TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

1.0 IRRIGATION CANAL 1.1 CLEARING AND GRUBBING SCOPE AND DESCRIPTION The work under this item shall consist of the removal and disposal, in a manner approved by the Engineer, of all vegetation, trees, stumps, roots, brush, rubbish and all objectionable matters within the right-of-way for the Project Construction all in accordance with the Drawings and these specifications or as directed by the Engineer. 1.2 EXCAVATION (Manual) SCOPE AND DESCRIPTION The work under this item shall consist of excavating, removal, hauling and disposal of all excavated materials; tamping and trimming foundation bed required for the construction of permanent structures with the use of suitable excavated materials as determined by the Engineer; hauling and disposing of all excess excavated materials to the designated waste disposal areas, all in accordance with the plans and specification or as ordered by the Engineer. It shall also include whenever necessary all cofferdamming, temporary diversion and protection works, pumping and dewatering operations, all necessary draining, sheeting, shoring and clean-up site after construction. 1.3 EXCAVATION (Mechanized) The specified work on this item shall be performed by heavy equipments like Backhoe Loader and Bulldozer. 1.4 PIPE LAYING AND INSTALLATION A 10 Dual Wall High Density Polyethylene pipe is designed for this item. Before laying and installing, the pipe shall be excavated cleared leveled at design slope. Pipe shall be laid and covered in a minimum depth of 30 cm. All pipes shall be connected by coupling band and supported by concrete collar. A concrete manhole must be constructed in every 3 lengths of pipe depending on the actual condition/location. 1.5 CONCRETE GENERAL This item covers all the materials as cement, aggregates, water, admixtures and proportioning, mixing, transporting, placing, finishing, curing and protecting of concrete and including supplies, equipment, tools and all other incidentals necessary for concrete works.

CONCRETE COMPOSITION Concrete shall compose of cement, fine and coarse aggregates, water and if necessary admixtures or agents approved by the Agency. The design of concrete mixtures and consistency shall be as specified in this section. CEMENT General The cement shall conform to the requirements of the standard specifications for cement. Special cement maybe used subject to the approval of the Engineer provided it meets the requirements with respect to strength, soundness and setting time.

WATER The water used in concrete, mortar and grout shall be free from objectionable quantities of slit organic matter, alkali, salts and other impurities. FINE AGGREGATES General The term Fine Aggregates is used to designate aggregates in which the maximum size of particles is 3/16 of an inch, (5 millimeters). Fine aggregates for concrete, mortar and grout shall be provided by the contractor and shall consist of natural sand, manufactured sand, or a combination of both. As a means of providing moisture control, the Contractor may be required to stockpile the fine aggregates over porous drain excessive water and to stabilize the moisture content. Quality Fine aggregates shall conform to the requirements of ASTM C-33 and shall consist of hard, tough, durable uncoated rock particles. The Contractor shall exercise every possible precaution in the transporting, washing and screening operations to prevent the contamination of the sand particles. The fine aggregates shall conform to the following requirements: a) Grading It is assumed that the sand available in natural deposits will require processing to provide a suitable gradation. Regardless of the source, the fine aggregates shall be

well graded from fine to coarse and the gradation as delivered to the mixers shall conform to the following requirements unless otherwise approved: Sieve Designation US Standard Square M e s h 3/8 No. 4 No. 8 No. 16 No. 30 No. 50 No. 100 No. 200 Percent by Weight Passing Individual S i z e s 100 95/100 85-95 60-85 25-60 10-30 2-10 0-5

In addition to the grading limit show above the fine aggregates as delivered to the mixer shall have the fineness modules of not less than 2.30 or more than 3.00. The grading of the fine aggregates also shall be controlled so that the fineness module of at least 9 to 10 test samples of fine aggregates as delivered to the mixer shall not vary more than 0.10 from the average fineness modules shall be determined by dividing by 100, the sum of the cumulative percentages retained to US Standard sieves No. 4, 8, 16, 30, 50 and 100. At the option of the Contractor fine aggregates may be separated COARSE AGGREGATE Coarse aggregate shall consist of gravel, crushed gravel, or rock, or a combination thereof. Coarse aggregate shall consist of hard, tough, durable, clean and uncoated particles. All foreign materials and dust shall be removed by adequate processing. The particle shape of the smallest size of crushed coarse aggregate shall be reasonable free from flat and elongated particles. A thin flat and elongated particle can be defined as a particle having a maximum dimension greater than five times the minimum dimension. The coarse aggregate shall be graded from fine to coarse; it shall be separated into size groups. 1.6 STEEL REINFORCING BARS SCOPE OF WORK All reinforcing steel bars required for the works as detailed in the Construction Drawings or as directed by the Engineer shall be furnished by the Contractor. The work under this section includes the hauling of all reinforcing steel bars required for construction works from source of procurement to the Project Site, storing, cutting, bending and proper placing all in accordance with the drawing and these specifications.

All reinforcing steel bars shall be furnished by the Contractor in commercial standard lengths and the Contractor shall cut and bend the reinforcing steel bars to the details and dimensions shown on the drawings. MATERIALS All steel reinforcing bars to be furnished by the Contractor shall be grade 40, deformed type, and conforming to the requirements of ASTM A-615. The nominal dimensions and unit weights of bar designation shall be in accordance with the following table: Bar Designation 10 (mm) 12 (mm) 16 (mm) Unit Weight Kg. /m 0.616 0.888 1.579 Nominal Section Area (mm2) 78.54 113.10 201.10 Perimeter (mm) 31.42 37.70 50.26

The nominal diameter of a deformed bar is equivalent to the diameter of a plain bar having the same wt. per meter of the deformed bar. CUTTING AND BENDING a shop or at the job site. All bending work shall be in accordance with the latest standard practice and by approved machine methods. Radii for bends and hooks will be specified on the approved detailed reinforcement drawing in accordance with sound design procedures. PLACING Reinforcement shall be laid, anchored and embedded in the concrete as shown on the drawings or as directed by the Engineer. Unless otherwise directed, the spacing of the reinforcement bars shall be measured along the center line of the bars. Reinforcement shall be inspected for compliance with requirements as to size, shape, length, slicing, position and number after placement based on the approved reinforcement drawings. Before reinforcements are placed, the surfaced of the bars and the surfaces of any metal bar support shall be cleaned of heavy flaky rust, loose scales, dirt, grease or other foreign substance which in the opinion of the Engineer are objectionable. Heavy flaky rust that can be removed by firm rubbing with burlap or equivalent treatment is considered objectionable. After being placed, the reinforcing bars shall be maintained in a clean condition until completely embedded in concrete. Reinforcing bars shall be accurately placed and secured in position so as to avoid displacement during the pouring of concrete. Special care shall be exercised to prevent any disturbance of any embedded reinforcement during the setting of concrete. Metal chairs, hangers, spacers or other support may be used by the Contractor for supporting reinforcing bars.

RELATION OF BARS TO CONCRETE SURFACES The minimum cover for all main reinforcement shall conform to the dimensions shown on the detailed reinforcement drawings in accordance with ACI-518 specifications. SPLICING All splices in reinforcement shall be as shown on the drawings or as directed by the Engineer. The lapped ends of bars shall be either supported sufficiently to permit the embedment of the entire surface of each bar in concrete or shall be surely wired. 2.0 QUARRYING Description under the fine aggregates will be used in this item, only that source of aggregates should be identified and Quality conforms with specified descriptions. All aggregates that are taken from source must be clear from other foreign materials. The materials must be in good quality suitable for concrete works. 3.0 HAULING OF MATERIALS 3.1 POINT OF DELIVERY TO JOBSITE All construction materials shall be delivered and stored in a safe location where the construction takes place. 3.2 MANUAL HAULING (Aggregates) This item requires a manual labor in Hauling the Aggregates from the place where it is accessible for the delivery. Manual Hauling are to be used.

Republic of the Philippines Province of Negros Occidental

Office of the Provincial Agriculturist

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Project Title Location Source of Fund Scope of Work : REHABILITATION/IMPROVEMENT of CANLUSONG-RONIL IP : Brgy. San Isidro, EB Magalona, Negros Occidental : Burean of Soils & Water Management-Trust Fund : Clearing, Layout & Grubbing; Excavation (Manual & Mechanized); Pipe Laying & Installation; Concrete Class A; Reinforcing Steel; Quarrying & Screening of Aggregates; Hauling of Materials

Prepared by:

Approved by:

JIMBO P. GARSULA Engineer IV

IGMEDIO J. TABIANAN Provincial Agriculturist