Common use of Staging and centering Clause in Contracts

Staging and centering. The contractor shall submit detailed plans for staging and centering for examination by the Superintending Engineer. If such plans are not satisfactory to the Superintending Engineer, the contractor shall make such changes in them as may be required, but it is understood that the Superintending Engineer concurrence in the use of the plans as submitted or corrected shall in no way relieve the contractor of responsibility of obtaining satisfactory results. For calculating the strength of staging or centering, a weight of 2400kg/m3 (150 Ibs./c.f.t.)shall be assumed for green concrete. The contractor shall make allowance for the deflection of forms and for shrinkage and settlement of staging or centering in addition to the allowance of dead loads, deflection and camber, as shown upon the plans. The Superintending Engineer may require the contractor to use screw jacks hard wood wedges to take up any settlement in staging or centering either before or during the placing of concrete. All staging and false work shall be bujld on foundations of sufficient strength to carry the load without the appreciable deformation on stable soils like stiff clay and sand spread footings are used and shall be of size to be determined by the load to be supported. In. other location, the false work shall be supported on piles. The piles shall be spaced and driven to support the required loads without settlement. Staging and cenering will be considered as a part of the work and no extra compensation will be allowed..

Staging and centering. The contractor shall submit detailed plans for staging and centering for examination by the Superintending Engineer. If such plans are not satisfactory to the Superintending Engineer, the contractor shall make such changes in them as may be required, but it is understood that the Superintending Engineer concurrence in the use of the plans as submitted or corrected shall in no way relieve the contractor of responsibility of obtaining satisfactory results. For calculating the strength of staging or centering, a weight of 2400kg/m3 (150 Ibs./c.f.t.)shall Ibs./c.f.t.) shall be assumed for green concrete. The contractor shall make allowance for the deflection of forms and for shrinkage and settlement of staging or centering in addition to the allowance of dead loads, deflection and camber, as shown upon the plans. The Superintending Engineer may require the contractor to use screw jacks hard wood wedges to take up any settlement in staging or centering either before or during the placing of concrete. All staging and false work shall be bujld build on foundations of sufficient strength to carry the load without the appreciable deformation on stable soils like stiff clay and sand spread footings are used and shall be of size to be determined by the load to be supported. In. other location, the false work shall be supported on piles. The piles shall be spaced and driven to support the required loads without settlement. Staging and cenering centering will be considered as a part of the work and no extra compensation will be allowed..