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After the Planners “Finish”
Contracting for an HVDC project
Construction
Testing and Commissioning
Operations and Maintenance
Dealing with Planners
“We need to figure out how to convince Planning that they can’t take six months to plan a nine month project.”
Pete Raschio, BPA
What should the Planners give you?
Capacity
Thyristor or Voltage Sourced Converter (loss considerations)
Back-to-Back, Overhead, Buried Cable, Submarine Cable
Cost estimates-Supplier’s budgetary estimates
System Impact
Project Authorization
Permits Environmental Impact Statement
Federal land – Right of Way Authorization
NEPA
FERC Permit - Interstate
Presidential Permit - International
Local Jurisdictions - Always
Environmental Impact Statement Figure on two years
Multiple jurisdictions
NEPA
Public Scoping Process
Draft EIS-environmental consequences of project
Final EIS
Record of Decision
FERC Referee – Project vs. Land Owners
Public Meetings
Alternatives
Pre-filing Review
Filing – Draft and Final EIS
Construction Permit
EIS
NEPA
Purpose and need for project
Proposed action and alternatives
Scope and magnitude
Evaluation of affected environment
Evaluation of environmental consequences and impacts Mitigating measures
Endangered species, cultural & historic resources
Forest Service Special Use Authorization check list
Requirement to Obtain a Forest Service Special-Use Authorization
Modification of 4(e) Condition After Biological Opinion or Water Quality Certification
Forest Service Approval of Final Design Approval of Changes Consultation Surrender of License or Transfer of Ownership Hazardous Substance Storage, Plan Use of Explosives in USFS Lands, Requirements Fire Prevention A. Hazardous Vegetation Fuel
Treatment, Plan B. Fire Prevention and Response, Plan C. Investigation of Project Related Fires, Plan
Road Use by Government, Requirement Road Use by Licensee & Subcontractors Road Maintenance & Improvements Safety during Project Construction, Plan Pesticide Use Restrictions, Requirement Erosion Control Plan Valid Claims and Existing Rights Compliance with Regulations
Protection of United States Property
Indemnification
Surveys, Land Corners
Damage to Land, Property, and Interests of the United States
Risk and Hazard
Crossings
USFS Access
USFS Sign Approval
Road and Traffic Management Plan
Recreation Facilities and Administration
Heritage Resources Management Plan
Annual Employee Awareness Training
Special Status Species
Ground Disturbing Activities, Requirement
Vegetation and Invasive Weed Management Plan
Wildlife Management, Plan
Surface Water Resources Management, Plan
Groundwater Management, Plan
Scenery Conservation, Plan
Habitat Mitigation, Plan
Solicitation for Bids
Data
Bidder’s List
Draft solicitation to potential bidders for comment
Cost saving suggestions from suppliers
Bidding period at least 120 days
Timing: How busy are the manufacturers?
Spare Parts – How to specify?
Warranty: RAM-is it worth it?
Specification Detailed vs. Performance
Second source for thyristors?
Schedule – Liquidated damages
Scope
Retain construction activities
Lots of arguments
Standards: IEC, IEEE, ASME, ASCE
RAM Guarantee Reliability – Outages
Availability - % Useful Time
Maintainability
Staff hours to maintain
Elaborate record keeping
Costly for both sides
Bidding
Bid Evaluation
Equalizing bids with multiple options
Losses
Exceptions to the specification
Negotiations
Narrow options
Price agreement
Manufacturing
Inspection
Valves
Transformers
Controls-Involve Site Engineers
Type Tests (Witness Testing)
Routine Tests - Standards
Commissioning
Test Plan
By supplier
Early enough to schedule needed outages
Staged Faults – Calibrate fault locator
Trial Operation-30 to 90 days common
EPRI “Testing and Commissioning of HVDC Systems”
Acceptance Criteria
Successful Trial Operation Period
Documentation supplied and updated
Spare Parts on-site
Starts Warranty
Triggers Payments
Warranty
Many definitions for outages
Forced, Scheduled, Avoidable
Outage records
RAM guarantee
Record keeping costly
Ultimately included in price
Operations
Unattended - Complexity
Safety
Power Scheduling
Reactive Power & Filter Deployment
SCADA Control
Inspection
Converter Deployment
Metallic Return Operation
Maintenance
Cooling System
Switchgear
Insulation Contamination
Spares
Annual or Bi-Annual Maintenance
Staffing
Life Extension Partial replacement
Survey of useful life
Transformers
Breakers
Valves
Cooling
Controls