Procurement

Tender Number: 53945 AB
Company Name: Nalcor Energy Oil
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Issue Date: 2013-03-15

Close Date: 2013-04-04 Close Time:
Categories:
7600 General Misc. Electrical
9000 Contracting
9100 Engineering Consultants and Support Services
Short Description
Pre-qualification 245 KV Power Cable Replacement Program
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INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS
We have revised our contract requirements to incorporate Nalcor Energy’s Contractor
Safety Management Program. To ensure that your tender submission is in compliance
with our requirements, please review our contract documents and make certain all
required documentation, including requested information for the Contractor Safety
Management Program is included as required. The Contractor Safety Management
Program is typically not applicable to ‘supply only’ tenders.
All tenders close at 3:00 pm Newfoundland Time and must be received at Supply Chain
Management prior to closing time, on the date stated on The Quotation Request Form
or as outlined in the Instructions to Tender Section of the Tender Document to one of
the following:

By Mail or Courier: Supply Chain Management Department
500 Columbus Drive
P O Box 12400
St. John’s, NL A1B 4K7

By Hand Delivery: To the tender depository box in the main reception area, Hydro
Place. The sealed tender envelope must be time stamped using
the supplied time clock before being placed into depository.
By Facsimile: (709) 737-1795
Tenders will only be accepted via fax or hard copy delivered to Supply Chain
Management. E-mail tenders will not be accepted.
Tenders will be opened in public at Hydro Place, Second Level, immediately after
closing. Only the names of bidders will be released at our Public Tender Openings, and
posted to our web page within 24 hours.
The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
To ensure that you receive complete information and any future addenda for this
tender please download directly from our website(s)
www. nlh.nl.ca or www.nalcorenergy.com
Nalcor will not accept responsibility for information obtained from other websites.
Standard Terms and Conditions and names of bidders are available on our website at
nalcorenergy.com under the heading Vendors.

Purpose
Nalcor wishes to determine bidding interest of potential bidders and invites applications from
suitably qualified and experienced contractors wishing to prequalify for the 245 kV Power Cable
Replacement Program contract at its Churchill Falls Generating Station. It is expected that
Invitations to Tender and Tender Documents will be issued only to prequalified contractors in
May 2013.

Description of Work
The work covered under the contract shall include but not be limited to the following:
• Design and supply new 245 kV rated power cables as per specification including all
terminations, accessories, electrical termination hardware, installation hardware and
cable shaft support hardware and perform Factory Acceptance Tests
• Provide the design of an online partial discharge monitoring system for the new cables
as an option for Nalcor’s review
• Delivery and offloading of new 245 kV rated power cables and accessories from
manufacturer’s plant to Churchill Falls
• Onsite testing of all cables upon delivery as per industry standards
• Provide procedure and drawings for removal options of existing oil filled cables
including procedure for draining oil and capping
• Provide installation options for installing the new 245 kV rated power cable in either a
sinusoidal arrangement as per the existing design; a straight arrangement; and/or an
alternative arrangement
• Provide installation options for installing the new 245 kV rated power cable with and
without the use of an Alimak system, as the Alimak system may not be available
• Provide installation design, procedure and drawings for new 245 kV rated power cables
including terminations, accessories, electrical termination hardware, installation
hardware and cable shaft support hardware for cable clamping system
• Drain oil from existing cables in accordance with environmental regulations and cap
while taking into account the cable’s oil pressure
• Disconnect and remove ventilation system/air ducts, fall restraint system railings, oil
reservoir and gauges from the top of the cable shaft to allow access for removal and
installation of power cables
• Disconnect and remove existing 245 kV rated oil filled cables and accessories from 260
meter long vertical cable shaft
• Offsite disposal of 245 kV rated oil filled cables and accessories in accordance with
environmental regulations
• Installation of new 245 kV rated power cables and associated terminations, accessories,
electrical termination hardware, installation hardware and cable shaft support
hardware in 260 meter long vertical cable shaft
• Perform inspection, commissioning and electrical tests as per industry standards
• Re-install ventilation system/air ducts and fall restraint system railings at the top of the
cable shaft
• Provide training for operation and maintenance of new power cables to Owner’s
designated personnel
The supply and set up of all plant and equipment required to perform this work shall be the
responsibility of the Contractor. This includes all special equipment as well such as cable reels
and cable payout systems, controls to regulate the speed of cable reels, winches, testing
equipment etc.
All personal protective equipment required to perform this work including but not limited to
safety boots, hard had, reflective vest, safety glasses, fall arrest harnesses, breathing apparatus,
emergency rescue systems, communication equipment etc. shall be the responsibility of the
Contractor.

To obtain a copy of the entire document please contact BIDS at 709-738-6500 or email bids@nfld.net
Item Quantity Unit Code Description

1 1 N/A 7600 General Misc. Electrical

2 1 N/A 9000 Contracting

3 1 N/A 9100 Engineering Consultants and Support
Services

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