ELECTRICAL WING
Check list for periodic inspection of Elevators (lifts)
SCOPE OF WORK :
The Electrical Wing of HP PWD is an indispensible & essential part of the department and it is assisting the department in construction and maintenance activities of building works and equipping these buildings with state-of the- art facilities and amenities. This wing is entrusted with the responsibility of providing and maintenance of general Electrical Installations & related services works for making the building functional, feature loaded & user friendly. The wing has burgeoned over the period of time to take the onus of carrying out the challenging endeavors’ and helping the department to take initiative to imbibe, own and incorporate the technological advancements & changes. The short glance at the work profile of the wing is as follows:
1. Electrical Installations: The wing has the onus of providing and maintenance of Electrical Installations to the Govt. Residential and non residential buildings . Over the period of time, the wing has made transition from GLS based installations to CFL based and now the contemporary lighting based on LEDs, making great strides in energy savings and green building initiatives.
2. Air conditioning and Central Heating Systems: The wing had initially started with the air conditioning and heating systems from the Window type ACs. From Window type to split units followed by the ductable splits and now the Wing is successfully installing and maintaining the Central Air conditioning and Central Heating Plants based on different kinds of air and water cooled chillers, HVAC systems and now the wing has taken the technological advancement with the introduction of variable refrigerant flow (VRF) variable refrigerant volume (VRV) based system of HVAC which is one of the most energy efficient system of heating/ cooling. Which has been installed in various buildings as per requirement and prevailing climatic conditions. This wing is also installing Floor heating system.
3. Essential Electrical Power supply: The wing is installing and providing the DG sets of small medium and higher power ratings varying from 5KVA to 1000 KVA capacities as per requirement of site and client department across the state.
4. Traction Media installation: The wing is the executing agency of the Department for installation of lifts of various kinds such as passenger lifts, service lifts etc for various client departments of the state. The wing has been assigned the responsibility of licensing authority as per the provisions of HP Lift Act, 2007 as per lift rules promulgated in the year 2009, for licensing for operation of these Lifts in the state.
5. Networking Systems: The wing has started with providing the local area networking (LAN) for limited areas and now the successful endeavour has been made to execute the wider area networking (WAN) and wireless communication. The basic networking infrastructure for e-Vidhan project of HP Vidhan Sabha and other buildings where such services are required has been carried out.
6. Surveillance System: The wing has successfully upgraded from installation and maintenance of analog surveillance systems to IP based surveillance system based on high definition network recorders helping the security agencies to maintain a close vigil on the visitors.
7. Communication systems: The wing is instrumental in taking up initiative for installation of various kinds of communication systems ranging from EPABX to Internet Protocol (IP) based telephony as per requirement of the service in the building end equip the same with this service.
8. Fire detection, Fighting and Public addressing systems: The wing has responsibility of providing and maintenance of fire detection based on analog and digital addressable system and fire fighting systems based on hydrants and automatic sprinklers systems backed with effective public addressing systems for evacuation in the event of any fire incident. These building safety devices and equipment are being proposed/ provided as per NBC.
9. Intelligent Lighting stage lighting and curtain systems: The wing has got the expertise in installation and successful running and maintenance of intelligent lighting mechanized state lighting and curtain systems in the Auditoria being built at various locations across the state.
10. Traffic Management System: The wing is also involved in the installation & periodic maintenance of traffic lights as deposit work from concerned Govt. agencies. Traffic lights installed by department at various location is helping the police in smoothening the traffic flow and avert traffic jams which help is fuel savings and less carbon emissions.
11. UPS systems: The online and off-line central UPS (uninterrupted power supply sources) of various capacities as per requirement of site & client department are being installed across the state by this wing.
12. Audio visual System and sound reinforcement :Best quality Audio, video systems with recording/ remixing, reinforcement and live presentations/transmission features are being provided in Auditoria being constructed by the Department across the state.
13. Access control system for security: Boom barrier access control systems are being installed/ where ever required as per need/ security needs of various buildings.
14. Heat pump and storage water cooling system: Considering its better efficiency these are proposed in upcoming major building works for water heating which will help saving energy and funds immensely.
15. Regulation of Lift Act- 2007:Keeping in view the safety of the public the Lifts installed in Govt. and Private Sectors, are being inspected twice a year by the wing, if found fit, licence is renewed. The new licenses are issued by this wing after checking the fitness of lift as per Lift Act- 2007 to ensure public safety. The implementation of Lift Act is being closely monitored by the wing.
16. Implementation of HPECBC-2018:- After adoption of HPECBC-2018 by H.P. Government various provision of this code are being implemented to make building energy efficient/ zero energy/ Green Building”. The audits carried out by DOE in the recently completed building work have been appreciated for their compliance with the HPECBC-Code. This has lead to great energy savings.
17. L.T. Sub-stations and External Electrical services:-Where ever required L.T substation are proposed/ erected a/w provision for SOP for energizing the buildings as per need.
18. Smart classes, Projectors, Video wall & video Conferencing systems:- Smart classes interactive management Projectors /Video wall are being provided as per requirement in various educational institutions & video walls/ Conference system in various offices and auditoria that are being constructed by the department across the state.
19. Specialized works and esthetic external lighting:- These works are executed as per aesthetic requirements of buildings of importance giving them a special aesthetic look and effect going very well with its surroundings & rendering the special look & effect required for such buildings of importance.
20. Façade mapping/lighting:- Façade mapping/lighting is being proposed/done as per requirement of various sites which shows the importance of building .This facility is programmable to fit the need for various occasions for the buildings of importance.
21. Solar heating and solar lighting:- Solar heating and solar lighting are being proposed/ done as per requirement of HPECBC-2018 where ever required. This will help tapping of solar energy & saving of electrical energy greatly and making building “a Zero energy building and a green building.
22. Stage lighting & curtain systems: Intelligent stage lighting & automated stage curtain system are being provided in various auditoria being constructed by the department across the state.