UDC 624() SARS 1200 C-1980

(As amended 1982)

SOUTH AFRICAN BUREAU OF STANDARDS

STANDARDIZED SPECIFICATION

for

C I V I L ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION

C : SITE CLEARANCE

Approved by the O b t a i n a b l e from t h e

COUNCIL OF THE SA BUREAU OF STANDARDS
SOUTH AFRICAN P r i v a t e Bag X191
BUREAU OF STANDARDS Pretoria
on 27 F e b r u a r y 1980 0001 Republic of South A f r i c a
R e p r i n t 1982

Telegrams : Comparator, P r e t o r i a
P u b l i s h e d and p r i n t e d i n the R e p u b l i c of South Africa by t h e
S o u t h A f r i c a n Bureau of S t a n d a r d s

ISBN 0-626-06215-2 Gr 5
SABS 1200 C-1950 6
S i t e c l earnnce
Amendment No. I : 19 May 1982

5.2.7.7 Indigcanous f o r e s t . B e f o r e commencing t h e c l e a r i n g of . i n iiidigen )US f o r e s t o r a p a r t 01 siich f o r r s t t h e

C o n t r d c t o r s h a l l o b t a i n from t h e E n g i n e e r
a ) n copy of t h e w r i t t e n conE i r m a t i o n of t h e D i r e c t o r Cenc:ral o f tlie Department iJf Environment , i f f a i r s
t h a t work may p r o c e e d ; o r
h ) t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s on which t h e C o n t r a c t o r i s reqriirc!d t o a c t .

5.3 CLEARING. (;leari.iig s h a l l c o n s i s t o f :

a ) The removal. o f a 1 1 trees nnd h u s h e s ( c o m p l k t e v i t h r o o t s ) , o t ! i f r v e g e t a t i o n , r u b b i s h , f e n c r s , and
a l l o t h e r material t h a t may i n t e r f e r e w i t h t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of o t h e r wurks;
h ) t h e d i s p o s a l of a l l material r e s u l t i n g f r u m t h e c l e a r i . n g ;
c ) t h e removal and d i s p o s a l o f s t r u c t u r e s t h a t e n c r u a c h upon o r nay o t h e r w i s e o b s t r u c t o t h e r work on
t h e S i t e and t h a t c a n he c l e a r e d by meaus of a b u l l d o z e r of mass a p p r o x i m a t e l y 20 1: a n d f l y w h e e l power
a p p r o x i m a t e l y 130 kW ( s t r u c t u r e s t h a t c a n n o t h e so c l e a r e d s h a l l . he b r o k e n down -in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e
r e q u i r e m e n t s of 5.8 o r t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r t h e removal and dispr)siil of structures g i v e n i.n t h e pro:ject
s pe c i E i c a t i o n ) ;
d ) t h e removal of a l l r o c k s and b o u l d e r s of s i z e up t o 0 , 1 5 m3 t h a t are l y i n g on t h e s u r f a c e t o he
c l e a r e d o r exposed d u r i n g t h e c l e a r i n g o p e r a t i o n s ;
e ) where f e n c e s h a v e t o he t a k e n down, t h e s o r t i n g , c o i l i n g , and s t a c k i n g of t h e m a t r r i . a l . ; and
f ) t l i e removal a n d s t a c k i n g of o t h e r r e - u s a b l e materials as s c h e d u l e d .
The moving of a c e r t a i n amount of s o i l o r g r a v e l may h e i n h e r e n t i n o r u n a v o i d a b l e d u r i n g t h e p r o c e s s
of c l e a r i n g . No e x t r a payment w i l l h e made f o r t h e removal of s u c h s o i l o r g r a v e l .

5.4 G R U B B I N G . A l l s t u m p s and r o o t s l a r g e r t h a n 7 5 mm i n d i a m e t e r s h a l l h e removed t o a d e p t h of a t l e a s t

600 mm h e l o w t h e f i n i s h e d l e v e l and a t l e a s t 100 mm b e l o w o r i g i - n a l ground l e v e l . Where a road b e d o r
o t h e r area h a s t o h e compacted, a l l s t u m p s and r o o t s i n c l u d i n g m a t t e d r o o t s s h a l l h e removed t o a d e p t h
o f a t ] . e a s t 200 mm h e l o w t h e c l e a r e d s u r f a c e .
Except i n b o r r o w areas, c a v i t i e s r e s u l t i n g from g r u b b i n g s h a l l h e h a c k f i l l e d w i t h a p p r o v e d material and
c.ompacted t o a d e n s i t y a t l e a s t e q u a l t o t h a t of t h e s u r r o u n d i n g ground.

5.5 RECLEARING OF VEGETATION. I f d u r i n g t h e c o n t r a c t p e r i o d v e g e t a t i o n s h o u l d a g a i n grow on any p o r t i o n of

t h e S i t e , horrow a r e a s , o r o t h e r a r e a s t h a t have been c l e a r e d i n accordance with t h e s p e c i f i c a t i o n , t h e
E n g i n e e r may, i f he c o n s i d e r s i t n e c e s s a r y , o r d e r t h a t s u c h a r e a ( s ) h e r e c l e s r e d .
Such r e c 1 , e a r i n g s h a l l i n c l u d e t h e removal and d i s p o s a l of g r a s s , s h r u b s , a n d o t h e r v e g e t a t i o n , a s i n
the f i r s t clearing operation.

5.6 CONSERVKTION OF TOPSOIL. Where c o n s e r v a t ion of t o p s o i l i s r e q u i r e d , t h e r e l e v a n t terms of S u b c l a u s e

5.2.1.7 of SARS 1200 D o r 5.2.2 o f SAHS 1200 DA, a s a p p l i c a b l e , s h a l l a p p l y .

5.7 IANDSCAPE PRI?SEHVA'rION AND CONSERVATION OF FLORA. h%en s o r e q u i r e d in terms of t h e p r o j e c t s p e c i f i -

c a t i o n , c e r t a . i n d e s i g n a t e d f l o r a e n c o u n t e r e d i n a r e a s t o b e c l e a r e d , i n c l r t d i u g h o r r o w areas, s h a l l h e
p r e s e r v e d by t h e C o n t r a c t o r . He s h a l l c a r e f u l l y removc and p l a n t t h e f l o r a i n a p r o t e c t e d arid f e n c e d -
o f f a r e a , and o n c o m p l e t i o n of t h e Works h e s h a l l r e p l a n t t h e f l o r a on t h e S i t e o r i n t h e h o r r o w a r e a s
( a s r e l e v a n t ) i n accordance w i t h t h e Engineer's i n s t r u c t i o n s .

5.R DKMOLITION OF STKL!!CTURES. B e f o r e moving p l a n t o n t o t h e S i t e arid commencing o p e r a t i o n s t h e C o n t r a c t o r

s h a l l e s t a b l i s h t o t h e E n g i n e e r ' s s a t i s f a c t i o n t h a t t h e method cE demo:titiorl p r o p o s e d by t h e C o n t r a c t o r
i s s u c h t h a t h e c a n keep any n u i s ~ ~ n ca r i s i n g from d u s t , n o i s e , and v i . b r a t i o n t o a n a c c e p t a b l e l e v e l
and e n s u r e t h e s a f e t y of s t r u c t u r t ' s a d j a c e n t t o t h o s e t o h e d e m c l i s h e d .

6. TOLERANCES
6.1 Not a p p l i c a h l e t o t h i s s p e c i f i c a t i o n .

7. TESTING
7.1 Not a p p l i c a b l e t o t h i s s p e c i E i c a t i o n .

8. PEASUKEMENT AND PAYPE7lT

8.1 BASIC PRINCIPLES. The i t e m s s c h e d u l e d f o r c l e a r a n c e :and d e m o 1 . i : i o n w i l l be c l a s s i f i e d a c c o r d i n g t o t h e
n a t u r e of t h e materials i n v o l v e d and t h e methods of t h e i r d i s p o s a l .
Only t h o s e areas d e s i g n a t e d to h e c l e a r e d i n terms of 5.1 w i l l he measured f o r payment. The area of
s u r f a c e d roads', paved areas, r a i l w a y f o r m a t i o n s , a n d m a j o r s t r u ~ t u r e sf a l l i n g w i t h i n s u c h d e s i g n a t e d
a r e a s will n o r m a l l y h e d e d u c t e d from s u c h measurements.
Where c o n s e r v a t i o n of t o p s o i l w i t h o u t p r i o r c l e a r i n g i s o r d e r e d . t h e removal of t o p s o i l f r o m t h e
s p e c i f i e d area w i l l h e measured as e x c a v a t i o n and n o payment w i l . 1 be made f o r c l e a r i n g and g r u h h i n g .

0.2
8.2.1
SCHEDULED ITEMS
Clear and gruh................................................., ,............... I J n i t : h a o r m o r km
The area d e s i g n a t e d by t h e E n g i n e e r and c l e a r e d and grubbed w i l ' l b e measured t o t h e nearest 0.1 h a o r ,
i n t h e case of p i p e l i n e s , etc., where t h e w i d t h i s s p e c i f i e d , t o t h e n e a r e s t metre o r k i l o m e t r e .
The r a t e s h a l l c o v e r t h e c o s t of c l e a r i n g t h e s u r f a c e , removing b o u l d e r s of s i z e up t o 0,15 m3,
g r u b b i n g of trees and t r e e s t u m p s ( e x c e p t l a r g e trees and s t u m p s as s p e c i f i e d i n 8.2.2 h e l o w ) , c u t t i n g
of t r u n k s and b r a n c h e s e x c e e d i n g 0 , s m i n g i r t h i n t o t r a n s p o r t a b l e l . e n g t h s , h a c k f i l l i n g of c a v i t i e s ,
d e m o l i s h i n g s t r u c t u r e s ( e x c e p t where o t h e r w i s e p r o v i d e d f o r 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 ) a n d removing,
3
t r a n s p o r t i n g ( e x c e p t where 8.2.9 i s a p l i c a b l e ) , a n d d i s p o s i n g oE material. t h u s c l e a r e d , g r u b b e d , c u t ,
and d e m o l i s h e d . B o u l d e r s o v e r 0.15 m w i l l h e d e a l t w i t h as e x c a v a t i o n i n terms of t h e i t e m s s c h e d u l e d
f o r b u l k e x c a v a t i o n o r r e s t r i c t e d e x c a v a t i o n . as a p p l i c a b l e , i n C l a u s e 8 of SABS 1200 D o r SABS 1200
DA, a s a p p l i c a b l e .
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APPENDIX A. APPLICABLE STANDARDS

Reference is made to the l a t e s t issues of the Following standards:

SABS 1200 A Civil engineering construction : General

SABS 1200 AA Civil engineering construction : General (small works)
SABS 1200 D Civil engineering construction : Earthworks
SABS 1200 DA Civil engineering construction : Earthworks (small works)

ISBN 0-626-06215-2

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