Common use of Stripping Clause in Contracts

Stripping. Areas on which compacted fill is to be placed and areas of excavations from which material for fill is to be extracted, including borrow areas, shall be stripped of top soil containing organic or otherwise deleterious and objectionable matter to a depth of at least 15 cm. or to such greater depth as may be determined by the Engineer. The stripped soil shall be stored in separate dumps for subsequent re-use in covering the slopes of embankments or the borrow areas after excavation therein has been finished, or shall be otherwise disposed of as directed. Under no circumstances shall such stripped material be used as compacted fill. Stripping shall not be carried out unless the Contractor is able to proceed immediately with the further earthworks upon the stripped areas. Overstripping shall be backfilled and compacted, at the Contractor’s own expense, to the satisfaction of the Engineer. Stripping shall be measured in cubic metres, computed by multiplying the area stripped by the depth of stripping. The unit rate shall include for all excavation, stacking-re-spreading and running excess to spoil. No stripping shall be carried out without prior written approval of the Engineer’s Representative and only such areas approved or ordered to be stripped shall be measured and paid for. Unless otherwise specified, stripping of borrow areas shall not be measured for payment and the cost of such stripping shall be deemed to be included by the Contractor in his unit rates for earthwork in the Bill of Quantities.