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BQS Brazil Quality Services Ltda
Rua Irmã Pia, 180 – Jaguaré - São Paulo – SP – Brasil - 05335 050
Tel. +5511-37193657 / e-mail: bqs@brazilquality.com
www.bqs.srv.br e www.brazilquality.com
BQS PRESENTATION:
BQS - Brazil Quality Services was established in São Paulo State, Brazil, on April of 1995. The
Company was formed to assist and provide services on the areas of quality assurance, proprietor
engineering, quality control, expediting, electromechanical assembling and assembly surveillance at
site, non destructive examinations (NDE), assembly coordination, contract coordination, administrative
work, site safety and inspection of equipments. BQS is a company formed by independent professionals
specialized in manufacturing and assembly of electromechanical equipment and quality engineering.
The purpose of BQS is offer technical solutions of high quality to our clients in a fast way and with
very competitive costs.
CONTACT US:
Electrical and Quality Engineer Inácio Duarte, Co-owner
Mobile: (+5511) 99770 2281
E-mail: duarte@brazilquality.com
Mechanical Engineer Sandro Duarte, Co-owner
Mobile: (+5511) 99971 8364
E-mail: sandro@brazilquality.com
Production Engineer Arthur Duarte, Co-owner
Mobile: (+5511) 98333 3163
E-mail: arthur@brazilquality.com
BQS OPERATIONS IN THE WORLD (For Quality Services)
BQS and its affiliated companies have professionals strategically located in North America,
European Countries, Asia Countries, Central and South America Countries.
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1. Scope of services:
Provide auditing, QC inspections, Non Destructive Examinations (NDE), manufacturing follow-up, QA
monitoring and expediting during the manufacturing phases, assembly surveillance at site, assembly at
site and erection of Power generation equipment, where and when defined by the clients. Attend project
meetings where and when requested. Keep full contact with the clients during manufacturing and
assembly phases. Provide electromechanical assembly of equipments in Brazil and other countries of
South America.
2. Available resources:
2.1 Professionals:
Inspection inspectors, auditing and expediting inspectors, administrative personnel, site assembly and
surveillance inspectors with more than 10 years of experience in QC functions, expediting,
manufacturing and assembly activities for power generation equipment including NDE execution and
witnessing.
2.2 Offices:
Complete Office installations in Brazil and support people in United States, Austria, South Korea and
Romania to give administration support during all phases of the contracts and provide in time
documentation and support to the clients anywhere.
2.3 Hardware & Software:
Complete structure with desktop and laptop computers, digital cameras, fax, internet, printers and
scanners to provide accurate information regarding the work being performed.
3. BQS expertise:
1. All inspectors that work for BQS have more than 10 years of experience in manufacturing,
quality inspections and installation of the related equipment.
2. BQS inspectors are multifunction attending electromechanical activities, so there is no need to
have 2 different inspectors for electrical and mechanical inspections.
3. BQS provides daily information, about the status of the equipment under inspection or
installation, by using internet, digital photos, reports.
4. For multiple units contract BQS makes daily follow-up during assembly of the equipments at site,
and provides feed back to the inspectors at the manufacturers in order to prevent reoccurrence of
non conformances.
5. BQS has the best price of the market and severe commitment to the client needs.
6. BQS can provide inspection services at any place in the Americas and Europe. BQS can also
provide NDE services at anyplace by working in conjunction with affiliated companies.
7. BQS managers are also inspectors that directly participate on the inspection activities assuring
complete in time support to our clients.
8. BQS is fast in time for attendance. After request normally one to two days are enough time to
have a person attending the client needs.
3.1 Installations & People:
Office group - Brazil
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Inspection group - Brazil
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Site assembly inspection group
BQS inspection partner - China
Training and meeting room
BQS inspection group - Romania
IMPORTANT SERVICES PROVIDED BY BQS – QUALITY AREA
1. Inspections, Consulting, Expediting, Manufacturing Surveillance and Final Testing:
 Surveillance of production process, administration of quality assurance program, inspections,
expediting during manufacturing and container loading verification for 2 hydro generators of 110
MVA, 13.8 kVAC, manufactured by Asea Brown Boveri in Brazil for Priest Rapids Dam - Public
Utility District of Grant County - USA.
 Electromechanical inspections, expediting and manufacturing surveillance of 07 hydro generators
and excitation equipment, supplied by Asea Brown Boveri, 07 power transformers supplied by
Toshiba do Brasil, 28 panels of control and protection supplied by Siemens do Brasil and
65 tons of transmission towers supplied by SBE for Zongo Valley Expansion Project in Bolivia.
The services were supplied for CI Power Monenco from Canada.
 Mechanical inspections, welding, NDT examinations, manufacturing surveillance and expediting
during manufacturing of mechanical equipment supplied by Mecânica Pesada and Asea
Brown Boveri for Miranda and Igarapava Power Plants - Cemig - Brazil.
 Expediting services of engineering, foundry, fabrication, package and load on ship for MTB Quality
Consultants - USA, of 3 hydraulic pumps supplied by KSB - Brazil to McDermott Engineering
Houston - USA.
 Inspection, expediting and quality surveillance during manufacturing of components for complete
new sets of 10 Kaplan turbines, including hubs, wicked gates, shafts, blades, deflectors, pistons,
etc, for Wanapum Power Plant Rehabilitation – Public Utility District of Grant County in the
USA.
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Assembly of blades to the hub – VHY, USA
Dimensional checking of shaft - DIMGB
 Inspection and quality surveillance provided for GE Hydro during manufacturing by Voith - Brazil,
of 16 Francis buckets for Dao Chao Shan power plant in China and 39 Francis buckets for Tucurui
power plant in Brazil.
 Quality system ISO 9000 audits of suppliers for any type of equipment or materials in Brazil, United
States, Europe, South Korea and China. Most important suppliers that have audited by BQS include
Alstom Brazil, Voith Hydro Brazil, Voith Hydro USA, DIMGB Romania, Doosan Industry South
Korea, Pinghu Industry China and Giant Industry China.
 Mechanical inspections, welding, NDT examinations, manufacturing surveillance and expediting
during manufacturing of mechanical equipment supplied by several companies for the
compactation lines of the Unit Operational of Vassouras, Vale do Rio Doce – Sergipe - Brazil.
 Qualification of steel angles transmission lines suppliers in Spain for Sade Vigesa Industrial e
Serviços – Brazil.
 Issue of quality documentation, performance of electromechanical inspections, welding, NDE
examinations, sub-suppliers manufacturing surveillance and expediting during
manufacturing and assembling at site of 1 hydro generator of 75 MVA, 13.8 kV, 60 Hz supplied
by Alstom Canada for Fort Peck Power Plant – US Corps of Engineers – USA.
 Issue of quality documentation, performance of electromechanical inspections, welding
inspections, NDE examinations, sub-suppliers manufacturing surveillance and expediting
during manufacturing and assembling at site of 7 hydro generators of 120 MVA, 15.0 kV, 60
Hz supplied by Alstom Canada/Brazil for Rocky Reach Power Plant - Chelan County Public
Utility District – USA.
Assembly of complete new stator winding
Assembly of complete new rotor
 Monitoring of fabrication, expediting, inspection, routine and type testing of 14 power transformers
of 120/160/200 MVA, 345/115 kV supplied by Alstom do Brasil for Northeast Utilities – United
States.
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Inspections during manufacturing of power transformers
 Issue of quality documentation, performance of electromechanical inspections, welding, NDE
examinations, sub-suppliers manufacturing surveillance and expediting during
manufacturing and assembling at site of 1 hydro generator of 110 MVA, 13.8 kV, 60 Hz
supplied by Alstom Canada for McNary Power Plant – US Corps of Engineers – USA.
Assembly of new stator winding
Assembly of the unit
 Inspection, expediting and quality surveillance during manufacturing of components for
complete new sets of 10 Francis turbines, including bands and buckets for Omkareshar Power
Plant – India, supplied by Kvaerner – Romania, for Voith Siemens Brazil.
 Mechanical and NDE inspection of forged shafts in Italy supplied by several Italian forging
companies such as Fomas, Monchieri and Asfo for Voith Siemens Brazil.
NDT examinations on forged shafts for hydro generators - Italy
 Issue of quality documentation, performance of electromechanical inspections, welding, NDE
examinations, sub-suppliers manufacturing surveillance and expediting during
manufacturing and assembling at site of 6 hydro generator of 25 MVA, 13.8.0 kV, 60 Hz
supplied by VA TECH Austria for Rock Island Power Plant - Chelan County Public Utility District
– USA.
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Inspection at the factory during manufacturing of hydro generator
Inspection during assembly of Kaplan turbine at site
 Consulting services for Promon Engenharia from Brazil regarding quality assurance and inspections
during design, manufacturing and testing for 2 steam turbine and turbo-generators of 300 MW, 60
HZ, 3600 Rpm manufactured by Harbin Electric Machinery in China for Vale Company - Brazil.
 Expediting, inspections during manufacturing and assembly at site over equipment and material
manufactured by Voith Siemens Brazil and Canada for 3 hydro generators of 120 MVA, 14.4 kV,
60.0 HZ for Noxon Rapids Power Plant - Avista Corporation – USA.
Stator bar tan delta measurement
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Stator bars endurance life testing
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Assembly of unit 4 at site
Assembly of unit 5 at site
 Consulting services for Wood Group Inc. regarding electrical failure of a hydro generator of 28
MVA, 13.8 kV, 60 Hz, 600 Rpm, Serial 25248 – Tesla Power Plant - Colorado Springs Utilities –
USA.
 Issue of quality documentation, performance of electromechanical inspections, welding, NDE
examinations, sub-suppliers manufacturing surveillance and expediting during assembling at
site of 2 hydro generators of 128.86 MVA, 13.8 kV, 138.5 rpm, 60 Hz supplied by Alstom
Canada for Shasta Dam Power Plant – US Bureau of Reclamation – USA.
 Performance of electromechanical inspections, welding inspections, NDE examinations, subsuppliers manufacturing surveillance and expediting during manufacturing of 3 turbines and
hydro-generators components for Wuskwatim project, Manitoba Hydro – Canada, fabricated by
GE/Andritz Hydro Brazil - Brazil. Also providing site quality inspections and monitoring during
assembly at site of the equipment for turbines and generators.
 Issue of quality documentation, performance of electromechanical inspections, welding, NDE
examinations, sub-suppliers manufacturing surveillance and expediting during
manufacturing and assembling at site of 4 hydro generator of 25 MVA, 13.8.0 kV, 60 Hz supplied
by Voith Siemens Canada and Brazil for Rock Island Power Plant - Chelan County Public Utility
District – USA.
 Issue of quality documentation, performance of electromechanical inspections, welding, NDE
examinations, sub-suppliers manufacturing surveillance and expediting during
manufacturing and assembling at site of 2 hydro generators supplied by Alstom Hydro Power
Canada and Brazil for Lake Chelan Power Plant - Chelan County Public Utility District – USA.
 Performance of electromechanical inspections, welding inspections, NDE examinations, subsuppliers manufacturing surveillance and expediting during manufacturing of 4 turbines and
hydro-generators components for Pend Oreille PUD – USA, fabricated by VATech - Austria.
Inspection of stator frame and rotor spider – Andritz VATech, Austria
 Performance of electromechanical inspections, welding inspections, NDE examinations, subsuppliers manufacturing surveillance and expediting during manufacturing of 3 hydrogenerators components for Hydro Quebec, Eastmain Project – Canada, fabricated by Voith Hydro
Brazil - Brazil.
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 Performance of electromechanical inspections, welding inspections, NDE examinations, subsuppliers manufacturing surveillance and expediting during manufacturing of 8 hydrogenerators components for Ohio River Project – United States, fabricated by Voith Hydro Brazil Brazil.
 Performance of electromechanical inspections, welding inspections, NDE examinations, subsuppliers manufacturing surveillance and expediting during manufacturing of 2 hydrogenerators components for AES Eletropaulo, Ibitinga Project – Brazil, fabricated by several subsuppliers for Energ - Brazil.
 Routine and type testing witnessing provided for MTB Quality Consultants of 1 power transformer
of 230 MVA, 500/13.8 kV and 3 transformers of 144 MVA, 500/13.8 kV supplied by Siemens
Ltd, Brazil for client Conectiv Energy – USA.
Inspection of power transformers – Siemens, Brazil
 Fabrication monitoring, expediting and inspections during manufacturing, routine and type testing of
28 transformers of 166.67 MVA, 400/16 kV supplied by WEG do Brazil for AES Tietê – Brazil.
Inspection of power transformers – WEG manufacturer - Brazil
 Routine and type testing witnessing provided to MTB Quality Consultants/Doosan of 15 induction
motors of 30 HP/6.0 kV supplied by GE S.A. for client Doosan Pemex – USA.
Inspection of big size induction motors – GE, Brazil
 Inspection and expediting services for manufacturing and testing of 4 motors of 10200 kW, 11000
Volts, manufactured by WEG Brazil for Dresser Rand, France.
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Inspection of Motors 10200 KW during manufacturing
 Expediting and inspection services during manufacturing, routine and type testing of 13 power
transformers of 230 MVA, 500kV, 60 Hz manufactured by Areva Brazil for Northeast Utilities –
EUA.
 Electromechanical inspections and expediting at the sub-suppliers during manufacturing of oil and
gas equipments for Asea Brown Boveri Brazil being those equipments supplied by manufacturers in
South America, China, South Korea, Europe and Canada.
 Manufacturing surveillance and inspections during manufacturing of stator winding coils for 2 hydro
generators supplied by Wood Group/Turbo Care, Farmington, New Mexico for Parker Dam Power
Plant, Bureau of Reclamation, USA.
 Expediting, inspections and quality monitoring during manufacturing of brand new components for
first unit of 120 MVA, 13.8 kV, 60.0 Hz, including stator frame, rotor hub, rotor spider, rotor rim,
rotor poles and stator winding. Also providing site quality inspections and monitoring during
assembly at site of the equipment for complete refurbishment of the Wanapum Power Plant, Grant
County PUD, USA.
Loop testing of the stator core at site
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Assembly of the rotor rim at site
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 Electromechanical inspections and expediting at the sub-suppliers during manufacturing of power
generation equipments (hydro generators components such as turbine, general panels, transformers,
velocity regulators, voltage regulators, switgears, circuit breakers current transformers, cables and
automation components) for AES Tiete for Ibitinga and Caconde Power Plants being those
equipments supplied by manufacturers in South America, China and Europe. Note: BQS will
provide assembly surveillance during assembly of those equipments at site.
Caconde - CCM during testing at the
factory
Caconde - Protection panel during testing
at the factory
Ibitinga – Assembly inspection during
Caconde – Assembly inspection at site, stator
piping installation at site
winding UG1
 Manufacturing surveillance and inspections during manufacturing of 6 big size motors for
Constellation Energy Nuclear Group supplied by GE Motors of Brazil.
Manufacturing surveillance and FAT of motors
 Technical support to GICON Consortium doing the management of the hydro units in operation for
the Santo Antonio power plant (50 units of 80 MVA, bulb turbines) installed on Madeira River,
Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil.
 Technical support to Alstom Canada during manufacturing of complete poles of 3 units of 390 MVA
for the pumping power plant of Helms project for Pacific Gas, United States. The technical support
consisted of design checking, expediting regarding manufacturing schedule, witnessing of
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electromechanical testing and measurements, checking of crating, transportation and technical
documentation (Quality docket).
Complete rotor poles for the pump motor of Pacific Gas, USA – manufacturer Alstom Brazil
 Inspections and expediting services during manufacturing of several equipments and materials
supplied by SMAR to PERSIAN GULF STAR OIL COMPANY. The services are consisted of
dimensional, visual, electrical testing, mechanical testing, pressure and painting testing of several
types of materials.
Visual and dimensional and electrical checking of materials supplied by Smar, Brazil
IMPORTANT SERVICES PROVIDED BY BQS – ASSEMBLY AREA
 Complete assembly of a Power Plant of small size including assembly of 3 hydro-generators of 10
MVA, 13.8 kV, 60.0 HZ, a complete substation, 3 horizontal Pelton turbines, all panels and cabling
for Porto Franco Power Plant in Brazil. The equipments were supplied by Andritz Hydro Brazil.
Assembly of the units
 Complete assembly of a Power Plant of small size including assembly of 4 hydro-generators of 10
MVA, 13.8 kV, 60.0 HZ, 3 horizontal bulb turbines, all panels and cabling for Lavrinhas and Queluz
Power Plants in Brazil. The equipments are supplied by Alstom Hydro Brazil.
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Complete assembly of small power plant – Queluz and Lavrinhas
 Assembly of equipments for 1 hydro generator of 78 MVA, 13.8 kV, 60.0 Hz for Nilo Peçanha
Power Plant, Light, and Brazil including assembly of new stator frame core, stator winding, reinsulation of the poles, recovering of the rotor core. The equipments were supplied by Alstom Hydro
Brazil.
Insulation of the rotor poles and assembly of the new winding
 Complete assembly at site of equipments of 2 hydro generators of 10 MVA, 13.8 kV, 60.0 HZ, 2
bulb turbines, all panels and cabling for Central de Energia Sitio Grande, Brazil. The equipments
were supplied by Andritz Hydro Brazil to Neoenergia, Brazil.
Complete assembly – Sitio Grande, Brazil
 Complete repair of a hydro generator unit 4 of Chavantes Power Plant of 115 MVA, 13.8 kV, 60 Hz,
for General Electric Hydro Brazil – Duke Energy - Brazil.
 Complete dismantling and assembly of 1 complete hydro generator of 110 MVA, 13.8 Kv, 60 Hz,
for Asltom Power Brazil - Jupiá power plant - Brazil.
 Complete dismantling, maintenance services and assembly of 1 Kaplan turbine of 110 MW for
Alstom Power Brazil - Jupiá power plant - Brazil.
 Disassembly, complete repair at site and assembly of 56 rotor poles for 1 hydro generator of 83
MVA, unit 04 of Paulo Afonso Power Plant for Alstom Brazil.
 Disassembly, complete repair at site and assembly of 90 rotor poles for 1 hydro generator of 230
MVA, unit 04 of Moxoto Power Plant for Alstom Brazil.
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 Supervision services for complete disassembly, repair and assembly of a complete complete hydro
generator of 45 MVA, 13.8 KV, 60 Hz for Alstom Power Brazil in Arequipa - Peru.
 Supervision services and assembly of complete winding of 2 hydro generators of 30 MVA, 10.0
KV, 50 Hz for Alstom Power Brazil in Biopio, Angola – Africa.
 Assembly services for complete repair 1 hydro generator of 35 MVA, 13.8 KV, 60 Hz for Alstom
Power Brazil in Ilha dos Pombos – Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.
 Assembly services for partial repair of 1 hydro generator of 350MVA, 13.8 KV, 60 Hz for Alstom
Power Brazil in Tucurui Power Plant – Para - Brazil.
LIST OF MAIN CLIENTS:
Public Utility District of Grant County – USA; MTB Quality Consultants Inc. – USA; McDermott
Engineering Inc. – USA; CI Power Monenco - Canada; GE Hydro Inepar – Brazil ; Cemig - Centrais
Elétricas de Minas Gerais; Sade Vigesa Industrial e Serviços S.A. – Brazil; Asea Brown Boveri - Brazil
Tractbel Energy – Brazil; Duke Energy – Brazil; Alstom Brasil Ltda – Brazil; Alstom Canadá; Alstom
Power Inc – USA ; Companhia Vale do Rio Doce - Sergipe – Brazil; Voith Hydro – Brazil ; Public
Utility District of Chelan County – USA; Voith Hydro – EUA; Sulzer do Brazil – Brazil; Avista
Corporation – USA; Tacoma Power – USA; France Office – France; Turbo Care – USA; Promon
Engenharia – Brazil; LVM Inc. – Canada; Pend Oreille PUD – USA; MWH Americas Inc.– USA; AES
Tiete – Brazil; IQC – USA; QCS – France; Northeast Utilities – USA; Constellation Energy – USA;
Andritz do Brasil – Brazil; Manitoba Hydro – Canada; Chevron/Orca – USA; PES Rosignano – Italy;
Mac-Millan LLC – USA; ASCO – Iran; Taesa – Brazil; Tecmor – USA; 2R – S.R.L. – Italy.
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