WAVE 4 SOLAR PV IPP Part II General of RFP

GENERAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

4.9 Layouts

The detailed layout for optimized plant arrangement and operation shall be developed by the
Project Company to fulfill the requirements of this Part II (Technical Specifications).

The layouts described in the following Sections shall be developed and submitted with the Bid.

4.9.1 General Layout Drawings

The area for the Plant is defined by the coordinates given in the General Layout drawing in Annex
1.1 of Part III (Technical Appendices) of the RFP. All electrical, civil and mechanical equipment
and facilities required for plant operation shall be planned and arranged within this area.

The general layout to be developed by the Bidder shall take into account the implementation of
balance of plant in respect to local site conditions, existing infrastructure facilities and units, long-
term operation and required maintenance works on site.

The Project Company shall provide detailed design drawings showing cutouts in different scale.
This shall be supplemented by details, layouts developed for infrastructure, civil, mechanical,
electrical and other special fields of design and construction.

Bidder shall include in its general layout all the relevant coordinates for the Plant area, the access
road and the NGSA/SEC substation location.

4.9.2 Temporary Site Installation and Laydown Areas

Temporary site installations and laydown areas are envisaged to be located within the Plant Site.
The Project Company may envisage using other plots on its own responsibility including
applications for all permits, licenses, land lease, etc.

Labor camps shall comply with Saudi Arabian regulations regarding technical requirements and
location.

The Project Company is requested to review and comply with the local requirements, which might
include restrictions for allocation of areas for labor camps near the Plant area.

On completion of the construction and erection phase, all temporary site installations shall be
removed and demobilized from site, leaving the occupied location clean and clear of debris or
pollution.

4.10 Materials Protection

The Project Company shall be aware of and take into account the potential corrosion on site due
to severe weather conditions, especially with equipment installed outdoors and underground. The
corrosion protection concept shall cover required corrosion protection measures and details for
design as well as required maintenance programs over the plant design lifetime.

Non-metallic materials placed outdoors shall be UV and sand resistant and withstand high ambient
temperature operation regimes as per the climatic conditions over the whole Plant design lifetime,
and where materials are specified in any part of this RFP, those characteristics are to be considered
as a minimum requirement. Metallic materials are not explicitly required to be UV resistant but in
case protective coating is required, this shall be UV and sand resistant.

All materials used for concrete, reinforced concrete structures, steel structures, aluminum
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