an onsite review of the Palladium Sound and Communications installation on 4/ 20/2011thru 4/22/2011.PAD has also conducted a preliminary review of the AS-Built drawings and the bid documents. The following list is broken down into two sections. The first section indicates items that are directly referenced to specification sections. The second section contains general observations. Items Referenced to Specification: 2741 16— 15.F.1: Final Test Report.Include printouts of SIM3 measurement plots showing pre and post optimization. PAD observation: SIM3 measurement plots were not provided with test reports. 27 41 16—37.D.1: Communication Systems Equipment—Fixed. IPS-1 4-ch System Power Supply,Clear-Com PS-704,Qty 2,Special Requirements "Wire two units in parallel for redundancy". PAD observation: Second Clear-Com PS-704 is not connected to the system and has no signal cabling connected. See Pic #54 on Page 17. 27 41 16—44.H.1.a.2): "All sleeves on the top and bottom row of jacks shall be bussed and brought out to an isolated ground terminal on the rear panel.This ground shall be grounded terminal shall be grounded to the isolation buss bar located in the bottom of the rack." PAD observation:There is some evidence of sleeves being bussed on the punch down block for the patch bays, but no evidence of these bussed sleeves being tied directly to the isolated ground. See Pic#73 &#74 on Page 25. 27 41 16—45.2.a.2): "Provide heavy copper busbar in each rack for connection of isolated ground circuits.Bond busbars together with 3/0 AWG insulated cable in a"star"configuration.Contractor to provide a 3/0 AWG insulated cable connection from each rack group to the local branch circuit panel board for interface with the sound system isolated ground network(wiring and connection to panelboard by the Electrical Contractor).Refer to AC power grounding detail on Contract Drawings." PAD observation:Ground wire that runs into equipment racks that is supposedly from local branch circuit panel is a 10 AWG wire. Ground wire between racks appears to be approximately a 6 AWG wire(could not read wire size label on wire).See Pic#19,#20,and#21 on, Page 7. 27 41 16—48.7).a): ' "Ensure integrity of coaxial cable shield isolation from back box by insulating connectors(and/or any adaptors)with a shroud or hood of shrink tubing,or similar material. PAD observation: Removed combination panel C104. BNC's were not covered with Heat Shrink. See Pic#66 on Page 22 and Pic#69 on Page 23. 27 41 16—48.7).d)also 27 41 16—50.d): 117078 W.Dearbourn Ave. Wauwatosa,WI 53226 Tel:(414)476-1011 Fax:(414)476-7477 www.proaudiodesigns.com "Securely strain relief loudspeaker wires to connector body or wall plate to ensure integrity of the electrical/mechanical disconnect termination.Soldered terminations are not acceptable. PAD observation: All Neutrik NL4 series connectors that were observed on combination panel C104 and in the main Amplifier rack have been soldered. No strain relief provided.See Pic#7 thru#10 on Page 3. 27 41 16—63.g: "All wire entering racks or other equipment shall have a service loop of at least four(4)feet unused(slack)length after termination.This service loop shall be neatly bundled and harnessed in place. PAD observation: Excess wire for control room rack has been dressed to the bottom of the rack and then once below the computer floor is no longer neatly bundled. See Pic#28,#29,#30,&#31 on Page 9. 27 41 16—64.3.a: "All wire shall be identified at each termination point." PAD observation:Identification label is often far away from termination point. See Pic#1,#2,#3,&#4 on Page 1. 27 41 16—64.5.a: "Shields shall be connected at input points only,with shields lifted at the source,except as noted below." PAD observation: All outputs of Media Matrix Nion processors appear to have the shields landed. See Pic#40 on Page 12. 27 41 16—65.C.2.a: "The isolation and ground continuity of this network,although the responsibility of the Electrical Contractor,shall be confirmed by the Sound and Communications Contractor prior to installation of equipment." PAD observation:Ground technique does not match specifications. See Pic#19,#20,#21 on Page 7 and Pic#16 on Page 6. 27 41 16—72.3.04.B.1: "Ensure that all equipment racks,panels,and back boxes have been adequately cleaned of dirt,dust,and debris." PAD observation: Back box for combination panel C104 still had construction debris inside. Area below rack in control room had lots of construction debris and dust. See Pic#68,#70 on Page 23 and Pic#23 on Page 8,and Pic#29 on Page 9. 27 41 16—75.E: Procedure for system testing. PAD observation:Test results given to Professional Audio Designs to review did not appear to fully comply with bid specification requirements. General Observations: 1. AS-Built drawings wire numbers do not match actual wire numbers on wires. a. Drawing AV3.18 Output CH 5 of PR-04 labeled"PP-13"on AS-Builts,but actual wire number onsite is"1202 CH- 1" b. Drawing AV3.18 Input of Listen Technologies LT-82 is labeled"HOH-2"on AS-Guilts,but actual wire number onsite if"HOH-1" c. Drawing AV3.18 Output CH 1 of PR-04 labeled"PP-9"on AS-Builts,but actual wire number onsite is"2042 CH- 1" 2. AS-Built Drawing AV3.51 a. Shows RF Distribution Amplifier DA-01,but does not indicate the 32db pad that is inserting in the signal path. b. Drawing also does not show any other Pads that were used to balance the system. c. AS-Built drawing would typically indicate RF readings from system to help in servicing system in the future. d. Drawing should indicate cable lengths of runs from 8 port hubs to the wall plates as this is required to figure out how to balance the system. e. RF Distribution Amplifier DA-01 is plugged into an Isolated Ground outlet and may be polluting the ground. f. Question the need for Padding the signal 32dB before amplifying the signal. 11707B W.Dearboum Ave. Wauwatosa,WI 53226 Tel:(414)476-1011 Fax:(414)476-7477 www.proaudiodesigns.com 3. AS-Built Drawing AV3.18 a. Aphex Distribution Amplifier DIST-01 has cable labeled DA I INP wire to input.Outputs of Distribution Amplifier #1 are labeled CH 1 DA2 thru CH4 DA2. b. Aphex Distribution Amplifier DIST-02 has cable labeled DA2 INP wire to input.Outputs of Distribution Amplifier #2 are labeled CHI DA1 thru CH4 DA1. i. It appears that the outputs of the distribution amplifiers are flipped. ii. Labels on AS-Built drawing do not match onsite wire numbers. c. HOH system i. System contains 2 ALS transmitters. ii. Second transmitter is not turned on. 1. See Pic#32 Page 10. iii. Second transmitter does not have an input wire to it. 1. See Pic#33 Page 10. iv. Second transmitter has IR Radiator cables attached. 1. See Pic#33 Page 10. v. AS-Built Drawing depict a system that is feed from 2 transmitters and has outputs wired to outputs. 4. AS-Built Drawing AV3.19 a. Drawing shows Clear Com power Supply PS-1 and PS-2 linked together. i. Clear Corn power Supply PS-2 does not have any wires connected onsite. 1. See Pic#54 Page 17. ii. The Channel"D"wire that connects to terminal distribution strips on wall is unplugged.Channel"D" should be inactive at all locations throughout the building. 5. Labels a. Many wires are missing labels. i. See Pic#5 page 2,Pic#49,#50,and#51 on Page 25 6. CAT5E Cable Testing a. Specifications appear to not require certification of CAT5E cabling. b. Test results supplied by Sound and Communications contractor do not indicate that CAT5E cables were certified. c. Best practices for installation would include certifying cable. 7. Amp Rack room. a. Walls and floor should be sealed to help reduce amount of dust in room. b. Amplifiers already have visible dust buildup on air filters. 8. Audio patch panels. a. Mogami 2820 cable used for mic cabling as specified. b. Patch panels for mic cables use different cable for connection of punch down block to jack field. i. Unknown if this cable is Digital Cable. ii. See Pic#75 on Page 25. 9. Cable Management a. Wires alongside Amp Rack do not have any cable management. i. See Pic#11 and#12 on Page 4. b. Minimum separation of cable types not maintained under computer floor in control booth. i. See Pic#24,#25,#26,#27 on Page 8,and Pic#31 on Page 9. c. Lacing bars not used behind equipment to take stress off of connection points. i. See Pic#40 on Page 12. 10. Missing bushings on conduits. a. Many conduits that stub under computer floor in control room and alongside Amp rack do not have bushings installed to protect the cable from the shard edge of the conduit. i. See Pic#34 thru#38 on Page 11 and Pic#1 l and#12 on Page 4. 11. E-Snake a. Hand written labels on front of equipment for IP addresses. i. See Pic#41 and#44 on Page 13. 11707E W.Dearboum Ave. Wauwatosa,WI 53226 TeI:(414)476-1011 Fax:(414)476-7477 www.proaudiodesigns.com b. Rear door of rack is chipped from where hole was drilled for power cable. i. See Pic#43 on Page 13. c. Word clock connection not used on E-Snake. i. Word clock is available on Combination Panel that E-Snake plugs into. ii. Confirm with manufacturer is word clock connection would benefit system operation. 1. See Pic#45 on Page 13. d. Hand written labels on audio cables. i. A permanent labeling solution should be used. 1. See Pic#42 and#46 on Page 13. e. Cable tie missing on back of mass connector. i. See Pic#72 on Page 24. 12. Hand written labels on Gaffers tape. a. Most items that have IP addresses have Hand written labels on the fronts of the units. i. Over time these will fade and the tape will dry out leaving residue on the front of the equipment. 1. See Pic#47 and#48 on Page 14. 13. FOH cabling for connection of racks to Combination Panel. a. Cable used to connect intercom and paging rack to combination panel is not labeled in a way that matches the panels that the cable connects to. i. See Pic#58 on Page 18. b. Cables are not neatly bundled and managed. i. See Pic#56 and#57 on Page 18. 14. Missing mic clip. a. Paging panel in communications rack is missing mic clip. i. See Pic#59 on Page 19. 15. Broken screws on volume control plates. a. Volume control panel at security desk has a broken screw. i. See Pic#60 on Page 19. b. Volume control panel at Amp rack has(2)broken screws. i. See Pic#61 on Page 19. 16. Meyer Line array speakers. a. Recommend placing number label next to input XLR's on back of speakers that match number on corresponding XLR cable connector. i. See Pic#62&#63 on Page 20. 17. Minimum Conduit separation. a. It appears that minimum conduit separation has not been maintained at panel locations. i. See Pic#64 on Page 21. 18. Combination Panel mounting. a. Sheet metal screws were used for mounting panel to back boxes. i. Screws are colored black with marker,not painted. ii. Tapping holes on back box and using threaded machine screws is a better, long term mounting solution. 1. See Pic#65 on Page 21. 19. Mislabeled CAT5E RF Distribution cables. a. At the time of our review onsite another company was onsite installing UTP transmitters and receivers to distribute High Res signals to the LCD displays in the Lobbies.In talking with the installation technician he stated that about half of the wires they had to use for this function were mislabeled. They had a different wire number on the rack end then they did behind the display and they were forced to ring out the cabling to find the cables they needed. Since the specified system was a distribution type system this would not have affected the functionality of the RF distribution system. 11707B W.Dearboum Ave. Wauwatosa,WI 53226 TeI:(414)476-1011 Fax:(414)476-7477 www.proaudiodesigns.com Professional Audio Designs stands ready to provide any additional services that you ask of us on a time and materials basis.Please feel free to contact us for any clarifications that you may need on this report. Thanks, Chris Hermanson Professional Audio Designs,Inc. 11707B W.Dearboum Ave. Wauwatosa,WI 53226 414-476-1011 chris @proaudiodesigns.com www.proaudiodesigns.com 11707B W.Dearboum Ave. Wauwatosa,WI 53226 Tel:(414)476-1011 Fax:(414)476-7477 www.proaudiodesigns.com