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    MANUAL OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS FOR HIGHWAY WORKS

    VOLUME 1 SPECIFICATION FOR ROAD WORKS

    SERIES 200

    SITE CLEARANCE
    Contents

    Clause Title Page


    201 Clearing 2
    202 Existing Trees, Bushes and Hedges 3
    203 Explosives and Blasting 3
    204 Hazardous Materials 3

    March 2003 1
    Volume 1 Series 200
    Specifications for Road Works Site Cleaning

    SITE CLEARANCE

    201 Clearing centers over the whole area of slabs,


    basements, etc, which are not removed and
    1 The Contractor shall demolish, break up which are liable to hold water.
    and remove buildings and structures as
    described in Appendix 2/1 and superficial 4 Disused soil and surface water drains,
    obstructions on the Site in the way of or sewers, cables and ducts together with any
    otherwise affected by the Permanent Works. bed or haunch or surround within 1 m of
    He shall clear each part of the Site at times formation level shall be removed and over 1
    and to the extent indicated on the Drawings. m below formation shall be left unless
    The extent of any partial demolition of otherwise described in Appendix 2/2. The
    structures is described in Appendix 2/1. The ends of existing drains and sewers no longer
    Contractor shall ensure that individual trees, required because of alterations to the
    shrubs and other features and areas stated on drainage layout shall be sealed in
    the Drawings to be preserved, are suitably accordance with Clause 506. All trenches
    identified and protected. Should any trees, shall be backfilled in accordance with
    shrubs and other planting features and Clause 505 unless otherwise described in
    planting areas which it is intended to Appendix 2/2.
    preserve be killed, removed or damaged by
    the Contractor during the course of the 5 The Contractor, subject to any instructions
    Works, they shall be replaced by the or contrary directions in accordance with the
    Contractor with plants of the same species Contract, shall take all measures required by
    and equal in size to those killed, removed or any Statutory Undertaker, the management
    damaged, all in accordance with Series of other publicly owned services, or owners
    3000; or made good by arboricultural work of privately owned services or supplies, for
    in accordance with Clause 3010, or as disconnection and proper sealing off of all
    directed by the Overseeing Organisation; or redundant drains, services and supplies.
    replaced or made good to the satisfaction of
    the Overseeing Organisation. Such work 6 All materials arising from site clearance
    shall be carried out at the Contractor’s own which are not required, or unacceptable for
    expense. use in the Permanent Works and not
    included in Appendix 2/3, shall become the
    2 Where the line of an existing fence, hedge property of the Contractor and shall be
    or wall is cut by the Site boundary the disposed of by him. Materials included in
    severance shall be made good unless Appendix 2/3 shall be carefully dismantled,
    otherwise described in Appendix 2/1; either taken up or taken down, cleaned and
    by the continuation of the fence, hedge or retained for re-use, stacked, labeled and
    wall in a different direction, or by its protected or loaded, and transported to store
    termination. In the case of a strained wire or as described in Appendix 2/3 and items
    chain link fence a straining post shall be damaged in this operation shall be replaced.
    installed and the fence re-strained. All replacements shall be of equivalent
    quality to the original materials. When
    3 Underground structures, chambers and required in Appendix 2/3, voids left by items
    foundations described in Appendix 2/1 shall that have been removed shall be backfilled
    be demolished to the depths prescribed, immediately in accordance with the
    properly cleaned out, and filled. To permit appropriate Clauses in Series 600.
    free drainage, holes shall be made at 500mm

    March 2003 2
    Volume 1 Series 200
    Specifications for Road Works Site Cleaning

    7 Topsoil excavated to enable parapet or 3 Where shown on the Drawings, existing


    boundary walls to be set back to new lines, trees, bushes and hedges shall be cut back to
    or to be erected on the boundaries of the Site the lines shown on the Drawings in
    shall be reserved for re-use. After erection of accordance with Clause 3010. For the
    the walls the topsoil shall be spread over the purposes of this sub-Clause, trees shall be
    disturbed ground, any surplus being defined as a woody plant greater than 2 m in
    disposed of as height and a bush shall be defined as a
    described in Clause 602. woody plant of 2 m height or less.

    8 All existing road markings and road studs


    on carriageways open to traffic shall be 203 Explosives and Blasting
    removed as soon as they become
    superfluous or a hazard to traffic and the 1 Blasting for site clearance shall comply
    carriageway reinstated in accordance with with Clause 607 except that references to
    the requirements of Appendix 2/3. Road Appendix 6/3 shall be replaced by Appendix
    markings shall be removed in accordance 2/4 and such blasting shall be confined to
    with sub-Clause 1212.18. the locations and be within the limits stated
    therein.
    9 Existing tensioned safety fencing shall be
    detensioned before raising or removing a
    section of fencing. The post shear bolts shall 204 Hazardous Materials
    be slackened between those tensioning
    assemblies which are at least three beam 1 The treatment of hazardous materials
    lengths beyond the ends of the section to be encountered in site clearance shall comply
    raised or removed. The adjuster bolts at with any specific requirements stated in
    these assemblies and at each intermediate Appendix 2/5
    assembly shall then be loosened. Any post Volume 1 home page
    shear bolts that are slackened shall be 2 Compliance with sub-Clause 1 of this
    removed and replaced with new bolts. Clause does not confer immunity from
    Volume 1 home page relevant legal requirements

    202 Existing Trees, Bushes and


    Hedges

    1 Trees, bushes and hedges shall be


    uprooted or cut down as near to ground level
    as possible and all felled timber disposed of
    by the Contractor unless otherwise described
    in Appendix 2/3.

    2 Stumps and roots from trees, bushes and


    hedges shall be grubbed up or blasted in
    accordance with Clause 203 and disposed of
    by the Contractor. Holes left by removal of
    the stumps or roots shall, within one week,
    be filled with acceptable material, as defined
    in Clause 601 and Table 6/1, and be
    compacted in compliance with Clause 612
    and Table 6/4.

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