Exhaust measures like smoke vents for the whole interior shall be provided.

The control room will be having adequate area and will accommodate all control panels along
with specified numbers of future control & relay panels as per approved layout. Apart from
control room the battery room, PLCC room, ACDB room (for 220 KV), stair and toilet block
etc. shall be provided as per approved layout drawing and requirement.
Control panels & equipments shall be laid in control room keeping adequate clearance &
sufficient space for movement & maintenance. Minimum clearance from wall at the back of
panel will be 1200mm. Clearance between two adjacent panels will be decided during detailed
engineering.
The planning of Integrated building shall be made in such a way that the entire switchyard is
made clearly visible from the control room for better supervision and control.
Generally, live loads shall be considered in accordance with IS:875. The design live load shall
be as per cl. No.10.11.02 (Live load).
The control room, conference room and PLCC room as per requirement shall be air conditioned
by installing suitable air conditioners. Exhaust fans of approved capacity shall be installed in
battery room and toilets of control building.
The work will also include sanitary, plumbing, Cable trench, Cable hangers, partition walls,
false ceiling, flooring, Stainless Steel stair railing, wall/ceiling finishing work, painting job,
plinth protection, surface drain, septic tank, soak pit, illumination, internal electrification, A.C.
& ventilation work and all other architectural and civil item of works required for completion
and successful commissioning of the Integrated building on turn-key basis.
Overhead P.V.C. water tank ( P4 international or equivalent) of 2 nos each having 1000 litres
capacity shall be provided for Integrated Building.
10.14.B GIS BUILDING (SINGLE STORIED PRE ENGINEERED BUILDING)
The GIS building shall be of pre-engineered steel structure with the provision of pressurized
ventilation. GIS building consists of GIS Hall, unloading platform and separate AHU room
etc. A corridor having minimum width of 1500 mm shall be provided all around GIS to
facilitate maintenance of equipments. Material specification and other details for construction
of Pre-engineered steel building shall be as described in subsequent paragraphs.
The base plate of steel columns shall be mounted on the RCC foundation by means of
foundation bolts. In order to facilitate inspection and maintenance, the structures shall be
provided with climbing devices. The built up frame shall be applied with a priming coat of red
oxide zinc chromate primmer before taken out of workshop. Separate fire escape door is to be
provided in the GIS Hall.
Walkway of width not less than 1.0m shall be provided at gantry girder level on the two longer
side of GIS hall along with climbing arrangement to facilitate maintenance of crane. All steel
work shall be painted with one coat of steel primer and two coats of synthetic enamel paint
after erection.
All the material required for Pre-engineered (steel) building shall be procured from TATA

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Blue Scope/ Era buildsys/ Vardhman/ Kirby building Systems/ Zamil Steels/ Phoenix
Construction Technologies/ Interarch Building Products/ Aster Building Solutions Pvt. Ltd. or
any other reputed manufacturer (approved by PGCIL) for which prior approval is to be
obtained. Manufacturing of various parts of the building shall start only after approval of
Manufacturing Quality Plan. Complete material shall be offered for inspection before
dispatch. Soft copies of BILL OF MATERIAL & Shop drawing prepared by the
Manufacturer and certified by the Contractor for its correctness is to be submitted to
WBSETCL. Approval of BOM and shop drawing from employer is not required.
Material Specification
Primary members fabricated from plates and sections with minimum yield strength of
345Mpa or to suit design by continuous welding.
Secondary members for Purlins and Grits shall conform to the physical specification of
ASTM A570 (Grade 50) or equivalent IS Standards having a minimum yield strength of
345MPa. The minimum thickness of secondary members shall not be less than 2.5mm.
Rod / ANGLE bracing shall conform to the physical specification IS 2062 of minimum
245Mpa Yield Strength
All hot rolled sections shall conform to the physical specifications IS 2062. All other
miscellaneous secondary members shall have minimum yield strength of 250MPa.
DESCRIPTION
PRIMARY MEMBERS:
Primary structural framing shall include the transverse rigid frames, columns, corner
columns, end wall wind columns and crane gantry girders and Frames at Rolling shutters &
Door openings.
SECONDARY MEMBERS:
Secondary structural framing shall include the purlins, girts, eave struts, wind bracing, flange
bracing, base angles, clips, flashings and other miscellaneous structural parts. Suitable wind
bracings sag rods to be reckoned while designing the structure.
PURLINS:
Purlins should be of Pre Galvanised steel of 345Mpa having a coating thickness of 275 gsm.
ROOF SHEETING
50mm thick puff (density 40kg/cu.m.) sandwiched panels shall be provided. These panels
shall be made of puff insulation sandwiched between two number SMP coated galvalume
steel sheets. These sheets shall be made out of 0.5mm thick high tensile steel having min.
yield strength of 345 Mpa conforming to ASTM- A446. Galvalume sheets shall conform to
AZ 150 of AS 1397 or ASTM 792 with hot dip metallic coating of 55% Al and 45% Zn alloy
having total coating mass of minimum 150gms/sq.m inclusive of both sides. Total coat
thickness (TCT) of sheets shall be minimum 0.55mm with base metal thickness.
Wall Panels
Wall panel material specifications shall be same as roof panels.
SHEETING FASTENERS:
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plated washers. All screws shall be colour coated to match roof and wall sheeting.
SEALER:
This is to be applied at all side laps and end laps of roof panels and around self flashing
windows. Sealer shall be pressure sensitive elastomeric Butyl tapes. The sealer shall be nonasphaltic, non-shrinking and non toxic and shall be superior adhesive metals, plastics and
painted at temperatures from 51C to + 104C.
CLOSURES:
Solid or closed cell closures matching the profiles of the panel shall be installed along the
eaves, rake and other locations specified on drawings.
FLASHING AND TRIM:
Flashing and / or trim shall be furnished at the rake, corners, eaves, and framed openings and
wherever necessary to provide weather tightness and finished appearance. Colour shall be
matching with the colour of wall. Material shall be 26 gauge thick conforming to the physical
specifications of sheeting.
FIXED GLASS WINDOW:
Fixed Glass windows of approved size & thickness are to be provided in wall panels.
GUTTERS AND DOWN SPOUTS:
Gutters and downspouts shall be adequately designed to ensure proper roof drainage system.
Material shall be same as that of sheeting.
CONNECTIONS:
SITE CONNECTIONS
a)

All primary bolted connections shall be provided with galvanized high strength
bolts, washers, nuts conforming to specifications of grade 8.8 of IS 1367.

b)

All secondary bolted connections shall be furnished with bolts, nuts, washers
conforming to the specifications of grade 4.6 of IS 1367.

SHOP CONNECTIONS
All shop connections shall be welded with appropriate arc welding process and welding shall
be in accordance with IS: 816, IS -819, IS1024, IS: 1261, IS1323, IS-9595 as appropriate.
The Webs should be welded on to the flanges at both the faces at top and bottom for
columns, beams and crane girders. Weld material should have strength more than the parent
metal.
ROOF & WALL BRACINGS
Roof and wall bracings shall have minimum yield strength of 250Mpa and shall conform to
the specifications IS 2062.
INTERNAL FINISH SCHEDULE
Internal finishes shall be as per specification/finishing schedule of control room building.
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Floor finish which will be 62 mm thick cement concrete (1:2:4) flooring with metallic
hardener topping.
WALLS
In GIS Hall 250mm thick brick wall shall be provided up to 3.5 m (approx.). 50mm thick puff
sandwiched panels shall be provided above brick wall.
ROOF
50mm thick puff (density 40kg/cu.m.) sandwiched panels shall be provided.
EXTERNAL PLASTER AND PAINTING
Other external finishes shall be as per specification/finishing schedule of control room
building.
10.14.01 DOORS, WINDOWS AND COLLAPSIBLE GATE :
The Contractor shall supply and install doors and windows, according to the approved
drawings. Prior to the execution of the work, the contractor shall prepare and submit drawings
to Engineer for approval.
Steel Sections used for fabrication of doors, windows etc. shall be standard rolled steel sections
specified in IS:1038 and IS:1361 or as specified in approved drawing. All welds shall be
dressed flush on all exposed and contact surfaces.
For Collapsible Gate with (20x10x2)mm vertical channel 100mm center to center in fully
stretched position (20x5)mm flats as collapsible bracing properly riveted and washered
including 38mm steel rollers, with adjustable tee at top and bottom as guide rail including
locking arrangements.
Aluminium sections for fabricating doors, windows, partitions etc. shall be extruded
sections conforming to IS:1948 and 1949 and of approved standard make and shall
be of approved thickness. Doors, frames, mullions, transom etc. shall be
anodized in a bath of sulphuric acid to provide a clear coating of minimum 20
micron thickness. The anodized material shall then be sealed by immersing in boiling
water for 15 minutes. A protective transparent coating shall be applied to the sections at shop.
Hardware and fixtures shall be of adequate strength and of best quality and from approved
manufacturers.
All coupling mullions, transoms, frames, etc. in contact with adjacent steel other members shall
be bedded in mastic cement and caulking done properly as per drawing and instruction of the
Engineer.
All windows shall be outside glazed, fixed with putty or metal glazing beads as shown on the
drawings. Aluminium glazing beads shall be snap fit type without visible screws and shall be of
sizes to accommodate thickness of glazing. Glazing beads shall be cut with mired corners.
Glazing clips, fixing devices etc. shall be supplied in adequate number.
Floor spring (HD), handle, EPDM gasket, weathering gasket, woolpile Locks, fasteners, etc,
shall engage positively, and key shall be non-interchangeable

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