Recommended Pollution Control Clauses for Construction Contracts
2. Water Pollution Control
2.6
Refuse containment booms and floating refuse
2.6.1
The Contractor shall provide and install refuse containment booms before commencing public dumping to confine the floating debris arising within the site as a result of public dumping. Details of the refuse containment booms shall be submitted to the Engineer for approval before their use on site.
2.6.2
It is expected that public dump material may contain refuse, timber debris, or oil contamination and these shall be removed by the Contractor. The Contractor shall segregate all inert construction waste material suitable for reclamations. All non-inert construction waste material shall be disposed of at a public landfill.
2.6.3
Plastic buoys for the refuse booms will be provided by the Employer. The plastic buoys shall be collected from and returned to the Civil Engineering and Development Department Technical Services Division's Store at North Point after use and cleaning.
2.6.4
The Contractor shall provide adequate sinker blocks and lit marker buoys to ensure that the booms are visible above the water line and securely anchored. The lights on the marker buoys shall be quick flashing yellow light visible all round the horizon at a distance of at least 2 km and details shall be submitted to the Engineer for approval. The maximum spacing between the flashing yellow light shall be 30 metres. The Contractor shall properly maintain and operate the booms to the satisfaction of the Engineer throughout the progress of public dumping of the Site and shall replace the same if necessary when they are under repair or beyond repair.
2.6.5
The Contractor shall deploy sufficient sampans and labour for collecting floating refuse and preventing floating refuse within the Site from drifting into public waters. The frequency of collecting floating refuse shall be as agreed by the Engineer. Floating refuse collected shall be disposed of off Site by the Contractor.
2.6.6
The Contractor shall make due allowance in programming the public dumping for the provision, installation, operation and maintenance of the refuse booms and the regular collection of the floating refuse throughout the progress of the reclamation work.
2.6.7
The Contractor's attention is drawn to the SCC Clause No. () on the Employer's power to carry out the work by person other than the Contractor if the Contractor shall fail to carry out any work required under this Particular Specification Clause.
