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MODEL INSPECTION TEST PLAN – MITP

CONSTRUCTION

Excavation and Backfilling

STD-00-000000-QA-5733-00057-0000
(PCAP Control ID # NA)

(Criticality Rating CR # 4)

Mandhari, Amira Busaidi, Said Abdulfattah,

02 08/08/2021 Approved
PDTQ26 PDTQ16 Mohamed PDTQ7
Mandhari, Amira Busaidi, Said Abdulfattah,
01 22/03/2021 Issued for Review & comments
PDTQ26 PDTQ16 Mohamed PDTQ7

Rev. Date Reason for Issue Originator Checker Approver

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Accountable/Approval (ATA/IFA) Distribution List:

Name Function Signature / Date

Please refer Cover Sheet
Abdulfattah, Mohamed PDTQ7 QMS Lead

Responsible/Reviewer / Checker (RTA/IFR) Distribution List:

Name Function Signature / Date

DLQ Team Quality Project IFR
UEQ Team Quality Function IFR
DEV Team Civil Engg. Projects IFR

Informed (IFI CI) Distribution List:

Name Function Signature / Date

Ghafri, Ahmed DLQ Projects Quality Head IFI

00 Revision History

Revision No. Date Author Scope / Remarks

01 22/03/2020 Mandhari, Amira PDTQ26 Issued for Review & Comments
02 08/08/2021 Al Shaibani, Mohammed UEQ216 Approved

01 Holds List

NIL

Reference Description Revision Revision Date

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SP-1279 Specification for Civil Construction Works 5 May 2021
SP-1208 Pipeline Construction Specification 6 Mar 2021
PR-1172
Permit to Work Procedure 8.1 Oct 2014
PR-1002 Operations Excavation Procedure 7 Nov 2017
BS-1377 Methods of Test for Soils for Civil Engineering Purposes

REFERENCES

CONDITIONS

Note No. Note

01 Issuer shall not delete or change any of the Notes 1-14 without written agreement from PDO.
Adding additional notes is Permitted with the following requirements: additional notes shall not
conflict with any of the previous notes.
02 MITP shall be considered as base line requirements as an input for first revision. Contractor and
PDO, based on each project requirements, can amend and issue first project revision.
03 Any changes to this MITP shall be towards elevating the requirements only. Issuer may add new
steps or activities but shall not delete any of already added information.
04 H = HOLD (Relevant Work shall be inspected by company representative and shall not proceed
without company presence or permission)
05 W = Witness (Relevant Work Shall be inspected by company representative but may proceed if
no show from company representative on agreed time or Permitted by PDO)
06 M = Monitor (Relevant Work will be witnessed via ad-hoc verifications based on agreed sampling
percentage; work can always proceed)
07 A = Document Approval is MUST before the start of any relevant work
08 R = Document Review only required
09 Issuer to add the relative record NO. in all ITP clauses in column head “Records”
10 Issuer to substitute the Main and sub executer with actual names of contractors or vendors
11 Criticality rating, if added, shall be considered minimum CR and any change shall be towards
elevation to next level.
12 If sub-executer is NOT engaged, delete assigned inspection intervention level and add “NA”
13 Approved project procedure and MS reference NO. to be added in column head “References”
14 All Cross-discipline Activities to be reviewed by Relevant TA2

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Sub- Main- PDO
No. Activity Reference Documents Acceptance Criteria Frequency Responsibility Record Remarks
Executer Executer /TPI

1 General
Approved Drawings or
Approval of Drawings Standard Client Civil Supervisor/
1.1 Verify if Drawings are approved for Construction All Drawings - H H R
Drawing. (Contractor QC Inspector
Scope of Work)
Every area to be Civil Supervisor/ Closed out RFI
1.2 SP-1279 Stable Ground Condition H M M
Nature of Ground excavated QC Inspector
Civil Supervisor/
Closed out RFI
1.3 SP-1279 Manual / Mechanical As per excavation Permit Every Permit QC Inspector H M M
Method of Excavation
Civil Supervisor/
No potential Hazardous identified in Hazard Closed out RFI
1.4 Hazard Analysis PR-1172 Every Permit QC Inspector H M M
Register as per authorized Work Permit

SP-1279 Excavation Permit signed by PDO Civil Supervisor

1.5 Excavation Permit Every Permit - H M M
PR-1172 Work Permit available at place of work or Permit Holder

2 Underground Existing Services

Checking for underground Underground Services/ Existing Services by Cable Civil Supervisor/
2.1 SP-1279 All Excavation H H W
existing services. (If any) Detector or GPR - Ground penetrating Radar. QC Inspector

Exposed pipe shall be supported with struts every

Checking for location and Civil Supervisor/
2M interval and at every joint. All Underground
2.2 protection of underground SP-1279 QC Inspector H M M
Exposed cables shall be supported at every 1M. Services
services.
Wooden planks/boards to be provided above
Cables.
Civil Supervisor/
Installation of proper signs & Closed out RFI
2.3 PR-1002 As per Work Permit All Excavation QC Inspector/ H W M
barriers. (Temporary)
HSE Officer
Check of explosive for Civil Supervisor/
2.4 SP-1279 Written approval from authority (PDO / ROP) All Hard Rock Report H H H
blasting of rock. (if required) QC Inspector
Hard Ground & Position of Civil Supervisor/
2.5 SP-1279 As per direction from PDO All Excavation Report H M M
Rock QC Inspector
3 Shoring Excavations
Site Engineer/
Prevent from slipping (or) Falling-Shore the side of Method Statement
3.1 Verify shoring requirement SP-1279 All Excavation Supervisor / H W M
excavation for Structures
QC Inspector
Civil Supervisor/ Report
3.2 Verify removal of shoring SP-1279 Approval from PDO All Excavation H W M
QC Inspector
Preservation of Excavated Civil Supervisor/
3.3 SP-1279 Free from water All Excavation Closed out RFI H W M
Area QC Inspector
Civil Supervisor/ Report
3.4 Oversize Excavation SP-1279 PDO approval for filling All Excavation H W M
QC Inspector

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No. Activity Reference Documents Acceptance Criteria Frequency Responsibility Record Remarks
Executer Executer /TPI

Civil Supervisor/
3.5 Dimension of Excavation Approved Drawings Dimensions as per Drawings All Excavation Report H W M
QC Inspector
Bottom & Faces shall be properly trimmed and Permit Holder or
Report
3.6 Formation Level SP-1279 cleared of all loose material and foreign matter All Excavation Civil Supervisor/ H W W
-Approval from PDO QC Inspector
Soft soil to be removed until solid formation, Permit Holder or
Soft Area & Unsound
3.7 SP-1279 refilled and Compacted with approved material All Excavation Civil Supervisor/ Report H M M
Ground
from PDO QC Inspector
4 Spoil
Soil heaps shall be kept minimum 1M away from
the edge of excavation
Permit Holder or
-Different class of excavated material required for Closed out RFI
4.1 Spoil SP-1279 All Excavation Civil Supervisor/ H W M
backfilling or landscaping shall be kept separately
QC Inspector
excess soil shall be carted away to the location
approved by PDO.

5 Trench Works
All Trenches shall be free from rocks, stones, tree
roots or other harmful matter.
Excavation should be made with vertical sides in
compact and cohesive soil. Construction
Trench Excavation SP-1279 Where trench excavation is in loose sand, a Engineer /
5.1 All Excavation H H W
suitable batter shall be formed with approval. QC Inspector
Excavated material shall be kept at least one
meter away from the edge of the trench
excavation. Fill material shall not be placed on
services until the service is inspected & approved.
Construction
SP-1279 Dimensions of the trenches should be as
5.2 Dimensions of the trenches All Excavation Engineer / H H W
per approved Drawings.
QC Inspector
Material Approval
Site Engineer/
Source Approval from PDO MSE following Sheet Third Party
Approval of source (borrow Supervisor/
5.3 SP-1279 concurrence from PDO Site Management. All Sources (Borrow pit) Soil Analysis test H H R
pit) for backfill materials QC Inspector
Sources shall be clearly identified. report landmark
approved by PDO
One complete analysis
Soil Test Certificate,
on every: -5000 m³ of
Site Engineer/ Material / Landmark
SP-1279 fill-2000 m³ of formation
Ensuring backfill material is Supervisor / Approval Sheet and
5.4 Conformance to specification. in cutting, from top 300 H H W
offered for soil analysis test QC Inspector Third-Party soil
BS:1377 mm below formation
Analysis test
level.
Change of material.
Free from deleterious materials like rocks,
5.5 Received Material SP-1279 Lot wise QC Inspector Report H H M
concrete rubbles, roots, loose organic matters etc.
Shall be clean and free from organic matter, waste QC Inspector Water Analysis
5.6 Water Analysis SP-1279 Random H W M
material and other harmful substances. Report

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Free from water, rocks tree roots and other

Inspection of backfill area QC Inspector Report
5.7 SP-1279 harmful materials. Complete area H W M
before backfilling
No loose material in backfilled area- No soft area
Manual/Mechanical as per valid work Permit.
Backfill to foundation, wall, trench, pipeline not
exceeding 150mm.
Site Engineer/
Difference in fill levels for block work=300mm
Supervisor / Report
5.8 Method of backfilling SP-1279 maximum. All Backfilling H W W
QC Inspector
Backfill material shall not be dropped from a height
exceeding 2 mtrs
-Mechanical rammer shall not be used within
300mm of the top of any pipe.
Cable-100 mm thick clean sand
Bedding on top and bottom and protection tiles
and warning tape in place. PVC ducts-embedding
in mass concrete/asperdrawing.min.50mm thick
sand bedding be low underpass coated pipe.
Site Engineer/
Min.150mm thick sand bedding all around for
Supervisor /
SP-1279 coated road crossing pipes. Sand shall be sieved Report
5.9 Protection during backfilling All Cables and Pipes QC Inspector H W W
SP-1208 75% 0.06 to 3.0mm & 25% 3.0 to 5.0 mm by
weight, fine, clean, free of rock, metal parts, roots,
clods& without sharp edges are around weep
holes in retaining walls shall be packed all around
with12 mm-16 mm size gravel for a thickness of
200mm.

Use Geotexfabric, where required.

6 Compaction
- For hard core filling, mechanical compaction with
plant having 10 Tons or equivalent weight
approved by PDO.
- Within 300 mm from top of services no
mechanical rammers shall be used.
Site Engineer/
- Hand compaction where necessary. (Over and
Supervisor / Report
6.1 Method of Compaction SP-1279 around top of underground services) All Compacted Area H W M
QC Inspector
- Thickness of each layer not more than 150mm
-Material spread & leveled by crawler tractor
weighing more than 15tons.
-Granular fill compaction 12 passes of a towed
vibratory roller (static mass per meter width of roll
of at least1800kg) or equivalent approved by PDO
- Field Density after compaction: -For foundations,
walls, trenches pipelines & site grading: not less
than 95% of maximum dry density. Site Engineer/
SP 1279 Every 1000m²of any Report
6.2 Tests on Compaction - For newly filled area: not less than 95% of Supervisor / H W W
BS:1377 layer or such small area.
maximum dry density. QC Inspector
- Moisture content shall be within1 to 2% of the
optimum moisture content.

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Site Engineer/
Approved or Standard Report
6.3 Elevation As per Drawing Final Layer Supervisor / H W M
Drawings
QC Inspector
7 Termite Protection
SP-1279
Anti-Termite Treatment (if Approval of material from PDO. Material Approval
7.1 Manufacturer’s All Anti-termite materials QC Inspector H H M
applicable) Mixing ratio: as per Manufacturer’s Instruction. Sheet
Instruction
- Application/ Treatment shall be as per
Manufacturer’s Instruction.
- Soil under slabs at plinth level.
SP-1279
- Junction of wall and floor. All Anti-termite QC Inspector
7.2 Application of Anti-termite Manufacturer’s Method Statement H H M
- Critical areas such as soil under piers, floor applications
Instruction
drains etc.
- Soil along external perimeter of buildings to a
depth of 300mm.
8 Final Document Hand-Over
All Plan Completion QC Inspector or Plan Completion
8.1 Plan Completion Record - Plan Completion record signed off H H R
Records QA Engineer Record

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