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SECTION 1, PHASE 1
Consultant: National Engineering Services Pakistan and Partners LLC (NESPAK LLC)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 PURPOSE…………………………………………………………...… 3
2.0 SCOPE…………………………………………………………………. 3
3.0 ABBREVATIONS…………………………………………………..... 3
4.0 REFERENCES………………….…………………………………….. 4
5.0 RESPONSIBILITIES……………………………………………..… 4
6.0 MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT………….……………………..…… 5
7.0 CONSTRUCTION METHOD…………..…………………………… 5
Materials……………………………………….…………………. 5
Construction Requirements…..………………………………6
Measurement Method.………………………………………… 9
Structural Excavation & Backfilling Execution Plan…..11
8.0 HEALTH & SAFETY..…………………………………………….…12
9.0 QUALITY CONTROL.……………………………………………….15
10.0 JOB HAZARD ANALYSIS………………………….………………16
11.0 INSPECTION TEST PLAN………………………………………...16
1.0 PURPOSE
The purpose of this method statement is to define the standard work process for
Structural Excavation and Backfilling related activities. The method of statement
addresses work operation associated with structural excavation and backfilling. All
necessary setting out, tree cutting, clearing and grubbing will be completed prior to
performing this operation.
2.0 SCOPE
This work consists of excavation for bridges, trenches, pipelines, ducts, culverts,
headwalls, cut off walls, catch pits, manholes, inlets and retaining walls and will
include drainage, pumping, sheeting and the installation and removal of cofferdams if
necessary as well as disposal of material arising from the excavation, and backfilling
to the level of the original ground. It will include removal of any part of the existing
structure below ground which is required for construction of the new structure.
3.0 ABBREVATIONS
4.0 REFERENCES
Structures
2. General Specifications, 206 Excavation and Backfilling For
Structures
5.0 RESPONSIBILITIES
5.4 Surveyors:
Stake out levels for each cross section.
5.5 Laboratory:
Laboratory personnel reporting to Quality Control will be responsible
performing tests and laboratory tests and for documenting and
reporting the results of these tests.
The following basic machinery and equipment shall be utilized for the structural
excavation and backfilling activities.
Bulldozers
Graders
Excavators
Loaders
Dump Trucks
Water Trucks
Vibratory Rollers
Light Towers for Night Shift
7.1 Materials
a. General
i. Precast concrete and steel pipe culverts and pipe ducts will be installed in
trenches cut into previously constructed and compacted embankment either
from the subgrade or from an embankment height at least twice the nominal
diameter of the pipe. Unless otherwise noted on the Drawings, trenches will
be no wider than the external diameter of the pipe plus 300 mm on each side.
If trenches are dug too wide, the pipe culvert will be bedded in a concrete
cradle.
ii. Pipe bedding will be either graded aggregate 12 mm nominal size to Table 1
of BS 882, or concrete Class 12 shown on the Drawings. Exposed concrete
bedding will be cured for a minimum of 3 days.
iii. Pipes will be laid so that the lower portion of each pipe is supported for its
entire length to a depth at least equal to ¼ the external diameter. They will be
fitted and matched so that when laid in the trench they form a pipeline with a
smooth and uniform fall invert.
iv. Granular material for pipe bedding will be compacted to the minimum bed
thickness shown in table 2.2. 50 mm less bedding may be provided under the
sockets of spigot and socket pipes.
i. Only selected granular materials that will produce a stable, dense, backfill will
be used for structures. In addition, backfill for metal pipe culverts will contain
less than 1.5 % of combined chlorides and sulphates.
ii. Selected backfill, which will be subject to the prior approval of the Engineer,
will consist of well graded natural sands and gravels, crushed gravel and
crushed rock (but excluding argillaceous rock types) with the properties
shown in Table 2.3
v. At box culverts backfill will be completed to the level of the original ground line
and to the full width of the excavation area. If the top of the culvert extends
above the original ground line, Backfill operation will continue to the top of the
culvert and for a width of 3 m on each side of the culvert to the full width of the
roadway embankment.
vi. At pipe culverts and storm sewers (including metal pipe and metal arch
culverts) backfill will be completed around the culvert as specified to the level
of original ground line and to the full width of the excavation area. If the top of
the culvert extends above the original ground line, backfill operation will
continue to the top of culvert for a width of 1 ½ times the maximum external
width of the culvert on each side of the centerline of the culvert to the full
width of the roadway embankment.
vii. At bridges backfill will be completed to piers and abutments to the level of
original ground or to the top elevation of any adjacent embankment if
appropriate.
viii. Backfill around retaining walls will be compacted to the finished level shown
on the Drawings.
ix. Catch pits, manholes, inlets and other structures will be backfilled in
accordance with methods specified in the specifications.
slab dimensions in plan, including apron slabs and toe walls. The upper
plane will be the mean of the existing ground level over the plane area
of the culvert floor slab, including apron slabs and toe walls. Where
there is a significant change in ground level over the culvert length, the
volume of excavation will be calculated by dividing the culvert into
several smaller lengths. Where the culvert is located in an
embankment, the upper plane will be as described above irrespective
of whether or not the embankment has been constructed in advance of
the culvert. Excavations for toe walls below the general level of the
floor slab will be measured as the actual original volume of material
excavated.
Miscellaneous Structures: Excavation measurement for retaining
walls, wing walls, head walls, toe walls and other miscellaneous minor
structures will be according to the methods described for box culverts.
Box Culverts within Existing Road: Where structural excavation is
carried out for installing a new box culvert within existing road,
excavation below existing bituminous layers will be classified as
structural excavation for the length of that section of culvert which lie
within existing road / embankment. The vertical plane will be the
minimum excavation limits as shown on the drawings or 30 cm from
the outer face of the culvert. Removal of existing bituminous layers will
be paid under relevant pay items appearing in the BOQ.
Where structural excavation is out for replacing an existing box culvert
(with net opening area exceeding 1.0 m2) at the same location, only
that volume of soil which lie between the outer face of the existing
culvert wall and the limiting vertical planes as described under section
206.33 in General Specifications for Roads will be measured for
payment.
Excavation for Irish Crossing cut off walls will be measured net, without
any additional space along both faces of the cutoff wall. Any excavation
below natural ground within Irish crossing walls for road construction as
shown on relevant drawings will be classified as roadway excavation
and measured under relevant pay items of Clause 203 in General
Specifications for Roads.
iv. When ground or tidal water is encountered during structural excavation, only
the original volume of material excavated below water level shall be measured
by cubic meter for payment under ‘Extra Over for Structural Excavation Under
Water’
v. Excavation, bedding, backfilling for pipe culverts and ducts and box culverts of
cross sectional area 1 m2 or less will not be paid directly but will be
considered as subsidiary work to other related items in the Bill of Quantities
except for excavation in rock.
vi. The amount of completed and accepted work, measured as provided for
above will be paid for at the unit rate per cubic meter for Structural Excavation
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in Soils and Structural Excavation in Rock in the BOQ which rate will be full
compensation for execution, clearing, compaction of bottom of trench, side
support, removal of any portion of existing structures below ground
necessitated by construction of the new structure, trimming, cleaning,
backfilling, compaction, disposal of surplus materials and supplying
equipment, tools, labor, and other items necessary for proper completion of
the works.
vii. The unit rate per cubic meter in the BOQ for ‘Extra Over for Structural
Excavation Under Water’ will be full compensation for sheet piling, pumping,
dewatering, materials, equipment, labor and other items necessary for the
proper execution of the works related only to the presence of water in the
excavation.
viii. In a mixed soil and rock strata excavation, when the soil layers are less than
50% of the total excavated thickness, the entire volume excavated will be paid
for as ‘Structural Excavation in Rock’. Where the percentage of the strata
classified as ‘Structural Excavation in Soil’ is greater than 50 % of the total
thickness below the stripped overburden, the soil and rock layers will be
measured separately. Overburden will be paid for as ‘Structural Excavation in
Soil.’
i. All necessary clearing and grubbing and topsoil excavation (where necessary)
will be completed prior to the beginning of the excavation.
ii. The location will be demarcated to show the limits and depths of the
excavation. The disturbing and spoiling material and vegetation outside of the
expropriation limits will be avoided to the extent possible.
iii. The excavation will be done to the formation level for the full construction
width.
iv. The excavation will start either with bulldozers or excavators together with the
construction of the slopes. The material that is excavated by excavator will
directly loaded to the dump trucks and transported to the fill or deposit area.
v. For further 20 cm the existing material will be scarified, watered as necessary,
mixed and compacted. The prepared formation will be in such condition that it
will be well drained all times.
vi. All slopes, lines and grades will be true, and accurate and according to those
on the drawings or otherwise directed and approved by the Engineer.
vii. The material, which is tested and defined, as unsuitable material will directly
hauled to the disposal areas that is approved by client and stored properly.
viii. The material which is tested and defined as suitable material however not
proper for fill operations due to water content or climate conditions will be
loaded, hauled and stored in the deposits area. If the weather condition is not
suitable for fill operation, the excavation will continue as mentioned above
however the material will be transported to the deposit areas defined by the
client.
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The excavation will be performed with bulldozers and hydraulic excavators. The
excavators will load directly from the excavation to the articulated dump trucks and
the trucks will haul the material to the fill or waste area. The material excavated by
bulldozers will be loaded to trucks by loaders. The material will be hauled to fill or
waste areas.
MAK-YOL CO. INC. Management believes that all accidents are preventable. We
achieve this by adopting a Zero Accident philosophy, by ensuring the health and
welfare of our workforce, and by insuring that the care for the environment receives
the highest priority.
MAK-YOL CO. INC. will strive to meet and exceed the client’s expectations by
providing a proactive, dedicated management structure and leadership in all aspects
of HSE Management. The participation of the total project team, including managers,
supervisors, employees, and sub-contractors in the HSE Plan are the critical
success factor for the project. This is accomplished and controlled by deploying our
‘HSE is not an optional extra!’’ concept as the project culture. A key feature of this is
our dedication to the philosophy of “zero accident” which will be linked to the
company’s “Incident and injury free” philosophy. This value based approach aligns
with Company’s HSE perception and MAK-YOL CO. INC. shall apply the same
approach to our sub-contractors so that they adopt and implement similar values.
By this, all MAK-YOL CO. INC. employees and sub-contractors shall conduct
themselves and execute their work in a safe and healthy manner and establish the
same approach for the protection of the client property, as well as the natural
environment. This standard shall be communicated to all those persons involved in
this project, irrespective of nationality or language. Each person on the project is
considered a stakeholder in this HSE commitment.
The MAK-YOL CO. INC. work scope will be managed in line with MAK-YOL CO.
INC.’s HSE Management system, which can be viewed as a pyramid that has five
layers;
The HSE management systems pyramid is built from generic to specific. The
foundation, which is fundamental, is Management Commitment. The commitment
made is that HSE has equal priority with any other aspect of our business. This is
detailed in the policy statement overleaf, which is signed by the MAK-YOL CO. INC.
General Manager. The next level is the HSE Manual (procedures) that specifies our
safe systems of work. A project specific construction risk assessment and
procedures that are tailored to be directly relevant to the work to be performed
comprise the third level. The fourth level in the HSE management system pyramid
consists of Job Hazard Analyses (JHA) where work-package or task based upfront
activities is the basis for daily site activities.
Finally, the pinnacle of the pyramid is Innovation.
Daily Toolbox Talks and weekly HSE meetings will be a normal part of the
project work activity. Weekly HSE inspections results will be used the next
morning as the basis for weekly HSE meetings. Each employee will be
briefed on the results and the findings will be openly discussed.
Any incidents and near misses will be reported promptly and rapidly
investigated to determine root cause and to identify any deficiencies in
procedures or execution plans.
Safe tools and safe equipment will be utilized on this project. All equipment
and hand-tools shall be inspected, checked, and recorded. This includes
daily safety checklists for all trucks and heavy equipment. Items requiring
color-coding will be properly documented.