Common use of Mechanical Completion Clause in Contracts

Mechanical Completion. The completion of construction activities essential to the safe and proper operation of the plant. This includes site, building, mechanical equipment, piping, electrical as more fully described below: · Inspection of all equipment to check that erected facilities conform to construction drawings and Contract specifications. · Non-operating field leak tests or field pressure tests on piping and field-fabricated equipment as required by the Contract specifications, disposing of test media on site at a location specified by Owner, and removal of test blinds and restoring systems to “ready for operation” condition. · Removal of all temporary supports, bracing or other foreign objects. · Inspection of all columns to ensure proper installation of all internals. · Field inspection of all shop fabricated equipment. · Line flushing as part of hydrotesting. · Check to ensure that all baseplates and soleplates are level and properly grouted. · Check pipe hangers, supports, guides and pipe specialties, and remove all shipping and erection bracing. · Check alignment of all piping fit-up with equipment to avoid excessive nozzle loading and pipe stresses. · Insulation for process purposes. · Install Lubricants. · Check rotating machinery for correct direction of rotation and for freedom of moving parts. · Check cold alignments on rotating equipment. · Schedule the services of factory representatives for equipment or other items as required. · Electrical and Instrumentation installed. Irrespective of the foregoing, Mechanical Completion shall be deemed achieved once feedstock is introduced into the Plant and ethanol has been produced.