Design Documentation Guidelines Electrical Services

Concept Design Phase

Design Process Deliverables Commentary

Inputs: Drawings: 1. To ascertain client brief and to review/consider

applicable options.
• Client brief and budget. r • Sketch drawings (may comprise ‘marked-up’ r
• Architectural sketch concept . architectural drawings) including preliminary 2. Agree roles and responsibilities.
r plant room requirements and services routes.
• Project time schedule. r 3. Concept and preliminary design phases are often
combined on smaller projects.
• Preliminary fire safety report. r Specifications: 4. Tendering at this stage unlikely to result in ‘like for
• Site survey information. r
• Nil. like’ bids.
• Site and environmental condition constraints. r
• Project delivery methodology. 5. No co-ordination completed at this stage.
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Reports: 6. Costing only on per m2 basis.
Design:
• Concept services brief - to establish available r
• Review of client requirements including reliability, r
redundancy and efficiency. system concepts and a broad report investigating
available options and recommendations, and
• Establish design criteria and develop functional services brief. r definition of system requirements and key assumptions.
• Investigate interface requirements with existing buildings and r • Design standards to be used.
equipment. r
• Establish hazardous area classification if applicable. r
• Review preliminary fire safety report. r
• Review applicable authority codes and standards. r
• Establish contacts with utility companies. r
• Total load estimates (W/m2). r
• Main supply methodology. r
• Standby power requirements. r
• Main plant space requirements. r
• Emergency lighting concept. r
• Earthing. r
• Review concepts for significant and unusual health r
and safety risks relevant to the design.

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 Design Documentation Guidelines Electrical Services
Preliminary Design Phase
Design Process Deliverables Commentary

Inputs: Drawings: 1. Cost estimates at this stage generally cannot be

• Client approval of concept services design and budgetary on a full elemental basis, as final distribution is
r • Single line diagram showing major plant and major r not well defined.
implications.
distribution (breakers/cables unsized).
• Updated fire engineering report. r 2. Systems could be priced by vendors at this stage
• Layout drawings indicating plant room locations, r but unlikely to get ‘like for like’ comparison.
• Power authority requirements/constraints. r risers and primary service routes.
• Client approved architectural, structural, and other services r
concept designs. • Typical area lighting (reflected ceiling plan) and r
power layouts or schedules.
• Design time schedule. r
• Preliminary service loadings. r
Specifications:
Design:
• Assess supply utility requirements and liase with local authorities. r • Outline specifications. r
• Initial sizing of major plant (transformers, generators, and r • Preliminary equipment schedules for major plant. r
main switchboards).
• Generic lighting/appliance types. r
• Load estimates based on major plant requirements plus r
W/m2 for general areas.
• Identification of major service routes. r Reports:
• Location and capacity of main load centres. r • Design features (options) report (with agreed r
• General area lighting layouts. r option to take to developed design).
• General area power distribution methodology (use of • Preliminary electrical equipment heat loads.
perimeter trunking etc.).
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r • Energy efficiency analysis.
• Develop services route requirements, both horizontal and r r
vertical and space co-ordination with other trades. • Lightning protecting assessment. r
• Define interface requirements with other services. r • Preliminary building services interface matrix. r
• Identification of specific earthing and surge
protection requirements. • Highlight ‘significant and unusual’ buildability r
r and health and safety issues.
• Review preliminary design for significant and unusual r
health and safety risks the design may present during
construction and maintenance.

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 Design Documentation Guidelines Electrical Services
Developed Design Phase
Design Process Deliverables Commentary

Inputs: Drawings: 1. Cost estimates at this stage can be produced by

quantity surveyor on elemental basis, with
• Client approval of preliminary design and budgetary implications. r • Single line diagram showing connections to all r secondary elements estimated on typical details.
equipment and boards (breakers and cables sized).
• Client approved architectural, structural, and other services r 2. Developed design generally provides the minimum
preliminary designs. • Layout drawings indicating plant room locations, r level of documentation to clearly define the scope
• Service loads. risers and service routes and main cable trays. of all electrical elements.
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• Defined escape routes with locations for emergency signage. • Lighting and power layouts. r
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• Reflected ceiling plans with preliminary co-ordination. r
Design:
• Elemental load assessments (including documentation r Specifications:
of constraints).
• Fault level calculations. • Preliminary technical specifications. r
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• Lighting calculations and layouts. • Equipment schedules. r
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• Determine number of power outlets on area by area basis. r Reports:
• Control methodologies. r
• Updated design features (options) report, r
• Finalise earthing requirements. r including options selected.
• Major plant and services routes, including access for r
installation and maintenance, co-ordinated with architecture, • Supply authority approval submissions. r
structure and other trades. • Updated energy efficiency review. r
• Develop and expand the services concepts, selection of typical r • Building services interface matrix.
plant, review of plant room sizes and services space requirements
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including sizing of mains, sub-mains and protection. • Highlight ‘significant and unusual’ buildability r
and health and safety issues.
• Assessment of specific treatment harmonics (internally and r
externally generated).
• Identify utility connections. r
• Verify significant and unusual health and safety issues
have been addressed in the design. r

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 Design Documentation Guidelines Electrical Services
Detailed Design Phase
Design Process Deliverables Commentary

Inputs: Drawings: 1. Detailed design generally provides a level of

• Client approval of developed design and budgetary r • Single line diagram showing connections to all
implications. equipment and boards (breakers and cables sized).
• Client approved architectural, structural, and other services • Layout drawings indicating plant room locations,
developed designs. r risers and service routes and main cable tray routes.
• Plant room and riser outline layouts.
Design:
• Lighting and power layouts including switching and
• Detailed load assessment. r circuiting.
documentation to clearly define the design of all
r electrical elements. Design details should be co-
ordinated with other disciplines. However, the
documents produced in this phase may not
r directly be able to be ‘built’ from.
2. Co-ordination. In ceiling zones identified with
r appropriate clearance from structure and other
r services. Major penetrations identified. Detailed
co-ordination of critical areas.

• Equipment sizing and generic selection. r • Lighting control zoning and specification. r 3. Define in the specification the significant and
unusual health and safety risks that were
• Supplies to ancillary systems (public phones, fire alarm r • Distribution schedules with final circuit breakers r identified in the design.
panels, etc.). and cables sized.

• Sub circuit cable sizing and breaker selection r

discrimination checks. Specifications:
• Co-ordination in principle with structure, architecture r • Detailed technical specifications. r
and other building services.
• Detailed equipment schedules. r
• Design of harmonic treatment. r • Luminaire and fitting schedules . r
• Finalise utility supplies. r
• Highlight significant and unusual health and safety risks r Reports:
that were identified through the design process.
• Nil

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 Design Documentation Guidelines Electrical Services
Construction Design Phase
Design Process Deliverables Commentary

Inputs: Drawings: 1. Normally prepared by the services sub-contractor

• For construction design phase, drawings for architectural,
structural, and other services.
• Construction time schedule.
Design
• Production of larger scale detailed shop drawings
including seismic details.
• Co-ordination of all services, structure and architecture.
• Equipment selection and technical submissions.
• Confirmation of capacities, sizes based on equipment
selection of all trades.
• Seismic bracing.
• Detailed tray routes and supports.
• Control system programming.
• Detailed layouts of plant rooms and risers.
• Provisions for access and maintenance.
to enable fabrication of the services design.
r • Revise detailed design documentation to r
incorporate buildability changes suggested by 2. Deliverables contain sufficient details for elements
contractor if they impact on the design intent. to be manufactured/constructed without
r reference to other documents, ie ‘the details have
• Equipment submissions as defined in detailed design. r co-ordinated the relevant design information
• Fabrication drawings for switchboards and panels. across all disciplines and can be built from’.
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• Equipment plinth details, mounting and isolation 3. Equipment ordered.
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detailing. 4. At completion of design as built drawings,
• Detailed layouts of plant rooms. manuals and equipment details produced to
r r indicate final installed systems.
r • Detailing of all tray routes and catenary grids r
including support/hanger details. 5. The contractor is responsible for managing health
r and safety risks during the construction phase.
• Conduit routing and installation details. r
r • Seismic bracing details. r
r • Wiring diagrams and points schedules for control r
systems.
r • Compliance certificates. r
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r Review:
• Review shop/fabrication and layout drawings for r
compliance with design.
• Review equipment submission. r

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