Bid 2526-18 White City Water Plan Master Control Panel Specs.pdf

GULF COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

FOR THE WHITE CITY WATER PLANT

MASTER CONTROL PANEL

BID NO. 2526-18

The Gulf County Board of County Commissioners, Gulf County, Florida (the “BOCC” and/or “County”) is seeking solicitations from any qualified person, company or corporation interested in providing a master control panel materials.

RFP DEADLINE: Submitted on or before July 22, 2026 no later than 4:00 PM (Eastern) and will be opened thereafter at a public meeting held in the Donald H. Butler Commission Chamber in the Robert M. Moore Administration Building, Gulf County Courthouse Complex, Port St. Joe, Florida on July 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM (Eastern).

LATE PROPOSALS RECEIVED AFTER THE AFOREMENTIONED DEADLINE DATE,

EITHER BY MAIL OR OTHERWISE, WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AND RETURNED

UNOPENED. THE TIME OF RECEIPT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE TIME

RECEIVED IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE. PROPOSALS OFFERED ARE THE SOLE

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BIDDER FOR ASSURING THAT PROPOSALS ARE

RECEIVED IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE BY THE DESIGNATED DATE AND TIME. NO

FAXED, ELECTRONIC, OR ORAL PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope or package, clearly marked with YOUR COMPANY NAME, SEALED BID, and the BID NUMBER and title “MASTER CONTROL PANEL MATERIALS” so as to identify the enclosed proposal. Each submittal shall include one

(1) original and two (2) copies of the proposal. Proposal must be delivered to the Gulf County Clerk of Court, 1000 Cecil G. Costin Sr. Blvd, Room 149, Port St. Joe, Florida 32456. Proposals received later than the date and time as specified will be rejected. Gulf County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

As an alternate to paper copy submittals, bids may be submitted electronically through the County’s online bidding platform at the following link:

https://www.centralauctionhouse.com/SignIn?redirect=/Category/10885/GulfCounty.

Electronic bids must be received by the system prior to the bid deadline. The time recorded by the system shall be the official time of receipt. Late submissions will not be accepted.

SECTION 1 – SCOPE OF WORK

1.1 SCOPE OF WORK:

The selected firm will be given written notification of being selected by the County. The County will negotiate and execute a contract with the selected firm prior to the beginning of the actual services.

1. The bid price shall include delivery to the project site at 6697 Gardenia Street, Wewahitchka, FL 32465.

2. This bid includes materials shown in the contract plans and described further in the

Technical Specifications.

The County along with an evaluation team of County staff employees shall evaluate all responsive proposals. The County reserves the right to determine whether a proposal is responsive and to waive any technicalities or requirements contained therein.

The County reserves the right to negotiate a contract in which, the judgment of the County, would best serve the interest of Gulf County, including the right to withdraw from negotiations, the right to limit negotiations to a single proposer or to otherwise modify the scope of services or terms hereof without further notice.

Ultimately, the County shall reserve the exclusive option and right to award a contract which will result in the lowest or best cost (or greatest benefit) to and provide the best and most comprehensive services to and be in the best interest of Gulf County and meeting those needs and requirements presented by the Gulf County staff in the RFP.

SECTION 2 – PROCUREMENT RULES AND INFORMATION

2.1 Contact Person:

All questions regarding this Request should be directed in writing; preferably by email to Clay Smallwood, P.E. at csmallwood@gulfcounty-fl.gov. Questions shall be submitted no later than 12:00 PM (Eastern) on July 16, 2026. Failure to submit requests in writing by the specified time shall not be grounds for a protest. Written requirements in the Request or its amendments are binding, but any oral communications between the bidder and the County are not.

2.2 CALENDAR EVENTS:

DATE/TIME ACTION

July 22, 2026 no later than 4:00 PM (Eastern) Proposal Submission Deadline July 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM (Eastern) Sealed proposals opened by County in Public Meeting

2.3 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL:

Each proposal shall be prepared simply and economically, providing a straightforward, concise delineation of the bidder’s capabilities to satisfy the requirements of this Request for Proposal. Fancy bindings, colored displays and promotional material are not desired.

Emphasis in each proposal must be on completeness and clarity of content. In order to expedite the evaluation of proposals, it is essential that proposers follow the format and instructions herein. The Contractor shall submit one (1) original and two (2) copies as stated above.

2.4 PROPOSAL OPENING:

Proposals are due at the time and date specified. Proposals received late will not be considered and will be marked as LATE.

Any person with a qualified disability requiring special accommodations at the proposal opening should contact Silvia Williams, Deputy County Administrator at (850) 229-6106 and or at swilliams@gulfcounty-fl.gov and a copy of your correspondence to info@gulfclerk.com at least five (5) working days prior to the event.

2.5 COST OF PREPARING PROPOSALS:

The County is not liable for any costs incurred by the proposer in responding to this RFP, including those for oral presentations.

2.6 DISPOSAL OF PROPOSAL:

All proposals become the property of the County and will be a matter of record. The County shall have the right to use all ideas, or adaptations of those ideas, contained in any proposal received in response to this RFP. Selection or rejection of this proposal will not affect this right. Any submitted proposal shall remain a valid proposal for sixty (60) calendar days after the submission date.

2.7 PROPOSAL RULES FOR WITHDRAWAL:

A proposal may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the date of the RFP opening. Proposals may be modified or withdrawn by an appropriate document duly executed (in the manner that a Proposal must be executed) and delivered to the place where Proposals are to be submitted at any time prior to the opening of the Proposals.

2.8 REJECTION OF PROPOSAL:

The County reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals as may be deemed necessary by the County to be in its best interest. The County further reserves the right to waive any and all informalities, and reserves the right to reject all nonconforming, unresponsive, unbalanced or conditional Proposals. The County reserves the right to reject the Proposal of any Proposer if the County believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make an award to that Proposer, because the Proposal is not responsive or responsible, or the Proposer is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria established by the County. The County also reserves the right to enter into contract negotiations with a qualified, responsible, and responsive Proposer who submits the best ranked proposal. If the County and the best Proposer cannot negotiate a successful contract the County may terminate such negotiations and begin negotiations with the qualified, responsible, and responsive Proposer who submits the next best ranked proposal. No Proposer shall have any rights against the County arising from such negotiations. Discrepancies in the multiplication of units of work and unit prices will be resolved in favor of the unit prices. Discrepancies between the indicated sum of any column of figures and the correct sum thereof will be resolved in favor of the correct sum.

Where numeric data is given both in Arabic numerals and in written language, and where there exists a discrepancy between an Arabic numeral and written language, the written language shall be presumed to be correct and the Arabic numeral presumed incorrect.

The County reserves the right to delete any Proposal items and the total Proposal shall be determined as the sum of the Proposal items awarded. In evaluating Proposals, the County will consider the qualifications of the proposers, whether or not the Proposals comply with the prescribed requirements, time of completion and other data, as may be requested in the Proposal form or prior to the Notice of Award.

2.9 VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS:

No negotiations, decisions, or actions shall be initiated or executed by the proposal as a result of any discussion with any county employee. Only those communications from proposers, which are signed and in writing will be recognized by the County, as duly authorized expressions on behalf of the Proposer. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect.

2.10 SALES AND USE TAX:

The County is tax exempt from federal excise and state sales tax.

2.11 PUBLIC ENTITY CRIMES:

The Proposer must sign and complete a Public Entity Crime Sworn Statement as defined under Section 287.133(a), F.S. A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction of a public entity crime may not submit a proposal on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a proposal on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit proposals on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a consultant, supplier, or subcontractor, under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017, for Category Two for a period of 36 months from the date of being place on the convicted vendor list.

2.12 DRUG FREE WORKPLACE:

The Proposer must complete the County’s Drug Free Workplace Certification form, attached and made a part of the proposal. According to Gulf County policy, preference shall be given to businesses with drug-free work place programs. Whenever two or more proposals, which are equal with respect price, quality, and service, are received by the state or by any political subdivision for the procurement of commodities or contractual services, a proposal received from a business that certified that it has implemented a drug-free work place program shall be given preference in the award process. Established procedures for processing tie proposals will be followed if none of the tied vendors have a drug-free work place program.

2.13 ADDENDUMS:

The County may issue Addendums to modify the proposal as deemed appropriate.

Addendums and clarification to this RFP along with an Addendum Acknowledgement Form will be posted to the County’s website at www.gulfcounty-fl.gov. The Addendum Acknowledgement Form shall be signed by an authorized company representative, dated, and returned with proposal.

2.14 NOTICES:

Any notices to be given under this RFP shall be given by United States Mail, addressed to Proposer at its address stated herein, and to the County at its address stated herein.

Additional notice may also be given by facsimile in which case it shall be deemed that notice was provided on the date said facsimile was received. The party providing notice by facsimile shall confirm that the facsimile was received by the other party.

2.15 PROTEST:

Any person or entity whose proposal is rejected, in whole or in part, or who submits a proposal but is not awarded the contract, may protest such decision. Written notice of intent to file a protest must be submitted with Clerk’s office or Deputy County Administrator, Silvia Williams within twenty-four (24) hours after the Board’s declaration of its intention with regard to an award. Written protest must be submitted to the Clerk’s office or Deputy County Administrator, Silvia Williams within ten (10) calendar days after filing written notice of intent.

SECTION 3 – AWARD OF PROPOSAL

The Board will award this RFP to the lowest, responsive proposer. In the event the best proposer is found to be non-responsive, the County may proceed to the next best responsive proposer and continue the award process.

SECTION 4 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

4.1 TERMINATION OF CONTRACT:

The County may terminate this Agreement at any time with or without cause, or with or without prior notice when it is in the best interest of the County.

APPENDIX A – CONTRACT PLANS

APPENDIX B – TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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SECTION 16010

GENERAL ELECTRICAL

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS:

Drawings and general provisions of Contract, including General Conditions and Supplementary

General Conditions sections apply to work specified in Division 16.

1.2 RELATED WORK:

The Contractor's attention is directed to the following Divisions of these specifications for related work that may require Division 16 compliance:

Division 11

Division 15

1.3 DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

Furnish all labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals required to complete all electrical and process instrumentation systems work as specified here and shown on the Contract Drawings.

The work, apparatus and materials furnished under these Specifications and accompanying

Drawings shall include all items listed here and shown on the Drawings. Line voltage connections to equipment furnished as specified in other sections of these Specifications or shown on other than the Electrical Drawings shall be governed by this Division of the Specifications.

Each bidder or his authorized representatives shall visit the job site and carefully inspect the present conditions before preparing his bid. The submission of a bid will be considered evidence that such a visit and inspection was performed by the bidder and that he takes full responsibility for all factors governing his work.

It is the intent of these Specifications and Drawings that the electrical systems shall be complete, fully operational, and suitable in every way for the service required. Drawings are diagrammatic in nature and do not show in every detail all devices and incidental materials necessary to accomplish the intent. Therefore, the Contractor shall understand that such devices and incidental materials required shall be furnished at no cost to the Owner.

The work shall include furnishing and installing the following:

Electrical service from the Power Company.

Conduit, wire, and field connections for all motors, motor controllers, control devices, control panels and electrical equipment furnished under other Divisions of these specifications.

Exact locations are required for stubbing-up and terminating concealed conduit.

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Obtain shop drawings and templates from equipment vendors or other sub-CONTRACTORs and locate the concealed conduit before the floor slab is poured.

Conduit, wiring, and terminations for all field-mounted instruments furnished under other

Divisions of these specifications, including process instrumentation primary elements, transmitters, local indicators, and control panels. Lightning and surge protection equipment wiring at process instrumentation transmitters. Install vendor furnished cables specified under other Divisions of these specifications.

A complete raceway system for the specialty cable systems. Install the specialty cable systems in accordance with the system manufacturers' installation instructions. Review the raceway layout, prior to installation, with the computer system supplier and the cable manufacturer to ensure raceway compatibility with the systems and materials being furnished.

Where redundant cables are furnished, install cables in separate raceways.

Conduit, wiring and terminations for variable frequency drives, harmonic filters, transformers, and power factor correction capacitors furnished under other Divisions of these specifications.

Power wiring for all heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment furnished under other Divisions of these Specifications, including power wiring for 120V unit heater motors, thermostats, fan motors, dampers and other HVAC inline unit wiring shown on the

Drawings.

Furnish and install precast manholes, precast handholes and light pole bases as required.

Furnish and install manhole and handhole frames and covers.

It is the intent of these Specifications that the electrical system shall be suitable in every way for the service required. All material and all work which may be reasonably implied as being incidental to the work of this section shall be furnished at no extra cost.

Mount transmitters, process instruments, operator stations, etc. furnished under other

Divisions of these specifications.

Communication wiring as required.

1.4 DEMOLITION:

Furnish all labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals required for any demolition required or noted.

1.5 TEMPORARY LIGHTING AND POWER:

Provide temporary lighting and power as required during construction.

The Contractor shall pay all service connection fees for temporary power installation and all electrical bills for temporary construction power required to complete the project.

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Temporary wiring shall be done in a safe and neat manner. See Article 305 of the NEC.

1.6 ELECTRICAL SERVICE:

Contractor shall pay all fees and charges as required to obtain temporary and permanent electrical service.

1.7 SUBMITTALS:

Manufacturers' data in the form of "cut sheets" and engineering drawings shall be submitted to the

Engineer on the equipment listed below and in other Sections of Division 16 before delivery to the work site. Review of the submittal by the Engineer is to check for general conformance to the design intent and shall not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility for the correctness of all dimensions and the correct fitting of all parts of the work.

Panelboards and Circuit Breakers

Disconnect Switches

Plugs and Receptacles

Transformers

Lighting Fixtures

Lighting Controls

Surge Protective Devices

Lightning Protection Systems

Pullboxes, Handholes, Frames, and Covers

Grounding Hardware and Connections

SCADA

Generator

ATS Switch

Software

Control Panels

PLCs & I/O

Instrumentation

The manufacturers' names and catalog numbers shall be submitted for the following materials:

Conduit, Fittings, and Couplings

Boxes and Fittings

Wire and Cable

Testing Equipment

Ground Resistance Test Equipment

The submittal shall be thoroughly checked by the Contractor for accuracy and compliance with the contract requirements. Shop drawings and "cut sheets" shall bear the date checked and shall be accompanied by a statement by the Contractor that they have been checked for conformity to

Specifications and Drawings. Shop submittals not so checked and noted will be returned without review.

1.8 CODES, INSPECTION AND FEES:

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Division 16 work shall be in accordance with the latest edition of the following codes and ordinances:

The National Electrical Code (NFPA 70)

The National Electrical Safety Code

The Life Safety Code (NFPA 101)

The Southern Standard Building Code (SBCCI)

Serving Utility Company

State and Municipal

NFPA 780

NFPA 820

Contractor shall pay all fees for permits and inspections.

1.9 RECORD DRAWINGS:

At Job Close-out submit three (3) copies of the following:

Complete and accurate Record Drawings showing clearly deviations to the Contract Drawings.

Bound sets of Equipment Operation and Maintenance Instructions.

Test results required in other sections of this division.

1.10 GUARANTEES:

In addition to the guarantee of equipment by the manufacturer the Contractor shall also guarantee such equipment for a period of one (1) year from final acceptance by the Owner. The Contractor's one (1) year guarantee shall be for equipment, materials, and labor.

Additional guarantee requirements may be in the General and Special Conditions of these

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS:

Furnish materials or equipment specified by manufacturer's names unless approval of other manufacturers is listed in addendum to these specifications.

The materials furnished shall be new, undamaged, and packed in the original manufacturer's packing.

Equipment and materials shall always during construction be protected from mechanical and water damage. Equipment shall not be stored out-of-doors. Damaged materials and equipment shall be replaced by the Contractor at no cost to the Owner.

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All electrical panels, enclosures, raceways, conduit, and boxes shall be fabricated of metal unless indicated otherwise.

A single manufacturer shall provide switchgear/switchboards, motor control centers, transformers, disconnect switches, mini power zones, panel boards, etc.

2.2 EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS STANDARDS:

The design and fabrication of electrical equipment and materials furnished under Division 16 shall comply with the latest edition and revisions of the following codes and standards:

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

The Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

The National Electrical Code (NEC)

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 SUPERVISION

The electrical work shall be supervised by a licensed journeyman or master electrician who shall be on the job site at all times while work is in progress.

3.2 EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION:

Engraved nameplates shall be of laminated plastic with black surface and white 1/8" high letters secured with stainless steel screws for indoor equipment. Nameplates shall be bonded to all other enclosure types using an epoxy or similar permanent waterproof adhesive. Two-sided foam adhesive tape is not acceptable. Where the equipment size does not have space for mounting a nameplate, the nameplate shall be permanently fastened to the adjacent mounting surface.

Cemented nameplates shall not be drilled.

All major components of the distribution system shall have engraved nameplates.

All starters, disconnect switches, and control panels shall have engraved nameplates identifying the equipment served.

Panelboards shall have typed directories with all loads indicated for each circuit.

All receptacles, wall switches, lighting fixtures, photocells, emergency lights, exit lights, etc. shall be identified with the panel and circuit to which it is connected. Identification shall be with machine generated labels with ¼” high letters.

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All voltages (e.g. 480 volts, 208 volts, 120 volts etc.) within pull boxes, junction boxes etc.

shall be identified on the front exterior cover. Signs shall be red background with white engraved lettering, lettering shall be a minimum of 1" high.

3.3 CLEANING:

All equipment and boxes shall be thoroughly cleaned inside and outside at the completion of installation. Do not leave dirt and debris inside panelboard and equipment cabinets, device and junction boxes, etc.

3.4 PAINTING:

Touchup scratched or marred surfaces of lighting fixtures, panelboards, switchboards, etc. with paint furnished by the equipment manufacturers specifically for the purpose.

3.5 EXCAVATION, TRENCHING AND BACKFILLING:

Perform all excavation and trenching to install raceways indicated on the drawings.

No tunneling shall be allowed unless written permission is received by the Architect / Engineer.

Excavated material not suitable for backfill shall be removed from the job site.

Insure that the bottom of trenches is uniform (without large rocks or lumps of dirt) which could damage the raceway or conductors.

Backfill with material that will be compacted readily.

Compact backfill material from bottom of excavation up to 95% of surrounding undisturbed material.

Cover shall not be less than surrounding grade and no greater than 2" above surrounding grade.

Concrete electrical duct encasement, including but not limited to excavation, concrete, conduit, reinforcement, backfilling, grading, and seeding is included in Division 16. All work shall be done in accordance with Divisions 2 and 3 of these specifications.

Excavation, bedding mater ial , forms, concrete and backf i l l for underground raceways; f o r m s a n d c o n c r e t e for e l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t f u r n i s h e d h e r e i n i s included in Division 16. All work shall be done in accordance with Divisions 2 and 3 of these

3.6 TESTS:

Contractor shall test all wiring for shorts and proper grounding before energizing. Equipment shall be thoroughly checked and adjusted for proper operation. Motors shall be checked for proper rotation.

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In addition to the specific testing requirements listed in the individual sections, the following minimum tests and settings shall be performed.

Mechanical inspection, testing and setting of circuit breakers, disconnect switches, motor starters, overload relays, control circuits and equipment for proper operation.

Check the full load current draw of each motor and set overloads as required.

Check power and control power fuse ratings. Replace fuses if they are found to be of the incorrect size.

Check settings of the motor circuit protectors. Adjust settings to lowest setting that will allow the motor to be started when under load conditions.

Check motor nameplates for correct phase and voltage. Check bearings for proper lubrication.

Check rotation of motors prior to testing the driven load. Disconnect the driven equipment if damage could occur due to wrong rotation. If the rotation is incorrect for the driven equipment correct motor connections at the motor terminal box.

Check interlocking, control, and instrument wiring for each system and/or part of a system to prove that the system will function properly as indicated by control schematic and wiring diagrams.

Inspect each piece of equipment in areas designated as HAZARDOUS to ensure that equipment of proper rating is installed.

Verify all terminations at transformers, equipment, panels, and enclosures by producing a 1, 2, 3 clockwise rotation on a phase sequenced motor when connected to "A", "B" and "C" phases.

Check all wire and cable terminations. Verify to the ENGINEER connections meet the equipment’s torque requirements.

Field set all transformer taps as required to obtain the proper secondary voltage.

3.7 MANUFACTURERS SERVICE:

Provide manufacturer's services for testing and start-up of the following equipment:

Automatic Transfer Switches 1 day, 1 trip minimum

VFDs & Soft Starters 3 days, 2 trips minimum

Diesel Engine Driven Generator(s) 3 days, 2 trips minimum

Master Control Panel & SCADA 15 days, 4 trips minimum

Above is the minimum time, however the manufacturer shall spend as much time and trips as required to ensure the equipment is fully functional as intended before turning over to owner.

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Also provide training to the plant personnel in operation and maintenance of the items above.

END OF SECTION 16010

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SECTION 16110

RACEWAYS, BOXES, FITTINGS, AND SUPPORTS

1.1 SCOPE OF WORK:

Furnish and install complete raceway systems as indicated on the Drawings and as specified here.

1.2 APPLICATIONS:

All interior and above grade exterior wiring shall be installed in a metal conduit, and all embedded in concrete or below grade wiring shall be in PVC conduit unless indicated otherwise on the drawings.

All exterior, above grade, conduits shall be rigid aluminum.

Liquid Tight flexible metal raceway is acceptable as long as installed per NEC.

Conduits and fittings installed to wet wells shall be schedule 80 rigid PVC.

All conduit of a given type shall be the product of one manufacturer.

Underground conduits under roadways, buildings shall be schedule 80 rigid PVC.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 RIGID CONDUIT AND FITTINGS:

Rigid aluminum conduit shall be conforming to the requirements of UL 6 and ANSI C80.1 standards.

Fittings for rigid aluminum conduit shall be the threaded type manufactured by RACO, Steel City, or Thomas & Betts (T&B).

Rigid aluminum conduit shall be 6063 alloy and shall be as manufactured by New Jersey Aluminum Corp.; Reynolds Aluminum International Services Inc.; Alumax Extrusions, Inc; VAW of America, Inc. or equal.

Plastic conduit for direct burial shall be UL labeled Schedule 80 PVC manufactured to NEMA TC 2-1983 specifications, WC-1094A Federal specifications, and UL-651 specifications.

PVC conduit shall be rigid polyvinyl chloride schedule 80 as manufactured by Carlon; An Indian Head Co.; Cantex; Queen City Plastics or equal.

Fittings for plastic conduit shall be manufactured to NEMA TC 3-1982 specifications.

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2.2 FLEXIBLE METAL CONDUIT, COUPLINGS, AND FITTINGS:

All flexible metal conduit for damp or exterior applications shall be Liquid Tight UL listed spiral wound galvanized steel with a PVC outer jacket type.

Liquidtight flexible metal conduit shall be Sealtite, Type UA, manufactured by the Anaconda Metal Hose Div.; Anaconda American Brass Co.; American Flexible Conduit Co., Inc.; Universal Metal Hose Co. or equal.

Fittings for liquid tight conduit shall be manufactured RACO, O.Z. Gedney Co., Steel City, or T&B.

2.3 CONDUIT MOUNTING EQUIPMENT:

Hangers, rods, backplates, beam clamps etc. shall be stainless steel or aluminum suitable for in a corrosive environment. They shall be as manufactured by the Appleton Electric Co., Thomas and Betts Co., Unistrut Corp., or approved equal.

316 Stainless steel channel with 316 stainless steel hardware (hangers, rods, backplates, beam clamps, fasteners, anchors, nuts, washers, etc.) shall be used. All channel and hardware shall be resistant to the chemicals present in the area in which it is used.

Expansion anchors (minimum 3/8" diameter) shall be equal to Kwik-Bolt as manufactured by the McCullock Industries, Minneapolis, MI; Wej-it by Wej-it Expansion Products, Inc., Bloomfield, CO; or Kwik-Bolt II as manufactured by the Hilti Fastening Systems, Inc, Tulsa, OK.

The length of expansion bolts shall be sufficient to place the wedge portion of the bolt a minimum of 1-in behind the steel reinforcement. Apply anti-seize compound to all nuts and bolts. Supports installed without the approved compound shall be dismantled and correctly installed, at no cost to the OWNER.

2.4 BOXES AND FITTINGS

Pressed steel switch and outlet boxes shall be hot-dipped galvanized with hot-dipped galvanized tile rings as manufactured by the Raco Manufacturing Co.; Adalet Co.; O.Z.

Manufacturing Co. or equal.

NEMA 1 and NEMA 12, junction boxes, pull boxes etc., shall be sheet steel unless otherwise shown on the Drawings or located in Corrosive Areas including all pretreatment and hypochlorite facilities. Boxes shall be galvanized and have continuously welded seams. Welds shall be ground smooth and galvanized. Box bodies shall be flanged and shall not have holes or knockouts. Box bodies and covers shall not be less than 14 gauge metal. Covers shall be gasketed and fastened with stainless steel screws. Terminal boxes shall be furnished with hinged doors, terminal mounting straps and brackets (refer to Section 16191 for additional requirements).

Boxes shall be as manufactured by Hoffman Engineering Co.; Lee Products Co.; ASCO Electrical Products Co., Inc., or equal. All boxes shall be shop primed and painted by the box manufacturer.

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NEMA 4X stainless steel, junction boxes and pull boxes shall be 316 stainless steel with 316 stainless steel hardware and gasketed covers. Boxes shall have continuously welded seams and welds shall be ground smooth. Box bodies shall be flanged and shall not have holes or knockouts. Box bodies and covers shall not be less than 14 gauge metal. Covers shall be gasketed and fastened with stainless steel screws. Terminal boxes shall be furnished with hinged doors, terminal mounting straps and brackets (refer to Section 16191 for additional requirements.) Boxes shall be as manufactured by Hoffman Engineering Co.; Lee Products Co.;

ASCO Electrical Products Co., Inc., or equal.

Explosion-proof boxes shall be designed for Class 1, Group D, Division 1 hazardous locations.

They shall be cast aluminum, with stainless steel hinged covers and stainless steel hardware and bolts; Type EJB-N4 as manufactured by the Crouse-Hinds Co.; Appleton Electric Co.; Adalet- PLM or equal.

Conduit hubs shall be of the grounding type as manufactured by Myers Electric Products, Inc. or equal.

Explosion proof fittings shall be as manufactured by the Crouse-Hinds Co.; Appleton Electric Co.;

O.Z./Gedney Co. or equal.

3.1 INSTALLATION:

No conduit smaller than ¾” trade size shall be used, nor shall any have more than three 90 degree bends in any one run. Pull boxes and man holes shall be provided as required or directed.

No unbroken run shall exceed 200 feet in length. This length shall be reduced by 75 feet for each 90 degree elbow.

Except where otherwise shown on the Drawings, or specified, all exposed wiring shall be in rigid aluminum conduit.

All underground conduits under roadways or subject to traffic shall be concrete encased.

All risers from underground, concrete pads, floors, etc. shall be provided with heat shrink tubing (Raychem Co. or equal) from a point 1 foot-0-inch below bottom of slab or grade to a point not less than 6 inches above grade or surface of slab.

Underground circuits shall be installed directly to the respective motor control centers, lighting panels, etc., except stainless steel pull boxes shall be wall mounted on structures to eliminate excessive bends. With prior written approval, below grade pull boxes may be used. Splices shall not be made in above or below grade pull boxes unless otherwise indicated on the plans and approved in writing by the ENGINEER.

Schedule 80 PVC conduit shall be used underground and in chemical rooms, chlorinator rooms and chlorine storage areas or areas designated "CORROSIVE" on the Drawings, including

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Where schedule 80 PVC is used all elbows shall be rigid aluminum PVC coated.

No wire shall be pulled until the conduit system is complete in all details.

3/16-in polypropylene pull lines shall be installed in all new conduits noted as spares or future.

The ends of all conduits shall be tightly plugged to exclude dust and moisture during construction.

Aluminum conduit threads shall be cleaned and coated with a grease metallic type conductive compound suitable for use on nonferrous conduits.

Aluminum fittings and boxes shall be used with aluminum conduit. Aluminum conduit shall not be imbedded in concrete containing chlorides, unwashed beach sand, sea water, or coral bearing aggregates. Aluminum conduit shall be isolated from other metals with heat shrink tubing (Raychem or equal) or plastic-coated hangers. Strap wrenches shall be used for tightening aluminum conduit. Pipe wrenches, channel locks, chain wrenches, pliers, etc. shall not be used.

Conduit support shall be spaced at intervals of 8 ft. or less, adjacent to all couplings, and additionally as required to obtain rigid construction.

Single conduits shall be supported by means of aluminum one-hole pipe clamps in combination with aluminum one-screw back plates, to raise conduits from the surface. Multiple runs of conduits shall be supported on trapeze type hangers with steel horizontal members and threaded hanger rods. The rods shall be not less than 3/8-in diameter. Surface mounted panel boxes, junction boxes, conduit, etc, shall be supported by spacers to provide a minimum of 1/2-in clearance between wall and equipment.

Conduit hangers shall be attached to structural steel by means of beam or channel clamps. Where attached to concrete surfaces, concrete expansion anchors shall be used.

Bends in parallel conduit runs shall be concentric. All conduit shall be run perfectly straight and true.

Conduit terminating in knockouts shall have Meyers hubs.

Conduit terminating in pressed steel boxes shall have double locknuts (aluminum) and insulated grounding bushings.

Conduit terminating in gasketed enclosures shall be terminated with grounding type conduit hubs.

Conduits containing equipment grounding conductors and terminating in sheet steel boxes shall have insulated throat grounding bushings with lay-in type lugs.

Conduits shall be installed using threaded fittings and couplings.

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Liquid Tight Flexible metal conduit shall be used for all motor terminations, not in wet wells and/or hazardous locations, and other equipment where vibration is present and shall not exceed 1'-6" in length.

Liquid Tight Flexible metal conduit used for installing lighting fixtures shall not exceed 6' in length.

Where hazardous locations exist (as defined and classified by the National Electrical Code), all conduit, fittings and installation shall comply with Article 500 of the NEC. Conduits from wet wells shall have “seal offs” before entry into any control panel, junction box, etc. and shall be schedule 80 rigid PVC.

Provide expansion coupling at concrete expansion joints. Provide ground bonding jumpers around expansion couplings, used on metallic conduit, sized according to Table 250-95 of the NEC.

Set top of underground conduits a minimum of 2’ below finish subgrade, or as required for conditions defined by NEC, or as required per local codes. Service conduits shall be at minimum depth required by the serving electric utility company.

Where no size is indicated for junction boxes, pull boxes or terminal cabinets, they shall be sized in accordance with the requirements of NEC Article 314.

All underground control and instrumentation conduits shall be separated from power conduits by a minimum of 12 inches unless specifically noted otherwise. Crossing of control and instrumentation conduits with power conduits shall be kept to a minimum and where they must cross they shall cross at 90 degree angles.

Cables passing through in-ground manholes shall be neatly racked within each manhole when installed.

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SECTION 16120

WIRES AND CABLES

PART 1- GENERAL

Furnish, install and test all wire, cable, and appurtenances as shown on the Drawings and as hereinafter specified.

Install fiber optic, ethernet, etc. as specified in other divisions or noted on the plans.

1.2 APPLICATIONS:

Wire for lighting and single power circuits shall be type XHHW-2 or THWN-2, 90 degree C temperature rating unless otherwise noted.

Single conductor wire for control, indication, and metering shall be type XHHW-2 or THWN-2, minimum No. 14 AWG, stranded.

Tray Cable shall contain a minimum of 20 conductors and shall be No. 14 AWG, stranded unless otherwise noted or indicated on the plans.

Ground wires shall be Green, and Neutrals shall be White or Gray. Green and White shall be used for these purposes only.

Bare copper ground wire shall be stranded, tinned soft drawn annealed copper wire.

Cables between VFD’s and Motors shall be copper 3 conductor shielded cable with ground wire and shall be suitable for use on VFD systems unless otherwise noted. The minimum insulation level shall be 1000VAC. Shielding shall be through the use of copper tape, combination foil/braid, or continuous armoring. Belden VFD cable was used to size the conduits. If another manufacture’s cable is used the contractors shall verify conduit sizes and adjust as necessary.

NOTE - If the internal equipment grounding conductor of the shielded VFD cable is smaller than required by NEC or shown on plans, a separate equipment grounding conductor shall be installed in the raceway with the shielded cable.

Color coding of all ungrounded service, feeder, and branch circuits conductors shall be required according to the following convention:

120/240 Volt, 1 phase: black and red

120/208 Volt, 3 phase: black, red, and blue

277/480 Volt, 3 phase: brown, orange, and yellow (gray neutral)

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DC control wires shall be blue.

AC control wires shall be red.

Parallel wire runs shall be run in separate conduits of the same material and as close as possible to the same length.

1.3 MINIMUM SIZES:

Except for control and signal leads, no wire smaller than No. 12 AWG shall be used.

PART 2- PRODUCTS

2.1 MATERIALS:

Wires and cables shall be of annealed, 98% conductivity, soft drawn copper unless indicated otherwise on the Drawings or in these Specifications.

All conductors No. 14 AWG and larger sizes shall be stranded.

Wire shall have 600V insulation except where indicated otherwise.

Acceptable manufacturers (when product type is available)

1. American Insulated Wire Corp.

2. Belden

3. General Cable

4. Okonite

5. Pirelli

6. Rockbestos

7. Southwire

8. Or equal

2.2 600 VOLT WIRE:

Type XHHW-2 or THWN-2 shall be manufactured by Southwire, Okonite Co., or equal.

Multi-conductor control cable shall be stranded copper, 600 Volt polyvinyl chloride insulated and jacketed Type PNR.

2.3 INSTRUMENTATION CABLE:

Process instrumentation wire shall be shielded twisted pair, 600 Volt, polyethylene insulated, copper tape shielded, polyvinyl chloride jacketed, manufactured by Belden Corp., General Electric Co., Okonite Co., or equal. Conduit sizing has been based on Belden model 8720. If a different cable is utilized, contractor to verify conduit sizing and adjust as necessary.

Instrumentation cables shall be installed in raceways as specified. All circuits shall be installed as twisted pairs or triads. In no case shall a circuit be made up using conductors from different pairs or triads. Triads shall be used wherever three wire circuits are required.

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2.4 VFD CABLE:

VFD to motor cabling shall be copper 3 conductor shielded cable with ground unless otherwise noted and shall be suitable for use on VFD systems. The minimum insulation level shall be 1000VAC. Shielding shall be through the use of copper tape, combination foil/braid, or continuous armoring. Approved manufacturer’s are Belden, Okonite, Southwire, or approved equal. Furnish manufacture’s termination kits for cable.

NOTE - Provide additional ground wire in conduit sized per NEC where the ground conductor(s) integral to the shielded cable do not result in the required equivalent grounding conductor size as required by NEC. Contractor shall size conduit as required for the shield cable that is being utilized.

2.5 CONTROL, STATUS, AND ALARM WIRE:

Wire shall be No. 14 AWG minimum NEC type XHHW-2 or THWN-2 stranded.

2.6 COMMUNICATION CABLE:

Ethernet cable shall be designed for use with a high-speed (1000 Mbps/1Gbps) Ethernet communications network. The twisted pair cable shall have nominal impedance of 100 ohms at 1 Mhz and a maximum attenuation of 10 dB per 1000 feet at 1 Mhz. The twisted pair cable shall be non-plenum rated and shall have a minimum of four 22 AWG solid copper conductor pairs with an overall foil shield. Cable shall be Category 6e, Ethernet/IP compliant with a voltage insulation rating of 600V. Cable shall be able to be terminated using RJ-45 terminations.

Cable shall be Rockwell Automation or equal. RJ-45 terminations shall be industrial type, for shielded 8 conductor cable, Rockwell Automation Bulletin 1585J, or equal.

2.7 WIRE AND CABLE MARKERS:

Wire and cable markers shall be type written, heat shrinkable type as manufactured by the W.H.

Brady Co., Thomas & Betts Co., 3M Co., or equal.

Wire and cables with diameters exceeding the capacity of the heat shrinkable markers shall be marked with pre-printed, self-adhesive vinyl tapes as manufactured by the W.H. Brady Co., Panduit Corp., or equal.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 INSTALLATION:

All conductors shall be carefully handled to avoid kinks or damage to insulation.

Wiring of different system voltages shall be installed in separate raceways.

All wires, cables and each conductor of multi-conductor cables shall be uniquely identified at each end and in all manholes, handholes, and pullboxes with wire and cable markers. Lighting and

16120-4 receptacle wiring shall be distinctly differentiated and junction boxes marked.

Lubrications shall be used, if required, to facilitate wire pulling. Lubricants shall be U.L. approved for use with the insulation specified.

Shielded instrumentation wire shall be installed from terminal to terminal with no splicing at any intermediate point.

Ground shielding on instrumentation wire at one end only as recommended by the instrument manufacturer and isolated at all other locations. Terminal blocks shall be provided for inter-connecting shield drain wires at all junction boxes. Where individual circuit shielding is required, each shield circuit shall be provided with its own terminal block.

Install shielded instrumentation wire in conduit and pull boxes that contain only shielded instrumentation wire. Instrumentation cables shall be separated from all other (i.e. power, control, etc.) cables in manholes.

All shielded cable terminations at each end shall be provided with heat shrinkable tubing placed over the exposed shield and conductors. The tubing shall extend 1- in minimum over the jacket end and extend ½-in minimum from the jacket end over the exposed conductors.

Shielded VFD power cable shall be grounded on both ends per the manufacturer’s recommendation.

Equipment grounding conductors shall be installed in all power and control raceways.

Pull cable from direction that requires the least tension. Feed cable into raceway with zero tension and without cable crossover at raceway entrance. Use a feed-in tube and sheave designed for cable installation. Use sheaves with radii that exceed the cable manufacturer's recommended minimum bending radius. Use a dynamometer and constant velocity power pulling. Velocity should not be less than 15-ft./min or more than 50-ft/min. Do not exceed the cable manufacturer's maximum recommended tension.

3.2 FIBER OPTIC CABLES

Unless otherwise indicated on the plans, no splices may be made in the cables without prior written approval of the ENGINEER. Where splicing is approved, then splicing material shall be approved by the ENGINEER and cable manufacturer.

Provide all material, equipment and labor to install the fiber optic cables as specified and noted on the plans or in other divisions.

Installation shall be in accordance with the NEC.

Install cables in the raceway systems as indicated or as required for the specific fiber optic cable utililized to ensure bending radius requirements are met. Inspect raceways prior to pulling in the

16120-5 cables. Notify the ENGINEER of any conditions which would prevent installation of the specified cables before proceeding with the installation.

Lubricate cables with lubricants specially formulated for fiber cabling jackets during installation. Do not exceed cable manufacturers' specifications for pulling tension and bending radius. Pulleys used to aid in the installation of the fiber optic cable must be sized according to the minimum bending radius.

Installation tools and materials shall be approved by the cable manufacturer.

Label each termination point. Label all future and spare wiring and cables.

Tag each cable in junction boxes, manholes and handholes. Provide permanent nylon/plastic tie-wrap type tags with waterproof markings.

3.3 TESTS:

All 600 Volt wire insulation shall be tested with a "megger" after installation. Tests shall be made at not less than 1000 Volts DC for one minute.

Field testing and commissioning shall be done in accordance with the latest revision of the "Acceptance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Distribution Equipment and Systems" published by the International Electrical Testing Association (NETA Standard ATS) unless otherwise modified by this Section. Minimum wire insulation resistance shall not be less than 250 Megohms.

END OF SECTION 16120

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SECTION 16170

DISCONNECT SWITCHES

Furnish and install all circuit disconnects (safety switches) indicated on the Drawings and as specified herein.

1.2 APPLICATIONS:

Service Entrance – Switches identified for use as service equipment are to be labeled for this application.

Equipment Disconnect – Switches serving as equipment disconnects shall be unfused, lockable, heavy duty type, rated as shown on the plans unless otherwise noted.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 GENERAL:

Switches shall be manufactured by Square D Company, GE, or Cutler Hammer.

Disconnect switches shall be NEMA type HD (Heavy Duty) and UL listed.

Switches shall have switch blades fully visible in the "OFF" position when the door is open.

Switches shall be quick-make, quick-break such that, the operation of the contacts (blades) shall not be capable of being restrained by the operation of the operating handle after the closing or opening action has been initiated.

The operating handle shall be an integral part of the switch's box and not the switch's door.

Provisions for padlocking the switch in the "OFF" position with at least three (3) locks shall be provided.

Switches shall have interlock to prevent the unauthorized opening of the door when the handle is in the "ON" position.

The handle position shall clearly indicate whether the switch is "ON" or "OFF".

2.2 CONSTRUCTION:

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Switch covers shall be attached with welded pin-type hinges (Type 1, 12, 12K, 4-4X-5 316 stainless steel) or top hinged, attached with removable screws and securable in the open position (Type 3R).

The enclosure shall be finished with gray baked enamel paint which is electrodeposited on cleaned, phosphate pre-treated steel (Type 1) or gray baked enamel paint which is electrodeposited on cleaned, phosphate pre-treated galvannealed steel (Type 3R, 12, 12K) or brush finish on type 316 stainless steel (Type 4-4X-5 stainless steel)

The enclosure shall have ON and OFF markings stamped into the cover.

The operating handle shall be provided with a dual colored, red/black position indication.

All switches shall have provisions to accept up to three 3/8 in hasp padlocks to lock the operating handle in the OFF position.

NEMA 4X enclosures shall be manufactured from 316 stainless steel and contain all copper current carrying parts.

All current carrying parts shall be plated to resist corrosion.

Unless otherwise specified herein or shown on the Drawings, disconnect enclosures shall have the following ratings:

NEMA 1 for dry, non-process indoor locations.

NEMA 12 for "DUST" locations.

NEMA 4X for outdoor locations, rooms below grade (including basements and buried vaults), "DAMP", "WET", “PROCESS” and "CORROSIVE" locations.

NEMA 7 (and listed for use in the area classifications shown) for "Class I…