HG Power Transmission Sdn. Bhd.

Client : Tenaga Nasional Berhad Date : 01/10/2018

Contract Title 500kV Double Circuit Transmission Line from PMU Bentong
South to PMU Lenggeng (Point L to LGNG) and 275kV Double
: Circuit Transmission Line from PMU Lenggeng to PMU Mahkota
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Description
1.0 Preparation

 Upon completion of soil investigation by using Mackintosh Probe (JKR Probe) at each
tower location, the contractor shall submit a proposal for Foundation Classification for
client’s approval. In case of Pile Foundation, a Mechanized Deep Boring Soil
Investigation shall be carried out at each of the pile location.

2.0 Foundation Types

2.1 The following foundation types are mainly used in transmission line:

2.1.1 Standard foundation (Pad and Chimney/Column)

2.1.2 Pile and pile cap foundation

2.1.3 Rock foundation

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2.2 Exact foundation type to be used at each particular tower location shall be determined
depending on soil investigation carried out in advance.

3.0 Pile and pile cap foundation

3.1 Where soil condition necessitates as determined initially from the JKR Probe and later
by the Mechanized Deep Boring Soil Investigation, pile foundation shall be installed
instead of normal foundation. Pre-cast concrete pile shall be used for this project. Pre-
cast piles 250x250mm as per TNB’s specifications shall be used and shall be driven in
vertical position.

3.2 Piling rig shall be used for installation of any type of piles. The recommended hammer
size shall be used. Piles driven shall be set to depth or up to refusal according to the
design provided for each piling location and/or approved by Client.

3.3 The pile should be driven within the allowed tolerances. Take the records of the
penetration rate at all times during driving.

4.0 Excavation Work

4.1 This excavation method statement applies to the Standard foundation (Pad and
Chimney) and Rock Foundation
4.2 Formation of Tower Platform / Tower Footing / Tower Base

Depending on the suitability and client’s instructions, the tower platform/footing/base

shall be prepared as per TNB’s Specification/Approval, such that the excavation shall be
arranged for the single leg setting, template setting, or body setting.

4.3 Excavation by Machine

Excavators shall be utilized for this work. For the excavation in rock (Rock Foundation),
air operated breaking and drilling equipment shall be required. The excavation process
shall be in accordance with the following procedures:

4.3.1 Establish a reference point elevated from ground surface (usually from center point)
for measuring the depth of pit excavation. Two reference points of the same
elevation should be established for every excavation pit. Mark the diagonal axes of
the tower located away from the crest of excavation pit, while work is in progress.

4.3.2 Excavated material from pit shall be placed at least 1.5 m away from excavated pits
and later utilized as backfill material (if suitable for backfill).

4.3.3 In order to execute the excavation works as much as possible in the dry conditions,
sufficient number of water pumping equipment shall be provided. Temporary
drainage system around excavation pit shall be provided if required and if possible.

4.3.4 In some cases, open cut excavation method may be allowed to prevent soil
collapsing. The sides of excavation pit shall be provided with slope to an angle
approximately 45 degrees to 50 degrees. The soil and slope condition shall be
monitored at all time so that the sides of the open excavation shall not collapse. The
excavator with a longer boom shall be used wherever available and possible so that
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it can move within reasonable distance away from the edge of excavation pit.

4.3.5 Excavation shall be square as far as practical, plumb to depth as shown on the
drawing and wide enough to carry out works safely and properly. Bottom of the
excavation pit shall be cleared of all loose materials. The leveling of the bottom of
the excavation pit and trimming shall be done manually.

4.3.6 For undercut location, undercut excavation shall be done manually.

Normal foundation Undercut

5.0 5 Slope Protection

5.1 In case where the excavation or the open cut method through benching creates a
sloped surface, a slope protection shall be carried out.

5.2 In general, as common slope failure is due to the driving force greater than the
resisting force, the general guidelines for slope protection method shall be controlling
the driving force, and if necessary to be followed by increasing the resisting force.

5.3 Under normal circumstances, the main factor affecting the driving force is pore water
pressure. Seepage to the slope may increase the soil weight, and may loosen /
weakening the natural slip circle. Thus increasing the risk of a slope failure.

5.4 Surface runoff may also hasten the weakening of the slip circle. Common effect of
surface-runoff caused erosion is the weakening of a slope toe, and decreasing the
resisting force on a slope. Thus increasing the risk of a slope failure.

5.5 As a guidelines, in case where the Supervisor foresee a possibility of an erosion

occurring to the slope surface, an earth drain shall be provided to channel the surface
runoff away from the slope surface:

5.5.1 The earth drain shall be at the top / crest of the slope and the path shall be at
least 5m away from the slope surface, if the slope is of temporary nature, or
15m away if the slope is more of a permanent nature, ie more than 3 months in
rainy season or more than 6 months in dry weather.

5.5.2 If the exposed slope surface is fairly large, an intermediate earth drain(s) shall
be provided perpendicular the slope surface at an angle to help channel
excessive surface runoff away from the slope surface.

5.5.3 Care shall be taken to ensure that there is no erosion at the bottom / toe of any
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slope. Any sign of erosion at the toe shall be rectified immediately, and the
surrounding toe shall be protected by earth drain diverting the surface runoff
away from the toe area.

5.6 In an exposed slope area, a permanent turfing shall be applied. Turfing shall be of a
closed type in non-cohesive soil, or spot type in cohesive soil. A suitable turfing shall
be applied properly as soon as practicable.

5.6.1 Turfing shall only be carried out after an effective earth drain system is already
in place
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5.6.2 Area to be covered shall be the critical area as determined by the supervisor,
and/or as per instruction by an engineer or project manager.

5.6.3 Turfing need not be installed immediately while any work is being carried out
as constant supervision at site is available. When the work in the area is
completed, then the turfing works shall be carried out.

5.7 In case of heavy rain, a suitable temporary covering such as tarpaulin, canvass, plastic
sheeting or any such available covering shall be used to cover the exposed slope
during the heavy rain. This is applicable only near high-risk slope of more than 71-
degree angle, and 30m high.

5.8 In case of landslide, or high risk slope area as advised by an engineer or Project
Manager, immediate temporary covering of plastic or canvass type shall be provided.

5.8.1 The covering shall be at least 1.5m beyond the crest of the slope extending
along the exposed slope face and at least 1.5m beyond the toe of the slope.

5.8.2 If the covering is not of enough length, then an overlap of at least 1m shall be
provided between the sheets.

5.8.3 An earth drainage system at the crest / top of slope area shall be provided to
divert any surface runoff away from the slope surface.

5.8.4 An embankment from the surrounding soil shall be placed at the toe / bottom
of the slope to provide additional resisting force to the slope. The embankment
shall extend along the toe area to the minimum height of 1m. The base of the
embankment shall not be less than 1.5m.

5.8.5 The area at the toe / bottom of the slope shall be diverted from any surface
runoff by a system of earth drain.

5.8.6 The area shall be monitored daily during the construction works and any repair
and improvement shall be carried out accordingly.

5.9 In any circumstance, any exposed slope shall be monitored as regularly as

practicable. Any deterioration shall immediately be addressed by suitable repair
accordingly.
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6.0 6 Pile Cap

6.1 Repeat clause 4.3.1

6.2 Establish the bottom pile and excavate carefully around pile heads if the pile cap is
to be partially in ground. Sides of the excavation pit is to be vertical and the bottom
shall be leveled as far as practical and cleaned from all loose soil and foreign
materials.

6.3 Placing of lean concrete

The purpose of lean concrete is to ensure that structural concrete and the
reinforcement are not contaminated with earth or any debris that can’t be easily
removed, and concrete formation surface shall be kept clear of water puddle. The
lean concrete shall be cured for at least 12 hours prior to proceeding with the next
phase of the works.

7.0 7 Shoring

7.1 Requirement of shoring is dependent on type of soil and height of water table
encountered during excavation.

7.2 For rock, 1 undercut, 2 undercut, 2 and 3 type of foundations, OPEN CUT
METHOD of foundation shall be employed. Please refer to enclosed Appendix 5
(Open Cut Option). For class 4 type of foundation, shoring shall be provided, please
refer to Appendix 3and 4.

7.3 Classification of shoring (close or intermittent shoring) is as per flow chart in

Appendix 2. Shoring installation shall comply with enclosed procedure as per
Appendix 3 and 4.
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8.0 8 Stub Setting

8.1 Single leg setting method shall be adopted; stub shall be set into position and check
by using theodolite and leveling equipment.
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8.2 Stub shall be set in accordance with approved foundation drawing and within the
allowable tolerance as per specification requirement.

9.0 9 Anchor Bolts Setting

9.1 When the structural design dictates, the use of anchor bolts shall be employed
where necessary according to the instruction in the approved drawing.

9.2 Anchor bolts shall be set to the foundation column in accordance with the approved
foundation drawing and within the allowable / permissible tolerance as per the
specification requirement.

9.3 The anchor bolt setting shall be set into position and check by using appropriate
measuring equipment that has been properly calibrated.

10.0 10 Steel Reinforcement Bar

10.1 Steel reinforcement shall be conforming to BS 4449 and all cutting and bending
shall be conforming to BS 4446.

10.2 Check of the reinforcing steel bar as to size, grade, spacing and minimum
clearance to ensure conformance with specification.

10.3 Check appearance of the steel with respect to the mill scale, rust or cracks and
bends, oil/greased and paint, which may reduce the bonding strength between steel
bar and concrete. Excessive and flaking rust on steel bar shall be rejected.

10.4 Unloaded steel bars shall be laid on proper supports and preferably covered to
shield from a wet weather.
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11.0 11 Concreting

Generally, there will be two methods of providing the concrete at site:

11.1 Site mixing concrete

11.2 Ready mix concrete

12.0 12 Site Mixing

12.1 Site mixing of concrete shall be considered when the tower location is in remote
areas, where the delivery of ready mix is extremely difficult and time consuming and
where no ready mix concrete plant is available. The relevant materials shall be
transported to site in advance. The used materials shall comply with specification.

12.2 Portable concrete mixers shall be used and shall comply with the specification.

12.3 Hand measure or calibrated measuring units shall be used for the gravel, sand and
water into the mixer.

12.4 All materials shall be mixed prior to the placement, the mixing time shall not be less
than 2 minutes and more than 5 minutes after all the materials have been placed
into the mixer. Mixer that has been out of use for more than 30 minutes shall be
properly cleaned before reused.

12.5 Prior to concrete placement, all dimensions shall be checked according to the
drawing provided and bottom of pit shall be cleaned.

12.6 When all necessary checking and cleaning completed, supervisor in-charge shall
order to start concreting.

12.7 Concrete shall be poured continuously as far as practicable. Vibrate the concrete to
eliminate voids. Over vibrating leading to segregation shall be avoided.

12.8 Exposed surfaces of concrete shall be protected from drying or rain in proper
manner. Curing shall be arranged for a period of 7 days.
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13.0 13 Ready Mix Concrete

13.1 The ready mix shall be used for as many tower locations as possible. The premixed
concrete of required mix design and strength should be transported to site by transit
mixer.

13.2 Transit mixer shall reach site as near as possible. Chutes or excavator bucket shall
do placing of concrete into the foundation formwork depending on the site
conditions.

14.0 14 Removal Of Formwork

14.1 Formwork shall not be removed less than 24 hours for concreting of vertical faces
of foundation and 28 days for underside of the beam (Tie beam, usually for pile
cap).

14.2 Formwork shall be properly cleaned before it can be reused.

14.3 Plaster any voids (Honey comb) if found on the concrete surface after removing the
formwork.

15.0 15 Backfilling Works

15.1 Prior to star of the backfilling work all formwork and stub setting supports shall be
removed.

15.2 Excavated pit shall be cleared of all construction debris. Mud, rubbish, timber and
other debris shall be removed from filling soil. Soil containing vegetation shall not be
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used as filling materials.

15.3 In order to avoid damages to the stub and concrete surface, soil shall be spread by
hand surrounding chimney. Top soil shall be used for top part of backfilling portion.

16.0 16 Restoration Of Tower Site

16.1 Upon completion of foundation works, the site shall be properly cleared from all
construction debris such as concrete remains, disposed formwork etc and leveled as
far as practicable.

16.2 Turfing or any slope protection shall be provided wherever required according to
specification.

16.3 Temporary drainage (earth drain) shall be constructed around tower position to
prevent soil erosion, especially of backfilled areas, whenever required and possible.

16.4 Surrounding construction areas shall be reinstated as much as practicable to its

original conditions and access road shall maintain in good condition to avoid
interruption to next construction works.

17.0 17 Rock / Concrete Breaking

17.1 Requirement of rock breaking/hacking depend on type and size of rock that exist at
site. The breaker is powered by an auxiliary hydraulic system from the excavator
which is fitted with foot operator valve for this purpose.

17.2 Establishment the area for breaking and place the excavator at a safe distance (min
600mm) from the area. Depending of on type of foundation, shoring may be place to
prevent the area from nearby from collapsing due to vibration.

17.3 Before operating the breaker, the hydraulic system need to be warmed up to prevent
the breaker misfiring.

17.4 The breaker is raised so the tool is not pressing onto any material and fire the hammer
(idle firing). Then start breaking the rock by operating the breaker in short 3 second
burst.

17.5 For large rocks start at the edge and work forward the center, breaking off small
chunks each time. It is also easier to break the rock along rocks natural faults. Ensure
that the breaker is properly pressed onto the material always work the tool 90° to
material being broken.
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17.6 3 types of breaker:

17.6.1 Up to 1200ft/Ib - Concrete and other light duty

17.6.2 1200 to 4000ft/lb - Concrete and rock application
17.6.3 Over 4000ft/lb - Rock and large scale concrete demolition