CIVIL WORKS

General Requirements
(Applicable Technical Standards, Tests etc.)

STANDARD TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ELECTRIC WORKS

CIVIL WORKS

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
(Applicable Technical Standards, Tests etc.)

TRANSCO STANDARD : S-TR-CIVIL-GEN (REV.0-2009)

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CONTENTS

1 CIVIL WORKS ............................................................................................................... 3

1.1 General .............................................................................................................................. 3
1.2 Associated Specifications.................................................................................................. 5
1.3 Fundamental Design Data ................................................................................................. 5
2 APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS ............................................................... 6
2.1 Standards for Soil Investigations....................................................................................... 6
2.2 Standards for Earthworks .................................................................................................. 6
2.3 Standards for Piling Works .............................................................................................. 6
2.4 Standards for Reinforced Concrete Works........................................................................ 7
2.5 Standards for Structural Steel Works ................................................................................ 7
2.6 Standards for Metal Works................................................................................................ 8
2.7 Standards for Ceramic Tiling Works................................................................................. 8
2.8 Standards for Masonry Works........................................................................................... 8
2.9 Alternative Codes and Standards ...................................................................................... 9
2.10 Precedence of Codes and Standards .................................................................................. 9
3 APPLICABLE TESTS.................................................................................................... 9

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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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1 CIVIL WORKS

1.1 General
This part of the specification shall cover
¾ Design
¾ Construction
¾ Testing and
¾ Commissioning

of all Civil Works related to the tendered Project.

For installations and supply items related to Civil Works, such as
¾ Lighting System

This part of the specification shall cover in addition:

¾ Manufacturing
¾ Factory Testing
¾ Marking and Packing
¾ Shipping
¾ Transportation to Site
¾ Installation
¾ Site Testing and Commissioning

Civil Works and Equipment specified in the following Specifications:

• CIVIL WORKS
¾ DWG TR CIV 00 01 - General Notes
¾ S-TR-CIVIL-SITE - Site Installation
¾ S-TR-CIVIL-SOIL - Soil Investigation
¾ S-TR-CIVIL-WORK - Civil Construction Works
¾ S-TR-CIVIL-BUILD - Substation and Buildings

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¾ S-TR-CIVIL-MAS - Masonry
¾ S-TR-CIVIL-CONCRETE - Concrete and Reinforced Concrete
¾ S-TR-CIVIL-STEEL - Structural Steel Work
¾ S-TR-CIVIL-METAL - Metal Work
¾ S-TR-CIVIL-DRAIN - Drainage Work
¾ S-TR-CIVIL-SAN - Plumbing and Sanitary Installation
¾ S-TR-CIVIL-SURF - Surface Protection
¾ S-TR-CIVIL-ROAD - Roads and Pavements
¾ S-TR-CIVIL-FENCE - Security Fencing
¾ S-TR-CIVIL-FINISH - Finishing Schedule
¾ S-TR-CIVIL-LIGHT - Lighting and other Electrical Installations in Substations
¾ S-TR-CIVIL-CAB - Civil Works for Underground Cables
¾ S-TR-CIVIL-OHL - Civil Works for Overhead Transmission/ Distribution
Lines
• EARTHING / GROUNDING SYSTEMS
¾ S-TR-EARTH- - General Requirements (Applicable Technical Standards,
LIGHTNING-GEN Tests etc.)
¾ S-TR-EARTH-GROUND - Earthing / Grounding Systems
¾ S-TR-LIGHTNING - Lightning Protection System
• FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEMS
¾ S-TR-FIF - Fire Protection System
• ELECTROMECHANICAL SERVICES
¾ S-TR-ELMS-GEN - General Requirements (Applicable Technical Standards,
Tests etc.)
¾ S-TR-ELMS-LIFT - Lifts (Elevators)
¾ S-TR-ELMS-CRANE - Gantry Crane
¾ S-TR-ELMS- - Air Conditioning and Ventilation Systems
HVAC+VENT

Above specifications shall cover all civil works required to form a completely safe and reliably
designed system as tendered and in accordance with the technical description of the project.

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For supply items standard designs and models from a manufacturing program of one supplier are
preferred, provided they meet the requirements of this Specification, and serve the intended
purpose.
If substantial improvements of any of the specified technical requirements, which are seen by the
Bidder/Contractor to provide technical or economical advantages to TRANSCO, are desired to
be presented in the Bid, the improvement may be proposed as an alternative in addition to the
specified design. However, it is not mandatory that the alternative design is to be accepted, but
shall be subject to the decision of TRANSCO upon evaluation of the same. The difference in
price shall be clearly stated in amount/percentage/unit.
It is not the intent to specify completely herein all the details of design and manufacturing of the
substation lighting system. It may be noted that norms specified are the bare minimum that is
required. The substation lighting system shall conform in all respects to high standards of
engineering design and workmanship and should be capable of performing continuous
commercial operation within the parameters guaranteed by the Bidder/Contractor in a manner
acceptable to TRANSCO, who will interpret the meanings of drawings and specifications and
shall have power to reject any material, which in his judgement is not in accordance with the
specifications and the guaranteed parameters.

All material and equipment to be used and/or supplied under these Specifications shall be new
and of the latest proven “state-of-the art” technology. Prototype equipment shall not be accepted.

1.2 Associated Specifications

Details of equipment associated with the a.m. specifications are specified in the following parts
of the Standard Technical Specification:
¾ S-TR-FIF - Fire Protection System
¾ S-TR-CORR - Corrosion Protection

1.3 Fundamental Design Data

The fundamental design data are specified in the following part of the Standard Technical
Specification.
¾ S-TR-GEN-GDF - General Conditions
¾ S-TR-GEN-STC - Special Technical Requirements
¾ S-TR-GEN-SFL - System Characteristics
¾ S-TR-GEN-EDF - Electrical Design Fundamentals
¾ S-TR-GEN-CDF - Civil Design Fundamentals
¾ S-TR-GEN-ID - Components Marking
¾ S-TR-GEN-SQA - Safety and Quality

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2 APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS

The equipment to be provided under this Specification shall be manufactured under quality
assurance system conforming to the latest revision of ISO standards or equivalent National
Standard.
Reference shall be made to:
¾ S-TR-GEN-GDF - General Requirements - General Conditions

The latest Revision or Edition of the following Standards shall be applicable

2.1 Standards for Soil Investigations

DIN 4020 - Geotechnical Investigations
DIN 4021 - Soil
DIN 4023 - Borehole Logging
DIN 4094 - Soil, Exploration by Penetration
BS 5930 - Code Of Practice For Site Investigations
BS 1377 - Test Methods for Soils for Civil Eng. purposes
IEEE Std 441-1981 - Guide for Soil Thermal Resistivity Measurements

2.2 Standards for Earthworks

DIN 18300 - General Technical Specifications for Building Works, Earth
Works
DIN 1054 - Subsoil; Permissible Loading of Subsoil
DIN 1055 - Design Loads for Buildings
DIN 4017 - Subsoil, Shear Failure Calculations
DIN 4018 - Subsoil, Bearing Pressure Calculations
DIN 4019 - Subsoil, Analysis of Settlements
DIN 4084 - Subsoil, Calculation of Terrain Rupture and Slope Rupture

2.3 Standards for Piling Works

DIN EN 1536 - Bored Piles
DIN 4026 - Driven Piles
DIN EN 1054 - Subsoil, Permissible Loading of Su

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DIN 1055 - Design Loads for Buildings

BS 8004 - Code of Practice For Foundations
BS 8110 - Structural Use of Concrete
SIA 192.10 - Bored Piles

2.4 Standards for Reinforced Concrete Works

DIN 1045 - Concrete
DIN 488 - Reinforcing Steel
DIN EN 15630 - Reinforcement, Test Methods
ISO
DIN 1048 - Testing of Concrete
DIN 4102 - Fire Rating of Building Materials
DIN 4226 - Aggregates for Concrete
BS 8110 - Structural Use of Concrete
BS 4449 - Specification For Carbon Steel Bars For The Reinforcement
For Concrete
CIRIA Guide to the construction of reinforced concrete in the Arabian Peninsular
DIN 1164 - Cement
DIN EN 196 - Methods of Testing Cement
BS 882 - Specification for aggregates from natural sources for concrete
ASTM C 150 - Specification for Portland Cement
ASTM A775/775M - Epoxy Coated Reinforcement
BS 5896 - Pre-stressing reinforcement

2.5 Standards for Structural Steel Works

EUROCODE 3 - Design of Steel Structures”
(DIN V ENV 1993-1-1, and 1993-1-2)
EUROCODE 4 - Design of Composite Steel and Concrete Structures”
(DIN V ENV 1994-1-1 and 1994-1-2.)
DIN 18800 - Structural Steel Work, Design and Construction
DIN 18806 - Composite Steel and Concrete Structures
DIN 18807 - Trapezoidal Sheeting in Buildings

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DIN 18808 - Steel Structures (made from hollow sections)

DIN EN 10027-1 - Designation System For Steels
DIN EN 10025 - Hot Rolled Unalloyed Structural Steel Products

2.6 Standards for Metal Works

DIN 17440 - Stainless Steel
DIN 18251 - Locks, Mortice Locks
DIN 18255 - Building Hardware, Doors, Handles, Plates, Roses, etc.
DIN EN 1303 - Cylinder for Locks
DIN EN 10088 - Stainless Steel
DIN EN 10020 - Definition and Classification of Grades of Steel
BS 1400 - Specification For Copper Alloy Ingots And Copper Alloy And
High Conductivity Copper Castings
BS 1473 - Specification For Wrought Aluminium And Aluminium
ALLOYS For General Engineering Purposes

2.7 Standards for Ceramic Tiling Works

DIN EN 176 - Dust Pressed Ceramic (vitrified) Tiles
DIN EN 159 - Dust Pressed Ceramic (Earthenware) Tiles

2.8 Standards for Masonry Works

DIN 1053 - Masonry –Design and Construction
BS 405 - Specification for uncoated expanded metal carbon steel sheets
for general purposes
BS 743 - Specification for materials for damp proof courses
BS 1243 - Specification for metal ties for cavity wall construction
BS 4254 - Specification for two-part polysuphide-based sealants
BS 4551 - Methods of testing Mortars, Screeds and Plasters
BS 5628 - Method of Code of Practice for use of masonry
BS 6073 - Precast concrete masonry units
BS 882 - Specification for aggregates from natural sources for concrete

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2.9 Alternative Codes and Standards

The Bidder/Contractor may propose alternative Codes and Standards provided he is able to prove
that this will give equivalent or better results as the referenced Codes and Standards.
Acceptability of alternative Codes or Standard is at the discretion of TRANSCO.

2.10 Precedence of Codes and Standards

The following order of precedence shall be applied in case of discrepancies between these
Specifications, any of the applicable or alternative Codes and Standards:
• These Specifications
• Applicable Codes and Standards
• Acceptable Alternative Codes and Standards.
However, at least the minimum requirement of the most stringent demands shall always be met.
The Bidder/Contractor shall note that compliance of the manufacturer with the provision of these
specifications does not relieve him from his responsibility to provide equipment and accessories
of proper design, and suited to meet the operating guarantees at the specified service conditions.

3 APPLICABLE TESTS
Details of Tests are specified in Standard Technical Specification, Part:
APPROVAL OF DATA AND DRAWINGS
The following information and data must be submitted to TRANSCO for approval prior to
manufacturing of the equipment:
• Vendor(s) details / reference list
• Completely filled in data sheets
• Testing schedule
• Documentation formats and quantities.
documents must be submitted to TRANSCO:
• Bill of equipment showing complete re-ordering information for all replaceable parts
• Installation, operation and maintenance instructions including hardware / software.

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