Appendix I

(PNAP ADM-18)

Foundation Things to be audited Objective/concern

Driven piles
(A) Materials
- Steel H-pile Mill certificates Proof yield stress

- Precast prestressed Spun Origin Recognized type

concrete pile
Physical dimensions Compliance with
approved plans

- Welding electrode Grade of electrode Ensure splice joint

strength

(B) Supervision personnel

- RSE, RGE & RSC Presence of qualified Compliance with
supervisory staff Site Supervision
Plan

(C) Final Stage of Piling operation

- Diesel hammer Sufficient driving Ascertain piles are
energy and final set driven to suitable
founding stratum,
complying with
approved plans

- Hydraulic hammer -ditto- -ditto-

- Drop hammer -ditto- -ditto-

(D) Documentation
- Ground Investigation Pile tip founding Ensure founding
material stratum is able to
sustain the designed
load.

- Piling record of completed Final set and Consistency of the

works founding level as-built level and
ground investigation
borelog.

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Excavation piles
(A) Materials
- Bored pile Grade of concrete, Compliance with
mill certificate for approved plans
reinforcement

- Mini-pile Grade of grout, mill -ditto-

certificate of
reinforcement,
coupler

- Socket H-pile Grade of grout and -ditto-

mill certificate of
Steel section
(B) Supervision personnel
- RSE, RGE & RC Presence of qualified Compliance with
supervisory staff Site Supervision
Plan

(C) Completion of excavation

- Bored pile Pile depth, diameter, Ensure bored piles
bell-out size are constructed in
accordance with the
approved plans.
Actual founding Consistency of
material and pre-drill founding materials
records

- Mini-pile & socket H-pile Pile depth, dip angle Ensure mini-piles
for raking pile are constructed in
accordance with the
approved plans

Spread Footing
- Raft/spread footing Bearing stratum Ensure suitability of
founding material
Physical dimensions Compliance with
approved plans

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 Superstructure Things to be audited Objective/concern
(A) Reinforced concrete Hammer test to Concrete strength
structural elements
Select samples of Tensile strength
reinforcing bars for
tensile test
(B) In-situ concrete Coring tests Strength of in-situ
concrete
(C) Critical elements
- Transfer plate Document showing Ensure the stability
RSEs acceptance on of falsework
falsework design by
RGBC
Concreting sequence Instability of
falsework
- Prestressing member Prestressing profile Compliance with the
approved plans
Grout vent Ensure no air
entrapped
- Cantilever canopy Location of Ensure safety
construction joint
and cover
(D) Curtain wall & Glass wall Member size, shape Compliance with
and grade approved plans

Cast-in anchors -ditto-

(Rev. 2/2006)

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 Appendix II
(PNAP ADM-18)
Initial Auditing
(see Note)
1

Overall BD
No
Performance determines more
Satisfactory? frequent site
2 months for foundation

auditing

1 month for foundation

4 months for S/S

Yes

2 months for S/S

Site Auditing Site Auditing
No No

Audited Audited
building works building works
acceptable? acceptable?

Yes

Yes
BD
determines less
frequent site
auditing

Note:
1. Foundation
1 month after commencement of piling works
Next Site Auditing
2. Superstructure
3 months after commencement of superstructural
(S/S)works
2 months for foundation

Audited No
4 months for S/S

building works 1
acceptable?

No Yes

Completion Yes
of all structural End
components

Performance-based Site Auditing

(4/2001)