HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD SECTION 78

78.0

SUPPLEMENTARY SPECIFICATIONS FOR OPTIMISATION OF PRECAST REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM

78.1

GENERAL Supplementary Specifications Section 78 is to be read in conjunction with the Standard Specifications for Building Works and Other Installations and other Supplementary Specifications. In case of discrepancies between Supplementary Specifications Section 78 and the Standard Specifications for Building Works and Other Installations and other Supplementary Specifications, Supplementary Specifications Section 78 shall prevail.

78.2

SCOPE OF WORKS The Contractor shall design, engineer, test, fabricate, deliver, install and guarantee all construction system necessary for execution of the works. The building shall be complete in every respect, including all measures that may be required to that end, notwithstanding any omissions or inadequacies of Drawings and/or Specifications. The Performance Criteria of the work of this Section shall include, but is not limited to the following: (a) Structural System: The structural system of all vertical and horizontal elements comprises of a semi-precast construction system, where in-situ elements shall be cast using system formwork. Contractor shall refer to Architectural and Structural drawings/specification for more information and co-ordination. (b) Construction Method: The construction under the precast optimisation system is required to be executed using the most efficient construction method to achieve shorter construction cycle time proposed by main contractor and submit this proposal for consultants evaluation. (c) System Formwork The following system formwork, for use in cast-in-situ reinforced walls and columns, shall be considered in the implementation of shorter construction cycle for the Precast Optimisation Structural System. Proprietary System may be used and shall be customize to suit project requirements. The Contractor may proposed, subject to achieving shorter construction cycle, equivalent system for consideration and approval by the SO / SO Representative. All system formwork shall be subject to six-monthly quality checks for dimensional tests and reduced tensile tests or other type of tests as appropriately required by the SO / SO Representative.

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SCOPE OF WORKS (CONTD) (c) System Formwork (Contd) (i) A.1 A.2 A.3 Climbing Formwork Or Jump Form System Generally used for but not limited to, the construction of the cast-in-situ lift core walls, staircase walls and external face of all walls / columns. Formwork, constructed of structural steel, may be crane-climbing or self-climbing using hydraulic jacks, of which the latter system is preferred. Working platform / scaffold with guard rails and ladders shall be provided and integrated with the formwork. The working platform shall be enclosed. Working platform shall be designed to carry large load, eg. for storage of steel reinforcement for the next climb section, and to withstand high wind load. No leading edges are to be created during climbing to eliminate fall hazard. Control function of the climbing mechanism shall be maintained and tested regularly by qualified personnel. Records of maintenance and tests shall be kept on site. Full verticality shall be maintained and assured throughout the climbing and forming operations. Aluminium Formwork Basic element of Formwork shall comprise of panel with a framework of high strength extruded aluminium alloy section welded to aluminium sheets. The panels must be lightweight with excellent stiffness to weight ratio, robust for handling and yielding minimal deflections under concrete loading. Being lightweight panels, the erection of these panels can be manual and shall minimize the need for heavy lifting equipments. Optimum panel sizes shall be used to reduce fitting out time on site, for ease of striking the formwork and for easy manual transportation to the next level. The panels are required to be manufactured to very high quality and tolerances to eliminate any dimensional or on-site problems, to achieve a high quality concrete surface finish with accurate tolerances and verticality and with no further plastering required, though a skim coat of 4-5mm may be applied prior to any finishing works. Adequate and strong wall ties are to be provided to ensure that wall / column thicknesses are maintained with accuracy and to prevent concrete bulging. Right angle joints between walls, walls and slab and any openings are to be maintained. The construction lines in the formwork should be true and the surface plane. Panels shall be easily identifiable on site and can be smoothly fitted together using the formwork modulation drawings to be provided by the manufacturer. The panels shall be use repetitively but shall ensure high quality concrete surface finish with every each use. Two levels of integrated safety / working platform attached to the formwork on the external surface shall be provided during erection and striking of the formwork system. Separate scaffolding during shuttering operations and construction of concrete structures will not be allowed.

A.4 A.5 A.6 A.7

(ii) B.1 B.2

B.3 B.4

B.5 B.6 B.7 B.8 B.9 B.10

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SCOPE OF WORKS (CONTD)

(d)

Quality & Workmanship The Contractor shall ensure the finishing/structural quality and workmanship of all cast-in-situ work using the required proprietary system formwork shall comply with the prevailing CONQUAS standard requirements. For the required system formwork, no external plastering are allowed on the external facing cast in-situ reinforced concrete wall/column, any unevenness on the concrete surface finish shall either be grind down or skim coat with not more than 5mm thickness to achieve consistency in evenness and straightness of the wall finishing.

78.3

REGULATION & STANDARDS

(a)

All work of this Section shall comply with the latest edition of the Republic of Singapore Building Control Regulations, Singapore Standards, and all requirements of the Fire Safety Bureau of Singapore. The standards, codes, and specifications reference below and elsewhere in these specifications shall apply; however, similar codes or standards used in the home country of the manufacturer / fabricator may be used if applicable, subject to the acceptance of the local authorities. In such case, the manufacturer / fabricator shall submit documentation satisfactory to the Architects that such code is essentially equal to the one specified. All standard and codes referred to in the specification and Contract Documents shall be those editions (including amendments) current at the date of this specification. (i) (ii) All relevant Singapore Standards published by the Spring Singapore. All relevant Building, Fire Safety, Environmental, Health & Safety Code published by the relevant Singapore Authorities. All relevant British Standards published by the British Standard Institution (BS). All relevant American and European Standard published by ASTM and EU. All relevant ISO Standards published by International Standard Organisation.

(b)

(c)

(iii) (iv) (v) (d)

In the case of any conflict between reference codes and standards and/or the Drawings and Specifications, the more stringent code or standard shall govern. The Works will be evaluated under the Construction Quality assessment or CONQUAS 21, a yardstick developed by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) for measuring construction quality. Refer to the written documentation on CONQUAS 21 published by BCA for detailed implementation and procedural requirements of the system. The Contract Documents have specified that the Contractor is required to work towards achieving a minimum overall CONQUAS 21 score of the project.

(e)

(f)

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