The construction of roads to serve industrial plants, infrastructural projects, logistics and project areas do not just involve laying asphalt. A long lasting pavement relies on a well prepared formation, the right materials to use, the layer thicknesses, the drainage interfaces, the correct levels of the works and the uniform compaction of the works.
Best International Contracting Company offers road construction, asphalt works, to specific project requirements in Saudi Arabia. We look at the drawings, pavement specifications, quantities, access conditions, material obligations, testing specifications and due completion dates before offering an execution plan as a Saudi Arabia project team of road construction contractors who can be approached to take suitable packages.
Site clearance, formation preparation, excavation, filling, subgrade treatment, which is part of the approved scope, aggregate subbase and base layers, prime or tack applications, asphalt paving, shoulder, tie-ins and reinstatement may be part of our work. The precise pavement construction accumulation, the source of material, mix design, the frequency and the acceptance standards are regulated in the approved project documents.
All road packages start with the use of the road. A loading, geometry and operating conditions of an industrial access road that serves heavy vehicles, compared to a light internal road, parking aisle or temporary construction route, are different. The final design must specify the pavement structure and the contractor must construct each of the layers to the specifications.
As a Saudi Arabia contractor of road works customers have the opportunity to contract work on a defined basis, with BIC organizing the road package on the basis of workfront preparedness, earthwork completion, utility crossings, drainage structures, material delivery, testing and paving sequence. Incomplete works or inconsistency of levels should be sorted out prior to the next layer of pavement being laid.
Road design, geotechnical assessment, traffic engineering or specialist survey services are not replaced by us unless the services are specifically mentioned in the contract. It is our task to implement the accepted scope of the road against approved information and agreed controls of the project.
Site Clearance and Road Corridor Preparation
The first tasks can be comprised of clearing loose materials, eliminating inappropriate debris, locating access restrictions and setting up the road corridor to earthwork. There should be confirmation of existing utilities, structures, drainage features and live-traffic interfaces prior to disturbance.
Available drawings, survey control, underground-service information and needed permits should be provided by the customer. Any unknown impediment or other condition of the site must be documented and examined prior to the work being done.
Excavation, Cutting and Formation
To form a road, it can be necessary to cut high places, dig in inappropriate material and form the corridor as per the required lines and levels. The material excavated is to be evaluated to be reused, stored in stockpile or discarded based on the project need.
Deep excavation, loose soil, contaminated material, groundwater or special support systems need special examination. Civil Works service continues to have broad excavation and backfilling operations outside of the road corridor.
Filling and Subgrade Preparation
The pavement structure is provided by the subgrade. Approved material should be used and applicable to fill in appropriate equipment and compacted using suitable equipment. The moisture condition should be kept under control during the work, the thickness of the layers and test spots.
These soft spots, pumping areas or even weak ground should not be covered up. Their identification, investigation and correction should be done using the corrective method that has been approved. Specialist ground improvement is another independent subservice wherein the condition is to be treated by engineering.
Aggregate Subbase and Base Course
Aggregate layers evenly spread the loads and give a firm surface on which paving of asphalt can be done. The grades of materials, approval of the source, the condition of delivery, spreading, level control, moisture and compaction must comply with the project specification.
All the layers must be placed before the next layer. Segregation, contamination, disproportional thickness or uncontrolled trafficking may lead to a poor performance and should be rectified prior to commencing the asphalt work.
Superior Coat and Tack Applications
Where indicated, the prepared granular surfaces could be treated with prime coat prior to the positioning of the asphalt and tack coat could be utilized to enable the bonding of asphalt layers or between current and new pavement. The condition of the surface, rate of application and coverage and the time of cure must be regulated as per the approved requirement.
The surface should be clean and to be treated. Bonding may be influenced by standing water, loose dust, oil, mud or building debris and these should be removed prior to application.
Asphalt Supply, Laying and Compaction
As an asphalt works contractor KSA project teams can work out appropriate road packages, BIC plans paving around approved material, distance to transport, weather, workfront availability, access and rolling of pavers and sequence.
The mix asphalt, the lift thickness, delivery temperature, laying temperature, preparation of the joint, the compaction pattern and testing requirements are to be in accordance with the approved project specification. The constant communication of the plant and transport, paver and rollers and the inspection team assist in minimizing cold joints, segregation and unwarranted stopages.
Road Shoulders, Tie-ins and Edge Details
Road packages can have either compacted shoulders, asphalt shoulders, edge support, transitions and tie-ins to existing pavement. These should be moulded and pressed into place in order to prevent the accumulation of water along the edges of the pavement, or the washing away of the banks of the road.
Coordination of the level of connections to the existing roads, ramps, gates, loading areas and service yards is essential. Elevation or drainage variations ought to be sorted out prior to final paving.
Road Reinstatement and Local Repairs
Local reinstatement of pavement may be necessary due to utility trenching, maintenance and modification of projects. The area affected must be cut, excavated, filled and rebuilt in accordance with the approved layer arrangement instead of being covered with a surface patch of thin layer.
The repair limits, joint treatment and compaction access and finished level must be planned such that the reinstated area will be connected to the pavement at the surrounding area.
Service boundary: The following page will discuss road formation, pavement layers and asphalt works. Under their dedicated services, road marking, specialist land surveying, engineered ground improvement, general sitewide earthwork, fencing and building works are still under their services. Any diversions of traffic, permanent signs and working traffic control are only provided in the accepted scope with clear mentions.
Jubail industrial roads could be used in construction traffic, maintenance traffic, tankers, forklifts, trailers or heavy project traffic. The considerations to be made in the road package include the accepted pavement design, vehicle loading, turning area, gate interfaces, drainage, the available utilities and operational constraints.
BIC reviews the Jubail enquiries of the industrial road works on the new access roads, internal roads, service routes, yard connections, maintenance reinstatement and appropriate pavement upgrades. The work within or around an active facility is scheduled to work based on access regulations, permits, work hours and working limitations of the client.
Preexisting road closures, access and handover on a temporary basis should be agreed upon before mobilisation. The work may require to be done in controlled parts where the client is required to keep the vehicle in motion continuously instead of ensuring that the whole road is used to carry out the work.
BIC has the potential to finance the new pavements and defined road-upgrade packages. New works can typically permit the entire pavement construction to be constructed in place downwards, whereas upgrades might involve milling, local excavation, regulation of layers, overlaying or total reconstruction in deteriorated regions.
Being a road paving contractor Saudi Arabia project teams may wish to contact us, we do not want to think that all the roads which have been damaged merely need an asphalt overlay. Cracking, Rutting, Settlement, Edge Failure or Repeat potholes can be symptoms of beneath-surface problems. The treatment plan presented must be based on the evaluated state and accepted restoration plan.
In cases where there is a need to evaluate the pavement, investigate structurally or in a laboratory, the customer must submit the approved recommendation or have the specialist service as part of the project scope.
Earthmoving, aggregate supply, compaction, drainage coordination, asphalt production, transport, paving, rolling and inspection are some of the activities that are associated with road works. An articulate sequence of execution will assist in avoiding scratches of the completed layers by the utilities in progress or unmanaged construction traffic.
BIC has the work plan around the approved site conditions and design as a road construction company KSA customers can contact to get a good package of the project. Work, customer responsibilities, presumed material sources, testing responsibilities, access conditions and exclusions were identified in the proposal.
Only those mentioned in writing are considered road materials, equipment, manpower and services of specialists. Standalone manpower supply and broad industrial material supply as well as equipment rental are still independent services to BIC.
1.Scope and document review
We check the road plan, pavement section, quantities, specifications, due dates and site conditions and responsibility chart.
2.Site evaluation and work front plan
Where necessary, access, existing surfaces, utilities, drainage interfaces, movement of traffic, storage areas and proposed sequencing are evaluated.
3.Material and method planning
The project requirement is in agreement with approved fill, aggregate, asphalt, bituminous products, equipment, testing and delivery arrangements.
4.Formation and subgrade preparation
The roadway is swept, dug or filled, shaped and compacted to the desired form and then further layers are laid.
5.Aggregate pavement layers
Base-course and subbase materials are layered, flattened, moistened, compacted and layer tested.
6.Surface preparation and asphalt paving
The approved surface is washed, as necessary, paved in the scheduled order and stampeded in the approved rolling pattern.
7.Inspection, testing and correction
Levels, thickness, density, joints, surface condition and tests specified are checked. The project process is used to deal with non-conforming areas.
8.Final completion and handover
Before handover, the following are filled in edges, shoulders, tie-ins, drainage interfaces, punch items, records and area clearance.
Combined pavement system is important to the performance of the road. Even a good asphalt finish is not able to mask inappropriate fill, poor subgrade or contaminated aggregate or poorly compacted lower layers.
The sources, the material properties, the sampling, the testing and acceptance should be specified in the project. Checking of delivered material should be done in regards to contamination, segregation and apparent inconsistency prior to use.
During construction, level and thickness of the layers should be checked and not after the construction is completed. It is often more convenient to correct an underlying layer, and then cover it up again rather than to remove pavement that was previously laid.
Longitudinal joints, transverse joints, paving starts and stops, edges and tie-ins all need to be controlled prepared. The paving scheme ought to reduce the number of joints which are not necessary and place them in convenient positions.
Surface is to be examined on segregation, roller marks, tear, open texture, contamination, dissimilarity of transitions and noticeable faults. The project specification and agreed inspection should be accepted.
Marking of roads is not a part of asphalt paving that is automated. Permanent lines or symbols, kerbs and other pavement markings are covered under the special Road Marking Services page unless covered by the written scope.
Pavement performance is vital to water management. The road levels must liaise with the catch pits, channels, culverts, kerbs, shoulders, and neighboring ground and building entrances to ensure the water drains as desired.
Utility crossings, manholes, and valve chambers and ducts: These should be finished or coordinated prior to final paving. Covers and frames should be to the approved finished level and reinstatement of the same should be properly compacted.
The drainage design and expert utility engineering is the task of the approved designer except where it is part of the BIC contract.
The inspection and testing plan must specify necessary checks to be done to approve of materials, subgrade, aggregate layers, moisture, density, levels, layer thickness, bituminous applications, asphalt delivery, compaction and finished surface.
The frequency of test, acceptance limits and witness points are dependent on the project. BIC compares activities performed on the contractor side with the approved plan and the customer or designated consultant gives the necessary approvals and witness attendance.
The work should not be carried on using a layer that has been rejected or unaccepted without the direction of the project authority.
Examples of road work areas include mobile plant, reversing vehicles, hot asphalt, open excavations and coming into contact with the traffic in the site. Separating and controlling the work zone must be in accordance with the set up approved by the project.
Before work begins, the movement of the plants, the needs of the banksman, the haul routes, the delivery time, the lighting, access of the emergency vehicles and connections with the pedestrians should be taken into account.
Diversions and authority approvals Public-road traffic management are not assumed to be a part of every project and are specific to review.
Construction of the road might involve the use of excavators, loaders, graders, water tankers, compactors, dump trucks, pavers, rollers, sweepers and assistive equipment. The choice of the actual equipment will be based on quantities, the width of the layers, the nature of the material, access, production objective and project limitations.
Production is not determined by availabilities of equipment. Other factors influencing progress are material supply, readiness of work front, haul distance, inspection release and continuous paving conditions.
In the case where equipment is supplied under a different rental agreement, the operators, fuel and maintenance, mobilisation and stand by responsibilities should be well articulated.
Industrial Access Roads
Pavement provides access requirements of appropriate plant, factory, warehouse and project access.
Internal Facility Roads
Construction and renewal of roads in the industrial, commercial and logistic areas.
Construction-Site Roads
Established permanent or temporary access routes in accordance with approved project requirement.
Service and Maintenance Roads
Paths serving the access of facilities, utilities, maintenance and operations movement.
Yards and Loading Areas
The paved areas, transitions and the access lanes were included in the approved design.
Road Reinstatement
Local reconstruction following utility, maintenance or modification works.
BIC is a set of interrelated processes of earthwork, pavement layers, asphalt placement, testing and interface management. We look at the entire workfront as opposed to paving being an isolated activity.
The wider extent of our civil contracting, equipment rent and manpower and material-supply services can give us insights into the interactions of road works with the other components of a project. Such ancillary services are only included on a case-by-case basis.
We maintain the service boundary: road construction and asphalt works are done here and road marking, ground improvement, land surveying and other civil subservices have their own detailed scopes.
The asphalt works and road construction projects can be considered to give appropriate projects in Saudi Arabia. BIC serves the needs of Jubail, Dammam, Khobar and the larger Eastern Province and the projects in Riyadh and Jeddah among others can be evaluated based on quantities, mobilisation, sourcing of materials, programme, access and availability of resources.
BIC has an opportunity to check out the appropriate packages of site preparation, road formation, filling, subgrade, aggregate layers, bituminous treatments, asphalt paving, shoulders, tie-ins and reinstatement.
Yes. Jubail has defined industrial road packages that can be compared to the pavement design, site access, operational restrictions, quantities and schedule required.
Road marking is an additional service and will only be included in the accepted scope and proposal when it is mentioned.
Yes. Repairs to the local, reconstruction of failed areas, reinstatement of the trench, an overlay and other solutions can be evaluated once the status of the pavement and the necessary method of repair are determined.
The process of approval should go through the project in order to give the approved mix design and acceptance criteria. When they are mentioned in the contract, responsibility in mix development is not a part of it.
The coordination of the required testing can happen based on the accepted inspection plan. The proposal ought to specify testing to be done by BIC, the client or the consultant or by an appointed lab.
The overlay can only be appropriate after the current pavement condition, levels, drainage and treatment needed is checked. The failed regions might require to be removed and rebuilt initially.
The schedule is based on quantities, work fronts, material approvals, haulage distances, utilities, inspection and continuity of paving, weather and traffic limitations.
They will be mentioned only when explicit. The proposal identifies responsibility for fill, aggregate, asphalt, bituminous products, equipment, testing and temporary arrangements.
Submit the road plan, pavement section, quantities, specifications, location, dates needed, information about the state of existing condition and responsibility table.
Provide your road plan, pavement design, quantities, specification, project site, necessary schedule and site information. Workfront, material responsibilities, testing requirements and execution conditions are some of the things that our team will be reviewing in order to have a structured proposal.
In the case of industrial roads, the internal access roads, asphalt paving, road restoration or other specified pavement needs within the city of Jubail, in the Eastern Province or any other Saudi location, submit the available project documents to Best International Contracting Company.
Send out the pavement design, quantities, where the project will be and the time needed to complete it.
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