SPECIFICATION NO.: MSETCL/TR. PROJ.

/D&E-S3/CB-1A/0411

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

36KV SF6/Vacuum CIRCUIT BREAKERS

FOR

VARIOUS EHV SUB-STATIONS IN MAHARASHTRA

MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CO. LTD., MUMBAI

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 INDEX
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CLAUSE ITEM NO. PAGE
NO.
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1.0 SCOPE 3

2.0 SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS 3

3.0 SERVICE CONDITIONS 5

4.0 STANDARDS 6

5.0 PRINCIPAL PARAMETERS 9

6.0 GENERAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS 16

7.0 TESTS 31

8.0 INSPECTION 35

9.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN 35

10.0 PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE 36

11.0 DOCUMENTATION 37

12.0 PACKING AND FORWARDING 38

13.0 TRAINING OF ENGINEERS 39

14.0 SUPERVISORY ERECTION 40

15.0 QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS 41

16.0 REQUIREMENT OF DOCUMENTS 43

ANNEXURE-I 44

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 ANNEXURE – D

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR 36KV SF6 CIRCUIT BREAKERS

1.0 SCOPE:
1.1 This specification covers design, manufacture, assembly, testing before supply,
inspection, packing and delivery of outdoor type SF6/Vacuum circuit breakers of rated
insulation class of 36KV. The SF6/Vacuum Circuit Breakers shall be complete with all
the accessories and auxiliary equipments required for their satisfactory operation in
various sub-stations of the Maharashtra State (India):

1.2 It is not the intent to specify, completely here in all the details of design and
construction of the circuit breaker. However, the breaker shall conform, in all respects to
high standards of engineering, design and workmanship as listed in Cl.4.0. with recent
editions. It shall be capable of performing in continuous commercial operation up to
the supplier's guaranteed life of equipment in a manner acceptable to the purchaser
who will interpret the meanings of drawings and specifications and shall have power
to reject any work or material which, in his judgment, is not in accordance therewith.
The circuit breaker offered shall be complete with all components necessary for its
effective and trouble free operation. Such components shall be deemed to be within
the scope of supplier's supply, irrespective of whether those are specifically brought out
in this specification and/or in the commercial order or not.

2.0 SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENT:

2.1 The requirement of circuit breakers to be supplied against this specification and their
required deliveries are to be given in Annexure-I

2.2 The delivery instructions shall be issued to the successful tenderers after placement of
order/at the time of offering equipment for inspection.

2.3 SPARES:
2.3.1 Optional Spares:
The list of optional spares required are indicated below. The tenderer shall
quote separate rates for these spares on ‘Firm’ price basis in Annexure-I which

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 should be valid for two years from the date of issue of detail A/T. However the
quantity of these spares shall be ordered separately, if required, on the basis of prices
accepted by the MSETCL. These prices shall not be considered for tender evaluation.

LIST OF OPTIONAL SPARES FOR 36 KV SF6 CIRCUIT BREAKERS

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Sr.No. Particulars Unit Make & Type desn. Remarks
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1. Breaking Chamber interrupter with insulator No. Prices shall be
Quoted in
2. Trip coils No. Annexure-I.
3. Closing coils No.
4. Set of gasket Set
5. Support insulator No.
6. Rectifier No.
7. Vacuum Interrupter No.
b) Support Structure along with foundation bolts for 3 phases of C.B.

2.3.2 Recommended spares:

The tenderer shall furnish in his offer, a list of recommended spares with unit rates for
each circuit breaker that may be necessary for satisfactory operation and
maintenance of the circuit breaker for a period of 5 years. The purchaser reserves
the right of selection of items and quantities of these spares to be ordered. The cost of
such spares shall not be considered for tender evaluation. The unit prices should be
valid for two years from the date of issue of detail A/T.

2.3.3 Erection and maintenance tools:

The tenderer shall submit a list and unit rates of all the special tools, equipments and
instruments required for erection, testing, commissioning and maintenance of the
breaker. The purchaser shall decide the quantity of tools to be ordered. Prices of
these tools shall not be considered for tender evaluation. However the list of necessary

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 tools/equipments which will be supplied free of cost with each CB may be furnished
separately.

3.0 SERVICE CONDITIONS:

3.1 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

The breakers and accessories to be supplied against this specification shall be suitable
for satisfactory continuous operation under the following tropical conditions.

3.1.1 Maximum ambient temperature (deg. C).. 50

3.1.2 Maximum ambient temperature in shade (deg. C) 45

3.1.3 Minimum ambient temperature in shade (deg. C) 3.5

3.1.4 Relative Humidity (%) 10 to 100

3.1.5 Maximum altitude above mean sea level (meter) 1000

3.1.6 Maximum Annual rainfall (mm) 1450

3.1.7 Maximum wind pressure (Kg/Sq. mt) 150

3.1.8 Isoceraunic level (stormy days per year) 50

3.1.9 Seismic level (Horizontal accn.) 0.3 g/Zone III

3.1.10 moderately hot and humid tropical climate, conducive to rust and fungus growth.

3.2 AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY:

The rating, quality and location of electrical supply system that will be made available by
the purchaser for operation of the circuit breaker are described below. The auxiliary
electrical equipments provided by the tenderer for specified operation of the circuit
breaker, shall be suitable for operation on the Ratings

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 i) For power devices 415 V 3 phase 4 wire 50 Hz.
(Like drive motors). Neutral grounded AC supply.
ii) For A.C.Control & Prot- 240 V 1 phase 2 wire 50 Hz.
ective devices, lighting AC supply with one point grounded.
Fixtures, space heaters
And f.h.p. motors.

iii) For D.C. alarm, control One 2 wire DC source from batteries
and protective device. With mid point grounded. The available
DC supply voltage may be either
220 V or 110 V (Suitability of both Voltages).

3.3 Quality:

The above supply systems may have variations as follows.

i) A.C. supply
Voltage variation: +10%

Frequency variation: +3%

Combined voltage and -
frequency variation: +10%

ii) D.C. supply voltage variation -15% to +10%

4.0 STANDARDS:

4.1 The circuit breaker shall conform to the recent editions/ latest revisions, available at the
time of placement of order/s of relevant standards, rules and codes listed below. The
Indian Standard Specifications can be obtained on payment of requisite charges,
from the Bureau of Indian Standards, Manak Bhavan, 9,Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg,
New Delhi-110022.

4.2 Equipments meeting with the stipulations of equivalent IEC, ANCI, CSA, DIN
standards, which ensure equal or better quality than the standards listed below, shall

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also be acceptable. In such case the tenderer should submit along with his offer,
two copies of such standards in authentic English translation, if the language of the
standard is other than English. In case of dispute, the stipulations in the English
translation, submitted by the tenderer, shall prevail. Further, in the event of conflict
between the stipulations of standard adopted by the tenderer and the corresponding
Indian Standard Specification, the stipulation of Indian Standard Specification shall
prevail.

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 LIST OF STANDARDS

SR. NO. STANDARD REF.NO. TITLE

1 IEC 62271-100 Specification for alternating current circuit
breaker
2 IEC 376 Specification and acceptance of new
Supply of Sulphur Hexafluoride
3 IEC529/IS 2147 Degree of protection provided for
enclosures for low Voltage switch gear
and control gear
4 IS 325 Specification for 3phase induction motor
5 IS 2629 Recommended practice for hot dip
galvanising of iron and steel
6 IEC-2331 High Voltage porcelain bushings.
7 IEC - 60 High voltage test techniques
8 IEC – 71 Part-I & II Insulation co-ordination, Terms, definitions,
principles and rules
9 CIGRE Working group Report No.13- Switching over-voltages in EHV and UHV
02-1973 Systems with special reference to closing
and reclosing transmission lines
10 IEC 270 Partial discharge measurements
11 Indian Electricity Rules
12 I.S.4379 & I.S.7311 High pressure cylinder in which SF6 gas is
transported and stored at site

13 IS 1893 (Part I) 2002 Seismic Test

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5.0 PRINCIPAL PARAMETERS:

The breaker shall conform to the specific technical requirements specified below.

(A) SPECIFIC TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BREAKERS

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SR.NO ITEM REQUIREMENTS REMARKS
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i Rated voltage of the breaker (KV rms.) 36

ii. System frequency 50 HZ

iii. System Neutral grounding Effectively earthed

iv Continuous current rating SF6/Vacuum (A) 2000 /1600

v Installation (Indoor/Outdoor) Outdoor

vi Type of breaker SF6

vii Mounting structure On hot dip galvanised steel support

or on the operating mechanism box, as the
Case may be, to be supplied by the tenderer.

viii Number of Poles 3

ix Type of operation Individual- Three poles gang operated (mechanically
coupled)

x Phase to phase spacing in the switchyard 1250

i.e. preferred inter pole spacing for
breaker (in mm).

xi Required ground clearance from the lowest

live part from the top of the concrete plinth ( mm )

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 a) If both the terminals are not in the same 3400
horizontal plane.

b)If both the terminals are in the same horizontal plane. 3400

xii Height of concrete plinth above ground level (mm) 300

(To be provided by the Purchaser).

xiii Minimum height of the lowest part of the support 2500

insulator from ground level (mm).

xiv Operating mechanism spring operated

xv Auto reclosing duty Three phase

xvi Rated operating duty cycle. O-0.3 seconds-co-3-minutes-co

xvii "First pole to clear" factor 1.5

xviii Max. closing time (ms) 150

xix Max. total break time at rated breaking capacity 100

xx 1.2/50 micro second impulse withstand voltage:

a)to earth(KVP) 170
b) Across open contacts:
c) Impulse on one terminal, power frequency voltage 170
on opposite terminal (kvp)

xxi One minute power frequency with-stand voltage (KV rms.) 70

xxii Max. Radio interference voltage at (micro volts) rms -

xxiii Rated breaking current capacity.

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 a) Line charging at rated voltage(A) 10

b) Single Capacitor Bank (Amp) 400

c) Small inductive current (A) 0.5 to 10 without switching

over voltage exceeding 2.0 pu.
d) Short Circuit current

I) A.C. component SF6/Vacuum (KA rms.) 31.5/25

3Sec

II) Percentage D.C. component corresponding to minimum opening

time as per standard.

xxiv Rated short circuit making current capacity 78.75/62.5

SF6/Vacuum (KA peak)

xxv Permissible limit of temperature rise. As per IS standard.

xxvi Max. acceptable difference in the instants of

closing /opening of contacts:
a) Within a pole (ms)
b) Between poles (ms)

xxvii Minimum creepage distance of support insulator (mm) 900

xxviii Class of breaker M2C2

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(B) LIMITS OF TEMPERATURE AND TEMPERATURE RISE FOR VARIOUS PARTS
MATERIAL AND DIELECTRICS
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Nature of the part,of the Maximum Permissible Values of
material and of the dielectric
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temperature temperature rise
(deg.C) at a max.air temperature
not exceeding 50 degC
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i Contacts (see note 4)
Bare copper and bare copper
alloy.
-in air 75 25
-in SF6(Sulphur Hexafluoride) 90 40
-in oil 80 30

Silver coated or nickel coated

(see note 5)
-in air 105 55
-in SF6 105 55
-in oil 90 40

Tin coated (see note 5 & 6)

-in air 90 40
-in SF6 90 40
-in oil 90 40

ii Connections,bolted or the equivalent

(see note 7)
Bare copper, bare copper alloy or
aluminum alloy.
-in air 90 40
-in SF6 105 55
-in oil 100 50

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 Silver coated or nickel coated
-in air 115 65
-in SF6 115 65
-in oil 100 50

Tin coated
-in air 105 55
-in SF6 105 55
-in oil 100 50

iii All other contacts or connections

made of bare metals or coated
with other materials See Note 8 See Note 8

iv Terminals for the connection to

external conductors by screws or
bolts(see note 9)
-bare 90 40
-silver, nickel or tin coated 105 55
-other coatings See Note 8 See Note 8

v Oil for oil switching devices

(See Notes 10 & 11) 90 40

vi Metal parts acting as springs

See Note 12 See Note 12

vii Material used as insulation and

metal parts in contact with
insulation of the following
classes(See note 13)
-Y(for non-impregnated materials) 90 40

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 -A (for materials immersed in oil 100 50
or impregnated)
-E 120 70
-B 130 80
-F 155 105
-Enamel: oil base 100 50
Synthetic 120 70
-H 180 130
-c See Note 14 See Note 14

viii Any part of metal or insulating 100 50

material in contact with oil,
except contacts

NOTES :

a) According to its function, the same part may belong to several categories as listed in
table. In this case the permissible maximum value of temperature and temperature rise
to be considered are the lowest among the relevant categories.

b) For vacuum switching devices the values of temperature and temperature rise limit are
not applicable for parts in vacuum. The remaining parts shall not exceed the values of
Temperature and temperature rise given in table. Care shall be taken to ensure that no
damage is caused to the surrounding insulating material.

c) When contact parts have different coating, the permissible temperature & temperature
rises shall be those of the part having the lower value permitted in table.

d) The quality of the coated contacts shall be such that a layer of coating material remains
at the contact area:

I) After making and breaking tests (if any):

II) After short time withstand current test:
III) After the mechanical endurance test:

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 According to the relevant specification for each equipment. Otherwise, the contacts shall
be regarded as "bare".

e) For fuse contacts, the temperature rise shall be in accordance with IEC
Publications on High Voltage Fuses.

f) When connection parts have different coatings, the permissible temperature rises shall
be those of the parts having the higher value permitted in table.

g) When materials other than those given in table are used, their properties shall be
considered, notably in order to determine the maximum permissible temperature rises.

h) The values of temperature and temperature rise are valid even if the conductor
connected to the terminals is bare.

i) The temperature shall not reach a value where the elasticity of the material is
impaired.

j) The following classification of insulating materials is in accordance with IEC-85.

Class Y : Insulation consists of materials or combinations of materials such as cotton,

silk and paper when suitably impregnated. Other materials may be included in these
classes if by experience or accepted tests they can be shown to be capable of operation
at Class Y temperatures.

Class A : Insulation consists of materials or combinations of materials such as cotton,

silk and paper when suitably impregnated or coated or when immersed a dielectric
liquid such as oil. Other materials or combination of materials may be included
in this class if by experience or accepted tests they can shown to be capable of
operation at Class A temperatures.

Class E : Insulation consists of materials which by experience or accepted tests can be

shown to be capable of operation at Class E temperatures.

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 Class B : Insulation consisting of materials or combinations of materials such as mica,
glass fibre,asbestos, etc. with suitable bonding substances. Other materials or
combinations of materials, not necessarily inorganic, may be included in this class if by
experience or accepted tests they can be shown to be capable of operation at Class B
temperatures.

Class F : Insulation consists of materials or combination of materials such as mica, glass

fibre, asbestos with suitable bonding substances. Other materials or combinations of
materials not necessarily inorganic, may be included in this class if by experience or by
accepted tests they can be shown to be capable of operation at class F temperatures.

Class H : Insulation consists of materials such as siliconed elastoner and combination of

materials such mica, glass fibre, asbestos etc. with suitable bonding substances such as
appropriate silicone resine. Other materials or combination of materials may be included in
this class if by experience or by accepted tests they can be shown to be capable of
operation at Class H temperatures.

Class C : Insulation consists of materials or combination of materials such as mica,

porcelain, glass and quartz with or without an inorganic binder. Other materials or
combinations of materials may be included in this class if by experience or accepted tests
they can be shown to be capable of operation at temperatures above the Class H limit.
Specific materials or combinations of materials in this class will have a temperature limit
which is dependent upon their physical, chemical and electrical properties.

k) Limited only by requirement to any damage to surrounding parts.

6.0 GENERAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

6.1 Similar parts of the breaker, especially the removable ones, shall be freely
interchangeablewithout the necessity of any modification at site.
a. The breakers will be required to break Capacitor currents, small inductive currents
and line charging current without causing excessive over voltage, and charging current
without restrike. The breaker shall also be required to handle evolving faults and meet
the requirements regarding partial discharge, radio interference etc, as specified in

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 Clause 5 and relevant standards.

6.3. BREAKER CONTACTS:

6.3.1 Main contacts shall have ample area and contact pressure for carrying the rated
continuous and short time currents of the breaker without excessive temperature rise
which may cause pitting or welding. Main contacts shall be the first to open and the
last to close so that there will be little contact burning and wear. Tips of main
contacts shall be silver plated.

6.3.2 The inside operating rod or insulated fibre glass connecting rods wherever used, shall
be sturdy and shall not break during the entire life period of the breaker. The
insulated rods shall have anti tracking quality towards electrical stresses.

6.4 TAKE OFF TERMINAL PADS:

6.4.1 Terminal pads shall be provided with silver plating of at least 25 microns thickness if
these are made of metal other than aluminum. No such plating shall be required if the
terminal pad is made out of Aluminum. The pads shall be suitably designed to take
the approximate terminal loads, specified below. The terminal connectors required for
connecting the Circuit Breaker to purchaser's Bus Bars shall be provided by the
purchaser for mounting on aforesaid terminal pad.

6.4.2 The breaker shall be designed to withstand the rated terminal load, wind load/Earth
quake load and short circuit forces. The short circuit forces to be considered for the
design shall be based on length of bus bars consisting of conductors and phase to
phase spacing shown below.

Voltage jumper length Size of Conductor Phase to phase spacing

36 KV 2.0 m 0.4 sq.in eq. cu 1.25 m

6.4.3 The current density adopted for the design of the terminal pad shall in no case
exceed 1.6A/sq.mm for copper pad and 1.0 A/ sq.mm for pad made of other material.

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6.4.4 The vertical clearance of lowest live part from ground level (including concrete
foundation plinth)shall be as given below. In no case the height less than that
indicated will be accepted:
36 KV breaker - 3700 mm

6.5 PORCELAIN HOUSING:

6.5.1 The porcelain housing for the interrupter shall be of a single piece construction
without any joint. It shall be made of homogeneous, vitreous porcelain of high
mechanical and dielectric strength. Glazing of porcelain shall be of uniform brown or
dark brown colour with a smooth surface arranged to shed away rain water or
condensed water particles.(fog).
6.5.2 Support insulator:

Breaking units shall be mounted on insulator column of not more than two insulators
in each column. For 33 KV class circuit breaker, to take care of bird fault, the
clearance in the air from the lowest live part to earth and between live parts of
poles shall be minimum 430 mm. However if insulating barrier is provided around the
live portion of middle pole to take care of bird fault, the spacing between live parts of
poles less than 430mm shall be acceptable subject to withstanding the lightning
impulse voltage test in absence of barrier on any pole.

6.6 SURFACE FINISH:

All metal sheet surfaces exposed to atmosphere shall be given two primer coats of zinc
phosphate and two coats of epoxy paint with epoxy base thinner. All metal parts not
accessible for painting shall be made of corrosion resisting material. All machine
finished or bright surfaces shall be coated with a suitable preventive compound
and suitably wrapped or otherwise protected.
All paints shall be carefully selected to withstand tropical heat and extremes of weather
within the limits specified. The paints shall be battleship gray shade No.632 of IS 5.
The paint shall not scale off or wrinkle or be removed by abrasion due to normal
handling.

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6.7 GALVANISING:

All ferrous parts including nuts, bolts, plain and spring washers of size M 10 and above,
support channels, structures, etc. shall be hot dip galvanised to conform to latest
version of IS 2629 or any other equivalent authoritative standard. All other fixing
nuts, bolts, washers of size below M 10 shall be made out of stainless steel.

6.8 EARTHING:

The operating mechanism housing, support structures etc. shall be provided with two
separate earthing terminals for bolted connection to 50 x 8 mm MS flat to be
provided by the purchaser for connection to station earth mat. The connecting point
shall be marked with "earth" symbol No.86 of IEC publication 117-1 part 1.

6.9 NAME AND RATING PLATE:

Circuit breaker and its operating device shall be provided with rating plate/s made
out of corrosion proof metal, marked with the following data. The data shall be
either punched or engraved on the plate/s.

(a) Manufacturer's name or trade mark by which he may be readily identified.

(b) Serial number and type designation of CB & Operating mecha
(c) Year of manufacture
(d) Voltage
(e) Lightning impulse withstand voltage
(f) Normal current
(g) Short circuit breaking current
(h) Duration of short circuit
(i) Mass of circuit breaker with support structure.
(j) Auxiliary D.C. supply voltage of closing and opening devices.
(k) Out of phase breaking current
(l) A.C. supply voltage of auxiliary circuits.
(m) Insulation level

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 (n) Frequency
(o) Line-charging breaking current for EHV CBs.
(p) Purchase order reference
(q) Operating sequence.
The rating plates shall be installed in such positions that the same are clearly visible
to a man standing on ground.

6.10 The coils of operating devices shall be marked clearly with the catalogue
number/reference number as indicated in control wiring diagram.

6.11 CONTROL CIRCUITS:

The control circuit shall include the following features:

i) Two electrically independent trip circuits including two trip coils per pole/CB as the
case may be along with 2 bus arrangement for DC system protected with two
separate MCBs.

ii) One local/remote selector switch.

iii) Conveniently located manual emergency trip

iv) Anti-pumping feature

v) Auxiliary switches as specified elsewhere.

vi) Independence of trip circuit from local/remote selection.

vii) Alarms, indications, monitoring equipments and interlocks as specified elsewhere.

viii) Trip circuit supervision for pre trip as well as post trip

6.12 A separate cabinet shall be provided for housing operating mechanism and
control circuitry. These control cabinets shall meet the requirements specified in
Clause 6.18.

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6.13 AUXILIARY SWITCHES:

Each operating mechanism of the circuit breaker shall be provided with Cam/Snap type
auxiliary switches with 4NO+4NC contacts exclusively for the purchaser's use with
continuous current rating of 10 A D.C. Breaking capacity of the contacts shall be
minimum 2 A with circuit time constant less than 20 milliseconds at the rated D.C.
voltage. Normal position of auxiliary switches refers to contact position when circuit
breaker is open.

6.14 ALARMS AND INDICATIONS: (AS APPLICABLE)

Potential free contacts shall be provided, duly wired up to the operating mechanism
housing/control cabinet for the following alarms and indications to be provided by
the purchaser on his control panel.

6.14.1 Alarms:

i) Auxiliary A.C./D.C. supply failure

ii) Low gas pressure alarm.
iii) General SF6 Lockout.

6.14.2 Indications:
i) Breaker on-off
ii) Spring charged

6.15 INDICATIONS IN OPERATING MECHANISM:

The operating mechanism housing shall be provided with the following mechanical and
Electrical indications/counters:
i) Breaker on-off
ii) Spring Charged
iii) Operation counter to register the number of breaker operations.

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6.16 INTERLOCKS:

It is proposed to electrically interlock the circuit breaker with Purchaser's air break
isolating switches in the switch yard in accordance with switchyard safety
interlocking scheme. The details of the scheme shall be furnished to the successful
tenderer. The requirement of auxiliary contacts to be provided in breaker operating
mechanism by the tenderer for successful operation of the scheme has been specified in
clause 6.13.

6.17 MOUNTING:

6.17.1 The design and supply of support structure, required for mounting the Circuit Breaker
in Purchaser's switch yard, shall be in the tenderer's scope. The tenderer's scope shall
also include foundation bolts, nuts, plain washers, spring washers etc necessary for
the support structure. The support structure can be lattice type or tubular type and
shall be made out of hot dip galvanised steel.Wheel mounted type support shall not
be accepted. The support structure shall be installed on a concrete plinth of 300 mm
height to be arranged by the Purchaser. The height of the support structure shall meet
the following requirements.

i) Vertical clearance of lowest live part as specified in clause 6.4.4.

ii) Minimum height of 2200 mm above the top of concrete plinth (This is a Statutory
Regulation)

6.17.2 The Circuit Breaker shall be connected to adjacent equipment in the switch yard
through ACSR conductor. The maximum unsupported length of conductor on both
sides of the Circuit Breaker have been specified in clause 6.4.2.

6.17.3 The loading data to be considered by the tenderer for design of support structure
shall include the following.

i) Dead weight of the Circuit Breaker, Structure, Bus Bars

ii) Operational steady state and impact loading

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 iii) Wind load on a Circuit Breaker, Structure, Bus Bars
iv) Short circuit forces

The support structure shall be designed on the basis of applicable

Indian/International Standards and codes of practice.

6.17.4 The foundation drilling plan shall be exactly in line with plan shown behind. This is
intended to ensure voltage class wise common foundation for Circuit Breaker
irrespective of its make

6.18 OPERATING MECHANISM & ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENTS:

6.18.1 The circuit breaker shall be designed for electrical local as well as remote control.
In addition there shall be provision for local mechanical control .

6.18.2 The operating mechanism shall be of spring charging type by electrical control
under normal operation. The mechanism shall be adequately designed for the
specified tripping and reclosing duty. The entire operating mechanism control circuitry,
spring charging motor etc., as required, shall be housed in an outdoor type, steel
enclosure processed as per cl.no.6.6. This enclosure shall conform to the degree of
protection IP-55 of IS-2147/IEC 529.

6.18.3 All metal parts in the mechanism shall be of corrosion resistant material. All bearings
which require greasing, shall be equipped with pressure grease fittings.

6.18.4 The design of the operating mechanism shall be such that it shall be practically
maintenance free. The guaranteed number of years of maintenance free operation,
the number of possible full load and full rated short circuit current breaking operations
without requiring any maintenance or overhauling shall be clearly stated in the tender
bid. As far as possible, the need for lubricating
the operating mechanism shall be kept to the minimum and eliminated altogether, if
possible.

6.18.5 The operating mechanism shall be anti-pumping and trip free. There
shall be no rebounds in the mechanism and it shall not require any critical

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 adjustments at site. Operation of the power operated closing device, when the circuit
breaker is already closed, shall not cause damage to the circuit breaker or endanger
the operator. Provision shall be made for attaching an operation analyser to facilitate
testing of breaker at site.

6.18.6 The technical requirement of spring type operating mechanism shall be as below.

(OPERATING MECHANISM)

I) SPRING OPERATING MECHANISM:

The spring operating mechanism shall have adequate energy stored in the operating
spring to close and latch the circuit breaker against the rated making current and also
to provide required energy for the tripping mechanism in case the tripping energy is
derived from the operating mechanism. The mechanism shall be capable of performing
the rated operating duty cycle of O-0.3 Sec - CO - 3 min - CO. The spring charging
motor shall not take more than 30 secs for fully charging the closing springs and
provision shall be made for automatic charging of the closing springs as soon as
they are discharged in a closing operation. For this,
the mechanism shall be such that the charging of the springs by the motor does not
interfere with the operation of the breaker.

The motor shall be adequately rated to carry out a minimum of 10 close and open
operations continuously. Also provision shall be made to protect the motor against
overloads.

In case of failure of power supply to the spring charging motor, the mechanism shall
be capable of performing one sequence of 0 - 0.3 Sec - CO.

Mechanical interlocks shall be provided in the operating mechanism to prevent

discharging of the closing springs when the breaker is already in the closed position.
Provision Shall also be made to prevent a closing operation to be carried out with the
spring partially charged.

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 Facility shall be provided for manual charging of the closing springs. The actuating
force required for manually charging the spring shall be less than 250N. In support
of this requirement the tenderer shall furnish the test report for actual requirement of
force based on actual measurement.

II) SPECIFICATION FOR OPERATING MECHANISM HOUSING AND CONTROL CABINETS

a The specification covers the requirements of control cabinets and associated control
and equipment. Cabinets shall preferably be of the free standing floor mounting type
for EHV CBs.

b Control cabinets shall be sheet steel enclosed and shall be dust, water and vermin
proof. Sheet steel shall be at least 2.6 mm thick when control cabinets are specified
for indoor use and 3.0 mm thick when control cabinets are intended for outdoor
operation.There shall be sufficient reinforcement to provide level surfaces, resistance to
vibrations and rigid ity during transportation and installation. Control cabinets shall be
provided with double hinged door and padlocking arrangement. The door hinges shall
be of union joint type to facilitate easy removal and the distance between hinges
shall not exceed 350 mm. Door shall be properly braced to prevent wobbling.
Sloping rainhood shall be provided to cover all sides. 15mm thick neoprene or better
type of gaskets shall be provided to ensure degree of protection of atleast IP55 as per
IS:2147.

c Equipment and devices shall be suitable for operation on specified auxiliary A.C.
supply system.

d Motors rated 1 KW and above being controlled from the control cabinet would be
suitable for operation on a 415 V, 3 phase 50Hz system. Fractional KW motors would
be suitable for operation on a 240V, 1Phase, two pole 50 Hz A.C. supply system,
with one pole grounded.

e Push button shall be rated for not less than 6 Amps, 415 Volts a.c or 2 Amp, 220
V d.c and shall be flush mounted on the cabinet door and provided with appropriate
name plates. Red, green and amber indicating lamps shall be flush mounted and
provided with series resistors to eliminate the possibility of short circuiting of

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 control supply in the event of fusing of lamps.

f For motors upto 5 KW, contactors shall be direct-on-line, air break, single throw
type and shall be suitable for making and breaking the stalled current of the
associated motor which shall be assumed equal to 6.5 times the full
load current of the motor at 0.2 p.f. For motors above 5 KW, automatic star delta type
starters shall be provided. 3 pole contactors shall be furnished for 3 phase motors
and 2 Pole contactors for single phase motors. Reversing contactors shall be
provided with electrical interlocks between forward and reverse contactors. If
possible, mechanical interlocks shall also be provided. Contactors shall be
suitable for uninterrupted duty and shall be of duty category class AC4 as defined in
IS 2959. The main contacts of the contactors shall be silver plated and the insulation
class for the coils shall be Class E or better. The dropout voltage of the contactors
shall not exceed 70% of the rated voltage.

g Contactor shall be provided with a three element, positive acting ambient temperature
compensated, time lagged, hand reset type thermal over load relay with adjustable
setting. Hand reset button shall be flush with the front door of the cabinet and
suitable for resetting with starter compartment door closed. Relays shall be either
direct connected or CT operated depending on the rated motor current.

h Single phasing protection shall be built in the thermal over load protection.

i Mini starters shall be provided with no volt coils when required.

j Purchaser's power cables will be of 1100 Volt grade stranded aluminum conductor, PVC
insulated PVC sheathed single steel wire armoured and PVC jacketed. All necessary
cable terminating accessories such as glands, crimp type tinned copper lugs etc. for
power as well as control cables shall be
included in tenderer's scope of supply. Suitable brass cable glands shall be
provided for cable entry.

k Wiring for all control circuits shall be carried out with 1100 Volts grade PVC
insulated tinned copper stranded conductors of sizes not smaller than 2.5 mm. Atleast
10% spare terminal blocks for control wire terminations shall be

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 provided on each panel. The terminal blocks shall be similar to ELMEX type CAT-44.
All terminals shall be provided with ferrules indelibly marked or numbered and these
identifications shall correspond to the designations on the relevant wiring diagrams.
The terminals shall be rated for adequate capacity which shall not be less than 10
Amps. Terminals for receiving purchaser's cables should be marked as per
purchaser's standard.

l Control cabinet shall be provided with 240 V, 1-phase 50 Hz, 20W fluorescent lighting
fixture with on /off switch and a suitably rated 240 V, 1 phase, 5 amp, 3 pin
socket for handlamp.

m Suitable heaters shall be provided inside each cabinet. Heaters shall be controlled
by suitable MCBs.

n All a-c control equipment shall be suitable for operation on 240V, 1 Phase two wire 50
Hz system, with one pole grounded.

o Items inside the cabinet made of organic material shall be coated with a fungus
resistant varnish.

p For protection of AC/DC aux. circuits, MCBs of suitable capacity & reputed make to be
provided.

q The schematic/ wiring diagram plate shall be provided on the door of the mechanism
Box.

6.18.7 OPERATING MECHANISM HOUSING:

The operating mechanism housing/control cabinet shall conform to additional

requirements specified in Clause 6.18.6.

6.18.8 All the electrical control equipments/switches, the operating point for manual spring
charging handle etc. shall not be at a height of more than 1500mm from ground level
OR from a suitable platform which shall be provided by tenderer on the structure at a
height not more than 750mm from ground level. The size of the platform shall be

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 such that clear working space on the platform shall not be less than 300mm from all
sides of operating mechanism/control box. The tenderer shall specifically confirm that
the offered breaker meets this requirement and furnish the G.A.Drawing showing the
arrangement.

6.18.9 Auxiliary Motors:

The auxiliary motors shall meet the requirements specified in Clause 6.18.6.

6.19 SF6 Gas:

The SF6 breakers, shall be supplied with first filling of SF6 gas, which shall meet
the requirements as below. In addition to this, 20 % of the total gas requirement shall
be supplied in separate cylinders as spare requirement.(Every CB shall be provided with
a separate cylinder).

SPECIFICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF NEW

SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE GAS (SF-6)

i Physical properties : Colourless, odourless, non toxic

and non-flammable.

ii Density at 20 deg.c and 1 bar : 6.08 grams/litre

iii Electric strength : Two and one half times

that of Nitrogen.

iv Compatibility : Upto temperature of about 180o C.

its compatibility with material
: used in electrical construction
shall be similar to that of
: Nitrogen.

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v Toxic impurities : SF6 gas shall comply with the
requirements of the test as per
clause 22 of IEC : 487-1971.
: Impurity or group : Maximum per-
of impurities mitted concent-
ration % by mass.

: ----------------- -------------

CF 4 0.05%
Oxygen + Nitrogen 0.05%
( Air )
: Water 15 PPm.
Acidity expressed 0.3 PPm.
as HF.
: Hydrolysable 1.0 PPm.
fluorides expresed as HF.
: Oil content Substantially
free from oil.

vi Standard sizes of cylinders : : 3,5,10,20,40,80,150 and 500 litres

vii Preferred sizes of cylinders : 10 and 40 litres.

viii Test pressure of cylinder : According to gas cylinder rules

1981 and to comply with IS
7285-1974.
ix Maximum filling ratio for : -- do --
tropical country.
x Tests :
a)Toxicity test : As per IEC 60376
b) Water content and conden- : -do-
sation temperature

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 c) Carbon tetrafluoride : -do-
oxygen and nitrogen contents.

d) Hydrolysable fluoride : -do-

content

e) Acidity : -do-

f) Oil content : -do-

6.20 SF6 Circuit Breakers:

6.20.1 Special Requirements of SF6 Gas Breaker:

SF6 breaker shall be so designed that upon loss of pressure the gap between open
contacts shall be adequate to withstand at least the rated voltage at atmospheric
pressure of gas.

6.20.2 Tenderer shall clearly bring out in his offer, the precautions to be taken in the use of
SF6 breaker.

6.20.3 Following features shall be provided for monitoring of SF6 gas in the breaker:

i) A temperature compensated SF6 gas density monitor with two potential free contacts
of suitable rating. One of these contacts shall be used for annunciation of low density.
The other contact shall be used by the tenderer to ensure breaker lockout in the event
of low SF6 gas density. The successful tenderer shall furnish a chart showing relation
between pressure and density of SF6 gas, as well as settings for alarm and lockout.
ii) Preferably Temp. compensated pressure gauges shall be provided for SF6 gas,
pneumatic air,as applicable. Gauge dials shall be clearly visible with naked eye to an
observer standing on ground.

iii) Adequate number of pressure contacts, shall be provided for monitoring pressure of
SF6 gas/air. The pressure switches shall be provided with sufficient number of
potential free NO & NC contacts for purchaser's use in

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 control, protection and alarm circuits.

6.21 The tenderer shall furnish along with the tender bid, detailed Schematic drawings
showing all types of control, protection, monitoring schemes to be employed by him.
The successful tenderer shall be required to modify the schemes, if necessary, after
discussions with the purchaser.

6.22 Closing coil shall operate correctly at all values of voltage between 85% and 110%
at the rated control voltage and trip coil shall operate correctly at all values of voltage
between 70% and 110% of the rated control voltage as specified in clause 3.2.1

7.0 TESTS

The Breaker offered should have been type tested for the following tests.

LIST OF TYPE TESTS

Sr.No. Type test

1) Basic short circuit tests.

2) Short line fault tests.

3) Out of phase making and breaking tests.

4) Line charging breaking current tests.

5) Cable charging breaking current tests.

6) Single Capacitors Bank breaking current tests.

7) Short time and peak withstand current tests.

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8) Lightning impulse voltage test.

9) P.F.Voltage withstand test (dry & wet).

10) Temperature rise test.

11) Mechanical operation test.

12) Degree of protection (IP55) for all cabinets.

13) Single phase short circuit test (for 3 phase mechanically gang operated breaker).

14) Seismic test.

NOTE:
1) Tests indicated at Sr.No.13 are not mandatory.
2) The type test shall be carried out at following Laboratories or at any other Laboratories
accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories
(NABL).
(I) Central Power Research Institute (CPRI).
(II) Electrical Research and Development Association,
Vadodara (ERDA).
(III) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) for Seismic Test.

(IV) Following Short Circuit Test Laboratories out of India:

(a) CESI, Italy.

(b) KEMA, Holland.
(c) SATS, Ludvica, Sweden.
(d) PEHLA, Germany.
(e) ANY OTHER DEPUTED LAB.

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7.1 TYPE TESTS

7.1.1 All the equipments offered shall be fully type tested as per the relevant standards,
amended up-to-date. The supplier shall furnish the type test reports and certificate of
rating issued by the testing authority along with the offer. These tests must not have
been conducted earlier than five years from the date of opening of bids. In case these
type tests are conducted earlier than five years ,all the type tests as per the relevant
standards shall be carried out by the successful bidder in the presence of purchaser's
representative at free of cost before commencement of supply. The undertaking to
this effect should be furnished along with the offer without which the offer shall be
liable for rejection.

In respect of these tests, if the reports of offered breakers are already approved by
Transmission Planning Section against past Purchase Order, the reports of such tests
need not be furnished along with offer. Only copy of approval letter shall be
furnished. If approved test reports are for tests carried out earlier than 5 years, then
fresh reports or undertaking for repeating tests free of cost shall be furnished, along
with the offer.

7.1.2 For any change in the design/type already type tested and the design/type offered
against this specification, the purchaser reserves the right to demand repetition of
tests without any extra cost before commencement of supply. In this case the
bidder shall bring out in his offer all such changes made in components, materials,
design etc. as the case may be.

7.1.3 The purchaser shall have the option to carry out various tests including type tests as
per specification on the samples selected at random from the supplies effected, to
ensure that the supplies conform in quality and workmanship to the relevant
specification. The testing shall be done at an independent laboratory at Board's cost.
Due notice shall be given to supplier for such sample selection and such testing
thereof to enable him to be present for the same if so desired by him. If the supplier
or his authorised representative fails to attend the sample selection and testing, the
same shall be carried out unilaterally by the purchaser and the result thereof shall be

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 binding upon the supplier. In case the sample selected from the supplies fails to
withstand the required tests, then :-

For first time failure of sample,

Supplier shall have to replace the full quantity of the respective inspected lot
supplied to various Stores and lying unused at Stores.
(a) For the quantity already accepted against the order and used, deduction in price
of 10% of the value of material supplied shall be made.
(b) In respect of further supplies made against the order, if failure of samples is noticed
(i.e., second time failure against the order) then the quantity lying unused at various
Stores shall be rejected.
(c ) For the quantity already accepted against the order and used, deduction in price of
10% of the value of material supplied shall be made.

(d) balance quantity against the order including the rejected qty. shall be cancelled
without any liability on either side.
(e) the firm will be debarred from dealing with the Board upto a period of three years
from the date of rejection.

7.2 ACCEPTANCE & ROUTINE TESTS:

All acceptance and routine tests as stipulated in relevant standards, amended uptodate,
shall be carried out by the supplier in the presence of purchaser's representative
without any extra cost to the purchaser.

(Note:- All measuring/testing equipments shall be of appropriate class of accuracy and

shall have valid calibration certificates which shall be produced to the Inspecting Officer
for verification

7.3 After finalisation of the programme of type/acceptance/routine testing, the supplier

shall give three weeks advance intimation to the purchaser, to enable him to depute his
representatives for witnessing the tests.

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8.0 INSPECTION:

The inspection may be carried out by the purchaser or his representative at any stage
of manufacture. The successful Tenderer shall grant free access to the purchaser's
representative/s at a reasonable notice when the work is in progress. Inspection
and acceptance of any equipment under this specification by the purchaser, shall
not relieve the supplier of his obligation of furnishing equipment in accordance with
the specification and shall not prevent subsequent rejection if the equipment is found
to be defective.

The supplier shall keep the purchaser informed in advance, about the manufacturing
programme so that arrangement can be made for stage inspection.

The purchaser reserves the right to insist for witnessing the acceptance/routine
testing of the bought out items. The supplier shall keep the purchaser informed, in
advance, about such testing programme.

9.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN:

9.1 The tenderer shall invariably furnish following information along with his offer,
failing which his offer shall be liable for rejection. Information shall be separately given
for individual type and voltage rating of circuit breaker:
i) Statement giving information about names of sub-suppliers, list of testing standards,
list of tests normally carried out in presence of tenderer's representative and copies of
test certificates in respect of following items of raw-materials.

a) Contact material
b) Insulation
c) Porcelain
d) Oil
e) Sealing material

ii) Information and copies of test certificates as in (i)above in respect of bought out

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 accessories.

iii) List of areas in manufacturing process, where jointstage inspections are

normally carried out by the tenderer/purchaser for quality control and details of
such tests and inspections.

iv) Special features provided in the equipment to make it maintenance free.

v) List of testing equipments available with the tenderer for final testing of breakers
vis.a.vis. the type, special, acceptance and routine tests specified herein.

9.2 The successful tenderer shall, within 30 days of placement of order, submit following
information to the purchaser.

i) List of raw materials as well as bought out accessories and the names of sub-
suppliers selected from those furnished along with the offer.
ii) Type test certificates of the raw material and bought out accessories.

iii) Quality assurance plan (QAP) with hold points for purchaser's inspection. The
quality assurance plan and purchaser's hold points shall be discussed between the
purchaser and supplier, before it is finalised.

9.3 The successful tenderer shall submit the routine test certificates of bought out
accessories at the time of routine testing of the fully assembled breaker for the goods
manufactured within purchaser's country. The supplier shall also submit the central
excise passes for the raw material at the time of routine testing of the fully assembled
breaker.

10.0 PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE:

The equipments offered shall be guaranteed for satisfactory performance for a

period of 60 months from the date of receipt of complete equipment at destination
store/site in good condition or 54 months from the date of satisfactory commissioning
of equipment whichever is earlier. The equipments found defective/failed within the
above guarantee period shall be replaced/repaired by the supplier free of cost within

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 one month of receipt of intimation. If the defective/failed equipments are not
replaced/repaired as per the above guarantee clause, the Board shall recover an
equivalent amount plus 15 % supervision charges from any of the supplier's bills.

11.0 DOCUMENTATION:

11.1 All drawings shall conform to international standards organisation (ISO) 'A' series of
drawing sheet/Indian Standards Specification IS 656. All drawings shall be in ink
and suitable for micro filming. All dimensions and data shall be in System
International Units.

11.2 DRAWINGS:

The tenderer shall furnish four sets of relevant descriptive and illustrative published
literature/pamphlets and the following drawings for preliminary study:

b) General outline drawings showing outside dimensions, shipping dimensions,

weights, quantity of insulating media air receiver capacity and such other prominent
details.
c) Sectional views showing the general constructional features of the circuit
breaker including operating mechanism, arcing chambers, contacts, with lifting
dimensions for maintenance.
( c ) Schematic diagrams of the scheme for control, supervision and reclosing.
(d) Structural drawing, design calculations and loading datafor support structures.
(e) Foundation drilling plan and loading data for foundation design.
(f) Type test reports of circuit breakers along with a separate list showing all the
tests carried out with date & place of test.
(g)Test reports, literatures and pamphlets of bought out items and raw
materials.

11.3 The successful tenderer shall, within 6 weeks of placement of order, submit four
sets of final versions of all the above said drawings in A-3 size, bill of material,
packing list & all type test reports for purchaser's approval. The purchaser shall

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 communicate his comments/approval on the drawings to the supplier within reasonable
period. The supplier shall, if necessary, modify the drawings and resubmit four
copies of the modified drawings for purchaser's approval within two weeks from the
date of purchaser's comments. After receipt of purchaser's approval, the supplier
shall, within three weeks, submit 10 prints & two good quality reproducible of the
approved drawings and 10 sets of instructions manuals in respect of each rating of
C.B. to the Trans. Planning Section.

11.4 The successful tenderer shall furnish in the form of nicely bound volumes, the
manuals covering erection, commissioning, operation and maintenance instructions and
all relevant information and drawings pertaining to the main equipment as well as
auxiliary devices. Marked erection drawings shall identify the component parts of the
equipment as shipped to enable Engineer/Purchaser to carry out erection with his
own personnel. Each manual shall also contain one set of all the approved
drawings type test reports as well as acceptance test reports to corresponding
consignment dispatched. The total quantity of the operating manuals/approved
drawings sets to be supplied by the supplier shall be equal to the number of three
phase breakers of each rating, ordered.

11.5 The manufacturing of the equipments shall be strictly in accordance with the approved
drawings and no deviation shall be permitted without the written approval of the
purchaser. All manufacturing and fabrication work in connection with the
equipment prior to the approval of the drawings shall be at the supplier's risk.

11.6 Approval of drawings/work by the purchaser shall not relieve the supplier of any of his
responsibility and liability for ensuring correctness and correct interpretation of the
drawings for meeting the requirements of the latest revisions of applicable standards,
rules and codes of practices.

12.0 PACKING AND FORWARDING:

12.1 The equipment shall be packed in suitable crates so as to withstand handling during
transport and outdoor storage during transit. The supplier shall be responsible for any
damage to the equipment during transit, due to improper and inadequate packing.
The easily damageable materials shall be carefully packed and marked with the
appropriate caution symbols. Wherever necessary, proper lifting arrangement such as

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 lifting hooks etc. shall be provided. Any material found short inside the packing
cases shall be supplied by supplier without any extra cost.

12.2 Each consignment shall be accompanied by a detailed packing list containing the
following information:

a. Name of the consignee.

b. Details of consignment.
c. Destination.
d. Total weight of consignment.
e. Sign showing upper/lower side of the crate.
f. Handling and unpacking instructions.
g. Bill of materials indicating contents of each package and spare materials.

The supplier shall ensure that the packing list and bill of materials are approved
by the purchaser before despatch.

13.0 TRAINING OF ENGINEERS

13.1 The successful tenderer shall be required to provide facilities for in-plant training at
no extra cost to the purchaser to atleast four engineers to be nominated by the
purchaser for a period of three weeks(i.e. 12 man weeks) at his works, where the
equipments offered shall be manufactured.The scope of the training shall cover
assembly, factory testing ,site testing ,periodical maintenance,operation and trouble
shooting of the breakers.

13.2 If the equipment offered, is being designed and manufactured in collaboration with
any other manufacturer, the supplier shall provide facilities for additional two
engineers to be nominated by the purchaser, for in-plant training in the collaborator's
work, for a period of 3 weeks(i.e.6 man weeks).

13.3 In case of training within India, the to and fro travel expenses, lodging and boarding
charges as well as allowances for out of pocket expenses in respect of the trainees,

shall be borne by the purchaser. However, the supplier shall provide for suitable

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 facilities for lodging and boarding as well as to and fro transport to place of training.

13.4 In case of training outside India, the to and fro Journey expenses from India to the
place of training shall be borne by the purchaser. However the cost of deferment of
the expenses of the trainees for lodging and boarding, out of pocket allowance, local
transport as per the rates prevailing at the time of training shall be initially borne by
the supplier for which he shall quote rates while submitting his offer. Separate set of
rates may preferably be quoted for providing facilities to Senior Managers and
Intermediate Grade Managers commensurate with their status. The acceptance of
the rates shall be decided while finalising tender. The expenditure incurred by
the successful tenderer in this regard shall be paid to him by the purchaser. This
amount, however, will not be considered for loading his offer.

13.5 The period and the programme of the training (generally for three weeks) shall be
mutually discussed and finalised by the purchaser with the supplier/s.

14.0 SUPERVISORY ERECTION AND COMMISSIONING;

14.1 The erection and commissioning of the breakers shall be supervised, if required by
the Purchaser, through one work-trained Engineer/foreman who shall direct the
sequence of erection and make necessary adjustments to the apparatus and correct
in the field any errors or omissions on the part of the tenderer in order to make
the equipment and material properly perform in accordance with the intent of this
specification. The representative shall also instruct the plant operators in the
operation and maintenance of equipment furnished. Skilled workers, all the ordinary
tools, equipment and cranes required for breaker erection, shall be provided by the
purchaser. Apart from the above, the purchaser shall not be responsible for any
other expenses incurred by the tenderer and expenses such as Erector's
salary,insurance against personal injuries to the Erector etc., shall be to tenderer's
account. Special tools, if required for erection and commissioning shall be arranged
by the supplier at his cost. The supplier shall be responsible for any damage to the
breaker on commissioning, if it results from faulty or improper assembly unless the
erector can conclusively prove that the damage has occurred on account of
intentional mistake on the part of the skilled workers provided by the purchaser.

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14.2 The tenderer shall quote the lumpsum rate per breaker for the service of the
erector, which should be valid for 3 years from the date of issue of detailed A/T.
The tenderer shall also indicate estimated time period for erection, testing and
commissioning of each type and rating of breaker. The rates shall be quoted in the
Annexure-I for the following services.
A) Supervision of only erection work of the Circuit Breakers.
B) Inspection of the erected breaker, testing and commissioning
of the same.

15.0 QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS

15.1 The bidder should have proven experience of not less than 5 years 36KV or higher
voltage class. The equipment/material offered by tenderer should be in successful
operation, at least for Six months as on the date of submission of the tender.

15.2 The Bidders not meeting the requirement at Clause no. 15.1 can also participate
provided, they have valid ongoing collaboration with a manufacturer who has at least
7 years experience in the Design, Manufacture and Testing of the equipment of the
type and class offered which have been in satisfactory service for a period of at
least 3 years. In such an event the bidder shall furnish along with the bid the
documentary evidence for the same and undertaking from the bidder and collaborator
accepting joint and several liability for all obligations under the contract.

15.3 The Tenderers themselves not meeting the requirements at (15.1 & 15.2) above can
also participate provided they are subsidiary company in India & their principal is
having majority share holdings i.e. more than 51% in the tenderer (subsidiary).
Further, the principal should be the manufacturer who has atleast ten years
experience in the design, manufacture and testing of the equipment of the type and
class specified, which have been in satisfactory service for a period of atleast seven
years. In such an event, the tenderer shall furnish along with his tender, a
documentary evidence for the same and undertaking from the ‘Principal’ for joint and
several liability for all obligations under the contract.

15.4 The bidder should have adequate inhouse testing facilities for conducting acceptance
tests in accordance with latest version of IEC 62271-100.

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15.5 The bidder should have a minimum turnover of Rs. 5 crores in any one financial year
during the previous 3 years.

15.6 The bidder should furnish all the relevant documentary evidence to establish the
fulfillment of the above requirements.

15.7 The Bidder who does not meet the above Qualifying Requirement stipulated in Clause
Nos.15.1 & 15.2 may be considered for a "Trial" order subject to fulfilling the
following requirements along with Clauses 15.3 to15.5:

(i) The Bidder should have type tested the equipment offered as per
requirement of clause no.7.0.

(ii) The Bidder shall have the basic infrastructure for the design, manufacture
and supply of the items offered, like machinery, technical know-how, capacity
etc.

(iii) The purchaser is satisfied with the designing, manufacturing, supplying and
financial capacities of the bidder after inspecting the supplier's work.

15.8 The bidder is liable for disqualification on account of any of the following reasons:
a) Poor quality and workmanship of the products previously supplied and frequent
failures during warranty period as experienced by the purchaser.
b) Bidder against whom a litigation is in process.
c) Bidder, who in the opinion of the purchaser has malafide intentions in the
conduct of business with the company (MSETCL).
d) Bidder who is declared to be a defaulter as per the terms and conditions laid
down by the Company.

15.9 Notwithstanding anything stated above, the purchaser's decision in this regard will
be final.

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16.0 REQUIREMENT OF DOCUMENTS

16.1 Following information shall be furnished along with the offer IN ELECTRONIC FORM

a) List of type test reports indicating date of test and testing laboratories for the offered
equipment.

b) Calculations of loading data for mechanical design of support structure for foundation
and design of breaker terminal pads.

c) Certificate of accredition of the testing laboratory where the type tests are
conducted.

d) List of Past Experience of supplies for offered equipment.

e) Undertaking to provide service and spares as per clause No. 2.3.1 for service life of
equipment supplied.

f) Test report of actual measurement of actuating force required for charging manually
(N).

g) Performance certificate for the equipment offered.

h) Unit rates for recommended and optional spares.

i) Type test undertaking as per clause No. 7.1.1.

16.2 Following information/documents (in duplicate) duly sealed and signed on each page
shall be submitted in physical form / C.D. form on or before the scheduled date of
submission of the tender .
a) Details of precautions to be taken in the use of SF-6 breaker.
b) Details of Quality Assurance plan .
c) Type test reports as per Cl. 7.0 (A) duly sealed and signed on each.
d) General arrangement drawing for C.Bs.

All documents in physical form shall be submitted to

A.C.P.O. (P&C)
M.S.E.T.C.L.

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C.P.A.
Prakashgad (First floor)
Prof. Anant Kanekar Marg, Bandra (E).
Mumbai 400 051
ANNEXURE-I

(A) Unit rates of spares: to be quoted in the following format.

Sr.. Description of Free Door Break-up of F.O.R. destination price quoted in Column No. 3
No material Delivery Price Per Ex-works Freight Transit Excise CST/VAT
Unit (Upto price Insurance Duty on Ex-works
MSETCL’s Stores including Ex- price +
/Site by Road packing works Excise
Transport) charges price Duty +
but (Freight
excluding for VAT)
duties and
taxes etc.
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.

1 2 3 3(a) 3(b) 3(c ) 3 (d) 3 (e)

(B) Lumsum charges per C.B. for providing following services to be quoted.

i) Supervision of erection work per CB in Rs.

ii) Inspection, testing and commissioning charges in Rs.
iii) Taxes & duties (if any) :-

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