MAPÚA UNIVERSITY

School of Civil, Environmental, and Geological

Engineering
658 Muralla Street, Intramuros, Manila

INTERNSHIP REPORT

“CONSTRUCTION AT MILLENNIUM ERECTORS

CORPORATION”

GRAND VIEW TOWER

173 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Ave, Pasay, Metro Manila

Submitted by:
Kim Steven E. Claro
2015110968
CESE198-1R/E01

Submitted to:
Engr. Wyndell Almenor

2nd Quarter S. Y. 2019-2020

 TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROJECT BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................... 4
A. DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................................... 4
B. PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS ....................................................................................... 4
C. PROJECT MILESTONES ................................................................................................... 4
SEQUENCE OF OPERATION ...................................................................................................... 4
PERSPECTIVE............................................................................................................................... 6
CONSTRUCTION PLANS/ELEVATIONS .................................................................................. 7
A. SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN ........................................................................................... 7
B. FRONT ELEVATION ......................................................................................................... 8
C. LEFT SIDE ELEVATION .................................................................................................. 9
D. RIGHT SIDE ELEVATION .............................................................................................. 10
E. REAR ELEVATION ......................................................................................................... 11
F. BASEMENT LEVEL PLAN ............................................................................................. 12
G. GROUND LEVEL PLAN ................................................................................................. 13
H. SECOND LEVEL PLAN .................................................................................................. 14
I. 3RD TO 6TH LEVEL PLAN ................................................................................................ 15
J. 7TH LEVEL PLAN ............................................................................................................. 16
K. 8TH LEVEL PLAN ............................................................................................................. 17
L. 9TH TO 45TH LEVEL PLAN .............................................................................................. 18
M. 8TH TO 45TH RESIDENTIAL FLOOR PLAN ............................................................... 19
N. 46TH LEVEL PLAN ........................................................................................................... 20
O. LOFT LEVEL PLAN ........................................................................................................ 21
P. ROOF DECK LEVEL PLAN ............................................................................................ 22
PROGRESS REPORTS ................................................................................................................ 23
ATTENDANCE LOG .................................................................................................................. 68
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FORM .................................................................................. 69
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION ............................................................................................ 73
APPENDIX ................................................................................................................................... 74

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I personally would like to thank Berlin Guerra, Miggy Carreon, Jayem Araullo, and

Joshua Garcia, for recommending us to the engineers of the site. Thank you for guiding us in the

pre-processing and post-processing of our papers for this internship.

I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all of the site engineers of MEC we

worked with as they welcome us warmly and accompanied us during the internship. Thank you,

Engr. Fernando Limon for standing as our Industrial Adviser and guiding us in performing

inspections; to Engr. Gio Garcia and his concreting team for letting us participate in the

concreting activities; to Engr. Jerome Gacutan and his rebar team for teaching us the bar-cutting

list and rebar inspections; to Engr. Ace for walking us through the MEFPS works; to Sir Jhay’z

Arellano for giving time in providing us printouts of keyplans and specifications; to Ma’am IG

for giving us estimating works; and to others that I was not able to mention for being our relevant

help in this internship.

I also would like to recognize the efforts my co-interns, Nash Capili and Justine Marilla,

as we were able to complete the whole internship together. Thank you for the support in doing

the DCRs and other paperwork requirements, and also in performing the construction tasks given

to us. All of our hardwork has now paid off.

Lastly, thank you, Lord, for everything, especially in granting us safety and protection

from factors that is out of control from us.

Sincerely,

Kim Steven E. Claro

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PROJECT BACKGROUND

A. DESCRIPTION

The project is envisioned as a resort-inspired and top-notch condo residential community in Pasay
City that has an efficient professional building management and services. The developer of the 42-
story condominium is Moldex Realty, Inc., with Millennium Erectors Corporation (MEC) as its
General Contractor, Philvent Industrial Corporation as the sub-contractor for the mechanical
works, AMD Construction Corporation as the sub-contractor for plumbing works, Society of
Philippine Electrotechnical Constructors and Suppliers, Inc. (SPEC) as the sub-contractor of
Electrical Works, and Asian Technicon Managers & Consultants Inc. (ATMCI) as the consultant
and Quality Assurance of the construction.
B. PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS

Number of Floors 47 and Roof Deck

Total Area 93,197.97 sq. m.
Total Forms 250,389.64 sq. m.
Total Rebar 9,659,622.62 Kgs.
Total Concrete 63,839.03 cu.m
C. PROJECT MILESTONES

Project Duration 1,267 Calendar Date

Notice to Proceed April 06, 2018
Start of Earth Works April 28, 2018
Finish of Earth Works September 17, 2018
Start of Structural Works April 28, 2018
Finish of Structural Works June 03, 2020
Start of Architectural Works December 08, 2018
Finish of Architectural Works August 27, 2021

SEQUENCE OF OPERATION
A. SITE INSPECTION

a) Joint Inspection with Pile Contractor, Construction Manager and others

b) Turnover of site and reference
B. LAYOUT/MARKING

Set layout by marking on existing fence, install batter boards on area that has n structure to put
markings.
C. SLOPE PROTECTION

To start @ Point 01 G.L. 9/A moving towards G.L. J and G.L. 1

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D. EXCAVATION WORKS

Starts upon completion of Soil Protection along G.L. 5-9 and G.L. A-E. Excation will be divided
into Twelve (12) segments.
E. PILE CAPS/ FOUNDATION WORKS

a) Pile Hacking, Blinding/Lean concrete of base

b) Rebar installation
c) Formworks Installation
d) Checking elevations, alignment, rebars, cleanliness, laitance, etc.
e) Concreting
f) Stripping
g) Backfilling

Upon Completion of Segment 1 and 2, erection of tower cranes to commence

F. PRESSURE SLAB

Upon completion of backfilling and Embedded items for utilities (if any) and soil treatment or
poisoning, blinging of base to be done prior to rebar installation and concreting.
G. RETAINING WALLS

To be done flowing the pressure slab segments/sequence

a) Lay-out
b) Rebars
c) Formworks
d) Concreting
e) Stripping
f) Backfilling

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PERSPECTIVE

Source of Image: Moldex Realty, Inc.

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CONSTRUCTION PLANS/ELEVATIONS
A. SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

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B. FRONT ELEVATION

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C. LEFT SIDE ELEVATION

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D. RIGHT SIDE ELEVATION

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E. REAR ELEVATION

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F. BASEMENT LEVEL PLAN

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G. GROUND LEVEL PLAN

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H. SECOND LEVEL PLAN

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I. 3RD TO 6TH LEVEL PLAN

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J. 7TH LEVEL PLAN

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K. 8TH LEVEL PLAN

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L. 9TH TO 45TH LEVEL PLAN

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M. 8TH TO 45TH RESIDENTIAL FLOOR PLAN

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N. 46TH LEVEL PLAN

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O. LOFT LEVEL PLAN

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P. ROOF DECK LEVEL PLAN

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PROGRESS REPORTS
Daily Journal Entry No. 1

November 15, 2019 (Friday)

Counted Training Hours: 8
Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

It was our first day of training as interns of the Millennium Erectors Corporation (MEC), assigned
on an ongoing construction of the Grand View Tower at Gil Puyat Avenue, Pasay, and right after
the processing of pre-documents (waivers, endorsement letter, resume, etc.), we were sent to Safety
Ricky, one of the safety officers of the site, for a brief orientation of safety guidelines on site.

MEC Safety Guidelines

After that, we were asked to read the site plans and specifications. Engr. Jerome, one of the rebar
engineers, said that we should focus on reading the General Construction Notes and be
familiarized with it.
We met “Safety Ando”, the head of safety officers of the site and is well-known on Manila and
Metro Manila constructions for maintaining safety in many years. We learned what is safety.
And it is defined as the:
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 1. Control of accidents or accidental losses, and
2. Freedom from hazards.
Safety Ando also taught the foremost goal of every safety officer, and that is
1. Accident Prevention, and
2. Maintenance of Good Health.
Safety Ando discussed brief important details about safety. We were refreshed of some of the
important codes and regulations we tackled back on our safety classes, and those are RA 11058
(An Act Strengthening Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Standards) and DO
198-18 (the IRR of RA 11058). We were also told of inside stories on accident-related
construction scenarios that made us realized that safety isn’t just preventing accidents by just
reprimanding people, but also to consider technical requirements for every construction activity
to be done; and there are specific safety officers that are assigned on each activity.
After our mini-seminar with Safety Ando, we headed to the conference room and were
welcomed by Engr. Fernand, one of the structural QC of the site. We introduced each other and
learn everyone’s expectation about the internship. Engr. Fernand introduced us to few of his
fellow engineers, and what I initially remembered were “Engr. Ace”, the mechanical engineer
responsible for plumbing activities; “Engr. Ben”, the electrical engineer; “Engr. Arvin”, “Engr.
Ryan”, and “Engr. Gio”, the concrete engineers.
This is our first day, and, we were fortunate that we were able to reach the concreting activity on-
site. We went to Engr. Arvin on ground floor and he was responsible for monitoring the pumpcrete,
machine that pumps the concrete from ground floor to the floor designated (Currently, it is the 9th
floor).

Perspective Views of the Pumpcrete Machine

Then we went to the 9th floor to meet up with Engr. Gio. He taught us a lot about the actual
concreting activities. The activity is procedural: First is the testing part of the concrete, upon which
the mix delivered on batch are tested on the laboratory to check if it meets the specification
requirements. The test consists of three components: (a) the 7th-day test, (b) the 14th-day test, and
(c) the 28th-day test. On the 28th-day test, the concrete should reach 100% of the specification
requirements or else it will not be poured on-site, and that falls under the supplier’s fault and not
the contractor’s (usual case); Second is the pouring of concrete, which is the “action-pack” of the
concreting activity. The concrete is to be poured by batch, which is delivered on truck by the
supplier. Now the readily-mixed concrete must be poured on the designated struct
element/segment within 4 hours (time begins on the delivery of the mix). If the mix failed to be

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poured within 4 hours, it would be considered a wastage or colloquially called, “panis”. This is
usually identified to have poor viscosity, and that is why it is being rejected.
The usual problems Engr. Gio experienced in this activity based on his experience are:
1. Overmix;
2. Pumpcrete and/or Its Piping Issue; and
3. Formwork Failure
If the overmix of the concrete occurs, which is the rare case scenario according to him, they will
have to reject or take out that overmixed concrete that was poured. Although Engr. Gio believed
that it still looks of good quality even after a bit of 4 hours, they will have to do it because their
Quality Assurance Team – “ATMCI” or “Asian Technicon Managers And Consultants,
Incorporated” – are very strict in the regulation (the Quality Control Team of the site are the
MEC contractors themselves). For pumpcrete and piping issues, which is the usual problem in
concreting, their team use the “Crane-and-Bucket Method” as an alternative in pouring concrete
while fixing the problem on the pumpcrete. Although it is a much slower process than pumping
the concrete, it has to be done to save time. And as for the formworks failure, there are “Pouring
Guards” assigned below the floor level (on concrete pouring phase) who will hold on and fixed
that dysfunctional formwork to prevent concrete from pouring outside the struct element.
Here are the following documentaries that took place in our concreting activity:

Crane and Bucket: Alternative Method of Concrete Pouring

Pumping of Concrete to Elevator Shearwall

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 Vibrator Machine Being Utilized for Reducing Honeycomb Effect

Daily Journal Entry No. 2

November 18, 2019 (Monday)

Counted Training Hours: 10
Time: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
I attended the said important meeting as specified on the Safety Guidelines (Required to be
attended on Mondays and Fridays of the week). I, together with the construction workers,
listened to the reminders of the safety officers regarding on discipline on the site and instructions
of the foremen regarding important construction practices.

Toolbox Meeting with Safety Ricky and Other Personnel Onsite

“Engr. Ian”, QA/QC attendant, taught us how to do a daily construction report. The format goes
as follows:
Floor Level
• Construction Activity being Done at specific gridlines on plan (e.g. Installation of
Rebars @ Grid 1-3/A-I)

The report must be done in a concise manner to save time. Engr. Ian said that we should do this
as an initial activity every site meeting, starting from the topmost floor to lowermost ones. We

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did it. Every time we go down floor below, we were taught of what to list for every construction
activity being done.

Daily Construction Report with Engr. Ian

Shoring (Pespective and Close-up View)

Stripping of Formworks

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 Architectural Finish

But before went down, my co-interns and I witnessed the most productive hours of construction.
On the 9th floor, we witnessed simultaneous activities from different departments (Structural,
MEFPS, and Safety). We observed how rebar and formwork installation is done while rough-ins
and plumbing fixtures are also being installed. We also observed that there are color and dress
codes for each man on site:
• Brown Shirt – Laborer
• Yellow Shirt – Electrician
• Red Shirt – Steelman
• Blue Shirt – Formworks & Carpentry
• White Long-Sleeved Shirts – Foreman
• White MEC polo uniform – Site Engineers

Laying of Rebars
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 Installation of Rough-ins (left); Installation of Temporary Piping (right)
Aside from this, we had witnessed many actual scenarios and terms in site that were not being
taught in class (e.g. “Bond beams” used for carrying architectural walls, “Rebokada” which is a
Tagalog term for “scratch coat” which is the rough part of plaster applied on CHBs before
smooth finishes are done, acetylene is used for cutting steel sections, “Aluma” which is a
colloquial term for aluminum steel sections used as component for scaffolding, “Anilyo” for tie
wires etc.). It was overwhelming for our part, but the engineers on-site helped us answer our
questions and demonstrate us the actual application of some theories being taught on class.

Scratch Coat/Rough Plaster (left); Styrofoam as Separator for Wall and Beam (right)

Tying of Rebars Using Anilyo

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After our breaktime, we borrowed the plans and studied them on the conference room. With the
guidance of Engr. Jerome, Rebar Engineer, we were able to know what parts of the plan are
needed to be familiarized with and to be brought by us as cheat sheets when on site for
inspection. While reading the plan, we were able to understand terms such as “camber”, “Pipe
Sleeve”, “Flat Floor”, “Lintel Beam”, “Collector Bars” and “Shear Friction Bars” and reasons
why they are designed. During these hours, we were familiarized with the management for each
construction roles:
• Developer – Moldex Realty, Inc.
• Designer – Asya Design (Architectural) & Sy^2 + Associates, Inc.
• General Contractor – Millennium Erectors Corporation (MEC)
• Plumbing and Sanitary Works – A Plumbing
• Electrical Works - Society of Philippine Electrical Contractors (SPEC)
For the rest of the hours, my co-interns and I spend our time on site inspecting and monitoring
the construction activities. The most notable activity we learned is the minor inspection of rebar
layout. We checked if they follow what is specified on the plan. Here we learned the splicing
zones, development lengths, and anchorage specifications. We learned that they aren’t just
specifications, but they are given so that interconnected structural elements are properly joined
together. Engr. Jerome taught us some techniques when for example rebar is too long or too short
to follow on specifications. He uses the technique of splicing to be able to meet the requirements.
Analysis of rebar installation is the “bloodiest part” of construction activity, according to Engr.
Arvin.

Rebar Inspection

Co-intern, Nash, Inspecting the Constructed Bond Beam

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 Cutting of Rebars

Laying of Sewer Pipes

Onsite Meeting of Engineers (white)

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Daily Journal Entry No. 3

November 21, 2019 (Thursday)

Counted Training Hours: 8
Time: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

As we did our DCR, we learned a bit of terminologies and materials used in Architectural Works
from Archi. Belle:
• Rough Concreting is an indicator that ceiling is about to be finished.
• A stopper is a pre-cast block for car parking.
• Non-skid tiles are finishing used for ramps
• Waterproofing is a finishing for car parks
• Metal furring is used as a divider and is covered by plywood

Stopper Fabrication (left); Rough Concrete (right)

Finishing the Stopper

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 Metal Furring
We got the chance to estimate the volume of a wall and a stair from Engr. Gio. He taught us
techniques in using the measuring tape, especially when horizontal distances are longer and
vertical distances are higher as it looks. For the horizontal distances, we can cut the measurement
into segments; while for the vertical distances, you can put the tip of the tape on the floor and as
it gets higher, bend it by 45 degrees, and keep pulling the tape until you reach the desired
measurement.

Measuring the perimeter wall with Engr. Gio

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 Measuring the stairs

Reporting our calculated estimate to Engr. Gio

As we reported our estimate to Engr. Gio, he immediately called their supplier – Concrete
Masters, Inc. (CMI). The strength of the concrete, volume of concrete needed, and slump are
those you need to report to your supplier, according to him. We were able to witness the concrete
pouring of stairs and the perimeter wall we computed. The result is somehow fair enough, for we
a bit overestimated the volume. We learned from Engr. Gio that we should consider multiplying
a factor of 0.8 to 0.9 as there are also rebars that take up the space of the volume. In receiving the
supply, it is important to check for the parameters to see if the concrete pass the specifications.

Engr. Gio communicating with the concrete supplier

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 Concrete poured out on wheelbarrow (left); Slump Test (right)

Concrete Pouring of stairs

Concrete Pouring of Perimeter Wall (left); Concrete Pouring and Distribution Nearly Completed
(right)

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Daily Journal Entry No. 4

November 22, 2019 (Friday)

Counted Training Hours: 9
Time: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

We witnessed the finish product of our estimate (stair and perimeter wall), and currently the
stairs are being chipped, and the walls are being installed of vertical rebar extensions for the next
concrete pouring.

Finished Stairs and Perimeter Wall

We also witnessed the construction of temporary offices being installed on the 3rd floor. They
will have to transfer as soon as it is already finished.

Construction of Temporary Office

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As we saw the architectural works done on the podium, we learned from one of the leadmen the
term pustura or the cold joint as they say, which fills in the gap between the CHBs.

Applying of pustura in between the CHBs (darker linings)

On the 6th floor of the construction, we saw how concrete spacers are fabricated. They are used
as an allowance in between the formwork and rebar layout to provide the concrete cover.

Fabricated Concrete Spacers

We observed how formworks are laid out, and we found out that they used plum bobs for the
proper erection of the shoring. According to Engr. Raf, one of the surveyors, a plum bob or
hulog is provided atleast a minimum distance between the vertical element of about 3-4 mm for
the plumbness test. A one-meter mark is used as a reference for the elevation, which is the
counterpart of gridlines for the plan layout.

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 Plumbness Test

Installation of Shoring
Daily Journal Entry No. 5

November 25, 2019 (Monday)

Counted Training Hours: 10
Time: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Architectural works, especially CHB laying and plastering are on the process for floors of the
podium. Sanding works for the smoothening of beams and column also took place.

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 CHB Laying on the 1st Floor (left); plastering of CHB wall on the 4th floor (right)
I also observed some workers who are working at height greater than or equal 4 feet. It is risky to
look at but according to OSHA regulations being implemented by the safety officers, PPEs,
railings, and calculation of safe height are done and they make sure construction workers are safe
as they do that activity.

Laborers working at height

After the inspection of the daily construction, Engr. Fernand, asked us to inspect the column
rebars installed on the 9th floor. We referred to the key plan provided to us as we do our
inspection. We checked if the length and width, spacing of the lateral ties and confinement, and
length of splicing bars are following what is specified in the plan.

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 Checking of the Length and Width of the Column Rebars

Checking the length of splicing (left) and the spacing of the ties/confinement (right)
We were curious at the 16-mm diameter bars being placed on the column bars, when it is not
specified on the plan. According to Engr. Fernand, these are known as fillers, and they are used
as support for joining the ties and the vertical bars of the column.

Fillers as pointed and shown in the illustration

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Aside from checking of the specified measurements, we learned that we should also check for
mistakes done in the rebar layout; common examples are missing tie wires and improper
alignment of ties.

Misaligned Confinement (left); Missing Tie Wire part 1 (right)

Missing Tie Wire part 2

Daily Journal Entry No. 6

November 28, 2019 (Thursday)

Counted Training Hours: 10
Time: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Our daily construction was refined today, thanks to Archi. Jonas as he walked with us and
guided us what to write in our report. We learned from him that Sanding can also be called as
Grinding Works, and rubcon (short for rub concrete) is also known as skim coating. Other
jargons we learned from him are pagsinsil or pagtiktik, which is also known as chipping, and
bordilyo for border.

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 Inspection with Archi. Jonas (left); Archi. Jonas showing an example of skim coating (right)
Archi Jonas explained to us that chipping works are done for few reasons:
• Struct elements with honeycomb, and elements with risalte condition or the improper
alignment of the element are chipped because it helps the plaster become adhesive with
the struct element.
• Chipping is done to separate the in-between struct elements which are not supposed to be
connected with each other, this is to maximize the strength of the elements.
• Chipping is the treatment for occurrence of laitance, or what Archi. Jonas say sabaw ng
konkreto, (these are without coarse aggregate remains) and loose concrete (these are with
coarse aggregates).
• Rectification of the element

Chipping Work

Honeycomb (left); A risalte condition (right)

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 Laitance (left); Loose Concrete (right)

Rectification of Gutter
According to Archi. Jonas, there is a difference between skim coating and plastering. The first 3-
4-mm coat being put is called skim coating; while 1-cm after-coat is known as plastering.

Plastering
We got the chance to also ask Archi. Jonas about the deformities of slab on the 5th floor.
According to him, this is caused by overmixing, and it was also affected by the rain as concrete

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pouring took place. The treatment they do usually for these cases is putting of epoxy or structural
grout for repairing the damage. He also suggested that pouring with wire mesh or structural fiber
is another good alternative.

Slab Damages on 5th Floor

As we continue our DCR on the structural works, we saw a technology being used by the
surveyor, and it is called the multi-line laser. It is used for leveling the shore being installed. To
put it simply, it marks the 1-m vertical reference for each of the floors.

Multi-line Laser

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After our DCR activity, we worked together with Engr. Fernand in checking the quantity of top
and bottom bars in slab and collector/friction bars near shearwalls. We used the cutting list, key
plan, and schedule as reference in doing the activity.

Checking the quantity of rebars on slab

Doing the inspection with Engr. Fernand

The notable learning we had as we do this activity is being able to distinguish the sizes of 12-,
16-, 20-, and 32-mm bars by sight. Engr. Fernand told us that it is important that you are able to
familiarize with the sizes as it will be useful for inspection.

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Daily Journal Entry No. 7

November 29, 2019 (Friday)

Counted Training Hours: 10
Time: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

In doing the Daily Construction inspection, we saw how concrete blocks are being fabricated. As
shown in the picture below, samples are being made at the ground floor.

Concrete Block
We also took photo of the columnation, as it will be our guide in doing the column rebar
inspection. For each column number and lettering (e.g. 6A, 3), there are corresponding layout as
specified in the plan.

Columnation
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One notable element being installed is the Spacer Boom. As the construction takes higher
continuously, it is installed for easy distribution of concrete.

Spacer Boom

Daily Journal Entry No. 8

December 2, 2019 (Monday)

Counted Training Hours: 10
Time: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Today we only did our daily construction inspection as engineers were busy, and here are some
of the notable observations as we did the activity.

Putting of binder
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 Chipping of gutter

Inspection of Column Rebars

An important insight we discovered is that during laying of rebars in sight, installation of
electrical rough-ins and sanitary pipes are also done simultaneously. This is important to take
note in construction methodology.

Steelmen, Electrical Technicians, and Sanitary Plumbers working together

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After the activity, we stayed at the new conference room and saw the details of the project and its
current activities posted on the wall. See appendix for the pictures we took.

Breaktime at the Conference Room

Daily Journal Entry No. 9

December 4, 2019 (Wednesday)

Counted Training Hours: 10
Time: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Our construction activity today focused more on the current floor of structural works (11th floor).

Activities during the Morning Construction

ATMCI, the quality assurance team of the site, are inspecting all the rebar installations this
morning, together with MEC. One error found was a column rebar layout to be shown on the
figure.

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 Inspection with MEC (white) & ATMCI (black) (left); Rebar Layout Error (right)
Such error were repaired, by welding the exposed tie. To do so, the whole column rebar layout
was pushed to fully expose the error.

Fixing the Column Rebar Layout

Selfie during the Inspection

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The spacer boom is about to be operated this afternoon since the concrete supply will arrive at
that time.

Spacer Boom
ATMCI people are performing the final inspection before concrete pouring. As said by the MEC
engineers, they are strict when it comes to all quality of the installation as they pinpoint the
mistakes in much smaller details as what’s specified in the plan and general notes.

ATMCI Inspection
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For the sanitary part of the construction, we saw an example of installed pipe sleeve in a beam
rebar layout. According to Engr. Gio, Structural Works do really have to wait for the sanitary
plumbers to install the pipes before finishing the rebar installation. This is to ensure that sleeves
will fit as specified.

Pipe Sleeves
The rest of the afternoon is the concrete pouring at segment 2 of the building; while formworks
are being installed at segment 1 in preparation for the next floor, and rebars are being installed at
segment 3.

Concrete Pouring in the Afternoon

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Daily Journal Entry No. 10

December 6, 2019 (Friday)

Counted Training Hours: 10
Time: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Today, we were tasked by Ma’am IG, one of the paperworks team, to estimate the volume of
highlighted walls in the plans she gave to us. The formula is simply multiplying the thickness,
length, and height. Height depends on the elevation specification. However, the computation is
not that simple, for you have to consider subtracting the doors and windows. You will have to
refer to the specification plan to determine the door and window schedules to be subtracted.

Estimating the Highlighted Walls in the Plan

Specification Plans Used as Reference

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After which, we went with Engr. Gio to inspect the beam rebars installed. He taught us how to
read the schedule, and we realized the schedule is literally specified; however knowledge of
RCD is important to understand it (top bars/bottom bars on the left/mid/right span).

Beam Inspection with Engr. Gio

Schedule Used as Reference

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Daily Journal Entry No. 11

December 7, 2019 (Saturday)

Counted Training Hours: 10
Time: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

We prepared a report that is not a daily construction, rather a building completion. The
difference is that building completion report shows the activity done; while the daily
construction report shows the activity being done. Ma’am Ghinalyn, the finance control of MEC,
gave us a keyplan, and asked us to highlight the activities done on specific floors. She provided
us colors as reference in distinguished activities.

Preparing for the Building Completion Report

As for the report, 12 floor, segment 1 is already casted and formworks are installed. For 11th
th

floor all segments are casted for beams and slabs, while formworks are installed in segment 1
and 2 for both columns; and rebars are laid in segment 3.

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 12th floor Activities Completed

11th Floor Activities Completed

After all our inspection, we went to the office to highlight all the activities finished, and we
submit it to her. Building Completion Report is also important to be done aside from daily
construction report, as it is also part of what to report for each meeting they conduct with each
other. This helps to get the team get tracked of the building construction progress.

Doing the Building Completion Report

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Daily Journal Entry No. 12

December 9, 2019 (Monday)

Counted Training Hours: 10
Time: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Many engineers are at break today as ASEAN event has started, and only Engr. Fernand was the
QC inspecting the site. He was not able to accommodate us for he was too busy to keep the job
done. So we only did an inspection in the site.

Heavy Construction being done on the current floor

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Daily Journal Entry No. 13

December 10, 2019 (Tuesday)

Counted Training Hours: 10
Time: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Daily Journal Entry No. 14

Heavy construction took place and only few engineers and inspectors are on the site. As usual
busy day, we inspected the construction activities.

Archi/Structural Works Construction being Done

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Daily Journal Entry No. 14

December 11, 2019 (Wednesday)

Counted Training Hours: 10
Time: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Right after our daily construction report, we talked to one of the paperworks team responsible for
processing the requests of material and change orders of MEC. She introduced us the forms
which the contractor used, and upon which they communicate this with the other teams,
especially, the ATMCI, as they are the general consultant of the construction.
The common reports a civil engineer that is assigned for this paperworks to be submitted to their
consultant are the following (Check appendix for sample figures):
• Request for Information (RFI) – This is for concerns about the plans of the designer such
as revisions or request for new specifications.

• Request for Installation and Inspection Checklist (RFII) – This is the form submitted
before inspection/installation activity are to be done.
o Structural Works
▪ Rebars
▪ Formworks
▪ Concreting
o Civil Works
o Architectural Works
• Request for Materials and Equipment Testing Checklist (RMET) – This is the form
submitted before testing of material/equipment are to be done.
• Request for Delivery and Inspection Checklist (RSDI) – This is the form submitted
before deliverables are to be used in the construction site.
• Technical Submittal Routing Form (TSRF) – This is for notifying the change of brand of
material or supplier. Technically, this is very important for cost control of the products.

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 ATMCI Submittal Form Samples

After the brief discussion, we escorted her to the testing site of concrete materials to be used for
the construction. Their concrete tester is “J.M. Aguilar Construction Materials Testing Center”,
and it is few blocks from the site; while their rebar tester is “Steel Asia” in Alabang.

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 Escorting Ma’am Wilma to Concrete Testing Center

Concrete Samples to be Tested

Concrete Samples are being tested at the center

After our brief meeting with Ma’am Wilma, we were oriented by Engr. Ace and his co-
mechanical engineer about the MEFPS works in the construction. Unfortunately, the MEFPS
works was not shown to us, for the works will only about to start next year. So they taught us
basic knowledge about Fire Protection Piping System, Waterline, Sewer Line, and Mechanical
Ducts (Aircon, Exhaust, Fire Exit).

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Grease Trap and Water Closet Specifications

Toilet Urinal Specification

With the MEFPS Engineers

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Daily Journal Entry No. 15

December 13, 2019 (Friday)

Counted Training Hours: 10
Time: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

We did office works today, and we read the specifications manual about the construction
methodology of the site as per civil, structural, architectural, MEFPS, and all related aspect to the
construction. We learned the weekly cycle, the installation procedures, and testing procedures
being done.

Specifications Manual being used by the Contractor

On lunchbreak, we were taught by Engr. Jerome on how to do a rebar cutting list. We learned
techniques and at the same time utilized AUTOCAD to carry it out. Although, Engr. Jerome and
Engr. Angie recommended us to do the manual first before getting into softwares like TEKLA
and Planswift for accurate understanding of the estimation. My insight is that it is very important
to master your understanding of the general notes, particularly the lap splices and rebar
specifications on columns, beams, slabs, and other elements in the plan, as they will be your
guide in carrying out the rebar-cutting list. This is to ensure you are going with the standards of
the designer and at the same time, and at the same time, effective material control costs are
achieved.

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 Engr. Jerome demonstrating cutting list in AUTOCAD (left); Pic with Engr. Jerome and Engr.
Angie (right)
Daily Journal Entry No. 16

December 16, 2019 (Monday)

Counted Training Hours: 10
Time: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Engineers were too busy to accommodate us today, and so we only did construction inspection.
The notable activity taking place was concrete pouring on the afternoon. According to Engr. Gio,
a 6-mm slump is recommendable when concrete is to be poured on hot temperatures as the
concrete will take longer to lose its water content compared to 9-mm slump concrete. For
anticipated damages since concrete pouring on hot temperature, epoxy or structural grout is
added to repair them.

Concrete Pouring in the Afternoon

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Daily Journal Entry No. 17

January 23, 2020 (Thursday)

Counted Training Hours: 10
Time: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Ma’am IG gave us a task of estimating the quantity of toilet papers, towel holders, and soap
holders for each of the floors that have comfort rooms. The estimation is done with judgement
like 1:1 ratio for toilet paper to water closet.

Estimation of Sanitary Items with BOQ and Archi Plan as reference

After reporting to Ma’am IG, we escorted Engr. Ace for the inspection of Sewerage and Aircon
Drain Works constructed on units of 9th floor. The MEFPS works for each unit this year started
together with the Architectural works as well.

Sewer System installed on Architectural Units

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 Sewer Pipes and Fittings
Engr. Ace allowed us to be escorted to the Sewage Treatment Plant in the basement. According
to him, works for the said plant will be done on the latter part of the construction process (which
is the usual case), as materials and subcon for that matter are also not yet being provided by the
developer. The said STP to be constructed is with reference to the design of a Sequence Batch
Reactor or SBR. In addition to this, sewer pipe going to the SBR are much larger pipes compared
to what is used in the units. And the reason is that it is the main pipe that will catch and transfer
all of them to the SBR.

Inside the Sequencing Batch Reactor

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 Open Spaces, which are the blower area of the STP
Daily Journal Entry No. 18

January 24, 2020 (Friday)

Counted Training Hours: 10
Time: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Today is our last day with the site, and we celebrated it with the engineers as we are grateful for
the opportunity they gave to us. The awarding of certificate took place right after the celebration.
And after the awarding, we bid farewell to the engineers.

Awarding of Certificates

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PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FORM

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CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

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APPENDIX
Daily Construction Reports
November 18, 2019

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December 2, 2019

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Concrete Theoretical Strength Projection

Other Important Technical Documents

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Sample Construction Inspection Note

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