Engineering Consultancy Services for Jebel Ali Power and Desalination Station M and 400kV Substations with Associated 400kV OHL Circuit Works, Dubai

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) intends to implement additions and alterations to the existing DEWA High Voltage Transmission System in order to connect new Jebel Ali Power and Desalination Station “M” to the Electricity Grid and to cater the power supply requirements due to the rapid expansion of Dubai. The Part A of the “M” Station project involves the construction of new 400kV “M” Substation, new 400/132kV Gardens Substation, some modification of remote end substations, new double circuit 400kV OH line from “M” Station to “H” Station new with LILO at Gardens Substation, conversion of the existing 400kV single circuit lines (G Station-Najma & DREP-Najma) to double circuit lines to have “M” Station-Najma S/S and “L” Station-Najma S/S, as well as some rearrangements of existing 400kV lines.

The Scope of Consultancy Services covers tendering, design verification, supervision, witnessing FAT/type tests and warranty services etc. for the EPC works.

Services provided

  • Tender documents preparation and verification
  • Clarifications to queries raised by tenderers (EPC contractors) during tendering stage
  • Technical evaluation of received bids and preparation of Technical evaluation report
  • Commercial Evaluation of received bids and preparation of commercial evaluation report and final recommendations
  • Tender negotiations and assistance in contract award
  • Preparation of respective contract documents
  • Review and Approval of Contractor’s documentation (including design, material and method statement approval, etc.)
  • Project Management (including but not limited to overall project management, schedule controlling, monitoring, interface management and controlling, etc) for each consultancy package
  • Site Supervision of site construction activities, testing and witnessing the tests by contractor on all equipment during and after the construction
  • FATs in the manufacturers’ facilities
  • Supervision of the commissioning and subsequent warranty period services of all civil, electromechanical and other works comprising Substations, extension to the existing SCADA and Telecommunication systems, etc., and confirmation of compliance with the EPC contract
  • Review and Approval of contractor’s As-Built Drawings
  • Warranty Period Services.

Technical data

  • 400kV Substation Works
    •  400kV “M” Switching Station
    • 400/132kV Gardens Substation
    • 400/132kV ENPO Substation
    • Remote End Substation Modifications
    • Modifications to the SCC Najma and ECC Mushrif
  • 400kV OHL Works
    • 400kV OHL H Station New – Gardens / ENPO Substation (The total length of this line is about 43 km).
    • 400kV OHL M Station to Gardens Substation, The length of this line is of 10.5 km (including preliminary works in Jebel Ali Power Station Compound, approximately 4.5 km)
    • Conversion of one single circuit line to double circuit 400kV OHL (“DREP” & “LSTA” to Najma S/S, the length of the new double circuit line is about 20.8 km and about 0.6 km for single circuit and 21.5 km length of the circuit dismantled.)
    • Conversion of one single circuit line to double circuit 400kV OHL (“MSTA”&”GSTA” to Najma S/S & Merkadh S/S, the length of the new double circuit line 20.9 km and about 0.16 km for single Circuit. And 21 km length of the circuit dismantled)
    • 400kV Connection Rearrangement in Jebel Ali Power Station Compound & Najma S/S (“GSTA” to Merkadh S/S, “LSTA” to Najma S/S, “MSTA” to Najma S/S, “MSTA”to“DREP”,“MSTA” to “LSTA”)
    • Connection of “M” Station to “L” Station (0.15 km)
    • Connection of “G” Station to Merkadh S/S (0.42 km installed and 0.30 km dismantled)
    • Connection of “L” Station to Najma S/S and “M” Station to “DREP” (0.82 km installed and 0.42 km dismantled)
    • Connection of “M” Station to Najma S/S (0.55 km)

 

Client

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)