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: Civil Specifications Date: March 7, 2009 Project : Cut & Bend Processing Bldg. Owner : Al Rajhi Steel DIVISION - 2 SITE WORK SECTION 02000 GENERAL INSTRUCTION SUBSECTION INDEX PART 1 - GENERAL REQUIREMENT 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 General Survey Requirement Testing Requirement Dust Control Requirement Temporary Barricades

Part 1 General Requirement 1.01 General A. Replacement In the event of damage to materials, structures or other existing work, the Contractor shall immediately make all repairs and replacements as necessary, subject to the approval of Consultant or his Representative. The cost incurred for any repair or replacement work shall be at the expense of the Contractor. B. Shop and Working Drawing Submittals The Contractor shall prepare and submit to the Consultant or to his Representative any required shop and working drawings in an approved format enclosing all informations and details for review and approval. The Contractor will commence fabrication works only upon receipt of written approval by the Consultant. 1.02 Survey Requirements A. Survey Work The Contractor shall furnish his own survey crews and equipments during the entire period of the contract for the required survey work. B. Initial Control Points and Bench Marks Consultant will provide initial points of reference and benchmarks to enable the Contractor to undertake all survey work. The Contractor should maintain all references and benchmarks during the entire period of construction.

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1.03

Testing Requirement A. Sampling and Testing The Contractor should submit the details of its independent testing and laboratory/agency who may perform all tests as required. Sampling and testing shall be the responsibility of the Contractor. Tests shall be performed in sufficient number to insure that the specified testing requirements of the applicable section are met.

1.04

Dust Control Requirement A. Dust Control Water shall be applied to all areas as required to prevent blowing of dust. The amount of water to be used and the frequency of application shall be sufficient to prevent dust nuisance. The Consultant Representative has the right to require additional watering whenever in his opinion it is needed for dust control at no additional expense to the Contractor.

1.05

Construction Fence, Traffic Control and Warning Tapes A. Construction Fence, Traffic Control and Warning Tapes The Contractor shall erect and maintain Construction Fence around the project. Provide Traffic Control and ensure maximum safety protection of the employees and others within the area until construction period. - END OF SECTION -

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Project Number : 3206 Document Name.: Civil Specifications Date: March 7, 2009 Project : Cut & Bend Processing Bldg. Owner : Rajhi Steel Industries

DIVISION - 2 SITE WORK SECTION 02200 EARTHWORK SUBSECTION: INDEX PART 1 GENERAL 1.01 Description

PART 2 - PRODUCTS 2.01 Fill Materials

PART 3 - EXECUTION 3.01 3.02 Excavations Filling

Part 1 - General 1.01 Description A. Work Included The work covered in this section consists of performing all operations, in connection with clearing the area, excavation of soil for building structure, trenches backfilling and compaction of soil around foundation and filling below ground floor slab. The work also includes protection of all existing underground utilities if any.

Part 2 - Products 2.01 Fill Materials A. On Site Fill Material All material removed from excavation shall be used as far as practicable for fill. Imported Fill Materials/Borrow Fill Materials Imported or borrowed fill materials shall be excavated from approved borrow pits. The material shall be sand or calcareous clay of marine origin, classified as marl or combination of sand and marl, or mixed with varying percentages of silt as approved by consultant OR HIS Representative. The maximum particle shall be 150 mm or one-half the thickness of the layer, whichever is smaller.

B.

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C.

Select Fill Material Select fill material shall be composed only of inorganic material and shall have 100% passing the 50 mm sieve analysis and from 0-20% passing the No. 200 sieve. That portion of the material passing the No. 40 sieve shall have a maximum liquid limit of 35 and maximum plasticity index of 12. Attenbergs limits are not required for select fill material with less than 15% fines passing the No. 200 sieve.

Part 3 Execution 3.01 Excavation A. Excavation for Structures Excavation shall be made accurately to the lines, grades and elevations shown on the drawings. Trenches and foundation pits shall be of sufficient size to permit the placement and removal of forms for the full length and width of structure footings and foundation shown. Rock or other hard material shall be cleaned of loose debris and cut to a firm surface, either level, stepped, or serrated, as shown or as directed. B. Hand Excavation Hand Excavation will be required for work adjacent to the existing utilities as specified by Consultants Representative or the utility agencys requirements. 3.02 Fill A. Fill Fill work shall consist of hauling, placing, compacting and finishing fill areas to grade as shown on the plans. B. Placing Fill Fill materials to slabs on grade, pits, and sidewalks shall be placed in successive horizontal lifts or layers not to exceed 0.2 meters in depth. Each layers, before starting the next, shall be levelled and smoothed by means of power driven graders or other suitable equipment. Hauling and spreading equipment shall be operated over the full width of each layer. C. Compaction For foundation static loads over 320 KPA (3 tons/sq.ft.) and foundation for vibrating equipment, the base of the foundation shall be compacted to 85 percent of the maximum density for cohesion less soils or 95 percent of the maximum density as determined by ASTM D1557 for cohesive materials.

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When the backfill material cannot clearly be classified as cohesive or cohesionless both relative and proctor density tests must be performed per the above paragraph. The backfill shall then be compacted to the greater density. Prior to the compaction backfill, a field test section using the intended compaction equipment shall be performed to determine the proper lift thickness to achieve the necessary density requirement. D. Backfilling Adjacent to Structures Backfill shall be placed and compacted uniformly in such a manner as to prevent wedging action or eccentric loading upon or adjacent to the structures. Slopes bounding or within areas to be backfilled shall be stepped or serrated to prevent sliding of the fill. During the backfilling operations and in the formation embankments, equipments that will overload the structure in passing over and compacting this fill shall not be used. E. Borrow Pit Prior to importing borrow materials and/or transporting fill material to work site areas requiring fill, the Consultant Representative reserves the right to inspect and make test of the fill materials to conform with the specifications. Fill materials which does not meet the requirements of specifications shall not be used and, if on the work site, shall be removed from the work site at the Contractors expense. F. Over Excavation The depth of excavations for any structure below the finish grade should be true to level required and as shown in the drawings. This condition applies to the case for building foundations, grade beams, below pits and underground water tank. The Contractor shall avoid over cut as maintaining the stability of the subgrade. Where over-cutting is made, the Contractor shall fill the depth of cut by casting a lean concrete hence filling by natural soil is not permitted.

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Project Number : 3206 Document Name.: Civil Specifications Date: March 7, 2009 Project : Cut & Bend Processing Bldg. Owner : Rajhi Steel Industries

DIVISION 2 SITE WORK SECTION 02300 TRENCHING, BACKFILLING, AND COMPACTING SUBSECTION: INDEX PART 1 GENERAL 1.01 Description

PART 2 MATERIALS 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 Bedding Materials Filling Materials Warning Tape and Signed for Electrical Cable Trenches Compaction Test

PART 3 EXECUTION 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 Trench Excavation Backfilling Placing Warning Tape for Electrical Buried Cable or Conduit System Reinstatement Compaction Testing

Part 1 General 1.01 Description A. Work Included The work covered by this Section consist of trenching, excavation, backfilling and compacting for utility lines; cable; water and sewer pipes which also include manholes, cleanouts, water valve boxes, handholes, removal and disposal of excess excavation material and importing required bedding and fill material, installation of cable tiles and warning tapes and posts. Part 2 Materials 1.01 Bedding Materials A. Sand The material shall be clean sand. Dune sand not accepted.

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2.02

Fill Material A. Initial Backfill Material Shall consist of clean sand to a height of 300 mm above top of utility.

B.

Fill Material For backfilling, the remainder of trenches use on-site excavated fill or imported fill material free of stones larger than 15 cm. Soils shall contain inorganic material, free of roots, grasses, and other vegetation debris.

2.03

Warning Tape & Tile for Electric Cable Trenches A. Warning Tape PVC yellow warning tape 450 mm width, 6 mil thick with black lettering in Arabic and English Caution, Buried Electrical Cable, to be laid at 300 mm directly above the buried cables.

2.04

Compaction Test A. Methods To verify that the specified degree of compaction has been achieved, Contractor shall perform in-place density test ASTM D-1556 D-2922 after compaction of each lift of fill and performed at least one lift thickness below the compacted surface. B. Number of Test For projects less than 3800 cubic meters fill, at least one in-place density test should be made for every 380 cubic meters of compacted soil. For projects in excess of 3800 cubic meters and where consistent compaction results can be achieved, the frequency of testing can be reduced to one test for every 1500 cubic meters of compacted soil. During the progress work, the Consultants Representative may require additional test in order to verify the degree of compaction. C. Tolerance 1. Fill Fill shall be place and compacted to the grades shown on the Contract drawings to within a tolerance of zero below and 30 mm above grade. D. Cable Tile Red calcium silicate or concrete tiles size 400 mm x 200 mm x 50 mm.

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Part 3 Execution 3.01 TRENCH EXCAVATION A. UNCLASSIFIED EXCAVATIONS Contractor shall perform excavation as indicated on the plans and standard details in whatever material encountered. All excavations for the utility pipes, appurtenances or cables shall be made to such an extent that shall provide the builder with sufficient space or room to work conveniently around the structure or pipe to be installed. Minimum pipe clearances to be as follows: MINIMUM BOTTOM TRENCH WIDTH (MM) 400mm 600mm 700

PIPE SIZE (MM) 20mm thru 50mm 20mm thru 50mm Over 100

B.

Disposal of Surplus Excavated Suitable Materials All excess excavated materials suitable for backfill shall be used for the project or removed from the site as directed by the Consultants Representative.

C.

Bracing and Shoring For Excavation over 1.25 m deep, the sides of pits and trenches should be sloped back to the natural response because of adjacent structures or Contractors choose not to shall be shored adequately to resist earth movement thus assuring maximum safety of workers.

D.

Drainage and Dewatering To ensure proper drainage conditions throughout construction, the Contractor shall provide, and maintain devices (including spares) to intercept remove promptly and properly dispose all natural ground water or flood water entering the trenches. All trenches shall be kept dry until the structures, pipes, and appurtenances to be built are completed.

E.

Protection of Adjacent Structures When the excavation is close to an existing structure, the Contractor shall avoid any possibility of undermining or disturbing the foundations by placing sheetings, bracings or supports, dewatering and draining the bottom of the excavations firm and dry in an acceptable manner approved by the Consultants Representative.

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F.

Minimum Cover Minimum cover over buried utilities shall be: 1. Main electrical feeder cable to substation DB conduit for electrical Service cables Telephone service cable Water service lines Others (to be specified by the Consultant)

1.100 meters

2.

0.750 meters 0.500 meters 0.700 meters

3. 4. 5. 3.02 Backfill A.

Preparation of Trench Bottom The bottom of the trench shall be free of sharp or loose rock, debris or foreign matter.

B.

Placement of Bedding Material Cables or pies shall be laid on a 150 mm thick clean sand bed compacted to 75% relative density (ASTM D-4253 & ASTM D-4254). The bed shall be compacted uniformly to provide even bearing for pipes. After pipes have been laid, tested and approved, clean sand shall be carefully compacted by hand tamping to a depth of 300 m above top of pipe.

C.

Backfill Trenches Place the selected fill or fill material thereon and built it up in successive layers, compacted by tamping, until it has reached the required elevation. Ensure that each layer is sloped to drain during construction. Do not allow layers to exceed 200 mm in thickness before compaction. Compact each layer of material to 95% maximum density (ASTM D-1557).

3.03

Placing Warning Tape for Electrical Buried Cable or Conduit Systems A. Place continuos PVC warning tape and/or concrete title for electrical cable. See Division 15 ELECTRICAL.

3.04

Reinstatement A. To install pipe, cable or conduits under existing pavement, the Contractor shall saw-cut pavement for the area as needed and restores it back to the original condition.

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Compaction Testing A. Method and Frequency To verify that the specified degree of compaction has been achieved, in-place density tests, ASTM D-1556, D-2167 or D-2922, shall be taken after compaction of each lift of fill and performed at least one in-place density test for every 50 linear meters of compacted soil. Spacing between all test locations shall be approximately equal. The contractor should submit s sketch, layout showing the location wherein the test was taken and conducted. B. Extra Test Should work in question fail to meet the established criteria for testing, the Contractor shall perform remedial work to the satisfaction of the Consultants Representative.

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