Professional Documents
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February 2016
SD 1/16
HIGHWAYS ENGLAND
TRANSPORT SCOTLAND
WELSH GOVERNMENT
LLYWODRAETH CYNULLIAD CYMRU
THE DEPARTMENT FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NORTHERN IRELAND
Volume 0 Section 2
Part 1 SD 1/16
Registration of Amendments
REGISTRATION OF AMENDMENTS
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Amendments to MCHW
4.
References
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Enquiries
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Chapter 1
Introduction and Implementation
Volume 0 Section 2
Part 1 SD 1/16
This Standard implements the Specification for Highway Works (SHW), the Notes for Guidance on
Specification for Highway Works (NfGSHW), the Highway Construction Details (HCD) and Bills of
Quantities for Highway Works. These documents are Volumes 1 to 4 respectively of the Manual of
Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCHW). They are to be used in the preparation of contracts for
the construction, improvement or maintenance of trunk roads including motorways in England, Scotland,
Wales and Northern Ireland (all roads in Northern Ireland). The SHW shall be used on all contracts, the
HCD shall be used for all relevant construction details and the Bills of Quantities for Highway Works
shall be used on all contracts using one or more Bills of Quantities.
1.2
This Standard implements the above documents as they were published in December 2014 incorporating
all amendments between March 1998 and December 2014. This Standard also introduces and implements
the February 2016 amendments to the Specification for Highway Works and the Notes for Guidance on
the Specification for Highway Works as listed in Annexes A and B. These and the amendments published
between March 1998 and December 2014 are as listed in the Volume Contents pages, Volume0,
Section0, Part 2.
1.3
This implementation standard replaces the existing implementation standard SD 1/14 Amendment No. 2
which is hereby withdrawn.
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4
1.5
A Volume Index and set of volume contents pages are given in MCHW Volume 0, Section 0, Part 2.
1.6
Volumes 1 to 4 form part of the MCHW document set. MCHW also includes Volumes 0, 5 and 6. The
Volumes are mutually compatible and contract users should use all parts that are relevant to the particular
scheme.
1.7
The Specification for Highway Works is published in MCHW Volume 1. It contains numbered Series
and lettered Appendices. It is to be used on contracts as part of the contract documentation. The contract
will include contract specific information which the contract compiler will include using contract specific
Numbered Appendices.
1.8
The Notes for Guidance on the Specification for Highway Works contains numbered Series which
correspond to the Series in SHW and samples of the contract specific Numbered Appendices.
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Chapter 1
Introduction and Implementation
Volume 0 Section 2
Part 1 SD 1/16
1.9
The Highway Construction Details consists of the following (Section 2 is not used):
Section 1
Section 3
The drawings from the HCD shall be brought into the contract by reference and are to be listed in contract
specific Appendix 0/4 and dated as appropriate (sub-Clause NG 003.13 and NG Sample Contract Specific
Appendix 0/4 in the Notes for Guidance refer).
1.10
Section 1
Chapter I
Definitions
Chapter II
General Principals
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Section 2
Section 3
Where a contract includes one or more Bills of Quantities Volume 4 shall be used for the preparation of
the Bills of Quantities.
Section 1 Chapter IV contains Series corresponding to those in the SHW and additionally Series 2700:
Accommodation Works and Works for Statutory Undertakers. Not all of the Series are however, taken up.
Section 2 contains guidance notes on Series corresponding to those in the Method of Measurement.
Section 3 contains Series corresponding to those in the Method of Measurement and additionally Series
2800: Provisional Sums and Prime Cost Items. Not all of the Series are however, taken up.
Implementation of Amendments
1.11
Contracts for which tenders are to be invited after 1st May 2016 shall incorporate by reference the
amendments implemented by this Standard, except where the preparation of a contract has reached a stage
at which in the opinion of the Overseeing Organisation use of the amendments would result in significant
additional expense or delay progress.
1.12
A Schedule of Pages and Relevant Publication Dates relevant to SHW, HCD and MMHW is included in
Volumes 1, 3 and 4 respectively.
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Volume 0 Section 2
Part 1 SD 1/16
Chapter 2
Departures from Standard
2.1
All requirements contained in MCHW documents shall be considered to have the status of Standards.
Thus for Trunk Road works (and all roads in Northern Ireland) any variation or waiving of a requirement
contained within an MCHW document, other than permitted changes, shall be a Departure from Standard.
The SHW and HCD should be used as they stand wherever possible but when alterations to Clauses,
Tables or Figures are considered necessary Departures from Standard are to be agreed with the
Overseeing Organisation. Refer to GD 01 Introduction to the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges
(DMRB 0.1.2) for details of the Overseeing Organisations requirements regarding Departures from
Standards. Where such alterations require changes to the MMHW these shall be agreed with the
Overseeing Organisation.
Any such requests for Depatures from Standards will need to be submitted to the Overseeing Organisation
in good time. They will require justification and identification of the changes which will need to be
prepared in accordance with the requirements identified in NfGSHW Series NG 000 for incorporation into
the contract.
Under no circumstances should replacement pages be produced to incorporate site specific alterations.
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Volume 0 Section 2
Part 1 SD 1/16
Chapter 3
Amendments to MCHW
3. AMENDMENTS TO MCHW
3.1
Future amendments will be implemented using an amendment to this standard. Schedules of the relevant
amendments are included in Annexes A to D.
3.2
Instructions for incorporating the amendments are contained in the published amendment packages. These
instructions include a brief description of the amendments and instructions on page replacement and/or
removal and/or new pages.
3.3
A revision to the Volume Contents pages, Volume 0, Section 0, Part 2, will be issued with each set of
amendments.
3.4
The amendment to the SHW includes a revised Schedule of Pages and Relevant Publication Dates. (This
schedule has previously been published as part of the NfGSHW, but is now contained in SHW Series
000).
3.5
Superseded text and drawings in the MCHW Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4 shall be retained by document users:
(i) for those schemes for which the Contract has already been awarded using contract documents
incorporating by reference the superseded text; and
(ii) for new schemes for which specific approval has been given to use the superseded text under
paragraph 1.11 above.
In these cases, working copies of the MCHW should not have the new amendments incorporated. Project
teams or administrators of individual contracts need to maintain complete sets of contract documentation
for individual contracts and archive them as necessary for the specific contract.
3.6
Where working copies of the MCHW are maintained for use on new schemes not covered by the
exceptions in paragraph 3.5 above, the superseded pages should be removed and replaced with amended
pages (together with all new pages issued). The superseded pages should be archived as necessary.
3.7
When necessary the Overseeing Organisations may make interim amendments to MCHW using interim
documents. These are published using the Overseeing Organisations web sites. They give Overseeing
Organisations requirements and advice and have the same status as MCHW documents. Any such
amendments to MCHW documents should be implemented in accordance with the instructions given in
the individual interim document. They shall be incorporated into contract documents in accordance with
the requirements identified in NfGSHW Series NG 000 using contract specific Appendices 0/1 and 0/2.
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Volume 0 Section 2
Part 1 SD 1/16
Chapter 4
Normative References
4. NORMATIVE REFERENCES
4.1
Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works Volume 4, Bills of Quantities for Highway Works.
4.2
Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works, Volume 2, Notes for Guidance on the Specification
for Highway Works:
Series NG 000,
sub-Clause NG 003.13
4.3
GD 01 Introduction to the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB 0.1.2)
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Volume 0 Section 2
Part 1 SD 1/16
Chapter 5
Enquiries
5. ENQUIRIES
All technical enquiries or comments on this Standard should be sent in writing as appropriate to:
Mike Wilson
Chief Highway Engineer
R Brannen
Director, Trunk Road and
Bus Operations
Sheena Hague
Deputy Director
Network Management Division
Director of Engineering
Department for Regional Development TransportNI
Clarence Court
10-18 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8GB
P B Doherty
Director of Engineering
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Volume 0 Section 2
Part 1 SD 1/16
Annex A
Schedule of Amendments to Volume 1
Series
000
Series
200
Series
600
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Annex A
Schedule of Amendments to Volume 1
Volume 0 Section 2
Part 1 SD 1/16
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Part 1 SD 1/16
Series
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Series
700
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Annex A
Schedule of Amendments to Volume 1
Clause/sub-Clause/Table Number
643.3 to 643.5
643.8 to 643.11
643.15 to 643.17
643.19 & 643.20
643.22
644.1 & 644.2
Table 6/1
Table 6/3
Table 6/5
Table 6/7
601.0TS
601.1TS & 601.2TS
601.4TS
601.5TS
601.6TS to 601.9TS
601.10TS to 601.12TS
601.13TS
601.14TS
601.15TS
601.16TS to 601.20TS
632.1TS to 632.5TS
601W
601.0NI
601.1NI & 601.2NI
601.4NI
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601.6NI to 601.9NI
601.10NI to 601.12NI
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601.16NI to 601.20NI
607.1NI & 607.2NI
700
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702.1 & 702.2
702.4
702.7 & 702.8
702.10
706.2
706.4 &706.5
706.8 to 706.10
707.1
709.1
709.5
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709.11
711.1
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Annex A
Schedule of Amendments to Volume 1
Volume 0 Section 2
Part 1 SD 1/16
Series
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700
(continued)
Series
800
February 2016
Clause/sub-Clause/Table Number
712.1
713.1 & 713.2
713.5
713.7
714.1
714.3
715.1
715.5 & 715.6
715.8 & 715.9
715.12 to 715.15
715.17 & 715.18
715.21 to 715.23
715.25 to 715.27
715.29
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716.17 to 716.19
716.21
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717.15
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718.6
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719.12
702.1NI & 702.2NI
702.4NI
702.7NI & 702.8NI
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706.2NI
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706.13 & 706.14
800
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Volume 0 Section 2
Part 1 SD 1/16
Series
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Series
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February 2016
Annex A
Schedule of Amendments to Volume 1
Clause/sub-Clause/Table Number
802.4
802.9
802.12
802.14
803.1
803.8
804.6
805.3
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807.2 & 807.3
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810.1 & 810.2
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830.1
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831.1
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1000
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Table 10/1
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1001.12
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Annex A
Schedule of Amendments to Volume 1
Volume 0 Section 2
Part 1 SD 1/16
Series
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1000
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Series 2100
Appendix F
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These Series have been notified in accordance with Directive 98/34/EC following the procedure for the provision of
information in the field of technical standards and regulations.
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Annex B
Schedule of Amendments to Volume 2
Volume 0 Section 2
Part 1 SD 1/16
Series
NG 600
February 2016
Clause/sub-Clause/Table Number
Table NG 1/1
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Volume 0 Section 2
Part 1 SD 1/16
Series
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NG 600
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February 2016
Annex B
Schedule of Amendments to Volume 2
Clause/sub-Clause/Table Number
NG 619.2
NG 620.2 & NG 620.3
NG 621.1 & NG 621.2
NG 622.1
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NG 623.1
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NG 624.1 & NG 624.2
NG 625.1 & NG 625.2
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NG 628.1
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NG 630.1
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NG 630.13
NG 630.32
NG 630.37 & NG 630.38
NG 631.2 & NG 631.3
NG 632.1
NG 637.1 & NG 637.2
NG 638.1
NG 639.2
NG 640.1
NG 644.3
NG 644.5 to NG 644.7
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 6/1
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 6/2
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 6/3
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 6/4
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 6/5
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 6/6
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 6/7
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 6/8
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 6/9
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 6/10
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 6/11
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 6/12
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 6/13
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 6/14
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 6/15
NG 632.10TS
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Annex B
Schedule of Amendments to Volume 2
Volume 0 Section 2
Part 1 SD 1/16
Series
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NG 800
February 2016
Clause/sub-Clause/Table Number
NG 701.1 to NG 701.3
NG 702.2
NG 702.5
NG 706.2 & NG 706.3
NG 711.7
NG 713.3
NG 713.6
NG 713.8
NG 715.1
NG 715.5
NG 715.7 to NG 715.9
NG 716.1 & NG 716.2
NG 716.5
NG 716.7 & NG 716.8
NG 717.1
NG 719.2 to NG 719.4
NG 719.12
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/1
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/2
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/3
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/4
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/5
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/6
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/7
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/9
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/11
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/12
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/13
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/14
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/15
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/16
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/17
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/18
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/19
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/21
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/22
NG 706.2NI
NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 7/1TS
NG 801.3
NG 801.11
NG 803.4
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Volume 0 Section 2
Part 1 SD 1/16
Series
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NG 800
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Series
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Annex 1
Annex B
Schedule of Amendments to Volume 2
Clause/sub-Clause/Table Number
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NG 807.1
NG 807.6
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NG 810.11
NG 810.12
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NG 840.5
NG 1000.2
NG 1009.1
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NG 1016, NG 1017.8
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NG 1044.5
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NG Sample Contract Specific Appendix 21/1
Sections 1, 7 and 11
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These Series have been notified in accordance with Directive 98/34/EC following the procedure for the provision of
information in the field of technical standards and regulations.
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