SPECIFICATION

GENERAL CONDITION

All parts of the construction shall be finished with the first class workman
ship, to the fullest talent and meaning of the plans and these specifications
and entire satisfaction of the Architect, Engineers and Owner.

The construction shall conform to the requirements of National Building Code

of the Philippines as well as the local rules and regulation of the City of
Tarlac, Philippines.

CLEARING THE SITE

The building site shall be leveled according to the plans and clearing of
rubbish, roots and other perishable and objectionable matters to a suitable
sub grade.

All such unsuitable materials shall be removed from the building site and
spread uniformly over the areas adjacent to the proposed building.

STAKING OUT BUILDING LINES AND ECAVATION

The building lines shall be staked out and lines and grades shown in the
drawing established before any excavation. All excavation shall be made to
grade indicated in the drawings. Where the building site is covered with any
kind of fill, the excavation for footings should be made deeper until the safe
bearing capacity of soil is reached. Whenever water is encountered in the
excavation process, shall be removed by bailing or pumping.
BACKFILLS

Backfills from the excavation shall be moved or fill inside the building areas.
After concrete foundation finished and hard enough backfills shall be used
for backfill around them.

CONCRETE WORKS

All concrete shall mix thoroughly until there is a uniform distribution of the
cement and aggregates. All concrete filling shall be completely filled and
compress to all areas thoroughly and equally to avoid uncompressed
concrete.

Water to be used for mixing concrete shall be clean and free from injurious
amount of oil, acids, alkalis, salts and other organic materials.

PROPORTIONING OF CONCRETE

All concrete works shall be done in accordance with the standard

specifications for plans and reinforced concrete as adopted by the
Government. Cement to be used shall be Approved brand by the Architect or
Engineer with the consent of the owner.

The following proportions of concrete mixture shall be used for the various
parts of the building:

Column, Beams and Footing – Class A mix (1 : 2 : 4)

CHB mortar fill – Class C mix (1 : 3 : 6)

 Flooring Slab – Class B mix ( 1 : 2 ½)

Septic vault Cover – Class A mix (1 : 2 : 4)

FORM WORKS

All form works for concrete shall be properly braced or connected together
so as to maintain the correct position and shaped of the concrete member.
Forms shall be constructed sufficiently tight to prevent bulging and seepage
of water.

Forms shall not be removed until the concrete has attained sufficient
strength to support its own weight and any loads that may be placed on it.
Side forms of beams shall be removed earlier than the bottom forms but
additional post or shoring must be placed under the beams until they have
attained their strength.

STEEL REINFORCING BARS

All steel reinforcing bar to be used shall consist of round deformed bars
with lugs or projections on their sides to provide a greater bond between the
concrete and the steel.

All steel reinforcing bars shall be accurately placed and secured against
displacement of tying them together at each bar of intersection with no. 16
galvanized iron wire.

The steel reinforcing bars for all concrete members shall be conform to the
drawing or schedule of steel reinforcement, any revision of bars schedules it
shall be conformed to supervising architect or engineer.
CONCRETE HALLOW BLOCKS

All concrete hallow blocks to be used for all walls shall be 100mm thick. All
exposed surfaces of concrete hallow block wall shall be finished accordingly
with specified material indicated on the drawings.

All cement plastering shall be mixed with 1 : 2.

TILE AND FLOOR FINISHES

All floor surfaces shall be finished with cement floor finish. Only kitchen sink
and toilet & bath shall be finished with 3 x 3 ceramic tiles. After finishing all
tile works cleaning shall be done accordingly.

LUMBER

Lumber to be used in this project shall be well seasoned, thoroughly dry and
free from loose or unsound knots, shakes or other imperfections impairing
their strength or appearances.

ROOFING

Roofing shall be covered with corrugated G.I sheet pre-painted, as shown in

the plans. All Gutters, ridge rolls, hips rolls and valleys shall commercial
fabricated compatible with the roofing style. All rivets shall place at the top
of the corrugation of the roofing sheets to prevent water from standing
around the rivets. All sheets shall be laid out properly.
ELECTRICAL WORKS

All electric works shall be done accordance with the approved plans and
under the direct supervision and control of licensed professional Electrical
Engineer. The electrical notes herein shall be done in accordance with the
latest edition of the Philippine electrical code rules and regulations enforcing
authority and the requirement of the local power corporation.

The type of service shall be 220 volts 2 wire single phase 60 Hz.

All materials to be used shall be brand new and of the approved type for
purposes and location. Methods of installation to be followed shall be
standard and of general accepted practices. The minimum size of wire to be
use shall be 3.5mm² THHN stranded in a 15mm ø conduit. Light control
switches shall be rated 10a, 300 watts and shall not carry a load greater
than 50 amperes. Duplex receptacle shall be rated 10a, 250 volts, rounded
slots for 220 volts and parallel slots for 110 volts, and special outlets shall be
rated 15a or 250 volts as required. Electrical range outlet shall be properly
grounded. Any discrepancy in location and rating of electrical equipment
shall be verified with the owner and changes shall be done accordingly.

PLUMBING WORKS

All plumbing works shall be done in accordance with the national building
code and national plumbing code. Pipes shall be installed as located in the
working drawings. Any relocation required for proper execution of other
trades shall be upon the approval of sanitary engineer or master plumber.
Galvanized iron directly in contact with the soil shall be applied with two (2)
coats of black coaltar or equivalent. Minimum slope for sewer line shall be
two percent (2%) and drain line shall be one percent (1%).

All sewer line pipe shall be polyvinyl chloride (PVC), shall be of approved
quality. Vertical pipes shall be secured strongly by hooks to building
frames/framing. Provide suitable bracket or chairs at the floors which they
start.
All galvanized iron (GI) for water distribution lines shall be scheduled
American standard weight. All change in directions shall be made by the
appropriate use of forty-five WYE, long sweep quarter bend, sixth, eight,
sixteenth bends, when the change of flow is from horizontal to vertical, a
single one-eight bend combination may be used on waste lines, tees and
crosses may be used on vent pipes. All plumbing works shall be done under
the direct supervision of duly licensed sanitary engineer or master plumber.

PAINTING, DOORS AND WINDOWS

All painting works shall be done with the used of brand approved by the
Owner and Architect. The painting works shall be performing accordance
with the schedule of painting finishing work.

Upon the completion of all painting works, all paint spots from all finished
work shall be removed and furnished.