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CA No : CWE/U(U)-01/2018-19 Serial Page No 25

SPECIAL CONDITIONS 1. General (a) General specifications mentioned anywhere in the contract including those in

General Conditions of Contract, viz-IAFW-2249, shall mean the specifications given in the MES Standard Schedule of Rates (Part-I). Particular specifications given here-in-after are in brief and only to particularize, amend and emphasize the specifications given in the MES Standard Schedule of Rates. Specifications, General Rules, preambles and Special Conditions contained in MES Standard Schedule of Rates (Part-I and Part-II) shall, unless specifically described otherwise, be applicable to this contract.

(b) Any work not described in particular specifications shall, unless specifically described to be excluded from the contract, be deemed to be included in the lump sum quoted by the contractor for Schedule ‘A’ Part-I. In case of doubt with regard to the manner of detail for executing the work, the decision of Accepting Officer shall be final, binding and conclusive. This shall not be applicable to the items of work pertaining to services for which separate parts of Schedule ‘A’ setting out the requirements have been given. Should there be item(s) or services as shown on drawings but not included in the relevant parts of Schedule ‘A’ these shall, unless otherwise described or stated in the contract, constitute an additional work.

(c) All headings and marginal notes to these special conditions or to any other documents of this contract are solely for the purpose of giving a concise indication and not a summary of the contents thereof and they shall never be deemed to supersede the contents of the clause.

(d) The tenderer is advised to point out in writing discrepancy(s), if any, of the tender documents at least 10 days before the due date of receipt of tender. In case discrepancy(s) in contract documents is/are noticed by the contractor during execution of the works, it shall be brought out to the notice of the Accepting Officer of contract and other concerned in writing before commencement of the particular work where discrepancy(s) is/are noticed failing which the contractor shall forfeit his right to claim on account of such discrepancy(s). (e) Also where there are obvious mistakes in any of the contract provisions, the Accepting Officer shall be the sole deciding authority with regard to the intention of the contract documents and his decision in this respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. (f) -----------BLANK-------------- (g) -----------BLANK-------------- (h) -----------BLANK-------------- (j) -----------BLANK-------------- 2. Conditions of contract and Execution of works: The various sections/sub divisions of the tender documents shall be deemed to be supplementary/complementary to each other.


SPECIAL CONDITIONS (CONTD……)

3. Inspection of site by the tenderer

(a) The tenderer is advised to contact the Garrison Engineer for the purpose of inspection of site (s) and relevant documents other than those sent herewith who will give reasonable facilities for the purpose. The tenderers shall also make themselves familiar with the working conditions, accessibility of site (s), availability of materials and other cogent conditions, which may effect the entire completion of work under this contract.

(b) The tenderers shall be deemed to have inspected the site (s) and made themselves familiar with the working conditions, whether they have actually inspected the site (s) or not.

4. Restriction for entry to work site.

(a) The work lies in unrestricted area. However, the contractor, his agents,

servants, workman and vehicles may pass through the unit lines, in which case, the Engineer-in-Charge shall, at his discretion, have the right to issue passes, control their admission to the site of work or any part thereof. The contractor shall, on demand by the Engineer-in-Charge and shall satisfy the Engineer-in-Charge as to the bonafides of such people. Passes shall be returned at any time of demand by the Engr-in-Charge and in any case on completion of work.

(b) The contractor and his work people shall observe all rules promulgated from

time to time by authority controlling the area where the work is to be carried out e.g prohibition of smoking etc. Any person found violating the security rules laid down by the authority shall be immediately expelled from the area assigning any reasons whatsoever and the contractor shall have no claim on this account. Nothing shall be admissible for any man hours lost on this account.



5. Security of Classified Documents: - Contractor’s special attention is drawn to condition 2A & 3 of General Conditions

of Contract (IAFW-2249). The contractor shall not communicate any classified information regarding the works either to sub-contractors or others without prior approval of the Engineer-in-Charge. The contractor shall also not make copies of the design/drawings and other documents furnished to him in respect of the work and he shall return all documents on completion of the work or earlier termination of contract. The contractor shall alongwith final bill attach a receipt from the Engineer-in-Charge in respect of his having returned the classified documents as per condition 3 of General Conditions of Contracts IAFW-2249).

6. Official secret Act. The contractor shall be bound by the Indian Official Secret Act, 1823 particularly

section 5 thereof, all as per condition 2A of IAFW-2249. 7. Employment of personnel

(a) Contractor shall employ only Indian Nationals as his representatives, servants and workmen after verifying their antecedents and loyalty. He shall ensure that person of doubtful antecedent and nationality is in no way, associated with the work. If for the reasons of technical collaboration or other considerations the employment of foreign national(s) is unavoidable, the contractor shall furnish full particulars to this effect to the Accepting Officer at the time of submission of the tender. As a proof that the contractor has employed only Indian Nationals, he shall render, a certificate to GE within one month from the date of acceptance of tender to this effect. (b) Verification of antecedents of Contractor’s representatives/personnel/Labour deployed at site in connection with execution of work under the Contract, as per security requirement of User Unit/Installation shall be the responsibility of the Contractor and all expenses in connection with verification of antecedents by Police Authority/Security Agency shall be borne by the Contractor.

(c) The GE shall have full powers and without giving any reason to order the contractor immediately to cease to employ in connection with this contract, any agent, servant or employee whose continued employment is, in his opinion, undesirable. The contractor shall not be allowed any compensation on this account.

(d) The contractor’s attention is also drawn to condition 25 of IAFW-2249 in this connection. 8. Availability of Land for storage of materials, temporary work-shops and offices

etc. (a) Refer condition 24 of IAFW-2249. The contractor shall be permitted to store his materials including erecting temporary sheds there on at the area of land marked on site plan and he shall pay a licence fee of Rs. 1.00 per year or part thereof in respect of each and every separate area of land allotted to him. Completion certificate will not be issued to the contractor by the Garrison Engineer till the temporary storage shed and office are removed and site cleared in terms of condition 49 of IAFW-2249.



9. Damage to existing structures.

Any damage to the existing structures, existing road, etc. during the execution of work shall be made good by the contractor at his own expense. Rectification, replacement, making good and touching up etc. shall be carried out to conform to the materials and workmanship originally provided and to the satisfaction of the Engineer-in-Charge. In case of any dispute on this account, the decision of the GE shall be final, binding and conclusive.

10. Quarries and Royalties Quarries are not available on land, which is in the charge of MES authorities. Condition 14 of IAFW-2249 shall thus be treated as not applicable.

11. Approaches. The Contractor shall make arrangements for and provide at his own cost all temporary approaches, if required to the site(s) after obtaining approval in writing from the GE to the layout of such approaches.

12. Location of buildings and works. There may be some changes in location/siting of buildings shown in site (layout) plan(s) to suit local conditions and/or departmental requirement. The contractor shall have no claim whatsoever to such change in the location/ siting of works.

13. Action where no specifications exist. (a) In case of any class of works for which there is no such specifications in the tender documents including SSR, such work shall be carried out in accordance with Indian standard specification and where Indian Standard Specifications do not cover the same, the work should be carried out as per Standard Engineering practice subject to the approval of the GE. (b) No claim whatsoever will be tenable for any misunderstanding or for not having ascertained requisite information/knowledge to muster the resources required in satisfactory completion of the entire work to requirement as per contract agreement.

14. Method of Measurement: Measurement of measurable work executed under this contract shall be taken in accordance with the rules of measurements as laid down in SSR pertaining to various items of work as applicable unless otherwise indicated in the respective parts of Schedule ‘A’. In case the method of measurement of particular item of work is not given in SSR, a reference will be made to the relevant provision in the latest edition of IS-1200.

15. Critical Path Method / Net work Analysis and the time schedule (a) The time and progress chart, to be prepared as per condition-11 of IAFW-2249 (General conditions of contracts), shall consist of detailed network analysis and time schedule. The critical path network will be drawn jointly by the GE and the contractor soon after the acceptance of tender.

(b) (i) The time scheduling of the activities will be done by the contractor so as to finish the work within the stipulated time. The contractor is advised to use the facility of computerisation available with any organisation, which affords such facility in doing the same. On completion of time schedule, a firm calendar date schedule will be prepared and submitted by the contractor to GE, who will approve it after due scrutiny.

(ii) The schedule will be submitted in four copies within two weeks from the date of handing over site. In case the contractor fails to submit the CPM net work diagram, the net work prepared by the GE will be binding on him and he will be bound to employ resources of men and materials in the manner directed by the GE.


SPECIAL CONDITIONS (CONTD……) (c) During currency of the work the contractor is expected to adhere to the time schedule and this adherence will be the part of contractor’s performance under the contract. During the execution of the work, the contractor is expected to participate in the reviews and updating of the network undertaken by the GE. These reviews may be undertaken at the discretion of the GE either as a periodic appraisal measure or when the quantum of work ordered on the contractor is substantially changed through deviation order(s) / or amendments. Any revision of the schedule as a result of the review will be submitted by the contractor to the GE within a week, who will approve it after due scrutiny. The contractor will adhere to the revised schedule thereafter. (d) In case of contractor not agreeing to the revised schedule, the same will be referred to the Accepting Officer whose decision will be final, conclusive and binding. GE’s approval to the revised schedule resulting in completing date beyond the stipulated date of completion shall not automatically amount to a grant of extension of time. Extension of time shall be considered and decided by the appropriate authority in terms of Condition 11 of IAFW-2249 and separately regulated. (e) Contractor is expected to mobilise and employ sufficient resources to achieve the detailed schedule within the broad framework of the accepted methods of working and safety. (f) No additional payment will be made to the contractor for any multiple shift work or other incentive methods contemplated by him in his work schedule even though the time schedule is approved by the department.

16. Coordination with other Agencies. The contractor shall permit free access and afford normal facilities and usual convenience to other agencies or departmental workmen to carryout connected works or services under separate arrangements. The contractor will not be allowed any extra payment on this account.

17. Security against loss or damage. (a) Contractor’s plants/equipments at site: The contractor shall furnish to the

Engineer-in-Charge, every morning a distribution return of his plants/equipments on the site of the work, stating the following particulars: (i) Particulars of plants/equipments, its make, manufacture No., Model No, if

any, Registration No, if any, capacity, year of manufacture and year of purchase etc.

(ii) Total No (quantity) on site of work. (iii) Location and indication of No (quantity) at each location of the site of work. (iv) Purchase value on the date of purchase: For the purpose of this condition,

plant/equipment shall include vehicles i.e. trucks and lorries but neither the workmen’s tools nor any manually operated tools/equipment. The Engineer-in-Charge shall record the particulars supplied by the contractor in works diary and send the return to the GE for record in his office.

(b) Loss on Account of Enemy Action. If as a result of enemy action the contractor suffers any loss or damage, the Govt shall reimburse to the contractor such loss or damage to the extent and in the manner here-in-after provided: (i) The loss suffered by him on account of any damage or destruction of his

plant/equipment (as defined in special condition above), materials or any part or parts thereof, the amount of loss assessed by Accepting Officer of the contract on this account shall be final, binding and conclusive.

(ii) The compensation paid by him under any law for the time being in force, to any workmen employed by him for any injury caused to workmen or workmen’s legal successor for loss of the workman’s life.

(iii) Payment of compensation for loss or damage to any work or part of work carried out. The amount of compensation shall be determined in accordance with condition 48 of General Condition of Contract (IAFW-2249).



(iv) No reimbursement shall be made nor shall any compensation be payable under the above provision unless the contractor had taken Air Defence precautions ordered by the GE/or concerned, or in the absence of such order, reasonable precautions taken by the contractor.

(v) No reimbursement shall be made nor shall any compensation be payable for any

plants / equipments or materials not lying on site at the time of enemy action. 18. . WATER: - (Refer condition 31 of IAFW-2249)

Water will not be supplied by the MES. The tenderers are advised to visit the site of works to ascertain availability of water from civil sources or from nearby natural sources outside Ministry of Defence land. The contractor shall be allowed, if he so desires, to install hand pumps, tube wells at site of work at places as approved by Engineer-in-Charge and nothing shall be charged from the contractor. The contractor shall remove the hand pumps, tube wells as and when asked to do so by Engineer-in-Charge/GE and in any case on completion of the work and before issue of completion certificate, unless GE desires that these hand pumps tube wells be left in position and the contractor agrees to do so without claiming cost thereof from department. No compensation whatsoever shall be admissible to the contractor, if he is required to remove the pump (s) tube wells before completion of work. Use of water from such sources shall only be permitted if, found after testing, potable and fit for use in the work. The water from such sources shall be got tested by the contractor from laboratory approved by the GE, who shall after satisfying himself permit the contractor to use the water from such sources. Testing charges shall be borne by the contractor.

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(j) The contractor shall at his own cost provide and fix pipes and install

pumping set (s) etc as required for drawing the water from tube well. On completion of work, contractor shall make good tube well bore (s) and clear the site as directed by Engineer-in-Charge at his own cost.

19. VALIDITY OF TENDER:

Tender shall remain open for acceptance for a period of 60 days from the date on which the tender is due to be submitted.

20. SAMPLES OF MATERIALS / ARTICLES: (a) Material/articles provided by the contractor for incorporation in the work shall

comply with the requirements of the Indian Standard and shall have ISI certification marking.

However, if the material is not marked with IS certification, the material/article shall

be conforming to IS. Some of the items which are marked with ISI certification are as under: (i) Articles of builders hardware e.g. sliding/locking/tower bolts, butt/spring

hinges, hasp and staple, rim/mortice lock handles (ii) Polythene connections and PVC pipes (b) GI tubing, CI pipes, GI/cast iron fittings (c) Sanitary fittings, e.g. Chinaware, stop/bib cocks/pillar cock, float valves (d) Chemicals for Antitermite treatment for wood and soil (e) Electrical switches, sockets, MCBs etc., conductors and cables (f) Where makes of materials/article are mentioned in the particular

specifications, the contractor shall provide the materials/articles of any one of the makes mentioned in CA irrespective of whether their product is having ISI certification or not.

(b) In case of materials / articles for which Indian Standards are not finalised/issued and therefore not included in the MES Schedule, contractor shall produce the samples and get them approved by the GE in writing before incorporation in the works.

(c) The contractor is advised to inspect the samples of local building materials, e.g. bricks, stone aggregate, sand etc. and other materials maintained by the CWE/GE before submitting his tender. The contractor will be deemed to have inspected these samples and have full knowledge thereof, whether he inspects them or not. The materials to be provided by the contractor shall conform to or superior to the samples. (d) The selection and use of sources for materials shall subject to the compliance of these specifications in conjunction with the MES Schedule and relevant Indian Standard Specifications.

21. PROPRIETARY MATERIAL /ARTICLES: (a) The proprietary items such as Antitermite chemicals, bitumen, tar, tar felt, water-proofing compound, paint etc., when brought to site shall be inspected and approved by the Engineer-in-Charge. (b) The quantity of proprietary articles brought to site shall be recorded in measurement book (IAFW-2261) and signed by the contractor and the Engineer in Charge as a check to ensure that the required quantity has been brought to site for incorporation in the works.

(c) The proprietary materials shall be stored as directed. Those already recorded in the Measurement Book shall be marked suitably for identification.

(d) The Contractor, shall on demand, produce to the GE original receipt vouchers /invoices in respect of the supplies to ensure that the contractor has actually brought the articles of required quality and quantity from the authorised agent/manufacturer/supplier and also to find out the rates thereof.



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contractor as material lying at site for incorporation in the work, unless the contractor produces original purchase vouchers/invoices for the following items of materials as applicable: -

(i) Solar panels.

(ii) G.I tubing and fittings. (iii) Solar Grid Tied String Invertor (iv) Cables (v) Array Junction Box. (vi) ACDB (vii) MCG connectors (viii) Lightening arrestor. (ix) MCCB/MCB (x) Steel including reinforcement

22. WATCH/LIGHTING The contractor shall at his own cost take all possible precautions to ensure safety

of life and property by providing necessary fencing, barrier, light, watchman, etc. during the progress of the work and as directed by the Engineer-in-Charge.

23. MAKING GOOD .

The contractor shall leave or form holes in concrete (Plain), brick work, stone masonry and in any other situation as required for the work or as directed by the Engineer-in-Charge and make good all the holes in the same mortar and mix as specified for that portion of work.

24. CLEANING DOWN.

Refer condition 49 of IAFW-2249. The contractor shall clean all floors, remove cement, lime or paint drops, clean joinery, glass panes, etc. touch up all painters work and carry out all other necessary items of work in connection therewith and leave the whole premises clean and tidy to the entire satisfaction of Engineer-in-Charge before handing over the items of the works. No extra payment shall be admissible to the contractor for this operation.



25. PRICING OF DEVIATION.

The principle enunciated in the condition 62 of IAFW-2249 shall apply to various sections/ parts of Schedule ‘A’ of this contract. The contractor’s percentage applicable for pricing deviation as per Condition 62 of IAFW-2249 shall be contractor’s percentage for the respective sections / parts of Schedule ‘A’.

26. Minimum Wages Payable (a) Refer condition 58 of IAFW-2249 General Conditions of Contracts. Govt. of

India, Min of Defence (Department of labour and employment) vide notification dated 20 May 2009 have fixed the minimum rates of wages as updated from time to time for various categories of employees under the minimum wages Act 1948. The contractor shall not pay wages lower than minimum wages including allowance as fixed under the said notification as updated till the date of receipt of tender.

Wherein any area the minimum rates of wages fixed by the State Government for employees in employment in the construction or maintenance of road or in building operation, in stone breaking or stone crushing in the maintenance of buildings, and in construction and maintenance of runways, in relation to which the State Government is the appropriate Government, the rates of wages fixed by State Government as updated time to time shall in respect of these areas deemed to be minimum rates of wages payable under this contract. (b) Contractors’ attention is also drawn, amongst other things, the ‘explanations’ to the Schedule of minimum wages referred to above. (c)The fair wages referred to in Condition 58 of IAFW-2249 will deemed to be the same as the minimum wages referred to above. (d) The contractor shall have no claim whatsoever, if on account of local factor and or regulations, he is required to pay the wages in excess of minimum wages as described above during the execution of work.

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SPECIAL CONDITIONS (CONTD……) 28. Re-imbursement / refund on variation in “taxes directly related to Contract value” :

(a) The rates quoted by the contractor shall be deemed to be inclusive of all taxes (including GST, Labour welfare cess/tax etc), duties, Royalties & other levies payable under the respective statutes. No reimbursement/refund for variation in rates of taxes, duties, Royalties, Octroi & other levies, and/or imposition/abolition of any new/existing taxes, duties, Royalties, Octroi & other levies shall be made except as provided in sub para (b) here-in-below.

(b) (i) The taxes which are levied by Government at certain percentage

rates of contract sum/amount shall be termed as “taxes directly related to contract value” such as GST, Labour welfare cess/tax and like but excluding income tax. The tendered rates shall be deemed to be inclusive of all “taxes directly related to contract value” with existing percentage rates as prevailing on last due date of receipt of tenders (last date of bid submission). Any increase in percentage rates of “taxes directly related to contract value” with reference to prevailing rates on last due date for receipt of tenders (last date of bid submission) shall be reimbursed to the contractor and any decrease in percentage rates of “taxes directly related to contract value” with reference to prevailing rates on last due date for receipt of tenders shall be refunded by the contractor to the Govt/deducted by the Govt from any payments due to the contractor. Similarly, imposition of any new “taxes directly related to contract value” after the last due date for receipt of tenders shall be reimbursed to the contractor and abolition of any “taxes directly related to contract value” prevailing on last due date for receipt of tenders shall be refunded by the contractor to the Govt/deducted by the Govt from the payments due to the contractor.

(ii) The contractors shall within a reasonable time of his becoming aware of variation in percentage rates and/or imposition of any further “taxes directly related to contract value” give written notice thereof to the GE stating that the same is given pursuant to this Special Condition, together with all information relating thereto which he may be in a position to supply. The contractors shall also submit the other documentary proof/information as the GE may require.

(iii) The contractor shall, for the purpose of this condition keep such books of account and other documents as are necessary and shall allow inspection of the same by a duly authorised representative of Government, and shall further, at the request of the GE furnish, verified in such a manner as the GE may require, any documents so kept and such other information as the GE may require.



(iv) Reimbursement for increase in percentage rates/imposition of “taxes directly related to Contract value” shall be made only if the contractor necessarily & properly pays additional “taxes directly related to Contract value” to the Govt, without getting the same adjusted against any other tax liability or without getting the same refunded from the concerned Govt Authority and submits documentary proof for the same as the GE may require.

29. WORK ON HOLIDAYS The contractor shall not carry out any work on Gazetted holidays, weekly holidays and

other non working days except when it is specially any day as a holiday or non working day without assigning any reason for such declaration. Authorised in writing to do so by GE. The GE may at his sole discretion declare any day as holiday or non working day without assigning any reason for such declaration.

30. Condition 64 of IAFW-2249 Advances on Account (Applicable to contract of value of Rs

50 Lacs and above) The contractor may be paid advance on account to the full value of the under mentioned

materials only brought on to the site, on his furnishing guarantee Bond(s) from a scheduled bank for the amount of the retention money which should otherwise be recoverable from him under the contract:

(a) Steel brought by the contractor under his own arrangements (b) Cement (c) Factory made paneled door shutters (d) Factory made steel windows (e) Iron mongry (f) Sanitary fittings (g) Electrical fittings/fixtures/equipments (h) Water supply fittings/fixtures/equipment

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32. Qualified tradesmen : (applicable for works costing rupees one crore or more)

In compliance with the Condition 26 of IAFW-2249 (General Conditions of Contracts) the contractor shall employ skilled/semi skilled tradesmen who are qualified and possessing certificate in particular trade from Industrial Training Institute (ITI) /National Institute of Construction Management and Research (NICMAR)/similar reputed and recognized institutes by State /Central Government, to execute the works of their respective trade. The number of such qualified tradesmen shall not be less then 25% of total skilled/semi skilled tradesmen required in each trade. The contractor shall submit the list of such tradesmen alongwith requisite certificates to Garrison Engineer for verification and approval. Notwithstanding the approval of such tradesmen by GE, if the tradesmen are found to have inadequate skill to execute the work of their trades, leading to un-satisfactory workmanship, the contractor shall remove such tradesmen within a week after written notice to this effect by the GE and shall engage other qualified tradesmen after prior approval of GE. GE’s decision whether a particular tradesmen possesses requisite qualification, skill and expertise commensurate with nature of work, shall be final and binding. No compensation whatsoever on this account shall be admissible.

33. Testing of Materials:-

(a) ‘A’ level tests for works costing Rs.100 lakhs and above : The contractor shall set up site laboratory for testing of materials (except Sch ‘B’ materials) for ‘A’ level tests as listed in Annexure-I hereto. The contractor shall arrange all equipments/machines for the tests specified in Annexure-I as ‘A’ level tests at his own cost with prior approval of GE. This cost shall be included in the lumpsum costs quoted by the contractor. The contractor shall employ a competent technical representative as approved by the GE for the purpose of testing and all such test shall be carried out in the presence of Engr-in-Charge. The successful test results thereof shall be recorded and signed jointly by the contractor and the Engr-in-Charge. The charges for these tests i.e. ‘A’ level tests carried out in site laboratory of the contractor shall not be recovered. However, in case a test which was specified to be carried out in site laboratory and which could not be carried out in site laboratory due to some reason, such test will be carried out in zonal lab/Command Lab/any other approved lab and the recovery shall be made at the rates given in Annexure-I for tests carried out in zonal lab/Command Lab or otherwise at the actual rates in case the tests are carried out in other labs. Testing charges will be deducted from the RARs irrespective of the test results for such tests. (b) ‘A’ level tests for works costing upto rs.100 lakhs : The contractor may set up site laboratory at his option for works costing upto Rs.100 lakhs. The other stipulations will be same as specified in preceding para (a). However, in case the contractor has not set up the site laboratory and tests are carried out in zonal or any other laboratory approved/set up by GE, the recovery shall be made at rates given in Annexure-I for tests carried out in zonal lab/Command Lab or otherwise as per actual rates in case the tests are carried out in other labs. Testing charges will be deducted from the RARs irrespective of the test results for such tests. (c) ‘B’ & ’C’ level tests : For tests of ‘B’ & ‘C’ level as indicated in Annexure-I, charges for the same shall be borne by the contractor at the rates indicated in Annexure-I, only, if the test results disclose that materials are not in conformity with provisions of the contract. However, if the test results disclose that materials are inconformity with the provisions of the contract, no recovery shall be effected from the contractor.


SPECIAL CONDITIONS (CONTD……) (d) The recoveries on account of testing charges wherever applicable shall be effected from the running account payments due to the contractor payable after completion of the respective test or whenever the test is due whichever is earlier. (e) This clause supersedes all other stipulations, if any, with regard to testing of materials, specified elsewhere in the tender documents.

34. CONSTRUCTION LABOUR WELFARE TAX : Consequent upon promulgation of ordinance by the president of India, the contractor is liable to pay element for construction labour welfare tax. The rates quoted by the contractor shall be inclusive of this tax. Rate of labour welfare tax shall be 1% of the gross value of work done. 35. Electric Supply

(a) In case the contractor desires to be electricity from MES he shall be charged for electric energy consumed at the following rates.

(i) At Rs 7.02 per unit for the light. (ii) At Rs 7.02 per unit for power.

(b) Electric supply required for the work shall be made available by the MES at the point (s) marked on the layout plan. The main switches and energy meter to register the electric energy supplied shall be provide and main switches and energy meter to register the electric energy supplied shall be provide and installed by MES. The contractor shall proved all necessary cable, fittings from the main switches in order to ensure a proper and suitable supply of electricity for the execution of work. The contractor shall also provide necessary earthing keeping in view the safety requirement. The MES does not guarantee for continuity of supply and no compensation whatsoever shall be allowed for supply becoming intermittent for breakdown in the system. The actual position of supply point (s) for electric energy will be ascertained by the contractor from the GE before submitting his tender irrespective or whether he actually inspected or not, he shall be deemed to have inspected and seen the supply points in consultation with GE entertained on this account.

(Signature of the Contractor) DCWE (Contracts) Dated : _____________ For Accepting Officer


SPECIAL CONDITIONS (CONTD……) ANNEXURE – I

Sr No

Material Tests Method of testing

Frequency of tests Level of test

Rate (Rs)

Remarks

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. Bricks i)

Compressive Strength

IS 3495 (Part-II)

As per (IS-5454) As given under

‘A’ 180 Checks for visual and dimensional characteri strics shall also be carried out as per IS-5454.

ii) Water Absorption

-do- Lot size

Sample size

Permissible No. of defecti-ve bricks

‘A’ 150

iii) Efflorescence

-do- (Part-I)

1001 to 5 0 10000 10001 to 10 0 35000 35001 to 15 1 50000

‘A’ 180

2 Coarse Aggregate

i) Sieve Analysis

IS : 2386 (Part-I)

One test for every 15 Cum of aggregates or part there of brought to site

‘A’ 120 Legend: ‘A’ -Site Lab.

ii) Flakiness Index

-do- -do- ‘A’ 90 B- Zonal Lab/Command Lab

iii) Estimation of deleterious materials

IS : 2386 (Part-I)

One test for every 100 Cum of aggregates or part there of

‘A’ 120 ‘C’ Approved test house/Engg College

iv) Organic impurities

-do- One test per source of supply

‘C’ 120

v) Moisture content

-do- (Part-II)

Regularly as required ‘A’ 120

vi) Specific Gravity

IS : 2386 (Part-II)

One test for each source of supply

‘B’ 120

3. Fine Aggregate

i) Sieve analysis

IS : 2386 (Part-I)

One test for every 15 Cum of FA or part when brought to site.

‘A’ 180

ii) Test for clay silt and impurities.

-do- (Part-II)

-do- ‘A’ 90

iii) Specific gravity

-do- (Part-II)

One for each source of supply

‘B’ 180

iv) Moisture content

-do- Part-II

Regularly as required subject to 2 tests/day when being used

‘A’ 180

v) Test for organic impurities

-do- (Part-II)

One test for each source of supply.

‘C’ 180



Annexure – I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4

Cement i) Setting time

IS : 4031-63 affirmed 1980

Once for each consignment or as and when required.

‘B’ 180

ii) Soundness -do- -do- ‘B’ 120 iii)

Compressive strength

-do- -do- ‘B’ 360

iv) Fineness

-do- -do- ‘B’ 120

5 Structural concrete (M-25 grade and above)

i) Slump test (OR) compacting factor test (OR) Vee-Bee time.

IS : 1199 The minimum frequency of sampling of concrete of each grade shall be as under :-

‘A’ 180 i) Random sampling shall be carried out to cover all mix units.

ii) Compressive strength

IS : 516 Qty of No of Concrete samples in the work Cum

‘A’ 120 ii) Refer IS-456 of 2000 clause 14 for frequency of sampling.

1-5 1 6-15 2 16-30 3 31-50 4 51 & above 4 +1 for each addl or part there of

Note :- The contractor shall provide following items at site lab for carrying out field tests. a. Universal testing machine. b. Sieve set – 02 Nos. c. Weighing balance – 02 Nos. d. Cube mould – 27 Nos. e. Graduated jars.

(f) Oven 6 a) PCC

blocks for walling (Hollow block)

Compressive Strength

IS : 2156 of 1984 (Appx ‘B’)

8 Block out of 14 ‘A’ 60 Samples : 14 blocks from consigum ent of every 5000 blocks or part there of.

ii) Water absorption

-do- (Appx ‘E’)

3 block out of 14 ‘B’ 120

iii) Density -do- (Appx ‘A’)

3 Blocks out of 14 ‘B’ 90



Annexure – I

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 b) PCC

solid blocks for walling

i) Compressive strength

IS : 2185 12 Blocks out of 18 ‘A’ 60 Samples : 18 Blocks from consignment of every 1000 blocks or part there of. These blocks to be checked for dimensions and weight.

ii) Water absorption

-do- 3 blocks out of 18 ‘B’ 120

iii) Density -do- 3 Blocks out of 18 ‘B’ 120 7 Cement

flooring tiles/Terrazzo tiles

i) Water absorption

IS-1237 Appx ‘D’

6 Tiles out of 18 ‘B’ 180 Samples 18 tiles from each source of supply selected at random.

ii) Wet transverse strength

-do- (Appx ‘E’)

-do- ‘B’ 144

iii) Resistance to wear

-do- (Appx ‘F’)

-do- ‘C’ 540

8 Burnt clay roofing tiles

i) Water absorption

IS : 3495 (Part-II)

6 tiles out of 12 ‘B’ 216 Samples 12 tiles from each source of supply selected at random.

(hand made) As per IS : 2690 (Part-II) length 150mm to 250mm width 100mm to 200mm thickness 35mm to 50mm

ii) Compressive strength

-do- (Part-I)

-do- ‘A’ 180



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ore pattern roofing tiles

i) Water absorption

IS : 654 (Appx ‘A’)

6 tiles out of 32 ‘B’ 180 Samples : 32 tiles from each consignment of 3000 tiles or part there of. These tiles shall be checked for dimension.

ii) Breaking load

-do- (Appx ‘C’)

-do- ‘B’ 120

10 Timber i) Specific gravity and weight

IS : 1708-1960

Minimum 3 samples from a lot of 4 cum or 250 pieces of seasoned timber.

‘B’ 120

ii) Moisture content

-do- -do- ‘A’ 120

11 Water for construction on purposes

i) Test for acidity

IS : 456 & 3015

Once at the stage of approval of source of water

‘B’ 240 Also refer clause 4.3 of IS : 456 and its subsequent sub clauses regarding suitability of water.

ii) Test for alkalinity

-do- -do- ‘B’ 240

iii) Test for soils content

-do- -do- ‘C’ 300

12 Welding of steel work

i) Visual Inspection test

IS : 822-1970 clause 7.1

100% by visual inspection.

Work site

360 Specialised tests, their method and frequency to be decided on consideration of their importance by the accepting officer.

13 Timber paneled and glazed Door/Window shutters (incl factory made shutter)

a) Dimensions sizes. Workmanship and finish

IS : 1003-1977 (Part-I)

Frequency of sampling from each lot shall be as under :- Lot Size Sample size 26 to 50 5 51 to 100 8 101 to 150 13 151 to 300 20 301 to 500 32 501 to 1000 50 1001 and 80 Above

‘A’ 180



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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 b) Strength

test IS : 1303 From each lot 5% of the

factory made shutters shall be manufacturer tested for strength tests

i) Slamming -do- ii) Impact

Indentation -do-

iii) Shock Resistance

-do-

iv) Edge Loading

-do-

14 Ply wood (IS : 303-1989)

a) Moisture content

IS : 1734-1983 (Part-I)

Six test pieces cut from each of the boards selected as per table shall be subjected to tests.

‘C’ 240 Sampling shall be as per IS : 7835-1975 tables.

15 Wood particle board (Medium density IS : 3097-1985)

a) Density IS : 2360 (Part-III)

Three test specimens from each sample (Size 150mm x 75mm)

‘A’ 60 Sampling shall be as per IS : 3487-1983 with moisture metre.

b) Moisture content

-do- -do- ‘A’ & ‘B’

60

c) Water absorption

-do- (Part-16)

-do- (Size 300mmx300mm)

‘A’ 60

d) Swelling due to surface absorption

-do- (Part-17)

-do- (Size 125mmx100mm)

‘A’ 60

e) Swelling in water

-do- -do- (Size 200mmx100mm)

‘A’ 60

f) Modulus of rupture

-do- (Part-4)

Three test specimens as per IS : 2380-77

‘B’ 90

g) Screw withdrawal strength

-do- (Part-14)

-do- as per IS : 2385 ‘C’ 120

16 Reinforcement steel (IS : 1786)

(a) Physical tests upto 16mm dia(Normal mass, tensile, elongation, bend and rebend.)

As per relevant IS

As per Appx ‘D’ ‘B’ 225 per sample

(b) -do- but more than 16mm dia.

As per relevant IS

As per Appx ‘D’ ‘B’ 450 per sample

(Signature of the Contractor) DCWE (Contracts) For Accepting Officer


PARTICULAR SPECIFICATIONS

1. GENERAL 1.1 Work under this contract shall be carried out in accordance with schedule ‘A’,

particular specifications, drawings and general specifications and other provisions in MES schedule 2009 Part I for specifications and 2004 Part II for rates read in conjunction with each other.

1.2 Term “General specifications” referred to here-in-after as well as referred to in IAFW-2249 (General conditions of contract) shall mean the specifications contained in the MES schedule 2009 Part I.

1.3 General rules, specifications, special conditions and all preambles in the MES schedule shall be deemed to be applicable to the work under this contract, unless specifically stated otherwise in these documents in which case the provisions in these documents shall take precedence over the aforesaid provisions in the MES schedule. The term “as specified” wherever appears in the tender documents and drawings, relates to relevant particular specifications and in its absence general specifications. All reference to MES Schedule/SSR in these specifications relate to part I of MES Schedule 2009, unless otherwise mentioned. Reference to only some paragraphs of MES Schedule have been made in these particular specifications but other paragraphs and provisions as applicable are also to be followed for all parts of Schedule ‘A’, provisional lumpsum and prime cost sum provided in general summary if any even though not particularly mentioned here-in-after.

1.4 Where specification for any item of work are not given in MES Schedule or in these particular specifications, specifications as given in relevant Indian Standard Code of Practice shall be followed.

1.5 -----------BLANK-----------. 1.5 However, some of the minor details/ items which shall be deemed to be essential

for execution and entire completion of work are detailed as under for guidance :- (i) Reinforcement for any RCC member not indicated in the drawings. (ii)Dwarf wall in situations like verandah, passage etc not indicated in drawings.

. (iii) Lintels over doors windows and openings not shown in drawings 1.5 In all the above and in all similar cases, the details indicated elsewhere in the

drawings which are similar or near to the missed out items of work shall be followed. In the absence of any other similar or near details, minimum essential requirement for completion of the work from structural and utility point of view shall be deemed to be included in the lumpsum quoted. In the event of any dispute, decision of the Accepting Officer shall be final, binding and conclusive.

2. EXCAVATION AND EARTH WORK 2.1 ------------------BLANK--------------------- 2.2 Excavation

(a). Soft/loose soil, hard/dense soil mixed with boulders as defined or soft or disintegrated rock and mud shall be classified as any type of soil.

(b). Unit rates for buildings in Schedule ‘A’ Part-I shall include for excavation and earth work in any type of soil as aforesaid.

(c). However in the event of deviations involving excavation and earth work, the rate shall be the average of soft/loose and hard/dense soil.

The measurement of excavation shall be as explained in MES Schedule (Part- CA NO :

(d). II) with the exception that separate quantities of soft/loose soil, hard/dense soil (e). and mud shall not be worked out, but these materials shall be grouped together

as any type of soil as aforesaid.

(f). If hard rock is met at site, contractor shall immediately notify the fact to the GE in writing, who will after due verification, regularize the change through a proper deviation order

2.2.1 ---------------BLANK-------------------.


PARTICULAR SPECIFICATIONS(Contd….)

2.3.1 Filling IN Trenches/under floors:- The approved earth obtained from excavation in foundations shall be used for filling in trenches, under floors and any other situation as specified after removing big stones, grass roots and vegetables moulds and other organic matter. Earth mixed with small stones/pebbles (If approved by GE) is permitted for use in filling under floors and foundations. The filling around pipes, after the pipes are laid and tested, shall however be made with earth free from pebbles/stones. Any additional earth required for the purpose of filling shall be arranged by the contractor at no extra cost to the department. For pricing deviation, the cost of earth shall be priced at the applicable rate of rough excavation in soft/loose and removal to a distance exc 0.5 KM but not exc 1.5 KM subject to contractor’s percentage for Sch ‘A’ Part-I as given in Sch ‘A Notes.

2.3.2 Filling under floors/sides of trenches shall be in layers not exceeding 250 mm thick, and each layer shall be watered and well rammed.

Surplus spoil shall be removed and spread at places as directed by the Engineer-in-Charge, to a distance not exceeding 50 metres,and levelled, as directed by the Engineer-in-Charge.

2.4.1 Trenches for Foundations and Pipes. The excavation shall be restricted to dimensions shown on the drawings. Excavation made, if any, in excess of required depth/width shall be made good by the contractor with cement concrete mix (1:5:10) without any extra cost to the Govt.

2.4.2 The beds of the trenches, if in soft or made up earth, shall be watered and well rammed and any depressions thus formed shall be filled with approved earth as required to the level and slope as directed by Engineer-in-Charge.

2.5 Dressing Around Buildings. After construction and before handing over any building, the area around the building above shall be dressed without extra cost to the Govt. Spoil obtained from surface dressing shall be removed to a distance not exceeding 50 metres, spread and leveled as directed by Engineer-in-Charge.

2.6.1 -----------BLANK--------------- -----------BLANK---------------.

2.6 HARD CORE Hard core shall be of hard broken stone or boulders broken to gauge not exceeding 63mm.

The contractor, however has the option to use hard broken burnt brick hard core of the aforesaid gauge without any price adjustment. The material of hard core shall be well graded for providing dense and compact sub grade. Hard core shall be deposited, spread and leveled in layers not exceeding 15cm thick and watered and well rammed to true surface and compacted with sufficient fine material. The thickness of hard core specified or indicated in the drawing is the thickness after consolidation. Where thickness has not been mentioned it shall be 150mm consolidated, however only one type of hard core either of stone or bricks should be used in location of a building or part therefore.

3. CONCRETE WORK 3.1 GENERAL 3.1.1 Where there is discrepancy between the number of re-enforcement bars as marked

on the drawings and the number of bars as worked from the C/C spacing shown on the drawings, the later shall prevail. The number of reinforcement bars in the RCC slab etc, shall be worked out considering the span between C/C of supports.

3.1.2 Where ever nomenclatures of RCC slabs (e.g. S-1, S-2 etc) is given in the RCC plans, the details of reinforcement for such slabs shall be as given for slabs of the same nomenclature elsewhere, if not given in the same drawings.

3.1.3 RCC Chajjas where shown on a architectural plans /cross sections shall be provided even if not marked on the structural plans/sections.

3.2 Cement:-Contractor shall make his own arrangements to procure cement as specified here-in-after. The cost of cement, its transportation, storage, testing charges, its accounting and preservation etc till consumed in work shall be borne by the contractor. Type of Cement. Type of cement to be used in this contract shall be ordinary Portland

cement Grade 43 conforming to IS-8112-1989. unless otherwise specifically specified. Different type of cement, if so required, as per contract provisions, shall


PARTICULAR SPECIFICATIONS(Contd….) also be arranged by contractor at no extra cost to Govt. But however, Portland

Pozzolana cement (as per IS-1489-2002) can be used in lieu of ordinary Portland cement subject to fulfilling certain criteria enumerated hereinunder in succeeding paras :-

3.2.2 Procurement 3.2.2.1Cement procured by the contractor (both OPC & PPC) shall be from any of the

producers listed below :- (a) The Associated Cement Companies Limited. (b) Ultra Tech Cement. (c) Birla Corporation Ltd (Cement Division). (d) Orient Cement. (e) Madras Cement Ltd. (f) Andhra Cement Ltd. (g) Century Cement. (h) Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. (j) The India Cements Ltd. (k) Jaypee Rewa Cement. (l) Manglam Cement. (m) Grasim cement. (n) J K Lakshmi Cement. (o) M/S Saurashtrya Cement Ltd (Haathi Brand). (p) M/S Binani Cement Ltd (Binani Brand) (q) Lafarge Cement. (r) Shree Cement. (s) M/S Gujrat Ambuja Cement Besides the above only OPC can also be procured from the following producers :-

(i) M/S J & K Cement Corporation Kathua (J&K) (Jumbo Brand). (ii) M/S Shiva Industries Kathua (J&K) (Sumo Brand). 3.2.2.2 Requirements for using Portland Pozzolana Cement.

(a) PPC meets the strength criteria of 43 Grade OPC as laid down in IS-8112-1989.

(b) The minimum period before striking form work given in clause 11.3.1 of IS-456-2000 is to be suitably modified and approved for the period by the concerned GE. The contractor shall not claim any thing extra on this account.

(c) Mixing of OPC & PPC, shall not be allowed in a work. However with the strict control of the ground executives, different buildings can have different type of cement.

(d) The following requirements shall be ensured while procurement and certificate to that effect shall be obtained from manufacturer for each batch. (i) The quantity of Fly Ash is strictly as per IS-1489(Part-I)-2002.

(ii) Fly ash is interground with clinker not mixed with clinker. (iii) Dry fly ash as transported in closed containers, and stored in silos

only. Only pneumatic pumping should be used. (iv) The fly ash is received from thermal power plants using high

temperature combustion above 10000 C should be used. (e) No concreting shall be under taken during extreme weather conditions as

given in IS-456-2000. 3.2.2.2.1 Contractor shall produce purchase vouchers, test certificate and other valid

documentary proof to the entire satisfaction of GE for entire quantity of each consignment to prove that cement has been purchased from the main producer as in para 3.2.2 above. The contractor shall also obtain date of manufacturing of cement from manufacturers/ suppliers for every lot of cement separately and will submit complete documents in support of purchase of cement to Engineer-in-charge/ GE for verification.

3.2.3 Testing of Cement. 3.2.3.1The Contractor shall submit the manufacturer’s test certificate in original alongwith

the test sheets giving the result of each physical test as applicable and the chemical composition of the cement or authenticated copy thereof, in accordance with BIS provisions duly signed by the manufacturer or his authorized representative with


PARTICULAR SPECIFICATIONS(Contd….) each consignment. The Engineer-in-Charge shall record these specifications in the

cement Acceptance Register in Format given in Appx ‘A’ attached herewith. 3.2.3.2 Cement brought to site of work shall remain the property of Govt. Contractor shall in no case, remove any bag of cement unless permitted in writing by GE. In addition to manufacturer’s test certificate. GE shall also take random samples of cement drawn from various lots of each consignment as specified in IS Codes and get them tested from any one of the Govt. Approved laboratories at his discretion or from National Test house SEMT wing CME, Regional Research Laboratory or Zonal Laboratory, all as per IS-3535-1986 (Method of sampling hydraulic cement). IS-4031 (Method of physical test for hydraulic cement) and IS-4032-1985 (Method of chemical analysis of hydraulic cement). Irrespective of results, cost of materials for such samples, cost of requisite handling & conveyance and cost of testing etc shall be borne by the contractor. Cement from each consignment shall be allowed to be incorporated in the work only after the GE is satisfied with the quality of cement brought by contractor. 3.2.3.2 Cost of testing undertaken as per provision in clause 3.2.3.2 above shall also

be borne by the contractor. It shall be ensured that tested and untested cement is segregated and stored separately with distinct identification. Cement of different brands shall be stacked separately.

3.2.3.3 If the test results on samples of a particular consignment are not within acceptable limits, the matter shall be referred to the Accepting Officer, whose decision regarding acceptability of such cement with price adjustment or removal from the site shall be final and binding. No claim whatsoever shall be entertained on this account.

3.2.4 Storage/Consumption of Cement :- 3.2.4.1 Cement in bags shall be stored in proper leak proof/damp proof storage

godown, over at least a 20cm high platform at least 20 cms away from floor and walls in such manner so as to prevent deterioration due to moisture or intrusion of foreign matter, all as specified in clause 4.3.1 to 4.3.3 of SSR Part-I. It shall be ensured that stacking of cement shall not be more than 10 Bags high. It shall be ensured that tested and untested cement are segregated and stored separately with distinct identification.

3.2.4.2 The entire quantity of cement brought at site shall also be suitably recorded in the MB indicating quantity and purchase voucher (s) before incorporating in the works. Entries in the MB shall be signed by the Engineer-in-charge and the contractor.

3.2.4.3 For the purpose of keeping a record of cement procured and consumed in works the contractor shall maintain a properly bound register in the form approved by the Engineer-in-Charge showing all procurements, quantity used in the work and balance in hand, at the end of each day and such other information as may be required to control the consumption of cement. Pages of the register shall be numbered and initialed by Engineer-in-Charge. This register shall be signed daily by the contractor or his representative in token of correctness of the entries made. In token to check, it shall be signed by MES representative also as follows :- (a) Daily by JE(Civil) in charge of works. (b) Twice in a week by the Engineer-in-Charge.

The register shall remain at site of work, in the safe custody of the contractor and on demand shall be produced for verification of Inspecting Officer. On completion of the work, the register shall be returned to MES.

The cement godown shall be provided with two locks on each door. The key of one lock on each door shall remain with the Engineer-in-Charge or his authorized representative and that of the other lock with the contractor’s authorized agent at site of work so that cement is removed from the godown according to daily requirements and with the knowledge of both the parties.

Foregoing provisions shall not, however absolve the contractor of his responsibility of incorporating required quantity of cement in various items of works as per contract provisions.


PARTICULAR SPECIFICATIONS(Contd….) 3.2.4.4Cement shall be used in order of which it is received. It shall be ensured that only one type/make of cement is used in any structural member. 3.2.4.5 DOCUMENTATION :-

The contractor shall submit original purchase vouchers from the dealer for the total quantity of cement supplies under each consignment to be incorporated in the work. All consignment received at the work site shall be inspected by the GE alongwith the relevant documents before acceptance. The original vouchers and the test certificates shall be defaced by the Engineer-in-Charge and kept on record in the office of the GE duly authenticated and with cross reference to the control number recorded in the cement Acceptance Register. The cement Acceptance Register will be signed by the JE(Civil), Engineer-in-Charge, GE and the contractor. The Accepting Officer may order a board of Officers for random check of cement and verification of connected documents. The entire quantity of cement shall be suitably recorded in the Measurement book also for record purposes before incorporation in the work, as “Not to be abstracted” indicating the voucher number with dates, quantity, date of manufacture/expiry date etc. It shall form the basis to allow advance on account through RARs. While allowing advance on account quantities of cement so entered in MB shall be reduced by 2.50%.

3.2.4.6 SCHEDULE OF SUPPLY :- The Contractor shall ensure that procurement action is taken immediately after acceptance of the contract so as to adhere to schedule of activities as per CPM Net Work.

3.3 AGGREGATES Aggregates for concrete work shall conform to specifications all as specified in clauses 4.4.1 to 4.4.7 of MES Schedule Part-I.

3.3.1 FINE AGGREGATE (SAND)

Grading for fine aggregate shall be within the limits of grading zone I to III as given in clause 4.4.7(2) of MES Schedule Part-I. However for all concrete and masonry work, fine sand within limits of grading I & II shall be provided and all other balance work including plastering/screeding etc where it shall be provided within limits of grading –III.

3.3.2 COARSE AGGREGATE :- Unless specified otherwise in these particular specifications coarse aggregate for all concrete work in all situations shall be graded crushed stone aggregate of approved quality. Contractor may, however, use graded shingle aggregate of approved quality in lean concrete under foundation, sub base of floor without any price adjustment. Two types of aggregate shall not be mixed.

3.3.3 GRADING OF COARSE AGGREGATE :- Graded aggregate of nominal sizes given hereunder, shall be used, unless specified otherwise in the specifications hereinafter :- (a) Reinforced cement concrete.

(i) For elements of depth/thickness more than and including 100mm : 20mm. (ii)For elements of depth/thickness less than 100mm : 12.5mm. Note : However, in no case the nominal size of aggregate shall be greater than

one fourth the minimum size of the member and further it should conform to the requirement given in Clause 5.3 of IS-456-2000.

(b) Plain Cement Concrete (i) Under 30 mm thickness : 12.5 mm (ii) 30 to 80mm thickness : 20 mm (iii) Exceeding 80mm thickness : 40 mm (iv) Lean concrete and concrete sub base : 40 mm

of floors. 3.4 Water:- Water shall conform to the requirement stipulated in IS-456-2000.



3.5 MIX OF CONCRETE:-unless otherwise specified in relevant item of parts of Sch, the mix of cement concrete in various situations shall be as under. However the grade of concrete shall not be less than what is given below :-

Note :- PCC/RCC for other than building works (schedule ‘A’ Part-I) shall be as specified in relevant item of schedule or as specified in particular specifications here in after or as

shown on drawing shall be followed.

33..66 33..66..11

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3.7 MIXING OF CONCRETE:- The contractor shall use power driven mechanical concrete mixer of adequate capacity with hoper of approved type formixing. The coarse and fine aggregate

Sl No

Situation Type of Concrete

((a) Lean concrete under foundation of walls, plinth toe beam and in gaps between plinth columns footing and security wall foundation.

PCC (1:5:10)(by Volume)

(b) Lean concrete under column footing. PCC(1:4:8)(by Volume) (c) PCC in plinth protection and channel/drain,

PCC cills, PCC block for holder bats and holdfasts or lugs for doors, windows and ventilators and plugging for scaffolding holes.

PCC(1:3:6)(by Volume)

(d) PCC in bed blocks/Plates, Kerbs, benching Spalsh stones and coping and PCC in any other situation not covered above.

PCC(1:2:4) (by Volume)

(e) All RCC works for buildings. M-25 (Design mix) as per IS-456 of 2000



for mixing of cement concrete shall be put in the hopper after measuring the same by weight batching system with weigh batcher having digital display. The drum shall beloaded with about half of the coarse aggregate, then with fine aggregate then with the cement and finally with the remaining coarse aggregate at the top. Water shall be added immediately before the rotation of the drum is started. The period of mixing shall be not less than 2 minutes after adding all the materials in drum and shall continue till the resulting concrete is uniform in appearance.

3.8 WEIGH BATCHING (i) In proportioning design mix concrete the quantity of both cement and aggregates

shall be determined by weight. Water shall be either measured by volume in calibrated tanks or weighed. All measuring equipment shall be maintained in a clean and serviceable condition and their accuracy periodically checked. In this connection also refer clause 4.11.3.1 to 4.11.3.5 of SSR Part-I. (ii) Quantity of concrete mixed in any one batch shall not exceed the rated capacity of the mixer. The whole of the mixed batch shall be removed before adding new batch. Concrete mixed above shall not be modified by addition of water or otherwise in order to facilitate handling or for any other purpose. (iii) On cessation of work and other stoppages exceeding 20 minutes the mixer and other plant used for the wet mix shall be thoroughly washed with clear water. Pick up and throw over blades in the drums of the mixer which are warped down 20mm or more in depths shall be replaced with new blades.

3.9 ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR CONCRETE The criteria for acceptance of the concrete shall be as given in clause 16( Section-II) of IS-456/2000(Code of practice for plain and reinforced concrete). The minimum frequency for the work tests shall be as specified therein or samples taken from concrete poured in operations as specified in clause here-in-after which ever more . Frequency of sampling is laid down in para 25 (Section-II) of IS-456/2000.

3.9.1 TESTS

The following tests shall be carried out during the execution of work,. These tests shall be in addition to those specified in clause 3.9 hereinbefore. Tests shall be carried out in accordance with IS-516 and IS-1199. The contractor shall provide all facilities and equipment for casting and curing of test cubes and conveyance of test cubes and other material for testing purpose to MES Laboratory, the cost for which shall be borne by the contractor. However, testing charges to be levied from contractor for tests carried out in MES Laboratory as per special condition No 39 here-in-before.All equipments required for site tests as per BIS norms will be procured by the contractor. The cost of the same is deemed to be included in the lumpsum cost quoted by the contractor. (i) WORKABILITY TEST Workability test shall be as per clause 7 of IS-456/2000. (ii) SAMPLING AND STRENGTH OF DESIGNED CONCRETE MIX (a) General samples from fresh concrete shall be taken as per IS-1199 and cubes shall be made, cured and tested at 28 days in accordance with IS-516. (b) In order to get a relatively quicker idea of the quality of concrete, optional tests on beams for modulus of rupture at 72 + 2h or at 7 days, or compressive strength tests at 7 days may be carried out in addition to 28 days compressive strength test. For this purpose the values should be arrived at based on actual testing. In all cases, the 28 days compressive strength specified in table 2 shall alone be the criteria for acceptance or rejection of the concrete.

(iii) Frequency of Sampling a) Sampling Procedure. A random sampling procedure shall be adopted to

ensure that each concrete batch shall have a reasonable change of being tested that is, the sampling should be spread over the entire period of concreting and cover all mixing units.

b) Frequency The minimum frequency of sampling of concrete of each grade shall be in accordance with the following :-



Quantity of concrete in the work, m3

Numbers of samples

1-5 1 6-15 2 16-30 3 31-50 4 51 and above 4 plus one additional sample

for each additional 50m or part there of.

Note :- At least one sample shall be taken from each shift. Where concrete is procured at

continuous production unit, such as ready mixed concrete plant, frequency of sampling may beard upon mutually by suppliers and purchasers.

(c) Test Specimen. Three test specimens shall be made for each sample for testing at 28 days. Additional samples may be required for various purposes such as to determine the strength of concrete at 7 days or at the time of striking the form work, or to determine the duration of curing, or to check the testing errors. Addition samples may also be required for testing samples cured by accelerated methods as described in IS-9103. The specimen shall be tested as described in IS-516.

(d) Test Results of sample. The test results of the sample shall be the average of the strength of three specimens. The individual variation should not be more than + 15 percent of the average, if more, the test results of the sample are invalid. (ii) For the purpose of subsequent identification of the work test cubes, the concrete of which these pertains shall be cross referred and records of this maintained and signed by the Engineer-in-charge and contractor or his authorized representative.

3.9.2 PLACING AND COMPACTION OF CONCRETE (i) Concrete shall be transported without delay and incorporated in works at the position of laying within 20 minutes from the time of discharge from the mixer. (ii) Mixed concrete shall be deposited in final position and solidly packed around reinforcement carefully poured and consolidated by means of portable vibrators or mechanically operated and of the kind as suitable for particular situation as directed by GE. Care shall be exercised that no voids or honeycomb pockets are formed. The concrete shall not be laid in position for more than 2 metres in height in one consecutive operation.

3.9.3 WATER CEMENT RATIO The water cement ratio for the concrete shall be as per IS-456. To achieve this water cement ratio the moisture content in respect of coarse aggregate and fine aggregate shall be tested and kept on record. The frequency of testing of moisture contents in respect of coarse aggregate and fine aggregate shall be decided by Engineer-in-Charge depending upon site conditions. The amount of water required shall be adjusted depending upon the results of tests for the moisture contents carried out. For determination of moisture content in aggregate IS-2386 (Part-III) may be referred to.

3.9.4 CURING The concrete shall be protected from premature drying for at least 8 days after pouring and shall be cured as directed by the Engineer-in-Charge for a period of not less than 14 days.

3.9.5 Concrete Other than Controlled concrete :- Ordinary concrete of PCC (1:2:4)mix with 20mm graded aggregate shall be provided and as specified here-in-before.

3.9.6 Admixtures 3.9.6.1 Admixture, if used shall comply with IS-9103. Previous experience with and data

on such materials should be considered in relation to the likely standards of supervision and workmanship to the work being specified.

3.9.6.2 Admixtures should not impair durability of concrete nor combine with the constituent to form harmful compound nor increase the risk of corrosion of reinforcement.


PARTICULAR SPECIFICATIONS(Contd….) 3.9.6.3 The workability, compressive strength and the slump loss of concrete with and

without the use of admixtures shall be established during the trial mixes before use of admixtures.

3.9.6.4 The relative density of liquid admixtures shall be checked for each drum containing admixtures and compared with the specified value before acceptance.

3.9.6.5 The chloride content of admixtures shall be independently tested for each batch before acceptance. 3.9.6.6 If two or more admixtures are used simultaneously in the same concrete mix,

data should be obtained to assess their interaction and to ensure their compatibility. 3.9.7 FORM WORK 3.9.7.1 Formwork shall comply with requirement of para 4.11.6.1 to 4.11.6.6 and 7.15.1

to 7.15.10 of MES Schedule (Part I). 3.9.7.2 All formwork for columns, beams, slabs, chajjas etc shall be provided of steel

with steel props and no wooden ballies/planks etc will be allowed for the same as directed by Engr-in-Charge. In case of any deviation involving formwork, the pricing shall be done at the rates of timber formwork for fair finished surface of concrete as specified in clause 7.15.2 of MES SSR (Part-I).

3.9.8 Exposed surface of concrete. 3.9.8.1 Exposed RCC/ PCC surfaces, which are ultimately required to be finished by

application of white/colour wash, distemper, cement base paint or oil paint etc. shall be plastered with cement and sand mortar (1:3), 5mm thick and finished even and smooth after removal of form work.

3.9.8.2 Exposed surfaces of lintels, beams, columns, etc., which are continuous with plastered surfaces of walls, shall be plastered in the same manner as specified for the walls.

3.9.9 PRECAST CONCRETE ARTICLES. Cement concrete lintels with or without

integrally cast chajjas upto 1.5 metre clear span, shelves, bed blocks/plates ,cover slabs, fins and the like may either be precast or cast in situ at the contractor’s option unless otherwise specified elsewhere. If, precast, these shall be set in cement mortar (1:3). In case of deviation involving these items, pricing shall be done on the basis of cast-in-situ work.

3.10 RCC CHAJJAS 3.10.1 RCC Chajjas (whether cast integral with the lintel or precast and embedded in the

wall) shall be provided with a coved fillet of radius 50mm in PCC (1:2:4) preferably casted while the concrete is still green.

The top surface of chajjas and the coved fillet shall be finished with 10mm thick cement plaster in cement mortar (1:3) with a mixture of approved water proofing compound as per manufacturer instructions just after the initial setting of cement in lintel has taken place.

Drip Course. Drip course to projections of RCC/PCC beyond external faces of the walls where shown on drawings, and where RCC Chajjas are not provided with down ward facia, shall be formed in the concrete while casting, as per details shown on drawings No CE/TD-1100/94 sheet 1/1.

Irrespective of what is shown on drawing, 50mm thick PCC 1 : 2 :4 type BO as in cills flush on exterior and interior side of wall opening shall be provided under all windows/vents.

Bearing of RCC Structural Members. 3.12.1Bearing of all RCC roof/floor slabs should rest on two layer of bitumen laminated water proofing building paper type-I, weighing not less than 60 gms/Sqm each layer, laid over 20mm thick bearing plaster in CM 1:4 finished even and smooth treated with one coat of white wash over PCC band/masonry wall.

All beams/bressumers resting on masonry shall be provided with PCC bed blocks of cement concrete mix 1:2:4 type B-1. The size of bed block shall be as indicated on drawings. In case size is not indicated, it shall be 200mm deep, length equal to the width of beam plus twice the depth of block and width equal to the thickness of wall.

The bearing of lintels shall comprise of a full brick with vertical joints in brick work staggered.



Note : Provisions given in this clause are applicable only to load bearing wall and not for frame structures.

Junction of RCC Roof slabs and parapet walls, Moulds/Facia/Pipe etc (As applicable) :- PCC padding in the form of a coved fillet of radius 75mm shall be provided in PCC (1:2:4) all alongwith junction of RCC Roof slabs and vertical projections as specified above.

3.14 Plinth Protection 3.14.1 Plinth protection in all situations unless specified in relevant item of Sch A as shown on

drawings shall be provided with 50mm thick PCC (1:3:6) type C-1 using 20mm graded crushed stone aggregate over 75mm thick consolidated bed of hard core blinded with coarse sand over well consolidated earthen surface. Unless otherwise indicated on the drawing, the width of the plinth protection shall be 75cm. PCC shall be laid in alternate bays (not exceeding 2 Sqm) and finished fair on top without using extra cement. 6mm wide joints shall be provided throughout the thickness of plinth protection in concrete bays and in between walling and plinth protection. All joints in bays of concrete as well as between walling and the concrete in plinth protection, shall be filled with mastic filling comprising of one part of heated bitumen 85/25 grade and 3 parts of sand (all by weight).

3.15 PCC Benching. PCC benching/stopper shall be provided as shown on drawings and the radius of the round portion shall be 75mm.

Concrete padding : Where the required height of walls, opening is not obtained with adequate size of PCC blocks/stone/bricks, the same shall be obtained by providing concrete padding of PCC (1:3:6) type C-1.

3.17 Seismic Provision. The seismic provision shall be provided all as per details shown in drg

No.CE/TD-1253/07 sh 1/5 to 5/5. The lumpsum cost quoted by the contractor shall deemed to include above provision where roof band are indicated in the drawing, these shall not be monolithic with the slab and bearing plaster including other treatment mentioned in clause 3.12 shall also be provided over roof band.

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PARTICULAR SPECIFICATIONS(Contd….) 10 PURCHASE VOUCHERS : Original purchase vouchers for the following materials shall be

provided by the contractor before claiming any payment against them:- (a) Solar PV modules (b) Cables (c) Solar Grid tied String Inverter. (d) ACDB (e) Any other items as desired by GE. 11. Wiring 11.1 Joints and looping back : These shall be as per clause 19.109 of MES schedule Part-I. 11.2 Passing through walls and floors : Refer clause 19.111 of MES schedule (Part-I) for passing the

conductors through walls and floors. These rates for surface wiring against internal electrification shall be deemed to include the provisions mentioned in clause 19.111 of MES schedule (Part-I).

11.3 Conduit wiring : Conduit wiring shall be provided as specified in clause 19.125 on Ser page No

19.33 to 19.35 of SSR-2009 (Part-I). 12. Samples of material/Articles

(a) Material/articles provided by the contractor for incorporation in the works shall unless otherwise specified in the particular specification, comply with the requirements of relevant Indian standards (IS) of the year of publication/edition specified in the MES Schedule Part-I and shall have ISI certificate marking.

(b) In case of material/articles for which Indian Standards are not finalized/issued and therefore not included in the MES schedule, the contactor shall produce the samples and get then approved for the GE in writing before incorporation in the work.

13. SOLAR POWER PLANT : (DEFINITION)

A Grid Tied Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV) power plant consists of SPV array, Module Mounting Structure, Power Conditioning Unit (PCU) consisting of Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT), Inverter, interconnect cables, Junction boxes, Distribution boxes and switches. PV Array is mounted on a suitable structure. Grid tied SPV system is without battery and should be designed with necessary features to supplement the grid power during day time. Components and parts used in the SPV power plants including the PV modules, metallic structures, cables, junction box, switches, PCUs etc., should conform to the BIS or IEC or international specifications, wherever such specifications are available and applicable. Solar PV system shall consist of following equipment/components. (As per the BOQ).

(a) Solar PV modules consisting of required number of Crystalline PV cells. (b) Grid interactive Power Conditioning Unit/inverters. (c) Mounting structures. (d) Junction Boxes. (e) Earthing and lightening protections. (f) IR/UV protected PVC Cables, pipes and accessories.

14. Scope of work: Scope of items of Solar Power Plant is supply, installation, commissioning and testing of Solar Power Plant complete consisting of all items starting from photo voltaic modules to connecting with panel as given in Schedule ‘A’/ BoQ.



15. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF VARIOUS PARTS OF SOLAR PLANT 15.1. SOLAR PHOTO VOLTAIC MODULES: 15.1.1 Solar PV modules shall comply with the following IEC:-

(a) IEC-61215 (Design qualification and type approval for Crystalline Silicon Terrestrial Photovoltaic (PV) modules. (b) IEC-61853 Photovoltaic (PV) module performance testing and energy rating: Irradiance and temperature performance measurements and power rating. (c) IEC-61730 Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification- Part-1: Requirements for constructions, Part-2: Requirements for testing. (d) IEC-62804 Photovoltaic (PV) module -Test methods for detections of potential- Induced degradations, Part-1 Crystalline Silicon (mandatory for application where the system voltage is >600 VDC and advisory for installations where the system voltage is < 600 VDC. PARAMETERS SPECIFICATIONS Solar cell/Module type Silicon Poly Crystalline Rated Power 310Wp Output Tolerance (Watt) -0/+3% No. Of solar cells per Module 72 Peak power voltage (Vmax) at 250C 38.11 Volts (Tolerance ±3%) Peak power current (Imax) at 250C 8.14 Amp (Tolerance ±3%) Open circuit voltage (Voc) at 250C 45.72 Volts (Tolerance ±3%) Short circuit current (Isc) at 250C 8.81 Amp (Tolerance ±3%) Maximum System Voltage (VDC) 1000 Series Fuse Rating (Amp) 15 Module Efficiency Should be more than 15% Junction Box TUV approved, IP 65, Junction Box with 3 by

pass diodes Output Cables 4mm2, min 1000mm length Connections MA4 Compatible Protection SCHOTTKY BYPASS DIODES Module Dimensions (mm) 1955x982x35.3mm (Typical) Weight Approx. (KG) 20.5 Standard IEC :61215

IEC 61730 Part I & Part II Confirming to MNRE guidelines under JNNSM

Identification RFID Solar module frame material Anodised Aluminium Temperature Co-Efficient of Pmax (%/0C) -0.409 Temperature Co-Efficient of Voc (%/0C) -0.31 Temperature Co-Efficient of Isc (%/0C) 0.052

(e) IEC 61646/ Equivalent BIS – Thin Film Modules (As applicable). (f) IEC 62108/ Equivalent BIS – Concentrator PV modules (As applicable).

(g) IEC 61701/ BIS 61701 – PV Modules corrosive atmosphere (Based on location if required)

(h) IEC 600068-2-68 – PV Modules in sandy environment (Based on location if required). 15.1.2 Above IEC certifications shall be obtained by manufacturers of modules from TUV Rheinland / UL Laboratories only. 15.1.3 The total solar PV array capacity should not be less than project capacity (kWp) and should comprise of solar crystalline modules of minimum 310 Wp and above wattage. Module capacity less than 310 Wp shall not be accepted. 15.1.4 The module frame shall be made of corrosion resistant materials, preferably having anodized aluminium. 15.1.5 Protective devices against surges at the PV module shall be provided. Low voltage drop bypass diodes shall be provided.



15.1.6 Other general requirement for the PV modules and subsystems shall be the Following:

(i) The module shall be provided with a junction box with either provision of external screw terminal connection or sealed type and with arrangement for provision of by-pass diode. The box shall have hinged, weather proof lid with captive screws and cable gland entry points or may be of sealed type and IP-65 rated. (ii) I-V curves at STC should be provided by contractor.

15.1.7 Solar PV modules :

(A) Each PV Modules provided must use a RF identification tag. The following information must be mentioned in the RFID used on each modules. This should be inside the laminate only.

a) Name of the manufacturer of the PV module

b) Name of the manufacturer of Solar Cells.

c) Month & year of the manufacture (separate for solar cells and modules)

d) Country of origin (It should be of Indian origin)

e) I-V curve for the module Wattage, Im, Vm and FF for the module

f) Unique Serial No and Model No of the module

g) Date and year of obtaining IEC PV module qualification certificate.

h) Name of the test lab issuing IEC certificate.

j) Other relevant information on traceability of solar cells and module as per ISO 9001 and ISO 14001

(B) The PV Modules must be tested and approved by one of the test centres mentioned

under clause 15.19.

15.1.8 WARRANTIES:

I) MATERIAL WARRANTY:

(a) Material Warranty is defined as: The contractor should warrant the Solar Module(s) to be free from the defects and/or failures specified below for a period not less than ten (10) years from the commercial Operation Date (COD) :

(i) Defects and/or failures due to manufacturing

(ii) Defects and/or failures due to quality of materials

(iii) Non conformity to specifications due to faulty manufacturing and/or inspection processes. If the solar Module(s) fails to conform to this warranty, the contractor will repair or replace the solar module(s), at the Department’s sole option.



II) Performance Warranty: The predicted electrical degradation of power generated not exceeding 20% of the minimum rated power over the 25 year period and not more than 10% after ten years period of the full rated original output and all as per MNRE guidelines. Hence the performance warranty on output & life of structure shall be as under :

Solar PV Module (Output wattage)

Not less than 90% Power generation at the end of 10 years & 80% generation at the end of 25 years

Inverter 5 years Balance of system components Mechanical structures, electrical works, distribution boards, digital

meters, switch gear etc, all workmanship of the SPV power plants systems warranted against any manufacturing/design/installation defects for a minimum period of 05 Years

15.1.9 The Grid Solar PV power plant must be install with necessary weather sensor equipment and to measure and monitor entire solar plant performance as well as to rec ord and analyze the solar generation data. These datas will be submitted to GE MES through a report on completion. 15.2 ARRAY STRUCTURE/MOUNTING STRUCTURE: 15.2.1 Hot dip galvanized MS mounting structures shall be used for mounting the modules/ panels/arrays. Each structure should have angle of inclination as per the site conditions to take maximum insulation. However to accommodate more capacity the angle inclination may be reduced till the plant meets the specified performance ratio requirements. 15.2.2 The Mounting structure shall be so designed to withstand the speed/wind load as per relevant IS Code/NBC for the wind zone of the location of the station where a PV system is proposed to be installed. The structural design for the same shall be approved by GE in writing before carrying out work. Suitable fastening arrangement such as grouting and calming should be provided to secure the installation against the specific wind speed. The cost of the above provision is deemed to be included in the rate quoted for mounting structure Schedule ‘A’/BOQ. 15.2.3 The mounting structure steel shall be as per latest IS 2062: 1992 and galvanization of the mounting structure shall be in compliance of latest IS 4759. 15.2.4 Structural material shall be corrosion resistant and electrolytic ally compatible with the materials used in the module frame, its fasteners, nuts and bolts. 15.2.5 The fasteners used should be made up of stainless steel (SS-304). The structures shall be designed to allow easy replacement of any module. The array structure shall be so designed that it will occupy minimum space without sacrificing the output from the SPV panels. 15.2.6 The minimum clearance of the structure from the roof level should be 300-400mm or as directed by GE. 15.2.7 Typical Parameters shall be as follows.

PARAMETERS SPECIFICATIONS Type Ground/RCC roof, Pitched Roof Fixed. Configuration Portrait/Landscape Material Mild Steel Finishing Hot dip galvanized with minimum 80

Microns thick Wind Spped 39 m/s – 140 KMPH or as reqd for

Udhampur (J&K) station which ever is more. Tilt angle 25 Degree Design IS 800-1998, IS 875 Part 3-1997 & Draft

code, IS 2629-1998, IS 822-1997 Fasteners SS 304 Bolts and Nuts Foundation PCC with M20 Grade


PARTICULAR SPECIFICATIONS(Contd….) 15.2.8 The total load for roof top SPV should be less than 60 Kg/m2.. The load bearing capacity and residual life of building must be checked by the GE and measures to strengthen structure, if required, be taken through separate Source/Agency. (Any strengthening measure required for the building structure is not in the scope of this work). 15.3 --------------- BLANK--------------------

15.4 ARRAY JUNCTION BOX (AJB)/ DC DISTRIBUTION BOARD (DCDB):

a. Depending on the configuration of the arrays and inverter combination, AJB may be required to collect DC power from various SCB’s and provide suitable number of Inputs and outputs for Inverter.

b. The AJB will have suitable size of copper bus bar. c. The AJB shall be outdoor type with IP-65 protection with full dust, water & vermin

proof arrangement. d. Suitable capacity MCBs/MCCB shall be provided for controlling the DC power output

to the PCU/ Inverter along with necessary surge arrestors (MCCB/ MCB/ Surge arrestor is required only if not provided in SCB).

PARAMETERS SPECIFICATIONS Rating 4 Input and 2 Output Type of Enclosure Polycarbonate/ABS Dust, UV stabilized,

Vermin & Water proof and Transparent front lid

Surge Protection Device 1000VDC Type II SPD and 40Ka Rating Degree of protection IP 65/ IP 66 Fuse 1000VDC String Fuses in each Input Termination Copper Terminations Bus Bar Shall be Industrial Grade Copper Busbar Cable Gland IP 65 Cable Glands Certifications IEC 60529, SPDs Class II as per IEC 61643-1

and Fuse UL4248-18 File E347822 15.5 AC DISTRIBUTION PANEL BOARD:

a) AC Distribution Panel Board (DPB) shall control the AC power from PCU/ inverter, and should have necessary surge arrestors type-II category.

b) This panel is a stage before the LT panel to be mounted inside substation. This

panel is outdoor type and collects the power from various inverters and sends a single output to the LT panel in substation.

c) All switches and the circuit breakers, connectors should conform to IEC 60947, part

I, II and III/ IS60947 part I, II and III. d) The changeover switches, cabling work should be undertaken by the contractor as

part of the project. Interconnection from ACDB to mains at LT Bus bar while in grid tied mode is also included in the scope of work.


PARTICULAR SPECIFICATIONS(Contd….) e) All the Panel’s shall be made of Powder Coated CRCA with full dust, water & vermin

proof arrangement cubical type suitable for operation on three phase/ single phase, 415 or 230 volts, 50 Hz.

f) The panels shall be designed for minimum expected ambient temperature of 45 degree

Celsius, 80 percent humidity and dusty weather. g) All indoor panels will have protection of IP54 or better. All outdoor panels will have

protection of IP65 or better. h) Should conform to Indian Electricity Act and rules (till last amendment). j) Variation in supply voltage and supply frequency will be as per Indian Electricity Rules. PARAMETERS SPECIFICATIONS Rating As specified in BOQ. Type of Enclosure CRCA with Powder Coated Suitable for Outdoor

Installation (IP-65) Surge Protection Device 3 Phase Type II SPD and 40 Ka Rating Metering Digital Type Energy meter with minimum class

1.0 accuracy of Make - secure Indication Phase Sequence Indications Termination Copper Terminations Bus Bar Shall be Industrial Grade Copper Busbar MCB/MCCB Protection To be Provided for each Inverter and Output of

Make – L&T/ABB/Schneider Legrand Cable Gland IP65 Cable Glands

15.6 PCU/ARRAY SIZE RATIO:

a) The combined wattage of all inverters should not be less than rated capacity of power plant under STC.

b) Maximum power point tracker shall be integrated in the PCU/inverter to maximize energy drawn from the array.

15.7 PCU/ INVERTER: 15.7.1 GRID CONNECTED INVERTER – 50 KVA

PARAMETERS SPECIFICATIONS INPUT (DC) Maximum dc Power (Solar PV Capacity 62.5kWp Maximum Input Voltage 1000V DC Voltage Range 200-1000V MPPT Voltage Range 200-1000V Start-up Voltage >250V MPP voltage range, Full Power 520-800V Nominal DC Voltage 600V Maximum Input Current per MPPT 50A Total Input Current 100A No. Of Independent MPP Trackers 2 Unbalanced Input (%) 33/67 Input Connection Type 12 pair MC4 DC Disconnection Switch Yes (Inbuilt) OUTPUT (AC) Rated Output Power 50Kva Maximum output power 55Kva Output rated current 76 A Maximum Output Current 80 A Nominal AC Voltage 3 Ph, 400V AC Voltage Range 400 V ± 20% (320˜480) Nominal Frequency 50 Hz Power Factor at Rated Power Unity Frequency Range 45 Hz – 55 Hz Reactive Power (Adjustable) 0.8 Lagging ̃0.8 Leading



Harmonics < 3% Rated Power No. Of Conductors (User settable) 4/5 Wire (L1, L2, L3, N, PE) EFFICIENCY Maximum Efficiency 98.60% Èuro Efficiency 98.40% PROTECTIONS Provided AC Short Circuit Protection AC Over Current Limitation Protection AC Over Voltage Limitation Protection DC Reverse Polarity Protection DC Over Current Limitation Protection DC Over Voltage Limitation Protection DC Short Circuit Protection Input-Side Disconnection Device Protection Ground Fault Monitoring/Grid Monitoring DC/AC Side Surge Protection GENERAL Weight 70Kg approx. Operating Temperature Range -25ºC to 60ºC (Full Power -20º C to +45ºC) Relative Humidity 0˜100%, Non-condensing Operating Elevation <2000m Degree of Protection IP 65 Noise Level < 65DB @ 1M from front panel Self Consumption Power (Night) < 2 Watts STANDARDS AND SAFETY Anti-Islanding Protection/Grid Regulations VDE-AR-N 4105; VDE 0126-1-1; VDE V 0124;

IEC 612727; IEC 62116 EMC EN 61000-6-2; EN 61000-6-4 Safety IEC 62109-1/-2 Efficiency IEC 61683:1999 Environmental Testing IEC 60068-2 (1,2,14,30) & (6,21,27,75,78) Ingress Protection IEC 60529 COMMUNICATION MODBUS RTU over RS 485 Physical Layer Communication Interface 20x4 LCD Built-in Energy Date Logger

15.7.2 GRID CONNECTED INVERTER – 20 KVA

PARAMETERS SPECIFICATIONS INPUT (DC) Maximum dc Power (Solar PV Capacity 25kWp Maximum Input Voltage 1000V DC Voltage Range 200-1000V MPPT Voltage Range 200-1000V Start-up Voltage >250V MPP voltage range, Full Power 470-820V Nominal DC Voltage 635V Maximum Input Current per MPPT 22A Total Input Current 44A No. Of Independent MPP Trackers 2 Unbalanced Input (%) 33/67 Input Connection Type 4 pair MC4 DC Disconnection Switch Yes (Inbuilt) OUTPUT (AC) Rated Output Power 20Kva Maximum output power 21Kva Output rated current 29 A Maximum Output Current 32 A Nominal AC Voltage 3 Ph, 400V AC Voltage Range 400 V ± 20% (320˜480) Nominal Frequency 50 Hz Power Factor at Rated Power Unity Frequency Range 45 Hz – 55 Hz



Reactive Power (Adjustable) 0.8 Lagging ˜ 0.8 Leading Harmonics < 3% Rated Power No. Of Conductors (User settable) 4/5 Wire (L1, L2, L3, N, PE) EFFICIENCY Maximum Efficiency 98.40% Èuro Efficiency 98.10% PROTECTIONS Provided AC Short Circuit Protection AC Over Current Limitation Protection AC Over Voltage Limitation Protection DC Reverse Polarity Protection DC Over Current Limitation Protection DC Over Voltage Limitation Protection Input-Side Disconnection Device Protection Ground Fault Monitoring/Grid Monitoring DC/AC Side Surge Protection GENERAL Weight 45Kg approx. Operating Temperature Range -25ºC to 60ºC (Full Power -20º C to +45ºC) Relative Humidity 0˜100%, Non-condensing Operating Elevation <2000m Degree of Protection IP 65 Noise Level < 55DB @ 1M from front panel Self Consumption Power (Night) < 2 Watts STANDARDS AND SAFETY Anti-Islanding Protection/Grid Regulations DIN VDE V 0124-100; DIN VDE V 0126-1-1;

IEC 61727; IEC 62116; IEEE 1547 EMC EN 61000; EN 61000 Safety IEC 62109 Efficiency IEC 61683:1999 Environmental Testing IEC 60068-2-1;IEC 60068-2-2; IEC 60068-2-14;

IEC 60068-2-30; IEC 60068-2-6; IEC 60068-2-21; IEC 60068-2-27; IEC 60068-2-75; IEC 60068-2-78 (As per MNRE and SECI Requirement)

Ingress Protection EN 60529 : 1991+A1:2000; IEC 60529:1989/A1:1999

COMMUNICATION MODBUS RTU over RS 485 Physical Layer Communication Interface 5˝ Graphical LCD Built-in Energy Date Logger

15.7.3 As SPV array produce direct current electricity, it is necessary to convert this direct current into alternating current and adjust the voltage levels to match the grid voltage. Conversion shall be achieved using an electronic Inverter and the associated control and protection devices. All these components of the system are termed the “Power Conditioning Unit (PCU)”. In addition, the PCU shall also house MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracker), an interface between Solar PV array & the Inverter, to the power conditioning unit/inverter should also be DG set interactive. If necessary. Inverter output should be compatible with the grid frequency. Typical technical features of the inverter shall be as follows:

Switching devices IGBT/MOSFET

Control Microprocessor/DSP Nominal AC output voltage and frequency 415V+10%, 3 Phase, 50Hz (In case single phase

inverters are offered, suitable arrangement for balancing the phases must be made.)

Output frequency 50 Hz Switching Device IGBT/ MOSFET Grid Frequency Synchronization range + 3 Hz or more Ambient temperature considered -20ºC to + 50ºC Humidity 95% of Non-condensing

Protection of Enclosure IP-20(Minimum) for indoor.

IP-65(Minimum) for outdoor. No Load Losses <1% of rated power.



Grid Frequency Tolerance range

+ 3 Hz or more

Grid Voltage tolerance

-0.20.15

Inverter efficiency(minimum)

>93% (In case of 10 kW or above with in-built galvanic isolation) >97% (In case of 10 KW or above without inbuilt galvanic isolation)

Inverter efficiency (minimum)

> 90% (In case of less than 10 kW)

THD < 3% PF > 0.9

15.7.4 Three phase PCU/ inverter shall be used with each power plant system. 15.7.5 PCU/inverter shall be capable of complete automatic operation including wake-up, synchronization & shutdown. 15.7.6 The output of power factor of PCU inverter is suitable for all voltage ranges or sink of reactive power, inverter should have internal protection arrangement against any sustainable fault in feeder line and against the lightning on feeder.

15.7.7 Built-in meter and data logger to monitor plant performance through external computer shall be provided.

15.7.8 Anti-islanding (Protection against Islanding of grid): The PCU shall have anti islanding

protection in conformity to IEEE 1547/UL 1741/ IEC 62116 or equivalent BIS standard. 15.7.9 ----------------- BLANK----------------

15.7.10 ----------------- BLANK---------------- 15.7.11 The PCU/ inverter generated harmonics, flicker, DC injection limits, Voltage Range,

Frequency Range and Anti-Islanding measures at the point of connection to the utility services should follow the latest CEA (Technical Standards for Connectivity Distribution Generation Resources) Guidelines.

15.7.12 The power conditioning units/ inverters should comply with applicable IEC/ equivalent BIS

standard for efficiency measurements and environmental tests as per standard codes IEC 61683/IS 61683 and IEC 60068-2 (1,2,14,30)/ Equivalent BIS Std.

15.7.13 The MPPT units environmental testing should qualify IEC 60068-2 (1, 2, 14, 30)/ Equivalent BIS std. The junction boxes/ enclosures should be IP 65 (for outdoor)/ IP 54 (indoor) and as per IEC 529 specifications. 15.7.14 The PCU/ inverters should be tested from the MNRE approved test centres/ NABL/ BIS/ IEC accredited testing- calibration laboratories. In case of imported power conditioning units, these should be approved by international test houses. 15.8 INTEGRATION OF PV POWER WITH GRID: The output power from SPV would be fed to the inverters which converts DC produced by SPV array to AC and feeds it into the main electricity grid after synchronization. In case of grid failure, or low or high voltage, solar PV system shall be out of synchronization and shall be disconnected from the grid. 15.9 ----------------- BLANK----------------



15.10 PROTECTIONS The system should be provided with all necessary protections like earthing, Lightning as follows: 15.10.1EARTHING PROTECTION

a) Each array structure of the PV yard should be grounded/ earthed properly as per relevant IS & as specified in BOQ. In addition the lighting arrester/masts should also be earthed inside the array field. Earth Resistance shall be tested in presence of the representative of Department/ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE as and when required after earthing by calibrated earth tester. PCU, ACDB and DCDB should also be earthed properly. b) Earth resistance shall not be more than 5 ohms. It shall be ensured that all the earthing points are bonded together to make them at the same potential. (c) Provisions should be kept for shorting and grouding of the PV array at the time of maintenance work. All metal casing/shielding of the plant should be thoroughly grounded in accordance with Indian Safety rules.

15.10.2 LIGHTENING AND OVER VOLTAGE PROTECTION The SPV Power Generator should be provided with lightening and over voltage protection. The principle aim in this protection is to reduce the over voltage to a tolerable value before it reaches the PV or other subsystem components. The source of over voltage can be lightening or any other atmospheric disturbances.

PARAMETERS SPECIFICATIONS Material Aluminium Alloy 10mm Dia Air Rod Height 4m Air Rod Radius 15m Protection Angle 65

Grounding resistance Less Than 5 ohm Standard IS 2309 : 1989

15.10.3 GRID ISLANDING:

a) In the event of a power failure on the electric grid, it is required that any independent power-producing inverters attached to the grid turn off in a short period of time. This prevents the DC-to-AC inverters from continuing to feed power into small sections of the grid, known as “Islands.” Powered Islands present a risk to workers who may expect the area to be unpowered, and they may also damage grid-tied equipment. The PV system shall be equipped with islanding protection. In addition to disconnection from the grid (due to islanding protection) disconnection due to under and over voltage conditions shall also be provided.



b) A manual disconnect 4-pole isolation switch beside automatic disconnection to grid would have to be provided at utility end to isolate the grid connection by the utility personnel to carry out any maintenance. This switch shall be locked by the utility personnel.

15.11 CABLES Cables of appropriate size to be used in the system shall have the following characteristics:

i. Shall meet IEC 60227/IS 694, IEC 60502/IS1554 standards ii. Temp. Range- 10ºC to + 80ºC. iii. Voltage rating- 1100V iv. Excellent resistance to heat, cold, water, oil, abrasion, UV radiation v. Flexible vi. Sizes of cables between array interconnections, array to junction boxes, junction boxes to

Inverter etc. shall be so selected to keep the voltage drop (power loss) of the entire solar system to the minimum (2%)

vii. For the DC cabling, XLPE or, XLPO insulated and sheathed, UV-stabilized single core multi-

stranded flexible copper cables shall be used; Multi-core cables shall not be used. viii. For the AC cabling, PVC or, XLPE insulated and PVC sheathed single or, multi-core multi-

stranded copper cables shall be used till ACDB; Outdoor AC cables shall have a UV-stabilized outer sheath. However, from ACDB till LT panel of substation, suitable sized XLPE insulated and PVC sheathe Aluminium cable shall be used.

ix. The cables (as per IS) should be insulated with a special grade PVC compound formulated

for outdoor use. Outer sheath of cables shall be electron beam cross-linked XLPO type and black in colour.

x. The DC cables from the SPV module array shall run through a UV-stabilized PVC conduit

pipe of adequate diameter with a minimum wall thickness of 1.5mm. xi. Cables and wires used for the interconnection of solar PV modules shall be provided with

solar PV connectors (MC4) and couplers xii. Cable Jacket should also be electron beam cross-linked XLPO, flame retardant, UV

resistant and black in colour. xiii. All cables and connectors for use for installation of solar field must be of solar grade which

can withstand harsh environment conditions including High temperatures, UV radiation, rain, humidity, dirt, salt, burial and attack by moss and microbes for 25 years and voltages as per latest IEC standards. DC cables used from solar modules to array junction box shall be solar grade copper (Cu) with XLPO insulation and rated for 1.1kV as per relevant standards only.

xiv. The ratings given are approximate. Contractor shall indicate size and length as per system

design requirement. All the cables required for the plant shall be provided by the contractor. Any change in cabling sizes if desired by the contractor shall be approved after citing appropriate reasons. All cable schedules/ layout drawings shall be approved prior to installation.

xv. Multi Strand, Annealed high conductivity copper conductor PVC type ‘A’ pressure extruded insulation or XLPE insulation. Overall PVC/XLPE insulation for UV protection Armoured cable for underground laying. All cable trays including covers to be provided. All cables conform to latest edition of IEC/ equivalent BIS Standards as specified below: BOS item / component Standard Description Standard Number Cables General Test and Measuring Methods, PVC/XLPE insulated cables for working Voltage up to and including 1100 V, UV resistant for outdoor installation IS /IEC 69947.

xvi. The total voltage drop on the cable segments from the solar PV modules to the solar grid

inverter shall not exceed 2.0%.




xvii. The total voltage drop on the cable segments from the solar grid inverter to the building distribution board shall not exceed 2.0%.

15.11.1 DC CABLE

PARAMETERS SPECIFICATIONS Type Solar DC Cables, Double Insulated Copper 1CX

4Sqmm, EB XLPO Insulation Type UV resistant, Flame retardant and Halogen Free Temperature range -20ºC to +100ºC Voltage range 1000VDC Standard Fire : IEC60332-1, IEC 60332-3-24

TUV 2 PfG 1169 08.2007 PV1-F 15.11.2 AC CABLE

PARAMETERS SPECIFICATIONS Type Inverter to –ACDB : Copper Un-Armoured PVC

ACDB – Grid Connection : Aluminum/Copper Armoured cable

Voltage Grade 1100 Volts Temperature range -10ºC to +85ºC Standard IS: 7098 (Part I) 1988, IS :5831-1984, IS:8130-

1984, IS :3975 15.12 CONNECTIVITY

The maximum capacity for interconnection with the grid at a specific voltage level shall be as specified in the Distribution Code/Supply Code of the State and amended from time to time. Following criteria have been suggested for selection of voltage level in the distribution system for ready reference of the solar suppliers. Individual Plant Capacity Connecting Voltage Up to 10 KW 240V – single phase or 415V- three phase at

the option of the consumer.

Above 10 Kw and upto 100 Kw 415V- three phase.

Above 100 Kw At HT/EHT level (22 Kv /33 Kv/66Kv) as per DISCOM rules.

15.12.1 ---------------BLANK---------------- 15.13 DANGER BOARDS AND SIGNAGES:

When/Wherever specified in BOQ. Danger boards should be provided as and where necessary as per IE Act. /IE rules as amended up to date. Three signage shall be provided one each at battery –cum- control room, solar array area and main entry from administrative block. Text of the signage may be finalized in consultation with the GE. (If specified in BOQ).

15.13.1

Precast concrete HT Cable Cover (If specified in BOQ):- The HT Cable cover shall be class HV, Type 1, flat of size 300X180X40mm factory made.

15.13.2

Cable Route Indicator (If specified in BOQ):- Cable route indicator shall be made out of CI plate 100mm dia, 6mm thick & fixed over angle iron of size 40mmx40mmx6mm, 45 Cm in length duly painted with aluminium paint suitable for HT/LT cable all as specified and including embedded in PCC(1:3:6) type C1 using 20mm graded stone aggregate of size 30x30x20cm in ground.



15.13.3

Sand Cushioning (If specified in BOQ):- Sand filling under cables shall be 8cm thick before laying of cable and 15cm thick above the cable (total compacted thickness 23cm) all as per para 19.75 of SSR Part-I.

15.14 DRAWINGS & MANUALS: 15.14.1 Two sets of Engineering, electrical drawings and Installation and O&M manuals are to be

supplied. Contractor shall provide complete technical data sheets for each equipment giving details of the specifications along with basic design of the power plant and power evacuation, synchronization along with protection equipment. 3.16.2 Approved ISI and reputed makes for equipment be used. 3.16.3 For complete electro-mechanical works, contractors shall supply complete design, details and drawings for approval to the GE before progressing with the installation work.

15.15 SAFETY MEASURES: The contractor shall take entire responsibility for electrical safety of

the installation(s) including connectivity with the grid and follow all the safety rules & regulations applicable as per Electricity Act, 2003 and CEA guidelines etc.

15.16 DISPLAY BOARD : The contractor has to display a board at the project site mentioning the

following:

a. Plant Name, Capacity, Location, Type of Renewable Energy plant (Like solar wind etc.), Date of commissioning, details of tie-up with transmission and distribution companies, Power generation and Export FY wise.

b. The size and type of board and display shall be approved by Engineer-in-charge before site inspection.

15.17 ------------------BLANK---------------------- 15.18 LIST OF STANDARDS TO BE CONSIDERED

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DESCRIPTION STANDARDS

1 Module Mounting Structure

IS 800-1998, IS 875 Part 3-1997 & Draft code, IS 2629-1998, IS 822-1997

2. Earthing IS 3043/ IS as applicable

IEEE 802000/ IS as applicable

15.19 Quality Certification, Standards and Testing for Grid-connected Solar PV

Systems/Power Plants Quality certification and standards for grid-connected rooftop solar PV systems are essential

for the successful mass-scale implementation of this technology. It is also imperative to put in place an efficient and rigorous monitoring mechanism, adherence to these standards. Hence, all components of grid-connected rooftop solar PV system/ plant must conform to the relevant standards and certifications given below:

Solar PV Modules/Panels IEC 61215/ IS 14286 Design Qualification and Type Approval for Crystalline Silicon

Terrestrial Photovoltaic (PV) Modules IEC 61853 – Part 1/IS 16170 : Part 1 Photovoltaic (PV) module performance testing and energy

rating -: Irradiance and temperature performance measurements, and power rating

IEC 61730-1,2 Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety Qualification – Part 1: Requirements for Construction, Part 2 : Requirements for Testing.

IEC 62804 Photovoltaic (PV) modules – Test methods for the detection of potential – induced degradation. IEC TS 62804-1: Part 1: Crystalline silicon (mandatory for applications where the system voltage is > 600 VDC and advisory for installations where the system voltage is < 600 VDC)



Solar PV Inverters IEC 62109-1, IEC 62109-2

Safety of power converters for use in photovoltaic power systems – Part 1: General requirements, and Safety of power converters for use in photovoltaic power systems Part 2 : Particular requirements for inverters. Safety compliance (Protection degree IP 65 for outdoor mounting, IP 54 for indoor mounting)

IEC/IS 61683 (as applicable)

Photovoltaic Systems – Power conditioners : Procedure for Measuring Efficiency (10%, 25%, 50%, 75% & 90-100 % Loading Conditions

BS EN 50530 (as applicable

Overall efficiency of grid-connected photovoltaic inverters : This European Standard provides a procedure for the measurement of the accuracy of the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of inverters, which are used in grid-connected photovoltaic systems. In that case the inverter energizes a low voltage grid of stable AC voltage and constant frequency. Both the static and dynamic MPPT efficiency is considered.

IEC 62116/ UL 1741/IEEE 1547 (as applicable

Utility-interconnected Photovoltaic Inverters – Test Procedure of Islanding Prevention Measures

IEC 60255-27 Measuring relays and protection equipment- Part 27 :Product safety requirements.

IEC 60068 -2 (1, 2, 14, 27, 30 & 64)

Environmental Testing of PV system – Power Conditioners and Inverters (a) IEC 60068-2-1 : Environmental testing – Part 2-1 : Tests = Test A : Cold (b) IEC 60068-2-2 : Environmental testing – Part 2-2 : Tests – Test B : Dry heat. (c) IEC 60068-2-14 : Environmental testing – Part 2-14 : Tests – Test N : Change of temperature (d) IEC 60068-2-27 : Environmental testing – Part 2-27 : Tests – Test Ea and guidance : Shock. (e) IEC 60068-2-30 : Environmental testing – Part 2-30 : Tests – Test Db : Damp heat, cyclic (12h +12 h cycle) (f) IEC 60068-2-64 : Environmental testing – Part 2-64 : Tests – Test Fh : Vibration, broadband random and guidance

IEC 61000- 2, 3, 5 (as applicable

Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing of PV Inverters

Fuses/Circuit Breaker/Switch Gear IS/IEC 60947 (Part 1, 2 & 3), EN 50521

General safety requirements for connectors, switches, circuit breakers (AC/DC): a) Low-voltage Switchgear and Control-gear, Part 1: General rules b) Low-Voltage Switchgear and Control-gear, Part 2: Circuit Breakers c) Low-voltage switchgear and Control-gear, Part 3: Switches, Dis-connectors, switch-dis-connectors and fuse-combination units d) EN 50521: Connectors for photovoltaic systems – Safety requirements and tests

IEC 60269-6 Low-voltage fuses - Part 6: Supplementary requirements for fuse-links for the protection of solar photovoltaic energy systems

Surge Arrestors IEC 62305-4 Lightening Protection Standard

IEC 60364-5-53/ IS 15086-5 (SPD)

Electrical installations of buildings - Part 5-53: Selection and erection of electrical equipment - Isolation, switching and control

IEC 61643-11:2011

Low-voltage surge protective devices - Part 11: Surge protective devices connected to low-voltage power systems - Requirements and test methods

Cables IEC 60227/IS 694, IEC 60502/IS 1554 (Part I & II)

General test and measuring method for PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) insulated cables (for working voltages up to and including 1100 V, and UV resistant for outdoor installation)



IEC69947 BS EN 50618

Electric cables for photovoltaic systems (BT (DE/NOT)258), mainly for DC Cables.

Earthing/Lightning IEC 62561 Series (Chemical earthing) IS-3043/IS as applicable IEEE – 802000/IS as applicable

IEC 62561-1 : Lightning protection system components (LPSC) – Part 1 : Requirements for connection components IEC 62561-2 Lightning protection system components (LPSC) - Part 2: Requirements for conductors and earth electrodes IEC 62561-7 Lightning protection system components (LPSC) - Part 7: Requirements for earthing enhancing compounds

IS-3043/IS as applicable IEEE – 802000/IS as applicable

Junction Boxes IEC 60529 Junction boxes and solar panel terminal boxes shall be of the

thermo-plastic type with IP 65 protection for outdoor use, and IP 54 protection for indoor use.

IS 16444 or as spcifiedby the DISCOMs

A.C. Static direct connected watt-hour Smart Meter Class 1 and 2 Specification ( with Import & Export/Net energy measurements)

Solar PV Roof Mounting Structure IS 2062/IS 4759 Material for the structure mounting

IEC 61727 : 2004 Grid Connectivity Interface.

Name of test lab for testing of PV modules during currency/after completion of work

1 National Institute of Solar Energy (Formerly SEC) 2 Electronics Regional Test Laboratory (ERTL) 3 Electronics Test and Development Centre (ETDC) 4 Underwriters Laboratory (UL) 5 TUV Rheinland (TUV) 6 Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (Govt. of India) 7 The Energy & Resources Institute

Project Completion Report for Grid/Connected Financial Year * : Approval No. * : Proposal Title: Installed by agency :

Project initiated by : Title of the Project* : Category of the organization/ beneficiary*-

Address of contact person*:

State* : Mobile* : Telephone No : Other info Electricity Distribution Company Name :



Electricity consumer account no. as per electricity bill :

Bank details of Beneficiary

Name of A/c holder : Name of Bank : Name of Branch and Address :

Bank IFSC Code : 9 Digit Micr Code : Type of Account : Account No : Adhar Card Number Technology Description & System Design/Specification

1. Module : Capacity/Power of each PV Module (Wp)*

1. Capacity/Power 2. Capacity/Power

1. Nos 2. Nos

Cumulative Capacity of Modules(KWp):

Solar cell technology :

Module efficiency (in Percentage) :

2. Inverters : Type of inverter :

Make of inverter :

Capacity/Power of each PCU/inverters (VA)* :

Capacity/Power Nos.

Capacity/Power of PCU/inverters (KVA) :

Inverter efficiency (Full load) :

(in percentage)

3. Metering Arrangement Details of Metering

Type of Meter* :

Make of Meter : 5. Other informations Units of electricity generated by the solar plant as per meter (in KWh) :

Monitoring Mechanism : No. of personnel to be trained in O&M

Task & Expected Schedule (in Months) :

Grid connectivity level Grid connectivity level phase*:

Grid connectivity level Voltage* :



Costing of Project Hardware cost : Rs. Total Cost of

Installation : Rs.

Means of Finance Envisaged Central

Financial Assistance from MNRE*

Rs.

Subsidy from states if any

Rs.

Contribution of Beneficiaries*

Rs.

Other Source (s) of Funding

Rs.

Annexure - V

Documents to be submitted after Completion of Work : 1. After the work is completed, the contractor shall submit as built drawing, test reports,

performance ratio, earth resistance test and any other test that engineer-in-charge may prescribe. The performance ratio test will be witnessed by engineer-in-charge with the help of third party inspector/ consultant engaged by it.

2. The contractor shall submit warranties certificates to the Engineer-in-Charge after the

completion of work.

__________________________ DCWE(Contracts) SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTOR for Accepting Officer



Appendix ‘A’ CEMENT SUPPLY & ACCEPTANCE REGISTER

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Remarks with signatures Accepted/Rejected Contractor Junior Engineer(Civil/E&M) Engineer-in-Charge Garrison Engineer Remarks of BOO/Inspecting Officer/CWE


LIST OF BRANDS & MAKES OF PRODUCTS: E/M ITEMS

Sl No Name of item MAKE MAKE MAKE 1 Geyser Electric

(a) Usha Lexus (b) Havells India Ltd (c) EON Ltd (d) Bajaj (e) V Guard (f) Racold (g) Crompton Greaves (h) Supreme (i) Venus (j) Jaquar & Company (k) Pearl

2 Fluorescent Tube Light fittings/CFL fittings

(a) Havells (b) Surya (c) Adhunik/ Action (d) Crompton (e) HPL (f) Halonix (g) Phillips (h) GE Lighting (i) Osram (j) Bajaj (k) Luxolite (l) English Elect

(m) Wipro (n) Anchor

3 CFL

(a) Havells (b) Surya (c) Halonix (d) Crompton (e) Anchor (f) HPL (g) Wipro (h) Luxolite Philips (i) Adhunik/ Action (j) Bajaj (k) Osram

4 LED Fitting /LED Street Light Fitting

(a) Havells India Ltd (b) C &S (c) Goldwyn (d) Siemens (e) SYSKA (f) OREVA (g) Crompton (h) Surya (i) Eveready (j) Wipro (k) Osram (l) Insta Power

(m) Phillips (n) HPL (o) Bajaj (p) GE

5 Electric Accessories, Piano Switches, Ceiling Rose, Call Bells, Buzzers, Lamp Holders Regulator

(a) Legrand (b) Leader (c) Novateur Electrical (d) Havells (e) Standard (f) Cona (g) Phillips (h) Indo Asian (i) Kinjal (j) Plaza (k) SSK (l) Crabtree

(m) Anchor (n) EON Ltd (o) KAY

6 Ceiling Fan/Regulator and Exhaust Fan/Cabin Fan/Air Circulator

(a) Khaitan (b) Havells (c) Anchor (d) Orient (e) Usha (f) GEC (g) Crompton Greaves (h) Polar (i) EON Ltd (j) Bajaj (k) Almonard

7 Flame Proof fittings

(a) Bajaj (b)Sudhir Switchgears Ltd (c)Flexpro Electricals (d) Crompton Greaves (e)Electron Lighting System (f)Atlas Industries Ltd (g) Phillips (h)M/s Shyam Switchgears

(i)Pluto

8 Street Light Fittings (SV/MV/MH)

(a) Havells India Ltd (b) Surya Roshni (c) M/s Mega Energy Solution (d) Crompton Greaves (e) Control & Switchgear (f) Kakatiya Energy Systems Pvt Ltd (g) Phillips (h) GE (i) EON (j) Wipro (k) Novateur Electrical (l) HPL

(m) Adhunik /Action

9 Solar Street Light Fitting

(a) TATA (b) HPL (c) Plaza Power (d) Bajaj (e) Crompton (f) Goldwyn (g) Phillips (h) ABS Engineering (i) Kripa (j) BHEL (k) Dark Eye (l) Niloy New Sun Tech

(m) Surya (n) Sun Tech

10 Elect Energy Meters (a) L&T (b) Secure (c) Genus Power Infrastructures (d) HPL (e) Alstom (f) Jaipur Meter

11 High Mast Light

(a) Bajaj (b) Surya (c) Utkarsht Tubes & Pipe (d) Phillips (e) HPL (f) GE (g) Crompton (h) Metal Coats

12 PVC Casing Capping (a) CG (b) Presto Plast (c) AKG (d) Bajaj (e) Precision (f) National (g) Finolex (h) Modi (i) Laxmi Engineering Bhopal (j) Polycab (k) Prince (l) Asian

(m) Siemens (n) Supreme (o) Plaza (p) Kalinga

13 MCCB and Microprocessor Based MCCB LT 415 Volts

(a) Larsen & Tubro (b) Legrand (c) GE Controls (d) ABB (e) HPL (f) C & S Electrical Ltd (g) Siemens (h) Indo Asian (i) Standard (j) Schneider (k) Hager (l) Bentec India Ltd

(m) Havells India Ltd (n) GE Power (o) Novateur Electrical

14 MCB / ISOLATORS / DBS / ELCB / RCCB

(a) Legrand (b) Havells (c) Novateur Electrical & Digital P Ltd (d) Siemens (e) L&T (f) Bentec India Ltd (g) ABB (h) C & S (i) Standard (j) Schneider (k) Indo Asian (l) Hager

(m) HPL

15 Modular Switches, Sockets (a) Crabtree Havells (b) Indo Asian Glint (c) HPL


Sl No Name of item MAKE MAKE MAKE etc (d) ABB (e) Standard (f) SSK

(g) Legrand (h) Anchor

16 Cables, Cable LT Multi Stanrdred Copper Conductor (1100 Volt)

(a) Havells (b) Indo Asian (c) RPG (d) Larsen & Turbo (e) Polycab (f) Rallison (g) Finolex (h) Paragon (i) KEI (j) Anchor (k) RR Cable (l) Richa Cables

(m) Nicco (n) HPL (o) EON Ltd (p) Plaza (q) Ecko (r) Kalinga

17 Flexible Cord Twisted

Copper Conductor (a) Havells (b) Anchor (c) Polycab (d) Finolex (e) Paragon (f) Nicco (g) Plaza (h) HPL (i) KEI

18 Fluorescent Tube Rod (a) Phillips (b) Cromption (c) HPL

(d) Wipro (e) English Elect (f) Surya Roshni (g) Havells (h) Standard

19 1-Refrigerators 2-Window AC/Split AC 3- Water Cooler / Deep Freezer

(a) Whirlpool for 1&2 (b) Samsung 1&2 (c) Usha Shriram -3 (d) Voltas 2&3 (e) Hitachi 1&2 (f) Carrier -1,2 & 3 (g) LG 1&2 (h) Daikin 1&2 (i) Fedders Lloyd -1,2 &3 (j) Bluestar 2&3 (k) Godrej 1,2&3

20 Pre-Stressed Concrete Pole

(a) Hindustan Prestressed Concrete

(b) Cement Fabric India Ltd (c)) Precto Industries Chandigarh

(d) MA Pre-Stressed Works

(e) Concrete Fabrics (f) K B industries Pathankot

(g) Indian PCC Poles (h) Pre-Stressed Concrete Ltd (i) Pre Cast Cement Products Samba (j) Concrete Udyog (k) Kashmir Cement, Samba (l) M/s Cement Fabric India

21 Pole-Steel Tubular

(a) Quality Steel Products Ltd

(b) Surjit Singh & Co (c) Metal Coats

(d) The National Tubing Company

(e) M/s Anil Engineering Corporation

(f) Riddi Poles Vadodara

(g) Kalinga Tubes (h) Bharat Condut and Steel WKS

(i) Sankhla Poles

(j) MS Sohanlal Gaziabad (k) India Tube And co (l) Charag Associates, Khunmoh (m) M/s Jindal Steel

Products (n) India Electric Poles MFG

Co (o) Sidhartha Steel

(p) Bombay Tubes (q) M/s Bharat Steel Tubes

22 Insulators HT/LT Disc/ Pin / Shackel/ Loops Type

(a) BHEL (b)Jayshree (c)Jaipura Brothers (d) Mysore Porcelin

Southern Insulators (e)WS Insulators (f)Hitkari

(g) Pactil (h)Southern Insulators

23 HT/LT Insulator/ Composted Insulators

(a) Jaipuria (b) Bengal Poteries (c) BHEL

24 Air Circuit Breaker (ACB) HT/ LT 600 VOL TS/ LT ACB 415 Volts

(a) Larsen & Tubro (b) Legrand (c) HPL (d) Siemens (e) Cromption Greaves (f) Standard (g) ABB (h) GEC (i) Bentec Electrical &Electronics P Ltd (j) Schneider (k) Havells India Ltd (l) Novateur Electicals & Digital Systems

Pvt Ltd (m) English Electric (n) C & S Electrical Ltd (o) Hager (p) Indo asian

25 Vacuum Circuit Breaker (VCB)

(a) Siemens (b) L&T (c) Andrew Yule (d) BHEL (e) English Electric (f) Indian Transformers & Electricals (g) ABB (h) Alstom (i) Megawin Switchgear P ltd (j) Schneider (k) Cromption Greaves

26 Automatic Power Factor Corrector (APFC) Panel

(a) Larsen & Tubro (b) Crompton (c) Crompton (d) GEC (e) Schneider (f) EPCOS (g) Siemens (h) Havells (i) ABB (j) Asian

27 Power Factor Improvement Capacitor Banks

(a) Larsen & Tubro (b) GE (c) EPCOS (d) Siemens (e) Crompton Greaves (f) Crompton Greaves (g) ABB (h) Havells

28 HT Switch Gear 66/33/11 KV 3 Phase, GAS Circuit Breaker Circuit breaker SF-6 Type

(a) BHEL (b) Schneider (c) Andrew Yule (d) Siemens (e) L&T (f) Megawin Switchgear (g) ABB (h) Alstom (i) Indian Transformer & Electric (j) English Electric (k) Crompton Greaves

29 HT 11 KV, 3 PH Automatic Switch Fuse Unit

(a) Southern Switch Gear (b) Crompton Greaves (c) Indian Transformer & Electric (d) Andrew Yule (e) Schneider

(f) Havells

30 Air Break Switch Gang (a) BHEL Mysore Electrical Industries Atlas


Sl No Name of item MAKE MAKE MAKE Operated (33KV) 11KV

Southern Switchgear Jaishri Jaipuria Brothers Pactil

31 Air- Break switch (Isolators). Air Break Switch 11KV Gang Operated (GO/DO Switch)

(a) MEI Pactil (Metro) GEC Southern Switch Gear GR Power Switch Universal Andrew Yule Atlas Crompton Greaves Jaipuria ECE Jayshree

32 Arresters Lightening LT / HT

(a) Oblum (b)MEI (c)Alpro (d) BHEL (e)Jayshri (f)Jaipuria Brothers (g) GEC-Elpro (h)Atlas (i)Madras Porcelain (j) Crompton & Greaves

(k)Alstom (l)Rastriya

33 Conduit Steel ERW (ISI

Marked)

(a) TATA (b) Prakash Surya (c) Precision (d) Jindal (e) Kalinga (f) Greaves Cotton (g) Tirupati (h) AKG (i) Bharat Steel Tubes (j) BEC (k) Vimco Supreme (l) National

34 Conduit PVC

(a) Presto Plast (b) Asian (c) AKG (d) Finolex (e) Bajaj (f) AVON (g) Kalinga (h) Richa Cables Pvt Ltd (i) Supreme (j) Plaza (k) Kinjal

35 LT Panel Powder Coated In-door/ Out- door/ Wall Mounted Prewired/ Automatic Power Factor Control (APFC) Panel

(a) CPRI approved Company

36 Change over switch/ Starter/ Contactor/ Star- Delta/ Synchronous

(a) Havells India Ltd (b) Schneider (c) Novateur Electrical (d) Siemens (e) GE Power (f) KAY (g) Larsen & Tubro (h) Standard (i) HPL (j) Crompton Greaves (k) C & S (l) GEC

(m) Legrand (n) Indo Asian (o) ABB (p) Megawin Switchgear

37 Power Transformer 66/11KV, 33/11 KV, 33/0.433 KV Copper Wound

(a) BHEL (b) ABB (c) C&S Electrical Ltd (d) Siemens Ltd (e) Electrifield Company (f) Indian Transformers & Electricals (g) Bharat Bijlee (h) Megawin Switchgear P ltd (i) Alstom (j) Crompton Greaves (k) Alstom (GEC) (l) Kirloskar

(m) Power Wave Schneider

(n) Andrew Yule (o) Andrew Yule

(p) Volt amp (q) M/s Indo Tech Transformer Ltd

38 Current & Potential Transformers 66KV / 33KV / 11KV

(a) Kappa (b) English Electric (c) Joyti Ltd (d) Sehneider (e) Crompton Greaves (f) Laxmi (g) Siemens (h) Automatic Electrical (i) Control & System (j) ABB (k) Pragati Electricals

39 Transformer (11 KV /

0.433KV),(0.433KV / 11KV) ( above 100 KVA)

(a) Crompton Greaves (b) Bharat Bijlee (c) Schneider (d) BHEL (e) Voltamp (f) ITE Gurgoan (g) Siemens (h) Automatic Electrical (i) Kirloskar (j) ABB (k) Alstom (l) Megawin Switchgear P Ltd

(m) English Electric (n) Andrew Yule

40 Transformer (11 KV / 0.433KV),(0.433KV / 11KV) (upto and including 100 KVA)

(a) J K Transformer & Switch Gear, Jammu

(b) Continental Transformer Jammu

(c) GEE’s Industries

(d) Rajasthan Transformer (e) Northson Sant Nagar, Srinagar

(f) RK Indusutries

(g) Oriental Transformer Jammu

(h) Electricfield Company

41 Compact Sub Station (a) ABB (b)BHEL (c)Crompton (d) Schneider (e)L&T (f)Areva (g) Siemens (h)Raychem RPG

42 Voltage Stabilisers (HT) (a) Brentford (b) Bieecon Lawrie (c) AE Mumbai (d) Andrew Yule

43 Metal Oxide Lightning / Surge Arrestor

(a) Oblum (b) Alstom (c) Lamco (d) Jaipuria Brothers (e) MEI (f) Cromption Greaves (g) Pactil (h) Rastriya Udhog (i) Atlas (j) Raychem (k) GEC Alpro (l) Madras Porceline

44 Cable Jointing Kit for 11

KV/22KV (a) Raychems (b) Yamuna Gases &

Chemicals (c) Siemens


Sl No Name of item MAKE MAKE MAKE

(d) Densons (e) Cable Corporation of India (f) RPG (g) M-Seal (h) Cabseal (i) Birla-3M (j) Mahindra & Mahindra

45 UG HT XLPE, PVC- insulated Aluminum Conductor Cable for 33/11 KV System

(a) Cable corporation of India

(b) Polycab (c) Crystal Cable Ind.

(d) Havells India Ltd (e) RPG Cables (f) Ravin Cable Ltd (g) Universal Cables Ltd (h) Gloster (i) KEI (j) Asian Cables (k) Diamond (l) NICCO

(m) Paramount (n) ECKO

46 UG LT XLPE PVC Insulated Aluminum Conductor Cable for 1100 volts

(a) Cable Corporation of India

(b) RPG Cables (c) Crystal Cable Ind

(d) Asian Cables (e) Diamond (f) Kalinga (g) Finolex Cable Co (h) Indo Asian (i) Paragon (j) Polycab (k) Richa Cable (l) RR Cables (m) Gloster (n) Ravin Cable (o) NICCO (p) Plaza (q) KEI (r) Havells (s) EON Ltd

47 Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced (ACSR)

(a) Aluminum Ind (b)Jaipuria Brothers (c)VK Conductor (d) ICC (e)Alind (f)Ujala (g) Bharat Conductors (h)Northern Associates

Kashmir (i)Konark

(j) NICCO (k)Asian Power Transformers & Conductors Baramulla

(l)Indian Aluminum Co

(m) Palican Jammu

48 Ammeter/Voltmeter/ Power Factor/ Frequency Meters

(a) ABB (b) Meco (c) Premier (d) HPL (e) AE (f) Meco (g) Havells (h) L&T (i) Bentex Electrical

49 Digital Meters With Built in

Selector Switches for Voltmeter, Ammeter Frequency, Energy, KW Power Analysis

(a) Larsen & Turbo (b) Enercon (c) Havells (d) Automatic Electrical (e) Secure Meter (f) KAY (g) HPL (h) Control & Switchgear

50 Electronic Energy Meters Tamper Proof

(a) Larsen & Turbo (b) GE (c) Jaipur Meter (d) HPL (e) Genus (f) Legrand (g) Havells (h) Meco (i) Bentec India Ltd (j) Secure Meter (k) Ariva

51 PVC Conduits Rigid and Flexible

(a) Finolex (b) Plaza (c) Presto Plast (d) Supreme (e) Asian (f) Heera (g) Prince (h) Precision (i) Indo American Elect (j) Tirupati (k) Kalinga (l) Richa Cables

(m) Bajaj (n) Dutron (o) Kinjal (p) AKG

52 MS Conduit

(a) Bec Industries (b) Bharat (c) CTI (d) Kalinga (e) AKG (f) Asian (g) Jindal (h) NIC (i) Viraj Industries

53 Relay Electromechanical for HT /LT Panels

(a) Larsen & Turbo (b) English Electric (c) HPL (d) Schneider (e) Siemens (f) Jaipur (g) ABB (h) Alstom

54 Relay Numerical Static

(a) Siemens (b) Alstom (c) AE (d) ABB (e) L&T (f) Schneider (g) HPL

55 UPS (a) TATA Libart (b) Luminous (c) Crompton Greaves (d) Aplab (e) Microteck (f) Su-kam (g) Sinetrac (h) Blue Line

56 DG Set (Engine) (a) Kirloskar (b) Mahindra (c) Volvo (d) Cummins (e) TATA (f) Escort (g) Greaves Cotton (h) Ruston (i) Sterling (j) Ashok Leyland (k) Perkins (l) M Power

57 DG Set (Alternator) (a) Kirloskar (b) Cummins Electric (c) Alstom

(d) Crompton Greaves (e) Stamford (f) GEC (g) Jyoti (h) Bharat Bijlee (i) Mahindra

58 DG Set Assembled Sound

Proof (a) Green field Enterprises (b) Sudhir Genset (c) Powerica (d) IEC LTD (e) Cater Pillar (f) Volvo Penta (g) Jacksons (h) Controls & Switchgear (i) Sterling (j) Bhaskar power

projects

(k) Parkins


Sl No Name of item MAKE MAKE MAKE 59 Induction Motors (a) Crompton Greaves (b) Jyoti Ltd (c) Areva T&D

(d) Kirloskar Electric (e) Havells (f) NGEF (g) Bharat Bijlee (h) ABB (i) GE (j) Siemens (k) Mother & Platt

60 PVC Feeder Pillar Box, AC Box & Junction Box

(a) HPL (b) Havells India Ltd (Standard Div)

(c) Mileston

(d) L & T (e) Hensal India (f) Unilec (g) Advance (h) M/s Adhunik Switchgear

Pvt Ltd (i) Sintex Industries

(j) Novateur Electrical

61 HT Ring Main Unit, VCB 11 KV

(a) ABB (b) MEI (c) C&S (d) Schneider (e) Cromption Greaves (f) Megawin Switchgear (g) Siemens (h) GE

62 Rising Main/Bus Key Trunking Sandwitched Busbar

(a) Legrand (b) Havells (c) Schneider (d) L & T (e) HPL (f) ABB (g) Siemens (h) Standard

63 HPSV/ MV/ MH Lamp (a) Cromption Greaves (b) Phillips (c) Standard (d) Havells (e) Surya Roshni (f) HPL (g) Wipro (h) Mysore (i) GEC

64 Bulk Head

Fitting/Sketch/Post top Lantern lights

(a) Phillips (b) Surya (c) GE (d) Wipro (e) Bajaj (f) Usha (g) CG (h) HPL (i) Havells (j) C&S

65 VOLTAGE STABILIZER (a) 5 KVA to 25 KVA (a) Volina (b) Blue Line (c) Electrifield Co.

(d) V Guard (e) ITE (f) Power Tech (g) Microtek (h) Sinetrac (i) Brentford

(b) Above 25 KVA (a) AE Mumbai (b) Volina (c) ITE

(d) Andrew Yule (e) Sinetrac (f) Aplab

66 PUMPS (a) Centrifugal

Pumps / Motors (For Water Supply) and Fire Fighting

(a) Johnson (b) Beacon (c) Armstrong (d) Calama (e) KSB (f) ABB (g) Kirloskar (h) Bharat Bijlee (i) Havells (j) Jyoti (k) CG (l) Siemens

(m) Mather and Platt (n) Grundfos (o) Wasp

(b) Submersible Pumps / Motors (For Water Supply)

(a) Kirlosakar (b) BS (c) Grundfos (d) Jyoti (e) Crompton (f) Armstrong (g) Calama (h) BEACON (i) Wasp (j) KSB (k) CG (l) CRI

(c) Vertical Turbine Pumps / Motors

(a) Kirloskar (b) Johnson (c) Atlanta (d) ABB (e) Siemens (f) WASP (g) KSB (h) CG (i) Worthington (j) Havells (k) Grundfos

(d) Non Clog Sewage Submersible Pumps

(a) Kirloskar (b) Jyoti (c) Worthington (d) KSB (e) WASP (f) Mother & Platt

67 GI Tubing & Fittings (a) Tata (b) Swastik (c) Oswal

(d) GST (e) BST (f) Advance Steel (g) Jindal (h) Zenith (i) Prakash Surya (j) Nidhi

68 CI Pipes & CI Fittings/Special

(a) Electro Steel Casting (b) SKF (c) Kejriwal (d) Kapilansh Dhatu

Udhog (e) New Janta metal wks (f) Kesoram (Birla Group)

69 DI Pipes DI Fittings (a) TATA (b) Rashmi Metalic Ltd (c) Electrotherm India ltd (d) Electro Steel Ltd (e) AARKO Pipe gram Udyog (f) Jaibalaji industries (g) Jindal Saw Ltd (h) Sanghi Pipes and Tubes (i) R K Pipes

70 MS Pipes & Fittings

(a) TATA (b) Prakash Surya (c) Swastik (d) GST (e) Jindal (f) BST (g) Zenith

71 Sluice Valve/Reflux Valve/High Pressure SV/ NRV/ Gate Valve/Foot Valve and NRV/AIR Release Valve/ Butterfly Valve

(a) Kirloskar (b) Leader (c) Kejriwal (d) L & T (e) KBS (f) Varun (g) Venus (h) NBR (i) Zoloto (j) Bir (k) Sant (l) Kartar

(m) Upadhyaya


Sl No Name of item MAKE MAKE MAKE 72 Submersible Cable (a) Finolex (b) RR Cable (c) Rallison

(d) Plaza (e) BECO (f) Asian (g) Havells (h) BHC

73 Motors Starter (a) L & T (b) English Elect (c) Havells (d) Siemens (e) C&S (f) GE (g) ABB (h) BCH (i) Legrand (j) MDS

74 Choloronome Plant (a) Ion Exchange (b) Aqua Pura (c) MAIC (India) (d) Chloromax (e) Capital Control (f) Nova Bana Co (g) Pearl- Filters Patterson

(h) Candy Filters (i) Jesco

75 Bleaching Dozer (a) Chloromax (b) Aquapura (c) Ramco (d) Ion Exchange (e) Declibac (f) Avon (g) Pottar Watts, Calcutta (h) Maic-India

76 Chemical Dozer Sodium Hypochlorite Solution

(a) Altoc (b) Ramco (c) Declibac

77 Rubber Mats (a) Jyoti (b) Suntex (c) Electromate

78 Battery Lead Acid/ Maintfree (a) Exide (b) AMCO (c) ELCO (d) Amron (e) Microtek (f) Okaya (g) Su-kam

79 Contactor (a) ABB (b) Siemens (c) Standard (d) L & T (e) Havells (f) GE (g) Legrand (h) C&S (i) HPL (j) English Elect (k) BCH

80 Capacitors Incl Relay (a) ABB (b) GE (c) HPL (d) L & T (e) Havells (f) EPCOS

81 Shadow Less Light (a) Phillips (b) Cromption Greaves (c) Bajaj

(d) CG (e) Havells (f) Halonix (g) Wipro (h) HPL

82 Aviation Light/ Obstruction light /

(a) Wipro (b) Bajaj (c) Cromption Greaves (d) Phillips (e) Surya (f) GEC (g) Havells (h) HPL (i) GE

83 Under Water Lights (a) Wipro (b) Bajaj (c) Cromption Greaves

(d) Phillips (e) Surya (f) GEC (g) Havells (h) HPL

84 Fire Hose Reel and Stand Post Type Hydrant

(a) Minimex (b) Jayshree (c) Electro Equipment (d) Safex (e) Firex (f) Godrej & Boyce (g) Dunlop (h) Safezone (i) Cosmos (j) Ufecon

85 PRI House Pipe (a) Newage (b) Safezone (c) Godrej & Boyce (d) Dunlop (e) Ufecon (f) Minimax (g) Cosmos (h) Electro Equip

86 Sprinkler Head (a) Tyco (b) Ceasefire (c) Safex (d) Minimax

87 Fire Extinguisher (a) Minimex (b) Ceasefire (c) Electro Equip (d) Firex (e) Safezone (f) Godrej & Boyce (g) Newage (h) Ufecon

88 Single Head Landing Valves Three/Four way fire Brigade inlet, Hose reel Drum and Shut off Nozzle Aluminium Branch Pipe

(a) Minimex (b) Firex (c) Sukan (d) Agni Suermax (e) Agni (f) Safex (g) Newage

89 Air Handing Equipment Air Handling Unit (Double Skin)

(a) Zeco (b) VTS (c) Carrier (d) Airflow (e) Edgetech (f) National (g) Voltas (h) Citizen (i) Thermaflow (j) Bluestar (k) Dyna Flow (l) Caryaire

(m) Universal (n) Nutech

90 GI Sheets for duct (a) SAIL (b) Jindal (c) Indian Steel Corpn Ltd (d) Lloyd (e) Rastriya Ispat (f) Tata (g) Nippon Denro

91 Elastomeric/Cross Linked (a) Trocellene (b) Supreme (c) BASF


Sl No Name of item MAKE MAKE MAKE Polyethylene Foam (d) Paramount (e) Thermoflex (f) FGP Ltd

92 Premoulded PUF Section for

pipe (a) Twiga (b) Lloyd (c) Malanpur (d) Omkar Industries

93 VFD (a) Siemens (b) Schneider (c) Danfos

94 Packaged Unified Sub Station

(a) Crompton greaves (b) BHEL (c) ABB (d) Siemens

95 Air Curtains (a) Almonard (b) Cromption Greaves (c) Voltas (d) Air Con (e) Carrier

96 Cooling Towers (a) Paharpur (b) Delta (c) Advance (d) Mihir (e) Voltas

97 Thermostatic Expansion Valves

(a) Siemens (b) Honeywell (c) Danfoss (d) Rapid Control

98 Water Softening Plant (for Air Conditioning and CHS)

(a) Ion Exchange (b) Thermax (c) Pearl Filters (d) Eureka Forbes

99 Solar Water System (a) As per list approved by MNRE on their website.

100 UPVC Pipes and fittings, UPVC SWR Pipes & Fittings, PPR PIPES & Fitting, CPVC Pipes and Fittings, Composite Pipes.

(a) Jindal (b) Supreme (c) Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd (d) KISAN (e) AKG (f) Savoir-Faire Manufacturing Co Pvt Ltd (g) SFMC (h) Kisan Mouldings Limited

101 Hot Water Generator (Oil Fired)

(a) Rapidtherm (b) Maktek (c) Ecoflam (d) Thermax (e) Reillo

102 Hot Water Generator (Electric Fired)

(a) Rapid Cool (b) Dyna Flow (c) Brasch (d) Suntec

103 Air Release Valves

(a) Leader (b) Jindal (c) Kartar (d) BIR (e) TATA (f) Kalpana (g) Kirloskar (h) Venus (i) Upadhyaya (j) L & T (k) Sant (l) Kejriwal

104 Foot Valves/ Reflex Valves/ Sluice Valves/ Gate Valves/ Butterfly Valves

(a) Leader (b) BIR (c) Kejriwal (d) Kirloskar (e) Venus (f) KSB (g) L & T (h) Audco (i) Zoloto (j) Jindal (k) Kalpana (l) Sant

(m) TATA (n) Kartar (o) Varun

105 Double Panel Radiator (a) Myson (b) Delonghi (c) Borpan (d) Goldtherm (e) Maktek

106 Stand Alone Air Heater

(a) Alfatherm (b) Maktek (c) Topmind

107 Hydropneumatic Pumping System

(a) Grundfos (b) Wilo (c) Elgi (d) Ingersoll Rand

108 Air Compressor (a) Elgi (b) KG Khosla (c) Ingersollrand

109 Non Clog Submersible Pump Sets

(a) Kirloskar (b) Jyotti (c) KSB (d) Mather and Platt (e) Grundfos

110 Chiller / Chilling Package Unit

(a) Voltas (b) Carrier (c) Accel (d) Blue Star (e) Kirloskar (f) DIKAIN

111 HDPE Pipes (a) Finolex (b) Tirupati (c) Kissan

(d) Supreme (e) Prince

112 Single Phase Preventer / Starter / Contactor / Thermal Overload Relays

(a) L & T (b) Schneider (c) Havells (d) Siemens (e) C & S (f) Crompton (g) ABB (h) BCH (i) Legrands (j) Minilec

(Signature of the Contractor) DCWE (Contracts) Dated: _________________ For Accepting Officer