Why you need to prepare?

Preparation is crucial! This is what most people knew…but how many of them implement it? The answer is actually inside YOU.

Just recently it happens in my project, the main contractor are preparing for the casting of the basement’s slab.

Since the requirements called for concealed conduit for all the M&E final sub circuit, therefore all drawings, method statements, material approval and inspection checklist need to be approved before slab casting take place.

Those documents are needed to ensure that whatever the works done at site are following the procedures as well as the material used are the approved one.

Let take the concealed conduit for light fitting as an example; in normal practice, once the formwork completed, the first layer of rebar (reinforcement bar) or BRC will take place.

Generally, there are two layer of rebar or BRC and laying of concealed conduit will be in between those two layer.

Before the laying of concealed conduit take place, few items need to be finalized as below;

• Material should be approved
• Construction Drawing should be approved 
•  Shop Drawing need to be approved 
•  Coordination Drawing have to be intact which shows all the M&E services i.e lighting layout, socket outlet layout, sprinkler points location, smoke & heat detector, air-cond diffuser location, provision of M&E opening and etc.

The above items should be finalized to ensure all services are catered and there are no left-out services before concrete casting.

Should the above items are not finalized, the concrete casting will be on-hole thus jeopardizing the overall work schedule.

As in general, preparations are important since proper preparation will lead you to a proper work planning, minimizing redundant work as well as increasing the level of confident from others on you.