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Section VI Employers Requirement

Standard Specifications : Part B - Mechanical Works

Standards:

The special attention of the Contractor is drawn to the latest I.S. Specifications (latest editions
as amended) and should follow all the specifications and conditions strictly.

Materials and workmanship shall comply with the relevant Indian Standards or any other
National standards equivalent or higher than Indian standard (with amendments) current on the
date of submission of bid only.

Where the relevant standard provides for the furnishing of a certificate to the Employer at his
request, stating that the materials supplied comply in all respects with the standards, the
Contractor shall obtain the certificate and forward it to the Engineer.

The specifications, standard and codes listed below are made a part of this specification. All
standards, tentative specifications, specifications, code of practice referred to herein shall be
the latest editions including all applicable official amendments and revisions.

If no standard is indicated, the relevant Indian Standard, if any, shall apply, Indian standards are
published by:

Bureau of Indian Standards

Manak Bhavan,
9, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg,
NEW DELHI 110 002.

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In case of discrepancy between the specification and the Standards referred to herein, the
Specification shall govern.
Ductile Iron Pipes
IS: 8329 2000 Centrifugally cast (spun) Ductile Iron pressure pipes for water, gas
and sewage - Specification
IS: 5382 - 1985 Specification for Rubber sealing rings for gas mains, water mains and sewers.
IS: 3400 Methods of test for vulcanized rubbers (Part 1- 23 - latest revisions)
IS: 13655 1993 Guidelines for Heat Treatment of Cast Iron.
IS: 1500 2005 Methods for brinell hardness test for metallic materials.
IS: 9523 2000 Ductile Iron fittings for pressure pipes for Water, Gas & Sewage
Specification.
IS: 12288 1987 Code of practice for use and laying of Ductile Iron Pipes.
MS Pipes & Fittings
IS: 1239 PT 1 Steel tubes, tubulars and other steel Fittings specification
IS: 1239 PT 2 Steel tubes, tubulars and other wrought Steel fittings -- specification
IS: 3589 - 1991 Electrically welded steel pipes for water, gas and sewage (200 to
2000mm nominal diameter)
IS: 3589 - 2001 Steel pipes for water, gas and sewage (168.3 to 2540mm outside
diameter)
IS: 5822 - 1970 Code of Practice for laying of welded steel pipes for water supply
IS 6392 (1971): Steel pipe flanges
Sluice Valves
IS: 1364 Hexagon Head Bolts, Screws and Nuts of product Grade A and B
(Part 1-6 latest revision)
IS: 638 1979 Specification for sheet rubber jointing and rubber insertion jointing.
IS: 2685 1971 Code of practice for selection, installation and maintenance of sluice
valves.
IS: 14846 2000 Sluice valve for water works purposes (50 to 1200mm size) Specification
Butterfly Valves
IS: 13095 - 1991 Butterfly for general purpose
Check Valve / Non-Return Valves
IS: 5312- (PT 1)- Swing Check Type Reflux (Non-Return] Valves for Water Works Purposes
Boilers & Pressure vessels:
IS 2825:1969 Code for unfired pressure vessels
Pump
Hydraulic Institute Standards, USA
BHRA, British Hydraulics Research Association
API 610 Centrifugal Pumps for Refinery Services.
IS 1710 Specification for Vertical Turbine Pump for Cold Fresh Water
IS:5120 Technical Requirement for Roto dynamic Pumps.
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IS 10596(PT 1):1983 Code of practice for selection, installation, operation and maintenance of
pumps for industrial applications: Part 1 Selection
IS 10596(PT 2):1983 Code of practice for selection, installation, operation and maintenance of
pumps for industrial applications: Part 2 Installation
IS 10596(PT 3):1983 Code of practice for selection, installation, operation and maintenance of
pumps for industrial applications: Part 3 Operation
IS 10596(PT 4): 1983 Code of practice for selection, installation, operation and maintenance of
pumps for industrial applications: Part 4 Maintenance
FEB 09
IS 10981:1983 Code of acceptance test for centrifugal, mixed flow and axial pumps - Class B
IS 11346:2002 Tests for agricultural and water supply pumps Code of acceptance
IS 12469:1988 Specification for pumps for fire fighting system
IS 13538:1993/ISO 5198:1987 Centrifugal , mixed flow and axial pumps - Code for Hydraulic
performance tests - Precision class
IS 14220:1994 Openwell submersible pumpsets - Specification
IS 14536:1998
Selection, installation, operation and maintenance of submersible pump set - Code of practice

Compressors, blowers and exhausters

IS 5456:2006 Code of practice for testing of positive displacement type air compressors and
exhausters
APR 13
IS /ISO 3857- 1:1977 Compressors, pneumatic tools and machines vocabulary Part 1 General
IS/ISO 3857-2:977 Compressors, pneumatic tools and machines vocabulary Part 2
Compressors
IS 6206:1985 Guide for selection, installation and maintenance
of air compressors up to 10 bars (first revision)
IS 7938:1976 Specification for air receivers for compressed air installation
IS 9242:1986 /ISO 5941:1979 Rated pressure of air compressors
IS 10431:1994 Measurement of air flow of compressors and exhausters by nozzles
IS 10962:1984 Technical supply conditions for reciprocating air compressor above 60 kW
IS 11012:1984 Technical supply conditions for reciprocating air compressors above 25 kW up to
and including 60 kW
IS 11119:1984 Technical supply conditions for sliding vane rotary air compressors
IS 11421:1985 Techniques of pulsation for suppression for reciprocating compressors
IS 11461:1985 / ISO 5388:1981 Code of practice for compressor safety
Cranes, lifting chains and its related equipment
IS 807:2006 Design, erection and testing (structural portion) of cranes and hoists code of
practice
IS 3177:1999 Code of practice for electric overhead travelling cranes and gantry cranes other
than steel work cranes
IS 6498:1971 Glossary of terms used in connection with pulley blocks
IS 7847:1975 General characteristics of lifting hooks FEB 11
Refrigeration & Air-conditioning:
IS: 655 -2006 Air ducts specification
IS: 659 -1964 Safety code for air conditioning
IS: 1391-(PT 1)-1992 Room air conditioners specification Part 1 Unitary air conditioners
IS 1391(PT 2):1992 Room air conditioners specification Part 2 Split air conditioners

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IS 1474:1959 Specification for(Commercial refrigerators SEP 13

IS 3315:1994 Evaporative air coolers (desert coolers) Specification
IS 3615:2007 Glossary of terms used in refrigeration and air conditioning.
IS 4831:1968 Recommendation on units and symbols for refrigeration
IS 5111:1993 /ISO 917:1989 Testing of refrigerant compressors
IS 7613:1975 Method of testing panel type air filters for air conditioning and ventilation
purposes.
IS 8148:2003 Packaged air conditioners
IS 9210:1979 Specification for refrigerated display cabinets
IS 10594:1983 Specification for Thermostatic-expansion valves
IS/ISO 817:2005 Refrigerants - Number designation system (Superseding IS 10609:1983)
IS 10617:2013 Hermetic compressors- Specification
IS 11327:2007 Requirements for refrigerants condensing units
IS 11329:1985 Specification for Finned type heat exchangers for room air conditioners
IS 11330:1985 Specification for Refrigeration oil separator
IS 11338:1985 Specification for Thermostats for use in refrigerators, air conditioners, water
coolers and beverage coolers
IS 11561:1986 Code of practice for testing of water cooling towers
IS 11951:2009 Pump-set for desert coolers - Specification
IS 12249:1987 Specification for Dessicant driers
Fire Fighting

IS 636 : 1988 Non-percolating flexible fire fighting delivery hose

IS 780 : 1984 Sluice valves for water works purposes ( 50 to 300 mm size )
IS 908 (1975): Specification for Fire Hydrant, Stand Post Type
IS 3844 : 1966 Code of practice for installation and maintenance of internal hydrants and hosereel on premises
IS 4152 : 2011 Seamless carbon dioxide cylinders for fire fighting purposes
on boardship -Specification
IS 12469:1988 Specification for pumps for fire-fighting system.
Manuals
Manual on Water Supply and Treatment - CPHEEO (Central Public Health
Environmental Engineering Organization)
ASHARE Handbook
Carrier Handbook of Air Conditioning System Design

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