Company Information Vic Pits are an experienced pre-cast manufacturing Company, specialising in thesupply of custom designed products to all facets of the construction industry, from small subdivisions to major road and infrastructure projects. We provide a wide variety of custom products to suit a range of applications including, but not limited to:

Stormwater Drainage Electrical, Communications and Data Trade Waste Wingwalls and Endwalls Covers

The nature of the services and products that Vic Pits supplies to the industry places particular emphasis on experience, expertise, capability, professionalism and quality.The versatility of our moulding system allows us to custom manufacture your product to suit on-site levels, pipe sizes and any project requirements. Combined with the construction knowledge of our experienced staff, this allows Vic Pits to provide you the exact product you require at the time you require it. All products manufactured by Vic Pits comply with Australian Standards, Vic Roads and R.T.A (NSW) requirements and the Specifications of the Local Authorities under an ISO 9001 Quality Management System.

Vic Pits has a long history in Victoria and New South Wales, with 25 years experience in the Civil Construction Industry. Born from an earthmoving background and strong family involvement Vic Pits now represents the achievements of the past, and presents the innovations for the future.

During the journey Vic Pits and its staff have been a leading Company in the development of the Custom Pre-Cast Pit market which has now become a standard requirement in construction. The pathway to market acceptance has been hard fought over the years, with the change in construction attitudes as one of the keys to the continuing success of Vic Pits. This attitude change was brought about by the development of Vic Pits as a partner Company to the many constructors in the industry.

Strong product and construction knowledge, exceptional customer service, quality products and the determination to succeed has ensured that Vic Pits remain a strong market leader. Vic Pits have developed as a stable constant in the civil construction industry that provides their Clients with the support to build their own success in projects in a tough industry. Companies with strong products and intellect do not stay stagnant and the requirement for Vic Pits to expand seriously into other States was encouraged and supported by many of the major Constructors.  Aus Pits was formed as direct link from Vic Pits and an operation specifically targeting Major Construction Projects was formed in Murwillumbah NSW, as well as Penrith in Western Sydney to provide products to the NSW and QLD markets.  

The success of the business unit has been outstanding with new markets continuing to open and the product range now expanding to provide a total pit package.

Aus Pits are now also seen as a market leader in the provision of Custom Pre-Cast in both of these states.

Vic Pits Geelong

Aus Pits Sydney

Aus Pits Murwillumbah

The understanding of operating between three states, the various standards, the hard fought approvals now in place and the large customer base, provide the Company with supply capabilities to its Clients’ along the entire eastern seaboard.

 Stormwater Pits & Systems Custom stormwater pits are manufactured to suit individual requirements. Pit depths are constructed to suit site levels and pit cover requirements.

Penetrations for all drainage lines, including subsurface drainage where required, are cast at the specified invert levels. 

A large range of sizes to suit Vic Roads and Council standard drawings are available.  

PIT INTERNAL LENGTH

PIT INTERNAL WIDTH PRODUCT CODE

600 600 VP-66900 600 VP-96900 750 VP-97

900 900 VP-99750 750 VP-75751000 750 VP-10751000 1000 VP-10001000 1500 VP-10151200 900 VP-12091200 1200 VP-12121500 900 VP-15091500 1200 VP-15121500 1500 VP-15151800 900 VP-18091800 1200 VP-18121800 1500 VP-18151800 1800 VP-18182100 600 VP-21062100 900 VP-21092100 2100 VP-2121

LARGER PIT SIZES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Where a larger pit is required, in order to suit large or numerous pipes, the top of the pit can be reduced to suit the standard pit opening required. Vic Pits also manufacture pit structures to suit special projects and construction requirements, including large and complex structures.Vic Pits have a construction team and manufacturing area that are dedicated to the building of all larger structures, where the main objective is to meet the Clients specific requirements and project timelines.

Vic RoadsVic Pits have been a major supplier to Vic Roads projects since the early 1980’s. During this time we have acquired many moulds and product lines to ensure that we can meet the needs of all Vic Roads projects no matter how large or small. 

Vic Pits have experience with the supply and demand that can come with the building of new freeways, lane expansion projects and major roadworks such as upgrades. Some of the projects that Vic Pits have worked on over the journey are:

M1 Upgrade Project Deer Park Bypass Project Geelong Ring Road Project Western Ring Road Project

 

Listed are the most popular Vic Roads pits and products that Vic Pits can supply to your Project: 

Junction Pits & Covers to suit standards SD1121, 1131 etc… Side Entry Pits & Covers to suit standards SD1301, 1311, 1321 etc… Grated Pits to suit standards SD1431, SD1411, 1431, 1441 Batter Outlets Flushout Risers Plus many more, including site specific products.

 Vic Pits will manufacture pre-cast pits in accordance with the following criteria:

To the relevant project specifications for pre-cast pits. To all relevant Australian Standards applicable to pre-cast pit manufacture which

includes AS3600. To structural computations developed by AGB Group Consulting Engineers to meet the

requirements of the project. We are able to offer a range of products that comply with the relevant loading requirements, typically Class D and AS5100, but we are able to offer products capable of supporting loads up to Class G.

Vic Pits Maintain strict factory controls under our own manufacturing Specification No. 7/92.

Vic Pits comply with elements of ISO 9001 and maintain records of manufacture for presentation when required.

All pits will be CUSTOM MADE to suit each required position.

 

Fiba-Struct Technology™Vic Pits has developed an exceptional new patented product in the field of customPre-cast products Fiba-Struct Technology™

There are several sustainable advantages for your Company when utilising Fiba-Struct Technology™.

Do you promote Green Energy Development? Do you require 100 year Design life? Do you require Vic Roads Approved Products?

 Then Fiba-Struct Technology™ is the product for you.

Fiba-Struct Technology™ Reduces your Carbon Footprint. Fiba-Struct Technology™ Offers enhanced Durability. Fiba-Struct Technology™ Is certified by a Registered Engineer. Fiba-Struct Technology™ Is cost Effective compared to traditional methods.

Fiba-Struct Technology™ Complies with Australian Standards. Fiba-Struct Technology™ Structures can be fully customised to suit your project

requirements and can be manufactured to a large range of sizes.

Vic Pits Offers a large range of sizes to suit Vic Roads and Local Council Authority standard drawings as shown in the table below.

PIT INTERNAL LENGTH

PIT INTERNAL WIDTH

MAXIMUM INTERNAL DEPTH

PRODUCT CODE

600 600 2000 VP-FS-66900 600 2000 VP-FS-96900 750 2000 VP-FS-97900 900 2000 VP-FS-99750 750 2000 VP-FS-7575

1000 750 2000 VP-FS-10751000 1000 2000 VP-FS-1000

 

 

Electrical and Communication Pits

  Vic Pits has extensive experience in the supply of all manner and sizes of Electrical, Communications/Data pits as well as Gas pits.

 We are able to offer a number of penetration types and cast in products, to facilitate the efficient installation of conduits, cabling, etc. including:

Plain penetrations to allow conduits to be grouted into place Slip couplings Bell-mouth couplings Cast in Uni-strut and cantilevers Cable pulling eyes Puddle flanges for Gas pits Footings around base of pit

 All our penetrations and cast in products are individually set in place, where the conduit banks are shown on the project drawings. In addition to this, Vic Pits are able to cast a number of penetration types into the same pits if required, such as slip couplings for incoming conduits and bell mouth couplings for outgoing conduits.

Our electrical pits are provided with either plastic encapsulated steel step irons or, where required, Galvanised mild steel extendable ladders. Vic Pits can also provide cover to suit all applications.

 

Covers, Cast Iron, Galvanized, Grates & Frames If you have a requirement for a cover Vic Pits can manufacture and supply it!

We offer a huge range of covers in a variety of materials such as concrete, ductile cast iron and mild steel galvanized. Vic Pits carry an extensive range of covers and grates to suit Vic Roads and Melbourne Water requirements as well as a variety of Municipal Councils and Local Authorities. Products are designed to AS3996 test requirements and suitable for pre-cast and insitu pit applications.  In addition to the standard range of covers, lintels, grates and associated products, Vic Pits have the ability to manufacture modified covers to suit your every application.Whether it is a:

Grated cover to be either encased in a concrete surround or supplied loose to suit your needs on site.

Pipe grilles to suit all Water Authorities and Council Standards. Cast Iron covers to be either encased in a concrete surround or supplied loose to

suit your needs on site. Kerb and channel profiled lintels.

Multipart covers. Concrete covers. Converter slabs

Wingwalls & Endwalls Our extensive range of Wingwall and Endwall products are manufactured to suit anumber of Vic Roads Standard Drawings Vic Pits Standard Wingwalls and Endwalls can be built to suit all pipe and box culvert sizes aswell as multi-celled units. Vic Pits are also able to manufacture project specific Wingwalls and

Cast Cover Encased Grate & Frame Encased

Cast Cover Supply Only Grate & Frame Supply Only Concrete Cover

Concrete cover with lintel

Various Council Covers

Chequer Plate Cover WSM2 Grate & Frame Supply Only

Endwalls.

Wing Wall

Drivable End Wall

Trade Waste  

Vic Pits offers a range of trade wasteproducts such as grease interceptor traps,cooling pits and neutraliser pits in a largerange of sizes from 500L to 5000L. 

As well as Trade Waste units Vic Pits also manufacture:

• Pump Wells • Grease Traps• Interceptor Traps • Gross Pollution Tanks• Trash Baskets • Trash Screen Pits• P.V.C. Lined Pits • Epoxy Lined Pits• Stainless Steel Pits • Sewer Pits• Multi Celled Units • Flame Trap Pits• Settling Pits • Baffles Plates• Silt Pits • Extendable Ladders

 STANDARD INTERCEPTOR SIZES

CAPACITY SIZE(MM)

DEPTH TO OUTLET (M)

STANDARD TOTAL DEPTH (M)

500 LITRE 900 X 600 0.940 1.240600 LITRE 900 X 600 1.125 1.425

1000 LITRE 1950 X 600 0.860 1.1601100 LITRE 1950 X 600 0.945 1.2451500 LITRE 1950 X 600 1.290 1.5901600 LITRE 1950 X 600 1.370 1.6702000 LITRE 1950 X 600 1.700 2.0002000 LITRE 2100 X 900 1.060 1.360

BAFFLE INCLUDED / PIPE WORK BY OTHERSOTHER SIZES AVAILABLE ON APPLICATION

Associated Products

Vic Pits manufacture a number of associated products to complete your projectrequirements. Below are a few of the most common, for any additional items not displayed or mentioned throughout this catalogue please contact Vic Pits to

discussmanufacturing capability.

Project Management  

Heavy Duty Flushout Riser

Light Duty Flushout Riser

Deep Dish Property inlet

Manhole Support Block

Permanent Survey Marker (sold as a complete unit)Cone Section (above left) Surround Section (above center)

Vic Roads SM2 single Lintel (pictured)*available in SM2 double also

Vic Pits B2 Lintel *Vic Pits also stock Vic Roads B2 lintels

Batter Outlet Trash Basket*Made to suit application

Brass Tag Catchment Pit Trench Unit

Vic Pits believe Project Management is the key area in delivering a successful project to the Client.

Vic Pits provide a Project Advisor who has a proactive role in each Project. This role will be critical to the smooth flow of supply of products and to ensure that project information is controlled.

A Project Advisor will: Continually monitor the design plans/revisions direct with Project Designers. Continually monitor any design/construct issues that arise on site and have input

into alternative structures. Review, implement and maintain quality procedures to ensure compliance with the

contract Specifications. Be on site whenever required, depending on Project demands. Develop an information stream with Site Engineers, Managers, Supervisors and the

Project Designers. Develop individual ‘shop drawings’ directly from the Construction Drawings

provided, for the purpose of approval and manufacture. Co-ordinate production and supply requirements with our Production Managers and

set daily pouring schedules to suit your construction program

Delivery

Vic Pits provide all deliveries to site FREE ON TRUCK.

Delivery is coordinated to the construction program. A Vic Pits Project Advisor will become the link between the transport and the Site

Foremen for all deliveries. Delivery will occur on flat tray trucks to be unloaded by others. In most cases delivery will be affected by full loads but Vic Pits recognises that there

is at some times a requirement for an emergency delivery.

Emergency Deliveries

Vic Pits understand the critical time lines that happen on site and the costs involved. Provisions can be made to provide pits in lots of “ones and twos” if this is required. The provisions of these will be coordinated by the Vic Pits Project Advisor.

To understand time lines in deliveries of the pits please refer to the following:

Generally large electrical pits are approx 1- 2 weeks from time of order. This to allow for the manufacture and curing of the larger products

Emergency deliveries for areas subject to change can be brought forward e.g. area change, design change etc. 3-5 days.

On Average turnaround time for regular pits is 7 working days.

IMPORTANT: The impact of the emergency deliveries will be diminished by the effect of the on site Vic Pits Project Advisor who will flag the changes before they become urgent.

Refer to our website www.vicpits.com.au for employee profiles.

LIFTING - SAFE WORKING PROCEDURE

ON LIFTING PITS  Situation: Where pits are to be lifted into the air for the purpose of transport, loading, unloading and installation, including where pits have been placed together on a truck with the Lifting Holes sitting flush together. This occurs when load space is to be maximised. The following steps should apply.   1. Pins provided by Vic Pits are rated at 3.08 tonne SWL and are suitable for a lift when only half the pin length is penetrating the Lifting Hole (see Photo 1 below). 2. An approved “spreader bar” (see Photo 2 below) should be used to provide a direct lift on the Lifting Pins. If spreader is not used then no chains should develop greater than a 60º (degree) angle as stated in the current “Dogman and Slinging Guides”. This stops stress on the pit walls, but more importantly, allows the pits to be easily handled and placed. Vic Pits Lifting Pins or designed equivalent should be used only. 3.Where required, pins can be placed into the lift holes from the inside of the pit walls. Ensure that the chains are fitted to the spreader bar to allow for a straight lift.Where the pits have been placed on a truck with the Lifting Holes sitting flush together, the following is to occur:

The pins can be placed in the Lifting Holes partially to allow the pit to be lifted approximately100mm above the tray of the truck. 

While this lift is in process the pit can be turned slowly to allow access ready for the pins to be pushed completely through the Lift Hole penetration.

The pit can then be placed slowly down on the tray of the truck. The lift pins can then be pushed through the wall of the pit to allow the full

length of the pin to protrude through the pit wall. The pit then can be lifted from the truck tray by the standard safety

procedures 

Photo 1 – Lifting Hole Photo 2 – Spreader Bar

SAFE WORKING PROCEDURE ON INSTALLATION OF PITSAll Vic Pits should be installed in accordance with Vic Pit Specification 7/94 – Installation of Pits (see over page)

  Specification No. 7/94   Installation of Pits 

1. Vic Pits pre-cast pits are custom manufactured in accordance with our own manufacturing

Specifications and are designed to be placed to the relevant levels particular to each pit.  All necessary preparation, care and measurements should be taken before installation.  2. Excavation should provide a clearance from all external faces of the pit, where possible of not

less than 400mm.  3. Bedding material and compaction should comply to Vic Roads Specifications, in particular

Section 701 and Section 705 or to the particular standard set down by the relevant Authority or their Appointed Officer.

  Special consideration should be given to particular situations where unusual ground conditions may apply. In these cases, the Project Engineer should be consulted for bedding material and compaction requirements.

  General acceptance is an approved bedding material compacted to a thickness of not less than 80mm on an earth foundation or 150mm on a rock foundation.

  When placing, leveling and compacting bedding material to the correct level, the invert level of the pipe, the pipe wall thickness and the base thickness of the pit are to be taken into account.

  4. Pits should only be lifted by Vic Pits lifting pins where lifting holes are used or approved lifting

clutches when proprietary type anchors are pre-cast into the pit walls or base.  Lifting holes or points marked “LIFT” are provided and pits should only be lifted by these points

with approved lifting apparatus. Lifting of pits shall be in accordance with Vic Pits Lifting Procedures.

 

5. Penetrations are custom cast into the pits walls and are provided to allow easy placement of pipes into the pit walls at the required invert levels.

  Pipe installation into pits requires the following steps to be taken:a) The pipe is to be placed into the relevant penetration in the pit wall and cut back to be

finished flush with the internal wall of the pit. b) The pipe should then be sealed in with an approved cement mix. It may be necessary to

render around the pipe on the inside of the pit in order to achieve a quality flush finish with the pit wall.

In areas of harsh soil conditions, special grouting materials may be specified by the Works Supervisor.

 6. If required by the relevant Authority, internal benching should be placed. Internal benching materials and dimensional requirements should be in accordance with the relevant Authority Specifications.

  7. If a structure is manufactured in multiple segments due to size and/or depth, or when a cover

slab is required to be placed onto the top of a pit structure, it is necessary to seal the segments together to prevent water leakage and ingress. In these cases, the following steps should be undertaken:

  a) An approved non-shrink grout or mastic type product should be used to seal the segments together.

  b) The product used should be applied in accordance with the product manufacturer’s requirements and should be applied to the pit segment that is already installed. Ensure that no gaps are left in the grout or mastic placement.

  c) Place the second segment on top of the installed segment. The weight of the units will ensure that a quality bond is achieved.

  d) The segments should be left undisturbed until the period of curing is completed in accordance with the grout or mastic product manufacturer’s recommendations.

8. Backfill around the pits should be carried out to the Specifications set down by the relevant

Authority. General acceptance is backfill material free from perishable material and lumps placed in layers not exceeding 300mm and compacted to the requirements of the relevant authorities.