Network specs for new construction?

Greetings all,

I'm rather tired of getting mixed results on our network setup on new building construction on our campus due to weird or outdated network specs in the project scope of work. These specs tend to come from the engineer firm and seem rather old in some cases and inconsistent.

I'm working with several others to come up with our own version by using one of theirs as a starting point.

Particular areas that I'm looking at: - Stating part numbers for cable, patch panels, racks, rack accessories, cable management, fiber cassette kits, etc. with no substitutions without prior approval so we actually get what we've standardized on without us having to purchase it ourselves.

• Proper trace wire being run in underground conduits as well as proper termination at underground vaults... vaults should also have labeling to help track conduit and cabling as well as proper drainage (big one for me)

• Specification to state the types of terminations we want (modular keystones instead of old style punches, fused fiber instead of polished, etc.)

• Guideline for proper labeling including location (wall plate, patch panel, and cable)

• Certification on completed work (really curious what people here usually request for both gigabit copper runs and fiber up to 10g and whether you require the use of specific models of testing equipment)

• Proper grounding and use of data cable (including type of cable to be used) if it has to go outside for cameras/APs or underground in conduit (I dislike fried network equipment or bad PoE ports after thunderstorms)

I feel like a lot of this concerning the certification and guidelines for outdoor to indoor cable runs, etc. should already be covered by the spec I'm starting with talks about network concentrators so it seems like it is a bit dated.

I'm wondering what others here might include in their scopes of works for construction ranging from renovations on up to brand new buildings?