Specifications - RSDP

Road Sector Development Project Contract No.
RSDPAF-W-UP-ICB-SM-4C
Volume-II 2: Part 2; Section VI (a): Specifications
S ec tion 6 (a): S tandard S pec ific ations Standard specifications for this contract shall be the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Works issued under the authority of Government of Nepal, Ministry of Physical Planning and Works, Department of Roads (Asad, 2058 / July, 2001)
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Road Sector Development Project Contract No. RSDPAF-W-UP-ICB-SM-4C
Section 6 (b): Special Specifications The Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Works issued by Government of Nepal, Ministry of Physical Planning and Works, Department of Roads together with these Special Specifications shall be used to specify the construction of the Works. The Special Specifications contained herein shall be read in conjunction with the Standard Specifications and shall supplement, replace or supersede the Standard Specifications as appropriate. Where there is any ambiguity or discrepancy between the Standard Specifications and the Special Specifications, the Special Specifications shall have preference and shall govern.
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Section 100 General 102 Accommodation of Traffic (3) T emporary Divers ions Delete sub-clause 102 (3) (j) Removal of Diversions and substitute: (j) When traffic is routed permanently onto the new road following the completion of construction, the diversions which are no longer required shall be removed and the ground reinstated to its original condition. This work shall include the establishment and maintenance for at least one year of suitable replacement vegetation to ensure full rehabilitation and protection of the disturbed area. (4) Ac c ommodation of T raffic W here R oad is C ons truc ted in Half W idths Delete the second sentence of the first paragraph of Section (4) Accommodation of Traffic where Road is Constructed in Half Widths and replace with: The maximum length of one-way working shall be 500 metres. This length may be further reduced if visibility is reduced at bends. All sections of half width working shall be controlled by traffic lights, stop/go boards or flagmen throughout the period of half width working. Delete the fourth paragraph and substitute the following: The Contractor shall provide and maintain for the period of construction, traffic control and safety devices including Traffic Signs, Barricade Boards, Traffic Cones, Lighting Devices etc., at all locations where work is in progress in accordance with Safety at Road Works: A Code of Practice for Signing at Road Works from the Department of Roads Traffic Signs Manual. Material and equipment temporarily stored on, or adjacent to, the existing roadway shall be so placed, and the work at all times, shall be so conducted as to cause minimum disruption to the travelling public. Warning signs and barriers will be required to separate the Contractors material and equipment from the public. The Contractor will not be permitted to have excavations open on both sides of the road at a particular chainage such that there is a step adjacent to public traffic which may create a danger to traffic i.e. the excavation and backfilling with sub-base or base shall be flush with the existing road level on one side before excavation can proceed on the other side of the road. During construction for operations which require one way traffic the Contractor shall be responsible for the removal of broken down vehicles including vehicles damaged in accidents and shall maintain one way uninterrupted traffic flow at all times (except at those times as agreed with the Engineer where it is necessary to temporarily close the road). The Contractor shall programme his work so as to reduce as far as is practicable, disruption to all road users during construction of the Works and maintain traffic control measures for the safety of traffic at all times. To assist with compliance of this requirement the Contractor will be restricted in use of single lane traffic working as described below. Within any 5 kilometre section of the Site the length of road available to the Contractor for major pavement construction at any one time involving single lane traffic control shall be restricted to 2 separate sections of 500 metre length each provided that the sections are separated by a minimum of 2 km of unobstructed road with two lane traffic working. The Contractor shall not be permitted to work outside these 500 metre lengths (except on a separate 5 km. section) unless otherwise agreed by the Engineer until the full width of the road is again open to traffic. The Contractor shall provide with his time/location programme and detailed construction schedule, a list of proposed 500 metre lengths with chainage location showing where he intends to commence his pavement construction. The Engineer shall approve these locations without undue delay subject to compliance with this Clause and the Contractor will then be given access to these sections. Subsequent sections shall be requested and the Engineer shall approve them in accordance with the above procedure. Other work such as extension to culverts or work which may be carried out without disruption to traffic, either vehicular or pedestrian, may be undertaken in a properly programmed manner outside these limits with prior approval from the Engineer. The Contractor shall ensure that sufficient labour, equipment and material (including gravel wearing course and otta seal) is available in approved stockpiles for the completion of any 500 m half width section under construction.
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Before any subsequent 500 metre section is made available to the Contractor, the Contractor shall demonstrate that he has sufficient labour, equipment and material available in approved stockpiles to progress the Works. If in the opinion of the Engineer, this is not demonstrated the Contractor shall not be permitted to start work on the subsequent section. The Contractor may propose alternative working procedures which will be subject to the Engineers approval before implementation. Except as is allowed for in the above no traffic other than construction traffic shall be allowed on any earthwork or pavement layer until a surfacing has been applied either as a sanded prime or single surface treatment. The approval of the Engineer shall be required before traffic is allowed to pass over newly constructed road. Any defects caused by traffic passing over the construction layers shall be remedied in accordance with these Specifications. The Contractor shall be fully responsible for traffic control. 103 Publicly and privately owned services Delete the whole contents of Sub clause (7) and substitute with: The Contractor shall ascertain the location of all access paths, watercourses, irrigation channels, sewers, drains, water pipes, electricity and telecommunication cables and other services and structures which may be encountered during the execution of the works. He shall temporarily support or divert and subsequently reinstate all such services and structures as necessary and to the satisfaction or the Engineer. As soon as any such service or structure is encountered on, over, under, in or through the Site during the performance of the Contract, the contractor shall make a record of the location and description of such service or structure and shall send the same forthwith to the Engineer. Where permanent diversion or support of such service or structure is rendered necessary as an unavoidable result of the execution and maintenance of the Works in accordance with the Contract, the Engineer after consultation with the Employer will instruct the Contractor as to the diversion or support to be provided. All operations necessary for the execution of the Works shall be carried out so as not to interfere unnecessarily or improperly with the convenience of the public, or the access to, use and occupation of public or private roads and footpaths or of properties whether in the possession of the Government or any other person. Add new sub clause (8): (8) No separate measurement and payment shall be made for the work of temporarily supporting, protecting, diverting and subsequently reinstating the publicly and privately owned services. But measurement and payment shall be made for the construction of permanent new structures/services in lieu of existing structures/services and removal or shifting of services/utilities after getting approval from the Engineer. 104 Survey and Setting Out Add the following to Sub-Clause (6): If at any time the contractor believes that there exists a discrepancy between the location of the works as defined by the setting out and the apparent location of the works as shown in the plans he shall immediately inform the Engineer and request clarification. Delete the Sub-Clause (7) and substitute the following: Some survey data of the project site is held by the Engineer and this survey data will be made available to the contractor in digital format. But the existing profile and cross sections shall be checked against the survey data by the contractor and, should any changes be found necessary in the Survey Traverse Points and Bench Marks, after the procedures required in Sub-Clauses (1) and (2) above, the existing data set shall be amended accordingly. Should the Engineer consider that design modifications of the centreline and/or gradient is relevant or if the contractor find that the existing survey data set is inadequate or inaccurate in any area of the works, the Engineer shall issue detailed instructions to the contractor and the contractor shall perform the necessary modifications in the field, as required, and modify the cross sections accordingly. The final survey data set so obtained in combination with the final horizontal and vertical alignment of the road shall form the basis for the measurements and payments of earthworks. Measurement shall be either based on a Digital Terrain Model generated from the agreed survey data set with the final designed road horizontal and vertical alignment and road cross section, including any widening and super elevation, applied or any other method approved by the Engineer. In case of DTM, the model will be used to generate cross-sections complete with cut and fill data at intervals not exceeding 2.50 meters in the hill areas. Measurement of volumes and areas of earthworks items shall be derived from these cross sections.
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The software currently used for the preparation of survey and design data is SW-Roads developed by Softwel (P) Ltd. of Kathmandu Nepal. Should the contractor wish to use alternative software he may propose this to the Engineer. He will be required to demonstrate that his proposed alternative is at least as accurate as and is functionally equivalent in all respects to SW-Roads. Should the Engineer agree to the use of the alternative software, the contractor shall be entirely responsible for the adaptation. Under the supervision of the Engineer. Of all input data to the alternative software requirements and for the training of the Engineers personnel in the use of the alternative software. In the event that alternative software is approved the contractor shall supply the Engineer with two, fully licensed, copies of the alternative for the exclusive use of the Engineer. Completely delete paragraph (c) of Sub-Clause (9). 106 Diversion Bridges In the first line of sub-clause (1) delete the words as required by the contract and substitute: wherever required for the execution of the Works to maintain traffic Delete the second and third sentences of sub-clause 3. Delete the wording of sub-clause (4) in its entirety and substitute: No separate measurement and/or payment shall be made for the work required under this clause. All costs in connection with the work specified herein shall be considered included in the related items of work provided in the Bills of Quantities. 107 Maintenance of the Road Delete the fourth paragraph of sub-clause 107 (1) and substitute: The Contractor shall perform the maintenance works as often as required to keep the carriageway, shoulders, adjoining structures and roadside slopes stable and in proper working order to the satisfaction of the Engineer. The Contractor shall strictly adhere to the stipulations of the latest publication of the document Road Maintenance Manual published by the Department of Roads. There are existing length persons that have been working along the road corridor for many years after getting orientation program for road maintenance from the DOR. So it shall be beneficial to the Contractor to give them preference while hiring the workforce for carrying out the road maintenance works during construction phase and defect liability period. (2) Meas urement and P ayment Delete the wording of sub-clause (2) in its entirety and substitute: Maintenance of the existing road and bridges during the construction period and the Defects Liability Period shall be paid at the contract unit rate per Km-month commencing on the date for the commencement of the works and terminating at the end of the Defects Liability Period including any extension of time granted pursuant to clause 46 of the Conditions of Contract. The contract price and/or unit rate shall be the full and the final compensation to the contractor as per clause 112. 108 Notice Board Delete the first sentence and replace with the following: The Contractor shall erect where directed by the Engineer signboards in accordance with the Appendices: Project Signboard. Add the following: Project signboards shall be measured as the number of signboards, satisfactorily provided, installed, maintained throughout the Contract period and subsequently removed. Payment shall be made at the stated unit rate per signboard. The price shall be full compensation for all materials and labour required to perform the work described. 109 Environmental Protection Works Delete the second paragraph and substitute: The Contractor shall take all precautions for safeguarding the environment during the course of construction of the works. He shall abide by all prevailing laws, rules and regulations governing pollution and environmental protection. In particular, the Contractor shall fully comply with the environmental protection mitigation measures specified in the latest version of the projects specific Initial Environmental Examination or Environmental Management Action Plan, as provided by the Engineer. If any activity of the Contractor may cause damage to the environment in ways not envisaged under project-specific documents, then he shall comply with the measures specified in the latest publication of Environmental Management Guidelines published by the Department of Roads. The contractor shall fully comply with duties and responsibilities as required by site specific Environmental Management Action Plan report for upgrading works. The contractor is required to go through the copy of site
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specific EMAP made available at project office to be aware of obligations and responsibilities of the contractor. The cost adhering and complying with the above requirements is to be included in respective BOQ items unless otherwise specified in this Specification and no separate payment shall be made on this account. Delete the third paragraph and substitute: The Contractor shall prohibit employees from any use of explosives, poaching of wildlife and cutting of trees or branches. The Contractor shall be responsible for the action of his employees. (1) B orrow/Quarry S ites Before first paragraph add following: The contractor shall obtain approval from the Engineer of all material sources before extraction. All sources of materials used under the Contract shall require such approval regardless of whether the material is obtained directly by the Contractor or supplied indirectly by others. The Contractor is not allowed to use the right of way for the borrow pit. In the first set of bullet points, delete the words they may be environmentally unsuitable in point (iii) and substitute: they may lead to general environmental or instability problems or may be environmentally unsuitable in any other way At the end of sub-clause (1) add the following: The Contractor shall not deposit excavated material on land in Government or private ownership except where approved by the Engineer in writing or by leave in writing of the authority responsible for such land in Government ownership or of the owner or responsible representative of the owner of such land in private ownership and only then in those places and under such conditions as the authority, owner or responsible representative may prescribe. Any quarry operated as part of this Contract shall be maintained and at the end of the Contract left in a stable condition without steep slopes and be either refilled or drained and be landscaped by appropriate planting. Rock or gravel won from a river shall be removed over some distance so as to limit the depth of material removed at any one location and not to disrupt the river flow or damage or undermine river banks. (2) Dis pos al of S poil and C ons truc tion W as te Insert additional paragraph to clause 109 (2) Disposal of Spoil and Construction Waste, between existing first and second paragraphs Under no circumstances whatsoever shall the Contractor allow spoil from any excavation or cut to fall or be pushed down the slope below. In any situation where this occurs by accident or by purpose, the Contractor shall, at his own cost, remove the debris to a location approved by the Engineer and make good the affected area through appropriate structures and re-vegetation as specified by the Engineer and following guidelines published in the Department of Roads manual Roadside Bio-Engineering. Failure in compliance with the Engineers instruction in respect of spoil disposal will lead to a reduction or with-holding of payment. Add an additional paragraph after the existing second paragraph Any construction waste that includes bitumen products, unused cement, fuel, oil or plastics shall be disposed of in a Government-approved landfill site. If this is not practical then it may be disposed of by burial in a specially excavated pit at a site approved by the Engineer. Land compensation shall be paid by the Contractor for the area occupied by the pit as if for permanent construction. If the land is owned by the Government, then the Contractor must obtain written permission from the appropriate authority for its use in this manner, and must pay any royalties due. The pit shall be located at least 100 metres from any seasonal or permanent water course or spring. A hole shall be excavated below ground level so that, when the original surface profile is regained through backfilling, the disposed waste is covered by at least two metres of soil. Following the closure of the waste disposal site, the Contractor shall provide any structures necessary to prevent erosion and shall re-vegetate the topsoil with appropriate plants. (3) P rovis ion and Maintenanc e of C amps , Offic es , S tores , E quipment Y ards and W orks hops Replace the first paragraph of the sub-clause 109(3) with the following: The Contractor shall provide and maintain such accommodation and amenities as necessary for all his staff and labour, employed for the purposes of or in connection with the Contract, including all fencing, water supply (both for drinking and other purposes), electricity supply, sanitation, cookhouses and other requirements in connection with such accommodation or amenities. On completion of the Contract, unless otherwise agreed with the Employer, all the temporary camps/housing provided by the Contractor shall be removed and the site(s) reinstated to its (their) original condition, all to the approval of the Engineer. All accommodation facilities of whatsoever nature provided by the Contractor shall be provided with adequate sewage and wastewater collection and treatment facilities to a design and of a capacity approved by the
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Engineer. Under no circumstances shall untreated sewage or wastewater be discharged to the natural environment. (6) P rovis ion of F irs t Aid/Medic al F ac ilities Add the following after last paragraph The Contractor shall provide information to his workers on methods of avoiding sexually transmitted diseases and infection by HIV/AIDS. (9) Hazardous Materials Delete all three paragraphs and substitute with the following : Hazardous materials such as cement, lime, bitumen and emulsion, paint, fuels, oils, battery acids, pesticides and herbicides. The Contractor may not store hazardous materials such as cement, lime, bitumen and emulsion, paint, fuels, oils, battery acids, pesticides and herbicides within 100 metres of seasonal or permanent water courses or springs. They must be housed in secure weather-proof buildings and protected against attacks by vermin and accidental contact by children. Any worker handling hazardous materials must be appropriately equipped as described in sub-clause 109 (10) below. Any hazardous material requiring disposal must be handled as described in sub-clause 109 (2) above. Renumber existing clauses 109(10) to 109(14): Reinstatement of Environment and 109 (11) to 109 (17): Measurement and Payment Insert new clause 109 (10): Provision of Safety Clothing and Equipment (10) P rovis ion of S afety C lothing and E quipment The Contractor shall provide all labourers, supervisors and site staff with suitable basic safety helmets, boots, clothing, etc. All workers and supervisory staff when on any site shall wear the basic safety clothing specified. Where additional safety equipment is required by nature of the site, then all workers and supervisory staff when on any part of that site shall use the additional equipment in addition to the basic safety clothing specified. In hot weather the Contractor shall provide appropriate lightweight safety equipment, such as cotton gloves in place of rubber gloves and canvas boots in place of rubber boots. The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that all his employees and the employees of any Subcontractor and any visitor to the site complies with the Engineers requirement to use safety clothing and equipment at all times. Failure in compliance with the Engineers instruction in respect of safety clothing and equipment may lead to a suspension of works and a reduction or with-holding of payment until the Contractor complies. Ins ert new c laus e 109 (11): Dus t Nuis anc e (11) Dus t Nuis anc e The Contractor shall avoid creating any high concentration of airborne dust or smoke within 100 metres of a house or other occupied building, or in situations likely to affect people, animals, crops or natural vegetation. Dust from moving construction plant and road traffic shall be controlled by the regular spraying of water on to road surfaces. The Contractor is responsible for all water spraying and the erection and maintenance of adequate speed bumps. The Engineer may instruct additional measures at his discretion. Where earthwork excavations cause dust to blow into areas where causing a nuisance, the Contractor is responsible for altering the schedule of works to minimise the nuisance. This may involve restricting the timing of work to certain hours of the day or completing works and restoring a dust-free surface as rapidly as possible. The Engineer may instruct additional measures at his discretion. Insert new clause 109 (12): Noise Pollution (12) Nois e P ollution The Contractor shall take every precaution to control excessive noise that disturb the local population and wildlife. All static plant shall be located at least 100 metres from occupied buildings and at least 800 metres from
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sites deemed by the Engineer to be sensitive to wildlife. The Engineer may instruct the construction of baffles or bunds around noisy plant in order to reduce the noise pollution. Add new clause 109 (13): Special Provisions for Sensitive Ecology (13) S pec ial P rovis ions for S ens itive E c ology In addition to the provisions of other clauses, the Engineer may require the Contractor to undertake special provisions to protect any plant or animal deemed to be environmentally sensitive or otherwise worthy of special protection. Renumber existing clause 109 (10) to 109 (14) (14) R eins tatement of E nvironment Add between existing two paragraphs: The Contractor shall reinstate the environment of areas polluted by the use or spills of hazardous materials as defined in sub-clause 109 (9). All such materials and polluted soil shall be removed to a safe disposal site as described in sub-clause 109 (2) Disposal of Spoil and Construction Waste. The site shall then be restored and revegetated as described above. This provision applies in particular to all areas affected by bitumen. Add the following at the end of the existing last paragraph: The contractor shall reinstate the quarry site at the completion of the works as mentioned in Sub clause 109(1) and/or instructed by the Engineer. Add new clause 109 (15): Protection of the Environment (15) P rotec tion of the E nvironment The Contractor shall ensure that Site Offices, depots and particularly storage areas for diesel and bitumen are not located near watercourses and are operated so that no pollutants enter watercourses, either overland or through groundwater seepage especially during periods of heavy rain. The Contractor shall, to the satisfaction of the Engineer, take all necessary precautions for the efficient protection of all surface and subsurface watercourses against all kinds of pollution arising from the execution of the work. The Contractor shall not be allowed to discharge water containing silt, sand, cement or any other polluting materials such as sewage or hazardous materials into flowing or stagnant water bodies. The Contractor shall ensure that at all locations where his labour force are living or working, other than labour living in their own homes, adequate facilities are provided to collect and treat all sewage and wastewater and to ensure that the effluent from such treatment facilities comply with recognised national or international standards for sewage treatment discharges. The Contractor shall ensure that fuel wood is not used as a means of heating during the preparation or processing of any materials forming part of the Works. The Contractor shall take special precautions in connection with the establishment of storage facilities for diesel fuel, petrol, lubricants, bitumen and bituminous materials. Storage facilities shall not be placed in rock-fall prone areas nor shall they be located within 500 metres of existing watercourses. They shall have barriers and impervious surfaces preventing leakages of spilt material outside the storage area or into the underlying soils. The Contractor shall present his plans for such facilities to the Engineer for his approval prior to their establishment. Such approval shall not reduce the Contractors responsibility to prevent all such leakage nor his liability to remedy the damages which may be caused should such incidents occur. The Contractor shall ensure that all spoil or material removed from drains is disposed of to designated stable tipping areas approved by the Engineer. The Contractor shall ensure that any cut or fill slopes are planted in grass or other approved plant cover as soon as possible to protect them from erosion. This planting shall follow the recommendations in the Nepali manual entitled Vegetative Structures for Stabilising Highway Slopes (DoR), or the requirements of the Specification as directed by the Engineer. The water used in road construction shall not be allowed to affect water availability in the local communities. Where a scarcity of water is expected to arise, the contractor shall explore and tap alternative sources of safe water. In case of interference with the water supply of a settlement, the contractor is liable to provide the affected population with potable drinking water from alternative sources at no extra cost to the contract or the local people.
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Renumber existing clause 109 (11) to 109 (16): Measurement and Payment (16) Meas urement and P ayment Delete the paragraph and substitute with the following: No separate measurement and payment shall be made for the works described in this clause except for (a) provision and maintenance of contractors camp for labour and staff and demolition after completion of works, (b) reinstatement of quarry sites at the completion of the works, (c) disposal of spoil, (d) provision of safety clothing & equipment and first aid/medical facilities, and (e) clearance of construction/waste material after completing the construction. The payment for provision and maintenance of contractors camp for labour and staff and demolition after completion of works shall be in three instalments. The first instalment, 50% (fifty percent) of the Lump sum amount quoted in BOQ shall be paid after establishment of the camp as per the specifications and approved by the Engineer. The second portion shall be 25% (twenty five percent) of the quoted lump sum rate and shall be payable as the contractor finishes 75% of the works and the facilities are provided to the satisfaction of the Engineer and the third portion 25% (twenty five percent) shall be paid after completion of the works and demolition of the camp as per the specifications and satisfaction to the Engineer. The payment for the provision of safety clothing and equipment and first aid/medical facilities shall be in the unit of month as quoted in BOQ upon providing and maintaining those facilities to the satisfaction of the Engineer. If the contractor does not provide them in time as per the Specifications, the Employer shall procure by quotation from the other sources after deducting from the Contractor's payment as per the quoted price including logistics and transportation costs, if any and supply at site. The payment for disposal of spoil shall be in the unit of cu.m.-km for the haulage of beyond 1 km at the environmentally safe tipping sites approved by the Engineer and satisfying the provisions of 109 (2). The payment for disposal of spoil shall be made in two instalments. First instalment 50% of the unit rate quoted in the BOQ shall be made after disposal to the site approved by the Engineer. The second instalment of remaining 50% of the unit rate quoted in BOQ shall be made after making good the affected area through appropriate structures and re-vegetation as per 109 (2) and to the satisfaction of the Engineer. The payment for the reinstatement of the quarry site and clearance of construction/waste materials shall be in Lump sum as quoted in BOQ upon completion of the works and carried out to the satisfaction of the Engineer. The payment shall be the full and the final compensation to the contractor as per Clause 112 to complete the works in accordance with these specifications. 110 Photographs Add following at the end of sub clause 110(1): The Contractor shall use the digital camera to produce the digital images in place of conventional photographs. The Contractor shall print and supply in every month 50 numbers of 4"x6" colour photographs along with the suitable photo album acceptable to the Engineer. The contractor shall also supply the soft copy of the digital images of the photographs in a CD. 111 Supply of Video Cassettes Add following at the end of sub clause 111(1): The Contractor shall produce the video film in CD in place of conventional video cassettes. The unit nos. in the BoQ shall mean the set of master CD supplied each with four copies thereof. One set shall be produced at the beginning of the construction works for the whole length of the Contract along with the clips of the work under construction. The other set shall be produced at the completion of the construction works. 112 Notes about Measurement and Payment In sub-clause (1) Measurement, delete the whole of the second paragraph and substitute: The tolerances given in these Specifications are for the evaluation of the accuracy to which work has been constructed and for determining whether work should be accepted or rejected. The measurement of work done shall be based on the actual measured quantity of acceptable work executed except that, where the actual quantity is greater than the quantity which would have resulted from the precise designed or instructed dimensions and/or levels then the payable quantity shall be limited to the quantity determined on the basis of calculation using the designed or instructed dimensions and/or levels. Measurement and payments shall be made after the contractor has executed the works and has been accepted in place to the full satisfaction of the Engineer. 113 National Specifications Add the following: The Contractor shall provide and/or make available the Standards as shown in the Appendices. There shall be no separate payment for the provision of such standards and payment shall be deemed to be included in the Contractors rates for the provision of the Laboratory. In the event of the failure of the Contractor to provide
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documents for the required standards the Engineer shall purchase the document and deduct the cost from the payment due to the Contractor for the provision of the Laboratory. 116 Programme Add the following at the end of the clause: This clause should be read in conjunction with the clause no. 25 of GCC. The contractor shall submit at the end of each working week a detailed work programme for the next fortnight. The programme shall identify where further drawings or instructions are to be issued by the Engineer to avoid disruption to the progress of the Works. Add the following clauses: 117 Contractors Establishment on Site Office, Equipment Testing Facilities etc. It is the Contractors responsibility to acquire land for the sitting of all his offices, accommodation, stores, testing facilities, equipment yards and workshops and for all temporary works and for the reinstatement of such land on completion of the Contract to the satisfaction of the owners and of the Engineer. The Contractor shall obtain the approval of the Engineer to the sitting of offices, accommodation, stores, testing facilities, equipment yards and workshops before such land is acquired and he shall indemnify the Employer against all claims and charges in respect of the occupation, use and reinstatement of the land. The Contractor is solely responsible for the satisfactory accommodation of all his employees and for complying with all regulations and requirements in this respect. 118 Legal relations and Responsibility to the Public The Contractor shall take the steps necessary to comply with the terms of the Conditions of Contract, particularly in respect of the insurances and indemnities required, and he shall comply with all regulations of statutory authorities. 119 Provision of Insurances The Contractor shall provide all necessary Insurances as required and detailed in GCC clause 13 and this Specification. The lump sum price includes all expenditures expected in providing and maintaining from Date of Commencement till end of Defect Liability Period an insurance of Works, insurance of contractor's equipment, a third party insurance and insurance of personal injury or death as prescribed in GCC clause 13, including expenditures resulting from administration work, dealing with and reporting of claim, stamps duties, taxes, etc. In case of any damages to the works for which the payment has been made by the Employer, its the Contractor's obligation to reconstruct the same and claim for the payment from the insurance companies. No payment for the reconstruction of the damaged works shall be made by the Employer. Measurement shall be as lump sum payments for all expenditure with regard to the provision of Insurances. Payment of the lump sums shall be made under the relevant items in the Bill of Quantities on submission to the Engineer of acceptable Insurance policies, as required by the Conditions of Contract, with proof of payment of Insurance premiums. Where premiums are for one year only, 35% of the quoted lump sum shall be paid for the first year of the Contract period with a further 35% being paid on presentation of proof of payment of premiums for the rest of the construction period and the remaining 30% being paid on presentation of proof of payment of premiums for the Defects Liability period.
120 Control of the Works C ompac tion of materials : Compaction of materials shall be carried out in layers of uniform thickness using approved compaction equipment including combinations thereof if required by the Engineer to achieve the specified compaction. Compaction with rollers shall commence at the edges and progress towards the centre except in super elevated and other stretches of unidirectional cross-fall, where the rolling shall commence at the lower edge and progress towards the upper edge. When commencing rolling from an edge, rollers shall run forward and backward along the edge several times till the edge strip becomes firm to provide lateral support. The roller shall then move inwards parallel to the centre line of the road in successive passes with the tracks made by successive passes overlapping. Rolling shall continue till the specified degree of compaction is achieved throughout. When rolling is terminated at an edge, the procedure similar to that for commencing rolling at an edge shall be adopted. During
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rolling, the top of the layer being rolled shall be checked for levels and cross-fall and any irregularities in these regards, corrected by scarifying the material in the affected area and by removing or adding materials and continuing with the rolling until the entire area being rolled has been brought to a state of uniform and desired compaction. Mixing & Control of Moisture Content before Compaction: Before compaction is commenced each layer of uncompacted material shall be brought to a state of uniform composition, texture and moisture content by thorough addition and mixing of water or by scarification and drying as required. The Contractor shall be deemed to have taken account of the fact that the in-situ moisture contents of materials encountered may vary widely and the moisture contents at which the materials are to be compacted are specified for each type of material. The cost of all operations to bring materials to the specified moisture contents are deemed to be included in the rates tendered for works involving such materials. No separate payment will be made in respect of operations required to increase or reduce the moisture content of any materials. C ompac tion E quipment: Mechanical equipment shall be used for compacting materials by rolling, tamping and watering the materials (if needed) before compaction. For other operations such as spreading, mixing and shaping, mechanical equipment only or a combination of mechanical equipment (which shall include graders) and manually operated tools and equipment shall be used. The choice of equipment and the procedure for its use shall be subject to the approval of the Engineer, and shall depend upon his being satisfied as to its effectiveness on the basis of trial compactions. It shall be understood by the Contractor that different type of materials are likely to require different kind of compaction equipment, including successive applications thereof, for achieving the specified degrees of compaction and the Contractor shall keep available a fleet of compaction equipment of the requisite kinds, sizes and numbers which shall include, inter alia. Smooth - wheeled steel tyre rollers Sheep foot rollers Vibratory rollers Pneumatic rollers Vibrating plate compactors & vibro-tampers For compacting along narrow strips e.g. along widening of pavements and in restricted areas appropriate sized purpose made compacting equipment will be required and the same shall be provided by the Contractor. All equipment shall be of modern construction by established manufacturers and of proven efficiency and shall be operated and maintained at all times by skilled personnel in a manner acceptable to the Engineer. C ompac tion T rials : For demonstrating the efficacy of mixing and compaction equipment and the working methods proposed to be used by the Contractor for different kinds of materials, the Contractor shall carry out compaction trials before fullscale construction on the road and during construction throughout the course of the contract as required by and in close cooperation with the Engineer. Based on results of compaction trials and observation of the construction process, the Engineer shall reserve the right to direct the use of particular mixing and compaction equipment and methods and disallow the use of others for compacting different kinds of materials in accordance with these specifications. Dis pers al of Hauling E quipment: Hauling equipment bringing materials to the site of work shall be dispersed uniformly over the surface of the previously constructed layers in order to avoid rutting and uneven compaction. Discharge of material from hauling equipment shall be carried out in a way which avoids the formation of concentrated heaps and deposits material as evenly distributed layers or windrows consistent with the loose thickness to be achieved before compaction. Major Drainage S truc ture C ons truc tion S equenc e: The Contractor shall programme the construction sequences for all major drainage structures (e.g. box culverts) and submit a written statement thereof for the approval of the Engineer. The construction sequence shall consider, as a minimum, each phase of construction with respect to traffic control, diversions and the effects on existing structures. Where the Contractor proposes to partially demolish an existing structure to allow for phased construction, he shall demonstrate to the Engineers approval that the partially demolished structure is safe for use by his equipment and other road users. Meas urement and P ayment: No separate payment shall be made for compliance with the requirements of this clause. Payment shall be deemed to be included in the contractors tendered rates.
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121 Control of Materials The Contractor shall be responsible for the provision of all materials required to construct the Works. All material salvaged and/or removed from the works remains the property of the Government. If the salvaged and/or removed materials are used in the works with Engineers approval, then the rate shall be as per BOQ.The Contractor shall be responsible for the cost of replacement in the event of unauthorised use or removal. Quarry and Borrow Pit areas identified as being likely to provide material shall be inspected and tested by the Contractor and it is the Contractors responsibility to satisfy him as to the quality and quantity of suitable material to be gained from the identified sites. Information regarding the position of Borrow Areas/Pits and Quarries and results of tests carried out on various samples of materials prior to the award of contract are available, on request, from the Employer. The Contractor shall be deemed to have considered this information during the preparation of his tender and to have carefully checked the availability of suitable material in sufficient quantities from these sources and from such other sources as he may consider necessary during the Bid Period and have fully satisfied himself of the characteristics of the materials, the suitability of the plant, the method of working and the haulage distances on which he has based his rates. No claims relating to or originating from the quantity or quality of material at identified quarry or borrow areas shall be considered by the Employer. The Contractor shall be responsible for opening up all Quarries and Borrow Areas and shall organise his method of operations so that only materials of a type and quality approved by the Engineer shall be selected for use in the Works. The Contractor is at liberty to select and use material from his own sources providing the requirements of the Specification are fully met. Approval of S ourc es of Material The sources of the materials shall be selected by the Contractor, but must be approved by the Engineer before the materials are used on the site. For this purpose, the Contractor shall furnish all relevant test data for representative samples from each source area as desired by the Engineer and also afford opportunities for the Engineer to visit the area of the sources. The Engineer may order that samples be taken and tested in his presence before approval for use of a source is given. Notwithstanding approval of sources of materials, materials brought to the work site for use in the Works shall be subject to acceptance or rejection by the Engineer based on quality control tests to be performed before use in construction as per the specification. S toc kpiling of Materials All materials brought to the Site if stockpiled shall be stockpiled and stored carefully at approved locations and in a systematic manner so as to prevent deterioration or mixing of different materials or contamination. Materials which have suffered contamination or deterioration due to improper storage shall not be used in Works and shall be removed from the stock piling area and from the site. The materials shall be free from foreign, organic or any other deleterious substances such as vegetation and perishable matter, or any other substance which in the opinion of the Engineer may affect placing mixing and compaction of the material or adversely affect the future performance of the Works. Material may be tested in stockpiles by the Engineer to check suitability for use in the Works. T emporary S toc kpiling of Materials Where the work programme is such that materials cannot be placed directly in their required position or mixing of two or more materials is required to meet the requirements of the Specification for a material the Engineer may authorise their removal into temporary stockpiles. Stockpile sites shall be to the Engineers approval and shall be prepared by clearing and grading followed by compaction. The material shall be stockpiled in successive layers of approved thickness over the full stockpile area to the approximate dimensions required by the Engineer and shall subsequently be reloaded and placed. P ayment No separate payment shall be made for compliance with the requirements of this clause. Payment shall be deemed to be included in the Contractors rates.
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122 Overhaul Notwithstanding anything said or implied to the contrary anywhere else in this Specification or elsewhere in the contract documents no separate measurement or payment shall be made in respect of the haulage of materials of any nature, including excavated materials for the formation of embankment. 123 Wages (1) P ayment of W ages The Contractor shall pay his employees promptly and regularly at intervals of no more than two weeks, and all employees shall be paid in full and up to date before the issue of the Defect Liability Certificate. (2) R ec ords The Contractor shall keep proper records of the days, dates and hours worked by every employee engaged on the contract, their gender, the class of work in which employed, whether as a casual or permanent employee, and the wages (and allowances if any), paid. These records shall be available at any time for inspection by the Engineer or the Engineers representative or any authorised representative of the Government. (3) Default of P ayment of W ages In the event of default in payment of wages to any worker employed on the contract, by the Contractor or his Subcontractor, and, if a claim with satisfactory proof thereof is received by the Engineer, the Employer shall make the payment of such a claim upon the recommendation of the Engineer, out of the monies at any time payable under the contract, and the amount so paid shall be deemed payments to the Contractor under the contract.
124 Site Safety The Contractor shall at all time in the conduct of his work and that of his Subcontractors adhere to the established rules and regulations concerning all safety matters at Site. This is especially important wherever it is necessary to enable the free passage of the public through the Site. During construction the Contractor shall erect, maintain and subsequently remove sufficient barricades, guards, lighting, sheeting, shoring, temporary sidewalks and bridges, danger signals as well as temporary covering of potential accident areas. All open excavations shall be protected sufficiently to keep out livestock, and ensure the safety of workmen and members of the public and be in accordance with the local regulations. The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that all persons working in the vicinity of power lines are aware of the relatively large distance that high voltage electricity can "short" to earth when cranes or other large masses of steel are in the vicinity of power lines. Where work is to be carried out in the proximity of buildings, bridges, tanks or other structures, the Contractor shall take all necessary precautions, including shoring and strutting, where necessary, to ensure the safety of the structures that are at risk. The Contractor shall be responsible for all damages or injury which may be caused on any property by trespass by the Contractor's or his Subcontractor's employees in the course of their employment
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Section 200 Site Clearance 201 Clearing and Grubbing At the end of Sub Clause 201(2) (d) add the following additional Sub-Clauses: (e) Clearing of Landslides When instructed by the Engineer, the contractor shall remove all debris from landslides as soon as possible after receiving instruction. The first priority will be the removal of material to maintain safe vehicular access and the second to remove material in order to continue construction of the works. The Engineer shall determine the amount of the material to be removed and/or any further work which may be required to stabilise the landslide. Where a landslide has occurred in an area where the contractor has commenced but not completed excavation works of any nature and such excavation works have, in the opinion of the Engineer, been the direct or indirect cause of the landslide, the responsibility for clearing and stabilising the landslide shall rest entirely with the contractor. Elsewhere the volume of material directed to be removed shall be measured in cubic meter. (f) Clearing of Debris The contractor shall remove all debris from causeways, culverts and side drains as per the instruction of the Engineer. (4) Measurement At the end of the Sub Clause add the following: Landslides and debris removed as per this specification shall be measured in cubic meter. Debris clearance from causeways, culverts and side drains shall be measured for one time only at the starting of the contract. Afterwards, debris clearance shall be covered by the Routine Maintenance. (5) P ayment At the end of this sub clause add the following: No payment shall be made in respect of clearing and grubbing carried out at the sites of quarries, borrow pits, Contractors facilities or any other area other than those areas specifically directed to be cleared and grubbed by the Engineer for the execution of the permanent works. Clearing of Landslide and Debris shall be paid at their respective contract unit rates which shall be full and final compensation to the contractor as per clause 112. No payment shall be made for the removal of the landslide of less than 20 cubic meters nor for the first 20 cubic meters in any one occurrence. 202 Dismantling Culverts, Bridges, Other Structures and Pavements (1) S c ope At the end of this sub clause add: The Engineer shall designate all materials arising from dismantling as: (a) Scrap to be disposed of by the Contractor, or (b) Salvageable material to be reused in the Works, or (c) Salvageable material to be retained by the Employer (2) G eneral P ara (d) In the third line after the Words reconstructed work delete the comma and insert the words and which (7) P ayment At the end of this paragraph add the following words: This payment shall include for all costs of disposing of scrap materials, for all costs of reusing salvageable materials designated for reuse in the works and for all costs of transporting and stacking salvageable materials to be retained by the Employer in locations directed by the Engineer. All scrap materials shall be disposed of in an environmentally sound manner approved by the Engineer which shall ensure that the existing environment is maintained free of all forms of contamination, including visual contamination, arising from the disposal of such materials.
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Section 400 Fencing 406 Meas urement Replace the word fencing with permanent fencing: 407 P ayment Add following text at the end of paragraph: No separate payment will be made for all kinds of temporary fencing. All costs in connection with the temporary fencing work shall be considered to be included with other related items of work in the BOQ.
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Section 500 Quality Control 502 Contractor Responsible for the Quality of the Works Delete the final two sentences of the second paragraph and substitute: This laboratory shall be for the use of the Engineer and his staff as well as for that of the contractor and the Engineer shall at all times have free access to the laboratory, the equipment and all records of testing carried out and shall have the use of the contractors laboratory staff as he may require for carrying out additional testing for the purposes of control, verification and acceptance. The laboratory facilities to be provided and the list of equipment to be purchased shall be approved by the Engineer. In designing the facilities and compiling the list of equipment the Contractor shall have due regard to the details of facilities and list of equipment given in the Appendices to these Special provisions. The detail given in the Appendices are indicative of minimum requirements. In equipping the laboratory the contractor must himself make allowance for the need to be able to conduct all tests required by this Specification in regard of the works or materials itemised or implied in the drawings and the Bill of Quantities. The lists in the Appendices notwithstanding, the Contractor remains responsible for the supply of all equipment of whatsoever nature and in whatsoever quantity required for carrying out all of the tests specified at the frequency specified. 505 Testing Procedure and Set of Tests Delete the final words of the second paragraph commencing as per the prevalent accepted .. and substitute: In accordance with National Specifications stipulated by the Engineer. If no National Specifications acceptable to the Engineer exist then tests shall be carried out in accordance with the directions of the Engineer. The contractor is fully responsible for all kinds of tests, its availability and procedures. If the testing facilities are not available within the country, the contractor shall arrange such tests and its testing certificates from other sources. 507 Site Trials or Trials Sections (3) P roduc tion of Materials and C rus hing P lant In the first paragraph of this sub clause in the second line after the words to be processed using. insert: the initial material collection procedures, 510 Recapitulative Schedule of Tests Add the following after the second sentence ending in the words main types of works. The testing frequencies set forth are desirable minimums and the Engineer shall have the full authority to carry out additional tests as frequently as he may deem necessary to satisfy himself that the material and works comply with the appropriate specifications. However, the number of tests recommended in this table may be reduced at the discretion of the Engineer if it is felt that consistency in the quality of materials can still be maintained with the reduced number of tests. 511 Laboratory Add the following 511 (A) and 511 (B) clauses after "511 Laboratory". 511 (A) Provide, Equip, Operate and Maintain Laboratory (1) L oc ation In the second line of this sub clause delete the word may and substitute with shall. At the end of sub clause (1) Location add the following: Unless shown or directed otherwise the Laboratory shall be located within 500 metres of the Engineers office. (2) S etup In this sub clause delete the first paragraph and substitute the following: The minimum requirements for the Laboratory are described in the Appendices 1, 2 and 3. The operational Laboratory facility, complete with equipment, shall be ready for use within 4 weeks from the date of the Engineers Notice to Commence the Works. The contractor is responsible for providing and maintaining the laboratory including, transportation facilities for testing, semi skilled such as assistant lab technician, lab boy, etc and unskilled manpower, such as labours, etc. When the Works are completed and the Engineer certifies that there is no further requirement for the Laboratory then the Laboratory and the equipment shall become the property of the Contractor who shall remove the same from the site forthwith.
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(3) L aboratory E quipment Delete the last sentence of the paragraph. (6) Meas urement Delete the sub-clauses (a), (b) and (c) and substitute the following: The Laboratory for the use of the Engineer including the provision of all necessary equipment shall be measured as the Lump Sum item provided in the BOQ. (7) P ayment Delete the sub-clauses (a), (b) and (c) and substitute the following: Payment for the Laboratory shall include for: Acquisition and payment for land whether purchased or leased. Provision and subsequent removal of the building, access road, hard standing, fences etc. Connection and subsequent disconnection of electrical and water services, or alternative provisions and the provision of electricity and water. Provision of drainage systems for waste, sewerage and surface water. Provision of all necessary laboratory equipment Provision of necessary skilled, semi skilled and unskilled manpower Provision of necessary transportation facilities for testing procedure Provision of all necessary building maintenance and cleaning services Removal of the building and equipment Reinstatement of the site to the satisfaction of the Engineer. Payment for the Laboratory shall be made in three separate portions. The first portion shall be 50% (fifty percent) of the quoted lump sum rate and shall be payable upon satisfactory completion and equipping of the Laboratory and upon occupation and use of the Laboratory to the extent that laboratory staff can properly perform their duties under the Contract to the satisfaction of the Engineer. The second portion shall be 25% (twenty five percent) of the quoted lump sum rate and shall be payable as soon as the contractor finishes 75% of the works and the third portion 25%(twenty five percent) shall be payable as soon as the contractor have removed the Laboratory and equipment and reinstated the site to the satisfaction of the Engineer following the Engineers certification that these facilities are no longer required. The payments for the Laboratory and Equipment shall represent full and final payments for the Contract item and the Contractor shall not be entitled to any further compensation irrespective of any extension to the Contract period or to the Works for whatever reason. Add the following sub clause : (8) Management of L aboratory The laboratory and facilities will be shared amongst other contractors engaged in related packages in the same Road. The laboratory shall function under the direction of the Engineer and shall ensure equal opportunity and access for all interested parties to the laboratory and its testing facilities. The contractors of each contract shall have their own team of manpower consisting of Laboratory Technicians, Assistant Lab Technicians, Lab Boys and labours, own transportation facilities for testing purposes as well as Lab consumables for carrying out the testing required for compliance with the specifications. The contractor shall continue to provide the full use of the Lab facilities until work has been completed on all the related contracts. The use and management of the Laboratory in this manner shall not relieve the contractor of his obligations to carry out the testing required for compliance with the Specification. (9) Maintenanc e of L aboratory The contractor shall maintain and remove, on completion of the Works, laboratory established for the use of the Engineer and his staff as well as for that of the contractor and other contractors sharing the laboratory. The contractor shall continue to maintain the laboratory until work has been completed on all the related contracts. All offices and any testing laboratory shall be regularly and properly cleaned and maintained for so long as they are erected. The Engineer may require any of the offices with all or any of the equipment, supplies and furnishings to remain for occupation and normal use during the period of execution.
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511 (B) Basic Equipments, Testing Consumables and Manpower The contractors of each contract shall have their own separate team of manpower consisting of Laboratory Technicians, Assistant Lab Technicians, Lab Boys and labours, own transportation facilities for testing purposes as well as Lab consumables for carrying out the testing required for compliance with the specifications. In addition to the equipment available through the Laboratory, the contractors of each contract as a minimum must themselves supply, all necessary equipment for basic field testing on contract in which they are involved, including, but not limited to: Field density apparatus and supplies for field density test Concrete cube moulds and compaction apparatus for concrete cube casting Cement sand mortar moulds and compaction apparatus for mortar cube casting Sieves for gradation test for checking of aggregates and pavement materials (6) Meas urement Delete the sub-clauses (a), (b) and (c) and substitute the following: No separate measurement shall be made for the activities required under this clause 511 (B). (7) P ayment Delete the sub-clauses (a), (b) and (c) and substitute the following: No separate payment shall be made for the activities required under this clause 511 (B). All costs in connection with the activities specified herein shall be considered included in the related items of the work specified in the Bill of Quantities
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Section 600 Materials and Testing of Materials 604 Inspection and Acceptance of Materials Delete the second and third paragraphs of this clause substitute the following: A preliminary inspection of the materials may be made at the source for the convenience and accommodation of the Contractor, but neither the presence of neither a representative of the Engineer nor the subsequent testing of work or materials by the Engineer shall relieve the Contractor of the responsibility for furnishing work and materials complying with these Specifications. The representative of the Engineer shall have free entry at all times to those parts of any plant which concern production of any materials for incorporation into the Works and the Contractor shall ensure that any order for materials which he places includes the necessary provisions to ensure that such free entry is available.
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Section 900 Earthworks 902 Definitions and General Requirements Delete the final sentence of sub clause (8). At the end of the first sentence of sub clause (8) add the following: The surveyed points thus obtained shall be used to correct or augment the existing survey data referred to in Clause 104 above. Add following after sub-clause 902-2-iii-e (f) Top soil 903 Classifications of Excavated Materials Delete the whole text of sub clauses (1) Soft Soil, (2) Hard Soil, (3) Soft Rock and (4) Hard Rock and substitute the following: (1) All type of soil including Hard Rock Soft soil, hard soil, boulder mixed soil, soft rock and any other type of soil encountered in the excavation including Hard Rock shall be classified in this category.
907 Excavation for Foundation The title can be read as foundation for structures. Add at the end of sub-clause 1 The materials are classified as follows for excavation to structures: (i) All type of soil including Hard Rock Soft soil, hard soil, boulder mixed soil, soft rock and any other type of soil encountered in the excavation including Hard Rock shall be classified in this category.
908 Refilling of Foundation Pits and Trenches, removal of supports and filling to structures Replace the contents of Table 9.1: "Grading Limits of pervious backfill" with the contents of Table Material Grading Limits. 909 Forming of Embankment and Other Areas of Fill In sub clause (3) the "original ground" shall deem to include The ground after clearing and grubbing Add the following additional sub clause: (11) All materials which are deposited in place prior to compaction shall be evenly spread over the whole of the designated area for the layer concerned and in such quantity that the thickness of any one layer, when measured after compaction, shall comply with the requirements specified. Any new layer less than 75mm in compacted thickness shall be bonded to the previous layer by scarifying the previous layer to a depth not less than 25mm or to such greater depth so that the total compacted thickness of the new layer plus the scarified portion of the previous layer will not be less than 100mm. 917 Measurement At the end of sub clause (2) add the following: In the case of excavation, initial cross section shall be taken before starting of the excavation. Replace the whole content of first paragraph of sub clause (4) with the following:
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If the excavated materials are required to be disposed beyond 1 km length from the place of excavation, additional lead (in excess of 1 km) shall be measured separately for payment. However, initial lead of 1 km shall not be measured for payment. This shall be deemed to be included in the measurement of the item itself. The haulage distance for disposal of the excavated materials shall be measured from the mid point of each kilometre. The Contractor shall seek prior approval from the Engineer to decide the tipping site for the disposal of the surplus material of a particular section. However, the measurement of foundation excavation shall be inclusive of all leads and lifts (i.e. no separate leads and lifts shall be measured in foundation excavation.) At the end of sub clause (4) add the following: The measurement of earthworks quantities for payment shall be based on the premise that all suitable material arising from the operations are used in the formation of embankment unless, over the contract as a whole, there is a surplus of suitable excavated material over the volume required for formation of embankment in which case the surplus suitable material shall be considered as run to spoil. However, no lead and lift shall be measured for the formation of embankment. 918 Payment At the end of sub clause (1) add the following: The payment for earthwork excavation shall be made in two (2) instalments. First instalment 60% of the unit rate quoted in the BOQ shall be made after carrying out the excavation works. The second instalment of remaining 40% of the unit rate quoted in the BOQ shall be made after haulage of the material at the locations approved by the Engineer.
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Section 1000 Sub grades 1002 Definitions (2) S ub grade Delete the definition and replace with: Below the base and/or sub base level is designated as Sub grade. (3) C apping L ayer Delete the definition and replace with: Capping layers (also known as selected fill or selected or improved sub grade) are layers of specified materials laid and compacted generally over weaker materials either to aid the passage of construction traffic or to improve the condition of the layer immediately below the sub base or base layer. Such improvements may be made through the addition of imported material or by the mechanical or chemical stabilisation of the existing material. 1003 Preparation and Surface Treatment of Formation In the opening paragraph delete the words of the first sentence following "the subbase or" to the end of the sentence and replace with "any embankment or pavement layer". Add the following immediately after the opening paragraph: "Preparation of formation i.e. sub-grade preparation shall also apply to the preparation of the base of embankment if instructed by the Engineer and shall include scarification, spreading and compaction of material across the full width of the layer or area. Such preparation shall not be measured twice at any location". If instructed by the Engineer, any processing of in-situ material that meets the specification for sub grade will include scarification to a depth not less than 150 mm or to a depth as agreed with the Engineer, watering, shaping and compaction of the material. No separate measurement and payment for this processing shall be made as the costing of the contractor for this process shall be deemed to be included in the item of sub-grade preparation in the unit of square meter. In case of embankment fill, the measurement for sub-grade preparation shall be deemed to be included in the rate for the provision of the layer concerned and no separate payment for preparation of formation (i.e sub-grade preparation) will be made. Add the following sub clause: (7) Scarification, Reshaping and Compaction of existing surfaces The existing gravel surfaces shall be scarified to a depth of 100 mm, reshaped and compacted as directed by the Engineer. The surface shall be compacted to a dry density of at least 95% MDD (heavy compaction). The MDD 2 and OMC shall be determined for each new material encountered and in every 3000 m or part of it of each layer 2 of compacted surface. The field density shall be determined at least once per 500 m or part of it of each layer of compacted surface. The proof rolling and tolerances shall be in accordance with sub clauses (5) and (6) respectively as mentioned above. The contractor shall request in writing for the Engineers approval for each layer in accordance with sub clause 509(1) and such request shall be accompanied by the test results of the above mentioned testing and other relevant information required. If the results are as specified, the Engineer will approve the layer and allow for addition of regulating course or sub base course as required. If the results are not as specified he may ask for further tests or rework to meet the requirements. The scarification, reshaping and compaction of existing surfaces shall be measured in square meter of the completed and accepted layer and shall be paid at the contract unit rate which shall be the full and the final compensation to the contractor as per clause 112. 1004 Capping Layer Delete the first sentence and replace with: Where shown on the drawings a Capping Layer shall be placed at, or on, the top of the sub grade to a thickness as indicated on the drawings.
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If instructed by the Engineer any processing of in-situ material that meets the specification for the capping layer will include scarification to a depth not less than the specified thickness of capping layer or to a depth as agreed with the Engineer, watering, shaping and compaction of the material. Measurement and payment for this processing shall be for the cubic metre of material so processed in accordance with the provisions in this subsection. In this case no separate payment for preparation of formation will be made.
1005 Mechanical Stabilisation (1) G eneral Delete the first and second paragraphs and replace with: The extent of mechanical stabilisation shall be at the Contractors discretion. (2) Material R equirement (a) S tabilis er Delete and replace with: The Contractor is at liberty to mechanically stabilise any material, whether in-situ or imported, to provide any pavement layer material, provided that the resulting material is in conformity with the specification. The type and amount of stabiliser used shall be such that when mixed with the in-situ or imported material the specified requirements for the layer material are achieved. (b) S tabilis ed Material R equirements Delete this sub-section: (3) Amount of S tabilis er to be added Delete this sub-section (8) Meas urement and P ayment Add sub clause 1005 (8): Measurement and Payment No additional payment will be made for additional quantity for mechanical stabilizer. It will be deemed that rate for these quantities are included in respective items. 1007 Measurement In sub clause (1) in the second line delete the words taking cross sections at intervals of 10 metres and substitute: generating cross sections from the original and augmented survey data and digital terrain model at intervals 2.5 metres in hill roads In the same sentence delete the words in the original position before the work starts and after its completion At the end of sub clause (2) add the following: Preparation of sub-grade shall be measured in square meter. Delete the whole of sub-clause (4) after the opening sentence. In the opening sentence delete the word exclusive and replace with inclusive
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Section 1100: Roadworks Overall Requirements 1101 Horizontal Alignments, Surface Levels and Surface regularity of Pavement Courses Add following after sub-clause (3)(d) (3)(e) Remedial Work When upon examination by the Engineer any part of the Works or any plant fails to conform to the Specification requirements, or is at any stage before final acceptance damaged so that it no longer conforms to the requirements of the Specifications, the Engineer shall instruct its complete removal and replacement, at the Contractors expense, with satisfactory work, plant or material. In special cases the Engineer may instruct the Contractor to apply remedial measures in order to make good any such defects or damage. The actual remedial measures taken shall be entirely at the Contractors own cost but subject to the Engineers approval regarding the details thereof. In particular remedial measures shall ensure that the final product is in full compliance with the Specifications, shall not endanger or damage any other part of the Works and shall be carefully controlled and submitted to the Engineer for examination when completed or at any intermediate stage as may be required. For the guidance of the Contractor an indication about what may be required in the more common cases of defects or damage is given below, but the Engineer will in no way be bound to approve of or adhere to the measures indicated, as the actual remedial measures will be dictated by the circumstances of each particular case. L oc al Defec ts in P avement L ayers Where remedial measures are taken to make good localised defects the length and width of the area to be repaired by equipment shall be such as to accommodate the full width of the equipment used and of a reasonable length to ensure effective repair. The depth to which material will have to be removed will depend on the defect and the type of material. Gravel layers will need to be broken up to a depth of at least 75mm and crushed stone will usually need breaking up over its full depth. Concrete Defective concrete work will normally need the cutting back and complete removal of any weak or honey-combed sections and making good using approved bonding agents to bind fresh concrete to old concrete. Cracks, if permitted to remain, shall be injected with approved compounds and test cores drilled to test the efficacy of the injection process. 1104 Care of Works Replace the opening sentence with the following: The general obligations of the Contractor in terms of the Conditions of Contract Care of the Works shall include, inter alia, the following: Add the following at the end of the clause: The provision of temporary drainage works such as drains, open channels, banks etc. and the furnishing and operation of temporary pumps and such other equipment as may be necessary to adequately drain, protect and de-water the Works and Temporary Works. This will be in addition to any permanent drainage works specified and installed, and in addition to any temporary drainage works specifically paid for separately. Care shall be exercised not to allow material in borrow pits to become excessively wet, to keep all completed layers properly drained, to avoid dumps of material on completed layer work that shall inhibit surface drainage or form wet spots under and around dumps, and to protect all parts of the Works against erosion by floods and rain. Fill and cut slopes shall be promptly repaired whenever damaged by surface water. Excavations for pipe drains, culverts, service ducts and similar structures shall be adequately protected against possible ingress of water during rainstorms The Contractor shall inform the Engineer of damage or defects to any work before repair or maintenance and the Engineer shall instruct the extent and method of repair. The previously constructed layer shall be thoroughly cleaned of all foreign material and the Contractor shall request its inspection by the Engineer before construction of the following layer or application of a prime coat, surfacing or surface treatment.
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S ec tion 1200: S ub-bas e, B as e, Hard S houlder and G ravel W earing C ours e 1201 Mec hanic ally S table S ub-bas e 1) Scope Add" or crushed stone" at the end of the sentence. (3) Material R equirements (a) G ravel At the following after the end of second paragraph and before the table 12.1: However the gravel to be us ed for s houlder works s hall have minimum P las tic ity Index of 9% . (5) L aying and C ompac ting Add the following at the beginning: The sub-base shall be constructed after checking that the underlying layer conforms to the specified requirements and has been approved by the Engineer. Immediately before placing the material, the underlying layer shall be checked by the Contractor for any damage or deficiencies, which shall be made good as instructed by the Engineer. Replace 100mm" with "75mm" in the last sentence of second paragraph. Add the following at the end: The Contractor shall protect and maintain the sub-base at his own expense. Maintenance shall include the immediate repair of any damage or defects which may occur and shall be repeated as often as is necessary to keep the sub-base continuously intact. Repairs shall be done in such a manner that will ensure restoration to an even and uniform surface and may involve scarifying, watering and recompacting. (10) Measurement Delete the whole paragraph and replace with: Mechanically stable sub-base shall be measured in cubic meter of the material compacted in place and accepted. Measurement shall be based on the cross section of the sub-base shown in the drawings and the actual length measured horizontally along the centre line of the surface of the road, or in case of edge widening, along the centreline of the widened section. Add the following Clause 1201 (a) Mechanically Stable sub- base with crusher- run material at the end of Clause 1201. 1201 (a) Mechanically Stable sub- base with crusher- run material (1) Scope This clause covers the construction of sub-base with suitable materials which can be sealed with a bituminous surface treatment. (2) Sources of Materials The sub-base material for this purpose shall be crusher-run material from an approved source. The source may be as-dug materials from a hill side, or river bed gravel, or a rock quarry or alluvial plain fields. (3) Material Requirements (a) Grading The grading of the material after placing and compaction shall be within and approximately parallel to the envelope given in Table 12.1a. To determine the specific grading requirements, tests shall be conducted before and after the material has been mixed and spread out. Table 12.1a: Grading envelope for Crusher run Material Sieve Size ( mm ) % Passing by Weight 50 100 37.5 85 100 20 60 85 5 30 65 1.18 15 43 0.300 8 - 27 0.075 4 - 12
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(b) Plastic Properties The fraction passing the 0.425-mm sieve shall have the following characteristics Liquid Limit Plasticity Index (c) CBR The CBR of the material after 4 days of soaking shall not be less than 60 % at 95 % MDD (Heavy) (4) Compaction Trials The compaction trials shall be same as in Clause 1201. (5) Laying and Compacting The laying and compacting of the materials shall be same as Clause 1201 except the last sentence of second paragraph. Delete the last sentence of the second paragraph and replace with The minimum layer thickness shall be 75mm. (6) Proof rolling The proof rolling shall be same as in Clause 1201. (7) Setting out and Tolerances The setting out and tolerances shall be same as in Clause 1201 (8) Drainage of Sub grade and Sub base The drainage of sub grade and sub base shall be same as in Clause 1201. (9) Testing The testing shall be same as in Clause 1201. (10) Measurement The measurement shall be same as in Clause 1201. (11) Payment The payment shall be same as in Clause 1201. 1202 G raded C rus hed S tone B as e and S ub-bas e (7) L aying and C ompac ting Add the following at the beginning: Where the base course is laid over the prepared sub-base, the surface shall be brushed free of dust and extraneous matter and, when instructed by the Engineer, watered before laying the base course. Add following after first paragraph: In order to minimise for segregation, the material shall be kept wet during transport and spreading. The dumps of material shall be spread out to a flat-surfaced layer with a thickness suitable for mixing. Thereafter the required amount of water shall be added and the material thoroughly mixed with a motor grader or other suitable approved means until a uniform homogeneous mixture is achieved. The required amount of water and moisture content shall be determined by carrying out field trials but shall normally be within 2% of the predetermined optimum moisture content at the time of compaction. The material deposited on the prepared existing surface may be spread and shaped by any method which will not cause the segregation of coarse and fine particles. The Contractor shall ensure that joints in consecutive pavement layers do not coincide. All areas of segregated coarse and fine material shall be corrected by re-mixing or removing and replacing with well graded material to the approval of the Engineer. The base material shall be compacted using approved vibratory compaction equipment whose vibrators shall function correctly in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. Add following at the end of sub-clause 1202 (7) The Contractor shall protect and maintain the completed base layer at his own expense until the surfacing is applied. Maintenance shall include the immediate repair of any damage or defects which may occur and shall be
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repeated as often as is necessary to keep the layer continuously intact and in good condition. Repairs shall be done in such a manner that will ensure restoration to an even and uniform surface. Traffic shall not be allowed directly on any unprimed base layer unless instructed or authorized by the Engineer. The completed base shall be primed as soon as possible after approval from the Engineer. Add following test after Table 12.5: In addition to the minimum test frequency for gradation at least two gradation test in every 1500 sq.m. of completed pavement layer shall be performed. 1203 W ater B ound Mac adam B as e and S ubbas e Add following text after table 12.8: (c ) Additional F ine Material If additional fine material, in excess of that naturally present in the crushed stone base course material, is necessary for correcting the gradation to the limitations of the specified gradation, or for the satisfactory bonding of the base material, or for changing the soil constants of the material passing the BS sieve, it shall be uniformly blended and mixed with the base course material at the crushing plant or by an approved plant. There shall be no reworking of the base course material in-place to obtain the specified gradation. The additional fine material for this purpose shall be obtained from the crushing of stone or gravel and when used, shall be of a gradation as necessary to accomplish the specified gradation in the final mixed base course material. (8) T es ting Add following text after table 12.9: In addition to the minimum test frequency for gradation at least two gradation test in every 1500 sq.m. of completed pavement layer shall be performed.
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S ec tion 1300: B ituminous S urfac e and B as e C ours e 1301 G eneral R equirements
(6) C utting bac k of B itumen Add the following at the end: In general the preparation of cutback bitumen for prime coat shall be carried out in accordance with Transport Research Laboratory TRRL Research Report RR 104 Preparation of Cutback Bitumen (by Hitch and Steward). 1302 Prime Coat and Tack Coat (2) Materials Delete the first paragraph and replace with: The prime coat shall consist of medium curing cutback bitumen MC-30, MC-70 or MC-250 from a source approved by the Engineer. The application rate of cutback bitumen to be used shall be instructed by the Engineer on Site after field trials. These field trials shall be carried out by the Contractor as instructed by and under the supervision of the Engineer and the cost thereof shall be deemed to be included in the prime coat rates. The object of the trials is to achieve the optimum penetration of prime coat and the minimum rate of spread at which this penetration can be achieved. Add following after fourth paragraph: When, in the opinion of the Engineer, blinding to the primed surface is required, blinding aggregate shall be spread evenly over the full width of the primed surface such that no bituminous prime material will be picked up by passing traffic. No traffic shall be allowed to pass until the prime has been adequately covered to prevent pick-up from vehicles. Any removal of prime caused by traffic passing shall be remedied to the satisfaction of the Engineer. In general, priming shall be carried out in half widths and the Contractor shall ensure that traffic is kept off the prime until it has adequately cured, after which it shall, where practicable, be trafficked as described below. Blinding to uncured prime coat will only be used where the Engineer agrees that this is a necessary or unavoidable measure. (4) S praying of P rime C oat and T ac k C oat Add the following at the end: Spray record sheets containing details of ambient temperature, spraying temperature, areas sprayed and quantities of materials used shall be submitted by the Contractor on a daily basis for approval by the Engineer. Following the prime coat application, the primed, unblended surface shall be allowed to cure for a minimum 24 hours, or for a time as agreed with the Engineer, without being disturbed so as to allow the prime coat to fully penetrate the surface unless full penetration and curing has taken place in the opinion of the Engineer in a shorter period. If after this period the prime coat has not sufficiently cured to permit trafficking without being picked up, and the Contractor wishes to open the section to traffic, the Engineer shall either instruct that the area be left for a further period until the prime coat has fully penetrated and aired to allow traffic to pass or shall permit the Contractor to place mineral aggregate for blinding, at his own cost, applied at a rate and in the places instructed to blot up the excess bitumen. Where the Engineer agrees that blinding is necessary in limited areas to permit the unavoidable movement of traffic, at locations such as road junctions, narrow road sections etc the Contractor shall place mineral aggregate for blinding applied at a rate and in the places agreed and shall be paid for this work at the rate in the Bills of Quantities. As soon as the primed surface has cured sufficiently or sufficient mineral aggregate for blinding has been applied to allow traffic to pass over the road without the prime coat being picked up, the road shall, where practicable, be opened to public traffic for a period of 14 days or less if agreed by the Engineer. During this period the primed area under traffic shall be maintained and all damage caused by traffic shall be repaired as instructed by the Engineer at no extra cost. Thereafter the contractor shall maintain the primed surface and shall protect the surface until the application of surfacing by taking suitable precautions including for example supplying and spreading a protective layer of sand at no extra cost. (7) T es ting Add the following at the beginning: Samples of the bituminous material that the Contractor proposes to use, together with a statement as to their source and character shall be submitted and approved before use of such material. The Contractor shall require the manufacturer or producer of the material to furnish material subject to this and all other pertinent requirements. Only satisfactory materials, so demonstrated by service tests, shall be acceptable. The Contractor shall furnish vendors certified test reports for each consignment of bituminous material supplied. The reports shall be delivered to the Engineer before permission is granted for use of the material. The furnishing
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of the vendors reports shall not be interpreted as basis for final acceptance. All such test reports shall be subject to verification by testing samples of materials received. (8) Meas urement Add following at the end of paragraph: No separate payment shall be made for (3) Preparation of surface and it shall be deemed that the cost of this activity is included in the respective item. Measurement for the blinding material for those limiting areas where the Engineer has agreed that blinding is necessary and has instructed to apply mineral aggregate shall be made and paid for this work at the rate in the Bills of Quantities. However, at other areas where Contractor has to use sand blinding to blot up the excess bitumen and the Engineer permits to do so, the Contractor shall carry out sand blinding at his own cost. In such case, it shall be deemed that cost of blinding material is included in the respective item. 1303 S urfac e Dres s ing
(1) S c ope and Definitions Add the following at the end: The Contractor shall familiarise himself with the contents of the British Transport & Road Research Laboratory Overseas Road Note 3 - A Guide to Surface Dressing in Tropical and Sub-Tropical Countries - hereinafter referred to as TRRL-ORN 3. Much of the Specification for Seal Coat Treatment is based on TRRL-ORN 3, including the design of the surface dressing and knowledge of the principles of the Surface Dressing Process is essential to the Contractor. The requirement for a single or double bituminous surface dressing shall be specified on the Drawings. (2) Materials (a) B inder Delete first and second paragraph of the sub-clause and replace with: The binder shall consist of straight-run bitumen, cutback bitumen or bitumen emulsion, as specified in the relevant item of the Bill of Quantities. Straight-run bitumen binder shall comply with ASTM D-140 form a source approved by the Engineer. The grade shall be 80/100 pen unless otherwise specified in the relevant item of the Bill of Quantities. Cutback bitumen binder shall comprise penetration grade 80/100 bitumen and cutter which shall be diesel or kerosene or a mixture of both prepared on Site. The type and proportion of cutter if required shall be instructed by the Engineer on Site, in the range 1% to 10% after design of the surface dressing in accordance with the procedures set out in Chapter 5 of TRRL-ORN 3. The preparation of cutback bitumen shall be carried out in accordance with TRRL Research Report RR104 Preparation of Cutback Bitumen (Hitch and Stewart). Bitumen emulsion binder shall be quick-breaking anionic or cationic, dependent on cover aggregate type, from a source approved by the Engineer and having a bitumen content (% by weight) of not less than 60 and viscosity (Degrees Engler at 200C) between 6 and 20. The grade shall be that specified in the relevant item of the Bill of Quantities. Approval of the source of supply of bitumen shall be obtained from the Engineer prior to delivery of the material. The Engineer will require test certificates to confirm compliance with the specified requirements and may require samples for independent testing prior to issue of such approval. No bituminous material other than that represented by samples and test certificates submitted shall be used by the Contractor except with the written consent of the Engineer and the material shall comply in all respects with the requirements herein. Blending of bituminous materials from different refineries shall not be permitted without the approval of the Engineer. (b) C hippings (i) Hardnes s , S oundnes s and C leanlines s Delete the first and second paragraph and replace with: Cover aggregate specified in the relevant items of the Bill of Quantities shall be obtained from a source approved by the Engineer and shall be natural screened gravel or crushed hard rock/stone, clean and free from adhering dust, achieved by washing and drying, or any other detrimental substance that could impair the adhesion of bitumen and shall conform to the requirements of Table 13.5. In Table 13.5 amend as following: For type C1 material: AIV value shall be "30" in stead of "25"
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For type C2 material: FI Max shall be "25"; AIV value shall be "25" in stead of "20". The size of the chippings shall be as specified in the relevant item in the Bill of Quantities. (ii) G rading Delete Table 13.6: Grading Requirements of Chippings and replace with the table below. T able 13.6: G rading R equirements of C hippings Sieve Size Percentage Passing for nominal chippings size mm 20 mm 14 mm 10 mm 25 100 20 85 - 100 100 14 0 - 25 85 - 100 100 10 0-7 0 - 25 85 - 100 6.3 0-7 0 - 20 4.75 0 - 10 4.0 2.80 0-2 0-2 0-2 0.075 0 - 1.5 0 - 1.5 0 - 1.5 Add sub-clause (c): Adhesion Agents at the end of sub-clause (b) : Chippings (c ) Adhes ion Agents Under normal circumstances adhesion agents will not be required and they shall not be used to correct poor aggregate/binder adhesion arising from the Contractor's failure to meet the requirements of the Specification. However, prior to the commencement of the surface dressing, the Contractor shall carry out tests under the supervision of the Engineer to determine the adhesion qualities of the aggregate and binder to be used. These adhesion tests will include, but not be limited to, the Immersion Tray Test described in Appendix 3 of TRRL-ORN 3. If, in the opinion of the Engineer, the tests and trials indicate the need, the Engineer may instruct the use of a proprietary adhesion agent as admixture to the binder or to be applied to the binder film. This work shall be measured in Kg. The Contractor shall be paid for this work at the rate in the Bills of Quantities to supply, prepare and apply the specified adhesion agent if in the opinion of the Engineer it is required. The quantities and the manner of application shall be instructed by the Engineer. (4) C rus hing, S c reening, W as hing and S toc kpiling C hippings Add the following at the end: Stockpiling of aggregates will be permitted only at locations approved by the Engineer. A separate stockpile shall be made for each nominal size of aggregate at each location. The site of the stockpile shall be cleared of all vegetation and debris, graded and drained, and where the Engineer deems it necessary, the area shall be surfaced with a 100 mm compacted layer of approved material to prevent contamination of the lower layer of cover aggregate. Unless otherwise approved by the Engineer each stockpile shall be built at least two meters high by tipping in layers not more than one metre deep over the whole area of the stockpile. The Contractor shall supply planking or other material required in connection with movement of vehicles over and about the stockpiles. The bottom 50 mm layer of cover aggregate or any contaminated aggregate shall not be used in the work. Stockpiles shall be kept dry from rainfall or ingress of water by covering with approved waterproof membranes and maintaining ground drainage to avoid seepage of ground water into stockpile. (6) C ons truc tion P lant/E quipment for P avement W orks (a) B itumen Dis tributors Delete this sub-section and replace with: Operation Distributors shall be of constant volume or preferably constant pressure type, self-propelled, equipped with pneumatic tyres and has a minimum binder capacity of 4000 litres and each machine shall require the approval in writing of the Engineer for use in constructing the Works. Approval will depend on fulfilling the following requirements:
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Distributors shall be equipped with low range speedometer (fifth wheel) in good working condition, so located to be visible to the driver to enable him to maintain accurately the constant speed for spraying binder at the uniform specified rate. They shall be fitted with either a calibrated pressure gauge which accurately records the pressure of the bitumen at the spray bar for constant pressure distributors, or a binder pump delivery meter for constant volume distributors. Binder pumps shall be capable of maintaining constant pressure or constant volume during spray runs. Distributors shall be fitted with burners in combination with a circulating pump capable of maintaining the bitumen without overheating within the specified temperature range and an accurately calibrated thermometer for indicating the spraying temperature of the bitumen. The spray bar shall be capable of applying bitumen binder to a minimum width of 2.30 meters with provision for application of lesser widths by closing jets. The spray bar shall have the capability of being raised and lowered to specified heights above the road and of being adjusted so that it is parallel with the road surface. The distributors shall be so designed to allow the circulation of hot binder through the spray bar when not spraying. Spray bars shall be fitted with either slotted spray jets or preferably whirling spray jets, whose essential features are the ability to spray binder uniformly at the specified rate of spray, such that the speed of the distributor can be matched by the following chipping spreader during its normal chip spreading operation. If whirling spray jets are fitted the spray bar shall be protected by a hood to reduce wind interference. Distributors shall be fitted with handlances with nozzle spray attachments for spraying small, inaccessible areas and to correct deficiencies in the spray rate. Prior to surface dressing operations, distributors shall be checked for leakages from spray jets and any other sources and these shall be eliminated. Distributors shall then be calibrated by a method approved by the Engineer and under his supervision, to establish uniformity of lateral spray of bitumen to within 10% permitted variation at any point on the surface from the mean spray rate. This calibration includes setting the spray bar height above the surface to be sprayed, in accordance with the manufactures instructions, so as to ensure that the designed overlap of jets is achieved. All spray jets shall be functioning so that each jet requirement has been achieved. Calibration shall be undertaken in accordance with the manufacturers instructions or in accordance with TRRL-ORN 3 - Section 6.3 Distributor Speed Control and Calibration - to establish the relationship between spray rate and road speed for constant pressure distributors and in addition, bitumen pump delivery rate and spray bar width for constant volume distributors. The distributors shall be capable of achieving a mean spray rate measured by the TRRL-ORN 3 Method B, which shall not vary by more than 5% from the specified spray rate. S afety and Maintenanc e Bitumen heating, pumping and spraying operations shall be entrusted only to personnel who have been adequately trained and who are competent in the use of the equipment. Unauthorised personnel shall not be allowed to remain in the vicinity during the above operations. Authorised personnel shall be provided with, and be required to wear, suitable protective clothing, i.e. overalls, heat-proof gloves, boots, helmets and goggles. Special care is needed when changing the type of binder being used in the distributor. When changing from hot binders to bitumen emulsions, all residual binder in the tank and spraying system shall be drained completely and the spraying system flushed using diesel. When changing from emulsions to hot binders, all emulsion shall be drained/flushed from the distributor in order to avoid foaming when hot binder is loaded. When it is necessary to load hot binder after using the distributor for spraying cutback bitumen, the cutback bitumen shall be drained completely and the manhole left open for some time to allow solvent vapour to escape. The spray bar shall be emptied of binder by blowing with air, or by diesel flushing when spraying is suspended for lengthy periods and at the end of each days work. The binder shall be introduced into the distributor at a temperature equal to or just above the spraying temperature after preheating in separate tanks fitted with burners and circulating pumps for this purpose. The capacity of the decanters/preheating tank shall be sufficient to preheat the binder required for the full days work. The distributor burners shall be used only to make relatively small adjustments to the binder temperature and shall not be used to raise the binder from ambient to spraying temperature. Under no circumstances shall distributor burners be operated during the spraying operation, or when the level of binder in the tank is less than 150 mm over the top of the flues, or when the distributor is moving. The need for end of day maintenance of the distributor is emphasised to reduce fire risk and to ensure its adequate performance when next used for binder application. Maintenance of all equipment for the surface dressing operation shall be under the control of a competent senior mechanic, approved by the Engineer and fully experienced in the maintenance of all equipment and in the calibration of the bitumen distributor.
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The Contractor shall provide all necessary traffic control equipment and shall inform the engineer at least 14 days before commencing the surface dressing Work, of his detailed arrangements for traffic control. After review the Engineer will inform the Contractor in writing of his approval, subject to any modifications to the Contractors arrangements which he requires for traffic and convenience of the public. (7) P reparation of S urfac e Add following paragraph before first paragraph : If the surface to be treated contains holes or depressions, which in the opinion of the Engineer require treatment such irregularities shall be repaired by removal of all loose and defective material and replacement with a patching mixture compatible with the surrounding surface or other material approved by the Engineer, which shall be compacted to produce a right surface conforming with the adjacent area. Irregularities which impair the riding qualities of the underlying surface shall be corrected as instructed by the Engineer. (8) Applic ation of S urfac e Dres s ing Delete and replace with: Applic ation of B inder The specified bitumen binder, cut back if instructed by the Engineer, its application rate and spraying temperature shall be instructed by the Engineer on Site after design of the surface dressing, in accordance with the procedures set out in Chapter 5 of TRRL-ORN 3. The range of spraying temperature for binders is given in TRRL-ORN 3, and is normally within the range 140C to 200C. The Contractor shall present his detailed programme and arrangements and methods for the planning and execution of the surface dressing process to the Engineer for approval at least 28 days before he intends to commence this Work. The Contractors authorised representative shall be responsible for preparation of the programmes and arrangements and the Contractor shall not commence surface dressing until the Engineer has approved his programme. The Contractor shall base his programme on TRRL-ORN 3 - Section 7. The Surface Dressing Process, SubSection 7.1 Planning and 7.2 The Surface Dressing Operation - by selecting the activities appropriate to his particular Work Programme. The Contractor shall appoint a surface dressing overseer approved by the Engineer who shall be fully competent to organise and implement the surface dressing operation with experience in operating all essential equipment. All operations associated with the surface dressing process shall be described in the Contractors arrangements and shall include but not be limited to :method of bitumen supply, decanting, cutting back where required, heating and storing, transfer to distributor including lists of equipment and capacities; location and method of production of cover aggregates and pre-coating with type and output of equipment, including crushers where appropriate; and method of performing the surface dressing process including type and capacity/weight of all main and ancillary items of equipment along with workforce details. The Contractor shall provide, one day in advance, his following days surface dressing Work Programme, including his expected spray lengths and widths for each run with details of the quantity of cover aggregate available in approved chip spreaders standing by at the commencement of the spray run. Spraying shall not commence until sufficient cover aggregate is in this position to cover the area programmed for spraying. The distributor shall be filled with preheated bitumen binder on the same day, shortly before start of binder application. The distributor spray bar and jets shall be preheated by circulating hot binder and the jets operated for at least 10 seconds for testing. This operation shall be carried out before each spray run, off-road onto trays, or at a location where no environmental damage will be created. Jets shall be inspected by the Engineer for shape, direction, blockage or any other defects which shall be corrected before spraying is permitted. At the end of each spray run the distributor shall be driven off-road to avoid binder drippage on the pavement surface. Binder drippage from any location which may contaminate the road surface shall be sufficient for the Engineer to order removal of the offending source from the roadway until repairs are completed. As emergency/temporary measures, drip protection of the pavement surface shall be provided by use of buckets/trays etc. These shall be available for use at all times, along with equipment for removal of binder spillages on the pavement surface, to the approval of the Engineer. The Contractor shall carry out a trial section of surface dressing at a location instructed by the Engineer to demonstrate to the Engineer that his surface dressing operation is capable of constructing the surface dressing in accordance with the Specification. The trial length shall be minimum 200 meters using full spray bar width with full width application of cover aggregate. If the trial section of surface dressing complies with the Specification, the Contractor shall receive payment for the Work in accordance with the Contract as if it were Permanent Work.
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If the trial section of surface dressing fails to comply with the Specification, the Contractor shall carry out further trials until his surface dressing operation complies with the Specification. No payment will be made for trial sections that do not comply with the Specification. When the Engineer is satisfied that the Contractor is capable of constructing surface dressing that complies with the Specification after trial section or sections, the Contractor will receive permission to commence surface dressing as permanent Work on the road pavement. Application of binder shall only be undertaken when the surface is dry or slightly damp, but in no circumstances when wet. If in the opinion of the Engineer rainfall is likely before the application of binder or cover aggregate or the temperature or the pavement surface has time to fall below the specified minimum temperature of 15C, the Engineer will instruct the Contractor to delay surface dressing work until weather conditions are satisfactory. Areas damaged by rainfall shall be rectified by the Contractor without additional payment, in a manner instructed by the Engineer. If in the opinion of the Engineer the ambient temperature is too cold for surface dressing, the Contractor shall delay this operation until the temperature increases to the specified minimum level of 15C. Building paper or other approved protective material shall be used at the start and finish of each spray run of sufficient width (not less than 600mm) to enable the distributor to reach its calibrated road speed with spray jets open before discharging binder onto the pavement under treatment. Ends of previous surface treatment runs shall be trimmed back to clean, straight transverse edges and these shall form the start point for subsequent runs, with completed work suitably protected as described above. Spray runs will be limited to 300 metres length initially until the Contractor demonstrates his ability to plan and execute longer lengths. Spray widths shall be calculated allowing for 150mm longitudinal overlap with adjoining passes and for the width that the following chipping spreader is able to cover. Longitudinal sprayed butt joints will not be permitted. The Contractor shall submit his spray width and length proposals to the Engineer for approval. During spraying all passing traffic shall be stopped. If spray jets block, or the chipping spreader stops, or any other event occurs which may affect the surface treatment process, then the spray bar operator immediately shall stop spraying. When the defective equipment or operation is rectified, spraying may restart with the Engineers approval. To ensure that the spray runs are parallel with the road pavement the road centreline or edgeline shall be marked every 25 metres and a string line laid out for the distributor driver to follow with the guide bar attached to his side of the cab. Where a second surface dressing is specified, the first surface dressing shall be left open to traffic for a minimum period of 21 days and preferably a longer period before applying the second surface dressing unless special approval is obtained from the Engineer for a shorter period. Surplus chippings shall be removed by firm handbrooming or power-brooming before applying the second surface dressing. The spraying widths shall be so selected that the centreline joint of the second surface dressing is offset from that in the first surface dressing by a minimum 300 mm. Hand-pouring pots or hand-lances shall be used to touch up carefully any parts of the first surface missed by the distributor/chipping spreader, or for the treatment of areas in which the distributor cannot operate and in this case only, chippings may be applied by an approved manual method. Areas damaged by excess bitumen or spillages of diesel or other deleterious material shall be repaired by careful cutting out and removal followed by careful hand-poured or hand-lance application of binder and chipping in a manner approved by the Engineer. The second surface dressing shall be undertaken when the first surface has been approved by the Engineer after all surplus chippings are removed, repairs carried out and the surface thoroughly cleaned as specified. The procedures to be followed are those specified for Surface Dressing in this Specification. Applic ation of C over Aggregate The cover aggregate shall be applied at the rate instructed by the Engineer on Site in square metres of coverage per cubic metre of loose aggregate after design of the surface dressing, in accordance with procedures set out in Chapter 5 of TRRL-ORN 3. The cover aggregate shall be applied immediately after the binder is applied and with the approval of the Engineer may be applied slightly damp if not pre-coated to depress dust and help adhesion. Aggregate applied to sprayed bitumen emulsion shall, however, be dry.
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The cover aggregate shall be applied using approved mechanical spreaders, which shall be tailgate mounted on tipper trucks, pushed spreaders or self-propelled spreaders, specifically manufactured for the purpose and they shall preferably be metered. They shall be capable of uniformly spreading cover aggregate at the instructed rate such that they can deliver the rate specified whilst travelling at the same speed as the binder distributors during spraying. The bitumen binder surface shall be covered with cover aggregate closely packed in one layer so that adjacent chippings are touching and no bitumen binder is left uncovered. A sufficient number of loaded spreaders shall be available at the start of binder application to provide cover aggregate over the whole area programmed for spraying. The Contractor shall not commence spraying unless sufficient loaded spreaders are in place. Aggregate spreading by manual methods will not be permitted except in circumstances where: mechanical spreaders cannot operate effectively or safely; additional aggregate (back-up work) is required; breakdown of mechanical spreaders occurs during the spreading operations before stoppage of spraying; minor surface repairs are instructed. The spreader shall follow the distributor at an interval not exceeding 10m for hot binder work and not exceeding 5m when using bitumen emulsion binder. A back-up vehicle or other approved means shall be constantly in attendance during surface dressing, from which additional aggregate may be hand-applied to ensure complete and rapid coverage. Where an adjoining pass of the distributor is required, no aggregate shall be applied to the binder over a 150 200 mm strip so as to permit subsequent overlap. Under no circumstances will general brooming of the chipped surface be permitted. Aggregate spillage shall be removed with care and excess aggregates may be brushed off carefully after a minimum of 3 days under traffic, after approval of the Engineer. The cover aggregate shall be rolled with pneumatic multi - tyred power rollers. Pneumatic -tyred rollers shall have a wheel load in the 1000-2000kg range. Tyre pressures and sizes shall be in accordance with the manufactures recommendations and shall be the same on each axle and tyres shall be smooth and in good condition to provide uniform rolling of chippings. The roller shall follow directly behind the spreader and shall continue to roll at a speed of approximately 8-10kph, so as to provide minimum 6 passes over the entire treated area. Excessive rolling, resulting the crushing of chippings, shall be avoided. Each pass shall overlap the previous pass by minimum half width of roller rolling shall be continued until all cover aggregate particles are firmly bedded. Tyres shall be in good condition and be kept clean and smooth to avoid pick-up of bitumen and chippings. (13) Meas urement Add following text before first paragraph: The distributor shall be dipped and the binder temperature recorded before and after each spray run and spray length and width recorded on approved Record Sheets. The hot application rate shall be calculated and recorded and checked against the specified rate. The calculated actual rate shall not vary by more than 5% from the specified rate. The actual quantity of binder sprayed corrected to 15.6C shall be calculated. At least eight clean pre-weighed metal spray trays shall be available for sampling the spray rate for each spray run, to be used in accordance with TRRL-ORN 3 - Section 6.3 Method B - if so instructed by the Engineer. 1304 PENETRATION MACADAM, SEMI GROUT (8) Seal Coat Add the following at the end of the paragraph The grading of crushed aggregates to be used for seal coat shall be within the limits in the Table 1304.1 below: Table 1304.1: Grading for aggregates for seal coat of penetration macadam Sieve Size (mm) Percentage passing by weight 10.00 100 6.30 85-100 4.75 10-30 2.36 0-10 1.18 0-5 The rate of spread of aggregates for seal coat shall be 0.009 m3/m2.
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Add sub section "1312 OTTA SEAL" after sub section "1311 COLD ASPHALT" 1312 OTTA SEAL (1) Scope This section covers the supply and application of Otta Seal surface treatment and a sand or crusher dust cover sand seal. The sealant is cut back bitumen. (2) Materials (a) Aggregates
(i) General The preferred aggregate grading will, to some extant, depend on the traffic volume at the time of construction, as well during the two months immediately following the sealing operation, as this contributes significantly in forming the Otta Seal. The following materials are recommended for Otta Seal aggregates. Screened natural gravel from weathered granitic rocks Crushed and screened gravel from sandstone and lake deposits; Screened river/lake gravel; and sand; Crushed, screened rock from a variety of rock types such as igneous rocks and pedogenic deposits of calcrete and silcrete. (ii) Screened natural gravel As-dug gravel shall be used after screening to remove oversize particles and excessive fines. Low moisture content in the material is desirable to avoid clogging of the finer mesh of the sieve. (iii) Crushed aggregate Crushed gravel Crushing of natural gravel allows a better utilization of the gravel sources and generally improves the quality of the aggregate. The gravel size greater than 4.75mm shall have three faces broken. Crushed rock The crushed rock material acceptable in the base course layer can be used to produce aggregate of required grading for an Otta Seal surfacing. (iv) Sand Cover Seal Material for a sand cover seal used in Otta Seal can be crusher dust, river sand or a combination of these materials. The material shall be free from organic matter and lumps of clay and shall be non-plastic. All material should preferably pass the 6.7mm sieve. (v) Maximum Participate Size The preferred maximum particle size is 16mm, but a maximum particle size of 19mm can be accepted in the first seal where a double seal is to be constructed.
(vi) Fines Content The amount of fines (<0.075mm) shall not exceed 10%. Higher fines content may result in construction problems, as the binder tends to coat the finer particles before the larger ones, and may lead to a less durable surfacing with inferior surfacing characteristics. (vii) General grading Envelopes and Aggregate Strength The choice of aggregate grading shall be as shown in the table 1312.1 The grading curve for the Otta Seal Aggregate shall fall smoothly within the envelopes detailed in table 1312.2 The aggregate strength requirements shall be as shown in Table 1312:3 Table 1312.1 Choice of Aggregate Grading: AADT Less than 100 100 1000 More than 1000
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Best suited grading Open Medium Dense
Table 1312.2 Grading Envelopes: Sieve (mm) 19 16 13.2 9.5 6.7 4.75 2.00 1.18 0.425 0.075 sizes Open Grading (% passing) 100 80-100 52-82 36-58 20-40 10-30 0-8 0-5 0-2 0-1 Medium Grading passing) 100 84-100 68-94 44-73 29-54 19-42 3-18 1-14 0-6 0-2 (% Dense Grading (% passing) 100 93-100 84-100 70-98 54-80 44-70 20-48 15-38 7-25 3-10
Any material falling within the Open, Medium or Dense grading envelopes may be used as aggregate in an Otta Seal. However, for a traffic level AADT>1000 VPD at the time of construction material within the open grading envelop shall NOT be used. Table 1312.3 Aggregate Strength Requirements: 1 Los Angeles Abrasion value or Aggregate Impact value IS: 2386 (Part-4) IS:2386(Part-4) or IS: 5640 40 per cent (Max)
30 per cent (Max)
Other quality control requirements for aggregate are given below: (viii) Flakiness No requirements for flakiness are specified for natural gravel or a mixture of crushed and natural gravel in Otta Seals. For crushed rock the weighted Flakiness Index should not exceed 30. The weighted flakiness Index is determined on the following fractions: 9.5-13.2mm, 6.7-9.5mm and 4.75-6.7mm
(ix) Plasticity Index Plasticity Index of the aggregate must not exceed 6. (x) Aggregate application rate: The aggregate application rates for Otta Seal aggregate and crusher dust/ sand for cover seal shall be in accordance with Table 1312.4. In practice, the aggregate application rates may be increased in order to reduce the risk of bleeding.
Table 1312.4 Aggregate application rates Type of seal Otta Seals Sand cover seals (b) Binders Aggregate spread rates (m /m ) Open grading Medium grading 0.013-0.016 0.013-0.016 0.010-0.012
3 2
Dense grading 0.016-0.020
150/200 penetration grade bitumen (cutback from 80/100) or MC 3000 cutback grade bitumen shall be used in 0 warm weather. In cold weather, when night temperatures are likely to fall below 10 C, MC 800 cutback grade bitumen may be used or alternatively 150/200 penetration grade bitumen may be cutback with kerosene to the appropriate viscosity range as directed by the Engineer. (i) Kerosene cutting back bitumen Kerosene shall be used as the cutter and allowance shall be made for quantities between 0-18 percent by volume of the total quantity hot sprayed bitumen, depending on site conditions.
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Cutting back is addition of volatile oils to produce a temporary reduction of the binders viscosity. The volatility of the cutter used will influence the type of cut back bitumen that will be produced in terms of whether it is rapid, medium or slow curing. Table 1312.5 shows the cutters that produce the respective types of cutback bitumen. Table 1312.5 Cutter to produce the different types of cutback bitumen Grade of the Produced cutback RC (Rapid Curing) MC (Medium Curing) SC (Slow Curing) Cutter Petrol Kerosene Diesel or heavy fuel oils Notes Hazardous, should not be used Suitable for Otta Seals Curing process too slow for Otta Seals
An Otta Seal will in most cases require a cutter that produces medium curing (MC) cutback bitumen. Kerosene is normally preferred among the cutting oils producing MC cutback bitumen. Fluxing is the addition of heavy oil that affects the long-term viscosity and durability of the binder. Fluxing slows down the hardening process of the bitumen and, within certain limits will produce a more durable seal. Engine oil, unused or used, is suitable for this purpose. Fluxing should be carried out in moderation, as there is a risk of disintegration of the seal if the binder is excessively fluxed. The cutter proportions presented in table 1312.6 are indicative for blending with the penetration grades 80/100 or 150/200 respectively. Table 1312.6 Indicative cutter proportions Required Product Cutter (kerosene) in percent of total mixture 80/100 base bitumen 3-5% (flux oil is used instead of cutter) 8 - 10 % *) 18 20 % * )
150/200 MC 3000 MC 800
150/200 base bitumen -5-8% 15 18 %
*The durability of Binder can be improved by replacing 3 %- points of the cutter with flux oil where the 80/100 penetration grade is used as base bitumen. Blending of cutback bitumen on site may be hazardous. Correct procedures should be followed during blending and appropriate safety precautions against fire and hot bituminous spray should be taken to safeguard personnel involved in the operation. Precautions are also necessary to ensure that the public is kept at a safe distance from the blending site.
The following safety precautions should be adhered to: -The blending site shall he located at a minimum distance of 100 meters from installations, homes or places that people occupy; -No open fire or smoking shall be allowed during the blending operation within a radius of 100 meters. This includes heaters in bitumen tanks; -The blending site should be at least 100 meters away from cutter and fuel storage tanks. It is emphasized that the blending process shall be kept fully under the responsibility of qualified personnel. o Cutter or flux oil should not be mixed with bitumen having a higher temperature than 140 C. This is due to the o hazards of flammable gas emission from the tank. The correct procedure is to pre-heat the bitumen to 140 C and either pump the cold cutter of flux oil into the bottom of the tank through the designed hose and valve, or to pump the hot bitumen over in a new, cold tank already containing the cutter or flux oil. The following precautions should be strictly adhered to as the blending operation is a hazardous one and causes considerable risk of explosion and fire. The manhole should NEVER be used for adding cutter or flux oil to hot bitumen; Cutter or flux oil should NEVER be pumped into an empty tank is still got after having contained bitumen; The bitumen level in the tank should NEVER be allowed to fall below that specified by the manufacturer while the heaters are in operation. This is normally a minimum of 150mm above the highest point of the heater pipes.
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After combining bitumen with cutter or flux oil the mixture shall immediately be circulated for 1 hour in order to ensure a homogenous product. (ii) Preparation of cut back bitumen Cut back bitumen can be prepared for use in Otta Seal as follows: The cut back bitumen grades can be made by blending 80/100 pen, grade on site using the following proportions: To make 150/200 pen. grade: 3- -5% softener mixed with 95 97% 80/100 pen grade. Softener can be a purpose made petroleum distillate, alternatively engine oil, old or new. In addition 3% of kerosene shall be used. The cut back bitumen grades can be made by blending 150/200 pen. Grade on site using the following proportions: To make MC 3000: 5-8% kerosene mixed with 92-95% 150/200pen grade. To make MC 800: 15-18% kerosene mixed with 82-85%150/200pen.grade
Circulation in the tank shall be carried out for at least 1 hour after mixing. Diesel shall not be used for cutting to MC grades. (iii) Choice of binder 80/100 penetration Grade straight run bitumen shall NEVER BE USED IN Otta Seals unless softened or cut back to meet viscosity requirements as given in table 1312.7.
Table 1312.7 Choice of binder in relation to traffic and aggregate grading: Type of binder AADT at the time of construction Open grading Agg. More than 1000 Not applicable Medium grading Agg. 150/200 Grade pen. Dense grading Agg. MC 3000 MC 800 in cold Weather MC 3000 MC 800 Weather MC 800 Type of binder Type of binder
100-1000 Less than 100
150/200 pen. grade 150/200 pen. grade
150/200 pen. Grade in cold weather MC 3000
in
cold
(iv) Spray and storage temperatures of binder Recommended temperatures for storage and spraying of binders are shown in table 1312.8. Table 1312.8 Temperatures for storage and spraying: Bitumen product Storage temp. C < 24 hours 165 155 120 > 24 hours 115 110 75
o o
Spraying
Temp.
C 165-180 135-155 110-135
150/200 MC 3000 MC 800 (v) Binder spray rates
Hot bitumen (binder) spray rates for un-primed base course are given in table 1312.9 below:
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Table 1312.9 Bitumen spray rates (litre per square meter) Grading Type of Otta Seal Double 1
st
Open
Medium
Dense AADT <100 AADT >100 1,7 1,9 0 ,7
layer(*) layer(*)
1,6 1,5 0,9
1,7 1,6 0,8
1,8 2,0
2 Single, with a Sand cover seal
nd
Crusher dust or coarse river sand st 1 layer (*)
Single (*) Maintenance reseal (single)
1,6 1,7 1,5
1,7 1,8 1,6

2
2,0 2,0 1,8
1,9 1,9 1,7
(*) On a primed base course the spray rate shall be reduced by 0, 2 l/m in the first layer. Notes: Where the aggregate has a water absorbency of more than 2%, the Bitumen spray rate shall be increased 2 by 0.3 l/m. Binder for sand cover seal shall be MC 3000 for crusher dust or course river sand, MC 800 for fine sand. (vi) Anti-Stripping Agent Anti- stripping agent shall be added to the bitumen immediately before the start of spraying operations and shall be circulated for a minimum period of 30 minutes prior to spraying. Anti- stripping agent that has been kept hot in the bitumen distributor for more than 5 hours shall be considered stale, and a further dosage amounting to half of the originally specified shall be added. Normal dosage of Anti-Stripping Agent is 0.5% to 0.8% by weight of bitumen. The dose of the Anti- Stripping Agent to be used shall be as directed by the Engineer. (vii) Prime Priming of base courses made of non-calcareous material is not required when using Otta Seals. However, when using calcrete of any type in the base course, priming is warranted due to the high amount of bitumen absorption. Cutback bitumen with a viscosity in the range 30-140 cSt (MC 30 or MC 70) shall be used or as directed by the Engineer. The application rate of spray shall be between 0.8 and 1.2 lit/sq. m or as directed by the Engineer. (3) Construction (a) General (i) Granular bases of non-calcareous materials do not normally require a prime, unless otherwise directed by the Engineer. Calcrete bases shall be primed. (ii) The sealed surface shall receive not less than 15 passes of a pneumatic tyred roller on the day of sealing. On the same day, the Engineer may direct one pass with a 10-12 tonnes heavy flat steel roller. During the following 2 days, the entire sealed area, including the shoulders, shall receive a further minimum of 15 passes daily, unless otherwise approved by the Engineers. A minimum of two pneumatic tyred rollers with a minimum weight of 12 tonnes shall be used for rolling operations. (iii) The Engineer may direct even trafficking of the surfaced area and channeling of the traffic may be required for certain periods and traffic cones or similar may be required. (iv) The road should be opened to traffic immediately after the sealing operations are completed, but a maximum speed limit of 50km /h should be enforced during the initial 2 -3 weeks after construction. (v) Aggregate that has been dislodged by traffic during the immediate post construction period shall be broomed back into the exposed areas during the first 2-3 weeks, as directed by the Engineer
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(vi) After 2-3 weeks of trafficking the excess aggregate shall be swept off the road surface and speed limitations can be lifted, unless otherwise directed by the Engineer. If natural gravel is used with a fairly high content of fines, the period may be extended to 6 weeks of as directed by the Engineer. (vii) A team shall be retained on site to deal with areas of bleeding if required. The team will be required during the normal construction period as well as during the first season following the completion of sealing operations. (viii) A minimum period of 8-12 weeks should normally elapse between construction of the subsequent layers of the surfacing, and during that period the road should receive as much heavy trafficking as possible, unless otherwise directed by the Engineer. (ix) Prior to applying the sand cover seal, the surface area shall be broomed free of dust and loose stones or other foreign matter. (x) The sand cover seal shall receive on the day of surfacing not less than 15 passes of a pneumatic tyre roller with a minimum weight of 12 tonnes. (xi) Sand that has been dislodged by traffic during the immediate post construction period shall be broomed back into the exposed areas during first 2-3 weeks as directed by the Engineer. (b) Equipment Plant and equipment required for the construction of Otta Seals, shall be as per Sub- Clause 1303(6) (c) Preparation of Surface The requirements of Sub-Clause 1303(7) shall apply. (d) Application of Surfacing The binders, of the types and grade required, and the aggregate, of size specified in the Bill of Quantities or as ordered by the Engineer, shall be applied in accordance with the provision of Clause 1312. (e) Quality Control, Testing Process Control The minimum testing, frequency required for the process control shall be as given in the Table 1312.10 Table 1312.10: Minimum testing Frequency Test MATERIALS: AGGREGATE: Grading Flakiness Index (FI) Los Angeles (LAA) OR Aggregate Impact Value (AIV) Stripping Value Minimum number of tests
One tests every 50 m3 or part of it and in every change of source. 250 m3 ,, 500 m3
Initially, one set of 3 specimens for each source of supply, subsequently when warranted by change in the quality of aggregates.
Rate of application BITUMINOUS BINDERS: Quality of binder
Two tests per run
The contractor shall produce certificates from the concerned all suppliers to the effect that all materials supplied by them comply with the relevant Specifications. In addition, one set of tests for each 50,000 litres or part of it of supply of binder
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Binder Temperature for Application Rate of Application of binder CONSTRUCTION TOLERANCES: Width Smoothness
At close intervals Two tests per run
One test each and every spray run All apparently rough areas to be checked
(f) Routine Inspection and Testing Routine Inspection and testing shall be carried out to test the materials and workmanship for compliance with the requirements specified in this Section Any materials or workmanship not complying with the requirements specified, shall be replaced or redone with the materials or workmanship complying with the Specifications or, be repaired so as to comply with the requirements specified. (4) Measurement Quantity of binder (including cutter) measured for payment shall be in litre of the accepted work as instructed by the Engineer at site. The measured quantity shall be calculated as the actual binder consumed by dip method. The quantity of Otta seal aggregate and sand measured for payment shall be in square metres of the accepted works as instructed by the Engineer on site. The quantity of the anti- stripping agent used shall be measured in Kg. (5) Payment Payment shall be made at the contract unit rate in litre for supplying and applying binder including cutter. This price shall be the full and the final compensation for furnishing all materials and for all preparation of surface to receive binder, heating mixing with cutter, spraying, rectification wherever required application of these materials including all labour, equipment, tools, incidentals required for completing the item and compliance of all provisions specified in Clause 1301, 1303 and1312 in addition to those specified in Clause 112. Otta seal aggregate, sand and Anti- Stripping Agent as specified shall be paid at their respective contract unit rate. The contract unit rate shall be the full and the final compensation for the cost of compliance of all provision specified in Clause 1301, 1303 and 1312 in addition to those specified in Clause 112.
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S ec tion 1400: K erbs and F ootpaths 1401 Concrete Kerbs (2) Material Delete the first paragraph and replace with: The kerbs shall be in cement concrete grade of M25/20 in accordance with Section 2000. These shall be pre-cast concrete blocks. (3) L aying Delete both paragraphs and replace with: The kerbs shall be laid on cement concrete as indicated in the drawing. The concrete shall be of grade 25/20 in accordance with Section 2000 laid to the exact lines, dimensions and levels as shown in the drawings and well compacted by ramming or other means. (5) Meas urement Delete second sentence and replace with : No separate measurement will be made for concrete foundation. Add following after foundation .. in third sentence of first paragraph : Including cutting of existing pavement, if any (6) P ayment Delete second paragraph\h and replace with: No separate payment will be made for foundation concrete. It shall be deemed included in the payment of the kerbs.
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S ec tion 1500: T raffic S igns , R oad Marking, R oad Marker S tones and Delineators 1501 Permanent Traffic Signs (11) P ayment Add the following additional paragraph at the end of this sub-clause: The bills of Quantities provide for two classes of sign for payment purposes: i) Single post ii) Double post All signs supported by a single post shall be classed as single post All signs supported by two or more posts shall be classified as double post. 1504 Delineator Posts (6) Measurement Add "Concreting with M15/20," after "preparation of foundation," and before "backfill". (7) Payment Add "Concreting with M15/20," after "excavation," and before "backfill".
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S ec tion 2000: C onc rete for S truc tures 2003 Material for Concrete (8) Admixtures Add addition bullet (c) Crack controlling agent at the end of bullet (b): (c) Crack Controlling Agent The contractor shall add triangular fibrous crack controlling agent as per manufacturers specification and Engineers instruction 2006 T rans portation of C onc rete In the last paragraph delete from the end of first sentence shall not be longer than the initial setting time of the concrete and substitute: .. shall not be longer than 45 minutes. At the discretion of the Engineer, when the ambient air temperature is below 30 degrees Centigrade and conditions are suitable this period may be increased to 90 minutes but in no case shall it be longer than the initial setting time of the concrete. 2007 Placing of Concrete (3) P lac ing P roc edures In the first sentence delete as nearly as possible in its final position. and substitute: as nearly as possible to and in no case more than 3 metres from its final position. Add to the 7 Paragraph as a final sentence. In no case shall concrete be discharged from such devices at a height of more than 1.5 metres above its place of final disposition. 2017 Measurement (4) R einforc ement Delete "All types of reinforcement shall be measured in metric tonnes in the given ranges: together with the three bullet ranges and substitute: All types of reinforcement shall be measured in metric tonnes irrespective of bar diameter 2018 P ayment (2) Admixtures , W orkability and Hardening Agent Delete entire paragraph and replace with: No separate payment shall be made for these agents and all costs in connection with these agents shall be considered included in the respective items of work provided in the Bills of Quantities. (5) P ayment for S ub-s tandard W orks Delete all paragraphs.
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2019 Plum Concrete Add new Sub-clause 2019: Plum Concrete 2019 Plum Concrete (1) General This work may be required to fill scour holes, holes formed/noticed in existing structure, or to construct retaining structures as specified or directed. (2) Material and Construction Procedure The materials like ordinary Portland cement, sand, coarse aggregates, water, boulders to be used for this work shall confirm to the Sections 600 and 2000 of the Specifications.
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Boulder shall be clean, hard no weather of about 150 mm size. They shall be sunk into water 2-4 hrs before use. Composition of plum concrete, in general, will be 60 percent M20/20 grade concrete by volume and 40 percent boulders of 150 mm average size with/without 3% non-shrinking agent by weight of cement as the case may be. The M-20 grade concrete for this work will need materials as specified in section 2000. Design of the concrete mixes, mixing, transportation, placing, compaction and curing etc shall be carried out following the provisions specified in section 2000 of the specifications. The place or space to be filled with the concrete must be cleaned properly and chipped if possible so as to provide adhesion. Plum concrete would be placed by laying down a bed of concrete mix in about 75 mm thick layer, placing in a layer of boulders (ensuring minimum clear spacing of 40 mm between stones), overtopping and surrounding the boulders with another layer of concrete, and then continuing the process of placing alternate layers of boulders and concrete until the desired top of pour is reached Addition of suitable additives will be done at the time of mixing and preparing concrete. The concrete is then cured as in concrete works. (3) Measurement Plum concrete work shall be measured in cubic meter to the lines and levels shown on the drawing or as directed by the Engineer. Formworks shall be separately measured and paid. (4) Payment Payment will be made at the contract unit price for quality as measured above and shall be full compensation for all the activities required including supply of materials and use of labors and equipment to complete the work in all respect specified otherwise.
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Section 2400 Miscellaneous Structures 2401 Gabions (1) Scope Delete "This clause covers the furnishing of materials and construction of gabion works." and substitute: "This clause covers the furnishing of materials, reuse of salvaged materials and construction of gabion works."
(2) Materials
(b) Gabions Delete (2) (b) Gabions to its whole content including Tables 24.1 and 24.2 and replace by the following content and tables: (b) Gabions and Mattresses 1. Scope: This specification covers machine made, mechanically selvedge gabions and mattresses produced from heavy galvanized double twist wire mesh and mesh wire, selvedge wire and lacing wire used for manufacturing, assembling and installation of the product. This specification also covers gabions and Reno mattresses in which the wire mesh, lacing wire and the selvedge wire and heavy galvanised followed by poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) coating. 2. Definition: Gabion: Gabions are boxes made of hexagonal twisted woven wire mesh, divided in to cells by means of diaphragms which help to reinforce and strengthen the structures. They are interconnected with other similar units and filled with stones at the project site to form flexible, permeable and monolithic structures such as gravity retaining walls, channel linings, weirs etc. Mattresses: Mattress is a double twisted wire mesh container of relatively smaller height as compared to other dimensions, uniformly partitioned into internal cells by means of diaphragms and having smaller mesh openings than the mesh used for gabions. 3. Manufacturing: All the gabions and mattresses shall be machine woven rectangular units made from double twist hexagonal mesh of heavy galvanised. 4. Selvedging: Main body: All edges of the standard gabions should be mechanically selvedged in such a way as to prevent unravelling of the mesh and to develop the full strength of the mesh. End Panels and internal diaphragms: All sides of end panels and internal diaphragms, except the bottom, should be mechanically selvedged in such a way as to prevent unravelling of the mesh and to develop the full strength of the mesh. 5. Connection of end panels to main body: The end panels in Box gabions should be mechanically connected with the main body at the manufacturing site by selvedging the both to a common selvedge the both to a common selvedge wire in such a way to prevent the separation of the end panel from main body even in extreme conditions. In Reno mattresses, the end panels are manufactured together with the main body and are folded at manufacturing site to form the end panels. 6. Connection of internal diaphragm with main body: All the gabions and mattresses having length equal to or more then 2.0 m must have internal diaphragms at a distance not more than 1.0 m. All the central diaphragms of the gabions should be connected with spiral wires. The internal diaphragms in case of Reno mattresses should be connected with the spandex rings spaced at 20 cm each.
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7. Wire specification: The wire used for the manufacturing of gabions and mattresses shall be annealed mild steel complying with BS 1052:1980 or NS 169:2045 with an average strength of 380-500 N/mm2 and shall be galvanized before weaving as specified in BS 443:1982 or NS 163:2045. Mass of zinc: The minimum weight of galvanizing shall be as per the table below:
Diameter of wire (mm) Tolerance of wire diameter (mm) Minimum weight of coating (gm/m2) Nos. of dips (minutes) Uniformity test Nos. of dips (1/2 minute)
2.00 0.06 240 3 -
2.20 0.06 240 3 -
2.40 0.06 260 3 -
2.70 0.08 275 3 -
3.00 0.08 275 3 1
3.40 0.10 275 3 1
3.90 0.10 290 3 1
Uniformity: The coating on the wire shall be reasonably uniform as judged by the copper sulphate solution dip test. Number of dips shall be as per the table above. Adhesion : The adhesion of the zinc coating shall be such that, when the wire is wrapped six turns around a mandrel of 4 times the diameter of the wire it does not flake or crack to such an extent that any flakes of Zinc can be removed by rubbing with the bare fingers.
8. Combination of mesh type, wire and box sizes:
S . N . 1
Mesh type (mm) 60 x 80
Mesh 2.20
Selvedge 2.70
Laci ng 2.20
Box size (L x B x H) m L=3m,4m,5 m,6m B= 2m H= 0.17m, 0.23m, 0.3m L=1.5m, 2m, 3m, 4m B = 1m, 2m H= 0.5 m, 1m
Tolerances in Box Sizes 3% on length and width and 2.5 cm on depth 5 % on each
2 3
100 120 100 120
x x
3.00 2.70
3.90 3.40
2.40 2.20
9. Mechanical Properties of meshes of different size: The wire mesh making the gabions and mattresses shall have the mesh size, mesh panel strength and selvedging strength (connection to selvedges) as per the table below: Nominal Mesh Opening and Tolerances Mesh Toler openi ance ng s (D) 60.00 mm +18% -4% 100.00 mm +16% -4% 100.00 mm +16% -4% Wire diameter (mm) M e s h 2.20 2.70 3.00 2.70 3.40 3.90 Selv edg e 35.00 35.00 43.00 Ultimate Tensile Strength (KN/m) Connection to Selvedge (KN/m)
Mesh type (mm)
60 x 80 100 x 120 100 x 120
12.20 17.00 20.00
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Add as additional last paragraph: "Where salvaged materials are to be used they shall meet the requirements of this Specification and are subject to written approval of the Engineer" (4) Test and Standard of Acceptance Delete the whole paragraph of (c) and (d) (5) Measurement Delete whole content of (5) Measurement and replace with the following: Gabions masonry work shall be measured in cubic meters in their final positions to the lines, grades and levels shown on the drawings or as directed by the engineer and be verified with their tolerances. (6) Payment Delete whole content of (6) Payment and replace with the following: The quantity of the gabions masonry work measured as provided above shall be paid at the contract unit price per cubic meter. The contract unit price for gabions will be considered full and final compensation to the Contractor for all expenditure incurred in providing and placing machine made gabion wire mesh boxes and mattresses, including binding wires, selvedge wire and tension wires. It also considers stone filling in gabions including fixing of gabions in position, tying with binding wires and tension wires and preparation of the bottom foundation to the lines and in levels shown on the drawings or as directed by the Engineer and in accordance with the Drawings, Standard Specification and Special Specifications. The payment for gabion masonry work shall be made in two (2) instalments. First instalment 80% of the unit rate quoted in the BOQ shall be made after the construction of gabion masonry structures. The second instalment 20% of the unit rate quoted in the BOQ shall be made after carrying out the backfilling of the structures as per the Specifications and to the satisfaction of the Engineer along with the payment of the backfill works. 2406 Scour Protection and River Training Works (3) Rip Rap (b) Test and Standards of Acceptance Delete last five sentences after ".for every source of material" (5) Pitching/Revetment on Slopes (a) Dry Stone Pitching (ii) Test and Standards of Acceptance Delete the whole text of second and third paragraphs
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Section 2600: Masonry for Structures 2603(1) General Add the words levelled, compacted after the word cleaned in the first sentence of fourth paragraph. 2610 Test and Standards of Acceptance Delete the whole text of second and third paragraphs.
2612 Payment Add the following paragraph after the first paragraph. The payment for stone masonry works shall be made in two (2) instalments. First instalment 80% of the unit rate quoted in the BOQ shall be made after the construction of stone masonry structures. The second instalment 20% of the unit rate quoted in the BOQ shall be made after carrying out the backfilling of the structures as per the Specifications and to the satisfaction of the Engineer along with the payment of the backfill works.
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Section 2800: Bio-Engineering Works 2807 Site Planting and Sowing (3) Site Planting of Grass slips and Cutting Delete (b) paragraph and replace with: The Contractor shall prepare the surface for planting as instructed by the Engineer. Areas to be grass planted shall be given a layer of topsoil at least 75 mm thick unless, due to the presence of suitable sub-soil, the Engineer orders that the topsoil be omitted. Delete first sentence of the paragraph (e). Replace the word them in second sentence of paragraph (e) by plants Delete the word supplied in last sentence of paragraph (e) Add following at the end of paragraph (h) Any bare patches where the grass has been damaged or has dried up, shall be planted again at the Contractor's expense until an acceptable healthy cover has been established. All grassed areas shall have acceptable cover as defined below at both the beginning and the end of the maintenance period. Acceptable cover, in the case of turfing, shall mean that the full area shall be covered with live, healthy grass without bare patches at any time not less than three months after turfing. After traffic control, in third sentence of the paragraph (j), add preparation of the surface, providing and laying of necessary top soil,
Add new clause 2812 "Measurement and Payment" as follows: 2812 Measurement and Payment All the bioengineering items shall be measured in the respective units of the items of works specified in the BOQ.
The payment of the bio-engineering work items shall be made in two instalments. First instalment of 50% of the unit rate quoted in the BOQ shall be made after completion of the works as per the Specifications and satisfaction to the Engineer. The second instalment 50% of the unit rate quoted in the BOQ shall be made at the end of Defect Liability Period after carrying out the aftercare and maintenance of the bioengineering works that deem to be covered within the quoted rate, and accepted to the Engineer.
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Section 3100 Miscellaneous Works 3109 Weep Holes Add stone masonry after plain/ reinforced concrete in the second sentence of the paragraph of sub clause (1) and delete the third sentence of the same paragraph.
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Appendices to Special Provisions List of Appendices
Appendix 1: Appendix 2: Appendix 3: Appendix 4:
List of Standards Site Laboratory Laboratory Equipment Project Signboard
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Appendix 1: List of Standards
The Contractor shall provide for the use of the Engineer, in accordance with the Specifications, the latest editions of the following Standards, Publications and Codes of Practice; or manuals containing details of these Standards:NEPAL STANDARDS (NS) NS 169-2045 (1988) Requirements for mild steel wire (for Gabions) INDIAN STANDARDS (IS) IS: 73 1992 IS: 217 - 1988 IS: 15971992 Paving Bitumen Specification Cutback Bitumen- Specification Code of Practice for construction of stone masonry Part 1 : Rubble stone masonry Sand for masonry mortars Method of Test for cement mortar Method of Test for Aggregates (Parts 1-6) Method of Test for Soils
IS: 21161980 IS: 2250-1981 IS: 2386-1963 IS: 2720
BRITISH STANDARDS (BS) BS: 812-1975 Testing Aggregates Part 1: Methods for determination of particle size and shape. Part 2:Methods for determination of physical properties BS: 1377 Methods of test for soil for civil engineering purposes BS: 1881 Methods of testing concrete, AMERICAN PUBLICATIONS & STANDARDS (ASTM/AASHTO) AASHTO NRRL Publications A Guide to the Use of Otta Seals, No. 93 Publication, Norwegian Public Roads Administration All standards provided shall become the property of the Employer on completion of the contract. Part I: Standard Specification for Materials Part II: Method of Sampling and Testing
OTHER PUBLICATIONS In addition, the Contractor is to be familiar with and be able to provide, in part or in full where possible, to the Engineer on a temporary basis the latest editions of the following Standards and/or Publications, which are mentioned in the most relevant Sections of the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Works, when so requested. NEPAL STANDARDS (NS) NS: 40 -2040 (1983) NS: 80 -2042 (1985) NS: 84 -2042 (1985) NS: 168-2045 (1988) NS: 191-2045 (1988) NS: 199-2046 (1989) NS: 408-2054 (1997) Specification for High Density Polythene Pipes Specification for Reinforced Concrete Pipes Specification for Reinforcing Steel Specification for Barbed Wire Specification for Reinforcing Steel Specification for Galvanised Iron (GI) Pipe Specification for Road Marking Paint
INDIAN PUBLICATIONS & STANDARDS IS: 432-1982 IS 456-2000 IS: 1079

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Mild steel and medium tensile steel bars and hard-drawn steel wire for concrete reinforcement Code of Practice for plain and reinforced concrete Steel plate
IS: 1566-1985 IS: 1786-1985 IS: 2062-1999 IS: 2386 IS 2629- 1985 IS: 4031 IS: 5758:1992
Steel mesh fabric (for concrete reinforcement) High strength deformed steel bars and wires for concrete reinforcement Steel for general structural purpose Method of Test for Aggregates (Parts 7 & 8) Hot-Dip Galvanising of Iron and Steel Method of Test for Cement, Parts 2,3,5 & 6 Pre-cast concrete kerbs, channels, edgings and quadrants
Indian Roads Congress (IRC) Specifications for Road and Bridge Works IRC: 89 Stone for Pitching/ Revetment on Slopes (Clause 5.5.5.1) BRITISH PUBLICATIONS & STANDARDS BS: 12 Specification for Portland cement (Requirements for composition, strength, physical and chemical properties of four strength classes.) BS: 812 Testing Aggregates, Methods for determination of soluble Chloride Content. Part 117 BS: 1707 Specification for hot binder distributors for road surface dressings BS: 3049 Pedestrian guard rails (metal) BS: 3148 Methods of test for water for making concrete (including notes on the suitability of water) BS 5075 Specification for concrete admixtures/workability agents BS: 6044 Road Paint BS: 6906 Method Of Testing Geotextiles BS:7263 Part 1:1990, Pre-cast concrete kerbs, channels, edgings and quadrants Overseas Road Notes (ORN) -published by Overseas Unit, Transport and Road Research Laboratory UK ORN No 3, A Guide to Surface Dressing in Tropical and Sub tropical Countries ORN No 16, "Road Engineering in Mountainous Regions" ORN No 31, A Guide to Structural Design of Bitumen-Surfaced roads in Tropical and Sub-Tropical Countries
AMERICAN PUBLICATIONS & STANDARDS (Including ASTM/AASHTO) ASTM: D5 ASTM: D6/D1754 ASTM: D36 ASTM: D92 ASTM: D113 ASTM: D2026 ASTM: D2027 ASTM: D2028 Bitumen Penetration of bitumen/(asphalt) Loss on heating of bitumen/(asphalt) Softening point of bitumen/(asphalt) Flash and fire points of bitumen/(asphalt) Ductility of bitumen/(asphalt) Standard specification for cutback asphalt (slow curing type) Standard specification for cutback asphalt (medium curing type) Standard specification for cutback asphalt (rapid curing type) Asphalt Institute Manual Series No.2 (MS-2) asphalt concrete hot mix manual Manual Series No.4 (MS-4) The Asphalt Handbook Manual Series No.14 (MS-14) asphalt cold mix manual
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Appendix 2: Site Laboratory S c ope The Contractor shall provide and maintain an adequately equipped site laboratory complete with all utility services, apparatus, fittings and daily consumables to undertake the required testing to assure the quality of the materials and the works. Des c ription The laboratory shall preferably located adjacent to the Engineers site offices (within 500m) and be constructed and provided with amenities including water supply, electric supply etc. as indicated below: A floor area of 6m*8m plus an office of size 4m*3m for the Engineers Material Engineer. A store area of 3m* 3m. A toilet area of 2m*2m. Adjoined separate covered sample storage shed of approximately 3m*3m, and a covered concrete, hardstand for preliminary sample treatment and a covered Parking Space for 4 vehicles. The laboratory shall be provided with 240 volt, 50 HZ electricity. Lighting and sufficient electrical outlets shall be provided to the satisfaction and approval of the Engineer. A continuous supply of water with a minimum of two sinks with faucets shall be provided. The floor of the building shall be concrete suitably sealed and adequate to support operating test equipment without vibration and undue noise. A minimum of 10 metres of work benches, 900 mm high by 750 mm wide, shall be provided. The work benches shall have tops covered with approved plastic laminate or equivalent , shall contain adjustable shelves and drawers and shall be constructed of concrete / 19 mm plywood. A minimum of 6 metres of cupboards shall be constructed approximately 600 mm above the workbenches. These cupboards shall have a minimum of two 450 mm high shelves approximately 300 mm provide. All cupboards shall be provided with doors. A minimum of four exhaust fans, three ceiling fans with regulators and three opening windows with blinds. The laboratory shall be provided with double entrance doors wide enough to unload materials from site vehicles into the laboratory. A minimum clear opening of 2 metres shall be provided. The laboratory requirements given above make no allowance for office or other accommodation for the Contractors staff and these must be allowed for as additional space in the laboratory design proposed to the Engineer. Prior to the construction of the laboratory, the Contractor shall obtain written approval from the Engineer for the proposed construction and arrangement of the laboratory The site laboratory shall become the property of the Contractor when no longer required by the Engineer unless stated to the contrary elsewhere in the contract.
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Appendix 3: Laboratory Equipment The following items of laboratory equipment shall be provided in the laboratory, as a minimum, however, this does not relieve the Contractor of his responsibility to equip the laboratory with all equipment needed to perform the full range of tests required by the Specification: G eneral Item Description of Equipment No. (i) Oven Electrically operated thermostatically controlled, range up to 1 200C sensitivity 1C (ii) Balance 1 Platform balance 300 kg capacity 1 Balance: 20 kg capacity self indicating type 2 Electronic balance 5 kg capacity 0.5 gm accuracy Electronic balance of 1,000 gm capacity, accurate to 0.1 gm with a 1 tare correction of not less than 100 gm (iii) Water bath electrically operated and thermostatically controlled with 1 adjustable shelves, sensitivity 1C (iv) Thermometers 2 Mercury in glass 0 to 250C 2 Mercury in steel with 300 mm stem 2 Thermometers Glass 0 50 C 1 Thermometers: Glass wet and dry bulb (v) Glassware; containers and small tools including: 2 Spatulas 150 mm blade with wooden handle 2 Non vacuum Desiccators (300 mm dia.) 6 Aluminium tray 30 x 30 x 7.5 cm 6 Aluminium tray 40 x 40 x 7.5 cm 6 Aluminium tray 60 x 60 x 7.5 cm 50 Aluminium moisture content cans 75 x 25 mm with lids 1 Rubber mallet 1 Aggregate Steel scoop 690 x 300 x 100 mm 2 Aluminium scoop 125 x 200 x 75 mm 2 Steel trowel pointing with 200 mm long blade 2 Stainless Steel Bowls 2 litre capacity 1 Volumetric flasks 1,000 cc 2 Volumetric flasks 500 cc 2 Volumetric flasks 250 cc 3 Measuring cylinders 1,000 cc 2 Measuring cylinders 500 cc 2 Measuring cylinders 250 cc 2 Beakers with spout 1,000 cc 2 Beakers with spout 500 cc 3 Beakers with spout - 250 cc 3 Evaporating dish100 mm dia x 40 mm porcelain 1 Vernier callipers 150 mm 1 Steel ruler 300 mm 2 Pairs of Heat resistant Asbestos hand gloves, 1 Set of sampling tools all materials 2 Set of Crowbar, pick and spade 50 Gunny Bags & Plastic Bags (vi) Set of 450 mm I. S. sieves 75, 63, 50,40, 37.5, 31.5, 25, 20,19, 16, 1 set 14,13.2, 12.5,10, 9.5, 6.3 and 4.75 mm size with lid , pan and brushes. Set of 200 mm I. S. sieves 4.75, 4.0, 2.8, 2.36, 2.0, 1.18 and 600, 1 set 425, 300, 150 and 75 microns with lid , pan and brushes. (vii) Dynamic Cone Penetrometer equipment complete with two extra 1 set cones and two extension rods. (viii) 1 set Water Testing kit (ix) 1 set Organic content Testing kit (x) 1 set First Aid Box
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S oils And Aggregate Item (i) (ii) (iii) Description of Equipment Sample splitters /.Riffle boxes- 50 mm max. particle size Atterberg Liquid Limit Device with grooving tool and BS gauge Set equipment for Specific gravity determination of both coarse and fine graded soils, including ancillary glass ware including pyconometers and Guy Lussac type density bottles of capacity 100 ml. Sand Equivalent test set, complete with graduated plastic cylinder, manual or mechanical shaker and stock solution Compaction Test Equipment including two moulds and both 2.5kg & 4.5kg rammers Complete field density kits, sand displacement type, with base tray, pouring cylinder suitable and calibrating container for coarse grained soils Complete field density kits, sand displacement type, with base tray, pouring cylinder and calibrating container suitable for fine grained soils Aggregate Impact Value Test apparatus / Los Angeles Abrasion Test apparatus Flakiness and Elongation Test Gauges Standard Measures of 30, 15 and 3 litres capacity and standard tamping rod California Bearing Ratio test apparatus CBR, with adequate number of moulds fitted with extension collars, perforated base plates, including swell plates and tripods fitted with dial gauges (25 mm travel, 0.01 mm division). No. 1 1 set 1 set
(iv) (v)
1 set 2 set 2 sets 2 sets 1 set 1 set 1 set 1 set
(vi) (vii) (viii) (ix)
B itumen and B ituminous Mixes Item (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) Description of Equipment Penetrometer with standard needles (automatic or semi automatic) Brookefield type rotary viscometer with Thermocel Sample splitters /.Riffle box - 12 mm max. particle size Centrifuge type hand operated bitumen extractor as per ASTM D 2172 of capacity 3000 g complete with 500 filter disks, and solvents Standard spray trays 3m straight edge Camber board and spirit- level No. 1 set 1 set 1 1 set 24 1 2 set
C ement and C ement C onc rete Item (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) Description of Equipment Vicat apparatus for testing setting times Slump Test apparatus Standard steel cube moulds 150x150mm for concrete testing Standard steel cube moulds 70.7x70.7mm for mortar testing Compression strength testing machine 200 tonne capacity Sand Equivalent test set, complete with graduated plastic cylinder, manual or mechanical shaker and stock solution Curing tank for test cubes - (2 m x 2 m x 0.75 m) No. 1 set 1set 18 1 1 set 1
The laboratory equipment shall revert to the Contractor when no longer required by the Engineer.
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Appendix 4 Project Signboard
The Contractor shall provide and erect at the beginning and end of each section of Project road a signboard approx. 2.50 m wide by 1.80 m high with the wording in Nepali or English. Final details to be agreed with the Engineer (see drawing). The board is to be made of galvanised steel; the lettering and border are to be in black on yellow background. The lower edge of the board shall be at approx. 1.20 m above adjacent ground and shall be mounted on suitable posts with struts on concrete foundations. The paint to be used shall be sunshine resistant paint. The Contractor will be responsible for the repair and maintenance of the signboards up to the completion of all construction works. The Engineer will direct the location and placing of the signboards.
GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL MINISTRY OF PHYSICAL PLANNING AND WORKS DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ROAD SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (NAME). COMPLETION : _________________ (DATE) _________________ (NAME) : _________________ (ADDRESS) CONSULTANT : _________________ (NAME) : _________________ (ADDRESS)
CONTRACTOR :
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