TransGrid / Civil & Electrical Works for Shunt Reactor Replacement - 1264

The Works cover the civil and electrical work required at Sydney South Substation to replace the existing Cable 41 330kV 150MVAr No.1 shunt reactor with a new 330kV 180MVAr shunt reactor unit. The Works also involve the dismantling, removal and replacement of the existing 330kV surge arrester as nominated in the scope of work.

The existing Cable 41 330kV 150MVAr No.1 shunt reactor will be scrapped under this contract

Note: A Mandatory Site Inspection will be held on Tuesday 2nd December 2008 commencing at 10:30am at Sydney South Substation, which is located off Henry Lawson Drive, Picnic Point.

PPE clothing requirements are applicable to this site inspection.

The Tenderer shall be responsible for ensuring their employees are suitably dressed at all times. In all cases any kind of undressed appearance or use of leisure clothing (eg. beachwear, thongs, open footwear, singlets etc.) is not acceptable.

All personnel must wear long sleeve shirts, trousers, safety helmets, enclosed footwear and high visibility shirts or vests when entering switchyards, repeater stations, along transmission line sites or in any other area where a safety helmet is required.

Tender Receptacle

Administration Building A.

Street Address:

TransGrid Metropolitan Area Centre

200 Old Wallgrove Road

Eastern Creek NSW 2766

Postal Address:

PO Box 87

Horsley Park NSW 2175

Tenders which do not comply with the following requirements will not be considered

• Attendance at Site inspection meeting at the existing 330/132kV Sydney South substation (as per Clause 1.1.14.3)
• Tenders must be for the whole of the works specified.  Tenders for only part of the work will not be considered.
• The Tender price submitted must be FIRM (i.e. not subject to adjustment for variations in cost)
• The Contractor shall have an accredited Corporate OHS Management System. The system must meet the requirements of the NSW Government Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems Guidelines 4th Edition and be accredited by TransGrid.

If the Tenderer is not already accredited by TransGrid, it must submit its Corporate OHS Management System documentation that meets the requirements of the NSW Government Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems Guidelines 4th Edition with its Tender in Schedule 1I, and include:

Verification of the operation of the Corporate OHS Management System. This should also include records pertaining to any audits conducted of the system.

Health and Safety performance records including records of accidents, incidents and any WorkCover infringements or prosecutions for the last 3 years.

Failure to provide the necessary System documentation or achieve TransGrid accreditation will exclude the Tenderer from further consideration.

Accreditation provided by TransGrid will be issued specifically for works to be undertaken for TransGrid only.