ADDRESSABLE FIRE DETECTION & ALARM SYSTEM NOTES

1. BEFORE COMMENCING OF THE FIRE ALARM WORKS, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT
DETAILED SHOP DRAWINGS FOR SITE SUPERVISION ENGINEER APPROVAL.
2. THE FIRE DETECTION & ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE COORDINATED AND APPROVED BY
THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION OF THE PROJECT. AND SHALL BE FULLY COMPLY
WITH THE CIVIL DEFENSE LOCAL AUTHORITY REQUIREMENTS.
3. WIRES, CONDUITS, AND DEVICES INSTALLATION FOR THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS HEREIN
SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION AND THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL STANDARD AND TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS.
4. AMERICAN STANDARD PRODUCTS ARE ACCEPTABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL
AUTHORITY REGULATIONS.
5. THE ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN THE PROJECT SHALL BE
NEW AND LATEST MODEL AVAILABLE DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD.
6. 6. ALL CABLES USED IN FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AND PUBLIC ADDRESS TO BE FIRE
RESISTANT 2 HOURS FIRE RATED CABLES SHIELDED TYPE ACCORDING TO BS: 6387
CATEGORIES C, W & Z.
7. HE FIRE ALARM & DETECTION SYSTEM IS ADDRESSABLE SYSTEM.
8. ALL CABLES USED IN FIRE ALARM SYSTEM & ALL RELATED INTERFACES SHALL BE
INSTALLED IN HOT DIP RIGID GALVANIZED STEEL CONDUITS WHERE THEY ARE
EXPOSED TO MECHANICAL DAMAGE AND IN "EMT" CONDUITS WHERE THEY ARE
CONCEALED IN FALSE CEILING AND IN "PVC" CONDUITS WHERE THEY ARE CONCEALED
IN CONCRETE.
9. ALL CONTROL AND MONITOR MODULES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE INTERFACES BETWEEN
THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM & HVAC/SMOKE CONTROL EQUIPMENT (AHU'S, FANS,
DAMPERS,...ETC) TO BE PROVIDED, CONTRACTOR TO COORDINATE WITH MECHANICAL
DRAWINGS.
10. EACH FIRE ALARM ADDRESSABLE LOOP SHALL HAVE 20% SPARE CAPACITY, NO MORE
THAN 80% OF THE ADDRESSES AVAILABLE SHALL PERMITTED TO BE USED.
11. ALL FIELD DEVICES INSTALLED IN SEMI COVERED OR EXTERNAL AREA SHALL BE
WEATHERPROOF TYPE.
12. FIRE ALARM SYSTEM DESIGN SHALL BE AS PER "NFPA" STANDARD AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
13. FAULT ISOLATOR SHALL BE USED EVERY 10:15 DEVICES OF THE FIRE ALARM LOOP.
14. COMPLETE DETECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR CEILING VOID AREAS OF VOID DEPTH
GREATER THAN 80 cm AND AS PER DRAWINGS.
15. TYPE OF CONDUITS SHALL BE AS PER SPECIFICATIONS, HOWEVER USING OF LARGER
SIZE HAS TO BE IMPLEMENTED WHEN RECOMMENDED BY THE EQUIPMENT
MANUFACTURER.
16. THE CONTRACTOR TO CONSIDER THE FIRE ALARM LOOPING AS GUIDANCE ONLY AND
THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CALCULATE AND FIND THE ACTUAL LOOPING AND THE
FILLING RATIO ACCORDING TO THE SELECTED SYSTEM.
17. DETECTORS SHALL NOT BE LOCATED IN DIRECT AIR FLOW NOT CLOSER THAN 900mm
FROM AIR SUPPLY DIFFUSER.
18. THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE INTERFACED WITH THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM
FOR USE IT AS VOICE EVACUATION SYSTEM IN CASE OF FIRE.
19. DC CABLE WITH VOLTAGE DROP CALCULATIONS SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH
CONTRACTOR/VENDOR.
20. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE THE LOCATION OF DOOR HOLDER, DOOR LOCK,
And ELECTRO MAGNETIC LOCK WITH LIFE SAFETY DRAWINGS.
21. THE FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE EXECUTED BY A REPUTABLE AND
EXPERIENCE CONTRACTOR CERTIFIED BY CIVIL DEFENSE RESISTER.
22. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE WITH THE SUPPLIER FOR THE REQUIRED dB
LEVEL AND THE CANDELA RATING PER EACH SPECIFIED SPACE.
23. BATTERY CALCULATION AND VOLTAGE DROP CALCULATIONS IS PART OF CONTRACTOR
SCOPE ACCORDING TO THE APPROVED SYSTEM MANUFACTURER AND TO BE
SUBMITTED TO SUPERVISION CONSULTANT FOR STUDY/APPROVAL AND THE TIME FOR
THE FACP BATTERY SHOULD BE SPECIFIED INCASE OF FIRE AND IN THE NORMAL CASE..
BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (BMS) NOTES

1. THE NUMBER OF I/O POINTS PER EACH DDC IS SHALL BE CALCULATED BY THE
CONTRACTOR, AND THE FINAL NUMBER IS SUBJECT FOR THE APPROVED VENDOR
DURING THE CONSTRUCTION, AND ACCORDINGLY DDC CAPACITIES / NUMBERS HAS TO
MATCH AND COMPLY WITH BMS I/O POINT LIST, SUBSEQUENTLY THE NUMBER OF LOCAL
CONTROL PANELS “LCP” HAS TO ACCOMMODATE THE DDCS.
2. THE CONTRACTOR TO COORDINATE WITH HEATING VENTILATION, AND AIR
CONDITIONING (HVAC), PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL FOR BMS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.
3. THE CONTRACTOR IN COORDINATION WITH THE APPROVED VENDOR TO PROVIDE
DETAILED BMS SYSTEM, AND TO CONSIDER SINGLE LINE DIAGRAM AS GUIDANCE ONLY.
THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ACTUAL LOOPING ACCORDING TO THE FINAL
LOCATIONS FOR ALL MEP DEVICES, WITH CONSIDERATION THAT EACH LOOP
CONNECTED TO SERVER CONTROLLER SHALL NOT EXCEED 35 METER DIRECT DIGITAL
CONTROL (DDC).
4. THE CONTRACTOR IN COORDINATION WITH APPROVED VENDOR TO PROVIDE CABLES
FOR BMS SYSTEM ACCORDING TO SYSTEM MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS WITH
CONSIDERATION OF THE TRAVELING DISTANCE PER EACH LOOP. AND SHALL BE
RUNNING INSIDE PVC CONDUITS WITH FILLING RATIO NOT EXCEED 40% & RIGID PVC
CONDUITS TO BE PROVIDED FOR ROOF FIELD DEVICES CONNECTIONS.
5. CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE OF COORDINATING WITH ALL OTHER DISCIPLINES FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTION.
6. ALL BMS DDC SHOULD COVER THE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AS INDICATED IN CONTROL
SKETCHES WITH CONSIDERATION OF (20% SPARE).

GENERAL NOTES FOR TELECOM SYSTEMS

1) THE LOCATION OF EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES SHOWN ON THE DRAWING ARE INDICATIVE
ONLY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CO-ORDINATION OF
TELECOM DEVICES ON SITE WITH THE MEP CONTRACTOR. FINAL LOCATIONS AND
HEIGHT SHALL BE DETERMINED ON SITE WITH APPROVAL OF THE ARCHITECT AND THE
CLIENT.
2) CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATION BETWEEN ALL SERVICES.
COORDINATE THE INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS OF SYSTEM DEVICES, EQUIPMENT,
PATHWAYS, AND OTHER COMPONENTS WITH THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND OTHER
BUILDING TRADES PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.
3) CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE ALL IN GENERAL, ESSENTIAL POWER OUTLETS AND
UPS PROVISIONS TO ENSURE POWER OUTLETS FOR ICT EQUIPMENT ARE PROVIDED.
4) ALL STRUCTURED CABLING PASSIVE COMPONENTS SHALL HAVE 25% SPARE CAPACITY.
ALL SYSTEMS AND ACTIVE COMPONENTS MUST HAVE AT LEAST 20% SPACE CAPACITY.
5) THE CABINET SIZE IS INDICATIVE, THE SIZE OF THE CABINET MUST BE CALCULATE AS
PER SITE REQUIREMENTS AND EQUIPMENTS TO BE PROVIDED.
6) THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO PROVIDE TELECOM LAYOUT
DISTRIBUTION FOR CLIENT APPROVAL BASED ON CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND AS
FOLLOWS: - SERVICE PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS. -FULL GSM COVERAGE AS PER
SERVICE PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS. -CAT6A RJ45 OUTLET DISTRIBUTION (ALL
NETWORK TYPES) -CAT6A AND FIBER OPTIC CABLES (ALL NETWORK TYPES) -TELECOM
SYSTEM PATHWAYS AND CONTAINMENTS (CABLE TRAY, TRUNKING AND DUCTING,
CONDUITS) -TELECOM PANELS/ RACKS / ENCLOSURES -TELECOM AND SYSTEMS
MANHOLES, HANDHOLES, DRAINAGE INCLUDING BASE CONCRETE REQUIREMENTS FOR
OUTDOOR ELEMENTS.
7) THE LOCATION OF THE VARIOUS OUTLETS SHOWN IS INDICATIVE ONLY. THE EXACT
LOCATION AND MOUNTING HEIGHT OF THE VARIOUS OUTLET SHALL BE DETERMINED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE FURNITURE LAYOUTS, ID DRAWINGS, AND OTHER SERVICES
AND SHALL BE LOCATED AS PER CONSULTANT INSTRUCTION.
8) ROUTING OF TRAY/GI TRUNKING SHOWN IS ONLY INDICATIVE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL
BE RESPONSIBLE TO COORDINATE THE SAME WITH OTHER SERVICES AND AS PER THE
ACTUAL SITE CONDITIONS. ALL TELECOM OUTLETS, TELEPHONE, IT INSTALLATIONS
SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LATEST SERVICE PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS.
9) THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE TO COORDINATE WITH ISP TO ENSURE FULL GSM
COVERAGE INSIDE THE PROJECT INCLUDING ALL ROOMS, MEP/TECHNICAL ROOMS,
CORRIDORS, OFFICES, MEETING ROOMS AND PARKING AREAS, AND TO COMPLETELY
COMPLY WITH ISP REQUIREMENT (POWER SUPPLY, CONTAINMENTS, CABLE TRAY,
TRUNKING ETC...) TO ENSURE COVERAGE AND FULL FUNCTIONALITY OF THE GSM
SYSTEM.
10) ROUTING OF TRAY/GI TRUNKING SHOWN IS ONLY INDICATIVE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL
BE RESPONSIBLE TO COORDINATE THE SAME WITH OTHER SERVICES AND AS PER THE
ACTUAL SITE CONDITIONS. SIZES OF EQUIPMENT SHOWN ON PLANS INDICATES THE
APPROXIMATE SIZE OF EQUIPMENT. CONTRACTOR MUST VERIFY THAT THE PROPOSED
EQUIPMENT WILL FIT IN THE ASSIGNED SPACE.

GENERAL NOTES FOR SECURITY SYSTEMS

1) THE LOCATION OF EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES SHOWN ON THE DRAWING ARE

INDICATIVE ONLY. THE SECURITY CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE CO-ORDINATION OF SECURITY DEVICES ON SITE WITH THE MEP
CONTRACTOR. FINAL LOCATIONS AND HEIGHT SHALL BE DETERMINED ON SITE
WITH APPROVAL OF THE ARCHITECT.
2) SECURITY CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE ALL SECURITY IN GENERAL,
ESSENTIAL POWER OUTLETS AND SECURITY UPS PROVISIONS.
3) SECURITY CONTRACTOR TO COORDINATE AND ENSURE SECURITY POWER
OUTLETS FOR  SECURITY EQUIPMENT ARE PROVIDED AND ON DEDICATED
SECURITY SUB-DISTRIBUTION CIRCUIT BOARDS - ESSENTIAL POWER AND
GENERAL POWER AS REQUIRED INCLUDING UPS PROVISIONS AS REQUIRED BY
AHJ (MOI).
4) ALL CAMERA  THAT EXCEEDS 90M LENGTH FROM ACCESS SWITCH MUST BE
PROVIDED BY POE  EXTENDER.
5) IP CCTV HAS TO BE PROVIDED, ALL THE DATA CABLING AND NETWORK
SWITCHES MUST BE CONSIDERED.
6) ALL ITEMS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE FULL FUNCTIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM
AS PER THE CLIENT AND MOI REQUIREMENTS MUST BE PROVIDED.
7) ALL STRUCTURED CABLING PASSIVE COMPONENTS SHALL HAVE 25% SPARE
CAPACITY. ALL SYSTEMS AND ACTIVE COMPONENTS MUST HAVE AT LEAST 20%
SPACE CAPACITY.
8) SECURITY CABLE TRAYS AND TRUNKING MUST BE PROVIDED WITH COVER AS
PER THE MOI REQUIREMENTS.
9) CABINET SIZE IS INDICATIVE, THE SIZE OF THE CABINET MUST BE CALCULATED
AS PER SITE REQUIREMENTS AND EQUIPMENTS TO BE PROVIDED.
10) CCTV DESIGN SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LATEST AUTHORITY
REGULATIONS (MOI). IT IS CONTRACTORS RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT
THE FULL SYSTEMS ARE COMPLIANT TO REGULATIONS DURING AND AFTER
INSTALLATIONS .
11) CONTRACTOR TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PIXEL REQUIREMENTS AS
REQUIRED BY MOI.
12) ALL CAMERAS MUST BE POWERED THROUGH POWER OVER ETHERNET (POE)
OR POE+
13) ANY ITEMS THAT ARE NOT MENTIONED IN SPECIFICATION AND DRAWING BUT
ARE REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE FULL FUNCTIONALITY  AND IN COMPLIANCE
WITH REGULATIONS OF THE SYSTEM MUST BE PROVIDED.
14) SECURITY CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE/PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE 
MOUNTING KITS FOR CAMERA LOCATION TO ACHIEVE THE REQUIRED FIELD OF
VIEWS .
15) ALL SYSTEM COMPONENTS MUST BE SUPPLIED FROM UPS SOURCE  ENSURING
CONTINUOUS OPERATION IN CASE OF ANY POWER FAILURE.