Professional Documents
Culture Documents
[NTS: Include this section in the RFP for design build projects only where the Contractor is
responsible for the design of the facility and for submitting design submittals for review and
approval by the CM and/or Owner prior to start of construction.]
PART 1 – GENERAL
1.01 DESCRIPTION:
A. This section covers the design criteria for electrical work provided under this
project.
B. All new electrical system and equipment under this Contract shall be designed and
sized based on the final approved design document and the final electrical studies
and as specified herein.
C. The work includes, but is not limited to, design, sizing, furnishing and installing the
following:
1. Outdoor and indoor medium voltage metal-clad load break, fused and/or
vacuum circuit breaker type switchgear as indicated and/or required.
7. Miscellaneous equipment.
8. Panelboards.
9. Lighting systems.
16. Conduit, wire, control equipment and field connections as required for all
motors and equipment furnished.
18. The Contractor shall design, size and install the power distribution system
required under this contract. The power system shall include the main service,
distribution panels, lighting, emergency lighting, receptacles (quantity to
support the function of each room in each building), switches, air
conditioning, telephone system, computer system, and any other required
systems as specified and indicated.
A. The design and specification of all electrical work shall comply with all applicable
laws and regulations of Libya, and with the industrial standards referenced herein (or
equivalent International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) or British Standards
(BS)) .
C. The codes and industry standards used for design, fabrication, and construction shall
be the codes and industry standards, including all addenda, in effect as stated in the
Contract Documents.
D. All mechanical and electrical elements, including equipment, piping, and their
supports, shall be designed to withstand seismic events in accordance with Libyan
activities.
A. The power company serving this project is GECOL – General Electric Company of
Libya - herein referred to as the Power Company.
A. All equipment used in hazardous areas shall be designed for Class I, Division 1 or
Division 2, Group D locations as applicable. All installations shall be in strict
accordance with the National Electrical Code (or equivalent IEC or BS Standards)
for hazardous locations.
B. All equipment, materials, and installation specified shall be rated for operation at the
ambient temperature and the atmospheric conditions set forth therein. The following
site conditions shall apply:
1. Ambient temperature: 50 °C
C. Electrical equipment, electronic (PC) boards, control panels, and exposed electrical
copper surfaces shall be designed, coated, and/or tinned to resist corrosion caused by
exposure to H2S, in wastewater treatment facilities.
E. Provide air conditioning system for existing electrical room (s) when new electrical
work is performed in existing electrical room(s) and/or buildings.
F. Variable frequency drives shall be located indoor in air conditioned electrical rooms.
G. PLC SCADA control panels shall be located indoor in air conditioned control
rooms.
A. The Contractor shall give all necessary notices, obtain all permits, and pay all taxes,
fees and other costs in connection with this work; file all necessary plans, prepare all
necessary documents, and obtain all necessary approvals of governmental and local
authorities having jurisdiction.
A. The general design criteria for electric motors shall be as specified herein.
B. General Motor Design Criteria. These paragraphs outline basic motor design guide
parameters for selection and purchase of electric motors.
1. Environment
3. Frequency
6. Power factor
8. Insulation
12. Enclosure
13. Bearing construction, rating life of rolling elements, and external lube oil
system for sleeve or plate bearings
15. Ambient noise level and noise level for motor and driven equipment
A. Perform all system tests specified under Division 16. Clean all new electrical
equipment to be supplied by and all existing electrical equipment to be modified
under this Contract, including: panelboards, distribution panels, switchboards,
motor control centers and switchgear. Cleaning shall include all circuit breakers,
starters, relays, contactors and control equipment. This cleaning shall be completed
after all modifications are completed and before any testing is started.
B. Test all systems furnished under Division 16 sections and replace all defective work.
Make all necessary adjustments to the systems and instruct the Owner's personnel in
the proper operation of the systems.
C. Make all circuit breaker and protective relay adjustments and settings.
D. The Contractor shall obtain and pay for the services of an independent testing firm
to perform the tests and checks described herein. Upon completion of the testing, a
certified test report shall be submitted in accordance with quality control section
stating that the equipment meets and operates in accordance with the manufacturers
and job specifications, and that equipment and installation conforms to all applicable
standards and specifications. The testing shall include all new electrical equipment
provided, all existing electrical equipment to be modified by this Contract, and any
existing equipment protecting and/or feeding any of the previously mentioned
equipments.
A. The Contractor shall provide complete electrical studies of short circuit fault current,
motor starting, arc flash, coordination of relays, fuses, circuit breakers, and all other
protective devices for electrical distribution systems provided under this Contract.
The studies shall include the entire distribution system starting with the Power
Company devices protecting the service down through the 10.5 kV metal clad
vacuum switchgear, the medium voltage feeders, the transformers and the low
voltage distribution systems. The studies shall include, but not be limited to, the
following:
1. Fault current available at each major equipment bus down to and including
380/220 volt lighting panels.
3. Motor starting profiles for 3150 and 380 volt motors, 50 Hz.
6. Arc flash analysis for all electrical distribution equipment down to the 380/220
VAC panels.
B. The study shall be bound and submitted in a report. The final selection of all
protective devices shall be based on a preliminary draft of the coordination study
which shall be submitted with the equipment shop drawings in accordance with
Submittals section. The completed study shall be submitted before any of the
equipment is shipped. All protective devices shall be adjusted, tested, and calibrated
in the field, prior to energizing the equipment, per the settings listed in the study.
The field work shall be performed by the independent testing firm described in
Paragraph 1.7 of this section and shall be witnessed by a factory service
representative and the CM/CS prior to final acceptance by the Owner.
A. Design criteria for power and control wiring shall be as specified herein.
2. Cables for 10.5 kV and 3.15 kV service shall be shielded with the shield
earthed at both ends.
1. Aluminum-polyester tape with 100 percent coverage and copper drain wire
shall be used for shielding.
2. Low-level analog signal cables shall be made up of twisted and shielded pairs.
3. Digital signal cables shall be twisted and shielded. Where physical proximity
of terminations allows grouping, multi-pair cables with overall shields may be
used.
5. For multipair cables utilizing individual pair shields, the shields shall be
isolated from each other.
1. The shield on digital signal circuits shall be earthed at the power supply end.
2. The shields on earthed as well as thermocouple circuits which are not earthed
shall be connected to earth at the thermocouple well.
6. The low or negative potential side of a signal pair shall be connected to earth
at the same point where the shield is earthed. Where a common power supply
is used, the low side of each signal pair and its shield shall be connected to
earth at the power supply.
F. Cable Capacities: The maximum capacities for any cable shall depend upon the
worst case in which the cable will be routed (tray, conduit, duct, or direct buried). In
addition to capacity, special requirements such as voltage drop, fault current
availability and environment shall be taken into consideration in sizing of cable.
H. Flame Retardance: To minimize the damage that can be caused by a cable fire,
cables installed in electrical cable tray systems shall have insulations and jackets
which have nonpropagating and self-extinguishing characteristics. As a minimum,
these cables shall meet the flame test requirements of IEC 332-3 Category C. These
characteristics are essential for all cables installed in electrical cable tray.
I. Medium Voltage Power Cable: Power cables with 5.0 kV class insulation and
power cables with 15 kV class insulation shall supply all 3.15 kV and 10.5 kV
service and may be routed in tray, conduits, or direct buried.
J. Low Voltage Power Cable 600 Volts: Power cable with 1.0 kV class insulation
shall supply power to loads at voltage levels of 380 volts ac and below, and 250
volts dc and below. Cables may be routed in trays, conduits, or direct buried.
K. Control Cable 600 Volts: Control cable with 1.0 kV class insulation shall be used
for control, metering, and relaying.
L. Instrument Cable 600 Volts: Instrument cable shall be used for instrument circuits
that require shielding to avoid induced currents and voltages.
1. Circuit runs totally enclosed in conduit, XLPE insulation for use in all areas.
4. Lighting and fixture cable designations and conductor sizes shall be identified
on the drawings.
N. Grounding Cable: Grounding cable shall be insulated and uninsulated bare copper
conductor, sized as required.
O. Switchboard and Panel Cable: Switchboard and panel cable shall be insulated to 1.0
kV with XLPE insulation.
P. Special Cable: This type of cable shall include cable supplied with equipment,
prefabricated cable, coaxial cable, communication cable, etc. This cable shall
normally be supplied by a particular manufacturer.
Q. Miscellaneous Cable: If other types and construction of cable are required they shall
be designated and routed in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations .
1. All insulated conductors with insulation rated 5.0 kV and above shall be given
a field dc insulation test after installation as specified in Section 3 of IEC 502.
A. The Contractor shall provide and maintain all safeguards necessary for the
prevention of accidents and the security of personnel.
A. All structures shall be designed with fire resistive materials and adequate fire exits to
minimize risk to personnel and conform to all code requirements for maximum
travel distance. Interior vehicle storage areas shall be separated from adjacent areas
with a minimum two-hour fire wall.
B. All chemical storage areas where spillage or overflow potential exists shall be
provided with containment walls.
C. All electrical rooms and/or building shall be provided with minimum of two means
of egress.
A. The selection and application of protective relays described herein. These relays
protect equipment in the power supply system, and the electrical loads powered from
these systems.
1. The protective relaying scheme will be designed to remove and alarm any
of the following abnormal occurrences:
(1) Overcurrent
(4) Overtemperature
B. Switchgear Bus and Incoming Main Breakers. Where new switchgear is required,
each incoming main breaker and common switchgear buses shall be provided with
protection relay with time overcurrent (Device 51) and a time overcurrent earth
detection relay (Device 51N). Device 51 would detect and trip the respective
switchgear breaker for sustained overloads and short-circuit currents on the
switchgear bus. These relays provide backup protection for faults on feeders
emanating from the switchgear lineups. Device 51N is residually connected to
switchgear current transformers (CXFs) and provides primary protection for earth
faults on the switchgear bus and backup protection for earth faults in feeders
emanating from the switchgear lineup.
D. 380 Volt Motor Control Centers. Motor control centers shall be protected by
breakers having adjustable long-time and short-time solid-state trip device (SSTD)
elements for phase protection. The SSTD protects the MCC bus against sustained
short-circuit currents and serves as backup protection for MCC feeder circuits.
1. Each magnetic starter within an MCC which supplies power to a motor shall
be equipped with a magnetic-only molded case circuit breaker and an
electronic overload in the starter to protect motors against overload. All motor
starters shall be NEMA rated, minimum size NEMA 1.
2. Certain loads shall be fed from MCC feeder circuit breakers. The breakers
shall be thermal-magnetic molded case breakers, current limiting sized to
protect supply cable and individual loads.
E. 380/220 Volt Power Panels. Power panels shall be supplied with a main breaker and
thermal-magnetic circuit breakers sized to protect supply cable and individual loads.
Provide power panels with a minimum of 25% installed spare breakers.
A. Areas where flammable and combustible liquids, gases, and dusts do exist, are
handled and stored shall be classified for the purpose of determining the minimum
criteria for design and installation of electrical equipment to minimize the possibility
of ignition.
B. For wastewater treatment facilities and pumping stations, the criteria for determining
the appropriate classification are specified in NFPA 820.
1.14 GROUNDING:
B. Design Basis. The grounding grid shall be designed for adequate capacity to
dissipate heat from ground current under the most severe conditions in areas of high
earth fault current concentrations, with grid spacing such that safe voltage gradients
are maintained.
2. In the plant area, ground stingers shall be brought through the ground floor
and connected to the building steel and selected equipment. The grounding
system shall be extended, by way of stingers and conductor installed in
conduit, to the remaining plant equipment. Equipment connections to ground
shall conform to the following general guidelines:
4. All 3000 volt and higher voltage rated motors shall have a minimum of
one 120 mm a tinned copper grounding conductor connected between the
motor frame and the grounding grid.
4. Clamps, connectors, and other hardware used with the grounding system shall
be made of copper.
1.15 LIGHTING:
A. The lighting system shall provide personnel with illumination for the operation
under normal conditions, means of egress under emergency conditions, and
emergency lighting to perform manual operations during a power outage of the
normal power source. The permanent lighting system shall be used for construction
lighting in areas where early installation is feasible. Temporary construction
lighting shall be utilized in all other areas. The power supply for the lighting system
shall be from 220/380 volt, 3-phase, 4 wire lighting panelboards. Emergency
lighting shall be provided with self-contained battery units. Power used to supply
outdoor roadway and area lighting fixtures shall be at 220 volts single phase or 380
volts three phase as required.
1. Light Sources. The lighting system shall be designed in accordance with the
Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) to provide illumination levels
recommended by the following standards and organizations:
Toilets 300
Closets 200
Classrooms 800
Stairways 150
Corridors 100
Auditorium 200
Exterior Location
Roadway
Parking by Buildings 20
Parking General 10
Transformer Areas
Vertical Tasks 50
3. Three types of lamps shall be used for the light sources in the lighting system
including fluorescent, high-pressure sodium, and incandescent. Generally,
fluorescent lamps shall be used in finished indoor, low ceiling enclosed areas;
high-pressure sodium lamps shall be used in high bay, and outdoor areas; and
Outdoor areas
High bay
Hazardous
Control room
Construction
B. Indoor Unfinished Areas or Electrical Rooms. This category shall comprise the
indoor low bay areas (under 4 meters) as indicated. It shall also includes indoor
areas in outlying structures such as electrical equipment rooms and warehouses.
These areas shall generally be lighted using industrial fluorescent luminaries.
E. High Bay. The indicated areas shall be lighted using high bay luminaries with high-
pressure sodium lamps.
F. Roadway and Area. Roadway and area lighting shall be designed using high-
pressure sodium light sources for the areas indicated. The lanterns shall be installed
on aluminum poles.
G. Poles shall generally be 7.62 m (25 feet) in height with outreach arm for roadway
lighting.
H. Egress and Emergency. Buildings equipped with artificial illumination shall have
approved adequate and reliable illumination provided for egress to exit facilities.
J. Control Room. The control room lighting shall consist of general area, control
panel, emergency and exit lighting. Control room general area lighting and control
panel lighting shall be provided by fluorescent luminaries. The intensity of the
general area and control panel lighting shall be controlled by fluorescent dimmers.
The emergency luminaries shall be used for emergency lighting. The emergency
light fixture shall be normally "off" and shall be automatically turned "on" upon loss
of the plant reliable service.
K. Construction Lighting. Lighting during construction shall be for the benefit of all
contractors engaged in work at the jobsite. In areas where construction restricts
natural lighting from the sun and illumination levels approach 100 lux, construction
lighting shall be placed in operation as soon as practicable and kept in continuous
operation while any work is in progress.
1. Temporary lighting shall be required for most enclosed areas during early
construction before permanent panel boards, raceway, and luminaries are
installed. Temporary lighting shall consist of portable cords and guarded
lamps so it can be relocated and/or added by the Contractor to provide
illumination levels for safe working conditions and clearances for piping and
equipment installations. Permanent lighting shall be installed in areas where
construction of the structure is complete and installation of luminaries,
conduit, and panelboards can be permanently installed. It shall also include
areas which are not congested with field routed piping and raceway and do not
require hoists or cranes for equipment erection.
L. Lighting Control. Electric power to luminaries shall be switched with wall mounted
light switches in areas where the light can be "off" when the area is not occupied.
Wall mounted switches shall be provided at each area entrance.
2. In finished areas (i.e. offices, control rooms, etc.) lighting shall be controlled
with motion detector controlled light switches.
M. Luminaire Supports. In areas below operating floors and areas that are congested
with piping, raceway, and overhead equipment, the luminaries shall be supported
from suspended continuous row prefabricated metal channel. In other areas of the
Works, luminaries shall be supported by rigid steel conduit pendants where they
cannot be mounted directly on the underside of decks, on structural steel, or in
finished ceilings.
A. Plug sockets, throughout the indoor areas of the plant and in the outlying structures,
shall be two-pole socket outlets with grounding-contact rated at 13 amperes and 250
volts. Socket outlets located outdoors shall have weatherproof covers. The socket
outlets shall be spaced to provide access to almost any point in the buildings with a
15 meter extension cord. In hazardous locations, socket outlets shall be suitable for
the hazardous area requirements.
1. For the following areas, provide the indicated minimum number of power
receptacles (all receptacles are duplex, grounded type except where indicated
otherwise) in locations coordinated with the detailed building layouts and
equipment and furniture schedules:
2. Switches used throughout the plant shall be sized for the switched load and
rated 650 volts ac with enclosures suitable for the location in which they are
installed.
A. The Contractor shall provide a totally integrated package for all new telephone
systems required as part of this Contract.
B. This Contract shall include all related peripheral equipment necessary for a complete
and operational system.
C. Provide handsets, interconnecting conduit and wiring, and a telephone outlet for
each required telephone location. Minimum locations and minimum quantities as
follows:
1. One per room and defined area, except bathrooms, locker rooms and storage
rooms.
D. The Contractor shall provide a minimum of 25-percent spare capacity in all feeder
cables, terminal cabinets and 50% spare capacity in telephone exchange circuitry to
ensure future expansion capabilities.
A. The Contractor shall provide a totally integrated in plant paging system as specified.
1. One handset, speaker and horn per area to provide a complete voice paging
coverage of plant area.
A. The Contractor shall provide a complete fire alarm system for each facility in
accordance with applicable codes and standards and as specified.
B. Each building within the facility shall be provided with a complete fire alarm system
including main fire alarm control panel. The facility fire alarm control panels shall
be connected in a fiber optic based network and tied to a main central location for
monitoring of all buildings within the facility.
A. The Contractor shall provide a UL listed lightning protection system for each
building as specified.
A. The design and specifications for the raceway and conduit systems used in
supporting and protecting electrical cable shall be in accordance with the provisions
of NEC.
C. In finished spaces (such as offices and control rooms), conduits shall be installed
concealed in walls, slabs and above suspended ceilings (when provided).
D. In indoor process areas and non finished spaces, conduits shall be installed exposed.
E. Use of cable trays in indoor process areas maybe permitted based on case by case
review and approval of the CM/CS.
G. Galvanized rigid steel conduit shall be used for all exposed conduit and conduit
containing Instrument cables encased in concrete.
H. All conduit not located in finished areas shall be routed in exposed runs parallel or
perpendicular to dominant surfaces with right-angle turns made of symmetrical
bends or fittings. Conduit shall be routed at least 150 mm from the insulated
surfaces of hot water, steam pipes, and other hot surfaces. Where conduit must be
routed parallel to hot surfaces, special high temperature cables shall be used.
I. All conduit systems shall be sized as per the National Electrical Code (NEC)
requirements.
A. Each 3 phase circuit shall be run in a separate conduit. Conduit shall run exposed
except conduit shall be run concealed in finished areas of buildings.
B. All necessary fittings and boxes shall be provided for a complete raceway
installation.
C. Verify the exact locations and mounting heights of lighting fixtures, switches, and
receptacles prior to installation.
D. Any work installed that is not acceptable to the CM/CS shall be subject to change as
directed by the CM/CS, and no extra compensation will be allowed for making these
changes.
G. The Contractor shall furnish all labor and materials necessary to install and place in
satisfactory operation all power, lighting, and other electrical systems. Install
additional circuits wherever needed to conform to the specific requirements of the
equipment.
A. The Contractor shall investigate each space in the structure through which
equipment must pass to reach its final location. If necessary, the manufacturer shall
be required to ship his material in sections sized to permit passing through such
restricted areas in the structure.
C. Keep the equipment upright at all times. When equipment has to be tilted for ease of
passage through restricted areas during transportation, the manufacturer shall be
required to brace the equipment suitably, to ensure that the tilting does not impair
the functional integrity of the equipment.
A. Develop calculations for all aspects of the electrical design. These calculations shall
support all design equipment selections and ratings. The calculations shall include,
at a minimum: electrical load and short circuit studies, coordination studies, arc
flash, generator sizing, lighting levels calculations, power factor, power cable sizing
(including voltage drop) and harmonic studies of all power distribution systems.
B. Electrical load calculation shall be used to size the electrical distribution equipment.
Electrical distribution equipment shall be sized with minimum of 20% spare
capacity.
C. The calculations shall be submitted for the CM/CS review and approval as part of
the Design Submittals.
A. The Contractor shall provide design submittals including design drawings, technical
information and calculations indicating lighting and power layouts, equipment
locations, cable sizing/routings, control schematics and diagrams, and motor control
center locations.
1. General: All drawings and diagrams will be prepared in accordance with the
Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) formats for various types of electrical
drawings.
2. Site plans
5. Wiring diagrams
6. Riser diagrams
8. Standard details
3. Drawings shall be arranged in order from the highest voltage to the lowest
voltage and generally follow the sequence of other disciplines.
C. Plan Drawings:
1. Develop power plan drawings in order to show all electrical equipment and
associated devices including power feeders using a mechanical, civil or
architectural area background. Verify coordination with all other disciplines
for both new and existing work. Verify acceptable routing and location of
equipment with special attention to structural elements, piping, HVAC ducts
and flood protection.
1. Provide site plans to identify the routing of cable across site areas.
Indicate routing of electrical cables. Provide cross-section details of the
ductbank to identify duct size and duct identification number. Show
concrete pad mounted equipment with references to structural drawings for
pad details. Show building penetrations in sections with all dimensions
identified.
2. Power plans are used to show the medium and low voltage conduit and
tray runs from the loads to the distribution equipment. Show all cable runs
while calling out special transitions or configurations as required.
3. Home runs shall not be shown for medium voltage and low voltage (380V)
raceway runs. However, homeruns may be shown for 220V AC feeders to
equipment where special routing of raceways is not required. The home
runs shall specify conduit and wire requirements.
1. Provide single line diagrams to show the electrical power system distribution
systems including all existing and new equipments.
E. System Plans:
2. For any additional systems such as telephone, paging system or fire alarm
systems, locate these system devices on separate plans for these systems.
1. For all systems which are provided with process and monitoring
instrumentation systems, provide instrument riser diagrams. Show all
instruments with instrument identification numbers in a block diagram format
with equipment area locations identified. Show all power and instrumentation
conduit runs from instrumentation devices to equipment control panels,
consoles, computer system devices and power panels as required. Where
instruments are clustered in a general area, show junction boxes and pull
boxes to reduce the number of long conduit runs. Label all boxes and conduits
with unique project identification numbers. Show all instruments and
associated junction and pull boxes on plan drawings.
H. Standard Details:
1. Provide details of the electrical work for the standard design, construction and
wiring. These details identify an approved method of depicting equipment,
raceway and cable installations, equipment wiring and standard tables to help
insure standardization of facility design.
A. Provide each facility with complete PLC based control system and
instrumentation system to provide a complete, unmanned and fully automated
plant process as specified herein and in accordance with Specification Section
13300.
B. The control system shall include central control panel with main PLC, two HMI
work stations, alarm printer, report printer, main UPS and distributed I/O control
panels all connected in a fiber optic network.
C. Each I/O PLC panel shall be provided with a UPS sized for a minimum of 15
minutes of full system operation.
A. General: All drawings and diagrams will be prepared in accordance with the
Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) formats for various types of Process and
Instrumentation Diagram drawings (P&ID) drawings.
3. Installation details
1.28 FOUNDATIONS:
A. The Contractor shall design, furnish, and install steel reinforced concrete
foundations for all electrical equipment (ex. switchgear, panels, VFDs, roadway or
area lighting fixture poles, power distribution transformer, motor control centers,
etc.).
1. Coordinate with the Owner, Power Company and the CM/CS regarding any
required power shutdown to perform all scheduled tasks. Submit a detailed
work plan identifying all major steps with estimated down time and proposed
measures to minimize or avoid shut down periods. Provide a minimum of two
weeks notice.
2. Provide any interim power necessary for normal facility operation during
retrofit of all existing power distribution equipment.
4. Any items found to be not available from the original manufacturer shall
immediately be brought to the attention of the CM/CS for resolution. All
substitutions must have pre-approval and must be shown to be compatible in
all ways with the existing installation.
6. Any damage to the existing equipment while performing the required tasks
shall be immediately brought to the attention of the CM/CS. All labor and
material costs to repair or replace the damage shall be provided by the
Contractor at no additional cost to the Owner.
7. All items installed under this contract shall be tested in accordance with
Specifications. Contractor shall make all corrections for proper operation at
no additional cost to Owner.
END OF SECTION