Electrical Services Design DRAFT

Documentation Guidelines
Concept Design Phase
Design Process Deliverables Commentary

Inputs: Drawings: 1. To ascertain Client brief and to

Client brief and budget. Sketch drawings (may comprise "marked-up" review/consider applicable options.
Architectural sketch concept architectural drawings) including preliminary 2. Agree roles and responsibilities.
Project time schedule. plant room requirements and services routes. 3. Concept and preliminary design phases are
Preliminary Fire Safety Report. often combined on smaller projects.
Site Survey information. Specs: 4. Tendering at this stage unlikely to result in
Site and environmental condition constraints Nil. “like for like” bids.
Project delivery methodology 5. No co-ordination completed at this stage.
6. Costing only on per m2 basis.
Reports:
Design: Concept services brief - to establish available
Review of Client requirements including system concepts and a broad report investigating

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reliability, redundancy and efficiency. available options and recommendations, and
Establish design criteria and develop functional definition of system requirements and key
services brief assumptions
Investigate interface requirements with existing Design Standards to be used
buildings and equipment
Establish hazardous area classification if applicable
Review preliminary Fire Safety Report
Review applicable Authority Codes and Standards
Establish contacts with Utility Companies
Total load estimates (W/m2)
Main supply methodology
Standby power requirements
Main plant space requirements
Emergency lighting concept
Earthing

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Documentation Guidelines
Preliminary Design Phase
Design Process Deliverables Commentary

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

Client approval of concept services design and Single line diagram showing major plant and major be on a full elemental basis, as final
budgetary implications distribution (breakers/cables unsized) distribution is not well defined.
Updated Fire Engineering Report Layouts drawings indicating plant room locations, 2. Systems could be priced by vendors at this
Power Authority requirements/constraints risers and primary service routes stage but unlikely to get like for like
Typical area lighting (reflected ceiling plan) and comparison.
Client approved architectural, structural and
other services concept designs. power layouts or schedules
Design time schedule.
Preliminary service loadings Specs:
Outline Specifications
Preliminary equipment schedules for major plant.
Design:
Generic lighting/appliance types

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Assess supply utility requirements and liase
with Local Authorities Reports:
Initial sizing of major plant (transformers, generators, Design features (options) report (with agreed option
and main switchboards. to take to developed design)
Load estimates based on major plant requirements Preliminary electrical equipment heat loads
plus W/m2 for general areas
Energy efficiency analysis
Identification of major service routes
Lightning protecting assessment
Location and capacity of main load centres
Preliminary Building Services Interface Matrix
General area lighting layouts
General area power distribution methodology
(use of perimeter trunking etc.)
Develop services route requirements, both horizontal
and vertical and space co-ordination with other Trades
Define interface requirements with other services
Identification of specific earthing and surge
protection requirements.

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Developed Design Phase

Design Process Deliverables Commentary

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

Client approval of preliminary design and budgetary Single line diagram showing connections to all by Quantity Surveyor on elemental basis, with
implications. equipment and boards (breakers and cables secondary elements estimated on typical
Client approved architectural, structural and other sized) details.
services preliminary designs. Layout drawings indicating plant room locations, 2. Developed Design generally provides the
Service loads risers and service routes and main cable trays minimum level of documentation to clearly
Defined escape routes with locations for emergency Lighting and power layouts define the scope of all electrical elements
signage Reflected ceiling plans with preliminary
co-ordination.
Design:
Elemental load assessments (including documentation Specs:

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of constraints) Preliminary technical specifications.
Fault level implications Equipment schedules
Lighting calculations and layouts
Determine number of power outlets on area by area Reports:
basis.
Updated design features (options) report, including
Control methodologies options selected.
Finalise Earthing requirements Supply Authority approval submissions
Major plant and services routes co-ordinated with Updated energy efficiency review
architecture, structure and other trades
Building Services Interface Matrix
Develop and expand the services concepts, selection of
typical plant, review of plant room sizes and services
space requirements including sizing of mains, sub-
mains and protection
Assessment of specific treatment harmonics
(internally and externally generated)
Identify utility connections

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Detailed Design Phase
Design Process Deliverables Commentary

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

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

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Lighting control zoning and specification
Sub Circuit cable sizing and breaker selection Detailed co-ordination of critical areas.
Distribution schedules with final circuit breakers and
discrimination checks cables sized
Co-ordination in principle with Structure, Architect
and other Building Services.
Specs:
Design of harmonic treatment
Detailed technical specifications
• Finalise utility supplies. Detailed equipment schedules
Luminaire and fitting schedules

Reports:
Nil

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Construction Design Phase
Design Process Deliverables Commentary

Inputs: Drawings: 1. Normally prepared by the Services Sub-

For Construction design level drawings for Drawings submitted for "review". contractor to enable fabrication of the services
Architectural, structural and other services Fabrication drawings for switchboards and design.
Construction time schedule. Panels. 2. Deliverables contain sufficient details for
Detailed layouts of plant rooms. elements to be manufactured/constructed
Design without reference to other documents, ie “the
Detailing of all tray routes and catenary grids
Production of larger scale detailed Shop Drawings details have co-ordinated the relevant design
including support/hanger details.
including seismic details. information across all disciplines and can be
Conduit routing and installation details. built from”.
Co-ordination of all services , Structure and
Seismic bracing details. 3. Equipment ordered
Architecture.
Wiring diagrams and points schedules for control
Equipment selection and technical submissions.

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systems.
Confirmation of capacities, sizes based on equipment
Compliance certificates.
selection of all trades.
As Built drawings, manuals and equipment
Seismic bracing.
details.
Detailed tray routes and supports.
Control system programming.
Detailed layouts of plant rooms and risers.

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