STANDARD ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS (SES)

“WASTE WATER”

GENERAL CONTENTS

Section Title Remarks

1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
2 MATERIALS
EXCAVATION, BACKFILLING AND
3
RESTORATION
4 CONCRETE AND FORMWORK
CONSTRUCTION OF PIPELINES, TUNNELS
5
AND ANCILLARY WORKS
6 BUILDING WORKS Unused
7 TESTING AND DISINFECTION
8 ROADWORKS Unused
9 SEWER AND WATER MAIN RENOVATION
PROTECTIVE COATINGS TO METAL
10 Unused
WORK
11 DESIGN
12 MECHANICAL WORKS Unused
13 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS Unused

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 CONTENTS

General Notes

Section Title Clause Clause Heading Page

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1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 1.1 Entry Onto the Site 1-19

1.2 Survey of Highways, Properties, Lands and
Crops
1.3 Site Fencing
1.4 Level and Reference Points
1.5 Accommodation for the Site Manager
1.6 Billposting and Advertising
1.7 Interference with Land Interests
1.8 Interference with Access to Properties and
Apparatus
1.9 Procedure for Complaints and Claims for
Damage
1.10 Protection Against Damage
1.11 Facilities, Highway Authorities and Others
1.12 Traffic Requirements
1.13 Tidiness of Site
1.14 Works Affecting Water Course
1.15 Contamination of Water Supply
1.16 Safety in Sewers and at Sewage Work
1.17 Emergency Arrangements
1.18 Explosives and Dangerous Substance
1.19 Electricity Distribution on the Site
1.20 Design Calculations
1.21 Drawings
1.22 Quality Management System
1.23 Safety
1.24 Maintaining Flow in Sewers
1.25 Control of Noise and Vibration in the Work
1.26 Manuals for Buildings and Structures
1.27 Plant Operation and Maintenance Manuals
1.28 Spares and Special Tools
1.29 Tests to be Witnessed Before Delivery
1.30 Delivery
1.31 Equipotential Bonding
1.32 Sanitary Precaution and Control
1.33 Signs
1.34 Personal Safety Equipment
1.35 Fire Precautions
1.36 Dust Abatement
1.37 Uniform
1.38 SURVEYING AND SETTING OUT WORK

2 MATERIALS 2.1 Standards and Submission of Materials 1-24

2.2 Storage and Stockpiling of Materials
2.3 Handling and Use of Materials
2.4 Topsoil
2.5 Turf
2.6 Grass Seed
2.7 Fertilizer
2.8 Trees and Shrubs
2.9 Aggregates for Concrete

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 2.10 Cement
2.11 Admixture for Concrete and Grout
2.12 Sand
2.13 Pipe Surround Materials
2.14 Dowel Bars
2.15 Steel Sheet Piles
2.16 Trench Backfill Materials
2.17 Selected Sandy Materials
2.18 Bank Run Gravel
2.19 Crushed Stone Bedding
2.20 Embankment Materials
2.21 Lime for Mortar
2.22 Cement Grout
2.23 Steel Reinforcement
2.24 Joint Filler Materials
2.25 Tying Wire
2.26 Formwork
2.27 Cover Blocks and Spacer for Reinforcement
2.28 Waterstop
2.29 Bricks and Blocks
2.30 Mortar
2.31 Joint Sealant
2.32 Cast Iron Pipes and Fittings
2.33 Cast Iron Soil Pipes
2.34 Ductile Iron Pipes and Fittings
2.35 Steel Pipes and Fittings
2.36 Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride Pipes and
Fittings (uPVC) for Water
2.37 Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride Pipes and
Fittings (uPVC) for Sewer
2.38 Polyethylene Pipes and Fittings
2.39 Fiberglass Pressure Pipes
2.40 Marker Tapes
2.41 Joint Sealant and Lubricants
2.42 Flanges for Pipes
2.43 Gaskets for Flanged Joints
2.44 Valves
2.45 Pre-cast Concrete Manholes
2.46 Manhole Frames and Covers
2.47 Manhole Step Iron (Ladder Rungs)
2.48 Vitrified Clay Pipes and Fittings
2.49 Reinforced Concrete Pipes and Fittings
2.50 Unreinforced Pipes and Fittings
2.51 Hydrants
2.52 Electrodes, Filler Rods and Wires for
Welding
2.53 Precast Concrete Segment for Tunnels and
Shafts
2.54 Bituminous Jointing Strip
2.55 Packing for Tunnels
2.56 Grummets
2.57 Nut, Screws, Washers and Bolts
2.58 Sleeve Type Coupling
2.59 Brass Fittings
2.60 Saddles
2.61 Rubber Gaskets for Mechanical and Push-on
Joints
2.62 Valve Boxes

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 2.63 Plastic Sheeting
2.64 Structural Steel
2.65 Aluminum and Aluminum Alloy
2.66 Timber for Carpentry and Joinery
2.67 Glass for Glazing
2.68 Paints and Painting Materials for Building
2.69 Water
2.70 Fasteners
2.71 Handrails and Ballusters
2.72 Safety Gate Chains
2.73 Liquid Chlorine
2.74 Sodium Hypochlorite
2.75 Calcium Hypochlorite
2.76 Aggregate Subbase Course
2.77 Aggregate Base Course
2.78 Crushed Aggregate Base Course
2.79 Lime Stabilized Road Mixed Based Course
2.80 Portland Cement Stabilized Road Mixed
Based Course
2.81 Asphalt Stabilized Road Mixed Based
Course
2.82 Portland Cement Treated Plant Mix base
Course
2.83 Aggregate Stockfile
2.84 Aggregate Surface Course
2.85 Bituminous Prime Coat
2.86 Bituminous Tack Coat
2.87 Bituminous Seal Coat
2.88 Bituminous Surface Treatment
2.89 Bituminous Penetration-Macadam Pavement
2.90 Bituminous Road Mix Surface Course
2.91 Bituminous Plant Mix Surface Course-
General
2.92 Bituminous Plant Mix Surface Course-Cold
Laid
2.93 Bituminous Plant Mix (Stockpile Maintence
Mixture)
2.94 Bituminous Concrete Surface Course-Hot
Applied
2.95 Portland Cement Concrete Pavement
2.96 Curb and Gutter
2.97 Sidewalk
2.98 Thrust Blocks
2.99 MISCELLANEOUS STAINLESS STEEL
METAL WORKS
2.100 ALTERNATIVE PIPE MATERIAL FOR
SEWER PIPES
2.101 AIR- VACUUM AND AIR-RELEASE VALVES
2.102 EPOXY PAINTS FOR CONCRETE TANKS

3 EXCAVATION,
BACKFILLING AND
RESTORATION 3.1 Excavation 1-14
3.2 Clearing and Grubbing
3.3 Test Pits
3.4 Trench Excavation
3.5 Headings, Tunnels and Shafts
3.6 Excavation in Carriageway/Roadways

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 3.7 Miscellaneous
3.8 Turf for Relaying
3.9 Topsoil for Re-use
3.10 Dealing with Surface and Ground Water
3.11 Temporary Drains
3.12 Backfilling
3.13 Backfilling Above Ground
3.14 Reinstatement of Maintainable Highways
3.15 Reinstatement of Non-Maintainable
Highways
3.16 Reinstatement of Unpaved lands
3.17 Trees
3.18 Land Drains
3.19 Blasting
3.20 Reinstatement of Walls, Fences and Hedges
3.21 Piling
3.22 Closure and Demolition of Redundant Assets
3.23 Filling Operations
3.24 Disposal Operations
3.25 Field Density Test
3.26 Sheeting and Bracing
3.27 Structural Fill
3.28 Lines and Grades
3.29 Slopes, Slides and Geological Overbreak
3.30 Re-use of Excavated Materials
3.31 Stockpiling of Materials
3.32 MATERIAL FOR PIPE BEDDING AND
TRENCH FILLING
3.33 BEDDING FOR PIPES
3.34 BACKFILLING TO PIPES
3.35 STANDARDS OF COMPACTION

4 CONCRETE AND
FORMWORK 4.1 Concrete Quality 1-15
4.2 Small Construction Concrete
4.3 Ready Mixed Concrete
4.4 Concrete Mixes
4.5 Mortar Mixes
4.6 Cement Grout
4.7 Testing
4.8 Porous No-Fines Concrete
4.9 Air-Entrained Concrete
4.10 Chloride Content
4.11 Workability
4.12 Transporting, Placing and Compacting
4.13 Concrete Temperature
4.14 Protection and Curing
4.15 Records of Concreting
4.16 Construction of Formwork
4.17 Cleaning and Treatment of Forms
4.18 Stripping of Formwork
4.19 Sloping of Formwork
4.20 Cutting and Bending of Reinforcement
4.21 Fixing of Reinforcement
4.22 Surface Condition of Reinforcement
4.23 Laps and Joints
4.24 Welding of Reinforcement
4.25 Built-In Items

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 4.26 Construction Joints
4.27 Surface Finishes Produced Without
Formwork
4.28 Surface Finishes Produced With Formwork
4.29 Tie Bolts for Formwork
4.30 Tolerance for Concrete Surfaces
4.31 Marking of Precast Concrete Components
4.32 Concrete Cast Against Rock
4.33 Concrete Cast Against Previously Placed
Concrete
4.34 Acceptance Criteria
4.35 CONCRETE DIRECTLY IN CONTACT WITH
SEWAGE

5 CONSTRUCTION OF
PIPELINES, TUNNELS AND
ANCILLARY WORK 5.1 General 1-26
5.2 Pipe Bedding
5.3 Concrete Protection to Pipes
5.4 Completion of Pipe Surround
5.5 Pipelaying in Headings
5.6 Thrust Blocks
5.7 Pipe Jointing Generally
5.8 Welded Joints in Plastic Pipes
5.9 Butt Fusion Jointing in Polyethylene
Pipelines
5.10 Flanged Joints
5.11 Ogee Joints
5.12 Welded Joints in Steel Pipes
5.13 Cement Mortar Joints
5.14 Run Lead Joints
5.15 Protection of Ferrous Pipes, Joints and
Fittings
5.16 Cutting Pipes
5.17 Precast Concrete Manholes
5.18 Precast Concrete Segmental Manholes
5.19 Brick and In-Situ Concrete Manholes and
Chambers
5.20 Inverts and Benching
5.21 Pipes and Joints Adjacent to Structures
5.22 Watertightness of Manholes and Chambers
5.23 Setting Manhole Covers and Frames
5.24 Connections to Existing Sewers
5.25 Sewers and Manholes to be Abandoned
5.26 Pipe Jacking
5.27 Shafts
5.28 Openings in Shafts and Tunnels
5.29 Segmental Shaft and Tunnel Linings
5.30 Unbolted Concrete Tunnel Segments
5.31 Bolted Concrete Segmental Linings
5.32 Grouting of Segments
5.33 Caulking
5.34 Pointing of Joints
5.35 Shafts and Tunnel to be Watertight
5.36 Recording Information
5.37 Junctions and Laterals on Sewers
5.38 Marker and Indicator Posts
5.39 Tolerances for Pipelines, Shafts and Tunnels

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 5.40 Sleeve Type Coupling
5.41 Jointing for Bell and Spigot Rubber Rings
5.42 Interconnection between Pipes
5.43 Pipe Supports
5.44 Service Connections

7 TESTING AND
DISINFECTION 7.1 Cleansing of Pipelines 1-5
7.2 Precautions Prior to Testing Pipelines
7.3 Notification of Test
7.4 Testing of Non-Pressure Pipelines
7.5 Water Test for Non-Pressure Pipelines
(Exfiltration)
7.6 Air Test for Non-Pressure Pipelines
7.7 CCTV Inspection for Non-Pressure Pipelines
7.8 Infiltration
7.9 Testing of Pressure Pipelines
7.10 Swabbing of Watermains
7.11 Disinfection of Watermains
7.12 Cleansing of Structures
7.13 Testing of Concrete Structures Designed to
Retain an Aqueous Liquid
7.14 Testing of Roofs
7.15 Disinfection of Structures for Potable Water
7.16 Pressure Testing Polyethylene Pipelines

9 SEWER AND WATER MAIN

RENOVATION 9.1 Isolation of Flows 1-6
9.2 Preparatory Survey
9.3 Preparation of Existing Sewers and
Watermains
9.4 Jointing Generally
9.5 Connections
9.6 Intermediate Chambers
9.7 Release of Curing Water
9.8 Annulus Grouting Generally
9.9 Inspection After Grouting
9.10 Lining Through Valves
9.11 Inspection After Renovation
9.12 Bringing Renovated Water Mains Into
Service
9.13 Lining Template
9.14 Tolerances for Preformed Lining
9.15 Cutting of Sewer Linings
9.16 Treatment of Sewer Linings at Intermediate
Manholes
9.17 Placement of Sewer Lining-General
9.18 Placement of Cast Polyester Resin Linings
(“In-Situ Form”)
9.19 Sliplining
9.20 Void Grouting
9.21 Core Sampling

11 DESIGN 11.1 Application 1-9

11.2 Design Standards
11.3 Sliding
11.4 Overturning

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 11.5 Flotation
11.6 Settlement
11.7 Concrete Structures
11.8 Building Design
11.9 Structural Steel Work
11.10 Masonry
11.11 Timber
11.12 Flooring
11.13 Handrails and Balusters
11.14 Stairs and Ladders
11.15 Hydraulic Design
11.16 Pipelines
11.17 Drainage
11.18 Manholes
11.19 Overflows
11.20 Outfalls
11.21 Roads
11.22 Landscaping
11.23 Foundations
11.24 Ground Anchors
11.25 Bunds to Chemical Tanks
11.26 Working Room

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