particular specifications (road works) - CIDCO Maharashtra Ltd.

CIDCO OF MAHARASHTRA LTD
C.A.No.01/CIDCO/SE(KHR)/EE(KHR-I)/2010–11 Pg. No. 462
Any allowance for shoring such as plates struts or other timber cut
off and not left permanently in any position of the trench will not be
paid.
d) Steel trench sheeting
e) Rates
i) Where the sub-soil conditions are expected to be of a soft and
unstable character, in trench excavation the normal methods
of timbering will probably prove insufficient to avoid
subsidence of the adjoining road surface and other services.
The contractor will be held responsible for all such damages
as specified elsewhere.
ii) In such circumstances, the contractor will be required to use
steel trench sheeting or sheet steel piling adequately
supported by timber struts walling etc. The contractor will be
expected to supply pitch, drive and subsequently remove
trench sheeting or piling in accordance with other items of the
specifications and the terms Timber or Timbering shall apply
to steel trench sheeting or sheet steel piling throughout.
The rates for excavation shall be held to include the cost of shoring
and no allowance of width or width beyond those already described
shall be made on account of the necessity of shoring.
f) Engineer may put up or improve shoring
In the event of the contractors not complying with the provisions of
this contract in respect of shoring, the Engineer may, with or without
notice to the contractor put up shoring or improve shoring already