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PROJECT TITLE WBS / BI / JO NUMBER CONTRACTOR / SUBCONTRACTOR

EQUIPMENT ID NUMBER(S) EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION EQPT CODE SYSTEM ID. PLANT NO.

LAYOUT DRAWING NUMBER REV. NO. PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER EC / PMCC / MCC NO.

SCHEDULED INSPECTION DATE & TIME ACTUAL INSPECTION DATE & TIME QUANTITY INSP. MH's SPENT TRAVEL TIME
SAUDI ARAMCO USE ONLY
SAUDI ARAMCO TIP NUMBER SAUDI ARAMCO ACTIVITY NUMBER WORK PERMIT REQUIRED?

SAUDI ARAMCO INSPECTION LEVEL CONTRACTOR INSPECTION LEVEL

ITEM
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA REFERENCE PASS FAIL N/A RE-INSP DATE
No.

A. Document Review

Schedule Q
A1 Documentation for traceability reviewed and implemented.
Att. IV Sec. 4

B. Material Inspection

Schedule G
B1 Equipment and Materials shall be new and unused.
Sec. 2

Equipment and Materials shall be in accordance with the Saudi Aramco-

Schedule G
B2 approved project-specific design drawings, diagrams, schedules, lists,
Sec. 2
databases, and associated design documents.

C. Installation Inspection

Check that the equipment to be installed has the approved type of SAES-P-100
C1
enclosure. (NEC 110.2) Sec. 5.2

Check for broken or damaged parts and contamination by foreign SAES-P-100

C2
materials. (NEC 110.12B) Sec. 5.2

Check for secure mounting and adequate ventilation space for SAES-P-100
C3
equipment. (NEC 110.13) Sec. 5.2

Check adequate working clearances, dedicated spaces and headroom SAES-P-100

C4
around equipment. (NEC 110.26) Sec. 5.2

Switchgear, controlgear, switchboards, transfer switches and adjustable

SAES-P-116
C5 frequency drives shall only be installed in an air-conditioned
Sec. 7.1
environment.

Unobstructed horizontal space for switchgear shall be:

SAES-P-116
C6 a) 2 meters in front.
Sec. 7.2.1
b) 1 meter in back and sides.

Unobstructed horizontal space for controlgear, switchboards, transfer

switches and floor mounted adjustable frequency drives: SAES-P-116
C7
a) 1.5 meters in front Sec. 7.2.2
b) 1 meter on the sides.

Unobstructed horizontal space for panelboards, switchracks and transfer SAES-P-116

C8
switches shall be 1 meter in front. Sec. 7.2.3

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 Outdoor padmounted electrical equipment shall be placed on a level SAES-P-116
C9
concrete pad elevated a minimum of 100 mm above natural grade. Sec. 7.2.5

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No.

The following minimum clearances shall apply:

a) A minimum working clearance of 2 meters on all sides.
b) A minimum working clearance of 3 meters on the sides of the
SAES-P-116
C10 equipment having doors or access panels which can be opened to
Sec. 7.2.5
exposed live parts.
c) The intent of the above requirements are met by gate(s) which can be
opened to provide the required clearance.

Cable shall not be used to extend the main bus of switchgear, SAES-P-116
C11
controlgear, switchboards, switchracks and panelboards. Sec. 7.3

Panelboards and dry-type distribution or lighting transformers shall not SAES-P-116

C12
be installed within controlgear or low voltage switchgear. Sec. 10.1.2

SAES-P-116
C13 Panelboards shall not be installed within the controlgear.
Sec. 15.5

Working space of at least 1 meter shall be provided in front of each SAES-P-103

C14
battery rack or enclosure. Sec. 6.1.4

SAES-P-103
C15 Battery room walls and floor shall be made of concrete construction.
Sec. 6.2.1

Battery rooms shall be provided with enclosed and gasketed (i.e., vapor SAES-P-103
C16
tight) corrosion resistant lighting fixtures as specified in SAES-P-123. Sec. 6.2.3

SAES-P-103
C17 Emergency eye wash facilities shall be provided as per SAES-B-069.
Sec. 6.2.9

SAES-P-103
C18 Temperature in a room that contains batteries shall not exceed 25°C.
Sec. 6.3.6

SAES-P-103
C19 Return air-conditioning ducts from battery rooms shall be prohibited.
Sec. 6.3.7

False ceilings shall not be permitted in battery rooms and ceilings shall SAES-P-103
C20
be finished to avoid trapped pockets of hydrogen. Sec. 6.3.8

Lighting fixtures shall be installed at least 300 mm below the finished SAES-P-103
C21
ceiling. Sec. 6.3.9

Passageways shall be unobstructed and shall provide a minimum 2.3 m SAES-P-119

C22
headroom. Sec. 6.2

Conductors shall enter or exit through the building walls.

Exception: SAES-P-119
C23
Substation buildings housing Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) with 69kV Sec. 6.4
voltage rating and above.

Exterior illumination shall consist of HID high pressure sodium type SAES-P-119
C24
fixtures controlled by a photo cell. Sec. 6.7

A Hand-Off-Automatic (HOA) selector switch shall be provided in

SAES-P-119
C25 accordance with SAES-P-123 requirements for exterior illumination
Sec. 6.7
controls.

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No.

Emergency interior illumination shall be provided by one of the following:

Sec. 6.9.1: Self-contained, battery-powered emergency lighting units,
with integral charger, which are automatically energized upon loss of 120 SAES-P-119
C26
VAC power. Sec. 6.9
Sec. 6.9.2: Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system located in the
substation.

Duplex, 3-wire, 20 A, 120 VAC (NEMA 5-20R) convenience outlets shall SAES-P-119
C27
be mounted 1 m above the floor throughout the substation building. Sec. 6.10

A minimum of one outlet shall be provided for each 6 m of wall space. A SAES-P-119
C28
minimum of two outlets per substation shall be provided. Sec. 6.10

Substation roof drainage shall not be to the transformer yard side of the SAES-P-119
C29
substation building. Sec. 6.12

The concrete floor in front of switchgear shall be flush with the roller level
of lower breaker carriage rack and have a smooth surface to facilitate SAES-P-119
C30
removal and rolling of breaker. This floor shall be surface hardened for Sec. 6.14
rolling stock.

Leveling steel beams or channels shall be provided for all switchgear and SAES-P-119
C31
controlgear. Sec. 6.15.1

Unless greater clearances are specified by the NEC, the following

minimum clearances shall apply:
7.1.1 A minimum working clearance of 2 meters on all sides
7.1.2 A minimum working clearance of SAES-P-119
C32
3 meters on all sides of the equipment having doors or access panels Sec. 7.1
which can be opened to exposed live parts.
7.1.3 The intent of the above requirement are
met by gate(s) which can be opened to provide the required clearance.

For transformer containing 7570 liters and less of insulated oil: Clearance SAES-P-119
C33
shall be per Sec 7.1 (SAES-P-119) Sec. 7.2.1

For transformer containing more than 7570 liters of insulated oil:

a) Separation from buildings
SAES-P-119
C34
i) Fire rated building; 6.1 meters or greater (Figure 1, Sec. 7.2.2 (a)
attachment 1)

For transformer containing more than 7570 liters of insulated oil:

b) Separation between
transformers
SAES-P-119
C35 If no fire barrier of fire rating less than 1 hour:
Sec. 7.2.2 (b)
greater than a minimum of 9.1 meters of clear space per ANSI/IEEE 979
(Figure 2, attachment 1)

Fire barrier characteristics shall be as follows:

a) not less than 300mm above
the transformer tank, conservator, transformer bushing, and pressure SAES-P-119
C36
relief vents, etc. b) shall Sec. 7.2.3
extend at least 600mm horizontal beyond the line of sight between all
points on adjacent transformers.

Oil containment and/or oil drainage systems shall be provided for oil filled SAES-P-119
C37
equipment containing more than 2,500 liters of oil. Sec. 7.3.2

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ITEM
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA REFERENCE PASS FAIL N/A RE-INSP DATE
No.

Work space and dedicated space shall not be used for storage. SAES-P-100
C38
(NEC 110.26 B) Sec. 5.2

At least one entrance of sufficient area shall be provided to give access SAES-P-100
C39
to working space. [NEC 110.26 C(1)] Sec. 5.2

Working spaces shall have adequate illumination. SAES-P-100

C40
(NEC 110.26 D) 5.2

In manned switchgear rooms and control rooms a minimum emergency

SAES-P-123
C41 illumination level of 100 lux (10 fc) shall be provided at 760 mm above
Sec. 4.5.3
the floor.

REMARKS:

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS:
1. Schedule G Material, Tools and Equipment (Pro Forma MP-IK-LS Contract), March 2006
2. Schedule Q Quality Requirements (Pro Forma Contract), February 2008
3. SAES-P-100 Basic Power System Design Criteria, 18 Septemeper 2012
4. SAES-P-103 UPS and DC Systems, 11 July 2012
5. SAES-P-116 Switchgear and Control Equipment, 22 May 2012
6. SAES-P-119 Onshore Substations, 05 November 2012
7. NFPA 70 National Electrical Code (NEC), 2011 Edition
8. SAES-P-123 Lighting, 02 March 2011

NOTES:
1. Approved - Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction (i.e., Saudi Aramco ID).
2. Identified - Recognizable as suitable for the specific application by a qualified testing laboratory (i.e., listing and/or labeling).
3. Listed - Equipment and materials included in a list published by an approved qualified organization concerned with evaluation of products or
services, that maintains periodic inspection of production of listed equipment or materials or periodic evaluation of services, and whose listing states
that the equipment, material, or services either meets appropriate designated standards or has been tested and found suitable for a specified purpose.

4. Labeled - Equipment or materials to which has been attached a label, symbol, or other identifying mark of an approved qualified organization
concerned with product evaluation, that maintains periodic inspection of production of labeled equipment or materials, and by whose labeling the
manufacturer indicates compliance with appropriate standards or performance in a specified manner.

Contractor / Third-Party Saudi Aramco

Construction Representative* PMT Representative
Name, Initials and Date: Work is Complete and Ready for Inspection: Name, Initials and Date: T&I Witnessed QC Record Reviewed Work Verified

QC Inspector PID Representative

Performed Inspection Work / Rework May Proceed T&I Witnessed QC Record Reviewed Work Verified
Name, Initials and Date: Name, Initials and Date:

QC Supervisor Proponent and Others

Quality Record Approved: Name, Organization, T&I Witnessed QC Record Reviewed Work Verified
Name, Sign and Date:
Initials and Date:

*Person Responsible for Completion of Quality Work / Test Y = YES N = NO F = FAILED

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Attachment 1: Transformer clearances and fire barrier