TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

FOR 48V DC BATTERY BANK

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Section-C

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Scope, s ys t e m d a ta and supply
1 Part-1
conditions

2 General requirements Part-2

3 S p e c if ic r eq u i re m e nt s Part-3

4 Q u a l if ic a t i o n Part-4

5 Q u a l i t y c o nt r o l a n d i n s p e c t i on Part-5

6 E r e c t i on a n d c o m m i s s i o n i n g Part-6

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 Part-1

Scope, system data and supply condition

1.01.0 Scope

1.01.1 S c o p e o f s pe c i f i c a ti o n

T h i s s p e ci f ic a t io n ( c o m p ri s i n g o f p a r t - 1 t o p a r t - 6 ) c o v e r s d e s i gn ,
m a n uf a c t u r e , p e r f o r m a nc e , t e s t i n g a t m a n u f a c t u r e r ’ s w o r k s ,
i n s pe c t i o n a t v a r io u s m a nu f a c tu r i n g s t a g es , p ac k a g i n g a n d s af e
d e li v e r y a t s i t e b y ro a d t r a n s p o r t a nd e r ec t i on a n d c o m m i s s i o n i n g a t
s i t e o f le a d a c i d p la n te s t o ra g e s t a t i o n a r y b a t t e r y b a n k ( h e r e i na f te r
w i l l be c a l l e d a s 4 8 V D C c o n t r o l b a t t e ry ) o f c a p a c i t y g i ve n b e l o w :

1 ) 3 0 0 A H , C 10 r a t i n g, 2 2 c el l , 4 8 V p l a nt e ba t t e r y ba n k – 4 B a nk s .

T h e e q u ip m e n t c o v e r e d b y t h i s s pe c if i c a t i o n i s a v e r y i m p o r t a n t
s o u r c e of c o n t r o l p o w e r s up p l y f o r a n uc l e a r p o we r s ta t i o n a n d
h e nc e s h o u l d b e v e ry r e l i a b l e

I t i s n o t t h e i n te n t t o s p ec i f y c o m p l e te l y h e r e i n a l l de t a i l s o f d e s i gn
a n d c o n s t r uc t i o n o f e q u i p m e nt . H o w e ve r , t h i s e q u i pm e nt s h a l l
c o nf o r m i n a l l r e s pe c t s t o h i g h s t a n d a r d s o f e n g i n e e r i n g, d e s i g n a n d
w o r k m a ns h i p

1.01.2 Scope of supply

T h e ba t te r y s h al l b e c o m p le t e i n a l l r e s pe c t s an d s h a ll i nc l ud e
among others, the following c o m p o n e n t s / d e vi c e s . All
c o m po n e n t s / de vi c e s w h i c h a r e n e ce s s a r y f o r s a f e a n d c o n t i n u o u s
o p e r a t i o n of b a t t e ry b a n k s s ha l l a l s o b e i nc l u d e d i n t h e s c o pe of
s u p p l y. R e q u i r em e nt s o f f o l l o w i n g c o m p o n e n t s / d e v i c e s a r e
d e s c r i be d i n t h e v a r i o u s pa r t s o f t hi s s pe c i f i c a t i o n
a ) T h e b a t t e r y o f re q u i r e d a m p e r e h o u r c ap a c i t y a s p e r p a rt - 2 & 3 of
s e c t i o n - C o f t h is s p ec i f i c a ti o n al o n g w i t h i n te r -c e l l / i nt e r - b a n k
c o n n e c t o r s , f l e x i b le c a b l e s p l i ce s i f a n y o f a d e q ua t e ra t i n g
b ) B a t t e r y t e r m i n a l c on n e c t o r s , a l o n g w i t h s t a n d s , n u t s & b o l t s , b u s
b a r s , e t c . a s p e r t hi s s pe c i f i c a t i on

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 c ) S e t o f r o u t i n e m a i n t e n a n c e a n d i n s t al l a t i o n t o o l s r e q ui re d b y
p u r c ha s e r
d ) S p a r e s re q u i r e d f o r 5 y e a r s o f t r o u b le f r e e o p e ra t io n . H ow e ve r ,
m i n i m u m i t e m s t o b e i n cl u d e d a r e l i s te d s e p a r a te l y i n t h i s
d o c u m en t
e ) A l l m a t e r i a l s r e q ui r e d f o r m o u nt i n g o f b at t e r y b a n k d u r i n g
erection
f ) A l l ma t e r i a l s re q u i r e d f o r p r o p e r i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f t h e ce l l s a n d
b a t t e r y b a n k s h al l be i nc l u d e d in t he s c o p e o f s u p pl y
g) T h e s u p p l i e r s h a l l b u y b a c k t h e e x i s t i n g 3 0 0 AH ; 4 8V D C
P l a n t e l e a d a c i d t y p e b a t t e r y b a n k s o f 4 n o s ( M / s . E x i de
ma k e ) e a c h b a n k c o n s i s t i n g of 2 2 c e ll s a l o n g w i t h i n t e r c e l l /
inter row connectors etc.
h ) T h e s u p p l i e r s ha l l lo a d / u n l o a d & t r a n s p o r t t h e b u y- b a c k b a t t e r y
cells at his own cost.

1.02.0 P r o je c t d a t a

P r o j e c t d a t a f o r t h e s p e ci f ic p r oj e c t i s f u r n i s he d i n p a r t - 3 o f t h i s
s p e c if i ca t i o n

1.03.0 Transportation

E q u i p m e nt s h al l be a d e q ua t e l y pa c ke d s o a s n o t t o s u f f e r a n y
damage during transportation. E a c h p a c k a ge s ha l l b e p r o p e r l y
l a be l e d t o i n d ic a t e t yp e a n d q u a n t i t y o f t he ma t e r i a l i t c o n t a i n s , t he
p u r c ha s e o r d e r n u m b e r , d i m e ns i o ns , w e i g h t s a n d a n y o t h e r r e l e v a nt
d a ta r e q u i re d t o i d e n t if y t h e m a t e r ia l . A l l l i f t i n g p o i n t s o n t h e
p a c k a ge s s h al l b e c l ea r l y i d e nt i f i e d . A l l in d i vi d ua l p a c ki n g s h a l l
b e id e n t i f i a b l e a s p e r d i s p a t c h d oc um e n t & P O

T h e s u p p l i e r s ha l l n o t s hi p t h e m a t e r i a l wi t h o u t c o n s e n t f r o m t h e
p u r c ha s e r ’ s r e p r e s e n t a t i ve . I t w i l l be s u p p l i e r ’ s r es p o n s i b i l i t y t o
l i m i t w e i gh t a n d d i m e ns i o n s o f i n d i vi d u a l p a c k e t s t o t he e x i s t i n g
r o a d l i m i ta t i o n

T h e e q u i p m e n t s h a l l b e t ra n s p o r t e d o n l y b y r o a d w i t h o u t a n y
t r a n s s h i p m e n t . S a f e d e l i ve r y o f t h e eq u i p me n t a t s i t e s h a l l b e t he
r e s p o ns i bi l i t y o f s up p l ie r , i n c l u d i n g r e p l a ce m e nt o f c o m p o n e n t s d u e

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 t o d e t e ri o r a t i o n , d a m a g e o r b r ea k a g e d u r i n g t r a n s p o r t . S u p p l i e r
s h a l l o b t a i n n e c e s s a r y c l e a r a n c e s f r o m c o n c e r n e d a ge n c i e s f o r
t r a n s p o r t i n g t h e e qu i p m e n t . C o m p l e t e d e ta i l s r e g a r d in g s h i p p i n g
a n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n w i l l b e g i ve n i n t h e p u r c h a s e o r d e r .

A c i d re q ui r e d f o r c o m m i s s i o n i n g o f ba t te r y b a n k s ha l l be s u p p l i e d
i n n o n - d e gr a d a b l e a c i d re s i s t a nt s t ro n g c o n t a i n e r s

N o t e : A l l ha za r d o u s c h e m i c al s l i ke a c i d s h a l l b e p a c k e d a s p e r
s t a t u t o r y n o r m s a n d s ha l l b e cl e a r l y m a r k ed w i t h c o nt e n t s a n d
d e s c r i pt i o n i n de t ai l

1.04.0 Guarantee

T h e b a t t e r y s ys t e m s a l o n g w i t h a l l a cc e s s o r i e s co ve r e d b y t h is
t e n d e r s p ec i f i c a ti o n s h a l l be gu a r a nt e ed f o r s a t i s f a c t o r y o p e ra t i on
f o r pe rf o r m a n c e a n d c o m p l i a nc e as d e t a i l e d i n t h i s t en d e r
s p e c if i ca t i o n re a d a l o n g w i t h t h e a p p r ov e d d r a w i n g s a n d a p p l i c a b l e
s t a n da r d s a n d I E r ul e s

T h e g u a ra n te e s ha l l c o ve r f o r a m i n i m u m p e ri o d o f 2 y e a r s f r o m t h e
d a te o f c om m i s s i o n i n g a n d p u t t i n g t h e b a tt e r y i n t o o p e r a t i o n

1.05.0 D e v i a ti o n f r o m t e n d e r s p ec i f i c a t io n

I N C A S E O F A N Y C O N F LI C T B E T W E E N A N Y C LA U S E O F T H I S
T E N D E R S P E C I F I C A T I O N A N D A N Y C LA U S E I N T H E O F F E R
S U B M I T T E D B Y T H E B I D D E R , T H I S S P E C I F I C A T I O N S H O U LD
G O V E R N U N LE S S S P E C I F I C A L L Y B R O U G H T O U T B Y T H E
BIDDER AS DEVIATION TO TENDER IN HIS OFFER

1.06.0 Codes and standards

T h e d e s i g n , m a n u f a c t u re a n d p e r f o rm a nc e of e qu i p m e n t s ha l l
c o m pl y w i t h a l l c u r r e n t l y a p p l i c a b l e s t a t u t o r y , r e g u l a t i o n s a nd
s af e t y c o d es i n t h e l o ca l i t y w h e r e t h e e qu i p m e n t w i l l be i n s t a l le d .
N o t h i n g i n t h i s s p ec i f i c a ti o n s h a ll b e c o n s t r ue d t o r e li e ve s u p p l ie r
of this responsibility

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1.07.0 C o p i e s o f b i d s , s p e c i f i c a ti o n s a n d d r a w i n g s

T w o ( 2 ) c o p i e s o f t e nd e r s ( t e c h n ic a l a n d p r i c e p a rt s ) , p r o p e rl y
s i g n e d t o ge t h e r w i t h t w o ( 2 ) c o pi e s of a l l s u pp o r t i n g i n f o r m a t i on
s h a l l b e s u b m i t te d

1.08.0 D e l iv e r y s c h e d u l e

N o t e n de r w i l l be c o n s i d e re d u n l e s s t h e b i d d e r c an s a t i s f y p u r c ha s e r
t h at he c a n a d he r e t o t he de l i v e r y s c h e d ul e gi ve n h e r e i n . T h e
d e li v e r i e s o f t h e ba t te r y s y s t e m s h a ll b e c o m p l e te d i n a l l r e s p e c ts
b y t h e s t i p u l a t e d d e l i ve r y s c h e d ul e m e nt i o n e d i n p a r t -3 . The
b a tt e r y b a n k s h a l l be c o m m i s s i o ne d a s p e r t h e r e q u i r e m e nt gi v e n i n
part-3

1.09.0 D r aw i n g s

T h e s uc c e s s f ul b id d e r s ha l l a l s o s u b m i t 4 ( f o u r ) s e t s o f a l l
d r a w i n g s , p a r t - l is t s , t e s t p r o c e d u r es a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f or
p u r c ha s e r ’ s a p p r o v a l wi t h i n 2 ( T w o ) w e e k s o f p l a c em e n t o f th e
o r d e r . O n e c o p y o f t h e s a m e w i l l be r e t u r n e d t o t h e s u p p l i e r as
a p p r o v e d , a p p r o ve d a s n o t e d o r w i t h c o m m e n t s w it h o u t a p p r o va l.
C o m m e nt e d d r a w i n gs w i t h o u t a p p r o v al w i l l h a v e t o b e r es u b m i t te d
f o r a p p r o v a l a ga i n i n s e t s of 2 ( t w o )

A n y w o r k c a r r i e d o u t w i t h o u t t he d u l y a p p r o v e d r a w i n g s w i l l b e
e n ti r el y a t s u p pl i e r ’ s r i s k . T h e p u rc h a s e r c a n m a ke c h a n g e s i n
s u p p l ie r ’ s d ra w i n gs i f h e f e e l s t ha t t he d e s i gn d o e s n o t c on f o r m t o
t h e s p e c if ic a t io n s

A l l t he d oc um e n t s s u b m i t t e d s ha l l b e a r a r ea d il y i d e n t i f i a b le
n u m b e r . P r o v i s i o n s h al l be m a d e t o i de n ti f y t h e r e vi s i o n n u m b e r o f
ea c h d r a wi n g

R e vi e w i n g a n d a p p r o v i n g o f t h e a b o ve d o c u m e n t s s ha l l n o t r e l i e v e
t h e s u pp l ie r f r o m t h e f u l l r e s po n s i b il i t y o f e n s u r i n g o f c o r re c t
i n te r p r et a t i o n of d e s i g n d r a w i n gs a n d s p e c if ic a t i o n o r c o m p l e t e n es s
a n d a c c u r a c y o f t he d r a w i n gs a n d re l e va n t s p ec i f i c a ti o n

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 T h e bi d d e r s h al l r e c o r d a l l de v i a t i o n , c o nc e s s i on s , om i s s i o n s ,
c h a n ge s , e tc . o c c ur r i n g t h r o u gh o u t m a n uf ac t u r i n g a s s e m b l y a nd
t e s t i n g p h a s e s a n d s u b m i t c o m p l e t e s e t of a s - b u i l t d r a w i n gs i n
r e p r o d u c i b l e b e f o r e s h i p m e nt of e q ui p m e n t

A l l d r a w i n g s s ha l l b e c l e a r l y m a r k e d ( i n t he t i t l e bl oc k ) :

N U C LE A R P O W E R C O R P O R A T I O N
(A GOVT. OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)
MADRAS ATOMIC POWER STATION
STATION 48V DC CONTROL BATTERY

T h e t i t l e b l o c k s h o u l d a l s o de s c r i b e t h e s e c ti o n a n d p a r t o f t he
e q u i p m e n t a nd s he e t n u m b e r a mo n g o t he r d e ta i l s

1.10.0 End documentation

S u p p l i e r s h al l s u b m i t 5 ( f i v e ) c o p i e s o f e n d d oc u m e n t a t i on
c o n s i s t i n g o f o p e ra t i o n , m a i n t e n a n c e , t r o u b l e s h o ot i n g , e re c t i o n a nd
c o m m i s s i o n i n g m a n u a l s . T h e m a n ua l s s h a l l be b o u n d v o l u m e s a n d
s h a l l c o n t a i n a l l t h e d r a w i n gs a n d i n f o rm a t i o n re q u i re d f o r e r ec t i o n ,
o p e r a t i o n , m a i n t e na n c e a n d t r o u b l e s h o o t i n g o f t he ba t t e r i es .
A m o n g o t he r i t e m s , t he e n d d oc u me n t a t i o n s h a l l c on t a i n a t l e a s t th e
f o l l o w i n g d o c u m e nt s :
a ) T e n d e r d o c um e n t , pu r c ha s e o r de r c o p y a n d s h i p pi n g r e l ea s e
b ) I n s t r u c t i o n m a n u a l f o r e r ec t i o n , c o mm i s s i o n i n g , o pe r a t i o n o f
c e l ls o f t he b a t t e r y b a n k
c ) C o p ie s o f a pp r o ve d d e s i g n c ha n g e re q u e s t s
d ) C o m p l e t e b i l l o f ma t e r i a l o f a l l t h e c o m p o n e n t s a n d ac c e s s o r i es
g i vi n g m a k e , t yp e , d e s c r i pt i o n a n d c o m p l e t e r a t i n g d e t a i ls
e ) O n e s e t o f a l l a pp r o ve d d r a w i n g s
f ) A p p r o v e d c op ie s o f d e s i gn c o nc e s s i o n re q u e s t s ( D C R ’ s ) i f a n y
g) L i s t o f s p a r e s a n d m a i n t e na n ce a c ce s s o r i e s

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1.11.0 G e n e r a l r e q u i r e me n t

1.11.1 E r e c t i o n & c o m mi s s i o n i n g

E r e c t i on & c o m m is s i o ni n g s h a l l b e i n t h e s c o p e o f s u c c e s s f u l
b i d d e r a t s i te f o r t he b a t t e r y s ys t e m a l o n g w i t h a l l r e q ui r e d
ac c e s s o r ie s . T he d e t a i l s o f e re c ti o n a n d c o m mi s s i o n i n g i s f u r n i s he d
i n pa r t - 6 of s ec t i o n -C o f t hi s s p e c i f i c a t i o n

1.11.2 Layout requirement

T h e r o o m l a yo u t p r o vi d e d f o r t h e b a t t e r y s ys t e m s h a l l be s i n g l e t ie r
d o u b l e r o w of 1 1 c e l l s i n e a c h r o w

a) T h e l o ca t i o n o f c on t r o l b a t t e r y s y s t e m a r e i n o pe r a t i n g
f l oo r of t u r b i n e b u i l d i n g ( i . e . , 2 0 . 6 6 m E L )
b) S u p p l ie r s h a l l e n s ur e i n s t a ll a t i o n of n e w ba t t e r y c e l l s i n
t h e e x i s t i n g l o c at i on o f b a t t e r y b a n k s

1.11.3 Interchangeability

A l l i d e n t ic a l c e l l s a n d c o r re s p o nd i n g s t a n d s & pa r t s s h a ll b e f u l l y
i n te r c h a n g ea b l e w it h o u t h a vi n g t o c a r r y o u t a n y m o d i f i ca t i o n .
C o m p o n e n t s a n d e q u i p m e n t s t h a t a re n o t f u l l y i n t e rc ha n g e a b l e a r e
l i a b l e f o r re j e c t i o n

1.11.4 Tools & equipment

A l l t o ol s , ac c e s s o r ie s , t e s t i n g e q u i pm e n t s , m e t e r s , et c . r eq u i r e d f o r
b a tt e r y s y s te m a t s h o p f l o o r a n d a t s i te d u r i n g e r e c t i o n a n d
c o m m i s s i o n i n g ac t i vi t i e s s h a l l be a r r a n ge d b y s u p p l i e r

S u p p l i e r s ha l l m a ke n o te t h a t a l l s ta g e i ns p e ct i o n / te s t i n g c a l ls t o
p u r c ha s e r ’ s r e p re s e nt a t i v e s h a ll be intimated with p r i or
a r r a n g e me n t o f r e q ui r e d f a c i l i ti e s f o r c a r r yi n g o u t t e s t i n g s m o o t hl y

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1.12.0 Specific terms & conditions

T h e b i d de r s a r e he r e b y i nf o r m e d t ha t no f o r ei g n e x c ha n g e w o u l d be
p r o vi d e d b y t h e p u r c h a s e r w h i c h m a y be n e e d e d t ow a r d s t h e
m a n uf a c t u r i n g o f t he e q u ip m e n t

S u b c o n t ra c t i n g o f th e w o r k c a n be d o n e o n l y a f t e r t h e a pp r o v a l of
p u r c ha s e r . T h e p u rc h a s e r r e s e r ve s t he r i gh t t o i n s p e c t t h e w o r k s of
s u b c o n t ra c t o r a n d r e j e c t t h e p r op o s a l a t hi s d i s c re t i o n w i t h o u t
assigning any reasons

A n y d e vi a t i o n f r om t h i s s p ec i f i c a ti o n h a s t o b e b r o u g h t o u t
s p e c if i c a l l y, c la u s e w i s e . C o n f o r m i t y w i t h o u t s p e c i f i c a t io n w i l l b e
assumed by default

1.13.0 Q u a l i t y s ur ve i ll a n c e & p r o g r e s s r e p or t

1) A l l w o r k s a s s o c ia t e d wi t h t h is te n de r i s s u b j e c t t o q ua l i t y
s u r ve i l l a n ce b y p u rc ha s e r ’ s a u t ho r i z e d r e p r e s e n t a ti v e
2) S u p p l i e r s h a l l a t al l t i m e s p e r m i t a c c e s s t o t he p u r c h a s e r ’ s
r e p r e s e n t a ti v e t o:
a ) P r e m i s e s w h e r e w o r k i s be i n g c a r r i ed ou t
b ) D r a w i n gs o r d oc u m e n t s i n v o l ve d
c ) I n s t r u m e n t s a n d a p p a r a t u s r e q ui r e d t o ca r r y o u t i n s p ec t i o n
3) I n c a s e t he r e i s a n y c o nf l i c t b e t we e n s t a n da r d s a n d t h is
s p e c i f i c at i o n r e ga rd i n g h o w t o c o n d u c t a p a r t i c u l a r t e s t , t he
p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s s p e c i f i c a t i o n s s ha l l go v e r n
4) T h e s u p p l ie r s ha l l s u b m i t m o n t h l y d e t a i l e d p r o gr e s s r e p or t s
w h i c h s h o u l d i nc l ud e s u bc o n t r a c t o r ’ s p r o gr e s s if a n y, g i v i n g
t h e f o l l o w i n g d et a i l s
a ) S c h e d u l e d d a t e s f o r c o m p le t i o n f o r
i. Engineering work
i i . D i f f e r en t i m p o r ta n t p h a s e s o f m a t e r i a l p r o c u re m e n t ,
m a n uf ac t u r e a n d f ab r i c a t i o n
i i i . A s s e m b l y a n d t e s t i ng
i v. P a c k i n g a n d s h i p p i ng
b ) A c t ua l p r o g r e s s i n p e rc e n t a ge a nd d a te s o f c o m p l e t i o n of
e a c h of t h e a b o v e i t e m

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 5) T yp i c a l q u al i t y c o n t r o l p la n i s en c l o s e d i n p a r t - 5 , s e c t i o n - C .
H o w e v e r , t h e s u pp l ie r i s r e qu i re d t o s u b m i t h i s d e t a i l e d
q u a l i t y c o n t r o l p la n a l o n g w i t h o t h e r d r a w i n g s a n d d oc u me n ts
f o r p u r c h a s e r ’ s a p p r o va l . P u r c h a s e r w i l l i n d i c a te a l l t h e
“ h o l d ” a n d “ r e vi e w” p o i n t s r e q u i r e d b y h i m w h i l e a p p r ov i n g
the documents
6) E q u i p m e n t c o ve r e d i n t h i s t e n d e r i s c l a s s i f i e d a s s a f e t y r e l a te d
e q u i p m e n t f o r n u c l e a r p o w e r s t a t i o n s ( C l a s s - 1 E e q u i pm e n t ) .
E s s e n t i a l r e q ui r e m e n t s a r e t h a t d ef e c t s s h al l be p r e v e n t e d a t
a ll s t a ge s . De t a i l e d p r o c e d u r e s s ha l l be e s t a b l i s h e d f o r
va r i o u s a c t i v i t i e s . Independence of quality control from
p r o d u c t i o n, p e r f o r m a n c e o f q u a l i t y a u d i t s , p r o pe r t ra i ni n g &
q u a l i f i c a t i o n of a l l p e r s o nn el c o n c e r n e d , e t c . s h a l l b e e n s u r e d .
A d e t a i l e d qu a l i t y c o n t ro l p r oc e d u r e i s f u r n i s he d i n p a r t - 5 of
s e c t i o n - C o f t h is s p e c if ic a t io n

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 Part-2

G e n e r a l r e q u i r e me n t s

2.00.0 G e n e r a l s p e c i f i c a t i o n f o r b a t t e r y s y s te m

2.01.0 S c o p e o f s pe c i f i c a ti o n

T h i s s e c t i o n co ve r s t h e g e ne ra l r e q ui r e m e n t s of 4 8 V D C c o nt r o l
b a tt e r y a n d a c c e s s o r i e s re q u i r e d f o r s u p p l yi n g p o w e r t o c o n t r ol
p o w e r s up p l y

2.02.0 Codes & standards

T h e d es i g n , m a t e r i a l , m a n uf ac t u r e a nd p e r f o rm a n c e o f e q u i p m e n t
s h a l l c o m p l y w i t h a l l c u r r e n t l y a p p l ic a bl e s t a n d a r d s , s t a t u t o r y
r e gu l a t i o n s a n d s af e t y c o de s i n t h e l oc a l i t y w h e r e t h e e q u i p m e n t
w i l l b e i n s t a l l e d . N o t h i n g i n t h i s s p e c i f ic a t i o n s ha l l b e c o n s t r ue d
t o r e l ie v e v e n d o r o f h i s r e s p o n s i bi l it y

U n l e s s ot he r w i s e s p ec i f i e d , e q u i p m e n t s ha l l c o n f o r m t o t h e l a t e s t
a p p l i c a b le I n di a n & I n t e r na t i o na l s t a n d a r d s a n d i n p a r t i c u l a r t o t he
f o l l o w i n g s t a n d a r ds

I n c as e of a n y c o n f l i c t be t we e n s ta n da r d s & t h i s s p ec i f i c a t i o n , t h is
s p e c if i ca t i o n s h a l l g o v e r n

1) IS-1885 E l e c t ri c a l v o c a b u l a r y, s e c on da r y c e l l s an d b at t e r i e s
2) IS-1652 Le a d a c i d ba t te r ie s ( p l a n t e )
3) IS-1069 W a t e r f o r s t o r a g e ba t t e r i e s
4) IS-266 S u l p h u r i c a ci d f o r s t o r a g e b at t e r i e s
5) IS-8320 G e n e r a l re q u i re m e n t s f o r m et h o d s of t e s t s f o r le a d
a c i d s t o r a g e b a t t e ri e s
6) IEEE-323 Q u a li f i c a t i o n o f c l a s s - I E e q ui p m e nt f o r n uc l e a r
p o w e r g e ne ra t i n g s t a t i o n s
7) IEEE-366 I n s t a l l a t i o n , i n s p ec t i o n a nd t e s t i n g re q u i r e me n t s
f o r i n s t r u m e nt a t i o n a n d e l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t d u r i n g
c o n s t r u c t i on of n uc l e a r p o we r ge n e r a t i n g s t a t i o n s

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 8) IEEE-450 R ec o m me n de d p ra c t i c e f o r m a i n t en a nc e , te s t i n g
a n d r e p l ac e m e n t o f l a r g e a c i d s t o r a ge b a t t e ri e s f o r
g e n e ra t i n g s t a t i o n s a n d s u b - s t a t i o n s
9) IEEE-485 I E E E r e c o m m e n de d p r a c ti c e f o r s i z i ng l a r ge l ea d
s t o r a ge b a t t e r i e s f o r ge n e ra t i n g s t a t i o n s a n d s u b -
s t a t i o ns
10) IEEE-535 I E E E s t a nd a r d f o r q u a l i f ic a t i o n of cl a s s I E l ea d
s t o r a ge ba t t e ri e s for nuclear power g e n e ra t i n g
s t a t i o ns
11) IEEE- S p e ci f i c a t i o n f o r r u b b e r a n d p l a s t ic c o n t a i n e r s f or
1146 l e a d a c i d s t o ra ge b at t e r i e s
12) IS-6071 S y n t h e t i c s e p a r a t o r f o r l e a d a c i d ba t te r ie s
13) BS-6290 P a r t - 2 l a te s t r e v i s io n – h i gh pe r f o r m a nc e p l a n t e
cells
14) IEE-484 R ec o m me n de d p ra c t i c e f o r de s i gn a n d i n s t a l la t i o n
o f s t o r a g e ba t te r ie s
15) IEEE-308 S t a n d a r d c r i t e r i o n f o r c l a s s 1 E p o we r s y s t e m s f o r
n u c l ea r p o w e r ge ne r a t i n g s t a t i on s

2.03.0 Battery room layout

T h e Ne w b a t t e r i e s s h a l l r e pl a c e o l d b a tt e r i e s i n t h e e x i s t i ng b a t t e r y
stands.

B i d d e r s h a l l c a re f u l l y s t u d y t h e b at t e ry r o o m l a yo u t a n d i n d ic a t e
t h e nu m be r of a i r ch a n g e s re q ui r e d i n t h e b at t e r y r o o m p e r h o u r s o
a s t o l i m i t t h e am o u n t o f h yd r o ge n i n th e ba t te r y r o om w i t h i n
p e r m i s s i b l e li m i t s

2.04.0 G e n e r a l r e q u i r e me n t s f or b a t t e r y

2.04.1 Use

T h e ba t t e r i e s s ha l l b e u s e d a s e m e r ge n c y s t a n d b y c o n t r o l p o w e r
s u p p l y s o u r c e t o p l a n t e q u i p m e n t s l i k e c o n t ro l l o g i cs , a l a r m c i r c u i ts
a n d i n d i c a t i o n l a m p s . T h e b a t t e r i e s s ha l l b e h i gh l y r e l ia b l e s o t h a t
t h e y a re c a p a b l e of m e e t in g t h e s p e ci f i c l oa d re q u i r e m e n t s d u r i n g
e n ti r e p e ri o d of l i f e u n d e r a l l a m b ie n t c o n d i t i o n s s pe c if i e d .

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2.04.2 M a t e ri a l

A l l m a t e r i a l s u s e d s h a l l b e n e w a nd i n go o d c o n d i ti o n . All
w o r k m a ns h i p s h a l l b e o f f i r s t c l as s a n d ac c o r d i n g t o best
e n gi n e e r i n g p r a c t i c e s

2.04.3 Interchangeability

A l l i d e n t i c a l c om p on e n ts p a r t i cu l a r l y , r e m o v a b l e o ne s s ha l l b e f u l l y
i n te r c h a n g ea b l e w i t h e a c h ot h e r

2.04.4 C o mp l e t e n e s s of o f f e r

T h e e q u i p m e n t s ha l l b e of f e r e d c o m pl e t e w i t h a l l p a rt s t h a t a r e
n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e i r e f f i c i e n t o pe ra t i o n a n d ma i nt e n a n ce . S u c h pa r ts
s h a l l b e d ee m e d t o b e w i t h i n s u p p l i e r ’ s s c o p e w h et h e r s p ec i f i c a l l y
m e n t i o n e d o r n o t . A l l th e m a te r ia l s u s e d s ha l l be be s t o f t h e i r
r e s pe c t i v e k i n d , f re e f r om f l a w s a n d de f ec t s a n d s ha l l c o n f o r m t o
t h e r e l e va nt s t an da r d s . T he r e s ha l l b e n o i m p u r i t i es h a r m f u l t o t he
p e rf o r m a n ce o n l if e o f t he c e l l s

2.04.5 Life

T h e b id d e r s h a l l s t a t e i n h i s of f e r t h e g u a ra n te e d l if e o f t h e
b a tt e ri e s w h e n o pe ra t i n g u n d e r s p e ci f ic c o n d i t i o ns . T h e l i f e o f t h e
b a t t e r y s h a l l n o t b e le s s t h a n 1 5 y ea r s

2.04.6 B a t t e r y s i zi n g

S i z i n g o f b a t t e r y i s d o n e i n a p r u d e nt m a n n e r s o a s t o t a k e i nt o
c o n s i d e r at i o n a l l t h e f a c t o r s h a v i n g e f f e c t o n t he ac t ua l ca p ac i t y o f
t h e b a t t e r y d u r i n g o p e r a t i on . De t e r m i n a ti o n o f ba t t e r y s i ze i s d o ne
ac c o r d i n g t o c l a u s e - 6 o f I E E E s t a n d a r d 4 8 5 - 19 8 3 ( I E E E
r e co m m e n de d p r a c t i c e f o r s i zi n g l e a d s t o r a g e b a t t e r i e s f o r
ge n e ra t i n g s ta t i o n s & s u b s t a t i o n s ) .

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 T h e bi d d e r s ha l l c o n f i r m t he s u i ta b il i t y o f t h e b a t t e r y f o r t h e h i gh
r a te d i s c h a r ge re q ui r e m e n t s b y r e f e r e n c e t o K - f a c t o r c u r v e

2.05.0 P e r f o r m a n c e re q u i r e me n t

T h e b a t t e r i e s c o ve r e d u n d e r t h i s s pe c i f i ca t i o n a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s
c l a s s - 1 E e q u i p m e n t u n d e r I E E E - 3 0 8 f o r n uc l ea r p o we r s t a t i o n s .
Design, manufacture, i n s pe c t i o n , testing, i n s t a l la t i o n a nd
c o m m i s s i o n i n g s h a l l c o n f o r m t o r e le v a n t I E E E s t a n da r d s . The
b a tt e r y s h a l l be s u it a bl e f o r h i g h d i s ch a r ge t yp e a n d s h a l l d el i ve r
t h e r e q u i re d c u r r e n t f o r a m i n i m u m g u a r a n t ee d pe r i o d ac c o r d i n g t o
s p e c if i ed l oa d d ut y d u r i n g i t s e n t i re l i f e w i t h e n d c e ll v o l t a g e n o t
l e s s t h a n 1 . 7 5 V . T h e p e rf o rm a n c e f i gu r e s s p e c i f i e d be l ow s h a l l be
a p p l i c a b le a t s i t e a m b i e n t t e m pe r a t u r e a s i n d i ca t e d in p r o j e c t d a t a .
S u i t a b l e c o r re c t i o n f a c t o r s s ha l l b e a p p l ie d f o r re f e re n ce a m b i e n t of
2 7 0 C a s pe r la t e s t e d i t i on of I S - 1 6 5 2 / IE E E - 4 8 5 / I S - 1 0 9 1 8

2.05.1 F l o a t c h a r ge m o d e

I n n o r m a l c o u r s e o f o p e r a ti o n , b a tt e r y w i l l r e c e i v e a c o n t i n uo us
c h a r gi n g a t c o ns t a nt v o l t a g e f r o m t h e o u t p u t of re c t if i e r / ch a r ge r a t
a lo w r at e s u f f ic i e nt t o c o m pe n s a t e f o r i n te r na l l o s s e s . Ba t t e r y i n
t h i s c o n d i t i o n s h a l l r e m a in i n a f u l l y c h a r g e d c on d i t i on w i t h a
c o n s t a n t vo l t a ge . T h e e x i s t i n g c o ns t a n t f l o a t vo l t a ge le v e l i s
i n d i c a t e d i n p a r t - 3 , s ec t i o n - C o f t h i s s p ec i f i c a t i o n

2.05.2 E q u a l i zi n g c h ar ge m o d e

T h e ba t t e r y w i l l b e gi ve n a n e q ua l i z i ng c h a r ge a t re g u l a r i n t e r v a l s
o f no t l e s s t h a n on c e i n a ye a r d u r i n g i t s l i f e s p a n a t c o n s t a n t
vo l t a ge t o c o r re c t a n y i n e q u a l i t i e s a m o n g c e ll s o f t h e b a t t e r y t h a t
m a y d e v e l o p d u r i n g s e r vi c e a s d e s c r ib e d i n d i f f e r e nt c l a us e s o f t h i s
s p e c if i ca t i o n . T h e p r e f e r a bl e l e v e l of e q u a li z i n g c ha r g e vo l ta g e is
i n d i c a t e d i n p a r t - 3 s e c t i o n - C o f t h i s s p e c i f i c a t io n

T h e s u p p l i e r s h a l l s p e c i f y i n h i s o f f e r th e r e c o m me n de d i n t e r v a l s a t
w h i c h t he e q u a l i zi n g c h a r g e s h o u l d be gi ve n , t h e e q u a l i z i n g v o l t a ge
a n d d u r a ti o n of t he c h a r ge c o n s i de r in g t h e s e r v i c e c o nd i t i o n o f t h e
b a tt e r y r e q u i r e d . E q u a l i z i n g c ha r gi n g f r e q u e n c y s h a l l n o t b e m o r e

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 t h a n o nc e i n a ye a r c o r r e s p o n di n g t o th e s pe c i f i e d f l oa t vo l ta g e of
2 . 2 3 V / ce l l

2.05.3 H i g h r a t e d is c h a r g e

F o l l o w i n g a c l a s s - II I b u s p o we r s u p p l y f a i l u re , t h e b a t t e r y s h a l l b e
a b le t o f e e d t h e D C c o nt r o l p o we r s u p p l y t o t h e l o a d s f o r a
m i n im u m g u a ra n t e e d p e r i o d a s s p e ci f ie d b e l o w :

1) 180A for ONE hour

T h e b a t t e r y s h a l l m e e t t he i n pu t p o w e r r e qu i r e me n ts of 4 8 V DC
c o n t ro l p o w e r s u p p l y. T h e d i s c ha r g e c u r r en t a l o n g w i t h d u r a t i on
a n d ba t t e r y b a n k vo l ta g e i s i n di c a t e d i n p a r t - 3 , s e c t i o n - C of t h is
s p e c if i ca t i o n . T h e i n d i v i d u a l c el l v ol t a ge s h a ll n o t be l e s s t h a n
1 . 7 5 V / ce l l f o r l e a d a c i d p l a n t e c e l l a t t h e e n d o f s p e c if i e d t e s t
d u r a ti o n . T he ba t t e r y s h a l l be c a p a b l e of d e li v e r i n g t h e r a te d
d i s c ha r g e c u r re n t o f

1 ) 1 8 0 A f o r O N E h o u r d u r i n g H i gh r a te di s c ha r ge t e s t w i t h E n d c e l l
vo l t a ge o f 1 . 7 5 V a n d d u r i n g c a p ac i t y t e s t ( C 1 0 r a t i n g) w i t h e nd
c e l l vo lt a ge o f 1 . 8 5V

2.05.4 Charging of battery

A f t e r b e in g s u b j e c t e d t o t h e h i gh c u r r e n t d i s c h a r g e a s s pe c i f i e d i n
c l a u s e 2 . 0 5 . 3 a s we l l a s ca p ac i t y d i s c ha r ge ( C - 1 0 ) , t he ba t t e r y s ha l l
b e ca p a b l e o f b e i n g r e c ha r ge d a s s o o n a s AC po w e r s u p p l y is
r e s t o re d . T he p e r i o d o f c h a r g i n g s h a ll n o t b e m o re t ha n e i g h t ( 8 )
h o u r s af t e r hi g h r a te d i s c h a r g e a n d w i t h i n 14 h o u r s a f t e r 1 0 h o u r s
ca p a c i t y d i s c ha r ge t h r o u g h o u t i t s l i f e

T h e c h a r gi n g c yc l e o f b at t e r y s h a ll c o m p r i s e of 2 s t a g e s :

a) I n i t i a l c ha r g i n g : T h e c h a r gi n g o f b a t t e r y s h a l l b e c a r r i e d ou t a t
m o d if ie d c o n s t a nt p o t e nt i a l w i t h a p p r op r i a t e c u r r e nt l i m i t . T h e
r e c t if ie r vo l ta g e u n d e r t h i s ‘ b o o s t ’ c ha r ge a n d t h e m a x c u r r e n t
l i m i t a r e i n di c at e d i n p a r t - 3 S l . N o . 3 . 0 2 . 5 ( b ) & 3 . 0 2 . 4 ( 4 ) .
A f t e r h i gh r a te d i s c h a r ge , b at t e r y s h a l l b e a b l e t o r e c h a rg e t o

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 1 0 0 % c a pa c i t y w i th c h a r gi n g vo l t a ge l i m i t e d t o 2 . 7 5 V / c e l l as
gi v e n i n p a r t - I I I S l . N o . 3 . 0 2 . 5 ( b ) a n d c u r r e n t l i m i t e d t o 1 4 % o f
A H , w i t h i n 8 h ou r s p e r i od
b) C o n s t a nt p ot e n t i al c h a r ge : T h e f l o a t c h a r gi n g o f b a t t e r y s h a l l
b e ef f e c t e d a t a c o n s t an t v o l t a g e l e ve l ( 2 . 2 3 V / c e l l ) a s i n d i c a te d
i n pa r t - 3 S l . N o. 3 . 0 2 . 5 ( a )

T h e va l ue s of v o l ta g e p e r c e ll s pe c if i ed a re a p p r o x i m a t e . S u p p l ie r
s h a l l c l e a r l y f u r n i s h t h e va r i o u s vo l t a ge s / c e l l v a l ue s f o r p u r c h a s e r ’ s
c o n s i d e r at i o n

2.05.5 Capacity

T h e s t an d a rd C - 1 0 a m pe re - h o u r c a p a c i t y o f ba t t e r y b a n k a s pe r
latest edition of IEEE-485 is determined by the purchaser to meet
t h e r e q u i r e m e nt of c l a u s e 2 . 0 5 . 3 an d 2 . 0 4 . 6 . T h i s C - 1 0 c ap a c i t y ( as
p e r I S - 1 6 5 2 / I S - 1 0 91 8 ) s ha l l b e gu a r a nt e e d b y t he b i d de r a n d s h a l l
b e s ub j e c t t o p r o of w i t h t ol e r a nc e s a s s p e c i f i e d i n re l e va n t I n d ia n
s t a n da r d s . T he r e q u i r ed p e r f o r m a nc e s h a l l be g u a r a n t e e d a t a l l
a m b i e n t t e m pe r a t u r e s s p e c i f ie d .

2.06.0 C o n s t r u c t i o n f e a t u r e s o f l e a d a c i d b a tt e r y

2.06.1 Type

T h e b a t t e r y s h a ll be l e a d a c i d p l a n t e t yp e . M a i n t e n a n c e f r e e / V a lv e
re g u l a t e d t y p e / n i ck e l C a d mi u m t y p e b a t t e r i e s a r e n o t a c c e p t a b l e

2.06.2 P o s i t i v e p l a te s

T h e p o s i t i ve pl a t es s h a l l b e o f p l a n t e t yp e

P l a t e s s h a l l be o f e l e c t ri c a l gr a d e p u r i t y m a t e r i a l a n d w o rk m a n s h i p
a n d s h a l l b e f re e f r o m b l o w h o l e s , c ra c k s a n d o t h e r i m p e r f e c t i o n s .
I t s h a l l be e l ec t ro c he m i c a l l y f o r m e d a n d s h a ll b e c a p a b l e of
o p e r a t i n g u n d e r n o r m a l w o r k i n g c on d i t io n s wi t h o u t b u c kl i n g ,
c r ac k i n g o r l o s s o f a c t i v e m a t e r i a l . W e l d in g t o g e t h e r o f s m a l le r
s i z e l ea d c a s t i n g s o r f u ll y f o r m e d p l a t e s t o f o r m l a r ge r s i z e s wi l l
n o t b e a c ce p te d . T h e g r i d s s h a l l b e a de q ua t e l y s i z e d a n d m a d e f r o m

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 s u i t a b l e a l l o y t o o f f e r m i n i m u m e l e c t r ic a l r es i s t a n c e , a d e q ua t e
m e c ha n ic a l s t r e n g t h a n d l o n g l i f e

2.06.3 N e g a t i ve p l a t e s

T h e n e g a ti v e p l a t es s h al l b e o f t h e b o x t yp e . T h e e nd n e ga t i v e
p l at e s o f b ox t y p e s h a l l b e o f t h e h a lf p a s t e d t y p e . P a s t e d pl a t e s
s h a l l h a v e a d e q ua t e me c ha n ic a l s t r e ng t h a n d s h al l b e s o d e s i g n e d
t h at t h e a c t i v e m a t e r i a l is ma i nt a i ne d i n i n t i m a t e c o n t a c t w i t h t he
gr i d u n d e r no r m a l w o r k i n g c o n d i t i o n s t h r o u gh o u t t he l i f e o f t h e
b a tt e r y

2.06.4 Separators

S e p a ra t o rs s h a l l be o f m i c r o p o r o u s P V C o r a n y i m p r o v e d v e r s i o n
a n d s h a l l b e o f a c i d r e s i s t a n t m a te r ia l a n d p os s e s s c h e m i c a l
s t a b i l i t y a g ai n s t Su l p h u r i c a c i d a n d o x i da t io n ac t i o n on p o s i t i v e
p l at e s a n d s h a l l n o t e xh i b it a n y t e nd e n c y t o s w e l l o r s h r i n k a t
t e m p e r a t u r e e nc o u n t e r e d d u r i n g o p e r a ti o n . S e p a r at o r s s ha l l h a ve
a d e q ua t e m e c ha ni c a l s t re n gt h . M ic r o p o r o u s s yn t h e t i c s e p a r a t o rs
s h a l l c o n f o r m t o l a te s t e d i t i o n o f I S - 6 0 7 1

2.06.5 Containers

C o n t a i n e r f o r p l a nt e c e l l s h a l l be r o bu s t a n d s ha l l h a v e a d e q ua t e
m e c ha n ic a l s t r e n gt h t o p r e v e nt b u l g in g, c r a c k i n g , e t c. d u r i n g t h e
l i f e s p a n o f b a t t e r y w h e n o p e ra t i n g u n d e r e x p e c t e d t e m p e ra t u r e
r a n g e a n d d u e t o a c t i o n of s t a t i c a n d d yn a m i c l oa d s a nd t h e ac t i on
o f e l e c t r ol yt e

T h e c o n t a i n e r s s h a ll be ma d e o f i m p o r t e d S A N t yp e p o l y p r o p y l e n e
c o n t a i n e r f o r p l a n te ba t t e r y. S u p p l i e r s h a l l s pe c i f y t he r e le v a n t
s t a n da r d s a d o pt e d f o r d e s i g n an d t h e t e s t p r oc e du r e s f o r
q u a l i f i c a t i o n f o r s uc h t y pe c o n ta i n e r i n d e t ai l

S u p p l i e r s h a ll f u rn i s h t h e f ac i l it i e s a v a i l a b l e i n h i s w o r k s f o r
m a n uf a c t u r i n g o f c o n t a i ne r a nd w h e t he r c u r i n g p r o c e s s o f m o ul de d

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 c o n t a i n e r i s a u t o m a t i c o r m a n u a l . A l s o v a r i o u s p r oc e s s / p r o d uc t
i n s pe c t i o n s be i n g c a r r i e d a l o n g w i t h ac c e pt a n c e n o r m a l f o r s u c h
i n s pe c t i o n s s h a l l be s u b m i t t e d

2.06.6 Vent plug

S e a l e d i n t yp e c e l ls s ha l l b e p r o v i de d w i t h a nt i - s p l a s h t yp e , v e n t
p l u g s , p r e f e r a b l y wi t h m o r e t ha n o ne e x i t h ol e w h i c h s h a l l a l l o w
t h e ga s e s t o es c a p e f re e l y, b u t s h al l e f f e c t i ve l y p r e v e n t a c id
p a r t i cl e s o r s p r a y f r o m c o m i n g o u t . O n r e m o v a l , t he p l u g s s h a l l
p e r m i t d r a wi n g o f t h e e le c t r o l y t e s a m pl e f o r s e r v ic i ng a n d of
c h e c k i n g o f t he e l ec t r o l y t e l e ve l

2.06.7 A c i d le v e l i n d i c a t o r

C o n t a i n e r s s h a l l b e p r o v i d e d w i t h bu i l t -i n a c i d l e ve l i n d i c a t o r /
s t i c ke r . T h e m a r k i n g o n t h e a c i d l e ve l i nd i c a t o r s h o u l d b e c l ea r
i n d i c a t i n g u p p e r a nd t h e l o we r l i m i t s r e q u i r e d f o r t h e l ev e l of t h e
ac i d . T h e m a te r i a l u s e d s h o u l d be a c i d a n d o xi d a t i on p r oo f . A n y
o t h e r f o r m o f l e ve l i n d i ca t i o n s ha l l b e s u b j e c t e d t o a pp r o v a l of
p u r c ha s e r .

2.06.8 C o n n e c t or s

C o n ne c t o r s s h a l l be a d e q u a t e l y de s i gn e d t o c a r r y m a x i m u m s h o r t
t i m e c u r re nt a s s p ec i f i e d a n d s ha l l o f f e r m i n i m u m im p e d a nc e .
W h i l e c o n s i d e r i n g t h e t e r m i n a l v o l t a ge of t he c e ll a t t he t i m e of
t e s t i n g f o r d i s c h a r ge , t h e v o l t a g e d r o p d u e t o i n te r - r o w a n d i n t e r -
ce l l c o n n e c t o r s s h a l l be c o n s i d e r e d. C o n n e c t o r s s h a l l b e o f le a d
p l at e d c o p p e r w i t h a p p r o v ed de s i g n . T h e le a d c o a ti n g s h a l l b e
a d e q ua t e a n d t e na c i o u s . M i n i m u m t h i c k n e s s o f l e a d c o a t i n g s h a l l
b e 2 5 0 m ic r o ns . C o n n e c t o r s s h a l l b e a de q u a t e l y d e s i gn e d t o
w i t h s ta n d va r i o u s s t r es s e s d u e t o t e m p e ra t u r e c ha n g e s , a t t a c k of
ac i d a n d d y n a m ic f o r c e s t h a t c o u l d o cc u r d u r i n g t h e o p e r a t i o n of
t h e b a t t e r y . C o n n e c t o r s s ha l l b e s o d e s i gn e d t h a t di s p la c e m en t s ,
f o r c es o r m o ve m e n t s r e s u l t i n g d u e t o va r i o u s e a rt h q u a k e f o r c e s a r e
a d e q ua t e l y c o n s i de r e d s o a s t o a v o i d un d u e s t re s s o n c o n n e c t o r s o r
terminations. A l l c o n n e c to r s s ha l l b e p r o v i d e d wi t h i n s u l a t e d

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 c o ve r s . T he c u r r e n t d e n s it y o f i n t e r - c e l l / r o w c o n n e c t o r s s h a l l b e
n o t m o re t ha n 1 . 0 A/ s q m m , a n d c u r r e n t d e ns i t y a t c o nt a c t s u r f a c es
b e t w ee n c o p p e r c o nn e c t i o n s s h a l l no t b e m o re t h a n 1 . 0 A/ s q m m .

T h e b a t t e r y ce l l s s h a l l b e i n s t al l e d i n d o u b l e r ow ( 1 1 c e l l s i n
e a c h r o w ) s i n g le t ie r i n t h e e x i s t i n g b a t t e ry s t a n d .

2.06.9 E l e c tr ol y t e

T h e e l e c t r o l y t e s h a l l b e ba t t e r y gr a d e s u l p h u r i c a c i d c o n f or m i n g t o
l a t e s t e d it i o n o f re l e v a nt I S . R e q u i r e d q u a nt i t y o f e le c t ro l y t e f o r
t h e i n i t i a l f i l l in g w i t h 5 % e x t ra q u a n t i t y s h a l l b e s u p p l i e d i n n o n -
r e t u r n a bl e n o n - d e g r a d a b l e a c i d re s i s t a nt s t r o n g p la s t i c c o n t a i n e r s

2.06.10 Water

Wa t e r u s e d i n p r e p a r a t i o n of e l ec t r o l y t e a n d a l s o t o b ri n g t h e l e ve l
o f e l e ct r o l yt e t o t h e c o r r ec t h e i gh t d u r in g t h e c o u r s e of o pe r at i o n o r
t e s t i n g s h a l l c o nf o r m t o t he l a t e s t e d i t i o n o f I S - 1 0 6 9 . R e q u i r e d D M
w a t e r c a n b e t a ke n f r om pl a n t D M p la n t a f t e r te s t i ng f o r i ts
s u i t a b i l i t y.

2.06.11 Terminal post

P o s i t i v e a n d ne ga t i ve t e r m i n a l p o s t s o f t he c e l l s s h a ll b e c le a r l y
a n d u n mi s t a ka b l y i d e n ti f ia b le . T e rm i n a l p o s t s s ha l l b e de s i gn e d t o
ac c om m od a te e x t er n a l b o l t e d c o n n ec t i on s c o n ve ni e nt l y a n d
p o s i t i ve l y. E a c h t e r m in a l p o s t s ha l l h a v e o ne b o l t h o l e o f s a m e
d i am e t e r f o r t e r m i na l c o n ne c t i on s . Al l m e t al p a r t s o f t h e t e r m in a l s
s h a l l b e o f l ea d o r l e a d co a te d t yp e . B o l t s , h ea d s a n d n ut s , e x c e p t
s ea l nu t s , s h a l l b e h e xa g o n a l a n d s h a l l be le a d c o v e r e d o r of
S t a i nl e s s s t e e l . T e rm i na l po s ts s h a ll be a de q u a t e l y f i x e d t o p r e v e n t
its turning or twisting when the connectors are being fixed or
r e m o ve d . T h e j u n c t i o n b e t we e n t e r m i n a l p o s t s a n d c o ve r a nd
b e t w ee n t h e c o v e r a n d c o n t a i ne r s h a ll b e a d e qu a te l y s e a le d t o
p r e v e n t a n y s e e pa g e o f t he e l e c t r o l yt e . A l l t e r m in a ls s h a l l b e
p r o vi d e d w i t h in s u l a t e d c o ve r s

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2.07.0 Battery racks

T h e b a tt e r y r a c ks a r e e xc l u d e d f r om t he s c op e o f s u p pl y

2.08.0 M ar k i n g

E a c h c e l l s h a l l be m a r k e d t o me e t t h e r e q u i re m e nt s o f r e le v a n t
I n d i an s t a n d a r d s . In a d d i t i on , e a c h c e l l s ha l l be l e gi b l y n u m be r e d
s e r i a l l y t o i de n t i f y t h e c e l l d u r i n g m a n u f a c t u r e , t e s t i n g, i ns t a l la t i on
a n d o pe r a t i o n o f b a tt e r y t o i d e n t if y af t e r h a v i n g a s s e mb l e d i n t o
b a tt e r y ba n k i n ba t t e r r a c ks

F o l l o w i n g m a r k i n g h o w e ve r , s h al l be pr o v i d e d

a ) M a n uf ac t u r e r ’ s t y pe a n d t r ad e n a m e
b ) E l e c t r ol yt e l e v el ( m i n & m a x ) f o r t ra n s p a r e n t c o n ta i ne r
c ) T y p e o f c o n t a i n e r a n d s ta n da r d A H c a p a c i t y a s p e r I S
d ) P o l a r i t y m a r k i n g a s p e r r e l e va n t I S

A s e t of a p p r o ve d l o o s e s t i c ke r s s h a l l b e p r o v i d e d to m a r k t h e c e l ls
p o s i t i o n i n t h e a s s e m b l e d b a t t e r y b a n k a t s i te s o t h at a ce l l r e m o ve d
f o r m ai n te n a n c e c a n b e p u t ba c k i n o r i gi n al p o s i ti o n

2.09.0 L i s t of s p a r e s a n d m a i n t e n a n c e a c c e s s o r i e s

No. SPARES Quantity

1) E l e c t r ol y t e a t 1 . 1 8 0 s p ec i f i c gr a vi t y a t 2 7 0 C 5% of qty
2) I n t e r ce l l c o n n ec t o r s w i t h h a r d wa re 20
3) Vent plugs assembly 22
4) S p a r e n u t s , b o lt s & w a s he r 5% of qty
A C CE S S O R I E S
5) A p p r o ve d t yp e h yd r o m e t e r ( s y r i n g e t yp e ) a l on g 5
w i t h m o u n t i n g s t a n d f o r m e as u r i n g e le c t r o l y t e
specific gravity
6) A p p r o ve d t yp e al c o h ol i c t yp e t h e rm o m e t e r s 5
f i t te d w it h pl u g & c a p
7) W a l l m o u n t i n g t y p e t h e rm o m e t e r (a l c o ho l ic t yp e ) 5
8) A c i d / al k a l i re s i s t a n c e j u gs o f a d e q u a t e c a p a c i t y 5
with quantity marking

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 9) A c i d / al k a l i r e s i s t a n c e f u n ne l s 5
10) R u b b e r a p r o n s a n d gl o ve s 5
11) S a f e t y go g g l e s 5
12) I n s u l a te d s pa n n e r s et c o ve r i n g all s i ze s of 2
h a r d wa r e
13) A c i d / al k a l i l e v e l i nd i ca t o r s ( i f r e q ui r e d ) 50
14) S yr i n ge f o r t a k i n g ou t a c i d / a l k a l i 6
15) I n s t r u c t i on c a r d wa l l m o u nt i n g t y p e 4
16) Filling plugs 50
17) S p a r e c e l l s ( n o r m a l c e l ls ) i n d r y c o n d i t i o n 10 nos.
18) E m p t y c o n ta i ne r s 2 nos

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 Part-3

S p e c i f ic r e q u i re m e n t

3.00.0 T h i s s e c t io n c o ve r s t h e s pe c if i c r e q u i r e m e n t s o f c o nt r o l
b a t t e r y s ys t e m a s c o ve r e d i n ge n e r a l i n p a r t - 2 o f t h e s e c t i o n -
C o f t hi s s p ec i f i c a t i o n

3.01.0 P r o je c t d a t a

N a m e of t h e s it e Nuclear Power corporation

M a d r a s A t o m ic P o we r S t a t i o n
Address M a d r a s A t o m ic P o we r S t a t i o n
Ka l p a k k am 6 0 3 1 0 2
T a m i l Na d u
India
A m b i e n t c o nd i t i o n s :

M a x i m u m am b ie n t a i r t e m pe ra t u r e 450C
M i n i m u m a m b ie n t a i r t e m pe ra t u r e 14.80C
R e f e re n ce a m b i e n t a i r t e m p e r at u r e 270C
M a x i m u m r e l at i ve hu m i d i t y 95% at 450C

3.02.0 S p e c i f i c r e q u i r e me n t s o f b a t t er y

3.02.1 T y p e of b a t te r y

Le a d a c id – p l a nt e t yp e s t a ti o na r y b a t t e r y a l o n e i s ac c e pt a b l e .
S e a l e d m a i nt e n a n c e f re e t yp e s / p a s t e d pl a te v a l v e r e g u l a te d
t y p e / N i c k e l Ca d m i u m t yp e s a re n o t a c c e p t a b l e a nd s uc h o f f e r s w i l l
b e r ej e c t e d . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e a b o v e , o f f e r s w h i c h c al l f o r
p a ra l le l i n g o f ba t t e r y b a n k s w i l l b e a l s o r e j e c t e d . O n l y s i n gl e b a nk
is acceptable

3.02.2 Application

1 ) 3 0 0 A H c ap a ci t y b a t t e r y b a n k f o r a l o a d of 1 8 0 A f o r 1 h o u r
(HRD requirement)

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3.02.3 G u a r a n t e e d d i s c h a r ge d u r a t i o n

1 ) 3 0 0 A H b a t t e r y f o r a l o a d of 1 8 0 A f o r 1 h o u r

3.02.4 Battery system details

Bank
(300 AH)
1) M a x i m u m s y s t e m vo l t a ge d u r i n g 60.5V DC
b o o s t c ha r g i n g o f b a tt e r y w i t h l o a d
isolated
2) M i n i m u m s y s t e m vo l t a ge a t t h e e nd 38.5V DC
o f hi g h r a t e di s c ha rg e o f b at t e r y
3) N o m i n a l s y s t em v o l t a g e 49.1V DC
4) Maximum c u r r e nt limit on the 60A
c ha r ge r
5) N u m b e r o f c el l s i n s e r i e s 22
6) R at e d l o a d c u r re n t f o r t h e h i g h r a t e 180A for
d i s c h a r ge 1 hour
7) S i z e o f b a t t e r y r e q ui r e d a t s t a n d a r d 300 AH
d i s c h a r ge r a t e at 2 7 0 C
8) R e g u l a t io n of b a tt e r y c h a r ge r ±2%
voltage
9) R i p pl e c o n t e nt p r e s e n t i n t he <5%
b a t t e r y c ha r ge r o u t p u t without
battery connector

D u r i n g q u i c k d i s c ha r ge a t s p ec i f i e d r a t e a t t h e e n d o f s p e c i f i e d
p e r i od , t h e t e r m i n a l v o l t a g e o f s i n gl e ce l l s h a ll n o t b e l e s s t ha n
1 . 7 5 V . A l s o a t t h e e n d o f 10 - h o u r c a p a c i t y t e s t s , a n y c el l v o l t a g e
s h a l l n ot be l e s s t h a n 1 . 8 5 V

3.02.5 Cell voltage:

a) F l o a t c ha r ge vo l t a ge ( V P C ) 2.23V
b ) B o o s t ch a r ge v o l t a g e ( V P C ) 2.75V
c) Equalizing charge voltage (VPC) 2.4V
d ) E n d o f d i s c h a r ge vo l t a ge a t t h e e n d o f 1.75V

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 s p e c if i e d h i g h r a t e d i s c h a r ge t e s t d u r a ti o n
(VPC)
e) E n d o f C 1 0 d i s c h a r ge v o l t a g e ( V P C ) 1.85V

3.03.0 D e l iv e r y s c h e d u l e

T h e de l i v e r y o f t h e b a t t e r y s ys t e m a l o n g w i t h a c c e s s o r i e s s h a l l be
c o m pl e te d i n a l l re s p ec t s w i th i n 4 m o n t h s o f pl a c e m e nt of p u r c h a s e
o r d e r o r l e t t e r o f i n te n t w h i c h e ve r i s e a r l i e r o r t he b id d e r c a n
i n d i c a t e t h e t i m e r e q u i r e d f o r d el i ve r y o f a l l t h e ba t t e r y b a n k c e l ls
f r o m p l a c e m e n t of p u r c ha s e o r de r o r l e t t e r o f i n t e nt w h i c he v e r is
ea r l i e r

C o m m i s s i o n i n g o f b a t t e r y b a n k s h a l l b e c o m p l e t e d i n a l l r e s pe c ts
w i t h i n 2 0 d a y s p e r b a t t e r y ba n k f r o m t h e i s s u e of w o r k p e r m i t a f te r
d e li v e r y o f b a t t e r y b a n k s . E r e c ti o n a nd c o m m i s s i o n i n g p r i c e s s ha l l
b e va l i d ti l l c o m p l e t i o n o f e r ec t i o n a n d c o m m i s s i o ni n g o f a l l t h e
f o u r b at t e r y b a n k s

3.04.0 Q u a n t i t y re q u i r e m e n t

T o t a l n o o f ba t t e r i e s a re re q u i re d a s f o l l o w s ;

No. Site N o . o f b a t t er y b a n k s

1) MAPS 4 n u m b e r of b a tt e r y b a n k s c o m p r i s i n g
o f 30 0 A H / 48 V , 2 2 c e l l p l a nt e b a n k s

Note:

D e t a i l s i n d ic a t e d a b o ve a r e te n ta t i ve . P u r c h a s e r r e s e r ve s t h e r i gh t
t o ch a n g e t he t yp e o f b a t t e r i e s w i t h o u t g i vi n g a n y r e a s o n

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 Part-4

Qualification

4.00.0 T h e b a t t e r y of f e r ed a g a i n s t t h i s t e nd e r s h a l l b e q u a l if i e d
f o r t h e s p e c if i e d d u t y a s p e r t h e f o l l ow i n g :

4.01.0 O b j e c ti v e

T h e o b j e c t i v e o f qu a l i f i c a t i o n i s t o d e m o ns t r a t e t ha t t h e b a t t e r i e s ,
s t a n d s a n d va r i o us i n t e r c on n e c t i o ns a s i n s t a l l e d w i l l p e r f o r m t h e
s p e c if i ed f u nc t i o n t h r o u gh o u t t h e q ua l i f i e d l i f e c o n s i d e ri n g t h a t
ce l l s a r e r e p la c e d w h e n t he i r c a pa c i t y r e a c he s 8 0 % c a pa c i t y. In
ca s e o f p la n te t y p e p o s i t i v e p l a t e l e a d a c i d b at t e r y , t h e a ge d c e l ls
s h a l l d e l i ve r t h e r e qu i r e d e nd o f l i f e c ap a c i t y a s de t a i le d a b o v e

4.02.0 Q u a l i f i c a t i o n b y t yp e t e s t i n g

T h e t e s t p la n f o r b a t t e r i e s c o n s i s t s o f s u bj e c t i n g t h e c e l l s t o a ge i n g
o n t h e a s s e m b l y c o ns i s t i n g o f c e ll s , s t a n d s a n d i n t e r - c o n n e c t o r s

T h e c e ll s t o b e u s e d f o r de t e r m i n i n g q u a l i f i e d l i f e s h al l b e s e l e c t e d
a t ra n d om f r o m t h e p r o d u c t i o n

A mi n i m u m o f t w o s i n g l e c e l l s s h a l l b e t es t e d s o t h a t b o t h m i d d l e
a n d e n d o f s tr i n g c e l l c o n n e c t i o n s c a n b e s i m u l a t e d

T h e e le c t r ol y t e l e ve l s h a l l b e m a i nt a i n e d be t w e e n l o w an d h i gh
limits

T h e s e c e l l s s h a l l be s u b j e c t e d t o a c c e l er a te d a g e i n g s o a s t o a g e t he
ce l l t o p r e do m i n a n t a ge i n g f a il u re m o d e . O t h e r c e l l c o m p o ne n ts
w i t h a ge r e l a t e d f a i l u r e m e c ha ni s m s s ha l l a l s o b e s t r e s s e d t o a l if e
n o t l e s s t h a n t he q u a li f ie d l i f e o f c el l

P r i o r t o t h e t e s t , t he t e s t c e l l s s ha l l b e b r o u g h t t o t h e i r f u l l c h a r ge d
c o n d i t i o n a n d ca p ac i t y t e s t s h a l l b e p e r f o r m e d a t t h re e -h o u r r a t e
a n d t he n r e c h a r ge d . T h e t e s t ce l l s s h a l l b e f ul l y c ha r g e d a n d p l a ce d
o n f l oa t ch a r gi n g. T he t e m p e r a t u r e o f t he e l ec t r o l y t e s ha l l be

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 m a i n t a i ne d a t t h e a g e i n g t e m p e r a t u re w i t h a t o le r a n c e o f – 1 . 1 0 C a nd
+ 2 . 8 0 C . Bi d d e r s ha l l p r o vi de t ec h n i c a l b a c k u p t o j u s t i f y t h e a ge i n g
t i m e a n d t e m p e r a t u r e p r o p os ed

A t t h e e n d o f a g e i n g p e r i o d c e l l s s ha l l b e c o o l e d a n d m a i n t a i n ed o n
f l oa t u n t i l ca p ac i t y t e s t a t 3 h o u r ra t e i s p e r f o r m e d

I f t he a b o v e c a p a c it y t e s t i nd ic a t e d l e s s t ha n 9 0 % of r a te d c a pa c i t y
ce l l s s ha l l be r e tu r n e d t o f l oa t a t a m b i e n t t e m p e r a tu r e f o r a
m i n im u m p e r i o d of 7 2 h o u r s a n d r et e s t e d . I f t h e c e l l s f a i l t he
s ec o n d c a pa c i t y t e s t , t he c e l l s s h a l l ha ve f a i l e d

I f a c e l l i s da m a ge d a s a r e s u l t o f a c ci d e n t o r t e s t e q u i p m e n t
m a l f u n c t i o n , i t s li f e t e s t s h a l l b e c o ns i de r ed vo i d

4.03.0 D o c u me n t a t i o n

T h e q ua l i f i c at i o n s h a l l v e r i f y t h at t he b a t t e r y i s q u a li f ie d f o r t h e
a p p l i c a t i o n a nd me e t s p e c i f ie d p e r f o r m a nc e r e qu i r e m e n t s . The
b a s i s o f q ua l i f i ca t i o n s h a l l s h o w t he r e l a t i o n s h i p o f a l l f a c t s of
p r o o f ne e de d t o s u p p o r t t he d es i g n a d e q ua c y o f t h e b a t t e r y . D a t a
u s e d t o de m o n s t r a t e t h e q ua l i f i c at i on o f t he ba t t e r y s h a l l be
p e r t i n e n t t o t he a p p l i c a t i o n a nd o r g a n i ze d i n a n a u d it a b l e f o r m

T h e q u a l i f i c a t i o n do c u m e n t a t i on f i l e s s h a ll c o n t a i n t h e f ol l o w i n g :

a ) G e n e r a l i n f o r m at i on

- I d e n t i f i c a t i on of t h e b a t t e r y b e i n g q ua l i f i e d
- T h e i n s t al l a ti o n r e q u i r e m e n t s i nc l u d in g m o u n t in g m et h o d s
a n d c o nf i g u r at i o n a n d e x t e r n a l i n te r f a c e s t o b a t t e r y a n d
stands
- T h e r a n ge o f t e m p er a t u re a n d h u m i d i t y f o r w h ic h t he b a t t e r y
i s q ua l i f i e d
- E l ec t ri c a l c h a r ac t e ri s t i c s o f t he ba t t e r y w h i ch i nc l u de
- a m p e r e h o u r c a pa c i t y
- f l oa t vo l t a ge
- e q ua l i z i n g vo l t a ge
- b o o s t vo l t a ge

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 - e n d o f d i s c ha r ge vo l t a ge s
- s p e c if i c g r a vi t y
- b a n k ma x i m u m v o l t a ge
- b a n k m i n i m u m v o l t a ge
a) Q ua l i f i e d l i f e at 2 7 0 C e le c t r o l y te t e m p e ra t u r e
b) I d e n t i f i c a t i o n of s pe c i f i c f e a t u re s t o be d e m o n s t ra t e d b y t es t s
c) Test plan
d) R e po r t s of t e s t re s ul t s , w hi c h s h a ll i n c l u d e t h e f o l l o w i n g :
- O b j ec t i ve
- E q u i p m e nt u s e d
- D e s c r i p t i o n of t e s t f a c i l i t y , i n s t r u m e nt s u s ed , c a l i b r a t i on
records, etc.
- T e s t p r o c ed u r e s , f r e q u e nc y o f r ea d i n gs a n d i n p u t da t a
- T e s t da t a a n d re s u l t s
- S i g n a t u r e o f t e s t p er s o n n e l a n d d a t e
e ) S u m m a r y, c o nc l u s i o n s a n d re c o m m e nd a ti o n i n c l u d i n g s t a t e m e n t
o f q u a l if ie d l i f e
f) Supporting data
g) A p p r o v a l s i gn a t u re a n d da t e
h ) A l l m a l f un ct i o n s , ac t i o n t a k e n a n d j u s ti f i c a t i o ns
i ) I n c a s e o f a na l ys i s f o l l o w i n g d a t a s h a l l r e p l ac e t e s t r es u l ts .
- T h e a s s u m p t io n s , e m p i ri c a l l y d e ri v e d va l u e s , a nd
m a t h e m a t i c a l m o d e l u s e d t o g e t h e r w i t h a p p r o p r i a te
j u s ti f i c a t i o n f o r t h ei r u s e
- D e s c r i p t i o n o f a n a l yt i c a l m et h o d s / c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m s us e d
- Summary of a na l yt i ca l l y e s t a bl i s h e d pe r f o r m a n c e
c h a r ac t e ri s t i cs a n d t h e i r a c c e p ta b i l i t y
- A n a l y s t ’ s s i gn a tu r e a n d d a t e
- A p p r o v a l s i gn a t u re a n d d a t e

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 Part-5

Q u a l i t y c o n t r ol a n d i n s p e c t i o n

5.01.0 General

E q u i p m e nt s co ve r e d u n d e r t h i s t e n d e r a re c l a s s if i ed a s s a f et y
r e la t e d e q u i p m e n t o f n uc l ea r p o w e r s t a t i o n . Q u a l i t y a s s u r a nc e
r e q u i r e me n t s s ha l l c o v e r a l l s t a ge s o f d e s i g n , p r o c u re m e n t ,
m a n uf a c t u r e , a s s e m b l y, i n s p e c t i o n , t e s t i n g , s t o ra ge , d e l i ve r y ,
e r ec t i o n & c o m m i s s i o n i n g o f e q u i pm e n t . T he ge ne r a l re qu i r e m e n t s
gi ve n i n I S O 9 0 0 0 & 1 4 0 0 0 s e r ie s s t a nd a r ds a s s p ec i f i c a ll y
a p p l i c a b le f o r t h e e q u i pm e nt c o ve r e d u n de r t h i s t e nd e r s ha l l
ge n e ra l l y b e f o l l o we d

T h e q u a l i t y a s s u ra nc e m a n u a l o f t he b i d d e r s ha l l b e s u b m i t t e d f o r
r e f e re n ce a n d t h e q u a l i t y a s s u ra n ce s h a l l b e ca r r i e d o u t b as e d on
w r i t te n d o wn p r oc e d u re s w i t h c l e a r ac c e pt a n c e n o rm s . Al l
ac t i vi t i e s s ha l l b e c a r r i e d o u t b y q u a l i f i e d pe r s o n n e l t ra i n e d a nd
t e s t e d t o p e r f o r m th e j o b . S p e c ia l i ze d w o r k s l i ke w el d i n g; b r a z i n g
s h a l l b e ca r r i e d o u t ba s e d o n q u a l if i e d p r o c e d u re s b y q u a l i f ie d
w o r k m e n o n l y. T h e m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e nt s , t e s t f a c i l i ti e s s h a l l b e
p e r i od i c a l l y ca l i b r at e d a nd f u l l y f u nc t io n a l . C o m p l e t e d e t a i l s s ha l l
b e a v a il a b l e f o r p u rc h a s e r ’ s r e f e r e nc e an d r ec o r d s

I n s p e c t i o n a n d t es t i n g b y p u r c h a s e r s ha l l n o t b e l i m i t e d t o t h e f i na l
p r o d u c t o n l y . I n s p e c t i o n s h a ll c o v e r r a w m a t e r i a l s , b o u g h t o u t
c o m po n e n t s , s e m i f i n i s he d go o d s , p r o c e s s i n s pe c t i o n a n d f i na l
products. I f r e qu i r e d, i ns pe c t i o n m a y b e c a r ri e d o u t a s u b -
s u p p l ie r ’ s w o r k a l s o . A l l i t e m s / c om p o n e n t s /f i ni s he d ce l l s s ha l l
h a ve i de n t i f i a b l e n u m b e r s o t ha t h e y c a n b e c o r r e l at e d t o t e s t
ce r t i f i c a te s

P u r c h a s e r ’ s i n s p e c t i o n e n gi n e e r m a y be i n v o l ve d i n v a r i o u s s ta g es
o f i n s pe c t i o n a nd t e s t i n g . A l l i n s pe c t i o n s / t e s t i n g s h a l l be c a r r ie d
o u t b a s e d o n w r i tt e n p r o ce d u r e s h a v i n g c l e a r a cc e p t a bl e n o r m s ’

B i d d e r s s ha l l i n cl u d e i n t h e i r o f f e r pr o p o s e d q ua l it y c o n t r o l p la n
f o r t he e q ui p m e n t c o ve r e d u n de r th e t en d e r . A t y p i c al Q A p l a n i s

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 e n c l o s e d a s a n ne xu r e t o t h i s p a r t o f t e n de r . Details shall be
r e vi e we d d u ri n g e v a l ua t i o n o f b i d s / b e f o r e a p p r o va l o f Q CP p r i o r t o
m a n uf a c t u r e o f e qu i p m e nt

B i d d e r s s ha l l i n d i ca t e i n t h e i r p r i ce p a r t of o f f e r e x t r a p r i c e f o r
c o n d uc t i n g t he f o l l o w i n g t es t s . B id d e r s ha l l n ot e th a t c e l l s
s u b j e c t e d t o t yp e, a c c e p t an c e a n d q u a l i f ic a t i o n s t e s t s s ha l l n o t b e
s u p p l ie d a s pa r t of o r d e r e d q ua n t i t y. C o s t o f s uc h c e l l s s h a l l b e
i n cl u de d i n p r i c e s

1 ) A g e i n g q u a li f i c a t i o n t e s t s ( e xc l u d i n g s e i s m ic t e s t i n g)
2 ) A n y o t h e r t e s t f o r w h i c h e x t ra c ha rg e s h a ve t o b e p a i d b y
purchaser

T w o n u m b e rs o f c e l l s s h a l l be p u t o n s p e c i f i e d f l oa t v o l t a ge f o r t h e
f o l l o w i n g p e r i o d s a n d t h e c a pa c i t y o f t h e c e ll s d e t e r m i n e d a t t h e
e n d o f t he a b o v e pe r i o d s

1) One month
2 ) T h r ee m on t h s
3 ) S i x m o n t hs

T h e re s h al l n o t b e a n y d e c re a s e i n t he h i gh r a t e c a p a c i t y. I n c a s e
o f a n y d e c r ea s e in h i gh r a t e c a pa c i t y i s a n t i c i pa t e d , t h e n t h e
ca p a c i t y o f t h e c e l l s h al l be s u i t a b l y u p r a te d s o a s t o m e e t t h e l o ad
d e m a n ds e ve n a f t e r s t a n d i n g o n f l oa t f o r l o n g p e r i o ds ( i n e xc e s s of
six months)

T h e c h a r gi n g o f c el l s d u ri n g ac c e pt a nc e an d t y p e te s t i n g s h a l l b e
ca r r i ed o ut b y m o d if i e d c o n s t a nt p ot e nt i a l m e t h o d o f c h a r gi n g w i t h
t h e li m i t a t i o n s o n c h a r ge r vo l t a ge & c u r r e n t i n d i c a t e d i n p a r t - 3 of
t h e t e n d e r d o c u m e nt

A l l d i s ch a r g e t e s t s s h a l l b e ca r r i e d o u t a f t e r s p e c if ie d t im e p e r i o d
s u b s e q ue n t t o c h a r gi n g a s d e ta i l e d i n r e l e va nt s t a nd a r ds

C o n t a i n e r s s ha l l be s u b j ec t e d t o a l l t y p e , a c c e p t a nc e a nd r o u t i n e
t e s t s a s pe r r e le v an t I S w h e r e s uc h s t a n d a r d e x i s ts a n d a s pe r
m a n uf a c t u r e r ’ s s t a nd a r d ( i n c a s e n o I S / I E C o r an y o t h e r r e c o gn i ze d

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 s t a n da r d i s a v a i l a b l e ) . I n s u ch c a s e b i d d e r s ha l l i n di c a t e i n t h ei r
o f f e r de t a il s o f a ll t e s t s a n d a c ce p ta n ce n o r m s

C o n t a i n e r s s h a l l b e t e s t e d f o r t h e i r he a t re s i s t in g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c as
p e r t he f o l l o w i n g p r o c e d u r e . M ea s u re t h e w i d t h ( W 1 ) a n d l e n gt h
( L1 ) o f t h e c o n t a i ne r w i t h ac c u r a te r u l e r a n d v e r n i e r ca l i pe r a t o n e
s p o t o f e ve r y 2 0 c m o f h ei g h t ( m a x i m u m 5 s po t s ) ne xt , p l a c e t h e
c o n t a i n e r o n t he h o r i z o n t a l f l o o r a n d f i l l i t w i t h wa r m w a t e r of
5 0 + 2 0 C w h i l e k e e p i n g t h e t e m p e r a t u re o f wa t e r w i t h a he a te r . T he n
u n i f o r m l y a p p l y a f o r c e c o r r e s p o n d in g t o 7 k gf ( 6 8 . 6 N ) p e r on e
l i t re o f c a pa c i t y o f t h e c on ta i ne r ( ho w e ve r , t h e m a x i m u m f o rc e
s h a l l b e 5 0 0 k gf ( 49 0 0 N ) o n t h e u p pe r e d ge of t he c o n t a i ne r . W he n
t h i s p re s s u ri z e d s t at e i s ke pt f o r 1 h ou r , m e a s u re t he w i d t h ( W 2)
a n d l e n g t h ( L2 ) a t th e s am e s p o t a s a b o v e a n d e x p r e s s t h e
d e f o r m a ti o n b y ( W 2 - W 1 ) / L1 a n d ( L2 - L 1 ) / W 1 . A l s o i n v e s t i g a t e t h e
p r e s e n ce of a n y u n us u a l s t a t e i n t he a p p e a r a n c e . T h e r e s h a ll n o t b e
m o r e t ha n 1 % c h a ng e i n t h e d i m e n s i on s a n d a n y t h i n g u n u s ua l on
t h i s o u t wa r d s ha p e

5.02.0 Q u a l i t y c o n t r o l a nd i n s p e c t i o n d o c u m e n t a t i o n

A l l s t a g e s of m a n u f a c t u re s ha l l b e d oc u m e n t s b y i ns p e c t i o n r e p o r t s ,
m a t e ri a l c e r t i f i c a t e s , t e s t ce r ti f i c a t es , t e s t r e s u l t s , e t c . f o r e a c h c e l l
s u c h t ha t m a t e r i a l s u p p l ie d ca n b e c o r r e la t e d t o t e s t c e r t i f i c a te s

T h e d oc u me n ta t i on s h a l l c o ve r c e r t i f i c a t e s f o r s t a ge s r ev i e w e d b y
p u r c ha s e r ’ s e n g i n e e r , c e r t i f i c a t e s f o r b o u gh t o u t i t e m s , t e s t c a r r ie d
o u t u n d e r s u pe r v i s i o n o f p u r c ha s e r ’ s e n g i n e e r a nd a p pr o v e d Q A
p l a n a n d t e s t p r oc e du r e s

A l l s u c h q ua l i t y c on t r o l r e p o r t s s h al l b e ma d e i n t o b o u n d vo l u m e s
a n d 1 0 n o s . o f s u ch v o l u m e s s ha l l b e s u p p l i e d f o r ea c h b a n k o f
b a tt e r y . D o c u m en t a t i o n s h a l l be s u b m i t t e d a l o n g w i t h d e l i v e r y of
equipment

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5.03.0 T y p i c al q u a l i t y c o n t r o l p l a n f o r b a t t er y

No Item Type of check Quantum Rem arks

description of check
by
purchaser
1) Positive 1) Chemical anal ys is For ever y 100% review of certificates
plates batch b y purchaser’s engineer and
witnessing of tests on 1%
items
2) P h ys ical pr oper ties -do- -do-
3) Visual 1% -do-
4) Dimension check 1% -do-
2) Negative 1) Chemical anal ys is For ever y 100% review of certificates
plates batch b y purchaser’s engineer and
witnessing of tests on 1%
items
2) P h ys ical pr oper ties -do- -do-
3) Visual 1% -do-
4) Dimension check 1% -do-
3) Grid 1) Chemical anal ys is For ever y 100% review of certificates
batch b y purchaser’s engineer and
witnessing of tests on 1%
items
2) P h ys ical pr oper ties -do- -do-
3) Visual 1% -do-
4) Dimension check 1% -do-
4) Separators 1) Routine test as per 1% Review of certificates by
IS-6071 or purchaser’s engineer
equivalent
2) T yp e tes ts as per -- ‘Hold’ tests shall be
IS-6071 or witnessed by purchaser’s
equivalent engineer
5) Containers 1) Routine high 100% Review of certificates by
voltage test as per purchaser
IS-1146 or
equivalent ‘Hold’ tests shall be
2) T yp e tes ts as per -- witnessed by purchaser’s
IS-1146 or engineer
equivalent As per -do-
3) Acceptance tests as sampling
per IS-1146 or plan given
equivalent in standard
4) Process control --
5) Heat resisting Random -do-
propert y t yp e -do-

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 6) Terminal 1) Chemical anal ys is 1% 100% review of certificates
posts b y purchaser’s engineer and
witnessing of tests on 1%
items
2) Conductivit y -do- -do-
3) Measurement of -do- -do-
lead costing
thickness -do- -do-
4) Dimensional check -do- -do-
5) Visual
7) Inter cell 1) Chemical anal ys is 1% 100% review of certificates
connectors b y purchaser’s engineer and
witnessing of tests on 1%
items
2) Conductivit y -do- -do-
3) Measurement of -do- -do-
lead costing
thickness -do- -do-
4) Dimensional check -do- -do-
5) Visual
8) Hardware 1) Material test 1% of lot 100% review of certificates
b y purchaser’s engineer and
witnessing of tests on 1%
of items
2) Dimensions -do- -do-
3) Hardness -do- -do-
4) Thickness of lead -do- -do-
coating (where
applicable)
9) Vent plugs 1) Visual Random Compliance certificate by
level supplier
indicators,
name
plates, cell
number
plates and
other items
10) Acid/alkali 1) Chemical anal ys is For each Review of certificate by
for as per IS-266 f or lot, purchaser’s engineer
elec trol yte acid foe lead acid samples
cells will be
2) Chemical anal ys is take n by
for alkali purchaser’s
engineer
11) Water for Chemical a nal ys i s as For each Review of certificate by
elec trol yte per IS-1069 for wate r lot, purchaser’s engineer
for lead acid cells samples

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 will be
take n by
purchaser’s
engineer
12) Complete Type tests at supplier’s
cell (as per work ‘Hold’ testing shall be
IS-1652 f or 1) Verification of As per witness by purchaser’s
plante lead construction standards engineer
acid cells 2) Verification of -do- -do-
mar king
3) Verification of -do- -do-
dimensions
4) Test for C10 -do- -do-
capacity and
voltage during
dischar ge
5) Test f or capacity -do- -do-
for high rate
dischar ge and
voltage during
dischar ge; Voltage
dip measured with
storage oscilloscope
during sudden
application of
specif ic loa d d ut y,
voltage shall not go
below 1.75V
initially
6) Ampere-hour and -do- -do-
watt-hour efficiency
tests
7) Test f or retention of -do- -do-
charge
8) Endurance test -do- -do-
9) Test f or voltage
during char ging at -do- -do-
modified constant
voltage charging
after high rate
dischar ge
10) Test f or voltage
during char ging at -do- -do-
modified constant
voltage charging
after C10 discharge
11) Test f or high rate

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 capacity while on -do- -do-
float voltage
12) Any other
routine/t yp e /accepta
nce test as per
relevant sta ndard
applicable f or the -do- -do-
t yp e of cells of fer ed
13) Packing Visual-routine test 10% pallet --
pac king

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 Section-C

Part-6

D i s m a n t l i n g o f o l d b a t t e r y b a n k a n d E r e c t i o n & C o m mi s s i o n i n g o f
new battery bank

6.00.0 Scope

T h i s s pe c i f i c a t i on c o v e r s d i s m a n t l i n g o f o l d b a t t e r y b a n k
i n s t a l l a t i o n a n d c om m i s s i o ni n g o f n e w c o n t r o l b a tt e r i e s a t t h e
p r o j ec t s i t e

6.01.0 Codes and standards

T h e i ns t a l la t i o n a n d c o mm i s s i o n i n g o f b a t t e r i e s a n d a s s oc i a te d
e q u i p m e n t s h a ll c o m p l y w i t h a l l a pp l i c a b l e s t a t u a r i e s , r e gu l a t i on s ,
I n d i an E l e c t r i c i t y R u l e s , s af e t y c o d e s a n d a p pl i c a b l e s t a n d a r d s i n
t h e l oc a l i t y w h e r e t h e e q ui p m e nt w i ll b e i n s ta l l e d . N o t h in g i n t h is
s p e c if i ca t i o n s h a l l b e c o n s t r u e d t o r e l i e v e t h e s u p p l i e r o f t h i s
r e s p o ns i bi l i t y . S u b s e q u e nt t o th e i ns t a l l a t i o n o f t h e e q u i p m e n t ,
m o d i f i c a ti o n s a n d c ha n ge s s u g ge s t e d , i f a n y, b y t h e a p p r o v i n g
a g e n c y t o m ee t t h e r e le v a n t c o d e s a n d p r a c t i c e s s h a l l be c a r r i e d o u t
by the supplier

6.02.0 D i s m a n t l i n g o f o l d b a t t e r y b a n k a n d E re c t i o n &
co m m i s s i o n i n g o f n e w b a t t e r y b a n k r e q u i re m e n t s

A f t e r t he d i s p a tc h o f t h e e q ui p me n t , i t w i l l b e re c e i v e d , u n l oa de d
a n d in s pe c t e d f o r d a m a ge s , i f a n y b y t h e p u rc h a s e r a t s i t e. B i d de r
i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r a n y d a m a g e s d ur i n g t h e t ra n s p o r t o f the
e q u i p m e n t . T he m at e r i a l w i l l be s t o r e d a t p u r ch a s e r ’ s s t o re s

B i d d e r s h a l l p r o vi de i n s u r a nc e c o v e r a ge f o r a l l w o r k m e n e m p l o ye d
d u r i n g d i s ma n tl i n g , i n s ta l l at i on a n d c o m m i s s i o ni n g o f t h e b a t t e r y
banks

B i d d e r s ha l l d e p u t e h i s pe r s o n n e l t o s i t e f o r v e r i f i c a t i o n of i t e m s i n
ac c o r d a nc e w i t h t h e pa c k i n g l is t . Re p a i r o r re pl a c e m e nt o f i t e m s ,

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 w h i c h a r e da m a ge d d u r i n g t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a n d s t o r a ge s h al l be
a r r a n g e d b y t he b i d d e r . T h i s s h a l l b e d o n e i m m e d i a te l y t o p r e v e n t
d e la y i n i n s t a ll a t io n a n d c o m m is s io n i n g o f t h e b a tt e ri e s

B i d d e r s ha l l s u b m i t f o l l o w i n g d o c um e nt s f o r a p p r o v a l b e f o r e
c o m m e n ci n g d i s m a n t l i n g, i n s t a l l a t i o n a nd c o m m i s s i o n i n g o f t h e
b a tt e r y ba n k s
1 ) D e t a i l e d p r oc e d u r e f o r d i s m a n t l i n g of o l d ba t t e r i e s
2 ) D e t a i l e d p r oc e d u r e f o r i n s t a l l a t i on of n e w ba t t e r i e s
3 ) P r o c e d u r e f o r q u al i f i c a t i o n o f a w e ld e r a n d w e l di n g p r o c e d u r e s
( i n c a s e a n y s i t e w e l d i n g i s r e q ui r e d t o b e c a r r i e d o u t )
4 ) P r o c e d u r e s f o r c o m m is s i o ni n g c he c k s , c a pa c i t y t e s t s a n d
c ha r g i n g o f b a t t e r y

B i d d e r s h al l t a ke u p t he d i s m a n t l i n g o f o l d b at t e r i e s j o b a f t e r s i t e
r e ad i ne s s w i t h w or k p e rm i t. Bi d d e r s h a l l d is c o n n e c t t he i n te r
c o n n ec t o r s a n d c a b l e s . D ra i n t he ac i d f r om th e b a t t e r i e s a n d t he
b a tt e ri e s s ha l l be s h i f te d t o s t o r e . A c i d ma y b e s h i f te d t o s t o r e / D M
p l a n t f o r ne ut r al i z i n g b a s e d o n e n gi ne e r- i n - c h a r ge i ns t r u c ti o n .

B i d d e r s h al l t a ke u p t he i n s t a l l a t i o n of ba t t e r i es af t e r c om p l e t e
r e m o va l of ol d b a t t e r y b a n k . O l d b a t t er y s t a n d s s ha l l b e u s e d f o r
installation.

B i d d e r s ha l l a r ra n g e to t ra n s p o r t t h e e q u i p m e n t f r o m t h e p la c e o f
s t o r a ge t o t h e p l a c e o f i ns t a ll a t i o n. H an d l i n g f a c i l i t i e s i f a v a i l a bl e
a t s i t e w il l b e p r o vi d e d b y t h e p u rc ha s e r o n a c h a r ge a bl e b a s i s a t
t h e r at e s p r e v a il i n g a t t ha t t i m e . B at t e r y s h a l l b e l a i d i n
ac c o r d a nc e w i t h t he r e q u i r e m en t i n s i ng l e t ie r d o u b l e r o w ( 1 1 c e l l s
per row) arrangement as existing at present.

S u b s e q ue n t l y , i n te r - c e l l a n d f l e x i bl e c o n n e c to r s t e r m i na t i o n s s ha l l
b e m a de a n d e l ec t ro l y t e of s u i t a bl e s pe c i f i c gr a v i t y s h a l l b e f i l le d
i n t h e c e l l s . B a t t e ry c e l l te r m i n a l s s ha l l b e a p p l ie d w i t h p e t r o l e um
j e l l y t o a vo i d c o r ro s i o n / o x i da t i o n / s u l p ha t i o n . T h e f l ex i bl e
c o n n ec t o r s a re i n t he s c o pe o f t he p u rc ha s e r .

C o m m i s s i o n i n g c h e c k s s h a l l b e c a r r ie d o ut i n a c c o r da n c e w i t h
r e le v a n t e q ui p m e n t s t a n da r d s , a p p r ov e d l i s t of c o m m i s s i on i n g

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 c h e c k s a n d p r o c e d u r e s a n d s u p p li e r ’ s p r a c ti c e s . Some of the
c h e c k s / t e s t s a r e l i s t e d u n d e r pa rt - 5 . A l l t e s t e q ui p m e n t s ha l l b e
a r r a n g e d b y t he s up p l ie r a t s it e . P u r c h a s e r ’ s re s i s t a n c e lo a d b an ks
a r e a v ai l a b l e f o r Ba t t e r y d i s c h a r ge t e s t s a t s i te

T h e i n s t a l l a t i o n a n d c om m i s s i on i n g o f b a tt e r y s h a l l be c a r r i e d ou t
o n r o u n d t h e c l oc k b a s i s . A m i n i m u m of 4 p e r s o nn el s h a l l b e
a v a i l a bl e a t s i t e a n y t i m e f o r d u t y

S u p p l y, i n s t a l l a t i o n a n d te r m i na t i o n o f p u r c ha s e r ’ s e xt e r n a l p o we r
ca b l e s a re n o t i n c l u d e d i n b i d d e r ’ s s c o p e . H o w e ve r , b i dd e r s ha l l
m a k e bu s b a r co n n e c t i o n a r r a n g em e nt t o a c c o m m o d a te t h e
p u r c ha s e r ’ s ca b le c o n n e c ti o n .

O n c o m pl e t io n of e x t e r na l p o w e r t e rm i n a t i o n s t o t he ba t t e r y a n d i ts
r e ad i ne s s i n a l l r e s p e c t s , t h e b i d d e r s h a l l o r g a n i ze c h a r g in g o f t h e
b a tt e r y b a n k. P r o b l e m s , i f an y, e n c o u n te r e d d u ri n g t h i s p e r i od
s h a l l be a t t e n d e d t o b y t h e s u p p l i e r . S u b s eq u e n t l y s i t e a c c e p t a n c e
t e s t s s h a l l be p e rf o r m e d o n b a tt e r y b y t h e b i d d e r

6.03.0 G e n e r a l r e q u i r e me n t s

W h o l e o f t he e r e c t i o n w o r k c a nn o t be s u b - c on t r a c t e d b y t h e b i d de r .
I n c a s e a p a rt o f e r e c t i o n w o r k is s u b- c o n t r a c t e d , a p p r o va l of t h e
p u r c ha s e r w il l h a ve t o be t a k e n . T he bi d d e r s ha l l be r e s p o n s i b l e t o
t h e p u r ch a s e r f o r a l l t h e w o r k do ne b y h i s s ub - c o n t r a c t o r

B i d d e r c a n s e t u p a t e m p o r a r y w o r k s h op o r s t o ra ge f a c i l i t y a t s i t e .
N e c e s s a r y s p a c e r e qu i r e d w i ll be m a de a va i l a b le b y t h e p u r c ha s e r a t
t h e r a t e s p r e va i l i n g

E l e c t r i c p o we r s u p p l y o f 4 1 5 V , 3 p h as e , 4 w i r e , 5 0 H z f o r t h e
p u r p o s e o f e r ec t i o n a n d c o m m i s s i o n i n g w i l l b e m a d e a v ai l a b l e b y
t h e p u r c h a s e r a t o n e p o i n t o n c ha r ge a b l e b a s i s a t t h e r a t e s
p r e v a i l i n g t he n . T h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p o w e r s up p l y t o t h e p l a ce s o f
u s e s h a l l be c a r ri e d o u t b y t he b i d d e r . Li gh t i n g o f t he l o c a t i o n s t o
e n a b l e i n s t a l l a t io n a n d c om m i s s io n i n g o f t h e e q u i p m e n t s h a l l b e
ca r r i ed o u t b y t h e b i d d e r. I n s t a l l a t i o n s h a l l c o n f o r m t o I E r u l e s a nd
s h a l l h a v e ne c e s s a r y a p p r o va l of e l e c t r i c a l i n s pe c t o r at e

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 F o r k l i f t , E le v a t o r , t r o l l e y a n d o t h e r h a n dl i n g f a c i li t i e s w i l l be
m a d e a v a i la b l e t o t h e b i d d e r d e p e n d i n g o n t h e a v ai l a b i l i t y .
H o w e v e r , i f n o t av a i l a b l e d u e t o u n f o r c ed c o n di t i on s t h e b i d de r
s h a l l a r r a n g e h im s e l f f o r h a n d l i n g t he ba t t e r y c e ll s .

We l d i n g s h a ll b e c a r r ie d o u t i n a c c o r d a nc e w i t h re l e v a n t s t a nd a r ds
a n d a p p r o v e d p r oc e d u r e b y t h e q u a l i f i e d w e l d e r . B i d de r s h a l l ca r r y
o u t t e s t s a f t e r w e l di n g i n a c c o r da nc e w i t h s t a n d a r d s a n d a p p r o ve d
procedure

P u r c h a s e r s ha l l a t a l l t i m e s ha ve a n a cc e s s t o c h e c k t h e p r o g r e s s of
w o r k . B i d de r s h a l l p r o c ee d t o t he n ex t s t a g e o n l y a f t e r o b t a i n i n g
c l e a r a n c e f r o m t h e p u r c ha s e

A c c o m m o da t i o n w i l l b e m a d e a va i l a b l e t o t h e c r e w d e p e n d i n g u p o n
a v a i l a bi l i t y o n c h a r ge a b l e b a s i s a t t he r a te s p r e v a il i n g t h e n . I n
ca s e t h e p u r c h a s e r c a n no t p r o v i d e ac c o m m o d a t i o n , t h e s u p p l ie r
s h a l l m a k e hi s ow n a r r a n ge m e n t f o r t h e s ta y o f c r e w a nd
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n o f t he c r e w t o t h e p l a c e o r w o r k

6.04.0 Commissioning checklist

F o l l o w i n g m i ni m um c h e c k s / t e s t s s ha l l b e c a r r i e d ou t a f t e r t h e
i n s t a l l a t i o n o f c o m p l e t e b a t t e r y a nd a s s o c ia t e d e q u ip m e n t , i n
a d d i t i o n t o t h e c he c k s / t e s t s re c o m m e n de d b y t h e s u p p li e r

- V e r if i ca t i o n o f m a rk i n g
- V e r if i ca t i o n o f d i m e n s i o n s
- V e r if i ca t i o n o f c e l ls m o u nt i n g o n s t a n d
- V e r if i ca t i o n o f b at t e r y i n s t a l l a t i o n s a nd t e r m i n a t i o n
- V e r if i ca t i o n o f i n t e r - c e l l c on ne c t i o n a n d m e a s u re m e nt of
their resistance
- V e r if i ca t i o n o f c o n n e c t io n f o r c o r r e c t ne s s o f p o l a r it y
- C h e m i ca l a n a l y s i s of e l e c t r ol y t e (a c i d / w a t e r )
- Le ve l o f el e c t r o l yt e
- C l e a n l i ne s s o f c e l l s , s t a n d s a n d i ns t a l l at i o n
- T e s t f o r c a p a c i t y d i s c h a r ge a t C 10 r a t e a n d vo l t a ge d u r i n g
d i s c h a r ge a s pe r r e le v a n t I S

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 - T e s t f o r h i gh r a t e c a p ac i t y d i s c h a r ge ( a t s pe c i f i e d l o a d
d u t y) a n d vo l ta g e d u r i n g d i s c ha r g e u p t o s p e c i f ie d e n d of
cell voltage.

All the a b o ve s ha l l be done in discussion wi t h the p u r c h a s e r ’s

r e p r e s e n t a ti v e a n d a f t e r s u b m i s s i o n o f p r o c e d u re

6.05.0 B a t t e r y c a p a c i t y te s t s

B a t t e r y c a pa c i t y t e s t s s h a l l b e c a r r i e d o u t a s pe r t h e f o l lo w i n g t e s t
plan

1) T h e b a t t e r y s ha l l in i t i a l l y o n f i r s t c h a r g i n g b e c h a r g e d a s pe r
m a n u f a c t u re r ’ s re c om m e n d a t i o n s a n d s u bj e c t e d t o t h re e c h ar ge -
d i s c h a r ge c yc l es ( C1 0 t e s t ) t o o b t ai n 1 0 0 % r a t e d c a pa c i t y .
2) S u b s e q u e nt l y, ba t te r y s h a l l b e c ha r g e d w i t h t h e b a tt e r y c h ar ge r
p r o v i d e d a t s i t e f or t h e p u r p os e a n d c ha r ge d a t a r a t e a n d
w i t h i n t he l i m i t s o f v o l ta g e / c u r re n t i n d ic a t e d in s e c t i on - C ,
p a r t - 3 of t h i s t e n d e r . Af te r f u l l y c ha r g i n g t h e b a t t e r y, t h e
b a t t e r y s h a l l b e ke p t o n o p e n c i r c u i t f o r a p e r io d n o t l e s s t h a n
1 2 h o u r s i n c a s e of l ea d ac i d b a t t e r i e s , a n d n o t m o re t ha n 2 4
h o u r s f r o m c o m p le t i o n o f f ul l c h a r ge , th e b a t t e r y s h al l t h en b e
d i s c h a r ge d a t a p p l i c a b le r a t e a s gi ve n i n S l N o . 3 . 0 2 . 4 o f t h is
s p ec i f i c a t i o n . T he d i s c ha r g e s h a l l b e s t o p pe d a t t he e n d o f
s p ec i f i e d te s t d u r at i o n a n d t he c l o s ed c i r c ui t v o l t a g e a c r o s s
e a c h c e l l s h a l l n o t f a l l be l o w 1 . 7 5 V / c e l l . I n ca s e a n y s u c h
c e l l s a re i d e n t i f i e d , a l l s uc h c e l l s s h al l b e r e p l a c e d b y t e s t e d &
p r o v e n go o d c e l l s a t n o e x t r a c o s t t o t h e p u r c h a s e r . I n c a s e t h e
t e m p e ra t u r e i n t h e b a t t e r y r o o m i s m or e t h a n 2 7 0 C , a d d i ti o n a l
d u r a t i o n a s pe r s p e c i f i c at i o n s h a l l b e a p p l i c a b le . The
t e m p e ra t u r e o f el e c t r o l y t e a n d c e l l vo l t a ge s s h a l l b e m e a s u r e d
f o r a n u m be r o f p i l o t c el l s . S u i t a b l e c o r r e c t i o n f o r t e m pe r a t u r e
s h al l th e n b e a p p l i e d
3) T h e ba t t e r y s h al l be a b l e t o c ha r g e t o t h e f u l l c a pa c i t y w i th t h e
g i v e n c h a r gi n g c u r r e n t a n d v o l t a g e ( wi t h i n th e l i m i t s i n di c a te d
w i t h i n t he s pe c i f i e d t i m e i . e . 8 h o ur s a f t e r s u bj e ct i n g t h e
b a t t e r y t o h i g h ra t e d i s c h a r ge a n d 1 4 ho u r s a f te r s u bj e c t i ng t h e
b a t t e r y t o r a te d c a p ac i t y ( d e e p ) d i s c h a r ge
4) 2 4 h o u r s op e n ci r cu i t v o l t a g e w it h s t a n d t e s t o n f l o a t

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 5) Le a k a ge vo l t a ge t o e a r t h s h a l l b e r e d u c e d b e l o w 5 V f o r e a c h
bus to earth
6) T h e b a t t e r y b a n k s h a l l be p u t i n a c t u a l s e r vi c e a n d t h e
s u i t a b i l i t y o f t he b a tt e r y s h a l l b e ch e c k e d f o r t he a c t u a l
r e q u i re m e nt s a s s p e c i f i e d i n 3. 0 2 . 4 o f t h i s s p e c i f i c a t i o n .

6.06.0 Safety

S u p p l i e r s h a l l b e r e s p o n s i bl e f o r s a f e t y o f t h e e q u i pm e n t a t a l l
t i m e s d u r i n g t h e pe r i o d of c on t ra c t . Co n t r a c to r s h a l l r e pl a c e / r e p ai r
a l l c o m p o n e nt s o r e q u i p m e n t w h i c h i n p u rc h a s e r ’ s vi e w a r e
d a m a g e d b y t h e c on t r a c t o r d u r i n g t h e c o n t r a ct p e r i o d . S u p p l ie r
s h a l l e n s u r e t o s u p p l y c o m p le t e s e t o f p r ot e ct i ve e q ui pm e nt f o r
w o r k m e n t o t he p u rc h a s e r f o r u s e b y t h e p u r c ha s e r ’ s w o r km e n

C o n t ra c t o r s h a ll e n s u re safety of c re w e m pl o ye d for
e r ec t i o n / c o m m i s s i on i n g b y p r o v i d i n g w o r k m e n w i t h a d e q ua t e
p r o t ec t i ve ge a r a s re q u i r e d , b y em p lo yi n g s k i l l e d a n d t r a i ne d l a b o u r
f o r t hi s k i n d of j o b s , b y e nf o r c i n g s a f e t y n o r m s t o be f o l l o w e d b y
h i s w o r k m e n a s i m po s e d b y p l a n t s af e t y r e gu l at i o n .

P u r c h a s e r r e s e r v e s t h e r i gh t t o e n f o rc e a d di t i o n a l s a f e t y m e a s u r e s
a s r e q u i r e d f r o m ti m e t o t i m e i n t he i n t e re s t of e q u i p m e n t a n d
w o r k f o rc e

T h e c o n t r a ct o r s ha l l a b i de b y a ll s af e t y r u l e s a n d r e gu l a t i o ns
s t i p ul a te d b y t he p ro j e c t s af et y o f f i ce r

A l l m e di c a l & s a n i ta r y a r r a n ge m en t s s ha l l b e f u r n i s h e d f o r h i s c r e w
b y c o n t ra c t o r a t hi s o w n e xp e n s e

6.07.0 Clean up

T h e c o n t r a c t o r s ha l l a t a l l t i m e s ke e p t he s i t e f re e f r o m th e
ac c um u la t i o n o f w as t e m at e ri a l s a nd d e b r i s a n d u p o n c o m p l e t i o n of
t h e j o b s ha l l c l ea n a n d d i s p o s e o f a l l s u r p l u s m a t e r i a ls , r ub b i s h a n d
t e m p o r a r y w o r k s o f w h a t s o e v e r n at u re a n d k i n d a s d i r e c t e d b y t h e
p u r c ha s e r a n d s h a l l l e a ve t h e w o r k a n d s i t e c l e a n a n d t id y. A l l t h e

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 w a s te ge n e r a te d m u s t b e d i s p o s e d a t a p p r o p r i a t e b i ns p ro vi d e d i n
t h e s i t e a n d s h o u l d n o t d um p a l l t h e w a s t e i n a n y b i n .

6.08.0 Inspection of site

T h e c o n t r ac t o r o r h i s re p re s e n t a ti v e s h a l l be d e em e d t o h a v e
i n s pe c t e d t h e s i t e a n d s u r r o u n d i n gs b e f o r e s u b m i t t i n g h i s t e n d e r a n d
s h a l l o b ta i n t h e n e c e s s a r y i n f o r m a t i on a s t o r i s k s , c o n t i n g e n c i es
a n d o t h e r c i r c u m s t a n c e s w hi c h m a y i nf lu e nc e o r a f f e c t h i s t e n d e r

6.09.0 S u p e r i n t e n d e n c e of l a b o u r

T h e c o n t ra c t o r s h a l l p r o vi d e s u pe rv i s i o n a n d w o r k f o r c e f or
e r ec t i o n a n d c o m m i s s i o ni n g w h i c h s ha l l i nc l u d e w i t h o u t l i m i ta t i o n s
t h e e m p l o ym e n t of a co m pe t e n t e r e ct i o n e n gi n ee r w h o s h a l l b e
c o n s t a n t l y a t s i te a n d s h a l l g i ve h i s w h ol e t i m e t o t h e
s u p e r i n t e n de n ce o f t h e e re c ti o n a n d c o m m i s s i o n i n g an d w h o s e
d u t i e s s h a l l i nc l u d e t h e s u p e r vi s i o n o f t he u n l o a d i n g, a s s e m b l y ,
i n s t a l l a t i o n , r e pa i r , r e p l a ce m e nt o f a n y d a m a ge d c om p o ne n t s a nd
a n y o t h e r o p e ra t i n g a dj u s tm e n t s . T he e m pl o y m en t o f a s u f f i c i en t
n u m b e r o f c o m p e t e n t a s s is ta n ts t o t he e r e ct i o n e n g i n e e r t o p r o v i d e
s u p e r vi s i o n a n d w or k f o rc e f o r t h e n um b e r o f w o r k i n g s h i f t s p e r
d a y a n d p e r we e k t o c o m p l e t e t he w o rk w i t h i n t h e t i m e s p e c i f ie d .
T h e c o n t r a c t o r s ha l l e m p l o y o n l y s u c h pe r s o ns a s a r e c a r e f u l ,
s k i l l e d a n d e x p e r i e n c e d i n t he i r t r a de s

6.10.0 C o o r d i n a t i o n of w or k

T h e c o n t r a c t o r s ha l l p l a n hi s o p e r a t i o n s s o a s t o a v o i d i n t e rf e r e n c e
w i t h t h e o p e r a t i o n o f t h e p u r c ha s e r ’ s o r o f ot he r c o n t ra c t o r s a t s i t e .
T h e c o n t ra c t o r s h a l l o r g a n i z e h i s w o r k t o s u i t t he t i m i n g s s h o w n o n
t h e c o n s t r uc t io n s c h e d ul e o r r e v i s i o n s t h e r e , i s s u e d b y t h e
p u r c ha s e r . T h e w o r k a l s o s h a l l b e co o r d i na t e d w i t h r u n ni n g u n i t s
w h e re v e r r e q u i r e d

6.11.0 Security rules

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 T h e c o n t r ac t o r s h al l f o l l o w a t s i t e a l l s e c u r i t y r u l es a s m a y b e
f ra m e d b y t h e p u rc h a s e r f r om t im e to t i m e r e g a r d i n g r e m o v a l of
m a t e ri a l f r om s i t e , i s s u e o f i de n t i t y c a r ds , c o n t r o l o f e n t r y o f
p e r s o nn el a n d a l l s i m i la r m a t te r s . T he c o n t r ac t o r a n d h i s p e r s o n n e l
s h a l l a bi d e b y a l l s e c u r it y m e a s u r e s i m p o s e d b y t h e p u rc h a s e r o r h i s
d u l y a u th o r i ze d r e pr e s e n ta t i ve f r o m t im e t o t i m e

T h e c o n t r a ct o r s h a l l f o l l o w a ll t h e c e n t ra l a nd s t a t e go ve r n m e n t
r u l e s / a ct s a p p l i c a bl e f o r t h e w o r k a n d a l s o m a i n ta i n n e c e s s a r y
r e co r d s s t i p ul a t e d in t he te s t r u l e s / a c t s

6.12.0 D o c u me n t a t i o n

A l o n g w i t h t e s t p r o c e d u re s , f o r m a t s f o r recording readings,
o b s e r va t i o n s , i n s pe c t i o n s s ha l l b e p re p a r e d . During tests, these
f o r m a t s s h a l l be u s e d t o ne a t l y r e c o r d r e a d i n gs a n d a t t he e n d of
t e s t s s i gn a t u re s o f t e s t e n g i n e e r , p u rc h a s e r ’ s e n gi n e e r s ar e p l a c e d .
T e n c o p i e s of b o u n d v o l u m e s o f s uc h r e p o r t s s h a l l b e s u b m i t te d
b e f o re c l a i m i n g f i n a l p a y m e n t

6.13.0 Training

T h e b i d de r s ha l l a r r a n g e t o t r ai n a t p l a n t p r e mi s e s s i x p e r s o n n e l of
t h e p u rc ha s e r r e ga rd i n g r e m o v a l o f t h e b a t t e r y f r o m t he c o n ta i ne r ,
r e p l a c e m e n t o f t e r m i n a l p o s t s a n d g o o d m a i n t e na nc e p r ac t i ce s

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 Section-D

G u a r a n t ee d t ec h n i c a l p a r t i c u l a r s o f t h e o f f er

(S e p a r a t e s e t o f t ec h n i c a l pa r ti c ul a r s s h a l l b e s u b m i t t e d
f o r e ac h a l te r n at e pr o p o s al i n t he t ec h n i c a l b i d )

A) G e n e r al

1) M a n uf ac t u r e r ’ s n a me & a dd r e s s
2) Type of battery
3) M a n uf ac t u r e r ’ s t y pe d e s i gn a t i o n
4) B a t t e r y s u i t a b l e f o r d i s c ha r g e a t
a) High rate
b ) M e d i u m ra t e
c) Low rate
5) C a p a c i t y o f t he b a t t e r y a t r a t e d c a p a c i t y
d i s c h a r ge t o s t a n d a r d e n d vo l t a ge a n d at 2 7 0 C a s
p e r re l e va n t I S
a) Initial capacity
b ) R a t e d ca p ac i t y
c ) E n d of l i f e c a pa c i t y
6) B a t t e r y b a n k vo l t a ge
7) Number of cells in series
8) C u r r e nt & t i m e p e r i o d f o r w h i c h t h e s p e c i f i e d
l o a d c u r r e n t ( 1 8 0 Am p s ) c a n be s u pp l i e d b y t h e
b a t t e r y o f f e r e d t o t h e s p e c if i e d e n d vo l ta g e a t
270C
a ) 3 0 0 A H ba n k Mts
b ) E n d vo l t a g e ( vo l t s p e r c e l l )
9) S p e ci f ic gr a v i t y o f t h e e le c t r o l y t e u n d e r f u l l y
c h a r ge d c o n d i t i on at 2 7 0 C
10) S p e ci f ic g r a vi t y o f t he e l e c t r o l yt e af t e r f u l l y
d i s c h a r ge d co n d it i on ( C 1 0 d i s c h a r g e ) a t 2 7 0 C
11) S p e ci f ic gr a vi t y o f t h e e l e ct r o l yt e af t e r h i gh
r a t e di s c ha r ge at 2 7 0 C
12) T e r m i n a l vo l t a ge o f t h e b a tt e r y b a n k a nd b a t t e r y
c e l l a f t e r C 1 0 di s c ha r g e

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 13) T e r m i n a l vo l t a ge o f t h e b a tt e r y b a n k a nd b a t t e r y
c e l l a f t e r h i g h r a t e o f di s c ha r g e
14) R e c o m me n de d c ha r gi n g current after h i gh
d i s c h a r ge s o t h a t b a t t e r y c a n b e c o m p l e t e l y
r e c h a r ge d i n 8 h o u r s
15) R e c o m me n de d ch a rg i n g c u r r e n t a f t e r C 1 0 r a t e
d i s c h a r ge s o t h a t b a t t e r y c a n b e c o m p l e t e l y
r e c h a r ge d i n 14 h o u r s
16) A r e t he c h a ra c te r i s t i c s o f ba t te r y c h a r g e r Yes/No
i n d i ca t e d i n pa r t - 3 s e c t io n - C c o m p l y t o t h e
r e q u i r e m e nt s of c h a r g i n g t h e b a t t e r y o f f e re d
a f t e r C 10 d i s c ha r g e a n d h i g h r a t e d i s c ha r g e
17) R e c o m me n de d e qu a l i z i n g c ha r g e v o l t a ge ,
c u r r e n t a n d f r e q ue n c y o f e q ua l i z i n g c ha r g i n g
18) M a x i m u m pe r m i s s i b l e voltage re gu la t i o n of
b a t t e r y ch a r ge r
19) M a x i m u m p e r m i s s i bl e v o l t a g e a n d c u r r e n t r i p pl e
s u p p l i e d b y b a t t e r y c h a r ge r ( w i t h o ut b a t t e r y
c o n ne c t e d )
20) K- f a c t o r c u r ve s s h o w i n g r e l a t i o n b e t we e n Yes/No
c a p a c i t y f a c t o r s , d i s c h a r ge r a t e a n d e n d o f
d i s c h a r ge voltage enclosed to f a ci l i ta t e
s e l e c t i o n of ce l l s i ze?
21) I n t e r n a l r e s i s t a nc e o f c e l l
22) R e s i s t a nc e of i n ne r - c e l l c on ne c t e r
23) D i m e n s i o n s of i n t e r c e l l c o n n e ct o r
24) D i m e n s i o n s of c e l l t e r m i n a l s
25) Material for the following connectors and
r e f e re nc e s t a n d a r d f o r m a t e r ia l
a ) C e l l t e rm i na l s
b ) I n t e r - c e l l c o nn ec t o r s
26) M i n im u m g u a r a n t e e d l e a d c o a t i n g o n
a ) C o n ne c t o r s
b ) T e r m i n a l s / c on n e ct o r s
c) Hardware
27) M a x i m u m s h o r t c i rc u i t c u r r e nt f o r t e r m i n a l f a u l t
a n d i t s t i m e c o n s t a nt
28) A m p e r e h ou r e f f i ci e n c y o f t h e b a t t e r y
29) W a t t h o u r e f f ic i e nc y o f t he ba t t e r y

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 30) G u a ra n t e e d li f e o f b a t t e r y w h e n o pe r a t i n g u n d e r
t h e s p ec i f i e d a m b i e n t c o n d i t i o n s a nd s u bj e c t e d
t o t w o de e p d i s ch a r ge s i n a y e a r a n d f e w
n u m be r s o f s h a l l ow d i s c ha r ge s a n d m a i n ta i ne d
a s pe r m a n u f ac t u r e r ’ s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s
31) W h e t h e r a n y a ge i n g t e s t s ha ve be e n c a r r i e d o u t Yes/No
t o a r ri ve a t t h e g i v e n l i f e , i f ye s f u r n i s h d e t a i l s
32) W h e t h e r t h e bi d d e r h a s t h e n e ce s s a r y f a c i l i t i e s Yes/No
t o c a r r y o u t a g e in g t e s t s a s p e r p a r t - 4 of
s e c t i o n - C , i f ye s f u r n i s h de t a i l s o f e x i s t i n g
facilities
33) W h e t h e r t h e b i d d e r a g r e e t o c o m pl y w i t h t h e Q A Yes/No
& Q C r e q u i r e m e nt s i n di c at e d i n p a r t - 5 of
section-C
34) A m o u n t o f h y d r o g e n l i b e ra t e d d u ri n g
a ) F l o a t c ha r gi n g
b ) E q u a l i z i n g ch a r g i n g
c ) B o o s t ch a r gi n g
35) W e i gh t of ba t t e r y b a n k w it h a ll ce l l s ,
e l e c t r o l yt e , c o n n ec t o r s , et c .
36) Volume and weight of el e c t r o l yt e at 1.180
s p e c i f i c gr a vi t y a t 2 7 0 C
37) E r e c t i o n a nd c o m m i s s i on i n g o f e q u i p m e n t a n d Yes/No
b a t t e r y o f f e r e d a s p e r s p e c i f ic a t i o n s i nc l u d e d i n
the offer

B) C o n s t r u c t i o n a l d e t a i l s of c e l l s ( 3 0 0 AH b a t t er y b a n k )

1) D i m e n s i on s of ce l l
a ) W i dt h
b ) H e i gh t
c) Depth
2) Weight of cell
a ) W i t h o u t el e c t r o l y t e
b ) W i t h e l ec t r o l y t e
3) T yp i c a l c he m ic a l c o m p o s it i o n of p o s i t i ve p l a t e
4) T yp i c a l c he m ic a l c o m p o s it i o n of n e ga t iv e p l a te
5) T yp i c a l c he m ic a l c o m p o s it i o n of g r i d
6) Material for c on t a i ne r and m a n u f a c t u ri n g

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 standards
7) Material for separators and manufacturing
standards
8) Material for vent plugs
9) Method for c o n n ec t i n g p o s it i ve a nd n e ga t i ve
p l a t e s t o c el l te r mi n a l s
10) N o . o f p o s i t i ve p l a te s p e r c e l l
11) N o . o f n e ga t i v e p l a t e s pe r ce l l
12) T h i c k n e s s of p o s i t i ve p l a t e b e f o r e f o r m i n g
13) T h i c k n e s s of n e ga t iv e p l a te be f o r e f o r m i n g
14) W e i g h t o f p o s i t i ve p l a t e w i t h ou t lu gs ( b e f o re
forming)
15) A H c a pa c i t y o f p o s it i ve p l a t e a t C 1 0 r at e
16) A H c a pa c i t y o f ne ga t i ve p l a te a t C 1 0 r a t e
17) M i n i m u m s e p a r a t o r o ve r l a p
a) Top
b) Bottom
c) Side
18) M a x i m u m c u r r e nt d e n s i t y a t a n y p a r t o f t h e gr o u p
b a r a t o n e m i n u t e ra t e
19) M a x i m u m c u r r e n t d e n s i t y o f t e r m i n a l p o s t a t o ne
m i n u te ra t e
20) M i n i m u m c l e a ra nc e s b e t we e n c o nt a i n e r and
positive plates
a) Positive plate and bottom
b) Positive plate and side
21) Minimum c le a r a n ce b e t w ee n c o n t ai n e r and
n e g a ti v e p la t e s
a ) N e g a t i ve p l a t e a n d b o t t o m
b ) N e g a t i ve p l a t e a n d s i de
22) Q u a n t i t y o f el e c t r ol y t e a b o v e t h e p o s i t i ve p l a t e s
b u t be l o w t he m i n i m u m l e v e l p o s i t i o n
23) C el l n u m b e r p la t e s p r o vi d e d Yes/No
24) B at t e r y b a n k n a m e p l a t e p r o vi d e d Yes/No
25) E l ec t r o l yt e l e ve l i nd i c a t o r p r o vi d e d f o r e a c h c e l l Yes/No
26) A r e t h e v e n t p l u g s s p l a s h p r o of Yes/No
27) T yp e o f i n t e r - c e l l c o n n e c t i o n s R i gi d /f l e x ib l e
28) T yp e o f i n t e r - r o w / ta k e o f f c o n n ec t i o n s R i gi d /f l e x ib l e

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 29) W he t he r ce l l s a r e s ea l e d t yp e Yes/No
30) M e t h o d of s e a l i n g t h e ce l l s a n d s e a l i n g c o m p o u n d
details
31) W ha t p r o vi s i o n s a r e m a de f o r s pe c i f i c gr a vi t y
m e a s u r e m e nt of c e l l s
32) W ha t p r o v i s i o ns a re m a de t o k n o w t he c o n d i t i o n o f
cell during operation
33) I n s u la t i n g c o v e r s f o r i n t e r - c e ll , i n t e r - r ow a n d t a ke Yes/No
o f f t e r m i na l p r o v i d e d
34) M a t e r i a l f o r i n s u l a te d c o ve r s
35) A r e i n t e r - ce l l c on n e c t o r s a n d t e rm i na l parts Yes/No
c o v e re d w i t h p la s t i c s h r o u d s?

C) C h a r a c t er i s t i c c ur v e s

1) T e r m in a l vo l t a ge vs . t i m e f o r d i f f e re n t r a t e s of d i s c h a rg e a s
specified
2) T e r m in a l v o l t a g e vs . t i m e f o r s p e c i f i e d m e t h o d s o f c h a r g i n g
3) S p e c i f i c g r a vi t y o f e l ec t ro l yt e v s . t i m e f o r d i f f e r e n t r at e s of
d i s c ha r ge a s s pe c if i e d
4) S p e c i f i c g r a vi t y o f e le c t r o l y t e vs . t i m e f o r s pe c i f i e d m e t ho d o f
c ha r g i n g
5) A m p e re h ou r c a p a c i t y v s . l i f e i n y e a r s o f op e r a t i o n
6) B a t t e r y l i f e vs . t e m p e ra t u r e o f a m bi e n t
7) C a p ac i t y f a c t o r f o r v a r i o u s r a t es o f di s c h a r ge f o r va r i o us e n d o f
d i s c ha r ge vo l t a ge s

D) C a t a l o g u e s , t e c h n ic a l l i te r a t u r e

1) C a t a l o gu e s a n d ba c k u p te c h n i ca l l i t e r a t u re o n Yes/No
t h e e qu i p m e n t o f f e r e d a re e n c l o s e d
2) P r o p o s e d QC p l a n i s e n c l o s e d Yes/No

E) Delivery schedule

I n d i ca t e s ch e d u le f o r c o m p l e t i o n of t h e f o l l o w i n g :

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 1) S u b m i s s io n of dr a w i n gs , QC plan, te s t
p r o c e d u re s
2) T i m e a l l o we d f o r a pp r o va l b y p u r c ha s e r
3) S c h e du l e f o r c om p l e t i o n f o r s e le c t i o n o f s a m p l e
f o r t yp e t e s t an d q ua l i f i c a t i o n t e s t s
4) S c h e du l e f o r c o m pl e ti o n of t y p e t e s t s
5) S c h e du l e f o r c o m pl e ti o n of qu al i f i c a ti o n t es t s
6) S c h e du l e f o r ma n uf ac t u r e , i n s p ec t i o n , t e s t i n g &
d e l i ve r y a t s i t e o f b a t t e r y b a n k f o r M AP S
7) T i m e r e q u i re d f o r e re c t i o n o f b a t t e r y b a n k ,
f i l l in g e l e c t r o l y t e a n d ke e p i n g r e a d y f o r
c o m m i s s i o ni n g
8) T i m e r e q u i r e d f o r c o n d u c ti n g s i te a cc e pt a nc e
t e s t s p e r ba n k

F) E x p er i e n c e

1) L i s t o f o r d e r s e xe c u t e d f o r ba t t e r y ba n k s ha vi n g
3 0 0 A H a n d hi g h e r ( i n d i c a t e de t a il s o f
i n s t a ll a t i o n a n d c om m i s s i o ni n g d a t e s )
2) L i s t o f o r d e r s e x e c u t e d f o r b at t e r y w h e r e o r d e r
va l u e i s e q ua l t o o r gr e a t e r t ha n 2 0 l a k h s
3) T u r n o v e r o f t he f i rm d u r i n g t he l a s t 3 y e a r s
4) P r o f i t / l o s s m a d e b y t h e f i r m d u ri n g l a s t 3 y e a r s

G) L i s t s o f s p ar e s an d ma i n t e n a n c e a cc e s s o r i e s ( 3 0 0 AH b a t t er y
bank)

No Description Quantity Quantity

s p e c i fi e d offered
Spares
1) E l e c t r ol yt e a t 1 . 1 8 0 s p e c i f i c g r a v i t y a t 2 7 0 C 5% per bk
2) I n t e r - c e l l c o nn ec t o r s w i t h h a r d wa re 20
3) V e n t p l u g s as s e m b ly 22
4) S p a r e nu t s , b o l t s & w a s he r s 5% of qty
5) S p a r e ba t t e r y c e l l s 10
6) E m p t y ce l l c o n t a in e r s 2

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 A c c e s s or i e s
7) A p p r o v e d t yp e h yd r o m e t e r ( s y r i n ge t y p e ) 5
a l o n g w i t h m o u n t i n g s t a n d f o r me a s u r i n g
e l e c t r o l yt e s pe c i f i c g r a v i t y
8) A p p r o v e d t yp e d i g i ta l t he r m o m e t e r 5
9) Wall mounting type thermometer 5
( a lc o h ol i c )
10) A c i d / a l ka l i r e s i s t an c e j u gs o f a d eq u a t e 5
c a p a c i t y w i t h q u an t i t y m a r ki n g s
11) A c i d / a l ka l i r e s i s t a n t f u n n e l s 5
12) R u b be r a p r o n s a n d gl o v e s 5
13) S a f e t y go g gl e s 5
14) I n s u l a t e d s pa n n e r s e t c o ve ri n g a l l s i ze s of 2
hardware
15) A c i d / a l ka l i l e ve l i nd i c a t o r s ( i f re q ui r e d) 50
16) S yr i n ge f o r t ak i n g o u t a c i d / a l k al i 6
17) I n s t r u c t i o n c a r d w al l m o u n t i n g t yp e 4
18) F i l l i n g p l u gs 50

1 ) B i d de r s ha l l c le a r l y , c o m pl e t e l y a n d un a m b i gu o u s l y f i l l i n t h is
p a r t s e pa ra t e l y f o r e a c h o f t he o pt i on s p r o p o s e d . R e f e re nc e t o
p a r t s of b i d/ s t a n d a r d s / s t a n d a r d ca t a l o gu e s et c . i s n o t
a c c e p t a b l e . Of f e r s w i t h o u t s k e t c he s / i n c o m p l e te i nf o r m a t i on
a r e l ia b le f o r re j e c ti o n w i t h o u t a n y f u r t h e r c o r r e s po nd e nc e .
A d d i t io na l s he e t s m a y b e e nc l o s e d w h e re ve r n e ce s s a r y
2 ) O f f e rs w h i c h d o n o t e n c lo s e t h e K- f a c to r c u r ve s , f o r 3 0 m i n u t es
1 h o u r a n d 2 h o u r s a n d 3 h o u r s wi l l b e r ej e c te d

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 Section-E

P r i c e S c h e d u l e (f or 3 0 0 A H b a t t e r y b a n k )

Unit Price Total Price

No Description Qty Rupee portion Total Rupee portion Total
(Rs.) (Rs.)
1) Design, manufacture, 4
inspection, testing, sets
packing for dispatch of
300AH C10 lead acid
plante type battery
having 22 Number of
cells and provided with
inter cell connectors
and all hardware
completely conforming
to t he specificati ons
2) Spares and maintenance 1 set
tools as per the list
enclosed in annexure to
s ect ion-E of the tender
(enc los e in separate
sheet unit price &
quantity offered)
3) Safe delivery of LS
equipment and spares
by road transport
without transshipment
en-route and on door
deliver y basis
including trans it
insurance
4) Total for equipment,
spares and maintenance
accessories on FOR site
basis
5) Excise duty on
a) Battery
b) Spa res
6) Sales tax on
a) Battery
b) Spa res
7) Total excise duty, sales
tax and other duties if
any
8) Type/ quali fication test
charges
8.1 Ageing
qualification tes t
charges

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 8.2 Life
c ycle/enduranc e
test charges
8.3 Any other test for
which extra price
is pa yabl e (lis t
put)
a)
b)
c)
8.4 Total
t ype/ quali fication
test charges

T o t a l c o s t o f b a t t er y b a n k s ( S l . N o . 1 t o 8 )
9) Erection & 4
commissioning of SETS
bat tery banks as per
specification and
conduct ing accep tanc e
tests at site
10) Total dismantling of 4set
old battery banks and
shifting to stores
1 1 ) A n y o t h e r ta x e s / d u t i e s p a ya b l e o n e q u i p m e nt & s pa r es
1 2 ) A r e t he p r i ce s f i r m? Yes/No
1 3 ) I f t h e p r i c e s a r e va ri a bl e i n di c a t e
a ) F o r m u l a f o r va r i a t i o n
b ) B a s e p r i c e & da t e
c ) C e i l in g o n e s c a l a t i o n
d ) W he t he r f o r m u l a f o r e s c a l a t i o n i s a pp l ic a b l e f o r
rupee portion only or for total portion
1 4 ) I f t h e p r i c e s a r e va ri a bl e i n di c a t e t he de t a il s
1 5 ) T e r m s of p a ym e n t
1 6 ) A r e t h e d i s m a nt l i n g , erection & c o m mi s s i o n i n g
c ha r g e s f i r m
1 7 ) O f v a r i a b l e , i n di c at e t h e f o r m u l a , ba s e p r i c e & d a te
1 8 ) T e r m s o f p a ym e nt for dismantling, erection &
c o m m i s s i o ni n g
1 9 ) V a l id i t y o f t he p r i c e pa r t ( t h e p r i c e pa r t s h a l l b e v a l id
f o r a t l ea s t 1 5 0 d a ys f r o m t h e o pe ni ng o f t he p r i c e
part)
2 0 ) L i q u i d i t y d a m a g es
2 1 ) W he t he r E D a n d s a le s t a x p a y a b l e o n t e s t c h a r ge s Yes/No

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 P r i c e S c h e d u l e ( f or 3 0 0 A H p l a n te b a t t e r y b a n k u n d e r bu y - b a c k )

Description Qty Total (Rs.)

1) 300AH; 48V DC lead acid type Plante type 4 s et
battery bank (M/s. Exide make) consisting of
22 cells along with inter cell fasteners etc.
including loading and transportation to supplier
destination

Note:

1) T h e p r i ce i n r u p ee s f o r ( i n d i g e n o u s c o nt e n t ) b a t t e ri e s , s p a r e s
s h al l i nc l u de c ha r ge s p a y a b l e t o wa r d s c u s t om s du t y, a u x il i a r y
d u t y, c o u nt e r v a i l i ng d u t y e t c . p a ya b l e o n i m p o r t e d i t e m s o n C I F
v a l u e o f t he i m p o r te d ti m e
2) T h e p r i c e s i n r u p e e s ( f o re i gn e x c ha ng e p o r t io n ) f o r b a t t e r i e s ,
s p a r e s s h a l l b e t h e C I F v a l u e o f th e c om p o ne n ts i n f o re i gn
c u r r e n c i e s . D e t a i l s o f c u r re n c i e s s h a l l b e in d i c a te d
3) W he r e i m p o r te d c om p o ne n t s a re i n v o l v e d , t h e p ri c e s i n r u p e e s
( i n d i ge n o us c o n t e n t ) s h a l l b e i n d i c a t e d s e pa r a t e l y i n c a s e ( i )
c o n ce s s i o na l c u s t om s d u t i e s a r e a va i le d ( i i ) n o r ma l c u s t o ms
d u t ie s a re a va i l e d
4) L o a d i n g d u e t o p r ic e va r i a t i o n w i l l b e m a d e d u r i n g e v a l u at i o n
5) L o a d i n g d u e t o i n t e re s t o n a d v a nc e w i l l b e m a de d u r i n g
e va l ua t i o n
6) P r i c e s f o r t h e e q u i p m e n t c o v e r e d u n de r t h i s te n de r a r e p a ya b l e i n
I n d i a n r u p e e s o n l y a n d n o f o r e i g n e x ch a n g e w i l l b e p r o vi d e d b y
the purchaser

Important

1 ) A l l p r i ce p a rt o f of f e r s s h a l l a t l ea s t c o n t a i n t he de t ai l s a s k e d f o r
i n t hi s p r of o r ma . I n c o m pl e te p r i c e p a r t s a r e l i a b l e f o r s u m m a r y
r e j e c t i on w i t h o u t a n y f u r t h e r c o r r e s po n d e n ce

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 2 ) I n c a s e c e r t a in a dd i t i o na l p r i ce s , te r m s a n d c o n di t i o n s , de t a i l s a r e
r e q u i re d t o be i nd i c a t e d f o r c l a r i t y , s a m e m a y b e i n d i c a t e d
s e pa r a t e l y
3 ) E a c h t e c h n i c a l op t io n s h a l l h a v e a p r i c e pa r t w h i c h i s c o m p l et e i n
a ll r es p e ct s
4 ) D u r i n g t e c h n i c a l e v a l u a ti o n o f of f e r , i n c a s e a n y p a r t of t h e p r i ce
o f f e r n e e d s r e vi s i on , c om p le t e l y r e vi s e d p r i ce of f e r c o v e r i n g a l l
d e t a il s a s a bo ve s ha l l be s ub m i t t e d wi t hi n t he du e d a t e
5 ) P r i c e e v a l u a t i o n o f o f f e r s w i l l be m a de c o n s i d e r i n g ( i ) i n i t i a l c o s t
( i i ) l i f e of b a t te r y ( i i i ) i n t e re s t o n c a pi t a l ( i v ) s c r ap va l ue , e t c .

S i g n a t u r e of t h e b i d d e r

S e a l of t h e f i r m

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 Section-E

P r ic e f o r s p ar e s a nd m a i n t e n a n c e a c c e s s o r i e s ( 3 0 0 AH b a t t e r y b a n k )

Descrip tion Quantity Quantity Unit Tota l

specified offered rate price
1) Electrolyte at 1.180 specific 5% of
0
gravity at 27 C qty per
bank
2) I n t e r - c e l l c o n n e c to r s w i t h h a r d w a r e 20
3) V ent plu gs assembly 22
4) Spare nuts, bolts & washers 5%
5) Approved type hydrometer (syrin ge 5
typ e) alon g w ith mountin g stand
f o r m e a s u r i n g e l e c tr o l y t e s p e c i f i c
gravity
6) Approved type thermometer 5
7) Wall moun ting type thermometer 5
8) Acid resistance ju gs of adequate 5
capacity with quan tity markin gs
9) Acid resistan ce funnels 5
10) Rubber aprons and gloves 5
11) Safety goggles 5
12) In su lated spanner set co verin g all 2
sizes of hardware
13) Acid/alkali level ind icators (if 50
required)
14) Syrin ge for taking out acid /alkali 5
15) In struction card wall mountin g
type
16) Fillin g plu gs 50
17) Cell containers 2
18) Spare battery cells ( normal) in dr y 10
condition
To tal for spares and maintenance
accessories

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