AUS-SPEC Worksections

0011 Development and subdivision of land: This worksection consists of five sections- Introduction, Application Process, Council requirements, Engineering requirements necessary to progressively taking the decision to subdivide and develop land to the stage where land allotments can be sold. This worksection also provides an introduction to other documentation prepared to manage development/subdivision matters.

0012 Waterfront development: This worksection consists of the design of waterway facilities and structures for canal type subdivision. It provides requirements related to developments that include wat frontage to natural waterways or include the development of articial waterways. The requriements set out in this worksection are to be considered supplementary to teh requirements of council.

0013 Bushfire protection: This worksection is applicable to the design of bushfire protection facilities.

0021 Site regrading: This worksection sets out requirements for site regrading involved in Council works and in Council land development and subdivision. It aims to assist the designer in achieving efficient and economical design, enhancement of the environmental character of the site whilst maintaining the natural features of the site, provision of safe conditions for construction commensurate with the proposed purpose of the works, equality of building conditions for residential development, a minimal impact on adjoining properties and other works

0041 Geometric road layout: This worksection sets out a method for the geometric layout design of council's roadworks, using principles of street design to ensure safety, improved amenity and to reduce pedestrian/vehicular conflicts.

0042 Pavement: This worksection covers the design of road pavement to meet the required design life, based on the subgrade strength, traffic loading, environmental factors, and includes the selection of appropriate materials for selecting subgrade, subbase, base and wearing surface.

0043 Subsurface drainage (Design): This worksection consists of the design of the subsurface drainage system for the road pavement and/or subgrade. This worksection contains procedures for the design of subsurface drainage, including subsoil and foundation drains, sub-pavement drains and drainage mats, including Type A and Type B mats.

0044 Pathways and cycleways: This worksection sets out requirements for the design of various types of cycleways and pathways. It also sets standards and document requirments related to the provision of cycleways and pathways which encourage pedstrain activities and cycling for transportation and recreational purposes, that are safe and convenient and maintain a satisfactory level of service for all pathway users including users with disabilities and limited mobility.

0061 Bridges and other structures: This worksection sets out design of structural engineering elements for works including road traffic bridges, pedestrain bridges, structures other than bridges associated with road e.g. major culverts, arches, retaining walls, earth retaining structures and major sign support structures, small earth dams and detention basins, structures used for public safety, road safety barriers, pedestrian safety rails, street lighting, temporary works. Structures may be of concrete, timber or steel constructions and emphasis is placed on low maintainance.

0071 Water supply - reticulation and pump stations (Design): This worksection contains procedures for the design of water reticulation systems, including pump stations, either as a stand-alone project or part of a development.

0074 Stormwater drainage (Design): The worksection sets out the design of stormwater drainage systems for urban and rural areas.

0075 Control of erosion and stormwater management: This worksection aims to limit/minimise the amount of site disturbance, also, to isolate the site by diverting clean upstream run-on water around or through the site where possible, control runoff and sediment movement at its point source rather than at one final point, stage earthworks and progressively revegetate the site where possible to reduce the area contributing sediment, provide an effective major stormwater system economical in terms of capital, operational and maintenance costs, incorporating water quality controls and to retain topsoil for effective revegetation works and locate sediment control structures where they are most effective and efficient.

0076 Sewerage systems - reticulation and pump stations (Design): This worksection consists of the design of a sewerage system either as a stand-alone project or part of a development. The worksection contains procedures for the design of the elements of the sewerage system including gravity sewers, junctions, property connection sewers, common effluent sewers both gravity and pressurised, vacuum sewer systems, maintenance holes and other structures such as maintenance shafts and the like, rising mains and pump stations.

0120 Information for tenders (AUS-SPEC): This worksection outlines the information required for tenders such as documents required, tendering method, site inspection and tendering lodgement requirements.

0121 Conditions of tendering (AUS-SPEC): This worksection outlines the contract information, project information and tender submission documents required for a contract.

0123 Tender submission documents (AUS-SPEC): This worksection outlines the tender submission documents required for the contract such as a tender forms and declarations. Tenderer can choose the forms as appropriate to the project.

0130 Contract preparation model (AUS-SPEC): This worksection is a model for contract preparation. The annexures consists of sample contracts which enables the specifier to complie documentation required fro a contract.

0147 Conditions of contract (AUS-SPEC): This worksection outlines the general conditions of contract AS 2124-1992, the annexures to the contract and the special conditions of contract.

0152 Schedule of rates - supply projects: This worksection consists of desriptions of quantities required for a schedule of rates for a construction project. The quantities shown are estimated quantities only and are not to be taken as correct quantities of work to be carried out or paid for under the various items of work.

0153 Schedules-period supply and service: This worksection is for supply and deliver contracts. It deals with schedule of rates, bills of quantities and schedules of contractors materials and labour.

0154 Contract schedules for parks and recreation areas: This worksection outlines the contract schedules for parks and recreation areas, bills of quantities and shedules of dayworks rates.

0155 Contract shcedules for building and facilities: This worksection outline the contract schedules for buildings and facilities, bill of quantities and achedule of daywork rates.

0156 Contract schedules for road reserves: This worksection outlines the contract schedules for road reserves, bill of quantities and schedules daywork rates.

0160 Quality (Design) (AUS-SPEC): This worksection sets out the process for quality assurance of designs required by council for engineering works. The requirments are applicable to all design work whether undertaken by designers within council, a consultant or a sub-consultant.

0161 Quality (Construction) (AUS-SPEC): This worksection covers the contractual requirements for the quailty system documentation and operation.

0162 Supply quality plan (AUS-SPEC): This worksection covers the quailty requirements for delivery documentation of a quality assured product where the producer has third party certification of an implemented quality system complying with AS/NZA ISO 9001.

0163 Contractors quality plan: This worksection covers the quality requirements for delivery of products for acceptance by the principal in accordance with AS/NZS ISO 9001. It includes handling, storage, packaging, preservation and delivery.

0164 Parks and recreation area management plan: The park maintenance plan provides the principal with information regarding day to day execution of the maintenance works and the ways in which the tenderer proposes to record and report information to the superintendent. Part 1 describes the broad scope of the contract management requirements. Part 2 comprises of park maintenance plan specification and a series of documents to be completed and submitted to the superintendent over the duration of the contract.

0165 Buildings and facilities maintenance plan: The building and facilities maintenance plan provides the principal with information regarding day to day execution of the maintenance works and the ways in which the tenderer proposes to record and report information to the superintendent. Part 1 describes the broad scope of the contract management requirements. Part 2 comprises of building and facilities maintenance plan specification and a series of documents to be completed and submitted to the superintendent over the duration of the contract.

0166 Road reserve management plan requirements: This worksection sets out the requirements for the maintenance management plan to be provided by the contractor.

0167 Integrated management (AUS-SPEC): This worksection is applicable to the contractual requirements for the documentation and operation of a system that collects the operating procedures that define the processes an organisation employs to ensure that a project is carried out effectively, safely, efficiently and within the State-specific legislative and regulatory requirements and which integrates occupational health and safety, environmental and quality requirements into a single management system. The worksection addresses the contractor.

0176 Technical specification for supply: This worksection deals with the supply of labour, materials and plant to carry out the works under contract.

0177 Technical specification for service: This worksection deals with the supply of labour, materials and equipment necessary to carry out the services specified under a contract.

0179 General requirements (Construction) (AUS-SPEC): This worksection sets out the quality system or qulity control, set out of works, work as executed drawings, environmental protection, site facilities, meetings, suply by principal, utilities and authorities requirements and project specific requirements.

0257 Landscape - roadworks and street trees (AUS-SPEC): This worksection is concerned with soft landscaping works, and is applicable to the vegetation of cut and fill batters, pathway verges, median areas and open drains, surface preparation, topsoiling, fertilising and turfing or sowing seed, and may include surface protection works, hydroseeding, hydromulching and straw mulching, the supply of plants and the planting, fertilising, mulching, staking, watering and maintenance of plants including street trees.

0281 Bushfire perimeter tracks: This worksection covers perimeter tracks for fire protection. It states the requirements for constructing and maintaining tracks to minimise soil erosion.
0292 Masonry walls (AUS-SPEC): This worksection is applicable to laying of concrete, brick or stone masonry units for construction of retaining walls and free-standing walls such as noise attenuation, dwarf and feature walls for landscaping or similar structures.

0293 Crib retaining walls (AUS-SPEC): This worksection is applicable to the construction of proprietary timber crib and precast concrete crib retaining walls, which may involve the design and construction of structures required to retain and reinforce soil, rock and other materials such as segmental concrete reinforced soil retaining walls or reinforced concrete masonry cantilever retaining walls. It consists of the excavation for foundations, construction of reinforced concrete footing, precast concrete or treated timber crib wall, selected backfill in and behind the crib wall, and subsurface drainage to the wall, as documented.

0319 Minor concrete works (AUS-SPEC): This worksection covers the supply and placement of concrete, including sprayed concrete, and ancillary requirements like excavation, preparation of foundations, forming up, placement of reinforcement and backfilling for work. These works include drainage pits and other supplementary structures, headwalls, box culverts, box culvert base slabs, driveways, footpaths, median toppings, retaining walls, footings, paving edge strips and works of a similar nature.

1101 Control of traffic: This worksection consists of all work necessary to provide for the safe movement of traffic and the protection of persons and property through and/or around the work site. The extent of work includes the design, construction, maintenance and removal of temporary roadways including side-tracks and divided road crossovers and detours, the provision of traffic controllers, signposting, roadmarkings, raised pavement markers, lights, barriers and any other items required.

1102 Control of erosion and sedimentation: This worksection consists of the construction of structures and the implementation of measures to control erosion and sedimentation in accordance with an approved erosion and sedimentation control plan or soil and water management plan. These structures and/or measures may be temporary or permanent.

1111 Clearing and grubbing: This worksection consists of the clearing of all vegetation, both living and dead, all minor structures such as fences and livestock yards, all rubbish and other materials which, in the opinion of the superintendent, are unsuitable for use in the works, the chipping of the crowns of trees and the branches of shrubs and the grubbing of trees and stumps. The work also includes the disposal of all materials that have been cleared and grubbed.

1112 Earthworks (Roadways): This worksection consists of the removal of topsoil, all activities and quality requirements associated with site regarding, the excavation of cuttings, the haulage of material and the construction of embankments as documented and removal and replacement of any unsutiable material, any spoil or borrow activities associated with earthworks, and any additional processing of selected material for the selected material zone.

1113 Stabilisation: This worksection defines the materials requirements for stabilised materials provided by stationary plant production as well as materials and process requirements for in-situ stabilisation. The work to be executed under this worksection consists of the supply and incorporation of stabilising binders with materials in a nominated pavement course or subgrade layer, including materials for the selected material zone and selected backfill, at specified locations in the work and the spreading, compaction, trimming and curing of such materials.

1121 Open drains, including kerb and channel (gutter): This worksection consists of the construction, lining and protection of all types of open drains, including the construction of ferb and/or channel and the construction of rock filled wire mattresses and gabions.

1122 Kerb and channel gutter replacement: This worksection consists of the removal and disposal of exisiting kerb and gutter and the construction of new kerb and gutter and associated works.

1131 Rolled concrete subbase: This worksection consists of the supply, delivery, placement, compaction, jointing and curing of a rolled concrete subbase to the dimensions beams to the dimensions and levels and in accordance with the provisions of the contract.

1132 Mass concrete subbase: This worksection consists of the construction, by mechanical or hand placement of mass concrete subbase including trial sections and subgrade beams to the dimensions and levels and in accordance with the provisions of the contract.

1133 Plain and reinforced concrete base: This worksection consists of the construction, by mechnical or hand placement of plain or reinforced concrete base, including trial sections, slab anchors and terinmal slabs to the dimensions and level and in accordance with the provisions of the contract. The work also includes the construction of reinforced concrete approach slabs at bridge abutments and traffic signal approach slab.

1134 Steel fibre reinforced concrete base: This worksecton consits of the supply, placing, finishing and curing of steel fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC) at locations, dimensions and levels and in accordance with steel fibre manufacturer documentation and the provisions of the Contract. This worksection covers SFRC concrete base minor SFRC concrete work for pavements where alternative reinforcing has been nominated. It does not apply to large scale highway cnstruction works.

1135 Continuously reinforced concrete base: This worksection consists of the supply of concrete, the construction be mechanical placement or hand placement in those areas impractical for machanical placement, of continously reinforced concrete base, including trial sections and slab anchors. The work also includes ths supply and installation of steel reinforcement.

1136 Cold milling of asphalt and base course: This worksection consists of the removal of asphalt and basecoursed by cold milling to a specified depth, the hauling of the cold milled material to designated stockpiles and disposal areas and the sweeping of the pavement.

1141 Flexible pavements: This worksection consists of the supply, spreading, compaction and trimming of base and subbase courses of flexible and semi rigid (bound) pavements to specified levels and thicknesses.

1142 Bituminous cold mix: This worksection consists of design, production and delivery of hot mixed - cold laid plant mix, referred to as cold mix, and includes supply of materials, sampling testing and any other operations necessary to provide the comforming product. This worksection, unless amended, applies to dense graded cold mix of nominal sizes 7, 10 or 14mm.

1143 Sprayed bituminous surfacing: This worksection covers the supply of materials, design and application of sprayed seals for roads and related applications and includes the prime, primerseal and seal types of sprayed treatments. The work to be performed under this worksection includes supply and delivery of materials, storage and handling of raw materials, precoating of aggregate, preparation of pavement surfaces, preparation of bituminous materials, application of primer, primerbinder, spreading and rolling of aggregate, removal of loose aggregate and care of completed work.

1144 Asphaltic concrete (Roadways): This worksection covers ot mixed, dense graded, open graded, stone mastic and fine gap graded asphalt for roads and related applications. The areas covered by this worksection include asphalt materials, asphalt mix deisgn requirements, process control in manfacture and placement of asphalt, acceptance criteria for asphalt, quailty systems, minimum process standards, plant requirements and sampling and testing frequences.

1145 Segmental paving: This worksection covers the constructio of both clay and concrete segmental paving for road pavements, medians, traffic islands, driveways, cycleways, footpaths and other pedestrain areas. The work to be executed under this worksection consists of the supply, placement and compaction of segmental pavers including the provision of a sand bedding course and joint filling sand, over mass concete, bound or unbound base and/or subbase layer/s.

1146 Bituminous microsurfacing: This worksection consists of the design, supply, mixing and placement of bituminous microsurfacing correction and wearing surface applications on road pavements, carparks, cycleways and footpaths.

1151 Road openings and restoration: This worksection consists of the clearing, excavation, backfilling and restoration activities associated with the installation of council and/or public utility services whithin public road reserves or other reserves under control of the conucil. It excludes the installation activities of the relevant public utility service.

1152 Road openings and restoration (Utilities): This worksection consists of the clearing, excavation, backfilling and restoration activities associated with the installation of pulic utility services within public road reserves or other reserves under the control of local government authorities.

1163 Rigid concrete and road safety barrier systems (Public Domain): This worksection consists of the setting out and construction of concrete safety barriers from precast units, by fixed forms or slipforming in accordance with the requirements for rigid road safety barrier systems AS/NZS 3845. Safety barriers may be constructed adjacent to or on new or existing pavements. It details the requirements for public domain, Type F and Type VCB (vertical concrete barrier), rigid road safety barrier systems.

1171 Subsurface drainage: This worksection consists of the preparation for subsurface drainage construction, siting of subsurface drainage facilities, the supply of all materials associated with the provision of the subsurface drainage system, all activities and quality requirements associated with the supply, placement and compaction of filter material, the provision of a detailed record of all subsurface drain installations, the making on the ground of the location of all subsurface drains.

1172 Subsoil and foundation drains: This worksection covers the excavation, bedding, installation and backfilling of subsoil and foundation drains.

1173 Pavement drains: This worksection covers the installation of sub-pavement drains, intra-pavement drains and edge drains.

1174 Drainage mats: This worksection covers installation of drainage mats (blankets).

1191 Pavement markings: This worksection consists of the setting out, supply and application of pavement marking paint, thermoplastic pavement marking material, pavement marking tape and raised pavement markers.

1192 Signposting: This worksection consists of the supply and erection of the regulatory, warning and guide signs as described in AS 1742 (all parts), AS 1743 and AS 1744, the supply and erection of proprietary street name and community facility name signs, the supply and erection of sign support structures to support the signs, and the adjustment of existing signs and sign support structures.

1193 Guide posts: This worksection consists of the setting out, supply of all materials and erection of guide posts as directed by the superintendent in ares where streetlighting is not provided.

1194 Non-rigid road safety barrier systems (Public Domain): This worksection consists of the setting out, supply of all materials and erection of road safety barriers and terminals, in accordance with the requirements for non-rigid road safety barriers systems in AS/NZS 3845. It details the reuirements for public domain non-rigid road safety barrier systems.

1195 Boundary fences for road reserves: This worksection includes setting out, clearing of fence line, supply of material and erection of boundary fencing and gates.

1341 Water supply - reticulation and pump stations (Construction): This worksection consists of the construction of mains up to DN 600 nominal size and small pump stations. It excludes the construction activites for reservoirs, including repainting of reservoirs, treatment plants, dams, headworks, including bores and weirs, dosing plant and larger pump stations.

1351 Stormwater drainage (Construction): This worksection consists of perparation for stormwater drainage construction, temporary drainage during construction, siting of pipes, pipe arches and box culverts, all activities and quality requirements associated with excavation and backfilling, all concrete work associated with stormwater drainage.

1352 Pipe drainage: This worksection covers the supply and installation of pipe culverts and pipe arches for stormwater drainage and should be read in conjunction ith 1351 Stormwater drainage (Construction). The work to be executed under this worksection consists of supply of pipes and pipe arches, beding, installation and backfilling.

1353 Precast box culverts: This worksedtion covers the installation of precast concrete box culverts and should be read in conjunction with 1351 Stormwater darinage (Construction). The work to be exceuted under this worksection consists of the preparation of foundations, provision of bedding, consrtuction of base slab, installation or precast culvert units, headwalss and wingwalss, backfilling against structures, provision and removal of coffee dams, excavation of inlet and outlet channels.

1354 Drainage structures: This worksetion consists of the construction of headwalss, wingwalls, pits gully pits, inspection pits, junction boxes/pits, drop structures, inlet and outlet structures, energy dissipators, batter and other supplementary structure. This worksection covers the construction of drainage structures.

1361 Sewerage systems - reticulation and pump stations (Construction): The work to be constructed under this worksection consists of the construction of gravitation sewers up to DN 600 nominal size, common effluent sewers, both gravity and pressuried, vacuum sewerage systems, rising mains up to DN 600 nominal size, standard appurtenances such as maintenance holes, maintenance shafts and property connection sewers, small pump stations, usually limited to single wells with submersible pumps. This worksection excludes the construction activities for treatment plants, headworks, dosing plant, larger pump stations, works controlled by others, including overflow management.

1391 Service conduits: This worksection includes the supply of material and the installatin of electrical and telephone conduits, pits and footings for streetlighting columns. It excludes the installation of wiring, equipment and streetlighting columns.

1392 Trenchless conduit installations: This worksection covers the installation of any type of drainage or service conduit where it is a requirement of the contract that trenchless techiques are to be used. Trenchless techniques minimise interference with existing features, facilities or traffic. These techniques may be by either jacking, ramming, bursting thrust or auger boring, micro-tunnelling, directionl drilling or other suitable technique as appropriate for the particular installation.

1401 Technical specifications for parks and recreation areas: The work comprises the defined maintenance activities required in the parks and recreation areas and is shown in Annexure A. The areas of responsibility are depicted on data sheets and plans in the parks and recreation area definition information which indicates the specific assests which are incorporated in the work and any other special responsibilities. The work generally is described as rountine and minor specific maintenance. The contractor will act for the council in undertaking the activities listed in the parks and recreation areas assigned.

1411 Street landscaping: This worksection includes the inspection and maintenance of gardens, trees and hurbs in landscaped areas provided in councils' streets. These landscaped areas are located in roundabouts, islands, threholds, road closures and pedestrian plazas and are scheduled in the network descriptions of the road reserve definition information.

1412 Grass mowing in road reserves: This worksection cover slahing or mowing of roadside, shoulders, verges or median growth and those areas classified by council as grassed areas and included information provided as part of the contract documnets. This activity includes edge trimming where specified including around trees, shrubs, inspection lids, hydrants, posts, poles, under and around seats and tables.

1413 Tree and vegetation control in road reserves: This worksection includes trimming of growth on trees and shrubs and minor lopping on roads and footpaths.

1414 Weed control in road reserves: This worksection covers the spraying of herbicide or related treatment to provide a weed free surface area at the lip and joints of a kerb and gutter, traffic islands around road furniture (e.g guardfence, fences, signs and guidepost) as directed adjacent to culverts, bridge abutments and along boundary fences for which the council is responsible.

1415 Weed control: This worksection covers the spraying of herbicide or related treatment such as hand weeding and hot water or direct chemical application to provide in councils' parks and recreation areas. It also includes the planting of replacement trees in councils' parks and recreation areas.

1416 Planting of annuals and trees: This worksection include the removal of spent annual plants, preparation of beds and planting out and watering the new annuals in garden areas provided in councils' parks and recreation areas. It also includes the planting of replacement trees in councils' parks and recreation areas.

1417 Care of trees and shrubs: This worksection will include the care of trees and shrubs and the trimming of growth on trees and shrubs in parks and recreation areas including provision of minimum clearances for both roadways and footpaths.

1418 Gardens: This worksection includes the inspection and maintenance of gardens, excluding annual plants, in areas provided in councils' parks and recreation areas.

1419 Care of trees and turf: This worksection covers watering, fertilising, soil aeration, thatch removal and top-dressing of parks and recreation areas.

1420 Grass mowing: This worksection covers mowing of all classifications of parks and recreation areas and those areas classified by council as grassed areas. It also includes edge trimming along footpath edges, around trees, shrubs, access chambers, hydrants, post, poles, under and around seat and tables.

1421 Native bushland: This worksection includes the inspection and maintenance of native bushland in councils' parks and recreation areas in accordance with councils' bushland management plan. The major work will be consolidation and long-term weeding following the primary weeding carried out in council's bush regeneration programme. Planting of native and indigenous species and protective fencing of sensitive areas are activities provided external to this maintenance activity.

1422 Dunal areas: This worksection covers the special maintenance acivity related to the stabilisation and preservation of areas predominated by sand dune terrain. The activity includes inspection and maintenance of board and chain walkways, fencing and plantings.

1423 Pest control: This worksection covers the spraying of pesticide or related treatment such as direct chemcial application to provide and insect/pest free surface area to parks and recreation areas, gardens, around park/area furniture and along boundary fences for which the council is responsible.

1424 Landscape - maintenance (NATSPEC): This worksection is applicable to the maintenance of established landscape projects for the period between the date of final completion of the project under the head contract and the date of the end of the nominated maintenance contract period. Consider obtaining a price when calling tenders for maintenance to be extended beyond this period.

1431 Footpath paving repairs: This worksection covers the inspection and maintenance of concrete and segmental paver footpaths located in parks and recreation areas. It includes paths for shared or sole-use by bicycles. The activity includes the removal of any footpath defects which could constitute a safety hazard to park and recreation area users.

1432 Gravel footpath repairs: This worksection covers the inspection and maintenance of gravel footpaths located in parks recreation areas. Gr5avel paths include footpaths and shared or sole use bicycle pathways and include crushed rock, pebbles, sand or compacted gravel surfacing. This activity includes restoration of the surface quality and associated minor work provide for the ongoing functionality of the surface.

1433 Footpath and kerb ramp repairs adjacent to roadways: This activity covers the inspection and maintenance of all footpaths and kerb ramps located adjacent to the carriageway.

1441 Bituminous surfacing repairs: This worksection covers the repair of pavement surfacing on footpaths, car parks or driveways by several techniques. Surfacing is defined as the wearing course only. The work may utilise hot asphalt or coldmix but shall more typically comprise bitumen emulsion sealing with fine aggregate.

1442 Boat ramps maintenance: This worksection covers the inspection and maintenance of recreational boat ramps located in bays, rivers or lakes, both tidal and non-tidal.

1461 Swimming enclosures maintenance: This worksection covers the inspection and maintenance of swimming enclosures located in bays, rivers, lakes or ocean, both tidal and non-tidal, including rock or constructed pools at coastal locations refreshed by tidal action. The activity excludes purpose built olympic pools in council parks and leisure centres.

1462 Boundary fence repair: This worksection covers the inspection of all boundary fences, gates and access points in parks and recreation areas. It includes monitoring possible future problems, i.e. intrusion by extended tree or shrub growth, and poor foundations. Replacements of fencing components to an approved work plan will be paid under the conditions of a work order.

1471 Barbecues maintenance: This worksection covers the maintenance of outdoor electrical, or liquefied petroleum (LP) gas, barbecues situated in council parks and recreation areas.

1472 Drinking fountains maintenance: This worksection covers the maintenance of drinking fountains (bubblers) located in council’s parks and recreation areas.

1473 Fences, rails, racks, guards and barriers: This worksection covers the inspection and maintenance, including painting, of fences, handrails, bicycle racks, vehicle barriers, tree and garden guards, and similar items to ensure that they continue to provide the function for which they were installed. It includes the containment fences at lookouts and playgrounds and containment and catch fences at sportsgrounds.

1474 Lighting maintenance: This worksection covers the inspection and maintenance of lighting systems, electrical or solar power, installed in public parks and recreation areas. It includes lighting for sportsgrounds, carparks and pedestrian areas.

1475 Playground equipment maintenance: This worksection covers the maintenance of playground equipment in public parks and recreation areas in accordance with the maintenance requirements of AS/NZS 4486.1.

1476 Park furniture maintenance: This worksection covers the inspection and maintenance of park furniture such as seats, tables, shelters, gazebos, bollards, signs, plaques in parks and recreation areas to ensure that they continue to provide the function for which they were installed.

1477 Sport ground facilities maintenance: This worksection includes the maintenance, installation and removal of equipment and apparatus required for the conduct of sports activities for each particular sportsground. Included are goal posts, goal and catch nets, track and field athletics equipment and apparatus, cricket sight screens, pitches and mats, sports linemarking and the maintenance of synthetic grass surfaces.

1481 Accident repairs (Recoverable): This worksection covers inspection and appraisal of damage, compilation of details and reporting related to accidents where costs are recoverable.

1482 Accident repairs (Non-recoverable): This worksection covers inspection and appraisal of damage, compilation of details and reporting related to accidents or vandalism where costs are non-recoverable.

1483 Emergency call out: This worksection is a template for recording actions taken in response to an emergency call out. It provides for indicating any costs that may be recoverable in respect of public safety. Performance requirements are also set out.

1484 Storm damage response: This worksection covers short notice repairs under emergency conditions concerned with making the park or recreation area safe. It is limited to activity which could reasonably be undertaken in a 24 hour period. Work includes removal of debris, causing obstruction or damage to the adjacent property, or park/area furniture. The cause of the storm damage may be due to the action of wind, rain, flood or lightning strike. This may include the use of tree pruning contractors, cherry pickers, chainsaws, trucks and the like. It may also include provision or repairs to scours or erosion so as to make the park or recreation area safe.

1491 Open spaces litter collection: This worksection covers all park and recreation area litter collection, including removal of dead animals, and emptying of litter bins. It includes the proper disposal of the litter clear of the park or recreation area either by recycling or legal tipping. It also includes the provision of plastic bag liners to all litter bins.

1492 Open space graffiti removal: This worksection includes the identification and removal of any graffiti on council property that is visible to the public.

1500r NATSPEC reference book for maintenance contracts

1501 Technical specifications for buildings and facilities: This worksection comprises of the defined maintenance activities required in the buildings and facilities as shown in Annexure A. It is generally described as routine cleaning and minor specific maintenance.

1531 Floors: This worksection covers the maintenance of floors including the internal and external horizontal structural surfaces which constitute part of the building and area accessible by users of the building. Materials may include masonry, concrete, metal, timber. Surfacing can include resilient surfaces, paint, carpet and tiles.

1532 Walls: This worksection covers the maintenance of walls including the all internal and external continuous vertical structures, separating rooms or open areas, that are either load or non-load bearing. Materials may include masonry, concrete, metal, light timber framing with cladding, plasterboard, timber, steel or glass blockwork. Walls may be surfaced or finished with timber, steel, exposed masonry, resilient surfaces, wallpaper, paint and tiles.

1533 Doorways and windows: This worksection covers the maintenance of doorways including all the internal and external entry and exit structures. Doorways include timber doors, steel clad doors, timber, steel and aluminium door frames, security doors, fire resistant doors, frameless glass doors, revolving doors and overhead doors. Surfacing is either natural, painted or stained. Windows include all metal and timber windows as well as all window frames, screens and grills. Window frames may be painted, stained or anodised. Window and door furnituresuch as locks, hinges are included.

1534 Ceilings: This worksection covers the maintenance of ceilings including all the overhead structural surfaces either suspended or attached in the under roof area of a building or facility. Materials may include plasterboard panels, fibrous plaster tiles, mineral fibre tiles, glass fibre panels, metal louvred panels, steel panels, aluminium panels, wood fibre panels, strawboard and plywood panels. Ceilings may be surfaced in paint, resilient surfaces and wallpaper.

1535 Roofing: This worksection covers the maintenance of roofs including all the external structures and cladding that protect buildings and facilities from the weather. Materials may include tiling, fibre cement shingles, timber shingle and shale roofing, sheet metal, copper, concrete, plastic sheet, glazed roofing, suspended fabric. Roofs may be surfaced with resilient surfaces, paint or anodised. Roofing also includes guttering and all rain water goods.

1571 Mechanical systems: This worksection covers the maintenance of mechanical systems including all the fittings, structures, units, installations for use in association with mechanical operations in a building or facility. Mechanical systems include chillers, water heating boilers, cooling towers, fans, pumps, air coils, tanks and vessels, packaged equipment, refrigeration ductwork and mechanical piping, mechanical insulation and equipment for water treatment and for liquid fuel storage and reticulation.

1572 Hydraulic systems: This worksection covers the maintenance of hydraulic systems including all the fittings, pipes, sanitary fixtures, installations for use and conveyance of water, wastewater, fuel or gas. Hydraulic Systems Include stormwater, wastewater, freshwater, irrigation and fuel or gas systems as well as hydrants, hose reels and sprinklers.

1573 Electrical systems: This worksection covers the maintenance of electrical systems including all the fittings, wiring, installations for use in association with power and lighting in a facility. Includes systems for domestic installations, generating sets, uninterruptible power supply, switchboards, wiring or accessories, luminaires, emergency evacuation lighting, telecommunications cabling, master antenna television, lightning protection, fire detection and alarms, emergency warning and intercommunications as well as electronic security.

1581 External building surveillance: This worksection covers the maintenance of the external security of council buildings and secured areas by way of monitoring of intruder alarm systems from a central control facility and the provision of mobile security patrols to the buildings and secured areas designated in the schedules provided in Volume 3 of this Contract.

1582 Accident repairs management (Recoverable): This worksection covers the inspection and appraisal of damage, compilation of details and reporting related to accidents where costs are recoverable. The Contractor shall liaise with the police or public to obtain details of persons responsible, vehicles/drivers and take photos of damage when required. Where vehicles are involved, the contractor shall note the registration Nos, vehicle make and model, driver's name, address and license No. A report on the value and nature of building/facility asset damage shall be prepared. This activity does not include repair work.

1583 Emergency call out: This worksection covers the provision of an effective service which is readily contactable 24 hrs a day, year round and which the public or others may call for assistance. The contractor is required to make a record, or diary of calls and details and to liaise and direct urgent action, by way of inspection and appraisal.

1584 Storm damage response: This worksection covers short notice repairs under emergency conditions concerned with making the building or facility safe and is limited to activity which could reasonably be undertaken in a 24 hour period. Work includes removal of debris causing obstruction or damage to the adjacent property, and provision of temporary roofing with tarps. The cause of the storm damage may be due to the action of wind, rain, flood or lightning strike. This may include the use of tree lopping contractors, cherry pickers, chainsaws, trucks, and the like.

1585 External cleaning: This worksection includes all procedures necessary for the routine cleaning of the external surfaces of buildings, covered areas immediately adjacent to buildings and external stairways. This activity covers all required activities such as cleaning walls, paths, signs, graffiti removal and clearing gutters.

1586 Internal cleaning: This worksection includes all procedures necessary for the routine cleaning of buildings including offices, foyers, meeting rooms, kitchens, hallways. It excludes toilets covered in 1587 Sanitary cleaning. This activity covers all required activities such as carpet and upholstery cleaning, dusting and polishing furniture, emptying waste bins and ash trays, cleaning walls and doors and replacing light bulbs and tubes. Area covered by this activity includes all internal areas and covered foyers and alcove areas immediately outside external access doors.

1587 Sanitary cleaning: This worksection covers all procedures necessary for the routine cleaning of sanitary facilities designated for public or staff use located in a separate building or within buildings and facilities. This activity covers all required activities such as the cleaning of toilets and hand basins in addition to all related surface cleaning commonly required for the upkeep of such premises. Building and facility cleaning not directly related to sanitary facilities is covered under other activity specifications. Provision has been made within this specification for the routine replenishment of consumable supplies required to meet to the requirements of this activity such as hand towels, soap, toilet paper, sanitary napkins and light bulbs.

1588 Windows cleaning: This worksection includes all procedures necessary for the routine cleaning of the internal and external surfaces of perimeter windows and both sides of all internal windows, glass partitions and glass panels.

1589 Cleaning - blinds and fire proofing of curtains: This worksection includes all procedures necessary for the routine cleaning of blinds and curtains as well as the fire proofing of curtains.

1601 Technical specifications for road reserves: The worksection comprises of the defined maintenance activities required on the road network as shown in Annexure A. The area of responsibility is depicted within the road reserve definition information which indicates areas of road reserve or other specific assets which are incorporated in the work and any other special responsibilities. The work generally comprises the activities that are listed for inclusion in the maintenance management plan and is described as routine and minor specific maintenance. The contractor will act for the council in undertaking the activities listed in the road network assigned. The work includes activities associated with the maintenance of the wearing surface of bridges, bridge and culvert waterways and other drainage features.

1611 Pavement sweeping: This worksection covers the removal of loose material from the road surface by hand brooming, mechanical rotary brooming, suction brooming, or drag brooming of road surfaces. This includes sweeping at intersections, median kerbs, median openings median islands and within bicycle lanes. The activity also includes the removal of any slippery substance from the road surface.

1612 Auxiliary work for reseals: This worksection covers preparatory, support and post seal operations where the contractor is required to provide resources to assist the resealing contractor appointed by council to provide resealing services. The reseal operation will be programmed by the council and advised to the contractor. This activity is additional to normal routine maintenance undertaken during the course of the contract.

1613 Repairs to bituminous surfacing: This worksection covers the repair of pavement surfacing by several techniques. Surfacing is defined as the wearing course only. The work may utilise hot asphalt or coldmix but shall more typically comprise bitumen emulsion sealing with fine aggregate. Work may also include the spreading of grit on surfaces exhibiting soft and excess amounts of bitumen. The work shall include provision of temporary linemarking where necessary.

1614 Crack sealing: This worksection covers the cleaning and filling of cracks or joints in pavements to make the surface water resistant. This type of work is usually undertaken on concrete, asphalt or bitumen sealed surfaces. It includes temporary reinstatement of line marking where necessary. Crocodile cracking with no deformation or pumping of fines on asphaltic concrete pavements is excluded from this activity except where the distress is very localised and readily treated.

1615 Local shape correction: This worksection covers the local correction of ruts, shoving, depressions, or abnormal crossfall by application of coldmix, asphalt or emulsion and fine aggregate seals. More extensive works will be treated as major works at the principal's discretion.

1616 Grading unsealed roads: This worksection includes the grading of unsealed road formations including table drains, whether the surfacing comprises imported granular material or the natural subgrade. The activity includes rolling after grading and the inclusion of water if this is deemed necessary.

1617 Resheeting unsealed roads: This worksection covers the provision of imported granular overlay material on unsealed roads and the grading and compaction of this material as a resheet. The activity includes preparatory grading of the formation including table drains.

1618 Heavy patching: This worksection covers the repair of major pavement failures. Major failures comprise areas greater than 25 sq m. Heavy patching is defined independently of the depth of repair. Typically the pavement is deformed and/or cracked due to poor construction or a weak subgrade or pavement layer, often due to water ingress.

1619 Minor patching: This worksection covers the repair of minor pavement failures. Minor failures comprise areas greater than 1.0 m� and less than 25 m�. Minor patching is defined independently of the depth of repair. Typically the pavement is deformed and/or cracked due to poor construction or a weak subgrade or pavement layer, often associated with water ingress.

1620 Pothole repair: This worksection covers the reinstatement of sealed surface faults using either base course granular material or bituminous materials. Surface faults under this category are less than or equal to 1 m2 and will require infill material to reinstate the sealed or asphalt surface rather than just a surface dressing.

1621 Concrete pavement repairs: This worksection covers the repair of concrete pavements, with or without an asphalt overlay, which have failed due to poor construction or a weak subgrade, often due to water ingress. The activity also includes permanent restoration of service openings.

1622 Concrete slab stabilisation: This worksection covers the stabilisation of concrete road slabs that have tilted, have become loose, and have scoured underneath such that voids have formed where the slab foundation has been eroded. The work involves replacing the foundation with cementitious grout or other approved grout pumped under pressure to re-stabilise the slab.

1623 Emergency pavement repairs: This worksection covers short notice pavement repairs required for safety reasons. The work may be temporary if circumstances require. The use of this code is reserved for emergencies that involve damage to the pavement e.g.. major pothole, collapsed culvert, burst water main, slippery surfacing or flushing surfacing.

1631 Edge break repair: This worksection covers the repair of broken edges of seal or asphalt surfaced pavements. The repair aims to restore the line and level of the original surfacing.

1632 Grading unsealed shoulders: This worksection covers the grading of unsealed shoulders including table drains. The activity includes rolling after grading and the inclusion of water if this is deemed necessary.

1633 Resheeting unsealed shoulders: This worksection covers the provision of imported granular overlay material on unsealed shoulders and the grading and compaction of this material as a resheet. The activity includes preparatory grading of the shoulder and table drains.

1634 Local scour repair: This worksection covers the repair of scouring on batters, shoulders and drains and/or scouring adjacent to inlets or outlets to drainage structures draining the road area. The work includes action to reinstate the area affected and to prevent re-occurrence of the scour.

1641 Kerb and channel (gutter) repairs: This worksection covers the inspection and maintenance of all kerb and gutters located adjacent to the carriageway. The activity includes the repair of any damaged kerb and guttering which could constitute a safety hazard to road users and pedestrians.

1642 Traffic islands: This worksection covers the inspection and maintenance of all concrete kerbed islands located on the carriageway and including those with hard or paved infill areas. The activity includes the repair of any damaged kerbing and the removal of any defects which could constitute a safety hazard to road users and pedestrians.

1651 Clear roadway subsoil drains: This worksection covers maintenance of subsoil drains. These are often located behind kerbs, within pipe trenches or other locations marked on road plans. It will be required to record inspections and locations of outlets.

1652 Clear road reserve open drains: This worksection covers all unlined open drains, catch drains, spoon drains, table drains and waterways that contribute to the structural integrity of the roadway.

1671 Road reserve boundary fence repairs: This worksection covers the inspection of all fence and access points on the road reserve network.

1672 Road reserve fences and handrails: This worksection covers the inspection and maintenance, including painting, of median and pedestrian fences and handrails to ensure that the fences and handrails continue to provide the function for which they were installed.

1673 Street seats and bus shelters: This worksection covers the inspection and maintenance of street seats and bus shelters to ensure that they continue to provide the function for which they were installed.

1674 Carriageway delineators: This worksection includes the inspection and maintenance of all types of delineators. These include guideposts, guidepost delineators, safety/rumble bars, raised pavement markers both reflective and non reflective, flaps and guardfence delineators as well as width markers on bridges and culverts.

1675 Roadway guard fence: This worksection includes the inspection and maintenance of W Beam guardfence. The work will include the inspection, reporting, scheduling and supervising all guardfence repairs. Periodic inspection is required to check alignment, and anchorage and stability of posts. Work shall include the removal and replacement of sections.

1676 Road reserve regulatory, warning and standard signs: This worksection covers the inspection and maintenance of regulatory, warning and standard signs as defined in AS 1742 such as speed limit, advisory speed signs, alignment, and directional hazard indicators. Maintenance of sign supports is included. The maintenance of signs denoting council maintenance segments is included.

1677 Road reserve guide signs: This worksection covers the inspection and maintenance of street name, advanced direction and directional signs as well as reassurance signs, and other specialised and tourist signs. This activity does not include advance direction and direction signs which refer to an intersection or junction within the contract network but which are positioned on roads or highways not maintained by the council.

1681 Accident repairs (Recoverable): This worksection covers inspection and appraisal of damage, compilation of details and reporting related to accidents where costs are recoverable.

1682 Road reserve emergency call out: This worksection covers the provision of an effective service which is readily contactable 24 hrs a day, year round and which the public or others may call for assistance.

1683 Storm damage response for road safety: This worksection covers short notice repairs under emergency conditions concerned with making the road safe and limited to activity which could reasonably be undertaken in a 24 hour period. Work includes removal of debris, causing obstruction or damage to the adjacent property, road or roadside furniture. The cause of the storm damage may be due to the action of wind, rain, flood or lightning strike.

1684 Traffic facilities - road traffic control: This worksection covers the provision of traffic control by the contractor to assist the operation of works by others, or where explicit instructions are not provided in other activity specifications. This activity is additional to normal routine maintenance undertaken during the course of the contract.

1691 Road reserve litter collection: This worksection covers all road and roadside litter collection, including removal of dead animals, and emptying of litter bins at designated locations. It includes the proper disposal of the litter clear of the road reserve. It includes the provision of plastic bag liners to all litter bins.

1692 Removal of graffiti visible from roads: This worksection includes the identification and removal of any graffiti on council property that is visible to the public from roads.

1701 Wharves and decks maintenance: This worksection covers the inspection and maintenance, including painting/oiling, of wharves and decks, including jetties, fishing and viewing decks, boardwalks, mangrove walkways, lookouts and similar structures to ensure that they continue to provide the function for which they were installed. It includes structures that are situated in water or on land.

1841 Water supply - irrigation systems: This worksection covers the maintenance of irrigation systems equipment in public parks, sportsgrounds, gardens and recreation areas.

1851 Clear open space and drains: This worksection covers all unlined open drains, catch drains, spoon drains, table drains and waterways in parks and recreation areas. Low flow channels, table drains and catch drains, if grassed are to be mowed during the mowing program. Table drains are to be graded as required to remove obstructions. Watercourses may require maintenance to remove or control silt or scour.

1852 Clear roadway culverts and pits: This worksection covers the clearing of all stormwater drainage structures located in parks or recreation areas including the public car parking areas. These include all types, such as extended kerb inlets with or without grate, side entry pits and gully pits, connections from inlets to the main drain, culverts and energy dissipators.

1853 Clear open space drainage culverts: This worksection covers the clearing of all stormwater drainage structures whether located in the road network, in public car parking areas, drainage easements or parks. These include all types, such as extended kerb inlets with or without grate, side entry pits and gully pits, connections from inlets to the main drain, culverts and energy dissipators as well as bridge drainage scuppers and bridge expansion joints.

1854 Minor repair of road reserve lined drains: This worksection covers the repair and maintenance of all lined drains. These include concrete, stone pitched drains, drains permanently protected by geotextile or similar material and drains lined with galvanized corrugated iron units. Work includes repair of scour or subsidence as well as the clearing of siltation or vegetation effecting the efficiency of the drain.

1881 Beach cleaning management: This activity includes raking and sieving of beaches by mechanical means and by manual cleaning where areas are not accessible by mechanical cleaning equipment. The activity also includes the disposal of the collected debris either by recycling or legal tipping.