GENERAL CONDITION AND SPECIFICATIONS

PROJECT : PROPOSED 2-STOREY COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

OWNER : MR. ONOFRE E. JUNIO & MRS. MELINDA A. JUNIO
LOCATION : BRGY. TELBANG, BAYAMBANG, PANGASINAN

This set of Specifications shall govern the methods of

construction and kinds of materials to be used for the proposed
Project shown on the accompanying plans and detailed drawings.

The plans, detailed drawings and specifications shall be

considered as complementing each other so that what is mentioned
or shown in one, although not mentioned or shown in the other,
shall be considered as appearing in both. Any conflict to be found
between the two should be referred to the designing Architect or
Engineer for clarification.

I. GENERAL CONDITIONS

1.) All parts of the construction shall be finished with

first class workmanship to the fullest talent and
meaning of the plans and specifications, and to the full
satisfaction of the designing Architect or Engineer and
the Project Owners.
2.) Any defective material or poor workmanship should be
replaced or improved by the Contractor without
additional cost to the Owner.
3.) The construction shall conform to all the requirements
of the National Building Code of the Philippines and the
rules and regulations enforced in the locality.
4.) All permits pertaining to the construction shall be
acquired and paid by the owner.
5.) The Contractor shall furnish all the materials, labor
and equipment necessary for the satisfactory completion
of the project.
6.) The Contractor and the Owner or his duly authorized
representative shall have overall supervision of the
project.
7.) The owner or his duly authorized representative shall be
allowed to inspect the progress of the works
accomplished and decide on matters in conflict which may
seem to be inconsistent to the contractor.
8.) Upon completion of the project, all excess materials
shall be removed from the site prior to the turnover of
the project to the Owner.
II. CLEARING THE SITE

1.) The building site shall be leveled to a suitable grade

according to the plans. It should be cleared of rubbish,
roots and other perishable materials.
2.) Such unsustainable materials shall be spread over areas
adjacent to the proposed building, or disposed of as may
be directed by the Architect or Engineer who is in charge
of the construction.

III. STAKING OUT THE BUILDING LINES

1.) The staking shall of the building shall be done by the

contractor in the presence of the Owner or his duly
authorized representative.
2.) The building lines shall be staked out and all lines and
grades shown in the drawings accurately established
before any excavation are started.
3.) Batter boards where construction reference marks that
have been indicated should be erected that they would
not be disturbed during the excavation for the
foundation of the building.

IV. EXCAVATION

1.) All excavation shall be made to grade indicated in the

drawings. Where the building site is covered with any
kind of fill, the excavation for footings shall be made
deeper until the specified safe bearing capacity of soil
is reached.
2.) If water is present at the excavation site, it shall be
removed by bailing or pumping. Great care should be taken
in order that the surrounding soil is not eroded or cave
in.

V. BACKFILLING

1.) When the concrete poured for foundation has hardened

and can already withstand the pressure resulting from
fills, the materials removed from excavations shall be
used for backfilling them.
2.) The fills and backfills shall be placed in layers not
more than 150mm (6”) in thickness. Each succeeding
layer shall be thoroughly compacted by wetting,
tamping and rolling.
3.) Fill materials shall be select borrow free from woods
stump, roots or other foreign matter, property tamped
 to achieve sufficient load bearing capacity for
concrete or slabs.
4.) The finish grade line shall be taken as the highest
elevation of the existing roadway bounding the
property.

VI. CONCRETE WORKS

1.) Concrete should be thoroughly mixed together such that

there is uniform distribution among the cement and
aggregates. The concrete should be vibrated and its
forms should be tapped as it is deposited to its final
position to prevent formation of voids in the concrete
member which will weaken the building.
2.) Water to be used for mixing concrete shall be clean and
free from injurious amounts of oil, acids, salt, alkalis
and other organic materials.
3.) All concrete works for this project shall be undertaken
in accordance with the standard specification for plain
and reinforced concrete as approved by the Government.

The following proportions of concrete shall be used for the

various parts of the building:

 Class A (1:2:4) mix for foundation beams and footing.

 Class B (1:.5:5) mix for concrete floor slabs, docks,
catch basins and wall footing.
 (1:3) cement-sand mix for plastering
 (1:3) cement-sand mix mortar for CHB layering and
(1:3:2) cement-sand-3/4 gravel for hollow blocks cell
fillers.

4.) Mixing: All concrete shall be machine mixed, no hand

mixing shall be allowed except in case of machine
breakdown at critical stages of pouring and only if
permission of the supervising officer has been
secured.
5.) All steels to be used at CHB layering shall be
deformed bars in accordance with ASTM-305
(fs=18000psi).

6.) Compressive strength of concrete after 28 days fc’:

 Class A (1:2:4) 3000psi
 Class B (1:2.5:5) 2500psi
 7.) All intersecting bars shall be tied with #16G.I. Tie
Wire.
8.) The fine aggregate for concrete shall consist of natural
sand or of inert materials with similar characteristics,
having hard, clean and durable grains, free from organic
matters or loam.
9.) The coarse aggregate for concrete shall be of crushed
rock of durable qualities, or clean and hard gravel.
Size of coarse aggregate to be used shall BE 200mm
(3/4”).
10.) Concrete slabs on fill shall be poured on a layer of
hard gravel fill spread over well-compacted and
thoroughly tamped earth fill. Each concrete slab course
to be poured shall not be more than one meter wide, and
each course shall be poured alternatively to the
indicated floor finishes.

VII. FORMS FOR CONCRETE WORKS

1.) Forms for all reinforced concrete shall be adequately

supported and braced or tied together to maintain the
correct positions and the shapes of poured concrete.
Wooden forms shall be constructed sufficiently tied to
prevent the bulging of concrete members upon pouring or
leaking/ draining of water during curing.
2.) The forms shall not be removed until the concrete has
attained sufficient strength to support it’s own weight
and any temporary loads placed on it. The side forms of
girders and beams may be removed earlier than the bottom
forms. However, additional supports and shoring must be
placed under until they have attained strength.
3.) Removal of forms (with consent of Civil Engineer)
 Footing 24hours
 Beams 14-28 days
 Columns 2 days

VIII. STEEL REINFORCING BARS

1.) Steel reinforcing bars to be used for this project shall

consist of standard deformed structural bars meeting
ASTM specifications.
2.) The steel reinforcements for concrete shall be formed
accurately according to the sizes of the columns, beams
and girders, footings, slabs, etc., where they are to be
used. They shall be tied together at each bar
intersection with Gauge No. 16 G.I wire or by welding.
 3.) No steel reinforcement should be installed unless it is
free from rust, scale or other coating which would
destroy or reduce the bond with concrete. The
reinforcement bars must be positioned such that the
space between the steel at the sides and bottom of the
forms.
4.) Provide dowels or sleeves whenever necessary.
5.) Steel bars to be used as follows:
 No. 3 = 9mm
 No. 4 = 12mm
 No. 5 = 15mm
6.) Minimum working tensile strength of steel must not be
less than 18000psi.
7.) All pouring of concrete shall b in the presence of
Owner’s inspector. Inform the engineer in writing (2)
days before pouring.

IX. CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCKS

1.) Concrete hollow blocks to be used in this project shall

be Philippine made or any other brand with equal quality
readily available in the locality. Use of such
alternative brand shall be approved by the Project
Architect or Engineer and the Owner/s.
2.) All cells of concrete hollow blocks to be laid shall be
filled with cement mortar mixture of 1 part cement and
three parts sand, by volume. The horizontal joints
between units shall be provided with 1:3 cement mortar
mixtures at least 150mm thick.
3.) The size of concrete hollow blocks to be used for these
walls shall be 5” x 8” x 16”:

 All exterior walls

 Entire firewall and fences
 Walls where plumbing pipes will be located

All concrete hollow blocks shall be reinforced with 10mm

diameter deformed bars spaced vertically at 800mm O.C. and
horizontally a 600mm O.C.
X. ROOFING AND ACCESSORIES

1.) The materials to be used for the roof framing such as

trusses, struts and web members shall consist of steel
angles ¼” thick. Other accessories for the roof frames
are shown in Details of Truss Joints in the Roof
Framing Plan.
2.) Roofing sheets shall be Gauge No. 26 long span “Rib
Type”. The ridge rolls, gutters, valleys and firewall
flashings shall be 0.04mm thick longspan prepainted
metal with epoxy baked finish.
3.) Use Gauge No. 24 plain G.I. sheet for all flashing and
ridge roll.
4.) Roofing shall be fastened to steel purlins with rivets
and plain G.I. straps at every four (4) corrugation.
5.) Gutter hangers shall be 1” x ¼” flat steel bar and
properly welded to the side purlins.
6.) All downspouts shall be 3” diameter schedule 40 PVC
pipes.
7.) Heat insulation shall be installed under the roof of
the building consisting of 1 inch thick fiberglass
sheets.
8.) Roofing shall have a minimum overlap of 12” (if any)
and ½” corrugation sidelap, as per specified by the
Philippine Steel for long span roofing.

XI. STRUCTURAL STEEL FRAMING

1.) Type (See Structural Detailed drawings)

2.) Purlins (See Structural Detailed drawings)
3.) Rust Protection one coat of red oxide metal primer
4.) All steel structure shall be shop fabricated
5.) All shop drawing shall be shop fabricated and field
bolted
6.) Shop fabrication and field erection to be supervised
by qualified engineers
7.) The fabricator shall furnish the analysis and
designing sheets

XII. DOORS, WINDOWS AND ACCESSORIES

1.) The designs and specifications of materials for doors

and windows to be installed for this project are shown
in the Schedule of Doors and Windows detail drawing.
XIII. PLUMBING WORKS AND FIXTURES

1.) Plumbing works and materials shall be in accordance with

the National Plumbing Code of the Philippines. Soil and
waste pipes shall be properly graded or pitched downward
to facilitate easy discharge of the solid and liquid
wastes from plumbing fixtures or receptacles to their
place of disposal. Sloping pipes must be well supported
and rigidly suspended to prevent sagging, displacement
or pipe breakage, resulting in leakage of waste matter.

2.) All plumbing fixtures should be connected to a vertical

vent pipe, with its top end extending the roof at least
0.60 meter or 2 feet.
3.) The water closets to be installed in the toilet and
bathrooms in this building shall be Philippine made
brand.

XIV. PLUMBING PIPES AND FITTINGS

1.) All downspouts from the roof shall be 3” diameter PVC

pipes schedule 40. The lower ends shall terminate in
concrete catch basins. Underground reinforced concrete
pipes, 8” and 10” in diameter shall connect to catch
basins for draining the water to the street gutter
fronting the building.
2.) Excavation for drainage pipes shall be carried down to
proper depth, level and of the dimensions called for
in the plans. Excavation should be carried down
further, if necessary, to reach a firm foundation bed.
3.) All drainage pipes running within the proposed
building shall be concrete pipes of the same sizes as
indicated in the plans.
4.) Catch basins shall be provided along drainage lines at
point where roof downspout touch the drainage pipes,
catch basin walls shall be 4” CHB, at minimum of
16”x18” inside dimension.

XV. ELECTRICAL WORKS

1.) Specifications for electrical works are included in

the electrical plans of this project.
2.) For brands of materials to be used, the following are
to be followed:

 Installed voltage…..230 volts

 Wiring to be used…. Philippine made brand
  Wiring devices…….. Philippine made brand
 Panel board……… Philippine made brand

XVI. FIRE PROTECTION

1.) All provision shall be strictly complied with as

specified in the Rule 3 Division 10 Section 3, 1007 in
the Rules and Regulation of RA 9514 or otherwise known
as the Fire Code of the Philippines.

This set of specification covers 8 pages.

Prepared by:

Engr. Rany O. Yambao, CE

PRC REG NO.: 0173890
VALIDITY : 12/26/2022
PTR NO. : 5961346
PLACE : Binalonan, Pangasinan
DATE : 01/27/2020
TIN : 762-023-764-000

Approved by:

Mr. Onofre E. Junio & Mrs. Melinda A. Junio

Project Owners