528A6-24-612 Connect PIVs to Fire Alarm System

Project No. 528A6-24-612 Connect PIV s to Fire Alarm System Bath VA Medical Center 76 Veterans Avenue Bath, NY 14810 The general scope of this project is for installation, testing, and commissioning services to add post indicator valve (PIV) system supervision and protection and update the fire zones and add voice alarms in building 78. Existing Conditions Post indicator valves (PIV s) previously installed with new station water system currently require manual inspection/supervision and system supervision will be added.

These 22 valves are building adjacent and will be linked via radio to control relays in each building s fire alarm system. Most of these buildings are aging brick structures on grounds with many legacy underground systems around them. This makes wire/conduit trenches and internal wiring routing challenging. Changing conditions over time necessitate protecting some valves from equipment and vehicle impacts.

Building 78, the Community Living Center (CLC) is the onsite nursing home at the VA Medical Center (VAMC) located in Bath, New York. The current fire alarm system, 1 zone for building, does not support the current fire practice of 11 zones, 9 of which are living spaces, one for attic, one for crawlspace. This structure has been more recently remodeled, so has relatively easier structural access however is also a working patient nursing facility so work needs to be well planned and coordinated with nursing staff. Current station fire system uses Johnson Controls/Honeywell Verifire programming and compon