TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

GENERAL CONDITION
All parts of the construction shall be finished with first class workmanship, to the fullest talent and
meaning of the plans and these Specification, and to the entire satisfaction of the Architect/Engineer and
the Owner.
The construction shall conform to all the requirements of the National Building Code, as well the
local rules and regulations of the Municipality/City of San Mateo, Rizal, Philippines.

CLEARING THE SITE

The building site shall be leveled according to the plans and cleared of rubbish,roots and other
perishable and objectionable matters to a suitable subgrad.
All such unsuitable materials shall be removed from the building site and spread uniformly over the
areas adjacent to the proposed building, or otherwise disposed of as may be directed by the Architect or
Engineer in charge of the construction.

EXCAVATION
All excavations shall be made to grade indicated in the drawings. Where the building site is
covered with any kind of fill, the excavation for footings should be made deeper until the stratum for safe
bearing capacity of the soil reached.
Whenever water is encountered in the excavation process, it shall be removed by bailing or
pumping, care being taken that the surrounding soil particles are not disturbed or removed.

BACKFILLS
After concrete for foundations is hard enough to withstand pressure resulting from fills, the
materials removed from excavations shall be used for backfill around them.
Backfills and fills shall be placed in layers not exceeding 150mm in thickness, and each layer shall
be thoroughly compacted by wetting, tamping and rolling.
STEEL WORKS
All steel reinforcing bars to be used in this construction shall consist of round deformed bars with
lugs or projections on their sides to provide a greater bond between the concrete and the steel.
All steel reinforcing bars shall be accurately placed and secured against displacement by tying
them together at each bar intersection with gauge No. 16 galvanized iron wire.
The steel reinforcing bars indicated for footings, columns, slabs, beam, girders and other concrete
members shall all conform to the number, size and spacing as indicated in the drawings of schedule of
steel reinforcements.

FORMS FOR CONCRETE WORKS

All forms for concrete works shall be properly braced or connected together so as to maintain the
correct position and shapes of the concrete members. Forms shall be constructed sufficiently tight to
prevent bulging and seepage of water.
Forms shall not be removed until the concrete has attained sufficient strength to support its own
weight and any loads that may be placed on it. Side forms of beams and girders may be removed earlier
that the bottom forms but additional posts or sharing must be placed under the beams or girders until they
have attained their strength.

CONCRETE WORKS
All concrete shall be mixed thoroughly until there is a uniform distribution of the cement and
aggregates, and should be deposited as nearby as practicable in its final position, care being taken to avoid
segregation of the aggregates.
Water to be used for mixing concrete shall be clean and free from injurious amount of oil, acids,
alkalis, salt and other organic materials.
PROPORTIONING OF CONCRETE
All concrete works shall be done in accordance with the standard specifications for plain and
reinforced concrete as adopted by the Government. Cement, to be used shall be Republic Portland
cement, or any other equivalent brands more readily available in the locality.
The following proportions of concrete mixtures shall be used for all concrete works
Columns, Footings, Beams, Girders, and Slab - Class A (1:2:4)

Class A concrete shall be a mixtures of 1 part cement, 2 parts fine aggregates, and 4 parts coarse
aggregate by volume, plus enough clean water to make the mixture into a pliable paste.
CONCRETE SLABS FLOORS ON FILL
Concrete slabs on fill shall be poured on a gravel bed of not less than 100mm thick. Each concrete
slab course shall be poured alternately to the indicated floor finish.

MASONRY WORKS
Concrete Hollow Blocks to be used in this project shall be a local made and have different size for
exterior and interior walls.
All exterior concrete hollow blocks to be used shall be at least 150 mm thick while concrete hollow
blocks for interior walls unless otherwise indicated, shall be 100mm thick. For interior CHB walls where
plumbing pipes and fittings shall be located, the thickness shall be at least 150mm.
The concrete hollow block walls shall be laid, and the cells filled with cement mortar consisting of 1
part of Portland cement and 3 parts sand by volume. They shall be reinforced with round deformed bars
10mm diameter, spaced not more than 0.80m on centers, bothways.
FLOOR FINISHES
The materials to be used as floor finishes for the mausoleum is a 40cm x 40 cm Mariwasa ceramic
tiles

WALL AND FLOOR FINISHES

The toilet and bathroom floors shall be finished with 40cm x 40 cm ceramic tiles carrying the brand
Mariwasa tiles.
The walls of toilet and bathroom shall be wainscoted with 40cm x 40cm ceramic tiles.
Interior and exterior corner of tiled floors and walls shall be provided with the necessary mouldings.
All tiles for floor, walls, and mouldings shall be free from laminations, serrated edge, chipped-off
corners and other defects, which would adversely affect their appearance and strength. All joints between
tiles and mouldings shall be filled with ABC white cement and then carefully wiped.
Before the tile and mouldings are laid in place, they shall be thoroughly soaked in water if
recommended by the manufacturer. Mortar to be used in setting the tiles and mouldings shall be a mixture
of 1part cement 2 parts sand by volume.

ELECTRICAL WORKS
The electrical installation shall be done in accordance with the approved plans and under the direct
supervision and control of a licensed Professional Electrical Engineer or Master Electrician.
 All electric works and materials shall conform to the provisions of the latest edition of the Philippine
or National Electrical Code.
The type of electrical services to be supplied to the mausoleum shall be 220V, AC, single phase.
Electrical materials to be used for the electric installation shall be as follows
- Automatic Circuit Breaker
- Flush wall switches, convenience outlets other wiring devices
- Wires/Conductors
The panelboard shall be provided with a circuit directory.

PLUMBING WORKS
All plumbing works for this project shall be in accordance with the approved plans and under the
direct supervision and control of a licensed Sanitary Engineer or Master Plumber.
Piping shall be properly graded or pitched to ensure easy circulation, drainage and prevent water
hammer and noise.
The plumbing installation shall conform with the provisions of the National Plumbing Code and the
rules and regulations enforced in the locality.
The plumbing fixtures and accessories to be provided and installed shall be as follows
Water closet………………………………4” Sanitary PVC pipe
Lavatory ………………………………….2” Sanitary PVC pipe
Floor Drain……………………………….2” Sanitary PVC pipe
Cold water line…………………………..1” PVC water pipe

Where a sanitary system of sewage disposal is not in operation in the locality, a standard septic
vault shall be constructed as shown in drawings.

DOORS AND WINDOWS

Doors shall conform to the sizes, designs and kind of materials shown in the details of doors,
schedule of doors or as per the bill of materials.
Materials used for the frames of glass doors shall be aluminum
Sliding windows to be used in this mausoleum shall conform to the size and designs shown in the
detail drawings or schedule of windows or as per bill of materials.
 Materials used for the frame of sliding windows shall be aluminum.
STAIRS AND RAILINGS
The stairs and railings shall conform to the sizes, designs and kind of materials shown in the detail.
Materials used for the stairs is a fabricated spiral stairs and the materials used for railings shall be
a 2”x2” stainless tubular.

PAINTING WORKS
All painting works for this mausoleum, except as hereinafter specified, shall be done with the used
of DAVIES paint products or equivalent brands defends on the availability in the locality.
Interior and exterior painting shall conform to the colors, designs and kind of paint that shown in the
detail or as per the bill of materials, changes or colors defend on the owner.
It shall be the contractor’s responsibility to protect his work and those of other contractor during the
time of his work is underway. He shall be responsible for any damage to the work or property of others
caused by his employees or by himself.
Before any painting is done, all surfaces shall be cleaned, smoothed and freed from dust, dirt,
grease, mortar, rust and other foreign sustances, all parts where paint remover has been used shall be
washed off with paint or lacquer thinner. All paints shall be spread evenly and carefully.
All paint and paint materials shall be delivered to the building site in unbroken packages, bearing
the marks of the marks of the specified brand. No adulteration of specified paints with other brands shall be
allowed.
 PROPOSED MAUSOLEUM
SAN MATEO RIZAL

CONSTRUCTIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

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CIVIL ENGINEER