I received a phone call asking me to please perform an afternoon inspection even though it was not called in. I arrived at the project and found that the fire alarm system was still in the process of being installed. I went ahead and did a preliminary inspection and found the new manual pull stations had been installed too high and one was located too far from the exterior exit door. We set off the audio/visuals which passed sync and functionality. Several a/vs, see the as-built plans, need to be brighter or be relocated to provide code compliant coverage. See the correction notice left on site for a full list of items needing addressed.

Bruce provided me with a set of as-built plans upon arrival. These as-built plans do not reflect the actual installation and the installation is not code compliant in several respect. A resubmittal for plan review is required, which is to include as built modifications and revised NAC circuit calculations. I annotated the corrections needed in red ink on the as builts for their reference. These corrections include strobes that are overspaced off of walls in several areas, and an area in the Mail Room that has no strobe coverage at all but is required due to a full height wall that was not shown on the plans; a strobe that was installed in the Mail Room which was not shown on the as-builts, an additional pull station which is required at the north exit door that is not installed or shown on the approved plans, the fire alarm panel which is not located as shown on the city approved plans but is now located in a room completely across the building; an additional fire sprinkler riser with a PIV tamper switch, two backflow tamper switches and a flow switch which has been connected to the new fire alarm system which was not shown on the city approved fire alarm plans. Also per the scope of work there are no hvac smoke duct detectors shown but the as-builts show two hvac units with detectors and interconnection with the FACP which matches the installation. Approved resubmittals will be required prior to final inspection of this project showing all of the listed changes and any others as the inspection progresses. The items that were tested today and passed are all of the new sprinkler devices, phone lines, NAC interconnects and the two area smoke detectors. The two duct smoke detectors were not tested due to not having access to the temperature controls for the hvac units.
Also the installation has only been done for area A as shown the issued plans; area B is to be completed after relocating the occpants into area A after it has been completed and approved for occupancy; at which time the existing Simplex will be removed and devices connected to the new FACP. This Phasing was not indicated on the Alarm Application but will be acceptable as long as alarm monitoring is not interrupted.