JULY 2005
SOLICITATION FOR OFFERS
OUTPATIENT CLINIC
SFO NO. V101-183R-xxx-xxx-xx
[INSERT LOCATION OF FACILITY]
from the room backboard and terminating inside an accessible water-proof enclosure. The room must be
designed with adequate space to accommodate all provided and planned Special Systems, Head-end
Cabinets (i.e., MATV, CCTV, SSTV, RED, Satellite, Public Address, Two-Way Radio and Radio Paging
and Microwave, etc.), Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Systems, AC power, Air Handling and two
future systems. The Special Systems, planned to be included in this room but to be installed at a later
date, shall be clearly shown on the contract drawings insuring adequate space allocation to each cabinet
for accessibility. If the Penthouse or Attic general area is used, it must be climatically controlled, properly
sized and may be separated from the rest of the area by a floor to ceiling metal security fence provided
with a minimum 40 inches X 84 inches locking gate if a room is not available or cannot be provided and
the adjoining area(s) is not utilized by the Facility(s) elevator equipment. (A/E Note: TELCO equipment
areas shall not use fencing of any type; only secure rooms are acceptable. See VA Electrical Design
Manual, Article 8.11 for Specific TELCO Equipment Room Information.
6.7.6.2.2 Room Location:
When selecting the (HE) Equipment Room site, avoid locations restricted by building walls. Accessibility
for the delivery of standard enclosed equipment cabinets shall be provided. The room shall be located as
close as possible to an outside roof entrance and not in or above patient care areas. The (HE) Equipment
Room shall be located no more than 300 cable ft. from the Facility's Emergency AC Power Distribution
Panel that is designated to provide its AC power. Also, the (HE) Equipment Room shall be provided with
an accessible 6 inches X 6 inches minimum cable duct/wireways or minimum number of conduits as
described herein, from it to the Facility's vertical riser system(s) for communication system wires and
cables that access the Facility's vertically stacked telecommunication closets. The use of open elevator
Equipment Room areas is not allowed for this purpose and will not be approved.
6.7.6.2.3 Cooling:
The HE room shall be provided with heating and/or cooling equipment capable of maintaining the internal
space between 68 degrees and 80 degrees Fahrenheit, with humidity control. The relative humidity shall
not exceed 50 percent. Heating and cooling requirements shall include the back-up batteries and
associated rectifiers.
A fully climatically controlled, stand-alone equipment cabinet is acceptable for each special system in lieu
of fully acclimatizing the HE areas.
6.7.6.2.4 Minimum (HE) Room Size and Construction:
Each HE equipment and associated Control Room that is required by system design shall be rectangular
in shape and free of obstructions, such as columns and braces, if possible. If columns or braces are
present, they shall not impede the installation or operation of each individual system head-end equipment
and access to each equipment cabinet's front, side, or rear areas. The floor area occupied by the column
shall not be counted as a part of the room's minimum useable square ft. requirements. A minimum of 3 ft.
shall be provided around each cabinet unless the cabinets are installed joined or side by side where the 3
ft. rule applies around the entire assembly. Minimum ceiling height shall be 8 ft. above finish floor. The
Equipment Room shall be a minimum of 12 ft. x 14 ft., or as large as the sum of the provided planned and
two spare systems and access require.
Each HE Equipment Room shall have a finished floor of material consisting of antistatic properties.
Additional space shall be provided for necessary UPS and/or associated batteries required by designated
Critical Life, Public and Staff Safety Systems (i.e., Radio Paging for Code One [aka Blue], Two-Way Radio
for Security and Engineering Service and PA, if located in this area).
6.7.6.2.5 Grounding:
Lightning Protection System - A lightning ground copper bus shall be provided with a connection point
located on the outside of the building where each of the system antenna cables and external wires enter
the building. It shall be of sufficient size to allow each system antenna cable, control wire lightning
protector and separate ground wire to each antenna mast to be connected directly to it. It shall be
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