Section 6 - INSPECTION, TESTING AND DOCUMENTATION

6.1 INSPECTION OF WORK

• 6.1.1 GENERAL
  Telecommunications Center or its designees shall have access to construction sites.
  To enable Telecommunications Center to inspect telecommunications facilities work, the contractor must:
  • Provide a progress schedule with the installation of telephone raceways and spaces shown as a separate item.
  • Immediately notify Telecommunications Center of any change in architectural drawings and/or plans affecting telecommunications.
  • Provide proper access to facilities for inspections.
  • Notify Telecommunications Center when any work is ready for inspection.
  NOTE: All underground work must be inspected and approved by Telecommunications Center before the site is covered with dirt or concrete. Failure to have the work inspected shall result in uncovering the area at the contractor's expense.

6.2 TESTING

• 6.2.1 GENERAL
  The contractor shall submit to Telecommunications Center, a detailed test procedure to be used for every project. All cables shall be tested for length, attenuation, impedance, grounds, shorts, reversals, and continuity of communications conductors and shields. See Section 10. for testing requirements for fiber optic cable.
  Upon completion, test results shall be submitted to Telecommunications Center for final approval and acceptance and made part of the document. The contractor shall guarantee 100 percent continuity on all conductors on all cables.
  Telecommunications Center will perform verification testing it deems necessary before accepting a job. Failure during testing will result in re-pulling cables at the contractor expense.
  
  
• 6.2.2 STATION CABLES
  All category 6 station cable shall be tested to category 6 standards. Station cables that do no pass the test will be repaired or replaced by the contractor at no additional cost and re-tested to meet the required specifications. Telecommunications Center recommends using a Fluke DTX-1200 CAT 6 tester for testing the cable or equivalent. The contractor will provide to Telecommunications Center documented readable test results for all stations. The format will comply with Telecommunications Center Documentation Standards.
  Station cable tests shall be performed to manufacturer's specifications and Telecommunications Center standards. Riser cable tests shall be performed to manufacturer's specifications and Telecommunications Center standards. Trunk cable tests shall be performed to manufacturer's specifications and Telecommunications Center standards. Test results shall be email to the Facilities Planning Department and the Project Manager for the Telecommunications Center.

6.3 DOCUMENTATION STANDARDS

• 6.3.1 CONTRACTOR DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS
  Cable records during installation and complete sets of cable records are required at project completion. Labeling of all termination hardware and cabinets with information provided by Telecommunications Center. A complete set of as-built drawings upon completion of the project, both on marked up blueprints and in AutoCAD type (e.g., DXF format on 3.5" diskettes). Telecommunications Center will specify the version/release number of AutoCAD acceptable at the time of the project award. OTDR test results to manufacturer's specifications and Telecommunications Center standards for all fiber optic cable installed. The documentation must include OTDR readings, fiber route diagrams and end-to-end attenuation results for multimode and singlemode fiber cable. All fiber OTDR readings shall be made bi-directionally on all fiber cable.
  Station cable tests shall be performed to manufacturer's specifications and Telecommunications Center standards. Riser cable tests shall be performed to manufacturer's specifications and Telecommunications Center standards. Trunk cable tests shall be performed to manufacturer's specifications and Telecommunications Center standards. Test results shall be email to the Facilities Planning Department and the Project Manager for the Telecommunications Center.
  
  
• 6.3.2 Telecommunications Center PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION
  Contract drawings for the project.
  Labeling information for termination equipment.