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SECTION 01100 - SUMMARY

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 SECTION INCLUDES

A. Work covered by Contract Documents.

B. Definitions C. Project Description

D. Work by Others

E. Government Furnished Items

F. Agreement.

G. Contractor Use of Premises.

H. Owner Occupancy.

1.2 WORK COVERED BY CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

Work of this agreement covers the upgrade of the electrical system of the three Government Owned residential Compounds in Cairo: #11 Rd 11, 55Rd 17 in Maadi area, and #4 Mahmoud Azmy, Zamalek.

1.3 DEFINITIONS

A. COR:

Contracting Officer Representative

B. Government: Represents herein the United States Government

1.4 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

A. Project Name: Housing Compounds Electric Upgrade, Cairo, Egypt B. Project Description:

1. Supply, install, commissioning & connecting the new Low Voltage Panels & Switchboards & replacing the old panels.

2. Provide temporary panels, cables, raceways during the switchgear replacement to assure power supply continuity for the project duration.

3. Supply, install & commissioning Low Voltage Cables as mentioned in consultant design documents & removing the old cables.

4. Supply, install all required Cable Tray, Cable Ladder & Conduit & removing the old.

5. Supply, install & commissioning the Utility room lighting fixtures (Transformer room, Generator Room & Power Room) & removing the old fixtures.

6. Supply, install & commissioning the Utility room Receptacles & removing the old.

7. Supply, install & commissioning of the Earthing System.

8. Coordinate with other disciplines to achieve the most suitable mounting locations in order to avoid any conflict that may occur.

9. Actual locations of all lighting fixtures & outlets must be verified by the site engineer before installation commences.

10. All required civil works must be considered by contractor.

11. All equipment layout & cable routing are provisional. Final layout shall be determined by the contractor from the Shop-drawings and after coordination with other trades.

12. The rating of cables shown on drawings is for guidance only; it shall be the responsibility of the contractor to check.

13. The size of conduits and/or cable trays shown on the drawings is for guidance, the actual size of conduits and/or cable trays shall be selected by the contractor.

14. The contractor shall provide load flow, short circuit, coordination and selectivity study for the project electrical components to be approved before manufacturing procedure take place.

1.5 WORK BY OTHERS

The Ring Main Units for the three compounds were installed and connected by others.

1.6 GOVERNMENMT FURNISHED ITEMS

All ATS’s of the project shall be furnished by the US Government, and shall be received and installed by the contractor, Contractor’s price shall be for the installation only.

The contractor shall receive the GFI and shall be responsible for it until the completion of the installation and commissioning.

1.7 AGREEMENT

Contract is a single Lump Sum Agreement based on breakdown of prices for different activities for each compound. The Government shall have the right to award for one compound in 2014 (#55 Rd 17), and the other 2 compound in 2015.

1.8

CONTRACTOR USE OF PREMISES

A. Limit Contractor's use of premises for Work and for storage, to allow for occupants’ normal use of the premise and for any work performed by in-house staff or other contractors.

B. Coordinate use of premises under direction of the COR. Contractor shall confine construction equipment, storage of materials and equipment and operations of workers to areas permitted by law, ordinances, permits, or requirements of Contract Documents, and shall not unreasonably encumber premises with construction equipment or other material or equipment.

C. Contractor will be limited to the work areas and staging areas assigned. No access to the building residential floors will be permitted without prior approval by the COR.

D. Assume full responsibility for protection and safekeeping of items under this Agreement, stored on Site.

E. Move any stored items, under Contractor's control, which interfere with operations of the compound as a residential building.

F. The contractor shall be subject to and shall at all times conform to the Contracting Office Representative's (COR) requirements for the protection of the Compound, plants, equipment, and materials. Welding, burning, and cutting operations in existing areas shall be permitted only with advance approval by the COR.

G. The Contractor should minimize disruption to the Compounds’ normal functioning and down-time of the air conditioning systems.

H. The contractor shall provide temporary partitions to isolate the work site and adequate signage for traffic.

1.9

OWNER OCCUPANCY

The compound is a residential compound and will remain fully occupied during the execution of the project. Cooperate with the COR in all construction operations to minimize conflict, and to facilitate Owner usage.

1. Maintain existing adjacent operations in substantially continuous operation during construction, making and removing temporary connections as necessary.

2. Entrances: Keep entrances and passage ways serving premises clear and available to Owner, Owner's employees, and visitors at all times.

3. Schedule deliveries to minimize use entrances, space and time requirements for storage of materials and equipment on-site.

1.10 Contractor Provided Services

All construction and materials shall be in accordance with the US. and local codes and as approved by the COR.

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