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18.1 Locating and Protecting

Existing Utilities 18-1 
18.1.1  Description / General 18-1 
18.1.1.1  Submittals 18-1 
18.1.2  Materials 18-1 
18.1.3  Construction Requirements 18-1 
18.1.4  Method of Measurement 18-1 
18.1.5  Basis of Payment 18-1 
18.1.6  Items in the Bill of Quantities 18-2 

18.2  Removing and Disposing of or

Relocating Existing Utilities 18-2 
18.2.1  General 18-2 
18.2.1.1  Submittals 18-2 
18.2.2  Materials 18-2 
18.2.3  Construction Requirements 18-2 
18.2.4  Method of Measurement 18-3 
18.2.5  Basis of Payment 18-3 
18.2.6  Items in the Bill of Quantities 18-3 

18.3 Future Utility Crossing 18-3 

18.3.1  Description / General 18-3 
18.3.2  Materials 18-3 
18.3.3  Construction Requirements 18-3 
18.3.4  Method of Measurement 18-3 
18.3.5  Basis of Payment 18-3 
18.3.6  Items in the Bill of Quantities 18-4
18.1 Locating and Protecting Existing
Utilities
18.1.1 Description / General
1 This Sub-section describes requirements for locating
and protecting existing underground services and plant
that are affected by execution of the Works but to remain
in their position, such as utility lines and underground
water streams (Falajs) etc. The full scope of the protection
work required will be determined after investigation by the
Contractor, and he shall prepare working drawings for
such work as directed by the Engineer.
2 Existing utility services and plant, and Falajs will not
be considered as obstructions as defined in Section 1. The
Contractor shall liaise with the utility owners and other
concerned authorities regarding such utility services, plant
and Falajs in all aspects of the work. The cost of locating
and recording their positions and of working around or in
proximity to them is deemed to be included in the
Contractor’s allowance for his obligations under Section 1.
18.1.1.1 Submittals
1 Submit coordination drawings showing pipes and
major system components. Indicate interface and spatial
relationship between pipes, system components, adjacent
utilities, and proximate structures.
2 Submit shop drawings of existing underground
services and plant to be protected including plan layout
and locations, types and sizes.
3 At project close-out, submit record drawings
showing the protected pipes and related components with
sufficient details to allow for locating the pipes for future
maintenance.
18.1.2 Materials
1 Concrete shall conform to the requirements of Sub-
section 5.1 and shall be of the class instructed by the
Engineer. Reinforcing steel shall comply with Sub-section
5.2. Reinforced concrete shall comply with the appropriate
requirements of Sub-section 5.3. Metalwork should
comply with Section 6.
18.1.3 Construction Requirements
1 All excavation and backfill shall conform to the
requirements of Sub-Sections 2.3 – ‘Roadway Excavation’
and 2.8 – ‘Earthwork for pipe trenches’.
2 The protection of existing underground plant and
Falajs shall be carried out in strict compliance with the
requirements of the Concerned Authorities and utility
owners. The protection shall normally be in the form of
encasing the services or plant with a split 100 or 300 mm
diameter uPVC pipe wrapped with polyethylene sheets
and surrounded by concrete Class 15/20 or enclosing such
plant of large diameter such as oil or water pipes or Falajs
with an inverted concrete box culvert or slab or in any
other forms as instructed by the Engineer or the
concerned authorities.
3 Before commencing any work on site, the Contractor
shall send a ‘Notice of Intent’ including two sets of
drawings, plan work, construction method and safety
measured to all Concerned Authorities and shall obtain
information in the form of a formal notice and/or signed
drawing showing the location of all underground utility
plant and Falajs. The Contractor shall search for and
ascertain the exact location of the plant on site by making
trial pits and shall repair, at his own expense, any damage
caused to the plant by his works, to the satisfaction of the
Engineer and the Concerned Authorities.
4 Whenever, in the course of the work, water pipes,
irrigation pipes, drainage pipes, sewers, oil, gas pipes,
electrical or telephone cables, or other unforeseen items
are encountered, the Contractor shall inform the Engineer,
who shall issue the appropriate instruction for each
individual case.
5 The precise location of existing utilities and Falajs
shall be investigated and established by the Contractor in
consultation with the relevant Utility Operator. Service
supply lines damaged in the course of the search shall be
replaced with equivalent approved materials at the
Contractor’s expense.
18.1.4 Method of Measurement
1 Excavation and backfilling, whether by hand or
machinery, for searching and protection of existing utility
plant and Falajs including making trial pits shall be
measured as described in Sub-section 2.8, Clause 2.8.4.
and 1.8.3.
2 Split pipes shall be measured in linear meters of laid
pipe of the various sizes, measured as a straight line. No
allowance will be made for cut ends and waste.
3 Concrete surround to pipes and ducts and concrete
for inverted box culverts and for blinding shall be
measured as described in Sub-section 5.1, Clause 5.1.5.
The volume occupied by the pipe including pipe wall shall
be deducted from the gross volume of the concrete
surround and only the net volume of the concrete
surround so calculated shall be paid for.
4 Reinforcing steel shall be measured as described in
Sub-section 5.2, Clause 5.2.4.
18.1.5 Basis of Payment
1 The quantity of completed and accepted work for
split pipes measured as provided for above will be paid for
at the unit rate in the Bill of Quantities. The unit rate per
linear meter shall include labor, materials, markers and
warning tape, equipment, transportation to and hauling
about the Site, loading, unloading and cutting, machining,
etc. of standard length pipes.
2 Excavation and backfilling shall be paid for as
indicated in Clause 2.8.5.
3 Concrete shall be paid for as indicated in Clause 5.1.6.
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4 Reinforcing steel shall be paid for as indicated in
Clause 5.2.5.
18.1.6 Items in the Bill of Quantities
(i) Split pipe (diameter) lin.m
18.2 Removing and Disposing of or
Relocating Existing Utilities
18.2.1 General
1 This Sub-section describes requirements for removal,
disposal or relocation/diversion of existing utilities. Full
scope of the relocation work required will be determined
after investigation by the Contractor and he shall prepare,
shop/working drawings for the work, as directed by the
Engineer. The Contractor shall liaise with the utility
owners and other Concerned Authorities in all aspects of
the work.
2 Permanent removal and, relocation or diversion of
any existing utilities will be ordered by the Engineer where
they obstruct the permanent work and where such utilities
need to be maintained in operation as required by the
utility owner. The Engineer may also order permanent or
temporary diversion of utilities when in his opinion it is
reasonable that this should be done for carrying out the
proposed work, but such orders will not normally be given
where the services concerned cross the work area and are
either redundant or can be dealt with by the Contractor in
the normal course of work. The diversions ordered by the
Engineer shall be paid for in the Contract, but any other
temporary diversion or removal required shall be at the
Contractor's own expense.
3 No service diversion shall be made without the
approval of the Engineer and the Concerned Authority.
18.2.1.1 Submittals
1 Submit coordination drawings showing pipes and
major utility components. Indicate interface and spatial
relationship between pipes, system components, adjacent
utilities, and proximate structures.
2 Submit shop drawings of existing underground
utilities and plant affected by the work including plan
layout and locations, types and sizes.
3 At project close-out, submit record drawings
showing the relocated services and related components
with sufficient details to allow for locating the utility for
future maintenance.
18.2.2 Materials
1 All material for relocation/diversion of utilities shall
comply with the specifications of the Concerned Authority
and shall conform to the following listed requirements.
2 Concrete shall conform to the requirements of Sub-
section 5.1 and shall be of the class instructed by the
Engineer. Reinforcing steel shall comply with Sub-section
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5.2. Reinforced concrete shall comply with the appropriate
requirements of Sub-section 5.3.
3 Gravity pipes and pressure pipes shall conform to the
requirements of Sub-section 8.2, Clause 8.2.2.
4 Electricity poles, ducts, handholes/manholes and
overhead and underground electricity cables, shall
conform to the requirements of Section 15 and of the
Concerned Authority.
5 Telecommunication ducts, handholes/manholes and
cables related to telephone works, shall conform to the
telecommunication authority specifications and details.
6 Sand and sieved backfill material free from stones or
other debris shall be provided for reinstating the trenches
after the laying of ducts.
18.2.3 Construction Requirements
1 Prior to commencing the work, the Contractor shall
prepare layout drawings, proposed working method and
the time schedule for disconnecting and reconnecting of
the affected services and shall obtain approval of these
from the Engineer and Concerned Authorities. During the
work, the Contractor shall exercise great care not to cause
any damage to the exiting utilities.
2 Electricity, gas, oil, water, sewage, drainage,
irrigation and telephone service lines which are identified
to be relocated shall be shown on the drawings, along
with the required re-routing. The full scope of the services
to be relocated cannot be determined at tender stage and
the Contractor shall allow in his rate for verifying or
revising the services that should be re-routed and
adjusting the proposed re-routing alignment and for any
variation in quantities, preparation of revised working
drawings, design, etc.
3 The precise locations of existing utilities shall be
investigated and established by the Contractor in
consultation with the relevant utility owner. The
Contractor shall notify and obtain permission from the
Concerned Authority before interrupting any service.
Service supply lines damaged in the course of the search
shall be replaced with equivalent approved materials at
the Contractor’s expense.
4 All excavation and backfill shall conform to the
requirements of Sub-Sections 2.3 – ‘Road Excavation’, 2.7
– ‘Excavation and Backfilling for Structures’ and 2.8 –
‘Earthwork for Pipe Trenches’.
5 Removal of existing utilities shall conform to the
requirements of Sub-section 2, Clause 2.2.2. Designated
salvageable material shall be removed without
unnecessary damage, in sections or pieces, transported or
stored by the Contractor as instructed by the Engineer.
Other material shall be disposed of off-site.
6 Utility lines which should remain, but with added
protection, shall be shown on the drawings. Cavities left
by utilities removal shall be backfilled to the level of the
surrounding ground and compacted.
7 During excavation, warning tiles or tape shall be
retrieved carefully and may be reused. The damaged
warning tiles or tape shall be replaced by the Contractor at
his own cost. Concreting and backfilling operations shall
be carefully executed to ensure that there shall be no
damage to the utilities.
18.2.4 Method of Measurement
1 Removal and disposal of existing redundant utilities
ordered by the Engineer under Clause 18.2.1, Item (2),
shall be measured in linear meters of the length removed.
The rates shall include for all work except excavation as
stated in Item (4), below.
2 Removal and relocation of existing utilities shall be
measured in linear meters of the length of the relocated
work. Rates shall include for all work except excavation as
stated in Item (4) below.
3 Provision and installation of new utility services shall
be measured in linear meters of the length of new service
installed. Rates shall include for all work except excavation
as stated in Item (4) below.
4 Excavation and backfilling whether by hand or
machinery for removal, relocation/diversion of existing
utilities shall be measured as indicated in Sub-section 2.8,
Clause 2.8.4.
5. No work will be measured and no payment made for
work carried out by the Concerned Authorities nor for any
work in connection therewith by the Contractor unless
prior approval for payment is given by the Engineer
18.2.5 Basis of Payment
1 The amount of completed and accepted work
measured as provided for above shall be paid for at the
unit rate for each service stated in the Bill of Quantities,
which rate shall be considered full compensation for
locating, removing, relocating, installing and jointing of
utilities and for materials, labor, transport, equipment,
tools supplies and all other items necessary for the proper
completion of the work, except excavation which is
measured as stated in Clause 18.2.4, Item (4).
18.2.6 Items in the Bill of Quantities
(i) Remove and dispose of (utility)
(size/description) lin.m.
(ii) Remove and relocate (utility) (size/
description) lin.m.
(iii) Provide and install new (utility)
(size/description) lin.m.
18.3 Future Utility Crossings
18.3.1 Description / General
1 This Sub-section describes requirements for
provision of pipe sleeves/ducts under pavements for
future utility crossings. Full scope of the work will be
determined according to conditions on Site.
2 The Contractor shall be responsible for preparation
of shop/working drawings, procurement of material and
for following-up/co-ordination with the concerned
authorities in all matters relating to this work.
18.3.2 Materials
1 Concrete shall conform to the requirements of Sub-
section 5.1 and shall be of the class instructed by the
Engineer. Reinforcing steel shall comply with Sub-section
5.2. Reinforced concrete shall comply with the appropriate
requirements of Sub-section 5.3.
2 Sleeves/ducts shall be uPVC for small pipes less than
400 mm in diameter and concrete for larger pipes. Pipes
shall conform to the requirements of Sub-section 8.2,
Clause 8.2.2.
3 Locations and sizes of pipe sleeves are as shown on
the Drawings.
18.3.3 Construction Requirements
1 Before commencing any work on site, the Contractor
shall send a ‘Notice of Intent’ including two sets of
drawings, plan of work, construction method and safety
measures to all Concerned Authorities and shall obtain
information in the form of a formal notice and/or signed
drawing showing the required location of sleeves for
future connection.
2 Sleeves/ducts shall be placed prior to or during
construction of the highway. Any piping installed after
completion of the highway construction shall be placed
after jacking (thrust boring) a pipe sleeve under the
pavement. The Contractor will not be permitted to cut into
the pavement for pipe installation.
3 Markers should be placed on both ends of the
sleeves/ducts. In addition a rope should be installed inside
the pipe and tied at both ends to the markers underground
concrete support block or to an adjacent landmark.
4 All excavation and backfill shall conform to the
requirements of Sub-sections 2.3 – ‘Roadway Excavation’
and 2.7 – ‘Excavation and Backfilling for Structures’.
18.3.4 Method of Measurement
1 Sleeves/ducts shall be measured in linear meters of
pipe of the various types, classes and sizes laid, measured
as a straight line. No allowance will be made for cut ends
and waste. The rates shall be deemed to include for all
work including the laying of markers and concrete
surrounds, but does not include excavation as stated in
Item (2) below.
2 Trench excavation and backfilling shall be measured
and paid for as indicated in Clause 2.8.4 Item (4).
18.3.5 Basis of Payment
1 The quantity of completed and accepted work for
sleeves/ducts pipes measured as provided for above will
be paid for at the unit rate in the Bill of Quantities, which is
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deemed to cover all costs except excavation as stated in
Clause 18.3.4, item (2).

18.3.6 Items in the Bill of Quantities

(i) Sleeves/ducts (type) (diameter) lin.m.

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