QCS 20

010 Introductio
on Page 1

INTR
RODUCT
TION

The purp pose of the technical reegulation QSS 27/2010 [Q

Qatar Construction Speccifications 20 010 (QCS
2010)] iss to provide technical
t guid
dance in con
nnection with
h the executioon of construuctions in the
e State of
Qatar. S Such guidance includes thet establishhment of accceptable material quality and workma anship for
those kinnds of work which
w commonly occur in n engineeredd projects in the
t State of Q Qatar.

Construction Specificatio
Qatar C ons 2010 ((QCS 2010)) supersede
es Qatar N
National Con
nstruction
Standard
ds 2007 (QC
CS 2007) in all
a respects.

While w working earrnestly to benefit

b from
m new eng gineering deevelopmentss, Laboratories and

Qatar Project Management

Standarddisation Affaairs in the Ministry
M of EEnvironmentt requests th hat all thosee undertakin
ng works
projects in the State of Qatar to im
mplement th e specificatio
ons containe
ed herein.

We welccome any obsservations, suggestions

s o
or additions for future iss
sues.

QCS 2010
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DOCUM
MENT HISTORY

The purppose of the Document

D History is to re
ecord changees to Qatar Construction
C Specifications. In the
event of a revision to
o the technic
cal regulationn, Laboratoriies and Stan Affairs in the
ndardisation A e Ministry
of Enviro
onment will isssue the ame
ended pagess and re-issu ue the Docum ment History..

The Doccument Histo ory pages should containn a descriptioon of the cha
ange, the isssue reference
e and the
date of issue as note ed below. Th
he updated Document History
H should replace th e supersedeed history
and the revised pages of the tec d be placed in the approopriate positiion in the
chnical regu lation should
technica
al regulation.

Qatar Project Management

™ Thhe technical regulation QS
Q 27/2007 [Q Qatar Nationnal Constructtion Standard
rds 2007 (QC CS 2007)]
re
eplaces Qatar Constructio on Specificattion 2002 (QCS 2002) annd it superseedes in all res
spects.

™ Fu
urther, the te
echnical reggulation QS 27/2010 [Qatar Constru uction Speciifications 2010 (QCS
20
010)] replacees the technnical regulatiion QS 27/2 2007 [Qatar National Coonstruction Standards
S
20
007 (QCS 20 007)] and it supersedes in n all respects
s.

D
Description Issu
ue Da
ate
Qatar Co
onstruction Specification
S Orig
ginal Issue April 200
00
Qatar Co
onstruction Specification
S 2002 Revision I Novemb
ber 2002
Qatar Na
ational Construction Stan
ndards 2007 Revision II July 200
07
Qatar Co
onstruction Specifications
S s 2010 Revision III March 2011
2

QCS 2010
QCS 20
010 Acknowled
dgements Page 1

ACKNOW
WLEDGE
EMENTS
S
The Qata ations (QCS 2010) has been
ar Constructtion Specifica b drawn upon
u the techhnical knowleedge and
experien
nce of a number of Goverrnmental Min nistries, Depa d Authorities in the State of Qatar.
artments and
The QCS S committeee whose members are a acknowledge ed below speearheaded thhe current re evision of
QCS 201 10.

Kh
halid Moham mmed Al-Ema adi, PWA - H
Head of Committee
Naasser Bakhit Al-Naemi, MOE
M Dr Nouredddin Issa Daaas, MOE
Moaaz Hashim m, PWA Yousif Noh, PWA
del M. Al-Qaraan, QP
Ad Abdulhameed M. Al-Yahhri, MOE
Ab
bdul Kader Kairouz,
K ACTT Meshal S. Al-Mesallam,
A , MEI
Drr Khalid Hasssan, TRL Nasser Ali Al-Hajri,
A MOE
E

Qatar Project Management

Contribu
utions were also
a d from other bodies and personnel to
received o some partss of QCS 20
010. They
are ackn
nowledged beelow:

™ Pu
ublic Works
s Authority (Ashghal)
(
Raawshan Haniffa Nasser Fak khro
Gaareth Thomaas Kanan Raja ab
Shharif Mohamed Seta Salemm Humaidi Al--Marri
Ehhab Gamaled ddin Saleh Ali Salem Hussain
H
Saaleem Puthiyya Purayil Jaffar E. Sa
afaldin
Moaza Youseff Maarej Mohamed Mustafa
M M. E
El-Bishbishi
Affsar Pasha Bharat Bhus shan

™ Ministry of En
nvironment
Haassan Ibrahim Falamerzi Aisha Ali Al-ghanim Al-M
Maadeed
Isssam A. Sarhan Sabet Hajemm Ibrahim

™ Ministry of Municipal Afffairs & Urba n Planning

Majeed Ali Ma
ajeed

™ Th
he Technicaal Committeee for Speccifications of equirementss and Cons
o Safety Re struction
Ac
ccidents pre
evention (Se
ection 11: H
Health & Safe
ety)
Sh
heikh Falih Bin
B Naser Al--Thani Nasser Bakkhit Al-Naemii
Co
olonel Ibrahim Abdulrahm
man Al-Mufta
ah Mohammed d Jasim Al-Soouj
Kh
halid Moham mmed Al-Emaadi Nasser Mohhamed Mubaarak
Ab
bdul Jawad Ahmed
A Manssour Rashid M. Al-Mosallam
A
Kh
halid M. Al-K
Kaabi

™ Prrivate Secto
or
Sa
aeed Ahmed d Joudeh, Al Watani Read
dymix
Drr Yousef Al Horr,
H Barwa and
a Qatari D
Diar Research Institute

Underr the Superviision of

Dr Mohamm med Bin Saiif Al-Kuwari

Asssistant Underr Secretary fo
for Laboratorries & Standa
ardization Affffairs
Minis try of Environment

Khalid M
Mohammed Al-Emadi
A
Manager
M of Q uality & Safe
ety Departme
ent
Publiic Works Autthority

QCS 2010
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FE
EEDBAC
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It is inten
nded that thee technical regulation,
r Q
Qatar Constru uction Specifications (QCCS), will be amended
a
periodica ally. Any sug
ggestions forr amendmen nts to Qatar Construction
C n Specificatioons should be
b sent to
Laborato ories and Sta
andardisationn Affairs in th
he Ministry off Environmen
nt.

B
By post: The Coo ordinator
Qatar Coonstruction S
Specifications 2010
Laboratoories & Stand
dardisation Affairs
A
Ministry of Environm
ment
PO Box 23277
Doha, Qatar
Q

Qatar Project Management

B
By e-mail: qcs@mo
oe.gov.qa

Please e
ensure that th are included in all correspondences:
he following information a

• Section number and title

• Part num
mber and title
e
• Clause and
a paragrap ph number
• Page
• Your namme and contact details

Please u
use the follow ck form wherre possible and applicable
wing feedbac e.

QCS
S 2010 Feedback
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n name and title
t
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ame and title
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Q 2010 Ackn
nowledgem
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CONTENTS

SECTION
S 1 ---------------- GENERAL
P 1 ------------------------- Introduction
Part
P 2 ------------------------- Use and Ma
Part aintenance off the Site
P 3 ------------------------- Site Access and Entry o
Part onto the Site
P 4 ------------------------- Protection
Part
P 5 ------------------------- Interference
Part e
P 6 ------------------------- Project Mee
Part etings
P 7 ------------------------- Submittals
Part

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P 8 ------------------------ Quality Assu
Part urance
P 9 ------------------------- Materials
Part
P 10 ----------------------- Health and Safety
Part S
P 11 ----------------------- Engineer’s Site
Part S Facilitiess
P 12 ----------------------- Contractor’s
Part s Site Facilitie
es
P 13 ----------------------- Setting Out of the Workss
Part
P 14 ----------------------- Temporary Works
Part W and EEquipment
P 15 ----------------------- Temporary Controls
Part C
P 16 ----------------------- Traffic Diverrsions
Part
P 17 ----------------------- Project Co-o
Part ordination
P 18 ----------------------- Other Contrractors
Part
P 19 ----------------------- Regulatory Requirementts
Part
P 20 ----------------------- Clearance of
Part o the Site
P 21 ----------------------- Inspection and
Part a Handove er Procedurees
P 22 ----------------------- New Techno
Part ologies and IInnovations

SECTION
S 2 ---------------- BUILDING DEMOLITIO
D ON
P 1 ------------------------- General
Part
P 2 ------------------------- Building Dem
Part molition
P 3 ------------------------- Hazardous Materials
Part M

SECTION
S 3 ---------------- GROUND IN NVESTIGAT TION
P 1 ------------------------- General
Part
P 2 ------------------------- Boreholes
Part
P 3 ------------------------- Pits and Tre
Part enches
P 4 ------------------------- Soil Samplin
Part ng
P 5 ------------------------- in-Situ Testing, Instrume
Part entation and Monitoring
P 6 ------------------------- Laboratory Testing
Part T

SECTION
S 4 ---------------- PILING
P 1 ------------------------- General Req
Part quirements ffor Piling Wo
ork
P 2 ------------------------- General Req
Part quirements ffor Concrete Piles
P 3 ------------------------- Precast Reinforced and Prestressed
Part d Concrete Piles
P 4 ------------------------- Precast Reinforced Con crete Segme
Part ental Piles
P 5 ------------------------- Bored Cast--In-Place Pile
Part es
P 6 ------------------------- Bored Piles Constructed
Part d Using Conttinuous Flight Augers andd Concrete or
o Grout
Injection Through Holloww Auger Stem ms

QCS
S 2010