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Appendix H - PRE-FABRICATED RADIO EQUIPMENT SHELTER

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and

Supplementary Conditions, apply to this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY

A. This Section includes the following:

1. Submittals
2. Quality Assurance
3. Delivery/Storage/Handling
4. Coordination
5. Training/Warranty/Maintenance Services
6. Manufacturers
7. Materials
8. Structural Specifications
9. AC Power/Distribution
10. Wiring
11. Ground Halo System
12. Air Conditioner / Heater
13. Code Compliance
14. Execution

B. All sites shall meet the requirements set forth within this specification. Existing
facilities shall be retrofitted / modified as required to meet the requirements set
forth within this specification.

1.3 DEFINITIONS

A. Reference SECTION 17571 of this RFP.

1.4 SUBMITTALS

A. Reference SECTION 17571 requirements as applicable.

1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Reference SECTION 17571 requirements as applicable.

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B. In addition to the requirements set forth in these Specifications, the Contractor

shall demonstrate in the proposal that the structure complies with, to the extent
applicable in each, the requirements of the following documents. Contractors are
responsible for obtaining these documents and being familiar with all applicable
sections.

1. ANSI/NFPA-70 and Telecommunication Industry Grounding practices,

National Electric Code, National Fire Protection Association.

2. PS1-74: U.S. Product Standard for Construction and Industrial Plywood with
Typical APA Trademarks.

3. American National Standards for Minimum Design Loads for Building and
Other Structures.

C. This structure shall meet any local variations in the above codes and standards
plus any local requirements not specified herein.

1.6 DELIVERY, STORAGE AND HANDLING

A. Reference SECTION 17571 requirements.

1.7 COORDINATION

A. Reference SECTION 17571 requirements.

B. Prior to erecting the shelter on the foundation, the Contractor will provide to the
Project Director a sample of each truck load of concrete that has been tested for
compliance with the foundation specifications set forth by the requisite site
engineer. Written reports certifying the strength of the concrete are to accompany
each test cylinder.

C. If any concrete used in the foundation does not meet specifications, the
Contractor will be required to remove the foundation and pour one using
compliant materials.

D. The Contractor will coordinate with the electric utility company and the
Customer's electrical contractor to provide power to the building.

1.8 TRAINING

A. Specific training requirements, if applicable, shall be defined in the proposal.

1.9 WARRANTY

A. Reference SECTION 17571 requirements as applicable.

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1.10 MAINTENANCE SERVICES

A. Reference SECTION 17571 requirements as applicable.

1.11 SPARE PARTS

A. Reference SECTION 17571 requirements as applicable.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 MANUFACTURERS

A. Available Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements,

manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include,
but are not limited to, the following:

1. Concrete Systems, Inc.

2. Fibrebond
3. Oldcastle Communications
4. Shelter One
5. Thermo Bond
6. Virginia Pre-cast

B. Due to the wide range of possible offerings, Manufacturers whose products differ
from, but meet or exceed the specifications defined herein, shall attach cut
sheets comparing their offering to the specifications.

2.2 MATERIALS

A. Concrete:

1. Compressive strength shall be 3000 PSI at 28 days.

2. Mix design shall be 114-118 lb./cu. ft. structural lightweight concrete using
expanded shale or expanded clay aggregate. Mix shall be homogeneous.

B. Other:

1. Cement used in concrete shall be standard Portland cement conforming to

the requirements of the "Standard Specifications for Portland cement,"
ASTM Designation C150.

2. Concrete aggregates shall conform to one of the following specifications:

a. "Specifications for Concrete Aggregates," ASTM Designation: C33.

b. "Specifications for Lightweight Aggregates for Structural Concrete,"
ASTM Designation C330.

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3. Water shall be free from injurious quantities of oil, alkali, vegetable matter,
and salt. Non-potable water shall not be used in mixing concrete.

4. Reinforcement bars shall be deformed steel bars conforming to the

requirements of the "Specifications for Deformed and Plain Billet-Steel Bars
for Concrete Reinforcement," ASTM Designation: A615.

5. Welded smooth wire fabric shall be steel wire fabric conforming to the
requirements of the "Specifications for Welded Steel Wire Fabric for
Concrete Reinforcement," ASTM Designation: A185.

6. Admixtures to be used in concrete shall be subject to prior approval by the

quality control supervisor and shall be shown capable of maintaining
essentially the same composition and performance throughout the work as
the product used in establishing the concrete proportions in the mix design.

a. Air-entraining admixtures shall conform to "Specifications for Air-

entraining Admixtures for Concrete," ASTM Designation: C260.
b. Water reducing admixtures, retarding admixtures, accelerating
admixtures, and water reducing and accelerating admixtures shall
conform to "Specifications for Chemical Admixtures for Concrete," ASTM
Designation: C494.
c. Fly ash or other pozzolans used as admixtures shall conform to
"Specifications for Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined Natural Pozzolans for
Use in Portland Cement Concrete," ASTM Designation: C618.

C. Skid Assembly

1. If a skid assembly is used, the complete skid assembly shall be galvanized or

painted with a rust preventative paint after fabrication or acceptable method of
rust prevention and secured to the finished sub-floor with high strength bolts.

2.3 STRUCTURAL SPECIFICATIONS

A. Shelter Type:

1. The shelter shall be a pre-fabricated, pre-assembled shelter. The shelter can

be constructed from concrete, fiberglass and/or aggregate materials.
Manufacturer shall provide all specifications including design drawings for the
shelter.

2. Manufacturing of the pre-fabricated shelters shall occur inside an enclosed

plant building in a controlled environment.

3. The shelter shall be designed and provided with suitable attachment points for
lifting and moving the shelter so that the shelter can be hoisted up using
overhead equipment such as cranes, boom trucks and hoists. The
manufacturer shall provide a description and drawings detailing the
attachment points and proper lifting procedures.

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B. Size:

1. Shelter dimensions shall be determined by Contractor dependent upon final

design.

2. Minimum shelter size shall be 12’ x 20’.

C. Foundation:

1. The foundation for the shelter shall consist of concrete piers or a poured
concrete slab constructed by the Contractor to properly support and secure
to the shelter.

2. Foundation drawings recommended by the shelter manufacturer shall be the

criteria by which the foundation is constructed.

D. Flooring

1. Contractors are to propose a structure whose floor or solid foundation

features a minimum uniform load rating of 200 pounds per square foot with
no more than 3000 pounds over any four-square-foot area. This rating shall
be increased in sections as necessary to support heavy weight equipment.
If delivered assembled with floor, the floor shall exhibit a minimum 90
pounds per square foot uniform live load capacity while the building is being
lifted.

2. Floors shall be insulated to a minimum R-11 rating. Insulation shall be

secured in place to prevent shifting during construction and transportation.

3. Exterior covering of the floor shall be included to prevent small rodent

penetration.

4. The floor shall be covered by a high quality, industrial/commercial grade

asphalt or vinyl, white or marble colored tile. All edges shall be covered by
wall molding.

5. A door sill shall protect the edges at the entry area.

E. Walls

1. Walls shall be constructed to a minimum 120 MPH wind loading, including

overturning moments.

2. Bullet Proof: Walls shall withstand the effects of bullets or other projectiles
equivalent to a 30.06 high power rifle load fired from a distance of 50 feet
with no penetration to the inner cavity of the wall. No interior damage shall
be sustained including insulation, interior walls, etc.

3. The outside walls shall be finished concrete or an aggregate composition.

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4. A wall feed-through with 12 each, 4 inch openings shall be provided on the

tower side of the building to accommodate elliptical waveguide and coaxial
transmission lines. The openings shall be properly booted to provide a good
weather seal. The wall feed-through shall be grounded to the building
ground on the outside of the shelter.

5. The inside walls shall be finished with minimum 5/8-inch plywood (or
equivalent) trimmed with coordinated molding to allow mounting of panels,
blocks, etc.

6. High performance insulation shall provide a minimum insulation factor of R-

11.

7. Contractors shall detail their proposed construction methods, materials, and

insulation factors on pages attached to their proposal. Such pages shall be
clearly referenced to these sections to which they apply.

F. Roof:

1. The building roof shall support a minimum 100 pounds per square foot
uniform live load.

2. The roof is to be sloped to facilitate run-off of water and snow.

3. It shall withstand the impact of ice falling from the adjacent tower without
suffering any damage or shall otherwise be protected from such damage.
Contractors are to describe in their proposal how this requirement will be
met.

4. High performance insulation shall provide a minimum insulation factor of R-

19.

5. The roof is to be constructed of fire resistant materials.

G. Door:

1. The exterior door shall be of aluminum or steel (stainless or galvanized)

construction with a finish matching the building finish, and a minimum of 36
inches wide.

2. An insulating inner core shall separate interior and exterior panels of this
door.

3. Bullet Proof: Door shall withstand the effects of bullets or other projectiles
equivalent to a 30.06 high power rifle load fired from a distance of 50 feet
with no penetration to the inner cavity of the door. No interior damage shall
be sustained including insulation, interior walls, etc.

4. The door shall be mounted with three stainless steel, tamper proof hinges. A
mortise type dead bolt lock secured in the door frame shall provide tamper

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proof security. Two locks, one in-keyed passage and a keyed deadbolt,
shall be provided.

5. Locks are to be constructed of non-corroding materials and all shelter locks

shall be keyed alike for all shelters.

6. A hydraulic door closure and rain drip cap are to be included.

7. The door frame is to be bonded to the ground halo. The door is to be

bonded to the frame by no less than two flexible grounding jumpers
minimum of # 6 AWG.

8. Door sill to be of stepped construction so as to prevent rain water from

entering shelter at bottom of door or from around door frame.

9. Door frame to have weather seal around door to limit air and water intrusion.

2.4 FINISHING

A. The finishes shall be described by the Contractor. Color and finishes shall be
selected by the Customer from samples provided by the Contractor.

B. Exterior color and finish shall be coordinated with Customer to match surrounding
buildings.

C. The interior shall be smooth finished in all cases. Color to be selected by the
Customer from samples provided by the Contractor.

D. Openings for air flow, doorways, cable entry, etc. shall be designed and sealed to
preclude penetration of moisture, insects, and rodents into the interior of the
structure or between the exterior and interior of any wall, roof or flooring.

E. Joints:

1. All joints shall be sealed with a compressible, resilient sealant.

2. There shall be no exposed roof-to-wall or wall-to-floor joints.

F. Exterior wall and roof surfaces shall be sealed to insure a watertight barrier.

G. The shelter wall, floor and ceiling joints shall be sealed to prevent water entry.

2.5 WIRING METHODS

A. General:

1. All wiring noted on the site drawings or otherwise included by this Contractor
shall be installed in conduit or ductwork. Where no protection method is
specified, conduit shall be used.

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2. All conduits and ducts shall be securely surface mounted and supported by
approved clamps, brackets, or straps as applicable and held in place with
properly selected screws. No wiring to be imbedded inside any walls, floor
or ceiling. Entrance power, outside light, air conditioning outlet and telco are
the only wiring allowed to penetrate shelter walls or floor.

3. All wire raceway, conduit, etc. is to be mechanically joined and secured.

4. Flexible steel conduit or armored cable shall protect wiring connected to

motors, fans, etc. and other short runs where rigid conduit is not practical.

5. Conduit shall not be used as a ground of any kind. Separate ground wires
shall be used for all grounding functions. More specific grounding
requirements are stated elsewhere within this specification.

2.6 MINIMUM WIRING

A. Unless otherwise approved all power wiring shall be a minimum size 12 AWG
solid copper conductors with insulation rated for 600 Volts alternating current
(AC).

2.7 AC POWER SYSTEM

A. Capacity:

1. The Contractor shall deliver the building complete with a 200 ampere
capacity, 240 volts, single phase Square D electrical panel box with a ground
bar.

2. This panel shall be equipped with a 200 ampere capacity main circuit breaker
used to supply power for all electrical functions related to the site.

3. Overall panel size shall be determined by the need to provide the number of
individual breakers determined plus a reserve of at least six 240 Volt slots.

4. Breakers for shelter air conditioning will be of the bolt down not snap in type.

5. Building construction and panel installation shall allow additions or changes to

be easily made at any time.

6. The Customer will provide electrical power to the meter panel on the exterior
of the shelter. The meter panel and all wiring from that point is the
responsibility of the Contractor, along with mast and weatherhead.

B. Power Distribution:

1. Power shall be distributed from the electrical panel, through the raceways and
conduits to the indicated fixture or other termination.

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2. For each equipment unit receptacle and each service receptacle group #12
AWG insulated copper conductors shall be run by this Contractor through
appropriately sized conduit.

3. Each radio equipment unit receptacle shall be mounted to the side of the
overhead cable tray.

4. Service receptacles shall be specification grade, 120 Volt or 240 Volt rated as
appropriate for the purpose, with ground.

5. Each equipment receptacle shall be fed from an individual breaker. The

feeding breaker shall be identified at the receptacle and the receptacle shall
be identified at the breaker for ease of servicing power problems.

C. Power Line Surge Suppression:

1. AC surge protector shall be provided and installed inside the shelter.

2. An acceptable unit shall be an in-line type such as the AC Data Systems

“integrated load center”. An alternate unit must meet or exceed all of the
capabilities of this model unit.

3. Minimum surge protector requirements are:

a. Built-in redundancy of dual stages per phase with filtering

b. Surge energy shunted to ground, not to neutral.
c. Front panel indicator lamps.
d. Remote/local status contacts.
e. Fusible link protected so as not to interrupt power.
f. Field replacement protection blocks, fuses, if needed.
g. UL listed components.
h. 45 KA per phase ANSI C62.1 8/20 waveform.
i. EMI/RFI filtering per Mil-STD-220.

4. The unit shall be capable of handling the full 240 Volt, 200 Amp capacity of
the electrical system.

2.8 EQUIPMENT, FEATURES TO BE INCLUDED

A. Outlets:

1. Duplex outlets shall be provided every six feet.

2. Each duplex outlet shall be on a separate 20 amp circuit.

3. One weatherproof GFI exterior power receptacle shall be provided with each
shelter. Outlet to be mounted in the area of the air conditioning units.

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B. Light Fixtures:

1. Ceiling mounted, four-foot fluorescent light fixtures (two 40 watt bulbs per
fixture) with RFI ballasts shall be supplied for the equipment shelters. A
sufficient quantity of light fixtures shall be supplied to provide a uniform light
level throughout the building of 150 foot candles at four feet above the floor.

2. These shall be fed as a gang from a common breaker and controlled by an

on/off switch for each room.

3. Fixtures shall be Lithonia Series AF-10 or approved equal.

C. Electric Heater:

1. A 240 Volt AC heater shall be supplied and installed in each shelter. (5000
watt minimum) The heater can be installed as part of the air conditioning
system.

2. The heater shall be sized to provide 100 percent of the required building
heating capacity, including equipment heat.

3. The heater shall be fed from separate circuit and controlled by wall mounted
thermostat.

4. The thermostat shall turn the heater on when the temperature inside the
shelter drops to 65 degrees F and off when it rises to 68 degrees F. It shall
be adjustable to turn on and off within the range of 45 to 80 degrees F.

5. The heating and cooling equipment will be capable of maintaining an inside

ambient temperature range between 65 and 85 degrees F.

D. Outdoor Lighting:

1. An exterior 100 watt wall mounted light shall be mounted on the front
entrance of the shelter.

2. The exterior lighting system shall be fed from a separate, appropriately rated
breaker and light switch by the door.

3. Fixtures shall be Halophane Series Wallpack II or approved equal.

E. Antenna Cable Conduit Entry:

1. All conduit openings in the shelter walls shall align properly with the antenna
entrance cables.

2. A bulkhead panel shall be supplied to accommodate coaxial transmission

lines between 1/2-inch and 1 5/8-inch diameter elliptical waveguides. A
minimum of 12 transmission lines shall be accommodated with 4 inch
openings.

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3. The building Contractor shall seal the conduits into the wall to assure that
they are watertight.

F. Cable Tray:

1. The Contractor shall install an minimum 18-inch wide cable tray system above
the equipment and below the ceiling. All new shelters will be equipped with
the cable trays.

2. The Contractor shall ground all cable ladder sections to the interior halo
ground system as per specifications.

3. The shelter manufacturer’s standard cable tray will be considered an

acceptable alternative.

G. Halo Ground System:

1. A minimum # 4 AWG stranded, insulated copper conductor halo loop shall be

installed around the interior walls at about 6 inches below the ceiling level.

2. This ground shall be stood off from the wall itself by approved insulators, such
as "clic's" manufactured by Litchfield International or equivalent. Types with
encircling metal bands or clamps are not acceptable.

3. This ground wire shall have a break with the ends separated at least 4 inches
apart. This break will be approximately opposite the location of the master
ground bar (MGB)

4. At each of the four corners # 2 AWG tinned, solid drain wire shall be bonded
to the halo by non reusable compression clips or Ampac methods.

5. These drain wires shall be run down the corners through insulated, non-
metallic feed-through PVC conduits passing to the outside.

6. Each wire shall be bonded to the exterior counterpoise grounding system.

7. If there is an exposed skid or other exterior frame additional ground wires

shall be exothermically welded to them and go directly to the earth
counterpoise ground system.

8. All electrical grounding must be connected to this earth ground counterpoise

system, including the electrical panel ground bar.

9. Where the building and/or roof are of steel construction, such steel
components must be bonded to the earth ground system.

10. Each panel shall be bonded to the next adjacent panel by a # 6 AWG or
larger copper conductor, secured by methods approved by the Project
Director.

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11. The cable ladder is to be bonded to the ground halo. All sections of the ladder
are to be bonded together with a # 6 insulated, stranded wire using double-
hole compression lugs. Any paint on the cable tray will be removed at the
point of the jumper connections. A thin coating of an anti oxide compound will
be used to reduce oxidation. Only stainless steel hardware will be used to
attach the wire lugs to the cable tray.

2.9 AIR CONDITIONER

A. Capacity:

1. The shelters shall be provided with a dual, wall mounted, 240 Volt powered
air conditioners.

2. Dual units supplied in a lead lag configuration shall be proposed.

3. Each air conditioner shall be sized to provide 100 percent of the required
building cooling capacity, including equipment heat.

B. Size:

1. Each air conditioner shall be sized to maintain temperatures inside the shelter
at 70 degrees F when exterior temperatures go as high as 100 degrees F.

2. The heating and cooling equipment will be capable of maintaining an inside

ambient temperature range between 65 and 85 degrees F.

C. BTU Ratings:

1. Contractors are to include in their proposal a detail of how they determined the
BTU rating of the air conditioner.

D. Thermostat Control:

1. A wall mounted thermostat, part of the air conditioner, will control the
operation. It will turn on the air conditioner when the interior temperature
reaches 78 degrees F and off when the temperature drops below 75 degrees
F.

E. Time Delay:

1. A time delay relay will be included with the air conditioner to prevent
compressor damage from an attempt to restart the unit too soon after power
has been turned off or interrupted. The delay time shall be five minutes.

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2.10 CODE COMPLIANCE

A. Installation of all electrical equipment, power distribution, lighting assemblies and

associated wiring shall comply with the most recent edition of the National
Electric Code (NEC) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
regulations.

B. All electrical equipment shall be listed or approved by Underwriters Laboratories

(UL).

C. All local codes shall likewise be complied with.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 GENERAL INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

A. Reference SECTION 17571 requirements as applicable.

B. Shelter shall be transported by Contractor to the radio site. This building shall be
assembled and secured on a solid foundation or supporting piers constructed by
this Contractor.

3.2 LABELING AND IDENTIFICATION

A. Reference SECTION 17571 requirements as applicable.

3.3 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL

A. Reference SECTION 17571 requirements as applicable.

3.4 CLEANING

A. Reference SECTION 17571 requirements as applicable.

3.5 FINAL TESTING AND ACCEPTANCE

A. Reference SECTION 17571 requirements as applicable.

3.6 TRAINING

A. Reference SECTION 17571 requirements as applicable.

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END OF SECTION

2/3/05

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