Provided Electrical Engineering services for upgrading the existing fire alarm system in the North Wings of Clifton T. Perkins Hospital. The area of our work was approximately 100,000 square feet. A summary of our design work is described below:

• Studied the existing fire alarm system by reviewing existing as      built drawings and making multiple field visits to verify existing      conditions and develop accurate drawings.

• Removed the existing out of date Pyrotronics fire alarm control      panel and existing out of date fire alarm devices.

• Field verified the mounting height of existing fire alarm devices      and determined which devices did not meet current codes.

• Provided new addressable fire alarm devices in areas which were not  in code compliance. The new fire alarm system was designed to meet the  requirements of NFPA 72 and applicable codes.

• Provided duct mounted smoke detectors in applicable air handling  units serving the North Wings.

• Coordinated our fire alarm system design with The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s office and the facility’s maintenance supervisor.

• Provided an addressable module in order to allow the facility to      re-use existing wiring for the existing devices which were being replaced   which lowered the estimated construction cost.

• Provided a new Fire Alarm Control Panel with the capacity to serve   the upgraded addressable fire alarm system in the North Wing and the existing fire alarm devices located in the remaining areas of the  Building.

Provided a detailed cost estimate for the proposed fire alarm system upgrades.