The purpose of this specification is to provide information necessary to allow prospective suppliers to prepare proposals to furnish fully assembled indoor type, open-back relay and control panels and deliver them to the Denton Municipal Electric (DME). DME is an electric utility owned by the City of Denton, Texas. The supplier will be required to fabricate, completely assemble and wire the panels, and deliver them FOB to the substation sites. The panels will be installed inside climate controlled buildings in each station. DME will provide labor and equipment for unloading at the site, field assembly, and installation. The owner will provide and deliver all Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) relays and other SEL devices to the supplier. The supplier will be required to provide the steel panels and all devices and hardware other than the SEL items. DME has utilized specific manufacturer’s equipment in designs; therefore, only proposals for the specified manufacturers and catalog items will be accepted where noted. Deviations from these specified items must be approved by the owner. Designed drawings for the relay panels have been provided in the Attachments. Fabrication of the panels shall be in accordance with this specification which includes design and fabrication drawings. Any fabrication drawing errors discovered shall be promptly reported to DME for resolution. Award, if any, will be based on the evaluated price and delivery of typical panels using the quantities shown on the pricing sheet. The unit price of each type of panel will include the steel, equipment and hardware specified (excluding that provided by the owner), painting, assembly, wiring and testing of each equipment item, plus freight for delivery to the designated locations in and near Denton, Texas.
