QC Communications Checklists — Division 27 Overall Quality Controls & Checklist Download

Summary: Communications systems including structured cabling, pathways, grounding, equipment rooms, network hardware, voice and data systems, audio-video systems, monitoring, and related assemblies. Covers installation, integration, testing, maintenance, and replacement, with field verification and QA/QC ensuring performance, safety, and code compliance.

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Complete Checklist Index: Division 27 Communications 

The Division 27 checklist index brings every existing conditions checklist into one place. Use this index to navigate the full list of existing conditions checklists available on the FTQ360 inspection and QAQC platform.

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27.01.00Operation and Maintenance of Communications SystemsOperation and Maintenance of Communications Systems addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes communications, maintenance, electrical, service, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.01.10Operation and Maintenance of Structured Cabling and EnclosuresOperation and Maintenance of Structured Cabling and Enclosures addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes cable, cables, horizontal, minimum, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards.
27.01.20Operation and Maintenance of Data CommunicationsOperation and Maintenance of Data Communications addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes maintenance, communications, device, documentation, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Additional scope includes documentation deliverables. Controls, instrumentation, and integration provided to support monitoring, protection, and interoperability with adjacent systems.
27.01.30Operation and Maintenance of Voice CommunicationsOperation and Maintenance of Voice Communications addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes voice, service, switches, power, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.01.40Operation and Maintenance of Audio- Video CommunicationsOperation and Maintenance of Audio-Video Communications addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes maintenance, documentation, audiovideo, controls, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Additional scope includes documentation deliverables. Controls, instrumentation, and integration provided to support monitoring, protection, and interoperability with adjacent systems.
27.01.50Operation and Maintenance of Distributed Communications and MonitoringOperation and Maintenance of Distributed Communications and Monitoring addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes maintenance, firmware, versions, devices, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Controls, instrumentation, and integration provided to support monitoring, protection, and interoperability with adjacent systems.
27.05.00Common Work Results for CommunicationsCommon Work Results for Communications addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes cable, communications, cables, pathways, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.05.05Selective Demolition for CommunicationsSelective Demolition for Communications addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes communications, removed, demolition, removal, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.05.11Cameras for Audio- Visual SystemsCameras for Audio-Visual Systems addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes camera, rating, type, fastening, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.05.13Communications ServicesCommunications Services addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes entrance, service, conduits, minimum, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.05.39Grounding and Bonding for Communications SystemsGrounding and Bonding for Communications Systems addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes electrical, bonding, copper, telecommunications, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.05.43Pathways for Communications SystemsPathways for Communications Systems addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes electrical, cable, tray, pathways, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.05.44Hangers and Supports for Communications SystemsHangers and Supports for Communications Systems addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes not, supports, listed, testing, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.05.46Conduits and Backboxes for Communications SystemsConduits and Backboxes for Communications Systems addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes electrical, conduits, documentation, minimum, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Additional scope includes documentation deliverables.
27.05.48Cable Trays for Communications SystemsCable Trays for Communications Systems addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes tray, cable, not, manufacturer, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.05.53Surface Raceways for Communications SystemsSurface Raceways for Communications Systems addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes raceway, cable, fittings, surface, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.06.00Underground Ducts and Raceways for Communications SystemsUnderground Ducts and Raceways for Communications Systems addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes electrical, minimum, inches, duct, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.06.10Sleeves and Sleeve Seals for Communications Pathways and CablingSleeves and Sleeve Seals for Communications Pathways and Cabling addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes sleeve, specified, dewatering, firestop, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards.
27.06.20Utility Poles for Communications SystemsUtility Poles for Communications Systems addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes pole, electrical, specified, preservative, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.06.30Vibration and Seismic Controls for Communications SystemsVibration and Seismic Controls for Communications Systems addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes seismic, bracing, communications, minimum, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.06.50Identification for Communications SystemsIdentification for Communications Systems addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes cable, labels, port, every, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Additional scope includes documentation deliverables.
27.08.00Schedules for CommunicationsSchedules for Communications addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes scheduling, cables, cable, listed, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Additional scope includes coordinated schedules.
27.10.00Schedules for Structured Cabling and EnclosuresSchedules for Structured Cabling and Enclosures addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes cable, scheduling, scheduled, specified, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Additional scope includes coordinated schedules.
27.11.00Schedules for Data CommunicationsSchedules for Data Communications addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes scheduling, cable, each, field, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Additional scope includes coordinated schedules.
27.11.13Schedules for Voice CommunicationsSchedules for Voice Communications addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes scheduling, cable, voice, each, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Additional scope includes coordinated schedules.
27.11.16Schedules for Audio- Video CommunicationsSchedules for Audio-Video Communications addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes scheduling, device, each, controls, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Additional scope includes coordinated schedules. Controls, instrumentation, and integration provided to support monitoring, protection, and interoperability with adjacent systems.
27.11.19Schedules for Distributed Communications and MonitoringSchedules for Distributed Communications and Monitoring addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes scheduling, distributed, communications, each, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Additional scope includes coordinated schedules. Controls, instrumentation, and integration provided to support monitoring, protection, and interoperability with adjacent systems.
27.11.23Commissioning of CommunicationsCommissioning of Communications addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes testing, documentation, loss, specified, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Additional scope includes documentation deliverables.
27.11.26Structured CablingStructured Cabling addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes not, cable, exceed, copper, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.11.00Communications Equipment Room FittingsCommunications Equipment Room Fittings addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes rack, racks, fastening, electrical, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.11.13Communications Entrance ProtectionCommunications Entrance Protection addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes protector, electrical, entrance, service, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.11.16Communications CabinetsCommunications Cabinets addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes specified, rack, coatings, fastening, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.11.19Communications Termination Blocks and Patch PanelsCommunications Termination Blocks and Patch Panels addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes patch, panels, termination, minimum, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.11.23Communications Cable Management and Ladder RackCommunications Cable Management and Ladder Rack addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes ladderrack, cable, rack, splice, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards. Quality assurance, recordkeeping, and corrective actions documented prior to final acceptance.
27.11.26Communications Rack Mounted Power Protection and Power StripsCommunications Rack Mounted Power Protection and Power Strips addressing installation, integration, and safe operation of related assemblies and systems for reliable facility performance. Scope emphasizes power, testing, front, rack, with field verification confirming compliance with performance, safety, and quality standards.

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