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FIRE ALARM SYSTEM Section 16710 15-1207 PART 1 - GENERAL 1.01 WORK INCLUDED A. General Conditions and requirements of Division 1 and Section 16000 apply to work hereunder. B. Furnish and install extensions to the existing Fire Alarm System including all wiring and connections and other materials as shown on Plans and specified herein. It is the intent that a complete operating system conforming to all applicable codes be installed and that any power supplies, relays, resistors, cards, modules, programming, or other items required to achieve this end result shall be furnished whether or not such item or items are specified herein. C. Site and System Investigation: Fire Alarm System bidder shall visit site prior to bid and become thoroughly knowledgeable about existing system and work required to perform work of this section. Failure to discover the equipment, materials, and labor required to complete the extensions will not relieve the contractor from completing the work at no additional cost. 1.02 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS A. Code Requirements: System and all its components to meet requirements for local alarm system of National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, 2013 Edition, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Article 760, California Electrical Code, and to be approved by Division of the State Architect. B. System Requirements: All of various equipment components to be complete with all appurtenant accessories required to provide specified facilities and perform specified functions throughout presently planned construction and space; and provisions for expanding system to provide same facilities, and perform same functions in all future planned construction, including space and mountings in control panels and terminal cabinets. C. Interruption of Service: Existing fire alarm system must be kept operational during work of this contract. If operation of existing system or portion of existing system is disrupted for connections into system or cutoff for any reason by work of this project, Contractor must provide fire watch. Fire watch must occur 24 hours per day and every day system is down. Fire watch proposed by Contractor must be acceptable to local fire authority and Owner. All costs for fire watch shall be Contractor's responsibility. D. Instructions and Manuals: 1. Equipment supplier of systems to demonstrate operation of systems to satisfaction of Owner and furnish Owner three (3) wiring schematics for all items of equipment, installation instructions, and details of all routine maintenance and servicing which must be given systems by Owner. Manuals shall be provided in 3 -ring binders, with title page, list of contents, and conspicuous label on cover and shall be delivered to District. Refer to Section 16010 for additional requirements. Submit copy to Architect for approval before delivering to Owner. 2. Supplier shall demonstrate operation of systems and provide training to all end users,