VRIOGS 010.4 RevA - Public Transport Victoria

VRIOGS 010.4 Revision A 15SECTION 10.0INSPECTION OF WORKS10.1 PRE COMMENCEMENT INSPECTIONPrior to commencement of any site works, a site inspection involving the Contractorand the Department or its representative shall be held to gain familiarisation with therailway environment, principles of the design and site specific considerations.10.2 CONTRACT PERFORMANCE INSPECTIONSThe contractor is responsible for the totality of all works on site. During theperformance of works of this contract inspections shall be carried out by theDepartment (or its representative) to ensure compliance with the ConstructionStandards.The Contractor shall give the Department (or its representative) at least two (2)working days’ notice of when inspections are required.The contractor shall ensure that each stage of the works is completed in a mannerand to a standard which will allow uninterrupted completion of the following stages ofwork.In particular, the inspections shall ascertain the following aspects of the design.a) Earth grid installation as per design. ( the earth grid resistance shall be as perthe design)b) Conduits, pipes, ducts, pits are located exactly to design.c) Insulated and close tolerance flooring meets design and equipmentmanufacturer requirements.d) External and internal doors will allow equipment entry without equipmentdisassembly or modification of entry.e) Walling will allow installation of all equipment to be so installed includingthrough cables without equipment disassembly.f) All electrical and ergonomic clearances are as per the design.g) All primary and secondary equipment installations are as per the design.h) All major cable joints and terminations have been carried out satisfactorily.i) Any design changes by the contractor has not altered the original intent of thedesign.In addition to the above, general inspections will be carried out by the Departmentprior to and after testing. The Department or its representative will also attend thecommissioning.NOTE: This document is controlled only when viewed on the DOT Engineering Standards website.Any other copy of this document is uncontrolled, and the content may not be current.