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INDEX
STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS
Clause No. Clause Description Page
SECTION IGENERAL
100.01 Description ... ... ... I-1100.02 Standards and Codes ...
... ... I-1100.03 Application of Document ... ... ... I-2100.04
Materials Found on the Site ... ... ... I-2100.05 Insurance
Requirements ... ... ... I-2100.06 Rates and Payment ... ... ...
I-4100.07 Limits of Work for Utility Relocation ... ... ...
I-4100.08 Provisional Items ... ... ... I-4100.09 Site Conditions
... ... ... I-4100.10 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... I-4
SECTION I-1CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
101.01 Description ... ... ... I-5101.02 Contract Documents ...
... ... I-5101.03 Contract Drawings ... ... ... I-5101.04
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... I-6
SECTION I-2CONTRACTOR 'S RESPONSIBILITIES
102.01 Description ... ... ... I-7102.02 Program of Works ...
... ... I-7102.03 Plant, Equipment and Labour ... ... ... I-7102.04
Limits and Access to and Use of Site ... ... ... I-7102.05 Land for
Contractor's Use ... ... ... I-8102.06 Storage, Workshops, Sheds
and Living Quarters ... ... ... I-8102.07 Staking Out the Works ...
... ... I-9102.08 Notice of Operations ... ... ... I-10102.09
Templates ... ... ... I-10102.10 Materials, Equipment and Supplies
... ... ... I-10102.11 Substitute and Alternative Materials ... ...
... I-11102.12 Water Supply ... ... ... I-11102.13 Existing
Utilities and Services ... ... ... I-11102.14 Interruption of
Supplies or Services, Charges
for Damages ... ... ... I-12102.15 Conditions for Public
Services, Properties
and Utilities ... ... ... I-13102.16 Conditions for Public
Safety ... ... ... I-15102.17 Dust Control ... ... ... I-18102.18
Record Drawings ... ... ... I-18102.19 Related Construction ... ...
... I-18102.20 Maintenance of Green Areas and Plantations
during Construction ... ... ... I-19102.21 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... I-19
SECTION I-3ENGINEER'S AND DEPARTMENT'S FACILITIES
103.01 Description ... ... ... I-20103.02 Site Laboratories ...
... ... I-20103.03 Engineer's Site Office Facilities ... ... ...
I-20103.04 Department's Site Office Facilities ... ... ...
I-20103.05 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... I-20
SECTION I-4MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC AND RELATED WORKS
104.01 Description ... ... ... I-21104.02 Temporary Works ...
... ... I-21104.03 Maintenance of Traffic Plans ... ... ...
I-31104.04 Temporary Screen ... ... ... I-32
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SECTION I-4MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC AND RELATED WORKS (Cont.)
104.05 Temporary Sight Screen Fencing ... ... ... I-32104.06
Temporary Pedestrian Bridges ... ... ... I-32104.07 Existing Street
Name and Numbering Signs ... ... ... I-32104.08 Existing Flower Pot
Structures ... ... ... I-33104.09 Removal, Protection and
Transportation of Trees,
Palms and Shrubs for Transplanting ... ... ... I-33104.10
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... I-33
SECTION IIEARTHWORK
200.01 Description ... ... ... II-1200.02 Standards and Codes
... ... ... II-1200.03 Soil Information ... ... ... II-2200.04
Removal or Diversion of Water ... ... ... II-2200.05 Drainage ...
... ... II-3200.06 Protection of Existing Utilities and Services
... ... ... II-3200.07 Boreholes ... ... ... II-4200.08 Measurement
and Payment ... ... ... II-5
SECTION II-1EARTHWORK EQUIPMENT
201.01 Description ... ... ... II-7201.02 Equipment Utilized in
Earthwork Construction ... ... ... II-7201.03 Rotary Cultivators
... ... ... II-7201.04 Water Sprinklers ... ... ... II-7201.05
Bulldozers ... ... ... II-7201.06 Motor Graders ... ... ...
II-7201.07 Shovel Tractors ... ... ... II-7201.08 Rollers ... ...
... II-8201.09 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... II-9
SECTION II-2MATERIALS FOR EARTHWORK
202.01 Description ... ... ... II-10202.02 Fill Material,
General ... ... ... II-10202.03 Sweet Sand ... ... ... II-10202.04
Water ... ... ... II-10202.05 Borrow Material, General ... ... ...
II-10202.06 Natural Ground ... ... ... II-11202.07 Borrow Material
(Load Bearing) ... ... ... II-11202.08 Borrow Material (Non-Load
Bearing) ... ... ... II-11202.09 Measurement and Payment ... ...
... II-12
SECTION II-3EXECUTION OF EARTHWORK
203.01 Description ... ... ... II-13203.02 Bench Marks ... ...
... II-13203.03 Staking Out the Works ... ... ... II-13203.04
Preparing Preliminary Sections
(Longitudinal and Cross Sections) ... ... ... II-13203.05
Clearing and Grubbing ... ... ... II-14203.06 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... II-15
SECTION II-4REMOVAL OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES,PAVEMENT, CURBS AND
OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS
204.01 Description ... ... ... II-16204.02 Demolitions ... ...
... II-16204.03 Removal of Buildings and Structures ... ... ...
II-16204.04 Removal of Existing Pavement ... ... ... II-17204.05
Removal of Existing Curbs ... ... ... II-18204.06 Removal of
Existing Walks ... ... ... II-18204.07 Removal of Rock and
Obstructions ... ... ... II-19204.08 Measurement and Payment ...
... ... II-20
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SECTION II-5EXCAVATION
205.01 Description ... ... ... II-22205.02 Unclassified
Excavation ... ... ... II-22205.03 Structure Excavation ... ... ...
II-22205.04 Manual Excavation ... ... ... II-25205.05 Disposal of
Excavated Materials and
Surplus Materials ... ... ... II-26205.06 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... II-26
SECTION II-6PLACEMENT OF BORROW MATERIALS,BACKFILLING AND
FILLING
206.01 Description ... ... ... II-29206.02 Fill and Backfill
with Borrow Materials ... ... ... II-29206.03 Placement of Warning
Tapes ... ... ... II-31206.04 End Caps and Draw Lines for Ducts,
Conduits,
Pipe Sleeves and Culverts Before Backfilling ... ... ...
II-32206.05 Compaction ... ... ... II-32206.06 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... II-34
SECTION II-7SUBGRADE PREPARATION
207.01 Description ... ... ... II-35207.02 Construction
Requirements ... ... ... II-35207.03 Protection of Subgrade ... ...
... II-35207.04 Vehicular and Pedestrian Pavement Subgrade ... ...
... II-35207.05 Geotextile Fabric ... ... ... II-36207.06
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... II-38
SECTION II-8TESTING
208.01 Description ... ... ... II-39208.02 Inspection and
Control of Material and Work ... ... ... II-39208.03 Testing Levels
and Evenness of Surface ... ... ... II-39208.04 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... II-40
SECTION II-9PERVIOUS BACKFILL
209.01 Description ... ... ... II-41209.02 Materials ... ... ...
II-41209.03 Construction Requirements ... ... ... II-41209.04
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... II-41
SECTION II-10UTILITY MARKERS
210.01 Description ... ... ... II-43210.02 Materials ... ... ...
II-43210.03 Submittals ... ... ... II-43210.04 Installation of
Markers ... ... ... II-43210.05 Measurement and Payment ... ... ...
II-43
SECTION IIISUBBASE AND BASE COURSES
300.01 Description ... ... ... III-1300.02 Standards and Codes
... ... ... III-1300.03 Storage and Handling of Materials ... ...
... III-1300.04 Inspection, Testing and Control of Materials ...
... ... III-2300.05 Unacceptable Materials ... ... ... III-2300.06
Sources of Materials ... ... ... III-2300.07 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... III-2
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SECTION III-1EQUIPMENT FOR SUBBASE AND BASE COURSES
301.01 Description ... ... ... III-3301.02 Equipment Used for
Aggregate Subbase
and Base Courses ... ... ... III-3301.03 Equipment Used for Sand
Asphalt Subbase
and Base Courses ... ... ... III-3301.04 Unacceptable Equipment
... ... ... III-3301.05 Measurement and Payment ... ... ...
III-4
SECTION III-2AGGREGATE SUBBASE AND BASE COURSES
302.01 Description ... ... ... III-5302.02 Material Requirements
for Subbase and
Base Courses ... ... ... III-5302.03 Fine Aggregates ... ... ...
III-5302.04 Coarse Aggregates ... ... ... III-6302.05 Types of
Aggregate Subbase and Base Courses ... ... ... III-6302.06
Construction Requirements for Aggregate
Subbase and Base Course ... ... ... III-7302.07 Protection of
Surface ... ... ... III-8302.08 Preparing the Surface Before
Priming ... ... ... III-8302.09 Testing and Acceptance of
Aggregate
Subbase and Base Courses ... ... ... III-8302.10 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... III-9
SECTION III-3SAND-ASPHALT SUBBASE AND BASE COURSES
303.01 Description ... ... ... III-10303.02 Material
Requirements for Sand-Asphalt
Subbase and Base Courses ... ... ... III-10303.03 Types of
Sand-Asphalt Subbase and Base Courses ... ... ... III-10303.04
Design Criteria ... ... ... III-11303.05 Job Mix Formula and
Allowable Tolerances ... ... ... III-12303.06 Sampling and Testing
of Sand-Asphalt ... ... ... III-12303.07 Construction Requirements
for Sand-Asphalt
Subbase and Base Courses ... ... ... III-12303.08 Testing and
Acceptance of Sand-Asphalt
Subbase and Base Courses ... ... ... III-12303.09 Measurement
and Payment ... ... ... III-13
SECTION III-4WET MIX MACADAM
304.01 Description ... ... ... III-14304.02 Materials ... ...
... III-14304.03 Equipment ... ... ... III-15304.04 Construction
Requirements ... ... ... III-15304.05 Minimum Test Requirements ...
... ... III-17304.06 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... III-17
SECTION IVASPHALT WORKS
400.01 Description ... ... ... IV-1400.02 Standards and Codes
... ... ... IV-1400.03 Storage and Handling of Materials ... ...
... IV-2400.04 Inspection, Testing and Control of Materials ... ...
... IV-2400.05 Unacceptable Materials ... ... ... IV-2400.06
Sources of Materials ... ... ... IV-2400.07 Fine Aggregate for
Asphalt Works ... ... ... IV-3400.08 Coarse Aggregate for Asphalt
Works ... ... ... IV-3400.09 Commercial Mineral Filler ... ... ...
IV-3400.10 Asphalt Cement ... ... ... IV-3400.11 Liquid and
Emulsified Asphalts ... ... ... IV-5400.12 Hydrated Lime ... ...
... IV-5400.13 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... IV-6
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SECTION IV-1EQUIPMENT FOR ASPHALT WORKS
401.01 Description ... ... ... IV-7401.02 Asphalt Mixing Plant
... ... ... IV-7401.03 Equipment for Hauling ... ... ...
IV-11401.04 Spreading and Finishing Equipment ... ... ...
IV-11401.05 Rollers ... ... ... IV-12401.06 Asphalt Distributor ...
... ... IV-12401.07 Cold Planer/Profiler ... ... ... IV-13401.08
Unacceptable Equipment ... ... ... IV-13401.09 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... IV-13
SECTION IV-2ASPHALTIC CONCRETE
402.01 Description ... ... ... IV-14402.02 Material Requirements
for Asphaltic Concrete ... ... ... IV-14402.03 Types of Asphaltic
Concrete Mixes ... ... ... IV-14402.04 Design Criteria ... ... ...
IV-15402.05 Job Mix Formula and Allowable Tolerances ... ... ...
IV-15402.06 Sampling and Testing of Asphaltic
Concrete Mixes ... ... ... IV-16402.07 Construction Requirements
for
Asphaltic Concrete ... ... ... IV-16402.08 Preparation of
Asphaltic Concrete Mixes ... ... ... IV-16402.09 Delivery of the
Asphaltic Concrete Mixes ... ... ... IV-18402.10 Spreading and
Finishing ... ... ... IV-18402.11 Compaction ... ... ...
IV-18402.12 Protection of the Asphalt Courses ... ... ...
IV-20402.13 Testing and Acceptance of Completed
Asphaltic Concrete Courses ... ... ... IV-20402.14 Cold Planing
... ... ... IV-22402.15 Preparation of Existing Pavement for
Application of Overlay ... ... ... IV-22402.16 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... IV-24
SECTION IV-3PRIME COAT
403.01 Description ... ... ... IV-26403.02 Material Requirements
for Prime Coat ... ... ... IV-26403.03 Construction Requirements
... ... ... IV-26403.04 Measurement and Payment ... ... ...
IV-27
SECTION IV-4TACK COAT
404.01 Description ... ... ... IV-28404.02 Material Requirements
for Tack Coat ... ... ... IV-28404.03 Construction Requirements for
Tack Coat ... ... ... IV-28404.04 Measurement and Payment ... ...
... IV-29
SECTION IV-5PAVEMENT REPAIRS
405.01 Description ... ... ... IV-30405.02 Materials and
Equipment Requirements ... ... ... IV-30405.03 Repair of Potholes
(Isolated Holes In
Asphaltic Concrete Pavements of Less Than One Square Meter) ...
... ... IV-30
405.04 Repair of Failed Pavement (Deep Patch) ... ... ...
IV-30405.05 Repair of Depressed Pavement (Skin Patch) ... ... ...
IV-31405.06 Repair of Utility Cuts (Open Pavement
and Depressed Pavement) ... ... ... IV-31405.07 Sealing Cracks
in Asphaltic Concrete
Pavement ... ... ... IV-32405.08 Restoration of Curbing ... ...
... IV-33405.09 Restoration of Sidewalk Tiles ... ... ...
IV-33405.10 Adjust, or Demolish and Reconstruct
Existing Inlets, Manholes, or Service Facilities to New Pavement
Elevations ... ... ... IV-34
405.11 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... IV-36
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SECTION VCONCRETE W0RKS
500.01 Description ... ... ... V-1500.02 Standards and Codes ...
... ... V-1500.03 Samples ... ... ... V-3500.04 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... V-4
SECTION V-1MATERIALS FOR CONCRETE WORKS
501.01 Description ... ... ... V-5501.02 Materials, General ...
... ... V-5501.03 Cement ... ... ... V-5501.04 Aggregates, General
... ... ... V-6501.05 Aggregates, Fine and Coarse ... ... ...
V-6501.06 Water for Concrete Mixes and Curing ... ... ... V-8501.07
Reinforcement Steel ... ... ... V-8501.08 Retarders and Admixtures
... ... ... V-11501.09 Expansion Joints ... ... ... V-12501.10
Structural Steel ... ... ... V-12501.11 Sleeves ... ... ...
V-12501.12 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... V-12
SECTION V-2CONCRETE CLASSES AND MIXES
502.01 Description ... ... ... V-13502.02 Concrete Classes ...
... ... V-13502.03 Mix Design ... ... ... V-14502.04 Contents of
Chlorides and Sulphates ... ... ... V-15502.05 Water-Cement Ratio
... ... ... V-15502.06 Testing ... ... ... V-15502.07 Slumps ...
... ... V-16502.08 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... V-16
SECTION V-3CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
503.01 Description ... ... ... V-17503.02 Formwork ... ... ...
V-17503.03 Reinforcement Steel ... ... ... V-20503.04 Concrete ...
... ... V-22503.05 Joints ... ... ... V-27503.06 Concrete Finishing
... ... ... V-30503.07 Curing ... ... ... V-31503.08 Approach Slabs
... ... ... V-32503.09 Waterstops ... ... ... V-32503.10 Concrete
Box Girders ... ... ... V-33503.11 Placing Concrete for Bridge
Decks and Parking Structures... ... ... V-33503.12 Placing of
Concrete in or Under Water ... ... ... V-36503.13 Grout Pads ...
... ... V-37503.14 Blinding Concrete ... ... ... V-37503.15
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... V-37
SECTION V-4PRECAST CONCRETE
504.01 Description ... ... ... V-41504.02 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... V-41
SECTION V-5CONCRETE CURBS
505.01 Description ... ... ... V-42505.02 Concrete Foundation at
Curbs ... ... ... V-42505.03 Concrete Haunching at Curbs ... ...
... V-42505.04 Precast Concrete Curbs ... ... ... V-42505.05
Cast-In-Situ Concrete Curbs, Noses and
Curbcuts at Driveways and Pedestrian Ramps ... ... ...
V-43505.06 Painting of Curbs, Noses, and Curbcuts ... ... ...
V-45505.07 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... V-45
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SECTION V-6QUARRY TILES, PRECAST TILE BLOCKS,
INTERLOCKINGPEDESTRIAN PAVERS, AND INTERLOCKING VEHICULAR
PAVERS
506.01 Description ... ... ... V-47506.02 Materials ... ... ...
V-47506.03 Concrete Base Course for Quarry Tiles ... ... ...
V-47506.04 Quarry Tiles ... ... ... V-47506.05 Precast Tile Blocks
... ... ... V-49506.06 Interlocking Concrete Paving Blocks ... ...
... V-50506.07 Quality Assurance Program for Interlocking
Vehicular and Pedestrian Pavers ... ... ... V-52506.08 Removal
and Replacement of Removable
Pavement ... ... ... V-54506.09 Removal and Transportation of
Interlocking
Concrete Pavers to Municipality Stores ... ... ... V-54506.10
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... V-55
SECTION V-7MISCELLANEOUS CONCRETE STRUCTURES
507.01 Description ... ... ... V-57507.02 Concrete Barriers ...
... ... V-57507.03 Concrete Parapets ... ... ... V-58507.04
Concrete Block Work ... ... ... V-58507.05 Steps ... ... ...
V-60507.06 Duct End Walls ... ... ... V-61507.07 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... V-62
SECTION V-8WATERPROOFING AND WATERPROOFIN G MEMBRANE
508.01 Description ... ... ... V-65508.02 Waterproofing ... ...
... V-65508.03 Waterproofing Membrane, Type A ... ... ...
V-65508.04 Waterproofing Membrane, Type B ... ... ... V-67508.05
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... V-70
SECTION V-9BEARINGS AND SHEAR TRANSFER UNITS FOR CONCRETE
WORKS
509.01 Description ... ... ... V-71509.02 Elastomeric Bearings
... ... ... V-71509.03 Pot Type Bearings - Guided Expansion and
Fixed Bearings... ... ... V-75509.04 Shear Transfer Units at
Abutments ... ... ... V-79509.05 Measurement and Payment ... ...
... V-80
SECTION VISTORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM
600.01 Description ... ... ... VI-1600.02 Standards and Codes
... ... ... VI-1600.03 Shop Drawings ... ... ... VI-3600.04
Priority in Work Commencement ... ... ... VI-4600.05 Watertightness
and Testing - General ... ... ... VI-4600.06 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... VI-4
SECTION VI-1MATERIALS AND MATERIAL TESTING
601.01 Description ... ... ... VI-5601.02 Materials, General ...
... ... VI-5601.03 Glass Reinforced Plastic Mortar Pipe and
Fittings (RPMP) ... ... ... VI-7601.04 Reinforced Thermosetting
Resin Pipe (RTRP)
and Fittings ... ... ... VI-10601.05 Concrete Pipe and Fittings
... ... ... VI-10601.06 Clay Pipe and Fittings ... ... ...
VI-18601.07 Metal Pipe and Fittings ... ... ... VI-19601.08 Plastic
Pipe ... ... ... VI-19
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SECTION VI-1MATERIALS AND MATERIAL TESTING (Cont.)
601.09 Miscellaneous Joint Materials for Manholes and Other
Structures ... ... ... VI-20
601.10 Materials for Storm Water Drainage Structures ... ... ...
VI-21601.11 Pavement Subbase Drainage System ... ... ...
VI-27601.12 Material Testing ... ... ... VI-27601.13 Measurement
and Payment ... ... ... VI-31
SECTION VI-2STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM - EARTHWORK
602.01 Description ... ... ... VI-32602.02 Temporary Works ...
... ... VI-32602.03 Excavation, General ... ... ... VI-32602.04
Trench Excavation ... ... ... VI-34602.05 Excavation for Structures
... ... ... VI-35602.06 Remove and Replace Unsuitable Soil ... ...
... VI-35602.07 Foundation Strengthening and Pipe Bedding ... ...
... VI-35602.08 Backfilling ... ... ... VI-37602.09 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... VI-38
SECTION VI-3PIPELAYING, JOINTING AND INSPECTING
603.01 Description ... ... ... VI-39603.02 Survey Line and Grade
... ... ... VI-39603.03 Supply of Pipes and Fittings ... ... ...
VI-39603.04 Handling of Pipes and Rubber Rings ... ... ...
VI-39603.05 Inspection Before Installation ... ... ... VI-39603.06
Unsuitable Conditions for Laying Pipes ... ... ... VI-40603.07
Laying Pipe ... ... ... VI-40603.08 Pipe Joints ... ... ...
VI-43603.09 Gasket Type Joints ... ... ... VI-43603.10 Jointing of
Dissimilar Pipes ... ... ... VI-44603.11 Plugs and Connections ...
... ... VI-44603.12 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... VI-44
SECTION VI-4CONSTRUCTION OF STORM WATER DRAINAGESTRUCTURES AND
OTHER RELATED WORKS
604.01 Description ... ... ... VI-45604.02 Types of Concrete ...
... ... VI-45604.03 Storm Water Drainage Structures ... ... ...
VI-45604.04 Other Related Works ... ... ... VI-53604.05 Measurement
and Payment ... ... ... VI-57
SECTION VI-5COMPLETION OF STORM WATER DRAINAGE WORK
605.01 Cleanup ... ... ... VI-58605.02 Testing ... ... ...
VI-58605.03 Tools ... ... ... VI-62605.04 Department Acceptance
Inspection ... ... ... VI-62605.05 Measurement and Payment ... ...
... VI-63
SECTION VI-6MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
606.01 General ... ... ... VI-64606.02 Remove and Replace
Unsuitable Soil ... ... ... VI-64606.03 Pipe Excavation and
Backfill ... ... ... VI-64606.04 Pipe ... ... ... VI-65606.05 Storm
Water Drainage Structures ... ... ... VI-65606.06 Slotted Trench
Drains ... ... ... VI-66606.07 Pavement Subbase and Subsurface
Drainage Systems ... ... ... VI-66606.08 Connections to Existing
Storm Water Drainage
Works ... ... ... VI-67
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SECTION VIIWATER WORKS
700.01 General ... ... ... VII-1700.02 Concrete Slab Protection
for Water Lines ... ... ... VII-1700.03 Contingency Water Ducts ...
... ... VII-1700.04 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... VII-1
SECTION VIIIPRESTRESSED CONCRETE WORKS
800.01 Description ... ... ... VIII-1800.02 Quality Assurance
... ... ... VIII-1800.03 Sampling and Testing ... ... ...
VIII-2800.04 Submittals ... ... ... VIII-2800.05 Technical
Assistance ... ... ... VIII-3800.06 Measurement and Payment ... ...
... VIII-3
SECTION VIII-1MATERIALS
801.01 Description ... ... ... VIII-4801.02 Delivery, Storage,
and Handling Materials ... ... ... VIII-4801.03 Concrete ... ...
... VIII-4801.04 Reinforcement Steel ... ... ... VIII-5801.05
General Concrete Requirements ... ... ... VIII-6801.06 Formwork ...
... ... VIII-7801.07 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... VIII-8
SECTION VIII-2CONSTRUCTION OF PRESTRESSED GIRDERS
802.01 Description ... ... ... VIII-9802.02 Placing of
Post-Tension Tendons ... ... ... VIII-9802.03 Placing of
Reinforcement Steel and Inserts ... ... ... VIII-9802.04 Mixing and
Placing Concrete ... ... ... VIII-10802.05 Concrete Finishing ...
... ... VIII-11802.06 Concrete Curing ... ... ... VIII-11802.07
Inspection of Completed Prestressed Girders ... ... ...
VIII-12802.08 Pre-Tensioning ... ... ... VIII-13802.09
Post-Tensioning ... ... ... VIII-13802.10 Rejection of Prestressed
Girders ... ... ... VIII-14802.11 Measurement and Payment ... ...
... VIII-14
SECTION VIII-3GROUTING OF TENDONS
803.01 Description ... ... ... VIII-15803.02 Equipment ... ...
... VIII-15803.03 Mixing of Grout ... ... ... VIII-16803.04
Grouting ... ... ... VIII-16803.05 Injection of Grout ... ... ...
VIII-16803.06 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... VIII-16
SECTION VIII-4ERECTING PRECAST PRESTRESSED GIRDERS
804.01 Description ... ... ... VIII-17804.02 Erecting Precast
Prestressed Girders ... ... ... VIII-17804.06 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... VIII-17
SECTION VIII-5PRECAST PRESTRESSED CONCRETE DECK PANELS
805.01 Description ... ... ... VIII-18805.02 Materials ... ...
... VIII-18805.03 Fabrication ... ... ... VII I-18805.04 Deck Panel
Tolerances ... ... ... VIII-19805.05 Installation ... ... ...
VIII-19805.06 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... VIII-19
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SECTION IXTRAFFIC MARKINGS AND SIGNS
900.01 Description ... ... ... IX-1900.02 Standards and Codes
... ... ... IX-1900.03 Submittals and Material Requirements ... ...
... IX-1900.04 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... IX-1
SECTION IX-1PAVEMENT MARKINGS
901.01 Description ... ... ... IX-2901.02 Pavement Marking
Material ... ... ... IX-2901.03 Glass Beads ... ... ... IX-2901.04
Method of Execution of the Works ... ... ... IX-3901.05 Layout for
Pavement Markings ... ... ... IX-3901.06 Tolerances for Pavement
Markings ... ... ... IX-3901.07 Cleaning of Pavement ... ... ...
IX-3901.08 Protection of Pavement Markings ... ... ... IX-3901.09
Pavement Markings ... ... ... IX-3901.10 Machinery and Equipment
Utilized in
Application of Pavement Markings ... ... ... IX-4901.11
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... IX-4
SECTION IX-2TRAFFIC SIGNS
902.01 Description ... ... ... IX-6902.02 Shop Drawings and
Samples ... ... ... IX-6902.03 Requirements ... ... ... IX-6902.04
Definition of Signing Terms ... ... ... IX-6902.05 Materials,
General ... ... ... IX-6902.06 Sheet Reflective Materials ... ...
... IX-7902.07 Aluminum Sign Panels ... ... ... IX-10902.08
Application of Background Sheeting ... ... ... IX-11902.09 Sign
Face Layout ... ... ... IX-12902.10 Application of Lettering ...
... ... IX-13902.11 Installation of Ground Mounted Signs ... ...
... IX-13902.12 Foundations for Sign Supports ... ... ...
IX-14902.13 Ground-Mounted Sign Supports ... ... ... IX-14902.14
Special Designation Signs ... ... ... IX-15902.15 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... IX-15
SECTION IX-3PAVEMENT MARKE RS
903.01 Description ... ... ... IX-18903.02 Samples ... ... ...
IX-18903.03 Requirements for Non-Reflective
Markers (Type NR) ... ... ... IX-18903.04 Requirements for
Reflective Markers
Color Reflective (Type CR and YR) ... ... ... IX-19903.05
Adhesive for Pavement Markers ... ... ... IX-20903.06 Construction
Requirements ... ... ... IX-21903.07 Surface Preparation ... ...
... IX-22903.08 Marker Preparation ... ... ... IX-22903.09 Adhesive
Preparation ... ... ... IX-22903.10 Application Procedure ... ...
... IX-22903.11 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... IX-23
SECTION IX-4OVERHEAD TUBULAR SIGN SUPPORTS
904.01 Description ... ... ... IX-24904.02 Foundation for
Overhead Tubular Sign Supports ... ... ... IX-24904.03 Overhead
Tubular Sign Supports ... ... ... IX-28904.04 Mounting of Overhead
Sign Panels ... ... ... IX-28904.05 Measurement and Payment ... ...
... IX-28
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SECTION XSITE LABORATORY
1000.01 Description ... ... ... X-11000.02 Use of the Laboratory
... ... ... X-11000.03 Location of the Laboratory ... ... ...
X-11000.04 Maintenance of the Laboratory ... ... ... X-11000.05
Approval of the Laboratory . ... ... X-1
SECTION X-1ASPHALT, SOILS AND CONCRETE LABORATORIES
1001.01 Description ... ... ... X-31001.02 Building and Utility
Requirements ... ... ... X-31001.03 Equipment Requirements ... ...
... X-31001.04 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... X-11
SECTION XICONCRETE PILE FOUNDATIONS
1100.01 Description ... ... ... XI-11100.02 Quality Assurance
... ... ... XI-11100.03 Submittals ... ... ... XI-21100.04
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... XI-2
SECTION XI-1MATERIALS, PILES
1101.01 Description ... ... ... XI-31101.02 Materials, General
... ... ... XI-31101.03 Reinforcement Steel ... ... ... XI-31101.04
Steel Shells, Driven Piles ... ... ... XI-31101.05 Steel Shells,
Bored Piles ... ... ... XI-31101.06 Concrete, Class and Mix ... ...
... XI-31101.07 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... XI-3
SECTION XI-2CONSTRUCTION, DRIVEN PILES
1102.01 Description ... ... ... XI-41102.02 General, Driven
Piles ... ... ... XI-41102.03 Submittals ... ... ... XI-51102.04
Test Piles ... ... ... XI-71102.05 Pile Load Tests ... ... ...
XI-81102.06 Driving and Pile Construction ... ... ... XI-91102.07
Placing Reinforcement Steel ... ... ... XI-91102.08 Mixing and
Placing Concrete ... ... ... XI-91102.09 Defective Driven Piles ...
... ... XI-101102.10 Records ... ... ... XI-101102.11 Measurement
and Payment, Driven Piles ... ... ... XI-10
SECTION XI-3CONSTRUCTION, BORED PILES
1103.01 Description ... ... ... XI-121103.02 General, Bored
Piles ... ... ... XI-121103.03 Submittals ... ... ... XI-121103.04
Test Piles ... ... ... XI-131103.05 Pile Load Tests ... ... ...
XI-131103.06 Boring and Pile Construction ... ... ... XI-151103.07
Placing Reinforcement Steel ... ... ... XI-171103.08 Mixing and
Placing Concrete ... ... ... XI-171103.09 Defective Driven Piles
... ... ... XI-171103.10 Records ... ... ... XI-181103.11
Measurement and Payment, Bored Piles .. ... ... XI-18
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SECTION XIIMETAL WORKS
1200.01 Description ... ... ... XII-11200.02 Standards and Codes
... ... ... XII-11200.03 Submittals ... ... ... XII-31200.04
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... XII-3
SECTION XII-1MATERI ALS, METAL WORKS
1201.01 Description ... ... ... XII-41201.02 Materials, General
... ... ... XII-41201.03 Structural Steel and Stainless Steel ...
... ... XII-41201.04 Steel Forgings ... ... ... XII-41201.05 Steel
Pipe ... ... ... XII-41201.06 Galvanizing ... ... ... XII-51201.07
Aluminum for Signs ... ... ... XII-51201.08 Fabric Bearing Pads ...
... ... XII-61201.09 Paint ... ... ... XII-61201.10 Storage of
Materials ... ... ... XII-91201.11 Transporting Materials ... ...
... XII-91201.12 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... XII-9
SECTION XII-2STRUCTURAL STEEL
1202.01 Description ... ... ... XII-101202.02 Fabrication ...
... ... XII-101202.03 Welding ... ... ... XII-161202.04 Painting
... ... ... XII-171202.05 Erection ... ... ... XII-261202.06
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... XII-27
SECTION XII-3FENCING
1203.01 Description ... ... ... XII-281203.02 Materials ... ...
... XII-281203.03 Installation ... ... ... XII-301203.04
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... XII-31
SECTION XII-4METAL BEAM GUARD RAIL
1204.01 Description ... ... ... XII-321204.02 Materials ... ...
... XII-321204.03 Construction ... ... ... XII-321204.04
Installation ... ... ... XII-321204.05 Measurement and Payment ...
... ... XII-33
SECTION XII-5MET AL RAILINGS
1205.01 Description ... ... ... XII-341205.02 Metal Railing,
Steel ... ... ... XII-341205.03 Metal Railing, Aluminum ... ... ...
XII-341205.04 Spares ... ... ... XII-351205.05 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... XII-36
SECTION XII-6ORNAMENTAL LIGHTING BOLLARDS
1206.01 Description ... ... ... XII-371206.02 Materials ... ...
... XII-371206.03 Fabrication ... ... ... XII-371206.04 Erection
... ... ... XII-381206.05 Spares ... ... ... XII-381206.06
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... XII-38
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SECTION XIIIPOST - TENSIONED CONCRETE WORKS
1300.01 Description ... ... ... XIII-11300.02 Standards and
Codes ... ... ... XIII-11300.03 Submittals ... ... ...
XIII-11300.04 Quality Assurance ... ... ... XIII-11300.05 Sampling
and Testing ... ... ... XIII-21300.06 Scheduling of Post-Tensioned
Concrete Works ... ... ... XIII-31300.07 Materials, Delivery,
Storage and Handling ... ... ... XIII-31300.08 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... XII1-3
SECTION XIII-1CONCRET AND MATERIALS
1301.01 Description ... ... ... XIII-41301.02 Post - Tensioning
Systems ... ... ... XIII-41301.03 Concrete ... ... ...
XIII-41301.04 Reinforcement Steel ... ... ... XIII-41301.05 Duct
Grout Materials ... ... ... XIII-41301.06 Built-In Materials ...
... ... XIII-51301.07 Measurement and Payment ... ... ...
XIII-5
SECTION XIII-2CONSTRUCTION
1302.01 Description ... ... ... XIII-61302.02 Formwork ... ...
... XIII-61302.03 Placing Post-Tensioning Systems ... ... ...
XIII-71302.04 Mixing and Placing Concrete ... ... ... XIII-71302.05
Stressing Operations ... ... ... XIII-71302.06 Grouting of Tendons
... ... ... XIII-81302.07 Protection of End Anchorages ... ... ...
XIII-101302.08 Access Doors ... ... ... XIII-101302.09 Vent Pipes
... ... ... XIII-101302.10 Opening Bridges to Traffic ... ... ...
XIII-101302.11 Measurement and Payment .. ... ... XIII-10
SECTION XIVEXPANSION AND FIXED JOINTS
1400.01 Description ... ... ... XIV-11400.02 Quality Assurance
... ... ... XIV-11400.03 Approval of Materials ... ... ...
XIV-21400.04 Submittals ... ... ... XIV-21400.05 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... XIV-2
SECTION XIV-1ELASTOMERIC EXPANSION JOINTS
1401.01 Description ... ... ... XIV-31401.02 Materials, General
... ... ... XIV-31401.03 Expansion Joint Materials ... ... ...
XIV-31401.04 Anchor Bolts ... ... ... XIV-51401.05 Epoxy Mortar ...
... ... XIV-51401.06 Method of Construction and Installation ...
... ... XIV-51401.07 Epoxy Concrete Dams ... ... ... XIV-61401.08
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... XIV-6
SECTION XIV-2FIXED JOINT SEAL
1402.01 Description ... ... ... XIV-71402.02 Materials, Fixed
Joint Seal ... ... ... XIV-71402.03 Method of Construction and
Installation ... ... ... XIV-71402.04 Measurement and Payment ...
... ... XIV-8
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SECTION XIV-3FINGER TYPE EXPANSION JOINTS
1403.01 Description ... ... ... XIV-91403.02 Materials and
Assembly ... ... ... XIV-91403.03 Method of Construction and
Installation ... ... ... XIV-91403.04 Measurement and Payment ...
... ... XIV-10
SECTION XIV-4STRIP SEAL TYPE EXPANSION JOINTS
1404.01 Description ... ... ... XIV-111404.02 Materials, General
... ... ... XIV-111404.03 Construction ... ... ... XIV-121404.04
Installation ... ... ... XIV-121404.05 Black Epoxy Concrete ... ...
... XIV-131404.06 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... XIV-13
SECTION XIV-5MODULAR EXPANSION JOINTS
1405.01 Description ... ... ... XIV-141405.02 Materials, General
... ... ... XIV-141405.03 Method of Construction and Installation
... ... ... XIV-161405.04 Measurement and Payment ... ... ...
XIV-16
SECTION XVIRRIGATION WORKS
1500.01 Description ... ... ... XV-11500.02 Materials ... ...
... XV-11500.03 Irrigation Main ... ... ... XV-51500.04 Concrete
Encased, Contingency Pipe Duct ... ... ... XV-81500.05 GRP,
Concrete Encased, Pipe Duct ... ... ... XV-81500.06 PVC, Concrete
Encased, Pipe Duct ... ... ... XV-91500.07 Removal and Salvage of
Existing
Irrigation Main ... ... ... XV-91500.08 Reinforced Concrete
Protection Slabs ... ... ... XV-101500.09 Split PVC, Concrete
Encased, Protection
Ducts ... ... ... XV-101500.10 20 cm Concrete Encasement for
Irrigation
Lines Under Pavement Areas ... ... ... XV-101500.11 Measurement
and Payment ... ... ... XV-10
SECTION XVILIGHTIN G AND ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION WORKS
1600.01 Description ... ... ... XVI-11600.02 Standards and Codes
... ... ... XVI-11600.03 Definition of Terms ... ... ...
XVI-31600.04 Water and Electricity Department (WED)
Electrical System ... ... ... XVI-41600.05 Service Connections
... ... ... XVI-51600.06 Site Conditions ... ... ... XVI-51600.07
Notifying the Water and Electricity
Department ... ... ... XVI-51600.08 Schedules and Technical
Details ... ... ... XVI-61600.09 Inspection and Testing ... ... ...
XVI-61600.10 Field Performance Tests ... ... ... XVI-71600.11
Electrical, Utilities and Record Drawings ... ... ... XVI-71600.12
Procedures for Water and Electricity
Department's Electrical Distribution and Lighting Works ... ...
... XVI-8
1600.13 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... XVI-11
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SECTION XVI-1ELECTRICAL MATERIALS, GENERAL
1601.01 Description ... ... ... XVI-121601.02 General ... ...
... XVI-121601.03 Control of Materials ... ... ... XVI-131601.04
Analysis of Materials ... ... ... XVI-141601.05 Identification ...
... ... XVI-141601.06 Measurement and Payment ... ... ...
XVI-14
SECTION XVI-2EARTHWORK FOR ELECTRICAL
1602.01 Description ... ... ... XVI-151602.02 Trench and
Backfill ... ... ... XVI-151602.03 Construction Methods ... ... ...
XVI-151602.04 Excavation for Structures ... ... ... XVI-161602.05
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... XVI-16
SECTION XVI-3CONDUIT AND JUNCTION BOXES
1603.01 Description ... ... ... XVI-171603.02 Rigid Galvanized
Steel Electrical Conduit ... ... ... XVI-171603.03 Junction Boxes
... ... ... XVI-171603.04 Rigid Polyvinylchloride (PVC) Conduit ...
... ... XVI-181603.05 Measurement and Payment ... ... ...
XVI-19
SECTION XVI-4LIGHTING AND LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL CABLE
1604.01 Description ... ... ... XVI-201604.02 General
Requirements ... ... ... XVI-201604.03 Electrical Low Voltage
Cables, Direct Burial ... ... ... XVI-201604.04 Electrical Cable,
Low Voltage, In Conduit and Light
Poles, 600 Volt ... ... ... XVI-221604.05 Packing ... ... ...
XVI-221604.06 Markings ... ... ... XVI-221604.07 Drawings &
Information ... ... ... XVI-231604.08 Licence ... ... ...
XVI-231604.09 Splicing 600/1000 Volt Cable and Wire ... ... ...
XVI-231604.10 Lighting and Low Voltage Electrical Cable
Installation ... ... ... XVI-24
SECTION XVI-5FOUNDATIONS FOR LIGHT POLES
1605.01 Description ... ... ... XVI-281605.02 Foundations for
Light Poles ... ... ... XVI-281605.03 Measurement and Payment ...
... ... XVI-30
SECTION XVI-6FOUNDATIONS FOR LIGHTING CONTROL CABINETS
1606.01 Description ... ... ... XVI-321606.02 Foundations for
Lighting Control Cabinets ... ... ... XVI-321606.03 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... XVI-32
SECTION XVI-7LIGHT POLES
1607.01 Description ... ... ... XVI-341607.02 Light Poles, 30.5
M High ... ... ... XVI-341607.03 Maintenance Cradle for 30.5 M
Light Poles ... ... ... XVI-371607.04 Light Poles, 10.0 M and 14.0
M High ... ... ... XVI-371607.05 Electrical Cables, Low Voltage, In
Light Poles ... ... ... XVI-391607.06 Required Submittals ... ...
... XVI-391607.07 Light Poles Furnished by the Department ... ...
... XVI-391607.08 Truck Mounted Hydraulic Platform ... ... ...
XVI-401607.09 Paint and Number Light Poles ... ... ...
XVI-401607.10 Spares ... ... ... XVI-411607.11 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... XVI-41
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SECTION XVI-8LANTERNS
1608.01 Description ... ... ... XVI-451608.02 1000 Watt High
Pressure Sodium Lanterns
for 30.5 M High Light Poles ... ... ... XVI-451608.03 1000 Watt
High Pressure Sodium, Metal Halide and Mercury
Vapor Lanterns for 14 M High Poles; 400 Watt High Pressure
Sodium, Metal Halide, and Mercury Vapor and 250 Watt High Pressure
Sodium Lanterns for 10 M High Poles ... ... ... XVI-46
1608.04 250 Watt Mercury Vapor Overhead Sign Lantern Materials
... ... ... XVI-50
1608.05 Technical Requirements for Lanterns ... ... ...
XVI-511608.06 Underpass Lantern Materials ... ... ... XVI-511608.07
Basis of Lantern Acceptance ... ... ... XVI-531608.08 Spares ...
... ... XVI-531608.09 Measurement and Payment ... ... ...
XVI-54
SECTION XVI-9DECORATIVE LIGHTING
1609.01 Description ... ... ... XVI-561609.02 4.6 M High Light
Poles ... ... ... XVI-561609.03 Lanterns for 4.6 M High Light Poles
... ... ... XVI-571609.04 Lighting Bollards ... ... ...
XVI-581609.05 Other Ornamental Lighting ... ... ... XVI-581609.06
Technical Requirements for 4.6 M High
Light Poles and Lanterns ... ... ... XVI-581609.07 Spares ...
... ... XVI-581609.08 4.6 M High Light Poles Furnished by
the Department ... ... ... XVI-591609.09 Measurement and Payment
... ... ... XVI-59
SECTION XVI-10LIGHTING CONTROL CABINETS
1610.01 Description ... ... ... XVI-641610.02 Lighting Control
Cabinets ... ... ... XVI-641610.03 Lighting Control Cabinets
Supplied by the
Department ... ... ... XVI-651610.04 Measurement and Payment ...
... ... XVI-66
SECTION XVI-11ELECTRICAL APPURTENANCES
1611.01 Description ... ... ... XVI-671611.02 Primary Disconnect
Switches ... ... ... XVI-671611.03 Safety Disconnect Switches (Low
Voltage) ... ... ... XVI-681611.04 Circuit Breakers (Low Voltage)
... ... ... XVI-681611.05 Fuses ... ... ... XVI-681611.06 Lighting
Transformers ... ... ... XVI-681611.07 Connection of Materials and
Equipment ... ... ... XVI-69
Specified Under Other Sections1611.08 Connection of Materials
Furnished by the WED ... ... ... XVI-69
and by the Department1611.09 Spares ... ... ... XVI-701611.10
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... XVI-70
SECTION XVI-12INSTALLATION OF MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL WORKS
1612.01 Description ... ... ... XVI-711612.02 Temporary
Protection ... ... ... XVI-711612.03 Conduit Installation, General
... ... ... XVI-711612.04 Installation of Galvanized Steel Conduits
... ... ... XVI-711612.05 Installation of PVC Conduits ... ... ...
XVI-711612.06 Reinforced Concrete Service Chambers ... ... ...
XVI-721612.07 PVC Conduit and Concrete Encased Ducts ... ... ...
XVI-721612.08 Protection of Existing Electric Cables ... ... ...
XVI-731612.09 Supply of Cable Covering Tiles ... ... ...
XVI-741612.10 Pullboxes, Type IV ... ... ... XVI-751612.11
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... XVI-75
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SECTION XVI-13REMOVE AND SALVAGE EXISTING LIGHTING SYST EM
1613.01 Description ... ... ... XVI-781613.02 Remove and Salvage
Existing Lighting System ... ... ... XVI-781613.03 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... XVI-78
SECTION XVI-14ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION
1614.01 Description ... ... ... XVI-801614.02 Guaranteed
Characteristics ... ... ... XVI-801614.03 Submittals ... ... ...
XVI-811614.04 Low Voltage (LV) Cable and Accessories ... ... ...
XVI-821614.05 11 KV Cable ... ... ... XVI-831614.06 33 KV Cable and
Accessories ... ... ... XVI-941614.07 132 KV Cable (Oil-Filled) and
Accessories ... ... ... XVI-1001614.08 Tests ... ... ...
XVI-1051614.09 Training ... ... ... XVI-1111614.10 Cable
Installation ... ... ... XVI-1111614.11 Remove and Salvage Existing
Electrical
Circuits and Materials ... ... ... XVI-1301614.12 Rerouting
Existing 132 KV Circuits ... ... ... XVI-1311614.13 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... XVI-132
SECTION XVIITRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
1700.01 Description ... ... ... XVII-11700.02 Standards and
Codes ... ... ... XVII-11700.03 Measurement and Payment ... ... ...
XVII-1
SECTION XVII-1MATERIALS FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
1701.01 Description ... ... ... XVII-21701.02 Approval of
Materials ... ... ... XVII-21701.03 PVC Conduit ... ... ...
XVII-21701.04 Concrete ... ... ... XVII-21701.05 Covers and Frames
... ... ... XVII-21701.06 Measurement and Payment ... ... ...
XVII-2
SECTION XVII-2CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATIONOF TRAFFIC CONTROL
SYSTEM
1702.01 Description ... ... ... XVII-31702.02 Construction
Requirements ... ... ... XVII-31702.03 Foundations for Traffic
Signals, Type A and B, Free Right Turn
Traffic Signals, CCTV Supports, Red Violation Camera Poles,
Traffic Signal Controllers, CCTV Control Cabinets and Changeover
Switches, Pedestrian Signal Pylons ... ... ... XVII-3
1702.04 Foundations for Traffic Signals, Type C and D ... ...
... XVII-41702.05 Trench and Backfill ... ... ... XVII-71702.06 PVC
Conduit Concrete-Encased ... ... ... XVII-71702.07 Pullboxes
(Manholes) ... ... ... XVII-71702.08 Pedestrian Pylons ... ... ...
XVII-81702.09 Measurement and Payment ... ... ... XVII-9
SECTION XVII-3EXISTING AND TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNALS
1703.01 Description ... ... ... XVII-121703.02 General ... ...
... XVII-121703.03 Removal and Disposal ... ... ... XVII-121703.04
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... XVII-13
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SECTION XVII-4TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
1704.01 General ... ... ... XVII-141704.02 System Overview ...
... ... XVII-161704.03 General Description ... ... ...
XVII-171704.04 Materials for Traffic Control System ... ... ...
XVII-171704.05 Conduit ... ... ... XVII-181704.06 Electric,
Communications and Audio Transmission
(Telephone) Cable ... ... ... XVII-181704.07 General Description
... ... ... XVII-221704.08 Materials .. ... ... XVII-221704.09 Pole
and Mast Arm Assembly ... ... ... XVII-221704.10 General
Description ... ... ... XVII-241704.11 Materials ... ... ...
XVII-241704.12 Traffic Signal Backplate ... ... ... XVII-251704.13
Traffic Signal Backplate Finishing ... ... ... XVII-251704.14
General Description ... ... ... XVII-261704.15 Materials ... ...
... XVII-261704.16 Complete Pedestrian Pushbutton ... ... ...
XVII-271704.17 Installation ... ... ... XVII-271704.18 General
Description ... ... ... XVII-291704.19 Technical Requirements ...
... ... XVII-291704.20 Surge Protection ... ... ... XVII-291704.21
Roadway Loop Wire ... ... ... XVII-291704.22 Lead-In-Cable and
Sealer ... ... ... XVII-311704.23 Field Tests ... ... ...
XVII-311704.24 Additional Loops for Traffic Violation Recording
Equipment... ... ... XVII-311704.25 General Description ... ... ...
XVII-321704.26 Local Controllers ... ... ... XVII-321704.27
Controller Cabinets ... ... ... XVII-381704.28 Solid State Load
Switches ... ... ... XVII-391704.29 Security Unit (Conflict
Monitor) ... ... ... XVII-391704.30 External Flash Unit ... ... ...
XVII-391704.31 Watchdog Timer ... ... ... XVII-401704.32
Communications Interface ... ... ... XVII-401704.33 General
Description ... ... ... XVII-411704.34 Master Controller ... ...
... XVII-411704.35 Master Controller Cabinet ... ... ...
XVII-421704.36 Interconnection (System) Detectors ... ... ...
XVII-421704.37 Communication Interface ... ... ... XVII-421704.38
General Description ... ... ... XVII-431704.39 Materials ... ...
... XVII-451704.40 Installation ... ... ... XVII-451704.41
Intersection Placed Under Central Computer Control ... ... ...
XVII-451704.42 General Description ... ... ... XVII-461704.43
Component Specifications ... ... ... XVII-461704.44 Mode of
Operation ... ... ... XVII-481704.45 Free Right Turn Signal ... ...
... XVII-491704.46 General Description ... ... ... XVII-501704.47
Location of Equipment ... ... ... XVII-501704.48 Installation ...
... ... XVII-501704.49 Performance Evaluation ... ... ...
XVII-501704.50 Reliability Requirements ... ... ... XVII-511704.51
Other Subsystem Configurations ... ... ... XVII-511704.52 General
Description ... ... ... XVII-521704.53 Pre-installation Testing ...
... ... XVII-521704.54 Post-installation Tests ... ... ...
XVII-531704.55 System Start-up and Initial Operation ... ... ...
XVII-541704.56 Conditional Acceptance ... ... ... XVII-541704.57
General Description ... ... ... XVII-551704.58 Maintenance and
Repair Shop Facilities ... ... ... XVII-561704.59 Operation and
Maintenance Manuals ... ... ... XVII-561704.60 Final Acceptance ...
... ... XVII-571704.61 General Description ... ... ...
XVII-581704.62 Intersection Controls ... ... ... XVII-581704.63
Arterial Progression Control ... ... ... XVII-591704.64 Central
Computer Control System ... ... ... XVII-601704.65 Traffic
Violation Recording Equipment ... ... ... XVII-611704.66 Other
Components of the Traffic Control System ... ... ... XVII-611704.67
New Technology Prices ... ... ... XVII-62
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SECTION XVIIIDAILY WORKS
1800.01 Description ... ... ... XVIII-11800.02 Materials,
Methods, Standards and Codes ... ... ... XVIII-11800.03 Measurement
and Payment ... ... ... XVIII-1
SECTION XIXTELEPHONE WOR KS
1900.01 Description ... ... ... XIX-11900.02 Materials ... ...
... XIX-11900.03 Telephone System ... ... ... XIX-11900.04 PVC
Telephone Conduit, Concrete Encased ... ... ... XIX-21900.05 PVC
Telephone Conduit for Public Telephone Booths .. ... ...
XIX-21900.06 Pullbox, Type IV ... ... ... XIX-31900.07 Protection
of Existing Telephone Service ... ... ... XIX-31900.08 Demolition
of Existing Telephone Service Chamber ... ... ... XIX-31900.09
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... XIX-3
SECTION XXSEWERAGE WORKS
2000.01 Description ... ... ... XX-12000.02 Concrete Slab
Protection ... ... XX-12000.03 Concrete Encased, Spilt PVC
Protection Ducts ... ... ... XX-12000.04 Concrete Surround
Protection ... ... ... XX-22000.05 Contingency Sewer Ducts .. ...
... XX-22000.06 General Service Chambers ... ... ... XX-22000.07
Grease Trap Chamber Adjustment ... ... ... XX-22000.08 Emergency
Sewer Bypass Ducts and End Structures ... ... ... XX-32000.09
Measurement and Payment ... ... ... XX-5
SECTION XXISTREET FURNITURE
2100.01 Description ... ... ... XXI-12100.02 General
Construction Requirements ... ... ... XXI-12100.03 Submittals ...
... ... XXI-22100.04 Fabrication ... ... ... XXI-22100.05
Foundations ... ... ... XXI-22100.06 Measurement and Payment ...
... ... XXI-3
SECTION XXI-1MATERIALS, GENERAL
2101.01 Description ... ... ... XXI-42101.02 Materials, General
... ... ... XXI-42101.03 Measurement and Payment ... ... ...
XXI-5
SECTION XXI-2STREET FURNITURE ITEMS
2102.01 Description ... ... ... XXI-62102.02 Sidewalk Benches
... ... ... XXI-62102.03 Public Telephone Booth Foundation ... ...
... XXI-62102.04 Bus Shelters ... ... ... XXI-72102.05 Removal of
Existing Bus Shelters . ... ... XXI-82102.06 Measurement and
Payment ... ... ... XXI-9
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SECTION I
GENERAL
100.01 Description. The general requirements for road and bridge
construction shall be as specified hereinand in the other Contract
documents.
The division of these Standard Specifications is for purposes of
organizational convenience and ease ofidentification and shall not
be considered as restrictive or limiting the Works specified in
each Section.
100.02 Standards and Codes.
a. The Codes and Standards referred to in these Standard
Specifications are recognized and accepted asbases for uniform
quality and practices. Where they are referred to in this document
the requirementsthereof shall apply to the Works. The Contractor
shall not substitute alternative Codes and Standardswithout prior
written approval of the Engineer.
b. In this document, reference is made to Codes and Standards by
the following organizations which maybe abbreviated as noted:
1. AAMA Architectural Aluminum Manufacturer Association (U.S.)2.
AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials (U.S.)3. ACI American Concrete Institute (U.S.)4. AIM
Asphalt Institute Manual (U.S.)5. AISC American Institute of Steel
Construction (U.S.)6. AISI American Iron and Steel Institute
(U.S.)7. ANSI American National Standards Institute (U.S.)8. ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials (U.S.)9. AWPA American
Wood Preserves Association (U.S.)10. AWS American Welding Society
(U.S.)11. B.S. British Standards Institute12. CBR California
Bearing Ratio (U.S.)13. C.E.E. International Commission for the
Approval of Electrical Equipment14. C.P. British Standard Code of
Practice15. CRD Corps of Engineers Specifications (U.S.)16. CRSI
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (U.S.)17. D.I.N. Deutsche
Industrie Norm.18. EN Euro Norm19. FHWA Federal Highway
Administration (U.S.)20. FS Federal Specifications (of the U.S.)21.
FTMS Federal Test Method Standards (U.S.)22. IEC International
Electrotechnical Commission23. IES Illuminating Engineering Society
(U.S.)24. IMSA International Municipal Signal Association25. IPCEA
Insulated Power Cables Engineer's Association (U.S.)26. ISO
International Organization for Standardization27. I.T.E. Institute
of Transportation Engineers (U.S.)28. Mil Military Specifications
(U.S.)29. NCMA National Concrete Masonry Association (U.S.)30. NEMA
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (U.S.)31. NEN
Netherlands Specifications32. PCI Prestressed Concrete Institute
(U.S.)33. SAE Society of Automotive Engineers (U.S.)34. UL
Underwriters Laboratories (U.S.)35. VDE Verin Deutsher
Electrotecniter
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c. In all cases, the latest printing or edition, prior to the
date of submission of Tender, of the above-mentioned Codes and
Standards and including their published supplements and amendments,
shall beconsidered applicable to the Works.
d. Specific Codes and Standards applicable to the work described
in Section I are as follows:
AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation
OfficialsT193 California Bearing Ratio
ANSI American National Standards InstituteD6.1-1979
ITE Institute of Transportation EngineersStandard for Flashing
and Steady Burn Warning Lights
e. Wherever the words "selected", "as directed", "as required"
or words of like effect are used in theseContract Documents, it is
to be understood that the selection, direction or requirements of
the Engineeris intended. Similarly, the words "approved",
"satisfactory", "equal" or words of like import shall mean"approved
by", "satisfactory to" or "equal to" as determined by the
Engineer.
f. Wherever the words "necessary", "proper" or words of like
import are used in the Contract Documentswith respect to the
extent, conduct or character of work described, it is to be
understood that they shallmean that the said work shall be carried
out to the extent, conducted in a manner, or to be of suchcharacter
which is "necessary" or "proper" in the opinion of the
Engineer.
g. Words bearing the singular only also include the plural and
vice versa where the context requires.
100.03 Application of Document. The contents of these Standard
Specifications shall apply to all Worksunless it has been expressly
directed in the Particular Specifications to cancel or amend
designated Clauses ofthese Standard Specifications.
100.04 Materials Found on the Site. Any sand, gravel, or other
building materials discovered within theproject limits shall be the
property of the Department and shall not be used in the
construction of the Workswithout the prior consent of the Engineer.
This does not apply to materials from designated excavations
whichmay be used for backfill where approved by the Engineer.
100.05 Insurance Requirements. The Contractor shall defend and
save harmless the Department and theEngineer, their agents and
employees, from and against all losses or expense (including costs
and attorney'sfees) that may be imposed on them due to the
performance of this Contract, in the broadest terms possible.
Inaccordance with Articles 12 and 13 of the General Conditions of
Contract in the Field of Contracts of CivilWorks, the Special
Conditions of the Contract and Local law, the Contractor, prior to
the time ofcommencement of the Works and until completion of the
Works, including the end of the Maintenance Periodand removal of
all remaining materials, supplies and personnel from the premises,
shall provide and maintainin effect, at his own expense, the
following types and amounts of insurance in compliance with terms
as statedherein and carried with insurance companies satisfactory
to the Department and as listed in the Instructions toTenderers.
These types and amounts of insurance will in no way limit the
Contractor's full legal responsibilityas an independent
contractor.
a. Worker's Compensation Insurance and Employer's Liability.
Workers' Compensation Insurance andEmployer's Liability Insurance
for all employees, including occupational disease, shall have a
limit ofnot less than DH 1,000,000 per person per occurrence.
b. Comprehensive General Liability Insurance. Comprehensive
General Liability Insurance includingPersonal Injury, Bodily Injury
and Property Damage with a combined single limit of not less than
DH10,000,000.
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c. Comprehensive Automobile Liability Insurance. Comprehensive
Automobile Liability Insuranceincluding coverage for owned, hired,
and non-owned automobiles with a combined single limit
eachoccurrence for Bodily Injury and Property Damage of at least DH
4,000,000.
d. Contractor's All Risks Insurance. Contractor's All Risks
Insurance insuring the Contractor and itssubcontractors of all
tiers, the Department and the Engineer against physical loss or
damage tomachinery, apparatus, permanent materials, temporary
materials including, but not limited to,temporary forms, temporary
structures including contents thereof, and supplies used in the
works beingperformed.
1. While in transit (excluding overseas shipments by sea or air)
and while temporarily in warehousesor elsewhere, and
2. While at the job site and during installation and until the
work is completed and turned over to theDepartment at the end of
the Maintenance Period.
e. Other Requirements.
1. Named Insured. For all insurance as set out in these Standard
Specifications, the Department andthe Engineer shall be named as
additional insured.
2. Waiver of Subrogation. All policies shall be endorsed to
provide that underwriters and insurancecompanies of the Contractor
shall waive their right of subrogation against the Department and
theEngineer or any of its parent companies, subsidiaries, agents,
employees, invitees, servants,subcontractors, insurers,
underwriters and such other parties as they may designate.
3. Primary Insurance. All policies shall be endorsed to provide
that coverage provided by theContractor's insurance shall always be
primary coverage with respect to any insurance maintainedby the
Department and the Engineer.
4. Notice of Cancellation or Expiry. All policies shall be
endorsed to provide that forty-five (45) daysprior written notice
shall be given to the Department and the Engineer in the event of
cancellation,expiry or material change in the policies.
5. Certificates. The Contractor shall furnish Certificates of
Insurance to the Department and theEngineer evidencing insurance
required herein prior to the start of any work, and shall furnish
truecopies of the actual policies to the Department and the
Engineer on or before the date twenty-one(21) days after award of
the Contract by the Department.
Certificates of Insurance shall include specific reference of
compliance with all Items of insurancespecified herein. General
statements of coverage will not be acceptable.
6. The Contractor shall require its subcontractors and lower
tier subcontractors to provide the sameinsurance coverages and
requirements as described herein with limits the Contractor, with
approvalof the Department and the Engineer, determines are adequate
to insure risks associated with thesubcontractors work.
7. Insurance for Contractors tendering for this Contract as a
single tenderer shall be issued in thename of the Contractor with
the Department and the Engineer named as additional insured.
Insurance for Joint Venture firms, tendering for this Contract,
shall be issued in the name of theJoint Venture with the Department
and Engineer named as additional insured. All partners to theJoint
Venture shall be covered, as if they were a single entity, at the
limits of insurance set forthherein and all partners of the Joint
Venture are responsible, jointly and severally, for keeping
theinsurance in force and premiums paid on a current basis.
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These insurance requirements, including the types and amounts as
specified above, shall beapplicable insofar as they are not in
conflict with local laws and regulations or the specificinsurance
requirements specified in the Instructions to Tenderers. In case of
discrepancy, the locallaws and regulations shall govern, and the
requirements of the Instructions of Tenderers shall takeprecedence
over this Clause 100.05, Insurance Requirements.
100.06 Rates and Payment. The rates as included in the Bills of
Quantities shall include all labor, materials,tools, equipment and
related work as indicated on the Drawings, as specified in all
Contract Documents and asrequired for providing, complete, the
Items required for the construction of the described Works. All
workrequired and included, but not by way of limitation, in the
Instructions to Tenderers, Tendering Procedure,Particular
Specifications, Daily Works Schedule, the General Conditions of
Contract in the Field of Contractsof Civil Works and the Special
Conditions of Contract, Standard Specifications and Drawings, shall
beincluded and are considered as subsidiary obligations under the
Items as described in the Bills of Quantities.
In accordance with the conditions and requirements of the
General Conditions of Contract in the Field ofContracts of Civil
Works and the Special Conditions of Contract and all other Contract
Documents, theDepartment may allow an extension of time for
completion of the Works under specified conditions asapproved by
the Department. No additional compensation or payment will be made
by the Department for anyrate or Item included in the Bills of
Quantities during any extension of time for completion of the
Works. AllItems shall be furnished, installed, maintained and shall
be completed as approved by the Engineer during
theDepartment-approved extension of time for completion.
100.07 Limits of Work for Utility Relocation. Relocation of
utilities shall be extended beyond the Limits ofConstruction of the
Contract where required for completion of the works and as directed
by the Engineer or asshown on the Drawings.
Measurement and payment for utility relocations outside the
limits of construction will be made for applicableItems in the
Bills of Quantities.
100.08 Provisional Items. Provisional Items identified in the
Bills of Quantities are items of work requiringprior written
approval from the Department before execution of the work begins.
Only items designated asprovisional items in the Bills of
Quantities shall be considered as provisional items.
Measurement and payment for provisional items will be at the
unit rate included for that particular item in theBills of
Quantities.
100.09 Site Conditions. Climatic conditions are very severe in
the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Dust storms areprevalent and the
atmosphere is saliferous, humid and highly corrosive. Humidity is
high, maximum relativehumidity being 100 percent and periods of
high humidity are long and continuous. Temperatures are high
insummer.
The contractor shall anticipate both short term and long term
effects of the local environmental conditions andshall supply
equipment and materials that will withstand and perform
satisfactorily and as intended, under theexpected ambient
conditions.
100.10 Measurement and Payment. No separate measurement and
payment will be made by the Departmentfor the work or details as
described in this Section I, General, of these Standard
Specifications. All Items inSection I shall be considered as
subsidiary obligations to the Items in the Bills of Quantities
unless otherwisespecified in the Particular Specifications.
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SECTION I-1
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
101.01 Description. The Contract Documents for the Works under
this Contract shall be as specified herein.
101.02 Contract Documents. The Contract Documents shall be as
indicated in Article (1), Scope of Contract,in the General
Conditions of Contract in the Field of Contracts of Civil Works and
enumerated in DocumentB, List of Tender Documents, of Document II,
Tendering Procedure, and any other documents issued such asAddenda,
Notices or Bulletins to any Contract Documents during the Tendering
or as issued by theDepartment.
All these documents as described herein are hereby made a part
of and form the Contract.
Notwithstanding the subdivision of these Standard Specifications
or the Particular Specifications into differentSections or Clauses
or headings, every part shall be deemed supplementary to and
complementary to everyother part and shall be read with them or
into them, so far as it may be practicable to do so.
101.03 Contract Drawings. The Contract Drawings indicate such
details as are necessary to give acomprehensive idea of the Works.
Any questions or alterations affecting the requirements or
information onthe Contract Drawings shall be submitted in writing
to the Engineer and shall be reviewed by the Engineer.
The Contract Drawings shall be supplemented by working drawings
or shop drawings prepared by theContractor, which are required for
the execution of the Works as specified in the various Sections of
theseStandard Specifications or the Particular Specifications and
as directed and approved by the Engineer. Theseshop drawings shall
include, but not be limited to, utility relocation and protection
layout and details, utilitycontingency duct layout and details,
street lighting layout and details, layout and bending diagrams
forreinforcing steel, shop details, and erection plans. Working
drawings prepared by the Contractor for cribs,cofferdams,
falsework, centering and formwork also will be required. Written
approval by the Engineer of shopdrawings must be obtained before
any work is performed.
Shop drawings prepared by the Contractor for relocation or
protection works required for utilities and servicesshall meet the
requirements and approval of the affected government department,
utility agency or theirdesignated consultant.
Wherever the words 'working drawings' or 'shop drawing' are used
in these Contract Documents, it is to beunderstood that they shall
mean that the said drawings shall be prepared by the Contractor as
specified hereinand as directed by the Engineer.
All shop drawings submitted to the Engineer for his approval
shall be drawn on A1 or A3 sheets unlessotherwise approved by the
Engineer in writing. The shop drawings shall also be submitted in
digital formatusing a design software package approved by the
Engineer. This submittal will include not only the computerdrawing
file but also all design files. The Engineer will provide the
Contractor with all relevant computer filesat the start of the
Contract. Corrections required to shop drawings shall also be
corrected in the computer filesand resubmitted for approval. Any
modifications required to the approved shop drawing during the
executionof the work will be updated on the drawing original and
the computer files to accurately reflect the work to beexecuted and
resubmitted for approval.
Approval by the Engineer of the Contractor's shop drawings shall
not relieve the Contractor of responsibilityfor accuracy of
dimensions and details, nor shall mutual agreement of dimensions or
details relieve theContractor of responsibility for agreement and
compliance of his working drawings with the Contract, orconstitute
any acceptance by the Department of the correctness or adequacy of
such drawings or that they shallmeet the requirements of the
Contract.
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Shop drawings as required or as directed by the Engineer shall
be prepared and submitted by the Contractorsufficiently in advance
of their need to permit detailed review by the Engineer and/or
other specified reviewingagencies, taking into account the
possibility of rejections, revisions and resubmittals. Delays to
work by reasonof lack of approvals of supplemental working drawings
and shop drawings are deemed a risk accepted by theContractor and
no additional compensation will be made by the Department for such
delay.
The elevations indicated on the longitudinal profiles correspond
to elevations at the axis of the road, unlessstated otherwise.
The lines indicated on the Drawings denoting location of the
existing and proposed utilities or services are theapproximate
locations. The Contractor is not to assume that the locations
indicated are exact and he mustconfirm the situation and exact
locations of these utilities or services in consultation with the
appropriategovernment departments, utility agencies and their
designated consultants. No additional payment will bemade or
allowed by the Department for any damage, howsoever caused in any
manner, to any existing utilityor service, the location of which
was available for the Contractor to ascertain.
The types, characteristics, and dimensions of the structures are
not final and may be subject to variation ormodification by the
Engineer. The Engineer will finalize the above-mentioned types,
characteristics anddimensions, informing the Contractor in writing
in due time in accordance with the progress of Works andwith the
possession of the various parts of the site and with the approved
program of Works submitted by theContractor.
101.04 Measurement and Payment. No separate measurement or
payment will be made by the Department forthe work or details as
described in this Section I-1, Contract Documents, of these
Standard Specifications. AllItems in Section I-1 shall be
considered as subsidiary obligations to the Items in the Bills of
Quantities unlessotherwise specified in the Particular
Specifications.
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SECTION I-2
CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES
102.01 Description. The Contractor's responsibilities as
specified herein, shall be in addition to thosedescribed in the
General Conditions of Contract in the Field of Contracts of Civil
Works and the SpecialConditions of Contract and all other Contract
Documents.
Where the approval of the Engineer is required in the General
Conditions of Contract in the Field of Contractsof Civil Works, the
Special Conditions of Contract, these Standard Specifications or
any other ContractDocuments, such approval by the Engineer shall
not relieve the Contractor of his duties or responsibilitiesunder
the Contract.
102.02 Program of Works. A Program of Works shall be submitted
by the Contractor to the Engineer inaccordance with Article (17),
Work Program, in the General Conditions of Contract in the Field of
Contractsof Civil Works.
102.03 Plant, Equipment and Labor. The Contractor shall submit
with his Program of Works a detailed list ofplant, equipment and
labour which he undertakes to provide on site to carry out the
Works. This list shall beas complete as possible and shall satisfy
the Engineer as to its compatibility with the Program of Works.
Thelist shall include for each item of plant and equipment the
type, manufacturer, model, identification numberand year of
manufacture. The list shall include for labour the classifications
and number for eachclassification.
The Contractor shall bring on the site of the Works all of the
items listed and such other equipment as may berequired to expedite
and complete the Works and in no case thereafter shall the
Contractor remove from thesite any item of plant or equipment, or
portions thereof, without the written consent of the Engineer.
All plant and equipment necessary for the construction of any
type or section of the Works must be on site andinspected and
approved by the Engineer prior to the commencement of that
particular type or section of theWorks. Any plant or equipment or
portion thereof which becomes worn or defective shall be
immediatelyrepaired or replaced to the satisfaction of the
Engineer.
102.04 Limits and Access to and Use of Site. Subject to any
exceptions stated in the General Conditions ofContract in the Field
of Contracts of Civil Works, the Special Conditions of Contract,
these StandardSpecifications, the Particular Specifications, or
hereafter, the limits of the site shall be the limits of the areas
orWorks forming part of the Contract.
Access to the site is generally available from adjoining public
highways, roadways, or as indicated on theDrawings, but in the
event access is not available as indicated on the Drawings, the
Contractor shall obtainsuch land as may be required and construct,
maintain and remove such access roads as may be required for
hisconstruction operations and as directed by the Engineer. Such
access or temporary roads constructed by theContractor for his use
shall not be constructed for use as public detours. No separate
payment will be made bythe Department for such access or temporary
roads.
The preparation, construction and maintenance of temporary roads
from the main town roads to the site andtemporary roads within the
site area shall be the Contractor's responsibility. The Contractor
shall take suchmeasures as are necessary and as are directed by the
Engineer to reduce and control any dust nuisance withinthe site,
including spraying temporary roads with water or road oil.
The Contractor shall not disturb, damage or pull down any hedge,
tree or building either within or outside thesite areas without the
written consent of the Engineer unless otherwise indicated on the
Drawings or specifiedin the Contract Documents.
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As may be prescribed in the Contract or directed by the
Department, the extent of portions of the site that theContractor
is to be given possession of and the order in which such portions
shall be made available to him aresubject to any requirements in
the Contract and as to the order in which the Works shall be
executed. TheDepartment will, with a written order to commence the
Works, give to the Contractor possession of so much ofthe site as
may be required to enable the Contractor to commence and proceed
with the construction of theWorks in accordance with the Program
referred to in Article (17) of the General Conditions of Contract
in theField of Contracts of Civil Works. The Contractor shall
submit a written notice and request to the Departmentto make
available to the Contractor such further portions of the Site as
may be required to enable theContractor to proceed with the
construction of the Works with due dispatch in accordance with the
saidProgram.
The Contractor shall, in all cases, maintain a free passageway
along existing highways, roads and footpaths forvehicles and
pedestrians where construction operations are in progress, unless
he shall first obtain the writtenconsent of the Department to close
the route. The Contractor shall provide and maintain proper and
safepassages across all open excavations at all necessary places on
the site and wheresoever directed by theEngineer. In case of
private or public lands, the Department will provide a right-of-way
along which theWorks are to be carried out and the Contractor shall
confine the whole of the Works' materials, plant andworkmen to such
right-of-way.
102.05 Land for Contractor's Use. The Contractor shall be
responsible for providing an area within the site oradjacent areas
of land on which to situate his Site Offices as well as the
Engineer's Site Office Facilities andthe Site Laboratories. This
portion of the site area or adjacent areas of land shall be of
sufficient area for theplacement of the buildings, covered and open
parking areas for all vehicles, provisions for covered and
openoutside storage and such other facilities as directed by the
Engineer.
The Contractor shall provide and make all arrangements inclusive
of payment for any land he may require forpurposes in accordance
with the requirements of the Contract Documents. The Department
will not accept anyliability in connection with such land. The
Contractor shall furnish the Engineer copies of permits or
leaseagreements to such land.
The Contractor shall bear all expenses and charges for special
or temporary easements required by him inconnection with access to
the site.
102.06 Storage, Workshops, Sheds and Living Quarters. The
Contractor shall comply with the requirementsof the General
Conditions of Contract in the Field of Contracts of Civil Works,
the Special Conditions ofContract, and all Contract Documents
pertaining to storage, workshops, sheds, living quarters and
similartemporary facilities as required during the construction of
the Works.
The Contractor shall be responsible for providing an area, or
areas, for his plant, stores, compound, workshops,head offices,
housing for staff and labour, and similar items, within or adjacent
to the site of the Works asapproved by the Engineer and proper
local authorities. The Contractor shall provide constantly
availablelabour, transport and materials to maintain, as directed
by the Engineer, the cleanliness and tidiness of the siteand to
attend to the protection and temporary covering and barricading of
open excavations, trenches, pits andother hazards to safety.
The Contractor shall provide and maintain all necessary
temporary weatherproof buildings for storage andprotection of
plant, goods and materials on site and other work that may be
brought or executed on the siteincluding the tools and materials of
subcontractors. All sheds shall have floors raised above the
ground.
The Contractor shall remain responsible for protection of all
materials until the completed Works are handedover to the
Department.
The areas on the site or adjacent areas permitted for the use of
the Contractor shall be used under conditions asapproved by the
Engineer. All such areas shall be restored, as approved by the
Engineer, at the completion ofthe Works.
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The Contractor shall provide protection against all weather
conditions, including but not by way of limitation,rain, wind,
storms, or heat, to maintain the Works, materials, apparatus, and
fixtures free from injury ordamage. All protection from the weather
shall be subject to approval by the Engineer. Work likely to
bedamaged shall be covered at the end of each day's work. The
Contractor shall refer to all Sections of theseStandard
Specifications and the Particular Specifications for the specific
protection required.
102.07 Staking Out the Works. The Contractor shall comply with
the requirements of Article (20),Construction Stake-Out, in the
General Conditions of Contract in the Field of Contracts of Civil
Works, theSpecial Conditions of the Contract and as specified
herein.
The Contractor shall be responsible for the true and proper
stake-out of the Works in relation to originalpoints, lines and
levels of reference given on the Drawings and for the accuracy of
the positions, levels,dimensions, or alignment of all parts of the
Works and for any delay or loss resulting from errors made
incompleting the stake-out of the Works and for the provision of
all necessary instruments, appliances and labourin connection
therewith. In the event that at any time during the progress of the
Works, any error shall appearor arise in the position, levels,
dimensions, or alignment of any part of the Works, the Contractor,
on beingrequired to do so by the Engineer, shall at his own cost
rectify such error to the satisfaction of the Engineer.
Staking out shall not be commenced until the Contractor obtains
approval by the Engineer of shop drawingspertaining to such staking
out as specified in Clause 101.03, Contract Drawings, of these
StandardSpecifications.
The Contractor shall give the Engineer not less than 24
(twenty-four) hours notice of his intention to set out orgive
levels for any parts of the Works, in order that arrangements may
be made for checking.
The Contractor shall stake out the work and secure the
Engineer's approval of his stake-out before proceedingwith
construction. If, in the opinion of the Engineer, modification of
the line or grade is advisable, before orafter stake out, the
Engineer will issue detailed instructions to the Contractor for
such modification and theContractor shall revise the stake-out for
further approval. The Contractor shall not be entitled to any
additionalpayment or extension of time in the event of any such
modifications.
Excavations shall not be commenced until the permission of the
Engineer is obtained.
The Contractor shall give the Engineer reasonable notice of his
intention to set out or take levels for any part ofthe work to
enable the Engineer to be present and check levels in conjunction
with the Contractor. TheContractor shall check the whole of the
dimensions and levels on site and if any discrepancy is found
betweenthe Drawings and conditions on site, he shall notify the
Engineer immediately and request instructions.
The Contractor shall, as a requirement of the Contract and
without extra charge, provide all necessarytransportation,
instruments, appliances, surveying personnel and labour, and any
other material or stagingwhich the Engineer may require for
checking the setting out or for any relevant work to be done. As
aminimum, this would be in the form of two fully qualified
surveying crews with the needed transportation, on afull time
basis, all as required and approved by the Engineer. Any marks made
by the Engineer or Contractorshall be carefully preserved and, if
destroyed, shall be replaced by the Contractor at his own expense
and to theapproval of the Engineer. Work shall be suspended for the
time necessary for checking the lines and levels onany part of the
Works.
Bench-marks, monuments, survey beacons, or similar items,
temporary or permanent, on or adjacent to the siteshall be
adequately protected to prevent them from being disturbed. No
beacons, pegs, stakes, or similar items,either existing on the site
or fixed for the purpose of the Works, are to be disturbed without
approval of theEngineer. If any existing ground control survey
markers conflict with the permanent works, in such a mannerthat it
cannot be protected and maintained undisturbed, the Contractor
shall relocate the marker to a newlocation approved by the Engineer
and establish new coordinates and datum for the new location.
TheContractor shall submit a drawing showing the proposed
protection provisions or new location, coordinates,and elevation of
any relocated markers, and with the approval of the Engineer, the
drawing will be forwardedto the relevant authorities for
transmittal to various agencies. The Contractor shall be aware of
Governmentlaws governing the destruction of such bench marks,
monuments, survey beacons, or similar items and thepenalties
associated therewith.
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In the event bench-marks, monuments, beacons, or similar items
are destroyed or obliterated for any reason itshall nevertheless
remain the Contractor's responsibility to ensure that the works are
constructed to the levelsand alignments indicated on the
Drawings.
The Contractor shall set out all radii or circular curbs located
at street intersections, access road intersections,ramp
intersections, traffic islands, median terminal nosings and any
other locations where curbs will beconstructed along short radius
curves.
In the event radius points cannot be set out for such locations
due to obstructions, the Contractor shall use thetangent-offset
method or other method as approved by the Engineer for such setting
out.
102.08 Notice of Operations. No Permanent Works shall be
commenced and carried out without the consentin writing of the
Engineer. Full and complete notice, also in writing, shall be given
to the Engineersufficiently in advance of the operations and in no
case shall this notice be given less than 30 days beforecommencing
work in any area. Such notice shall enable the Engineer to make
arrangements as he may deemnecessary for the proper execution of
the Permanent Works. The Contractor shall not open up any areas
ofconstruction without giving proper notice to the Engineer as
described herein.
102.09 Templates. Sufficient metal templates shall be provided
and used by the Contractor to control thecorrect shaping of the
finished surface of concrete or other materials of the Works. These
templates shall be ofdimensions which may be indicated on the
Drawings, but in any case sample templates shall be submitted tothe
Engineer for approval. The Contractor shall supply templates to the
design indicated on the Drawings orsubmit an alternative design for
approval by the Engineer.
The templates shall be made available to the Engineer for his
use on the site when requested by the Engineer.
All templates shall be checked from time to time and, if
necessary, repaired or corrected as directed by theEngineer.
In addition to the templates for cross-sections, straight edges
three meters long shall be provided in sufficientnumber to control
the longitudinal dimensions of the work.
102.10 Materials, Equipment and Supplies. The Contractor shall
comply with Article (21), Materials andManufactured Goods, of the
General Conditions of Contract in the Field of Contracts of Civil
Works, theSpecial Conditions of Contract and as specified herein
regarding approval of all materials, equipment andsupplies. All
materials, equipment, supplies and related items incorporated in
the Permanent Works shall benew and shall comply with the
requirements of all Contract Documents and shall be approved by the
Engineerin writing. However, approval in writing by the Engineer of
a source does not guarantee the acceptance of thematerial,
equipment or supply from that source. Acceptance of such materials,
equipment or supply shall bebased on testing of samples.
The Contractor shall, when requested by the Engineer and before
placing any order for materials, equipment,supplies or other
related items to be incorporated in the Permanent Works, submit for
the approval of theEngineer a complete description and details of
such items together with the names of firms from whom heproposes to
obtain such items including source, delivery dates, catalogue
numbers, and related data. Whendirected by the Engineer, samples
shall be submitted for testing and approval by the Engineer prior
toplacement of orders for such materials, equipment or supplies. No
materials are to be ordered or obtained fromany firm which the
Engineer has not previously approved in writing.
The Contractor shall be entirely responsible for any costs
incurred related to the testing or inspection of anyand all
materials for the Works, as required by the Engineer. These costs
shall include, but not be limited to,transportation, accommodation
and any other related costs directly or indirectly incurred by the
Engineer or hisrepresentative.
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The review period by the Engineer of all materials submitted for
approval shall be up to thirty days, with anadditional period where
review by other agencies is specified. The Contractor should plan
his materialssubmittal schedule accordingly as any delays due to
lack of materials approval shall be the sole responsibilityof the
Contractor.
The Contractor shall be responsible for securing all materials
and equipment in the quantities and typesrequired for the Works
from any source whatsoever, and the Department does not guarantee
the availability ofall or any materials at the local markets.
All materials, equipment, and similar items supplied by the
Contractor shall be considered, upon their arrivalon site, as
reserved for the Works and shall not be used in other projects.
Said materials, equipment, andsimilar items shall not be removed
from the site without the written approval of the Engineer.
102.11 Substitute and Alternative Materials. In the event that
certain materials prove to be unobtainableduring the execution of
the Contract and the Contractor desires to substitute another
material, article orproduct for the material, article or product
specified, the Contractor shall submit such requests in writing to
theEngineer. The request shall be complete with all data, samples,
particulars and details as required by allContract Documents and as
required by the Engineer. Further, the Contractor shall state the
credit involved forthe use of such material, article or product. In
the event that such approval by the Engineer shall reduce thecost
for the material, article, or product, the resulting reduced cost
shall be to the benefit of the Department.
If, however, such approval results in additional expense, then
such extra expense shall be borne by theContractor. In case the
alternative or substitute material is rejected, the Contractor
shall not be relieved of anyof his obligations under the Contract
and shall bear the full responsibility for any delay or loss that
may arisefrom his failure in obtaining the required materials.
The Engineer will be the sole judge as to whether or not a
proposed substitute is comparable or equal to thespecified material
or equipment and his judgment will be final.
102.12 Water Supply. The Contractor shall comply with the
requirements of Article (28), Security, Light andWater Supply at
the site, in the General Conditions of Contract in the Field of
Contracts of Civil Works andthe Special Conditions of Contract
regarding water for the Works and as specified herein.
All water delivered to the site shall be potable, clear, fresh
and free from oil, acids, alkalies, organic matter andother
deleterious substances.
The Contractor shall be responsible for providing all the water
required for the Works and sufficient storagecapacity shall be
installed on the site to ensure an uninterrupted supply at
sufficient delivery pressure for allpurposes.
The Contractor shall similarly be responsible for and pay all
charges in connection with supplies of drinkingwater which shall be
provided to all site offices.
The Contractor will not be permitted to drill his own wells in
adjacent areas or on the site of the Works andshall make his own
arrangements for the supply and transport of water to be used for
the Works.
102.13 Existing Utilities and Services.
a. General. The existing utilities and services indicated on the
Drawings are for informational purposesonly and do not necessarily
show exact locations, depths, spacings, smaller branches of
utilities andservices which are not normally indicated on such