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Ministry of Housing

BUQAYQ PROJECT

METHOD STATEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF

ASPHALT WORK

Revision Record

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This cover page is a record for all the revisions of the document identified above by
number and title. All previous cover pages are hereby superseded and are to be destroyed

PREPARED BY CONTRACTOR: AJCL

Checked& Approved
Rev. Prepared By Reviewed and
Date By
No. Details Approved By

Eng. Mohammed Eng. Mohammed

Name Mahmoud Eissa
Arfa Arafa
00 08/02/2015 Designation Material Engineer Project Manager Project Engineer
signature

CHECKED AND APPROVED BY:QA/QC

Rev. No. Date Details Checked Approved Remarks

Name
00 Designation
Signature

COMMENTS

INDEX

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1.0 Purpose
2.0 Scope
3.0 Legislation and Code of Practice
4.0 References
5.0 Definitions and Abbreviations
6.0 Resources
6.1 Materials and Their Approval
6.2 Subcontractor Approval
6.3 Shop Drawings Approval
6.4 Equipment
6.5 Human Resources
7.0 Detailed Construction Sequence ( Methodology )

1.0 PURPOSE

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The purpose of this method statement defines the procedure for the construction of
asphaltic works in the whole area Buqayq project.

2.0 SCOPE

This method statement is applicable for the construction of asphaltic works to execute and
test as per project specifications, Contract Documents, Shop drawings For Buqayq project.
All the works related to construction of Asphaltic works shall comply with:
Technical specification of project volune 2 section (02510).

3.0 LEGISLATION AND CODE OF PRACTICE

All execution activity shall comply with legislation and guidelines under;
Technical specification of project volune 2 section (02510).

4.0 REFERENCES

Ministry Of Housing Specifications:

Following sections of Ministry of Housing (KSA) –Standard Specification-Part 1:

o General Requirements specification Part 1: MOT-SPC-PART-1E.
o General Specifications for Urban Roads Construction MOT-SPC-PART-3E, Division 8
Asphalt work.
o PROJECT QUALITY PLAN (DOCUMENTREV: 00
o American Association of State High way and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
o Relevant approved shop drawings

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5.0 DEFINITIONS & ABRRIVIATIONS

5.1 ABBRIVIATIONS

AJC Al Jaber Contracting Limited

MOT Ministry of Transportation
PTR Pneumatic Tired Roller
BOQ Bill Of Quantities
ITP Inspection and Test Plan
WIR Works Inspection Request
ITR Inspection and Test Record
SASO Saudi Arabian Standard Organization
ASTM American Standards for Testing Materials
AASHT American Association for State Highway and Transportation Officials
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BS British Standard
JMF Job Mix Formula
VMA Voids filled with Mineral Aggregate

5.2 DEFINITIONS

Accepted
Accepted in writing by the Engineer (or by the Employer where appropriate) as meeting the
requirements of the Contract Documents and of any authorized variations thereto. "Acceptance"
means accepted in writing as aforesaid. "Acceptable" means acceptable to the Engineer as aforesaid.

Addendum/notice
Amendment of or revision to any of the Contract Documents issued to tenderers, and which is
deemed to form part of the Contract Documents.

Approved - Approved in writing by the Engineer, including subsequent written approval or

confirmation of previous verbal approval by the Engineer. "Approval" means approval in writing as
aforesaid.

Backfill

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The constructed works around structures, like bridges, culverts, retaining walls and around
and above different utilities.

Change Order
A written order addressed to the Contractor and approved by the Ministry about important
and influence change in some items and works in the project or the written instruction
ordered to the Contractor issued by the Engineer and approved by the Ministry, to require
a construction of additional works according to the items of the contract.

Equipment
All machines and tools required for their operation and maintenance, devices and systems
required for the construction of contract works in a technically acceptable method and to
perform them properly within contract period.

Pre-construction meeting
A meeting between the Engineer and the Contractor and his representatives, to discuss
work plan, progress and contract requirements prior start of the work.

Site
Lands and places handed on which the works shall be executed either above or below or in
it, or any lands offered by the Ministry as areas for project construction specified in the
contract.

Specification Limits
Lower and upper limits which should be achieved on the constructed works using the best
available materials and construction methods.

Work Drawings
A set of drawings and figures for work construction that includes plans of temporary and
permanent structures , profiles, cross sections, typical models, detailed sections together
with supplementary and any additional plans showing work site, type, dimensions and
details, submitted by the Ministry/Engineer or prepared by to the Contractor and approved
by the Ministry or its Engineer.

6.0 RESOURCES:

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6.1Material and their Approval

Approved material in accordance with relevant submittals shall be ordered well in advance
in order to ensure delivery prior start of work.

Asphalt Materials:
Prime coat and tack coat used for Asphalt works, (Technical specification of project volune
2 section (02510) part 2 (5-3).

Asphaltic Concrete Mixes

 Approved Asphalt mix design .

6.2 Subcontractor Approval

1. No sub-contractor for this activity, AJC shall execute all asphalt works.

6.3 Shop Drawing Approval

All the related design and shop drawings are already submitted to the client and approved.

6.4 EQUIPMENT

AJC shall make assure that all the machine and equipment’s required for Asphalt Works are
available in excellent working condition .The equipment shall be but not limited to

 Mixing Plants
 Asphalt Paving Machine
 Steel and Tyre Rollers
 dump trucks
 Asphalt tankers

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Hand tools include rakes, shovels, hand compactors, leveling and smoothing tools, cleaning tools
and all other tools that may be needed by the Contractor to complete the work.

6.5 HUMAN RESOURCES

Overall Operation crew for construction and Inspection works of asphalt works shall be formed as
follows:

 project Manager
 Material Engineer
 Steel Roller Operator
 Tire Roller Operator
 Mechanic
 Tank Driver
 Foremen
 Technicians
 Quality Engineer
 HSE Officers
 Surveyors
 Survey Helpers
 Flagmen / Banks men
 Common Laborers

The number of personnel will be determined according to the work progress and
conditions on site.

7 DETAILED CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE (METHODLOGY)

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7.1 Surface Preparation

a) The road base surface shall be cleaned with a mechanical broom or compressor .Before
application of prime coat all structure area and/or curbs should be protected from being marred.
Approved MC-1 medium curing cut back asphalt prime coat shall be applied using a coat tanker at
a rate of 0.5 to 1.75 L/m2 and at a temp between 50 and 85 ºC. Prime coat is applied during clear
and sunny days and allowed to cure at least for 24 hrs prior to paving at during fog, dust, storms or
other unsuitable weather. The penetration rate for MC-1 at 25°C, 100 grams, 5 seconds shall be
120-300. Prime coat shall be protected from traffic. Prime coat may be applied manually in
restricted and inaccessible areas. Any area with missing or over application of prime coat shall be
rectified prior to laying of any asphalt.
AJC Construction manager will be overall responsible for the asphalt laying activity, including the
application of the prime and tack coat AJC QA/QC Staff shall perform the inspection and
surveillance of asphalt laying activities.

7.2 Paver and Alignment Controls

The paving width shall first be determined depending on the total width of the road. In echelon
paving (2 pavers or more are used), each paver width shall range from 3 to 7 m in such a way to
cover the whole width of the road to be paved. Roads with 8m and less width shall be paved using
one paver. Extension augers shall be used when the screed is extended. Steel pegs with horizontal
arms which allows & supports a taut wire line for the elevation control shall be fixed at 5 to 10 m
intervals and at an offset of 1m to the paving width. The sensor arms of the paver shall passes over
the taut wire line ensuring even surface.

7.3 Mix Delivery

Approved asphalt base/wearing courses from AJC asphalt batching plant shall be transported to site
by tippers and/or trailers. During production bitumen shall be heated to a temperature between 150
and 165ºC and the mineral aggregate to a temperature between 165 and 180 ºC. The number of
truck’s haul distance, plant capacity, capacity of paving and compacting equipment, job site lay
down rate are all factors to be considered for the efficient delivery of mix to the site. The mix shall
be delivered to the job site at temperature above 140ºC and not exceeding the max temperature for
mixing at the plant. Production shall be stopped when ambient temp is less then 10ºC or during
storms or other unsuitable weather. The trucks shall be covered with Tarpaulin to retain the
temperature and contamination due to dust.

7.4 Before Placing Bituminous Mixes

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Consideration:
􀂃 The feed trucks shall be organized in such a way as to ensure a continuous
supply of mix.
􀂃The feed trucks shall maneuver in such a way not to damage the road base
layer.
􀂃 The paver hopper shall be all time third full and the wings shall be open all time
while paving.
􀂃 The paver speed should be as constant as possible without frequent stops.
􀂃 As soon as the haul truck arrives at the job site, the QC inspector shall check
that the asphalt delivered shall be in a satisfactory condition (free from cold
lumps).
􀂃 The mix temperature should be checked in the truck before hauling asphalt into
the paver.
􀂃 Route to be paved is defined and a steering guide should help the operator to
follow the route.
􀂃 The paver should be positioned properly on to the road. It should maintain speed
as to obtain as constant supply of the mix from the feed trucks as possible.
􀂃 Spreading shall not be performed during unsuitable weather conditions.

7.5 Asphalt Placement

a)Spreading and Leveling

The Asphalt mix shall be laid according the required lane width and thickness, as per the project
specifications, upon an approved surface by self-propelled paver using electronic sensors.
Any segregation of materials also should not be allowed. Immediate rectification, by spraying fine
hot mix materials, should be practiced. If for any reason the paver was delayed or stopped from
placing bituminous mixes and that the laid asphalt temperature behind the paver dropped below
120ºC a joint shall be made The asphalt material in the hopper shall be removed and disposed
immediately.
Any rejected asphalt is placed for temporary roads and it will be removed before handing over.

b) Handwork
In situations where the paver cannot place it adequately and/or in areas not accessible to the roller,
the mixture shall be placed by a bobcat and leveled with handles rakes and shovels then thoroughly
compacted using a small steel roller followed by a Pneumatic Tired Roller where accessible.

7.6 Rolling and Compaction

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occurs within the specified temperature range (not less than 135 d c). All rolling shall be completed
before the temperature of the mixture drops below ninety (90) degrees Celsius. The breakdown
rolling shall be carried out using vibratory steel-wheel rollers operating in vibratory mode
intermediate rolling shall follow the breakdown rolling as closely as possible and shall be carried
out using pneumatic tire rollers (PTRs). Finish rolling shall be carried out while the material is still
warm enough for the removal of roller marks. It shall be carried out using steel-wheel rollers in
static mode.
The weigth of steel roller shall be 9 tonnes and Pnematic Tire Roller shall be 14 tonnes and
minimum of 4 passes shall be done.

Roller shall be started and reversed gently and slowly but at uniform speed to achieve the best
result. Commenced with a steel wheel roller along the lower edge of the area to be rolled and be
continued until the edge is thoroughly compacted, after which the roller shall be gradually
advanced to the crown point, both sides being rolled in a like manner. Near retaining walls, curbs,
gullies or manholes asphalt shall be placed manually ensuring a smooth texture then compacted
with a small steel roller and a PTR. Sufficient compaction equipment shall be provided and
compaction shall continue until each lot of asphaltic concrete pavement is compacted to an in-place
density within ninety one to ninety-five (91-95) percent of the theoretical maximum density
determined from AASHTO T-209 for all layers calculated based on three to five (3-5) percent air
voids, and the compaction level of ninety-six (96) percent of Marshall density. At calculation the
quality index required for statistical evaluation, this range shall be widened by one (±1) percent in
both sides. Near retaining walls, curbs , gullies or manholes asphalt shall be placed manually
ensuring a smooth texture then compacted with a small steel roller and a PTR.

7.7 Joints:
Whenever it is possible, longitudinal and transverse joints shall be held to the minimum practical
number. However, when these joints are used, following requirements shall be fulfilled:
All the construction joints shall be staggered and not overlapping.
All cutting works for asphalt shall be made by saw cut.
1. Longitudinal joints for each course shall be offset thirty (30) centimeters from the joint
in the immediate underlying course. Transverse joints shall be offset a Minimum of sixty
(60) Centimeters from the joint of the immediate underlying course.
2. Longitudinal joints shall be located within fifteen (15) centimeters of the Centerline
of the roadway or within fifteen (15) centimeters of the centerline of a lane.
3. The new asphaltic concrete layer shall overlap with the adjacent layers by the maximum
of five (5) centimeters or one-half (1/2) the layer thickness.
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the layer, removing and wasting the material, spreading new asphaltic material in sufficient
quantity to create a compacted thickness equal to the thickness of the first layer. The joint shall be
cross-rolled with one coverage and the joint checked with a straight-edge not less than four (4)
meters in length. High points shall be removed and sags filled with additional asphaltic material
and the joint rolled a second time .The joint shall again be checked with a straight edge, humps and
sags adjusted if necessary, and rolled until the joint is complete and compacted as specified.
5. Contact surfaces, where asphaltic concrete mixtures are placed against concrete or curb stone
and gutter, bridge abutments, retaining walls, drainage facilities, a cold pavement joint or metal
surface, shall be tack coated

7.8 Pavement Thickness Measurement:

The thickness of each course of asphaltic concrete pavement, complete as placed and compacted,
shall be measured from cores obtained from random locations. The cores shall be taken only after
24 hrs of rolling completion. The layer thickness shall not deviate from the specified thickness in
the plans,. The thickness of each core shall be determined, using a set of calipers, in accordance
with ASTM D-3549.

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