Correspondence Regarding Legal (Marriage and Divorce) Proceedings between the Ministry of Justice and the Jewish Religious Courts
View interactive document pageThese documents include several construction contracts and accounting information for the Baghdadi Jewish Community. Also included are letters of correspondence between the Iraqi Ministry of Justice and the Jewish Religious Courts regarding legal issues, often involve marriage and divorce proceedings and jurisdiction issues. Most documents originating from the Jewish Courts are handwritten in Judeo-Arabic.
p. ( 22 ) Carried forward from the previous page Fils Dinar ⟦line⟧ ---- ---- Deduct % from all prices ( if the bidder so desires ) Add 5% contingency amount that may or may not be spent by order of the Administrative Committee ( Contingoncies ) Grand Total
p ( 7 ) necessary for that. However, if the committee prepares the materials and the work, it shall be at the expense of the contractor. 21 - If new items are introduced that are not mentioned in the contract, they shall be agreed upon by the committee and its engineer on one hand and the contractor on the other. If they do not agree, they may appoint arbitrators who have experience in that, provided that the disagreement over this does not give the contractor any right to delay the work. 22 - a - The bidder must be someone who has previously performed works similar to this building in terms of type and quantity, and must provide a statement of the mentioned works, their locations, and the names of their owners. b - Preference is given to the bidder who owns the technical equipment necessary to complete the work, such as mixers, vibrators ( ⟦illegible⟧ ), necessary iron elevators, and others. Provided that the area of the formwork that the bidder is able to set at one time is not less than ⟦200⟧ square meters, and the bidder must provide a detailed statement of the mentioned equipment. c - If the bidder is a company, they must attach the company's internal bylaws to the bid with the tender. 23 - The contractor undertakes to use the vibrator ( ⟦illegible⟧ ) for concrete works. 24 - The steel bars used for reinforcement shall be of the new blue type, and it is not permitted to use rusted steel bars. 25 - The gravel shall be of the clean, washed river type.
p ( 3 ) Measurements and Prices The total lump sum amount agreed upon in this contract after deducting all advances paid to the contractor on account of his work, as for the deducted amount of 10%, it shall be retained by the Administrative Committee until the end of the maintenance period and the final acceptance of the work by the Committee. 14 - Rejection of Work ⟦line⟧ The engineer has the right to reject any materials supplied by the contractor or any work that is, in the engineer's view, based on quality and workmanship that do not meet the required level or do not comply with the specifications or drawings related to the contract, and the contractor must remove the materials and the rejected work and re-execute it at his own expense, including the materials present in the rejected work. Any work carried out without authorization in addition to the details given in the drawings or issued instructions will not be recognized, nor will it be measured, nor will the value of the materials used in the execution of such works be paid to the contractor. 15 - Maintenance Period ⟦line⟧ The contractor must maintain the work for a period of six months from the date the Committee receives the work from him as a provisional acceptance, and he must repair all deficiencies or defects that may appear during the maintenance period at his own expense, and the securities or what remains of them shall be returned to him after deducting the amounts due from him properly at the end of the maintenance period and after the contractor has fulfilled his obligations and the work has been finally accepted from him. The contractor must carry out the repairs requested by the Committee within one week from the date of his written notification, and in the event of his failure to perform the work, the Committee shall withdraw the securities belonging to him and perform the work at his expense and deduct the amount from him. 16 - Notices ⟦line⟧ The two contracting parties waive the right to issue notices from one to the other - To be continued - 4. 2 ✓ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
p ( 4 ) through the notary public regarding the affairs of this contract. Every notice directed by one of the two parties must either be delivered to the address of the other party or sent to them by registered mail. 17 - Labor Laws ⟦line⟧ The contractor is responsible for applying the labor law regarding all labor matters and observing them concerning wages for official holidays, feasts, and compensations, as he is also responsible for accidents that occur to his employees at the workplace, and he must pay all the resulting compensations for that, as the Committee is not responsible at all regarding the workers. 18 - Withdrawal of Work from the Contractor and its Consequences ⟦line⟧ a - If the contractor fails to start the work promptly upon receiving a written notice to that effect. b - Or if he falls short in carrying out the execution of the works with the required speed. c - Or if he fails to carry out the execution of the works ⟦in accordance with the contract⟧. d - Or if he delays in completing the works beyond the deadline specified in the contract. e - Or if he actually stops ⟦the work⟧ for a period of one week without written permission from the Committee, unless he proves the existence of force majeure and informs the engineer and the Committee of it immediately and in writing. f - Or if he fails to supply or install machinery, workers, materials, and sufficient and appropriate equipment so that he can execute the permanent work quickly and without interruption. g - Or if he commits, personally or through an intermediary, any violation of any of the contract provisions he is bound to implement or observe, and continues in this violation for a period of 14 days (taking into account any special condition providing for a shorter period) after being warned in writing by the engineer to rectify this violation. h - Or if he abandons the work entirely. i - Or if the contractor becomes (whether in Iraq or abroad) bankrupt or if he files a petition for bankruptcy or his financial insolvency is proven or he settles with his creditors or if the contractor was a company and its liquidation took place, whether the liquidation was compulsory - To be continued -
p ( 5 ) or voluntary (unless the liquidation was voluntary for the purpose of reconstituting the company on bases established in writing by the government) or if the contractor was a company and was dissolved or if the contractor gave, promised, or offered a gift, advance, reward, or benefit of any kind to any employee or worker of the Mosaic Community employees, whether independent or having any relation to the work subject of this contract, the committee in any of these cases may: - 1 - Withdraw the execution of the remaining works from the contractor. 2 - And without withdrawing the execution of the remaining works as mentioned above, by sending a - written notice by order of the President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews to the contractor, and it shall be valid this notice is effective without taking any legal or official procedures. 3 - And if the contractor is granted any extension or leniency, this does not reduce or prejudice the rights of the community under this article, nor do the previous provisions affect the right of the committee to claim the compensations established under the laws in force. 4 - In the event of withdrawing the work or part of it from the contractor as previously stated according to any other provisions contained in the contract, the committee, according to its estimation of the cost, may exercise one of the following rights: - a - To carry out by itself, at the contractor's expense, the execution of all works that have not yet been completed or any part thereof. b - To put all or some of the works that have not yet been completed into tender again. c - To agree with one of the contractors in a private manner to complete the work. In all these cases, the committee shall have the right to seize all or some of the machinery, tools, and materials brought by the contractor and to use them in completing the work, without being liable to the contractor or others for these machines, tools, and materials, or for any damage or decrease in value for any reason, and without being liable also for paying any amount due for them to another party or paying any rent for them to the contractor or others. - To be continued - ⟦illegible⟧
p. ( 6 ) The committee shall have the right in any case to seize all or some of the machinery, tools, and materials even after the completion of the work, in order to guarantee its rights. The contractor must pay the committee all the expenses it incurs in this regard in excess of the contract value, and he must compensate it for all losses incurred because of that. The committee may deduct the value of the expenses and losses referred to from the insurance amount, from the contractor's claims, or from any money belonging to him. However, if the work costs less than the contract prices, the difference shall not be returned to the contractor. For this purpose, the committee may refrain from paying any amounts granted to him until these expenses and losses are settled. The committee may sell the machinery, tools, or materials brought by the contractor without being responsible for any losses incurred by him as a result of their sale. In the event of withdrawing the work from the contractor, an inventory report shall be organized for the works, buildings, tools, equipment, and materials at the work site, and for the work that has been completed in a satisfactory condition, by the responsible engineer of the Mosaic Community. This inventory shall take place in the presence of the contractor, who must be officially notified to attend, either himself or his representative. If the contractor does not attend or does not send a representative, the inventory shall be conducted in his absence. This inventory shall be established by a report signed by the community engineer and the contractor or his representative. If any dispute or conflict arises regarding the condition of the existing work, then this dispute or conflict and its nature must be recorded in the aforementioned report. 19 - The prices to be set by the contractor include the planning of the building land according to the maps, along with preparing the ground surface by removing debris and transporting it outside (by cars if required by the matter) so that it is disposed of permanently. It also includes cleaning the building and the site after completing the work so that it is fit for immediate use before its provisional handover by the community or the supervising engineer. 20 - The community has the right to carry out any item at its own responsibility by providing materials and labor or materials only, and the contractor shall perform the work, and the wage shall be according to the agreement if the committee so decides. - To be continued - ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for buildings ⟦...⟧ for the year ⟦...⟧ village ⟦...⟧ the (14) in ⟦...⟧ in the committee for Baghdad school buildings for the year ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings ⟦...⟧ in the committee for the (17) school buildings in the committee for Baghdad school buildings
p ( 9 ) Amount Item | Details of Works | Quantity and Unit | Price | Fils | Dinar ⟦line⟧ 4 - Construction with bricks and cement ⟦line⟧ The bricks shall be of the hard-burnt type and the construction shall be carried out with cement mortar and Habbaniyah sand in a ratio of 1 = 4. It is not permitted to use broken or used bricks. The hard-burnt bricks must be submerged in water before construction for a sufficient period of no less than six hours, and all vertical and horizontal joints must be filled with cement mortar. The process of spraying the walls with water shall continue for a period of no less than seven days. The price includes all of the above mentioned in a perfect and good manner. (The Sect's engineer has the right to reject any part of the construction that he does not see as complying with the technical conditions or due to it containing salts). 5 - Damp-proof course concrete (D.P.C) from Silocrete with a thickness of 3 inches for the walls. ⟦line⟧ The mixing ratio shall be 1 = 2 = 4 of cement, Habbaniyah sand, and river gravel - washed and graded in size from 3/4" and below. The ratio of Silocrete shall be 1 - 10 of the amount of water required to make the concrete. The price includes the necessary wooden formwork. 6 - Damp-proof plaster from Silocrete with a thickness of 1" for the walls: ⟦line⟧ The mixture ratio shall be 1 - 3 of cement and Habbaniyah sand, and the Silocrete ratio shall be 1 - 8 of the amount of water required for the mixture ⟦illegible⟧ ✓ ✓
P ( 13 ) Item | Details of Work | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount Fils | Dinar ⟦line⟧ Continuation of Item - 11 - The best types of local asphalt, and an amount of 10 percent of liquid asphalt shall be added during the burning of the asphalt. It is not permissible to use black oil at all in the asphalt ⟦processed⟧ in the case of overlapping the asphalt layer on surfaces by 4 cm. At least over each other. B - Earth filling of surfaces with fine soil whose fineness matches Habbaniyah sand, otherwise the supervising engineer may reject it: - Earth filling works are carried out by placing the soil in layers not exceeding 5 cm. They are moistened slightly with water and compacted with hand rammers provided that the average thickness of the filling is 10 cm. in the middle and 15 cm near the parapets. C - Tarring the surfaces again with a layer of thickness not less than 3/8", taking note of what was mentioned in the paragraph above. 12 - Rainwater Pipes The pipes shall be made of cast iron with a diameter of 4 inches, and each pipe includes an elbow at the roof and a base made of cast iron or concrete at the bottom. The elbow must be connected by a small piece of pipe to the concrete basin on the roof, which must have dimensions of 30 cm. by 30 cm. by 20 cm., provided that the surface of the basin is level with the rendering and the concrete ratio is 1 - 2 - 4 with Silocrete material as described with the moisture proofing. 13 - Plastering with gypsum for interior walls The joints between the bricks are first cleaned well then plastered with fermented gypsum of excellent quality, a layer thickness of no less than 1/2 an inch, provided that the gypsum is from ⟦the mine of⟧ Qanbar Agha or the Iraqi Building Materials Company - first grade - and the final plaster surface must be smooth and completely level, and the corners neatly rounded.
p. ( 13 ) Item | Details of Works | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount | | | | Fils Dinar Continuation of Item ( 13 ) ⟦line⟧ The two layers of plaster shall be made of Mahda Qanbar Agha plaster, and regular plaster shall not be used at all, neither in construction nor in whitening. 14 Cement plastering for the external faces of the building ⟦line⟧ The joints shall first be cleaned well between the bricks, then sprayed with water and splattered with cement grout, and then plastered with cement and Habbaniya sand in a ratio of 1:3 and with a thickness of no less than 3/4", provided that the plastering is carried out using rulers and a plumb line, and that the plaster surfaces are level and completely smooth. 15 Iron windows and ventilators works ⟦line⟧ The windows and ventilators shall be as shown in the blueprints, produced by the Iraqi Engineering Products Company, and all windows must be equipped with a slide handle and all windows must be fixed with 5/8" rebar, and fly-proof wire must be fixed over all windows from the outside, and they must also be equipped with 2 mm gauge glass fixed with English putty supplied in sealed drums to the work site. The windows shall be according to the designs and sizes provided by the engineer. 16 Iron doors ⟦line⟧ The doors shall be made of new iron according to the measurements and dimensions in the relevant blueprints, provided that the frames are angle iron
Page 14 Item | Work Details | Quantity & Unit | Price | Amount 3" x 3" x 1/4" fixed into the walls properly and the shutters are angle iron 2" x 2" x 1/4" and iron plate from the outside 1/8" thick provided that the doors are equipped with foreign locks and handles. The doors shall be double-faced plate. Unless the doors are made of iron and glass, and in that case, the glass division shall be according to the maps or the instructions provided by the competent engineer. 17 Wooden Doors The frames shall be of good Swedish pine wood free of knots and cracks and according to the dimensions and measurements in the relevant maps, provided that the frames are 2" x 6" and the shutters are 2" pressed on both sides with the best types of plywood, provided that the doors are equipped with handles and hidden locks with two keys of the best foreign types available in the local markets. 18 Tiling with mosaic tiles and cement mortar - 1 = 3 Tiling materials for floors shall be provided using the best types of mosaic tiles with a size of 8 inches by 8 inches (and if a size other than this is requested, the difference shall be paid to the contractor) and tiled with mortar ⟦checkmark⟧
p ( 15 ) Item | Details of Work | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount | | | | Fils Dinar Continuation of Item ( 18 ) ⟦line⟧ cement and sand in a ratio of 1 = 3 and the tiling must be level and fixed strongly and after the completion of the tiling, the surface of the tiles shall be grouted with pure white cement mortar. The mosaic must be covered with mats or Habbaniya sand with sufficient thickness to protect the mosaic from contamination by paint. The color and quality of the mosaic shall be as per the approval of: the sect's engineer supervising the construction. Window sills made of mosaic ⟦line⟧ And it shall be of excellent type and in colors chosen by the supervising engineer with a width of about 20 cm. Its edge shall project from the wall surface by about one inch. Tiling with plain tiles and ⟦lime⟧ cement mortar ⟦line⟧ The tiles shall be of excellent type and applied with the best types of gypsum and grouted with white cement, taking note of what was stated in item . ( 18 ) Painting with oil paint ⟦line⟧ After completing the work, the doors and windows with their frames shall be painted with three coats of oil paint in the color decided by the engineer, provided that the oil paint is of the liquid type inside sealed barrels and that it is equivalent in quality to the paints of the British Chemical Company
(p. 16) Item | Details of Works | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount | | | Fils | Dinar Continued Item (21) ⟦line⟧ (I.C.I.) provided that the - painting is done by brush. Windows are calculated one face. 22 Emulsion Painting ⟦line⟧ Supplying Emulsion from the company (I.C.I.) in the colors that the supervising engineer chooses, then performing the painting for the walls after cleaning them and wiping them well, and painting with a brush in two coats. The Community has the right to provide a special painter if it deems it necessary and when its supervising engineer does not approve of the quality of the paint and its method. 23 Electrical Installations ⟦line⟧ The contractor must perform all installations required electrical works, and the wires pipes, and other electrical installations shall be of the type G.T.C. and the point shall be complete in all respects including the lamp and the porcelain shade. A - Hidden point with unsplit pipes threaded. B - Surface point Note ⟦line⟧ A two-way point is considered one point - and a half, and considering the plug of whatever type half a point. Number 406 Sequence ⟦...⟧ On ⟦...⟧ October ⟦...⟧ Year 1946 ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
( p. 18 ) Item | Details of Works | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount | | | | Fils Dinar 28 | Sanitary Installations | | | A - Porcelain Western Toilet :- - It must be of the best types available in the markets, equipped with a low water tank, or it should operate by a lever without a chain. The siphon must be of the type approved by the engineer. The cover should be of plastic type, and a wooden cover must never be used. When installing the toilet, the drainage pipe with a diameter of (4) inches must be connected to the manhole or septic tank as required by necessity, with the installation of a 3-inch diameter ventilation pipe rising 50 cm above the roof parapets. B - Porcelain Eastern Toilet :- - It must be of the best types available in the markets, equipped with a high water tank, or it should operate by chain. As for ventilation and connection to the manhole or septic tank, the instructions in the previous paragraph must be observed. C - Porcelain Sinks :- - They must be of the best types available in the markets and of size 20 inches, and must be equipped with two faucets of the plated type and a trap siphon. The faucets are connected with a lead pipe.
p. ( 8 ) Schedule of Works and Prices ⟦line⟧ For the construction contract: On the land numbered: District: Item | Details of Works | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount | | | | Fils Dinar 1 Earth excavations for foundations Excavations shall be according to what is stated in the maps and shall be vertical and the edges - and sides straight and the bottom of the excavation level and balanced. The soil resulting from the excavation shall be removed outside the construction site and if the contractor exceeds the works indicated in the plan without the approval of the engineer - in writing - he must backfill the excess excavations with concrete 1 = 3 = 6 at his own expense. 2 Paving works with broken bricks The broken bricks shall be of the hard Al-Maskhraj type and with a thickness of 12 cm. The price includes the process of pounding with iron rammers well and spraying with water and impregnation with cement mortar in a ratio of 1 - 10. 3 Unreinforced concrete works for foundations The concrete ratio shall be 1 = 3 = 6 of cement, Habbaniya sand, and washed river gravel rounded size 1 1/4 inch and below, and the sand must be from Habbaniya Lake sources and it is not allowed to use river sand at all for any purpose of construction purposes except with the approval of the engineer Note: In all concrete works, it is mandatory to use a mechanical mixer. - To be continued -
p ( 9 ) Item | Details of Works | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount | | | | Fils Dinar 4 Brickwork with cement ⟦line⟧ The bricks shall be of the Masakhraj type and the construction shall be carried out with cement mortar and Habbaniyah sand in a ratio of 1 = 4. It is not permitted to use broken or used bricks. The Masakhraj bricks must be submerged in water before construction for a sufficient period of no less than six hours, and all vertical and horizontal joints must be filled with cement mortar. The process of spraying the walls with water shall continue for a period of no less than seven days. The price includes everything mentioned above in a perfect and unique manner. (The Sect's engineer has the right to reject any part of the construction that he does not see as conforming to the technical conditions or due to it containing salts). 5 - Sealocrete damp-proof course concrete with a thickness of 3 inches for the walls. ⟦line⟧ The mixing ratio shall be 1 = 2 = 4 of cement, Habbaniyah sand, and river gravel - washed and graded in size from 3/4 and below. The ratio of Sealocrete shall be 1 - 10 of the amount of water required to make the concrete. The price includes the necessary wooden formwork. 6 - Sealocrete damp-proof plastering with a thickness of 1" for the walls. ⟦line⟧ The mixture ratio shall be 1 - 3 of cement and Habbaniyah sand, and the Sealocrete ratio shall be 1 - 8 of the amount of water required for the mixture ⟦...⟧
p. ( 10 ) Item | Details of Works | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount Fils | Dinar Continuation of Item - 6 - ⟦line⟧ The level of this damp-proof course is located at a height of five courses above the first concrete damp-proof course ⟦and the masonry⟧ between the first and second damp-proof courses shall be cement masonry at a ratio of 1:4 - 7 - Pouring concrete under the tiles with a thickness of 5 cm. ⟦line⟧ The concrete shall be at a ratio of 1:3:6 cement from ⟦Al-Habaiya⟧ sand and river gravel and the concrete shall be mixed with Silocrete as stated in Item ( 5 ). - 8 - Brick and gypsum masonry ⟦line⟧ The bricks shall be of the white type produced by the Building Materials Company or from any company selected by the engineer, provided that the bricks are of the best types available in the markets, and the gypsum shall be freshly burnt and produced by mechanical factories. The engineer has the right to reject the gypsum if he deems it is not of excellent quality, and likewise, if it becomes clear to the supervising engineer on behalf of the Community that a portion of the ⟦gypsum⟧ has been damaged as a result of that, then the contractor must remove it from the work site and not use it for any purpose of the construction purposes. - 9 - Earth filling works for floors ⟦line⟧ Filling operations are carried out in layers with a thickness not exceeding 20 cm and are well compacted. - To be continued -
p. ( 11 ) Item | Details of Works | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount | | | | Fils Dinar Continuation of Item Nine ⟦line⟧ with iron rammers and saturated with water in a sufficient manner ensuring no subsidence of the floors, provided that the soil is clean and free from stones, and the measurement shall be net, therefore the contractor must calculate the shrinkage ratio after ramming. 10 - Reinforced concrete works for roofs, columns, beams, stairs, balconies ... etc. ⟦line⟧ The mixing ratio shall be 1:2:4 of cement, Habbaniya sand, and washed river gravel graded in size from 3/4" and below, and the reinforcement bars shall be according to the measurements and dimensions in the specialized maps. The price includes the necessary wooden formwork, and the reinforced concrete must be sprayed for a period of not less than ten continuous days. The formwork for vertical pours must not be opened before a period of 48 hours has passed after pouring, and a period of ten days for horizontal pours. The strength and durability of the formwork must be ensured, as the contractor is solely responsible for that. If the resulting pours are not in accordance with the maps or engineering art and construction principles, the contractor at that point shall be responsible for repairing them or removing them and re-pouring them as necessity dictates. ⟦line⟧ 11 - Bitumen and Damp-proofing works a - First, a layer of bitumen with a thickness of not less than 3/8" is placed directly on the roof, extending up the parapet walls to a height of 8 inches, provided that the bitumen is of ⟦illegible⟧
Page ( 12 ) Item | Details of Works | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount | | | Fils | Dinar Continuation of Item - 11 - The best types of local asphalt, and a quantity of 10 percent of liquid asphalt shall be added during the burning of the asphalt. It is not allowed to use black oil at all in the asphalt, while noting the overlapping of the asphalt layers on the surfaces by 4 cm at least over each other. B - Leveling the surfaces with fine soil whose fineness matches Jania sand, otherwise the supervising engineer may reject it. The leveling works are carried out by placing the soil in layers not exceeding 5 cm. They are moistened slightly with water and compacted with hand rammers, provided that the average thickness of the leveling is 10 cm in the middle and 15 cm near the parapets. C - Asphalting the surfaces once more with a layer not less than 3/8" thick, noting what was mentioned in the paragraph above. 12 - Rainwater Pipes The pipes shall be made of cast iron with a diameter of 4 inches, and each pipe shall include an elbow at the roof and a base made of cast iron or concrete at the bottom. The elbow must be connected by a small pipe section to the concrete basin on the roof, the dimensions of which must be 30 cm by 30 cm by 20 cm, provided that the surface of the basin is at the level of the rendering and the concrete ratio is 1 - 2 - 4 with Silocrete material as described with the damp proofing 13 - Gypsum plastering for internal walls The joints between the bricks shall first be cleaned well, then plastered with excellent fermented gypsum in a layer not less than 1/2 inch thick, provided that the gypsum is from the Qanbar Agha mine or the Iraqi Building Materials Company ⟦line⟧ first class ⟦line⟧ and the final plaster surface must be smooth and perfectly level, and the corners regularly rounded