Fire Alarm Upgrade - Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility

In general the work consists of: replacement of the siemens mxl system with a compatible siemens system. The existing notification appliance circuit (nac) panels on the 2nd, 5th and 8th floors, fcc pc and printer in room 275, and main fire alarm control and annunciator panels shall be replaced. The contractor shall complete all programming, functional testing, and inspections prior to initiating device replacement. The contractor shall replace all second floor initiating devices. Field device testing shall be completed after the full loop is replaced. The contractor shall then remediate deficiencies in coverage, intelligibility, or monitoring in the building by adding or replacing devices with issues identified during the field survey or in yearly testing reports. Deficiencies noted in the May 2019 testing report are shown in these drawings. Firefighter phones and associated cabling and raceways shall be removed. Recessed phone backboxes shall remain and be securely covered with stainless steel covers. See specifications for requirements of backbox covers. Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 16.855(10), Wisconsin Statutes, that the Division believes it is in the best interests of the State to contract the following work from only one source, without the usual statutory procedures: The new fire alarm system shall be manufactured by Siemens and shall be compatible with the existing fire alarm system as this work is a phased replacement. The existing system is a Cerberus Pyrotronics system by Siemens. The main fire alarm control panel is located in Control Room 272, a power supply and expansion panel in the adjacent Security Electronics Room 275, and a remote annunciator panel in Receiving Dock 163. The new head end equipment shall be installed in the same approximate locations and footprints, with exception of the workstation and printer which shall be installed on a new shelf in the existing rack. Refer to Section 28 31 00 FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM for more detail. This project involves the replacement of the siemens MXL head end system with a compatible siemens system. The existing notification appliance circuit (NAC) panels on the 2nd, 5th, and 8th floors, FCC pc and printer in room 275, and main fire alarm control and annunciator panels shall be replaced. The contractor shall complete all programming, functional testing, and inspections prior to deficiency device replacement.

Division 21 -	Fire Suppression.
Division 28 -	Electronic Safety and Security, Fire Detection and Alarm.