7. Load-lifting mechanisms and accessories

The Contractor shall own or have guaranteed access (by means of rent, leasing, sales contract, availability of production facilities or otherwise) in the Employer's country to all load-lifting mechanisms and accessories, to perform load-lifting works during transportation of the equipment and structures to their storage area and/or the construction site.

The Contractor shall guarantee that this equipment is in fully operable condition, meets the technical requirements and the Contractor shall also prove that this equipment will be available for him during the entire period of the Contract's implementation.

Availability of the equipment shall be confirmed by ownership certificate or letter of commitment from the owner.

Strapping of cargos shall be performed by inventory slings. Strapping methods shall exclude possibility of falling or sliding of strapped cargo.

Strapping of installation components shall be performed in the points specified in the detailed drawings. Strapping method of the integrated flat and spatial blocks shall provide durability, stability and invariability of geometrical forms during their lifting. Strapping of structures at random points, as well as by outstanding armature parts is for Tenderden.

Placement of cargo on vehicles shall ensure steady position of cargo during transportation and unloading.

Before lifting of each assembly element, it is necessary to check the following:

• element's conformity to the design type;

• condition of embedded parts,absence of dirt and damages on finished surfaces, integrity of primer coating and painting;

• presence of necessary fasteners and auxiliary materials at workplace;

• correct and reliable fastening of load-gripping devices.

During installation of assembly elements , the following shall be ensured:

• stable and fixed position at all erection stages;

• safety of work performance;

• accuracy of their position (by means of permanent geodesic control);

• strength of assembly joints.

The installation assembly elements shall be reliably fixed before removal of slings.

8. Warranty

The Contractor shall guarantee reliable operation of all delivered and Contractor-installed equipment for at least during the period required by the Employer for each type of the equipment as per the Technical Requirements (see Technical Data Sheets).

Warranty period must be:

• for the terminators of overstrain 330 kV, 110 kV - no less than 5-ti years from the day of putting into an operation or 5,5 years from the date of receipt on storage of Customer;

• for bus supports 330 kV, 110 kV - no less 3th from the day of putting into an operation or 3,5 years from the date of receipt on storage of Customer;

• for GIS-330 kV, GIS-110 kV – no less 2th from the day of putting into an operation or 3 years from the date of receipt on storage of Customer;

A guarantee period for works must be no less than 10 years.

During this warranty period, the Contractor at its own expense shall eliminate all defects and repair any part of the equipment, which has been properly installed and has been in operation, but has failed due to structural defects or production defect.

During the warranty period, defects shall be eliminated by the Contractor within not more than 1.5 months from the date of receipt of written notification from the Employer.

The Contractor shall bear all direct responsibility for equipment defects, the Contractor shall provide all necessary measures in order to provide commissioning and full operability of the site, according to the Contract's terms and conditions. The warranty period for works shall be not less than 10 years.

The Contractor shall provide integrity of the entire complex, even if some necessary equipment or services had not been particularly described in these technical requirements.