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Route Segments C, E, F, G & K Contract No. FQ12204 Contract Number: FQ12204 WMATA AF TRACK CIRCUIT REPLACEMENT ROUTE SEGMENTS C, E, F, G & K JUNE 2012 Prepared by: In association with: Contract No. FQ12204 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 SCOPE OF WORK................................................................................................. 3 1.01 GENERAL ............................................................................................................. 3 1.02 MINIMUM TECHNICAL AND PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS ................. 6 1.03 BASIC DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING SYSTEM ........................................... 9 1.04 NATURE OF THESE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................ 13 1.05 TECHNICAL GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ................................................ 13 1.06 HAZARD MODE AND EFFECT ANALYSIS ................................................ 17 1.07 WORKING HOURS ........................................................................................... 18 1.08 WORK IN AN ACTIVE TRAIN CONTROL ROOM .................................... 19 1.09 CONTRACTOR COORDINATION ................................................................ 19 1.10 SAFETY PLAN ................................................................................................... 20 1.11 ENGINEERING SERVICES ............................................................................. 20 1.12 STORAGE AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS ............................................ 22 1.13 ROOM LOGBOOK DOCUMENTATION ...................................................... 23 1.14 QUALITY ASSURANCE .................................................................................. 23 1.15 QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN....................................................................... 23 1.16 SUBMITTALS .................................................................................................... 23 1.17 ENGINEERING REVIEWS .............................................................................. 32 1.18 SPARE PARTS ................................................................................................... 37 1.19 TEST EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................... 38 1.20 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................. 38 1.21 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE TRAINING ..................................... 41 1.22 ENGINEERS TRAINING.................................................................................. 44 1.23 MAINTENANCE MANUALS ........................................................................... 44 1.24 PRELIMINARY HARZARDS ANALYSIS ..................................................... 55 1.25 OPERATING AND SUPPORT HAZARD ANALYSIS ................................. 56 1.26 FINAL SAFETY REPORT ................................................................................ 56 SECTION 2 PRODUCTS........................................................................................................... 56 2.01 ATP TRACK MODULES .................................................................................. 56 2.02 PLUG CONNECTORS ...................................................................................... 63 2.03 TAGS AND LABELS ......................................................................................... 64 2.04 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL .................................................................... 67 2.05 CABLE AND WIRE ........................................................................................... 67 2.06 IMPEDANCE BOND LAYOUT COMPONENTS.......................................... 67 2.07 IMPEDANCE BONDS ....................................................................................... 67 2.08 BOND ANCILLARY DEVICE ......................................................................... 69 2.09 BOND CONNECTION CABLES ..................................................................... 69 2.10 BOND CONNECTING HARDWARE ............................................................. 69 2.11 BOND MOUNTING AND PROTECTION HARDWARE ............................ 70 2.12 MULTIPLE-TURN INDUCTIVE TRACK LOOPS ....................................... 70 Contract No. FQ12204 2.13 SINGLE-TURN INDUCTIVE TRACK LOOPS ............................................. 70 2.14 JUNCTION BOXES ........................................................................................... 71 SECTION 3 EXECUTION OF WORK ............................................................................ 71 3.01 INSTALLATION ................................................................................................ 71 3.02 TESTING ............................................................................................................. 75 3.03 CUT OVER PLAN .............................................................................................. 86 TECHNICAL APPENDIX ......................................................................................................... 90 TA-1 INTERNAL WIRE ............................................................................................. 90 TA-2 EXTERNAL CABLE ......................................................................................... 92 TA-3 GLOSSARY OF TERMS ................................................................................. 111 TA-4 ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................... 227 TA-5 AUTOMATIC TRAIN CONTROL DAILY ATC SAFETY CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES ............................................................... 223 TA-6 SITE SPECIFIC WORK PLAN ...................................................................... 272 TA-7 ATC STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................... 278 Contract No. FQ12204 SECTION 1 SCOPE OF WORK 1.01 GENERAL A. Included in these Specifications are the minimum requirements for the Contractor to design, furnish, install, test and place in service a complete fully operational state-of- the-art Automatic Train Protection (ATP) Track Circuit Systems within Train Control Rooms (TCR)s at locations identified below and the requirements for a design proposal for the installation of the new ATP modules and associated equipment in a TCR at a representative Location. The new ATP Track Circuit System shall provide transmission of ATP train detection, cab and train to wayside communications (TWC) signals and reception of ATP train detection, Door Commands and TWC signals and shall include, but not be limited to, new ATP Track Circuit Modules, impedance bonds, two (2) foot mini-loops, four (4) foot loops, single turn speed command loops and bridging receivers. This Work shall also include, but not be limited to all required mounting hardware and accessories, bond to rail connections, bond to bus connections, bond to traction power return mole connections, bus bar to rail connections, local cable between the impedance bond or loop and the associated junction box and all internal wiring. 1. The equipment to be replaced under this contract is within the limits of the following Locations: a) C Line: C11 (Potomac River), C12 (Braddock Road), C13 (King Street), C14 (Eisenhower Ave.), C15 (Huntington), C97 (Duke Street) and C98 (Telegraph Road) b) E Line: E01(Mt. Vernon Square), E02 (Shaw-Howard Univ.) and E03 (U Street Cardozo) c) F Line: F01 (Gallery Place), F02 (Archives), F03 (L’Enfant Plaza), F04 (Water Front), F05 (Navy Yard) and F06 (Anacostia) d) G Line: G01 (Benning Road), G02 (Capitol Heights) and G03 (Addison Road) e) K Line: K05 (East Falls Church), K06 (West Falls Church), K07 (Dunn Loring) and K08 (Vienna) 2. In addition to the replacement of the track circuits at each of the Locations listed above, the contractor shall submit a design proposal that addresses the installation of new ATP modules and all associated TCR and wayside equipment at Location C97. The successful contractor will have demonstrated that each proposed track circuit can 3 Contract No. FQ12204 be installed as a direct replacement of the existing track circuit with minimal impact to train operations and limited access to the track area for field installation work. The proposal shall explicitly address the limited space available in the TCR for any additional equipment or equipment racks and for any additional or new equipment within existing racks. A site visit will be scheduled to Location C97 and each Location included in this project prior to the proposal due date. 3. Track circuit specific information, including quantities, track frequencies, module locations, transmitter and receiver requirements, TWC frequency requirements and cables, etc. are shown on the existing location drawings. Relevant Location drawings are included in this set of documents. Additional Location Plan Sets are available for bidders upon request prior to the bid. Electronic copies of all Location drawings will be provided to the successful bidder upon request. 4. The contractor shall inspect and document the condition of all wayside junction boxes (JB) in which any track circuit cables terminate and issue a report with recommendations for repair or replacement, within 180 Days of NTP. As directed by the Authorized Representative, the Contractor shall repair or replace certain wayside junction boxes in ballasted or direct fixation track structure territory, including, but not limited to, track circuit JBs, splice JBs, Interlocking JBs, distribution JBs, stop marker JBs and bridging receiver JBs.
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