Amendment_No._0005.pdf

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THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted , such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended , by one of the following methods: (a) By completing

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

FACILITY CODE CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)CODE 6. ISSUED BY

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4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.3. EFFECTIVE DATE2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

12/17/2014

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return __________________ copies to the issuing office.

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Project Title: Station Service Equipment Replacement, Kortes Powerplant, Kortes Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Wyoming

See attachment for changes incorporated by this amendment.

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

Gerri Voto-Braun

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FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

Solicitation Number R15PS00030 Amendment No. 0005

Description of Changes - This amendment incorporates the following changes to the solicitation:

1. In Section C - Specifications, Section 26 25 10, remove pages 26 05 10 - 1 through 26 05 10 - 8 and substitute therefore the attached revised pages 26 05 10 - 1 through 26 05 10 - 8.

For convenience, essential changes on the revised solicitation pages are indicated by a vertical line in the margin where lines or paragraphs changed from the previous version. However, all portions of the revised solicitation pages shall apply whether changes thereon have or have not been indicated.

Acknowledgement - See Block 11 above regarding how to acknowledge this amendment. The Government must receive the acknowledgement at the place designated for receipt of offers (See Block 10 of the Standard Form 1442).

Receipt of Proposals - This hour and date for receipt of proposals has not been extended and remains 4:00 pm (local time) on March 20, 2015.

Third Party – If you have given a copy of the solicitation to someone else, please forward this amendment accordingly.

Kortes Powerplant Amendment No. 005 Station Service Equipment Replacement

Conductors and Cables Revised - 26 05 10 - 1

SECTION 26 05 10

CONDUCTORS AND CABLES

PART 1 GENERAL

1.01 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

A. Conductors and Cables:

1. Measurement: Length of installed conductor or cable.

2. Payment: Linear foot price offered in the schedule for applicable conductor or cable size.

a. Includes cost of work and materials for conductors and cables except as specified.

B. Cost:

1. Include cost of making electrical connections to equipment and devices in prices offered in the schedule for equipment and devices that require connections.

1.02 REFERENCE STANDARDS

A. ASTM International (ASTM)

1. ASTM B 8-2011 Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors, Hard, Medium-Hard, or Soft

B. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

1. IEEE C2-2012 National Electrical Safety Code (NESC)

C. National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

1. NEMA WC 57-2004 Control, Thermocouple Extension, and Instrumentation Cables

2. NEMA WC 70-2009 Non Shielded Power Cables Rated 2000V or Less for the Distribution of Electrical Energy

D. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

1. NFPA 70-2014 National Electrical Code (NEC)

1.03 SUBMITTALS

A. Submit the following in accordance with Section 01 33 00 - Submittals and Section 01 33 26 - Electrical Drawings and Data.

B. RSN 26 05 10-1, Approval Data:

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1. Manufacturer’s data.

C. RSN 26 05 10-2, Test Reports.

1.04 DEFINITIONS

A. Cable: Cable, cables, wire, or wires of one or more insulated conductors.

B. Power Cable: For power loads including receptacles; motors; alternating- and direct-current distribution circuits; heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning and lighting circuits; and cable that is used for controlling heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and lighting equipment.

C. Control Cable: For control, metering, indication, annunciation, instrument transformers and relaying circuits; and circuits not identified as power circuits.

1.05 PROJECT CONDITIONS

A. Locations of existing cables indicated on drawings are approximate.

B. Elevation: 5950 feet (1814 m) above sea level.

C. Ambient Temperature: 40 degrees Celsius.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2.01 CABLE

A. Manufactured no more than 24 months prior to Notice to Proceed.

B. Round, except for 2-conductor cable with parallel conductors.

C. Copper Conductor: ASTM B8, class B or C.

D. AWG or kcmil designation.

E. Coverings or insulation: Suitable for installation in vertical position without injury to covering or deformation of insulation when supported in accordance with NFPA 70 article 300-19.

F. Stranded conductors.

G. Cable Color Coding:

1. Provide control cable in accordance with NEMA WC 57, Table E-2.

2. 3-phase 480-volt AC power cable:

a. Insulation color.

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1) Phase A - Brown.

2) Phase B - Orange.

3) Phase C - Yellow.

b. Brown, Orange, and Yellow “Phase tape” applied to black insulation may be used in lieu of colored insulation.

1) Apply phase tape at each end of each conductor, and for single-conductor cable, at all locations where the cable is accessible, such as pull-boxes.

2) Where long lengths of single-conductor area accessible, apply phase tape at interval not exceeding 10 ft.

H. Conductor Sizes:

1. As shown on drawings.

2. Determine size of power and lighting circuits in accordance with NFPA 70 based on 60 degrees Celsius conductor temperature for sizes No. 1 AWG and smaller and 75 degrees Celsius conductor temperature for sizes No. 1/0 AWG and larger.

3. Cables to instrument transformers: multi-conductor #10 AWG.

4. Cables for control circuits: multi-conductor #12 AWG.

5. Cables for annunciation/alarm circuits: multi-conductor #16 AWG, or larger.

6. Determine all other conductor sizes, except where indicated on drawings or specified, in accordance with NFPA 70.

2.02 POWER CABLE

A. Single-conductor or multiconductor, nonshielded type.

B. Suitable for installation in cable trays and in conduits, and for general use. Marked on the outer surface for use in cable trays.

C. Insulation on individual conductors: 600-volt rated unless specified otherwise. NEC-type

XHHW.

D. Meets the requirements of NEMA WC 70.

E. UL listed and UL labeled on outer surface in accordance with NFPA 70.

F. Jacket covering for multiconductor cable: PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) type flame-retardant.

2.03 MULTICONDUCTOR SHIELDED CONTROL CABLE

A. Suitable for installation in cable trays and conduit, for direct burial, and for general use.

Marked on the outer surface for use in cable trays.

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B. Insulation on individual conductors:

1. 600-volt rated unless specified otherwise. NEC Type XHHW insulation.

2. In accordance with NEMA WC 57. Insulation colors per Table E-2.

C. Shielding: Corrugated copper metal tape of 5-mil thickness with 100 percent coverage, or copper metal braid shield having an 85 percent coverage conforming to NEMA WC-57.

D. Jacket covering: PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) type flame-retardant.

2.04 ACCESSORIES

A. Conductor Markers:

1. White.

2. Self-laminating-vinyl type or heat-shrink type.

3. Marked with conductor designation.

4. Machine generated lettering.

B. Cable Markers:

1. White.

2. Self-laminating-vinyl type.

3. Marked with cable designation.

4. Machine generated lettering.

C. Terminal Connectors:

1. Heavy-duty, preinsulated or uninsulated, pressure-crimp type terminal connectors with ring tongues. Uninsulated type may only be used on terminals equipped with barriers of a size that will eliminate any possibility of contact between adjacent lugs.

2. Silver-plated copper.

3. Serrated, seamless inner barrel.

4. 600-volt rated nylon insulation with insulation support sleeve for vibration resistance.

5. UL listed.

6. Compatible with conductor for which it is used and with terminal to which it will be connected.

D. Shield Connectors: Two-piece bolted flat connector designed to be inserted between cable sheath and shield to make a stable, low resistance electrical connection between the shield of a cable and a ground bus. Provide green insulated conductor between shield connector and ground bus. Connector similar to 3M Scotchlok™ Shield Connectors 4460.

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E. Cable and Wire Management: Screw-on cable tie bases or re-useable cable management straps similar to: CPI Saf-T-Grip™ Center Grommet Buckle series 06012-201 using Velcro straps.

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.01 INSTALLATION

A. Install in accordance with NFPA 70 and IEEE C2.

B. When using cable ties, do not over tighten, to ensure tie does not cut conductor insulation or cable outer jacket. Do not use cable ties to support cables.

C. Block cable opening in sleeves under equipment or passing through blockouts, with silicone-foam, fire-retardant type material.

D. Cable Splicing: Not allowed.

E. Cable Installed In Conduit:

1. Do not pull cable into conduit until they have been cleaned and are free from obstructions and sharp corners.

2. Draw a clean, dry, tight-fitting rag through conduit immediately before installing cable.

3. Install cable using gradual and uniform pulling stresses. Do not exceed allowable pulling tensions and sidewall pressures as recommended by cable manufacturer.

4. Install cable to prevent cuts or abrasions in insulation or protective covering and kinks in cable.

5. When a lubricant is needed as an aid to pulling, use only soapstone or other suitable lubricant that is not injurious to cable insulation.

6. When mechanical cable pulling equipment is used, use a tension meter release mechanism to ensure pulling tension remains below tensile strength of the cable.

7. Pulling tension shall be applied evenly to conductor and outer sheath.

8. Remove and replace any cable damaged during installation.

F. Cable Installed In Vertical or Inclined Plane:

1. Install in locations shown. If not shown, install in accordance with NFPA 70.

2. Support with cable grips leaving slack spans between supports.

3. Clamp cable entering enclosures, junction boxes, or equipment with cabinet sealing bushings.

G. Grounding:

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1. Provide one non-active conductor grounded at both ends in each Multiconductor control cable.

2. Ground shielding of each shielded control cable on both ends directly to equipment ground bus by method indicated on standard drawing 40-D-4335.

3. Ground spare conductors by wire jumpers from equipment terminal block points to equipment ground bus.

H. Wiring Methods:

1. Terminate control, instrumentation, and telemetry cable with terminal connectors.

Attach connectors to conductor using full-cycle ratcheting crimpers with connector appropriate die.

2. At termination point of multiconductor cable, form conductors into neat packs and tie conductors with self-locking cable ties.

3. Do not combine alternating- and direct-current circuits, or current and potential transformer circuits in same multiconductor cable.

4. Clamp cable entering equipment with commercial type cable clamps.

5. Leave sufficient length cable ends to make connections conveniently to equipment, fixtures, and devices.

6. Provide 5-conductor #10 AWG cable for each three-phase current, and each potential transformer circuit.

7. Retain spare conductors at each end of a multiconductor cable in a length equal to longest single conductor of multiconductor cable.

8. Terminate spare conductors of multi-conductor cable at terminal blocks. Ground spare conductors by using wire jumpers between terminations and equipment ground bus.

9. Provide 20 percent spare conductors for any new control cables provided that are in addition to those cables provided to replace existing cables.

10. Run both positive and negative leads of a direct-current circuit in same cable.

3.02 CABLE AND CONDUCTOR IDENTIFICATION

A. Conductor Markers:

1. Text to be machine or computer generated. Hand written text is not acceptable.

2. Provide individual conductors of multiconductor control cable, instrumentation cable, and telemetry cable with conductor marker. Print conductor designation, as shown on approved schematic diagram, on first line. Print cable destination on second line.

3. Do not heat shrink marker onto conductor. Allow marker to rotate about the conductor.

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4. Provide markers for spare conductors of multi-conductor cables. The marker to include cable designation and the word “SPARE”.

B. Multi-Conductor Cable Tags:

1. Tag multiconductor cables at each end.

2. Text to be machine or computer generated. Hand written text is not acceptable.

3. Shape: Rectangular.

4. Color: White.

5. Attach tags to cable by self-locking cable ties.

6. Mark tags with cable designations as shown on approved wiring and interconnection diagrams. Cable designation to be a single-line of text that includes cable number, originating equipment designation, and destination equipment designation. Develop cable designations when not shown. Examples of cable designations are:

a. 1MCA-DV1 – First cable from motor control center MCA to discharge valve No. 1).

b. 3MCB-ACP – Third cable from motor control center MCB to auxiliary control panel ACP.

3.03 CONTRACTOR FIELD QUALITY TESTING

A. Perform testing after installation, but before connection to equipment.

B. Notify Contracting Officer’s Representative, in writing, of date, time, and cables to be tested at least 5 working days before testing. Testing dates to be mutually agreeable between Contractor and COR.

C. Perform following tests:

1. Continuity Test: Test continuity of each conductor prior to performing insulation resistance test.

2. Insulation Resistance Tests:

a. Measure insulation resistance between each conductor and station ground with all other conductors in same cable or conduit grounded.

b. Test voltage: 1,000 volts direct-current, minimum for one minute.

c. Minimum acceptable insulation resistance: R in MΩ = (rated voltage in kV + 1) x 1000/length in feet.

3. Record following test data on test report for each conductor tested:

a. Date of test.

b. Name or names of Contractor's personnel who performed test.

c. Name of Government inspector who witnessed test.

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d. Conductor identification.

e. Megohms between conductor and ground.

f. Total length of conductor.

D. If any cable or conductor fails continuity or insulation resistance testing the entire cable must be replaced and the new cable tested.

END OF SECTION