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KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
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SWCC WATER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS

CONSTRUCTION WORKS

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YANBU SPECIFICATION S01

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF I&C SYSTEM

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LIST OF CONTENTS
1 SCOPE ...........................................................................................................................................5

2 STANDARDS .................................................................................................................................5

3 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ................................................................................................5

3.1 General ..........................................................................................................................................5

3.2 Outdoor and Overall Site Conditions ........................................................................................5

3.3 Indoor Conditions ........................................................................................................................6

3.4 Product Water Quality .................................................................................................................6

4 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.........................................................................................7

4.1 General ..........................................................................................................................................7

4.2 Power Supply ...............................................................................................................................7

4.3 Grounding.....................................................................................................................................7

4.4 Electrical Protection ....................................................................................................................7

4.5 Interference and Electromagnetic Compatibility ......................................................................8

4.6 Hazardous Protection ..................................................................................................................9

4.7 Mechanical Protection .................................................................................................................9

4.8 Junction Boxes ............................................................................................................................9

4.9 Local Instrument Boxes ..............................................................................................................9

4.10 Cabinets/Panels ........................................................................................................................ 10

4.11 Wiring ......................................................................................................................................... 11

4.12 Cabling ....................................................................................................................................... 12

4.13 Signalisation.............................................................................................................................. 12

4.14 Labelling and Marking .............................................................................................................. 12

4.15 Painting ...................................................................................................................................... 12

4.16 Cyber Security........................................................................................................................... 13

4.17 Spare Parts ................................................................................................................................ 13

5 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................ 13

5.1 General ....................................................................................................................................... 13

5.2 Instrumentation and Control Equipment Rooms .................................................................. 13

5.3 Equipment Inspection .............................................................................................................. 13

5.4 Installation Requirements ........................................................................................................ 13

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5.5 Installation of Equipment ......................................................................................................... 14

5.6 Construction and Installation Personnel ............................................................................... 15

5.7 Workshops, Tools, Installation Equipment ............................................................................ 15

6 TESTS ......................................................................................................................................... 15

6.1 General ....................................................................................................................................... 15

6.2 Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) ............................................................................................... 15

6.3 Pre-Commissioning .................................................................................................................. 15

6.4 Commissioning ......................................................................................................................... 16

6.5 Site Acceptance Test (SAT) ..................................................................................................... 16

7 DRAWINGS AND DOCUMENTS ............................................................................................... 16

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ABBREVIATIONS
A/C Air Condition

AC Alternating Current

DC Direct Current

EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility

EMG Emergency Generator

EMI Electromagnetic Interference

ESD Emergency Shut Down

FAT Factory Acceptance Test

I&C Instrumentation & Control

I/O Input / Output

IS Intrinsically Safe

LED Light Emitting Diode

MCB Miniature Circuit Breaker

PCS Process Control System

PVC Polyvinyl Chloride

RFI Radio-Frequency Interference

SAT Site Acceptance Test

STATCON Station Control

UHF Ultra High Frequency

UNCON Unit Control

UPS Uninterruptable Power Supply

VHF Very High Frequency

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1 SCOPE

The scope of this specification is to ensure a consistent approach in the selection, design,
application, construction and installation of instrumentation, control and supervisory systems.
This specification covers the minimum design requirements and standards to be applied for
this project.

2 STANDARDS

The works for the control and supervisory systems shall have to be designed, manufactured
and tested according to the relevant codes, standards, rules and regulations as listed below,
all in latest valid edition:

DIN Codes (German Institute for Standardization),

EC Euro Code

EN Euro norm or European Standard

IEC Publications (International Electro Technical Commission)

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

ISA Instrument Society of America

ISO International Organization for Standardisation

ITU International Telecommunication Union

SI International System of Units

VDE Specifications (Association of German Electrical Engineers)

VDI Guidelines (Association of German Engineers)

The individual code numbers of the particular standards, rules or regulations are listed in the
respective equipment specification and/or in the relevant chapters of this general specification.
Other standards or regulations may be allowed for specific equipment or systems if not
covered by any of the above listed standards. However, all such other standards are subject of
approval and have to be furnished in English language or English translation.

3 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

3.1 General

The materials and components shall be designed and constructed for continuous operation at
full load under following climatic and environmental conditions.

3.2 Outdoor and Overall Site Conditions

Ambient temperature see General Specification G02 ”Description of Project and Works”

Relative humidity see General Specification G02 ”Description of Project and Works”

Voltage transient 10 kV/ms

Acceleration 4g
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Altitude see General Specification G02 ”Description of Project and Works”

Design wind velocity see General Specification G02 ”Description of Project and Works”

All equipment and materials provided for outdoor installation shall be resistant also against
sand, sand storms, strong sun radiation and salty air (in shore line areas). In general all
outdoor equipment shall have suitable rain and sun protection cover or shed.
Design temperature (maximum metal temperature in the sun) for all field mounted instruments
shall be +85°C.

3.3 Indoor Conditions

For control and instrumentation rooms in general air-conditioning shall be foreseen. The
temperature in the various rooms depends on the room classification for air conditioning and
ventilation.

Ambient temperature (A/C) max. + 40 °C

min. + 1 °C

Ambient temperature (w/o A/C) max. + 55 °C

min. + 1 °C
Relative humidity up to 100%

Voltage transient 10 kV/ms

Acceleration 4g
Altitude see General Specification G02 ”Description of Project and
Works”

For control equipment and other sensitive electronic devices which are installed in pump
buildings, in control valve shafts, in line valve containers and at other areas with higher
temperature conditions (without A/C), additional individual cabinet cooling units (active or
passive cooling units, depending on availability of network power) shall be foreseen.
For indoor areas with increased environmental conditions, such as water sprays, aggressive or
hazardous atmosphere, instrumentation and control equipment shall be protected in
accordance with the applicable standards.

3.4 Product Water Quality

The product water quality data are contained in the General Specification G02” Description of
Project and Works”.
All instrumentation equipment and material exposed to the product water must be selected in
type and construction to withstand the product water without any corrosion or negative effect
for its life time.
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4 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

4.1 General

All components shall comply to the latest stage of technology, however, shall at least have
been in proven use and operation in comparable reference installations for two years. On
request at least three reference installations must be available.
Equipment and parts shall have no detrimental influence on other equipment. All equipment
and systems shall be designed for at least 50 years operation.
For different locations, however, for the same application only parts and equipment of the
same make and type shall be used.
In general a spare capacity of at least 20 % shall be guaranteed.
Deviations from this and other specifications have to be indicated and are only allowed if
approved in writing.

4.2 Power Supply

The power supply voltage levels are defined in Specification E01 “Design and Construction of
Power Supply Systems”.
In order to ensure the safe operation of all control and monitoring functions, even in case of
main power failure, all instrumentation, control and supervisory equipment, which do not allow
any power supply interruption, shall be connected to the UPS system.
Functionally associated systems shall be protected in main groups, individual items, such as
transducers, controllers, etc., shall be fused separately.
Failure of power supply and fuses shall be generally indicated on the panel in which they are
located, and a common power failure signal for the individual systems shall be indicated in the
station control system.
The design of the electrical power supplies and fusing system must duly reflect the overall
redundancy concept and ensure that any fault in modules or other devices are restricted to the
equipment in which the fault has occurred.
Single points of failure shall be avoided. Therefore equipment with redundant power supply
shall be hooked-up redundant from redundant power sources.

4.3 Grounding

Inside the cabinets earth bars shall be provided. Earthing bars shall be bonded to the earthing
system and utilized for electrical safety of metal enclosures and chassis on all instrument and
electrical components. All cabinet doors shall have an earthing strap connected to the cabinet
body. The metal screens or shields of control and instrument cables have to be connected with
the earthing bar.
For instrument circuits the grounding conductor and screen shall be connected on one side
only, preferably in the instrument/marshalling cabinet.
For further requirements, reference is made to the Specification E13 “Earthing and Lightning
Protection”.

4.4 Electrical Protection

For the electrical protection the relevant IEC standards must be observed. All instrumentation
and control equipment shall be adequately protected against over current and short circuit by
means of miniature circuit breakers of suitable ratings and characteristics, with auxiliary alarm
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contacts for remote indication.

The design of the electrical protection and fusing system must ensure that any fault in modules
or subsystem equipment do not affect other connected systems.
All electronic devices must be protected also against transient voltages.
Following IEC 61312 the system shall be divided in different protection zones.
The protection zones are achieved by shielding of the building, the rooms and the equipment
under use of the available metallic components.
Surge arrestors must protect all control signal input cables coming from the open field area
against lightning.
For more details reference is made to Specification E13 “Earthing and Lightning Protection”.

4.5 Interference and Electromagnetic Compatibility

For design and construction of control and supervisory system special attention is requested to
avoid all negative effects of interference from high voltage installations. All necessary
precautions and counter measures shall be provided.
Instrumentation and control systems shall be designed to prevent the emission of, and
susceptibility to, radio frequency interference (RFI) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) and
therefore shall not be unduly affected by the emissions of nearby equipment, nor shall affect
the nearby equipment.
The most probable source of RFI at stations and terminals is the use of hand held radio
transmitters with nominal transmitted power of 5 watt (other sources of RFI/EMI are e.g. fixed
radio stations, vehicle radio transmitters, hand-held or mobile communication equipment,
commutator type electrical devices, electrical storms, welding equipment, solenoids, relays and
contactors carrying heavy currents). Any frequencies in the VHF and UHF bands for which
compliance cannot be met needs to be mentioned in the bid and requires separate approval.
The control system shall be immune from these sources of RFI/EMI interference and shall
comply with the requirements of IEC 61000.
The system shall also be supplied with a facility for protection against system errors and
hardware damage from electrical transients on power or signal wiring. These transients include
those generated by switching large electrical loads, by power line faults, and due to lightning
strikes that induce surges on power or signal cables. The IEEE Standard C37.90.1 shall apply
to all system power inputs and signal inputs from field devices. The proposed method for this
protection shall be provided with the bid.
All equipment supplied shall perform on the actual conditions prevailing at the location of
installation without disturbance or damage. All equipment functions shall be in accordance with
the specifications and do not mutually influence other equipment.
For the limits of interference and protection measures the following rules and regulations shall
be considered:

• EN 61644 (IEC 61644), IEC 60364

• IEC 61000-4-2/4/8, level 4

Electromagnetic interference suppression for all equipment and devices shall match the latest
EMC requirements (EN 50081/82) and bear the CE sign.
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4.6 Hazardous Protection

All instrumentation and control equipment and their installations which are located in
hazardous areas shall be in compliance with the requirements of the applicable IEC EX-
Standards.

4.7 Mechanical Protection

Depending on the installation and application of instrumentation, control and supervisory

equipment the protection class of enclosures shall consider IEC 60529 requirements.

4.8 Junction Boxes

Junction boxes shall be manufactured from 316 stainless steel and be grouped together at the
strategic locations throughout the plant and mounted on heavy duty hot dip galvanised steel
frame. The frames shall be painted as ladder rack.
The junction boxes shall meet the required protection class according to Specification E01
“Design and Construction Of Power Supply Systems”.
The Contractor shall provide separate junction boxes for each of the following group of cables

• Cables carrying non-intrinsically safe digital signals

• Cables carrying intrinsically safe digital signals

• Cables carrying non-intrinsically safe analogue signals

• Cables carrying intrinsically safe analogue signals.

In addition to the above segregation, all multi-pair cables and junction boxes shall be
segregated by control system destination according to PCS, ESD and fire detection.
All junction boxes shall be provided with an external earth bolt.
For field installations only bottom cable entry shall be allowed (water ingress).
Terminals shall be vibration proof suitable for conductor sizes 0.5mm2 to 2.5mm2 and
sufficient terminals shall be provided to terminate all spare cores.
Terminals and terminal strips have to be labelled durable with non-adhesive, high resistant,
plastic material and shall be easily readable.
Junction boxes shall be drilled and tapped to suit metric glands for all incoming cables with
bottom cable entries wherever possible.
Field cable entries for single and two pair signal cable shall be ISO M20. Where field cable
entries differ from this, standard adapters shall be provided and fitted by the equipment
supplier. Multi-pair cable entries shall be ISO M25, M32 or M50 as applicable.
Brass cable glands shall be used to fix cable to Stainless Steel junction boxes. Brass cable
glands shall be supplied complete with earth lug, washer, lock nut and PVC shroud.

4.9 Local Instrument Boxes

Instruments installed outside in exposed locations shall be avoided (if possible). However if
such kind of installations are required these instruments shall be installed without any housing
but with suitable sun shades against direct rays of the sun and heavy rain and with protective
removable covers against sand storm.
In cases it is absolutely required to mount instruments in instrument boxes, these shall at least
have protection class IP65 and be of high quality material, resistant against corrosion and
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weather, consisting preferably of glass-fibre reinforced polyester resin. A lockable door must
allow access to the instrument for test, maintenance and calibration. In case indicating
elements are contained a suitable window shall be provided.
Each such box shall be equipped with a hygrometer controlled electric heater in order to be
protected against condensation. Alternatively, if the box is not equipped with a hygrometer
controlled electric heater, the protection class of instruments to be installed in the box shall be
IP 66 and each box shall be equipped with a drain valve.
Boxes shall also be protected with sun shades.
A large number of different sizes of protection boxes should be avoided. Standard box
dimensions shall be preferred.

4.10 Cabinets/Panels

CONTRACTOR shall supply and install all required cabinets and panels. All panels and
cabinets shall be provided with spare holes sealed with non-flammable material for cable entry,
Field signals shall be connected to controller’s Modules through fuse Terminal block.
The quantity of cabinets and panels shall be determined by the CONTRACTOR. 20% spare
space for future expansion shall be available in these cabinets and panels.
The cabinets shall be accessible from two sides and shall be approximately 2100 mm high
(with plinth 100mm), 800 mm wide and 800 mm deep. The two opening doors at both sides
shall be turnable over 180°. It shall be possible to lift the doors up and off their hinges to allow
easy removal of the doors.
Cabinets/Panels shall be completely wired to the terminals, requiring only connections to the
external wiring circuits at site.
The cabinets shall be shop tested.
The cabinets shall be adequately ventilated through natural circulation in order that the heat
generated by the equipment mounted there shall remain within the rated temperature limit.
Shall mechanical ventilation be used, it shall be in addition to the free cooling and not to bring
the working temperature to the acceptable limits.
The IP rating of cabinets/panels shall be to IP 54.
Thermostat controlled cooling fans shall be provided for all cabinets/panels. The cooling fans
shall be UPS power supplied.
Each cabinet/panel shall be equipped with a hygrometer controlled electric heater in order to
be protected against condensation. The heating shall non UPS power supplied.
Each cabinet shall be equipped with thermal and humidity sensor, which shall relay the
temperature and humidity reading via UNCON/STATCON to the central control. In case that
the humidity and/or temperature exceed configurable safe minimum and/or maximum a
warning reaching critical limits an alarm (prior overheating of the equipment installed) shall be
created and recorded in the alarm summary.
The door shall have separate handle and locks. Each lock shall be provided with 2 keys.
The most energy efficient internal illumination shall be provided for every cabinet. The
illumination inside the cabinet/panel shall be so bright that all details within the cabinet/panel
are easily recognizable. Switch on/off shall be arranged with door switches.
Internal wiring shall be adequately sized for the required voltages and currents. Cable ducts
shall be provided with at least 30% spare capacity after complete wiring. Separate ducting
shall be provided for the wires carrying different voltages.
Earthing shall be realized in accordance to section 4.3.
The cabinets shall be fabricated of cold rolled sheet-steel and shall be rigid and stable. The
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minimum thickness of the ground plate shall be 5 mm, for doors and other plates the minimum
thickness shall be 2 mm.
The cabinets shall be of high standards quality in terms of visual appearance, colour, finish,
smoothness of surface, etc.
All the cores of the field cables shall be terminated on the terminal strip. All the spare I/O
channels shall also be terminated on the terminal strip. 25% spare capacity shall be provided
in the cabinet/panel after complete wiring for future additions.
Use shall be made of exclusively new and modern materials suitable for the intended purpose.
Wiring to equipment mounted on hinged doors shall be carried out through flexible conduits or
spiral wrap.
Wiring terminal block shall be arranged and positioned to afford easy access for carrying out
external cabling, testing, inspection and maintenance. All internal wiring shall be ferruled at
both ends.
Field signals shall be connected to I/O-modules through fuse terminal blocks. I/O-modules
(Analog Input / Output Modules) shall be HART pass through type.
Provision shall be made for bottom entry cables and suitable removable gland plate shall be
provided.
Wires shall be laid in flame retardant PVC trunking.
The live parts inside each cabinet/panel must be adequately protected in order to prevent
accidental touching during checking and routine maintenance.
Cable entry into the cabinets/panels shall in general be from the bottom, if not defined
otherwise in the respective detailed specification. Spare holes for cable entries, sealed with
non-flammable material, shall be provided.
It has to be considered that the specified temperatures (see section 3.2) are operating
temperatures for cabinets/panels; equipment installed inside has to withstand appropriate
higher temperature.

4.11 Wiring

All cabinets/panels shall be completely internal wired in the workshop. For the connection of
power supply and external circuits defined terminals, terminal strips and marshalling racks,
suitable for the connection of the used cables have to be provided.
Terminals and terminal strips have to be labelled durable with non-adhesive, high resistant
plastic material and shall be easy readable.
Internal circuits of equipment and instruments have to be, as far as possible, mounted inside
the terminal boxes.
For all internal wiring circuits in the cabinets and panels general PVC insulated single core
copper cable with the following minimum cross-sections shall be used:

• power circuits acc. to rated current and voltage drop, at least 1.5 mm²

• measuring circuits, auxiliary power circuits 1.5 mm²

• control, signalling and annunciator circuits 0.75 mm²

• wiring in electronic equipment and racks 0.5 mm²

All wires and cables including control wiring within cabinets/panels shall be clearly tagged on
both ends with permanent type non-adhesive, wire/cable markers, in conformity with wiring
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and termination diagrams, showing the related equipment terminal number.

The control, signal and alarm circuits must be wired separately and protected by
individual MCB`s within the cabinets.
Marshalling (interface) cabinets are to be provided for terminating field cables.

4.12 Cabling

For external cabling reference is made to the Specification E12 “Cables and Cable Laying”.
Outdoor instrumentation/control cables: Tags shall be based on stainless steel or flexible
aluminum with black letters.

4.13 Signalisation

In general, 230 V AC or 24 V DC circuits shall be used.

This is valid for external signalisation circuits between local field mounted boxes and
equipment to cabinets/panels within buildings, and also for signalisation circuits between
cabinets/panels inside buildings. For remote I/O cabinets/panels external circuits are preferred.

Internal annunciating and all signalling lamp circuits shall be supplied 24 V DC. 24 V DC power
packs for internal circuits shall be incorporated in cabinets/panels and shall be fed from the
230 V AC UPS.

4.14 Labelling and Marking

Any equipment such as instruments, protection boxes, panels, cabinets, control equipment,
etc. must be equipped, in addition to the manufacturer’s name and rating plate, with the related
TAG and /or plant identification number.
In general, all inscription plates and labels must be clearly visible and durable against the
ambient conditions. In outdoor areas stainless steel plates and in indoor areas white hard
plastic plates with engraved black letters shall be used.
Fixing of plates and labels by screws or rivets only, adhesive labels may be allowed only for
small relays, contactors, etc. within cabinets/panels. Paper labels shall be not allowed for any
kind of equipment.

4.15 Painting

Painting of all equipment and devices which forms part of the instrumentation, control, and
communication system, such as cabinets, panels, etc. shall be in compliance with the
approved manufacturer standard.
The top layer colour shall be in accordance with an approved colour code schedule.
As a general rule all steel sheet cabinets, panels, etc. must be painted outside as well as also
inside.
The entire painting shall be sufficiently resistant to stand transport, assembly and maintenance
operations without abnormal deterioration. Preferable flame retardant paint coatings shall be
used.
In all cases where site erection work exposes bare metal, such as a drilling or punching out of
holes, e.g. for cable gland entry, these areas shall be protected by the immediate application of
a protective coat similar to the original.
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Any machines or bright faces and parts which are not painted (e.g. shaft of motors and valves)
must be protected against corrosion by suitable agents prior to installation.

4.16 Cyber Security

Cyber security measure shall be implemented to protect at least, but not limited to, the
controllers and entire loops, networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or
unauthorized access.
Further details related to the respective topics can be found in the dedicated specification S11
“Cyber Security System”.

4.17 Spare Parts

The Contractor shall provide spare parts as defined in the General Specification G02
“Description of Project and Works”.

5 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

5.1 General

The requirements listed below shall be used as a general guideline for construction and
installation of instrumentation, control, supervisory, telecommunication and security equipment.

5.2 Instrumentation and Control Equipment Rooms

In instrumentation, control and communication equipment rooms no water lines or drain lines
must be routed.
Escape ways must be provided for all instrumentation, control and communication equipment
rooms. Escape way doors must allow opening from inside without using any key. Escape way
signs must be provided inside the rooms above each escape way door and at other distinct
locations.
For fire detection and firefighting equipment requirements reference is made to the
Specification S10 “Fire alarm System” and M14 “Fire Fighting Equipment”.

5.3 Equipment Inspection

Upon receipt at storage and handling area, the equipment shall be inspected for mechanical
damage. Where damage is observed, a thorough inspection shall take place, shall be recorded
on the report form and reported in accordance with the project procedures.
Particular attention shall be paid to cabinet/panel sections which have panel facia mounted
instruments. Where these cabinets/panels are sealed to prevent the ingress of moisture or
dust, they shall not be disturbed unless damage is observed.
After inspection the equipment shall be resealed to prevent ingress of moisture or dust.

5.4 Installation Requirements

Prior to installation, the control and instrumentation rooms shall be inspected to ensure the
architectural and electrical works are complete; the areas are clean, free from debris and any
obstructions.
Control room and instrument room air conditioning and ventilation shall be completed and
functional and in particular the temperature and humidity shall be controlled within limits
specified by control equipment manufacturer.
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Base plate, floor fixing etc. shall be checked for level and location and fixing points against
their position on the cabinets/panels. Cable sleeves and ducts shall be inspected to ensure
correct line and location.
Before installing in position, cabinet/panel sections shall be opened up and inspected for
cleanliness to ensure no foreign bodies are present. Dust shall be removed using a vacuum
cleaner or rags as appropriate.
The cabinet/panel sections shall be inspected for mechanical damage and megger checked to
ensure no direct connection to earth.
Installation shall be witnessed to ensure the equipment is vertical and fixing bolts tightened.
Where equipment consists of a number of cabinet/panel sections, the assembly shall
commence from centre section. Sections on either side of centre shall be alternated, levelled
and shimmed as necessary.
The complete assembly shall be checked to ensure alignment and level after tightening of the
bolts.
The control equipment arrangements shall be inspected and checked against the relevant
planned lay-out and general arrangement drawings.
Cabinets/Panels shall be inspected to ensure all identifying labels and TAGs are installed in
accordance with schedule and lay-out drawings.
Interconnecting wiring of cabinet/panel sections shall be checked against the detailed wiring
diagram.
Fuses and protective devices shall be checked against the relevant cabinet/panel schedule.
Earthing of cabinets/panels shall be checked to ensure it is as per the detailed drawings and
installed in accordance with “Installation of Earthing and Lighting Protection System.

5.5 Installation of Equipment

All installation works must be performed in a workmanlike-manner. Installation of structures,

equipment, panels, cabinets, etc. must be performed in upright, horizontal position and parallel
to walls, in accordance with the approved layout and erection drawings. Verification of
alignment for installations shall be performed prior to final fixing.
Before installation of control equipment the buildings and rooms must be ready for installation,
which means:

• walls and ceiling cleaned, painting completed

• doors and windows installed and tight

• equipment and cabinet foundation frames supports, structures installed

• screed finished

• raised floor installed (if any)

• lighting installed and operable

For additional requirements and special room conditions necessary for erection, the
manufacturer's instructions of the different equipment and materials must be strictly observed.
The necessary number and type of special tools and keys, required for operation and routine
inspection, including all warning plates and signs shall be stored in each equipment room on
suitable racks.
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5.6 Construction and Installation Personnel

Installation of instrumentation, control and supervisory equipment must be performed by skilled

and experienced personnel only.
For each site one well experienced and responsible construction supervisor must be
nominated, working in close coordination with the overall construction manager.

5.7 Workshops, Tools, Installation Equipment

For installation works instrumentation and control workshops with suitable working space, work
benches, machines and all required tools for erection of the equipment shall be provided at
each individual site.
These workshops may be combined with the electrical workshops, and must be maintained
over the whole construction period.
For line valve stations or other remote and small sites, mobile car mounted workshops may be
used.

6 TESTS

6.1 General

All checks and testing works during any stages have to be performed carefully and in
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. For detailed requirements reference is made
to the particular equipment specification and the General Specification G02 “Description of
Project and Works”.

6.2 Factory Acceptance Test (FAT)

The Factory Acceptance Test covers a detailed test of the complete scope with connected,
simulated interfaces, third party interfaces and also a detailed Software test.
All parts of the equipment with the appropriate Software shall be carefully tested in the
manufacturer's workshop.
A detailed FAT test procedure shall be prepared and handed over for approval. The FAT test
shall be executed (witnessed by Employer and/or Engineer) as per FAT test procedure and a
detailed test protocol for each test has to be provided.

6.3 Pre-Commissioning

Prior to installation several tests of all instruments are necessary to ensure that each individual
instrument is functionally correct and is correctly calibrated.
The so called “cold tests” shall be completed by carrying out loop tests for all signal
measurement and control loop to check if all equipment is functioning correctly as per design
up to the control level.
All documents e.g. as-built drawings, equipment manuals, test certificates must be available
for this phase.
The scope of the testing must at least be such that all possible faults are detected and an
operation according to the requirements can be assured.
A detailed pre-commissioning test procedure shall be prepared and handed for approval and a
detailed test protocol for each test has to be provided.
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6.4 Commissioning

After a successful pre-commissioning, complex functional test shall show that the entire
system (several subsystems, different locations) meets the specified functionality.
All documents of the pre-commissioning tests reports must be available for this phase.
A detailed commissioning test procedure shall be prepared and handed for approval. A
detailed test protocol for each test has to be provided.

6.5 Site Acceptance Test (SAT)

After Commissioning the systems the so called “hot tests” shall be carried out to check if the
system is functioning as per design and within the defined system parameters.
The time period of the SAT shall cover at least 30 operation days.
A detailed SAT test procedure shall be prepared and handed over for approval. A detailed test
protocol for each test has to be provided.

7 DRAWINGS AND DOCUMENTS

A process for certification and documentation, which provides an auditable trail for all systems
and equipment from purchase to handover of the entire system, shall be provided. All related
documents must be approved.
The drawings and documents to be supplied by manufacturer and supplier for each system,
package units, system parts and for individual equipment are defined in the appropriate
specifications.