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July 1, 2015
Diamond Precast Concrete Ltd.
7520 Conrad Street
Burnaby, BC V5A 2H7
Re:
Compliance with MMCD Platinum Section 33 44 01 - Manholes and Catchbasins
To comprehensively assess all MMCD Platinum 33 44 01 requirements, the following
documents were reviewed:
1. MMCD Platinum Edition - Section 33 44 01 Manholes and Catchbasins (with accompanying
Standard Detail Drawings S1 thru S15)
2. ASTM C478M – Standard Specification for Circular Precast Reinforced Manhole Sections
3. ASTM C913 - Standard Specification for Precast Concrete Water and Wastewater Structures
(includes Oil-Water Separators)
4. CSA 23.4-09 – Precast Concrete Materials and Construction
5. Diamond Precast Concrete - CSA 23.4-09 Certificate of Compliance
6. Diamond Precast Concrete - Quality Control Manual
7. Diamond Precast Concrete - Structural Drawings
8. Standards Council of Canada - Accredited Third Party Certification Bodies (includes CSA)
9. Standards Council of Canada - Scope of Accreditation for CSA Group (includes ICS No. 91.100.30)
MMCD Platinum Edition Section 33 44 01 Manholes and Catchbasins
make the following
relevant references:
1.0 GENERAL .1 This section must be referenced to and interpreted simultaneously with all
other sections pertinent to the works described herein.
1.4 Material Certification .1 Products having CSA certification to be used where readily available.
Product to be certified to CSA standard(s) by an approved independent third party certification
body accredited by the Standards Council of Canada.
2.1 Materials
.4 Precast manhole sections: to be precast reinforced concrete to ASTM C478M complete
with ladder rungs.
.6 Manhole lids manufactured from precast reinforced concrete. shall be designed to
withstand H20 loading.
.8 Ladder rungs to be:
.2 To conform to .. ASTM C478M load test.
.10 Precast catchbasin sections:
.2 To be precast reinforced concrete to ASTM C478M.
APOC Engineering Ltd.
#410-3701 Hastings St. Burnaby B.C. V5C 2H5
604 259 0730, 778 232 9364
vwang@apocengineering.com