Vol II - Book I - CH1 - G - Guidelines of Design Principle and Spec..

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Technical Specification For Sea Water Intake System
Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station 2X800 MW
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GUIDELINES OF DESIGN PRINCIPLE AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR MATERIALS AND WORKS 1.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter provides broad guidelines for designing the different components of the work and also covers the specifications for material used for civil, structural building and architectural work. The bidder has to follow the relevant Indian Standard specification while designing the different components of the works. Wherever Indian Standard specifications are not available the bidder has to quote proper authority (or) code for the assumption made and method adopted and the bidder has to enclose the authority (or) code. Similarly for the procurement of material used for testing of materials unless specified in the tender the relevant provision of the appropriate bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) shall apply for all materials and workmanship. Where the relevant BIS do not exists; the latest version of the relevant British Standard specification (or) standard of the American society for testing material shall apply. 1.2 SCOPE OF WORKS The work contemplated covers the design, manufacture, assembly, testing, supply, construction of shore based intake through open channel with two groynes, Stone protection works for groynes, dredging of offshore channel construction of approach channel (onshore and offshore channel),
construction of desilting basin, Construction of forebay, Construction of pump house including sump, Laying and assembly of Intake and Outfall pipeline, Construction of approach road of single lane (Sectional drawing enclosed) along the pipeline route upto pump house, Construction of MCC room, chlorination room, Outfall Structure including diffuser, civil, structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Control & Instrumentation and architectural works as specified / required for safe and trouble-free operation of Sea water Intake and Outfall system for 2 X 800 MW Units and for future 1 X 800 MW Unit of SDSTPS at Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India, including One (1) year Operation and maintenance of the commissioned plant with personnel, spares &
consumables and imparting training to APPDCL/APGENCO staff on O&M of

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entire system. The major scope of works involved are the following but not limited to the same for civil and mechanical works of sea water intake and
Design, Construction of groynes, offshore channel of suitable size including stone protection works for groynes, dredging of offshore channel etc.
Design, construction of onshore channel, desilting basin. Design, construction of forebay including counterfort retaining wall/RCC Diaphragm wall etc. Design, construction of Pump house including sump etc. Design, supply & installation of three (3) numbers Vertical Turbine pumps with all necessary electrical, mechanical accessories and provision of two (2) numbers future pumps
Design, procuring, jointing and laying of factory made 2200 mm diameter and minimum 16 mm thick delivery/intake pipeline including 2 mm thick PU coating from pump house to terminal point (TP1) inside the plant with all necessary butterfly valves, air valves, sluice valves, thrust block ,anchor blocks, valve chambers, expansion joints etc.
Design, procuring, jointing and laying of factory made 1800 mm diameter and minimum 14 mm thick Return/Outfall pipeline including 2 mm thick PU coating from terminal point (TP1) to diffuser point as specified with necessary butterfly valves, air valves, sluice valves, thrust block ,anchor blocks, valve chambers, expansion joints etc.
Design, construction of approach road from plant boundary to pump house along the pipeline route. Design, supply & installation of three (3) nos. traveling water screens, coarse screens. Design, supply & installation of six (6) nos stop log gates and provision of two (2) numbers future requirement. Design, supply & installation of Cranes and Hoists as per requirement.
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Design, supply & installation of Electro chlorination system for sea water to avoid biofouling in Intake pipeline with all necessary accessories etc.
Surface preparation and necessary corrosion resistance painting for all equipment, piping, valves, structures, buildings, tanks, walls, platforms etc.
One (1) year Operation and maintenance of the commissioned plant with personnel, spares & consumables and imparting training to APPDCL/APGENCO staff on O&M of system.
Scope of works specified above is tentative and Bidder has to execute complete works for satisfactory functioning of entire Sea water intake & Outfall System. The Bidder shall quote for the Base scheme and can suggest alternative options with separate price which will not be considered for evaluation. The preliminary geotechnical investigation, hydrographic survey, topographic survey and oceanographic studies were conducted by the purchaser and preliminary report is available with Purchaser and will be furnished to the successful bidder for reference. However for detailed engineering and construction Bidder has to carry out necessary geotechnical investigation, hydrographic survey, topographic survey and oceanographic studies etc. as required. Any discrepancies or lack of inconsistency data found at a later date in Purchasers investigation shall not form the basis of any extra claim or time extension. Bidder shall take special care to assess exact nature and quantum of work involved both on shore and off shore area. The system design & construction shall be proven to meet all functional requirements and perform accurately and safely under the prevailing environmental and operating conditions without undue heating, vibration, wear, corrosion, aging, malfunction or other operating problems. All equipment, materials and instruments shall be supplied from reputed manufacturer and approved vendors of APPDCL/APGENCO and shall conform to relevant latest national / international standards.
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The description of work given in the document is for broad understanding of nature of the work. The bidder should acquaint himself with nature of
work to be performed for continuous trouble-free operation. The details of civil, structural, architectural work involved that require design, drawing, material for construction are given below. Design and construction of groynes, dredging of Intake channel in the sea and desilting basin with proper embedment and other protective works ,concrete lining from onshore open channel to forebay, including Mechanical Components Design of Intake Pump House and associated Switchgear& control room and Electro Chlorination Plant room. Laying of partly underground, partly over ground and over Buckingham canal the intake pipeline up to the terminal point (TP1) which is at a distance of around 5.3 km from the proposed pump House. Laying of partly underground, partly over ground and over Buckingham canal the return flow water pipeline on land and off shore submarine pipe
up to a Diffuser section as specified.
The work to be performed shall also include all labour, consumables, equipment, temporary works, temporary storage sheds, temporary labour and staff colony, temporary site offices, construction plant, fuel supply, power, transportation including making arrangement of power where required and all incidental items not shown or specified but reasonably implied or necessary for the completion of civil works, all in strict accordance with the specifications, Latest codal requirements and including revisions and amendments there to as may be required during the execution of the work. All materials including cement, reinforcement steel, structural steel, etc. shall be arranged / procured by the Bidder. The work shall include setting up a complete testing laboratory in the field to carry out all relevant tests required for the civil works. The Contractor shall setup a quality control laboratory with all facilities to carry out the testing of all construction materials and field quality tests as per field quality plan (FQP)/ Specifications/relevant IS Codes. The contractor shall provide sufficient qualified and competent manpower for carrying out Lab testing
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and field quality control. The Contractor shall provide all facilities to carry out the test desired by the PURCHASER. If the contractor does not have facility for some tests, these tests should be got done from reputed third party Labs. All costs for testing will be borne by the Contractor for Quality Assurance (QA) & Quality Control (QC). The test certificates/lab reports of different construction materials shall be submitted by the contractor for PURCHASERs review and approval before incorporating the material in the work. The contractor shall also submit the Test reports of various tests of the works to the PURCHASER for review/Approval. All the documents (Soft & Hard Copy) shall be properly maintained and easily retrievable. The Contractor shall submit field quality plan (FQP) 15 days in advance for approval of the PURCHASER before commencement of the works. The work shall be carried out in accordance with the design / drawings to be developed by the Bidder and approved by the PURCHASER. For all onshore and offshore constructions and foundations, etc., necessary layout details are to be developed by the Bidder keeping in view the statutory & functional requirements of the system & facilities sufficient space and access shall be provided in the layout. Certain minimum requirements are indicated in this specification for guidance purpose only. However, the Bidders offer shall cover the complete requirements as per the best prevailing practices and to the complete satisfaction of the PURCHASER. All the standards and other technical requirements as covered in this specification and relevant code of practice shall be strictly adhered to by the Bidder in order to achieve the quality of work. The Bidder should fully apprise himself of the prevailing conditions at the proposed site, meteorological conditions like climate, rainfall, relative humidity, wind, storm and cyclones, visibility, oceanographic conditions, local conditions, site specific parameters and shall include for all such conditions, contingent measures in the bid, including those which may not have been specifically brought out in the specifications. The PURCHASER has carried out environmental parameter by engaging outside agency and the same may be availed if required for reference.
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The bidder has to carry out all survey works such as bathymetry, topography and hydrographic survey in order to assess the bed profile of the sea and also to assess the quantum of dredging and also to decide the depth of founding for structural component. 1.3 SUBMISSIONS OF DOCUMENTS The following documents are to be submitted for the approval of the PURCHASER, prior to commencement of fabrication. All drawings shall be of standard sizes (Metric System) and shall be made on AutoCAD format. Editable soft copies of Design calculations and design basis in original format and drawings in AutoCAD format shall be submitted. This will be addition to the hard copies that have to be submitted for the above items. Layout drawing of various facilities at onshore and offshore location, all pipeline routing drawings with coordinates, showing roads, bridges, culverts etc. Drawing showing underground facilities with co-ordinates of these facilities like buried pipes, buried cable, trenches, ducts, sewer, drains, sumps, pits, culverts, foundations, etc. along pipe routes. Architectural floor plans, elevations, cross-sections and perspective view of all buildings. Site leveling, area filling drawings indicating final grade levels of various areas along with survey drawings indicating the natural contours and spot levels of the natural ground, permanent features, etc. Basis of design of all buildings, facilities, services and structures. The Contractor shall get the design basis report approved by
PURCHASER/Consultant prior to undertaking any detailed engineering works. Design calculations and drawings for foundations / sub-structure and superstructure of all buildings including pump houses and other all structures. Bidders reports on Hydraulic model studies on Intake Pump sump including forebay Numerical model studies on discharge water recirculation, quantity of littoral drift, hydrodynamics and sedimentation
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and Flume studies for gryones trunk section and round head section from reputed laboratory like IIT/CWPRS. Drawings of all architectural works including finish schedule, colour scheme (Both internal and external), doors & windows, flooring and false ceiling, etc. Design calculations and drawings for plumbing and building drainage. Write-up on various statutory requirements and their compliance for various buildings and facilities. Copy of all studies / investigations report carried out by the Bidder as per scope. Fabrication drawings all structural steel works (only for reference) & design calculations for important joint connections. Marking scheme identifying the equipment / pump lay down areas. All other designs, details / drawings or any other submission as indicated elsewhere in this specification and as required by the PURCHASER. Details of corrosion protection and anti-bio-fouling measures for all structures. All construction drawings shall include total quantity of concrete (grade wise), reinforcement steel (diameter wise) and structural steel (section wise). 1.4 Type of dredger proposed to be engaged for dredging the sea bed to facilitate for intake channel. Report on the detail methodology for laying and anchoring offshore outfall pipeline. Report on the detailed methodology of construction of onshore pump house, forebay, desilting Basin, open channel and de-watering. Report on design and laying of onshore and offshore pipelines.
LOCATION OF WORK
1.4.1 LOCATION OF SHORE BASED INTAKE A tentative location and dimensions of Groynes has been shown in the tender drawing for drawing intake sea water. These drawings of groynes are for guidelines only; Bidder shall design groynes section as per requirement. The Intake channel will be protected by groynes to protect from siltation.
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These groynes are rubble mound type structure with approximate length of 185m. The intake channel of 30 m width and dredged up to -3.0 m CD contour in between two gryones one on south side and other on north side and sea water will be carried out on land by open channel excavated up to -3.0 m below CD and bottom width will be 5 m. This channel will be connected to desilting basin of bottom width 12m and excavated up to -4.0 m below CD and stone protection also provide to two groynes from scouring. 1.4.2 INTAKE PUMP HOUSE AND FOREBAY Pump house structure shall be founded at a location shown tentatively at the tender drawing. A forebay will be provided in front of pump house to receive water from open channel. Functional requirement of the pump house is to receive water and pumping it to main plant area through intake pipe line. A maintenance bay shall be provided with heavy vehicle entry facilities for erection and maintenance. A screen and gate handling bay shall be provided in the pump house for storing gates/screens whenever they are not in use. The storage bay shall be provided with crane access for hauling gates/screen and also with structures supporting and stacking them for. The foundation of Pump house including sump portion shall be designed on pile keeping in view of the soil conditions. The super structure of the pump house shall comprise of RCC design mix, construction the pump house will be provided with heavy duty EOT crane travelling over crane runway girders spanning between brackets. Suitable access and platform / walkway shall be provided for crane operation. The side cladding shall be of brick wall laid, and jointed in cement mortar as per specification. The roof shall have parapet and water proofing as per specification. The ground floor shall have heavy-duty floor finish. Adequate door /windows/ ventilators shall be provided as per specification. Vertical turbine pumps will be placed on RCC pump operating floor. Suitable hatch shall be kept on the floor to access the pump sumps by ladder. Forebay is located on the shore line side of the pump house as shown in tender drawings. The fore bay receives seawater through an onshore channel. The side walls and base slab shall be of RCC and foundation shall be based on soil conditions, Hand rails all along the side walls as per
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specification shall be provided for safety. The layout of forebay shall conform to the stipulation of Manual of Hydraulic Institute and BHRA. Annexed to the pump house there will be chlorination plant room, Electrical switchgear and control room. The building will be a RCC framed structure with brick wall side cladding. Minimum clear height under the roof of building shall be 4.50 m or more if required for adequate clearance. The building shall have toilet facilities. Adequate door/window / ventilators / louvers shall be provided in the above building. The MCC room and Chlorination room shall have vitrified tiles flooring with provision AC and false ceiling. 1.4.3 INTAKE CHANNEL / OFFSHORE CHANNEL Intake / Offshore channel is proposed to be provided at sea side and it is to be protected with two groynes. Intake channel will have 30 m width and dredged upto -3.0 m contour below CD. This channel will be extended up to 180 m in to the sea from High Tide Line and will be taken through open channel or onshore channel on land and connected to desilting basin. A desilting basin will be formed at appropriate location before Pump house as shown in the tender drawing. Size and depth of basin will be ascertained by hydraulic model study. Sludge removal facilities will provided in the desilting basin so that it can be cleaned without interrupting the water flow to the pump house or generation at power plant.
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1.4.4 BRIDGE OVER BUCKINGHAM CANAL WITH APPROACH RAMP & CROSS OVER BRIDGE The cross over structure for laying / taking the Intake & Outfall pipelines and roadway wherever required shall be RCC of mix design concrete. The minimum height shall 8 m keeping in view of navigation under the bridge. The width of bridge shall fix considering diameter of Intake and outfall pipeline, sufficient space for inspection and walking and approach road etc. The foundation of bridge shall be designed on pile keeping view of soil conditions for further details refer drawing enclosed 1.4.5 LAYING OF INTAKE PIPELINE Intake pipeline from Pump house shall be laid up to the terminal point (TP1) and these pipeline is partially over ground and partially buried below ground
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level and minimum 1m to be maintained between top of pipeline and existing RL of ground. The work shall include construction of valve chambers/manhole chambers/sludge pits and sub base layer etc. The Intake pipeline shall be anchored properly for the exposed pipeline and wherever necessary at bend and level difference shall be provided with thrust blocks. The backfilling shall be done by the excavated soil to the maximum extent possible and it shall be properly consolidated / compacted. 1.4.6 LAYING OF RETURN FLOW / OUTFALL PIPELINE UP TO DIFFUSER POIN A tentative location of return flow / Outfall pipeline is shown in the tender drawing. The outfall pipeline is to be laid partially over ground and partially buried below ground level and minimum 1m to be maintained between top of pipeline and existing RL of ground and to be taken upto the diffuser point in sea as specified and thereafter it shall be taken by suitable means depending upon the sea bed level. The outfall pipeline shall terminate at the diffuser section, designed to promote rapid mixing and dilution with surrounding sea water. A multi port diffuser system shall discharge the reject water into the sea. The diffuser port shall consist of riser pipes projecting up from the diffuser pipeline that is buried beneath the sea and shall be properly anchored. The diffuser head will be encased in concrete for protection against ship anchors and suitable case should be also provided. The diffuser structure shall be firmly founded in the seabed below the scour depth. Additional concrete collar blocks shall be placed over the diffuser to increase the stability. Marker buoys shall be located around the diffuser head if needed. The design and construction of offshore concrete and other type of structure like diffuser shall conform to the followings Recommendation for the design and construction of concrete marine structures Relevant Indian Codes of practices IS 4651 Part I to Part V, IS 9556, 9527 and other latest codes etc. 1.5 GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND FOUNDATION SYSTEM
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The Bidder shall carry out his own geotechnical investigation in all works before commencing detailed design and working drawings for finding out the allowable bearing pressures, expected settlements, type of foundations, etc. as per the relevant Bureau of Indian Standard. The soil investigation report shall be submitted to the PURCHASER for approval and the approved report shall become the basis for design of sub-structure. Approval of the PURCHASER shall in no way relieve the contractor of his sole responsibility in regard to stability and safety of the structure. 1.6 REQUIREMENT OF FOUNDATIONS DESIGN All foundation system shall be as per the recommendation of soil investigation report furnished by Bidder. The foundation system will comprise both Pile foundations as well as isolated / strip / raft foundations depending on Intensity of loading and settlement criteria and based on the bearing capacity of the soil. For design of foundations, net allowable bearing capacity in different strata shall be considered based on the soil investigation report. The foundation shall be designed for the maximum bending moment that arrived from various combinations of loading. In case of presence of high water table, necessary dewatering shall have to be made in order to carry out the excavation without any side collapse. In case, deep well point system is required, the same shall also be provided. In addition to above, at certain places sheet piling to support sides of excavations may also be required. Scheme for dewatering and design with all computations and back-up data of dewatering and sheet piling shall be submitted for PURCHASERs information. The founding level shall be decided as per functional requirement. The bottom of excavation shall be properly compacted prior to casting of bottom slab of trenches. The depth of foundation shall be fixed based on Safe bearing capacity of soil. Backfilling around foundations shall be carried out with excavated materials in layers not exceeding 20 cm thickness and each layer shall be compacted to 95% standard proctor density for cohesive soil and to 85% of relative density for non-cohesive soils.
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For open foundations, the total permissible settlement and differential settlement will be as per latest code of practice and from functional requirements whichever is more stringent. However total settlements of foundation resting on soil will be restricted to following: a) b) Isolated/ Strip footing of width up to 6.0m : Footing of width greater than 6.0m (raft) : 25 mm 50 mm
1.6.1 CODES AND STANDARDS a) Internationally accepted design Codes and Standards where Indian Codes are not available and which are equivalent to Indian Standards. b) c) National Building Code of India. "Accepted Standards" and "Good Practice" listed in the appendix to National Building Code of India. d) IS-1200: Works. e) f) IS-1256: IS-456 : Code of Practice for Building By laws. Code of Practice for Plain and reinforced concrete. Method of measurement of Building and Civil Engineering
In addition to the above, the stipulation in the relevant code for each item of work shall be followed. 1.6.2 FOUNDATIONS a) IS-1904 :
Code of practice for design and construction of
foundations & soils. b) IS-2950 : Code of practice for design and construction of raft foundations. c) IS-2974 : Code of practice for design and construction of Machine foundations (all parts). d) IS 2911 : Code of practice for Design and Construction of Pile Foundation. (All parts) 1.6.3 LOADING a) IS-875 : Code of practice for design loads for buildings and structures - loading standards (all parts). b) IRC 6 : I.R.C loading classification.
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1.6.4 ROOF AND FLOORING a) IS-2204 :
Code of practice for construction of reinforced concrete shell roof.
b)
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Criteria for the design and construction of precast concrete trusses and purlins.
c) e) f) h) i)
IS-809 IS-1195 IS-1196 IS-1237 IS-1443
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Rubber flooring materials for general purposes. Bitumen mastic for flooring. Code of practice for laying bitumen mastic flooring. Cement concrete flooring tiles. Code of practice for laying and finishing of cement concrete flooring tiles.
j) k)
IS-2114 IS-2571
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Code of practice for laying in situ terrazzo floor finish. Code of practice for laying in situ cement concrete flooring.
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Code of practice for laying in situ granolithic concrete floor topping.
m) n) o)
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Code of practice for laying burnt clay brick flooring. Code of practice for laying of rubber floors. Code of practice for fixing ceiling coverings.
1.6.5 WATER PROOFING a) b) IS-1322 IS-1346 : : Bitumen felts for waterproofing and damp proofing. Code of practice for waterproofing of roofs with bitumen felts. c) IS-1609 : Code of practice for laying damp proof treatment using bituminous felts. d) IS-3036 : Code of practice for laying lime concrete for a waterproofed roof finish. e) IS-3037 : Bitumen mastic for use in waterproofing of roofs.
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f) IS-3067 :
Code of practice for general design, details and preparatory work for damp proofing and water proofing of buildings.
g)
IS-3384
Bitumen primer for use in water proofing and damp proofing.
h)
IS-4365
Code of practice for application of bitumen mastic for waterproofing of roofs.
1.6.6 EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN a) IS-1893 : Criteria for structures. b) IS-4326 :
earthquake
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design
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Code of practice for earthquake resistant design
1.6.7 STRUCTURAL STEELWORK a) IS-800 : Code of practice for general construction in steel. Part-I: Load and permissible stresses. Part-II: Packing. c) IS-806 : Code of practice for use of steel tubes in general building construction. d) e) f) IS-808 IS-813 IS-814 : : : Rolled steel beams, channels and angle sections. Scheme of symbols for welding. Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding of carbon and carbon manganese steel. g) IS-816 : Code of practice for use of metal arc welding for general construction in mild steel. h) IS-817 : Code of practice for training and testing of metal arc welders. i) IS-818 : Code of practice for safety and health requirements in electric and gas welding and cutting operation. j) IS-819 : Code of practice for Resistance spot welding for light assemblies in Mild Steel. k) IS-919 : Recommendations for limits and fits for engineering. Fabrication, Galvanising, Inspection and
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l) IS-1024 : m) n) IS-1161 IS-1182 : :
Code of practice for use of welding in Bridges and Structures subjected to Dynamic loading. Steel tubes for structural purposes. Recommended practice for Radiographic Examination of Fusion Welded Butt joints in steel plates.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Chapter on Corporate Responsibility for Environmental Protection (CREP) published in Gazette of India dated 27.08.2003.
1.8
LOADING ON STRUCTURES AND FOUNDATIONS
1.8.1 GENERAL All structures and buildings including Pump House, Water Retaining structures, desilting basin and various other works including Site leveling, Approach roads, Drains, Sewers, etc., are covered in this specification. In case of marine structures, environmental forces due to wave, current & sediment loads, etc. shall also be considered and latest design standard practices shall be followed. Structures shall be designed for the most critical combinations of loads, as stipulated in IS 456 2000 and other latest code as applicable for marine structure. 1.8.2 DEAD LOADS Dead loads shall include the weight of structure complete with finishes, fixtures and partitions. 1.8.3 IMPOSED LOADS The imposed load to be considered for the design of various structures shall be based on IS 875 all parts of latest edition and IS 456-2000 with latest editions. In addition to the imposed load as prescribed in the relevant IS equipment load, erection, operation and maintenance load shall be considered for designing the structure. 1.8.4 EQUIPMENT LOADS Loads of all equipment like Pumps, Pump Motor, Cooling Equipment, Electrical Control and Relay Panels, Cable load, Pipe load (static and dynamic), stop log gates, trash racks, traveling water screen, Tanks etc., shall
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be considered over and above the imposed loads as per the manufacturers recommendations. Loads due to thermal expansion and hydraulic thrust of pipes shall also be considered. 1.8.5 CRANE LOADS For crane loads, an impact factor of 25% and lateral crane surge of 10% (of lifted weight + trolley weight) shall be considered in the analysis of frame according to the provisions of IS : 875. The longitudinal crane surge shall be 5% of the static wheel load. 1.8.6 WIND LOADS (WL) Wind loading will be in accordance with latest edition of Indian Standard Code IS: 875 (Part-3) for a basic wind speed of 50 m/sec (or) for prevailing and observed wind speed at site. 1.8.7 EARTHQUAKE LOADS (EL) The lateral forces will be established in accordance with the recommendations of IS-1893. The site falls in Zone-III as per the classification of earthquake zone. The various site specific seismic parameters for the design 1) 2) 3) a) b) c) Peak ground horizontal acceleration (PGA)MCE Peak ground horizontal acceleration (PGA)DBE Reduction factor (R) is to be applied to the site specific design horizontal acceleration spectral coefficients to obtain the design acceleration spectra For ordinary moment resisting steel frames with concentric braces designed and detailed as per IS : 800 For ordinary moment resisting steel frames designed with concentric braces and detailed as per IS : 800 For special moment resisting RC frames designed and detailed as per IS: 456 and IS: 13920. for steel chimney For design of equipment resting on ground, reduction factor should be taken as per IS code:1893 (Part 4) : 2005 : 4.0 : 4.0 : 0.09g : 0.05g
: 5.0 : 2.0
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The integrity of the structures shall be maintained without use of temporary framing, struts or ties and cable bracing, so far as possible. However, construction or crane access considerations may dictate the use of temporary structural systems. Special studies shall be made and documented to ensure the stability and integrity of the structures during any periods involving use of temporary bracing systems. 1.8.9 TAMPERATURE LOADS For temperature loading, the total temperature variation shall be considered as 2/3 of the average maximum annual variation in temperature. The average maximum annual variation in temperature for this purpose shall be taken as the difference between the mean of the daily minimum ambient temperature during the coldest month of the year and mean of daily maximum ambient temperature during the hottest month of the year. The structure shall be designed to withstand stresses due to 50% of the total temperature variation. Suitable expansion joints shall be provided in the longitudinal direction wherever necessary The maximum distance of the expansion joints shall be as per the provisions of IS: 800 and IS: 456 for steel and concrete structures respectively. 1.8.10 WAVE LOADS The wind load shall be as per IS 4651 Part I to Part V shall be referred. LOAD COMBINATION The structure has to be analyzed for various combination of loading as prescribed in the latest relevant code. 1.9 ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY Analysis of building / structure shall be carried out by 3D (Space frame method) or by 2D depending on the type of structure and load details. For analysis of structure, software like STAAD Pro of latest version shall be used. For design of various structural elements like foundations, columns, beams, slab etc. in-house developed software or STAAD Pro shall be used wherever applicable / possible.
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1.10 DESIGN CRITERIA
The underground Intake water sumps are RCC water retaining structures and shall be designed according to IS- 3370. In addition to design of structural elements as uncracked section, limitation on crack width of 0.10 mm on both faces, considering severe exposer condition, shall be checked as per IS-456. All components of the structure are to be designed for hydrostatic pressure, earth pressure and also by following various loading condition as given below i) Inside empty, but at outside, ground water is at FGL surcharge load. ii) Inside filled up with water up to full height of the basin and no lateral pressure from outside of wall. The dividing wall of the reservoir shall be designed considering one compartment is empty and other being filled up with water. iii) The base slab shall be checked against full hydrostatic uplift of ground water without taking consideration of pressure release valve. However in fore bay of the pump house they may be provided subject to approval by the PURCHASER. The RCC floor slab supporting pumps shall be checked for induced dynamic load during sudden pump shut off condition. The pump floor shall also be checked against resonance during normal operating condition. STABILITY OF STRUCTURES Design shall be checked against buoyancy due to the ground water during construction and maintenance stages for structure like underground storage tanks, pits, trenches, basements, etc. Minimum factor of safety of 1.5 against buoyancy shall be ensured considering empty condition inside and ignoring the superimposed loading. for purpose of calculating downward load due to any overburden, the mass located vertically above and the inclined portion depending on the angle of soil. The projected area of the base slab shall be taken into consideration. All building sub structure including pump houses shall be checked for sliding and overturning stability during both construction and operating conditions for various combinations of loads. Factor of safety for these cases shall be taken
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as mentioned in IS: 456 and other relevant IS codes. However following minimum factor of safety shall be followed. a) Factor of safety against overturning due to wind, seismic or other lateral load shall be as per clause 20.1 of IS: 456. b) c) Factor of safety against sliding shall be 1.5 minimum. Factor of safety against uplift due to hydrostatic forces shall be 1.2 and
due to any other loads shall be 1.5. Stability of the structure shall also be investigated for loading conditions during construction, repair or other temporary measures. Lower factor of safety may be used for such loading conditions as per relevant IS codes. 1.11 ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS Intake Pump House shall be architecturally treated in such a way that it will be aesthetically pleasing and satisfying all functional requirements. The architectural treatment shall be compatible with the surroundings, taking full consideration of climatic conditions and building orientation. 1.12 SITE VISIT AND SURVEY The Bidder shall visit the site and assess the site conditions and to ascertain the incidental work required to be carried out to commence the main work &
accordingly the cost is to be considered in his offer. CONTRACTOR shall carry out the survey of the site before excavation and set properly all lines and establish levels for various works such as earthwork in excavation for grading, basement, foundations, plinth filling, roads, drains, cable trenches, pipelines, etc. Such survey shall be carried out by taking accurate cross sections of the area perpendicular to established reference / grid lines at 5m intervals or as determined by ENGINEER based on ground profile. These shall be checked by ENGINEER and thereafter properly recorded. 1.13 SITE CLEARING The area to be excavated / filled shall be cleared of fences, trees, plants, logs, stumps, and bush vegetation, rubbish, slush, etc. and other objectionable matter. If any root or stumps of trees are met during excavation, they shall also
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be removed. The material so removed shall be burnt or disposed off as directed by ENGINEER. Where earth fill is intended, the area shall be stripped of all loose/soft patches, top soil containing objectionable matter/materials before fill commence. The CONTRACTOR shall have to clean the site before the work is commenced and after completion. The rates quoted shall be inclusive of all charges likely to be incurred in carrying out the work of site clearance, initial & final and shall also hold good under all conditions of weather. Any minerals of any description whatsoever and all precious stones, treasures, relics, antiques and other similar things that may be found discovered on the site shall remain the property of Government and the CONTRACTOR shall duly intimate the PURCHASER or any person duly authorized by him to receive such property. After completion of the work and before handing over the completed work to the PURCHASER, the CONTRACTOR shall remove all unused and waste
material, remove temporary structures, ramps, platforms, etc., lying in the vicinity of completed work and dispose off as directed by the PURCHASER. Further, temporary structures for storing water etc., labour sheds or any other sheds put up by the CONTRACTOR for facility of his work, shall be demolished completely and waste materials disposed. The work site and other areas, which were in his possession in connection with the execution of work, should not present any unsightly or ugly appearance. The completed work will not be taken over by the Engineer-in-charge, unless the final clearance of the site is done as mentioned above. 1.14 EARTH EXCAVATION Excavation shall be carried out as specified in the specification. Filling and compaction shall also be carried out as specified. Excavation for permanent work shall be taken out to such widths, lengths, depths and profiles as are shown on the drawings or such other lines and grades as may be specified by ENGINEER. Rough excavation shall be carried out to a depth of 150 mm above the final level. The balance shall be excavated with special care. Soft pockets shall be removed even below the final level and extra excavation filled up as directed by ENGINEER. The final
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laying the mud-mat.
excavation, if so instructed by ENGINEER, should be carried out just prior to
CONTRACTOR may, for facility of work or similar other reasons excavate, and also backfill later, if so approved by ENGINEER, at his own cost, outside the lines shown on the drawings or directed by ENGINEER. Should any excavation be taken below the specified elevations, CONTRACTOR shall fill it up with concrete of the same class as in the foundation resting thereon, up to the required elevation. No extra payment shall be claimed by CONTRACTOR on this account. All excavations shall be done to the minimum dimensions as required for safety and working facility. Prior approval of ENGINEER shall be obtained by CONTRACTOR in each individual case, for the method he proposes to adopt for the excavation, including dimensions, side slopes, dewatering, disposal, etc. The approval, however, shall not any way relieve CONTRACTOR of his responsibility for any consequent loss or damage. The excavation must be earned out in the most expeditious and efficient manner. Side slopes shall be as steep as will stand safely for the actual soil conditions encountered. Every precaution shall be taken to prevent slips. Should slips occur, the slipped material shall be removed and the slope dressed to a modified stable slope. Removal of the slipped earth will not be paid for. In case any rock is obtained from excavation may be used for filling and leveling to indicate grades without further breaking. In such an event, filling shall be done in layers not exceeding 50 cm approximately. After rock filling to the approximate level indicated above has been carried out, the voids in the rocks shall be filled with finer materials such as earth, broken stone, etc. and the area flooded so that finer materials fill up the voids. Care shall be taken to ensure the finer fill material does not get washed out. Over the layer so filled, a 100 mm thick mixed layer of broken material and earth shall be laid and consolidation carried out. Excavation shall be carried out with such tools, tackles and equipment as described.
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For all foundations below ground water table, excavation shall be done first just up to ground water level and further excavation to founding level shall be done just before concreting. As soon as founding strata is reached, lean concrete mud mat shall be placed and concreting of foundation shall be carried out with minimum loss of time. During entire operation, excavation shall be kept dry by dewatering. CONTRACTOR shall programme his work to ensure that the above procedure is strictly followed including providing facilities for pumping of water to drain out the water and also to avoid any side collapse. APPLICABLE CODES The following Indian Standard codes unless otherwise specified herein, shall be applicable. In all case, the latest revision of the codes shall be referred to. (a) IS:783 (b) IS:1200 (c) IS:2720 Part-2 Part-7 Part-8 Part-28 Part-29 (d) IS:3764 1.15 Code of practice for laying of concrete pipes Method of Measurement of Building works. (Parts 1 to 28) Method of test for soils Determination of Water Content Determination of Water content-Dry Density relation using Light compaction Determination of Water Content-Dry Density relation using Heavy Compaction Determination of Dry Density of Soils in-place, by the Sand replacement Method Determination of Dry Density of Soils in-place, by the Core Cutter Method. Safety code for excavation work
REFILLING AND COMPACTION For filling the trench excavated material including the grabbed materials may be used with the approval of Engineer / Consultant. The sand used for this purpose shall free from boulders, rubbish, clay, silt etc., If good quality sand is not available for the above purpose in full or part, required quantity of sea sand shall be quarried and transported to the site of work. The payment for such transportation shall be made under relevant item. The contractor shall quarry the required quantity of sea sand from the nearby area.
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The sand required for filling shall be dumped and consolidated by approved means. Payment shall be made only for the completed profile based on levels taken before and after construction. In case the sea sand is used for filling it should be thoroughly washed before use. Filling in trenches above pipes and drains shall be commenced as soon as the joints of pipes and drains have been tested and passed. The back-filling material shall be properly consolidated by watering and ramming, taking due care that no damage is caused to the pipes. Where the trenches are excavated in soil, the filling from the bottom of the trench to the level of the centre line of the pipe shall be done by hand compaction with approved earth in layers not exceeding 8 cm. Backfilling above the level of the centre line of the pipes shall be done with approved earth by hand compaction or other approved means in layers not exceeding 20 cm. To ensure that the fill has been compacted as specified, field test shall be carried out by the CONTRACTOR. The cost of the tests shall be borne by the Contractor. Field compaction test shall be carried out in difference stages of filling and also after the fill to the entire height has been completed. 1.15.1 PLINTH FILLING Plinth filling shall be carried out with approved material as described herein before in layers, and compacted with mechanical compactor ENGINEER my however permit manual compaction by hand tampers in case he is satisfied that mechanical compaction is not possible. When filling reaches the finished level, the surface shall be flooded with water, unless otherwise directed, for at least 24 hours, allowed to dry and then the surface again compacted as specified above to avoid settlements at a later stage. The finished level of the filling shall be trimmed to the level / slope specified. A compaction / road roller may be used only if permitted by ENGINEER. As rolling proceeds, water sprinkling shall be done to assist consolidation. Water
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shall not be sprinkled in case of sandy fill. The compacted surface shall be properly shaped, trimmed and consolidated to an even and uniform gradient. All soft spots shall be excavated and filled and consolidated. At some locations/areas, it may not be possible to use rollers because of space restrictions, etc., CONTRACTOR will then be permitted to use pneumatic tampers, rammers, etc. and he shall ensure proper compaction. 1.16 MATERIAL FOR THE WORK
1.16.1 CEMENT The cement shall be procured from the approved Vendors of
AGENCO/APPDCL. Cement shall be Sulphate resistant cement conforming to latest relevant IS codes. Changing of brands or type of cement within the same structure or portions thereof shall be permitted only with approval of PURCHASER. CONTRACTOR will have to make his own arrangements at his cost for the storage of adequate quantity of cement. Cement bags shall be stored in a dry enclosed shed (storage under tarpaulins will not be permitted), well away from the outer walls and insulated from the floor to avoid contact with moisture from ground and so arranged as to provide ready access. Damaged or reclaimed or partly set cement will not be permitted to be used and shall be removed from the site. Storage arrangements shall be such that there is no dead storage. Not more than 12 bags shall be stacked in any tier. The storage arrangement shall be approved by PURCHASER. Consignments of cement shall be stored as received and shall be consumed in the order of their delivery. The Engineer-in-Charge will issue OK Cards to Cement stacks and that cement which is 'Okayed only shall be used. The stacking arrangement and issue system will be approved by PURCHASER. Cement held in storage for a period of ninety (90) days or longer from the date of manufacture shall be tested for normal consistency, fineness, setting time and compressive strength. Should at any time PURCHASER have reasons to consider that any cement is defective, then irrespective of its origin, date of manufacture and/or manufacture's test, such cement shall be tested again
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immediately as per Engineers instruction at reputed third party laboratory and charges of the test to be borne by the contractor and until the results of such tests are found satisfactory, it shall not be used in any work. CONTRACTOR shall not be entitled to any claim of any nature on this account. TRANSPORTATION OF CEMENT The Contractor shall make his own arrangement at his cost for transporting the cement to his store and to the work spot and for handling, re-handling and storing cement in good condition. 1.16.2 AGGREGATES (a) "Aggregate" in general designates both fine and coarse inert materials used in the manufacture of concrete. (b) "Fine Aggregate" is aggregate most of which passes through 4.75 mm IS sieve (c) "Coarse Aggregate" is aggregate most of which is retained on 4.75 mm IS sieve. All fine and coarse aggregate proposed for use in the work shall be subjected to the PURCHASER'S approval and after specified materials have been accepted the source of supply of such materials shall not be changed without prior approval of PURCHASER. The materials shall be brought by the CONTRACTOR from the quarries approved by the PURCHASER. For materials collected from quarries either owned or controlled by the Government of Andhra Pradesh (or from private bodies) or obtained from excavation for foundation and used in the work covered by these specifications. General approval of source of material or portion thereof shall not be constructed that all materials taken form the source or portion thereof and the CONTRACTOR will be held responsible for the specified quality of all such are approved materials used in the work. Aggregates shall except as noted above, consist of natural sands, crushed stone and gravel from a source known to produce satisfactory aggregate for concrete and shall be chemically inert, strong, hard, durable against
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weathering, of limited porosity and free from deleterious materials that may cause corrosion of the reinforcement or may impair the strength and/or durability of concrete. The grading of aggregates shall be such as to produce a dense concrete of specified strength and consistency that will work readily into position without segregation and shall be based on the 'mix'' designs and preliminary tests on concrete specified later. SAMPLING AND TESTING All sampling and tests of fine aggregate shall be in accordance with the recommended Indian Standard Specifications. All tests shall be made by contractor under the supervision of PURCHASER at contractor's expense. Routine control tests of fine aggregate at various stages in aggregate processing plant will be made by the contractor. The CONTRACTOR shall provide such facilities as PURCHASER may consider necessary for the ready procurement of representative test samples and testing. Samples of the aggregate for mix design and determination of suitability shall be taken under the supervision of PURCHASER and tested by the CONTRACTOR in presence of Purchaser well in advance of the scheduled placing of concrete at no extra cost. STORAGE OF AGGREGATES All coarse and fine aggregates shall be stacked separately in stock piles in the material yard near the work site properly to avoid inter mixing of different aggregates. Contamination with foreign materials shall be avoided. The aggregates must be of specific quality not only at the time of unloading at site but more so at the time of lading into mixer. Rakers shall be used for lifting, the coarse aggregates. Coarse aggregates shall be piles in layers not exceeding 1.2 meters height to prevent coning or segregation. Each layer shall cover the entire area of the stock pile before succeeding layers are stacked. Aggregates that have become segregated shall be rejected. Rejected material after
remixing may be accepted, if subsequent tests demonstrate conformance with required gradation. SPECIFIC GRAVITY Coarse aggregates having a specific gravity below 2.5 t/m3 (saturated surface dry basis) shall not be used without special permission of PURCHASER.
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1.16.3 FINE AGGREGATE
Fine aggregate except as noted above, and for other than light weight concrete shall consist of clean natural river sand conforming to IS: 383. The sand shall be clean, sharp, hard, strong and durable and shall be free from dust, vegetable substances, adherent coating, clay, alkali, organic matter, mica, salt, or other deleterious substances, which can be injurious to the setting qualities, strength/durability of concrete. The grading of fine aggregate for concrete shall be within the limits of either zone I or zone II of the IS 383, table 4. SCREENING AND WASHING Sand shall be prepared for use by such screening or washing, or both, as necessary, to remove all objectionable foreign matter while separating the sand grains to the required size fractions. GRADATION Unless otherwise directed or approved, the grading of sand shall be within the limits indicated here under: PERCENTAGE PASSING FOR IS Sieve Grading Grading Designation Zone I Zone II 10 mm 100 100 4.75 mm 90-100 90-100 2.36 mm 60-95 75-100 1.18mm 30-70 55-90 600 micron 15-34 35-59 300 micron 5-20 8-30 150 micron 0-10 0-10
Grading Zone III 100 90-100 85-100 75-100 60-79 12-40 0-10
Grading Zone IV 100 95-100 95-100 90-100 80-100 15-50 0-15
Where the grading falls outside the limits of any particular grading zone of sieves, other than 600 microns I.S. Sieve, by total amount not exceeding 5 percent, it shall be regarded as falling within that grading zone. This tolerance shall not be applied to percentage passing the 600 micron I.S. Sieve or to percentage passing any other sieve size on the coarse limit of Grading Zone I or the finer limit of Grading zone IV Fine aggregates conforming to Grading Zone IV shall not be used unless mix designs and preliminary tests have
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workability. FINENESS MODULUS
shown its suitability for producing concrete of specified strength arid
Sand shall conform to IS 383 Zone I or Zone II The fineness modulus is determined by adding the cumulative percentages retained on the following IS sieve sizes (4.75 mm, 2.36 mm, 1.18 mm, 600 micron, 300 micron and 150 micron) and dividing the sum by 100. SOUNDNESS The average loss of weight of sand after 5 cycles of sodium sulphate accelerated soundness test as specified in IS.2386 (part 5) shall not be more than 10% and shall not be more than 15 % when magnesium sulphate solution is used. The Grading and fineness modulus of sand may be altered by PURCHASER depending upon the requirements, suitability and availability. The contractor shall procure process and supply the required sand at no extra cost. 1.16.4 COARSE AGGREGATE Coarse aggregate for concrete, except as noted above and for other than light weight concrete shall conform to IS: 383. This shall be of crushed stone and shall be cleaned, and free form elongated flaky or laminated pieces, adhering coatings, clay lumps, coal residue, clinkers, slag, alkali, mica, organic matter or other deleterious matter. It shall be roughly cubical in shape. The overall grading of the coarse aggregate, viz., graded aggregate of nominal size 20mm shall conform to the requirements specified in IS 383. The contractor shall, if required by the engineer, obtain the specified grading by combining single aggregates in proportions to give the specified grading. SCREENING AND WASHING Natural gravel and crushed rock shall be screened and/or washed for the removal of dirt or dust coating, if so demanded by ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE.
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IS. Sieve Designation 80mm 63 mm 40mm 20mm 16 mm 12.5 mm 10 mm 4.75 mm 2.36mm I.S. Sieve Designation 80mm 63 mm 40mm 20mm 16 mm 12.5 mm 10 mm 4.75 mm 2.36 mm
Percentage passing for single sized aggregate of nominal size 63 mm 40 mm 20mm 16 mm 12.5 mm 10 mm 100 85-100 100 0-30 85-100 100 0-5 0-20 85-100 100 85-100 100-100 85-100 100 ^ 0-5 0-5 0-20 0-30 0-45 85-100 0-5 0-5 0-10 0-20 -'0-5 Percentage passing for graded aggregate of nominal size 40 mm 100 95-100 30-70'10-35 0-5 20mm 100 95-100 - 25-55 0-10 16 mm 100 90-100 30-70 0-10 12.5 mm 100 90-100 40-85 0-10 .
The Grading of coarse aggregate shall in general conform to the Grading as given in IS.-383. The exact Grading of coarse aggregate for different items of cement concrete works shall be approved by PURCHASER from time to time, based on the laboratory tests. Such changes in the Grading shall be carried out by CONTRACTOR at no extra cost. The pieces shall be angular in shape and shall have granular or crystalline surfaces. Friable, flaky and laminated pieces, mica and shale if present, shall be only in such quantities that will not, in the opinion of the PURCHASER, affect adversely the strength and/or durability of concrete. The maximum size of coarse aggregate shall be the maximum size specified above but in no case greater than 1/4th of the minimum thickness of the member, provided that the concrete shall be placed without difficulty so as to surround all reinforcement thoroughly and fill the corners of the form. For heavily reinforced concrete members, the nominal maximum size of the aggregate shall be 5 mm less than the clear distance between the main bar or 5mm less than the minimum cover to the reinforcement whichever is smaller. The amount of fine particles
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occurring in the free state or as loose adherent shall not exceed 1% when determined by laboratory sedimentation tests as per IS:238 The limits for flakiness and elongation tests will be specified by PURCHASER based on tests from time to time and the CONTRACTOR shall procure the aggregates as per requirements without claiming for any extra rate. After 24 hours immersion in water, a previously dried sample shall not have gained more than 1% of its oven-dried weight in air as determined by IS 2386 WORKS TESTS ON AGGREGATES During the course of the Contract, fine and coarse aggregates shall be tested at site as often as required by the Engineer and at the Contractors expense. Tests shall be carried out in accordance with the methods specified in as below, unless otherwise ordered by the purchaser. WORKS TEST ON AGGREGATES Particle size Silt content by field settling test Moisture content Organic impurities content 1.16.5 WATER Water used for concreting production and curing shall be as per IS 456 -2000 requirement. Water used for both mixing and curing shall be clean and free from injurious amounts of oils, acids, alkalis, salts, sugar, organic materials or other substances that may be deleterious to concrete or steel. Potable water is generally considered satisfactory for mixing and curing of concrete. The sample of water taken for testing shall represent the water proposed to be used for concreting, due account being paid to seasonal variation. The sample shall not receive any treatment before testing other than that envisaged in the regular supply of water proposed for use in concrete. The sample shall be stored in a clean container previously rinsed out with similar water. The initial setting time of test block made with the appropriate cement and the water proposed to be used shall not be less than 30 minutes and shall not differ by more than +/-30 minutes from the initial setting time of control test
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block, prepared with the same cement and distilled water. The test blocks shall be prepared and tested in accordance with the requirements of IS: 4031. 1.16.6 REINFORCEMENT STEEL REINFORCEMENT All reinforcement bars for concrete structure shall be of CRS steel, grade Fe 500 with fusion epoxy coating of Minimum 175-300 microns conforming to latest relevant IS codes. All reinforcement shall be corrosion resistant bar. The bidder shall clearly indicate the coating system suggested on the reinforcement or alternate system for corrosion resistance of reinforcement and structure with proper technical specification. STORAGE The reinforcement bars shall not be kept in direct contact with the ground but stacked on top of an arrangement of timber sleepers or the like. If the reinforcing rods have to be stored for long duration, where storage for more than three months is envisaged, they shall be coated with cement wash before stacking and/or be kept under cover or stored as directed by PURCHASER. Fabricated rods shall be carefully stored to prevent the damage, distortion, corrosion and deterioration. LAPS Laps and splices for reinforcement shall be shown on the drawings. Splices in adjacent bars shall be staggered and the locations of all splices, except those specified on the drawings, shall be approved by PURCHASER. The bars shall not be lapped unless the length required exceeds the maximum available lengths of bars at site. BENDING Reinforcing bars procured by the Contractor bent or in coils, shall be straightened before they are cut to size. Straightening of bars shall be done in cold and without damaging the bars. This is considered as the part of reinforcement bending/fabrication work.
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All bars shall be accurately bent according to the sizes and shapes shown on the detailed working drawings / bar bending schedules. They shall be bent gradually by machine or other approved means. Reinforcing bars shall not be straightened and rebent in a manner that will injure the material; bars containing cracks or splits shall be rejected. They shall be bent cold, except bars of over 25 mm in diameter which may be bent hot if specifically approved by PURCHASER. Bars incorrectly bent shall be used only if the means used for straightening and rebinding be such as shall not, in the opinion of PURCHASER, injure the material. No reinforcement bars shall be bent when in position in the work without approval, whether or not it is partially embedded in hardened concrete. Bars having kinks or bends other than those required by design shall not be used. FIXING Reinforcement bars shall be accurately fixed by any approval means and maintained in correct position shown in the drawings by the use of blocks, spacers and chairs as per IS 2502 to prevent displacement during placing and compaction of concrete. Bars intended to be in contact at crossing points shall be securely bound together at all such points with 1.25 mm diameter soft annealed steel wire. The vertical distances required between successive layers of bars in beams or similar members shall be maintained by the provision of mild steel spacer bars at such intervals that the main bars do not perceptibly sag between adjacent spacer bars. COVER The cover for reinforcement bars shall be provided for the extremely exposure condition as indicated in IS 456-2000. INSPECTION Erected and secured reinforcement bars shall be inspected and approved by PURCHASER prior to placement of concrete. 1.17 SPECIFICATION FOR CONCRETE 1.17.1 MIX DESIGN The concrete for all RCC works shall be as per specifications mentioned in the Indian Standard and also to conform the design requirements.
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All the calculations relevant to the design of class of concrete mix. The sieve analysis of aggregates which they proposed to use in the works.
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Full details of preliminary tests on concrete and The weight of cement, sand and coarse aggregate to be adopted for mixing.
Mix design shall be carried out as per IS: 10262 and IS: 456-2000. All the preliminary tests and mix designs for all concrete works envisaged in the contract shall be carried out by the contractor under the supervision of Purchaser or a reputed third party concrete lab approved by the Purchaser. The Contractor shall arrange all the materials, equipments, lab setup and other resources required for mix design. Only those materials which are to be used for Concrete production shall be used in mix design. PURCHASER shall have powers to vary the proportions, water cement ratio and slump for the specified work or works based on laboratory tests and the CONTRACTOR is bound to adopt these changes on works without any extra cost. The Contractor shall further note that the requirements of providing concrete of specified quality in the field shall be his sole responsibility and he shall not be eligible for any compensation in case the strengths obtained in the field do not satisfy the criteria laid down, the work will be liable to rejection by PURCHASER or a suitable reduction in the rate for concrete shall be effected at the direction of the PURCHASER. The mix design shall be carried out with approved state or Central Government Institute for the specified mix. 1.17.2 CONCRETE WORK CONCRETE The quality of concrete shall be of design mix specified in the drawing and schedule of quantities. The ingredients of the concrete such as fine and coarse aggregate shall be measured by weight by means of an approved Batching Machine. Due allowance shall be made to weight of water carried by the aggregate. The actual amount added to the mixer being reduced as necessary. The decision
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of the Engineer / Consultant in this regard shall be final and binding on the
The water cement ratio shall be the minimum possible having regard to proper compaction by the respective means specified. The Concrete shall be mixed in the Batch mixing machine of approved type and capacity. Where coarse aggregate is over 20 mm, the concrete shall be mixed only in non-tilting type of mixers. The resulting concrete shall be a uniform workable mixture of the specified. The batching, mixing, placing in position of concrete shall be as per the guidelines stipulated in ISI 456-2000. 1.17.3 SAMPLING AND TESTING OF CONCRETE Sampling of concrete shall be done as per the provision made in the relevant IS or as directed by the PURCHASER or his representative. The additional test if ordered shall also be carried out as per the direction. All water retaining structures shall be tested for water tightness as per the provisions of IS: 3370 If RCC floor / roof are assumed to act as diaphragm transmitting lateral loads to braced bays it shall be provided with shear connectors. However,
whenever large / number of cut-outs are provided in the floor slab, horizontal floor bracings shall be provided below slab to transfer horizontal force to columns without considering diaphragm action from slab. The minimum frequency of sampling of concrete of each class/grade shall be in accordance with Clause 15.2 of IS 456-2000. Such samples shall be drawn on each day for each type of concrete. Sampling, testing and acceptance criteria shall be as per IS 456-2000. CONSISTENCY Slumps tests shall be carried out as often as demanded by PURCHASER and invariably from the same batch of concrete from which the test cubes are made. Slump tests shall be done immediately after sampling. Test cubes shall be made and tested in accordance with IS 456 - 2000. If the concrete test cubes do not give the stipulated strengths, PURCHASER reserves the right to ask CONTRACTOR to dismantle such portions of the
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work, which in his opinion are unacceptable and re-do the work to the standard stipulated at CONTRACTOR'S cost. The inspection and testing of concrete structures shall be done of IS: 4562000. 1.18 CURING All concrete shall be cured by keeping it continuously damp for the period of time required for complete hydration and hardening to take place. Preference shall be given to the use of continuous sprays or ponded water, continuously saturated coverings of sacking, canvas, hessian or other absorbent materials, or approved effective curing compounds applied with spraying equipment capable of producing a smooth, even-textured coat. Extra precautions shall be exercised in curing concrete during cold and hot weather as outlined hereinafter. The quality of curing water shall be the same as that used for mixing concrete. Certain types of finish or preparation for overlaying concrete must be done at certain stages of the curing process and special treatment may be required for specific concrete surface finish. Curing of concrete made of high alumina cement and super-sulphated cement shall be carried out as directed by ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE. CURING WITH WATER Fresh concrete shall be kept continuously wet for a minimum period of 10. days from the date of placing of concrete, following a lapse of 12 to 14 hours after laying concrete. The curing of horizontal surfaces exposed to the drying winds shall however begin immediately after the concrete has hardened. Water shall be applied to unformed concrete surfaces within 1 hour after concrete has set. Water shall be applied to formed surface immediately upon removal of forms. Quantity of water applied shall be controlled so as to prevent erosion of freshly placed concrete. CONTINUOUS SPRAYING Curing shall be assured by use of an ample water supply under pressure in pipes, with all necessary appliances of hose, sprinklers and spraying devices.
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Continues fine mist spraying or sprinkling shall be used, unless otherwise specified or approved by PURCHASER. ALTERNATE CURING METHODS Whenever, in the judgment of PURCHASER, it may be necessary to omit the continuous spray method, a covering of clean sand or other approved means such as wet gunny bags which will prevent loss of moisture from the concrete may be used. No type of covering will be approved which would stain or damage the concrete during or after the curing period. Covering shall be kept continuously wet during the curing period. For curing of concrete in pavements, side-wall, floors, flat roof or other level surfaces, the ponding method of curing is preferred. The method of containing the ponded water shall be approved by PURCHASER. Special attention shall be given to edges and comers of the slabs to ensure proper protection to these areas. The ponded areas shall be kept continuously filled with water during the curing period. CURING COMPOUNDS Surface coating type curing compounds shall be used only under special permission of PURCHASER. Curing compounds shall be liquid type white pigmented, conforming to U.S. Bureau of Reclamation specification. No curing compound shall be used on surfaces where future blending with concrete, water or acid proof membrane, or painting is specified. CURING EQUIPMENT All equipment and materials required for curing shall be on hand and ready for use before concrete is placed. 1.19 SPECIFICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION AND KEY JOINTS Concrete shall be placed without interruption until completion of the part of the work between predetermined construction joints, as specified hereinafter. Time lapse between the pouring of adjoining units shall be as specified on the drawings or as directed by PURCHASER. If Stopping of concreting becomes unavoidable anywhere, a properly formed construction joint shall be made where the work is stopped. Joints shall be either vertical or horizontal, unless otherwise shown on drawings. In case of
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an inclined or curved member, the joint shall be at right angles to the axis of the member. Vertical joints in walls shall be kept to minimum. Vertical joints shall be formed against a stop Board; horizontal joints shall be level and wherever possible, arranged so that the joint lines coincide with the architectural features of the finished work. Battens shall be nailed to the form work to ensure a horizontal line and if directed, shall also be used to form a grooved joint. For tank walls and similar work, joints shall be formed as per IS: 3370. Concrete that is in the process of setting shall not be disturbed or shaken by traffic either on the concrete itself or upon the shuttering. Horizontal and vertical construction joints and shear keys shall be located and shall conform in detail to the requirements of the plans unless otherwise directed by PURCHASER. Where not described, the joint shall be in accordance with the following: COLUMN JOINT In a column, the joint shall be formed 75 mm below the lowest soffit of the beams including haunches if any. In flat slab construction, the joints shall be 75 mm below the soffit of column capital. At least 2 hours shall elapse after depositing concrete in columns, piers or walls, before depositing in beams, girders or slabs supported thereon. BEAMS AND SLABS JOINTS Concrete in a beam shall be placed throughout without a joint but if the provision of a joint is unavoidable the joint shall be vertical and at the centre or within the middle third of the span unless otherwise shown on drawings. Where a beam intersects a girder, the joints in the girder shall offset a distance equal to twice the width of the beam and additional reinforcement provided for shear. The joints shall be vertical throughout the full thickness of the concrete member. A joint in a slab shall be vertical and parallel to the principal reinforcement. Where it is unavoidable at right angles to the principal
reinforcement, the joint shall be vertical and at the middle of the span. JOINTS IN LIQUID RETAINING STRUCTURES Vertical construction joints in watertight construction will not be permitted unless indicated on the drawings. Where a horizontal construction joint is
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required to resist water pressure, special care shall be taken in all phases of its construction to ensure maximum water-tightness. 1.20 SPECIFICATION FOR FORM WORKS FORMWORK The formwork shall consist of shores, bracings, sides of beams and columns, bottom of slabs etc. including ties, anchors, hangers, inserts etc., complete which shall be properly designed and planned for the work. Form work shall be so constructed that vertical adjustments can be made to compensate for take up and settlements. Wedges may be used at the top or bottom of timber shores, but not at both ends, to facilitate vertical adjustment or dismantling of the formwork. DESIGN OF FORMWORK The design and Engineering of the formwork as well as its construction shall be the responsibility of CONTRACTOR. If so instructed, the drawings and/or calculations for the design of the formwork shall be submitted to PURCHASER for approval before proceeding with work, at no extra cost to PURCHASER Engineer-in-Charge's approval shall not however relieve CONTRACTOR of the full responsibility for the design and construction of the form work. The design shall take into account all the loads vertical as well as lateral that, the forms will be carrying including live and vibration loadings. TYPE OF FORMWORK Formwork may be of timber, plywood, or steel. For special finishes the formwork may be lined with plywood, steel sheets, oil tempered hard Board, etc. FORMWORK REQUIREMENTS Forms shall conform to the shapes, lines, grades and dimensions including camber of the concrete as called for on the drawings. Ample studs, walers, braces, ties, straps, shores etc., shall be used to hold the forms in proper position without any distortion whatsoever until the concrete has set sufficiently to permit removal of forms. Forms shall be strong enough to permit the use of immersion vibrators. In special cases form vibrators may also be used. The shuttering shall be close Boarded. Timber shall be well seasoned,
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free form sap, shakes, loose knots, worm holes, warps or other surface defects. Faces coming in contact with the concrete shall be free form adhering grout, plaster, paint, projecting nails, splits or other defects. Joints shall be sufficiently tight to prevent loss of water and fine material from concrete. Plywood shall be used for Exposed Concrete surfaces, where called for. Sawn and wrought timber may be used for unexposed surfaces. Inside faces of forms for concrete surfaces which are to be rubbed finished shall be planed to remove irregularities or unevenness in the face. Formwork with lining will be permitted. All new and used form lumber shall be maintained in a good condition in respect to shape, strength, rigidity, water tightness, smoothness and cleanliness of surfaces. Form lumber unsatisfactory in any respect shall not be used and if rejected by PURCHASER, shall be removed from the site. Shores supporting successive storeys shall be placed directly over those below or be so designed and placed that the load will be transmitted directly to them. Trussed supports shall be provided for shores that cannot be secured on adequate foundations. Formwork, during any stage of construction showing signs of distortion or distorted to such a degree that the intended concrete work will not conform to the exact contours indicated on the drawings, shall be repositioned and strengthened. Poured concrete affected by the faulty formwork, shall be removed in its entirity and the formwork corrected prior to placing new concrete. Excessive construction camber to components for shrinkage, settlement, etc., that may impair the structural strength of members will not be permitted. Forms shall be so designed and constructed that their removal will not damage the concrete. Face formwork shall provide true vertical and horizontal joints in conformation with the architectural features of the structure. Where exposed smooth or rubbed concrete finishes are required the forms shall be constructed with special care so that the resulting concrete surfaces require a minimum finish.
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BRACING, STRUTS AND PROPS Shuttering shall be braced, strutted, propped and so supported that it shall not deform under weight and pressure of the concrete and also due to the movement of men and other materials. Bamboos shall not be used as props or cross bearers. The shuttering for beams and slabs shall be so erected that the shuttering on the sides of the beams and under the soffit of slabs can be removed without disturbing the beam bottoms. Repropping of beams shall not be done except when props have to be reinstalled to take care of construction loads anticipated to be in excess of the design load. Vertical props shall be supported on wedges or other measures shall be taken whereby the props can be gently lowered vertically while striking the shuttering. If the shuttering for a column is erected for the full height of the column, one side shall be left open and built-up in sections as placing of concrete proceeds, or windows may be left for pouring concrete from the sides to limit the drop of concrete to 1.0 m or as directed by PURCHASER. MOULD OIL Care shall be taken to see, that the faces of formwork coming in contact with concrete are perfectly cleaned and two coats of mould oil or any other approved materials applied before fixing reinforcement and placing concrete. Such coating shall be insoluble in water, non staining and not injurious to the concrete. It shall not become flaky or be removed by rain or wash water, Reinforcement and/or other items to be cast in the concrete shall not be placed until coating of the forms is complete. Adjoining concrete surfaces shall also be protected against contamination form the coating material. CHAMFERS AND FILLETS All comers and angles exposed in the finished structure shall be formed with mouldings to form chamfers or fillets on the finished concrete. The standard dimensional of chamfers and fillets, unless otherwise specified, shall be 20 mm x 20 mm. Care shall be exercised to ensure accurate mouldings. The diagonal face of tile moulding shall be planed or surfaced to the same texture as the forms to which it is attached.
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VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION JOINT CHAMFERS Vertical construction joints on faces which will be exposed at the completion of the work shall be chamfered as above except where not permitted by PURCHASER for structural or hydraulic reasons. WALL TIES Wall ties passing through the walls shall not be allowed, in their place bolts passing through sleeves shall be used. REUSE OF FORMS Before reuse, all forms shall be thoroughly scraped, cleaned, nails removed, holes that may leak suitably plugged and joints examined and when necessary, repaired and the inside retreated to prevent adhesions, to the satisfaction of PURCHASER. Warped lumber shall be resized.
CONTRACTOR shall equip himself with enough shuttering to complete the job in the stipulated time. Damaged forms/plywood shall not be used. REMOVAL OF FORMS CONTRACTOR shall record on the drawing or a special register the date upon which the concrete is placed in each part of the work and the date on which the shuttering is removed there from. In no circumstances shall forms be struck until the concrete reaches strength of at least twice the stress due to self-weight and any construction/erection loading to which the concrete may be subjected at the time of striking formwork. In normal circumstances (generally where temperatures are above 20 C) the guide lines given in IS 456-2000 shall be followed for removal of form works. Striking shall be done slowly with utmost care to avoid damage to risers and projections and without shock or vibrations, by gently easing the wedges. If after removing the form work, it is found that timber has been embedded in the concrete, it shall be removed and made good as specified earlier. Reinforced temporary openings shall be provided as directed by
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Tie rods, clamps, form bolts, etc., which must be entirely removed from walls or similar structures shall be loosened not sooner than 24 hours or later than 40 hours after the concrete has been deposited. Ties, except those required to hold forms in place, may be removed at the same time. Ties, withdrawn form walls and grade beams shall be pulled towards the inside face. Cutting ties back form the faces of walls and grade beams will not be permitted. 1.21 SPECIFICATION FOR SHORING This specification covers the general requirements of timber for shoring for excavation of trenches, pits, open excavations, etc. Nothing extra shall be paid for shoring as it is deemed to be a part of excavation Timber shoring shall be 'close' or 'open' type, depending on the nature of soil and the depth of pit or trench. The type of timbering shall be approved by ENGINEER. It shall be the responsibility of the CONTRACTOR to take all necessary steps to prevent the sides of excavations, trenches, pits, etc. form collapsing. Timber shoring may be required to keep the sides of excavation vertical to ensure safety of adjoining structures or to limit the slope of excavations, or due to space restrictions or for other reasons. Such shoring shall be carried out. Except in emergency, only under instructions from ENGINEER. The withdrawal of the timber shall be done very carefully to prevent the collapse of the pit or trench. It shall be started at one end and proceeded with systematically to the other end. Concrete or masonry shall not he damaged during the removal of the timber. No claim shall be entertained for any timber, which cannot be withdrawn and is lost or buried. In the case of open timbering, the entire surface of the side of trench or pit is not required to be covered. The vertical Boards of minimum 25 cm x 4 cm sections shall be spaced sufficiently apart to leave unsupported strips of maximum 50 cm average width. The detailed arrangement, sizes of the timber and the spacing shall be subjected to the approval of the ENGINEER. Shoring and strutting or sheet piling wherever necessary shall be provided effectively to prevent any collapse of the excavation sides in pits and trenches as required by the Engineer without any extra cost to the PURCHASER and
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shall be deemed to be included in the rates for the excavation works. Whether it is timber shoring or sheet piling, it is the Contractors responsibility to arrange the same as required at his cost. 1.22 SPECIFICATION FOR DEWATERING All excavations shall be kept dry throughout the period of construction. Grading in the vicinity of excavation shall be controlled to prevent the surface water running in to excavated areas. CONTRACTOR shall remove by pumping or by other means approved by ENGINEER any water inclusive of rain water and subsoil water accumulated in excavation and keep all excavation dewatered until the foundation work is completed and backfilled. Sumps made for dewatering must be kept clear of the excavations/trenches required for further work. Method of pumping shall be approved by ENGINEER; but in any case, the pumping arrangement shall be such that there shall be no movement of subsoil or blowing in due to differential head of water during pumping. Pumping arrangements shall be adequate to ensure no delays in construction. When there is a continuous inflow of water and quantum of water to be handled is considered in the opinion of ENGINEER, as large, well point system (single stage or multi-stage) or any other technically viable scheme shall be adopted. CONTRACTOR shall submit the details of the selected scheme to ENGINEER in his own method statement, which shall be approved by ENGINEER. The contractor shall not be paid extra and it is deemed to be a part of excavation. 1.23 SPECIFICATION FOR BRICK WORK All brick wall shall be minimum one brick thick (230 mm) in 1:4 cement sand mortar & non-load bearing partition walls shall be half brick thick (115) with 1:4 cement sand mortar. Bricks used shall be of burnt clay bricks conforming to relevant IS Codes. Bricks with min. crushing strength 50 kg/m2 shall be used. Regarding construction of Brick work relevant IS code and special publication for Brick work shall apply and the same is to be followed. 1.24 ROOF WATER PROOFING AND DRAINAGE
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Roof slope (by using screed concrete/cement mortar) shall not be less than 1:100. The roof drains shall consist of roof drain assemblies, feeder pipes, and horizontal drain headers, vertical down comers, roof drain bell ups, and embedded roof drain pipe. RW vertical down-comer pipes shall be of PVC. The roof drains shall be sized for the roof area runoff for a maximum rainfall per hour at site. Fixing of RW gutters and down comers shall conform to IS: 2527. Roof water proofing treatment for all buildings and structures shall be provided using high solid content liquid electrometric water proofing membrane with separate wearing course as per ASTM C 898. Thickness of the membrane shall be 1.5 mm. this treatment shall include application of polymerized mastic over the roof to achieve smooth surface and primer coat. Wearing course on top of the membrane shall consist of 25 mm thick PCC (1:2:4) ,cast in panels of maximum 1.2m x 1.2m size and reinforced with 0.56 mm diameter galvanized chicken wire mesh and sealing of joints using sealing compound / electrometric water proofing membrane. 1.25 DOORS, WINDOWS, ROLLING SHUTTERS, LOUVERS All Aluminum Door, Windows and Frames in pump house shall be powder coated aluminum frames with frames with wired glass. Extruded sections shall have a minimum 3 mm wall thickness. All sections shall be approved by the Engineer before fabrication is taken up. Doors, frames mullions, transom etc. shall be anodized in a bath of sulphuric acid to provide a clear coating of minimum 0.6 mm thickness. The anodized materials shall then be sealed by immersing in boiling water 15 minutes. A protective transparent coating shall be applied to the sections before shipment from the factory. All work shall be fitted and shop assembled to a first class job, and ready for erection. Shop joint shall be made to hairlines and then welded or braced by such method as will produce a uniform colour throughout the work. Work on the above, other than described, shall be carefully fitted and assembled with neat joints with concealed fasteners. Wherever possible, joints shall be made concealed locations and on edges of doors. Field connections of all work may be made with concealed screws or other approved type of fasteners. Glazing beads shall be snap fit type without visible screws and shall be of sizes to
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accommodate 6 mm thick glazing. All work shall be adequately braced and reinforced as necessary for strength and rigidity. All windows shall be glazed and fully flashed and sealed for water tightness. Window glazing at accessible level shall be 4mm thick clear float glass. For windows and ventilators located at higher elevations where frequent replacement is not feasible, glazing shall be done with 6 mm thick wired glass conforming to IS: 5437. For control room colour anodized aluminium windows shall be used, Louvers shall be pressed steel gutter type, storm proof, complete with bird screen, MS frame, and mullions where long louver is required. Operating damper shall be provided behind boxed louver where closing of louver openings is required. 1.26 PAINTING All doors, windows, ventilators, louvers and rolling shutters shall have one shop coat and one site coat of red-oxide zinc chromate and two coats of synthetic enamel paint with suitable thickness and other exposed structural components shall have epoxy painting of suitable thickness. 1.27 EXTERNAL FINSIHES TO MASONRY Thickness of cement plaster shall be 15 mm for outside, 12 mm for inside. The external surface shall be painted with two (2) coats of cement based water proof paint over cement painting and inside surface shall be painted with two (2) coats of plastic emulsion paint. 1.28 HAND RAILING The railings in all locations shall be continuous and welded type. It consists of 32 NB MS pipes unless stated otherwise (Med. Duty) with three horizontals spaced 1.1 M high and vertical spacing not exceeding1.8 M center to center with proper painting and coating. 1.29 STAIRS (RCC) Minimum clear width of stair shall be 1.0 M. The tread width shall not be less than 250 mm and riser shall not be more than 150 mm. The number of steps shall not exceed 15 for a single flight of a stair. INTERIOR FINISH SCHEDULE
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Flooring/skirting/Dado 40 mm thick heavy duty cement concrete floor with 12 thick metallic hardener and matching skirting 40 mm thick heavy duty cement concrete floor with 12 thick metallic hardener and matching skirting 10 mm thick non-skid fully vetrified tiles of max, size 600mm x 600 mm (overall 40 mm thick) laid in pattern. 40 mm thick heavy duty cement concrete floor with 12 thick metallic hardener and matching skirting Unglazed Ceramic Tiles on floor & glazed Ceramic tiles on wall upto full height
Wall Inside plastic emulsion paint and outside cement paint Inside plastic emulsion paint and outside cement paint Acrylic emulsion paint with POP and Inside plastic emulsion paint and outside cement paint outside cement paint
Ceiling
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Control room
False ceiling
Chlorination Plant room
White wash
Toilet
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WATER-PROOFING OF CONCRETE STRUCTURE GENERAL Water-proofing of concrete structures shall be done by either suitable extraneous treatments like applying paints, or internally by suitable design of the concrete mix addition to suitable admixtures in the concrete or mortar at the time of mixing and / or installing water bars at the joints. The design, material and workmanship shall conform to the relevant IS codes where applicable. The Engineer-in-Charge's approval of the material shall be obtained by the Contractor before procurement. If desired by the Engineer-inCharge, test certificates for the material and samples shall be submitted by the Contractor free of charge. The materials shall be best quality available indigenously, fresh clean and suitable for the duties called upon.
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All other exposed surfaces of concrete shall be given two or more coat of waterproof epoxy based paint of approved make and colour. Before painting, the surfaces shall be brushed down and painted in a manner approved by and satisfactory to the Engineer-in-Charge. No painting shall be done when the concrete is still green, only such paint as can stand up to this condition shall be used, subject, however, to the approval of the Engineer-inCharge. All mild steel parts of structures shall be hot dip galvanized. The minimum coating shall be 610 gm/Sqm and shall comply with relevant IS Codes. Galvanizing shall be checked and tested in accordance with IS:2629. All welding shall be done before galvanizing. Bidder shall also quote in his offer alternative lump sum price for applying 100 micron DFT of organic zinc silicate primer, Intermediate coat of 100 micron DFT of epoxy based TIO2 or MIO, finish coat of 70 micron DFT epoxy based paint, and top coat of 30 micron DFT polyurethane paint. 1.31 STORM WATER DRAINAGE The storm water drainage for any area under consideration shall be designed taking into account the finished grade levels of the area drainage pattern within and outside the area under consideration, intensity of rainfall etc. Bed slope not milder than 1 in 1000 shall be provided. Maximum rainfall intensity for design of drain shall be in line with provisions given elsewhere in this specification. Wherever possible all floor openings shall be provided with 100 mm thick 150 mm high RCC kerb all around. Angles 50 x 50 x 6 mm (minimum) with lugs shall be provided for edge protection all around cut outs / openings in floor slabs, edges of concrete drains supporting grating / covers, edges of RCC cable / pipe trenches supporting covers / Chequered plates, edges of manholes supporting covers, supporting edges of precast RCC covers and any other place where breakage of corners of concrete is expected. a) All drains inside the building shall have minimum 40 mm thick grating covers, in areas where heavy equipment loads would be coming, precast RCC covers shall be provided in place of steel grating.
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All drains outside building shall have perforated precast RCC covers of minimum 50 mm thickness with provision of openable steel grating cover at about 4.0 m interval. In areas where vehicular loads would be coming precast RCC covers of suitable thickness without perforations and designed for the vehicular loading shall be provided.
Floor of Electrical / control room shall be provided with embedded M.S. channel suitable for easy movement of breaker panels. . Wherever possible minimum 900 mm high hand railing shall be provided around all floor / roof openings, projections / balconies, walkways, platforms, steel stairs etc. However in Approach Bridge, water intake pump house, shall have RCC handrail / parapet wall. All handrails and ladder pipes shall be 32 mm nominal bore MS pipes (medium class) conforming to IS: 1161 and shall be galvanized as per IS: 4736 and IS: 1239. All rungs and ladders shall also be galvanized. Minimum weight of galvanizing shall be 900g/sqm. For RCC stairs, hand railing with 20 mm square M.S. bar balustrades with suitable M.S. flats and aluminum handrail shall be provided. In all buildings, pump house, approach bridge etc. suitable arrangement for draining out water collected from equipment blow downs, leakages, floor washings, fire fighting, precipitation etc. shall be provided for each floor with suitable floor drains. Trenches/ pits/ chambers located outside buildings shall project at least 200 mm above the finished formation level so that no storm water shall enter into the trench. The bottom of the trench shall be provided with a slope of 1: 500 for draining out the collected water into a sump pit to be provided at suitable location. Lifting hooks shall be provided in the precast covers. The trenches
/ pits shall be given a slope of 1 in 200 in the direction perpendicular to the run of the trenches. Duct banks consisting of PVC conduits for cables shall be provided with proper sealing arrangement consisting of fire retarding sealing compound. Independent network of lines for sewerage and drainage shall be provided. Unless specified all sand filling shall be compacted to minimum 85% of the relative density and backfilled earth shall be compacted to minimum 95% of the Standard proctor density at OMC.
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moisture content (OMC).
However, the sub-grade for the roads and embankment filling shall be compacted to minimum 95% of the Standard Proctor density at Optimum
Detailed scheme for dewatering shall be prepared before starting of deep excavation work IS: 9758 shall be followed as general guidance for dewatering. All underground concrete structures like trenches shall have plasticizer cum water proofing cement additive conforming to IS: 9103. In addition, limit on permeability as given in IS: 2645 shall also be met with. Parapet, Chajjas over window and door heads, architectural facias, fins etc. shall be provided with drip course in cement sand mortar 1: 3. Structural steel column base plates and bolts, gussets etc. shall not project above the floor level. These shall be encased by concrete cover upto floor level with design mix concrete Grade. Non-shrink flow able grout shall be used for under-pinning work below base plate of columns. Nominal thickness of grout shall be 50 mm. Non-shrink cum plasticizer admixture shall be added in the grout. Crushing strength of the grout shall generally be one grade higher than that of the base concrete. Minimum grade of grout shall be M35 Minimum 1.0 m compacted soil cover shall be provided to the buried intake pipes. Wherever the pipeline work area runs across, through or alongside farmyards, built-up areas, groups of trees, groves, horticultural spreads, gardens, grassfields, ditches, dikes, roads, paths, railways or any other area with restrictions of some kind, bidder shall work with all caution necessary for digging the pipeline trench and constructing the pipeline. In the said places Bidder shall carry out the works in such a way that damage resulting from the pipeline construction is kept to a minimum. In locations, where pipelines has to be laid in the body of a road, canal, dyke, etc. or other locations under jurisdiction of Government / Public Bodies, the bidder shall perform such work without extra compensation, according to the requirement of concerned Authorities. When it becomes necessary that contractor has to resort to hand digging, well point dewatering, sheet piling or
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any other special construction method in these areas, no extra compensation shall be paid. Contractor shall contact the Authorities concerned in order to become familiar with their requirements Contractor shall be liable for any damage occurring to other pipelines, underground structures / utilities while laying his pipe line. Whenever it is permitted by Authorities and / or Purchaser to open cut a paved / WBM road crossing, or where the line is routed within the road pavement, bidder shall remove the paving in accordance with the restrictions and requirements of the authorities having jurisdiction there of or as directed by the Engineer. After laying the pipeline, backfilling shall be immediately performed and all the area connected with the works shall be restored. The paving / WBM shall be restored to its original condition after the pipeline is installed as per latest MORTH specification. For all roads, paths, walkways etc. which are open-cut, contractor shall provide temporary diversions property constructed to allow the passage of normal plant traffic with the minimum of inconvenience and interruptions. Permanent pipe markers made of concrete of grade M 25 shall be installed. at every 1.0 K.M. and at every bend and turning points. The marker block of 500 mm wide and 75 mm thick shall project at least 1200 mm from ground level. The markers shall be grouted with 1:2:4 cement concrete mixture to correct line, level and direction all along the pipe lines. The marker shall show clearly chainage of pipe line, invert levels and direction of flow. The foundation of marker pedestal shall be at least 1.0 m below existing ground level. 1.32 CONTRACTORS REPRESENTATIVE AND LABOUR The CONTRACTOR shall engage an authorized agent. The full address of his office shall be given by the CONTRACTOR for sending communications, failing which all communications will be sent to the CONTRACTOR'S address given at the time submission of tender and the Purchaser shall not be responsible for any delay in receiving them. The contractor or his duly authorized agent shall be present at the time of setting out, giving profiles, etc., and shall supply the materials such as bamboos, pegs, reference stones etc., and also sufficient number of mazdoors
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required for taking measurements of work giving line out etc., at his own cost to the PURCHASER. Chainage stones at every 30 m or as specified by the Engineer-in-charge shall be fixed or constructed by the CONTRACTOR with masonry at his cost to facilitate ready reference. The CONTRACTOR shall submit daily reports for the following: (i) Machinery used and their output (ii) Total number of labour deployed into the working area (iii) Total number of local labour in the working area The working area will be defined by the Engineer-in-charge from time to time. The CONTRACTOR shall not employ on site any person who is undesirable. If in the opinion of the Engineer-in-charge, any person at the site of work, on behalf of the CONTRACTOR is considered un-desirable, the Engineer-incharge shall give in writing and the CONTRACTOR will be bound by the decision of Engineer-in-charge to remove such person or persons from the site of work. The CONTRACTOR shall not be entitled to any compensation due to damage or loss on this account. 1.33 AMENITIES TO LABOURERS The CONTRACTOR shall provide adequate supply of pure and wholesome water for the use of labour The CONTRACTOR shall construct trench or semi-permanent toilet for the use of the labour. Such toilet shall not be less than 5 per 100 persons in the camp. Separate toilet shall be provided for men and women. The CONTRACTOR shall build a sufficient number of huts on a suitable plot of land for the use of the labour including facilities for day-to-day requirement. The CONTRACTOR shall make efficient arrangements for drawing away the sludge water, as well as water from the bathing and washing places, and shall dispose of this waste water in such a way as not to cause nuisance. The CONTRACTOR shall provide the necessary staff for effecting the satisfactory conservancy and cleanliness of the camp to the satisfaction of the Purchaser, The CONTRACTOR shall maintain the sanitation of the labour camps to the
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satisfaction of the Health authorities of the Purchaser and local Health authorities of the Government of Andhra Pradesh 1.34 COMMUNICATION LINES AND NATURAL WATER COURSES The CONTRACTOR shall not close any communication lines without the permission of the Engineer-in-charge. The CONTRACTOR shall also not obstruct any natural lines of drainage without the approval of the Engineer-incharge or Purchaser.
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