Design Documentation Guidelines Fire Protection

Concept Design PhaseDesign Process Deliverables Commentary

Inputs: Drawings: 1. To ascertain client brief and to review/consider

applicable options.
• Client brief and budget. r • Sketch drawings (may comprise ‘marked-up’” r
architectural drawings) including preliminary 2. Agree roles and responsibilities.
• Architectural sketch concept drawings (e.g. bulk and location). r plant room requirements and services routes. 3. Concept and preliminary design phases are often
• Preliminary fire safety report. r combined on smaller projects.
• Site survey information. r Specifications: 4. Tendering at this stage unlikely to result in ‘like for
• Project time schedule. • Nil. like’ bids.
r
• Infra-structure reports, e.g. water flow tests. 5. No co-ordination completed at this stage.
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Reports: 6. Costing only on per m2 basis.
Design: • Concept services brief - to establish available system r
concepts and a broad report investigating available
• Review of client building usage requirements. r options and recommendations, and definition of
• Establish design criteria. r system requirements and key assumptions.

• Review preliminary fire safety report - (prepared by others). r • Design standards to be used. r
• Review applicable authority codes and standards. r
• Establish contacts with local authorities and utility companies. r
• Review concepts for significant and unusual health and r
safety risks relevant to the design.

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 Design Documentation Guidelines Fire Protection
Preliminary Design Phase
Design Process Deliverables Commentary

Inputs: Drawings: 1. Cost estimates at this stage generally cannot be

on a full elemental basis, as final distribution is
• Client approval of concept services design and budgetary r • Schematic drawings outlining services concepts. r not well defined.
implications.
• Layout drawings locating plant rooms, risers, and r 2. Systems could be priced by vendors at this stage
• Updated fire engineering report. r primary services routes. but unlikely to get ‘like for like’ comparison.
• Design time schedule. r • Preliminary plant room layouts. r
• Client approved architectural, structural and other services r • Preliminary sprinkler/heat detector layouts. r
concept designs.
• Assess supply utility requirements and liase with local authorities. r Specifications:
• Outline services specifications. r
Design:
• Preliminary equipment schedules for major plant. r
• Develop system concepts and identify special requirements. r
• Confirm plant room space/location requirements. r Reports:
• Develop services route requirements, both horizontal and r • Utility services reports. r
vertical and space co-ordination with other trades.
• Design report including key design criteria, proposed r
• Define interface requirements with other services. r system concepts and features.
• Review preliminary design for significant and unusual health r • Preliminary electrical loading. r
and safety risks the design may present during construction
and maintenance. • Preliminary equipment weights. r
• Preliminary building services interface matrix r
• Highlight ‘significant and unusual’ buildability and r
health and safety issues.

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 Design Documentation Guidelines Fire Protection
Developed Design Phase
Design Process Deliverables Commentary

Inputs: Drawings: 1. Cost estimates at this stage can be produced by

quantity surveyor on elemental basis, with
• Client approval of preliminary design and budgetary implications. r • Single line pipe work layouts. r secondary elements estimated on typical details.
• Client approved architectural, structural and other services r • Major plant concepts and layouts. r 2. Developed design may be sufficient to define the
preliminary designs. requirements for fire protection services due to
• Sections as necessary. r the prescriptive nature of the codes and
• Piping schematics. r contractor signoff requirements.
Design:
• Reflected ceiling plans, preliminary co-ordination. r
• Services co-ordination with structural, architectural and r
other services.
Specifications:
• Develop and expand the services concepts, selection of r
typical plant, review of plant room and services space • Preliminary performance specifications, equipment r
requirements including sizing of plant and pipe work. schedules, and interface requirements with
other services.
• Identify utility connections. r
• Fire authority approved in principle. r Reports:
• Verify significant and unusual health and safety issues have r
been addressed in the design. • Updated design features report, including r
options selected.
• Approvals for fire control room, control panel r
and utility connections.
• Building services interface matrix r
• Highlight ‘significant and unusual’ buildability and r
health and safety issues.

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 Design Documentation Guidelines Fire Protection
Detailed Design Phase
Design Process Deliverables Commentary

Inputs: Drawings: 1. Detailed design generally provides a level of

documentation to clearly define the design of all
• Client approval of developed design and budgetary implications. r • Completed schematic and layout drawings defining r fire service elements. Design details should be
services requirements, including plans, elevations, co-ordinated with other disciplines. However, the
• Client approved architectural, structural and other services r and sections. documents produced in this phase may not
developed design.
• Detailed pipe work layouts. directly be able to be ‘built’ from.
• Final fire reports. r r
• Plant room layouts including detailed sections. 2. Co-ordination. In ceiling zones identified with
r appropriate clearance from structure and other
Design: services. Major penetrations identified. Detailed
Specifications: co-ordination of critical areas.
• Detailed system design, including equipment and pipework. r
• Detailed specifications. r 3. Define in the specification the significant and
• Co-ordination in principle with structure, architecture and r unusual health and safety risks that were
other building services. • Detailed equipment schedules. r identified in the design.
• Finalise utility supplies. r • Performance specifications for fire protection services. r
• Fire authority approvals. r
• Highlight significant and unusual health and safety risks that Reports:
r
were identified through the design process. • Nil

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 Design Documentation Guidelines Fire Protection
Construction Design Phase
Design Process Deliverables Commentary

Inputs: Drawings: 1. Normally prepared by the services sub-contractor

to enable fabrication of the services design.
• For construction design phase, drawings for architectural, r • Revise detailed design documentation to r
structural and other services. incorporate buildability changes suggested by 2. Deliverables contain sufficient details for elements
contractor if they impact on the design intent. to be manufactured/constructed without
• Construction time schedule. r reference to other documents, ie ‘the details have
• Pipe work support and joint detailing. Seismic bracing. r co-ordinated the relevant design information
Design: • Equipment plinth details, mounting and isolation across all disciplines and can be built from’.
r
detailing. 3. Equipment ordered.
• Production of larger scale detailed shop drawings including r
seismic details. • Equipment submissions as defined in detailed design. r 4. At completion of design as built drawings,
• Wiring diagrams and points schedule. manuals and equipment details produced to
• Co-ordination of all services, structure and architecture. r r indicate final installed systems.
• Equipment selections and technical submissions. r • Detailed layouts of plant rooms. r 5. The contractor is responsible for managing health
• Control system programming. r • Fabrication details of pipework, switchboards, etc. r and safety risks during the construction phase.

• Detailed layouts of plant rooms. r Review:

• Review shop/fabrication and layout drawings for r
compliance with design.
• Review equipment submissions. r

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