SWS Street Lighting Equipment <Contract Number>

SWS – Street Lighting Equipment <contract number>

Revised 29 April 2014 by Network Road Equipment

SWS –Street Lighting Equipment

Supplementary provisions to GWS– Common to Road Equipment and GWS– Street Lighting Equipment.

Section without content shall be removed before the document is finalised.

1General

1.1Scope

The work covers the establishment of street lighting in the following facilities:

• <intersection>
• <roundabout>
• <road section>
• carpooling facility>
• <roadside facility>
• <bus stop>
• <pedestrian crossing>
• <path in its own layout>
• <underpass>

Street lighting boxes and street lighting fittings are employer supplies.

1.2Definitions

Additional definitions may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

1.3Standards/instructions

In addition to the standards/instructions specified in GWS – Common to Road Equipment and GWS – Street Lighting Equipment, the following apply:

• ELRÅD notifications
• The power supply company’s local provisions
• Supplier instructions

The latest version of all standards/instructions applies. The cut-off date is five working days before the deadline for submission of tenders.

This section should probably be in SC, section 2(2). Inquiry has been sent to GKP.

1.4CE marking

1.4.1Lighting columns

Lighting columnsshall be CE marked.

It shall be documented that the specified poles meet the Danish requirements in accordance with GWS– Street Lighting Equipment, in particular with regard to corrosion resistance (25-year lifespan), wind load, partial load factors used (class A according to DS/EN 40-3-3:2003) and maximum horizontal deflection (class 2 according to DS/EN 40-3-3-:2003).

It shall be documented that the specified poles meet the requirements for ground category.

The Danish Road Directorate has prepared a summary table of the poles which can immediately be used on the Danish State road network. The table shows the site category and reference wind speed in which the poles can be erected.

The summary table is available on > Road Sector > Supplier Portal > Guidelines and standards > Road and traffic aspects > Design and technology > Road equipment > Street lighting equipment – summary tables.

In order to be included in the table, the pole manufacturers have submitted the required documentation to the Danish Road Directorate of their CE certification.

The information submitted has subsequently been evaluated, and the lighting columns which meet the specified requirements, are shown in the table.

If a need exists to use lighting columns which do not appear from the table, the supplier shall submit the necessary documentation to the Danish Road Directorate for an evaluation in accordance with the above, after which they will be included in the table.

1.5Lifespan

The Contractorshall document that the required lifespan for the tendered products is likely.

2Materials

2.1Steel

Additional requirements for steel may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

2.2Aluminium

Additional requirements for aluminium may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

2.3Wood

For aesthetic reasons, wooden poles may not be used.

2.4Fibre-reinforced polymer composite

For aesthetic reasons, poles made of fibre-reinforced polymer composite may not be used.

2.5Plastic

Cable ducts in ground shall be red PE ducts, Ø110 mm. Cable ducts under roads shall be pressure class PN10/SDR17. Other cable ducts in the ground shall have a ring stiffness of at least SN8.

2.6Concrete

For aesthetic reasons, concrete poles may not be used.

2.7Bolts etc.

Additional requirements for bolts may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

2.8Surface protection

The transition between any coating treatment or other corrosion protection and pole shall extend 100-150 mm above finally levelled ground level.

2.9Tolerances

Additional requirements for tolerances may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

2.10Switches

Additional requirements for switches may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

2.11Auxiliary relays

Additional requirements for auxiliary relays may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

2.12 Photocell

Additional requirements for photocells may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

2.13 Clock switch

Additional requirements for clock switches may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

2.14Dimming ballasts

Additional requirements for dimming ballasts may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

2.15Time delay relay

Additional requirements for time delay relays may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

2.16Transmitting and receiving unit

Additional requirements for transmitting and receiving units may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

3Execution

3.1Steel

Additional requirements for steel may be stated.

What is already out there?

For aesthetic reasons, the poles shall be made of steel.

3.2Aluminium

Additional requirements for aluminium may be stated.

What is already out there?

For aesthetic reasons, the poles shall be made of aluminium.

3.7Hot-dip galvanising

Additional requirements for hot-dip galvanising may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

3.8Anodising

Additional requirements for anodising may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

3.9Pickling

Additional requirements for pickling may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

3.10Coating

Additional requirements for coating may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

3.11Powder coating

Additional requirements for powder coating may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

3.12Torque

Bolts shall be tightened according to the supplier's instructions.

3.13Poles

For aesthetic reasons, conical or flanged poles shall be used in rural areas.

Poles shall be <conical, semi-conical or cylindrical> according to the definitions in the GWS.

The specified height is the nominal height according to the definitions in the GWS.

The following shall be stated for supply of flexible poles:

Flexible poles shall be supplied with the following classification:

• Speed <70 km/h or 100 km/h>
• Energy absorption <HE, LE, NE>
• Safety category shall be the highest possible as the tenderer shall state the safety class.

HE poles are relatively expensive to procure and should only be used in situations where there is a specific wish to stop the vehicle completely, for example at places where there is a risk of consequential damage to e.g. unprotected road users or retaining walls, for which the car should be stopped immediately.

3.14Welding

Additional requirements for welding may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

3.15Hatch opening and hatch

Additional requirements for hatchopening and hatch may be stated. If the pole is used as a combined pole, the CE marking does not apply.

If the pole is used as a combined pole, a calculation shall be submitted showing maximum height and width of the hatch opening to document that the extra hatch opening does not weaken the pole.

3.16Clamping brackets

Additional requirements for clamping brackets may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

3.17Mounting rail

Additional requirements for mounting rails may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

3.18Cable holes

Additional requirements for cable holes may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

3.19Electrical assembly/fuse link

Electrical assembly shall be secured with stainless steel screws to C rail in the pole.

Group cables shall be connected to the electrical assembly terminals with identical phase sequence in all poles.

3.20Lantern fixing

Additional requirements for lantern fixing may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

3.21Brackets

Additional requirements for brackets may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

3.22Cylinder head

Additional requirements for cylinder heads may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

3.23Fixtures

Street lighting fixtures are employer supplies.

3.24Electrical equipment

Additional requirements for electrical equipment may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

3.25Marking and instructions for use

Resistant marking shall be provided for electrical assemblies with fixture wattage or lumen package and mirror position (if relevant).

3.26Fixture cables

All cables in posts shall be H07RN-F 2x1.5 mm².

Foam blocks shall be supplied and fixed by the electrical Contractor as follows:

• The first foam block shall be fixed ≤ 1 m from the electrical assembly
• The last foam block shall be fixed ≤ 1 m from the fixture bracket or the fixture
• The foam blocks shall be fixed by ≤ 2.5 m apart
• One foam block shall be fixed just below the hatch opening.

Plastic ducts may be used in poles where fixtures with pre-fitted cable are mounted.

3.27Light sources

Street lighting fixtures are supplied with light sources.

3.28Street lighting boxes

Street lighting boxes are employer supplies.

3.29Control

On receipt, the street lighting box is equipped with Amplight modules which are controlled via the Danish Road Directorate's Amplight server at TeknikGruppenA/S.

The system shall be put into operation in cooperation with TeknikGruppenA/S. Detailed instructions are included in the documentation accompanying the street lighting box on delivery.

Photocell shall be suitably positioned, i.e. free of disturbing shade or lighting.

3.30Cable trenches

Additional requirements for cable trenches may also be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

3.31Cables in ground

Cables in ground for lighting systems shall correspond to <NKT type NOIKLX>

3.32Cables in duct

Cable ducts under roads shall be made as <controlled under-drilling>.

Deleted if no bridge safety barrier

Cable ducts fitted on bridge safety barriers shall be hot-dip galvanised steel pipes. Pole bends shall be made with duct fittings. The ducts shall terminate below the ground surface in the bridge ends. The ducts shall be fixed with stainless steel metal bands.

3.33Foundation

Foundations for lighting columnsshall as a general rule be supplied as prefabricated concrete foundations.

Steel foundations may be used if they have the same load capacity as concrete foundations regardless of the orientation of the steel foundations in relation to the pole. For documentation of load capacity, see > Road Sector > Supplier Portal > Guidelines and standards > Road and traffic aspects > Design and technology > Road equipment > Foundations. If a different use of flexible poles is prescribed, the width of foundations in all mounting situations, measured perpendicular to the collision direction in the test performed,shall be greater than or equal to the foundation width used in the collision test.

In pole foundations, it shall be possible to introduce cables from 2 sides offset 180º.

Any embedded cable ducts shall be Ø50 mm smooth ducts.

3.34Mounting

The underside of the fixture screen shall be horizontal.

Poles shall be oriented so that the hatch opening faces the direction of traffic.

3.35Electrical work

Notification of the lighting system shall be given to:

The Contractorshall, in due time and in a way that does not delay the work, order establishment of the consumption site with the grid company.

<Grid company>.

Elvej 7>

<7777 Elkøbing

The Contractorshall register the consumption site with the Danish Road Directorate's central electrical unit. SAP contract number and short name will be provided by the supervision.

Other information to be used for the execution of the above can be found at > Road Sector > Supplier Portal > Guidelines and standards > Administrative systems > Administration of electrical consumption sites > Establishment.

4Control

The control plan is divided into control items for the individual sub-elements.

VI: Visual inspection

MC: Verification

5Documentation

Survey data shall be provided as specified in "Registration of survey data for street lighting to DGP", which can be found at > Road Sector > Supplier Portal > Guidelines and standards > Road and traffic aspects > Design and technology > Road equipment > Street lighting equipment – system documentation.

A final control report for inspection and testing before commissioning shall be provided in accordance with the Danish Heavy Current Executive Order, section 6, part 61.

For lighting columns shown in the Summary Table –- Street Lighting Equipment, a copy of the CE mark shall be provided. For lighting poles not included in the summary table, the instruction in section 1.4.1 shall be followed.

6Dimensioning

6.1Safety

Additional requirements for safety may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

6.2Loads

6.2.1Wind load

Site category and basic wind speed or wind class for the individual erection sites shall be specified. It is very important to distinguish between wind speed 24 or 27 m/s. See Summary Table –Street Lighting Equipment for guidance.

Site category <I or II> is applicable in this contract.

6.3Deformation

6.3.1Horizontal deformation

Choice of other class of permitted horizontal deformation may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

6.3.2Vertical deformation

Additional requirements for vertical deformation may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

6.3.3 Permanent deformation

Additional requirements for permanent deformation may also be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

6.4Calculation

Additional requirements may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

6.4.1General

Additional requirements may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

6.4.2Steel

Additional requirements for steel may be stated.

If the pole is used as a combined pole, a calculation shall be submitted showing maximum height and width of the hatch opening to document that the extra hatch opening does not weaken the pole.

6.4.3Aluminium

Additional requirements for aluminium may be stated.

If the pole is used as a combined pole, a calculation shall be submitted showing maximum height and width of the hatch opening to document that the extra hatch opening does not weaken the pole.

6.4.4Wood

Additional requirements for wood may also be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

6.4.5Fibre-reinforced polymer composite

Additional requirements for fibre-reinforced polymer composite may be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

6.4.6Concrete

Additional requirements for concrete may also be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

6.4.7Foundation

Dimensioning of foundation shall take account of slope gradients

6.5Testing

Additional requirements for testing may also be stated. The Danish Road Directorate has no comments.

6.6Documentation

Additional requirements for documentation may also be stated.

If the pole is used as a combined pole, a calculation shall be submitted showing maximum height and width of the hatch opening to document that the extra hatch opening does not weaken the pole.