Method Statement For Rebar, Formworks and Concrete Works

Branch of Sinohydro Corporation Company Ltd.
METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWORKS AND CONCRETE

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Al-Takhasussi Road, Building No.6517, Riyadh12311
Tel. No. +966 1 8030338 Fax +966 1 4622565 DATE 27 Jun-2016 REV 00
http://www.sinohydro.com CONTRACTNO 6600037267 B.I. NO. 25-00034
METHOD STATEMENT National Guard Family Compound
PROJECT TITLE
SH-NGFC37267-87-CI-MST-0003 Thuwal
METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWOKRS AND

CONCRETE WORKS
Contractor Branch of Sinohydro Corporation Company Ltd.

Client Saudi Arabian Oil Company
PMSC Saudi ARAMCO Project Management Team
Project Title National Guard Family Compound

Thuwal
Contract No. 6600037267
Rev. DOCUMENT Prepared By Reviewed By Approved By Date Approved
SH-NGFC37267-87-CI- Construction Manager Quality Manager Project Manager

00 MST-0003
METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWORKS AND CONCRETE WORKS

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Branch of Sinohydro Corporation Company Ltd. METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWORKS AND CONCRETE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWORKS
AND CONCRETE WORKS 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2
1 PROJECT UNDERSTANDING 3
2 SCOPE 3
3 PURPOSE 3
4 REFERENCES 3
5 DEFINITIONS 4
RESPONSIBILITIES 4
6
EQUIPMENTS 5
7
PROCEDURES
8 6
REBAR INSTALLATION
9 6
FORMWORKS INSTALLATION
10 6
CONCRETE WORKS
11 8
QUALITY INSPECTION
12 11
PRECAUTION AND SAFETY INSTRUCTION
13 12
1. PROJECT UNDERSTANDING

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The National Guard Family Compound (NGFC) development is a National Guard

housing project along with supporting infrastructure and utilities with the total Built-up
area 37,608.48 m2. The Project will supply new kindergarten, Elementary &
Secondary schools, Mosque, Clinic, Retail, Police Station and Recreation Center in
addition to other supporting services. The site is located close to Thuwal, in the
western region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is adjacent to the king Abdullah
University of Science and Technology (KAUST) at a Latitude (N) 22º19´15´´ and
Longitude (E) 39º08´22´´.
2. SCOPE :
This work includes the following;
2.1. Rebar installation, Formworks installation and concrete works for all type of structural
works mentioned in IFC drawings & Shop drawings.
3. PURPOSE :
This method statement defines the methodology for the rebar & formwork installation
and concrete works for all type of structure including Foundation, grade beams, grade
slab, Column, beams, Floor Slab, utilities foundation and all other similar structure
where applicable mentioned in IFC & Shop drawings.
4. REFERENCES :
4.1. Approved Issued for Construction (IFC) drawings and Shop Drawings.
4.2. Saudi Aramco Standards (Applicable as per Schedule B)
4.3. Project Specifications Division 3, Section 03100-Concrete Formwork
4.4. Project Specifications Division 3, Section 03200-Concrete Reinforcement
4.5. Project Specifications Division 3, Section 03300-Cast-in-Place Concrete
4.6. Project Specifications Section 01400-Quality Control Services
4.7. ACI-347 Recommended Practice for concrete Formwork
4.8. ACI-318 Building code Requirements for Reinforced concrete
4.9. ACI-117M-10 Specification for Tolerance for Concrete Construction & Materials.
4.10. SBC-Saudi Building Code
4.11. ACI-315 Details of concrete Reinforcement
4.12. ACI-301 Specifications for Structural Concrete
4.13. ASTM-615 Standards Specification for Deformed & Plain Bar.
4.14. IBC-2009 International Building Code
4.15. Contractor Site Safety Plan (CSSP)
5. DEFINITIONS :

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5.1. IFC – Issued for Construciton.

5.2. SAES – Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards.
5.3. CQCI – Civil Quality Control Inspector.
5.4. CSSP – Contractor Site Safety Plan
6. RESPONSIBILITIES :
6.1. Site Surveyor: The Surveyor shall be fully responsible for formworks layout, rebar
installation layout, concrete pouring layout of the designated area as per IFC drawings and
Shop Drawings and will monitor all assigned works to complete the task. He will also be
responsible for the protection of bench mark and temporary bench mark.
6.2. Civil/Site Engineer: The Civil/Site Engineer shall responsible for the execution of all
rebar, formworks installation and concrete works as per IFC drawings, and project
specification under safe conditions and following the contractor site safety plan.
6.3. QC Inspector: The QC Inspector shall be responsible for all quality inspection
activities are carrying out as per latest revision of IFC drawings and to ensure compliance
with all requirements of relevant contract documents.
6.4. Construction Manager: The Construction Manager shall be responsible for executing
all constriction activities as per relevant project specification, in accordance with quality,
safety and schedule requirements.
6.5. Quality Control Manager: The Quality Control Manager (QCM) shall be responsible
for organizing and allocating inspection work to CQCI.
6.6. Laboratory Technician: Laboratory technician shall be testing independently as a

representative of third party Aramco approved testing laboratory and shall be responsible
for inspection and field testing, materials sampling and related laboratory works as required
by the specifications.
6.7. Safety Inspector: Safety inspector would be responsible for the following:
a) He will make sure all construction activities would be carried out under approved
CCSP.
b) He will make sure all site workers are following proper PPEs.
c) He will make sure all equipment have proper valid certificate before starting the site
works.
d) He will make sure the provision of flagman to assist the equipment operator and
warn people for any movement of equipment.

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e) He will make sure the presence of work permit and list involved personnel at site
and work permit should have the clearance from electrical, Mechanical, instrument
department and also permits for succeeding work.
f) He will make sure that signals, signs and barricades will not be removed from site
until work finished.
6.8. Document Controller: Document Controller shall keep records of all documents to be
controlled in systematic order so that they can be accessed easily. Maintains clear
communication with all departments and ensures proper and effective flow of information.
7. EQUIPMENTS: Main Equipment shall be below but not limited to;
i. Bar Bending and Cutting Machine

ii. Hacksaw Blade and other hand tools
iii. JCB Fork Lift
iv. Rigging tools and accessories
v. Electric Circular Saw
vi. Miscellaneous hand tools
vii. Face Shields and hand gloves
viii. Meter Tape
ix. Claw bar
x. Concrete Pump
xi. Truck Mixer
xii. Concrete Vibrator
xiii. Hand shovel
xiv. Slump Cone
xv. Slump Tray
xvi. Test Cylinder
xvii. Trowel
xviii. Wheel Borrow
8. PROCEDURES :

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8.1. REBAR INSTALLATION:

8.1.1. Delivery and Identification
i. Material and Equipment shall be delivered and identified under provision of the
contract documents.
ii. Ship reinforcement steel in bundles limited to one size and length.
iii. Identification-Tag each bundle at mill with waterproof tag showing name of mill,
heat number, grade and size of bars and identifying number and shop drawings.
Tags shall not remove till reinforcement in place.
iv. Uncoated Black steel/ Re-Bar will be used for building works if otherwise not
mentioned in IFC drawings and shop drawings.
8.1.2. Methodology
 Materials unloading should be in a proper way to avoid any scratching or
damaging and placing rebar with cover.
 Reinforcing bars shall be hot rolled deformed in accordance with dimension
specified in the Bar Bending Schedule as mentioned in the IFC & Shop drawings.
 Contractor will review all rebar bending details prior to fabrication to verify that
concrete cover and anchor bolt clearance can be maintained.
 Bar cutting length shall be grouped with respect to their mark numbers by putting
tag identification.
 Rebar should be keep by supporting timber dunnage rack.
 Rebar shall be free from dirt, mill scale, rust scale, oil, grease and other foreign
matter.
 Rebar should be placed as per spacing marked in IFC drawings.
 Rebar should be binding properly with binding wire.
 Chair shall be provided at regular inerval to support the rebar network.
 Rebar spacer of approved material shall be placed at the bottom and to the sideds
where necessary to maintain the clear cover. For concrete clear cover of
reinforcement IFC drawings VA-ESGQ01-001-A shall be followed for minimum
cover requirements.
8.2. FORMWORKS INSTALLATION

a) Preparation
i. Formworks panels facing to concrete surfaces shall be clean or free from
foreign materials prior to installation. Tape,gasket,plug, and/or caulk joints, gas
and apertures in forms so that the joint will remain watertight and withstand
placing pressure without bulging outward or creating surface irregularities.

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ii. Application of form oil should be made upon completion of formworks

installation and in accordance with the specification.
b) Methodology
 Formworks lines, levels, and centers should be according to approved Issued for
Construction (IFC) drawings and Shop Drawings.
 Formworks faces should be true flat and free from any corrugation/undulation that
may affect the concrete finish surface.
 Formworks end should be braced perfectly so support all forms are maintained in
their desired position during and after concrete placing also build sufficiently tight
to prevent mortar leakage.
 Formworks shall be tighten with sufficient braced in whole area in order to
resulting concrete surface conform to specified tolerence.
 Brace forms adequately to retain forms in position during concrete placement and
curing.
 Provide morter-tight forms which conform to shapes, lines and dimension shown in
IFC drawings and produce smooth surface without fins and projections.
 Foam tape should be fixed all joints in formworks and edges in order to prevent
the loss of cement slury.
 Formworks faces to concrete shall be provide oil agent to easy removal of forms
after concrete and should not stuck in concrete while removing.
 Formworks alignment should be straight and its maximum tolerence should not be
exceed as specified in ACI-117 forms and formed surfaces.
 Coats forms with form release agent prior to placement of reinforcing steel. Form
release agent shall not apply where concrete surfaces require special finishes.
 Conduit and pipes shall be embedded in accordance with project specification and
Block-outs, inserts, sleeves, anchors, and other embedded items should be
properly identified, positioned and secured.
 Ensuring items to be embedded in concrete are free from oil and foreign
matterials. Ensure anchor bolts do not come in contact with reinforcing steel.
 Pipes and other embedded items should be checking before concrete placement.
 Constraction, expansion and construction joint shall be provided as specified in
IFC drawings and shop drawings.
 Formworks external edges exposed to concrete shall be chamfered by inserting
25mm angles strips in the form, this case will not apply under ground concrete
portion.

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 Formworks shall not be removed until concrete has attained sufficient strength to
support its own weight and the imposed loads. Forms shall be removed when
safety and serviceability are not impaired.
 Formworks removal should be conducted carefully as per project specification and
take extra attention that it should not disturnb the concrete surface smoothness.
 Form sheets should not be thrown down to the ground directly. Extreme care shall
be taken so as not to damage the formworks.
 After the carefull removal of formworks foreign materials should be clean carefully
such as sticks, boards, loose rocks, snad, debris, etc within forms.
 Form sheets shall be properly segregated accroding to the size and stored under
the shelter for re-use.
 Cut Back rods and ties in a manner preventing swelling.
 Damaged formworks shall not be re-use for further activities and it should be
segregated separately.
8.3. CONCRETE WORKS:

a) Pre-Pouring:
i. Provide delivery tickets for ready-mix concrete as per ASTM C94 including
weights of cement and each size aggregates and amount of water to be
added at plant.
ii. Water Quality shall be provide results for tests on mixing water meets
standards.
iii. Pouring plan schedule shall be informed Saudi Aramco prior to 48 hrs of any
concrete activity. The confirmation shall be obtained by mail or other
convenient process recommended by Aramco.
b) Contractor shall employ an independent approved testing laboratory to test
conformity of materials to specifications. Concrete testing shall be performed by
a concrete field technician. Allow free acces to obtain test samples.
c) Method of Sampling and Testing:

Fresh Concrete Sampling: ASTM C72
Specimen Preparation: ASTM C31
Compressive Strength: ASTM C39
Temperature: ASTM C1064, ACI 301
d) Acceptance of completed concrete work requires conforemance with

dimensional, tolerences, appearance and strength as indicated or specified.

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e) Reject concrete delivered to job site that exceeds the time limit 90 mins or failed
field inspection test.
f) Workability shall comply with ACI or Aramco Standards.
g) Mixing and transportation concrete shall confirm to concreting procedure set in
ASTM C94, ACI 304R.
h) Concrete acceptance shall be sign delivery batch tickets to indicate concrete
acceptance and reject truck without have any batch tickets.
i) For concrete pouring the quality control inspector (Civil) shall check and make
sure that the activities have been fulfilled prior to placement of concrete.
j) Inspection of Embedded Items:

i. The Project Engineer shall check the placement and position of all embedded
items against the controlled IFC drawings. The Site Engineer also responsible
for checking the posiiton of the embedded items before the concrete
placement to ensure that no displacement happened.
ii. The Civil Quality Control Inspector and the Saudi Aramco representatives
shall inspect the pre-pour inspection all reinforcement and other embedded
items to ensure that the approved type and numbers are installed within the
specified tolerences and records accordance their approval by initiating on
Quality Records to signify final inspection for the structure to be poured. The
Civil Quality Control Inspector shall coordinate with the ME/Elec. Quality
Control Inspector to ensure that all required tests and inspection on any
embedded pipes, electrical conduits are completed and in compliance with
conctrolled IFC & Shop drawings, standards and codes.
k) Sampling and testing shall comply with;

i. No concrete shall be ordered until field installation works have been released
by the Quality Control Department and the site Engineer notified.
ii. The Civil QC Inspector shall check the truck delivery note to stablish that the
correct delivery has been made such as mix type, location and time of
batching.
iii. The 3rd Party independent testing laboratory technician shall monitor concrete
receiving and conduct necessary field tests and sampling of fresh concrete
and record the results.
iv. Any Field test that indiactes the concrete deficiency, field technician shall
report Civil Quality Control Inspector immediately and should reject such
concrete delivery.

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v. The Field Technician shall obtain samples from the 1 st truck mixer during
discharge unless otherwise instructed by the CQCI. Slump and Cylinder test
samples shall be taken from the end of the mixture truck chute or at the
discharge point of the concrete pump hose.
vi. The Field Test of Slump, Concrete Temperature shall be record by Field
technician .
vii. Concrete cylinder sample set of 04 Nos. cylinders shall be marked with the
number, the casting date and designated letter for each cylinder sample of
the set.
viii. All structural concrete shall have a minimum cylinder compressive strength
should be following below unless otherwise noted;
 f’c = 28 MPa for Footings, Grade Beams, Slab on Grade, Column &
Walls.
 f’c= 35 MPa for Hollow core Slab, Topping, Concrete Slab and Beams.
ix. Lean Concrete beneath foundation, where specified on IFC Drawings, shall
have a minimum compressive strength of 14 MPa @ 28 days.
i. Deformed Bars: Reinforcing Bars - 420 Mpa, Yield grade 60, Black steel. Use
deformed bars complying with the requirements of ASTM A-615.
ii. Additional testing shall be carried out as and when instructed by the CQCI.
Such samples and test shall be additional to the routine samples and tests.
iii. After Sampling and initial set on-site curing, the cylinders shall be tested for
compressive strength in the laboratory at the age of 7 days (2 Samples) and 28
days (2 Samples) in accordance with Contracts.(Ref.: VE-000A03-B-Vol.004
Section 03300, under Sub-sec 3.07.) unless otherwise directed by the Saudi
Aramco Representatives.
iv. Sampling shall comply with ASTM C172 and perform tests specified for each
40 cubic meters of fresh concrete or fraction thereof, but not less than one set
of four to six cylinders for each day’s concreting.
l) Concrete Placement shall comply with Specfication 03300 (3.03)

i. All concrete shall be deposited as close to its final position and shall be brought
up in layers approximately parallel to the construction joint panel.
ii. Readymix concrete shall be provided from batching plant as per approved
design mix.
iii. Concrete pumps will be available on site and replacement pump shall be
requested if there is any problem with the pump on site.

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iv. All concrete shall be throughly consolidated by vibrators, working concrete

around reinforcement and embedded fixtures and into corners of the forms.
Vibrators shall be adequately sized as per ACI-309, Table 5.1
v. Vibrator shall not be used to move concrete laterally. Vibrators should be
inserted and withdrawn vertically at intervals of five to twenty seconds duration
and at points 460mm to 750mm apart, penetrating previously placed fresh
concrete.
vi. Construction joint will not be permitted other than in the locations indicated on
the IFC draings.
vii. On slopping surfaces, concrete placement shall start at the lower portion of the
slope and progress upward in the forms.
viii. At construction joint, roughen concrete surface and in accordance with ACI 318
and ACI 301.
ix. Concrete shall not be dropped freely from a height of more than 1m and shall
be distributed in uniform layers not to exceed 600mm in height, avoiding
inclined layers and cold joints.
x. Concreting once started shall be continious until a section is completed. When
stoppage occurs, construction joints shall be placed horizontally or vertically.
As needed, provided keys and dowels.
xi. In no case temperature of concrete shall exceed 32 0C when pouring concrete
accordance with ACI 301 Section 4.2.2.8.
xii. Curing and protection shall confirm to the specificatio 03300-(3.06). The Civil
Quality Control Inspector shall perform surveilance inspection to the curing
application. Curing and protection shall be as per specification.
m) Concrete Finishing shall comply with Specification 03300-(3.05)

i. Verify that floor surfaces are acceptable to receive the work.
ii. Exposed concrete surfaces shall be uniform in appearance, without defects
and finished to a smooth finish.
iii. The QC Department shall maintain records of laboratory testing, surveilance
and inspection activities to verify conformance to approved construction
drawings and specification requirements.
9. Quality Inspection
 Inspection test Plan (ITP) specific to project requirements shall be made and
inspection activites are recorded either on the forms as given under related
docuemtns.
 Ensure that approved 60 grade of black steel is used at site.

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 Rebar shall be free from loose mill scale and any surface rust prior to placement in
position.
 Binding wire shall be free from rust and conform to the project specification.
 Lap length shall be provide as per IFC & Shop drawings.
 Verify site activities to conform the approved IFC & Shop drawings plan.
 All activities would be carried out under approved inspection test plan (ITP) to
meet the project quality pan.
 QC inspector shall assure that accepted material to be used at site and documents
can be produced upon Saudi Aramco request.
 All Formworks materials to be used in the works shall be in accordance with the
project specification.
 Embedded parts (if any) should be checked carefully prior to fixing of formworks.
 Both horizontal & vertical formworks reference layout and elevation should be
reflected as the reference control line during starting works and inspection.
 Vertical and horizontal bracing of formworks shall be standard inerval and equal
distance.
 Approved Controlled IFC drawings and Shop drawings shall be used.
 Approved inspection checklist shall be followed during inspection.
 Inspection of erected formwork, shoring, bracing to ensure work is in accordance
with formwork design and supports, fastenings, wedges, ties, and items prior to
concrete placement.
10. Precaution and safety Instruction

 Cuts, punctures and abrasions are the typical hazards of rebar and tie wires.
 Foot, hand, head & eye protection are required during bending of rebar.
 Not allowing cutting of rebar by using heating of oxyzen acetylene procedure.
 Never get in a position between, under or against loads during rigging and loading
of materials.
 Always wear gloves for handling rebar and take care of people working around.
 Any move for loading or unloading of using equipment should have a watchman to
inform others.
 Operator of bar-bending machine should be trained if any requirement at site.
 The working area on elevated surfaces must have a good access as per CSSP
and barricade with hard barrier with safety signboard and inspected by the
competent person prior to start working.
 Vertical & horizontal bracing of formwork must be at standard interval and equal
distance.
 Formwork removal shall be done by wearing complete PPE’s to prevent accidnets.

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 Always wear gloves for handling shuttering of formworks and other tools and must
be aware other people working around.
 Trained concrete pump operator and banks man shall be engaged to control or
operate readymix truck and pump.
 Experienced labour shall be engaged to hold the pump hose and equally
distributed the concrete by layer.
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Branch of Sinohydro Corporation Company Ltd.

METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWORKS AND CONCRETE

METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWOKRS AND

Contractor Branch of Sinohydro Corporation Company Ltd.

Project Title National Guard Family Compound

Contract No. 6600037267

Rev. DOCUMENT Prepared By Reviewed By Approved By Date Approved

SH-NGFC37267-87-CI- Construction Manager Quality Manager Project Manager

METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWORKS AND CONCRETE WORKS

METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWORKS AND CONCRETE WORKS

The National Guard Family Compound (NGFC) development is a National Guard

This work includes the following;

METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWORKS AND CONCRETE WORKS

5.1. IFC – Issued for Construciton.

6.6. Laboratory Technician: Laboratory technician shall be testing independently as a

METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWORKS AND CONCRETE WORKS

7. EQUIPMENTS: Main Equipment shall be below but not limited to;

i. Bar Bending and Cutting Machine

METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWORKS AND CONCRETE WORKS

8.1. REBAR INSTALLATION:

8.2. FORMWORKS INSTALLATION

METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWORKS AND CONCRETE WORKS

ii. Application of form oil should be made upon completion of formworks

METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWORKS AND CONCRETE WORKS

8.3. CONCRETE WORKS:

c) Method of Sampling and Testing:

d) Acceptance of completed concrete work requires conforemance with

METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWORKS AND CONCRETE WORKS

j) Inspection of Embedded Items:

k) Sampling and testing shall comply with;

METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWORKS AND CONCRETE WORKS

l) Concrete Placement shall comply with Specfication 03300 (3.03)

METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWORKS AND CONCRETE WORKS

iv. All concrete shall be throughly consolidated by vibrators, working concrete

m) Concrete Finishing shall comply with Specification 03300-(3.05)

METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWORKS AND CONCRETE WORKS

10. Precaution and safety Instruction

METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWORKS AND CONCRETE WORKS

METHOD STATEMENT FOR REBAR, FORMWORKS AND CONCRETE WORKS

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