Doc. No. Reconstruction Of The International Airport Prep.

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MATERIAL REQUISITION FOR Rev.: 0
FUEL SYSTEM EXPANSION TANKS

SCOPE

This document includes the technical and commercial requirements for

expansion tanks within the scope of Reconstruction Of The International
Airport Astana.

1. DEFINITIONS

Project: Reconstruction Of The International Airport Astana

Employer: Ministry Of Transportation And Communication

Engineer: Pacific Consultant Engineering

Contractor: Alsim Alarko Sanayi Tesisleri ve Ticaret A.S acting as the

partner in charge of Siemens-Marubeni-Laing-Alarko Consortium (SMLA)

Bidder: Manufacturer, supplier, dealer or subcontractor who is invited by the

Contractor to bid for a certain procurement package, by receiving a formal
invitation letter and a material requisition (MR) document.

Supplier: The Bidder becomes the Supplier when his Bid is accepted and a
Purchase Order or a Supply Agreement is made between the Bidder and the
Contractor.

Third Party Inspector: Parties which will be nominated by the employer or

by the contractor to test, inspect, witness or expedite manufacturing process.

Bid: Technical and commercial proposal presented by the bidder including all
the requirements of this document.

Contract: The main Contract between the Employer and the Contractor.

2. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Appliable technical contract documents and specifications are included in

Appendix I.

The supplier is responsible to supply a copy of the latest revision of the

international standards referred in their engineering design documents.

The supplier shall deliver the digital (electronic) files of all engineering
documents (including installation operation and maintenance manuals, where
applicable) in all transmissions (i.e. from the initial “for approval” versions until
“as-built” stage.

3. COMMERCIAL REQUIREMENTS
Applicable commercial contract documents are presented in Appendix II.

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APPENDIX – I

1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS

General requirements related with the manufacture and supply of the expansion
tanks include the following:

1.1. Operating Conditions:

All expansion tanks (body, heads, nozzles, accessories, etc.) shall in all
respects be suitable for reliable and continuous operation in the service
conditions at the Astana Airport.

Design temperature range for expansion tanks shall be:

Low: -40°C
High: +50°C

All components of the expansion tanks that are subject to structural loads,
such as but not limited to body, base plates, nozzles, flanges, bolting, david
arm, supporting legs shall be suitable for the stated temperature range.

Operating pressure for each expansion tank is given in Appendix II.

1.2. Medium:

Medium for expansion tanks is JET A1.

1.3. Materials:

Body, heads and

supporting structure : Welded carbon steel (ASTM A 516 Gr.55 or 60) or
welded stainless steel.
Pipes : ASTM A 516 Gr.55 or 60 or ASTM A 333 Gr.6 or
stainless steel
Flanges : ASTM A 350 LF-2 or ASTM A 420 WPL-6 or
stainless steel
Bladder : Neoprene or Viton
Valves : ASTM A 352 LCB (Body)
ASTM A 350 LF-2 or ASTM A 420 WPL-6 (Rest)
or completely stainless steel
Instrumentation
Connections : Stainless Steel (SS 304 or SS 316)

1.4. Construction:

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Expansion tanks supplied within the scope of this specification shall be of

bottom entry vertical design with internal bladder.

Connections of the expansion tanks shall be flanged as per ANSI B16.5 class
150#.

1.5. Pressure Design Code:

The expansion tanks, their nozzles, supporting legs, etc. shall be designed
according to the provisions of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Design
Code.

1.6. Operating gas and charging:

The expansion tanks shall be delivered precharged with nitrogen gas.

Precharging pressure for each tank is given in Appendix II.

1.7. Sizing:

Liquid capacity to be accommodated within each expansion tank is given in

Attachment II hereto.

1.8. Ancillaries:

- Pressure Indicator:

A bourdon tube type all stainless steel pressure indicator with 150 mm dial
diameter shall be supplied with items 2 and 3. The expansion tank body
shall be provided with a suitable connection point for the indicator.

- Pressure Relief Valve:

Each filter-seperator shall have an all stainless steel pressure relief valve
that will be connected to the liquid side. Pressure relief valve setting shall
be continuously adjustable up to 12 barg, however shall be delivered
factory set to 10.2 barg. The outlet of the relief valves shall be threaded or
flanged for easy connection to drain lines.

- Gas Charging Valve:

Each filter-seperator shall have an all stainless steel gas charging valve that
will be connected to the gas side. The valve shall operate and seal tight
when closed. Furthermore, atmosphere side of the charging valve shall be
blinded with a flange or threaded plug according to the valve construction.

1.9. Internal Lining (carbon steel construction):

1.9.1. Surface preparation:

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Internal surface of the body and cover in contact with the fuel shall be
blast cleaned to SA 2.5 (near white metal). The surface, then shall be
cleaned of any rust, scale, dust, traces of water, grease and oil prior to
application of coating.

1.9.2. Lining:

The surface shall be coated with white or off-white colored fuel

resistant epoxy paint. The Supplier shall provide all necessary
documents and datasheets for the epoxy paint to be used prior to
manufacturing for the approval of the Engineer and the Owner.

The dry film thickness of the finished lining shall be 350 microns
minimum. Number of coats shall be determined according to the
suggested procedure of the paint manufacturer.

1.10. External Coating (carbon steel construction):

1.10.1. Surface preparation:

External surface of the body and cover in contact with the fuel shall
be blast cleaned to SA 2.5 (near white metal). The surface, then shall
be cleaned of any rust, scale, dust, traces of water, grease and oil
prior to application of coating.

1.10.2. Painting:

The surface shall be coated with two coats of anticorrosive paint,

each 25 microns thick and 2 coats of aluminum paint each 25
microns thick.

The dry film thickness of the finished system shall be 100 microns
minimum.

1.11. Inspection and Tests:

1.11.1 General:

The Employer, Employer’s representative, the Engineer and the

Contractor shall have the right and shall be free to carry out
inspections on the expansion tanks and material used for the
expansion tanks when and wherever they will. The supllier shall
furnish a production and inspection plan for the manufacturing of the
expansion tanks before the commencement of the works and clearly
indicate the inspection points and dates. Such inspections may be
performed in the absence of the Employer’s representative if the
Employer agrees so. The Employer may assign a third party

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inspection body to represent himself for observation or performance

of the inspections and approve the results. Absence of the Employer
or his representative shall not free the Supplier to carry out the
inspections and record and present the results.

1.11.2. Inspection and Tests To Be Performed:

Check analysis shall be carried out for materails used for the body,
and flanges.

Assembled expansion tank body, excluding all unsuitable parts shall

be hydrostatically tested to minimum 17 barg.

1.12. Marking:

Each expansion tank shall be supplied with a stainless steel name plate
presenting the below mentioned information as a minimum:

1. Supplier
2. Model
3. Serial Number
4. Design Liquid Capacity (lt)
5. Maximum Pressure (Barg)
6. Pressure Design Standard

Each expansion tank shall be equipped with a stainless steel tag plate of
150mm x 100mm dimensions. The tag number of the unit shall be inscribed
on the plate.

1.13. Documentation:

The Bidder shall furnish to the Contractor the documents specified below for
evaluation.

 Equipment Data Sheet

 Detailed drawings including instrumentation and drain connections.

The Supplier, as a minimum, shall provide the following documentation:

 Welding procedure specifications that will be used during the manufacture

of the expansion tanks, relevant procedure qualification records and
welder test certificates before commencing of works.

 Allowable loads and moments on the flanges.

 Sectional drawings of the expansion tanks including part lists.

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 Operating Instructions containing at least:

 Index
 Description of machinery and accessories
 Maintenance instructions
 Safety instructions
 List of enclosures (diagram, drawings, pamphlets)
 List of all parts of each expansion tanks
 Purchasing specification
 Instructions for repairs and replacement

 Test and analysis results:

 Test protocols, material certificates, evaluation of test measurements

including calculations.
 Paint and lining thickness reports.

2. STORING AND PACKING:

3.1. General

Expansion tanks shall be shipped precharged and complete with all

accessories and ancillaries.

3.2. Packing and Shipping

The expansion tanks shall be shipped in seaworthy wooden boxes of suitable

size. Precautions shall be taken against possible damage to accessories and
ancillaries and possible vandalism.

Wooden planks shall be attached to the free flanges on the tank body to
protect gasket seating surfaces.

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APPENDIX-II

COMMERCIAL DOCUMENTS

1. BID BASIS

The Bidder will propose their best prices, best possible delivery, transport and
payment.

2. SCOPE OF SUPPLIES AND PRICES

LIQUID CHARGING MAXIMUM

QUANTITY
S/N EQUIPMENT TAG NO VOLUME PRESSURE PRESSURE
(EA)
(LT) (BARG) (BARG)
1 Expansion tank SA-1001 1 25 8.5 10
2 Expansion tank SA-1002 1 3000 8.5 10
3 Expansion tank SA-1003 1 3000 8.5 10

3. COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
The Bidder shall certify submittals forwarded to SMLA with the following certifying
statement: "I hereby certify that the (equipment) (material) (article) shown and
marked in this bid is that proposed to be incorporated with Astana Airport
Reconstruction Project, is in compliance with the attached specification and is
submitted for the SMLA approval”.

Certified by Bidder _____________________, Date _______

(Signature)

If there is discrepancy between bid and specification, Bidder shall clearly mention in
this statement.

Bidder must sign and stamp all the pages of specification and its attachments and
provide with the compliance statement.

Bids submitted without compliance statement and signed and stamped specification
will not be evaluated.

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