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19.  REGULA
ATORY REQUIREME
ENTS ....................................... ......................... 2 
19.1  AL ............................. ................................................ ......................... 2 
GENERA
19.1.1  Scope 2 
19.1.2  Referencce 2 
19.1.3  Contracto
or’s Respo
onsibility 2 
19.2  NOTICES
S .............................. ................................................ ......................... 3 
19.2.1  General 3 
19.2.2  Notice of Intent 3 
19.3  LANEOUS ............... ................................................ ......................... 3 
MISCELL

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19.3.1  Work required to be
e carried o ut by the Departmen
D t 3 
19.3.2  Regulatio
ons of Road Opening gs 3 
19.4  PROVISION FOR PERSONS
P S WITH DIS
SABILITIES ............. ......................... 3 
19.4.1  Scope 3 

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19. REGUL
LATORY REQUIRE
R EMENTS
S
19.1 GENERA
AL
19.1.1 Scope
1 This Part specifies the e requireme
ents for co-o
ordination, co-operation and liaison with the
following uttility owners:
ure Affairs of PWA
Infrastructu
Assets Affaairs of PWA
Qatar Gene eral Electricitty & Water C
Corporation, QGEWC
Q
Qatar Teleccom, Q-TEL
Qatar Petrooleum, QP

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2 This Part also
a specifiess the require o-ordination, co-operationn and liaison
ements for co n with the
following au
uthorities and departmen nts:
Civil Aviatio
on Authority
Ministry of Interior (Civil Defence De
epartment, Traffic
T Police, Departmennt of Immigration etc)
Ministry of Municipal Afffairs and Urb
ban Planning
g
Municipalitiies
Ports and Customs
C Autthority
Supreme Council
C for the Environmeent and Natu
ural Reserves s
3 The above shall collectively be know artment” in this Part.
wn as “Depa
4 Related Se
ections and Parts
P are as ffollows:
This Sectio
on Partt 16 Traffic Diverrsions
Partt 17 Project Co-oordination

19.1.2 Reference
Code on Barrier-Free
B Accessibilityy in Buildings, 2002 (verr 1.0), Buildiing and Con
nstruction
Authority, Singapore
S
Universal Design
D elines, 2006, Building and
Guide d Constructio
on Authority,, Singapore

19.1.3 Contractorr’s Respons

sibility
1 Unless provided for in thet Project D Documentatio on, the Contractor is respponsible for obtaining
all permits,, licences, and
a no-objecction certifica ates required d for the prooper executioon of the
Works. The e permits, lic
cences and n no-objection certificates shall also coover all the materials,
m
goods, and d instruments s etc which are required d to complete e the Works to the satisfaction of
the Owner.. The Contractor shall en nsure that all necessary permits,
p licennces and no--objection
certificates are obtaine ed prior to sttarting the work
w ch they relatee. All costs and fees
to whic
associated with necess sary permits , licences an nd no-objecttion certificattes shall be borne by
the Contractor. The Contractor
C iss also respon nsible for anny costs asssociated with h charges
made by th he Department for examin nation, certifiication or con
nnection.
2 The Contractor shall comply with h the relevaant provision
ns of all coodes, standa ards and
specificatio
ons of the De
epartment if the Works, or
o any part thereof, falls under the ju
urisdiction
of the Depaartment.
3 The Contractor shall consult eacch Departme ent fourteen days beforre it is proposed to
commence e any excav vation or de emolition woork to asceertain whetheer any und derground
ected. In th e event thatt an underground installaation will be affected,
installationss will be affe
the Contracctor shall ma ake all necesssary arrangements with the Departmment to safeg guard the
installation.
4 The Contra actor shall lo
ocate by exca avating hand oles and ma rk with suitable posts
d dug trial ho
all the Department’s un nderground sservices within the Site annd shall ensuure that such
h markers
are mainta ained in the correct posiition at all times. The Contractor
C shhall advise the public
utility autho y installation not found wh
orities of any here shown on the drawiings, or foun nd but not

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shown or fo
ound damag ged or subse
equently dam
maged. The Engineer shhall be notifie
ed clearly
of any such
h findings.
5 The Contra
actor shall be
e responsible
e for the cosst of any repair work neccessitated by y damage
caused by him to any of
o the Departmment’s facilitties or losses
s arising from
m their disrup
ption.
6 Copies of all
a informatio mitted to the Engineer
on obtained fform each Department shall be subm
and kept on
n the Site at all times.
19.2 NOTICES
S
19.2.1 General
1 All notices required to be given by the Contracctor to the Department sshall be in writing and
delivered by
b hand. The Contracto or shall furn
nish the Eng gineer with a copy of all notices
issued by the Contractoor.

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19.2.2 Notice of Intent
1 The Contra actor shall give
g at least seven days he Departmeent of the date upon
s notice to th
which it is intended
i to operate
o plantt or equipme
ent or carry out
o any workk for which pe ermission
has been given
g in writing by the DDepartment: such
s operations or work shall only beb carried
out in the presence
p a re
epresentative e of the Depaartment unle
ess written coonfirmation shall
s have
been obtain ned that this unnecessary ry.
19.3 MISCELL
LANEOUS
S
19.3.1 Work requ
uired to be carried
c out b
by the Deparrtment
1 If the Depa artment requires work to be carried out
o on its ins stallations duuring the exe
ecution of
the Works, the Contra actor shall provide all facilities to the Departtment’s conttractor or
workmen. The Contra actor shall cco-ordinate the work of the Deparrtment and his own
activities, and
a when ne ecessary sha all amend his programm me to suit thee requiremen nts of the
Departmen nt and shall keep
k the Eng
gineer informed of all arra
angements m made.
19.3.2 Regulation
ns of Road Openings
O
1 For Works including ro
oad openingss, the Contra actor shall co
omply with aall relevant provisions
p
of the PWA
A and the rele
evant provisiions of Part 16
1 of this Section, Trafficc Diversions.
19.4 PROVISION FOR PERSONS
P S WITH DIS
SABILITIE
ES
19.4.1 Scope
1 The aim off this provisio
on is to set o
out the funda
amental desiggn and consstruction requ
uirements
and guidelines for mak king those b buildings spe
ecified in Table 1 accesssible to pers
sons with
disabilities..
Table 1: Accessibiility for Perso
ons with Disa
abilities

No Types of buildings Accessiblee areas

1 Residential buildings:
(a) 3--storeys and below All communal areas annd facilities att
ground floo
or.
(b) 4--storeys and above All communal areas annd facilities.
2 Office buildings All areas in
ntended for aaccess by
employees s or public.
3 Shophousses The ground d floor for noon-residential use
ccessible to eemployees or
shall be ac
public.
4 Shopping complexes and multipurrpose All areas in
ntended for aaccess by
complexe
es employees s or public.

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No Types of buildings Accessiblee areas

5 Hotels and boarding houses

h All areas in
ntended for aaccess by
employees s or public.
6 Religious buildings an
nd Mosques All areas in
ntended for aaccess by
worshipperrs or public.
7 Places of public resorrt All areas in
ntended for aaccess by
employees s or public.
8 Cinemas, theatres, co oncert halls, sstadia or All areas in
ntended for aaccess by
other placces of public resort wheree permanentt employees s or public.
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9 Schools, colleges,
c uniiversities or iinstitutions All areas in
ntended for aaccess by
of learning
g employees s or public.
10
0 Hostels, halls
h of residence or dorm
mitories All areas in
ntended for aaccess by sta
aff,
students orr public.
11
1 Sports co
omplexes and
d public swim
mming pools All areas in
ntended for ppublic access
s.
12
2 Restauran
nts and eatin
ng establishm
ments All areas in
ntended for aaccess by
employees s or public.
13
3 Markets and
a hawker or
o food centre
res All areas in
ntended for ppublic access
s.
14
4 Hospitals, clinics, disp
pensaries, nu
ursing All areas in
ntended for aaccess by sta
aff,
homes, hoomes for the e aged and wwelfare patients, in
nmates or puublic.
homes
15
5 Factories, workshops and industria
al buildings All areas in
ntended for aaccess by
4-storeys and above employees s or public.
16
6 Transportt stations, intterchanges, ppassenger All areas in
ntended for aaccess by
terminals and adminis stration build ings in employees s or public.
depots
17
7 Vehicle pa
arks (surface
e parking or vvehicle Prescribed areas.
parking buildings)

2 The Ownerr is recommended to folllow and ado opt suitable and relevannt international barrier
free accesss guidelines which will aallow persons with disabilities to enteer, move aro
ound and
leave an esstablishmentt without hind
drances.
3 Universal Design
D is a continuous process of innovation
i ta
argeted at immproving usability for
everyone. It is also knoown that Uniiversal Desig gn is the dessign of produucts and envvironment
to be usablle by all people, to the grreatest exten
nt possible, without
w the nneed for adaptation or
specialised
d design. It is
s highly recom
mmended that the Owner shall adoptt Universal Design.
D

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