MATERIALS ENGINEER REVIEW

SUMMARY OF DPWH BLUE BOOK:

RJES
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
PART A: FACILITIES FOR THE ENGINEER
All offices and laboratories shall be ready for occupancy and use by
2 months
the Engineer within _____ of the commencement of the Works.
The Contractor shall provide suitable utilities and services, such as
24-hour basis
potable water, electricity, sewerage, and security on a _____.
The Contractor shall provide within _____ after notice to commence
30 calendar days work, the vehicles listed in the Special Provisions for the exclusive
use of the Engineer.
The Contractor shall provide record photographs taken as, when and
1-month interval
where directed by the Engineer at _____.
The Contractor shall provide one proof print of each photograph
254 mm x 203 mm
taken, and the negative and ten copies, not less than _____.
Provision of office including furniture/appliances, laboratory
Lumpsum building including furniture/appliances, survey equipment for
Engineer.
Unit of measure for quantities for the maintenance of the office and
Month
the laboratory for the Engineer
Unit of measure for quantities for the provision of vehicles for the
Each
Engineer.
Unit of measure for quantities for progress photographs shall be the
Each number of photographs selected and provided as progress
photographs.

PART B: OTHER GENERAL REQUIREMENT

The medical room shall be waterproof; it could be a building or

2 2
15 m , 2 m room designated and used exclusively for the purpose. It shall have
a floor area at least _____ and glazed window area at least _____.
95% Confidence level for Construction Survey and Staking.

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 Centerline shall be reestablished from instrument control points.
The maximum spacing between centerline points shall be _____
10 meters when the centerline horizontal curve radius is less than or equal to
150 meters and vertical parabolic curve radius is less than or equal
to 100 meters.
20 meters The maximum distance between centerline points shall be _____.
Points shall be measured and recorded at breaks in topography and
at changes in typical roadway section including transition change to
5 meters superelevated sections and shall be no further apart than _____.

Clearing and grubbing limits shall be set on both sides of centerline

1 meter at roadway cross-section locations, extending _____ beyond the toe
of the fill slopes or beyond rounding of cut slopes.
For Culverts, plot into scale the cross-section of inlet and outlet
5 meters
channel at not more than 5 meters interval.
For Bridges, set at least _____ each at downstream and upstream
3 reference points
portion.
For retaining wall, profile measurements along the face of the
2 meters proposed wall and _____ in front of the wall face shall be surveyed
and recorded.
For retaining wall, cross-sections shall be taken within the limits
5 meters designated by the Engineer at every _____ along the length of the
wall and all major breaks in terrain.
For miscellaneous survey and staking paid by the hour, the
2 persons
minimum survey crew size shall be _____.
The construction survey and staking lump sum item shall be paid as
25%, 0.5% _____ of the lumpsum, not to exceed _____ of the original contract
amount.
The construction survey and staking lump sum item shall be paid
10%
following the completion of _____ of the original contract amount.

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 PART C: EARTHWORK
ITEM 100 – CLEARING AND GRUBBING
Clearing shall extend _____ beyond the toe of the fill slopes or
1 meter beyond rounding of cut slopes. Except for trees under the
jurisdiction of the Forest Management Bureau (FMB).
Removal of undisturbed stumps and roots and nonperishable solid
1 meter objects with a minimum depth of _____ below subgrade or slope of
embankment will not be required.
In areas outside of the grading limits of cut and embankment areas,
150 mm stumps and nonperishable solid objects shall be cut off not more
than _____ above the ground line or low water level.
In areas covered by cogon/talahib, wild grass and other vegetations,
150 mm top soil shall be cut to a maximum depth of _____ below the original
ground surface
For materials and debris which cannot be burned and perishable, the
300 mm
top layer of material buried shall be covered with at least _____.
Wood chips used as mulch for slope erosion control shall have a
12mm
maximum thickness of _____.
Wood chips used as mulch for slope erosion control shall have a
3900 mm2
maximum face of _____ on any individual surface area.
Wood chips not designated for use under other sections shall be
75 mm spread over the designated areas in layers not to exceed _____ loose
thickness.
Branches of trees extending over the roadbed shall be trimmed to
6m
give a clear height of _____ above the roadbed surface.
The diameter of trees will be measured at a height of _____ above
1.4 m
the ground.
150 mm Trees less than _____ in diameter will not be measured for payment.

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