This appears to be a poorly worded or badly written/copied spec. Not an unusual occurrence when non FPE's are involved with the Fire Protection. I'd bid the job as I would normally install it, and where is say's "Per plans and spec's" I note "Exceptions taken" If you are the low bidder, they'll call and ask what your exceptions are. If you're not low bidder, they won't be calling anyway.
Thom McMahon, SET Firetech, Inc. 2560 Copper Ridge Dr P.O. Box 882136 Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 Tel: 970-879-7952 Fax: 970-879-7926 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Cahill Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 4:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Pre-action abort Reasoning from a non-sprinkler proficient PE? That's self explanatory. I haven't the foggiest idea why one would want it. As I said won't return calls, bid due shortly. We're talking 10 PC's in a training classroom, college like, 2400 sq.ft. Then there is a second PA in a comm. room that is 300 sq.ft. which I imagine is the servers to run said PC's and connect to the WWW. Why both rooms aren't on the same PA I don't know that either. Suspect PE is working of % of contract. Also, local gov't work isn't allowed to be cheap so when wet system prices fall something has to be added so we last few taxpayers get our moneys worth? This ain't no billion dollar server farm. There is also a clean agent someplace but I don't know where and not my scope of work so I really don't care. But adds to the oddity of it all. Spec reads like a FM-200 or the like but is clearly for the double interlock PA. "1. Upon activation of smoke detector energize predischarge strobe and bell. 2. Activate a time delay sequence and enable abort sequence. 3. Abort station shall reset the 30 second time delay." Now technically he never specs an electric/pneumatic. Could always do pneumatic/pneumatic to solve the problem. I don't like it either but before I start a fight I want to know which side I'm on. (And just because I might be on the losing side code wise doesn't mean I won't start it anyway). Chris Cahill, P.E. _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
