HV Blue-Red Feeder
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview James Cook University (JCU) is seeking suitably qualified contractors to deliver high voltage (HV) infrastructure upgrades at the Townsville campus as part of a broader program to improve network reliability, safety and future capacity. Scope The scope includes: Supply, installation, testing and commissioning of HV electrical infrastructure, including associated civil works Modifying and reconfiguring portions of the existing 11kV reticulation network Townsville HV Modification, Blue and Red Feeder Undergrounding portions of the blue feeder and red feeder along Jospeh Banks Drive and James Cook Drive Installation of new HV cabling, conduits and pits Reconfiguration of feeder arrangements Installation of new GMSs, RMUs and substations Reconnection of existing assets Extension of the site-wide global earthing system Removal of redundant overhead lines and poles along key campus routes Integration with the contractor delivering footpath and earthworks on Jospeh Banks Drive to ensure minimum design cover is achieved Townsville HV Modification, GMS Install Delivery, installation and integration of gas-insulated ring main unit switching infrastructure at the front of campus as part of HV fault level mitigation works Provision of switching capabilities for reconfiguring the network to cater for increased prospective HV fault levels Installation of GMSs with associated earth grid provisions Contractor Requirements Suitably qualified contractors to deliver HV infrastructure upgrades
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