KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN JLeuiel iytjg | Ministry of Works STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKS 2009 MODULE - 21 DREDGING, RECLAMATION AND SHORELINE PROTECTIONAcknowledgment ’ The Standard Specifications for Construction Works [Version 01, July, 2008} is the collaborative ‘experience involving the efforts and responses of many people, including the consultant and all the other parties involved during the review process. The Ministry of Works of the Govemment of the Kingdom of Bahrain would like to express its deepest appreciation to the following directorates, ‘organizations and dignitaries’ persons for the help, assistance and collaboration provided, Ministry of Works + H.E. Fahmi Bin Ali Al-Jowder- Minister of Works + Mrs. Effet Redha Husain - Assistant Undersecretary, Technical Services (Chairperson; Steering Committee for Updating MOW Standard Specifications) Committee Members te, Soret Aecor san 2 ta: Eoanm scan Aa tit abun Suen ‘Mr. Jalal Abdulla Al-Shuroogi ts taylan Mrs, Wadia Marzook Ahmed tire ese Cron MW sidsen hana Technical Review Team The entire team of all the Directorates of the Ministry of Works, who have supported and contributed their time and effort for the technical review of MOW Standard Specifications. Consultant Halcrow Group Limited Other Dignitaries and Organanizations Dr. Carl de Fontenay, Cowi A/S, Denmark Various Contracting Organizations in Kingdom of Bahrain Various Engineering Consultants in Kingdom of Bahrain And ail other organizations/dignitaries who contributed in the Updating of Ministry of Works ‘Standard Specifications for Construction Works. ‘Standard Specifications for Construction Works Ministry of Works Copy Rights Statement ‘Standard Specifications for Construction Works is solely owned by Ministry of Works. No contents of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, @ either in whole or in part, without prior written permission of the Ministry of Works of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Ee ET ESSE ESSE OEE,® Introduction ’ The Standard Specifications for construction works are published as a series of 21 stand-alone modules each addressing a single distinct area of the construction process. This stand-alone module 21 is an integral part of the Standard Specifications, ‘The purpose of the MINISTRY OF WORKS STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKS is to provide the design professionel with a guide for accepted construction practices for Ministry of Works projects. As an aid to the designer, these Standard Specifications for construction ‘works are provided for the inclusion in proposed development projects for ease, efficiency and cost savings. The Standard Specifications for construction works are not intended to limit the design responsibilty of the design professional. However, they establish a minimum acceptable criterion and/or quality foruse within Ministry of Works projects, The design professional may increase the requirements of an item contained in the Standard Specifications for construction works to meet job requirements, but when this is done, there should be no reference for that item on the drawings to the Ministry of Works Standard Specifications for construction works and a new specification should be included with the drawings or project contract documents. © ‘The design professional must review all Stendard Specifications for construction works to be sure that they are adequate for the proposed project based on the job site conditions; the design professional is solely responsible for the designs submitted under his seal. In order to keep design standards current with changing regulations and improved construction materials and practices this section will be updated and maintained by the concerned authorities of the Ministry of Works. Prior to starting a new project, the design professional should contact the concerned Directorate of the Ministry of Works to verify that he/she has the latest document revisions MODULE 21 -DREDGING, RECLAMATION AND SHORELINE PROTECTION Page 1 EE ar ST ESTE@ Module List ‘ Module ‘No 10 i" 12 13 14 @ 15 16 7 18 19 20 24 Module Tith Guidance and General Specifications Concrete Earthworks Glass and Glazing Joinery and Carpentry tronmongery Internal Finishes including Thermal Insulation Painting and Decorating Metalwork Roofing Structural Stee! and Coatings Structural Timber Masonry Plumbing and Sanitary Mechanical Installation in Buildings Electrical installation Sewerage, Pipelines and Pipework Sewerage M&E Works Roadworks Landscaping Dredging, Reclamation and Shoreline Protection MODULE 21 -DREDGING, RECLAMATION AND SHORELINE PROTECTION Page 2 SESS EEE TUTE,€@ Table of Contents CLAUSE DESCRIPTION PAGE Introduction jt Module List : Table of Contents 3 Foreword 8 SECTION A~ DREDGING 1. PART 4 GENERAL 9 4.1 Programme of Works... 9 ¢ @ 1.2 Potential Borrow Areas. 9 1.3 Contractor to Investigate. 9 1.4 Materials tobe Dredged. 10 1.5 Statutory Approvass. 10 18 Explosives... 10 1.7 Access and Accommodation forthe Engineer 40 2 PART 2 OBSTRUCTIONS 10 24 Obstructions and Debts. ..nsue ease 10 3. PART3 MOORINGS " 4. PART4 RECORD " 44 Dally Repor for Dradgers "1 42 Weekly Dredging Proposals cf 12 @ 5. PARTS PLANT AND METHODS 2 51 Plant. 12 52 Methods 22 59 Dredging Consents 12 6 PART6 SURVEYS AND SOUNDINGS 2 641 Echo-sounder. 12 62 Survey Positioning : + 63 Bar Chocks 13 64 Sounding Plate Checks. 13 55 Tide Levels... 13 66 Existing Bed Levwls.. 19 87 Suney Gri... eee 118 »® 6B Pre-dredge ‘in’ SUIVEY..ocscun cee eae essa : wd asettat MODULE 2+ -DREDGING,RECLAWATION AND SHORELINE PROTECTION Page 3 EEE69 Additional Surveys. i 640 Interim Surveys, “a 6.11 Post-dredge Surveys. 14 6.12 — Echo-rolls and Drawings. * 6.13 Measurement. 6.14 — Sectional Completion. ....-ccssecssseeesestense FE ert ae teat ae 6.15 Survey Boat. ede dee ttes aside oee ae ee eesteceeesee 15: 7 PART 7 TOLERANCES 15 7A Dredging Limits. se ea 15 7.2 Finished Dredged Levels in Borrow Areas... tei 15 7.3 Bed Formation Tolerances in Prescribed Dredge Areas, efit iseeeetG 7.4 Side Slopes... 16 8. PART 8 DREDGING LOSSES 16 8.1 Prevention of Dredging Loss@s........... 7 snanee 16 82 Removal of Accretion... 16 83 Pollution and Contaminant Control. wT 84 Clearance of Slumping, 7 85 Spillage or Weiting During Dredging... coeneseessestneeee idan 86 Limit Weiring Losses. "7 9. PART 9 ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION AND MONITORING 7 9.1 Background Monitoring... tibet dette ae Mitte tte 92 Suspended Sediment Concentration Monitoring... sesineetiseecsteeetces 18 93 Water Sampling... nee 7 18 9.4 Equipment for the Engineer. rote 218 9.5 Monitoring Vessels.......sessssesssessneereesseensectnnerneee : i 18 9.6 Mitigation. 7 aaaet 9.7 Monitoring Environmentally Sensitive Areas...... SECTION B - RECLAMATION 10. PART 10 RECLAMATION GENERAL 20 10.1 Description of the Works. 20 10.2 Disposal of Unsuitable Material 20 10.3 Land Based Plant for Bunds. 20 11. PART 11 PLANT & METHODS 20 11.1 Methods. 20 12, PART 12 SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS AND BUILD-UP OF FINE MATERIALS 24 12.1 Fines Content of Discharge Water. ai 24 12.2 Treatment and Disposal of Fine Materials tt at MODULE 21-DREDGING, RECLAMATION AND SHORELINE PROTECTION "Page 4 nnn¢ @ 43, PART 13 NOTICE BOARDS ’ 2 13.1 Warning Notice Boards. psittaci eee : 22 14. PART 14 SURVEYS 22 141 Topographic Surveys. 22 142 Bathymetric Surveys...... 22 143° Survey Grid, 22 14.4 Initial Survey 22 14.5 Interim Surveys. 22 14.6 Final Surveys. 14.7 Provisional Acceptance 23 14.8 — Survey Data. 23 14.9 Software... 23 15. PART 15 EXISTING OUTFALLS 23 16.1 Existing Outtalis. 23 16. PART 16 PLACING OF FILL MATERIAL 23 16.1. Filing in Reclamation Areas. 23 16.2 Method Restriction 24 16.3 Prevention of Leakage... 24 164 Level Tolerance... 2 24 17. PART 17 FILL MATERIAL 24 17.1 General, 24 172 Test Standards. ; 24 17.3. Sultable Fill Material 24 17.4 Preparation of Formation ae Piette 18. PART 18 ACCEPTANCE TESTING OF RECLAMATION FILL 25 18.1 Characterization of Reclamation Fill 25 18.2 Acceptance Areas. | pear 18.3 Zone Load Tests on Reclaimed Areas......... ssn BB 18.4 Non-compliant Fill Composition and/or Zone Load Test Results... ; 26 18.5 Acceptance Report... 26 19. PART 19 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING & MITIGATION 26 19.1 Suspended Sediment Concentration Moritoring..... : 26 19.2 Prevention of Losses. : 26 193 Mitigation. 5 ® - : MODULE 2} -DREDGNG, RECLAMATION AND SHORELNE PROTECTION Page 5 ET TEE SSL: SECTION C ~ SHORELINE PROTECTION 7 20. PART 20 ROCK PROTECTION - GENERAL 28 21. PART 21 ROCK GRADING a 21.1 Rock Grading — Primary Protection. - aeeee 28 21.2 Rock Grading - Underlayer. vcs... Eero 21.3 Quarry Run. - Re eee eer eH Dey 21.4 Rock Shape Ration orcs Se ete ret 29 22, PART 22 ROCK SOURCES 29 22.1 Rock Sources - General... seer neve : 29 22.2 Quarry Quality Control. seas PC ee) | 23. PART 23 TESTING REQUIREMENTS AND QUALITY CONTROL 30 | 23.1 Test Values. 80 | 23.2 Frequency of Testing eeu BH | 23. Initial Approval Procedures. fete Sees eeiateeece eae Li 23.4 — Quality Control Testing... : : eee F 24. PART 24 QUARRY OPERATIONS 32 24.1 Quarry Operations ~ General : Seiten ttm : 25. PART 25 TRANSPORTATION AND STOCKPILING OF ROCK 32 | | 25.1 Rock Transport. Bae = 82 {i 25.2 Stockpiling of Rock : eerie : 26. PART 26 PLACING ROCK ~ GENERAL, 33 ir 26.1 SUIVeY MethOd.sesnssesntstsetstnetntnetnteetinneneisereneetneen evens 88 l 26.2 — Test Panels. . 83 : 26.3. Checking of Profiles. 98 1 26.4 Notice of Survey... 34 b! 26.5 — Chainage Markers... 36 } 27. PART 27 PLACING OF ROCK ARMOUR 34 it 27.1 Armour Placing.......110 7 z 34 I 27.2 Armour Rock Placing Tolerances... secsnerinecerseese 7 34 i 28. PART 28 PLACING OF UNDERLAYER AND CORE ROCK 35 iy 28.1. Underlayer and Core Placing, : ove 86 i 28.2 —_Underlayer and Core Placing Tolerances...» 38 28.3 Scour Apron Placing Tolerance... .sstvininisieitsentetenecieee 35 \ 29. PART 29 PREPARATION OF ROCK SURFACE FOR CONCRETE 35 29.1 Surface Preparation for Crown Wall... : ee 35 [MODULE 21 -DREOGING, RECLAMATION AND SHORELINE PROTECTION Page 630. PART 30 GEOTEXTILE 30.1 Geotextile Properties....... 30.2 Laying of Filter Fabric. Ba8 31 PART 31 REFERENCES 37 B11 Equivalence... - seeseseeen OT 91.2 Documents Referenced. .....:sesscsssetnsseesens ee 37 Abbreviations 38 @ MODULE 21 -DREDGNG RECLANITON AND SHORELINE PROTEOTION Page 7 2 afer EET EOEForeword This specication provides the basis for dredging, reclamation and shoreline protection. it covers the man requirements for materials, plant, methods and surveys, andthe procedures for controling the quality. ‘This specification must be read in its entirety, as tis stuctured in order of worklow, which means that lems or aelivies appear in several places in the specification corresponding tothe progression of the construction process. For larger or more complex or specialist projects, a project-specific Particular Specification for dredging, reclamation and shoreline protection may also be provided. Absence of clauses for materials and methods does not necessary signify that they can notbe used, Proposals for use of innovative methods and materials are encouraged and are subject to review and approval by the Client ‘Where the word approved is used in this specication, this means thatthe Cilent or Engineer has been Consulted and has confirmed thatthe item or procedure is acceptable inthe specie context for which approval has been requested, MODULE 21 -DREDGIG, RECLAMATION AND SHORELINE PROTECTION Page 8 (eee14 42 SECTION A- DREDGING PART 1 GENERAL Programme of Works ‘The Contractor shal! submit ior approval an initial programme for the execution of the Works showing all construction activities together with any mobilisation periods, temporary works ‘construction, services diversions and the like. ifrequired by the Engineer the Contractor shall Submit adeitional detailed programmes for indivicual sections of the Works. The submitted programme wil elther be returned to the Contractor for re-submission of accepted within a Feasonable period. The programme(s) shall be updated andlor expanded at such times as the Engineer shall direct. ‘The programme(s) shall be in bar chart format, or as otherwise directed by the Engineer, with the oritical path and float periods clearly shown. Generally, updated programming data (networks, tables and bar charts) showing actuel progress in comparison witn the Contract programme shall be submitted to the Engineer at montnly intervals. Potential Borrow Areas “The Contract Drawings indicate a number of potential areas from which reclamation material could be obtained. Environmental surveys and the potential dispersion of the dredging plumes afe to be investigated for each area proposed as potential borrow areas. The ‘Gontractor is expected to investigate these areas further, at his own cost, in order to select the most appropriate materials within the approved areas. ‘The Contractor ig also free to propose other areas, but willbe solely responsible for obtaining any factual information and undertaking the necessary adsitional site investigations and necessary environmental surveys of his proposed areas and for obtaining the necessary permissions from the Authorities to dredge the materials from these alternative areas, Copies of allthe factual information obtained by the Contractor shall be glvento the Engines! wwith the Contractor's proposal to work any area. This proposal shall also inciude details of equipment to be used, working methods and ways of controling the toss ol fines. This information shall be delivered at least four weeks in advance of the planned works commencement, Reclamation material shail be obtained from borrow areas approved by the Engineer. The Contractor's Tender shail be supported by a statement showing the intended locations and jimi in plan and elevation ofthe total volumes proposed to be extracted, the type of material expected to be encountered, together with a statement of the methods of winning and the preposed placement method for these materials in each area within the reciamation. Contractor to Investigate “The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that the areas identified for sourcing material have Aifcient quantities of an acceptable quality of fil to satisfy the requirements of the Feclamation area as detailed in the Specification and that these source areas are available at SMtimes. The Contractor shall provide details ofall addtional surveys and testing that have Boon or willbe undertaken in this regard! as part of his tender submission. The Contractor will only be permitted to source material from areas other than those shown on the drawings subject to receiving approval of these alternative source areas trom the responsible ‘Authorities and the Engineer. The use of alternative areas chosen by the Contractor will not entitle him to any claims for additional cost or extension of time, "MODULE 2t-BREDGING, RECLAMATION AND SHORELINE PROTECTION Page 9 ir TS ii1.4 Materials to be Dredged . mz) ) The Contractor shall satisfy himself as to the nature of the material to be dredged by ‘examination of all the Site Investigation information and study data and samples obtained in the course of iwestgations cared out on behat ofthe Engineer and wore nvestuanone carried out on behalf of others but made available through the Engineer. During the course of the Contract the Contractor shall carry out any further investigations necessary for him to Uptinize the delvory of sutebie il mates arcimt unautatse meters Tre Contact shall make his own interpretation of any information provided, which is given for information only and without prejudice. 1.5 Statutory Approvals The Contractor is responsible for obtaining approval from the relevant Authorties for all sources of fill and for providing any associated Environmental impact Assessment (EIA) and substantiating soils data that the approving Authorities may require as part of the source- approval process. The Employer will assist in providing any available supporting documentation in this regard in his possession 1.6 Explosives ® @ The use of explosives on the works shall only be allowed at the discretion of and with the prior written permission of the Engineer. The Contractor shall not import into Bahrain any explosives without the written permission of the Engineer. The movement of any explosives from the main store or stores to the site will be subject to such terms and conditions as the Engineer may specify. 1.7 Access and Accommodation for the Engineer The Contractor shall make aveilable a boat, with boatman, for the Engineer and the Employer to access the Contractor's marine plant during the dredging and rectamattion works. The boat shall remain the property of the Contractor and shall be supplied with all necassary marine health and safety equipment in sufticiont quantities. Whore required by the Engineer, the Contractor shall arrange accommodation for the Engineer, or his representative, on the Contractor's dredging plant. Such accommodation may be on a sharing basis but must be to the approval of the Engineer. 2. PART 2 OBSTRUCTIONS 2.1 Obstructions and Debris ‘The Contractor shall be responsible for the clearance and disposal off-site of any debris, obstructions (including manufactured or fabricated items), and so on. encountered in the borrow or reclamation areas and for the repair of any consequential damage at his own cost. He shall also be responsible for obtaining all the necessary approvals for its safe disposal. In the case of fish traps and moored private boats which are in the area of dredging or reclamation, the Contractor shall notify the Bahrain Fisheries Directorate of the requirement for their removal, a minimum of 4 weeks prior to the Contractor commencing his works. ‘The Contractor shall be responsible for locating and avoiding damage to any pipes, cables or other services encountered on the seabed or at any other location. Gas and oil pipelines are identified on the charts and are indicated on the Drawings and the Contractor shall ensure that when dredging, his plant approaches no closer than tkm from. any pipeline, unless otherwise approved by the Engineer. The same restriction applies to all intakes and outfalls and the Contractor is responsible for establishing the exact locations of « 9 all such obstructions. 'NGOULE 21-DREDGNG, RECLAMATION AND SHORELINE PROTECTION Page 10 ESD GS STE ST4a The Contractor shall also remove any materials or any of his plant (floating or otherwise) which become stranded, sunk or go adrift during the execution of the dredging or reclamation works. PART 3 MOORINGS The Contractor shall at all times conform to the requirements of the Customs, Ports and Government Authorities and any other Authority with a responsibility for the maritime environment in tespect of movement, bunkering and positioning of floating plant, pipelines or platforms. The Contractor shall be permitted to provide temporary moorings for his craft in a position and manner reviewed by the Engineer and the Authorities. The Contractor shall not lay moorings so as to interfere with the marine traffic in Mina Salman or any other port or waterways, and such moorings, pipelines, and so on, shall be properly marked and removed if and when required by the Authorities. The Contractor shall install, mark, lit and replace any moorings in the areas to the approval of the controling authority, Harbour Master and the Engineer. He shall give 48 hours Notification to the above parties prior to liting and repositioning moorings, pipelines, and so ‘on, and shall advise of the period for which they will be out of commission. PART 4 RECORD Daily Report or Dredgers The Contractor shall maintain a daily report for each piece of dredging equipment, boosters, and so on, and an electronic and hard copy of such reports shall be given to the Enginesr each following day. These daily reports shall show the minimum following data, in a format that has been reviewed with the Engineer: Date Dredger name, type and fleet number Wind, weather and sea state Performance of plant and equipment, schedule of dredging time, delays for position shifts, maintenance, downtime due to shipping movements, breakdowns, and so on + Time, position, original ground level, cut or dredged depth and cut width or dredged area at start and end of each shift or at any reposition during a shift Materials encountered Samples taken Estimated daily production, in the borrow areas and in the reclamation area Length and diameter of floating line including those leading to any booster and to the platform + Length and diameter of shore line including those on the platform, together with details of the discharge areas * Presence or otherwise of booster pump or pumps with pump fleet number and position and associated pipelines + Details of any weiring, including loading curves, pump rates and densities + Notes concerning operating condition, delays, overall progress of the Works * Details of production rates, including densities, interim surveys, loading curves and material dredged for each piece of plant * Details of the quantity of water discharged from the reclamation area and suspended eeliment concentration, ving the peaks anc hourly concentrations in pars per milion (ppm) * All detalied records of the dredging production, for example, pump flow rates, concentrations, loading curves, and so on, if requested to do so by the Engineer. Such records must be kept for the duration of the Contract + The results ofall interim surveys ‘MODULE 21 -DREDGING, RECLAMATION AND SHORELNE PROTEGTION Page 114.2 Weekly Dredging Proposals Prior to dredging, the Contractor shall identify the areas he intends to credge on a weekly basis, submitting these as weekly reports, which shall include the coordinates of his proposed working areas, to the Engineer. 5. PART 5 PLANT AND METHODS 5.1 Plant The Contractor shal! provide plant fi for purpose and with the necessary power and capacity for the proper and timely execution of the work required under the Contract and shall submit a full plant schedule for the works to the Engineer at least four weeks prior to commencement cof the works, which shail include the proposed dates of arrival on site of each item of plant. All potential alternative and standoy plant should also be named and the Contractor shall not eviate from the content of the full plant schedule without the approval of the Engineer. The Contractor shall provide and maintain on board all dredging plant position fixing systems giving the position of the plant to an accuracy of + 0.5 m, and shall identify the discharging i) Seuben, eden pplnes and tonnes so rea cet e echagng dredging plant must be accurately located whilst dredging and discharge is being undertaken atalltimes. All dredging plant must be equipped with an adequate communication system to allow communication between the credger, all other vessels, the Engineer and all relevant maritime Authorities. 5.2 Methods ‘The Contractor shail provide method statements and drawings giving in detail the proposed methods for carrying out the dredging works. The method statements shall include as a minimum the Contractor's proposed measures, methods and procedures for safety, site establishment, hydrographic and associated surveying works, environmental monitoring, re- handling, dredging, use of boosters, temporary channels, and so on, and a Health and Saiety Plan for the dredging works. 5.3 Dredging Consents The Contractor shall obtain al necessary consents for his dredging operations, including Port requirements and pilotage. He will also be entirely responsible for obtaining approvals for the ie) Gisposal of unsuitable materials, both onshore and offshore, with all the activities necessary to obtain such consents and approvals being at his own cost. 6. PART 6 SURVEYS AND SOUNDINGS 6.1 Echo-sounder All soundings shal! be carried out by means of a single-beam echo-sounder with sufficient sensitivity to permit measurement of the sea bed levels, and any loose material that might be present above it, to an accuracy of + 100 mm. The frequency shall be greater than, or equal to, 300 kHz. Before commencement of surveys and soundings, the Contractor shall conduct trials, including calibration with sounding plate checks, and obtain the Engineer's approval of the equipment and methods to be used. 6.2 Survey Positioning The position of the boat, and of the corresponding soundings, shall be fixed electronically to a 1) 9 horizontal accuracy of = 1 m, ‘NODULE -DREDGNG RECLAMATION AND SHORELINE PROTECTION Page 12 COSecure survey contro! points shall be established at the start of the contract, at locations agreed with the Engineer which are clear of the areas of dredging and reclamation and f protected throughout the duration of the contract. The designs of these secure survey control f points shail be submitted to the Engineer for approval prior to any survey werk The i | Contractor shall also prepare and submit to the Engineer for approval all location diagrams of survey control poinis showing the general locations as well as a schedule giving the con vol Balnt designation, plan co-ordinates (to Bahrain National Grid system), lovel valuos (te Bahrain National Survey Datum) and description. y 63 Bar Checks | Bar checks shall be carried out in each survey area at the beginning and end of each day's ‘work to confirm the calibration of the echo-sounder. | 6.4 Sounding Plate Checks Surveys will also be subject to mechanical check by sounding piate on the seabed. The ‘sounding plate will be in the form of a 15 mm thick, 300 mm diameter circular steei disc Perforated with 16 no. 20 mm diameter holes (1 hole at the plate contre, § holes with equidistant spacing at 60 mm radius, and 10 no. holes with equidistant spacing at 100 mm radius). @ Sounding plate checks willbe carried out at similar intervals to the bar checks and as directed i by the Engineer. 65 Tide Levels Throughout the duration of the Contract the Contractor shail install, calibrate and maintain approved automatic recording tide gauges both near shore and offshore, adjacent to his borrow areas. The tide recorders shal be instaled at locations that have been reviewed by the Engineer as close as possible to the dredged areas and all surveys, including intern Gurveys shall be accurately levelled and related to Chart Datum or Bahrain National Survey Datum as appropriate. Tidal gauges shall give a continuous visual display of the reduced tide level and shall be Capable of continuously recording and storing tide level information in digital format for a Period of at feast one month. Monthly calibration checks shall be performed to ensure the | gauge is performing to the manufacturer's specification. ! Measurements of tidal levels at 15-minute intervals over a period of no less than 30 onsecutive days shall be provided in both graphical and ASCII format and shall be given to the Engineer on a regular monthly basis as data is received and processed, 66 Existing Bed Levels The existing limits and levels in the Borrow areas and elsewhere as show on the Drawings are forthe purpose of quidance and assistance in estimating. No guarantee o their accuraoy is given. Pro: to starting dredging or reclamation in any area the Contacior shal cary outa, ‘in’ survey as defined in sub-Ciause 6.8. : 6.7 Survey Grid i Al surveys and soundings are to bo caried out using the Bahraln National Grid system. Main lines shall be at 20 m intervals and cross-ines shall be at 50 m intervals: The secerend i Gverlap between adjacent paral! survey runs shall be not be tse than $m fr al surseye, The depth contours shall generally be drawn at 0.5 m intervals but at 0.3 m intervals wong slopes are greater than 1 in 10 (vertical to horizontal) or a8 directed. Whee awe ' Sounding traces indicate slopes steeper than Yn 4 andior a vericalstep excess of Sry NODULE 21 DREDGING, RECLAMATION AND SHORELINE PROTESTON Page 13the plotting interval may be reduced further, allowing the contours to be drawn accurately } 9 Additional survey runs may be required in such areas. For all ‘in’ and ‘out’ and monthly surveys, sounding along runs at 90 degrees to the main survey runs shall be carried out at intervais of 200 m and shall include runs coincident with the ends of the main survey lines. The minimum overlap for survey runs running at different angles shall be 25 m. 6.8 Pre-dredge ‘in’ Survey Before the commencement of dredging, the whole of each borrow area the Contractor intends to use and any areas acjacent to the site which the Contractor intends to use, including pipeline routes, shall be surveyed and sounded and the resus shall be submitted to the Engineer. The survey work shall be carried out by the Contractor in the presence of the Engineer in accordance with methods proposed by the Contractor and agreed by the Engineer. The plans and sections shall, when finally and mutually agreed, be signed by the Contractor and Engineer as truly reprasenting the configuration of the areas at the ‘commencement of dredging and shall constitute the Pre-dredge surveys. An electronic copy ‘of the survey containing the data in three-cimensional format shall also be submitted by the Contractor to the Engineer eo 6.9 Additional Surveys The Engineer may order levels and soundings to be taken at any time as necessary for the proper supervision and checking of the dredging. Results of the surveys shall be submitted within 5 days of the order or within one day of the survey being completed, which aver is the soonest 6.10 Interim Surveys Within one week of the end of each month, the Contractor shail provide the Engineer with survey details and quantities of the areas dredged and the areas reclaimed during that month, Before the Engineer accepts that the Contractor can leave a bortow atea, he shall demonstrate, by means of soundings, surveys and sweeps by bar, or other mechanical or | electronic methods, that the work has been executed to the agreed lines, levels and stable | slopes. The side slopes between dredged and non dredged areas shall not be greater than 1V in 6H, unless otherwise agreed. @ Where areas are shown not to have been dredged to the agreed levels and stable slopes, the i Contractor shal return and remove ail high spots andior trim slopes to tne satistaction of the Engineer. | 611 Post-dredge Surveys Within two weeks of the conclusion of the dredging of any one borrow area, and of the surveys and soundings, the Contractor shall undertake a final survey and prepare final plans and sections. These plans and sections shall, after due agreement and signature by the Engineer and the Contractor, be deemed to represent the final configuration of the dredgec | barrow areas. An electronic copy of the survey containing the data in three-dimensional format shall also be submitted by the Contractor to the Engineer. Final survey drawings shall comply with the CAD and IT standards for this contract as | described elsewhere. 6.12 Echo-rolls and Drawings | ‘The Contractor shall Keep and make available to the Engineer all echo-rolls produced during ig the surveys. The echo sounding trace shall record and identity the dredged area, the | [MODULE 21 -DREDENG, RECLAMATION ANO SHORELINE PROTECTION Page 14 (eres6.13 6.14 6.15 TA 72 ‘sounding fixes, giving the fix number, x and y co-ordinates and depth. Together with the list of ‘soundings, the Contractor shall also keep ail drawings showing the fix positions and reduced soundings The Contractor shall deliver to the Engineer on completion of each monthly survey four paper copies of each drawing, together with an etectronic copy of the complete survey containing data in a three-dimensional format. Immediately upon completion of the final surveys, the Contractor shall make and hand to the Engineer an electronic copy of the raw survey data collected. Measurement Surveys at the beginning and end of the use of the borrow areas and of any access channels shall be carried out in the presence of the Engineer and subject to his approval. No such surveys shal be catried out in significant wave heights (Hs) in excess of 0.2 m if the survey vessel is not utilising heave compensators, or if Hs exceed 0.7 m if the survey vessel is Utilising heave compensators. ‘An authorized copy of any softwate used by the Contractor for the purpose of recording of his dredging volumes shail be made available to the Engineer for the duration of the Works. Sectional Completion Subject to the Engineer's agreement, dredging of the prescribed dredge areas may be ‘executed in sections to suit the completion of the whole or parts of the Works, based on the Contractor's agreed Schedule and methods. Notwithstanding agreement to a section of dredging, final acceptance will be subject to completion of the final check carried out at the conclusion of dredging. Completion of dredging in discrete areas shall be accepted as Conclusion of dredging in that area. Survey Boat The survey vessel shall be a minimum of 10 m long twin-engined boat equipped with a fully air conditioned cabin capable of accommodating @ minimum of six persons and the boat operator, together with proper survey equipment mounting facilities and centrally positioned open sea well for accommodating acho-sounding transducers, PART7 TOLERANCES Dredging Limits ‘The Contractor shall execute the dredging within the plan limits indicated on the Drawings included in his proposals or as otherwise directed by the Engineer and ensure that no portion of the finished dredged work shall, at any time be outside the tolerances given in the specification. Finished Dredged Levels in Borrow Areas ‘The Contractor is required to leave the bed of the borrow area fiat and at a gradient that is similar to that of the surrounding sea bed. Side slopes shall be at a stable gradient and the Contractor shall ensure that no pillars o ‘stacks of hard material remain within or on the limits of the borrow area unless, following the agreement of the Engineer, these can be left. Slopes at the edge of the borrow areas shall be not steeper than 1V in 8H unioss otherwise approved by the Engineer depending on the nature of the material encountered \VODULE 21-DREDGING, REOLANATION AND SHORELINE PROTECTION Page 157.3 Bed Formation Tolerances in Prescribed Dredge Areas * 4 ¢ ‘e Th egg lace +7 SO mmf strato sgn a0 ena - 500 mm for a trailer dredgor below the specified dredge levels in the vertical plane as indicated on the Drawings or otherwise agreed by the Engineer where dredging: + in locations within 30 m horizontally of an existing or notified intended structure or natural embankment whose stability might be adversely affected, + is required to form foundations for quay walls or similar structures, whether to be constructed under this Contract or not. Iover-dredging in excess of the limits specitiad above should ocour, the Contractor may be instructed at his own cost to clean out disturbed material and fill he void up to such limits with 25 mm to 160 mm size evenly-graded crushed rock or other filing material as directed by the Engineer. 7.4 Side Slopes Side slopes at quays, retaining walls and at other structures shall be dredged and trimmed to the slopes shown on the Drawings or to such other slopes as may be necessary for stability, q 9 taking into account the natural properties of the material. The Contractor shall comply with all instructions given by the Engineer for the purpose of determining such stable slopes. {n jocations other than those referred to above, dredged slopes steeper than 1V in BH or in the case of hard stable material, steeper than 1V in 2H, may be permitted subject to the consent of the Engineer. No projection beyond the line of the toe will be accepted in the case of access channels. Box cutting of side slopes may be permitted subject to the Engineer's approval. 8. PART8 DREDGING LOSSES 8.1 Prevention of Dredging Losses ‘The Contractor shall take all reasonable measures within accented dredging practice, including the partial filing of hoppers, to ensure that the levels of suspended sediment concentration (SSC) arising from the Works do nat exceed the jimits set below outside the i) designated borrow areas. ‘The background levels of suspended sediment concentration shall be monitored on a continual basis at the positions agreed with the Engineer and/or relevant Authorities (see sub- Clause 9.1) ‘The SSC limits for the project will be set by the Engineer following the project's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and curing the environmental monitoring and may be revised by ‘the Engineer accordingly at any time during the dredging works. 8.2 Removal of Accretion ‘Throughout the duration of the Contract, the Contractor shall be resonsible for remaving any accretion arising from his activities in Mina Salman commercial berths or its approach channel, or any other shipping channel or facility he may be working adjacent to, above their required water depth or specified dredging levels or at neighbouring installations, or any permanent or temporary access channels, as directed by the Engineer, notwithstanding previous acceptance of these areas. Such removal and disposal shall be at the Contractor's expense. Accretion shall be measured in accordance with Clause 6 butusing a higher echo- 9 sounding frequency. [MODULE 21 -OREDGING. RECLAMATION AND SHORELINE PROTECTION Page 16 9 Oss SEES ES A8.3 84 i 85 86 Le Pollution and Contaminant Control . The Contractor shall take all measures necessary to ensure that no pollution of the waterways or any land areas occurs, due to oil, debris, and so on, as a result of his activitios, His floating plant shall at all times observe all international, national and local conventions, regulations and by-laws in respect of discharges, bunkering or other matters. He shall undertake at his own expense all measures necessary to clean up or otherwise rectify any Pollution arising from his activities under this Contract to the satisfaction of the Engineer and/or the Authorities. Clearance of Slumping The Contractor shall clear slumping of side slopes, siltation and other materials trom the dredged areas, including any access channels, until these are accepted by tne Engineer. Spillage or Weiring During Dredging The Contractor’ attention is draw to the Environmental Mitigation & Monitoring clause within this specification (Clause 9), and also to the specified limits of dredging losses (Clause 8.1). The Contractor shall be fully responsible for ensuring that thase limits are observed and for providing all equipment and tor taking ali precautions necessary to ensure that this is achieved. The Contractor shall install and implement a continuous monitoring regime ofall his dredging losses to the approval of the Engineer to demonstrate that the specified limits have been observed at all times. Dredging shall not be permitted without such continuous monitoring, Limit Weiring Losses The Contractor is to submit methods by which he proposes to control and limit the loss of materials due to weiring losses and at the outter/dragheads, and so on, in his dredging ‘operations and to comply with the contract requirements. PART 9 ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION AND MONITORING Background Monitoring The Contractor shall undertake background monitoring as agreed with the Engineer, at least 80 days before dredging works commence, at locations adjacent to the borrow areas ‘extending up to 1 km outside of them and at regular intervals between the borrow areas and the reclamation area. Atleast one other location considered to be far enough from the works 80 a8 not to be influenced by them will also be agreed for background monitoring ‘measurement, Background monitoring readings should also be taken within a.300 m radius of any other environmentally sensitive areas indicated in the EIA or the Drawings and the Contractor will be responsible for obtaining permission to carry out all such measurements, Readings of suspended sediment concentration shauld be taken for each location at hourly intervals for a period of 13 hours for a spring and neap tide starting at least two weeks before the commencement of the dredging works. The contractor should also record on an hourly basis: + Weather conditions (wind speed, direction and duration, rainfall, and so on) + Tidal information. * Sea state (significant wave height, Hs and peak wave period, Tp) al two agreed stations, Throughout the duration of the Contract the Contractor shall continuously monitor the background levels of suspended sediment concentrations at three depths in an area unaffected by the dredging activities. The position of the measurements shall be agreed with "MODULE 2} -DREDGING, RECLAMATION AND SHOREL NE PROTECTION Page 17 €Tee the Engineer and the result of the regularly re-calibrated equipment shall be submitted to the > Engineer on a weekly basis as hourly records. These background records shall form the basis for the monitoring of the dredging losses. Should the equipment fail, it must be repaired within 24 hours, otherwise the Engineer may require the cessation of all dredging activities unti the equipment has been repaired and re-calibrated. 9.2 Suspended Sediment Concentration Monitoring Suspended sediment concentration shall be monitored continuously during dredging ‘operations to the approval of the Engineer, to ensure compliance with the limits set in Clause 8.1 of this Specification, The schedule for monitoring and location of monitoring shall be to the approval of the Engineer. ‘The Contractor shall, at least three weeks prior to commencement of dredging, submit a comprehensive mathod statement for the direct measurement of suspended sediment concentrations, or for derivation of SSC from another monitoring method, for the agreement | of the Engineer. All the results of monitoring shall be submitted in writing to the Engineer within 24 hours following their collection a) 9.3. Water Sampling i Water samples required in order to calibrate the equipment used for continual monitoring as ! ‘outlined in the Contractor's method statement (refer sub-Clause 9.2) shall be supplied on a daily basis for each borrow area. These samples shall also be used to determine the origin of suspended sediments and to determine their chemical properties, if requested by the Engineer. 9.4 Equipment for the Engineer The Contractor will provide and maintain a separate set ofall equipment he uses to establish the suspended sediment concentrations, and 50 on, on each vessel, for the Engineer to carry out periodic measurement of suspended sediments, take water samples, and so on. Water samples taken by the Engineer shall be analysed by the Contractor, or at an independent laboratory at the Contractor’s cost, and the results made available within 24 hours. The | filtration methods should comply with the relevant British or American Standards. 9.5 Monitoring Vessels environmental monitoring and sampling and shall provide monitoring staff acting independently from the dredging, reclamation and management staf on a solf-certification basis. The vessels shall be fitted with all equipment necessary for recording and taking suspended sediment, and be capable of accommodating both the Contractor's and Engineer's monitoring stat. The vessels and crew shail be available for access and use by the Engineer's staff at all times. The vessels shall be in continuous communication with a shore base accessible to the Engineer and a tender shall be provided as and when required to take Engineer's staff to and from the vessel. Permanent records shall be kept of all water sampling and suspended sediment monitoring in an agreed electronic format and a copy maintained in the Contractor's Quality Assurance system, | | 6 The Contractor will provide and maintain suitable vessels for undertaking the continuous i | 9.6 Mitigation ‘The Contractor shall make all reasonable efforts to implement measures to mitigate and minimize the impact of his dredging losses on the local marine habitat and is to take care to protect the existing quality of any aquifers which may be affected by the works. DREDGING, RECLAMATION AND SHORELINE PROTECTION Page 18 ec eT cE EES TSS SE OCIS97 In the event of suspended sediment concentrations exceeding the specified or otherwise agreed levels, the Engineer will require the Contractor to take immediate action to either change his methods of working or to cease dredging operations in that area. If the Contractor fails to take such action, the Engineer will order the Contractor to cease dredging forthwith, until such time as revised proposals are submitted and accepted by the Engineer. In the case of the access channels, should the level of suspended sediment concentrations ‘excoad the specified or otherwise agreed levels, the Contractor shall immediately cease dredging, install sit screens or control his methods to keep the level of suspended sediment concentrations to the specified limits. Monitoring Environmentally Sensitive Areas ‘The Contractor shall carty out an inspection at environmental monitoring locations identified in the EIA, every six months or such other time interval agreed by the Engineer. These surveys shail be carried out by a marine scientist experienced in the conditions in the area and shall describe in detail the conditions found and any changes from survey to survey. The Contractor shall submit his proposals for monitoring each aree to the Engineer for agreement Reports shall be submitted to the Engineer within two weeks of the survey being carried out. 'WODLE 21 “DREDGING, RECLAMATION AND SHORELNE PROTEGTION Page 19ee 10. 10.4 10.2 10.3 11. Wa SECTION B ~ RECLAMATION : PART 10 RECLAMATION GENERAL, Description of the Works The rectamation work comprises the placing of specific fil types to specific permanent locations within the reclamation areas as shown on the Drawings. The Contractor shall contro! the dredged material in order to avoid localized build-up of fine material and the Potential formation of areas of compressible fil. Control ofall fil, land based and hydraulic, shall be such as to avoid material which retains significant amounts of water and does not readily drain. The fil shall attain the specified level of compaction and losses of fines in the discharge water must be closely controlled. There may be a requirement for seitlement fagoons and for drying areas for the fine materials trapped in them Dredged fil may be placed by hydraulic means above or below the existing water level, but shail be required to meet specified compaction standards as defined in the Specification Testing of placed fill shall be carried out as described in Clauses 17 and 18. The Contractor shall give details of any further ground improvement techniques to be used in areas where testing of the as-placed fill shows that it does not meet the specified compaction or other specified performance criteria Above water level, dry fill from any source shall be placed in layers using acceptable materials and approved compaction plant, in accordance with the Earthworks Specification. Dredged fill may be placed directly into stockpiles above final reclamation level for subsequent reuse @s general fil placed and compacted by conventional land based plant. isposal of Unsuitable Material Disposal of unsuitable materia initially placed in the reclamation area, directly into the open seais not permitted unless itis within any existing spoil ground areas shown on the Admiatty Charts. The Contractor shall obtain all necessary approvals in order to use this and ail other disposal areas he might wish to use. Land Based Plant for Bunds. In order to prevent the loss of suspended sediment outside the reclamation area, the Contractor is only permitted to pump material into the reclamation area once the area has been closed off using sultable land fill material or dredged material from stockpiles using conventional land based plant. The Contractor will be entirely responsible for the maintenance of ail his bunds until the reclamation area is finally handed over. PART 11 PLANT & METHODS. Methods Prior to the commencement of work, and within 2 weeks from the date giving the Contractor his Notice to Proceed, the Contractor shall submit to the Engineer method statements and 5.0mm | 2KN/m® Tensile Strength of >700.N @ Sem wide stip Extension at 30% of > 20% stip tensile strength Tear Strength > 305 N Effective Pore Size > 0.08 mm Permeability, k >3.2x 10° misec Notwithstanding the above minimum characteristics, the Contractor shall ensure that the geotextile is appropriate for the intended usage and is sufficiently robust to withstand, without being damaged, the placing of the underlayer rock. Any conflicts between Geotextile Manufacturer's recommendations and the criteria above should be referred to the Engineer. The geotextile shall be demonstrated to be appropriate for the sea water environment as found in Bahrain and to ultraviolet fight exposure. ‘The Contractor shall submitto the Engineer for approval a sample ol the proposed geotextila, ‘of minimum size 300 mm x 300 mm, together with a material property data sheet. The data 1®@ sheet shall be substantiated by an index and performance compliance cerrificate issued by an accredited gectexiile fiter fabric testing organisation, for example, the German Bundesanstalt tir Wasserbau (BAW), 30.2 Laying of Filter Fabric Filter fabric shall be laid on prepared surfaces as indicated on the drawings and in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. On sloping surfaces, the fabric shall be laid with its longitudinal axis down the slope. Where fabric is laid under water it shall be secured against floating. Fier fabric shall be laid with minimum 1 m overlaps between adjacent sheeis/rolls unless detailed or specified otherwise. The stitching of adjacent sheets in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions may be considered by the Engineer, as an atermative to lapping ‘The Contractor shall ensure that fier fabric is not exposed to direct sunlight for more than fone week. If, because of the nature of the work, the entire area of geotextile cannot be ‘covered within one week of laying, then exposed areas shall be rolled and protected from »® sunlight, or shaded by other approved means. ODULE 21-DREDGING, RECLAMATION AND SHORELNE PROTECTION Page 36Care should be taken notto damage the geotextile during subsequent rock placing. Bedding layers shall be used if necessary to achieve this. Any damaged sections shall be removed and replaced before being covered-up. 34 PART 31 REFERENCES 31.1 Equivalence The contractor may offer for submission products and services conforming to alternative ‘equivalent standarcs and specifications. Refer to Module 01 Paragraph 2.1 for {ull detaile ‘Approval of any such submission is entirely at the discretion of the Engineer, 31.2 Documents Referenced The following documents shall be read in conjunction with this Specification: i iy * AASHTO: T96 ~ Standard Method of Test for Resistance to Degradation of Small-Size E Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angelos Machine i + AAHTO: Test T104 — Standard Mathod of Test for Soundness of Aggregate by Use of ¢ \ Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate i! * The German Bundesanstalt fiir Wasserbau (BAW) + BS 812 ~ Testing aggregates: Part 2 — Methods for determination of density Part 103 — Method for determination of particle size distribution Part 111 — Methods for determination of ten por cent fines value (TFV) Part 112 Method for determination of aggregate impact value (AlV) Part 121 — Method for determination of souncness * BS 1377 - Methods for test for soils for civil engineering purposes: ' Part 9~ In situ tests | + BS 6906: Methods of test for geotextiios | {_ CIRIA(CUR (1291) - Manual on the Use of Rock in Coastal and Shoreline Engineering | * International Society for Rock Mechanics (1981) — Testing for Rock Characterization, a testing and monitoring i i ‘NODULE 2 -DREDENG, RECLAVATON AND SHORELINE PROTECTION Page 371® ACB ‘COP ACRIB ADCM AEWA AGMA Ais! AS ASTA ASTM ATS AWS: BASEC BOCA BRE BS aSRIA car cov cecoMaF CENELEC. cre. ClBSE cHW a cw cM | MP, oP cpo crt i crs. car vex (UL) DEO DFT DI DIN. DPC. DPOT os DvA ow EA CMA, EA ECMA ECR EIA Abbreviations Air Circuit Breakers Approved Code of Practice Air Conditioning and Refrigeration industry Board Acoustic Doppler Current Meters ‘Australian Fisheries Manegament Authority ‘American Gear Manufacturers’ Association ‘American iron and Stee! Institute Acceptance Strength Association of Short-circut Testing ‘Authorities ‘American Society for Testing Materials Automatic Transfer Switch American Welding Society British Approval Service for Electric Cables Buileing Officials and Code Administrators Building Research Establishment Ltd. British Standarcs Building Service Research and Information Association California Bearing Ratio Close Circuit Television Comité Européen des Constructors de Matériel Frigorifique Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique Chlorafivorocarbons ‘Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers Chilled Water Cast Iron Cooling Water Current Margin / Communication cable ‘Communication cable (Plenum) Code of Practice Circult Protection Conductor Gone Penetration Testing Categorised Required Strength Cathode Ray Tube Capilaty Rise Zone Current Transformer Underwriters Laboratories Incorporated (Canada) Defence Estate Organisation Dry Film Thickness Ducttle ron Deutschos Institut far Normung Damp Proof Course Differential Pressure, Differential Temperature Durability Strength Digital Video Recorder Ductwork Specification Exhaust Air European Computer Manufacturers ‘Association Exhaust Air European Computer Manufacturers Association Extra Chemical Resistant Environmental impact Assessment! Electronic Industries Alliance Mc EPDM FEA FAP. FSC GANA GGBS Gms GRC GRP HOFC HOPE HEPA HFC HPL HPPE HAC HSE HSFG HyCA, IcB0. igcc IGENUP 1p ISAT 180 ITP KO KVA top LeD LPG LsoH LsF uw. MoB Moc meca MOF MoD MOPE MEP. mice. Mio MM MoD Ms MSDs MSRPC NOFT NEMA NEPA NRC NS [MODULE 21 -DREDGING, RECLAMATION AND SHORELINE PROTECTION Electromagnetic Compatibility Ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer copolymer Frosh Air Factory Bult Assembly Fibre Reinforced Polymer Forest Stewardship Council Glass Association of North Amerlea Ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag Galvanized Mild Stee! Glass Reinforced Cement/Glass Reinforced Concrete Glass Reinforced Plastics Hydrotluorocarbons High Density Polyethylone High Eifciency Particulate Air HydroFluoroCarbon High Pressure Laminate Higher Performance Polyethylene High Rupturing Capacity Health and Safety Executive High Strength Friction Grip High Voltage Heating and Ventilating Contractors’ Association International Conference of Building Officials Insulating Glass Cettfcation Council Institution of Gas Engineers ~ Utilization Procedures Ingress Protection Initial Surface Absorption Test International Standard Organization Inspection Testing Plan iin Dried Kilovott Ampere Liquid Crystal Display Light Emitting Diode Liquid Petroleum Gas Low Smoke Zero Halogen Low Smoke and Fume Low Voltage Miniature Circuit Breaker Motor Control Centre ‘Moulded Case Circuit Breakers Mecium Density Fireboard ‘Maximum Dry Density ‘Medium Density Polyethylene Mechanical Electrical Plumbing Mineral Insulated Copper Covered Cable Micaceous iron Oxide Man Machine interface Ministry of Defence Micre-silica Material Safety Dale Sheet Moderato Sulphate Resistance Portland Coment Nitrogen Nomina! Dry Fil Thickness National Electrical Manufacturers’ Association National Fire Protaction Association Noise Reduction Coofticient Norwegian Standard Page 38 ec eRon oop OFS OFTEC oa orc PE 4 PFA PEG f PM PTFE Pvc PVCu | PwTaa awac RCoD 5 Outside Diameter . Ozone Depietion Potential Oil Fired (Appliance/Equipment) Standard il Firing Technical Association Operation and Maintenance Ordinary Portland Cement Published Documents Polyethylene Pulverised Fuel Ash Power Factor Correction Project Manager Polytetrafiuoroethylene: Polyinytchioride Unplasticised Polyvinylchloride Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group Quality Assurance/Quality Coniro| Return/Recycled Air Residual Current Circuit Breaker Residual Current Device Research and Development Register of Companies Competent to handle refrigerants Reinforced Plastic Mortar Reduced Pressure Zone Resistant Temporature Detector Reinforced Thermasetting Resin Supply Alr ‘Southern Building Code Congress International (Incorporated) Standard Dimension Ratio Swedish Institute of Standards Super-plasticizing Single Pole Double Throw Sulphate Resistance Portiand Coment ‘Structural Strongtn Steel Structures Painting Counc Telecommunication industry Association ‘Trussed Ratter Association Underwriters Laboratories Incorporated Ura Low Penetration air Unsaturated Polyester Resin Uninterruptible Power Supply Unshielded Twisted Pair Uitra Vioiet Vitrified Clay Video Recorder Weather and Boil Proof Water Cement Ratio Water Industry Specification Water Proofing Water Regulations Advisory Scheme Cross Linked Polyethylene [MODULE 21 DREDGING, RECLAMATION AND SHORELINE PROTEOTION Page 39ao 4 5 & 2 So = 5