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  1. EMERGENCY TELEPHONE UNITS (ETU'S) AND PARKING ASSISTANCE UNITS (PAU'S)


    1. The University has "specially designed emergency telephones" that are used outdoors in bollards, on poles, on walls and in parking lots. They are also used indoors in elevators, elevator lobbies, washrooms, hallways and some building entrances throughout the campus. Another "specially designed parking assistance telephone" is used in parking assistance bollards located at the entrance to UIC parking lots.


    2. In the planning stage of new buildings and remodeling, the need for outside and inside emergency telephones will be discussed and the locations will be determined. Locations shall be discussed with the University Police Department and UIC Telecommunications Engineering & Design for approval. The UIC police must give the final approval for each location.


    3. All units must be mounted within the A.D.A. height requirements.


    4. Required material for Bollard installation:


      1. One Code Blue Bollard Model Code Blue I - UIC (without speaker phone, with the Code Blue Strobe light S-100 UIC, special wiring per UIC specification and the speaker phone mounting to fit Gai-Tronics units). The unit can be purchased thru UIC Telecommunications Engineering & Design.


      2. One special modified Gai-Tronics speaker phone unit. These units MUST BE PURCHASED from UIC Telecommunications. Contact UIC Telecommunications Engineering & Design for details and pricing.


      3. Communication Cable shall be a four pair category five cable.


      4. Power cable shall be three #10 THHN conductors connected to the emergency power panel in the building. Each ETU is to be on its own circuit from the emergency power panel, unless otherwise agreed to in advance with UIC Telecommunications Engineering & Design and the UIC Police Department. There shall be a double duplex outlet mounted inside the bollard.


      5. The base shall be installed per diagrams 17A & 17B.

        Click for UIC Telephone Unit Diagram

        Click for Diagram 17a

        Diagram 17b has been altered. Please visit the Update section for updates.

        Click for Diagram 17i

        Click for Diagram 17f

        Click for Diagram 17e

      6. Two separate conduits are required, one for power and one for the communication cable. Various types of conduit may be used depending on the particular situation.


        1. The type of conduit to be used must be approved by UIC Telecommunications Engineering & Design.


          1. The conduit into the base of the bollard must be 3/4" heavy wall steel ridged conduit.


          2. The conduits must have insulated grounding bushings bonded to the ground rod with #6 green insulated stranded copper cable.


        2. All outdoor in ground junction and pull boxes shall be Quazite part number PCO608DG06A box with a Quazite part number PCO608CG12 cover. The boxes are not to be shared by the power and data. Separate conduit runs for power and data are to be installed.


        3. The covers are to be marked "ETU Power" or "ETU Data" according to their use.


        4. All applicable electrical codes must be followed.


      7. Each bollard shall be grounded with an 5/8"or 3/4" diameter eight foot long copper plated ground rod.


      8. The communications cable will be run from the bollard back to a FDF wiring closet in the building in one piece. Splices are not allowed. A Suttle SE625A-6 jack shall be installed at the telephone height inside the bollard. Holes are not to be drilled in the bollard, ty-rap the jack to the existing cords.


      9. The communication cable shall be marked at both ends with a cable tag. The contractor will terminate the communication cable at both the bollard and the FDF by a UIC ACCC TED certified copper termination installer. If the contractor does not have a UIC ACCC TED certified copper termination installer they will have to hire one. The contractor shall test the cable with the UIC category five test equipment.


      10. The access cover at the base of the bollard shall be clearly marked with a permanent marker, on the inside of the cover, the following information:


        1. The building number, FDF number, and jack number the data cable comes from.


        2. The building number, emergency power panel number, emergency circuit number, and the room number the panel is located in that the emergency power comes from.


      11. Bollards shall not be used as a pass through for other bollards or anything else. In- ground junction boxes shall be installed close to the bollard for that purpose, one for the power and a separate one for the voice circuit. They shall not share the same junction box, even if it is properly divided.


      12. The ETU voice circuits shall not pass through any other device in route to the bollard.


    5. The parking P.A.U.'s shall meet the same standards as the E.T.U.'s except for the following exceptions:

      1. Their power is not to come from an emergency power panel.


      2. The power may come from the gate cabinet power; however, the voice cable may not pass through the gate equipment cabinet.


      Click for Diagram 17d

      Click for Diagram 17d1

      Reserved for island drawing without booth


    6. Required material for Wall Mount installation:


      1. The speaker phone remains the same but it is mounted in a stainless steel box manufactured by Chicago Switchboard Company. Their shop drawing number is 13225. This is a stainless steel box that measures 10" x 10.5" x 4.25". Contact the sales department at 773-545-7723 or they may be purchased from .UIC Telecommunications. Contact the UIC Telecommunications Engineering & Design for details.


      2. A heavy duty dual purpose strobe light Model 530-A (120 volts) manufactured by Gai-Tronics Company. The strobe light shall be mounted on a light pole or on an outside wall 14 feet above the ground, with the Emergency Telephone mounted below in the stainless steel box. Inside parking structures the strobes shall be mounted as high as possible and still be clearly seen.


      3. One special modified Gai-Tronics speaker phone unit. This unit MUST BE PURCHASED from UIC Telecommunications. Contact the UIC Telecommunications Engineering & Design for details.

        Click for Diagram 17c

        Click for Diagram 17g


    7. Required material for Indoor installation:


      1. The speaker phone remains the same but it is mounted in a stainless steel box manufactured by Chicago Switchboard Company. There are two style boxes used indoors:


        1. A Surface mounted stainless steel box that measures 10" x 10.5" x 3" deep. Contact the UIC Telecommunications Engineering & Design for details.


        2. A Flush mount ( recessed into the wall ) stainless steel box that measures 10" x 10.5" x 3" deep with wings for mounting to the wall studs. This box is to be mounted prior to the drywall, or other wall covering material, installation. Contact the UIC Telecommunications Engineering & Design for details.


      2. One special modified Gai-Tronics speaker phone unit. This unit MUST BE PURCHASED from UIC Telecommunications. Contact the UIC Telecommunications Engineering & Design for details.


      Click for UIC Emergency Telephone Unit Stainless Steel Enclosure

    8. Required material for Elevator installation:


      1. The units are mounted in two ways:


        1. Inside the elevator car station panel.


          1. On new installations UIC Telecommunications Engineering & Design will provide a unit to be sent to the factory to be installed at the factory when the elevator is built.


          2. The mounting holes for the Emergency Telephone SHALL be drilled and tapped for 1/4-20 security screws used by the university. The unit may come out installed with standard 1/4-20 screws, they will be changed when the UIC installer programs the telephone.


        2. Inside a special enclosure built by the UIC Machine Shop. Contact the UIC Telecommunications Engineering & Design for details.


      2. One special modified Gai-Tronics speaker phone unit. This unit MUST BE PURCHASED from UIC Telecommunications. Contact the UIC Telecommunications Engineering & Design for details.


      3. Since every elevator ETU installation presents a different situation, the contractor will run conduit and communications cable from the end of the elevator traveling cables to the closest FDF closet in the building, with the direction of a representative from UIC Telecommunications Engineering & Design. The cable shall be marked at both ends and left coiled at both the traveling cable end, usually at the controller, and the FDF.


    9. The contractor is responsible for:


      1. Installing conduits, power wiring, communication cable, concrete base including the stainless steel "J" bolts, ground rod, Bollard ( or stainless steel box and strobe light if a bollard is not used ), and the Phillips 70 watt C70S62 c/d lamp. The contractor shall make all power connections. The contractor must check with UIC Telecommunications before starting work on the ETU's or PAU's.


      2. UIC Telecommunications Engineering & Design shall determine the FDF or IDF the ETU or PAU shall be fed from.


      3. The contractor shall contact UIC Telecommunications Engineering & Design, at (312)996-8427 or (312)996-2354, for an inspection at least 24 hours prior to pouring any concrete or installing any blacktop. If this is not complied with, the rework caused will be at the contractor's expense!


      4. UIC Telecommunications Engineering & Design will determine, with the UIC Police, the direction of the Bollard, unless shown on the drawings provided. This will dictate the placement of the "J" bolts.


      5. If there are any questions about the installation contact the UIC Telecommunications Engineering & Design at 312-996-8427 or 312-996-0746.


      6. The contractor will terminate the communication cable at both the bollard and the FDF by a UIC ACCC TED certified copper termination installer. If the contractor does not have a UIC ACCC TED certified copper termination installer they will have to hire one. The contractor shall test the cable with the UIC category five test equipment. UIC Telecommunication installers will program and install the telephone unit, and will perform acceptance tests.


      7. When the contractor has completed his work he shall contact the UIC Telecommunications Engineering & Design to indicate the job is ready for inspection.
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