9 SABS 1200 0-1988

Earthworks

5.1.3 Stormwater and Groundwater. The C o n t r a c t o r ' s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i n terms o f Sub-

c l a u s e 5.5 of SABS 1200 A or Subclause 5.3 o f SABS 1200 AA, as r e l e v a n t ( r e l a t i n g
t o w a t e r o n t h e S i t e ) , w i l l b e h e l d t o i n c l u d e t h e p r o v i s i o n o f adequate p r o t e c t i o n
a g a i n s t f l o o d i n g and damage by stormwater, f l o w f r o m s p r i n g s , and seepage, and t o
i n c l u d e p r o v i s i o n f o r t h e r e p a i r , a t h i s expense, o f any damage t o t h e Works t h a t
may a r i s e as a r e s u l t o f t h e inadequacy o f t h e p r o t e c t i o n p r o v i d e d by him.
Except where t h e use o f t r e m i e s has been approved, f o u n d a t i o n e x c a v a t i o n s f o r
s t r u c t u r e s s h a l l be k e p t f r e e o f w a t e r a t a l l t i m e s u n t i l t h e y have been i n s p e c t e d
and approved and c o n c r e t e f o o t i n g s have been c a s t .
5.1.4 Nuisance
5.1.4.1 D u s t nuisance. Wherever d u s t f r o m t h e Works, h a u l roads, b o r r o w p i t s o r r o a d
d e v i a t i o n becomes a n u i s a n c e t o t h e p u b l i c o r damages a d j a c e n t p r o p e r t i e s , t h e
C o n t r a c t o r s h a l l , when so o r d e r e d by t h e Engineer, a p p l y s u f f i c i e n t w a t e r o r t a k e
o t h e r measures t o l a y t h e d u s t .
5.1.4.2 Water n u i s a n c e . The C o n t r a c t o r s h a l l d r a i n b o r r o w areas t o p r e v e n t p o o l s f o r m i n g .
5.1.4.3 Excavated m a t e r i a l n o t t o endanger o r i n t e r f e r e . A l l excavated m a t e r i a l s h a l l be so
d e p o s i t e d as n o t t o i n t e r f e r e w i t h o r endanger t h e Works ( f o r example, by c a u s i n g
t h e s i d e s o f a n e x c a v a t i o n t o c o l l a p s e ) , o t h e r p r o p e r t y o r t r a f f i c . The E n g i n e e r
may o r d e r t h e C o n t r a c t o r t o remove any m a t e r i a l t h a t t h e Engineer c o n s i d e r s l i a b l e
t o endanger o r t o i n t e r f e r e w i t h t h e Works, p r i v a t e p r o p e r t y , t r a f f i c o r
p e d e s t r i a n s , and t o p l a c e s u c h m a t e r i a l a t some o t h e r approved l o c a t i o n . I f t h e
n e c e s s i t y f o r such removal i s, i n t h e o p i n i o n o f t h e Engineer, a r e s u l t o f some
f a u l t on t h e p a r t o f t h e C o n t r a c t o r , t h e c o s t o f removal s h a l l be b o r n e by t h e
C o n t r a c t o r , b u t o t h e r w i s e i t w i l l b e borne by t h e Employer.
A l l s u r p l u s m a t e r i a l n o t r e q u i r e d f o r b a c k f i l l i n g o r f o r m i n g embankments as i n d i -
c a t e d elsewhere i n t h e C o n t r a c t o r as may b e o r d e r e d by t h e Engineer, and m a t e r i a l
u n s u i t a b l e f o r b a c k f i l l i n g , f o r m i n g embankments o r t o p s o i l i n g s h a l l be d e p o s i t e d on
a s i t e o r s i t e s d e s i g n a t e d b y t h e Engineer and graded t o f r e e - d r a i n i n g s l o p e s .
5.1.5 R e i n s t a t e m e n t and Maintenance o f Roads. The C o n t r a c t o r s h a l l r e i n s t a t e and m a i n t a i n
t h e s u r f a c e s o f a l l roadways t h r o u g h which t r e n c h e s o r o t h e r e x c a v a t i o n s have been
made. Should any subsidence o c c u r a t t h e s i t e o f such t r e n c h o r o t h e r e x c a v a t i o n ,
t h e Contractor s h a l l immdediately r e s t o r e t h e road surface t o i t s c o r r e c t l e v e l .
Where immediate r e s t o r a t i o n i s i m p r a c t i c a b l e , t h e C o n t r a c t o r s h a l l p r o v i d e b a r r i -
cading, l i g h t i n g and o t h e r s a f e g u a r d s i n t e r m s o f 5.1.1 u n t i l r e s t o r a t i o n i s
complete.
5.1.6 Road T r a f f i c C o n t r o l . Where t h e work a f f e c t s t h e o p e r a t i o n o r s a f e t y o f p u b l i c r o a d
t r a f f i c , i n a d d i t i o n t o c o m p l y i n g w i t h t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f 5.1.1.1, t h e C o n t r a c t o r
s h a l l p r o v i d e , e r e c t and m a i n t a i n t r a f f i c s i ns t h a t conform t o t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f
t h e South A f r i c a n r o a d t r a f f i c s f g n s manual17 i n p o s i t i o n s shown on t h e d r a w i n g s o r
s t a t e d i n t h e p r o j e c t s p e c i f i c a t i o n . When r e l e v a n t and where p r a c t i c a b l e , t r a f f i c
s i g n s s h a l l be i n b o t h o f f i c i a l languages o r o t h e r w i s e a l t e r n a t e l y i n E n g l i s h and
Afrikaans.
Where and as o r d e r e d o r scheduled, o r both, w a r n i n g l i g h t s , an adequate number of
flagmen and a p p r o p r i a t e b a r r i c a d e s c l e a r l y v i s i b l e t o oncoming t r a f f i c a t a l l t i m e s
o f t h e day and n i g h t s h a l l a l s o be p r o v i d e d . I f s t e e l drums a r e used f o r t h i s p u r -
pose, t h e y s h a l l be b a l l a s t e d w i t h s o i l , sand o r s t o n e s and t h e o u t s i d e s h a l l be
whitewashed and p r o v i d e d with r e t r o - r e f l e c t i v e m a t e r i a l ( i n t h e case o f tape, o f
minimum w i d t h 10 mm), r e d on t h e l e f t - h a n d s i d e f a c i n g oncoming t r a f f i c and w h i t e
on t h e r i g h t - h a n d s i d e . The drums s h a l l be m a i n t a i n e d i n a c l e a n and e f f e c t i v e con-
d i t i o n and no s t o n e s s h a l l be p l a c e d on them.

5.2 METHODS AND PROCEDURES

5.2.1 S i t e Preparation
5.2.1.1 G l e a r i n g o r c l e a r i n g and s t r i p p i n g o f S i t e . P r i o r t o t h e s t a r t o f e x c a v a t i o n
p r o p e r , i f and as scheduled, a l l a r e a s i n w h i c h e x c a v a t i o n i s t o t a k e p l a c e o r t h a t
a r e t o be c o v e r e d by t e r r a c e s , banks o r s t r u c t u r e s s h a l l be
a ) c l e a r e d as s p e c i f i e d i n Subclauses 5.3 and 5.4 o f SABS 1200 C, o r
b ) c l e a r e d as s p e c i f i e d i n ( a ) above and a l s o s t r i p p e d o f a l l r e m a i n i n g v e g e t a b l e
m a t t e r and s u r f a c e s o i l t o a d e p t h o f up t o 150 mm . U n s u i t a b l e m a t e r i a l s h a l l be
d i s p o s e d o f as s p e c i f i e d i n 5.2.2.3.
5.2.1.2 C o n s e r v a t i o n o f t o p s o i l . When so scheduled and when t h e r e i s s u i t a b l e t o p s o i l
w i t h i n t h e l i m i t s o f t h e a r e a t o be c l e a r e d , t h e C o n t r a c t o r s h a l l remove and con-
s e r v e t h e t o p s o i l t o g e t h e r w i t h any g r a s s o r o t h e r a c c e p t a b l e v e g e t a t i o n . I f i t i s
n o t used i m m e d i a t e l y o r i f i t i s n o t s t o c k p i l e d i n windrows c l e a r o f t h e w o r k i n g
areas, t h e t o p s o i l s h a l l be conserved f o r l a t e r use i n t h e manner s p e c i f i e d i n t h e
p r o j e c t s p e c i f i c a t i o n . The C o n t r a c t o r w i l l n o t be r e q u i r e d t o remove t o p s o i l f r o m
any area i n w h i c h t h e average d e p t h o f s o i l is l e s s t h a n 150 mm .
5.2.1.3 S t r i p p i n g o r removal o f overburden. Except a s r e q u i r e d i n terms o f 5.2.2.2, where
s t r i p p i n g as s p e c i f i e d i n 5.2.1.1 i s r e q u i r e d t o i n c l u d e t h e removal o f overburden
and o t h e r u n s u i t a b l e m a t e r i a l t o d e p t h s e x c e e d i n g 150 mm, t h e d e t a i l s w i l l be s e t
o u t i n t h e p r o j e c t s p e c i f i c a t i o n , and a s e p a r a t e i t e m w i l l b e scheduled.

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1 ) P u b l i s h e d by t h e GSIR, P r e t o r i a .