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1 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO BERKELEY DAVIS IRVINE LOS ANGELES MERCED RIVERSIDE SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO SANTA BARBARA SANTA CRUZ OFFICE OF THE ASSIST ANT VICE CHANCELLOR CAMPUS ARCHITECT- FACILITIES DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION TEL: (858) FAX: (858) GILMAN DRIVE #0916 LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA March 19, 2014 TO: ALL HOLDERS OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS EAST CAMPUS PARKING STRUCTURE 2 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO PROJECT NO.: 4777/A4L-369/ Enclosed are the following: 1. Addendum No.2 dated March 19, 2014, to the Request for Proposal Documents. 2. Revised Proposal Schedule revised March 19, Revised Section Alternates revised March 19, Revised Lump Sum Base Price Proposal Form revised March 19, DPP UCSD Telecom Guidelines updated May 16, DPP Telecom Conduits, East Campus Site Plan. 7. DPP Telecom TES Site Plan. 8. DPP IT Existing Site Plan. Sincerely, James R. Gillie Senior Director of Construction Services Facilities Design and Construction Enclosures

2 East Campus Parking Structure 2 University of California, San Diego 4777/A4L-369/ ADDENDUM NO. TWO TO THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS March 19, 2014 General: The following changes, additions, or deletions shall be made to the following documents; all other conditions shall remain the same. I. SPECIFICATIONS Item# 1. Delete the Proposal Schedule revised 3/3/2014 and substitute the enclosed Proposal Schedule revised 3/19/ Delete Section ALTERNATES revised 3/3/2014 and substitute the enclosed Section ALTERNATES revised 3/19/ Delete the Lump Sum Base Price Proposal Form and substitute the enclosed Lump Sum Base Price proposal Form revised 3/19/ Add UCSD Telecom Guidelines II. DETAILED PROJECT PROGRAM (DPP) 1. Add, attached Site Plan Telecom Conduit location, East Campus. 2. Add, attached TES Site Plan. 3. Add, attached IT Site Plan, existing. 4. Add, link to a drawing on Facilities Link showing the rim and invert elevation of the sewer manhole on the SE side of the Cancer Center. It was put in as part of the Cancer Center Road realignment project in pen&ls=0&rc=closed 5. The project is responsible for bringing all utilities from point of connection to the ECPS2, resulting in a complete and functional system (including bringing a 12 sewer down MCDE). UCSD - FD&C Page 1 of 4

3 East Campus Parking Structure 2 University of California, San Diego 4777/A4L-369/ III. DPP CLARIFICATIONS A. Refer to Addendum One: Project Site and Development Setbacks Clarification: A not-to-exceed 10-foot variance to the setback on the north will be allowed for all teams. The setback from the future road is intended to provide adequate room for sidewalk, street trees, plantings, and open space to reduce the size and scale of the parking structure along this future extension of the loop road. As a result of the encroachment, teams that choose to explore this variance should also consider ways to mitigate the potential size/scale impact of the reduced setback. Setback Clarifications: Building, Structure or Projection Setback clarifications: 1. Stairs, elevators, and covered sidewalk arcades are permitted within the setback provided they do not project more than 10 beyond building face. 2. Uncovered, unenclosed pedestrian access deck, bridge, ramp or walkway to the level of the floor closest to the street level. 3. Projections are permitted in the setback (e.g. cornices, eaves, belt courses, sills, buttresses, etc.) provided they are a minimum of 8 above street level and do not project more than 6 beyond building face. 4. Guard railings for safety protection around depressed ramps, open-work fences, hedges, or landscape architectural features are permitted, but may not be more than 42 inches in height. 5. Landscaping is permitted. B. Refer Section Parking Control Equipment Clarification: Sensors on the top deck may be in-slab or attached to slab. RFI QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. Question: Do the motorcycle space added in Addendum #1 count toward the 1200 space requirement? Answer: No, the car total remains 1,200 minimum. 2. Question: Traditional TES tank designs utilize pipe hangers for the supporting of the upper run of diffuser and floor support for the lower. Is this method of support acceptable? Answer: Yes. UCSD - FD&C Page 2 of 4

4 East Campus Parking Structure 2 University of California, San Diego 4777/A4L-369/ Question: PVC internals are lighter, flexible, maintenance free, and cheaper to install, service, and remove for tank maintenance. Would the owner consider PVC internals? Answer: Yes, where PVC is appropriate. 4. Question: A.5 is loosely based on a patented TES internal system only available from one OEM. Per the above questions are more universal designs acceptable for the TES internals noting the performance requirements and that the design will be completed by a TES designer? Answer: Yes, if the performance requirements and other requirements are met, and that it is compliant with the TES concept presented in the bridging documents. 5. Question: The information we found on the UCSD Facilities Information Website did not show an existing sewer line in the two adjacent streets to site. The closest downgrade sewer system appeared to be an existing manhole at the intersection of Medical Center Drive South and Medical Center Drive East. Please clarify that offsite utility infrastructure improvements will be provided by others and is not part of this contract? Answer: The nearest sewer manhole is on the SE side of the Cancer Center. It was put in as part of the Cancer Center Road realignment project in Refer to sheet on Facilities Link: pen&ls=0&rc=closed The project is responsible for bringing all utilities from point of connection, to the ECPS2 resulting in a complete and functional system (including bringing a 12 sewer down MCDE). 6. Question: Please confirm that any utilities running through the project site will be relocated by others. Please confirm that it will be completed prior to the start of construction? Answer: All relocation of utilities in the project site is the responsibility of the DB team, with the exception of the PV panels and infrastructure, which will be removed by others. UCSD - FD&C Page 3 of 4

5 East Campus Parking Structure 2 University of California, San Diego 4777/A4L-369/ Question: The specification section G states that American made products have been acceptable to the University. If non-domestic products are submitted, notice is hereby given that extensive testing shall be required to insure quality and conformance to the Specifications. Testing shall be done by a recognized lab, acceptable to the University, and all tests shall be witnessed by University personnel. All testing procedures and test results shall be satisfactory to the University. Contractor shall be responsible for arranging the tests, for transportation, food and lodging for minimum of (1) University Engineer to witness the test at the testing lab. Include all costs for the above in the bid. This testing would be cost prohibitive for any item that is not American made. Please verify if the intent for this statement is to cover the major electrical equipment (i.e. switchgear, fixtures, etc.) only or if this statement covers all material installed in the electrical scope of work like conduit, wire, etc.? Answer: By a recognized lab, acceptable to the University, we mean UL. All electrical equipment and devices used on our projects have to be UL listed. 8. Question: The specification section I states, Conduits shall not be installed in the slab or any isolated floor slab. This requires that all conduits are exposed EMT which is more expensive than MC cable or PVC schedule 40 conduit. Please confirm that no conduit will be allowed in the concrete? Answer: 1. No conduit is allowed in slab on grade (allows for drilling, saw cutting, etc.). Should be scratched into the subgrade below the slab. 2. PVC Conduit is allowed in post tensioned and cast in place decks-all risers sweeping up or down out of the deck should be pvc coated rigid (normally coupling used to transition from pvc to rigid so concrete can be finished flat). There are code limitations to diameter vs. deck thickness 3. Conduit is not usually allowed in metal decks with concrete fill as the conduit negates the fire rating of the floor (not tested with conduit in the concrete fill) 9. Question: Alternate No. Two in addendum #1 states that the base bid is to include Vehicle Detectors per Specification Section and the alternate is to delete cabling, devices, connect, and test for the Vehicle Detection system. Please confirm that the intent of this alternate is to provide the additive cost for these items and that the base bid is only to include the infrastructure. Also, please provide the scope of the infrastructure that is to be included in the base bid? Answer: See revised bid form and Alternate 2 description. UCSD - FD&C Page 4 of 4

6 University of California, San Diego East Campus Parking Structure /A4L-369/ PROPOSAL SCHEDULE ACTIVITY DATE TIME A RFP will be issued to Prequalified Proposers, subcontractors and design consultants. February 5, :00 B C D E F G H Pre-Proposal Conference Mandatory for all Prequalified Proposers. Participants must attend the scheduled conference at the project site at Surface Parking Lot P756. The University will hold confidential One-on-One meetings with each Proposer prior to the Technical Proposal Submittal for the purpose of answering questions, clarifying RFP and program requirements, reviewing and validating preliminary designs etc. The University will hold an additional confidential One-on-One meetings with each Proposer prior to the Technical Proposal Submittal for the purpose of answering questions, clarifying RFP and program requirements, reviewing and validating preliminary designs etc. Lump Sum Base Price Proposal Submittal is due from Proposers and will be received only at UCSD Facilities Design & Construction, as defined in the Lump Sum Base Price Proposal. Technical Proposal Submittal is due from Proposers and will be received only at UCSD Facilities Design & Construction, as defined in the Technical Proposal. The University s Technical Review Committee will meet to review timely submitted Technical Proposals as described in the Proposal Evaluation Process document. Proposers shall make an Oral Presentation and describe the best value aspects of their proposals. Cost shall not be discussed during the Oral Presentation. October 3, :00 To be scheduled with the Design Build Teams, week of February 10, 2014 To be scheduled with the Design Build Teams, week of March 10, 2014 TBD TBD April 16, :00 April 16, :00 April 17, 2014 April 18, 2014 I Proposals and presentations will be scored according to identified scoring criteria. April 18, 2014 J Public Bid Opening April 18, :00 Late Proposals: Any proposal, modification, or revision, that is received at the designated UCSD Facilities Design & Construction location after the exact time specified for receipt of proposals is late and will not be considered unless it was the only proposal received. Late proposals and modifications that are not considered will be held unopened, unless opened for identification, and then returned to the Proposer after award. Revised 3/19/2014 per Addendum No. 2 Proposal Schedule 1 of 1

7 UCSD FD&C 12/20/2010 VERSION, REVISED 1/12/2012 SECTION ALTERNATES PART 1 - GENERAL 1.1 SUMMARY A. Section includes administrative and procedural requirements for alternates. 1.2 DEFINITIONS A. Alternate: An amount proposed by bidders and stated on the Bid Form for certain work defined in the bidding requirements that may be added to or deducted from the base bid amount if University decides to accept a corresponding change either in the amount of construction to be completed or in the products, materials, equipment, systems, or installation methods described in the Contract Documents. 1. Alternates described in this Section are part of the Work only if enumerated in the Agreement. 2. The cost or credit for each alternate is the net addition to or deduction from the Contract Sum to incorporate alternate into the Work. No other adjustments are made to the Contract Sum. 1.3 PROCEDURES A. Coordination: Revise or adjust affected adjacent work as necessary to completely integrate work of the alternate into Project. 1. Include as part of each alternate, miscellaneous devices, accessory objects, and similar items incidental to or required for a complete installation whether or not indicated as part of alternate. B. Notification: Immediately following award of the Contract, notify each party involved, in writing, of the status of each alternate. Indicate if alternates have been accepted, rejected, or deferred for later consideration. C. Execute accepted alternates under the same conditions as other work of the Contract. D. Schedule: A schedule of alternates is included at the end of this Section. Specification Sections referenced in schedule contain requirements for materials necessary to achieve the work described under each alternate. EAST CAMPUS PARKING STRUCTURE 2 ALTERNATES UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO REVISED 3/19/2014 PER ADDENDUM NO. 2

8 UCSD FD&C 12/20/2010 VERSION, REVISED 1/12/2012 PART 2 - PRODUCTS (Not Used) PART 3 - EXECUTION 3.1 SCHEDULE OF ALTERNATES A. Alternate No. One: 1,200,000 gallon Thermal Energy Storage Tank 1. Base Bid: No TES. 2. Alternate: Design and construction of a structurally independent, but aesthetically integrated 1,200,000 gallon Thermal Energy Storage Tank with a Maximum Acceptance Cost of $3,000,000. B. Alternate No. Two: Vehicle Detection System 1. Base Bid: Include all base infrastructure components (conduit, panels, etc.) in support of Vehicle Detection specified in Section Alternate: Refer to Specification Section newly issued Section 2.4 Vehicle Detectors. Provide all cabling, devices, connections, and testing for a complete Vehicle Detection system. END OF SECTION EAST CAMPUS PARKING STRUCTURE 2 ALTERNATES UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO REVISED 3/19/2014 PER ADDENDUM NO. 2

9 University of California, San Diego East Campus Parking Structure /A4L-369/ LUMP SUM BASE PRICE PROPOSAL FORM FOR PROPOSAL TO: EAST CAMPUS PARKING STRUCTURE 2 PROJECT NO UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA FEBRUARY 2014 Hand Delivery or Overnight Express Carrier: Rhonda Mitchell, Contracts Manager University of California, San Diego Facilities Design & Construction North Torrey Pines Road, Suite 465 La Jolla, CA U.S. Mail: Rhonda Mitchell, Contracts Manager University of California, San Diego Facilities Design & Construction 9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0916 La Jolla, CA PROPOSAL FROM: (Name of Firm Submitting Proposal) (Address) (City, State, Zip Code) (Telephone & Fax Number) (Date Submitted) NOTE: All portions of this Price Proposal Form must be completed and must include the signed Declaration on the last page of this form before the Proposal is submitted. FAILURE TO EXECUTE THE DECLARATION WILL RESULT IN THE PROPOSAL BEING REJECTED AS NONRESPONSIVE. Page 1 of 5 Lump Sum Base Price Proposal Form Revised 3/19/2014 per Addendum No. 2

10 University of California, San Diego East Campus Parking Structure /A4L-369/ PROPOSER S REPRESENTATIONS Proposer, represents that a) it has the appropriate active Contractor's license required by the State of California; b) it has carefully read and examined the Proposal Documents for the proposed Work on this Project; c) it has examined the site of the proposed Work and all information available to Prequalified Proposers; d) it has become familiar with all the conditions related to the proposed Work, including the availability of labor, materials, and equipment; e) that all information and submittals provided as part of the prequalification process are accurate and correct. Proposer hereby offers to furnish all labor, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, and services necessary to complete the proposed Work on this Project in accordance with the Contract Documents for the sums quoted. Proposer further agrees that it will not withdraw its Proposal within 45 days after the Proposal Deadline, and that, if it is selected as the apparent lowest responsive and responsible Proposer, that it will, within 10 days after receipt of notice of selection, sign and deliver to University the Agreement in triplicate and furnish to University all items required by the Proposal Documents. If awarded the Contract, Proposer agrees to complete the proposed Work within the number of days specified in the Agreement. 2.0 ADDENDA Proposer acknowledges that it is Proposer's responsibility to ascertain whether any Addenda have been issued and if so, to obtain copies of such Addenda from University s facility at the appropriate address stated on Page 1 of this Price Proposal Form. Proposer therefore agrees to be bound by all Addenda that have been issued for this Proposal. 3.0 LUMP SUM BASE PROPOSAL PRICE LUMP SUM BASE PROPOSAL PRICE $ 2 0, 0 0 0, * *Proposer includes the University allowances in the Lump Sum Base Proposal Price above (refer to Specification Section 01210). Page 2 of 5 Lump Sum Base Price Proposal Form Revised 3/19/2014 per Addendum No. 2

11 University of California, San Diego East Campus Parking Structure /A4L-369/ UNIT PRICES (NOT USED) 5.0 DAILY RATE OF COMPENSATION FOR COMPENSABLE DELAYS Phase 3 Proposer shall determine and provide in the space below, the DAILY RATE of compensation for any compensable delay caused by University at any time during the performance of the Work for Phase 3: Failure to fill in a dollar figure OF AT LEAST $1.00 for the daily rate for Compensable Delay shall render the bid non-responsive. University will perform the extension of the daily rate times the multiplier. The daily rate shown above will be the total amount of Proposer entitlement for each day of compensable delay. The number of days of compensable delay shown as a "multiplier" above is not intended as an estimate of the number of days of compensable delay anticipated by the University. The University will pay the daily rate of compensation only for the actual number of days of compensable delay, as defined in the General Conditions; the actual number of days of compensable delay may be greater or lesser than the "multiplier" shown above. 6.0 NOT USED 7.0 SELECTION OF APPARENT LOW PROPOSER The apparent low proposer will be determined in accordance with the Proposal Evaluation Process section included in this Request for Proposal. 8.0 NOT USED 9.0 ALTERNATES: $, X 180 days (multiplier) (Place Daily Rate in appropriate boxes.) Alternate No. 1: Design and construction of a 1,200,000 gallon, above ground, structurally independent Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Tank. MAXIMUM ACCEPTANCE COST FOR ALTERNATE #1 IS $3,000,000 Alternate No. 1 Proposal per Section Alternates: $,, (Place figures in appropriate boxes.) University reserves the right to accept this alternate 45 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed for Phase 1. Refer to Scope of Work section of this RFP for Alternate description. Alternate No. 2: Provide all cabling, devices, connections, and testing for a complete Vehicle Detection system. Alternate No. 2 Proposal per Section Alternates: $,, (Place figures in appropriate boxes.) University reserves the right to accept this alternate 45 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed for Phase 1. Refer to Scope of Work section of this RFP for Alternate description. Page 3 of 5 Lump Sum Base Price Proposal Form Revised 3/19/2014 per Addendum No. 2

12 University of California, San Diego East Campus Parking Structure /A4L-369/ PROPOSER INFORMATION TYPE OF ORGANIZATION: (Corporation, Partnership, Individual, Joint Venture, etc.) IF A CORPORATION, THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF: THE STATE OF. (State) NAME OF PRESIDENT OF THE CORPORATION: (Insert Name) NAME OF SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION: (Insert Name) IF A PARTNERSHIP, NAMES AND TITLES OF PERSONS SIGNING THE BID ON BEHALF OF PROPOSER AND ALL GENERAL PARTNERS: PERSONS SIGNING THE BID ON BEHALF OF PROPOSER: (Insert Name and Title) GENERAL PARTNERS: (Insert Names) (Insert Names-continued) CALIFORNIA CONTRACTORS LICENSE(S): (Name of Licensee) (Classification) (License Number) (Expiration Date) (For Joint Venture, list Joint Venture's license and licenses for all Joint Venture partners.) Page 4 of 5 Lump Sum Base Price Proposal Form Revised 3/19/2014 per Addendum No. 2

13 University of California, San Diego East Campus Parking Structure /A4L-369/ REQUIRED COMPLETED ATTACHMENTS The following documents are submitted with and made a condition of this Proposal: Proposal security in the form of (Bid Bond or Certified Check) 12.0 DECLARATION I, (Printed name), hereby declare that I am the (Title) of (Name of Proposer) submitting this Price Proposal Form; that I am duly authorized to execute this Price Proposal Form on behalf of Proposer; and that all information set forth in this Price Proposal Form and all attachments hereto are, to the best of my knowledge, true, accurate, and complete as of its submission date. I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration was subscribed at: (Location and city), County of, State of, on (Date). (Signature) Page 5 of 5 Lump Sum Base Price Proposal Form Revised 3/19/2014 per Addendum No. 2

14 UCSD Telecommunications Design Guidelines (Last updated May 16, :10:13 PM PST) When a building project is planned for the UCSD campus, Facilities Design and Construction (FD&C) architects, engineers and their consultants design physical pathways for the telecommunications cables by following these specific guidelines. These guidelines address specific requirements for the design of telecommunications infrastructure in new buildings at UCSD (main campus in La Jolla). It does not include Fire Alarm Systems, Distributed Antenna Systems, Access Control/Security Systems, Energy Management, Environmental Control, Paging Systems and Audio Visual Systems. 1. Introduction 2. Entrance conduits 3. Requirements for telecommunications spaces A. Location B. Doors C. Floors D. Walls E. Ceiling F. Electrical power G. Lighting H. Environmental controls I. Grounding J. Telecommunications Equipment Room (T-E-R) K. Telecommunications Room (TR) 4. Horizontal and Vertical Pathways A. Homerun Conduits B. Cable Trays C. Perimeter Raceway System D. Riser Conduits 5. Telecommunications outlets A. Standard Wall Outlets B. Floor-mounted Outlets 6. Miscellaneous A. Audio-visual, Intercom, and Paging Systems B. Shell spaces, Open Offices and System Furniture C. Elevator Phones 7. Reroutes 8. References 1. Introduction The purpose of this document is to provide the FD&C project managers, architects, engineers and consultants with guidelines to use in the early planning stages of a project that are relevant to the design of telecommunications

15 pathways and spaces. (UCSD Facilities Management may also use these guidelines.) Use the information in this document to make design-related decisions that meet the requirements of UCSD Administrative Computing and Telecommunications (ACT) and also meet the needs of the building and its future occupants with respect to telecommunications. ACT bases its requirements on ANSI/EIA/TIA standards such as: 568-B-- Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard; Commercial Building Standards for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces; 606- Administration Standard for the Telecommunications Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings; 607-Commercial Building Grounding and Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications; BICSI Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual (TDMM) and California Electric Code (CEC). Coordinate with UCSD telecommunications representative any deviation from standards-based requirements. Comply with code requirements completely. 2. Entrance conduits New buildings must be connected to the UCSD telecommunications manhole, tunnel and conduit system. The project may need to install new manholes and/or handholes. ACT representative will advise where the point of connection should be and will recommend a route for the new conduits. In some circumstances new additional conduits may need to be installed to augment an existing conduit run which is full. As a general standard, at least four 4-inch and three 2-inch conduits are required into a new building. Route the 2-inch conduits into the fire alarm panel, energy management system panel, etc. Do not route them into the telecommunications equipment room or T-E-R. Provide 3/8" pull rope with 200 lbs minimum tensile strength in each conduit. Do not provide pull strings. All conduits must be mandreled after installation. The minimum bending radius for the conduit sweeps is 22 feet. Conduits may only penetrate manholes and handholes through the end walls (i.e. the short walls). Design entrance conduits so that they slope away from the building to prevent water from entering the building. If this is not practical then provide the manhole with a drainage system. Label conduits at both ends per UCSD standards. Note that it is important that the general contractor obtains substructure locations for all existing utilities prior to starting excavation work. The contractor should use both Underground Service Alert (USA) and campus sources. 3. Requirements for telecommunications spaces The requirements below apply to all telecommunications spaces: A. Location There must be at least one telecommunications equipment room (T-E-R) in a single-story building. A T-E-R may also be referred to as Minimum Point of Entry or MPOE. For multi-story buildings, one T-E-R on the first floor (or basement) is required and at least one smaller telecommunications room (TR) is required on each floor above. The preferred location for T-E-Rs or TRs is the building core. The rooms should be stacked. They must be accessible either from the building exterior, public hallway or other common areas. They must not be located inside office spaces, class rooms, or auditoria. Design the T-E-Rs and TRs so that they are within 295 "cable feet" (90 meters) of every telecommunications outlet (TO) on that floor. If this is not possible then more than one TR per floor is required. (295 cable feet includes cable lengths through vertical walls, conduits, cable trays and other pathways between the patch panels in the TR and the TO.) T-E-Rs and TRs must be dedicated to telecommunications. These rooms shall not contain electrical and mechanical equipment; fire alarm panels, slop sinks for janitors, etc. Equipment not related to the T-E-R and TR such as piping, duct work, building column and distribution of building power must not be located in or pass through the T-E-R or TRs.

16 B. Doors The doors to the telecommunications rooms must open 180 degrees outward unless restricted by building code. They must be a minimum of 36" wide and 80" high with no door sills. For security reasons, doors must be equipped with locks. Locks must be keyed to UCSD standard utility room key unless it is a telecommunications node room in which case the key must be DB108. This key assignment must be included in the keying schedule. C. Floors Carpet is not permitted in any telecommunications spaces. Floors should have lacquer finished or static-controlled vinyl sheeting or linoleum. Rubber cove base must be installed. The rating for distributed floor loading for telecommunications room must be greater than 100 lbs/sq. ft. Concentrated loading must be greater than 2000 lbs in areas that will support telecommunications equipment. D. Walls All walls must be lined with ¾" void free A-C grade (or better) plywood. The plywood must be fire retardant or treated with at least two coats of fire retardant paint on all sides. The plywood must be installed with the smooth (finished) side to the interior of the room. Use flush mounted fasteners. Use light colored paint to aid with lighting in the rooms. The bottom of the plywood should be mounted 6" above finished floor (AFF). No electrical conduits, junction boxes or any other equipment may be mounted on or across any backboard. Telecommunications rooms must not have windows. E. Ceiling Drop ceiling or suspended ceiling is not permitted in any telecommunications room. The minimum acceptable ceiling height is 8.5'. It should be unobstructed to provide space over the equipment racks for suspended cable trays or horizontal ladder racks. Sprinkler heads must be provided with cages to prevent accidental operations. Drainage troughs must be provided under the sprinkler pipes to prevent leakage onto the equipment. Sprinkler heads must be as high as possible to avoid accidental operation from cable pulling activities. F. Electrical power A minimum of two dedicated (separate circuits) non-switched 120V/20A quad outlets with dedicated neutrals are required for equipment power at the rack lineup. They should be installed on the overhead ladder racks or cable tray. Emergency power should be utilized whenever possible. If there is a UPS and/or a generator in the building then one of these outlets/circuits on the ladder racks or cable tray in the TRs should be connected to it. Additional convenience outlets should be flush-mounted 12 inches from the finished floor in the plywood backboard. These duplex outlets shall be installed at 6-foot intervals around the room. Emergency power should be utilized whenever possible. If there is a UPS and/or a generator in the building then every other convenience outlet in the TRs should be connected to it. For large buildings, or when a telecommunications Node Room is provided, a dedicated electrical sub-panel should be installed in the MPOE or Node Room. The sub-panel may feed other TRs. Emergency power should be utilized whenever possible. If there is a UPS and/or a generator in the building, an additional sub-panel shall be added and fed from the emergency panels. G. Lighting Lighting must have uniform intensity of 50 foot candles when measured 3 feet from the finished floor. Indirect lighting is not permitted. Lighting fixtures must be on electrical circuits separate from the circuit that feeds the electrical outlets in the room. Do not place light fixture above equipment racks, cabinets, frames or other freestanding equipment to avoid blocking of light.

17 H. Environmental controls The telecommunications rooms will typically require air conditioning to maintain room temperature between 64 ºF-75 ºF and relative humidity between 30%-55%. The rooms require an independent temperature control unit or thermostat. I. Grounding Per ANSI/NECA/BICSI 607 and ANSI/EIA/TIA- 607 requirements, the telecommunications grounding and bonding infrastructure shall be designed and routed through each telecommunications space. Each telecommunications room shall be equipped with a Telecommunications Grounding Busbar (TGB) bonded directly to the Telecommunications Bonding Backbone (TBB). The busbars shall be a maximum of 12 and minimum of 6" in length, 2" in width and 1/4 thick. They shall be drilled and tapped to accommodate standard NEMA compliant grounding hardware. The TBB shall be a minimum of #6 AWG stranded copper grounding conductor and should be in conduits. All TBBs must be tied to the telecommunications main grounding busbar (TMGB) located in the equipment room (or main telecommunications room). The TMGB must be bonded to the building system ground with a minimum of 3/0 AWG stranded copper bonding conductor (BC). The ohmic resistance to ground from any point in the telecommunications grounding system must not be more than 3 ohms. J. Telecommunications Equipment Room (T-E-R) A telecommunications equipment room (T-E-R) or MPOE is where the entrance conduits terminate. It is usually located on the ground floor but may also be located in the basement. A T-E-R typically functions as the main crossconnect (MCC). It is the main telecommunications serving point for the building. It will contain telecommunications equipment, much of it mounted on 19" racks. Cables will be spliced and terminated on the walls. It is important that the entrance conduits stub up in the T-E-R as close to a corner as possible. Minimum T-E-R dimensions are 12' x 12-1/2'. A large building will require a larger T-E-R. In certain buildings, the T-E-R will be further designated as a Node Room. A Node Room is used as a cabling hub not just for that building but for other buildings in that neighborhood of the campus. A Node Room requires additional space, air conditioning, and additional entrance conduits. It may require 30 amp outlets. In some cases, where a Node Room is designated in a building, a separate TR on the same floor as the Node Room may be required. (See also paragraph F. Electrical Power for additional requirements in a Node Room.) ACT will advise FD&C and the architect in the initial planning stage if a Node Room has been designated. A fire suppression system must be installed in coordination with the campus Fire Marshall. A Node Room will house telephone equipment, batteries, routers for campus wide area network (WAN), related local area network (LAN) switches, optical fiber cross connects and optical communications gear. Hence, it should be located so that it is accessible for the delivery of large equipment throughout its useful life. It should be at least 10' from a potential source of EMI (motors, transformers, photocopying equipment and the like). A node room must be accessible from the exterior of a building and may have a double door that opens out to allow equipment to be moved in and out of the room. Provide a ramp if entrance to the node room is higher than ground elevation. Do not install door steps. K. Telecommunications Rooms (TRs) TRs are smaller than T-E-Rs. They are the cabling hubs for floors within a building. They also contain network electronics, typically mounted in 19" racks. A TR serving 50 WAs or 5000 sq. ft. must be at least 10'x 8' in size. (A typical WA is 10'X10' or 100 sq. ft.) A TR serving an area larger than 5000 sq. ft. and less than or equal to 8000 sq. ft. must be at least 10'x 9'. A TR serving an area larger than 8000 sq. ft. and less than or equal to 10,000 sq. ft. must be at least 10'x 11'. For a building where useable floor area served is much less than 5000 sq. ft., a small 8'x 6' TR is adequate.

18 4. Horizontal and Vertical Pathways The Horizontal Pathway System is the pathway through which cables are pulled from the T-E-R or TR to the outlets on that floor. Outlets must be connected to a TR on the same floor. A. Homerun conduits Each telecommunications outlet (TO) must be connected to the TR with a home run 1" conduit. Conduits should be run in the most direct route possible. The number of bends in the conduit should be minimized. No more than two 90 degree bends per conduit run is allowed. The use of "condulets" or "LB" type fittings is not allowed. No continuous run of conduit may exceed 100'. For runs more than 100 feet, pull boxes must be installed so that no segment between pull boxes exceeds 100 feet. The conduit must have a pullstring with 200 lbs minimum test rating. Label conduits at both ends per UCSD standards. A 2-inch conduit is required to each wall-mounted box that supports a multi-user telecommunications outlet assembly (MUTOA). A MUTOA is a special type of telecommunications outlets that can support up to 12 voice/data jacks. It is suitable for use in locations where there is a cluster of machines that are within 15 feet from the MUTOA. Flexible conduits such as metallic flexible conduit are not desirable pathways for telecommunications cables because they tend to "creep" and "shift" and cause sheath damage to the cables. Therefore, the use of flexible conduits as pathway for telecommunications cables must be avoided as much as possible. If flexible conduit is used it must be de-rated to next larger trade size. Minimum allowable size of flexible conduits is 1-1/4. B. Cable trays TOs can also be connected to the TR via a combination of cable tray and conduit. UCSD has standardized on using ladder type cable trays with trapeze-type mounting. Single point mounting is not acceptable. TOs should be connected to the cable tray with home run 1" conduits. Cable tray installation shall comply with all relevant seismic codes. It is important that the path for the cable tray is clear of obstructions, such as HVAC ducts, large pipes and structural beams within the building. Where fire or smoke barriers are penetrated by the cable tray, they shall be fire stopped to maintain the rating of the barrier. Alternatively, conduit sleeves may be used through the penetrations. They must be fire stopped as well. The number of sleeves required depends on the number of cables and size of the tray. Use 50% fill ratio to determine the number of sleeves. Two additional spare sleeves should be installed to accommodate future cable placement. Place cable trays above drop ceilings in corridors. Do not place them above offices or inaccessible spaces. There must be at least 4 inches of vertical space between the suspended ceiling tile and the bottom of the cable tray; 12 inches of vertical clearance from the top of the cable tray is required; and 2' total side clearance (meaning, if the cable tray is wall mounted and there is no clearance on one side, then minimum clearance on the other side should be 2'). It is desirable that the cable tray originates in the TR. If it does not originate from the TR then 4" conduits may be used to connect the TR to the cable tray. The number of 4" conduits required depends on the number of cables and size of tray. Use 50% fill ratio to determine the number of 4" conduits. Two additional spare conduits should be installed to accommodate future cable placement. Access ceiling panels must be installed at 10-foot intervals and at every junction and turn if cable tray is passing though a hard-lid ceiling. The panels should be within 2 feet from the cable tray. They shall not be mounted directly underneath the cable tray. If the cable tray must pass through a seismic joint then it may be installed in one of three ways: 1.) If the depth of the seismic joint is 12" or less, break the cable tray run into two sections, and leave the 12-inch (or less) gap between them within the seismic joint. 2.) If the joint is deeper than 12", break the cable tray run into two sections, and overlap the ends vertically by no more than 4" within the joint with at least 4" vertical clearance between them, or, 3.) Break the cable tray run into two sections, and use 6" flexible conduits between them to span the depth of the seismic joint. The number of conduits depends on number of cables and size of cable tray plus one spare for future cable pulls. Use 50% fill ratio to determine the number of 6" flexible conduits. (Note: Use of flexible conduit must be avoided as much as possible, but if it is really necessary to use them, then de-rate to the next larger trade size.

19 All metallic cable trays must be grounded but should not be used as grounding conductor for equipment. C. Perimeter raceway system In a perimeter raceway, power and telecommunications cables must be in separate compartments and must comply with applicable electric codes. When metallic barrier is provided, it must be bonded to ground. The barrier must run continuously throughout the length of the raceway. A double-gang pull box must be placed in the wall at 10-foot interval along the length of the raceway. Each box must have a 1-1/4 conduit either homerun to the TR or to the cable tray. D. Riser conduits A minimum of four 4-inch vertical riser conduits or sleeves are required between TRs. They must be installed as close to a corner in the TR as possible. Label conduits at both ends per UCSD standards. 5. Telecommunications outlets A. Standard wall outlets A standard telecommunications outlet (TO) at UCSD is used for voice, data and sometimes video connections. It requires a double gang box, 4 11/16" x 4 11/16" x 2 1/8" deep, with a single gang mud ring. It is mounted flush in the wall at the same height as the convenience electrical outlet: 18" AFF. Indicate TO locations on the prints using the UCSD Telecommunications symbol list. Use appropriate symbols to differentiate TOs that have additional interfaces such as video or that support special devices like wireless access points. Placement of TOs for wireless access points must be closely coordinated with UCSD Telecommunications. B. Floor-mounted outlets Enclosures for floor mounted TOs must have cable pathways big enough to accommodate the amount of station cables and must accommodate standard jacks. Conduits to floor-mounted TOs shall be run to the nearest cable tray preferably in the ceiling below the outlets or run to the TR on the same floor as the outlet. Cables must be home run to the nearest TR on the same floor as the TOs. 6. Miscellaneous A. Audio-visual, intercom, and paging systems Audio-visual (AV) systems, intercoms and similar in-house paging devices are the responsibility of the architect. They may not be located in any TR. ACT does not design, support or maintain these systems. B. Shell spaces, Open Office and Systems Furniture Coordinate closely the design of pathways with furniture designer, electrical engineers and UCSD Telecommunications. C. Elevator phones Elevator phones are cabled to the elevator equipment room. There must be at least one TO in each elevator equipment room that is cabled to the nearest TR. There must be an adequate number of jacks on the TO to accommodate all elevators per equipment room in the building.

20 7. Cabling Reroutes For many new buildings, the site work means that existing telecommunications cables in the area need to be rerouted. The architect is responsible for designing the conduits, manholes etc., necessary for the reroute. ACT will provide design advice and information. The general contractor will install the new underground conduits and manholes. ACT will engineer the reroute of the cables through the new conduits. Cable reroutes are not done by the general contractor. ACT will prepare a separate bid document for the cable reroute, will select a contractor and will be responsible for the reroute. No existing telecommunications cables can be damaged or demolished until the reroute is complete. This needs to be made clear in the general bid documents. ACT will advise FD&C during the design stage how much time must be allowed in the construction schedule for the cable reroute. 8. References Telecommunications Distribution Method Manual (TDMM) 11th Edition by Building Industry Consulting Services Incorporated (BICSI) ANSI/EIA/TIA 568-B-- Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard ANSI/EIA/TIA Commercial Building Standards for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces ANSI/EIA/TIA 606-Administration Standard for the Telecommunications Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings ANSI/EIA/TIA 607-Commercial Building Grounding and Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications California Electric Code (CEC)

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