In selecting an acceptance criterion for quality and densification control of reclaimed sandfill for foundation purposes, one often faces a great difficulty. To overcome the problem, one needs to investigate the suitability of using penetration resistance such as the cone resistance for deriving suitable acceptance criteria based on settlement considerations. One usually has to make reference to observations of settlement of real or model foundations such as that in the plate load test. From a study conducted on a typical reclaimed sandfill in Singapore, acceptance criteria suitable for fill quality and densification control have been developed and presented graphically for two different types of reclaimed sandfill for potential applications in practice.