Document Reference : Your_Company/WMS/SUB (PC) Document Date : Date_Order

WORK METHOD STATEMENT FOR

SUB STRUCTURE WORKS (PILE CAP)

--YOUR PROJECT TITLE--

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Table of Contents
Section Titles / Subtitles Page
1.0 Objective 3 of 9

2.0 Scope of Work 3 of 9

3.0 References 3 of 9

4.0 Resources Planning 3 of 9

4.1 Material Planning
4.2 Manpower Planning
4.3 Machinery & Equipment Planning

5.0 Material Handling & Delivery Inspection 4 of 9

5.1 Material Handling
5.2 Material Delivery Inspection: Checking Methodology

6.0 Coordination between Other Trades 5 of 9

6.1 Coordination between Others Architecture Trades
6.2 Coordination between Others C&S Trades
6.3 Coordination between Others M&E Trades

7.0 Work Methodology 5 of 9

7.1 Design Mix Submission & Plant Trial Mixes Requirements
7.2 Preparation to Start Work: Bar Bending and Carpentry Works
7.3 Survey Setting Out (Position, Level & Alignment)
7.4 Excavation Works: Foundation/ Pile Cap Position
7.5 Pile Cutting to the Required Level
7.6 Fix and Install Formwork and Others Accessories
7.7 Fixing Formwork Supports
7.8 Installation M&E Underground Services
7.9 Pile Cap: Fixing Reinforcement Bar
7.10 Pile Cap: Placement of the Concrete
7.11 Striking Formwork

8.0 Quality: Inspection and Test Plan 8 of 9

8.1 Inspection Test Plan
8.2 Relevant Construction Standard & References
8.3 QC Documents or Relevant Checklist

9.0 Health, Safety, Security and Environment 9 of 9

10.0 Attachment 9 of 9

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1.0 OBJECTIVE
 To outline the sequence of work for Sub Structure Work (Pile Cap)
and outline details step by step construction methodology until
completion the sub-structure works
 To outline preparation or coordination required before start work
 To outline quality plan or inspection test required during project
implementation
 To perform safe working environment and compliance to the safety
requirements.

2.0 SCOPE OF WORK

In general scope of work for this work method statement cover the following:-

Scope of Works Descriptions / Details

Sub Structure Works
(Pile Cap) Outline
methodology from pile
cutting until complete
the RC works for
pilecap casting.
Sub Structure Works (Pile Cap) works consist of
the following items;
 Design Mix submission & Plant Trial Mix
requirements.
 Preparation Prior to Start Concreting
Works (Bar Bending Works and Carpentry Works)
 Survey Setting Out (Position, Level, Alignment)
 Pile Cap Excavation
 Pile Cutting to the Required Level
 Fix and Install Formwork and Accesories
 Fixing Formwork Supports
 Installation M&E Underground Services
 Pile Cap: Fixing Reinforcement Bar
 Pile Cap: Placement of Concrete
 Striking Formwork

3.0 REFERENCES
 BS 8000: 1990 Part 2 – BS for Workmanship on Building Sites
Part 2: Code of Practice for Concrete Work
Part 2.2: Site work with In-situ and Pre-cast Concrete
 BS 8004: 1986 – British Standard Code of Practice for Foundation

4.0 RECOURCES PLANNING

4.1 Material Planning
Item Material Descriptions
1 Ready Mix Concrete from Concrete Supplier (Subject to Client requirements)
2 Conventional System Formwork / System Formwork (Where Applicable)
3 Steel Reinforcement Bar
4.2 Manpower Planning
Item Manpower Descriptions
1 Project Manager
2 Project Engineer / Supervisor / Surveyor
3 Machinery Operator (Backhoe, Concrete Pump Operator)
4 Skill Workers (Bar bender, Carpenter, Concreter)
5 General Workers
4.3 Machinery & Equipment Planning

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Item Machinery & Equipment Descriptions

1 Backhoe
2 Bar Bending Machine
3 Mobile Crane (where applicable)
4 Pile Cutter Machine
5 Mobile Concrete Pump Machine (where applicable)
6 Concrete Bucket, Buffer Board, Concrete Hopper
7 Vibratory Poker

5.0 MATERIAL HANDLING & DELIVERY INSPECTION

5.1 Material Handling
 Reinforcement Bar / BRC Wire Mesh - material delivery to site shall be
conducted in proper manner, whereby upon delivery, all materials shall be
carefully unloaded from the lorry by using the mobile crane, forklift or
other suitable type of machinery to prevent or avoid any kind of
accidents.
 Mill certificates of all the rebar and BRC shall be compiled and reviewed
for final acceptance. All certificates shall be submitted to Consultant or
Client according to project spec./ requirements.
 Reinforcement bar delivered at site shall be checked free from any
sign of excessive rust or peeling off. Rejected rebar shall be
transported back to the supplier.
 Rebar or BRC shall be stacked about minimum 1 feet above
ground to avoid excessive rust or material contamination.
 Formwork Material – All the formwork material shall be placed in
proper manner to avoid unnecessary formwork surface damaged.
5.2 Material Delivery Inspection: Checking Methodology
Method of
Material Items to be Checked or Inspected
Inspection
 Ready Mixed Concrete (Grade)
Ready Mixed supplied shall according to Slump Test
Concrete construction drawing/ design & Visual
 Slump Test meet the requirements
 All steel bar shall be inspected
during material delivery. Material
Steel Material Visual &
shall in good condition and no sign
such as Test &
peeling of rust.
Reinforcement Review Mill
 Mill certificate shall be available for
Bar Certificate
review or checking during steel bar
material delivery

6.0 COORDINATION BETWEEN OTHER TRADES

6.1 Coordination between Others Architecture Trades (NOT APPLICABLE)
6.2 Coordination between Others C&S Trades (where applicable)
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 Complete Piling Works – All piling works completed, pile cut according
to drawing and area ready for pile cap construction.

Further details please refer to Work Method Statement Piling Works

 Pile Cap Excavation: Pile cap excavated, to allow pile cutting process.
Excavation depth and pile cutting shall be according to Pile Cut-Off
Level.

Further details please refer to Work Method Statement for Earthwork

 Application of Anti Termite – For all the structure intact to earth or

ground, anti-termite treatment is required to avoid the termites attack.
** This requirement subject to Client/Project Requirements.

Further details please refer Work Method Statement for Anti-

Termites Treatment

6.3 Coordination between Others M&E Trades (where applicable)

 Complete installation of all underground services (Lightning Protection
System) – building Lightning Protection System installed according to
Shop Drawing/ Construction Drawings.

Further details please refer to Work Method Statement For Lightning

Protection System

7.0 WORK METHODOLOGY

7.1 Review Concrete Design Mix & Conduct Plant Trial Mix
 Submission of the Concrete Design Mix for Client approval: During
project in pre-planning stage, Ready Mixed Concrete plant supplier
shall submit their Concrete Design Mix for Design Consultant review
and Client approval. Design mix contains details information about:-
 Concrete Grade / Concrete Strength at 28days
 Concrete slump requirements
 Concrete material per cubic meter- Cement: Sand: Aggregate: Water
 Concrete Water Cement Ratio (W/C Ratio)
 Conducting Plant Trial Concrete Mix (Subject to Project Requirements):
Plant Trial Mix shall be conducted to confirm the proposed Design Mix
performances (Workability and Strength) meet the project specification,
Design Mix final acceptance subject to 7 and 28 days concrete
performance (cube strength results).
 Plant trial mix shall be conducted with presence Design Consultant or
Client Representative.

7.2 Preparation Prior Start Concreting Work (Bar Bending & Carpentry Works)
 Bar bending Works (Rebar or BRC Cutting and Bending): Material
such as steel bar or BRC shall be cut according to “Cutting Rebar/
BRC Schedule”.

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 Length of rebar/BRC cutting and bending shall according to

construction drawing.
 Carpentry Works (Preparation of the Formwork): Formwork shall be
prepared fit to beam or column size and according to dimension and
shape of the designed structure.
7.3 Survey Setting Out
 All the piles exposed and excavated to allow the surveyor to pick up
all as-built or constructed pile setting out.
 Surveyor shall take all the constructed piling as-built, pile eccentric
data and pile position. All the data will be transferred to the “Piling As-
Built Drawings” for future references.
 From the “Piling As-built Drawings” the Engineer will check and
identify, if any there are any piles out of position or alignment by more
than the specified tolerance, if deemed necessary the appropriate
remedial measures would be taken.
 All as-built records shall be maintained in the Surveyor Log Book or
As-Built Drawing.

7.4 Pile cap Excavation

 Based on pile “Cut Off Level” all the constructed piles shall be
exposed and excavated.
 Excavation shall be carried out in proper manner where; in condition
of the excavation for the pile cap is too deep or high risk excavation
depth; temporary sheet piles is may required.

7.5 Pile Cutting to the Required Level “Cut Off Level”

 Based on pile “Cut Off Level” all the constructed piles shall be cut
according to Construction Drawing.
 Pile cut using suitable type of pile cutter machine.

7.6 Fix and Install Formwork

 Formwork shall be constructed to fit the structural dimension, size and
shape and shall according to Construction Shop Drawing.
 Internal formwork surface shall be cleaned prior erection or
installation of the formwork and rebar.
 All gaps shall be seal off using suitable method such as sponge or
aluminium sheet to close all the gaps. Holes and gaps may cause
unacceptable concrete defects such as loss of grout and honeycomb.

7.7 Fix the Formwork Support (Vertical and Horizontal Support)

 Proper support provided to stand and hold the structure formwork
rigidly to the position.
 Sufficient nos of tie rod or tie wire installed to hold the formwork from
being displaced during performing the concreting works.

7.8 Installation of Underground M&E Services (Lightning Protection System)

 All the Underground M&E services such as lightning protection
system shall be installed according to approved Shop Drawing/
Construction Drawing.

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For further details please follow the Work Method Statement for
Lightning Protection System.

7.9 Fixing Reinforcement Bar & BRC

 The numbers, sizes, lengths and positions of all reinforcing bars,
links, stirrups, spacer bars and other parts of the steel reinforcement
shall be installed in accordance to the relevant construction drawings
and project specifications.
 Rebar or BRC shall be secured tied with steel wire to prevent
displacement during concrete placement, vibration and compaction of
concrete.
 Spacer blocks shall be adequately installed and secured to the
reinforcement bars, spacer block distributed evenly to the whole floor
to avoid exposed rebar.
 AQUICK CHECK: Fixing Rebar/ BRC and other accessories such as spacer
block, tie rod etc, please check the following:-
 Check rebar length, size, dimension as per drawing
 Check sufficient nos spacer block and evenly distributed
to avoid exposed rebar.
 Check all rebar or accessories securely tied.
 Formwork no gap and properly fixed and supported

7.10 Placement of Concrete

 Prior to concrete pouring, the interior of forms shall be cleaned
thoroughly from trash, stone pieces, and wood pieces. The surface
and reinforcement should be cleaned with air blasts from compressor.
 Check all reinforcement bar and others fixtures properly fixed.
Checking required to ensure the fixtures or rebar would not been
displaced during performing the concreting work.
 Method of pouring concrete would be explained as per following:-
 Mortar Pump Machine – High productivity casting, low slump
 Manual Pouring (Baffle Board/Hopper) – manual pouring
method to direct concrete to casting point/ deep casting point.
 Concrete shall be poured thoroughly to all the area and concrete shall
not over vibrate. When the casting nearly reached to pile cap level,
wooden float used to trowel the concrete surface.
 QUICK
QUICKCHECK:
CHECK:Prior plastering
Before work,concreting,
and during check the following:-
check the following:-
 All fixed joinery items installed accordingly
 Check all equipments to be used such as vibrator
 Brick surface notpoker;
contaminated by fungus
equipments or organicsuitable
must available, growth size
or and fit
oils which may interfere
for use. coating adhesion
 Alignment within tolerances
 Check / Correct
the area cleansetting outfrom unwanted material.
and tidy
 Finished products (Aluminium/Timbe
 Check all rebar or accessories fixed and tied securely.
 Check no gap between formworks.
 Check the Finish Floor Level (FFL) marking available
 Check formwork properly fixed and support provided to
prevent formwork displacement.
7.11 Striking Formwork
 All the formwork shall be dismantled and stacked in proper manner to
prevent formwork surface damages.

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 All the damaged formwork shall be segregated and removed form

projects site.

8.0 QUALITY: INSPECTION & TEST PLAN

8.1 Inspection & Test Plan
Stage of
No Frequency Checking Required Method Acceptance
Work
Correct level
Check all level, pile
Survey and pile cap
cap position and
Setting Out: Every Survey and position.
1 constructed pile
Marking and Location Plotting Data As-built
as-built and submit to
Pegging accepted by
Consulting Engineer
Engineer
Design Mix Design mix reviewed, Approved
Plant Trial Mixed Review & ** Final Approval
2 and Plant Once
conducted. Check slump Check subject to Trial
Trail Mixes Mixes Performance
and cube results
Excavation Excavation and pile Pile cutting as
Survey &
3 and Pile Every Piles cutting shall follow pile per Pile “Cut
Measure
Cutting “Cut Off Level” Off Level”
Preparation Cutting, bending as Cutting and
Every
Before RC per rebar schedule. bending
Cutting,
Works Check random the Random according to
4 (Bar Cutting, Bending and
rebar schedule Check rebar schedule
Bending and Carpentry and construction
Carpentry according to
Formwork drawing
Formwork ) Construction Drawing
Formwork fixed to the
Correct shape,
Fixing and correct shape, size
Every dimension, size.
5 Installing and dimension. No Visual Check
Casting No gap or holes
Formwork gap allowed to avoid
(Formwork)
concrete defects
Install M&E Installation method Installation
services Every Pile according to according to
6 (Lightning Visual Check
Cap construction drawing or Construction
Protection
System) projects specification Drawing/ spec.
Check rebar lapping Rebar installed
Fixing according to
length, anchorage,
Rebar & Every Visual Check construction
7 stirrup or links installed
Others Casting and Measure drawing (sufficient
according to
Accessories construction drawing lapping, anchorage,
link spacing etc)
Check cleanliness, Casting area
Placement Every
8 rebar, spacer block Visual Check clean and rebar
of Concrete Casting
tied up accordingly. fixed properly
Cube Cube tested as per:- Witness and 7 & 28days
Strength Every Batch a) Strength for 7 Days Review
9 results meet the
Testing for of Sampling b) Strength for 28 Compressive
Days Strength result
requirements
(7 & 28 days)

8.2 Relevant Construction Standard & References

 BS 8000: 1990 Part 2 – BS for Workmanship on Building Sites
Part 2: Code of Practice for Concrete Work
Part 2.2: Site work with In-situ and Pre-cast Concrete

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 BS 8004: 1986 – British Standard Code of Practice for Foundation

8.3 QC Documents or Relevant Checklist

Please refer Attachment A: Inspection Checklist for RC Pile Cap Casting

9.0 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH)

All occupational safety and health (OSH) measures shall be as per

FACTORY AND MACHINERY ACT 1967 under:-
 Building Operation and Works of Engineering Construction” (BOWEC)
Safety Regulations 1986. Relevant Regulations – further details please
refer to the following regulations:-
 Part II : General Provision
 Part III : Concrete Work
 Part IX : Ladders and Step Ladders
 Part X : Scaffolds
 Part XIII : Material Handling and storage, Use and Disposal
 Part XVI : Hand Power Tools

10.0 ATTACHMENT

 Attachment A: Inspection Checklist for RC Pile Cap Casting

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