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FORT PIERCE ENGINEERING, INC. IRC Maintenance 1 .0 General Criteria for the Fire Alarm System: 1 . 1 Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) Defined, Building Permits: The AHJ for Code compliance is Indian River County. 1 .2 Contractor' s Shop Drawings, Review, Code Compliance, Completeness of System, Goals, Objectives, and Performance Criteria The fire alarm contractor shall submit complete Shop Drawings to the engineer for review, prior to performing any work. These shall clearly demonstrate compliance with the engineer' s plans and specifications. Engineer' s approval (with or without corrections) of contractor' s Shop Drawings, samples, cut sheets, etc. , is for general conformance with the contract documents and design concept. It shall not relieve the contractor of responsibility for full compliance with the project plans and specifications, EXCEPT for any specific non-compliant features for which the engineer gives written authorization . The fire alarm system shall comply with applicable provisions of the 2007 Florida Building Code, and the National Fire Alarm Code (NFPA 72). The Contractor shall furnish all parts, materials, and labor customarily required or provided for a complete and operating system, in accordance with all requirements applicable, even if each needed item is not specifically shown or described in the project plans or specifications. The goals of the system are : 1 ) to provide life safety; 2) to protect property; 3 ) to maintain continuity of operations The objective of the system is to accurately detect smoke and/or fire and/or toxic carbon monoxide conditions promptly and provide clear notification so as to provide adequate time for evacuation and/or rescue through tenable conditions. Another objective is to limit the spread of flame to the compartment of origin. The required responses of the system are: 1 ) to provide a trouble indication at the FACU upon detection of an abnormal system condition 2) to provide visible and audible notification per NFPA 72 upon detection of abnormal smoke/heat/or carbon monoxide 3) to shut down the office building AHU upon detection of abnormal smoke or heat in the office building 4) to provide a signal to the Indian River County Central Station that identifies the building name and address and the fact that the system is in alarm condition. See 3 .2. 1 . 3 The system is to be the non-addressable, zoned type, with a 24vdc nominal operating voltage. All equipment supplied must be specifically listed for its intended use and shall be installed in accordance with any instructions included in its listing. 1 .4 The system is to have multiple access levels so owner's authorized personnel can disable 16965 FIRE DETECTION & ALARM SYSTEM Page 2 OF 10