Summary from Contractor

The Contractor's site construction progress for the month of November was slower than desirable because access to substation buildings was delayed to the later part of the month and because of rain delays to outside works. Some low voltage equipment and supports was installed in S/S#5 and installation of 22kV switchgear (GIS) began in S/S#6 (VAB). Installation of road lighting pole foundations along the south road continues. A small amount of lighting and small power works in the VMB and toll plaza buildings was done. Tunnel overhead works were limited to cable ladder crossings at EP and VAC intersections with main tunnel, installation of brackets for the support of radio rebroadcast (RRB) coaxial antenna, fire sensor cable, and CCTV camera supports.

Substation No 6  (S/S#6) at the VAB was turned over to PKIII from PKIV in late November.  S/S#5 was turned over in early August and OCC, S/S#7 and 8 have been available since April 2004. S/S#1 was turned over at the beginning of December.

Medium voltage (MV) cable pulling began at the end of October in the main tunnel and continues in the ventilation adit and on Lang Co bridge. Conduit and boxes continue to be installed in VAB as PKIV work progresses.

Design work at site continues on the preparation and submittal of installation shop drawings. Detailed design continued in ABB Finland on systems (Fire alarm, and radio rebroadcast (RRB).  Factory acceptance tests (FAT) were completed in early October in Finland on traffic control, lighting control, power distribution control, and main SCADA systems and on systems integration.

PKIII took over maintenance of PKV works as provided for under their contract in May and were to negotiate to sub-contracted this work to HAMADECO. However HAMADECO declined to sign PKIII sub-contract agreement citing unacceptable insurance clauses.  These clauses were copied from PKIII contract documents. PKIII will continue with maintenance of PKV works without sub-contractor.

Construction Supervision

Cable Pulling of Main Tunnel Lighting has been completed on the raceways.

Power Cable Pulling for Main Tunnel CCTV has been completed on the raceways.

Low Voltage cabling work at VMB has continued.

Low Voltage cabling work at S/S 5 has continued.

Lightning Protection System work at S/S 5 has completed.

Foundation for area lighting at NPP and NTP has been completed.

Low Voltage cabling work at STP has started

Building luminaries Installation work at STP has started.

Piping and Box Installation work at VAB has continued.

Cable trench excavation work for area lighting have been completed at SPP and NPP.

Batteries have been installed at SS5 and OCC

UPS have been installed at OCC

Installation of UPS, inverters and chargers have started in SS5.