Earth Filling at Sitarganj

SPLY & FLG OF — EARTH FILLING, FROM OUTSIDE HPC, BUILDING WORK/CIVIL, LPG PROJECTS: SUPPLYING AND FILLING OF EARTH/SOIL/RIVER BED MATERIAL OF APPROVED QUALITY FROM BORROW PITS OUTSIDE HPCL FOR ALL LEADS WITH PLASTICITY INDEX NOT GREATER THAN 21; CONTAINING NOT MORE THAN 20% COHESIVE FINES NAMELY CLAY AND MAX. DRY DENSITY (MDD) OF NOT LESS THAN 1.50 GMS/CC, INCLUDING EXCAVATION AT BORROW PITS OUTSIDE PLANT PREMISES; PAYMENT OF ROYALTY TO OWNER OF BORROW PIT, IF APPLICABLE; PAYMENT OF APPLICABLE ROYALTIES, TAXES, ETC. TO STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR OPERATING THE BORROW PIT; LOADING AT BORROW PIT END; TRANSPORTATION FROM BORROW PIT TO HPCL PREMISES; REMOVING DEBRIS, ORGANIC MATTER, BREAKING CLODS, ETC.; SPREADING IN LAYERS NOT EXCEEDING 200 MM COMPACTED THICKNESS; DEWATERING DURING COURSE OF FILLING IF REQUIRED, WATERING, COMPACTION WITH 8-10 MT VIBRO-COMPACTOR TO OBTAIN 95% OF STANDARD PROCTOR MAXIMUM LABORATORY DRY DENSITY AND FINISHING TO SLOPES AND GRADES AS PER DRAWINGS ALL COMPLETE AS PER SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS OF HPCL ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE. RATE SHALL BE APPLICABLE FOR ALL DEPTHS BELOW FFL. QUOTED RATES ARE DEEMED TO INCLUDE PROVIDING DEWATERING PUMP FOR DEWATERING IF REQUIRED; CONDUCTING INITIAL LABORATORY TESTS ON SAMPLES AND SUBSEQUENT IN-SITU DRY DENSITY/OMC TESTS AT 1 TEST PER 100 SQUARE METER OF AREA AFTER EACH LAYER OF FILLING ALL COMPLETE. OMC OF FILLING SHALL BE DETERMINED BY HAND HELD DIGITAL METER. THE INITIAL FILLING SHOULD START ONLY AFTER STRIPPING THE AREA FROM BUSHES, GRASS AND OTHER VEGETATION. NO SEPARATE PAYMENT WILL BE MADE FOR CLEARING BUSHES, VEGETATION AND OTHER MATERIALS. JOB TO BE COMPLETED AS PER ATTACHED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION AND AS DIRECTED BY HPCL ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE COMPLETE. CONTRACTOR SHALL PLAN FOR SUPPLY OF APPROVED EARTH/SOIL/RIVER BED MATERIAL AFTER CHECKING THE APPROX. VOLUME OF SERVICEABLE EARTH AVAILABLE FOR BACKFILLING IN CONSULTATION WITH HPCL. CONTRACTOR SHALL BRING THE EARTH/SOIL/RIVER BED MATERIAL FROM UTTARAKHAND/NEIGHBOURING STATES WITH PROPER APPROVALS/PERMISSION FROM CONCERNED AUTHORITIES IF NECESSARY. ANY STATUTORY PAYMENT SUCH AS ROYALTY, PERMISSION FEES, ETC. IS INCLUDED IN THE COST OF THIS ITEM.