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Kansas City,
Correct Deficiencies from Physical
Security Study Report
Healthcare System / Project Number 589-22-465
PROJECT MANUAL
100%R CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
20 July 2023
Volume 2 of 2
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SECTION 26 05 11
REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 DESCRIPTION
A. This section applies to all sections of Division 26.
B. Furnish and install electrical systems, materials, equipment, and
accessories in accordance with the specifications and drawings.
Capacities and ratings of motors, transformers, conductors and cable,
switchboards, switchgear, panelboards, motor control centers,
generators, automatic transfer switches, and other items and
arrangements for the specified items are shown on the drawings.
C. Electrical service entrance equipment and arrangements for temporary
and permanent connections to the electric utility company’s system
shall conform to the electric utility company's requirements.
Coordinate fuses, circuit breakers and relays with the electric utility
company’s system, and obtain electric utility company approval for
sizes and settings of these devices.
D. Conductor ampacities specified or shown on the drawings are based on
copper conductors, with the conduit and raceways sized per NEC.
Aluminum conductors are prohibited.
1.2 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
A. The latest International Building Code (IBC), Underwriters
Laboratories, Inc. (UL), Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE), and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes
and standards are the minimum requirements for materials and
installation.
B. The drawings and specifications shall govern in those instances where
requirements are greater than those stated in the above codes and
standards.
1.3 TEST STANDARDS
A. All materials and equipment shall be listed, labeled, or certified by a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) to meet Underwriters
Laboratories, Inc. (UL), standards where test standards have been
established. Materials and equipment which are not covered by UL
standards will be accepted, providing that materials and equipment are
listed, labeled, certified or otherwise determined to meet the safety
requirements of a NRTL. Materials and equipment which no NRTL accepts,
certifies, lists, labels, or determines to be safe, will be considered
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if inspected or tested in accordance with national industrial
standards, such as ANSI, NEMA, and NETA. Evidence of compliance shall
include certified test reports and definitive shop drawings.
B. Definitions:
1. Listed: Materials and equipment included in a list published by an
organization that is acceptable to the Authority Having Jurisdiction
and concerned with evaluation of products or services, that
maintains periodic inspection of production or listed materials and
equipment or periodic evaluation of services, and whose listing
states that the materials and equipment either meets appropriate
designated standards or has been tested and found suitable for a
specified purpose.
2. Labeled: Materials and equipment to which has been attached a label,
symbol, or other identifying mark of an organization that is
acceptable to the Authority Having Jurisdiction and concerned with
product evaluation, that maintains periodic inspection of production
of labeled materials and equipment, and by whose labeling the
manufacturer indicates compliance with appropriate standards or
performance in a specified manner.
3. Certified: Materials and equipment which:
a. Have been tested and found by a NRTL to meet nationally
recognized standards or to be safe for use in a specified manner.
b. Are periodically inspected by a NRTL.
c. Bear a label, tag, or other record of certification.
4. Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory: Testing laboratory which
is recognized and approved by the Secretary of Labor in accordance
with OSHA regulations.
1.4 QUALIFICATIONS (PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
A. Manufacturer’s Qualifications: The manufacturer shall regularly and
currently produce, as one of the manufacturer's principal products, the
materials and equipment specified for this project, and shall have
manufactured the materials and equipment for at least three years.
B. Product Qualification:
1. Manufacturer's materials and equipment shall have been in
satisfactory operation, on three installations of similar size and
type as this project, for at least three years.
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2. The Government reserves the right to require the Contractor to
submit a list of installations where the materials and equipment
have been in operation before approval.
C. Service Qualifications: There shall be a permanent service organization
maintained or trained by the manufacturer which will render
satisfactory service to this installation within // four // eight //
hours of receipt of notification that service is needed. Submit name
and address of service organizations.
1.5 APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS
A. Applicable publications listed in all Sections of Division 26 shall be
the latest issue, unless otherwise noted.
B. Products specified in all sections of Division 26 shall comply with the
applicable publications listed in each section.
1.6 MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS
A. Materials and equipment furnished shall be of current production by
manufacturers regularly engaged in the manufacture of such items, and
for which replacement parts shall be available. Materials and
equipment furnished shall be new, and shall have superior quality and
freshness.
B. When more than one unit of the same class or type of materials and
equipment is required, such units shall be the product of a single
manufacturer.
C. Equipment Assemblies and Components:
1. Components of an assembled unit need not be…
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