Volume-II of IV - GAIL

MECON LIMITED
REGD. OFF : RANCHI (BIHAR)
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PROCESS & PIPING
DESIGN SECTION
NEW DELHI
TITLE MAINLINE CONSTRUCTION
(ONSHORE)
STANDARD SPECIFICATION
SPECIFICATION NO. PAGE 13 OF 53
MEC/S/05/62/01 REVISION A
CONTRACTOR shall promptly settle all off Right-of-Way damage claims.
Should CONTRACTOR fail to do so, COMPANY shall give written notice to
CONTRACTOR that if CONTRACTOR does not settle such claims within seven
days after such notice, COMPANY shall have the authority to settle claims from
the account of the CONTRACTOR.
5.0 HANDLING, HAULING, STRINGING AND STORING OF MATERIALS.
5.1 General
The CONTRACTOR shall exercise utmost care in handling in pipe and other
materials. CONTRACTOR shall be fully responsible for all materials and their
identification until such time that the pipes and other materials are installed in
permanent installation. CONTRACTOR shall be fully responsible for materials,
however, method of storage shall be approved by COMPANY.
CONTRACTOR shall reimburse the COMPANY for the cost of replacement of
all COMPANY supplied materials damaged during the period in which such
materials are in the custody of the CONTRACTOR. It shall be CONTRACTOR's
responsibility to unpack any packing for the materials supplied by COMPANY.
5.1.2 "Taking Over" of Line Pipe
The following stipulations shall apply in case CONTRACT provides for supply of
line pipe, bare and/or corrosion coated, by COMPANY.
CONTRACTOR shall receive and 'take over' against requisition, line pipe from
the COMPANY's designated place(s) of delivery as defined in the CONTRACT.
CONTRACTOR shall perform visual inspection of the bare pipes and coating of
the corrosion coated pipes, as the case may be, in the presence of COMPANY
and all damages shall be recorded. In the case of corrosion coated pipes
CONTRACTOR at his option may carry out holiday detection at a prescribed set
voltage and record such holidays, in the presence of COMPANY, at the time of
'taking over'. However, if CONTRACTOR proposes to perform only visual
inspection of coating, then repair of all holidays found at the time of laying the
pipeline shall be carried out by the CONTRACTOR at no extra cost to
COMPANY. The CONTRACTOR shall be entitled to extra compensation for
repair and rectification of defects recorded at the time of taking over as per the
rate set forth in the "CONTRACT". Repair of all damages after taking over the
delivery of the materials shall be to the CONTRACTOR'S cost. In case of delay
in handing over of COMPANY supplied material, CONTRACTOR shall be fully
responsible for stopping and rearranging means of transportation at no extra
cost to the COMPANY.