Specification For Marker Posts
Specification For Marker Posts
Specification For Marker Posts
MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS
Ref.No : OT/MP
MP/001
TABLE OF CONTENT
Contents Page
Table of Content 2
1.0 General 3
2.0 Material 3
3.0 Concrete 4
8.0 Certification 5
1.0 General
1.1 This specification is applicable to precast concrete for marker post for water work
accordingly to Malaysian Standard, MS EN 206:2016, Concrete – Specification, Performance,
Production and Conformity.
2.0 Material
2.1 All marker posts shall meet all requirements specified and have no significant change in
color, flexibility or integrity after coating.
2.2 The cement use shall be Type I of Portland Cement as defined in EN 197-1, classified as
general purpose and high content of Tricalcium Silicate, C3S. Table 1 shows the oxide and
mineral compositions of typical Type I Portland cement.
2.3 Aggregates for concrete shall be obtained from an approved source and shall conform to the
requirements of BS EN 12620. Type and categories for aggregates such as grading, flakiness,
freeze/thaw resistance, abrasion resistance, fines shall be declared for marker post purpose.
2.4 Mixing Water for concrete shall be conforming to EN 1008. Combination with potable water
or ground water should be use as mixing water for concrete.
3.0 Concrete
3.1 Grade of concrete for use in the work shall be as shown in the table below;
30 20 20 30 400 0.51
3.2 In design and establishing approved mixes of concrete for any parts shall be keep strictly
within the limitation on free water/cement ratios which may be shown on the drawing or
expressly stated elsewhere as applying to concrete for particular part of the works.
4.1 All marker posts shall be painted with two coats of cement based paint.
4.2 Marker posts shall be painted in white color. Lettering shall be painted in black color and
symbols shall be counter sunk by 6mm deep and painted in black.
6.1 Manufacturer name or marks are required on all marker posts. The marks shall be printed at
the rear of marker posts with lettering size 10mm, same level with ground surface.
6.2 All SAJ lettering and symbols shall comply with SAJ standard drawing no SAJ/STD/MPs/01.
a) It is the responsibility of the tenderer to inform SAJ for inspection purposes during
manufacturing and before delivery.
b) SAJ reserved the right to inspect and witness the testing of product offered without
notice.
c) At anytime, when requested, the supplier is to provide SAJ a sample of the product
offered for evaluation purposes. All costs shall be borne by the supplier.
d) If at any time the supplier fails to deliver the required sample, the products is
deemed fail to meet the specification.
8.0 Certification
8.1 Manufacturer and/or supplier of the product are required to provide the copy of the test
report from concrete laboratory for new/renewal application of certification.
8.2 Tests report required should be those tests conducted within a year period. Suppliers are
advised to submit Concrete Mix Design Proposal including Summary of Batch Weight per
cubic meter of concrete.
8.3 SAJ has the right to refuse offer or reject supply if those documents required are not
enclosed or results provided are not complied with SAJ requirement.
8.4 SAJ has the right to evaluate the product and performance for every application.