HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - May 21, 2003 E-06CITY OF LORI
AGENDA TITLE: Approve specifications and authorize advertisement for bids for
24,000 feet of #110, and 28,000 feet of #360 kcmil 600 -volt
€ nd rground triple (EUD)
MEETING DATE, May 21, 2003
PREPARED BY, Electric Utility Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council approve the specifications and authorize
advertisement for bids for 24,000 feet of #110 underground triplex,
and 23,000 feet of #3 Okcmii underground triplex conductor for the
Electric Utility Department:
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: This 600 -volt triplex is being sourced in preparation for projected
requirements in late summer, 2001
Some ofl,he residential subdivisions g this conductor forArcadia
Tienda Place, Century Meadows 3 Units 4 and 5, Century Meadows
Unit 3, a6d Almondwood Place, The balance of the order will be placed into inventory for addition
requirements expected during the balance of Fiscal Year 2003-2004. 1
FUNDI Electric Utility Department Operating Fund,
2003-2005 Financial Plan n and Budget.
Estimated Cost: $72,000
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H, Dixon Flynn -
City of Lodi
Equipment Specifications
600 -VOLT XLPE TRIPLEX CABLE
1.0 GENE R AI.,
Cable furnished under these specifications shall be limited to cross-linked polyethylene insulated
cable reed 600 volts and ,suitable for installation in ducts or for direct burial in earth, in wet or
dry locations, with normal conductor temperatures up to 90 degrees C. Cables furnished shall
meet the requirements of the applicably: NEMA, ICEA, AEIC, and ASTM standards, latest
edition thereof, unless otherwise noted in this specification.
2.0 CONDUCTOR
C` OR
The conductor shall be aluminum alloy, EC Grade, 1/2 to 1/4 hard, Class B stranding.
3.0 INSULATION
Phase conductor insulation shall be single -pass, black, cross-linked polyethylene. The neutral
conductor shall have yellow XLPE insulation or black XLPE insulation with yellow extruded
stripes.
4.0 ASSEMBLY
The assembled cabin: shall consist of phase and neutral conductors twisted together with lay not
less than 50 nor more than 60 times the outside diameter of one of the phase conductors. All
cable ends shall be seated to prevent the entrance of moisture.
5.0 IIEN`I°IpICAT'IN
Each c nductor shall have a permanent marking showing the manufacturer's name, voltage
rating, conductor size and type of insulation. Additionally, one leg of the triplex shall be marked
with sequential footage marks at least every two feet.
6.0 TESTING AND GUARANTEE
T'esting.of cable shall be performed according to procedures set forth by the ICEA, ASIC and
ASTM, Certified copies of Pass/Fail test results shall be supplied to the City at the time of
shipment. Any cable found defective either upon inspection, testing or installation will be
returned at the manufacturer's expense
T.0 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
Any conditional bids such as "Subject to Availability in Stuck." will be rejected as non-
responsive.
8.0 SHIPPING
Cable ends shall be adequately sealed with a water -seal type material and plastic end caps
secured<to prevent the penetration of moisture. There shall be no water in the stranded conductor
of the cable when reel is shipped, All shipments shall be prepaid, FOB delivered to the Citi of
Lodi, Lodi, Cha Rcels shall be shipped. upright.
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9,1 MAKEUP
Thpecifxed conductor shall be, supplied on NEMA standard reels and in accordance with
Table I as shown below.
TABLE I
CONDUCTOR SIZE
NEMA STA DARD
# f# ) AWG
CORE WORD
MATERIAL
Alumin—
REELCODE O.
3.624
IS
Al ummum
3624
350kcmil(#4/0)
este an / YES
AluniDurn
5432 or 72k-
9,2 PACKAGING
Each reel shall have adequate protective covering across the flanges, such covering to. consist
of wood members from flange to flange covering the entire circumference of the reel
(lagging). The lagging shall be nailed to the flange perimeters and shall be furthersecured
with at lea two steel bands around the reel. Each end of the cable shall be firmly secured: to
the reel.
9.3 MARKING
Bach reel shall be marked with a durable label securely attached to a flange of the reel and
plainly marked stating the destination, the purchasf,-r's order number, the shippi ng longth of
cable.. on reel, type .acrd size of conductors, insulation type and thiclaiess, voltage rating and
mmiufacturer's idcntifwafion number, and tare weight of the reel,
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