O’Rourke Construction Ltd (OCL) upon request from our client reacted to an oil filled 132kv cable fault. Considering the location of the cable and the access to the tower, OCL reacted and planned quickly and efficiently to gain access to undertake the fault works. This was challenging with no preconstruction planning, just experienced workers and management planning and reacting to overcome difficulties and ensure the circuit was energised with the new XLPE cable installation.
The works consisted of the following:
- Supply of all site documentation
- Supply of site management and resources for the project
- Supplied all welfare facilities
- Supplied all plant, equipment & materials for the project
- Gaining entry into overly populated vegetated areas
- Removing all vegetation in preparation to install an access road to the tower location and beyond to accommodate the cable trailer
- Preparing a suitable compound area for welfare and parking
- Locating and excavating the redundant cable
- The removal of cable from the tower
- The design and supply of scaffolding to the tower
- Excavation for the new joint bay and cable route
- Fabrication works to the tower to accommodate the new XLPE cable
- Installation of the 3 new cable phases
- Installation of a concrete base for the repositioning of the oil tanks, required for the trifurcating joint.
- Installation of earthing around the tower
- Full reinstatement works of the site
