Common use of Bottoms of excavations to be approved Clause in Contracts

Bottoms of excavations to be approved. The Contractor shall give the Architect at least 48 hours‟ notice (this time shall be doubled if the site of the works is more than 100 kilometers from the nearest permanent office of the Architect or Engineer) when the excavations will be ready for inspection. The bottom of every excavation will be inspected by the Architect and the level thereof agreed between the Architect and the Contractor. If a good bearing bottom is not obtained at the level shown the Architect is to be informed. No concrete is to be laid until the bottom has been approved and the level thereof taken. Any concrete work or other work done before such approval, shall, if so directed be removed and new work substituted after excavations have been approved, all at the Contractors expense. Specification Excavation and Earthwork D.15 Bottoms of excavations to be approved (Cont‟d.) Notwithstanding such approval, any bottom which becomes waterlogged or otherwise spoilt after approval, shall be cleaned out and reformed to the Architect‟s approval before any concrete is placed.

Bottoms of excavations to be approved. The Contractor shall give the Architect at least 48 hours‟ notice (this time shall be doubled if the site of the works is more than 100 kilometers from the nearest permanent office of the Architect or Engineer) when the excavations will be ready for inspection. The bottom of every excavation will be inspected by the Architect and the level thereof agreed between the Architect and the Contractor. If a good bearing bottom is not obtained at the level shown the Architect is to be informed. No concrete is to be laid until the bottom has been approved and the level thereof taken. Any concrete work or other work done before such approval, shall, if so directed be removed and new work substituted after excavations have been approved, all at the Contractors expense. Specification Excavation and Earthwork (2/D/4) D.15 Bottoms of excavations to be approved (Cont‟d.) Notwithstanding such approval, any bottom which becomes waterlogged or otherwise spoilt after approval, shall be cleaned out and reformed to the Architect‟s approval before any concrete is placed.