BECIL

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF H.T. SWITCH BOARD FOR

100 KW SW TRANSMITTER AT KABUL (AFGHANISTAN)
GENERAL:
These specifications cover the technical requirements for supply transportation and calibration at
site of High Tension (Vacuum/SF6) Switch Board for the 100 KW SW Transmitter installation of RTA
at Kabul (Afghanistan). The tenderer shall carefully study the general conditions and the technical
specifications and submit the quotations for the schedule of requirements indicated in Section IV.
The tender must submit clause by clause compliance of these specifications.
N.B.:Tenders without clause by clause compliance to all sections shall be rejected out rightly.
SUMMARY OF CONENTS:SECTION I

General conditions

(Page No. 2-4)

SECTION - II :

Technical specifications

(Page No. 5-7)

SECTION III :

Technical Information to be
Furnished by the tenderer

(Page No. 8-10)

SECTION IV :

Schedule of requirements

(Page No. 11-12)

SECTION - V

Commercial Terms & Conditions

(Page No. 13-14)

Harkesh Gupta
Director (O&M)

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION OF H.T. SWITCH BOARD FOR 100 KW SW

TRANSMITTER AT KABUL (AFGHANISTAN)

SECTION I

GENERAL:
1.0

SCOPE:

This section covers the general conditions governing the design, manufacture, factory testing,
packing, transportation to site, installation, testing and commissioning of four panel, H.T. Switch
Board equipment at project site in Kabul, Afghanistan.
2.0

LOCATION:

The equipment shall be installed inside the building of 100 KW SW transmitter

(Afghanistan).
3.0

at Kabul

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

3.1 The equipment offered shall conform to the Technical Specifications in section II. Should a
tenderer desire to depart in any respect from the given specifications either on account of
manufacturing practice or for any other reason, he must specifically bring out the deviations in a
covering letter explaining in detail, each and every departure he proposes to make. Unless
otherwise stated, the equipment offered shall be deemed to completely satisfy these specifications.
3.2 The equipment shall be designed for efficient and trouble free service for long periods of
continuous operations. All materials used in the construction shall be of high quality and conform
to the relevant IS specifications.
3.3 All electrical work shall be carried out in accordance with standard electrical practice. The units
shall be designed for easy maintenance and complete safety to operating personnel.
3.4 Only easily available standard components shall be used as far as possible. Tenderer shall
undertake to make available spares and replacement parts as and when required for a period of
ten years.

4.0

COMPLTENESS OF CONTRACT:

All fittings and accessories which may not have been specifically mentioned or which the tenderer
may not explicitly mention in his tender but all the same are necessary for the operation of the
equipment shall be deemed to be included in the tender and shall be provided by the tenderer,
without any extra charges. Adequate quantity of installation materials such as nuts, bolts, lugs etc.,
shall also be included.
5.0

DOCUMENTATION (ALONGWITH TENDER)

The tenderer shall submit the following documents in duplicate along with the tender.
5.1 Leaflets with illustrations relevant to the components offered.
5.2 Complete schedule of materials of each unit.
5.3 Exact dimensional details of the equipment offered and mounting arrangements. The details
shall be complete and accurate enough for the buyer to proceed with the building works for
accommodating the equipment.
5.4 Wiring diagram of the electrical circuits.
6.0

DOCUMENTATION (AFTER ACCEPTANCE OF TENDER)

6.1 Four copies of the drawings showing the dimensions, location of components and accessories
in the H.T. Board shall be sent to indentor within two weeks of acceptance of the tender for
approval. Two sets will be returned after approval.
6.2 Following documents shall be supplied to the consignee along with each H.T. Switch Board at
the time of delivery.
6.2.1 Two copies of the book of instructions for the installation, operation and maintenance of H.T.
Switch Board.
6.2.2 Factory test certificates as per IS (amended upto date) showing the result of tests actually
conducted on the circuit breakers (SF6/Vacuum).
6.2.3 Two sets of finalised drawings showing detailed dimensions including fixtures on the Switch
Board.

7.0

DELIVERY

Delivery at site, installation, testing commissioning and calibration of the entire equipment ordered
shall be completed within four months. This period shall be effective from the date of acceptance
of the tender and shall be independent of any other factors.
8.0

PACKING:

The packing shall be suitable to withstand transportation hazards. Each package shall contain a
packing slip giving the details of the contents and bear the address of consignee. A copy of the
packing slip giving list of items included in the package together with the package number shall be
mailed in advance.
If the component parts of the assembly are dismantled to facilitate dispatch, each component shall
be marked for easy identification and re-assembly.
9.0

GUARANTEE:

The entire switch board and accessories shall be guaranteed for satisfactory operation for a period
of 24 months from the date of delivery or 18 months from the date of commissioning at site
whichever is earlier. During guarantee period, all equipment and parts, failing due to faulty material
or manufacture shall be replaced free of charge. The defective unit shall not be sent back to the
suppliers but shall be available for inspection by the supplier or his representative at site for
replacement etc.
The tenderer shall guarantee the performance figures in respect of each equipment.
10.0

ERECTION :

10.1 Erection and commissioning of the equipment supplied shall be carried out by the contractor .
Instructions and drawings necessary for installation shall also be supplied by the successful
tenderer to BECIL.
Tenderer shall quote rate for SITC at site. The offer shall include all tests to be carried out at site
(in the presence of BECIL representative) as per mutually agreed Acceptance Test Procedure.
11.0

INSPECTION:

The successful tenderer will have to get the HT switch board inspected by a person authorised by
BECIL in his workshop/factory before dispatch. Tenderer shall send all the test certificates as per

IS, before giving call for inspection to BECIL well in advance. All the test facilities for the inspection
shall be provided by the tenderer.

SECTION II
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
1.0

GENERAL

1.1

The 4 panel H.T. Switch Board shall be constructed as per schematic drawing no.
BECIL/MEA/SHORTWAVE/PS-001. The schematic and specifications detailed below are
indicative of the requirements of BECIL and are meant to help the tenderers to quote for
their standard equipment which would meet these specifications.

1.2

The equipment shall operate satisfactorily under the following conditions:

i)
ii)
iii)
iv)

20% voltage variation from specified voltage.

10% variation in voltage between phases on full load.
4% variation in frequency from the specified value of 50 Hz.
Environmental conditions of
Ambient Temperature = -20 to 40C
Relative Humidity
= up to 95%
Altitude
= 1800 meters.

2.0 H.T. SWITCH BOARD CONSTRUCTION

The H.T. Switch Board shall be totally enclosed type, suitable for floor mounting, indoors. The
enclosure shall be constructed out of best quality sheet metal and painted Siemens grey. The
enclosure shall provide adequate protection against ingress of dust and vermin. The degree of
protection offered shall be as per IP-5 of IS-2141 1962 or equivalent International standards,
amended to date.
The switch board shall be complete with circuit breakers along with other accessories as indicated
in Drg. No. BECIL/MEA/SHORTWAVE/PS-001 and shall be designed for operation at 15 K.V, 50Hz
supply and shall have a repturing capacity of 250 MVA.
3.0 CIRCUIT BREAKERS
The Circuit Breakers (Vacuum/SF6) of the H.T. Switch Board shall conform in all respects to
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IS:13118-1991/relevant IS, amended up to date.

3.1

PARTICULARS OF THE SYSTEM.

Number of panels
Nominal operating voltage
Frequency
No. of phases
No. of Wires
Neutral Earthing
3.2

TYPE OF SWITCH GEAR:

3.3

RATING OF CIRCUIT BREAKERS:

No. of poles
Service Voltage
Rated Current
Frequency
Making capacity
Symmetrical Breaking capacity
3.4

4 (Two incoming, Two out going)

15 KV
50Hz
3
3
At the sub station of Electricity Department.
:

:
:
:
:
:
:

Indoor, Floor Mounting type.

3
15 KV
400 A
50 Hz
35 KA
250 MVA

OPERATING MECHANISM OF CIRCUIT BREAKER AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT:

Type
Method of operation (Closing)
Method of operation (Opening)
Voltage for tripping
Other Releases
4.0

:
:
:
:
:
:

Trip-Free
Manual
Shunt Release.
24V/30V D.C.
For Protection as detailed in para 4.

PROTECTIVE DEVICES

Each circuit breaker shall be provided with the following protective release:
i)
Inverse Definite Minimum Time Lag Over-Current (IDMT) releases for protection against
overloads. The over current releases shall be of the indirect release type, energized
through current transformers of suitable ratio. They shall have provision for adjusting the
setting from 50% to 200% of normal working current.
ii)
Earth fault release energized through current transformer for tripping the circuit breaker on
earth faults. The release shall be adjustable from 10% to 40% of the normal working
current.

5.0

METERING

Each of incoming H.T Vacuum/SF6 Circuit Breaker panels shall be provided with the following
metering facilities.
A voltmeter 0-20 KV range for indicating phase to phase voltage of the incoming supply, complete
with its selector switch. The voltmeter is to be fed from a three phase, draw out type potential
transformer of class B accuracy, complete with limiting resistances and fuses etc. Potential
transformer shall meet the requirement as per IS; 3156, as amended to date.
Each vacuum/SF6 circuit breaker shall have one Ammeter with four position selector Switch to
indicate the current in each of the three phases with suitable current transformers, conforming to
IS-2705 1965, amended to date and of Class I accuracy. The meters shall conform to IS-12481958, amended to date and shall be of accuracy not less than Grade A.
6.0

BUS BARS

The bus bars shall be single; air insulated type of HDBC Electrolytic copper, rated for 400 Amps;
corrected for local operating temperature conditions and shall be so mounted as to withstand worst
fault conditions. The marking arrangement of Bus Bars shall be as per IS:375, amended to date.
7.0

CABLE BOXES

Straight entry type cable end boxes complete with cable glands and armour clamps shall be
provided on both the incoming and outgoing panels of the switch board. The cable boxes of circuit
breakers shall be suitable for 15 KV, 3 core, underground, Aluminum Conductor cable of size 50
mm2.
8.0

INDICATING LAMPS

Coloured indicating lamps (Flush Type) shall be provided on front side of the H.T. Panel through
suitable potential transformers and fuses to indicate the live phases as indicated in Drg No.
BECIL/MEA/SHORTWAVE/PS-001.
9.0

TRIPPING UNIT

A self contained tripping battery unit with trickle charger for providing the D.C source for tripping of
CBs shall be provided. The battery unit shall be complete with its own trickle charger, suitable for
working on 230Volt, 50 Hz, single phase supply. The unit shall be provided with necessary

switches, fuses and meters to indicate the voltage, and charging current of the battery. The unit
shall be mounted in a steel cabinet with adequate protection against spilling of acid and with proper
ventilation arrangement to ensure freedom from acid fumes corroding the area.

SECTION III
INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY TENDERER IN DUPLICATE
1.0

H.T. SWITCH BOARD

1.1
1.11
1.12
1.13

Overall and detailed dimensions of the

complete switchboard and Individual
panels.
Width mm
Depth mm
Height mm

1.2
1.2.1
1.2.2

Weight of each panel

Net . Kg.
Gross ... Kg.

1.3

Minimum clearance required from the

walls
Front mm
Side mm
Back mm

1.3.1
1.3.2
1.3.3
1.4
1.4.1
1.4.2
1.5

Minimum clearance required in front of

the switchboard for drawing out of the
circuit breaker
Normal Operation
Maintenance and Servicing

1.6

Foundation bolts required, if any with

sizes, and layout drawing.
Size of M.S. Sheet used for the Board

2.0
2.1
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4

CIRCUIT BREAKERS
RATING:
Number of poles
Rated Voltage
Rated Normal Current
Rated Frequency

. mm
.. mm

.. SWG
.. mm

...
..KV
..Amp.
. Hz

2.1.5
2.1.6
2.1.7
2.1.8
2.1.9
2.1.10
2.2
2.3
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.3.4
2.3.5
2.3.6
2.3.6.1
2.3.6.2
2.3.6.3
2.3.6.4
2.3.6.5
2.3.6.6
3.0
3.1

3.2

3.3
3.4
3.5

Rated Insulation Level

Rated SC Making current in KA
Rated SC Breaking Current in KA
Rated duration of Short Circuit Current
Total Break Time
Type, Whether Indoor or Outdoor
Certificate or Report of Short Circuit Type
Test
CONSTRUCTIONAL FEATURES:
Number of Break Contacts per pole
Type of main contacts
Type of arcing contacts and/or arc
control devices
Number of tanks
Steady Hydraulic test pressure that the
tanks can withstand for one Minute
without permanent deformation
METHOD OF CLOSING
Whether by hand or power
Whether the circuit breaker is trip-free
Normal voltage of shunt trip coil (s)
Power Required at normal voltage for
shunt trip coil
Weight of Circuit breaker complete with
arc extinguishing medium and
mechanism.
Kind and quantity of arc extinguishing
medium in the complete circuit breaker
PROTECTIVE DEVICES AND METERS:
Details of over current releases, their
time characteristics and range of setting.

..
..
Details of earth leakage release and
range of setting.

...

Ratings, class and accuracy of voltage

transformers
Range, class and accuracy of Ammeter

Range, class and accuracy of Ammeter

..KV
..
..
..Seconds
..
..

.
.

..
..
..
..
..
.

3.6

Ratings, class and accuracy of current

transformer.

4.0
4.1

BUS BARS AND CABLE BOXES

Details of the bus-bars and bus-bar
chambers and methods of extension

Dimensions and arrangements of the

incoming and outgoing cable boxes.
.

4.2

5.0
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5

AUXILLARY TRIPPING SUPPLY UNIT WITH TRICKLE CHARGER

Tripping Coil voltage

Tripping Coil Ampere

Type of characteristic of tripping coil

Type & no. of batteries

Mechanical dimensions of the unit

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SECTION IV
SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
Sl.No.
1.

1.1

1.2

1.3

DESCRIPTION
QTY.
Indoor, totally enclosed, floor mounted, 15 KV,
1 Set
3 Phase, 50 Hz, 250 MVA, 4 panel HT Switch board
consisting of Vacuum/SF6 circuit breakers comprising
of the following items:-

Incoming Vacuum/SF6 Circuit Breakers including all

the protective devices, measuring meters, installation
materials and all other accessories conforming to
technical specifications in Section II.
Outgoing Vacuum/SF6 Circuit Breakers with protective
devices measuring meters, installation materials and
all other accessories conforming to technical
specifications in section II.
Tripping battery system complete with trickle charger
operating from 230 Volts mains for use with the
tripping circuit of above switchboard.

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REMARKS
i)
The Switch board should be
capable of future extensions if
necessary at a later stage
ii)

Please refer HT switch

schematic board Drg. No.
BECIL/MEA/ Shortwave/PS-001

iii)

Environmental conditions
a) Ambient Temp. - 20 to
40C
b) R-H upto 95%
c) Altitude 1800 M

2 Nos.

2 Nos.

1 Set

The Batteries shall be maintenance

free and suitable for the ambient
conditions specified above.

Sl.No.
1.4

2.

3.

1.

DESCRIPTION
Details of Metering and C.T. Ratio etc.
Parameters/Scale
Panel Nos.
I
II
III
IV
i) CT Ratio
25/5 25/5 25/5 25/5
ii) Ammeter Scale (Amp) 50 50 50 50
iii) Voltmeter Scale (KV) 20 20 20 20
iv) Cable size in sq.mm 50 50 50 50
v) INDICATORS: All incoming circuit breakers should
have R, Y, B, Neon indicator lamps for phase
identification.

QTY.
1 Set

NOTE: On all the panels the O/L (over load) setting will
be 50% to 200% of full load on over current and 10%
to 40% of normal working current for earth fault.
Any other accessories offered for the completeness of 1 Lot
the system (Items wise details of offered and included
material, items & part no. are to be given by the
tenderer)
Testing and calibration of HT Switch board as per
1 Job
clause 10.1 of Section-I of specification including
inspection certification in Afghanistan.
OPTIONAL ITEMS/WORKS
Spares:- The list of recommended spares as deemed 1 Lot.
fit by the original equipment manufacturer or the
tenderer for the completeness of the system (Item wise
details of offered material, items & part are to be given
by the tenderer

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REMARKS

SECTION V
COMMERCIAL TERMS & CONDITIONS
1.

4.

Description of Stores and

Quantity
Completion period for SITC
Bid Bond (Bank Guarantee)
Earnest Money
Bid Bond/Bid Validity

5.

Consignee

2.
3.

6.

:
:
:

Warranty
(i) Performance Bank
Guarantee/Security Deposit
(ii) Validity
7 a. Payment Terms

:
:

b.

Bidding System

c.

Payment Authority

:
:

As per Technical specification & schedule of requirements

(Sec. II & IV)
6 Months from placement of order.
Indian Bidder Rs. 20,000/(i) 60 days beyond bid validity.
(ii) 120 days from the date of opening of Technical Bid.
Project Manager (BECIL), C/o General Director, Radio &
Television of Afghanistan (RTA), Kabul.
Required as per clause 9 of section I.
10% of the order value.
60 days from the date of expiry of Warranty/Guarantee.
i) 80% against delivery of items at site.
ii) 10% after installation.
iii) 10% after calibration, testing and commissioning of H.T.
Switch Board.
Two Bid Systems shall be followed for this tender. Tenderers
should take due care to submit tenders in accordance with
requirement in sealed covers as specified in clause 2 of
Instruction to Bidders (Annexure-I) Bid evaluation criteria at
Annexure III shall be the basis for evaluation of tenders.
The technical & commercial bid should be submitted in
separate Sealed cover.
Payment shall be made by CMD, Broadcast Engineering
Consultants India Limited (BECIL), Noida (Office at B-1,
Sector-31, Noida 201 301 at New Delhi/Noida 201 301).
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8.

Delivery of Tender

9.

Price

10.

Earnest Money/Bid Bond.

11.

Security deposit/Performance
Bond

12.

Penalty for Delay

The tender will be on the basis of Two bids system and

offers are to be submitted in duplicate sealed covers. The
first inner sealed cover will contain Technical Bids and
having all details including the list of equipment to be
supplied but with price column blanked out. There will be no
mention of the prices anywhere in the Technical Bid.
Earnest money/Bid Bond will also be sent in above first inner
cover. This cover will be subscribed with Technical Bid
alongwith tender number and items description.
The second sealed inner cover will contain the price schedule
duly filled in and signed and contain all the commercial
details of the bid and will be superscribed with Commercial
Bid alongwith tender number.
These two covers shall be put into an outer cover and sealed.
The outer cover should duly bear the tender number and date
of closing/opening prominently underlined alongwith the
address of this office.
The price quoted must be net per unit and must include
packing and delivery charges upto the port of embarkation.
The bidders must enclose with their technical bid; Earnest
Money in the form of Bank guarantee/Demand Draft in favour
of Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited, New
Delhi.
The Earnest Money/Bid Bond deposited by the tenderer shall
be forfeited by this organization in the following events:
(a) If tender is withdrawn during the validity period or any
extension thereof.
(b) If tender is varied or modified in a manner not acceptable
to this organization during the validity period or any extension
of the validity duly agreed by the bidder.
If a tenderer, whose tender has been accepted, fails to
furnish Security deposit/performance bank guarantee within
30 (Thirty) days before the expiry of bank guarantee/bid bond
for E.M.D.
The earnest money/bid bond of unsuccessful bidders will be
returned on finalization of the tender. The earnest money/Bid
Bond of successful bidder will be returned on receipt of
security deposit/performance bond.
The successful bidder, within 30 (Thirty) days of the receipt of
order/advance order/letter of intent, will be required to send
security deposit in the form of crossed bank draft in favour of
Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited, New Delhi
or in lieu thereof Performance Bond for the amount as
indicated in the Invitation to Bid.
In case of late delivery of equipment and/or completion of

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13.

Additional Charges

related installation/calibration, testing and commissioning of

H.T. Switch Board at site, tenderer will be liable to pay a
penalty @0.25% of the order value per week of delay or part
thereof, up to a maximum amount of 1.5% of the order value,
after which the order is liable to be cancelled.
In case of any additional charges over and above the cost
like Sales Tax, Excise Duty, Octroi etc., the same may be
indicated separately.

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