GES 12155

Technical Specification of GECOL

Service Entrance Set for Overhead Service Drop

(Revision history)
- Issued on: Jan. 01, 2007

General Electricity Company of Libya

 Contents

1 SCOPE .................................................................................................................................................... 3

2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES ............................................................................................................. 3

2.1 APPLICABLE STANDARDS ..................................................................................................................... 3

2.2 ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS ................................................................................................................... 3
2.3 PRECEDENCE OF STANDARDS ............................................................................................................... 3

3 DEFINITION ......................................................................................................................................... 4

3.1 MEAN COATING MASS .......................................................................................................................... 4

3.2 LOT ...................................................................................................................................................... 4

4 KINDS ..................................................................................................................................................... 4

5 REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................................. 4

5.1 MATERIAL ............................................................................................................................................ 4

5.2 TENSILE STRENGTH .............................................................................................................................. 4
5.3 HOT-DIP GALVANIZING ......................................................................................................................... 5
5.4 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................................... 5
5.4.1 Service entrance cap (Or weather head) ................................................................................... 5
5.4.2 Rigid steel conduit ..................................................................................................................... 5

6 TESTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 5

6.1 SAMPLING ............................................................................................................................................ 5

6.2 SAMPLE TESTS ..................................................................................................................................... 6
6.3 RETEST ................................................................................................................................................ 6

7 MARKING ............................................................................................................................................. 6

8 PACKING AND DELIVERY ................................................................................................................ 6

9 DOCUMENT AND CERTIFICATE .................................................................................................... 7

9.1 INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED WITH THE BID .................................................................................... 7

9.2 DOCUMENTS TO BE APPROVED BY GECOL .......................................................................................... 7
9.3 DOCUMENTATION ................................................................................................................................. 8

10 WARRANTY .......................................................................................................................................... 8

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 GES (Technical Specification of GECOL)

Service Entrance Set for Overhead Service Drop

1 Scope
This specification covers the requirements of service entrance set used for receiving the
service entrance cable from an exterior electrical service drop such as 0.4kV overhead
conductor or cable.

2 Normative references

2.1 Applicable standards

All service entrance sets supplied shall, in general, comply with the latest edition of
following international standards:
(a) ISO 630: Structural steels - Plates, wide flats, bars, sections and profiles
(b) ISO 1460: Metallic coatings - Hot dip galvanized coating on ferrous materials -
Gravimetric determination of the mass per unit area
(c) ISO 1461: Hot dip galvanized coating on fabricated iron and steel articles -
Specifications and test methods
(d) ISO 2859-1: Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes - Part 1: Introduction to
the ISO 2859 attribute sampling system

2.2 Alternative standards

The supplier may propose alternative standards provided it is proven that it gives an
equivalent degree of quality as applicable standards. But the acceptance of the alternative
standard is limited to GECOL for approval.

2.3 Precedence of standards

In case of discrepancy between this specification and any of the applicable standards, the
following order of precedence shall apply:
(a) Technical specification of GECOL
(b) Applicable standards
(c) Accepted alternative standards

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3 Definition

3.1 Mean coating mass

The average value of the coating masses determined either by using a control sample
selected in accordance with Clause 5 using tests in accordance with EN ISO 1460 or by
conversion of the mean coating thickness

3.2 Lot
A group of articles offered for acceptance from the same manufacturer, of the same
design and manufactured under presumed similar conditions of production. One or more
lots may be offered together for acceptance; the lot(s) offered may consist of the whole, or
part, of the quantity ordered

4 Kinds
The kind of service entrance set is classified in Table 1 of this specification according to
used conduits.
Table 1 - Kinds of service entrance set
Specification No. Conduit inner diameter (mm) Length of a conduit (mm)
1215510 40
1215520 50
1215530 60 500
1215540 75
1215550 100

5 Requirements
Service entrance set shall consist of service entrance cap and rigid steel conduit (having
the straps or brackets for mounting, coupling for extension) and shall meet the physical and
mechanical requirements as follows.

5.1 Material
The service entrance set shall be made from steel in accordance with ISO 630 or over
equivalent.

5.2 Tensile strength

The minimum tensile strength shall not be less than 410N/mm2.

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5.3 Hot-dip galvanizing
The service entrance set made of steel shall be hot-dip galvanized in accordance with
ISO 1460. The thickness of coating for surface shall be equal to the all areas of service
entrance set. The mean coating mass shall be not less than 610g/m2 in accordance with ISO
1461.

5.4 Design requirements

5.4.1 Service entrance cap (Or weather head)

(a) The shape of service entrance cap shall be suitable for attaching to a vertical conduit
and receiving the cables from electrical service drop.
(b) The service entrance cap shall have a clamp for connection with the conduit specified
in Table 1 of this specification easily and quickly.
(c) The service entrance cap shall be designed so as to prevent rainwater from entering the
conduit and can decrease insulation damage of cable.
(d) The service entrance cap shall be designed to be used for the cable of 2 to 4-cores and
shall be designed to use at both indoor and outdoor.

5.4.2 Rigid steel conduit

(a) The inner diameter of conduit shall comply with the requirements of Table 1 of this
specification.
(b) The total length of conduit shall comply with the agreement between GECOL and
supplier and the thickness of conduit shall declared by manufacturer. But the length of
a conduit shall be not more than 500mm.
(c) The conduit couplings for extension of conduit shall be supplied in order to meet a
required total length.
(d) The conduit shall be equipped with suitable straps or brackets for mounting on the
wall. And the quantity of straps or brackets shall be not less than one per conduit.

6 Tests
All service entrance sets are to be checked for compliance with this specification and
with the ordering quantity. GECOL reserves the rights to ask for tests to confirm the
quality of service entrance set in the presence of GECOL representatives.
All test reports of the below defined and executed tests shall be submitted to GECOL for
approval within one week after the completion of the tests.

6.1 Sampling
Test specimens shall be selected at random from each inspection lot (or articles) in
accordance with ISO 2859-1. The number of samples selected from each lot shall comply

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with Table 2 of this specification.
Table 2 - Number of test samples
Lot size Sample size Lot size Sample size
25 or less 5 501 to 1,200 80
26 to 50 8 1,201 to 3,200 125
51 to 90 13 3,201 to 10,000 200
91 to 150 20 10,000 to 35,000 315
151 to 280 32 35,001 to over 500

6.2 Sample tests

(a) Appearance inspection (According to this specification)
(b) Structure and dimension inspection (According to this specification)
(c) Hot dip galvanizing test (ISO 1460 and 1461)

6.3 Retest
If only one sample fail to comply with the sample tests, a new sample equal to twice the
quantity of originally submitted to that test shall be subjected to re-testing. If two or more
samples fail to comply with any of the sample tests, or if any failure occurs during re-
testing, the complete lot is considered as not complying with this specification and shall be
withdrawn by manufacturer.

7 Marking
Marking shall ensure the system of traceability for each component of the fittings. The
marks shall be indelibly embedded on suitable position. The characters shall be English
capital roman letters and Arabic numeral characters. The manufacture shall mark as
follows;
(a) Identification of fittings
(b) Manufacturer’s identification
(c) Year of manufacture

8 Packing and Delivery

The supplier shall provide packing of service entrance set as is required to prevent their
damage or deterioration during transit to their final destination and long period of storage.
The packing shall be sufficient to withstand, without limitation, rough handling during
transportation and the exposure to extreme temperatures, salt and precipitation.
(a) All service entrance set shall be delivered from the factory to the specified site or
GECOL warehouse.

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 (b) Every 50 or some reasonable pieces of the service entrance set shall be packaged in a
stout wood box being covered with waterproof package.
(c) Each shipment shall include a detailed packing list identifying all service entrance set.
On the packing crates, a name plate shall be attached being not detachable and indelibly
shall include the appropriate items as the designation and dimension of product, gross
weight, the name and trade mark of supplier, etc. The characters shall be English capital
roman letters and Arabic numeral characters. The size of characters shall not be less than
4mm.

9 Document and certificate

The service entrance sets quoted by the supplier shall be approved by GECOL. The
quantity of document and certificates submitted shall be not less than three copies. The
service entrance sets shall conform to the latest edition of applicable standards including
clause 2 of this specification or any other equivalent international standards. The design
and construction of service entrance sets shall be subjected to the approval of GECOL.

9.1 Information to be provided with the BID

Technical descriptions, data sheets, catalogues and other information shall be submitted
with the BID and those which are submitted shall be sufficient to enable GECOL to
evaluate thoroughly the proposal as to its compliance with the requirements of this
specification.
The minimum requirement is as follows:
(a) Detailed summary of difference with this specification
(b) Technical Data Sheet duly filled in and signed (Annex A)
(c) Material safety data certificates and the table of component ratio of all chemical
materials or metal used for manufacturing
(d) Detailed cross-sectional drawing & plane figure of all components in A3 or A4 size
(e) Detailed handling, installation and maintenance manual for good operation
(f) Brochures and catalogues containing outline dimensions, main electrical and
mechanical data, etc.
(g) Applicable design specification and standards in English language
(h) Test certificates approved by international institute
(i) Quality control system and relevant certificate

9.2 Documents to be approved by GECOL

The supplier shall furnish all relevant technical information, drawings etc. to GECOL
for approval prior to the start of manufacture. Offers without Technical Data Sheet

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completely filled in will be rejected.
(a) Vendor(s) details/ Reference list
(b) Technical Data Sheet
(c) Tests schedule and procedures
(d) Transportation schedule and storage conditions
(e) Drawings of materials (All drawings shall be in A3 or A4 size with title block
approved by GECOL)

9.3 Documentation
All documents supplied under this specification shall be documented to the extent that
the end user can easily understand its theory of operation, performance, installation and
maintenance for the product. All documents shall be submitted being filed in order to
approve of GECOL and reorder later.
Language in all documents and drawings shall be written in English and dimensions
shall be used in metric SI-units.

10 Warranty
The supplier shall provide a full one-year limited warranty on all articles supplied. The
warranty shall cover all parts and all costs, which are directly attributable to the supplier.
Warranty coverage shall begin on the date that the articles are received.

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Annex A
Technical Data Sheet

No. Description Particulars

1 Applicable international standards

2 Manufacturer’s name
3 Specification No. of service entrance set
4 Material of service entrance set
a) Service entrance cap
b) Conduit
c) Straps or brackets
5 Mean coating mass (g/m2)
6 Detailed dimensions of service entrance set
a) Inner diameter of conduit (mm)
b) Length of a conduit (mm)
c) Total length of conduit (mm)
d) Number of hole of service entrance cap
7 Mounting method
8 Weight of a service entrance set (kg)
9 Material of packing
10 Nos. of service entrance set per crate

Signature :
Designation :
Name of Tenderer :

Date :

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