DEVELOPMENT OF ADDIS ABABA

BOLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

ETHIOPIA, AFRICA

PROJECT SPECIFICATION

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

SECTION 018919: SITE PLUMBING

UTILITIES PERFORMANCE
REQUIREMENTS

A 5-DEC-14 ISSUED FOR CONSTRUCTION

REV DATE REASON FOR REVISION BY
DEVELOPMENT OF ADDIS ABABA BOLE
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INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ETHIOPIA, AFRICA
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SPECIFICATIONS

SECTION 018919 - SITE PLUMBING UTILITIES PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

CONTENT

PART1 GENERAL 1
1.1 SECTION INCLUDES 1
1.2 DEFINITIONS 1
1.3 REGULATIONS 2
1.4 GOVERNING STANDARDS 2
1.5 ABBREVIATIONS 2
1.6 PERMITS, FEES INSPECTION 3
1.7 EXAMINATION OF SITE 4
1.8 EXISTING UNDERGROUND SERVICES, EXISTING ABOVEGROUND
SERVICES AND SERVICES DIVERSION WORKS 4
1.9 DRAWINGS, CHANGES AND INSTALLATION 4
1.10 RECORD DRAWINGS 5
1.11 SHOP DRAWINGS 5
1.12 DRAWING SUBMISSIONS 6
1.13 COORDINATION, INSTALLATION, INTERFERENCE
AND SETTINGDRAWINGS 7
1.14 CONTRACTOR'S TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES 8
1.15 MECHANICAL SCOPE OF WORK 8

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SECTION 018919 - SITE PLUMBING UTILITIES PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

PART 1 GENERAL 1.1 SECTION INCLUDES

i) Compliance with sections of Division 1, General Requirements.

ii) This section 018919 forms an integral part of each section, Mechanical.
iii) Labour, materials, equipment and services to complete the work of the Mechanical
Division as further specified and as shown on the Drawings.
iv) The manufacture, supply, delivery, erection, testing, adjustment and commissioning
of the complete plumbing, drainage and fire protection systems.
v) All of the material to provide a complete and operational installation to the
satisfaction of the Engineer. All incidental components and appurtenance necessary
for the proper operation of the system shall be provided and installed as required
whether or not they were specifically mentioned in the Contract Documents.
1.2 DEFINITIONS

i) Reviewed: Reviewed by the Engineer; normally a design or piece of equipment must

be shown to have operated successfully for not less than two years under conditions
generally similar to those required by this Contract. Facilities shall be given at the
tender stage, if required by the Engineer, to enable him to evaluate the equipment's
features and performance. The review of a design or piece of equipment shall be
without prejudice to the acceptance tests required after installation.
ii) Size: When related to pipe work means nominal size which generally approximates
to the bore of steel tubes and the outside diameter of plastic tubes.
iii) "Complete installation" shall mean not only the major items of plant and equipment
conveyed by this specification, but all the incidental sundry components necessary
for the complete execution of the works and for the proper operation of the
installation, with their labour charges, whether or not these sundry components are
mentioned in detail in the tender documents issued in connection with the contract.
iv) "As indicated", "where indicated", and "unless otherwise indicated", refer to items or
requirements which are, or may be given elsewhere in the tender documents issued in
connection with the contract, (e.g. on a drawing, in a supplementary specification or
in a schedule to this specification).
v) Provide: Supply, install and test.

vi) Remove: Remove complete with all ancillary devices and equipment.
Dispose of off- site in an environmentally safe manner.

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1.3 REGULATIONS

i) The Work shall accord strictly with all rules, regulations, By-laws and requirements of all
authorities having jurisdiction.
ii) Drawings and specifications should not conflict with the above regulations but where there
are apparent discrepancies the Contractor shall notify the Engineer in writing and obtain
clarification before proceeding with the Work.
1.4 GOVERNING STANDARDS

i) The installation shall comply with all relevant statutory instruments and regulations and in
particular with the following:
a. Local Fire Authority.
b. Local Health and Safety at Work Regulations.
c. Local Control of Pollution Regulations.
d. NFPA standards.
e. British Standards.
f. Equivalent proposed by the Contractor subject to approval.
ii) The Tender shall be based on regulations and standards current on the date of return of
tenders. If these regulations are amended or new regulations are enacted after that date, the
Engineer shall be notified immediately.
iii) The materials, equipment and installations detailed in this specification are based on the
standards and codes of practice indicated in the Contract Documents. In the event of a
contradiction between this specification and any applicable standard or Code of Practice, this
specification shall govern and the Engineer shall be notified immediately.
iv) Where material and equipment are specified under a particular standard and supplied under
an equivalent standard, a certificate of compliance shall be provided to the Engineer at his
request.
1.5 ABBREVIATIONS

i) Generally, the following abbreviations are used in this Division

AMCA Air Movement and Control Association
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AS Australian Standard
ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air
Conditioning Engineers
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM)
AWWA American Water Works Association
bhp Boiler horsepower or brake horsepower

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BS British Standard
Btu/hr British thermal units per hour
BWG British Wire Gauge
ft/min cubic feet per minute
c.i cast iron
cm centimeter
db dry bulb
dB decibel
°C degree Celsius
D/L diameter
hp motor horsepower
kg kilogram
kPa Kilopascals
l Litre
I/s Litre per second
m Metre
mm Millimetre
ml millilitre
NBS National Bureau of Standards
N.C. Noise criterion as defined by graph in ASHRAE
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
NPSH Net positive Suction Head
No. Number
o.s. and y outside screw and yoke
Pa Pascals
pH hydrogen ion concentration
p/m parts per million
RC (N) room criterion (neutral) as defined by ASHRAE
rpm revolutions per minute
SMACNA Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National
Association
ss Stainless steel
UL Underwriters’ Laboratories
ULC Underwriter’s Laboratories of Canada
W Watts
wb wet bulb
w.g. water gauge
w.p. working pressure

1.6 PERMITS, FEES INSPECTION

i) The Contractor shall obtain all required permits from the Municipality and/or Utility to
complete the work. The Contractor shall make all submissions in a timely fashion with due
regard for the requirements of the construction schedule.
ii) The Contractor shall coordinate with Employer whom pays all fees and charges levied by the
Authorities Having Jurisdiction. The Employer shall arrange and pay for any permits,
inspections and certificates and work carried out by the Municipality or Utilities in
connection with the work.
iii) The Contractor shall perform all tests required by the Authorities Having Jurisdiction,
including those tests specified under this Division, and submit a copy of the final approved
inspection certificate for the approval

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to the Engineer before taking over Certificate. All costs for testing to be borne by the
Employer.
iv) It is the Contractor’s responsibility to provide a comprehensive list of standards applicable
to each municipality and / or utility company approval after getting information from the
concerned authority, and to provide compliance statements with standards before making
submittals to authorities. Any calculations sketches drawings or information required shall
be produced and provided by the contractor at no extra cost.
1.7 EXAMINATION OF SITE

i) Before submitting tenders, each trade shall examine the site to determine the conditions
which may affect the proposed work. No claims for extra payment will be considered,
because of failure to fulfill this condition.
ii) Determine in consultation with the Municipality and Utilities the location of all existing
underground services at the site. The work shall include the interface with the airport
network, determine the pipes flow rate and pressure, location and depth of pipe size, etc.
iii) Any comments by the Tenderer on the efficiency of the design, the availability of plant,
materials and labour and the time required for the completion of the work shall be made
when the tender is returned.
1.8 EXISTING UNDERGROUND SERVICES, EXISTING ABOVEGROUND SERVICES
AND SERVICES DIVERSION WORKS
i) The Contractor shall coordinate with the Employer whom is responsible for the
disconnection, rerouting, reconnection and removal of all the existing aboveground and
underground pipes, ducts, etc. as noted and detailed on Mechanical Site Services drawings.
ii) The Contractor shall coordinate with the Employer whom is responsible to protect existing
underground and aboveground services, including cable and data lines, etc.
iii) The progress and phasing of work shall not disrupt the existing Passenger Terminal
Building (PTB) operation. The Contractor shall follow the requirements of the Airport
Authority for security, hoarding and hours of work.
1.9 DRAWINGS, CHANGES AND INSTALLATION

i) The drawings shall be considered to show the general character and scope of the work and
not the exact details of the installation. The installation shall be complete with all
instruction and additions to form part of Contract.
ii) The location, arrangement and connection of equipment and material as shown on the
drawings represent a close approximation to the intent and requirements of the Contract.
The right is reserved by the Engineer to make changes required to accommodate conditions
arising during the progress of the work, at no extra cost to the Contract

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iii) All piping and duct work in finished areas shall be concealed in ceiling spaces and shafts or
chased into walls. No exposed piping or duct work shall be installed in such areas unless
specifically accepted by the Engineer.
iv) Vent pipes, exhaust hoods or other mechanical equipment mounted on roof, or housing for
such equipment, shall not be closer to the edge of roof than a distance equal to the height of
the pipe, hood or equipment; unless specifically accepted by the Engineer.
v) The actual location of thermostats, switches, etc., shall be reviewed by the Engineer before
installation.
vi) The location and size of existing services shown on the drawings are based on the best
available information. The actual location of existing services shall be verified in the field
before work is commenced.
vii) Changes and modifications necessary to ensure coordination and to avoid interference and
conflicts with other trades, or to accommodate existing conditions, shall be made at no extra
cost to the Contract.
viii) The Contractor shall ensure that all alarm check valves, valves, fans, pipes and ducts, etc. to
be supplied by him (or by the owner) can be installed in the available space and that there is
adequate access to admit all plant to its position and enable maintenance to be carried out on
the plant without difficulty.
ix) Special care shall be taken in areas where pour-gaps take place. Coordinate the work
schedule with the Contractor.
1.10 RECORD DRAWINGS

i) The Contractor shall clearly mark, as the job progresses, all changes and deviations from that
shown on contract drawings on two sets of prints. After inspection and acceptance of service
lines in trenches and all above ground building services. The Contractor shall take ‘as
built，measurements, including all depths, prior to commencement of backfilling operations.
It will not be sufficient to check off line locations. Definite measurements shall be taken for
each service line. The location of buried piping shall be shown on the drawings and
dimensioned from fixed points. Drawings shall be kept up-to-date during construction and in
addition to field measurements shall include variation orders, field instructions and all other
changes. On completion of the building, the Contractor shall forward to the Engineer three
sets of drawings (in hard and soft copy) and one reproducible set of drawings (in hard and
soft copy) indicating all such changes and deviations. This contractor shall include all
existing information on the final record drawings.
1.11 SHOP DRAWINGS

i) Ensure that electrical, structural, reflected ceiling coordination with all applicable trades is
complete before submitting drawings for review.
ii) Installation of any equipment shall not be commenced until after the shop drawings have
been reviewed by the Engineer.

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iii) When requested, shop drawings shall be supplemented by data explaining the theory of
operation. The Engineer may add Employer request that this information be added to the
maintenance and operating manual.
iv) Shop drawings shall be in compliance with the requirements of “General Notes” drawing.
Shop Drawings shall indicate clearly all services and the materials and/or equipment actually
being supplied, all details of construction, accurate dimensions, capacity operating
characteristics and performance. Each material submission shall give the identifying number
of the specific pump, fan, etc. for which it was prepared (e.g. Fan F-7).
v) Each shop drawings for non-catalogue items shall be prepared specifically for this project.
Material submissions and brochures for catalogue items shall be marked clearly to show the
Items being supplied.
vi) This contractor shall prepare all shop drawings related to the particular material submittal
and shall submit both the shop drawings and the material submittal simultaneously
mechanical trade. All piping (plumbing, drainage, chilled water etc.) and duct work under
this contract shall be shown in double line.
vii) A coordinated plan and section (running the entire length) for each shaft shall be prepared
and submitted as part of shop drawings for approved.
viii) A coordinated plan and sections (to a scale of 1:200) for each mechanical trade shall be
submitted as part of shop drawings for approval.
1.12 DRAWING SUBMISSIONS

i) Unless otherwise indicated, the Contractor shall provide the following drawings:
ii) Seven (7) sets of prints, one set of reproducible vellum and one electronic copy (in AutoCAD
and PDF format) on disk of builder's work drawings (to a scale of 1:50).
iii) Three sets of prints, one set of reproducible vellum and one electronic copy (in AutoCAD
and PDF format) on disk of detailed services and plant room layout drawings (to a scale of
1:50).
iv) Three sets of prints, one set of reproducible vellum and one electronic copy (in AutoCAD
and PDF format) on disk of purpose-made diagrams detailing separately all the composite
electrical circuit and wiring layouts.
v) Three sets of prints, one set of reproducible vellum and one electronic copy (in AutoCAD
and PDF format) on disk of drawings or any variations to the design suggested by or agreed
with the Engineer.
vi) Three sets of prints, one set of reproducible vellum and one electronic copy (in AutoCAD
and PDF format) on disk of ''as installed" drawings,

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vii) upon completion of the work and as a condition precedent to the certification by the Engineer
that the work is complete.
viii) Builder's work drawings shall show fully dimensioned, foundation, bases plinths, sumps,
holes and sleeves details required and the overall size and weights of the plant concerned.
ix) With the agreement of the Engineer, smaller holes, built-in fixings, etc., other than in plant
rooms, may be marked out on site instead of on drawings.
x) Fully dimensioned plant room drawings shall detail for each plant room the location of each
unit, pipe routes and connections with valves and fittings, duct routes and connection with
access panels, drain connections, electrical connections and controls. All drawings shall
include explanatory notes and shall show the required sizes of pipes and ducts with and
without insulation as applicable.
xi) If abbreviations are employed for the designation of components, an integral schedule shall
be provided on the drawings to explain the meanings of the abbreviations.
xii) Individual equipment drawings from the various manufacturers will not be accepted in lieu
of these composite plant room drawings.
xiii) All drawing and coordination drawings submission in electronic copy shall be in AutoCAD
and PDF format. The submitted AutoCAD drawings shall be on the latest version of
AutoCAD available.
1.13 COORDINATION, INSTALLATION, INTERFERENCE AND SETTING
DRAWINGS
i) Coordination, Installation, interference and setting drawings dimensioned and to scale, shall
be submitted for the Engineer’s review to make clear the work intended and to, show its
relation to adjacent work and to the work of other trades. Three copies of such drawings shall
be submitted for review, of which one will be retained by the Engineer.
ii) The drawings must be comprehensive showing all details, dimensions, equipment, supports
for services and sections through critical areas to properly coordinate all services and work
of other trades. Unless accepted by the Engineer, all drawings must be to 1:50 scale.
iii) Site services drawing shall be prepared to show all existing services, modification to existing
services and all new services within the entire construction area. Drawings must show all
connections of new or existing services to Airport Services Network and must be approved
by the relevant authorities. Location of all existing services shall be carefully detailed and
dimensioned on the drawings showing all sizes and invert elevations.
iv) Drawings shall be prepared with due regard to the construction schedule and shall be
submitted to the Engineer 6 weeks before construction to allow time for examination and
review.

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v) Work shall not proceed in areas involved until after final approval of all such drawings has
been obtained.
vi) These drawings shall include all existing information.

1.14 CONTRACTOR'S TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

i) This Contractor shall provide detailed calculations for air and water flow rate, pressure, head,
electrical noise abatement and vibration control for all equipment including FCU，s, AHU's,
fans, pumps, Heat exchangers etc. whether these are supplied by him or the owner. These
calculations shall be done prior to ordering the equipment and shall be submitted to the
Engineers for review prior to ordering such equipment. The Contractor shall bear full
responsibility for the final equipment sizing and selection.
ii) The contractor shall provide detailed seismic restraints and supports design for all equipment
piping, duct work, etc. by engaging a specialist consultant for this purpose. The supply and
installation of all seismic restraints supports and hangars is part of the contractor’s scope of
work.

1.15 MECHANICAL SCOPE OF WORK

i) Provide a complete and workable installation, which shall include an ACMV system,
Plumbing and Sanitary system, Building Transportation System, IBMS system and Fire
Protection System to NFPA and Local Fire Authority standards and approvals.
ii) Provide design, supply and installation of seismic supports, restraints and hangers.
iii) When pipes pass through floors or walls which are required to be fire resistant, the opening in
the construction around the pipe shall not exceed 25 mm average clearance and shall be fire
stopped by packing with approved fire rated material to prevent the passage of flame or
smoke. This requirement may be disregarded where pipes pass through floors of building
requiring the protection of vertical openings which shall be enclosed with approved non-
combustible walls having fire-resistance rating in accordance with the NFPA and Local Fire
Authority standards and approvals.

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