Bid Package 08 North Well Field - Garney Construction

Colorado River Municipal Water District
Raw Water Supply Well Sites
Ward County North Well Field
B. Colors for Raceways Carrying Circuits at More Than 600 V:
1. Black letters on an orange field.
2. Legend: "DANGER CONCEALED HIGH VOLTAGE WIRING" with 3-inch-
(75-mm-) high letters on 20-inch (500-mm) centers.
C. Tape and Stencil for Raceways Carrying Circuits More Than 600 V: 4-inch- (100-mm-)
wide black stripes on 10-inch (250-mm) centers diagonally over orange background that
extends full length of raceway or duct and is 12 inches (300 mm) wide. Stop stripes at
legends.
D. Metal Tags: Brass or aluminum, 2 by 2 by 0.05 inch (50 by 50 by 1.3 mm), with stamped
legend, punched for use with self-locking cable tie fastener.
E. Identify each circuit with non-ferrous metal or fiber tags in manholes and junction boxes
and at terminations.
F. Circuits shall be tagged at terminations (both ends), in pull boxes, cabinets, and
enclosures as follows:
1. Tags relying on adhesives or tapes-on markers are not acceptable.
2. Provide conductor tags for conductors No. 10 AWG and below with legible
permanent sleeve of yellow or white PVC with machine printed black marking,
Raychem TMS sleeves or approved equal.
3. Provide tags for cables and for conductors No. 8 AVWG and larger consisting of
permanent nylon marker plates with legible designations hot stamped on the
plate. Attach these marker plates to conductors and cables with plastic wire
wraps. Tags shall be Raychem TMS-CM cable markers or approved equal.
4. Tags shall be imprinted with panelboard and panelboard position number (e.g.
LA3-23) for conductors fed from panelboards. Other conductors shall have tags
imprinted with the MCC which feeds the conductors (e.g. MCC 1).
5. Switchlegs shall have the designation described above on their tags, plus an “S”
suffix. Travelers shall have the designation described above on their tags, plus a
“T” suffix.
6. Where more than one neutral is present with a group of conductors, a tag shall be
applied to each neutral indicating which phase conductors are served by each
neutral (e.g. HA-2, 4, 6).
2.2 CONDUCTOR IDENTIFICATION MATERIALS
A. Color-coding conductor Tape:
1. Colored, self-adhesive vinyl tape not less than 3 mils thick by 1 to 2 inches wide.
2.3 UNDERGROUND-LINE WARNING TAPE
A. Tape:
1. Recommended by manufacturer for the method of installation and suitable to
identify and locate underground electrical and communications lines.
2. Printing on tape shall be permanent and shall not be damaged by burial
operations.
3. Tape material and ink shall be chemically inert, and not subject to degrading
when exposed to acids, alkalis, and other destructive substances commonly found
in soils.
May 18, 2012
Identification for Electrical Systems
Revision 0 26 05 53-2