ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT TESTING AND INSPECTION SERVICES

2026-11-03

Jefferson County shall engage the services of a recognized independent testing firm , or independent electrical consulting firm to provide services , to inspect , test and / or calibrate electrical equipment in Jefferson County facilities . These services shall include short circuit and coordination studies as herein specified and small adjustments , tightening , and cleaning which is incidental to testing . The testing firm shall provide all material , equipment , labor , and technical supervision to perform such tests and inspection services . A written report , following each service , shall be submitted with status indication of each item of equipment tested and a recommendation of follow - up action . It is the intent of these tests to ensure that all electrical equipment is operational and within industry and manufacturer ' s tolerance and is installed in accordance with design specifications . The test and inspections shall determine suitability for energization and operation . The test shall include annual planned outages at facilities to verify system functionality and switchgear reliability . Specific testing includes high potential testing on cables , relay - testing calibration , insulation power factor testing , control wire function checkout , transformer saturation and polarity testing . In addition , testing and inspection of cabling , this connects the switchgear to other electrical circuits .

Alabama

2026-05-10