They tell us it will happen in September, as much as they are happy with our work this job will be put out to bid, I can not blame them it will be expensive.

I know the engineers have produced a specification package of some 40-50 pages, beyond that it will be design build.

The solid 14 THHNs in the raceways I would if I was running the job would probable leave in place.

The tangled mess of low energy cable that spiders out through the building I would remove.

In, the areas under renovation now I already ripped 99% of the old plenum cable out and replaced it with FA MC.

This was a choice by myself with the blessing of the my PM, the contract was to reuse existing devices and wiring, as we have warranty the work I felt it was worth it to replace the old wiring.

I was also finding many "T" taps off of the class A notification zones. [Linked Image]

It really bothers me to see life safety systems improperly wired. [Linked Image]


Bob Badger
Construction & Maintenance Electrician
Massachusetts