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VOICE & DATA COMMUNICATIONS Section 16760 15-1207 5.2 MOVES, ADDS, AND CHANGES A. Purpose: 1. The purpose of this section is to provide the scope of work detailing Moves, Adds, and Changes (MACs) related to the new construction, modernization, and relocating of buildings. 2. This specification is to outline if such changes do occur that MACs do not impact other building infrastructure and network services. 3. This specification shall outline the precautions needed to ensure that buildings impacted by such changes are taken into account during planning, and to ensure that network infrastructure and services are included during implementation. B. Procedure: 1. During planning of new construction, modernization, and relocating of building, facilities, contractors, and other departments shall include the Information Technology department to ensure that the scope of such changes will not impact IT related services. 2. If changes will impact IT related services, IT will inform the responsible parties of the impact and defer responsible parties to the IT specifications. 3. Responsible parties performing the scope of such changes, should ensure that the network infrastructure is accountant for in planning and budget C. Scope: Moves, Adds, and Changes a. Prior to building removal and tear downs, a thorough investigation will be required to ensure that any IT related services are not impacting other buildings. b. If IT related services are impacted, measures will need to be put in place prior to building removal and tear downs to ensure no IT related services are lost during such changes. c. If adding network endpoints such as, but not limited to, cameras, clock/speaker, horns, wireless access points, and additional network drops. Network Switch port capacity should be surveyed to ensure port availability. d. If additional network equipment is needed, cabinet size may need to be increase to accommodate additional network equipment and wire management. e. If such changes require Network Cabinets MDF and IDFs to be added defer to IT specifications. f. If such changes due to modernizations, building removals, and tear downs, the responsible parties (Facilities and/or Contractor) shall be responsible for removal of network equipment such as, but not limited to, routers, switches, UPS, VoIP phones, security cameras, wireless access points, clocks/speakers, horns, and network cabinets. g. Facilities and/or Contractor shall be responsible for storing equipment in a secured location. h. Contractors shall be responsible for repurposing the equipment for re -use once new building or locations of equipment is needed to restore IT related services. i. Contractor shall defer to IT specifications to ensure re -deployment of network equipment is consistent with IT standards. j. Contractor shall be responsible for reconfiguring network equipment to current IT standard configurations. These standard configurations can be obtained by contacting the Network Supervisor in the IT department. 15