Ball State University Engineering

MEP and FP Construction Inspection

Master Checklist
Updated 11/30/17

Project: __________________________________________________________

Civil/Site Utilities

 Meter pits have meters or spool piece same size as meter installed
 Link seals around all vault pipe penetrations with bolt heads inside the vault
 Tamper switches on the PIV and other FP valves present
 Sump pump installed in vault complete
 Buried water piping is 5’0” deep minimum
 HHW piping is ductile iron with granular insulation
 CHW is HDPE
 Thrust blocks are installed
 Piping tracer wires are installed.
 HHW and CHW valves are installed and boxes are at finished grade and the correct lids are
installed
 Electrical duct banks are concrete encased. Warning tape installed.
 Duct bank conduits have been swabbed and mandrel pulled through
 All piping systems have been flushed
 Domestic disinfection complete with test reports turned over
 Hydrostatic pressure test report on fire, domestic, CHW and HHW received
 All excavations have been properly backfilled and compacted
 Flow fill used around valve boxes and CHW piping
 Natural gas service installed and active
 Field set of as-builts checked periodically
Plumbing

 Drains are cast iron

 Domestic water is copper with soldered joints
 Backflow preventers are Watts 909
 Pump bases are grouted
 Cleanouts are accessible and per plan
 Hammer arresters are accessible and per plan
 Shut off / isolation valves are accessible and per plan
 Steam pressure is verified and PRV is correct
 Insulation is fiberglass and correct thickness
 Valves and accessories are insulated per specs
 Vents are through roof instead of using air admittance valves
 Natural gas piping is black iron painted yellow
 NG pressure is acceptable
 Compressed air is per plans and is 80 psi minimum
 Water lines have been flushed and disinfected and reports turned over
 Pressure test reports turned over
 Storm drains are insulated
 Autoflush valves tested and operational
 Mop sink H/C supply lines have check valves installed
 Thermostatic mixing valves are set up and witnessed operational
 Stored HW is 140 degrees minimum
 Hand washing sink HW is 100 - 120 degrees
 Dishwashing sink HW is 110 - 120 degrees
 HW system has thermometers and pressure gages per plan
 Water heater(s) are plumbed per plan and piped to drain
 Condensing water heaters have neutralizer kits installed
 Water softener(s) are plumbed per plan and piped to drain
 Water softener(s) are set up and tested. Hardness report turned over
 Initial softener salt fill is supplied
 Exterior spigots/hydrants present per plan
 Basement pipe penetrations are sealed with link seals with bolt heads inside.
 Field set of as-builts checked periodically
Fire Protection

 Design drawings submitted to FM Global and the State w/ comments received

 Mains schedule 40. Roll grooved, not cut grooved
 Complete drain down is possible. Piped to drain. Incl. fire pump test header
 No traps without drains
 Pressure ratings (175 or 300) per specs
 Head temps are per drawings and specs
 Hydrostatic pressure test reports turned over
 Sprinkler bell is present and functioning
 FDC is 5” Storz
 Test header is located near a storm drain, easily hose accessible
 All flows and tampers are wired and tested
 All dry/preaction points are monitored by the fire alarm system
 Preaction system panel is installed and tested complete
 Concealed heads in finished spaces
 Zone valves are accessible and equipped with flow switches and drains/insp. test
 Fire pump transfer switch has been tested and pump run on generator
 Pump controller alarm points monitored by the fire alarm system
 Jockey pump is accessible
 Air compressor is accessible
 Risers have automatic air vents
 Hydraulic calcs and name plates present
 All testing complete and test reports turned over
 All valves are locked and monitored
 Fire pump room lighting is on emergency power
 Fire pump normal power feed is from pad mounted xfmr and thru a fused disconnect
 Field set of as-builts checked periodically
Mechanical

 Incoming HHW and CHW basement penetrations sealed with link seals
 Copper hydronic piping is brazed joint
 Pump bases grouted
 Pumps aligned
 Belts aligned and tensioned
 All equipment and system startup tasks complete and documented
 Isolation valves installed per plan and accessible
 Control wiring installed in conduit
 Data jacks installed near BAS system control panels
 LED displays are installed on the front of main control panels
 Laminated copies of control drawings are located in control panels
 BTU Meters are installed per manufacturer’s recommendations and are Onicon system 10 with
F-3500 flow meters
 Roller hangers are used where HHE or steam pipe exceed 100’ of straight length
 Filter sections accessible
 HHW incoming full flow bag filter installed
 Bridges installed per plan
 Incoming HHW and CHW S/R are labeled
 Fire and smoke dampers installed and accessible
 Control boxes on VAV’s and FCU’s are accessible
 Volume dampers installed and accessible with handles left on
 Correct insulation and thickness installed complete incl. at valves and accessories
 Insulation sealed
 Piping system and direction labeling complete
 Valve tags installed and charted
 Piping and ductwork pressure test witnessed and reports received
 Duct openings sealed throughout construction
 Equipment clearances maintained
 Piping systems flushed and treated
 Flex duct limited to 5’0” max
 Air vents installed at high points
 Piping per details incl. all accessories
 TAB complete and pencil copy and final copies of reports turned over
 Commissioning visits documented and deficiency reports addressed
 Commissioning complete
 BMS user interface (laptop/tablet) has been turned over
 Air handling units, fan coil units and blower coil units have been cleaned including all internal
sections
 All air filters are new and an extra set has been provided for each piece of equipment.
 Field set of as-builts checked periodically
Electrical

 Correct feeder/service main bonding jumper arrangement

 Correct generator bonding arrangement (3P/4P ATS’s)
 Ground ring installed and/or bonded to
 Transformers properly grounded and bonded
 Breakers are set per Engineer’s settings report
 No water piping over electrical equipment
 Panel covers are hinged door-in-door style
 Working clearances maintained
 All box supports in stud walls span 2 studs
 Box rough-in heights are correct
 No back-to-back boxes
 No MC/AC cable except for fixture whips
 Fixture whips are 6’0” or less and are only from box to fixture, not daisy chained
 Conduits run in center of stud walls to avoid drywall screw penetration
 Conduits supported within 3’ of boxes
 EMT fittings are steel (no die cast)
 Rigid elbows used for floor slab penetrations
 Minimum conduit size is 3/4"
 No conduits run within floor slabs
 Exposed exterior conduits are GRC
 Office and conference room sensors are vacancy mode set to 30 minutes
 Corridor and RR sensors are occupancy and set to 30 minutes
 All sensors are PIR only with the most sensitive setting
 Generator housing is true walk-in
 Generator fuel initial fill provided
 Generator testing and training complete
 Arc flash labels are installed
 Meters are installed in main switchgear and have Ethernet jack installed
 Field set of as-builts checked periodically
Fire Alarm

 All fire alarm cabling is installed in conduit

 Metasys cabinet furnished and installed
 All flows and tampers are wired and accessible
 Sprinkler bell is wired through FACP
 Fire pump control panel is monitored (all points)
 Preaction system panel is monitored and/or controlled
 All smoke and heat detectors are accessible incl. duct detectors
 Owner’s witnessed testing is 100% complete
 Final test reports are turned over
 Internet connectivity demonstrated
 All mass notification functions tested and demonstrated
 All panel bypasses tested and demonstrated
 Training is complete
 Copy of the software is turned over
 Field set of as-builts checked periodically

Telecommunications

 All box supports in stud walls span 2 studs

 Minimum conduit size is 1” and is stubbed to corridor skeletal openings
 Data cabling is CAT 6A with blue jacket
 All cabling is plenum rated
 MDF and IDF’s are built per the drawings
 Data jacks are installed at each meter, each BMS panel, FACP and each access control panel
 Copper and fiber test results turned over
 Field set of as-builts checked periodically

NOTE: The above list is meant to be used as a tool for both all involved to use for MEP construction
inspection from rough-in through punch-out. It is not an all-inclusive list and is not project specific but
rather a "one size fits all" minimum requirement for the applicable items on any given project. Some
projects may require more or less inspection.