Baniyas North Development,

Contract-2
Electrical Specifications
26 05 36 Cable Trays for Electrical Systems
28 October 2020
Mott MacDonald
Festival Tower
Dubai Festival City
PO Box 11302
Dubai
United Arab Emirates

T +971 (0)4 206 9111

mottmac.com

MODON
Floor 8, HQ Building, Al
Raha Beach
Baniyas North Development,
P.O. Box 26866, Abu Dhabi,
UAE Contract-2
Electrical Specifications
26 05 36 Cable Trays for Electrical Systems
28 October 2020

Mott MacDonald Limited. Registered in

England and Wales no. 1243967.
Registered office: Mott MacDonald House,
8-10 Sydenham Road, Croydon CR0 2EE,
United Kingdom
Mott MacDonald | Baniyas North Development, Contract-2
Electrical Specifications 26 05 36 Cable Trays for Electrical Systems

Issue and Revision Record

Revision Date Originator Checker Approver Description

00 23 Jan 20 AR SK FD Detailed Design
A 14 Apr 20 AR SK FD Draft Issue for Construction
B 07 Sep 20 AR SK FD Draft Issue for Construction
00 28 Oct 20 AR SK FD Issued for Construction

Document reference: | BN-03-00001-01-11-EL-MME-SS-000001-00

Information class: Standard

This document is issued for the party which commissioned it and for specific purposes connected with the above-
captioned project only. It should not be relied upon by any other party or used for any other purpose.

We accept no responsibility for the consequences of this document being relied upon by any other party, or being
used for any other purpose, or containing any error or omission which is due to an error or omission in data supplied
to us by other parties.

This document contains confidential information and proprietary intellectual property. It should not be shown to other
parties without consent from us and from the party which commissioned it.
This r epo rt h as b een pre par ed s olely fo r us e by the par ty which co mmissio ned i t (t he ‘Clien t’) in conn ectio n with t he c aptio ned pr oject. I t sho uld not b e us ed f or a ny o the r pu rpos e. No pe rson oth er t han the Clie nt o r a ny pa rty w ho h as ex pres sly ag ree d te rms of r elianc e with us (t he ‘Re cipien t(s)’ ) m ay r ely on the cont ent, i nfo rma tion or a ny views exp resse d in t he rep ort. W e acc ept no d uty o f ca re, resp onsibility or lia bility to any oth er recipie nt of this docu men t. T his r epo rt is c onfid ential and cont ains p rop riet ary in tellect ual p rop erty .

No re pres enta tion, w ar ranty or und ert aking, exp ress or i mplied, is m ade and no resp onsibility or li ability is accept ed by us to a ny p arty othe r th an t he Clie nt o r an y Recipi ent( s), as to the accu racy or co mpl eten ess of the info rma tion c ontai ned in this re port . F or t he a voida nce of d oubt this repo rt d oes not i n any way p urp ort to incl ude any l egal, i nsu ranc e or fina ncial a dvice or o pinio n.

We disclaim all a nd a ny liability whet her arisi ng in tort or cont ract or othe rwise w hich it might oth erwise hav e to any par ty ot her tha n the Client or t he R ecipien t(s) , in resp ect of this rep ort, or any in for matio n at trib uted to it.

We acce pt no res ponsi bility fo r a ny er ro r or omissi on in the re port which is due to an e rro r o r o mission i n d ata, i nfor mati on o r sta tem ents suppli ed t o us by ot her pa rties in cludin g th e client (‘Dat a’). W e hav e n ot ind epe nde ntly ve rified such Data and hav e ass ume d it t o be accu rat e, co mplet e, r eliable an d cu rre nt as of t he d ate of suc h inf orm ation .

For ecasts pre sent ed in this d ocu ment wer e p repa red usin g Dat a an d th e re po rt is d epe nde nt o r bas ed on Dat a. I nevita bly, so me of th e ass um ptions use d to devel op t he fo rec asts will n ot b e re alised and un anticip ated eve nts a nd cir cums tanc es m ay occ ur. C onse que ntly Mott MacDo nald doe s no t gu ara ntee or w ar rant the conclu sions c ont ained in th e r epo rt as the re are lik ely to be differ enc es be twee n the for ecast s an d th e act ual r esults and thos e diff ere nces may be mat erial. W hile we consid er t hat the i nfor mati on a nd opinio ns giv en in this r epo rt a re s o und all par ties must rely o n th eir own skill a nd ju dge me nt whe n m aking use of it.

Under no ci rcu mstan ces may t his re por t or any extr act o r su mm ary t he reof be used i n co nnecti on wit h any pu blic or priv ate s ecuriti es of ferin g incl uding any rela ted me mor and um or p rosp ectus for any secu rities offe ring or st ock ex chan ge listi ng o r a nno unce ment .

| BN-03-00001-01-11-EL-MME-SS-000001-00 | 28 October 2020

Mott MacDonald | Baniyas North Development, Contract-2
Electrical Specifications 26 05 36 Cable Trays for Electrical Systems

Contents

1 General 2
1.1 Related Documents 2
1.2 Summary 2
1.3 Submittals 2
1.4 Quality Assurance 2
1.5 Delivery, Storage and Handling 2

2 Products 4
2.1 Manufacturers 4
2.2 Materials and Finishes 4
2.3 Cable Tray Accessories 5
2.4 Warning Signs 5
2.5 Source Quality Control 5

3 Execution 6
3.1 Cable Tray Installation 6
3.2 Cable Installation 6
3.3 Connections 7
3.4 Field Quality Control 7
3.5 Protection 7

| BN-03-00001-01-11-EL-MME-SS-000001-00 | 28 October 2020

Mott MacDonald | Baniyas North Development, Contract-2 2
Electrical Specifications 26 05 36 Cable Trays for Electrical Systems

1 General

1.1 Related Documents

1. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary
Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2 Summary
1. This Section includes steel or aluminium cable trays and accessories.

1.3 Submittals
1. Product Data: Include data indicating dimensions and finishes for each type of cable tray
indicated.
2. Shop Drawings: For each type of cable tray.
a. Show fabrication and installation details of cable tray, including plans, elevations, and
sections of components and attachments to other construction elements. Designate
components and accessories, including clamps, brackets, hanger rods, splice-plate
connectors, expansion-joint assemblies, straight lengths, and fittings.
3. Coordination Drawings: Floor plans and sections, drawn to scale. Include scaled cable tray
layout and relationships between components and adjacent structural, electrical, and
mechanical elements. Show the following:
a. Vertical and horizontal offsets and transitions.
b. Clearances for access above and to side of cable trays.
c. Vertical elevation of cable trays above the floor or bottom of ceiling structure.
4. Field quality-control reports.
5. Determine the sizes of the cable trays based on the number and size of cables laid on the
cable trays plus 20% space for future capacity. Cables laid on cable trays shall be spaced
twice their overall diameter (consider the largest cable as reference). In case of discrepancy
with the contract documents this clause shall prevail, unless approved by the Consultant
otherwise.

1.4 Quality Assurance

1. Manufacturer Qualifications: Select a firm experienced in manufacturing cable trays which
has a record of successful in services performance.
2. Source Limitations: Obtain cable tray components through one source from a single
manufacturer
3. Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labelled as defined in current
edition of IEE regulation and local authority requirements Comply with relevant standards of
BSEN 50085, BSEN 50086.

1.5 Delivery, Storage and Handling

1. Steel cable tray, hot dip galvanized after fabrication, may be stored outside without cover,
but shall be loosely stacked, elevated off the ground, and ventilated to prevent staining
during storage.

| BN-03-00001-01-11-EL-MME-SS-000001-00 | 28 October 2020

Mott MacDonald | Baniyas North Development, Contract-2 3
Electrical Specifications 26 05 36 Cable Trays for Electrical Systems

2. Store indoors to prevent water or other foreign materials from staining or adhering to cable
tray. Unpack and dry wet materials before storage.
3. Steel, factory-primed cable tray shall be stored in a well-ventilated, dry location. Unpack and
dry wet materials before storage.
4. Field-painted cable tray shall be stored indoors. Protect cable tray from scratching and
marring of finish. Unpack and dry wet materials before storage.

| BN-03-00001-01-11-EL-MME-SS-000001-00 | 28 October 2020

Mott MacDonald | Baniyas North Development, Contract-2 4
Electrical Specifications 26 05 36 Cable Trays for Electrical Systems

2 Products

2.1 Manufacturers
1. Available Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements as per approved list of
manufacturers.

2.2 Materials and Finishes

1. General.
a. The cable tray system shall be of one manufacturer and shall include factory made trays,
tray fittings, connections and necessary accessories and supports to form a complete tray
support system.
b. The cable tray system shall include the following factory-made tray elements. Straight
trays and ladders, fittings and horizontal and vertical bends of various angle crosses,
tees, wyes, reducers, vertical riser elements, connectors and all necessary fixing
accessories.
c. Cable trays shall be constructed from mild steel of minimum thickness 1.5 mm. Trays in
excess of 300 mm width shall be of minimum thickness 2.0mm.
d. Insert elements, bolts, screws, pins etc., shall be mild steel cadmium plated.
e. Tray work shall have oval perforations. Ladder type trays shall be used as required
and/or approved by the Engineer.
f. All trays (straight and fittings) to be heavy duty returned flanged type unless specified
otherwise.
g. Tray component are to be accurately rolled or formed to close tolerance and all edges
rounded. Flanges are to have full round smooth edges.
h. Ladder racks of widths up to and including 300mm shall be constructed from rolled steel
sections of minimum thickness 16 gauge (1.5 mm). Ladders in excess of 300 mm width
shall be C Section construction with a minimum thickness of 2.0mm. the rungs shall be
spaced at a maximum 300 mm.
i. Unless indicated otherwise on drawings, cable trays shall be used in the range 150 mm to
900 mm wide, in fire preferred standard sizes: 150, 300, 450, 600 and 900 mm.
j. Other sizes shall be used where specified or previously agreed with the consultant.
k. Flanges shall be a minimum of 50 mm deep.
l. Minimum radius at side rails, horizontal and vertical tees and crosses shall be in
accordance with the Manufacturer’s standard.
2. Cable Trays:
a. Perforated, heavy duty, return flange type, in 2.5m nominal lengths galvanized to BS 729
after completion of bending and drilling, complete with all necessary purpose made
bends, tees, supports and the like. Width shall be such as to permit adequate access for
installation and maintenance of cables and per the requirements of local authority’s
regulations.
3. Cable Trays for external and damp condition areas shall be hot dip galvanized finish
(600g/m2) to avoid corrosion, unless otherwise noted.

| BN-03-00001-01-11-EL-MME-SS-000001-00 | 28 October 2020

Mott MacDonald | Baniyas North Development, Contract-2 5
Electrical Specifications 26 05 36 Cable Trays for Electrical Systems

2.3 Cable Tray Accessories

1. Fittings: Tees, crosses, risers, elbows, and other fittings as indicated, of same materials and
finishes as cable tray.
2. Covers: Ventilated-hat type of same materials and finishes as cable tray.
3. Barrier Strips: Same materials and finishes as cable tray.
4. Cable tray supports and connectors, including bonding jumpers, as recommended by cable
tray manufacturer.

2.4 Warning Signs

1. Lettering 40-mm high, black letters on yellow background with legend "WARNING! NOT TO
BE USED AS WALKWAY, LADDER, OR SUPPORT FOR LADDERS OR PERSONNEL."
2. Materials and fastening are specified in Division 26 Section "Identification for Electrical
Systems."

2.5 Source Quality Control

1. Perform design and production tests according to BS and IEE Regulation.

| BN-03-00001-01-11-EL-MME-SS-000001-00 | 28 October 2020

Mott MacDonald | Baniyas North Development, Contract-2 6
Electrical Specifications 26 05 36 Cable Trays for Electrical Systems

3 Execution

3.1 Cable Tray Installation

1. Comply with recommendations in accordance with relevant BS standards. Install as a
complete system, including all necessary fasteners, hold-down clips, splice-plate support
systems, barrier strips, hinged horizontal and vertical splice plates, elbows, reducers, tees,
and crosses.
2. Remove burrs and sharp edges from cable trays.
3. Fasten cable tray supports to building structure and install seismic restraints.
a. Design each fastener and support to carry load indicated by seismic requirements and to
comply with seismic-restraint details according to Division 26 Section "Vibration and
Seismic Controls for Electrical Systems."
b. Place supports so that spans do not exceed maximum spans on schedules.
c. Construct supports from channel members, threaded rods, and other appurtenances
furnished by cable tray manufacturer. Arrange supports in trapeze or wall-bracket form
as required by application.
d. Support bus assembly to prevent twisting from eccentric loading.
e. Manufacture centre-hung support, designed for 60 percent versus 40 percent eccentric
loading condition, with a safety factor of 3.
f. Locate and install supports according to manufacturer’s recommendation.
4. Make connections to equipment with flanged fittings fastened to cable tray and to equipment.
Support cable tray independent of fittings. Do not carry weight of cable tray on equipment
enclosure.
5. Install expansion connectors where cable tray crosses building expansion joint and in cable
tray runs that exceed dimensions recommended by manufacturer. Space connectors and
set gaps according to applicable standard.
6. Make changes in direction and elevation using standard fittings.
7. Make cable tray connections using standard fittings.
8. Seal penetrations through fire and smoke barriers according to Division 07 Section
"Penetration Firestopping."
9. Sleeves for Future Cables: Install capped sleeves for future cables through firestop-sealed
cable tray penetrations of fire and smoke barriers.
10.Workspace: Install cable trays with enough space to permit access for installing cables.
11.Install barriers to separate cables of different systems, such as power, communications, and
data processing; or of different insulation levels, such as 600, 5000, and 15 000 V.
12.After installation of cable trays is completed, install warning signs in visible locations on or
near cable trays.

3.2 Cable Installation

1. Install cables only when cable tray installation has been completed and inspected.
2. Fasten cables on horizontal runs with cable clamps or cable ties as recommended by
relevant BS standards. Tighten clamps only enough to secure the cable, without indenting

| BN-03-00001-01-11-EL-MME-SS-000001-00 | 28 October 2020

Mott MacDonald | Baniyas North Development, Contract-2 7
Electrical Specifications 26 05 36 Cable Trays for Electrical Systems

the cable jacket. Install cable ties with a tool that includes an automatic pressure-limiting
device.
3. On vertical runs, fasten cables to tray every 18 inches (457 mm). Install intermediate
supports when cable weight exceeds the load-carrying capacity of the tray rungs.
4. In existing construction, remove inactive or dead cables from cable tray.
5. Install covers after installation of cable is completed.

3.3 Connections
1. Ground cable trays according to manufacturer's written instructions.
2. Install an insulated equipment grounding conductor with cable tray, in addition to those
required by relevant BS standards.

3.4 Field Quality Control

1. After installing cable trays and after electrical circuitry has been energized, survey for
compliance with requirements. Perform the following field quality-control survey:
a. Visually inspect cable insulation for damage. Correct sharp corners, protuberances in
cable tray, vibration, and thermal expansion and contraction conditions, which may cause
or have caused damage.
b. Verify that the number, size, and voltage of cables in cable tray do not exceed that
permitted by relevant BS standards. Verify that communication or data-processing
circuits are separated from power circuits by barriers.
c. Verify that there is no intrusion of such items as pipe, hangers, or other equipment that
could damage cables.
d. Remove deposits of dust, industrial process materials, trash of any description, and any
blockage of tray ventilation.
e. Visually inspect each cable tray joint and each ground connection for mechanical
continuity. Check bolted connections between sections for corrosion. Clean and re-
torque in suspect areas.
f. Check for missing or damaged bolts, bolt heads, or nuts. When found, replace with
specified hardware.
g. Perform visual and mechanical checks for adequacy of cable tray grounding; verify that
all take-off raceways are bonded to cable tray.
2. Report results in writing.

3.5 Protection
1. Protect installed cable trays.
a. Repair damage to galvanized finishes with zinc-rich paint recommended by cable tray
manufacturer.
b. Repair damage to PVC or paint finishes with matching touch-up coating recommended by
cable tray manufacturer.
c. Install temporary protection for cables in open trays to protect exposed cables from falling
objects or debris during construction. Temporary protection for cables and cable tray can
be constructed of wood or metal materials until the risk of damage is over.

| BN-03-00001-01-11-EL-MME-SS-000001-00 | 28 October 2020

Mott MacDonald | Baniyas North Development, Contract-2 8
Electrical Specifications 26 05 36 Cable Trays for Electrical Systems

mottmac.com
| BN-03-00001-01-11-EL-MME-SS-000001-00 | 28 October 2020