Core Drilling Guidelines at Toronto

Pearson

Airport Planning & Technical Services

Creation Date:

July 17, 2013

Version:

1.1

Document Control
Version History
Version

Date

Changes

1.0

July 18, 2013

Draft Version Issued for Review by Stakeholders

1.1

August 15, 2013

Minor Revisions from Final Draft Review Issued as Official Guidelines

Revision and Approval Control of Last Version

Task

Responsible

Position

Date

Preparation

Jonathan Lock

Project Manager

Jul 2013

Revision

Jonathan Lock

Project Manager

Aug 2013

Approval

Garry Price

Manager, Capital Restoration & Projects

Aug 2013

Reference Documents
Title

Author

Date

Description/Comments

Structural Guidelines for Design and

Installation Holes in Composite Floor
Slab Terminal 3, Departures Level

Milman &
Associates

May
29/13

Technical guidelines for Terminal 3 to

assist in design layout for proposed
core holes

T1 Parking Garage: Anchoring or

Fastening To, or Drilling Through, the
Structure

Carruthers &
Wallace Ltd.

GTAA Core Drilling Permit

Garry Price

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Guidelines for drilling in a post

tension structure
Jul
17/13

Final sign-off document prior to any

core drilling

Table of Contents
1 Purpose..............................................................................................................................1
2 Definitions........................................................................................................................1
3 RolesandResponsibilities............................................................................................2
4 GeneralGuidelines.........................................................................................................3
5 Process...............................................................................................................................4
5.1 LocatingObstructionsandReinforcementintheSlab......................................4
5.2 EngineeringReview................................................................................................4
5.3 ExecutingApprovedCoreDrilling......................................................................4
AppendixA:ContactInformation......................................................................................6

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Purpose

Purpose
Toprovideasafe,responsible,andconsistentprocedureforcoredrillingatToronto
Pearson.
Whatthisdocumentis:thisdocumentshallbeusedto:

ensurethatprojectdesignisinlinewithbuildingstandardspriortocore
drilling

locateobstructionsandreinforcementintheconcreteslabswheredrillingis
required

obtainengineeringreviewofanyproposedcoreholes

safelyexecuteconcretecoring,drilling,andcuttingatTorontoPearson

ensureaccuratebuildingrecordsaremaintainedaftertheworkiscompleted.

Whatthisdocumentisnot:thisisnotintendedto:

replaceanyexistingGTAAprocessesorstandardsalreadyinplacefor
construction.AvalidFAPandTerminalWorkPermit(TWP)mustbeinplace
priortoanyconstructionworkattheairport

providedirectionregardingfirestoppingrequirements.Allfirestoppingwill
bereviewedseparatelybyourCodeconsultantLMDGasapartoftheFAP
process

Definitions
Thefollowingaresomedefinitionsforthepurposeofunderstandingtheprocess
outlinedinthisdocument.
ProjectOwner:isthecompanywhoisinitiatingtheconstructioncontractforwork
undertakenatTorontoPearson.Thiscouldbeatenant,airline,landlord,orother
agency.

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Core Drilling Guidelines at Toronto Pearson

Roles and Responsibilities

Stakeholder

Roles and Responsibilities

Project Owner

General Contractor

Designated
Structural Engineer

TRH Group

Engineering Data

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Ensure that design is in line with this document and other buildingspecific core drilling guidelines. Refer to reference documents for more
information.
Ensure that General Contractor is aware of these guidelines and
follows accordingly.
Attend on-site safety review meeting with Contractor and TRH group
prior to core drill.
Attend all core drills to ensure that safety procedures are being
followed as discussed at on-site safety meeting.
Arrange scanning of all proposed slab penetrations.
Arrange for review of located obstructions and reinforcement layout by
designated structural engineer prior to drilling or cutting.
Arrange on-site safety review with the TRH Group and a
representative of the Project Owner 24 hours (min.) prior to
conducting core drill.
Conduct approved core drills or cuts as per the following guidelines
and procedure.
Provide record drawings to GTAA Project Manager.
Provide as-built structural information upon request to assist the
General Contractor in locating rebar in the structural slab in Terminal
1.
Review proposed penetration locations on site once the obstruction
and reinforcement has been located by the General Contractor.
Provide a field review report commenting on the proposed penetration
locations.
Review Site Specific Safety Plan.
Attend on-site safety review meeting with Contractor and GTAA
Project Manager prior to core drill.
Sign-off on GTAA Core Drilling Permit prior to core drill
Receive Structural Review Report and As-built Records from GTAA
Project Manager.
Input record information into a Core Drilling Database to keep track of
penetrations to the buildings structural slab.

General Guidelines

General Guidelines
Thefollowingisalistofgeneralguidelinesthatshallbefollowedwhenexecutingthe
processoutlinedbelow:
1. Allpenetrationsinanyfloorstructureshallbekepttoaminimumandshall
beplannedinaccordancewiththisdocumentandotherassociatedbuilding
specificguidelinesregardingcoredrilling.Wherepossible,installationsshall
useexistingpenetrations.NewlayoutsshouldbereviewedbyGTAA
ArchitecturalServicespriortoanycoring,andrevisedwhereneededor
required.
2. TheContractorisresponsibletoensurethattheiremployeesorsub
contractorsarecompetent(fullytrainedandknowledgeable).
3. TheContractorshallsubmittheirSiteSpecificSafetytotheTRHGroupfor
reviewofthecontrolmeasures,andsafeworkprocedures.Itshallincludeall
necessaryprecautionstopreventandcaptureanywaterordebristhatmay
fallthoughtheopening,duringoratcompletionof,thecore.
4. Aminimumof24hourspriortoanycoringtheGeneralContractorshall
arrangeanonsitereviewoftheirSiteSpecificSafetyPlanwiththeTRHGroup
andtheGTAAProjectManager.
5. TheContractorshallsubmitallrequiredterminalworkpermitsand/orshut
downrequestsandreceiveconfirmationthattherequestsareapprovedprior
toanyworkcommencing.
6. Barricading,andsignageidentifyingthehazards,shallbeerectedaroundall
workareas,includingtheareabelowwherethecoreisbeingdrilled,toensure
onlythoseinvolvedwiththeworkhaveaccess.
7. Additionally,inanylocationwherethepublicorAirportemployeesare
present,theContractorshallpositionaspottertodirectpersonsawayfrom
theareaduringthecore.
8. Communicationmustbemaintainedbetweenspotterandcoredrillerby
meansof2wayradio.
9. Foradditionalbuildingspecificcoredrillingguidelinespleasereferto
additionalreferencedocumentsoutlinedatthebeginningofthisdocument.

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Core Drilling Guidelines at Toronto Pearson

5
5.1

Process
Locating Obstructions and Reinforcement in the Slab
5.1.1.

TheGeneralContractorshallarrangeforscanningofallproposedpenetration
locationsincludingascanforstructural,electrical,andcommunications
obstructions.

5.1.2.

Ifelectricaland/orcommunicationsobstructionsarelocatedintheconcrete
toppingthentheproposedpenetrationmustberelocated.
a. Ifscanningresultsforstructuralobstructionsareinconclusive:the
GeneralContractormaycontacttheDesignatedStructuralEngineerto
requestinformationonthestructuralmakeupoftheslabwithinthe
areaofwork.Usegridlinereferencepointswhenreferencinglocations.
TheDesignatedStructuralEngineerwillprovideinformationonlyto
assistinlocatingrebarintheslab.

5.1.3.

5.2

5.3

Locatedobstructionsmustbeclearlymarkedonthefloorsurfaceforfurther
reviewbythedesignatedstructuralengineer.

Engineering Review
5.2.1.

Oncetheslabreinforcementhasbeenlocated,theGeneralContractorshall
contactDesignatedStructuralEngineertoarrangeasitereviewofthe
proposedpenetrationlocations.

5.2.2.

TheDesignatedStructuralEngineerwillrevieweachproposedpenetration
location.

5.2.3.

Uponcompletionofthesitereview,TheDesignatedStructuralEngineerwill
issueaStructuralReviewReporttotheGeneralContractorasarecordofthe
approval.

Executing Approved Core Drilling

5.3.1.

UponreceiptoftheStructuralReviewReport,theGeneralContractorshall
arrangeanonsitereviewoftheirSiteSpecificSafetyPlanwiththeTRHGroup
andarepresentativeoftheProjectOwner.Thismeetingmusttakeplace24
hoursminimumpriortoanyplannedcoredrill.

5.3.2.

TheGeneralContractorshallprovideacompletedGTAACoreDrilling
PermitdocumentforsignoffbytheTRHgroupandGeneralContractor
duringthesitevisit.

5.3.3.

OncethesafetyplanhasbeenreviewedandtheGTAACoreDrillingPermit
hasbeensignedoff;theGeneralContractormayproceedwithcoredrillingin
allapprovedlocationsaspertheguidelinesoutlinedabove.

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Process

5.3.4.

TheGeneralContractorshallarrangeforarepresentativeoftheProjectOwner
tobepresentduringthecoredrillingprocedure.

5.3.5.

Uponcompletionofconstruction,theGeneralContractorshallsubmittothe
GTAA,recorddrawingsofallpenetrationlocations.Theserecordsmust
indicatethesizeofeachholeandthedistanceinrelationtogridlines.

5.3.6.

TheGTAArepresentativeshallprovidetheserecordstoEngineeringDatato
beinputtedintoadatasetinordertomaintainaccuraterecordsof
penetrationsthroughouttheterminalbuilding.

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Appendix A: Contact Information

Building

Company

Contact 1

Contact 2

Designated Structural Engineers

Terminal 1

Entuitive

Chongsong Yu P.Eng.
T: 416-309-0167
E:Chongsong.yu@entuitive.com

Wesley Peter P.Eng.

T: 416-477-7079
E:wesley.peter@entuitive.com

Terminal 3

Milman &
Associates

Boris Millman P.Eng.

T: 905 760 1020 x 221
E: bmilman@ma-eng.ca

Jeff Mitchel P.Eng.

T: 905-760-1020 x 226
E: jmitchel@ma-eng.ca

Terminal 1
Parking
Garage

EXP Services
Inc.

Gordon Ho P.Eng.
T: 905-695-3217 x 3726
E: gordon.ho@exp.com

Weimin Liang P. Eng.

T: 905-695-3217 x 3734
E: weimin.liang@exp.com

TRH Group

Jack Papadopoulos
T: 416-776-3878
M: 416- 705- 0234
E: Jack.Papadopoulos@gtaa.com

Safety
N/A

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