Z2DA--512A5-22-704 - EHRM INSTALLATION OF NEXTGEN WIFI - SITE PREP PHASE (VA-25-00033391)

, TIA, ANSI, BICSI, TDM, ITU-t, NFPA, NEC and NCS. No persons shall conduct any installations that have not met these certification standards of training and installation. Vendor shall submit qualifications for VA COR approval. In addition, anyone performing what VA considers renovations or construction installation work shall have an OSHA approved 10 hour training course. Contractor to provide all supervision, labor, material and equipment necessary for the work described in the Scope of Work. All work shall be performed to applicable standards and the VA TIL. Where any codes or standards conflict, the contractor is to defer to the more stringent standard. The contractor shall cleanup, remove, and dispose of all construction debris DAILY. 2. STATEMENT OF WORK: Contractor shall provide and install all necessary conduit, raceways, horizontal and vertical penetrations, horizontal and vertical structured cabling, cabling accessories, and fire stopping to support the EHRM NextGen WiFi Installation Project on the Perry Point VA campus as shown and described in the project drawings and specifications. A list of conduits and/or penetrations projected to be required are provided in SOW Attachment 1. Work shall include: 1. Installation of 74 Wireless Access Points (WAPs) as indicated in Attachments 1 and 2. Access Points shall be provided by the VA, but the mounting brackets shall be provided by the Contractor. New AP Model to be installed: Juniper Networks AP43-FIPS-US 2. Installation of approximately 3,500 linear feet of metallic conduit (EMT) or raceway, including junction boxes, pull cords, and fire stopping, throughout the Medical Center. Existing conduit paths between floors and rooms will typically not have the capacity for more cable, and new conduit paths will need to be created. All new penetrations shall be sleeved with metallic conduit and fire stopped to meet UL rating. 3. Installation of approximately 6,700 linear feet of CAT 6A cable between each AP and nearest IT room, including terminating in a patch panel and providing a terminated biscuit connection at each AP location. All cabling terminations to be in accordance with the T568A pinout. Cabling sheath shall be Bright Green in color. All cables must be one continuous run between port location and communications distribution closet NO SPLICES OR SPLITTERS. 4. Installation of 12 new CAT6A patch panels in existing cable racks. Provide 6ft length patch cords for each horizontal cable installed. Final patching to switch to be completed by VA OIT staff. 5. All UTP cabling shall be fully tested in accordance with TIA 568C.2 following installation to determine Wire Map, Length, Propagation Delay, Delay Skew, Resistance, Insertion Loss Margin (Attenuation), Return Loss (RL), Near End Crosstalk (NEXT), Far End Crosstalk (FEXT), Attenuation-to-crosstalk Ratio (ACR-N), and ACR-F (ELFEXT). Submit reports to COR for system acceptance. 6. Contractor shall be required to comply with the project Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) permit controls and requirements. For the purposes of bidding, contractor shall assume ICRA Category III applies and that negative air machines will be required. It is strongly recommended that the contractor attend the scheduled pre-bid site walk to familiarize themselves with the worksite conditions prior to bidding. All work will be performed during business hours, Monday thru Friday, 8 AM to 4:30 PM, except work in Building 17H (Kitchen), which shall be completed after hours. 3. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 3.1 Work timelines and completion progress shall be communicated to the COR for tracking purposes. Contractor shall submit a cost-loaded Gannt-chart type project schedule and invoicing schedule of values for COR acceptance within 15 days of contract award. � 3.2 All work described in Section 2 (including cable testing) shall be completed within 180 calendar days of contract Notice to Proceed. Contractor shall account for all Federal holidays in their schedule as non-work days. 4. REFERENCES: 4.1 VA OEHRM Site Infrastructure and End User Device (EUD) Requirements Version 2.0� (Attachment 3). 4.2 Infrastructure Standards for Telecommunications Spaces Version 4.0� (dated� August� 21, 2020)� 4.3 All work will be compliant with: Contratcor shall utilize a BICSI Certified RCDD Designer and Installer ANSI/TIA-568.0 Generic Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises ANSI/TIA-568.1 Commercial Building Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard ANSI/TIA-568.2 Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standard ANSI/TIA-568.4 Broadband Coaxial Cabling and Components Standard ANSI/TIA-606 - Standard for Records, Labeling, Space, and Pathway Administration. 5. SPECIFICATIONS: The following specifications are attached and are considered included in the project scope of work: DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 01 00 00 General Requirements 01 31 00 Project Management and Coordination 01 32 16.15 Project Schedules 01 33 23 Shop Drawings, Product Data, and Samples 01 35 26 Safety Requirements 01 74 19 Construction Waste Management 01 78 39 Project Record Documents DIVISION 02 EXISTING CONDITIONS 02 41 00 Demolition DIVISION 07 THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION 07 84 00 Firestopping DIVISION 27 COMMUNICATIONS 27 05 11 Requirements for Communications Installations 27 05 33 Raceways and Boxes for Communications Systems 27 15 00 Communications Structured Cabling CABLE LABELING All cables will be numbered sequentially using thermally printed labels NOT HANDWRITTEN. Cable number labels will be placed at both ends of each cable, on patch panels, and wall mounted face plates. If cable numbers already exist in communications rooms, number labeling sequence will be a continuation of existing cable numbers already in place on data patch panels and voice cables. All wall jack locations, wiring paths, and labeling shall be noted be on final As-Built drawing to be provided by the contractor. CABLE MANAGEMENT All cables will be home run from each work-station area to the designated communications room. All cables will be suspended in ceiling using J-type hooks or placed in cable trays. Supporting cabling from mechanical equipment, lighting, hanger rods, piping/conduit, ceiling grid, etc. is NOT PERMITTED. All required conduit and cable trays shall be provided and installed by contractor. All penetrations thru smoke and fire rated walls shall be sleeved with metallic conduits and completely sealed with approved materials (fire caulked). If existing conduits are used and fire stopping material is removed from conduits, conduits shall be resealed with rated materials once cables are installed. All wall penetrations must be sleeved IAW, VA Office of Construction & Facilities Management Electrical Design Manual (EDM)* table 7.1 and Office of Information Technology (OIT) design guide. All cables will be installed in metal conduit in all mechanical spaces to include interstitial space. Cables in communication rooms will be neatly run into rack compatible cable management systems raceways. *Link for EDM: http://www.cfm.va.gov/til/dManual/dmELhosp.pdf *Link for OIT design guide: http://www.cfm.va.gov/til/dguide/dgOIT.pdf 8. SELECTION OF MATERIAL 8.1. All materials selected for use by installation contractor must be approved by VA COR, AHJ, and appropriate other VA personnel prior to installation. TEST