Project · Sacramento
State Controller's Office, Sacramento: State Agency Tenant Improvement
A tenant improvement for a working floor of the California State Controller's Office in Sacramento. Telelink Business Services installed the network cabling, built out the IT network room and installed surveillance cameras with agency staff working on the floor, coordinating the work around the agency's business hours, badging and access rules, and closing out with certified test results, as-builts and a labeling schedule.
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| Client | State Controller's Office |
|---|---|
| Location | Sacramento, California |
| Project type | Tenant improvement, working state agency floor |
| Occupied during work | Yes |
| Building | State agency floor, occupied by staff during construction |
| Scope | Network cabling, network room, cameras |
| Coordination | Agency hours, badging and access rules |
| Testing | Every permanent link certified |
| Closeout | Test results, as-builts, labeling schedule |
| License | CSLB #472017, C-7 Low Voltage Systems |
A working State Controller’s Office floor in Sacramento#
The State Controller’s Office is a California state agency, and this project was a tenant improvement for one of its working floors in Sacramento. The low voltage scope covered three systems: network cabling to the workstations and equipment on the floor, the buildout of the IT network room that serves it, and surveillance cameras.
A state agency floor carries requirements a private office does not. Staff stayed at work on the floor throughout, and access to the floor was controlled by the agency rather than by the general contractor. The work was therefore coordinated around the agency’s business hours and its rules for who could be on the floor, when, and with whom. The agency is also a permanent owner that will run the cabling and the room for years, so the documentation at closeout mattered as much as the installation. Telelink Business Services is a licensed C-7 Low Voltage Systems Contractor, CSLB License #472017. This project is the basis for our government and public works approach.
Scope Telelink performed#
Network cabling. Horizontal cabling from the network room to the workstation, printer, wireless and camera locations on the floor, installed to ANSI/TIA-568.2-E with the cable rating the ceiling required, supported on pathway sized for the drop count, firestopped at every rated penetration, and labeled to a scheme agreed with the agency’s IT staff.
IT network room buildout. A network room built to TIA-569 and the agency’s standard: backboard, racks, overhead ladder rack, patch panels, cable management, and a bonding busbar with the racks and ladder rack bonded to it per TIA-607. The dedicated circuits, receptacles and the bond from the busbar to the building grounding electrode system were the electrician’s scope, and the handoff was shown on the submittal.
Surveillance cameras. Cameras at the floor’s entries and in the areas the agency designated, cabled back to the network room and recorded on the agency’s platform, documented by manufacturer and model.
Fire alarm systems fall outside the C-7 classification. Telelink does not design, install, or service fire alarm systems and coordinated with the project’s fire alarm contractor.
How the work was phased#
The construction schedule set the sequence and the agency’s operations set the hours. Pathway, boxes and sleeves went in during the framing phase, before walls closed. Cable was pulled and dressed after drywall and before ceiling tile, in time for the above-ceiling inspection. The network room was built out ahead of the IT equipment delivery so the agency’s switches could be racked and patched as soon as they arrived.
Work that would disturb a working floor, including cable pulls over occupied areas, core drilling and the cutover of workstations, was scheduled in the windows the agency approved, with the crew badged and escorted according to the agency’s rules. Crew names were submitted in advance, tools and ladders were kept out of public and staff circulation, and the floor was returned clean at the end of every shift. Terminations, testing and labeling followed the furniture installation so each workstation was tested at its final location. The room buildout followed the checklist in our MDF and IDF guide.
What the agency received at closeout#
The agency received at turnover:
- Permanent link test results for every copper drop, in the tester’s native format and as PDF, organized by the labeling scheme.
- As-built drawings showing outlet, camera, pathway and equipment locations.
- Rack elevations and a patch panel schedule for the network room.
- A labeling schedule matching every outlet, panel and cable, following TIA-606.
- The manufacturer and model list for cameras and network room equipment.
- Manufacturer documentation and warranty letters for the installed equipment.
Where a state agency project is public works, the low voltage subcontractor also carries the compliance package described on the government page linked above. DIR registration and current certificates go into the prequalification file with it.
Next step#
If your agency or your general contractor has a tenant improvement, a network room or a camera project on a working floor, send the specification and the floor’s access rules and we will return a quote that matches the sections and a phasing plan that fits the agency’s hours. Start at request a bid. Primes listing a low voltage subcontractor on a public bid can read how we support bid day on the general contractor page.
Scope as delivered. Quantities, contract values and schedule details are not published. The photo above shows the city, not the property; photography of the completed work is added once the owner clears it for release.
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