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Site preparation components and facility arrangement

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Site preparation includes site investigation, permits, clearing, setting out, grading, fencing, temporary access and utilities, temporary buildings, storage, safety, and dewatering. In an urban Nepali plot, facilities are compact: office and store near the gate, mixer and hoist beside the building, labour shed and toilet at the rear, with just-in-time delivery and scaffold nets.

List down the various components for site preparation, and prepare a typical arrangement of facilities of a building construction project in urban area of Nepal.

Components of site preparation

  1. Study of the site: survey, soil investigation, drawings, utilities.
  2. Legal clearance and permits: building permit, boundary demarcation, neighbours' consent.
  3. Clearing: removal of trees, shrubs, old structures, debris and topsoil.
  4. Setting out, benchmarks and levelling.
  5. Fencing and gates, signboards and security.
  6. Temporary access road and drainage.
  7. Temporary services: water, electricity, telephone, sanitation.
  8. Site office, stores, workshops, labour camp and welfare buildings.
  9. Safety arrangements: fire fighting, first aid, barricades, protection of neighbouring buildings.
  10. Dewatering and shoring for the excavation, if required.

Typical arrangement for an urban site in Nepal

An urban plot is small, so facilities are compact and vertical. The building usually covers most of the plot.

 Road (front)
 +-----[Gate]-------------------+
 | Office/ Security   Cement    |
 | Material unloading  store    |
 |  +-------------------+       |
 |  |    BUILDING       | Mixer |
 |  |                   | Lift  |
 |  +-------------------+       |
 | Bar-bend / carpentry  Water  |
 | Labour shed + toilet (rear)  |
 +------------------------------+
  • Material delivered just in time because of limited stacking space; sand and aggregate on the road side with permission from the municipality.
  • A small office and a locked store near the gate.
  • Mixer and hoist or lift near the building with a water tank.
  • Labour shed and toilet in the back corner; off-site accommodation if space is not enough.
  • Scaffold nets and barricades to protect the road and neighbours.
  • Pedestrian-safe gate and a night light, a fire extinguisher and a first-aid box.

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