Division 14 Conveying Systems IBS

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Division 14 Conveying Systems
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DIVISION 14: CONVEYING SYSTEMS

Section 14200:
Lift Systems General
Section 14210:
Passenger and Service Lifts
Section 14600:
Elevator Maintenance
Section 14700:
Lift System Soft Ware
Section 14800:
Elevator Cabs & Entrances Finishes
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Division 14 Conveying system
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Division 14 - Conveying Systems

Section 14200 General
Part 1:
General
1 01 Work Included
A. Comply with Division 1 and with all referenced documents in this and other
Sections of Division 14.
B. Provide all labour, material, equipment and services to complete vertical
transportation lift systems:
1. Passengers Elevators, per Section 14210:
a. Elevators No: (1), No: (2), No: (3), No: (4), No: (5), and No: (6):
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Drive: Variable Voltage Variable Frequency (VVVF) (for each lift)

Operation Control: Microprocessor, simplex selective collective
Designated: Arch. Drawings
C. Provide vertical transportation maintenance services in full accord with Section

14600.
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Works by Other Divisions

A. legal hoistway for each lift (with divider beams separating elevator units sharing
a common hoistway), including pit and motor room with self-closing selflocking access doors. Finished walls around landing entrances.
B. Installed pit steel to support impact loads related to car and counterweight rail
stacks, car and counterweight buffers, compensation up-pull and for motor
section loads (as applicable). Pit waterproofing and drainage.
C. Overhead structural systems to support reaction loads imposed by lift
equipment. Pockets to fasten rail brackets to building structure filled after
brackets have been installed. Support for sill brackets.
D. Finish masonry and grout, including at entrance frames where masonry walls
about and otherwise as needed.
E. Motor room mechanical ventilation to maintain temperature as 10-30C. based
on contractors heat generation schedules.
F. Electric power sources:
1. Provide a stiffened power supply network (high short-circuit capacity) to
produce lower voltage distortion of harmonic currents, considering use of the
converter-type drives provided for herein. Ensure that capacitor-bank phase
correction systems can minimize the distortion levels resulting from harmonic
resonance.
2. Main power feeders for each lift, to a 3-phase disconnect adjacent to the motor
room access door. Secondary disconnect(s), as needed to suit room layout.
3. Temporary power for illumination, hand-tool operation and rail hoisting.

Temporary power of permanent characteristics for initial running,
testing and adjusting of lifts.
4. Signal and common panel feeders for each functional lift group, to
disconnect or circuit breaker adjacent to the motor room access door.
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5. Two 1-phase circuit breakers per lift, connected to Normal/Standby power

sources and located adjacent to motor room access door, for use in car
lighting, car exhaust blower and duplex utility receptacles on each lift car.
6. Normal-power/Standby-power sensing circuits to each motor room, having two
pairs of contact wire terminating at a junction box: under Normal power one
pair presents a closed circuit, and on Standby power the same pair presents
an open circuit. The second pair shall present an open circuit about 20
seconds prior to switching from the Standby-power source to a Normalpower source.
7. Fire and smoke detectors in each hoistway and motor room.
8. Fire Alarm signals to initiate Emergency Recall of elevators (to a fire access
landing). Provide two signals: one for a designated level; another for all other
levels, terminated at a motor-room junction box. In each case, two contact
wires present a closed circuit for Normal conditions and an open circuit for
Alarm conditions.
9. Fluorescent lighting in front and behind each lift control cabinet, via a switch
next to the motor room access door, connected to the Standby-power supply.
Illuminate to at least 200 lux at floor level.
10. Duplex receptacles on walls of motor room and pit, spaced at 350-cm
intervals and clear of elevator equipment, with at least one motor room
receptacle being connected to the Standby power supply.
11. A 1-phase power source connected to a duplex power receptacle and lighting
switch in each pit, adjacent to the access door.
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Regulatory Requirement
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Conduit of suitable size to run wire from hoistways to a remote security

monitor panel.
Security system hardware related to the elevator system operation.
Advise the Consultant, with necessary detail, of additional work items. If no
exception is noted at the time of Bid Submission pay the cost of modifications
to suit proposed lift system designs.
Supply equipment and do the work in accordance with building codes, bylaws, regulations and requirements of all local authorities, in effect at the time
of executing the work.
Provide installations complying with European Standard EN-81 (or with the
American Code ANSI A17.1 - if so instructed by the Engineer consultant
and to any other code that governs the work. Provide the Engineer
consultant with prompt written notification of any regulation or requirement
known to be in process that might affect acceptability of the installation work.
Extra cost resulting from changes to applicable codes or regulations,
subsequent to the time of Bid Submission, shall be treated as an extra to the
Contract Price.
Obtain and pay for all testing, inspections and permits. Carry out tests called
for by all Inspecting Authorities and as specified herein.
Definition of Terms
A.
B.
C.
The terms lift and elevator, as used herein, are interchangeable.

The term Inspecting Authorities, as used herein, refers to those authorized
agents of governments and insurance providers who are responsible for
carrying out inspections and tests an vertical transportation equipment.
The term Consultant or Engineer, as used herein, refers to an agent of the
Owner empowered to interpret drawings and specifications for vertical
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transportation equipment systems, and to confirm that related inspections

and tests have been carried out and meet all specified requirements.
Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have meanings listed in the EN-81
Standard.
Coordination
A.
B.
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Provide shop drawings, detailing dimensions and the methods of joining lift
work to the work of other trades. Include all required information and
templates.
Specific approvals are required for all work items needing co-ordination
between the contractor and other construction trades.
Materials, Systems & Workmanship

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Provide equipment systems in a neat, accurate and workmanlike manner.

Executing the work shall include verifying all dimensions with the actual site
conditions. Provide only system designs thoroughly field-tested for the
intended application, with ample capacity to meet specified performance
criteria with long term reliable operation.
Install lift equipment to run smoothly and quietly, free from vibration or sidesway. The only approved method for structurally fastening lift equipment is by
bolts, lock- washers, flat-washers and nuts. Field welding of any part of a lift
system is not permitted without prior written approval by the Consultant.
When welding is specifically permitted, each welder shall identify his work by a
unique code mark. Procedures and weld quality will be determined by testing
a welders ability, under standard working conditions, with equipment as
intended to be used on the project, in accordance with applicable regulations.
Submit certified copies of each welders qualifications, along with each name
and identifying mark
Install equipment so that access for maintenance is both safe and readily
available, and all major components are removable using conventional
means.
Remove debris as fast as it accumulates and keep the pit, hoistway and motor
room free from dirt, oil and grease.
1 07 Samples
A.
Submit samples of all materials and finishes exposed to the general

public, including push-buttons, operating switches, plastic laminates, glass,
stone or metal to be used for cab interiors, landing entrances and signal
fixtures. Sample finishes shall be the actual finishes on base materials to be
installed.
1 08 Submittals
A.
Submit layout and shop drawings in ample time for considered review,
showing all lift work including cab enclosure and landing entrance coordination details. Show the top clearance above crosshead and
counterweight frames and locations of equipment on top the car. Show motor
room layout (power needs, heat release), pit steel, machine beams and their
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elevations, reaction loads and their locations. Show hoistway sections with
vertical and horizontal bracket spacing, signal fixtures and all other items.
B.
Show all connections, attachments, reinforcements, anchorage and the

locations of all exposed fastenings.
C. Submit descriptive brochures and drawings with detailed data for all landing
fixtures, position indicators, car operating panels, lighting and ventilation
means, cab interior finish materials, door panels and entrance jambs.
D. When submittals differ from Contract Document requirements, make specific
mention of differences in a transmittal along with a written request detailing
reasons for each. Such submittal shall not relieve contractor of responsibility
to execute the work in full accord with the Contract Documents and his
responsibility for any delay, whether or not the substitution is approved.
E. Approval of submitted data or shop drawings shall not relieve the equipment
suppliers responsibility to furnish equipment of proper dimension, weight,
capacity, speed, size, quantity, quality and installation detail, meeting the
intent of Contract Documents.
1 09 Preliminary Information
A.
Ensure complete interface and co-ordination with other sub-trades. Submit

within thirty (30) working days of contract award complete data regarding
needed work by other Divisions, including:
1. Verification of hoistway plumb, and hoistway and motor room dimensions.
2. Structural supports, along with associated reaction loads and locations.
3. Voltage confirmation, power ratings, starting, running and stopping
currents.
4. Motor room heat generation.
5. Wire-count (types and sizes) for each remote-monitor panel, along with
connection diagrams from each source to each device on a panel.
6. Pulley-room (only when architecturally available overrun is adequate), pit,
motor room and service hatch access means and lighting requirements.
7. Interface between lift equipment and building structure, both for reaction
loads and for finish materials.
8. Suitability of architectural or structural elements adjacent to lift equipment,
to comply fully with governing regulations for clearances, and to meet the
rules for workplace safety.
9. Information needed to complete the work of other trades and permit
completing the lift systems work in accordance with project schedules,
including major delivery of system materials and hoisting requirements.
1 010 Technical Personnel

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Do installation work with competent licensed mechanics directly supervised by

contractor. Provide senior field personnel (adjuster or field engineer) to assist
the Consultant with Acceptance Inspections and Testing and with subsequent
re-testing, if needed, due to a failure to deliver specified performance.
1 011 Completion program

A. Submit a detailed program for lift systems installations, co-ordinated with the
project construction schedule, containing data needed for close monitoring of
work progress, including: lift system engineering, design approval,
manufacturing, equipment delivery, as well as individual installation events
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and related activities by other trades. Include material lists with delivery dates
and lead times for all major components. Update the schedules as required,
and submit each update for review,
B. Show anticipated building progress, including the time for work by other trades,
as well as to test, correct deficiencies, re-test, as well as for required run-in
periods. For each scheduled activity, provide the elapsed time (days),
expended time (team-hours or man-hours), actual number of men used to
perform the activity and accumulated event-days (total number and associated
calendar dates).
1 012 Organisation & Manpower

A. Submit an organization chart, showing relationships of off-site management
(directly involved with this project) to the on-site personnel who supervise
foremen, scheduling, adjusting, etc.
B. Submit a manpower chart, fully co-ordinated with the program schedule, listing
overall staff 1oading and a week-to-week basis throughout the construction
period Update the chart whenever scheduling changes are made.
1 013 Specification Corection

A.
Review all Division 14 Sections and associated drawings and charts, and
report any ambiguity or discrepancy to the Consultant, as to not alter or delay
work progress. Do not proceed with affected work until all discrepancies are
clarified and corrected.
1 014 Trade Mark

A.
Display no trade mark or manufacturers nameplate, visibly to the general

public.
1 015 Graphics
A. All that are visible to the general public shall be of custom design, with each
item and its location subject to the Consultants specific approval.
1 016 Equipments Warranty

A.
A Final Acceptance Date for all lift systems certified by the Consultant shall
initiate the Warranty Period Guarantee all system materials, workmanship
and performance for twelve (12) months following the Final Acceptance Date.
B. Replace defective parts, not due to improper use, that develops within the 12months period. The Warranty period shall be stopped when remedial work is
underway, and recommenced upon completion of remedial work.
C. Final payment shall not relieve the contractor of responsibility for negligence,
poor workmanship or faulty material, within the extent and period provided for
by law.
D. Upon written notice, remedy any defect and pay all expenses for damage to
other work resulting from an elevator system defect.
1 017 Project Change Orders

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A. In anticipation of possible future Change Orders, submit billing rates for lift
system construction mechanics, helpers and work teams, for normal working
hours and for overtime hours.
1 018 New Installation Service

A.
Maintain lift systems for twelve (12) months after the Final Acceptance Date.
Include the cost in the Base Price but identify the amount to permit separating
operating costs from capital costs.
B. Maintenance service shall include systematic examination, adjustment and
lubrication of lift equipment. Repair or replace electrical and mechanical
components as needed, using only parts produced by the original
manufacturer. Replace wire rope as often as needed to maintain safety. Keep
an adequate stock of parts on site.
C. Use technically qualified maintenance personnel (different from the
construction force), directly employed and supervised by Lift Installer, in
sufficient number and skill levels to do all maintenance inspection and repair
without unreasonable delay.
D. Do routine examination and repair during regular working hours, without
expense to the Owner. Provide emergency call-back services (24 hours/day,
7 days/week) during the 12-months without cost to the Owner, except for
malfunctions due to misuse or abuse of lift equipment.
1 019 Interim Maintenace

A. Provide interim maintenance of completed lifts, taken over by the General
Contractor or Owner for construction use or for tenant fit-out.
B. Submit separate prices (per unit, per month) for the use of one car of each lift
group.
1 020 Full Mainntenance Service Contract

A. At the time of Bid Submission, propose a full-maintenance program meeting
schedules and procedures of Section 14600, for 5-years and for 10-years
following completion of the New Installation Service included with the
Contract Price.
B. Base the proposal on labour rates and material indices in effect at Bid
Submission, but subject to annual escalation. State the labour rates and
material indices used, as well as percentages to be escalated by each
Escalation shall not exceed three (3) percent per year, throughout the term of
the maintenance contract.
C. Include preventive maintenance procedures at least twice monthly for tower
elevators, and at least monthly for all other low-rise elevators:
1. Give the Property Manager a service receipt each time maintenance is
carried out, identifying the work done.
2. Do inspection and repair work in normal working hours, excluding
holidays.
3. Provide emergency call-back services (7 days/week, 24 hours/day) to
correct any shutdown or malfunction due to equipment maladjustment or
part failure.
4. Check Standby Power and Fire Emergency operations every two (2)
months and deliver written certification of successful operation to
Property Manager.
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5. Warrant that lifts are operational no less than ninety-seven percent (97%)
of the normal business hours, in each functional area, as determined by
formula:
[(Total Available Time) - (Down Time)] x 100

Total Available Time
a. Available Time: Normal business hours, all cars.
b. Down Time: Duration the lifts are out of service (due to equipment
failure or maintainers shut down) during normal business hours.
Equipment taken out of service for normal maintenance or scheduled
repair shall not be counted as Down Time.
D. The Owner shall have the right to terminate the Maintenance Agreement on
thirty (30) days written notice, for any of the following reasons:
1. Sale of property.
2. Failure to maintain equipment operation as original installation, due to
Maintainers inability to correct problems.
3. Lift equipment being removed from service for excessive periods, over an
extended time span, due to Maintainers inability to correct problems.
4. Lift system not performing as specified herein, for an extended time
period, due to the Maintainers inability to correct problems.
E. At the time of Bid Submission, state the current hourly billing rates for a
maintenance mechanic and for a service team, for normal working hours and
for overtime hours.
F. The Owner may, at his discretion, exercise the option of accepting the
maintenance proposal at any time within the New Installation Service period.
1 021 Alternative Prices

A. Alternative prices include all labour, materials, respective overhead,
disbursements and profit, to be added to or deducted from the Bid Price, for
any item selected by Owner.
1. REMOTE MONITORING: Provide all devices (other than leased data lines)
to permit monitoring all lift system operations, at a location remote from
the project site.
a. Automatically record equipment shutdowns and other operational
problems. Provide means to create hard copy reports of such events
(date, time, nature of problem, action taken, by which mechanic, etc.).
2. FIRE EMERGENCY IN-CAR OPERATION; Provide, in the main operating
panel of each passenger lift, a key-switch (ON/OFF) with jewel and a
car-call cancel button (or switch position).
a. Allow for the In-car Operation to be activated after a fire emergency
condition is detected by the building fire alarm system and the in-car
key-switch is set to its ON position after having been recalled to the
designated level.
3. TENANT SECURITY CARD SYSTEM: Install a card-reader, provided by
Security Sub-contractor, on an elevator car. Provide a locked cabinet in
the motor room for security interface wiring and terminals, sized to hold
devices for all cars of a group.
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EQUIPMENT LOCATION
A.
Locate motor rooms as indicated on architectural drawings, with motors and

all related equipment at the same level.
1. Provide machine beams to interface the hoisting machine and sheaves
with building structure, having shelf-angles at each side, tie-down bolts,
ancillary bed-plates, metal flooring and overhead support stands, as
needed. Provide bearing plates and anchors, as required to secure
machine beams to the structural supports.
2. Where structural drawings do not show a floor slab immediately on top of
the hoistway, provide suitable solid-metal flooring to meet requirements
of all governing authorities, having a non-slip steel checker-plate surface
or resilient vinyl over a metal floor.
B. Ground all non-conducting metal parts, including controller cabinets.
C. Provide metal and angle iron guards at all floor openings to protect against
accidental contact with moving rope.
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CONTROLLER
A. Provide a sheet metal cabinet with removable hinged doors (key-locked) and
with filtered ventilation sufficient to maintain interior temperature at a
reasonable level. Position the controller cabinets securely on self-supporting
steel frames, so the lowest operating part is more than 150 mm above the
floor.
B. Use relays only for safety, dispatcher backup and power circuits. Design
relays for electrical and mechanical life equivalent to 30-years of operation.
Design the contacts with a wiping action to ensure maximal conductivity.
C. Use microprocessors for all logic functions (motion control, dispatch, car
control, etc.). Use crystal-regulated frequencies. Provide dispatch programs
in EPROM with at least 25-percent spare capacity. Power each processor by
a separate power supply. Isolate inputs and outputs with optical devices or
relays.
D. Use easily removable printed circuit boards for all solid-state devices other
than high power SCRs and rectifiers. Protect circuits from oxidation. Design
solid-state circuits to operate in the anticipated environment, with
consideration to typical humidity.
E. Make wire connections through properly dimensioned pads (no patched
connections). Incorporate noise suppression devices in power supplies,
inputs and outputs.
F. To ease testing and troubleshooting, ground one side of control power supply
used for external circuits (outside microprocessor or solid-state devices, as:
relays, lights, limits, locks, buttons, etc.). Arrange safety circuits to not be
compromised by accidental grounding of control circuits.
G. Install wiring runs neatly. Terminate wire at studs or terminal strips, with
connections to ensure substantial electrical and mechanical integrity. Identify
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all major components exactly as indicated on wiring diagrams by engravings,

lamicoid or metal tags mounted immediately adjacent to the component.
2 03 POSITION ENCODER
A. Simulate lift motion and position through electrical coupling. Generate
primary data for all functions related to car position (position and direction,
slowdown and leveling, call cancellation, etc.). Design the unit so parts are
easily accessible for adjustment.
B. Accomplish electrical stepping using solid-state devices, pulse-generators or
magnetic switches (do not use electromechanical stepper switches).
C. Automatically reset the simulated position at terminal landings when it is out
of step relative to actual position.
2 04 GUIDE RAIL
A. Provide standard T-section rail (hot-rolled structural steel) with guide surfaces
accurately planed or ground, and sufficiently precise tolerance for Class A
rating. Overall length of each pair of rail stacks (car or counterweight) shall be
equal. Total thickness variation of each running surface shall be less than
0.25 mm, measured from the base.
B. Fix rail brackets to building structure so no movement can occur. Through-bolt
the rail bracket. Pin adjustable brackets after final alignment, with bolts and
nuts.
C. Securely fasten the guide rail with suitable slip-clips and brackets. Rail slipclips shall contain brass inserts and be properly secured (remain in position
even if fastening bolts become loose). Place and support the guide rail to
prevent distortion due to eccentric loading of the lift car, or application of a
safety device.
D. Review structural drawings to verify the locations of rail supports through the
hoistway. Size the guide rail for indicated spacing between successive
supports, using suitable rail size (or rail-backing) to prevent deflection
affecting ride quality. Advise the Consultant of any structural support
deficiency, or install intermediate support as needed to provide the specified
ride quality.
E. Align and plumb the guide rail with metallic shim (5-20 mm) between rail
bracket and rail back. Shims to secure alignment and maintain orientation
even if fastening bolts loosen.
F. Use steel splice plates at least 20 mm thick. Machine rail contact surface of
splice plates and back of the guide rail to match joints at the rail face with
riding surfaces in the same plane and all joints are closed. Provide at least
four through-bolts per rail end (eight per fish-plate) Locate rail joints to not
interfere with support brackets or divider beams. Do not cut, grind or
otherwise modify divider beams (or structural beams).
G. Verify structural tolerance and hoistway plumb as within 25 mm at all
formed walls. Use jack bolts so rail rests on and is attached to steel structure
in the pit, spanning the car rails and the counterweight rails. Align car and
counterweight rails so:
1. Distance between rail faces does not vary by more than 0.75 mm at any
point, with cumulative variation less than 1.5 mm over any 30-meter length.
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2. Align guide rail faces so arrows on alignment gauge indicate zero tolerance at
brackets, and no more than 1.5 mm at any intermediate location.
3. Plumb the guide rail so the measured distance (using a thumb gauge)
between any rail face and its respective work line, varies no more than 0.75
mm at any point in the X or Z planes, and cumulative variation does not
exceed 1.5 mm over any 30 m.
4. Protect machined surface with factory-applied coat of suitable corrosion
protection (readily removable after rail installation). Protect non-machined
surface with factory applied paint coat. Protect the guide rail against adverse
weather throughout the construction period. Remove corrosion and re-paint
non-machined areas prior to Final Acceptance testing. Corroded or damaged
rail will not be accepted.
5. Arrange rail stack length to compensate for building compression (6 mm per
4 m) with from 150 to 300 mm top and bottom clearances. Use jack bolts at
the bottom, and provide anti-snag guards to prevent fouling the rope or
snagging traveling cable.
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TERMINAL STOPPING DEVICES

A. Provide normal terminal stopping devices (NTSD) to automatically and
exponentially slow and stop an elevator at top and bottom terminal landings,
under any load other than overload, and from any speed attainable in normal
operation. Design NTSD to function independently of normal stopping means,
and independently of final terminal stopping devices (FTSD). Design NTSD to
operate until the FTSD is actuated. NTSD designs that allow an elevator to
enter the FTSD shall not be accepted, nor shall high-speed stops be
considered equivalent to exponential slowdown.
B. Install slowdown and normal stopping devices on top of each elevator wholly
enclosed in dust-proof steel casing. Arrange that, as an elevator approaches
a terminal landing, the device causes a roller (noiseless tread mounted on a
moveable arm) to contact a cam in the shaft and operate a stop mechanism
that (automatically) brings the car to a smooth stop at the terminal landing.
Arrange the entire width of roller tread to engage the cam.
B. Provide FTSD to automatically stop an elevator (car and counterweight) within
top and bottom over-travel spaces, independently of buffers and NTSD.
Through-bolt or dowel the final limit switch brackets, after adjusting an
elevator but prior to doing safety tests for the Inspecting Authorities.
2 06 FURRING
A
Review architectural and structural drawings to determine where hoistway

furring is provided. If required for code clearance, provide sheet steel fascia,
reinforced and supported.
2 07 GOVERNOR ROPE
A.
Provide rope with manila or sisal core meeting governor manufacturers

specification. Fasten both ends together at the safety actuator and pass the
rope over a governor sheave at top and through an adjustable tensioning
device in the pit.
B. Restrain rope sway to prevent contact with a moving elevator at any point of
travel. Design retainers for minimal friction or noise and to preserve rope life.
Space retainers at appropriate intervals.
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2 08 CAR SAFETY & GOVERNOR

A. Use a speed governor to operate the safety and stop a car running at
excessive speed. Include means to cut electric power from a motor and apply
the brake prior to safety application. Include means to slow the car when
speed exceeds 55 percent of the difference between rated speed and
governor tripping speed.
B. Design the safety to release by moving the car in the UP-direction. Provide a
switch to cut motor power and apply the brake, if a safety is applied without a
governor tripping.
C. Arrange the governor system (governor, rope & tension sheave) so the carrier
will not release due to system dynamics when a car is subjected to an
emergency stop in either travel direction. Provide rope guards on governor
tension sheave.
D. Provide means to prevent uncontrolled motion of the elevator car within
landing zones, caused by control system failure and/or brake failure and/or
drive system failure.
2 09 LOAD WEIGHING
A. Provide separate devices for each lift car, able to give multiple output signals
in the range of 30-80 percent of rated capacity, with long-term accuracy 5
percent.
2010 CAR FRAME & PLATFORM

A. Construct the frame of steel channel, plate or angle, all securely bolted or
riveted. Do not use iron castings, but rolled or formed steel members are
allowed. Reinforce and brace the frame to relieve a cab enclosure of any
strain under non-uniform loading.
B. Ensure that no permanent set occurs when a safety device is applied. Use at
least four brace rods to support the platform, fastened to vertical side-stiles,
secured by steel bolts (welding not permitted). Where brace rods are
attached through slotted holes, they shall be pinned with bolts of ample size.
C. Construct the platform with a structural steel frame, filled with two layers of
structural grade plywood with a depression to receive a finished floor (per
architectural drawings). Mount the platform on isolating pads to prevent
transmitting noise or vibration from the frame to car enclosure. Provide
sufficient float to allow load- weighing devices to monitor eccentric loads.
D. Design for no direct metal-to-metal contact between a car enclosure and
frame, except for occasional use of metallic flex (mounted and run to provide
vibration isolation).
20 11 CAR POSITION INDICATOR

A. Provide a digital display at top of each car-operating panel, using current
technology for vacuum fluorescence, 16-segment LED or high-resolution
electro-luminescence, having a life expectancy over 20,000 hours.
Continually display both position and direction, corresponding to the landing
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at which a car is stopped or is passing. Provide alpha-numeric symbols at

least 35 mm high.
B. Sound a soft tone as the car stops at or passes a landing (distinguish the tone
from any sound used to denote push-button actuation). Provide volume and
pitch controls in the service cabinet.
20 12 CAR EMERGENCY LIGHTING

A. Provide a battery powered lighting system designed to operate immediately in
the event of electric mains power failure. Use at least two lamps to illuminate
operating panels with at least 10 lux, for up to four hours.
B. Use a sealed rechargeable battery (3-years maintenance-free) with trickle
charge circuit to maintain battery readiness at all times. Charge the battery
only during Normal Power supply. Do not illuminate during Normal Power
other than for testing.
C. Provide a charger pilot-light (charging) and a switch in the service cabinet
(manual test of battery and lamps). Install the unit on top of the cab, not
easily removable.
D. Obtain Consultants approval of the design and location of all in-car
components.
20 13 WORK LIGHT AND PLUG

A. Provide 10-A, 240-Vac receptacles, on top and under each elevator.
B. Provide a pendant mounted work light with wire lamp-guard and switch, at the
top and a guarded fixed lamp with switch underneath.
20 14 UTILITY RECEPTACLE
A.
Provide a 10-A, 240-Vac duplex receptacle in each cab supplied from a

separate power source than that used for lighting and ventilation. Obtain
Consultants approval of design and location.
20 15 CAB VENTILATION
A.
Provide cabs with 2-speed centrifugal exhaust fans, able to move at least
0.165 m/s and 0.280 m/s, developing at least 2.5-mm static pressures.
B. Design to bring air into the cab through ventilation slots near the base of walls,
and to exhaust through a ceiling mounted fan. Provide a screen grille over the
intake. Protect the fan from damage.
20 16 DOOR REVERSAL SYSTEM

A. Protect door openings with a solid-state infrared-web safety system using
electronically operated devices on the leading edge of car door panels,
specifically designed for elevator door applications and enclosed in an
insulated chassis. Arrange the device to:
1. Give totally silent operation (no moving parts) and present a clean
appearance.
2. Be capable of giving long-term, reliable operation.
3. Be equipped with visible diagnostics (on the device).
4. Provide the specified clear opening and protect the entire entrance width,
by:
a. Triggering protection when any object is in the entrance.
b. Causing the doors to reopen, without engaging the object.
c. Protecting the entrance for the full travel distance of its door panels.
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d. Arranging that, after the elapse of normal door open dwell time, it can
provide limited door reversal (retract sufficiently to permit a person
passing through; continue closing when the detection zone is clear).
B. Upon a failure of the door protection system, move the lift slowly to the next
served landing and shut it down. Provide a signal at Security panel to indicate
the failure.
20 17 DOOR EQUIPMENT
A.
Provide all devices for door operation: hanger, track, electric contact, closer,
relating mechanism, linkage, gibs and all related devices needed for correct
door operation. Use uniform mounting hardware. Design for a minimum of
noise.
B. Design the track and sheave for no metal-to-metal contact so that regular
lubrication is not required for smooth operation. Provide 2-point suspension
hangers and 70 mm (or larger) diameter sheaves with sealed ball-bearings
mounted on stands directly fastened to sliding door panels. Equip hangers
with ball-bearing eccentrics, adjustable to take the door up-thrust.
C. Use approved interlocks (with necessary unlocking device), separate interlock
circuits for every 10 landings served all controlled by a single fuse (so circuit
grounding will blow the fuse and stop the car from running).
D. Equip each landing door with a counterbalanced self-closing device (close a
door from any point of normal travel). Cushion door closing with continuous
interlocking flexible astragal and limit the gap between closed door panels to
less than 12 mm.
20 18 ENTRANCES
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
Provide 1.5 hours fire rating by a recognized testing authority. Provide a

metallic label on the hoistway side of landing door panels and frames,
attached by rivets.
Provide complete entrances with: frame, jambs, transom (as applicable), door
panels, sill and support angle, struts, full length header (5 mm thick) bolted to
each strut and arranged to receive an applied solid-bar or extruded track, full
length 3-part dust cover (with tear-drop fasteners - remove cover without
removing screws), fascia, sight guards, toe guard and all necessary items.
Provide grouting at the landing sill.
Mount adjustable rubber bumpers on each strut to prevent landing doors
opening past the entrance frame. Bumper is a 12-mm diameter bolt with 25mm diameter rubber.
Construct frames as one continuous piece for each side jamb, extending from
sill to header jamb. Provide an internal structural system for each side jamb
to rigidly define and maintain its profile. Mitre and grind smooth all joints.
Construct door panels of sheet steel, internally braced to ensure flat surfaces
and with substantial support for mounting hardware. Incorporate two
removable gibs per panel.
Provide landing sills (strut to strut) to support 4.5 KN point loads, anywhere
on its length. Design the support to securely clamp the sill, eliminate gaps
between sill bottom and adjacent supports and prevent rotation on major axis
when 4.5 KN point load is applied at any sill location.
Provide fascia plate (properly reinforced and supported) extending from top
of header to sill above, and from top header (highest entrance) upwards.
Provide a toe guard (properly reinforced and supported) at the lowest landing,
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gradually beveled to the wall with straight portion to equal the distance from
the landing to top of a fully compressed car buffer.
H. Provide 3 mm raised tactile designations (alphanumeric) of the same colour
and finish as the entrance jamb, with at least 50 mm high characters centered
horizontally on each jamb width, 1500 mm above the finished floor.
I. Provide sight guards for each leading door panel; of the same finish as the
panel face. All visible metal surfaces shall be continuous, without blemish or
distortion.
20 19 KEYS, SWITCHES & LOCKS

A
Except for hoistway access, switches for: Fire Recall, Standby power,
Independent Service, etc., as well as all other keyed switches and locks in
areas accessible to the general public shall be made to suit the Projects
master key system.
B. Switches shall be keyed-cylinder type, designed to accept replaceable
cylinders suiting the master key system.
C. Provide necessary boxes for Fire Emergency Recall keys, as located by
Consultant.
20 20 FIXTURES
A. Obtain Consultants specific approval for each fixture type, style, finish and
fastening.
20 21 SPARE PARTS
A. Provide a complete parts catalogue, including original source and designation
of all purchased components. Provide a listing of current prices.
B. Provide spare parts on request for at least fifteen (15) years subsequent to the
Final Acceptance of equipment system.
20 22 CONTAINERS, CABINETS & DRAWINGS

A. Provide a metal container for clean wipers, in each motor room. Provide a
parts cabinet in each motor room (sheet steel, baked enamel finish) with at
least 0.15 m capacity. Provide a second similar cabinet, containing:
1. Lockable, impact resistant area at the top, with slots and shelves for
replacement PC-boards and diagnostic modules. Mark each slot with
board or module name.
2. Storage area to hang a full complement of as-built drawings including: field
record controller, schematic and wiring diagrams; logic flow diagrams; layout
plans and sections, cab drawings and installation mechanics notes. Use
Masonite hang-up boards (smooth both sides) with retainer clips at the top.
B. Maintain all drawings, schematics and listings up to date, with legible
changes reflecting the actual installation condition. Drawings, spare parts and
cabinets shall be the Owners property and remain on-site even if a service
contract is terminated.
20 23 HARMONIC DISTORTION REDUCTION

A.
Arrange the electrical feed to the drive system with isolation transformers so
arranged as to minimize the level of harmonics-related current and voltage
distortion, resulting from the operation of the power converters used for the
VVVF elevator drives.
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B. Provide the engineer with all necessary data to facilitate his design of the
power supply network, as to result with minimal current and voltage distortion.
20 24 WIRING MATERIALS
A. Provide all wiring, conduit and associated devices to interconnect all parts of
the lift equipment systems. Comply with prevailing codes.
B. Use stranded copper field wire (except multi-conductor cable other than
traveling cable may be stranded or solid), with at least 10 percent spare wire
throughout signal runs (including wire between hoistways and remote
panels).
C. Use insulated wire with a moisture-resisting, flame-retarding
sheath. Use aluminum flexible conduit (where use is
permitted). Use colour coded wire in all multi-conductor
cable.
D. Provide separate junction boxes to connect non-lift devices (telephone,
intercom, video, etc.) on a side of a controller cabinet. Use waterproof
terminal labels.
E. In addition to 10 percent spares, provide each elevator with:
1. At least 6-pair of twisted-shielded, stranded-copper (18-AWG) for the
Owners future use.
2. At least 6-pair of twisted-shielded, stranded-copper (18-AWG) for the
Security
3. One RG-11 coaxial cable with stranded-copper core (Belden 9212-18 or
equal) for the Owners future use.
F. Provide flexible traveling cable connecting devices on the car to a junction
box (no direct connections to controller devices). Use alphanumeric
designations to facilitate service. Supply traveling cable specifically designed
for elevator use, containing:
1. Stranded-copper conductor with flame-retarding moisture-resisting cover.
2. Shielded wire sufficient in number for all signal communications between
the car and motor room.
3. Two pair (14-AWG) for duplex utility receptacle. Isolate security wiring and
Owners wiring from high energy AC-circuits.
4. 10 percent spares in each cable (in addition to wire designated for the
Owner and Security).
5. 12-pair of twisted-shielded stranded-copper (18 AWG) and one RG-11
coaxial cable (Belden 9389-18 or equal) for the Owner and Security
needs. Provide at least 2000 mm extra lengths (at the car and at the motor
room cabinet) neatly coiled, tied and labeled.
6. A steel-supporting strand when suspended weight exceeds 35 kg.
7. In each hoistway, traveling cable of near equal diameter, flexibility and
numbers of conductors.
G. Run wiring from the car to a car-top junction box, and onwards to an
intermediate junction box, thence to a machine room controller (traveling
cable wired directly to controller devices shall not be accepted). Run all wire
for remote panels and for the Owners uses onward to the base of hoistways,
to a terminal strip.
20 25 ELECTRICAL DIAGRAMS
A.
Submit six (6) sets of complete wiring diagrams, schematic field record
diagrams and connection diagrams. Show electrical connections, functions
and operation sequences.
B. Provide the Consultant with four (4) sets of bound, reduced-scale prints.
Provide one full-sized set of Mylar reproducible prints and a full-sized set of
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blue-line prints protected with plastic laminate (10 mil) for mounting in a
machine room cabinet.
C. As part of schematic diagrams, provide an index listing the locations of
electric components and wire interconnections for all: relay coils, relay
contacts, integrated circuits, etc., so that the position of any device shown on
the drawings can be readily determined. Include a copy of the connection
diagram provided under Preliminary Information.
D. If changes are subsequently made to the installation, provide an additional
three (3) prints and one (1) reproducible, of each affected drawing showing
the changes made.
20 26 TEST DATA FORM

A.
B.
1.
2.
3.
4.
C.
D.
After installation is complete and prior to Initial Acceptance Tests, submit a

Test Data Form certifying that the group is complete and ready for inspection
and testing by Consultant. The technical person responsible for doing the
installation work shall sign Test Data Form.
Include a check list for all specified items and pertinent performance data, as:
Brake-to-brake time, operating time, rated speed and measured speed.
Door open, close and dwell times.
Starting, running and stopping currents. Running full load voltages.
Slowdown and limit settings. Governor settings. Settings of adjustable
devices.
List all safety device settings and state whether they have been checked and
adjusted.
Provide a checklist for the dispatch system, listing all features and test
procedures to be used for each.
20 27 MANUALS
A. Four (4) weeks prior to completing all installation work, provide:
1. A complete parts catalogue, including original source and designation of
purchased components.
2. Operations manuals with manufacturers detailed operating instructions; a set
of reduced-scale drawings; step-by-step description of special operations
(Standby Power, Fire Emergency, Independent Service, Security, etc.).
Include diagrams for all operating panels, with functional descriptions of all
indicators and switches.
3. Maintenance manuals, describing all procedures needed to keep equipment
in proper operating condition; a Troubleshooting Quick Reference for easy
categorization of problems; copy of Section 14600 Maintenance. Indicate
all adjustments needed to obtain required operations and performance
parameters specified herein. Include a copy of completed Test Data Forms
for each group.
4. Provide manuals for all monitoring systems, including: hardware, system and
application software, hardware arrangement (to chip, bus and timing levels),
hardwired connection points (signal characteristic and information taken
therefrom), maintenance trouble-shooting procedures and reference material
required to ensure complete documentation of the overall monitor system.
5. Provide operating instructions in such detail that relationships between the lift
systems and monitor displays can be readily inferred. Include sufficient data
to allow predicting lift system response patterns, based on instantaneous
data for car and landing calls, car positions, running status, group operation
mode, etc.
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B. For each manual, provide a title page with project name and unit designations.
Number the pages consecutively, divide information into logical sub-sections
and provide a table of contents.
C. When presenting manuals to Consultant, provide a complete demonstration
for the Owners staff, of all items dealt with in the manuals.
20 28 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
A. Install a complete 2-way hands-free intercommunications system with speaker
behind perforations in a car operating station, or above the car ceiling.
B. Provide master stations at Security and Fire Control panels, with slave
stations in each elevator car and motor room. Arrange for Security staff to
initiate communications in response to an Alarm signal from a lift car. Provide
2-way communications between:
1. Security and any one car or motor room.
2. Security and all cars of a group at the same time.
3. Security and all slave-stations (cars and motor rooms).
4. Fire Control panel and any one car or motor room.
5. Fire Control panel and all cars of a group.
6. Fire Control panel and all slave-stations (cars and motor rooms)
simultaneously.
7. Fire Control panel and Security.
20 29 MONITORING PANEL
A. Provide a security panel with performance monitor, consisting of; computer(s),
keyboard, monitor(s), fixed and floppy disc drives and a printer. Work from
data taken at discreet hardware elements, rather than from elevator system
software.
B. Bring all data points to connectors (or terminal strip) at a common location in
the motor room, then to the base of hoistways in preparation for running to
Security Desk or Fire Control panels. Wire from terminal blocks at the base of
hoistways, to terminal blocks on remote panels.
C. Provide Security Desk with a colour monitor, full-function keyboards with keyswitched lock-on and lock-off.
1. Provide easy selection of screen displays using interactive software, and
ensure that alarm conditions are printed immediately, regardless of monitor
display.
2. Provide a range of formatted display screens showing all relationships
needed to observe unit and group response to traffic demand. Arrange
information screens to display in real-time (for normal monitoring) and at
selected rates (for playback), with screen selection and rate selection made
by simple keyboard entries.
3. Display alarms (emergency stop, car alarm, premature door opening,
malfunctioning door protective device, speed beyond specified limits,
improper leveling, etc.). Cause a buzzer to sound and display the affected lift
(provide separate means to reset the buzzer and display). Store alarm data
sequentially for at least 10-days operation. Provide keyboard means to print
alarms and to reset the accumulation process.
4. Provide a 2-colour printer with tractor drive, to print alarm conditions in red
colour and everything else in black (alternately, use a separate printer for
alarms). Arrange all print options to be implemented by keyboard entry.
D. Provide Fire Control panel with display of car position and door status, group
and unit operating modes, and operating status for all elevators
simultaneously. Provide control devices, using miniature LED indicators and
switches for:
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3-position (On-Auto-off) fire-recall key-switch.

Indicators for each car, when running on In-car Emergency mode.
Standby Power selector-switch (each group).
1ntercommunication master station.
Items defined elsewhere as being located at the CACF panel.
Execution
SITE CONDITION INSPECTION
A.
During construction of building structure and prior to installing any elevator

equipment, examine hoistways and machinery spaces to verify that no
irregularities exist that can affect the work quality specified. Note particularly:
1. Hoistway plumb (+ 25 mm), hoistway, pit and overrun dimensions.
2. Support areas for beams, brackets, etc., both in pit and machinery
spaces.
3. Divider beams between adjacent elevators in a common hoistway.
4. Pit dimensions and drainage.
5. Access means to pits, hoistways and machine rooms.
6. Adequacy of power sources, illumination and ventilation.
B.
Report defects in writing to Consultant.
30 2
CRATING
A. Crate components to prevent damage and allow proper storage. Use a rigid
crate with internal membrane to protect from moisture, and rigid internal
supports designed to suit component shape. Use a numeric designation for
each crate (in plastic folder, securely attached) and cross-reference the list of
materials, to help examination of contents.
1. Car slings (safety planks, safety blocks, crossroads, styles) and
platforms. Crate each separately.
2. Buffers, pit steel, cams and switches.
3. Door frames, door panels and associated entrance systems. Crate door
panels for storage on their leading or trailing edges, to prevent
distortions.
4. Car cab enclosure and interior finish systems.
5. Switches, signal and operating devices, wire systems.
6. Controller and drive systems. Machine and bed-plate systems.
7. Supports and fastenings (guide rail, cam and switch brackets).
8. Hoisting, compensating and governor rope.
30 3
DELIVERY AND STORAGE

A. Supply material in ample time to meet construction schedules, particularly:
inserts, anchors, bearing plates, brackets, supports and bracing. Ensure that
templates and diagrams (co-coordinating work by other trades) are received
on time.
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B. Store material to prevent damage, deterioration or loss of essential properties.

Store in original protective packaging, taking precautions to protect finish.
30 4
CAB INSTALLATION
A.
Set the cab plumb on its platform, in alignment with landing entrances, with
sound and vibration isolation between the cab and its structural frame.
Assemble the cab and associated components so the noise level from
operating all lift equipment does not exceed maximum noise limits specified
herein.
B. Install only undamaged architectural material; any material damaged in transit
or handling shall not be set. Prior to Final Acceptance tests, remove
protective covering from finished or ornamental surfaces; clean and polish
with due regard to material type.
30 5
CAR & COUNTERWEIGHT BALANCE

A. Set the empty car (doors closed) at mid-point of travel, hanging centered
between its rails with top roller guides removed, and balance the car so that,
with its roller guides adjusted, there is no pressure on any roller.
B. Arrange equipment so that at any point of travel, the force on guides does not
exceed 110 N for cab loading between no load and full rated load.
30 6
ENTRANCE INSTALLATION
A. Set frames and sills in perfect alignment with guide rail, prior to finishing lobby
walls. Secure the sill to building structure by support angles or substantial
brackets. Secure frames at sill and header. Secure frame and header to
building structure.
B. Install struts, fascia, toe-guard, sight guards and associated devices that
complete the entrance. Plumb frames to within 1.5 mm, and set sills to within
1.5 mm of level, across the entire entrance.
C. Install door panels and related hardware for smooth and quiet sliding. Adjust
the doors so that 110 N force applied horizontally (pushing doors apart) does
not produce a visible gap between panels of center-opening entrances.
D. Adjust the entrance so that, with the closing device disconnected, doors can
be moved from any initial position by a force of less than 27 N per panel
applied horizontally at the mid-point of the door in line with the direction of
normal door motion.
E. Install fascia plate (including support and reinforcement) from top of header to
the sill above, above the topmost header and over any steel beam at front of
the hoistway. Install a toe guard below the bottom sill.
F. Install only undamaged architectural material; do not set material damaged in
transit or handling. Prior to Final Acceptance tests, remove protective
covering from finished or ornamental surfaces, clean and polish with due
regard to material type.
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A. Run fixed wiring in conduit or duct (painted steel, galvanized steel or

aluminum). Do not use flexible conduit longer than 900 mm (except type SO
power-cord used between fixed car wiring and car door switches. Use steel
compression fittings for metallic tubing; set screws are accepted only when a
separate ground conductor is included.
B. Interconnect all hoistway conduit and wiring, traveling cable, car wiring and all
remote alarms, indicators and controls, etc., from the device to terminal
blocks mounted in the appropriate controller cabinet or selector device.
C. Traveling cable shall have an intermediate junction box, so that electrical
connections to controller devices first occur at a convenient terminal strip,
properly identified.
D. Use a separate junction box for each elevator, mounted outside its control
cabinet, for wiring related to Security and Intercommunication systems as
well as for all spare wire and those designated for Owners use. Connect all
wire to identified terminals using permanent waterproof labels. Run wire for
security and Intercommunications to an interface terminal box, common to all
cars of a group.
E. Run electric wiring (including spares and shielded wire) between terminal
blocks. Make no splice (provide field wiring and component wiring sufficiently
long). Connect coaxial cable with approved connectors (ensure at least 97%
continuous shield).
F. Check all wire (including spares) for continuity and ground. Ensure that
terminal strips and connectors for shielded wire maintain proper ground
continuity (minimize potential for signal deterioration).
G. Use colour coded wire in multi-conductor cable. Identify each wire and mark
each group as to destination, with waterproof marker. Identify connections at
intermediate terminal blocks with waterproof label. Mark individual wire, multiwire cable and terminals with waterproof markers.
H. Provide legible waterproof lists of colour and number codes for all field-wiring
runs, attached to the side of a controller cabinet.
I. Maintain the availability of 10% spares throughout signal runs, without
restricting wire for Security and Owners use. Ensure that wire for
Intercommunications, Owners use and Security are all isolated from high
voltage AC circuits.
30 8
PAINTING
A. Apply a rust inhibiting paint, either in the field or at the factory, to all exposed
ferrous metal surfaces of control cabinets, machines, struts, headers, dust
covers, rail brackets, car frames, buffers, ladders, working platforms and
other ferrous metal products supplied under this Section. After installation
and final cleaning re-paint non- machined surfaces as required.
B. Ferrous metal surfaces that are concealed in the completed work shall have a
factory applied primer and finish coat of rust inhibiting paint. After installing,
but before work is done to conceal, clean and re-paint damaged areas.
C. Field paint (or factory plate) wire duct and enclosures, switch boxes, signal
boxes, junction boxes, terminal boxes, push-button boxes, rigid conduit,
trough, toe guards, fascia and all brackets that support the fixtures. Paint
sheaves and other moving parts in bright yellow.
30 9
CLEANING
A. Prior to the start of Acceptance Inspections and Tests, ensure that all
installation work has been completed, including:
1. Clean top of car, machine room, pit and hoistway. Blow out the controllers.
2. Ensure that all wiring runs are neat; and all spares are connected to
terminals.
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3. Remove all non-permanent equipment from machine spaces.
30 10
RECALL TO LOBBY
A. Actuating a parking command (switch or keyboard entry at Security Desk)
shall remove a car from group operation and run it directly to the main lobby,
after answering all registered car-calls but bypassing hall-calls.
B. When at the main lobby, open the doors for a pre-determined time and then
close the doors. Park the car with lights and fans turned off.
30 11
IN-SERVICE INDICATOR
A. Provide a signal at Security Desk to indicate that safety circuits of a car are all
closed, and the unit is ready to run.
30 12
DISTRESS LIGHT & BUZZER

A. Provide a distress indicator for each unit at a Security Desk panel. Provide a
reset button and buzzer, common to all elevators of a group. Cause the
appropriate indicator to illuminate and buzzer to sound when:
1. Alarm button is pressed, or.
2. Dispatched car sits at a landing longer than 30 seconds, or.
3. An electrical safety circuit is open.
B. Provide a distress signal (via intercom system) when an Alarm button is
pressed or an electrical safety circuit is open.
30 13
LEVELLING
A. Stop a lift car automatically, without noticeable hunting, within 5 mm of a
landing sill under normal load conditions and in both travel directions.
B. Correct for over-travel or under-travel from any cause, by imperceptibly
returning the car to the landing. Initiate re-leveling to limit creep to less than 5
mm.
30 14
INDEPENDENT SERVICE
A. Initiate Independent Service by key-switch in the car, after clearing out all
passengers. When on Independent Service:
1. Keep the elevator dissociated from hall-calls and any group control.
2. Render the door protective devices, lanterns and chimes inoperative.
3. Respond to a car-call only when the floor button is pushed until doors are
closed and interlocks made up. Re-open the door immediately if the button is
released at any time before the elevator starts to move.
4. Cause the car to travel to the car-call floor and park with its doors open.
Cancel all car-calls when one is answered, when direction is reversed, or by
momentary actuation of the Independent Service key-switch.
B. Restore an elevator to normal operation when the Independent Service keyswitch is reset to the OFF-position.
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A. Design the system so that, in the event of stoppage due to a power failure, all
cars can re-start efficiently and operate entirely normally, and as specified
herein.
B. Where data needed for continued operation is stored in volatile memory,
provide means to preserve such data on power loss or voltage diminution.
3.16 BRAKE STOP
A. Arrange the brake to stop a lift carrying 100 percent of rated load, from full
speed in the down direction, within the normal stopping distance and without
shock or jarring. Test braking characteristics by removing electric power at
the machine room disconnect and measuring the resulting stop distance.
B. Adjust the brake to hold more than 125 percent of rated load. Design and
adjust the brake to operate without discernible noise.
3.17 BRAKE SPRING
A. Prior to safety tests by Inspecting Authorities, adjust the brake and insert a
cotter-pin or lead seal to positively define brake spring length.
3.18 SAFETY TESTS
A. Arrange the safety to stop a car, under both no load and 100 percent of rated
load, without excessive acceleration and without damage to the equipment.
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Section 14210 Passenger and Service Lifts
Part 1:
1 01
General
Work Included
A. Provide all elevators indicated in Data Summary Tables listed herein.
1 02 PATENTS
A. Hold the Employer, his officers, agents, servants, goods and employees
harmless from liability due to patent or copyright infringement arising from the
use of any invention, process, article or appliance either in performance of
the work specified herein or in the operation of a operation installation.
1 03 QUANTITIES
A. Where a device is referred to in singular number, it is intended that such
reference apply to as many as needed to obtain the desired effect from the
completed installation.
1 04 SITE INSPECTION PROGRAM

A. The contractor shall verify hoistway plumb and dimensions before preparing
shop drawings, and shall report in writing to the Consultant of any proposed
modification to equipment design so as to fit site conditions.
B. During the construction of building structure (prior to installing lift equipment),
examine hoistways and machinery spaces at regular intervals to verify that
irregularity exists, which may affect the quality of the installation work or
equipment performance. Select inspection interval to minimize the probability
of later needing corrective action by any sub-trade. Note in particular:
1. Hoistway dimensions and plumb. Canting of ledges and trim projections.
2. Divider beam locations. Inserts for rail attachment.
3. Structural supports for beams, brackets, up-lift loads and tie-downs.
4. Suitability of the entrance rough openings.
5. Suitability of hoistway ventilation, pit drainage, etc.
6. Access means to pits, hoistways and machinery spaces.
7. Electric power sources (locations, capacity ratings, disconnects, etc.),
illumination, ventilation and air conditioning of machinery spaces.
8. Fire recall box locations. Cut-outs for landing fixtures.
C. Examine work of other Divisions upon which work of this Section depends and
provide regular written reports to the Consultant, noting defects and
recommending corrective options.
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2 01
Manufacturers
A.
Available Manufacturers: subject to compliance with requirements,

manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated in the work include,
but are not limited to, the following:
Mitsubishi Elevators
(Japan)
Otis Elevators
(U.S.A)
- Macpuarsa
(Spain)
- Thyssen
(Germany)
Or equally approved.
2 03
DIMENSIONS, ENTRANCE TYPE & SIZE

1. Design equipment to suit the indicated hoistway dimensions (plumb to within
25 mm at poured walls).
2. Design equipment to suit cab interiors, entrance type and size.
2 04
MOTOR ROOM LOCATION

A. Locate hoisting machines at the level indicated herein, and arrange for all
associated equipment to be at the same level.
1. Where a pulley level is not provided but the motor room has sufficient height,
provide up-stands to permit servicing the deflector sheaves from within the
motor room. Include a platform with access means, guards and barriers as
appropriate.
2. Provide all machine beams to interface hoist machines and sheaves with
building structure. Use shelf-angles at each side, tie-down bolts, ancillary
bed- plates, metal flooring and overhead support stands, as required. Provide
bearing plates and anchors, to secure machine beams to structural supports.
2 05
DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEM

A. Govern the starting, stopping and travel direction, providing an average
acceleration, over the total accelerating period, of at least 0.75 m/s. Do not
exceed 1.5 m/s on acceleration peaks, nor a jerk rate of 2.0 m/s3.
B. Design equipment to operate at 10 percent supply voltage and 3 percent
supply frequency, without damage to any equipment. Operate at 5 percent
supply voltage and 3 percent supply frequency without affecting operational
performance quality. Provide protective devices for both over-voltage and
under-voltage conditions. Protect against loss of phase, phase reversal or
overload.
C. Design for continuous operation at rated speed and rated load, and for 10
minutes at rated speed and 110 percent of rated load, without overheating.
Ensure that, in such operating conditions, normal power sources are not
adversely affected and emergency generator circuits (and loads connected to
the emergency power bus) are not adversely affected during Standby Power
operation.
D. Use variable-voltage variable-frequency (VVVF) with solid-state AC flux-vector
drive and matched motor. Use a closed-loop drive with IGBTs having means
for heat dissipation and overheat protection (include thermal overload).
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E. Provide drive units with isolation transformers and smoothing reactors to

eliminate mechanical vibration from ripple voltage transients. Limit line
notching to a maximum 100 micro s. transient width, with less than 3% total
harmonic distortion, measured at motor room main power disconnect. Keep
total mainline noise to less than that caused by an equivalent motorgenerator. Squelch frequencies at all commercial bandwidths.
F. Provide a matched motor (high efficiency vector design) including encoder for
speed feedback. Use an air blower for thermal dissipation over the entire
range of operation and stall. Control and limit the passage of regenerated
energy to not affect any voltage sensitive systems (as UPS sources for
computers).
G. Use an electronic negative feedback system to limit current through IGBTs and
motor, incorporating:
1. Pattern-generator giving a velocity input signal modified by car position, with
constant peak acceleration and constant change of acceleration.
2. Encoder to provide a velocity feedback signal.
3. Digital transducer to provide a position feedback signal.
4. Current transformer to provide a current feedback signal.
H. Provide operating features and performance suited to the intended use, with:
1. Digital control, with adjustments that do not vary, drift or age with line voltage
changes.
2. High torque at low speed, high brake-away torque and 100 percent
continuously available torque at zero speed.
3. Linearity between required torque and torque output. Torque proving.
4. Over-torque detection, to shut down the drive and protect the motor.
5. Precise closed-loop speed, regulated to less than 1% by frequency
compensation.
6. S-curve soft start/stop, with a fast speed response system.
7. Diagnostics recording the fault history of drive operating conditions, at the
instant of the last fault occurrence.
8. Application-specific memory to support logic function programming, to tailor
the drive.
9. Easy re-setting of user-defined default settings.
10. Quiet motor operation, based on high switching frequencies and low
harmonic content.
11. Full function operator interface with alphanumeric display. Include: a menu
structure with scrolling to reveal system options and display parameters; an
interactive interface to permit display and ready changing of parameter
values; constant pressure jog for pre-set speed control; motor rotation
direction selector; run/stop commands.
12. Protective features, including: optically isolated controls; phase-to-phase and
phase-to-neutral short-circuit protection; ground fault protection; electronic
motor overload protection; over-torque and under-torque detection; overcurrent, over-voltage and over-temperature detection; input/output phase
loss.
I. Immediately remove power from a drive motor and apply the brake if:
1. An error level exceeds the signal by more than 5 percent.
2. Actual acceleration exceeds a pre-set pattern more than 15 percent .
3. Excessive transistor switching time or overheating of solid-state components.
4. Car positions as derived from a digital transducer and an integrated velocity
feedback signals differ by more than 12 mm.
J. Arrange system response so that the elapsed time between fault detection and
removal of electric power does not exceed 0.1 second Provide;
1. Overall drive efficiency greater than 95 percent, with DPF (power factor) of at
least 0.98.
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Critical frequency rejection. Circuit burn-in for over 95 hours at 85C.

Estimated mean time between failures of at least 25 years.
K. Provide protective devices to ensure that any single fault will not cause a risk of
injury to passengers. Ensure that, if any fault occurs such that a subsequent
fault may create an unsafe condition, the initial fault will be detected and the
lift shut down.
L. Fuse each power feed line to protect against surge currents. Prevent runaway in
the event of closed loop feedback circuit failure.
M. At the time of shop drawing submissions, include the calculations for drive
system ratings (manufacturers power rating with electrical data charts and
frame number). Base calculations on continuous, full-load duty (without
diversity factor). Submit equations for full-load up-running current and for upaccelerating current. Identify the assumed efficiency and power factor.
2.
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HOISTING MACHINE
A. Provide a traction machine with: motor, worm & gear, electro-mechanical brake,
sheave shaft and traction sheave all in proper alignment, designed for the
specified duties and delivering specified performance.
B. Use lead shim and at least 25 mm thick neoprene pads to isolate the machine
from building structure, each properly loaded for static and dynamic forces
developed. Seat all parts securely on the bedplate, without brackets or
extensions as principal supports.
C. Provide a reversible motor with high starting torque and low starting current
designed especially for elevator service, of sufficient size to run continuously
at rated speed and load in both travel directions with temperature rise under
50C. Field coils shall be of copper wire, either form or spool wound.
D. Use dielectric material able to withstand 60-s application of 1500 V-ac. Provide
at least one Mega Ohm insulation resistance between conductors and motor
frame.
E. For AC-geared equipment:
1. Divide the gear housing (at shaft centerline) to give access to the worm and
gear, with gasketed inspection hole to observe worm/gear mesh. Provide
drain plugs, overflow pipes and an oil level indicator.
2. Machine the gear of heavy casting bronze to give accurately hobbed teeth.
Secure the gear to the spider using bolts in reamed holes, for a snug fit.
3. Machine the worm and shaft as one piece of forged steel mounted on two
bearings of which one is either an oversized double-acting pre-loaded ballbearing or a self-aligning thrust bearing, the other a bronze sleeve bearing.
Use an adjustable gland-pack at the motor end. Design the thrust bearing for
easy removal without dismantling the machine. Arrange for worm removal
without having to move the machine.
F. Use a noiseless mechanical brake, spring applied and electrically released,
designed to act instantly and automatically on interruption of motor power
supply. Use two brake shoes with sufficient capacity to hold the car at any
floor with 125 percent rated load and normal counterbalance. Turn true and
smooth the brake drum wearing surface and flange edge, with running
eccentricity of wearing surface under 0.125 mm. Line the brake shoe with a
fireproof friction material shaped to the shoe, so the drum can run free with
minimal clearance.
G. Stop the elevator by electrical means before a mechanical brake is applied.
Systems, where slow down and normal stopping are by the brake, shall be
rejected. Systems, having controlled emergency stops with delayed brake
application, shall be rejected.
H. Provide a traction sheave of best grade cast iron (minimum 220 Brinell) with
heavy web and rim, properly grooved for the rope used. Mount the sheave on
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a rigid shaft with heavy anti-friction bearings. Do not exceed a pitch diameter
of 1.75 times the pitch diameter of the gear. Provide a sheave shaft seal
design that prevents oil leakage.
I. Electrically balance the motor armature and dynamically balance all rotating
elements. Limit vibration at rated speed to less than 0.02 mm at motor end of
the bedplate and limit backlash to under 0.13 mm at gear circumference for
balanced full load 75 kg.
J. Provide guards to prevent rope leaving the sheave under any condition, with
clearance between guard and sheave less than rope diameter. Provide rim
markings to indicate the travel direction.
K. Fix all parts in place with finish bolts and nuts, or cap screws. Use tapered
dowel to locate parts accurately, to ensure proper positioning and alignment,
as necessary.
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POSITION ENCODER
A. Simulate lift motion and position through electrical coupling. Generate primary
data for all functions related to car position, as: position and direction,
slowdown and levelling, call cancellation, etc. Design the unit so that parts
are easily accessible for adjustment.
B. Accomplish electrical stepping using solid-state devices, pulse-generators or
magnetic switches. Do not use electromechanical stepper switches.
C. When simulated position is found to be out of step, relative to actual position,
arrange to automatically reset the simulated position at the terminal landings.
2 08 PULLEYS & SUPPORTS

A Provide all pulleys required for a proper lead of hoisting rope to car and
counterweight. Machine and groove the pulley for a specific rope diameter.
B. Provide beams or channels to secure and support the pulley, and locate them
for easy servicing and removal. Align and space pulleys to minimize hoist
rope vibration (obtain Consultants prior approval before using a vibration
dampening system).
C. Provide guards to prevent the rope leaving a pulley under any condition, with
clearance between guard and pulley to be less than rope diameter.
2 09
BUFFERS
A. Provide oil buffers, mounted on continuous steel channel anchored to the pit
floor. Use normal stroke buffers (reduced stroke or terminal slowdown are
allowed only when limited pit depth or overrun prevent use of normal stroke).
B. Provide a buffer switch on spring return buffers. On a metal plaque, indicate
manufacturer, type, stroke length and ranges of certified speed and load.
C. Provide buffer extensions (where required to suit pit depth) with inspection
platform and ladder, as applicable. Provide screen guards, as required.
2 010 CHAIN COMPENSATION

A. Provide jacketed chain to compensate for the weight of hoisting rope and the
unbalanced portion of travelling cable, so that system balance shall not vary
more than 50 kg over the entire range of travel.
B. Block assembly shall include a tension pulley, frame, weight retaining guides,
and switches to detect limits of travel. Cause the block assembly to move
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downwards in response to rope stretch and move upwards sufficiently for

rope length changes due to thermal effects and/or to block oscillation (as may
occur during normal use).
C. Securely fasten compensating rope to the counterweight and to the car safetyplank centerline, passing the rape under a tension pulley. Ensure that
compensation rape hangs vertically below the cab. Groove the pulley
especially for the application, with groove depth no less than rope diameter.
D. Protect the rope and pulley from damage during normal operation and prevent
the rope leaving pulley grooves under any condition. Provide a roller comb to
ensure the rope enters specific grooves.
E. Provide either sealed bearings, or with grease fittings designed for easy
lubrication.
2 011 COUNTERWEIGHT
A. Counterbalance for smooth and economical operation, using sub-weights in a
guided steel frame, with weight distributed uniformly. Counterbalance the
summed weight of a car plus 40 to 45 percent of rated capacity.
B. Fabricate sub-weights of steel, cast iron or lead, each sized for handling by two
men. Secure sub-weights to prevent rattling, via two tie rods through holes in
each section (do not use slots). Use lock nuts with cotter
pins.
C. Provide blocking between counterweight and buffer strike plate, for at least 250
mm per 60-meter rope length.
2 012 HOISTING ROPE

A. Provide wire rape especially designed for elevator service, sized for proper
traction and minimal rope bounce, and capable of providing at least 10 years
of normal service for both the rope and traction pulley. All hoist rope for an
elevator shall be from a single factory production run.
B. Secure dead ends to car and counterweight crosshead. Use compression
springs to equalize tension when the lift runs, with shackle rods having screw
adjustment.
C. Locate shackle rods to allow adjustment and minimize pulley groove or rope
wear. Use dampers to prevent shackle noise. Prevent rotation by tying
shackles, at each end.
D. Terminate stationary rope ends in tapered babbitted sockets.
2 013 RAIL GUIDES

A. Provide similar type guide systems for the car and counterweight, mounted at
top and bottom of their frames. Provide for ample float so there is continuous
contact with the rail under all load conditions.
B. Provide car guide tires sized for less than 400-rpm rotation (at least 200-mm
diameter) and counterweight tires for under 1000 rpm (at least 150-mm
diameter). Use tires of durable neoprene, able to give a smooth ride and
ensure no flat spots after standing idle for 100 hours. Use noiseless sealed
ball bearings.
C. Provide metal guards to protect guides on top of the car and counterweight.
2.14 CAR SILL
A. Provide one-piece sills of extruded aluminum, with structural support for
intended use.
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2 015 PASSENGER CAB DESIGN

A. Provide a steel shell with adequate stiffeners to give a rigid enclosure (do not
depend on interior finish panels for rigidity). Tape all joints to prevent
squeaks. Fill shell cavities with sound-absorbing batten. Provide ventilation
slots at the base.
B. Provide door interlocks, a door operator with mountings, track and hangers.
Provide door panels, entrance columns and soffit, and a car sill. Provide caroperating panels (with position & direction indicators) and a locked service
cabinet. Provide a top exit hatch with interlock, ventilation blower, cab
steadier, fastener and securing devices, stay plates, emergency lighting,
electric wiring and all other items for a complete shell.
C. Create visible interior surfaces in accord with architectural design drawings.
Include for (at least): door panels, wall panels; integral swing front returns
(pierced to accept operating devices); entrance frame, soffit, transom and
frieze; finished flooring, finished ceiling, light fixtures; pad hooks; handrail;
base and wainscot; mounting strips; ventilation slots, as well as cut-outs (for
security card reader, etc.).
2 016 SERVICE CAB DESIGN

A. Provide a steel shell with adequate stiffeners for a rigid enclosure (do not
depend on interior finish panels for rigidity). Tape all joints to prevent
squeaks. Fill shell cavities with sound-absorbing batten. Provide ventilation
slots at the base.
B. Provide a cab design selected by the Consultant from contractors range of
standard products, including: steel or aluminum checker-plate floor, rear and
side wall bumpers, door interlocks, door operator with mountings, track and
hangers, entrance columns and soffit, door panels and car sill.
C. Provide a car-operating panel with position & direction indicators, and a locked
service cabinet. Provide a top exit hatch with interlock, ventilation blower, cab
steadier, fastener and securing devices, stay plates, emergency lighting,
electric wiring and all other items for a complete shell.
2 017 CAR OPERATING PANEL

A. Provide one car operating station, incorporated with swing-return panels,
containing all devices for normal automatic operation. include:
1.
Car-call pushbuttons, door open and close buttons, and alarm button.
2.
Car position and direction indicators, voice-grill for 2-way intercom
speaker.
B. Identify each car-call button with a tactile alphanumeric designation (use a *symbol for the main lobby level). Identify all visible switches and other
operating buttons similarly, with symbols common to the elevator industry and
recognizable by handicapped persons.
C. Illuminate car-call pushbuttons when actuated, and extinguish when the car
stops at the selected floor. Sound a soft tone each time a car-call is
registered (volume control in service cabinet).
D. Pressing the alarm button shall ring a bell in the hoistway and cause a
momentary dry contact to close across terminals at an interface box in the
motor room.
E. Provide a locked service cabinet, containing:
1.
Car lighting dimmer switch (continuously variable).
2.
Ventilation blower switch (OFF-LOW-HIGH).
3.
Switches to cut out each door protective system (ON-OFF).
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Volume control for a tone indicating car-call registration

Independent Service switch
Inspection mode key-switch
Emergency lighting test switch (spring return).
In-car stop switch.
10 A, 240 V-Ac duplex receptacle.
At least two spare switches.
2 018 IN-CAR LANTERN & CHIME

A. Provide UP and DOWN lanterns and chimes at every car entrance strike jamb.
Illuminate the fixture and sound the chime when the car reaches a
predetermined distance from a landing at which it will stop, indicating the
future travel direction.
1.
Sound the chime once for UP and twice for DOWN.
2. Provide at least 2-s advance notice of car arrival (before doors begin to open)
and maintain illumination until the doors are fully closed.
3. Design the fixture so that lamps may be readily replaced from the corridor
side.
2 019 PROTECTIVE PADS

A. For each group of passenger lifts, provide protective pads treated with fireretardant compound (self-extinguishing). Attach the pads to inconspicuous,
coated pad hooks recessed at top of car wall panels. Design the pad to cover
all exposed wall surfaces, reaching to within 10 cm of the floor. Provide cutouts for normally active controls.
B. Fabricate the pad of 0.125 mm impregnated nylon, backed by 6 mm thick
padding, with a double-stitch pattern having repetitions less than 15 cm apart.
Provide plastic coated grommets (to mate with hooks at top of cab walls).
2 020 DOOR OPERATOR

A. Use a medium-speed door operator with speed and torque control to open and
close the car and landing doors simultaneously, within 12 mm of one another.
Mount the operator on car door header, braced to car frame (independent of
the cab enclosure) to prevent any movement by the operator relative to car
frame, during the opening and closing of doors.
B. Move doors frame a closed position to within 75 mm of fully open at an
average speed not less than 0.67 m/s. Check the movement of doors at both
limits of travel. Design the system for car door panels to be directly coupled to
the motor. Arrange each car door to pick-up its hall door panel.
C. Control motor torque to produce a smooth, quiet and reliable operation under
varying shaft/landing pressure differentials (stack effect).
2 021 LANDING ENTRANCE DESIGN

A. Provide landing entrances in full accord with the architectural drawings.
2.22 LANDING CALL STATION
A. Provide each functional group with a single riser of pushbutton call stations with
call registered lights, having one station per landing. Include both UP-call
and DOWN-call buttons at intermediate landings.
B. Locate the fixtures where indicated on architectural drawings.
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PART 3: EXECUTlON
3 01 SITE INSPECTlON
A. Verify dimensions and plumb of hoistways prior to preparing shop drawings and
at regular intervals throughout construction of building superstructure. Submit
a monthly report, detailing the status of hoistway plumb.
B. Review structural drawings to verify the adequacy of rail support structures and
locations. At the time of Bid Submission advise of any deficiency or take full
responsibility for installing additional support as/when such are required.
3 02 POWER RATINGS
A. Arrange drive and motor designs to exceed the normally calculated power
requirement by at least 5 kW. Field verification shall define:
1.
kW = [(full-load running current) x (armature output voltage) / 1000]
2.
Current and voltage are measured with a car loaded to rated capacity
traveling upward at rated speed and with specified counterbalance.
B. Submit engineering calculations for sizing the drive and motor systems, with
manufacturers kW and hp ratings, based on full-load continuous duty (do not
assume diversity factor). Submit equations for the drive and the hoisting
motor, full-load up- running current and up-accelerating current. Identify all
efficiency and power factors.
3 03 GEARED LIFT OPERATION TYPE

A. Provide microprocessor-based group-automatic operation to integrate and coordinate the movement of passenger lifts. At Bid Submission, provide a full
description of the proposed control system including all of its features,
conditions that bring them into operation and their response times.
B. Provide dispatching programs in EPROM with at least 25 percent spare
capacity.
C. Select only one car of a group to respond to a registered hall-call. Arrange
dispatching software to assign hall-calls based on a composite of weighted
criteria. Use sufficient parameters for assigning lifts to produce average and
maximum call registration times, as specified herein. Include as assignment
criteria:
Time to landing: Calculate the time for each lift, adding all trip
phenomena (current car-calls, assigned hall-calls, current and anticipated
loading, transfers, etc.) expected to be encountered in reaching the
destination landing. Include the times to accelerate, run, slowdown and level,
door operating times, door open dwell times, and the anticipated passenger
transfer times.
2.
Re-assignment: Re-evaluate the suitability of each car of a group at least
five times per second, and continue re-evaluating until the last possible
moment required for advanced lantern and chime signals, and for elevator
slowdown.
D. Provide keyboard means (in motor room) to revise logic programming, with
minimal downtime.
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E. Use a solid-state system clock to define peak intervals, with time displayed in
the motor room and at a Security Desk monitor, having:
1.
Accuracy to 5 s/mo and battery back-up for at least 24-hr duration.
2.
Means to reset the clock manually.
3.
Means to override dispatch programs related to clock time.
F. Initiate HEAVY-DOWN operation when an adjustable number of consecutive
lifts arrive at the main lobby each loaded to over 40 percent of rated capacity,
while clock validation is in effect. Terminate the operation when demand
eases for an adjustable time span.
G. Initiate HEAVY-UP operation when an adjustable number of consecutive lifts
leave the main lobby, each loaded to over 40 percent of rated capacity while
clock validation is in effect. Terminate the operation when demand eases for
an adjustable time span.
H. Provide keyboard means to separately pre-set:
1.
Number of consecutive lifts departing main lobby, to trigger HEAVY-UP
operation.
2.
Number of consecutive lifts arriving at main lobby, to trigger HEAVYDOWN operation.
I. In the event of failure of the automatic dispatch system, provide alternate
dispatching means to ensure continuous service to all landings and for both
travel directions.
3 04 HYDRAULIC LIFT OPERATION TYPE

A. Provide a simplex collective operation. Submit a description of the proposed
control system including its features, conditions that bring them into operation
and response times.
B. Provide an average acceleration (over total accelerating period) no less than
0.30 m/s2 . Do not exceed 1.5 m/s on acceleration peaks, nor a jerk rate of
2.0 m/s.
C. Provide a battery powered source with trickle charger such that, in the event of
Normal power failure, car lighting and ventilation are maintained while the lift
automatically lowers to its bottom slop, at which it parks with doors open.
3 05 CALL INITIATION & RESPONSE

A. Start a lift automatically by momentary actuation of one or more call buttons,
either at a car-operating panel or landing call station. Indicate registration of a
car-call or hall- call within 0.2 s of pushbutton actuation.
B. Store registered calls in control memory until they are answered. Answer calls
in the order landings are reached, irrespective of the sequence buttons were
pressed.
C. Cancel a registered call when it is answered. Cancel all car-calls when the lift
reverses travel direction.
3 06 HIGH & LOW CALL RETURN

A. Except for high or low return, do not stop a lift to answer a registered hall-call
for the direction opposite to that of lift travel. Otherwise, reverse direction only
when the lift has answered the last registered car-call (or assigned hall-call)
in the current direction.
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3 07 DIRECTlONAL REVERSAL
A. Cause an elevator without car-calls, arriving at a landing where both UP and
DOWN hall-calls are registered, to answer the hall-call in the original travel
direction. If, after doors close, there is no subsequent demand to travel in the
original direction, immediately re-open the doors to answer the hall-call for
the opposite direction.
B. Should an UP-travelling lift with registered car-call arrive at a floor at which
there exists a registered DOWN hall-call, and there is no subsequent
passenger demand for the lift to continue travelling in its original direction, the
lift shall:
1.
Open its doors (let passengers disembark).
2.
Illuminate the lantern and sound the chime to indicate future travel in the
opposite direction.
3.
Accept waiting passenger(s) without first closing and re-opening the
doors.
3 08 CALL BEHIND RESPONSE

A. Assign a passed call (hall-call below an UP running car, or above a DOWNrunning car) to another lift of the group and redistribute remaining lifts to
service other traffic.
3 09 LOAD BYPASS
A. Cause a lift to by-pass landing calls, stopping only for car-calls when the car
contains more than 35 percent of its rated load.
3 010 DISPATCH DEFAULT

A. If a hall-call is registered longer than 60 s, during which time lifts of a group do
not run, start all cars, cancel assignments and dispatch delays and run all lifts
until all registered hall-calls are answered. Provide a signal at Security Desk
to indicate the fault condition.
3 011 REDUCED GROUP

A. when an elevator is removed from group operation, automatically adjust the
dispatching of remaining lifts to substantially maintain group operation.
3 012 DELAY PROTECTlON

A. Use an adjustable timer (0-120 s, set initially at 30 s) to automatically dissociate
a delayed elevator from the group. Automatically restore the car to the group,
when the cause for delay is eliminated.
3 013 ADVANCED DOOR OPENING

A. Initiate door opening when the car is in a levelling zone at a floor at which it will
stop, and arrange for doors to be 75 percent of fully open when the car stops.
Ensure that the door opening profile is not a tripping hazard.
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3 014 DOOR OPEN DWELL TIME

A. Provide separate adjustable dwell times for car-calls and hall-calls.
B. Cancel the dwell time immediately when a door-close button or a car-call button
is pressed, and reduce normal dwell time by 50 percent when a door
protection device is actuated.
3 015 DOOR NUDGING

A. When either a door protective device operates, or door-open button is pressed,
longer than 15 seconds beyond normal door open dwell, sound a buzzer in
the car and cause its doors to close slowly under reduced power.
B. Provide a signal at Security Desk to indicate and log the nudging event.
3 016 ANTI-NUISANCE
A. Cancel all car-calls on a car when their number is disproportionately great
compared to the load on that elevator.
3 017 OPERATING TIME

A. Cause a lift to initiate car motion within 0.2 s of door interlocks making up and
provide a 1-floor operating time as quantified in the data Tables herein.
Measure the time as follows:
1.
Car loaded to rated capacity. Floor-to-floor equal to the typical rise.
2.
Door operation meets all code requirements, running smoothly and
quietly. Jerk rate, acceleration, transition and ride are all comfortable and
smooth.
3.
Time starts as doors begin to close and ends when the car stops at next
landing with doors 75 percent of fully open.
4.
Times to be within 5 percent for all other loads, except overload.
3 018 NOISE LEVEL

A. Install equipment so the increase of noise level over ambient will not exceed:
1.
Four dB, when measured at 150 cm in front of an entrance, at any time
during a full door open and close cycle and a reversal cycle.
2.
Six dB, measured in a car running at rated speed anywhere in its range
of travel, with the ventilation fan turned off.
3.
Ten dB, measured in a car running at rated speed anywhere in its travel
range, with the ventilation fan on high speed.
4.
20 dB, measured in the motor room with all lifts running.
B. Noise level limits are based on 45 dB ambient for door and cab noise, and 55
dB ambient for motor room noise.
C. Measure noise level with an ANSI type-2 sound level meter, on the A scale
with an S response pattern for cab and motor room, and F response pattern
for doors.
3 019 RIDE QUALITY

A. Adjust the speed control so no bump is felt at any point during acceleration.
Restrict vertical motion as passengers board or disembark to within 5 mm of
level.
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B. Over the range of lift travel, peak-to-peak horizontal acceleration (front-to-back

or side-to-side) shall:
1.
Average less than 15 milli-g
2.
Not exceed 20 milli-g for more than 5 percent of travel duration, and
3.
Vibrate horizontally at frequency greater than 6.0 Hz
C. Record performance with an accelerometer (PMT EVA-625, or alternative
accepted by Consultant) without using an ISO filter or any other kind of data
filter.
3 020 FIRE EMERGENCY SERVICE

A. Meet local fire brigade regulations for lift recall and for subsequent operation by
qualified persons. Cause a lift to be recalled via:
1.
Actuating a key-switch at a landing call station,
2.
Actuating a key-switch at a Fire Control panel,
3.
Automatically via the fire alarm system.
B. Upon initiation:
1.
Render all landing pushbutton stations inoperative. Do not stop for
registered car-calls of hall-calls.
2.
Run all cars directly to a designated floor without stopping for car-calls
or hall-calls. At the designated floor, park the lift with door open.
3.
Reverse a car travelling away from the designated floor at the next
landing, without opening its doors and return it directly to the designated floor.
4.
In the case of top-of-car maintenance, provide a distinct audible signal
on the lift car warning of the initiation of Fire Emergency recall.
5.
Automatically terminate the recall operation when all lifts are stopped at
the designated landing, all Recall key-switches are at AUTO-positions and all
fire, smoke and heat sensors of the building fire alarm system are at normal
status.
C. Initiate In-car Emergency operation by a key-switch on a car operating panel:
1.
Restrict operational control to a person in the car. Do not respond to hallcalls.
2.
Render inoperative door protective devices that may be affected by
smoke or heat, as to prevent the doors from closing.
3.
Respond to registered car-calls only after the doors are fully closed
through constant pressure on a call button; re-open doors immediately if
pressure is released before the doors are fully closed.
4.
Provide means to cancel all car-calls via car-call cancel button (or a
hold position of the in-car key-switch).
5.
Run to the car-call landing and stop without opening the doors. Open the
doors only by way of constant pressure on a door open button; re-close
immediately if pressure is released before the doors are fully open.
6.
Once open, maintain doors open until closing (as indicated above) is
initiated.
D. Automatically terminate Fire Emergency Service when all cars of a group are at
the designated floor and all In-car Emergency key-switches are at the OFFpositions, and:
1.
All Recall key-switches (at landing station or Fire Control panel) are at
OFF- positions, or
2.
All Recall key-switches are at AUTO-positions and all fire, smoke and
heat sensors of the building fire alarm system are at normal status.
3.
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3 021 STANDBY POWER OPERATION

A. Two 2-wire signal circuits (by other Division) are run to a motor room control
cabinet; when one pair presents a closed-circuit Normal power is provided,
but when the same pair is an open-circuit the source will be Standby power.
The second pair provides a closed-circuit approximately 20 s before transfer
from Standby to Normal power.
B. Enough Standby power is provided to run only one lift of a group.
C. Upon the loss of electric power, and following a signal that the next power will
be from the Standby source.
1.
Run one lift at a time to the recall floor without stopping for any car-call
or hall-call. When at recall floor, the car shall open its doors for a
predetermined interval and then close the doors.
2.
A lift unable to run (for any reason) shall be bypassed until all other lifts
of the group are brought to the recall floor, and then attempted once again. In
the event of top-of-car maintenance, sound an alarm to inform maintainer(s)
of the recall operation.
D. After all lifts are at the recall floor, one lift is selected to run normally (via a
selector switch at Fire Control panel, having one position for each car of the
group plus an auto-position (selects the last car brought down).
1.
Provide means to automatically run another lift if the one chosen by the
selector switch is unable to operate.
3 022 ACCEPTANCE TESTS

A. Obtain and pay for all inspections, certificates, permits and licenses. Carry out
all tests required by Inspecting Authorities in the presence of their
representative as well as the Consultant. Deliver all certificates, licenses and
permits to Consultant (Engineer).
B. Ensure that all tools are available at the start of inspection for Consultants
review. Acceptance tests shall not commence if any required tool is missing
or non-functional, and the contractor shall pay the cost to reconvene all
parties.
C. Upon completion of guide rail installation and alignment in each hoistway (or
segment), and prior to installing car and counterweight frames, supply senior
technical personnel for two (2) hours per lift, to assist the Consultant. Provide
seven (7) days advanced written notice of the inspection date.
D. For rail inspection, do not remove aligning wires and provide:
1.
Use of in-shaft temporary hoist (or scaffolding, or exterior skip hoist).
2.
Calibrated rail gauges, including parallelism (opposing rail blades) and
DBG devices.
3.
Tape and other measuring devices required for the necessary work.
4.
Assist Consultant with guide rail measurements, listing data for each rail
bracket and at intermediate points, of specified parameters. If equipment
does not meet specified requirements, make necessary corrections and
submit again (similarly) for another inspection.
E. On completing all cars of the group, supply a senior mechanic and helper for
four (4) hours to assist with harmonic distortion measurements.
1.
If total distortion produced by a lift exceeds the specified limit (3%,
measured at motor room disconnect), pay the cost of the test, make
necessary corrections and submit again (similarly) for another test.
F. Upon completing a lift, and following successful safety testing for Inspecting
Authorities, provide a team of mechanics for four (4) hours per lift, and
provide the use of: accelerometer, tachometer, noise level meter, multi-meter,
stopwatch, test weights with dolly, and other tools required for Initial
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2.
3.
4.
5.
G.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Acceptance tests and inspections. Give at least two (2) weeks advanced
written notice of the testing date.
Load the car to various percentages of rated capacity, and test load
related features including: dispatch, bypass, anti-nuisance, levelling, door
operation, . etc.
Test performance parameters in both travel directions and for various
loads ( 0%, 40% & 100% of rated capacity): speed, operating time, levelling,
door operation, dwell times, door protection, acceleration and jerk rate.
Inspect machinery spaces, electrical and mechanical devices on the car
and in the hoistway, for conformance with specified requirements and to
industry standards. Run the car to simulate responses to all elevator and
machine room inspection and service utilities.
Assist consultant with tests and inspections of car and dispatch controller
features, including all special or emergency services and utilities. Obtain ( or
simulate) signals initiating special and emergency services and utilities, and
run the lift to demonstrate its response characteristics
If equipment does not meet specified requirements, make necessary
corrections and provide again (similarly) for another test sequence.
Approximately nine months after Substantial Completion of the entire elevator
plant supply test weights and a team of senior mechanics for eight (8) hours
to carry out performance testing. The Owner shall provide written notice of
the testing date at least four weeks in advance.
Assist consultant with tests and inspections of car, drive and dispatch
controllers, as well as other operating features.
Use a microprocessor-based recording monitor (with sufficient channels
and response capability) to display landing calls, elevator position, motion
status, door open-and-close, special or emergency services and utility
features. Record operation for typical day and night traffic over 24-hours, as
directed by Consultant.
Install a high-resolution colour video-recording device to provide a
graphic display of lift car movement against registered hall-calls, hall-call
assignments, and car-calls. Record the operation for typical day and night
traffic conditions, over a 24-hours period, as directed by the Consultant.
Submit detailed raw test data (both hard copy and MS-DOS disc) to the
Consultant, as well as hard copy reports with data summaries, for such timeintervals and recording conditions as stipulated by the Consultant
Submit real time videotape ( or approved equivalent) for review by the
Consultant.
If equipments does not meet specified requirements, make necessary
corrections and provide again (similarly) for another test sequence.
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Section 14600 Elevator Maintenance

Part 1:
General
1 01 WORK INCLUDED
A.
B.
C.
D.
Comply with all documents referenced in Section 14200 and in this Section.
Provide trouble-free maintenance service to elevator equipment system
specified in Sections Division 14, to continually provide performance quality
as for the new installation and to secure the Owners equity.
Keep all lift equipment in substantially new condition and maintain the
performance in accordance with operating parameters and design features of
the original installation specification.
Perform to this Section as a minimum standard.
1 02 INSPECTION FREQUENCY
A.
B.
Perform routine maintenance inspection of each unit at least once every two
weeks. Examine the equipment and do such additional maintenance work as
required to correct all malfunctions and to monitor complaint conditions.
Carry out routine examination and repair during regular working hours of
regular working days. Provide emergency call-back service (24-hours per
day, 7-days per week) at no extra cost to the Owner except when a
malfunction is caused by misuse or abuse of lift equipment.
1 03 SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY
A. Repair or replace as/when required mechanical, electrical and electronic parts
needed for automatic operation of equipment systems, including but not
limited to:
1. Power conversion device, drive machine, sheave and bearing brakes and
brake lining, and relay coils.
2. Control parts including PC-boards, discrete & chip logic devices, motor room
and control interconnecting wire, position encoding and decoding devices.
3. Hoisting, governor and compensation rope. Travelling cable, hoistway wire,
switches, and junction boxes.
4. Car and counterweight guide rail, frame, safety device and guide assembly.
Car and counterweight buffers, working platform and ladder.
5. Door-operator drive, linkage and control. Landing and car door-panels,
suspension, securing and guide devices. Landing and car signal and
operating devices.
6. Security desk and CACF panels, with operating and monitoring devices.
Security system interface.
7. Maintenance and adjusting manuals, record and log books, wiring diagrams
and training devices. Spare parts and tools to stipulated inventory levels.
B. Except where damage is caused by a specific malfunction, do not repair or
replace:
1. Landing and car door frames. Entrance finishes and sills.
2. Cab interior finish (wall panel, handrail and bumpers, ceiling lights and floor).
C. Submit written proposals to the Owner, recommending alterations and additions
not covered by the Maintenance Contract but required by Inspecting
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Authorities, as well as to replace or repair elevator devices damaged by

malicious action by others than Maintainers staff.
1 04 BUILDING LOG
A. Complete all entries for the Owners building records log.
1 05 SERVICE LOG
A. Provide each group (and single-car unit) with a permanently bound journal
having pre-numbered pages. For each site visit, indicate:
1. Date, time of arrival and departure. Technicians name and/or others present.
2. Type of work done (regular or overtime; maintenance, callback or scheduled
repair). Action taken, and amount of work actually performed.
3. Completion status and, if not fully done, a plan for continued work.
B. Make all entries in ink, legible, consecutive and without blanks. Keep the
service log current, on site and available for Owners inspection, any time.
Completed journals become the Owners property.
1 06 PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE
A. Provide a permanently bound book with pre-numbered pages. Make entries in
ink, legibly and consecutively.
B. Every six (6) months (after first doing a detailed equipment survey) provide a
summary of all major parts that are estimated to require adjustment and/or
replacement within the following 6-months. State a calendar date by which it
is planned for such work to commence, and the approximate duration.
C. Indicate all newly installed parts on an ongoing basis, listing locations and
quantities.
1 07 CO-ORDINATION
A. Contact the Owners representative at the start of each routine inspection, to
discuss operational characteristics of all systems, noting all previous and
current specific complaints. Take immediate remedial action on complaints.
B. Based on findings of routine inspection, immediately remedy all safety problems
and such others as may result in diminished performance quality.
C. Report to the owners representative on problems not satisfactorily resolved
during the visit. Explain the extent of problem and indicate when it will be
corrected.
1 08 TIME TICKETS
A. Submit time tickets for all work done including inspection, Callback and repair.
B. Detail the category of work done on regular maintenance and/or repair, as well
as the specific problems encountered and corrective action taken on all
callbacks.
1 09 MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL
A. Provide site-supervisors and technical staff. Identify mechanics, helpers,
adjusters or field engineers scheduled to carry out contract-maintenance
work on a routine basis. List additional off-site personnel available for
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B. Provide names and positions of all maintenance personnel assigned to the

project, and indicate the extent of their training and experience. Notify the
Owner of proposed staff changes, at least one month in advance.
C. Equip the on-site personnel to present a neat appearance. Limit their travel in
the building to the actual work requirement.
1 010 EQUIPMENT REPAIR

A. Advice the Owner:
1. Two weeks in advance of a scheduled repair.
2. Immediately, in the case of a non- scheduled repair.
3. Immediately, if equipment is required to be taken out of service.
4. In each case, indicate the probable time needed to complete the repair.
B. Discuss repair work status with the Owners representative, at the start and
close of each working day.
C. Except for emergency call-backs do not proceed with overtime repair work
unless first obtaining written authorization from the owner, after having
discussed relative merits of doing such work during regular working hours or
off-hours.
1 011 SAFETY DEVICE FAILURE

A. Do not permit equipment to run when any mechanical or electrical safety device
is inoperative or at the point of impending failure.
1 012 SAFETY INSPECTION

A.
Immediately carry out all instructions by Inspecting Authorities, except those

resulting from changes to current codes end regulations or those deemed by
the Inspecting Authorities to be the Owners responsibility.
1 013 ASSISTANCE FOR OWNERS INSPECTION

A. Co-operate and assist fully with periodic inspection of equipment by the Owner
and his representatives.
B. Submit specific written proposals for extra-to-contract payment, when
assistance exceeds sixteen (I6) team-hours per group, per year.
PART 2: MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE

2 01 EQUlPMENT PERFORMANCE
A. Maintain and adjust elevators so that:
1. No obvious or objectionable bump is felt at any point during acceleration,
deceleration and running at full speed.
2. Door operators function smoothly and quietly, with minimal bounce between
landing door rollers and car door clutch drive.
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Door open dwell times are set at specified values (for car-calls, hall-calls, etc.)
and all pre-set dwell times are immediately ended when a door close button
is pressed.
4. Average acceleration (over the total accelerating period) is not less than the
specified value, without exceeding the specified jerk rate while reaching rated
speed.
5. The elevator stops level, consistently within 6-mm of a landing sill, regardless
of the degree of loading (except overload).
6. Elevators are able to carry rated load at rated speed, without exceeding hoist
motor or drive ratings. Full running speed is 95-105 percent of the rated
speed. Under, any load (Except overload).
7. Measured I-floor operating time is within the specified value range:
A. Typical floor-to-floor (majority rise). Car with full load, running in both directions.
Jerk ,acceleration and ride are comfortable and smooth. Door operation
meets all code requirements.
b. Time starts when doors begin to close and ends when the car stops level at the
next floor with doors 75 percent of fully open.
8. The increase of noise level (over the ambient) shall not exceed specified
limits for a running, door operations, cab ventilation fan, and in the motor
room.
9. At no-load and full-load, the unit can stop within required distance, without
excessive acceleration or damage to any equipment.
3.
2 02 ROUTINE PROGRAM
A. As a minimum standard, perform duties described herein at least once per
indicated period. Respond immediately to all safety or performance quality
problems discovered in the course of routine examination.
B. Replace faulty parts and undertake such other corrective action as needed, in
all cases where unusual operation or noises are found. Replace parts
showing excessive wear no later than at the next regular inspection.
C. References to the terms clean, check , lubricate, repair, etc., shall apply
to as many such components, devices or systems as exist in the project, as
follows:
1. The word Owner as used herein refers in the Owner or his identified
representative.
2. The word Consultant as used herein refers to an agent of the Owner who is
empowered to interpret specified requirements and to inspect and test the
systems operation from time to time.
3. The word indicate as used herein means to provide a written status report
on a per lift basis, including all required information.
4. The word clean as used herein includes the use of broom, brush, vacuum,
blower, solvent or other
such means, as required to obtain the desired
result.
5. The words check or inspect as used herein mean to verify the efficiency
and/or status of a device, including the repair of noted deficiencies.
6. The word repair as used herein includes the provision of all material and
labour needed to carry out the work described, with dispatch.
7. The word replace as used herein shall include all needed repair by
associated devices, so as to result in obtaining the desired performance.
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Do all lubricating in accord with the manufacturers specification, using the

best lubricants available.
2 03 BI-WEEKLY CHECKS
A. Ride the lift and check for:
1. Unusual noise of any kind.
2. Changes in levelling and/or overshooting and hunting.
3. Changes of door speed, smoothness or noise levels.
4. Door protective device operation, as well as that of the alarm bell, stop switch
and door-open button.
5. Operation of position indicators, lanterns and chimes, and illuminating signal
devices.
6. Broken comb plate (or plate-fingers).
B. Clean as required and lubricate where appropriate, the:
1. Machine and motor room floor.
2. Car door track, suspension, guiding and retaining hardware.
3. Car door clutch assembly.
4. Car and landing door sills.
2 04 MONTHLY CHECKS
A. Check lift and machinery spaces for:
1. Wear and adjustment of controller relays, selector or stepping relay contacts.
2. Operation of car door rollers and eccentrics.
3. Operation of door clutch assembly.
4. Responses of door protective devices.
5. Apparent status of machinery space ventilation.
2 05 QUARTERLY CHECKS
A. In the motor room:
1. Check the overheat protection of the motor and power converter.
2. Clean controllers with blower and vacuum.
3. Clean rotating equipment with vacuum and blower, lubricate as necessary.
4. Check brush tension (if used) and replace brushes having less than 40
percent of the original length.
5. Inspect each relay for excessive wear.
6. Check all protective circuits and devices on controllers. Check all resistors for
signs of overheating and, if found, locate and correct the problem.
B. In the hoistway and on the car;
1. Check buffers and their oil quantities.
2. Check and lubricate all compensation devices.
3. Check and lubricate the governor tension sheave.
4. Check the operation of limit stopping devices.
5. Check operation of hoistway switches, cams and selector tape (or
equivalent).
6. Check all roller-guide systems.
7. Check cab emergency lighting and ventilation systems.
8. Adjust the car and landing doors, including guides, hanger wheels and closer.
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2 06 SEMI-ANNUAL CHECKS
A. Clean the hoistway from top to bottom.
B. Use a digital event recorder (approved by Owner) to record data for a complete
typical days operation by users. Ensure that recordings of peak traffic
periods (morning, lunchtime, evening) are continuous and without
interruption.
C. Submit recorded data (on computer disc) for evaluation by the Owner,
including:
.1 Car position; travel direction; registered hall-call, degree of car loading.
.2 Dispatch mode (for a car as well as its group); door open &. Close limits; out-ofgroup status.
D. Following the Owners evaluation of recorded data and a full review with
maintainers, submit plans and schedules to correct each deficiency.
2 07 ANNUAL CHECKS
A.
B.
C.
D.
Check car operating panel buttons, switches, displays and interconnections.

Check the door operator. Clean and lubricate all linkages.
Clean the guide rail, track and truss.
Check wire rope for integrity and wear. Check rope tension and hitches.
Indicate estimated remaining life of each set of rope.
E. Check travelling cable for surface wear. Indicate status of travelling cable,
including an estimate of the remaining life.
F. Check all emergency terminal slowdown devices.
G. Dismantle and overhaul the brake. Examine, lubricate, adjust and re-assemble.
H. Drain and flush the gear assembly, and provide new oil.
I. Clean and check all safety mechanisms.
J. Carry out a safety test and provide the Owner with a declaration, certifying the
successful safety-test completion.
2 08 TWO-YEAR CHECKS
A. Check guide-rail clips, brackets and bolts.
B. Check travelling cable hangers, and all connections within junction boxes.
C. Clean and paint the floor of machinery spaces.
D. Examine the motion control of each lift, and re-adjust where needed to ensure
that:
1.
2.
E.
1.
2.
3.
The unit will start without rollback or noticeable jerk; stop without overshoot,
hunting or noticeable jerk; and run without noticeable bumps or noise.
The door operation is smooth and quiet, without bumps at close/open limits.
Use a tri-axial accelerometer and a calibrated microphone (each approved by
Owner) to record data for each unit running non-stop from top-to-bottom,
bottom-to-top, as well as when stopping at every landing. Submit recorded
data (on computer disc) for the Owners evaluation, including:
Front-to-back, side-to-side and vertical accelerations.
Car cab noise level when running at speed with the fan turned-off and with
the fan running at high-speed.
Door noise levels. Ambient noise levels.
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F. Following the Owners evaluation of recorded data and a review with

maintainers, submit plans and a schedule to correct all deficiencies.
2 09 MANUFACTURERS PARTS
A. Use genuine manufacturers original parts. If such are not available, or when a
better substitute is found, submit the alternative for the Owners approval
prior to its use.
2 010 SPARE PARTS ON SITE

A. As a minimum, keep spare parts for each lift group:
1. One complete set of fully populated PC-boards and/or mini-relay boards.
2. One set of chips (integrated circuits) and solid-state components of each
type.
3. One complete set of diagnostic boards or modules.
4. Six fuses of each size, used in controllers and main line disconnect.
5. One complete door protection system harness set.
6. One complete door closer assembly of each type.
7. Four car door rollers of each type.
8. Four sets of door gibs, for car and landing doors.
9. One complete landing button sub-assembly, including lights and four button
heads.
10. One direction lantern sub-assembly, including lights and chime.
11. Two complete sets of landing door sheaves, hitches and relating devices and
eight vertical door travel stops or eccentrics.
12. Five door clutch rollers.
13. One door operator belt, chain and/or worm, of each type.
14. Two complete door interlocks.
15. One digital position display assembly, of each type.
16. Two complete relays of each type, with spare coils and contacts.
17. One complete set of controller resistors.
18. Four of each spring, stationary contact, moving contact and read head, for
stepping devices or selectors.
19. Two emergency stop switches.
20. One complete set of comb plates.
21. Complete controller diagram with physical layout and component
designations.
22. Complete hoistway diagram with locations and designations of all switches.
B. An adequate supply of cleaning solvent, rag wipers, oils and lubricants of each
type.
2 011 PARTS READILY AVAlLABLE

A. Ensure the following parts are readily available at Maintainers local office, to
the indicated quantities per group:
1. One complete door operator assembly of each type.
2. One complete landing-to-car door relating assembly, including two clutches
and a vane.
3. Two complete door protection assemblies of each type, including harnesses.
4. Two complete roller-guide assemblies, of each size.
5. Additional spares for parts used in quantity (one per 100 used in the group).
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2 012 TOOLS ON SITE

A. At a minimum, keep the following tools on site:
1. Two rechargeable portable fluorescent lights.
2. Two extensions with protected incandescent lights.
3. Two 30-meter extensions and three 3-way plugs.
4. Two barrier signs Regular Service Being Performed.
5. Two portable entrance barriers.
6. Five 1000 mm jumper leads.
7. One FET digital volt-ohm-millimeter.
8. One stop watch.
9. One digital tachometer.
10. One door pressure gauge.
11. One soldering iron with #22 SWG resin core solder.
12. One solder sucker.
13. One dozen contact cleaners.
14. Two sets of contact adjusting tools.
15. One dial gauge with magnetic base.
16. Two sets of feeler gauges.
17. One step ladder.
18. One grease-gun.
19. One vacuum cleaner.
20. One blower.
21. Two heavy bristle duster brushes.
B. Inspect all tools regularly and maintain them in working order.
2 013 TOOLS READILY AVAILABLE

A. Ensure the following tools are readily available at Maintainers local office:
1. One dual-channel oscilloscope.
2. One multi-channel digital recorder.
3. One chain blocks or lift pulls.
4. Five cable pullers.
5. Two wire rope slings.
6. 2000 kg of test weights and a transport dolly.
7. Babbitting equipment, including heater and ladle.
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Section 14700

Section 14700 Lift System Software
Part 1:
General
1 01 Work Included
A. Comply with all documents referenced in Section 14200 and in this Section.
B. Provide equipment with either:
1. Control systems manufactured by third-party sources, using relatively generic
software which, along with detailed documentation that permits the Owners
own competent elevator mechanics to service and re-adjust the various lift
systems, or
2. A comprehensive software package, including all related hardware information
for competent technicians to readily understand system functions in order to
facilitate third-party maintainers undertaking the servicing, adjusting and
altering of equipment systems, as the Owner may require from time to time.
C. Provide complete documentation, illustrating functions of software systems,
including:
1. General system overview.
2. High-level functional description.
3. Source code listing with commentary (in assembler or higher level
language, as suited).
4. Hierarchy of sub-routines (charts of lineage).
5. Main sub-routine listing, with descriptions.
6. Sub-routine cross-references.
7. Parameter cross-references.
8. Parameter listings.
9. I/O tables and charts, showing output bus and input signals.
10. Applicable technical manuals for adjusting, including drive control adjustment,
terminal characteristics for diagnostic work, and user procedures.
D. Where items are referred to in the singular it is intended that such reference
apply to as many submissions as needed to obtain the desired effect and
result, for the entire set of system installations.
1 02 DEFINITION OF TERMS
A. The term Software Engineer as used herein, refers to an agent of the Owner
who is empowered to interpret the Software Package and confirm that all
related materials and procedures have been fully complied with by the
contractor (and Lift Sub-contractor).
1 03 MATERIALS, SYSTEMS & WORKMANSHIP

A. Provide necessary information covering all software and related hardware
systems, so that the architecture, purpose and function of each system are
fully documented.
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1 04 COMPLETION AND DELIVERY

A. Provide a final Software Package within six (6) months after successful
completion of Final Acceptance Inspections and Tests of each elevator
group.
B. Deliver a Software Package for storage by a Legal Trustee selected by the
mutual agreement of the Owner and Elevator Sub-contractor.
C. Arrange a right of access by the Owners representative and the Software
Engineer, that will include full use of all materials held in trust by the Legal
Trustee, in the event of default by the Elevator Sub-contractor or
Maintenance Contractor, under terms of the Maintenance Agreement for
Elevators.
PART 2: PRODUCT
2 01 SOFTWARE PACKAGE MATERIAL
A. Provide for final review by the Owners representative:
1. Hard copy listings of all documentation including: source code, software
manuals and other manuals requested herein. Designate all documents
with headers, indicating: elevators covered, nature of control, number of
pages and (for source codes) the number of lines and date/time of the
listing generation.
2. Reproduce all hard-copy documents on microfilm, with document
designations used by the film agency transposing the materials. Include, at
the start of each filmed document, a document header and the film
agencys designation.
2 02 GENERAL SYSTEM OVERVIEW

A. Provide a descriptive overview (to help understanding the system) prior to
proceeding with the next level of detail, including but not limited to:
1.
2.
3.
How the elevator system software makes use of sub-systems.

Function of each sub-system, with explanations of microprocessors used.
Provide outline descriptions of each computer that is used by the lift
system, including: a car computer, dispatch computer, sequence circuit, A/I
or learning computer, backup computer, drive computer, position dictation
computer, peripheral control computer, communications computer, and any
other computer, microprocessor or sub-systems specific to the elevator
system being described. Include configuration and function of signal panels
and other such user interfaces.
Description of interfaces among sub-systems, including explanations of
hardware, computer inputs/outputs, addressing schemes, related control
panels, relationships of parameters to external circuits, bit values and their
meanings, all as related to the flow or disposition of control.
2 03 HIGH LEVEL FUNCTIONAL DESCRlPTION

A. Show how each sub-system can be decomposed into functions and subfunctions. For each high level functional description:
1. Explain what is to be performed.
2. Detail the hierarchy of software down to sub-function level.
3. Identify activation requirements of functions.
4. Describe inter-functional interfaces and identify parameters to be passed.
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5. Cross reference relevant subroutine names.

6. Describe the database structure.
B. Provide information for each computer comprising the system, organized by
separate chapter headings. To the extent possible, use a structure such as:
1. General: Introductory comments for the system.
2. General Structure: Outline the configuration and the flow of logic programming
that controls each computer, illustrating the software as an aggregate of
routines. Include:
a. General flow chart with routine module names, indicating the main loop
repetition rate. Show main function blocks (core sub-routines) in the general
flow chart that controls respective functions and detailed sub-routines (show
hierarchy tables) centered around and subjected to the individual core
routines.
b. Indicate changes in processing routes resulting from items as: operational
modes (suspend, inspection, independent service, fire emergency service,
fully automatic operation, operation status [acceleration, deceleration, stop,
etc.] or door status [open/closed]), as well as for shunting routes to allow the
development of optimal logic.
c. Where required to clarify lift system operations, explode the logic flow of core
routines to indicate all internal routines and routing.
d. Discuss the address and algorithm structures, data structures and control
structures, indicating their order of execution, to prevent contradiction.
3. Program Hierarchy:
a. Discuss each main sub-routine in main Program flow chart, indicating the
purpose of the main sub-routine, its function and activation requirements.
b. Provide a chart for each main sub-routine. Show hierarchy (parent/child)
relationship between a main sub-routine and associated sub-routines.
Arrange charts to show main sub-routines in alphabetic order.
c. Reference all sub-routines by their program names.
4. Explain Sub-routines: Describe the purpose of each. Arrange the presentation
in chart form, listing the program name of each sub-routine alphabetically.
5. Explain Inputs and Outputs: Describe the relationship between the processor
and lift system hardware. Indicate parameters that are input to and output
from the program. Identify all hardware devices and points, including relay
contacts and terminals, to give a clear understanding of the interface between
software and system hardware. Identify all parameters by their program
names and discuss bits, flags and their meanings. Arrange the presentation
in chart form with parameters in alphabetic order. Provide a description of the
output bus and input signals.
6. Explain Main Parameters (Data Dictionary): Alphabetically list all main
parameters used in the program and describe their purposes.
7. Explain Relays: Provide an alphabetic list of all relays used in each controller,
contacts associated with each relay, location of each relay in the wiring
diagram, and describe the purpose of each relay.
8. Provide a memory map.
9. Cross-reference: Provide a cross-reference for all sub-routines and parameters
used in the program. Arrange all sub-routines and parameters in alphabetic
order (by name). Include:
a. Sub-routine Tables: Indicating:
i. Sub-routines called.
ii. Sub-routines referred to.
iii. Parameters set by the sub-routine.
iv. Parameters, which are referred to by the sub-routine.
b. Parameter Tables: Indicating:
i. Sub-routines, which set the parameter.
ii. Sub-routines, which refer to the parameter.
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2 04 SOURCE CODE LISTINGS

A. Provide complete listings for all microprocessor devices, reflecting the as built
condition of the elevator system. Include for each listing:
1. Parameter initialization values and locations.
2. Designation and English language description of the purpose of subroutines.
3. English language commentary, indicting the processing function
accomplished by lines of code.
4. Main Sub-routine cross-reference, located at the end of the listing.
5. Parameter Cross-reference, located at the end of the listing.
6. Parameter List, located at the end of the listing.
7. Load Map.
2 05 SOURCE CODE DOCUMENTS

A. Provide a complete list of all source code documents, indicating:
1. File number of the listing.
2. Type of computer covered.
3. Building name.
4. Elevator number.
2 06 ADJUSTMENT MANUALS
A. Provide complete manuals listing all procedures used to adjust lift systems.
Include:
1. Hardware data indicating the function, settings and tolerance for each
device possibly requiring adjustment, including: drive, machine, relays,
shaft equipment, car equipment and pit equipment. Include all mechanical
devices having electrical settings.
2. Procedural flow charts for operational sequences that may involve userinitiated action, safety check sequences, or devices that interface with
elevator users. Include, on procedural flow charts, the names of software
routines used in the procedure.
2 07 GUIDE TO BASIC FUNCTIONS

A. For each Supervisory Control System, provide a guide to its basic functions.
Include those defining the basic operating configuration and features of the
system, as well as optional features, including but not limited to:
1. General overview.
2. A/I or learning functions.
3. Other operational features of the group, including but not limited to:
a. Preference given to long-wait hall-calls.
b. Preference given to floors by-passed by fully loaded car(s).
c. Backup systems.
d. Zoning, or home-landing operation.
e. Out-of-service monitoring.
f. Independent Service operation.
g. Attendant operation.
h. Executive operation.
i. Emergency power operation.
j. Fire Emergency recall.
k. In-car Emergency operation.
l. Diagnostic and traffic survey capabilities.
4. List of other features for system type, available from elevator Sub- contractor.
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PART 3: EXECUTION
3 01 SAMPLES FOR REVIEW & CORRECTION
A. Submit for review by the Software Engineer and the Owners representative
hard copy samples of each documentation-type requested herein, prior to
delivering the Software Package.
B. Advise the Software Engineer of locations and times at which documentation
samples may be reviewed, giving at least four (4) weeks advanced written
notice of the dates.
C. Assist the Software Engineer and Owners representative with their review
process and respond to specific requests for documentation changes. Resubmit corrected samples until the Software Engineer and Elevator Subcontractor have a mutually satisfaction: set of understandings as to the final
content of a Software Package.
D. Provide the Software Engineer with:
1. A full set of hard-copy documents.
2. A full set of microfilmed documents.
3. Microfilm viewing equipment.
4. Access to Elevator Sub-contractors background documents, needed for a
review.
3 02 LONG-TERM ACCESS
A. Deliver the final Software Package to a legal Trustee, selected by mutual
agreement between Elevator Sub-contractor and Owner. Arrange a right of
access to material by the Owner (Includes full use by Software Engineer) in
the event of a default by the Elevator Sub-contractor (or by the Maintenance
Contractor) under terms of the Elevator Maintenance Agreement.
B. Assist, as necessary, the Software Engineers future review process and
provide:
1. A full set of hard-copy documents.
2. A full set of microfilmed documents.
3. Microfilm viewing equipment.
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Section 14800

Section 14800 Elevator Cabs & Entrances Finishes
Part 1:
General
1 01 WORK INCLUDED
A. Comply with Division 1, General Requirements and documents referred
to therein.
B. Comply with Section 14200 Lift Systems - General.
C. Passenger elevators shall have entrances and cab enclosures as
specified in the respective Section of the elevator specifications and as
indicated on Drawings. For passenger elevators, refer to
Specifications. For goods elevator, refer to Specifications. For service
elevators refer to specifications.
D. Provide labour, materials, products, equipment and services to
complete the elevator entrances and elevator cab enclosure work.
Supply and installation of elevator entrances and elevator cab
enclosures specified herein shall be part of the work of the respective
elevator Sections.
E. The related documents article contained herein is included for
reference only. All items contained therein are an assessment of the
work, which should not be presumed to be completed.
1 02 RELATED DOCUMENTS
A. Related Sections include the following:
1. Section 09638 Stone
2. Section 09300 - Tile
3. Section 14200 - Lift Systems - General
4. Section 14210 Passenger, Service & Goods Lifts
5. Section 14600 - Maintenance
6. Section 14700 - Software
7. Division 15 - Mechanical
8. Division 16- Electrical
1 03 SUBMITTALS
A. Submit detailed shop drawings for all work of this Section. Refer to
Section 14200, Lift Systems - General Provisions.
B. Submit samples of materials for review, which will be visible in finished
work, before fabrication. Samples shall fully represent physical
properties of materials to be supplied.
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1 04 PROTECTION
A. Protect all finished surfaces from damage. Repair or replace damaged
materials and/or finishes.
B. Protect wood, metal and glass elements from temperature and humidity
extremes at all times during fabrication, delivery and when at the site.
1 05
QUALIFICATIONS
A. The work of this Section shall be executed by fully equipped, expert
workers, highly skilled in elevator cab fabrication and under the
direction of the elevator manufacturer.
PART2: PRODUCTS
2 01 MATERIALS
A. Sheet steel: ASTM A611 cold rolled carbon structural quality
sheetsteel.
B. Wood veneers and solid wood trim: According to requirements of
Architectural Woodwork.
C. Particleboard, plywood and other wood: Pressure treated to be fire
retardant and to requirements of local jurisdictional authorities.
D. Wood panelling shall have flame spread of less than 25, and a smoke
development of less than 100.
E. Stainless steel, bronze and other architectural
requirements Architectural Metals, and as indicated.
metals:
To
F. Stone: According to requirements of Sections interior Stone Facing

and 09638, Stone Flooring as applicable, and as indicated.
G. Safety glass, glazing and mirrors: According to requirements of
Section 08810, Glass and Glazing and additional requirements as
indicated. Bronze mirrors shall be bronze tinted glass with mirror
silvering to match approved samples.
H. For Passenger Elevators:
Wall and Door
Ceiling
Handrail
Mirror
Flooring
Sill
: Hairline finish stainless steel

: Flourecent lights within painted steel ceiling
: Stainless steel pipe
: Stainless steel mirror
: Stone, Granite/Marble
: Extruded aluminum flat sill
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2 02 FABRICATION - GENERAL
A. As far as practical, assemble and finish work at the fabricators plant
and deliver to the site ready for installation. Leave allowance for fitting
and scribing on the site.
B. Fabricate work square and to the required lines. Recess and conceal
fasteners and anchor heads.
C. Operating panel shall be coordinated with operating devices provided
under the respective elevator Section.
D. Design construction details to allow for expansion and contraction of
the materials and movement of the elevator cars. Conceal joints and
connections wherever possible. Locate prominent joints where
directed. Intermediate joints between supports will not be permitted.
Prevent opening-up of glue lines and other joints in the finished work.
E. Inlaid and raised architectural metal strips at metal elements shall be
minimum 0.38 mm thick. Inlaid architectural metal strips at wood and
plastic laminate elements shall be not less than 3mm thick and thicker
if required for positive anchorage to wood substrates.
2 03 FABRICATION - FINISHES
A. Provide materials and finishes in accordance with the requirements of
the respective Specifications Section listed in the related documents
article of this Section. Comply with requirements of other applicable
Sections as required.
B .Ensure that stone bases have continuous solid backing and continuous
adhesive bond to substrate backing, using adhesive, which will
withstand the movement of the elevator car. Ensure that stone flooring
is adhered with bond coat of latex- modified cement, which will also
provide an anti-fracture membrane, as specified for ceramic tile floors.
C. Ensure that mirrors have continuous solid backing.
PART 3: EXECUTION
3 01 INSTALLATION
A. Deliver elevator cab enclosures and components to the site of such
size as will not present difficulty of entry to the place of installation.
Where units are shipped in knockdown form provide clear instructions
for assembly.
B. Store in a dry and clean location. Provide protective coverings during
shipment and storage for all items. Pad all corners vulnerable to
damage with suitable material. Do not deliver wood items until required
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and until the relative humidity of the area of installation has been below
60% for 10 days minimum.
C. Apply one brush coat of sealer on the back face of particle board and
plywood prior to installation of panelling.
D. Install finishes with all joints butted to provide hairline joints and all
fastenings concealed.
E. Coordinate installation of car enclosures with related work of elevator
equipment.
F. The installation of this work shall be performed by mechanics and
tradesman skilled in the installation of elevator car enclosures and
entrances.

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DIVISION 14: CONVEYING SYSTEMS

Lift Systems General

Passenger and Service Lifts

Lift System Soft Ware

Elevator Cabs & Entrances Finishes

Division 14 - Conveying Systems

Drive: Variable Voltage Variable Frequency (VVVF) (for each lift)

C. Provide vertical transportation maintenance services in full accord with Section

Works by Other Divisions

3. Temporary power for illumination, hand-tool operation and rail hoisting.

5. Two 1-phase circuit breakers per lift, connected to Normal/Standby power

Conduit of suitable size to run wire from hoistways to a remote security

The terms lift and elevator, as used herein, are interchangeable.

transportation equipment systems, and to confirm that related inspections

Materials, Systems & Workmanship

Provide equipment systems in a neat, accurate and workmanlike manner.

Submit samples of all materials and finishes exposed to the general

Show all connections, attachments, reinforcements, anchorage and the

Ensure complete interface and co-ordination with other sub-trades. Submit

1 010 Technical Personnel

Do installation work with competent licensed mechanics directly supervised by

1 011 Completion program

1 012 Organisation & Manpower

1 013 Specification Corection

1 014 Trade Mark

Display no trade mark or manufacturers nameplate, visibly to the general

1 016 Equipments Warranty

1 017 Project Change Orders

1 018 New Installation Service

1 019 Interim Maintenace

1 020 Full Mainntenance Service Contract

[(Total Available Time) - (Down Time)] x 100

1 021 Alternative Prices

Locate motor rooms as indicated on architectural drawings, with motors and

all major components exactly as indicated on wiring diagrams by engravings,

TERMINAL STOPPING DEVICES

Review architectural and structural drawings to determine where hoistway

Provide rope with manila or sisal core meeting governor manufacturers

2 08 CAR SAFETY & GOVERNOR

2010 CAR FRAME & PLATFORM

20 11 CAR POSITION INDICATOR

at which a car is stopped or is passing. Provide alpha-numeric symbols at

20 12 CAR EMERGENCY LIGHTING

20 13 WORK LIGHT AND PLUG

Provide a 10-A, 240-Vac duplex receptacle in each cab supplied from a

20 16 DOOR REVERSAL SYSTEM

Provide 1.5 hours fire rating by a recognized testing authority. Provide a

20 19 KEYS, SWITCHES & LOCKS

20 22 CONTAINERS, CABINETS & DRAWINGS

20 23 HARMONIC DISTORTION REDUCTION

20 26 TEST DATA FORM

After installation is complete and prior to Initial Acceptance Tests, submit a

3-position (On-Auto-off) fire-recall key-switch.

During construction of building structure and prior to installing any elevator

DELIVERY AND STORAGE

B. Store material to prevent damage, deterioration or loss of essential properties.

CAR & COUNTERWEIGHT BALANCE

WIRING INSTALLAT LON

A. Run fixed wiring in conduit or duct (painted steel, galvanized steel or

3. Remove all non-permanent equipment from machine spaces.

DISTRESS LIGHT & BUZZER

POWER INTERRUPTION RESTART