3.5.5.5
Holiday Test
Any damage to the protective covering during transit and handling shall be
repaired before installation. After field-coating and wrapping has been
applied, the entire pipe shall be inspected by an electric holiday detector
with impressed current in accordance with NACE RP0188 using a full-ring,
spring-type coil electrode. The holiday detector shall be equipped with a
bell, buzzer, or other type of audible signal which sounds when a holiday
is detected. Holidays in the protective covering shall be repaired upon
detection. Occasional checks of holiday detector potential will be made by
the Contracting Officer to determine suitability of the detector. Labor,
materials, and equipment necessary for conducting the inspection shall be
furnished by the Contractor. The coating system shall be inspected for
holes, voids, cracks, and other damage during installation.
3.5.5.6
Recording Measurements
All [pipe-] [tank-] [_____] to-soil potential measurements, including
initial potentials where required, shall be recorded. The Contractor shall
locate, correct and report to the Contracting Officer any short circuits to
foreign [pipes] [tanks] [_____] encountered during checkout of the
installed cathodic protection system. [Pipe-] [Tank-] [_____] to-soil
potential measurements shall be taken on as many [pipes] [tanks] [_____] as
necessary to determine the extent of protection or to locate short-circuits.
3.6
TRAINING COURSE
The Contractor shall conduct a training course for the operating staff as
designated by the Contracting Officer. The training period shall consist
of a total of [4] [8] [_____] hours of normal working time and shall start
after the system is functionally completed but prior to final acceptance
tests. The field instructions shall cover all of the items contained in
the operating and maintenance instructions, as well as demonstrations of
routine maintenance operations, including testing procedures included in
the maintenance instructions. At least 14 days prior to date of proposed
conduction of the training course, the training course curriculum shall be
submitted for approval, along with the proposed training date. Training
shall consist of demonstration of test equipment, providing forms for test
data and the tolerances which indicate that the system works.
3.7
CLEANUP
The Contractor shall be responsible for cleanup of the construction site.
All paper bags, wire clippings, etc., shall be disposed of as directed.
Paper bags, wire clippings and other waste shall not be put in bell holes
or anodes excavation.
3.8
MISCELLANEOUS INSTALLATION AND TESTING
3.8.1
Coatings
All aboveground pipeline shall be coated as indicated or as approved. The
coating shall have a minimum thickness of 0.18 mm 7 mil. The pipeline
coating shall be in accordance with all applicable Federal, State, and
local regulations.
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