ITEM 208 – AGGREGATE STOCKPILE

208.1 Description

This item shall consist of furnishing and placing aggregate in stockpiles at locations shown on the Plans or as directed and approved by the Engineer.

208.2 Material Requirements

The aggregate shall conform to all requirements of the specified Item No. of the Specifications.

It shall be tested for acceptance at the source.

208.3 Construction Requirements

The Stockpile area, as stake by the Engineer, shall be graded, shaped and compacted to a uniform cross-sections that will drain satisfactorily. The entire area shall be compacted with a minimum of three completed passes of the approved equipment.

The stockpiling and handling of aggregates shall be in accordance with clauses 65 and 66, Part H Control of Materials of the latest DPWH Standard Specifications, Volume I, Requirements and Conditions of Contract.

208.4 Method of Measurement

The quantity of aggregate to be paid for will be the number of cubic meters as ordered and placed in authorized stockpiles. The stockpiles shall be measured and computed by the average end-area method. No allowance will be made for settlement or shrinkage.

208.5 Basis of Payment

The accepted quantities, measured as prescribed in Section 208.4, shall be paid for at the contract unit price for Aggregate Stockpile, which price and payment shall be full compensation for furnishing and placing all materials, including all labor, equipment, tools and incidentals necessary to complete the work prescribed in this Item.

Payment will be made under:

Pay  Item Number	Description	Unit of Measurement
208	Aggregate Stockpile	Cubic Meter