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Method Statement for Excavation Work

Tools & Equipment

Excavator

Pay Loader

JCB

Six Wheel Truck

Bob cat

Shovel

Total Station

Meter tape

1. Work Procedure

A. Site Preparation

1 Existing Services [Company] construction team would conduct investigation and acquire

information about site services might have been placed/embedded below the ground. Services,

wherever found shall be rerouted and protected to place will not affect site activities.

2 Setting out [Contractor] surveyor would conduct site survey to mark/stake-out the lines and

levels of the objective excavation for foundations as per indicated in the approved drawing.

B. Excavation

1 The area to be excavated shall be properly marked and clear before starting the works.

2 The depth of excavation shall be periodically checked by a surveyor to avoid over excavation.

the bank of excavated area shall be sloped 30 degrees and shall be maintained to avoid collapse of

the bank into the excavated area.

3 All excavated material shall be kept minimum of 1.0 meter from the edge of excavation or shall

be stock piled to the area designated by the Engineer.

4 For all excavation activities, adequate safety barriers, sign boards, advance warning signs would

be used.

5 For foundation, as soon as the excavation reaches the required depth/elevation the surface shall

be leveled and shall be compacted to 95 % of maximum dry density or MDD.

6 Before the compaction starts, it shall make sure that the excavated level is free from standing

water or excessive moisture content.

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Method Statement for Excavation Work

7 Inspection would be conducted during compaction for checking and approval of the Engineer

shall be required.

8 The compaction test report shall be submitted to the QA/QC Engineer for approval prior to

proceed succeeding work.

C Back filling work.

1 The approved Sub-base material should be used for filling

2 But prior to back filling, the compacted surface shall be accepted by the Engineer.

3 The thickness of the back fill shall not be greater than 300mm.

4 The sub-grade once approved, the excavated materials or any material source approved by the

Engineer shall be placed in layers not more than 300 mm thick followed by compaction test when

surface level is ready.

5 Field density test (compaction test) shall be performed at the rate indicated in the specification.

6 Back filling followed with compaction shall continue till final level is achieved.

2. Safety

1 All works shall comply with safety procedure or instruction as set in out in project Safety Plan

and Municipality rules and regulation.

2 Basic Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE ) shall be worn by all staff or laborers.

3 Trained operator or banks man shall be engaged to control or operate heavy equipment

machine.