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title: Hilltop Gardens
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up: "[[conest-projects]]"
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# Hilltop Gardens

6 buildings + clubhouse
3 building types

## ConEst Questions

### Area Breakdowns

Since residential building types have corridors
it will be necessary to create Areas for each level.

## Bid Questions

### Voltage Drop

VOLTAGE DROP CALCULATIONS ON ALL FEEDERS AND BRANCH CIRCUITS
HAVE BEEN PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA 2023 FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION C405.5.3.
THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE 2020 FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION
AND SHALL UPSIZE THE CONDUCTORS FOR FEEDER AND BRANCH CIRCUITS
BASED ON THE ACTUAL ROUTING IN THE FIELD.

### Floor Boxes

> [!cite] E.0.X.1 - "ELECTRICAL NOTES" Note 25
> RECEPTACLES WHICH ARE SHOWN WALL MOUNTED ON THE ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS
> ON WALLS WHICH, ON THE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS AND ELEVATIONS
> ARE SHOWN AS GLASS OR PARTITIONS,
> SHALL BE FLUSH FLOOR DUPLEX RECEPTACLES
> MOUNTED ADJACENT TO BASE OR WALLS.

**C405.10 Voltage drop.**
The total voltage drop across the combination of customer-owned service conductors,
feeder conductors and branch circuit conductors
shall not exceed 5 percent.

### Wiring Method Selection

[[wiring-method-selection]]

> [!cite] E.0.X.1 - "ELECTRICAL NOTES" Note 32
> ALL WIRING SHALL BE INSTALLED IN LISTED METALLIC RACEWAYS.
> RACEWAYS IN SLAB-ON-GRADE OR BELOW GRADE SHALL BE SCHEDULE 40 PVC.
> TRANSITIONS FROM BELOW TO ABOVE GRADE
> SHALL BE WITH RIGID STEEL ELBOWS WITH P.V.C. JACKET
> OR APPROVED EQUIVALENT PROTECTION.
> MET FITTINGS SHALL BE MALLEABLE IRON OR STEEL.
> CONNECTORS SHALL BE INSULATED THROAT TYPE.

#### Cable Uses

> [!cite] E.0.X.1 - "ELECTRICAL NOTES" Note 32
> ALL WIRING SHALL BE INSTALLED IN LISTED METALLIC RACEWAYS.

> [!cite] E.0.X.1 - "ELECTRICAL NOTES" Note 27
> STEEL TYPE "MC" CABLE #12 AWG AND #10 AWG
> WITH A FULL-SIZED GROUNDING CONDUCTOR
> MAY BE USED WHERE PERMITTED
> BY BOTH THE N.E.C. AND LOCAL ORDINANCE,
> IN THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS:
> * A. IN WALLS FOR HORIZONTAL DEVICE CONNECTION ONLY.
>     HOMERUNS TO PANELBOARDS SHALL BE EMT OR PVC (BELOW GRADE).

#### Rigid Elbows

Rigid elbows are required,
but neither proposal mentions them.

> [!cite] E.0.X.1 - "ELECTRICAL NOTES" Note 32
> TRANSITIONS FROM BELOW TO ABOVE GRADE
> SHALL BE WITH RIGID STEEL ELBOWS WITH P.V.C. JACKET
> OR APPROVED EQUIVALENT PROTECTION.

#### Fire Alarm Wiring Methods



### Differences in Scope Between Customers

2 Customers
KAST Construction
Hedrick Brothers Construction
Different scope

DAS Conduit in separate bid item

#### Awarded to Hedrick Brothers?

BPM
2026-03-23 Nicole Bisbee:
Per correspondence from KAST
“Please note that KAST has **not** been awarded this project.
It appears the project will be undertaken by Hedrick Brothers.”

Most recent proposal to KAST is 2026-02-26.
Assuming this one can be ignored.

### AIC Ratings

> [!quote] E.4.X.1 "RISER NOTES" (B)
> ALL BREAKERS SHALL BE SERIES RATED AT 22K TO THE MAIN BREAKER.
> MAIN BREAKER AIC RATING IS 65K.
> UNIT APARTMENT PANELBOARD MAIN BREAKER AIC RATING 10K.
> SEE ATTACHED DETAIL ON SHEET E-6.4 FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

### Lighting Inverters

> E.2.1.1 "KEY NOTES" 2
> LIGHTING CIRCUIT TO BE ROUTED THROUGH INVERTER.

## Problems to Solve

ADA units likely exist, but are not shown on floor plans.