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INTRODUCTION............................................................................................2 GENERAL ......................................................................................................2 Scope of this Section Scope of the Qatar Construction Specification References Compliance with the Qatar Construction Specification Compliance with the General Conditions of Contract References to Standards General The Contract The Government The Contractor The Engineer The Owner The Site The Works The Drawings Specified Approved Project Documentation Guarantee General General Contract Language 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6

COMPLIANCE................................................................................................2

STANDARDS .................................................................................................2 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS...........................................................................3

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS................................................................4 CLIMATE CONDITIONS ................................................................................5 LANGUAGE ...................................................................................................6

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GENERAL
Scope of this Section This Section specifies the general clauses applicable to Works being carried out in accordance with this Specification. Scope of the Qatar Construction Specification The clauses in this Specification are applicable in varying degrees to each and every part of the Works. Their function is to bring together all those statements which are normally common to most types of work. The Qatar Construction Specification applies to the entire Works, whether on the Site or in yards, workshops and factories employed elsewhere in connection with the Works. Any clauses in this Specification which relate to work or materials not required by the Works shall be deemed not to apply. References The following standards are referred to in this Part: BS 5775 BS 6100 Quantities, units and symbols Building and civil engineering terms

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COMPLIANCE
Compliance with the Qatar Construction Specification Unless otherwise stated in the Project Documentation, the Contractor shall comply with every requirement of the Qatar Construction Specification that is relevant to the type of work forming any part of the Contract and shall adopt whichever permissible option or alternative is best suited to the needs of the construction work being undertaken. Compliance with the General Conditions of Contract This Specification is intended for use with the General Conditions of Contract. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of the General Conditions of Contract in the course of construction of the Works.

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STANDARDS
References to Standards Any standard referred to in this Specification shall be deemed to be the version of the standard that was current forty-two days prior to the date of return of Tenders. Any standard referred to in this Specification shall be construed as reference to an equivalent one. The Contractor shall provide copies of all referenced standards applicable to the work being undertaken. Translations of standards not written in English shall be provided where necessary.

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TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

General Terms and definitions shall comply with the relevant provisions of BS 6100. The following terms and conditions shall apply when used within, or in association with, the Qatar Construction Specification. Terms, which are restricted in their application to certain types of material or workmanship, are dealt with in the appropriate Section. The Contract The binding agreement between the Government and the Contractor for the construction of the Works. The Government The Government of the State of Qatar. The Contractor The company or organisation responsible for the construction of the Works, and who have entered into a contract with the Government. The Engineer The Director of Civil Engineering or the Director of Building Engineering, as appropriate, unless specified otherwise in the Project Documentation. The Owner The Municipality, Department, Agency, or individual for whom the Project is being undertaken and to whom the hand over of the final product will be made. The Site The land allocated for the Works. The Works The Works as defined in the Project Documentation. The Drawings The drawings included in the Project Documentation. Specified Specified in the Project Documentation. Approved Terms such as approved , approved by the approval directed and the like refer , to , as always to approval or directions given by the Engineer in writing. Project Documentation All documents associated with and applicable to the Project Contract.

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A guarantee is a written assurance that a material, product, component, item of equipment, finishing or any other part of the Works meets certain defined standards or quality criteria and/or lasts for a certain length of time. A warrantee is the same as a guarantee as defined in Clause 1.4.12-1.

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ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS

General Units shall generally be in accordance with the Systm International d Units and the relevant provisions of BS 5775. The following abbreviations are used in this Specification: c k m M A C d g h ha l J m N Pa sec t V W AC CI CPVC DC DI GRP GS MSRPC OPC PFA PVC PVC-U SRPC SS VC XLPE ACB MCB MMCB ELCB PWM LAN centi kilo milli mega ampere Celsius day gram(me) hour hectare litre joule metre Newton Pascal second tonne volt Watt Alternating Current cast iron chlorinated polyvinyl chloride Direct Current ductile iron glass reinforced plastic galvanised steel moderately sulphate resisting Portland cement ordinary Portland cement pulverised fuel ash polyvinyl chloride unplastisised polyvinyl chloride sulphate resisting Portland cement stainless steel vitrified clay cross linked poly ethylene air circuit breakdown miniature circuit breakdown moulded case circuit breakdown earth leakage circuit breakers pulse width modulation local area network

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horse power total harmonic distortion uninterrupted power supply diameter number number radius

Reference to a technical society, institution, association or governmental authority is made in the Specifications in accordance with the following abbreviations: AASHTO ACI ANSI ASTM AWS AWWA BED BS BSI C & CA CEE CED CIRIA CIBS CRSI CS DIN EIA EN FHWA FM ICE IEC IEE IEEE ISO LPC LPCB MEW MMAA NEMA NFPA PCI Q-TEL SIS UK DOT UL VDE American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials American Concrete Institute American National Standards Institute American Society for Testing & Materials American Welding Institute American Water Works Association Building Engineering Department British Standard British Standard Institution Cement and Concrete Association Commission of approval of Electrical Equipment Civil Engineering Department Concrete Industry Research and information Association Cartered Institution of Building Services Concrete reinforcing Steel Institute Concrete Society Deutsches Institute fur Normung Electronic industries Association Euro-Norm Federal Highway Authority Factory Mutual Engineering Division Institution of Civil Engineers International Electrotechnical Commission Institution of Electrical Engineers Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering International Standard Organisation Loss Prevention Council Loss Prevention Certification Board Ministry of Electricity and Water Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture National Electrical Manufacturer Association s National Fire Protection Agency Prestressed Concrete Institute Telephone Department of Qatar Swedish Standards Commission United Kingdom Department of Transport Underwriters Laboratories, Inc German Electrical Commission

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CLIMATE CONDITIONS
General The Site conditions shall be assumed to be as follows for tendering purposes: Maximum ambient temperature Minimum ambient temperature 50 C 5 C

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Design ambient temperature Maximum metal temperature under the sum Maximum ambient humidity Minimum ambient humidity Design ambient humidity Design wind velocity Yearly rainfall
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The temperature is relatively mild from October to May and hot from June to September. The relative ambient humidity is generally low from October to May and generally high from June to September. Under certain climatic conditions, considerable condensation may take place. A considerable amount of salt is contained in the atmosphere which together with the relatively high ambient humidity, can produce sever corrosion problems. Distribution and occurrence of rainfall events are very erratic. Rainfall events are generally of a high intensity with a short duration and usually occur between December and March. The prevailing wind directions are from the north and west.

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Contract Language All communications, meetings and documentation shall be in English. END OF PART