Appendix C2-1

CHECKLIST TO BE COMPLETED AND ENDORSED BY ACCREDITED CHECKING

ORGANISATION

Note : Provide remark for non-compliance with the minimum requirements

Checklist for Main Upgrading Programme (MUP) / Home Improvement Programme

(HIP) / Interim Upgrading Programme Plus (IUP Plus) / Lift Upgrading Programme
(LUP) / Improvement Works (IW) / Additions & Alterations (A&A) projects

List of Items Check / Compliance

(Yes / No )
A. Design Considerations

1. Wind load
2
(a) 0.6KN/m for building up to 13-storey NA
Yes
(b) 0.75KN/m2 for building from 14-storey to 30-
storey NA
2
(c) 1KN/m for building from 31-storey to 40-storey NA
2. Imposed load
2
(a) 0.5KN/m for metal or clay roof tile for flexibility of
NA
future conversion
2
(b) 16KN/m for fire engine access on building NA
structure and 75KN per wheel
3. Dead Load
(a) Design private balcony for load of concrete topping
equal to the drop between the private balcony and NA
adjacent room area
4. Concrete Cover for superstructures
(a) 30mm to top reinforcement bar of slab YES
NA
(b) 60mm to main reinforcement bar of column NA
Yes
(c) 40mm to steel reinforcement bar of water tank
NA
(d) 75mm to steel reinforcement bar of pilecap and
footing NA
Yes
5. Pile Foundation
(a) Minimum safety factor of 2.5 times the nominal
NA
working load as stipulated by HDB
(b) The bored pile shall be of minimum concrete
NA
grade 30
(c) The reinforced concrete pile shall have a
NA
minimum 100mm embedment into the pilecap
(d) The steel pile and bored piles shall have a
NA
minimum 150mm embedment into the pilecap
(e) The minimum distance between the edge of the
NA
piles to the edge of the pilecap shall be 250mm

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List of Items Check / Compliance

(Yes / No )
A. Design Considerations (Cont’d)

5. Pile Foundation (Cont’d)

(f) Footing Foundation
Where soil information is not available, the soil bearing
capacity for the footing foundation must be limited to a NA
2
value below 50 kN/m at a minimum depth of 1.5m
below ground level
6. Building Structures

(a) Materials
(i) The building structures shall be designed with
concrete grade 40 Yes
(ii) Steel mesh and prefabricated beam cage,
YES
NA
column cage and link cage shall be used
(b) Column
(i) Shall be founded
NA
(ii) Minimum width of 300mm for rectangular
column except the column fronting staircase NA
wall
(iii) Shall be short braced column design
NA
(iv) Reinforcement of not more than 4% of the
gross cross sectional area of column NA
(v) Maximum unbraced column shall not be more
than 2-storey high NA
(vi) Column link of 3 number R10 or equivalent to
be provided at the column and beam
nd NA
intersections at ground and 2 storey at typical
storey floor with voids and the floor over the
void areas
(vii) Link-spacing of not more than 100mm is
st NA
applicable to 1 storey and multi-storey void
columns
(viii) Column/Wall of building next to driveway shall
be designed for vehicular impact load NA
(ix) The column shall not be located inside the water
NA
tank or water pump sump area
(c) Beam
(i) Minimum width of 300mm except at localised
area where the beam is in line with 200mm thick YES
NA
staircase and lift wall
(ii) Shall be laid in line with partition wall
NA

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List of Items Check / Compliance

(Yes / No )
A. Design Considerations (Cont’d)

6 Building Structures (Cont’d)

(d) Slab
(i) Other than bath/wc slab where minimum
thickness is 140mm due to drop, all other slabs NA
shall be of minimum 150mm to facilitate the
laying of PVC pipes for concealed electrical
wiring

(ii) When precast prestressed planks are used on

the outside of household shelter, minimum NA
thickness of 175mm to facilitate the laying of
PVC pipes for concealed electrical wiring

(iii) The internal slab of household shelter shall be

NA
minimum 175mm thick

(iv) At any corner where the slab is simply

supported on both edges meeting at the NA
corners, additional bottom bars with anchorage
of L-bend into the beam support and adequate
lapping with the bottom mesh shall be provided
for torsional resistance

(v) For slab using precast prestressed plank, this

requirement does not apply. AC and PE are to NA
ensure that torsional checks are carried out in
their design and made provision if necessary

(e) Ground Floor Structures

(i) Column and wall at ground floor shall be tied in
two direction by ground beam or slab
NA

(ii) In the case of a two-column framing system, the

design shall allow for notional removal of one NA
column or catenary action against the
progressive collapse
7. Multi Storey Car Park
(a) The column shall be placed at the peripheral of
building so that internal car parking space is free NA
from column
(b) The beam depth shall not be more than 500mm for
NA
2.8m floor to floor height
(c) There shall be no overhead beam at the location
where the ramp is turning upward or downward
NA

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List of Items Check / Compliance

(Yes / No )
A. Design Considerations (Cont’d)

(d) For buildings integrated with MSCP, the maximum height

of untied column at multi-storey voids shall be 2 storeys NA
only and columns shall be designed as short column with
a slenderness ratio of not more than 15. The multi-storey
void shall be maximum 6-storey only. The bracing in two
perpendicular directions at every two storeys shall be
achieved through either beams or slabs.

8. Steel Structures
(a) Metal roofing sheets shall not be used for high-rise NA
block more than 4-storey
(b) Grade 43 hot-rolled steel sections shall be used
NA
Yes
(c) Steel members for large and long-span structures
NA
Yes
shall be hot dip galvanized

(d) Steel members for light structures on 4-storey or NA

Yes
higher shall be hot dip galvanized
(e) Steel structures used to support the cladding or
Yes
NA
external feature shall be hot dip galvanized

(f) Minimum thickness of main steel sections for

NA
cladding or external features shall be 4mm
(g) Minimum thickness of steel structures above main NA
Yes
roof of building shall be 6mm
(h) Minimum thickness of steel purlin shall be 3mm
NA
(i) The steel purlin including angle cleats, sag rods and
plates for fixing purlin shall be hot-dip galvanized. Yes
NA
Bolt, nut and washer shall be zinc-electroplated
(j) In the case aluminium section is used, the minimum
thickness of the section shall be 3mm
Yes
NA

(k) The steel hollow steel section shall not be drilled

through for the purposed of securing cladding or
Yes
NA
roofing sheets

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List of Items
Check / Compliance
(Yes / No )
B. Others
(a) The new foundation (footing or pilecap) shall be
placed at a clear distance from the existing YES
NA
foundation and structure
(b) The size, position and depth below ground level of
new and existing foundation shall be indicated on YES
NA
plan
(c) The details of existing structures required to support
additional load shall be included in the submission if NA
available
(d) Inspection by QP shall be certified on plan in the
case where details of existing structures are not NA
available
(e) The extend of hacking and reinstatement of
concrete for the connections or installation of new NA
YES
structures shall be demarcated and highlighted
(f) Details of any proposed cutting of drain top slab to
form ramp at covered linkway cum vehicular drop-
off should be provided. The reinforcement and NA
thickness of slab reinstated over the CE drain shall
be indicated
C. Critical Elements evaluated by Accredited Checking
Organisation
(a) Foundation (Indicate Type) NA
Yes
(b) Pilecaps NA
(c) Column / Wall Yes
(d) Beam, including transfer beam and prestressing Yes
(e) Shear cores NA
(f) Flat slab, including prestressing NA
(g) Trusses NA
(h) Other ( Steel Structure) Yes
SLAB

I certify that I have evaluated, checked and satisfy that the design and detail
adopted by the Qualified Person has satisfied the minimum technical requirements
stipulated in the relevant code of practice and HDB's specifications.

PE Stamp/Endorsement of Accredited Checking Organisation

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