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SECTION 16010
ELECTRICAL GENERAL PROVISIONS
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01 RELATED DOCUMENTS
A. The general provisions of the contract including General and Special Conditions and
General Requirements shall apply to all work under this Section.
1.02 REQUIREMENTS OF REGULATORY AGENCIES AND STANDARDS
A. Equipment, fixtures, material and installation shall conform to the requirements of the
local Building Department, the serving utility companies, the National Electrical Code,
National Electrical Safety Code, Life Safety Code, Occupational Safety and Health
Act, and applicable national, state and local codes, ordinances and regulations.
B. All equipment shall be equal to or exceed the minimum requirements of NEMA, IEEE,
and UL.
C. Should any change in Drawings or Specifications be required to comply with
governmental regulations, the Contractor shall notify Architect/Engineer prior to
execution of the Work. The work shall be carried out according to the requirements
of such code in accordance with the instruction of the Architect/Engineer and at no
additional cost to the Owner.
D. The provisions of Standards, Codes, Laws, Ordinances, etc., shall be considered
minimum requirements. In case of conflict between their published requirements, the
Owner's Representative shall determine which is to be followed and his decision shall
be binding. Specific requirements of this specification or the drawings, which exceed
the published requirements, shall take precedence over them.
1.03 FEES
A. All local fees, permits, and services of inspection authorities shall be obtained and
paid for by the Contractor. The Contractor shall cooperate fully with local companies
with respect to their services. Contractor shall include in his bid any costs to be
incurred relative to power service (primary and/or secondary) and telephone service.
1.04 SCOPE OF WORK
A. This division of the specifications covers the electrical systems of the project. It
includes work performed by the electrical trades as well as trades not normally
considered as electrical trades.
B. Provide all incidentals, equipment, appliances, services, hoisting, scaffolding,
supports, tools, supervision, labor consumable items, fees, licenses, etc., necessary
to provide complete systems. Perform start-up and checkout on each item and
system to provide fully operable systems.
C. Examine and compare the Electrical Drawings with these specifications, and report
any discrepancies between them to the Architect/Engineer and obtain from him
written instructions for changes necessary in the work. At time of bid the most
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D. Examine and compare the Electrical Drawings and Specifications with the Drawings
and Specifications of other trades, and report any discrepancies between them to the
Architect/Engineer and obtain from him written instructions for changes necessary in
the work. At time of bid, the most stringent requirements must be included in said
bid.
E. Install and coordinate the electrical work in cooperation with other trades installing
interrelated work. Before installation, make proper provisions to avoid interferences
in a manner approved by the Architect/Engineer. All changes required in the work of
the Contractor, caused by his neglect to do so, shall be made by him at his own
expense.
F. It is the intent of the Drawings and Specifications to provide a complete workable
system ready for the Owner's operation. Any item not specifically shown on the
Drawings or called for in the Specifications, but normally required to conform with the
intent, are to be considered a part of the Contract.
G. All materials furnished by the Contractor shall be new and unused (temporary lighting
and power products are excluded) and free from defects. All materials used shall
bear the Underwriter's Laboratory, Inc. label provided a standard has been
established for the material in question.
H. Except for conduit, conduit fittings, outlet boxes, wire and cable, all items of
equipment or material shall be the product of one manufacturer throughout the entire
project. Multiple manufacturers will not be permitted.
1.05 REFERENCES
A. Utilize the following abbreviations and definitions for discernment within the Drawings
and Specifications.
1. Abbreviations
a) NEC
National Electrical Code.
b) OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Act.
c) ANSI
American National Standards Institute.
d) NFPA
National Fire Protection Association.
e) ASA
American Standards Association.
f) IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
g) NEMA
National Electrical Manufacturers Association.
h) UL
Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.
i) IES
Illuminating Engineering Society.
j) ICEA
Insulated Cable Engineers Association.
k) ASTM
American Society of Testing Materials.
l) ETL
Electrical Testing Laboratories, Inc.
m) CBM
Certified Ballast Manufacturers.
n) EIA
Electronic Industries Association.
o) LED
Light Emitting Diode.
p) OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer.
1.06 DEFINITIONS
A. "PROVIDE" means to supply, purchase, transport, place, erect, connect, test, and
turn over to Owner, complete and ready for regular operation, the particular Work
referred to.
B. "INSTALL" means to join, unite, fasten, link, attach, set up, or otherwise connect
together before testing and turning over to Owner, complete and ready for regular
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C. "FURNISH" means to supply all materials, labor, equipment, testing apparatus,
controls, tests, accessories, and all other items customarily required for the proper
and complete application for the particular Work referred to.
D. "WIRING" means the inclusion of all raceways, fittings, conductors, connectors, tape,
junction and outlet boxes, connections, splices, and all other items necessary and/or
required in connection with such Work.
E. "CONDUIT" means the inclusion of all fittings, hangers, supports, sleeves, etc.
F. "AS DIRECTED" means as directed by the Architect/Engineer, or his representative.
G. "CONCEALED" means embedded in masonry or other construction, installed behind
wall furring or within double partitions, or installed above hung ceilings.
1.07 COORDINATION OF THE WORK
A. Certain materials will be provided by other trades. Examine the Contract Documents
to ascertain these requirements.
B. Carefully check space requirements with other trades and the physical confines of
the area to insure that all material can be installed in the spaces allotted thereto
including finished suspended ceilings and the spaces within the existing building.
Make modifications thereto as required and approved.
C. Transmit to other trades all information required for work to be provided under their
respective Sections in ample time for installation.
D. Wherever work interconnects with work of other trades, coordinate with other trades
to insure that all trades have the information necessary so that they may properly
install all the necessary connections and equipment. Identify all items of work that
require access so that the ceiling trade will know where to install access doors and
panels.
E. Coordinate, project and schedule work with other trades in accordance with the
construction sequence.
F. The Drawings show only the general run of raceways and approximate location of
outlets. Any significant changes in location of outlets, cabinets, etc., necessary in
order to meet field conditions shall be brought to the immediate attention of the
Architect/Engineer and receive his approval before such alterations are made. All
such modifications shall be made without additional cost to the Owner.
G. Obtain from the Architect/Engineer in the field the location of such outlets or
equipment not definitely located on the Drawings.
H. Circuit "tags" in the form of arrows are used where shown to indicate the home runs
of raceways to electrical distribution points. These tags show the circuits in each
home run and the panel designation. Show the actual circuits numbers on the
finished record drawings and on panel directory card. Where circuiting is not
indicated, Electrical Subcontractor must provide required circuiting in accordance
with the loading indicated on the drawings and/or as directed.
I. Adjust location of conduits, panels, equipment, pull boxes, fixtures, etc. to
accommodate the work to prevent interferences, both anticipated and encountered.
Determine the exact route and location of each raceway prior to fabrication.
1. Right-of-Way:
a) Lines that pitch have the right-of-way over those that do not pitch. For
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way. Lines whose elevations cannot be changed to have right-of-way over
lines whose elevations can be changed.
b) Make offsets, transitions and changes in direction in raceways as required to
maintain proper headroom in pitch of sloping lines whether or not indicated
on the Drawings.
J. Wherever the work is of sufficient complexity, prepare additional Detail Drawings to
scale similar to that of the bidding Drawings, prepared on tracing medium of the
same size as Contract Drawings. With these layouts, coordinate the work with the
work of other trades. Such detailed work to be clearly i