INSPECTION AND TEST PLAN DOC. No.

DESCRIPTION: ITP for PILING WORKS REV.: C DATE: 06-Aug-24

Scope of Responsibilities Frequency

Activity Procedure/ Acceptance
Inspection / Test Points Recording Standard
No. Criteria Subcontractor Contractor Engineer

1.0 GENERAL

1.2 Verify and ensure latest revision of GS 100 Appendix 2 Document Approval
approved IFC drawings, section 9 & 10 Prior to
specifications, MS, ITP, etc. - The Contractor Commencement
shall produce a
Method Statements
for each element of
the Works which
shall detail every
aspect of the
element
- The Contractor
shall prepare and R R R
maintain a full list of
all the inspection
and Test Plans
required for the
Contract with
submission status
and review status,
and shall submit to
the
Engineer upon
request.
1.3 Verify test equipment and apparatus ASTM D1143/D1143M, Manufacturer Prior to
calibration certificates. TS 204.2.6.2, TS 200 Certificate R R R Commencement
Sec 204.2.6.2

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 - Cross-hole Sonic
Logging (CSL) testing
shall be performed on
bored piles as
specified
in the Contract
-Kentledge reaction
system including all
measuring
instrumentation
- High Strain Pile
Integrity Test

1.4 Approval of Bored Piles Installation TS 200 Sec 204.2.2 - Approved Plan Prior to
Plan At least four weeks Commencement
prior to the start of
bored pile
construction, the
Contractor shall
submit four copies of
a bored pile
installation plan
narrative for
acceptance by the
Engineer.
- Description of overall
construction operation H R R
sequence and the
sequence of
bored pile
construction when in
groups or lines.
- A list, description and
capacities of
proposed equipment,
including but not
limited to cranes,
drills, augers, bailing
buckets, final cleaning
equipment, and

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drilling unit.
- Details of bored pile
excavation methods,
including proposed
drilling methods,
methods for cleanout
of the bottom of the
excavation hole, and
a disposal plan
for excavated
material, drilling slurry,
and
regulated/hazardous
waste (if
applicable).
- Details of the
method(s) to be used
to ensure bored pile
hole stability (i.e.,
prevention of caving,
bottom heave, etc.,
using temporary
casing, slurry, or
other means) during
excavation and
concrete placement.
- Detailed procedures
for mixing, using,
maintaining, and
disposing of the slurry
shall be provided.
- The submittal shall
include a detailed plan
for quality control of
the selected
slurry, including tests
to be performed, test
methods to be used,
and minimum
and/or maximum
property requirements

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- Reinforcing steel
shop drawings
- Reinforcing steel
shop drawings
- Procedure of tremie
methods used
- method to be used
to form a horizontal
construction joint
during concrete
Placement
- Where applicable, a
description of the
material to be used to
temporarily backfill
a bored pile
excavation hole
during a stoppage of
the excavation
operation, as
well as the method
used to place and
remove the material
- description of the
method and materials
that shall be used to
fill or eliminate
all voids below the top
of shaft between the
plan shaft diameter
and excavated
shaft diameter, or
between the shaft
casing and
surrounding soil, if
permanent
casing Is specified.
- Methods of the
removal and disposal
of contaminated
concrete

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 - The Engineer shall
evaluate the shaft
installation plan for
conformance with the
Contract Plans and
Specifications within
ten working days after
receipt of the
submission.
- Comprehensive
method statement and
details of the
proposed pile load
tests to
be carried out on the
project.
1.5 Geotechnical Investigation TS 204.2.7 Laboratory Test Report
- Extent and Number of Bores - The work shall cover
- Depth of Bores investigation to
- Data Required determine the
suitability or otherwise
of the soil
or rock to support the
foundations of the
bridge or other
structure and also to
determine
soil parameters and
H S/R S/R
rock characteristics
required for the design
of foundations by in-
situ testing or testing of
samples/cores taken
from bores/drill holes.
The fieldwork shall
comply with the
procedures in the
following ASTM
Standards: D1452M,
D1586M, D1587M,

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 D2113-14, D2573M-18,
D3213-19, D3441-16,
D3550M-17, D4220M-
14, D4633-16, D5434-
12, D5778-12, D6066-
11, D6151M-16,
D6519-15, D6635-15,
D7015M-18
1.6 Material Approval of Rebar and GS 116.1 MAR Prior to
Mechanical Coupler - The Contractor shall Commencement
submit to the Engineer
for approval,
manufactures’
certificates and
material data sheets
for
all materials,
H R R
equipment and articles,
confirming the
standards and or the
performance criteria for
all
materials, equipment
and articles to be
incorporated in the
completed work
1.7 Bored Pile Preconstruction Meeting TS 204.2.5 Minutes of Meeting Prior to Commencement
-A Bored Pile
Preconstruction
Conference shall be
held at least five
working days prior
to the Contractor H H H
beginning any bored
pile construction work
at the site to discuss
investigative boring
information,
construction

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 procedures, personnel,
equipment to be
used, and other
elements of the
accepted Bored Pile
Installation Plan as
specified in
Section 204.2.2
1.8 Slurry Technical Assistance TS 204.2.3, TS Details of the Slurry
204.3.4.1 Manufacturer’s
- If slurry is used to Representative
construct the bored
piles, the Contractor
S/R S/R S/R
shall provide, or
arrange for,
technical assistance
from the slurry
Manufacturer
1.9 Approval of Site Personnel TS 204.2.1 Engineer’s Document Prior to Commencement
- At least two weeks Approval
prior to the start of
bored pile construction,
the Contractor shall
submit four copies of a
H S/R S/R
list identifying the on-
site supervisors and
drill rig operators
assigned to the project
to the Engineer for
approval.
1.10 Approval of Concrete Mix Design TS 204.3.1 Document Approval For all design Mix prior to commencement
-Dry placement method
(1500mm to 200mm)
-Casing removal
method (200mm to
H S/R S/R
250mm)
-Tremie placement
method (200mm to
250mm)
TS 206.6.1.1

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 - normal-weight (-
density) concrete, the
absolute volume
method, such as
described
in the ACI Standard
211.1
- For Class
P with fly ash, the
method given in the
ACI Standard 211.4
TS 206.6.1.3
- All mix designs and
any modifications
thereto shall be
approved by the
Engineer prior
to use.
1.11 Concrete Trial Batch Test TS 206.6.1.2 Laboratory Test Report
- For classes A, P, and
Seal concrete and for
other classes of
concrete when
specified in
the contract documents
or ordered by the
Engineer, satisfactory
performance of the
proposed mix design
H W/R S/R
shall be verified by
laboratory tests on trial
batches.
- For
compressive strength,
the required average
strength used as a
basis for selection of
concrete proportions
shall be determined in
accordance with

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 AASHTO M 241
(ASTM
C685/C685M).
TS 206.7.7.4
- Whenever the
average of three
consecutive tests,
which were made to
determine
acceptability of
concrete, falls to less
than 1.0 MPa above
the specified strength,
or any
single test falls more
than 1.5 MPa below
the specified strength,
the Contractor shall, at
the Contractor's
expense, make
corrective changes in
the materials, mix
proportions, or
concrete
manufacturing
procedures before
placing additional
concrete of that class.
Such changes shall be
approved by the
Engineer prior to use.
1.12 Approval of Polymer Slurry TS 204.3.4 Manufacturer’s Prior to Commencement
- Polymer slurries shall Certificate
be used in
conformance with the
manufacturer's H S/R S/R
recommendations and
shall conform to the
Bored Pile Installation
Plan specified in

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 Section 204.2.2.
TS 204.3.5
-The polymer slurry
shall conform to the
specification
requirements.

2.0 SITE WORKS

2.1 Setting out and location verification of Approved MS Survey Report

bored piles. H R R
Each Pile
2.2 Check excavation dimensions and Approved MS Survey Report,
elevations are correct. Approved WIR

H S R
Each Pile

2.3 Boring TS 200 Section Piling Checklist,

Check pile rig verticality, depth and 204.4.1 Approved WIR
diameter

H W S
Bored pile shafts shall
be excavated to the Each Pile
required depth as
shown in the Drawings

2.4 Concrete Placement

- Grade of Concrete C40- Viaduct Bored
- Slump Pile
- Temperature C36 - Station Bored Piling Checklist, H W S Every truck mixer
- Flow and Temperature of Concrete Pile Approved WIR
- Concrete Samples 200mm – 250mm
≤30▫C

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 1 set 28 days

2.5 Compressive Testing TS 206.7.5.1 -1 pair per every 50 cu.m part of mass concrete
-test cylinders shall Test Reports, -1 pair per every 25 cu.m part of reinforced
be cured under Approved WIR concrete
controlled conditions -3 per 15 cu.m part of prestressed concrete
as described in Article
9.3 of AASHTO T 23
H W S/R
(ASTM C31/C31M)
and tested at the
specified age.
-Sampling Fresh
Concrete, AASHTO T
141 (ASTM C172M)
2.6 Test Piles TS 200 As per Contract
Initial Load Test, Static Load Test Sec 204.2.6 Test Reports, H W S/R
Approved WIR
2.7 Cross Holes Sonic Logging Test and ASTM D6760-16, TS
Grouting 204.4.12, TS 204.3.9
-testing shall be Approved Method As per Contract
performed on bored Statement, Test
piles on 3% of all Reports, Approved
Piles. WIR
- Cross-hole Sonic
Logging (CSL) testing
shall be performed on
H W S/R
shafts as specified in
the Contract.
- Grout for filling the
access tubes after the
cross-hole sonic log
tests shall
be a neat cement
grout with a maximum
water/cement ratio of

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 0.45. All bleed water
is
to be removed and
the access tubes
topped up with grout.
2.8 Pile Integrity Testing TS 204.2.6.3
-Low Strain Integrity
Tests shall be carried
out on every pile in
accordance with the
requirements of ASTM
D5882 (PEM, TRM).
Approved Method
Statement, Test
High Strain Pile
integrity tests shall be Reports, Approved Every Pile
carried out on 10% of WIR
the piles in accordance
with the requirements
of ASTM D4945.
H W S/R
Load tests shall be
carried out after 28
days design strength
is achieved as per TS
204.2.6 unless
approved by the
Engineer or otherwise
specified
in the contract
documents as per TS
204.2.6.2

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2.9 Static Load Test TS 200 Sec 204.2.6.2
(Kentledge reaction
system including all
measuring
instrumentation)
ASTM D1143/D1143M
-Test shall not be Approved Method
performed until the Statement, As per Contract
concrete has attained Approved Drawing, H W R
(or proven to achieve) Laboratory Test
its specified Reports, Approved
characteristics
WIR
28 days strength
- Static Load Tests to
Test Piles = 11 Nos (or
as stated otherwise in
BoQ).

2.10 Rebar testing & sampling TS 207.2.1, Laboratory Test For every 50 tons/set/test
AASHTO/ASTM/PNS/ Reports, Approved
JIS WIR

a) Ø12 and smaller:

ASTM A706M
Deformed Carbon-
Steel Bars with a
minimum yield
H W R
strength of 420 MPa
(Grade 60).
b) Ø16 and above:
ASTM A706M
Deformed Carbon-
Steel Bars with a
minimum yield
strength of 420 MPa
(Grade 60)
2.11 Mechanical coupler’s sampling and TS 207.7.4,207.7.1 Laboratory Test up to two field splices out of each 100, or portion
testing -Mechanical splices Reports, Approved thereof.
shall be used only if WIR H W R
pre-approved or
detailed in the contract

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 documents or
authorized in writing
by the Engineer. Such
mechanical splices
shall
develop in tension or
compression, as
required, at least
125% of the specified
yield strength of the
bar being spliced.
2.12 Bored pile Pre-drilling, excavation and TS 204.4.1-3, TS Approved WIR, Test For every Excavated Pile
protection inspection 204.4.7 Records, Approved
- Bored pile shafts IFC/Shop drawings
shall be excavated to
the required depth as
shown in the Drawings
or
as directed by the
Engineer.
- The use of slurry to
protect a shaft during
a drilling
stoppage or overnight
shutdown may be
approved by the H S/R S/R
Engineer.
- Casing of shafts in
stable rock formations
during stoppages shall
not be required.
- The Contractor shall
use appropriate
means to clean the
bottom of the
excavation of all bored
piles.
- For wet or dry bored
pile excavation in rock,
the base of the

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 excavation shall be
covered
with not more than
12.5mm for 50 percent
of the base area of
sediment or loose or
disturbed material just
prior to placing
concrete.
2.13 Slurry sampling and testing TS 204.4.6, 204.3.5, Test records For every Pile
TS 204.4.6, 204.3.4.2
and 204.3.5
In storage tank:
-Density (kN/m^3)
max. of 10.0
-Viscosity(s/L) is 33.8-
142.6
-pH range is 8-11.5
-Sand content (%)
max. of 1%

In bored hole:
- the slurry level in the
excavation
shall be maintained to H/I H S/R
obtain hydrostatic
equilibrium throughout
the construction
operation at a height
required to provide
and maintain a stable
hole, but not less than
1.5m above the water
table.
- samples taken at
mid-height and within
600 of the
bottom of the shaft.
- sample sets of
polymer slurry

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 shall be taken and
tested at least once
every 4.0 hours after
beginning its use
during each
shift.
2.14 Rebar cage fabrication and installation TS 204.4.8 Approved WIR and For every rebar cage
inspection - At least 4 vertical cutting list
bars of each cage
shall be tied at all
reinforcement
intersections with
double wire ties.
- At least 25 percent of
remaining
reinforcement
intersections in each
H/I H/I S/R
cage shall be
tied with single wire
ties and shall be
staggered from
adjacent ties.
- Bracing shall be
provided to prevent
collapse of the cage
during assembly,
transportation, and
Installation.
2.15 Cross-Hole Sonic Log Approval and TS 204.3.8, ASTM MAR, Test Report For every Pile
Testing D6760
- Access shall be steel
pipe of 3.6mm
minimum wall
thickness and at least
H/I H/I S/R
38.1mm inside
diameter.
- unobstructed
passage
of 33mm maximum
diameter source and

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 receiver probes shall
be watertight, of
sufficient wall
thickness to resist
crushing under
hydrostatic pressure of
the full depth and free
from corrosion and
shall be fitted with
watertight threaded
caps on the bottom
and
the top.
2.16 Pile vertical and horizontal alignment TS 204.4.11 Approved WIR, Test For every Pile
Horizontal tolerances reports
in mm:
≤ 600 : 75
>600 and <1500 : 100
>1500 : 150

Vertical alignment
tolerances:
- In soil shall not vary
from the plan position
by
more than 15mm/m of
depth. H/I H/W S/R
- in rock shall not vary
from the plan position
by
more than 20mm/m of
depth.
- the top of the
reinforcement steel
cage shall be no
higher than 150mm
above or 75mm below
the plan elevation after
placing concrete to the
bored pile.

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 2.17 Steel casing installation TS 204.4.3.1 Approved WIR, For every Pile
- In stable soils, the Inspection Checklist
Contractor shall
conduct casing
installation and
removal operations
and shaft excavation
operations such that
the adjacent soil
outside the casing and H S/R S/R
shaft
excavation for the full
height of the bored pile
is not disturbed.
- Casing extraction
shall be at a slow,
uniform rate with the
pull in line with the
axis shaft.

Legend: I (Inspection); S (Surveillance); W (Witness Point); H (Hold Point); R (Review)

Hold Point: The subsequent work cannot proceed without prior inspection of associated parties and approval of the Engineer or the Engineer’s representatives. Witness Point: The subsequent
work may proceed if the inspection had been made by the associated parties but not been attended by the Engineer representatives following the notification of the inspection being given.
Review Point: It is processed through reviewing and approving any document or test report by the concerned parties and the Engineer as a method of ensuring the works process/specification
stated in conformance with requirements.
Surveillance: QA/QC organization and/or the Engineer to monitor work in progress without notice to the Construction Team.

Inspect Point: Physical inspection or check of an activity

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