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[null,"TO THE BIDDERS"]
[null,"ANNEXURE A: SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND PROVISION OF THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK CABLING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES AT\n RAND WATER FOR A DURATION OF FIVE (5) YEARS",null,"Comply or Not","Provide Evidence/ Refer to a section where you substantiated e,g page # or section",null,"Weighting (%)","Minimum Score Required = 75%","Comments"]
[null,1,"INFRASTRUCTURE, SOLUTION CAPABILITIES, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT"]
[null,1.1,"MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR CABLING",{"$nulls":3},{"v":0.2,"d":"20.00%"}]
[null,"1.1.1","Upgrades of the LAN cabling to deploy a minimum of CAT-8 inside the buildings. "]
[null,"1.1.2","High speed LAN environment; the underlying cabling infrastructure must be single mode fibre (G.652D or better standard)"]
[null,"1.1.3","All cabling installations shall include cabinets; patch panels; cable trunks patch leads and fly leads   and   dedicated/clean   power   plugs   per network point installed."]
[null,"1.1.4","1Gbps cabling will be installed in the user access layer of the network and 10, 20, 40, and 100 Gbps cabling may be required for the server farm environments and the network backbone."]
[null,"1.1.5","Rand Water requires layer 2 switching capable of supporting high bandwidth and advanced services "]
[null,"1.1.6","The bidder must provide cage nuts and screws for each cabinet installed to be used for other devices to be mounted in the cabinet."]
[null,"1.1.7","The bidder will be expected to supply and install fibre cabling for the backbone of the network. All fibre cabling shall be installed as per Rand Water requirements and depending on the distances, single- or multi-mode cabling shall be installed."]
[null,"1.1.8","The bidder will also be expected to remove all old cabling infrastructure for disposal purposes prior to implementation of new cabling infrastructure."]
[null,"1.1.9","Patch racks for termination of fibre links from the computer room."]
[null,"1.1.10","Allows for the installation of fibre panels within all data racks in the environment and the computer room."]
[null,"1.1.11","Multi-Mode HDD fibre 8 core data backbone between all Patch rooms and the computer room."]
[null,"1.1.12","Slice trays 24 port ST connector to be used."]
[null,"1.1.13","Patch cords ST to LC leads 3m."]
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[null,1.2,"Inside Trucking (Data Cabling and Electrical Reticulation)",{"$nulls":3},{"v":0.1,"d":"10.00%"}]
[null,null,"a.     Only one (1) entry point per room / location is allowed."]
[null,null,"b.     If the entry point for cabling has to be done from the ceiling of a room, the trunking must be installed in a corner of the room."]
[null,null,"c.      Installation of more than one communication point in a room must be done from a single entry point in a room just above the floor skirting."]
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[null,1.3," Splicing",{"$nulls":3},{"v":0.1,"d":"10.00%"}]
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[null,null,"a.     All new and existing termination boxes must be fitted inside an equipment cabinet."]
[null,null,"b.     Rack mountable splice termination trays must be used if more than one (1) fibre is to be spliced."]
[null,null,"c.      Fibre organizers must be used inside termination boxes and splice trays."]
[null,null,"d.     All cables and pigtails must enter the enclosure through a dust free compression gland."]
[null,null,"e.     Splice losses may not exceed the minimum standard set by OEM."]
[null,null,"b.     Overall (end-to-end) attenuation of a total link may not exceed the minimum standard as set by OEM."]
[null,null,"f.      Where a cable changes direction or changes a support medium, sufficient slack must be allowed. At least one (1) meter slack must be available at each end of the cable."]
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[null,1.4,"Quality assurance",{"$nulls":3},{"v":0.05,"d":"5.00%"}]
[null,1.41,"The data cabling must be a certified and must carry the OEM’s warranty. The appointed vendor shall review the design for conformance to OEM requirements and standards. The vendor must be responsible for all arrangements required in achieving the OEM certification of the installation. No claims for additional costs to achieve OEM certification will be considered after submission of the RFQ response. The cabling infrastructure must be clearly documented."]
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[null,1.5,"WARRANTY as part of the returnables for project completion",{"$nulls":3},{"v":0.05,"d":"5.00%"}]
[null,1.51,"The following forms must be completed in full, signed by the client and appointed contractor, and supplied to the system supplier on completion of the installation. At the time of final inspection, the appointed contractor shall submit to system supplier:"]
[null,null,"a.     Inspection Request"]
[null,null,"b.     Pre-Inspection Check List"]
[null,null,"c.      As Built Drawings"]
[null,null,"d.     Certification Test Results of the Installation – Original Format"]
[null,null,"e.     Warranty registration form"]
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[null,1.6," STANDARDS",{"$nulls":3},{"v":0.05,"d":"5.00%"}]
[null,1.61,"ISO/IEC 11801 2008 Edition 2.1: Generic cabling for customers premises."]
[null,null,"All components shall comply with ISO/IEC 11801.N36"]
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[null,null,"a.     IEC = International Electro technical Commission (Standard)"]
[null,null,"b.     TIA = Telecommunications Industry Association (Standard)"]
[null,null,"c.     ISO = International Organization for Standardization (Standard)"]
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[null,1.7,"DOCUMENTATION",{"$nulls":3},{"v":0.15,"d":"15.00%"}]
[null,"1.7.1","The complete data installation shall be fully tested and documented in accordance with Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) 568 and system supplier standards."]
[null,"1.6.2","The numbering system shall be agreed with the client prior to implementation and shall be such that it is consistent throughout the building and that the location of any point may be derived from its associated number."]
[null,"1.6.3","Three complete sets of manuals including As Built drawings and comprehensive test records shall be supplied."]
[null,"1.6.4","Equipment schematics and cabling diagrams for the data and telecoms installations shall be permanently mounted in Perspex holders within each telecommunications room/space."]
[null,null,"A computer generated floor plan must be provided including all patch rooms and the server room on completion of installation with the following detail:"]
[null,null,"a.     All walls, both internal and external (if applicable)"]
[null,null,"b.     Patch cabinets installed in patch rooms"]
[null,null,"c.      Office numbers (if applicable)"]
[null,null,"d.     Cable routes"]
[null,null,"e.     Exact location of each point with the actual point number"]
[null,null,"f.       Location of consolidation points with point numbers"]
[null,null,"g.     Cable installation date"]
[null,null,"h.     Standards of cable used"]
[null,"1.6.5","Installation/Systems Manuals shall be provided and they should cover the following:"]
[null,null,"a.     A detailed overview of the building cabling system;"]
[null,null,"b.     Full description of the specific installation; and"]
[null,null,"c.      Installation/system manuals, product datasheets and all other documentation in suitably labelled A4 sized binders. All binding shall be of a high quality to provide for a long and durable service."]
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[null,1.8,"General Labelling Rules",{"$nulls":3},{"v":0.15,"d":"15.00%"}]
[null,"1.8.1","All cabling installations must be properly labelled in order to identify the connection points for easier and quicker troubleshooting. Different colour coded cables must be provided as required by Rand Water to identify different types and critical connections"]
[null,"1.8.2","All cables must be labelled using PVC heat shrink labels."]
[null,"1.8.3","Labels must be visible on every cable in the patch frames."]
[null,"1.8.4","Any labelling scheme must be tied in with all building documentation and supplied to Rand Water IT staff."]
[null,"1.8.5","All outlet plates and patch panels must be labelled in accordance with the cable labels indicating the room number, in such a way that cables need not be plugged out to be able read labels on the plates or panels."]
[null,"1.8.6","The labelling scheme must be an easy to use system."]
[null,"1.8.7","Where computer cables are installed in rising shafts, they must be labelled at least once for every floor level."]
[null,"1.8.8","Fibre optic cable installed in the rising shaft must be clearly marked on each floor with red neon type marker, with the marked reading “fibre optic cable”."]
[null,"1.8.9","All patch panels (MDF and IDFS) must be labelled with their identification name and number. In addition, the line and equipment sides of the panels must be clearly labelled and each cable termination on the MDF must be labelled."]
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[null,1.9,"TESTING",{"$nulls":3},{"v":0.15,"d":"15.00%"}]
[null,"1.9.1","OTDR testing of all fibre optic links shall be undertaken. OTDR test plots shall be included in the As Installed documentation. In addition all optical fibre links shall be tested for propagation delay, optical attenuation of link 2 x wavelengths – 2 x direction and continuity and maintenance of polarity. Test results shall be submitted both as hard copy and CD in original format."]
[null,"1.9.2","All points must be tested by a standards approved minimum Level 3 cable tester. The following tests are required:"]
[null,null,"a.     Wire map"]
[null,null,"b.     Length"]
[null,null,"c.      Attenuation"]
[null,null,"d.     NEXT – NEAR END CROSSTALK LOSS"]
[null,null,"e.     PSNEXT – POWER SUM NEAR END CROSSTALK"]
[null,null,"f.      FEXT – FAR END CROSSTALK LOSS"]
[null,null,"g.     ELFEXT – EQUAL LEVEL FAR END CROSSTALK"]
[null,null,"h.     PSELFEXT – POWER SUM EQUAL LEVEL FAR END CROSSTALK"]
[null,null,"i.      ACR – ATTENUATION TO CROSSTALK RATIO"]
[null,null,"j.      PSACR – POWER SUM ATTENUATION TO CROSSTALK RATIO"]
[null,null,"k.     Insertion Loss"]
[null,null,"l.      Return Loss"]
[null,null,"m.    Delay"]
[null,null,"n.     Delay skew"]
[null,"1.9.3","Full test results must be supplied on disk with the files saved to “Text” format. A hard copy summary print out is supplied with all documentation. A computer generated floor plan must be provided including all patch rooms and the data centre on completion of installation with the following detail:"]
[null,null,"a.     All walls, both internal and external"]
[null,null,"b.     Office numbers (if applicable)"]
[null,null,"c.     Cable routes"]
[null,null,"d.     Exact location of each point with the actual point number"]
[null,null,"e.     Location of consolidation points with point numbers"]
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[null,"TOTAL SOLUTION CAPABILITIES",null,{"$f":"G107","v":{"v":1,"d":"100.00%"}},null,null,{"$f":"SUM(G4:G106)","v":{"v":1,"d":"100.00%"}},{"$f":"G107*0.75","v":{"v":0.75,"d":"75.00%"}}]
[null,1.7,"TOOL MAINTENANCE",{"$f":"G108","v":{"v":0,"d":"0.00%"}},null,null,{"$f":"SUM(G109:G110)","v":{"v":0,"d":"0.00%"}},{"$f":"G108*0.75","v":{"v":0,"d":"0.00%"}}]
[86,"1.7.1","24/7 Technical Support",{"$f":"SUM(D4:D107)","v":{"v":1,"d":"100.00%"}}]
[87,"1.7.2","Tool Maintenance – bug fixes, upgrade, data migration, integration, enhancements & scalability. "]
[null,1.8,"TRAINING OF USERS",{"$f":"G111","v":{"v":0,"d":"0.00%"}},null,null,{"$f":"SUM(G112:G113)","v":{"v":0,"d":"0.00%"}},{"$f":"G111*0.75","v":{"v":0,"d":"0.00%"}}]
[88,"1.8.1","Customised user manuals – comprehensive, explicit & illustrative "]
[89,"1.8.2","Training of users"]
[90,"1.8.3","Training of administrators"]
[null,"TOTAL TOOL MAINTENANCE & TRAINING",null,{"$f":"D108+D111","v":{"v":0,"d":"0.00%"}},null,null,{"$f":"G108+G111","v":{"v":0,"d":"0.00%"}},{"$f":"H108+H111","v":{"v":0,"d":"0.00%"}}]
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[null,"Bidders Name:"]
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[null,"Signature:"]
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[null,"Date:"]