Description
The United States Coast Guard is soliciting proposals for load bank testing of a Ship Service Diesel Generator (SSDG) on the USCGC Stratton. The contractor will be required to provide a load bank and OEM technical representative services to oversee the break-in and run-up procedures for the reassembled Caterpillar 3512B engine. The testing will involve a series of load tests, including no-load, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% load tests, with the goal of verifying the engine's performance and ensuring its safe operation. The contractor will be responsible for providing labor, crane services, and miscellaneous hardware required for the electrical installation. The work will be performed at the ship's homeport, and the contractor will be required to submit a plan for the load testing and provide all collected data sheets to the Contracting Officer.
• The contractor must provide a load bank with a capacity of 1500 KW, 450 Volt AC, 3 Phase, 60 Hz, Resistive.
• The contractor must provide load bank cables with a length of approximately 300 feet, with ring tongue compression lugs, 6 paralleled #4/0 copper (single conductor) per phase.
• The contractor must ensure that the conductive surfaces of the load bank enclosure are appropriately bonded and grounded for protection of personnel.
• The contractor must provide miscellaneous hardware required for electrical installation, such as nylon stuffing tubes, chafing gear, box connectors, lugs, fasteners, wire nuts, tapes, cable ties, and cable mounting brackets.
• The contractor must submit a plan for the load testing, including the testing procedure, safety precautions, and data collection requirements.