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Truckee Donner Public Utility District
Post Office Box 309 • 11570 Donner Pass Road • Truckee, California 95734
(916) 587-3896
September 20, 1982
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to prospective bidders that sealed bids will be re-
ceived by the Truckee Donner Public Utility District until 4:00 P.M. on
October 14, 1982 , for a tone-remote radio base station and tone
remotes as described in the attached exhibit.
Please quote as a bid item installation of the radio base station, antenna,
coaxial cable, and related equipment into facilities provided.
Prices are to be quoted F.O.B. , Truckee, shipped by truck, and delivered at
the earliest possible date.
The Truckee Donner Public Utility District specifically reserves the right
to reject any and all bids, waive irregularities or informalities in any or
all bids, be the sole judge of the suitability of the items offered, and to
accept any bid that it determines to be in its best interest.
James A. Maass, President
Board of Directors
Please contact Bruce N. Grow, Foreman
of Technical Services, at the above
telephone number for clarification or
further information.
smc
9/16/82
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Truckee Donner Public Utility District
Post Office Box 309 • 11570 Donner Pass Road • Truckee, California 95734
(916) 587-3896
SPECIFICATIONS
TONE-REMOTE RADIO BASE STATION AND TONE REMOTES
EQUIPMENT
All equipment shall be new and unused and of current design and manu-
facture. All equipment bid shall meet the FCC requirements covered un-
der Part 90 and all EIA specifications listed.
The new base station shall be rated for continuous duty and shall have
a minimum of 100 watts RF output.
The tone remote station shall be equipped for two-frequency operation with
one active channel installed_ A noise blanker (extender) will be provided.
Tone coded squelch will be supplied on all equipment bid.
The new tone remote station shall be capable of rack mounting in a standard
19 inch customer owned rack. All shield kits shall be provided for both
cabinet and rack mounting.
A service speaker, microphone and built-in service meter will be provided.
Each bidder will quote a battery back-up and trickle charger, approximately
2 amp, complete with a 60 AH Nicad or Cell cell battery.
INSTRUCTION BOOKS
Two complete instruction manuals will be provided for all equipment bid.
ACCEPTABLE EQUIPMENT
Acceptable equipment includes that of any manufacturer, provided such equip-
ment is at least equivalent in quality and performance to any model series
listed below for the frequency range of the equipment ordered and meets all
qualifying requirements specified herein_
General Electric - DC74TCN33A
Motorola - C71RCB1426
Base Station
Primary power 117VAC (±20%) 60 Hz
Duty cycle Continuous
Ambient temperature -30' to +60'C
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Exhibit "P#"
Optional standby power 13.8 VDC, 55 AH (min.)
Tone remote 2 wire
Frequency range 42 to 50 MHz
Centralized metering Supplied and installed com-
plete with service microphone,
speaker and metering
AC line surge protectors will
be supplied.
Base Station Transmitter
Output RP power 100 watts (min.)
(continuous duty)
Frequency stability ±0_0005%
(-30' to +60'C)
Conducted spurious and
harmonic emission -85dB
Modulation deviation O to ±5KHz
FM hum and noise -55dB
Audio distortion Less than 3% @ 1KHz
RF output impedance 50 OHMs
Multichannel performance 0.20 MHz
(no degradation)
r-+ All solid state - no tubes
allowed
Base Station Receiver
Usable sensitivity (EIA12dB SINAD) 0.25 UV
20dB quieting 0.35 UV
Noise squelch sensitivity 0.15 UV
Selectivity (EIA SINAD) -100dB
Frequency stability ±0.0005%
(-30' to +60'C)
Modulation acceptance ± 6.5 KHz
Intermodulation -8OdB
Spurious and image rejection -IOOdB
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Audio output 1.5 watts (min.)
Audio distortion 5% or less
Fine audio output Adjustable from -20 to +lldBM
into a 600 OHM balanced line
Multichannel performance 0.20 MHz
(no degradation)
Receiver impulse nosie suppres-
sion (extender) will be supplied
Tone Remotes
Three (3) tone remotes are required.
The tone remotes supplied will be fully compatible with the new
base station bid.
Each tone remote will have the following requirements as a min-
imum:
Two frequency tone control
Intercom
Tone notch filter
Supervisory control (one unit only)
Capable of 117 VAC 60 Hz and 13.OVDC operation
Dual compression amplifiers
Power line surge protection
All bidders will state their equipment warranty and delivery time
FOB destination.
BNG/smc
9/7/82
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
zl.TECHNICAL STANDARDS 25,2 ALL PARTS AND MATERIALS EMPLOYED 1N DELIVERED EQUIPMENT
21_1 EQUIPMENT TO BE SUPPLIED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS BID SHALL REQUIRING NO INSTALLATION SHALL BE GUARANTEED BY THE VEN-
CONFORM, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, TO THE CURRENT DOR AGAINST MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND WORKMANSHIP
APPLICABLE STANDARDS OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COM- DEFECTS FOR ONE YEAR FROM DATE OF EQUIPMENT DELIVERY,
MISSION, THE ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, AND THE 25.3 RADIO FREQUENCY DETERMINING ELEMENTS, IF EMPLOYED IN
STATE OF CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL SAFETY ORDERS. DELIVERED EQUIPMENT, SHALL BE FURTHER GUARANTEED BY THE
2z. DATA TO BE SUBMITTED WITH BID VENDOR AGAINST DEFECTS FOR THREE YEARS FROM DATE OF
22.1 APPLICABLE FCC TYPE ACCEPTANCE NUMBERS SHALL BE SHOWN EQUIPMENT DELIVERY.
ON EACH BID THAT INCLUDES RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSMITTERS. 25,4 LEAD-CALCIUM STORAGE BATTERIES, IF ORDERED, SHALL BE
22.2 EACH BID SHALL INCLUDE SUFFICIENT TECHNICAL DATA FROM FURTHER GUARANTEED BY THE VENDOR TO DELIVER AT LEAST
WHICH THE APPLICABLE STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY DE- 80% OF THEIR RATED CAPACITY FOR 20 YEARS FROM DATE OF
TERMINE IF THE PROPOSED EQUIPMENT FULLY COMPLIES WITH DELIVERY WHEN MAINTAINED ON A FULL-FLOAT REGULATED
ALL TECHNICAL PROVISIONS OF THIS SPECIFICATION. CHARGING SUPPLY AT AN ANNUAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE NOT
22.3 EQUIPMENT SAMPLES OR ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL DATA MUST BE EXCEEDING so'F.
SUBMITTED WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER BID OPENING,IF REQUESTED 25.5 A DESIGN DEFECT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SPECIFICATION,
BY THE APPLICABLE STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SHALL BE DEFINED AS IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRING WITH-
23.VENDOR'S PROVISIONS IN FIVE YEARS AFTER DELIVERY IN AT LEAST FIVE OR S%,WHICH-
23.1 THE VENDOR SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES THAT WILL EVER 15 LARGER, OF IDENTICAL A55EMBLIES, SUBASSEMBLIES,
REPAIR OR EXCHANGE, IN THE TIMES INDICATED, ALL DEFEC- OR PARTS,SUPPLIED ON THE SAME PURCHASE ORDER.
TIVE PARTS AND ASSEMBLIES RETURNED BY THE APPLICABLE 25.6 DELIVERED ITEMS SHALL BE GUARANTEED BY THE VENDOR
STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR REPAIR: AGAINST DESIGN DEFECTS FOR FIVE YEARS FROM DATE OF
23.1.1 EMERGENCY NO-CHARGE WARRANTY SERVICE WITHIN FIVE EQUIPMENT DELIVERY, UPON WRITTEN NOTIFICATION AND CONFIR-
CALENDAR DAYS, EXCLUDING SHIPPING TIME, FOR -EC- MATION BY THE VENDOR OF DESIGN DEFECTS EVIDENCED WITHIN
TIVE ITEMS RETURNED WITHIN THE APPROPRIATE GUARAN- THE FIVE YEAR GUARANTEE PERIOD, THE VENDOR SHALL TAKE
TEE PERIOD SPECIFIED HEREIN. PROMPT CORRECTIVE ACTION AT THE EQUIPMENT SITE AT NO COST
23.1.2 NONEMERGENCY NO-CHARGE WARRANTY SERVICE WITHIN TO THE APPLICABLE STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
20 CALENDAR DAYS, EXCLUDING SHIPPING TIME, FOR DE- 25_7 WHENEVER IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE VENDOR TO TAKE CORREC-
FECTIVE ITEMS RETURNED WITHIN THE APPROPRIATE TIVE ACTION FOR DESIGN DEFECTS IN A DELIVERED ITEM, THE
GUARANTEE PERIOD SPECIFIED HEREIN. VENDOR SHALL TAKE THE SAME CORRECTIVE ACTION IN ALL
23.1.3 EMERGENCY FULL-CHARGE NONWARRANTY SERVICE WITHIN IDENTICAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED ON THE SAME PURCHASE ORDER.
FIVE CALENDAR DAYS, EXCLUDING SHIPPING TIME, FOR 25.8 ALL PARTS AND MATERIALS USED IN CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR
DEFECTIVE ITEMS RETURNED AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE DESIGN DEFECTS SHALL BE GUARANTEED BY THE VENDOR AGAINST
APPROPRIATE GUARANTEE PERIOD SPECIFIED HEREIN. MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL,AND WORKMANSHIP DEFECTS FOR ONE
23.2 FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS AFTER THE EQUIPMENT PURCHASE YEAR FROM DATE OF SUCH CORRECTIVE ACTION.
ORDER ISSUANCE AND UPON ORDER PLACEMENT, THE VENDOR 25.9 GUARANTEE, OTHER THAN FOR DESIGN DEFECTS, SHALL INCLUDE
SHALL SUPPLY TO THE APPLICABLE STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTS AND MATERIALS DURING THE APPROPRIATE GUARANTEE
EXACT REPLACEMENT PLUG-IN MODULES, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD PERIOD SPECIFIED HEREIN AND AN ON-SITE LABOR GUARANTEE
ASSEMBLIES, AND SPECIALIZED PARTS FOR USE IN THE DELIVERED PERIOD OF 60 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION
EQUIPMENT. OR AFTER EQUIPMENT DELIVERY lF INSTALLATION IS NOT APPLI-
za.SPECIAL ORDERING PROVISIONS CABLE.
24.1 ON ORDERS FOR FIVE OR MORE BASIC UNITS OF THE SAME TYPE 25.101F THE VENDOR HAS NOT COMPLETED ON-SITE GUARANTEE REPAIR
AND UP TO 30 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER PURCHASE ORDER ISSU- WITHIN FIVE CALENDAR DAYS AFTER NOTIFICATION OF A MAL-
ANCE,THE APPLICABLE STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESERVES FUNCTION, THE APPLICABLE STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY
THE RIGHT TO INCREASE THE UNIT QUANTITY ORDERED BY NOT EFFECT SUCH REPAIRS AND BILL THE VENDOR FOR MATERIAL COST
MORE THAN 20%. EACH ADDITIONAL UNIT ORDERED SHALL BE ANO LABOR COST AT THE GOVERNMENT TECHNICIAN CURRENT
DELIVERED AT THE UNIT BID PRICE. HOURLY RATE.
zs. MINIMUM GUARANTEES 25.11 WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIALS PROVIDED BY THE VENDOR IN THE
25.1 ALL PARTS AND MATERIALS EMPLOYED IN DELIVERED EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE OF ANY INITIAL INSTALLATION WORK REQUIRED IN
WHICH NORMALLY REQUIRES INSTALLATION SHALL BE GUARAN- COMPLAINCE WITH THIS BID SHALL BE GUARANTEED FOR 90 DAYS
TEED BY THE VENDOR AGAINST MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND AFTER INSTALLATION. WORKMANSHIP OR MATERIALS WHICH ARE
WORKMANSHIP DEFECTS FOR ONE YEAR FROM DATE OF EQUIP- FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE DURING THIS PERIOD SHALL BE COR-
MENT INSTALLATION OR FOR 18 MONTHS FROM EQUIPMENT DE- RECTED PROMPTLY BY THE VENDOR AT HIS EXPENSE.
LIVERY WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.
INSTRUCTION MANUAL REQUIREMENTS
I. GENERAL INFORMATION SECTION 5. DIAGRAM SECTION
1.1 EACH MANUAL SHALL CONTAIN A GENERAL INFORMATION 5.1 EACH MANUAL SHALL CONTAIN AN EQUIPMENT DIAGRAM
SECTION WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS' SECTION WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
t.t.t A LIST OF APPLICABLE SUBASSEMMLI ES THAT 5.1.1 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM(S) IDENTIFYING ALL CIRCUIT
COMPRISE THE SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT. COMPONENTS AND SHOWING NORMAL TEST VOLTAGES
OVERALL DESCRIPTION OF THE EQUIPMENT DESIGN AND LEVELS.
FEATURES, PERFORMANCE, AND APPLICATIONS. -I.2 AN OVERALL FUNCTIONAL MLOCK DIAGRAM.
1.1.3 EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS SUMMARY. 5.1,3 DETAILED INTERCONNECTION DIAGRAMS' SHOWING
1.1.4 EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS, IF WIRING BETWEEN MODULES, CIRCUIT BOARDS, AND
A PPLtCA BLE. MAJOR COMPONENTS_
z. THEORY OF OPERATION SECTION 11.1.4 PICTORIAL CIRCUIT BOARD LAYOUT DIAGRAM(S)
2.1 EACH MANUAL SHALL CONTAIN AN EQUIPMENT THEORY SHOWING BOTH COMPONENT PLACEMENT AND
OF OPERATION SECTION WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE PRINTED WIRING DETAIL.
FOLLOWING 1TE MS' S.1.5 DIAGRAMS) SHOWING LOCATION OF CIRCUIT HOARDS
2_1.1 THEORY OF OPERATION OF THE STANDARD EQUIP- AND OTHER SUBASSEMBLIES.
MENT, WITH UNIQUE OR UNUSUAL CIRCUITRY 5.1.6 EXPLODED VIEW DIAGRAM'S) OF COMPLEX MECHAN-
DESCRIBED IN DETAIL. ICAL ASSEMBLIES.
2.1.2 THEORY OF OPERATION REFLECTING ANY MQDI- 6. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
FICATIONs TO THE STANDARD EQUIPMENT. 6.1 EACH MANUAL SHALL CONFORM TO THE FOLLOWING
3. MAINTENANCE SECTION PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
3.1 EACH MANUAL SHALL CONTAIN AN EQUIPMENT MAIN- 6.1.1 ALL PAGES, INCLUDING LATEST REVISIONS, SHALL
TENANCE SECTION WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING BE SECURELY FASTENED TOGETHER METWEEN
ITEMS: PROTECTIVE COVERS (LOOSE-LEAF RING BINDING
3.1.1 RECOMMENDED TEST EQUIPMENT AND FIXTURES, ACCEPTABLE.
OR MINIMUM OPERATIONAL AND PERFORMANCE 0.1.2 NO PAGE SHALL ME SUBJECT TO FADING FROM
REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROPRIATE TEST EQUIPMENT. EXPOSURE TO ANY NORMAL SOURCE OF AMBIENT
3.1.2 STEP-BY-STEP ALIGNMENT AND ADJUSTMENT LIGHTING. OZALID REPRODUCED PAGES SHALL NOT
PROCEDURES_ BE ACCEPTABLE.
3.1.9 TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION AND CHARTS. 6.1-3 ON ORDERS INCLUDING 20 OR MORE MANUALS, THE
3.1.4 REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION PROCEDURES FOR COVER OR FIRST PAGE SHALL ME PRINTED TO SHOW
REPLACING ASSEMBLIES AND SUBASSEMBLIES, IF EQUIPMENT MODEL NUMBER, GOVERNMENT PUR-
NOT OBVIOUS OR IF IMPROPER SEQUENCING OF CHASE ORDER NUMBER AND ITS DATE, AND NAME
STEPS MAY RESULT IN COMPONENT DAMAGE. OF GOVERNMENT AGENCY FOR WHICH THE EQUIP-
REPLACEMENT PARTS SECTION MENT Is SPECIFIED.
4.f EACH MANUAL SHALL CONTAIN AN EQUIPMENT REPLACE- 6.1.4 ON ORDERS INCLUDING LESS THAN 20 MANUALS,THE
MENT PARTS SECTION WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE COVER OR FIRST PAGE SHALL BE MARKED IN ANY
FOLLOWING ITEM: MANNER TO SHOW THE GOVERNMENT PURCHASE
4.1.1 COMPONENT PARTS LIST INCLUDING ELECTRICAL ORDER NUMBER AND ITS DATE.
PARTS, MECHANICAL PARTS, AND ASSEMBLIES. ALL
SEMICONDUCTORS SHALL BE IDENTIFIED BY THE
SUPPLIERS NUMBERS AND AS APPLICABLE BY JEDEC
NUMBERS.