STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS PART 1 ROADS

1 STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS PART 1 ROADS DOCUMENT NO: TR- FIRST EDITION JANUARY 2018 DOCUMENT NO: TR- FIRST EDITION JANUARY 2018 Department of Transport PO Box 20 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Copyright 2018, by the Department of Transport. All Rights Reserved. These SPECIFICATIONS , or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without written permission of the publisher. PART 1 ROADS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 General Requirements 2 Earthworks 3 Pavement 4 Concrete Works 5 Reinforcing Steel 6 Masonry 7 Incidental CONSTRUCTION 8 Traffic Markings and Signs 9 Traffic Control System 10 Lighting and Electrical Distribution Works 11 Utilities 12 Stormwater Drainage 13 Landscaping and Irrigation STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS PART 1 ROADS CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT NO: TR- FIRST EDITION JANUARY 2018 STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS PART 1 ROADS Page i CHAPTER 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS First Edition -January 2018 Chapter 1.

2 General Requirements TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of i List of Tables .. vii 1 General Requirements .. 1-1 Introduction to the STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS .. 1-1 Purpose and Scope .. 1-1 Application of This Document .. 1-1 How to Use This Document .. 1-2 Content and Format .. 1-2 Part 1 ROADS .. 1-2 Part 2 Road Structures .. 1-3 Abbreviations .. 1-4 Codes, Regulations and Referenced SPECIFICATIONS .. 1-7 Definitions .. 1-7 Reference Standards and Codes .. 1-15 General .. 1-15 Reference Standards and Codes Required in Chapter 1 .. 1-17 Equivalent Standards Acceptable .. 1-18 Builder s 1-18 Governing Utility Departments and Agencies.

3 1-18 Unit Prices .. 1-19 Procedures for Unit Prices .. 1-19 Metric Measurements .. 1-20 Use of Measurements .. 1-20 Coordination of Measurements .. 1-20 Relationship of Measurements to Submittals .. 1-20 Work Restrictions .. 1-20 Contractor s Responsibility .. 1-21 Program of Works .. 1-21 Site Logistics Plan .. 1-22 Plant, Equipment and Labour .. 1-22 Limits and Access to and Use of Site .. 1-23 Land for Contractor s Use .. 1-23 Excavated Materials and Debris .. 1-24 Field Engineering .. 1-24 Submittals .. 1-24 Quality Assurance .. 1-24 Examination .. 1-25 Laying-out of the Works.

4 1-25 Project Utility Sources .. 1-26 Building Codes .. 1-26 Government Bodies .. 1-26 Project Management and Coordination .. 1-27 Details of Contractor s Supervisory Staff .. 1-27 Use of Site .. 1-28 Advertising .. 1-28 Working Hours .. 1-28 Work Schedule Notifications .. 1-28 Adjoining Plant and 1-28 Temporary Work .. 1-29 Coordination .. 1-29 General .. 1-29 STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS PART 1 ROADS Page ii CHAPTER 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS First Edition -January 2018 Administrative Procedures .. 1-29 Drawings .. 1-30 SPECIFICATIONS .. 1-30 Work Plan .. 1-30 Daily Report.

5 1-30 Plant Record .. 1-30 Defective Work .. 1-31 Representatives for Emergencies .. 1-31 Maintaining Existing Facilities in Operation .. 1-31 Working Hours and Engineers Supervision .. 1-31 CONSTRUCTION Progress Documentation .. 1-31 Submittals .. 1-31 Project Schedule .. 1-32 Software .. 1-32 Basis for Payment .. 1-32 General .. 1-32 Non-Compliance .. 1-32 Errors and unrealistic and/or unreasonable logic .. 1-32 Preliminary Critical Path Method .. 1-32 Detailed Progress 1-33 Progress Schedule Bar Chart .. 1-33 General .. 1-33 Format .. 1-34 Contents .. 1-34 Progress Schedule Using Critical Path Method.

6 1-34 General .. 1-34 Contents .. 1-34 Network Graphical Display .. 1-35 Schedule Report .. 1-35 Progress Quantity Charts .. 1-36 Progress of the Work .. 1-36 Narrative Progress Report .. 1-37 Format .. 1-37 Contents .. 1-37 Progress Schedule Acceptance .. 1-37 Engineer s Acceptance .. 1-37 Unacceptable Preliminary Progress Schedule .. 1-38 Unacceptable Detailed Progress Schedule .. 1-38 Narrative Report .. 1-38 Adjustment of Contract Dates .. 1-38 Schedule contingency .. 1-38 Float .. 1-38 Claims based on Contract dates .. 1-38 Qualifications for Personnel Responsible for Schedules.

7 1-39 Submittal Procedures .. 1-39 Definitions .. 1-39 Submittal Procedure .. 1-40 Product Data Submittals .. 1-43 Shop Drawing Submittals .. 1-43 Sample Submittals .. 1-44 Operations and Maintenance Manual Submittals .. 1-44 Certificates and Affidavits .. 1-44 Miscellaneous Submissions .. 1-45 Manufacturers Guarantees and Warranties .. 1-45 Work Plans .. 1-45 Staging and Detour Plans .. 1-45 Submittal Schedule .. 1-45 STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS PART 1 ROADS Page iii CHAPTER 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS First Edition -January 2018 Health and safety plan (HSP).. 1-45 Accident Reports.

8 1-45 Reports .. 1-45 Contract Plans .. 1-47 Compliance with the Contract Plans .. 1-47 Additional Plans .. 1-47 Record Drawings and SPECIFICATIONS .. 1-47 Mistakes in Information .. 1-48 Regulatory Requirements .. 1-49 Description .. 1-49 Codes .. 1-49 Government Bodies .. 1-49 Permits, Licenses and No Objection 1-49 Notice of Intent .. 1-49 Protection of Existing Property and Utilities .. 1-51 Health and Safety .. 1-52 Housekeeping .. 1-63 Final Conditions of Work .. 1-64 Contractor Quality 1-64 Contractor Quality Control References .. 1-65 Submittals during CONSTRUCTION .. 1-65 Information for the 1-65 Contractor Quality Control Program Requirements.

9 1-65 Contractor Quality Control Organization .. 1-65 Duties .. 1-66 Qualifications .. 1-66 Contractor Quality Control 1-66 Contractor Quality Control Planning Meeting .. 1-67 Coordination .. 1-67 Contractor Quality Control Meetings .. 1-67 Three phases of Contractor Quality Control .. 1-68 Preparatory Phase .. 1-68 Initial Phase .. 1-68 Follow-up Phase .. 1-69 Contractor Quality Submittal Review and Approval .. 1-69 Contractor Quality Control Testing .. 1-69 Inspection of Testing Laboratories .. 1-69 Contractor Quality Certifications .. 1-70 Contractor Quality Control Documentation .. 1-70 The Contractor Production Report.

10 1-70 The Contractor Quality Control Report .. 1-71 Testing Plan and Log .. 1-71 Rework Items 1-71 As-Built Drawings .. 1-72 Utility Coordinator .. 1-72 Utility Coordinator Submittal for Review .. 1-72 Utility Coordinator s Required Duties .. 1-72 Utility Coordination Documentation .. 1-72 Coordination of Submittals .. 1-73 Coordination of Substitutions and Modifications .. 1-73 Observation of Work .. 1-73 Documentation .. 1-73 Mains Electricity and Liaison with ADEWA .. 1-73 Utility Service and Process Interruption .. 1-74 Equipment Start-up .. 1-74 Inspection and Acceptance of Equipment.