Method Statement

Proposed Additions and Alterations to the Existing

Showroom at 59, Flower Road, Colombo 07 for
Hemachandras (Kandy) Limited

Method Statement for Water Sump

Main Contractor
LM Constructions & New Creators (Pvt.) Ltd.
Kadirana, Thimbirigaskatuwa.

Project reference
N° :

Indice Revision Date Elaborated by Checked by Approved by

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1. General
This method of statement particularly focuses on construction of water sump in addition to the
general method of statement provided. This covers the sequencing of the construction, Resource
allocation, Health, Safety and Environment plan and other supplementary documents to obtain
approval for the Engineer.

Location of Structure

Figure 01 Location of Product water tank

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2. Scope of Works and Related Aspect
 Initial Setting out the location
 Shoring work
 Excavation, soil removing and compaction to required level
 Screed/ lean concrete
 Membrane type waterproofing externally
 Protection screed
 Settingout
 Base slab reinforcement work and wall reinforcement
 Base slab formwork
 200fd greenseal Waterbar
 Concreting work of Base Slab
 Wall reinforcement and formwork
 Roof slab reinforcement, formwork & concrete
 600mm x 600mm air tight cast iron manhole cover
 External membrane type waterproofing
 Protection screed.
 Backfilling and compaction.

3. Applicable Drawings and Specifications as per the Contract

The specifications and construction drawings related to the scope of work applicable for
construction of the structures are appended below.
 Specifications
 Contract Agreement & related documents
 Method Statement

4. Work Sequence
Preparation
Site shall be prepared before any construction work start. For that site clearance, leveling actives
shall be carryout.Working method statement shall be approved prior to commence of the work.
The material and resources shall be acquired under the supervision of the construction engineer.
Workers will be thoroughly taught the working procedures.

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 Figure 02: General Arrangement of the Water Sump

Initial Setting out the location

The structural bases shall be set out as per the approved drawings.
Base formation levels shall be rechecked for the design heights.
Offsets pegs are installed wherever necessary for the future identification of the setout points.
The outer line for the screed concrete is set out as 75 mm offset outwards from the structure’s
finished outer surface. Setting out for the structure (line/level) shall be carried out after the laying
of screed concrete.

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 Structure Outer 1 m Offset Pegs @
Surface Line Coner

Figure 03: Setting out

Blinding/Screed concrete
 The idea of the laying of blinding concrete is to maintain an even surface to the base
reinforced concrete and reduce the difficulties on upcoming construction activities such
as erection of form works etc.
 Grade 20 mass concrete will be used and the thickness will be 75 mm as specified in the
drawing.
 After having the approval of the site engineer, QA engineer and the construction
manager which guarantee the suitable site conditions for initiating the constructions. The
finish outer margin of the lean concrete is to be maintained at excess of 75mm outer from
the structure’s finish surface (in order to facilitate the formwork).
 Number of pegs are installed over the concreting area; indicating the blinding finish level,
as specified by the engineer.
 The concrete will be poured in to the area by mean of a crane bucket or manually depend
on the quantity and location of pouring. Labors will be used to distribute the concrete
evenly over the area.
 Finally, the surface of the blinding concrete will be leveled to the marked height by the
straighter bars.
 3 number of test cubes will be casted per each batch of concrete.

Construction of Base Slab

Spot levels of base slab lean concrete will be submitted prior to rebar fixing.
The base is having a thickness of 275 m.

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 Figure 04: Base slab Formwork

Re –bar
 Approved brand of reinforcement shall be used for re-bar.
 All re-bars are clean and free from loose rust and mill scale, dirt, oil, grease, and paint at
the time of fixing in position and subsequent concreting.
 As shown in the drawings and bar schedule, re-bars will be cut and bent to specified
shapes with specified type and diameter of bar. All re-bars are placed in positions shown
in the construction drawings to be firmly held with the specified spacing, using necessary
tie wire at all bar intersections, spacer bars or other approved means.
 Tie wire is galvanized wire, not less than 1.0mm in diameter, to be firmly tied and folded
so that they do not project into concrete cover region. Specific cover block made of chip
concrete shall be used to support the reinforcement with form work. A stool which is
made out of steel bar shall be used to maintain the clearance in between top and bottom
nets.
 No concreting shall commence until the re-bars have been inspected and approved by the
Engineer. Re-bars after being placed in position are maintained in a clean condition until
completely embedded in concrete. Special care is exercised to prevent any displacement
of re-bars in concrete already placed.

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  Vertical steel (Starter bars) reinforcement for vertical walls & columns; which will
continue from the base slab, shall be fixed. Opening for the pipe shall be considered at
each level of construction by keeping the horizontal and vertical alignment during the
erection of reinforcement additional reinforcement according to the approved drawing.

Formwork
4.6.1 General Guidelines
 All formworks will be erected in accordance with the drawings and specifications.
 Scaffolding for working and access platform where necessary will be erected by skilled
team in compliance with safety requirements and it will be checked again for compliance.
 Formworks will be designed, fabricated and erected to withstand the loading experienced
during the cycle of fabrication, erection, concreting and related activities including
stripping.
 Formwork system will be designed in compliance with the specifications, proposed
paneling arrangements, supporting system with form-tie arrangements.
 Meticulous fabrications and installations methods for formwork will be practiced to make
sure easy erection, removal and to avoid damage to already cast concrete surfaces while
stripping.
 The formworks will be braced adequately to withstand the resulting lateral forces during
casting of concrete.
 Form ties will be designed to resist and withstand the lateral pressure during concrete
placing; particularly fabricated ties will be installed to fasten and securing formworks.
These ties will be installed as per design recommendations.
 Joints to be constructed by providing the key to have the good bonding with next stage of
concrete.
 Lines, levels and dimensions will be checked, verified and marked before and after
installation of formworks and it will be maintained during casting of concrete too.
 Temporary opening will be provided for cleanouts where applicable and will finally be
closed and securely braced to prevent any movement and loss of concrete mortar.
 Contact surfaces of the formworks will be treated with nontoxic approved mould
oil/form-release agent before fixing the formworks in their final position.
 Removal of formworks will be performed in accordance with the specifications and
vertical formworks will generally be removed after 24hrs where it is practicable

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4.6.2 Formwork for Wall

 Cleaning the construction joints, marketing, checking of alignment and levelling will be
carried out before taking formwork panels for fixing at any location.
 Mould oil / Release agent will be applied on formwork before fixing, Similarly, Release
agent will be applied on slab forms before laying reinforcement and care will be taken to
ensure that the mould oil / release agent dose not “puddle” due to excessive application.
 No part of the reinforcement or construction joints should be coated with the release
agent.
 Forms will be thoroughly cleaned. The dust, debris, rust or other stains including saw
dust also will be removed.
 The shutter surfaces will be cleaned before re-use in order to maintain minimum
irregularities, mould oil applications and other related processes will be performed as
noted above.
 The formwork panels for walls will be first erected by placing on the already set out
alignment.
 The joint will be sealed with 10mm thick sponge sheet by pasting it on already casted
already concreted wall/kicker before fixing formwork panels on the concrete surface.
Similarly, the sponge sheet will be pasted at panel joints of formwork while erecting, to
prevent leaking of grout during concreting.
 While these processes are in progress the completed formwork frames will be checked
and adjusted and fixed to the perfect line & level with plumb bob, sprit level and other
related instruments.
 Reservation of space by a Box out will be Provided for all embedded pipe.

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 18mm thkPlywood
Plywood
50x50mm Timber
50Ømm GI Pipe

Plan view of Corners

Figure 07: Typical Corner detail

4.6.3 Formwork for Beam & Slab
1. Beam bottom form work
a. Two corners of the bottom is nailed to 50 x 50 mm timber and in between those
timber 50 mm dia. Pipes are placed at 150 mm spacing
b. Cross timber pieces will be provided to the supporting system. Number of
crossing timber will depend on the number of supports used. The number of
supports will depend on the prop height and the load on the props
2. Slab form work
a. 12 mm/15mm thick plywood shall be used for the form work
b. After placing U jacks on the support, 100 x 100mm timber lines are laid on it
c. GI pipes are laid over the above timber struts at 150 mm – 250 mm intervals.
d. Ply wood shall be placed on the GI pipes
e. Form oil will be applied to the form work
f. Control points and ducts are placed at required places
g. Slab bottom level shall be leveled after fixing the reinforcement

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4.6.4 Removal of Formwork
Removal of formwork after casting the concrete shall be done according to the technical
specification with the following minimum period.
Type Formwork Minimum period before stripping/days
(Time are exclusive of the day of concrete
placement)

Props to beam and slab 14

Beam and Slab without props 14

Beam and Slab soffits (Prop left under but not 7

re-propping)

Beam side wall and column 1

For concrete components that are 500 mm or more thick, the Removal of Formwork must be
done after 48 hours of casting.

Concreting

Concreting shall be commenced only after the engineer has inspected the formwork and
reinforcement.
Shuttering shall be cleaned of all shavings, saw dust, pieces of wood, or other foreign material
crane/bucket will be used for the screed concreting and pump car will be used to pour the
concrete for base, wall and slap.
Cold joints will be maintained properly.

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 Figure 12: Flow chart for concrete work

Backfilling work
After completion of the compaction under blinding, base slab, perimeter walls, center wall, roof slab
& water tightness test, backfilling work shall commence using similar excavated material. Care shall
be taken to remove bolder, vegetations, and any other deleterious materials. But prior to backfilling,
the compacted surface shall be accepted by the Engineer. The sub-grade once approved, the
excavated materials or any material source approved by the Engineer shall be placed in layer by layer
followed by a compaction test when the surface level is ready. In-situ dry density test (compaction
test) shall be performed at the rate indicated in the specification. Backfilling followed with
compaction shall continue till the final level is achieved.

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5. QUALITY CONTROL PLAN
Reinforcement Works
Procurement, Transportation & Placing:
- Reinforcement bars will be procured from the approved manufacturer
- Reinforcement bars will be transported from the manufacturer’s origin by trailers to the
yard outside.
- While transporting, care will be taken to ensure that the bars do not suffer any damage
and will be safely handled.
- The bars will be laid out and stored properly at the yard size-wise
- Reinforcement bars will be properly stacked and identification and traceability will be
properly ensured in the places of work
- Reinforcement bars will be stored over timber beams/pedestals at least 200mm or
300mm above ground level as applicable to the site yard. Proper care will be taken to
avoid its contact with ground or earth
- All the bars will be protected from weather, dust and humidity by covering with
tarpaulins or polyethylene sheets.
Cutting & Bending:
- Bar bending schedule will be first prepared as per approved drawings and approval of
the Engineer will be obtained well in advance of the commencement of works.
- On receipt of approval, bending of bars will be planned and will be carried out
accordingly with overall compliance of drawings and specifications
- Cutting, bending and fixing of reinforcement will be performed in compliance with
specifications and drawings and as per the approved bar bending schedules and any
applicable shop drawings.
- Bending of reinforcement steel bars will be executed with adequate supervision, skilled
workmanship and appropriate equipment.
- Skilled workmen team will be employed for cutting and bending processes.
- The dimension of bends will be clearly noted and delivered to the team for marking of
reinforcement bars.
- The dimensioning procedure will be as per the approved drawings.
- Dimensions shown in the bar bending schedule will be checked and verified before
cutting the bars.
- Bending of bars will be performed in cold and ambient conditions only
- Bar once bent will not be reworked for any modification without the approval of the
Engineer.
- Bars having cracks or splits on the bends will be rejected.
- After bending of bars, they will be properly tagged according to drawing number and
bar mark for easy identification.
- Special care will be taken for fabricating the stirrups for the columns to make sure that
they are made to the correct size in order to maintain appropriate cover and right size of
column without any deviation
- The prepared reinforcements will be stacked properly with tags for proper identification.
- Care will be taken to ensure that steel reinforcements are rust free.
- The wire brushing will be carried out wherever it is required.

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 - If the steel does develop any rust due to delay in placement of concrete minor rust
found on the steel shall be cleaned with wire brush.
- After placing the reinforcement bars in position they will be tied with binding wire to
form the reinforcement for the structure.
- All reinforcement will be wetted as recommended using water suitably prior to
placement of concrete.
- Lap lengths of reinforcement will be maintained according to specification or as
indicated in the approved drawing.
- Minimum concrete cover specified for exterior face and interior face of
base/walls/columns/roof slab will be maintained as per the approved drawings and
specifications.
- The concrete cover blocks dimension will be as per specified thickness and will be
made with the same mix proportion as the structures.
- All necessary spacers, U-bars, chairs/stools will be provided to maintain the specified
covers. U-bars bars will be provided at specified intervals on both directions to maintain
the minimum concrete cover or to meet with the approved drawings & specification
requirements.
- The fabricated reinforcement bars will be kept in position in accordance with approved
drawings and tied with approved binding wires. The ends of binding wires will be bent
into the concrete.

Spacing, Supporting and Cleaning:

- All reinforcement will be placed and maintained in the positions as shown on the
drawings.
- 18 swg G.I wire or the specified type of wire will be used as binding wire.
- All bars crossing one another will be tied with this wire twisted tight to make the
skeleton on network rigid.
- Bars will be cleaned with wire brush if they are smeared lightly with rust or other
impurities.
- Required number of chairs & spacer bars will be used in order to ensure accurate
positioning of reinforcement.
- The reinforcements will be placed as per drawings ensuring the following aspects
properly.

Fabrication and Erection of Reinforcement

- All reinforcement works will be executed in conformity with the approved drawings,
specifications and particular instructions given by the Engineer and as per the approved
bar schedule.
- The team detailed under the project manager will be fully responsible for these tasks
- Responsibilities of all concerned will be clearly communicated at site to ensure proper
quality work is performed.
- The Construction Manager will be directly responsible for the fabrication, erection and
installation operations.

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 - He will liaise with the Engineer for inspection and approval prior to concreting works.
- All cutting and fabrication of rebar will be administered by qualified supervisor.
- All machinery and equipment will be selected suitably and operated/handled as
recommended
- Proper precautions will be taken while cutting, bending and handling
- Safety ware will be worn by all involved while handling, fabrication, transportation and
erection.

Formwork system
- All formworks will be erected in accordance with the drawings and specifications.
- Formworks will be designed, fabricated and erected to withstand the loading experienced
during the cycle of fabrication, erection, concreting and related activities including
stripping.
- Formwork system will be designed in compliance with the specifications, proposed
panelling arrangements, supporting system with form-tie arrangements.
- The formworks will be braced adequately to withstand the resulting lateral forces during
casting of concrete.
- Form ties will be designed to resist and withstand the lateral pressure during concrete
placing; particularly fabricated ties will be installed to fasten and securing formworks.
These ties will be installed as per design recommendations.
- Appropriate and recommended construction joints will be provided at right locations
according to the approved construction drawings issued by the Engineer.
- Joints to be constructed with a provision of approved high strength PVC water stop/bar as
per the approved construction drawings issued by the Engineer will be cast by centrally
locating the water bar in the wall or slab as applicable.
- Lines, levels and dimensions will be checked, verified and marked before and after
installation of formworks and it will be maintained during casting of concrete too.
- Temporary opening will be provided for cleanouts where applicable and will finally be
closed and securely braced to prevent any movement and loss of concrete mortar.
- Contact surfaces of the formworks will be treated with nontoxic mould oil/form-release
agent before fixing the formworks in their final position.
- Removal of formworks will be performed in accordance with the specifications
- The equipment/system will be assembled and erected in accordance with the applicable
standards and rules by trained personnel whilst maintaining any applicable safety
inspections that may be required
- Fresh-concrete pressures will be maintained below the allowable limit during concreting.

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 Concrete

5.3.1 Mixing and Transportation of concrete

 Transportation, delivery and handling of ready mix concrete will be through truck mixers
in accordance with the requirements of the specifications
 Depending on the concrete quantity sufficient number of truck mixers will be deployed
for each concrete operation with a work study, for the continuous supply of concrete to
avoid the formation of the cold joints
 The time between mixing and placing of concrete will be strictly monitored to meet the
time limit stipulated in the specifications
 Similarly, the time between placing of concrete in the structures will also be strictly
monitored and will be made short as possible enough to prevent formation of cold joints.

5.3.2 Concreting
 Structural concrete will be as per approved mix design specified in the drawings and
specifications.
 Concrete volume will be calculated with provisions for wastages at every stage of
concreting and pouring sequence will be planned and the formal approval of the
Engineer/Employer will be obtained in advance.
 All plant, equipment and resources required will be arranged to suit the planned pouring of
concrete.
 Concrete works will commence upon completion/approval of reinforcement and
formwork activities.
 Team at site will ensure that the formwork provided for the required shape and
dimensions are in accordance with the drawings.
 Reference levels for top of the concrete will be provided by Surveyor at the forms or as
appropriate. Nails will be provided at many intermediate locations to guide the concreting
team and to confirm levels for the required elevation.
 Adequate working platforms will be provided for compaction/vibration and other related
activities.
 All the surfaces will be cleaned. Foreign matters such as saw dust, wooden and wire
pieces will be removed prior to concreting.
 The team at site will ensure the availability of standby vibrators; pokers hand tools,
hessian clothes, polythene sheets and enough water will be made available on site.
 The number and size of vibrators will be such as to ensure thorough compaction of the
entire volume of concrete poured
 Concrete placement sequence will be planned in a manner so that to have minimum
repositioning of the transit mixer /concrete pump/crane or other related plants.
 All the chutes, buckets, pokers and hand tools will be cleaned with water before and after
concreting.
 Surfaces of the formworks will be kept moist and reinforcement will be sprayed with a
small amount of water prior to starting of pour as applicable and as approved by the the
Engineer.
 Concrete will be ordered only after obtaining the approval of the Engineer of the
formwork, reinforcement and related works to proceed with concreting.
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  During hot weather conditions necessary precautions / preventive measures will be taken
as applicable / required to control the effect of high ambient temperature, and low relative
humidity :
 Concrete will be delivered to site and used within allowed time period depends on the
proposed concrete mix initial setting time from the mixing time at batching plant and will
be placed and compacted to its final position.
 The delivery ends of the pump hose will be kept as close as possible to the delivery points;
the drop height will be minimised to 1.5m (max) or as specified to avoid segregation.
 Poker Vibrators will be operated at regular intervals to produce dense, compact,
homogeneous concrete surface without segregation and ensure thorough compaction of
the entire volume of the concrete.
 Vibrators will be withdrawn slowly to prevent the formation of voids and shall not be
placed against compacted concrete. It will not be used for transporting concrete inside
forms.
 Several rubber hammers will be used to hit the shutters on outer sides especially in walls
while the compacting process is underway.

5.3.3 Curing of Concrete

 Concrete will be cured by protecting the surface from the effects of sunshine, drying
winds, frost, rain, running water or any other form of mechanical damage for a
continuous period specified in the contract.
 Water to be used for curing will be free from salt, harmful matters and other impurities.
 Concrete shall be cured to a minimum of 04 days or seven days as specified.
 The protection will be applied as soon as practicable after completion of placing and
compaction of the concrete.

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