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SECTION 15000 APRIL 10, 2008
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SECTION 15000
EARTHWORKS

Table of contents

1 PART 1 - GENERAL.....................................................................................................................2
1.1 DESCRIPTION OF WORK ...........................................................................................................2
1.2 QUALITY CONTROL ..................................................................................................................2
1.3 SUBMITTALS ............................................................................................................................2
2 PART 2 - PRODUCTS ..................................................................................................................4
2.1 MATERIALS ..............................................................................................................................4
3 PART 3 - EXECUTION ................................................................................................................5
3.1 PREPARATION ..........................................................................................................................5

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PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This Section covers the earthworks requirements for the construction of the
district cooling piping and associated ducting and concrete structures.

1.2 QUALITY CONTROL

Testing
A. Testing will be undertaken by an independent testing laboratory proposed
by the Contractor and approved by the Owner or his Representative. All
costs for tests shall be borne by the Contractor.
B. The British Standards referred to in this specification are listed below
together with any other references specified.
Standards: BS 1377: 1990 Methods of test for soils for civil
engineering purposes.
C. The Contractor shall have in effect at all times a QA/QC program which
clearly establishes the authority and responsibility of those responsible
for the quality system. Persons performing quality functions shall have
sufficient and well defined authority to enforce quality requirements that
initiate, identify, recommend and provide solutions to quality problems
and verify the effectiveness of the corrective action.
D. The proposed Contractor quality system shall fully satisfy all the
elements of ISO 9001:2000.
E. Implementation of the system shall be in accordance with the
Contractor's quality manual and project specific quality plan, which shall
both, together with all related/referenced procedures, be held and
maintained by the Contractor.
F. The Owner reserves the right to inspect and audit materials and
workmanship at all stages of construction and to witness any or all tests.

1.3 SUBMITTALS
A. Surveying of Site:
1. The Contractor shall, before commencing any excavation or filling,
survey and take levels on the original ground surface, and shall
prepare plans and sections accordingly. The plans and sections shall
truly represent the configuration of the areas in question at the
commencement of work.
B. Excavation, dewatering, shoring and protection
1. The Contractor shall prepare, as soon as possible, information
regarding the intended procedures for excavation, dewatering,
shoring and protection. The information shall include proposed
procedures for recording and monitoring the status of existing
structures and temporary works.

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2. The Contractor shall prepare full details of shop drawings and

calculations of all the above procedures before commencing the
excavation.
C. Compaction Trial
1. The Contractor shall carry out compaction trials to assess the
compaction properties of the proposed fill materials and the existing
typical subgrade material. This shall be supplemented by the
necessary laboratory testing. Refer to Part 2 and Part 3 of this
specification for fill material grading, compaction criteria and
laboratory testing.
2. Following completion of the compaction trial and review of
laboratory results, the Contractor shall submit a compaction method
statement. The compaction method statement shall include the
proposed mechanical compaction equipment, number of passes, etc.
D. Test Reports:
1. The Contractor shall keep possession of all laboratory test reports for
all earthwork materials used in the works for inspection by the
Owner’s Representative.

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2 PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.1 MATERIALS
A. Definition and classification of ‘bedding’ material.
1. Bedding is the material within which the district cooling pipes shall
be laid.
2. Bedding material shall be clean sand well worked around the pipe to
a level of 200 mm above the crown and 150 mm below the bottom of
the protective jacket.
3. The bedding material sand shall confirm to the following criteria:
Sieve size Percentage Passing
63 micron 10% max
2.0 mm 60% - 100%
10.0 mm Maximum particle size
Minimum soaked CBR of 25% when compacted to 95% of maximum
dry density (MDD).
Bedding material shall not contain organic material.
B. Definition and classification of ‘backfill’ material.
1. Backfill is the material that shall be placed above the bedding
material up to the roadbed.
2. The backfill material shall be soil material or controlled low
strength material used to fill an excavation.
C. Warning tape for buried pipes.
1. By pipe manufactor provided plastic warning tape with inscription
“District Cooling”.

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3 PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.1 PREPARATION
A. Existing Utilities
1. The Contractor is to hand excavate exploratory trenches, plot the
positions of the existing services and submit to the relevant
Authorities for record review. Such services shall be marked by
stakes or appropriate identifications on site. The Contractor shall
also submit his proposals for protecting existing services during
construction.
2. Within the limits of excavation, the Contractor shall remove any
existing piping, cesspits, sub-soil drainage systems, conduit,
manholes and related items which are to be abandoned and plug open
ends with concrete. All services to be abandoned which lie less than
3.0m below the finished ground level are to be removed and taken
for disposal.
B. Excavation, shoring and protection
1. The Contractor shall be fully and solely responsible for the strength
and adequacy of retaining structures, and for the safety and support
of construction, utilities, roads or paving, and for any movement,
settlement or damage thereto. Review by the Owner’s
Representative of shop drawings and calculations shall not imply or
confer the Owner’s Representatives responsibility or liability for
works shown on the shop drawings or in calculations.
2. The Contractor shall also be fully responsible for ensuring that
adequate safety measures are taken to protect site personnel and the
general public from any excavation hazard.
3. The Contractor shall make good at his own expense any damage to
adjacent services or structures that may result from his failure to
provide adequate shoring the excavation process.
C. De-Watering
1. Where the excavation level is below the natural water table and it is
necessary to pump continuously from the excavation or to install a
specialist form of dewatering equipment, around the perimeter of the
site or excavation, the Contractor will be responsible for ensuring
that the equipment installed will allow the excavation and subsequent
construction to be carried out in dry conditions.
2. Continuous or permanent dewatering of the excavation or Site and
the method to be employed shall comply with Codes of Practice and
Local Authority requirements.
3. The water pumped from excavations or well points shall be pumped
to disposal points or sumps as approved by the Local Authority, and
if so required be passed through settling tanks before disposal.
Under no circumstances must water be disposed of in the
Municipality's sewer system.

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4. Particular consideration shall be given to the possible effects on the

neighbouring structures of lowering the ground water level. Proper
shoring of the excavation next to the adjacent structures, roads and
walkways, shall be allowed in order to avoid any lateral yield of the
soils, loss of foundation support etc. While the excavation remains
open, settlements and any lateral displacement of these structures,
roads and walkways should be monitored on a daily basis.
5. The Contractor shall make good at his own expense any damage to
services or structures that may result from his dewatering process.
D. Preparation and inspection of excavation subgrade
1. Should the existing sub grade material fail to achieve the specified
compaction criteria, the sub grade material shall be excavated and
replaced by a 300 mm blanket of compacted hardfill material or as
advised by the Owner’s Representative.
2. Irregularities in profile may be made up to an approximate level
grade only after initial preparation of the sub grade as discussed
above.
3. The Owner’s Representative shall review test reports and inspect the
subgrade prior to placement of any fill.
E. Filling of trenches and foundation pits
1. Acceptable fill material shall be as defined within Part 2 of this
specification. Fill material shall be compacted in accordance with
the Contractor’s compaction method statement. Areas of fill shall be
built up over the full trench width. Filling shall be completed in
accordance with the supporting contract drawings.
2. Shoring may be removed as the filling proceeds, except where it is
required by the Contract to be left in position. The removal of such
supports will not relieve the Contractor of his responsibilities for the
stability of the temporary works.
3. Filling requirements for the bedding material are as follows:
• A 150 mm layer of compacted bedding material shall be placed
below the district cooling pipes.
• Filling shall then continue in equal stages at 150 mm layers on
both sides of the district cooling pipes, with particular care given
to compaction of the bedding material at the haunches of the pipe
and the PVC control ducting.
• Bedding material shall extend up to 200 mm above the crown of
the pipe protective jacket.
4. Filling requirements for the backfill material are as follows:
• Backfill material shall be placed in 150 mm layers extending up
to the top of excavation level or as deemed appropriate by the
infrastructure Contractor.

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5. Compaction Requirements
• Bedding and backfill material shall be mechanically compacted to at least
95% of maximum dry density (MDD)
6. Testing frequency
• To determine the degree of compaction achieved during construction, the
compacted bedding and backfill material shall be insitu tested for density
and moisture content.
• Testing shall be completed using one of the approved methods detailed in
BS 1377 - Part 9 (sand replacement or nuclear method) at a minimum rate
of 3 tests per 600 square metres for each layer of fill.
• The Contractor shall allow for the cost of all required testing by an
independent laboratory approved by the Employer.
7. The Contractor shall reexcavate and recompact areas of fill that do
not satisfy the required compaction criteria. This shall be completed
under the instruction and supervision of the Owner’s Representative.
F. Fill adjacent to concrete structures
1. The existing subgrade beneath concrete structures shall be prepared
to the criteria detailed in Part 3.D of this specification.
2. Fill material immediately adjacent to concrete structures shall
comply with Part 2 and shall be placed and compacted in accordance
with Part 3 of this specification.
3. When filling against foundations or walls, fill shall be placed evenly
around the structure to prevent eccentric loading. Overstressing of
the structure and damage to the external waterproofing shall be
mitigated through the use of appropriate mechanical compaction
equipment. This shall be approved by the Owner’s Representative.
G. Excavation limits
1. All excavations shall be carried out to the lines and levels in
accordance with the design.
2. If, from any cause whatsoever, excavations other than for concrete
works are carried out beyond their true line and level, the Contractor
shall at his own cost make good to the required line and level with
approved fill material.
H. Slips
1. The Contractor shall make good any damage or defects caused by
slips to any cuttings or excavations and shall do all necessary work to
prevent or remedy the same.
I. Warning tape
1. The tape shall be rolled out along the pipe trench according to the
cross section on the contract drawing.

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