Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation

Tender No. GTC 626/2014

Construction of Mega Reservoir PRPSs
(Packages A, B, C, D & E)

The printing in Arabic and English FO CABLE shall be provided on concrete cable
protection tile and printing in Arabic and English CAUTION FIBRE OPTIC CABLE
BELOW shall be provided on PVC cable protection tile.
Material submittal for Cable Protection tile with sample shall be provided to Kahramaa
for approval prior to installation.

2.20.4

Warning Tape
Cable warning tape shall be installed 300 mm above the cable protecting tiles during
backfilling of the trench. The tape shall be manufactured from high grade PVC and
shall be 150 mm wide with a minimum thickness of 0.1 mm. The tape shall be
resistant to minerals and chemicals present in subsoil (water, oil, 10% NaCl, 8% Acetic
Acid, 5% NaOH, Alcohol Mix).
The tape shall be coloured fluorescent green with warning messages printed in black
continuously along its length. The printing shall be minimum 20 mm high. The wording
shall be in Arabic and English CAUTION FIBRE OPTIC CABLE
BELOWKAHRAMAA Tel No.... The text shall follow alternately with spacing of
6.5 inches between two warning displays. The printing shall be fully resistant to the
deterioration effects of direct burial.
Material submittal for Warning Tape with sample shall be provided to Kahramaa for
approval prior to installation.

2.21

STAIRCASES, LADDERS, GRATINGS, OPEN MESH FLOORINGAND

HANDRAILING
In addition to QCS 2010, the followings specification has been amended for the
preferred metal works to be used on this project.
1. All metal works inside the reservoir comprising of handrail ladder, platforms and
supports, safety chains, bolts and washers shall be stainless steel grade 316L
2. The reservoir hatches shall be motorized with effective monitoring and control
systems; such that an alarm shall be triggered in the control room should the covers
be opened without authorization. In addition, the option for opening these covers by
manual lock and master key shall be provided. These shall be made of anodized
aluminium for class A pedestrian loading.
3. All metal works in other structures (with the exception of the reservoir, foul sewer,
storm water manhole and metalwork associated with the chlorination processes,)
comprising of handrail, ladder, platforms and supports, safety chains, grating covers
and chequered plates, shall be anodized aluminium, marine grade 6082 T6 and shall
be subject to Kahramaa review and approval.
4. All metal works for foul sewer and storm water manholes comprising of ladders,
supports and handrails shall be GRP material and in accordance with QCS2010
section 8, Part 7.

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Construction of Mega Reservoir PRPSs
(Packages A, B, C, D & E)

2.22

MONITORING POINTS
Monitoring stations at the sampling points detailed on the drawings shall provide
accurate and continuous water quality monitoring data. These shall include the
following parameters as a minimum requirement:
1) pH
2) Electrical Conductivity (EC)
3) Temperature to
4) Turbidity
5) Free Chlorine
6) Total Chlorine
7) Mono-chloramines
8) Dissolved Oxygen
9) Pressure
The monitoring facility shall include a flanged tee on the pipeline with blank flange
suitably adapted to take a sample line feeding to the quality monitoring instruments.
The size of tee and location of sampling points are detailed on the drawings. The
installed quality monitoring system shall be able to withstand operating pressure in the
main line of up to 16bar and flow velocity of up to 2m/s.
The installed system shall be capable of transmitting data in real time and providing
connection to SCADA, and shall be adequately equipped to provide opportunity for
data logging and storage back up.
The system installed at remote locations shall be provided with the necessary backup
power supply such as batteries, solar panels, etc.

2.23

RESERVOIR ACCESS COVERS

Reservoir access covers shall be aluminium, class A pedestrian loaded unless
otherwise indicated on the Drawings. Top surface of the covers shall be patterned to
provide slip resistance. Covers below 1 m shall incorporate gas spring assisted
opening and the lid shall lock in the open position with a safety hold-open stay to
prevent accidental closure. A secondary safety grid shall be incorporated beneath the
cover to guard against falling through the opening; covers above 1 m shall be
electrically operated. The access covers shall be designed to support uniformly
distributed load of 7.5 KN/ m
Covers shall incorporate a stainless steel slam action lock. This shall lock the cover
but allow easy opening from the inside and tee key operation from the outside.
Cover frames shall incorporate double unbroken EPDM seals to prevent the ingress of
dirt and moisture. Any water passing the seals shall be dispersed via an integral
drainage channel.

2.24

RESERVOIR AIR VENTS

Air vents at the roof reservoir shall be of GRP material to the sizes shown on the
Drawings. Vents shall incorporate woven wire insect screen mesh in stainless steel
SS304 grade.

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Tender No. GTC 626/2014
Construction of Mega Reservoir PRPSs
(Packages A, B, C, D & E)

2.25

FIXING METALWORK INSIDE THE RESERVOIR

Bolts and nuts and all components of metal fixing in direct contact with water shall be
stainless steel grade 316 and shall be fixed to the bracket support prior to concrete
penetration without affecting the fair finish of the integrated concrete.

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