IMCO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY W.L.L.

AN ISO 9001:2000 COMPANY

CLIENT: KAHRAMAA

CONTRACTOR: IMCO PROJECTS W.L.L.

TENDER NO: GTC/1161/2023

QATAR POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM EXPANSION FOR
STRATEGIC PROJECTS - SUBSTATIONS & CABLES

METHOD STATEMENT

REVISION AND AUTHORISATION RECORD

REV Date Author Approved Approved by Purpose of Issue
No By IMCO CLIENT

0 PSR AEJ Issue for Bid

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 IMCO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY W.L.L.
AN ISO 9001:2000 COMPANY

CLIENT: KAHRAMAA

1. PURPOSE

The Purpose of this document is to describe and define the procedures for construction of
new132/11KV substations and modification works in existing substations.

2. SCOPE

This method statement applies to the following activities:

a. Civil works for construction of new132/11KV substations buildings.

b. Installation of new substations buildings services (Lighting, small power, Earthing

and lightining protection system, HVAC, ventilation system, securty system , fire
fighting , fire alarm , Fire pump, OH crans, …etc)

c. Installations of equipment (GIS/AIS switchgear and its related cotrol and protection
panels, transformers, NRE’s, LV service equipment, …etc.)

d. Installation of cable trays & cables ducts

e. Laying and Termination of HV/LV cables

f. Testing & Commissioning.

3. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

a. KAHRAMAA Tender GTC/1161/2023 documents.

b. KAHRAMAA Standard Drawings for 132/11KV substations ,…etc.

4. ABBREVIATIONS

 Contractor/Company: IMCO Projects W.L.L (IMCO)

 Client/Customer: KAHRAMAA (KM)

 Site In Charge: For the purpose of this document the Site In-

Charge shall mean Project Manager

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 IMCO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY W.L.L.
AN ISO 9001:2000 COMPANY

CLIENT: KAHRAMAA

5. INSPECTION & TESTING

a. All Inspection & testing shall be carried out in accordance to KM Standards and
Project Specifications.

b. All materials supplied by the contractor will be inspected by KM before Installation.

c. Before commencing the trench excavation work the the whole site shall be
inspected with the drawings provided by KM to ensure there are no obstructions. A
detailed trench layout drawing will be prepared incorporating all the site details
and submitted to KM for approval.

d. Coordination will be done with concerned departments like ASHGHAL,

MUNCIPALITY and TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT according to the requirement and
get approval before commencing any activities.

e. KM will be informed for inspection at different stages of the work to proceed for the
next activity.

6. RESPONSIBILITY

a. Ther Primary rssponsibility for carriying out all the activities mentioned in this
procedure rests with the site-incharge unless otherwise mentioned.

b. The Project Manager Supervises the Site Engineers and Supervisors. PM is

responsible to ensure that all the correct procedures have been followed and
necessary work permits have been obtained in advance.

c. Engineer/Supervisor is responsible for all daily site activities and report to PM.
They are also responsible to coordinate with Client for inspection and approvals.

d. Safety officers are responsible for all safety related issues in the site and reports
directly to the PM.

e. KM Approved Cable Jointers shall carryout the Jointing & termination works as
per the instruction of the Engineers/Supervisors.

7. EQUIPMENT

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AN ISO 9001:2000 COMPANY

CLIENT: KAHRAMAA
a. Excavators

b. Compact Excavators

c. Crans

d. BobCAT

e. JCB with backhaw & Shovel

f. Air Compressor with Jack Hammer

g. Tipper Trucks

h. Compactor

i. Cable Pullig winch, Rollers, Hydraulic Drum Stands etc.

j. Crimping tool & Jointers Tool box

k. Hand Tools & equipments

8. WORK PERMITS

a. Necessary work permits and gate passes shall be obtained in advance before the
commencement of any activities at site and shll remain during the entire duration of
the operation.

b. Safety barriers & Sign Boards will be installed as per the safety procedure and
standards.

c. Work Cleartance forms will be submitted and approved before the commentsment
of any activities.

9. WORK PROCEDURE

a. Civil works.

i. All civil works shall comply with KM requirements.

ii. Civil Standard Drawing XXXXXX will be referred for civil works.

iii. Standard drawings will be referred and other related Standard drawing will be
referred for every activities.

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AN ISO 9001:2000 COMPANY

CLIENT: KAHRAMAA
iv. Prior to the excavation, the area will be surveyed including soil invistigation
and a civil layout drawing will be prepared in coordination with the KM
Drawings with coordinates and reference points markded.

v. An overview of the location shall be done to verify the nature of soil to select
the appropriate excavation equipment to be deployed.

vi. If Ground water is encountered dewatering arrangements will be made usng

sufficient dewaatering pumps.

vii. In case of an obstruction or any existing services found during the excavation
it will be reported to KM for approval for necesasry modifications/ diversions.

b. CABLE LAYING

I. Cables will be laid after the inspection of the first layer sand bedding by KM
representative.

II. Cables will be checked for the insulation resistacne before laying.

III. The relavant STD drawings will be followed if more than one cable is to be
laid in the same trench.

IV. Small size and shorther length cables will be pulled mannualy using cable
rollers.

V. Bigger Size and larger length cables will be pulled using cable winches,
appropricate cable mesh socks and cable rollers.

VI. When installing the main cable the cable drum shall be mounted vertically on
a suitable drum trailer or on drum jacks and spindle. Attendance at the drum
to prevent slackening of the turns during the pulling of the cable is absolutely
essential. A ramp shall be placed in front of the drum for cable pulling. The
ramp shall have a minimum height of 1500 mm and a minimum width of 1000
mm. A slope not greater than 30 degrees to the horizontal is required as the
cable is paid off the drum on to the ramp. Cable shall be pulled from the top
of the drum. Where Cable Trailers are fitted with a ramp details shall be
supplied to the Engineer for his approval prior to use.

VII. Proper bending radius of cables will be mentained as per the manufacturers
standard.

VIII. Where part of a drum of cable is installed the cable shall be cut and both cut
ends capped with an approved End cap (Heat Shrinkable).

IX. After laying the cables all the cables will be properly dressed keeping the
distance between the cables as per KM standards.Second layer sand

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AN ISO 9001:2000 COMPANY

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bedding will be done (except the Jointing area if any) after the inspection of
cables by KM representative.

X. HDPE Cable Protection tiles ( incase of 11kV Cables) and PVC cable marker
tape (incase of LV cables) will be installed as per the KM standard drawings.

XI. Final layer by layer backfilling & Compaciting will be done after the inspection
of Cable Protection Tile/marker tape installation by KM representative.

XII. Cable route markers will be installed along the trench and at joint locations as
per KM specifications.

C. JOINTING & TERMINATION

I. 11.1Certified HV & LV cable jointers will be used for the Joint & termination of
the HV & LV cables.

II. All Joints and Termination kits will be KM approved Vendors and will be
submitted to KM representative for inspection before use.

III. Incase to make a T joint on an existing cable, Isolation permit will be obtained
from KM, cabled identfied and spiked before cutting to ensure the cable is
dead.

IV. After jointing the cable will be meggered and Hi-Pot tested (VLF) in case of
HV cables.

V. The Joint location will be backfilled after the hi-Pot test of the cable.

VI. Jointers tag will be installed on each and every joint/termination.

VII. Pilot cables also will be Jointed/terminated to the Pilot cable marshalling box
whereever required.

VIII. After the Hi-Pot test, insulation resistance check of the cable will be done
and the cable will be connected to the equipment.

IX. Torquing of the bolts will be done and marked after the connection.

X. The cable armour will be grounded through the cable gland earth tag and
connected to the earthing grid.

XI. Record of the Joints/Terminations will be maintained and marked on the As-
Built drawings.

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AN ISO 9001:2000 COMPANY

CLIENT: KAHRAMAA

10. ROAD CROSSING DUCTBANKS

a. Road crossing duct banks will be according to KM standard drawing STD/DCT-01

or any modified drawings from KAHRAMAA.

b. Before commencing the work coordination will be done with ASHGHAL,

MUNCIPALITY and TRAFFIC departments for approval.

c. Necessary cordinations will be done with the ready mix supplier and Asphalt
subcontractor for the delivery of the materials in time.

d. Once clearace is received, necessary safety barriers, diversions if required and

necessary sign boards according to Qatar Traffic manual will be installed.

e. Necessary safety personnel will be deployed during the whole duration of the work.

f. Road crossings will not kept open more than three calender days without KM
approval.

11. INSTALLATION OF SWITCHGEARS (HV&LV)

a. The switchgears & transformers will be inspected in the KM warehouse before

transporting to site.

b. Any damages or scraches will be reported to KM before transport.

c. The substation where the switchgears/transformers to be installed will be checked

with the drawings and if any irregularities (level difference etc) will be reported to
KM.

d. After the inspections,the equipments will be loaded transported to the substation

using Truck & crane as required.

e. Sufficient manpower including Rigger will be utilized for loading, transporting and
shifting in to the respective locations.

f. The swithcgear will be installed by the KM approved Electrical Fitters under the
supervision of the Engineer/Supervisors.

g. All earthing connections shall be made according to the drawings and KM

specifications. Individual and combined Earth Rod resistance will be measured and
recorded. If the resistance is higher than the standard requirement, additional earth
rods shall be installed to meet the requirements.

h. The installation will be verified for level alignment, tightnes etc. by the
Enginer/Supervisor and will be informed KM representative for inspection.

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AN ISO 9001:2000 COMPANY

CLIENT: KAHRAMAA
i. After the assembly and inspection of the installation of the switchgear, the busbars
will be installed and the connections tightned.

j. Torquing of the bus bar joint bolts will be done in the presence of KM
representative.

k. All the interconnection wiring will be done as per the drawing and checked for the
continuity and tightnes of connections.

l. Once all the installation and inspection is done, KM representative will be invited
for final inspection for precommissioning works.

m. All precommissioning activities like , Insulation resistance, Contact resistance, AC

& DC checks, Breaker tests, Functional checks, CT & VT tests, Relay Tests etc are
done according to KM specification and test reports will be made for each and
every tests in the presence of KM representative.

n. The test reports will be signed by the KM representative and the concerned
Testing & Commissioning Engineer.

o. Necessary documents according to KM specifications will be submitted to KM for

energization of the switchgear.

12. INSTALLATION OF TRANSFORMERS

a. Normal case the transformers are 1600kVA, 11/0.415kV, Oil filled and Hermitically
sealed.

b. Transformers will be installed on the plinth using crane/Boom truck and other
associated equipments as required to the site condition.

c. Transformers will be leveled and alligned as per the drawing.

d. Necessaary foundation bolts if required will be installed.

e. The Transformer Neutral will be grounded as per the drawing requirement.

f. Body of the transformers also will be connected to the main earthing Grid ( Min 2
connections).

g. After the installation inspection by the KM representative, the following tests will
be done on the transformer in the presence of KM representative.

h. Winding resistance test

i. Winding temperature test

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AN ISO 9001:2000 COMPANY

CLIENT: KAHRAMAA
j. Turns Ratio test

k. Oil BDV test

l. PRV Test

m. Tap changer test

n. 11kV Cable will be laid between the Transformer & 11kV switchgear
(normally3Cx120 MM² Cu/XLPE/SWA /PVC cables).

o. Proper cable tray/Supports will be installed for the cables.

p. Cables will be terminated by KM approved HV Cable Jointer.

q. Jointers Tag will be provided for all the terminations as per KM specification.

r. Hi-Pot test (VLF) will be done in the presence of KM representative.

s. All the connection bolts will be torqued and marked.

t. LV Cables will be laid between the Transformer & LV switchgear and Feeder Pillar
(normally 7 Runs of be with 1Cx 800 MM² Cu/XLPE/CWA /PVC cables).

u. Proper cable tray/Supports will be installed for the cables.

v. Cables will be terminated by KM approved Cable Jointer.

w. Jointers Tag will be provided for all the terminations as per KM specification.

x. All the connection bolts will be torqued and marked.

y. After the inspection the transformer terminal box will be and ready ror energization.

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